SAMI'S TWO!!!!

Two years ago yesterday My little angel came into our lives! Last night we had a party to celebrate Sami! we had all our cousins and a few second cousins and all their parents come along with a huge array of grandma's and grandpa's. It was fun. The kids all took turns hitting a piniata which eventually needed help breaking, but once it did they all gathered all the little toys and candy into their sacks. The bouncy balls were a huge hit! Sorry the harmonica's didn't work so well. We then ate salads, chips, sandwiches and a bunch of othere stuff that was delicious too. (Thanks everyone for helping bring food.) We then had Sami open her presents, she got tons of adorable things.

I could not believe all the clothes everyone gave her. You guys are all so awesome and even though she seemed to be more interested in the toys, books, games, puzzles, playdo and coloring things I really appreciated the clothes and she looks adorable in them. (Yes today we did put on a little fashion show.) and she really wishes she could wear her squeaky shoes (they're awesome mom) and puffy vest (thanks Lauren and Clay) everywhere and over everything. She tried to explain to me why she needed those things to nap with . ;) I did let her wear her squeaky shoes with Shay's outfit today. (adorable) I'm sure Brian was really glad I did too since she spent the morning at the office with him today. I am so excited for her little scrap book and cannot wait for Mist to be able to put the rest of the pictures in for me ;) (right Mist ?)

After presents we did the cake and although I'll admit that I didn't put as much time and effort into this cake as I would've liked to and even though the towers did fall a bit I think Sami's castle turned out pretty good. It even tasted good, maybe even my best tasting cake yet huh Bri? Okay well these are the few pictures I have that were taken with my camera. . . .I'll have to get the rest from my dad. Isn't she adorable?!?

Oh ya so after everyone left and Lance and I were starting to clean up I realized we didn't even bring out the presents we had for Sam, so we hurried to bring them out and put them together for her so I threw in a few pictuers of Sami playing with the dolls and the art easle today. (bummer huh? ~I cannot believe no one said; hey didn't her parents get her anything? where were you Mist?) j/k :)

SaMi'S NeW sHiRt . . . Woo Hoo!!!

Ok So I know its been a while since I've really posted and mostly thats because of the move, no internet yet and totally busy, and also I've been a little sick . . . dont worry its an awesome sick . . . ok so maybe not the sick part, but definitely the reason!! well here Sami's shirt explains it so much better . . . ;)

Isn't that adorable? I got it off this really cute website http://www.cookiebabyinc.com/ and they added her name for free! but don't use their extra shipping options because it will pretty much double the good price making it not so good.

Lance and I are totally thrilled to have finally figured out how to get pregnant!! ;) The last year and a half has been really hard and sometimes very painful but we made it and couldn't be happier! I'm so thankful for my family and all their putting up with my complaining about and explaining (with way too much info I'm sure) everything we were going through. They even supported Lance really well in taking his "test" (especially after he passed.) ;) Thanks so much I love you all so very much and am the luckiest person to have so many caring sisters (and brothers) Your interest and caring has truly made it all easier for me. I know your all excited too. So now I invite any of you to go ahead and join me in this pregnancy bliss! ;)

Sami was so excited for a baby "brudder" or "sisser" right up until I told my family and they explained to her she would be sharing (a word my toddler is still struggling to comprehend and associates with extreme pain (or so it would seem)) her room and her toys with her new baby brudder or sisser. Then, all of a sudden she wasn't so excited and looked at me as if we'd all gone mad! It'll be interesting to see how my "only child" handles the change. she's been really supportive this far, watching me throw up, handing me a tissue after she tries to wipe my eyes for me, asking if i was ok and if i was choking. i've been a little worried that all this would tramatize her but my mom assures me that my oldest sister cared for the first couple but after kyle paid no mind to her sicknesses and treated it like an everyday occurance . . which for my mom i think it probably was. well atleast for the next 6 years ;) but she is almost completely certain there was no permanent damage done to the older siblings . . . . i'm not so sure.

A- Attached or Single: ATTACHED

B- Best Friends: Lance, siblings

C- Cake or Pie: cake

D- Day of Choice: Saturday

E- Essential Item: grape gatorade at the moment

F- Favorite Color: purple

G- Greatest Accomplishment: Samantha Leigh <3

H- Hometown: the terrace

I- Indulgences: Stephenie Meyers & long hot baths :)

J- January or July: July

K- Kids: Sami Sam

L- Life is incomplete without: my grape gatorade at the moment :)

M- Marriage Date: 10/27/05

N- Number of Siblings: 7: 4-Brothers and 1-Sister

O- Orange or Apples: Apples

P- Phobias or Fears: Spiders!!! Lots of them!! being home alone at night

Q- Quotes: none

R- Reason to Smile: (Favorite ones:) Sami talking/singing to herself. or her and daddy arguing! ;)

S-Season: FALL definately . . . so beautiful

T-Tag five friends: Ree, Rach, Lynn, Shay and Eliza

U-Unknown Fact about Me: I'm an open book . . . . ;)

V- Very Favorite Store: Maurices right now

W- Worst Habit: loosing my temper . . . usually w/Lance sorry babe! :)

X- X-ray or Ultra Sound: Ultra sounds lately like 5x a mos for the last year!! UGH

Y- Your Favorite Food: Funeral potatoes, pizza, mashed potatoes etc . . .

