5 things I was doing 10 years ago

1. Mowing lawns
2. Living at home with my parents
3. Likley obsessing over some boy
4. Being young Going to YSA stuff
5. Shoveling snow.

5 things I was doing 5 years ago

1. Taking care of a new baby
2 Managing an apartment building.
3. At home alone a lot because Jon was working for Classic
4. Living Downtown and about to move to Millwoods
5 Enjoying being married.

5 things I was doing 1 year ago

1. Learning photography
2. Taking care of a new baby
3. Driving Breanna to preschool.
4. Hanging out with friends.
5. Enjoying being married.

5 snacks I really enjoy

1. Apples and Caramel
2. Nachos
3. Crackers and Miracle whip.
4. Brie cheese on crackers. (thanks to Kari-Lynn for introducing me to this one)
5. Spinach dip and french bread.

5 things I did a yesterday.

1. Shoveled the walk
2. Bought winter hats and mits and a pair of boots.
3. Tried in vain not to scratch my itchy watery eyes.
4. Drove downtown to get Jon from work.
5. Took my glasses to get adjusted after being squished. (those frames have been through and survived more abuse then any other pair I have owned put together)

5 jobs I have had

1.Flyer/ newspaper deliverer
2.Landscape Maintenance
3 Hickory Farms booth person
4. Cashier
5 Mom. (by far my favourite)

5 things I would do if I had a million dollars.

1. Buy a house
2. Put money in Education and mission funds for my kids
3. Go on a nice vacation.
4. pay off all our debts.
5. Save for retirement.

5 tv shows I like

1. Lost
2. Heroes
3 almost anything on the food channel.
4. Law and Order.
5. the closer

5 things I hate doing.

1. cleaning toilets
2. awnsering the phone if I dont know who is calling
3. cleaning up a constant stream of spills from kids
4. fighting
5. Running. Seriously never been good at it.

5 people tagged

Ok seriously dont know who to tag on this one so if you read this consider yourself tagged!

Who wants to make dinner?

Heather: you should make supper tonight I dont feel like cooking

Jon: I made breakfast!

Heather: I make meals all the time I like not being the one to make dinner

Jon: What about the summer...

Heather: Yes you barbequed a lot but I still made most of the meals. (a light bulb goes off in Heathers head)

Enter democracy

Heather: Breanna who do you think should make supper me or daddy.

Breanna: DADDY!

Heather: Ryan who do you want to make dinner Daddy or me?

Ryan: (pointing to himself) MEEE!!!!

then he was off like a lightening bolt so excited and proud of himself. Breanna followed him then came back into the room.

Breanna: Mom! he is really going to do it he is going to try to make supper he already moved the bench up to the stove and HE IS GOING TO BURN HIMSELF!!!!!!!!

I guess maybe you had to be there but it was so funny we made him pick a helper (which was Jon hee hee) and he made supper, for a few minutes anyway till he lost interest. Don't worry there was proper adult supervision and no one was burned.

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The Hills are alive......

Fall has decended on us and our life has a different rythym then the in the summer but we are enjoying it and taking it as it comes.

• Breanna is absolutley loving kindergarten. I feel like there is so much to her now that I dont get to witness first hand. It used to be when Breanna learned something new I was there to see it. Now she goes to school everyday and learns new things from different people and is growing in so many ways all at the same time. She loves her class which is very small only 11 kids. She has made new friends and has settled in quite well. She lost her first baby tooth the other day and the adult one is coming fast underneath it.
• Ryan is talking more and becoming more conversational. He is such a boy. If there is a car in his hand he is a happy camper. He is taking a 6 week speach sounds program that I think will really help him be easier to understand.
• Skyler is walking now. I cant believe that my little baby is growing up so big. He is all over the place and goes up and down stairs in a heart beat and boy you better keep the bathroom door closed because he will be at that toilet so fast. He needs to learn that it is not his private pool.
• Jon is registerd for two classes for this January. His goal is to finish a degree and get a Certified General Accountant designation. I am glad to see him working toward finishing his schooling.
• As for me I dont know if I blogged this yet but I have been released from working in the primary and am now the secretary for the Young women. It is a different but very exciting calling for me and I am loving it all ready.

There you go a quick update on the Hills!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SKYLER

One year ago today

And look at him now.

I love these two

A nature walk

Snippetts

Me: Bye Mom!

Ryan: Why you say Mom?

Me: I was saying good bye to my Mom. She is Your grandma.

Ryan: (sounding very relieved) Oh she's still grandma

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At lunch yesterday

Breanna: Mom I just dont feel like vegitables right now

Me: Well you still gotta eat them.

Later in the car.

Me: Breanna Im sorry I got mad at you before we left the house. Im feeling upset right now and it is not your fault.

Breanna: Thats okay mom. (and now that we are talking feelings). I just dont feel like vegitables right now ok?

A Kindergartener

Fortune cookie fun

You all know the old fortune cookie game, you read your fortunes and add "in the bathroom" to the end of every one. Here are some we got the other day. Enjoy!


The evening promises romantic interests.

You are capable of extremely hard work and dedication.

You would do well in the field of computer technology.

You will continue to take chances and be glad you did.

Dont worry abou the stock market. Invest in family.

You will enjoy doing something different this coming weekend.

Share your abundant humor with others at this time they need it.


Yeah I know kinda juvenile but you know what they say. Your only young once but immaturity can last a life time!

scrunchy face

Tag Im It (yay I actually did it)

A- Attached or single: attached.

B- Best