Z- Your Zodiac sign: aquarius

"Bye Bye Binky, Love You"

So our house is officially binky free!! YAY! (i hope)
On Thursday Sami bit through her binky before her nap. So after going through all her aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents asking if each could "fis it" and me saying "no sorry" which resulted in a resounding "OOOooohh" she finally decided that we needed to throw it away. So she took her binky walked it to the garbage can, gently placed it in and said "bye bye binky, luv u" (which broke my heart into a million pieces!!) then she went down for her nap almost as usual . . . only 5 minutes later as I was dialing her dad to tell him the news she realized she didn't have a binky and decided she "needed it" so she cried for 10 minutes and due to pure exhaustion finally fell asleep! Now I'm not used to my child needing to cry herself to sleep. since she was about 10 months old she's been laid down in bed wrapped in her "woobie" with her moose by her face and goes to sleep. So this sudden need for bedtime attention is really starting to wear on me and its only been 3 nights. (It doesn't help that my reinforcement is up in the mountains somewhere trying to kill a defenseless animal. ;)) The first night her dad sat with her in her room and all she needed was to ask a few times if daddy was still there. Last night I held her for a bit and she fell asleep in my arms. Tonight I tried the same thing for about 5 minutes with no progression towards falling asleep, and since I am the patient person that i am, 5 minutes was enough for me and I finally just laid her in bed, patted her back, gave her a kiss, told her I loved her and I'd see her in the morning and let her cry for a few minutes before falling asleep (i think she's asleep, she's at least stopped crying for about the last 3 minutes).
My problem is that I really don't want her getting used to me rocking her to sleep again. I mean i love to hold my baby but she's almost 2 and I've really gotten used to this bedtime routine being over and done in 10 minutes, so I can have my "adult time". Any advice? I feel like a bad mom that doesn't want to snuggle with her 27lb 2 year old for more than 5 minutes this close to bedtime1(?)
So, this is I am these days. No husband and No binky. If i would've planned better I would not have had the two happen over the same weekend. My only consolation is that its conference weekend so I only have to get up and watch conference, not get ready and go to church. :)
wish me luck, and only tell me personal stories if they result in your child being over it after the 3rd night. j/k :)

HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES

• 1. Did you date someone from your school? I dated a few guys from my school . . . other schools and some that had graduated. I liked variety ;)
• 2. What kind of car did you drive? THE subaru!!
• 3. What was the most embarrassing moment of High School? O there's too many to make it just one. . . just kidding I dont remember . . . maybe it was so bad I blocked it out, although i'm sure it involved Tracey ;) j/k love ya lynn
• 4. Were you a party animal? we had fun
• 5. Were you considered a flirt? yes
• 6. Were you in a band, orchestra, or choir? yes, choir all 3 years
• 7. Were you a nerd? i don't think so . . .would you know if you were? :)
• 8. Were you on any varsity teams? never
• 9. Did you get suspended/expelled? i got suspended once but it was jr high and only for like a day.
• 10. Can you still sing the fight song? heck ya . .. school spirit rocks
• 11. Who were your favorite teachers? Cazier, Belnap and Porter.
• 12. Where did you sit during lunch? lunch room, denny's, hallway etc .
• 13. What was your school's full name? BONNEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
• 14. School Mascot? Laker
• 15. Did you go to Homecoming and who with? not sophomore year even though i was asked (thanks mom);) the other years yes but i'd have to look at the pictures to remember who with
• 16. If you could go back and do it again, would you? It was fun while i was there but once is enough for me.
• 17. What do you remember most about graduation? UGH ugly gold . . . standing forever. . . . and not wanting to trip.
• 18. Where did you go Senior Skip day? the dam i think . . . didn't everyone?
• 19. Were you in any clubs? probably but none of significance
• 20. Have you gained weight since then? oh my gosh! heck ya
• 21. Who was your prom date? UH??? jr or sen? maybe jon?
• 22. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? i dont know? probably
• 23. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself? remember its only high school . . . you'll forget most of it afterwards. . . . do your homework/get good grades . . . . pick true friends who have the same values or respect the values you have. Respect yourself . . . you'll be a lot happier. . . . ENJOY you only experience high school once (hopefully)

I tag anyone who wants to reminice . . .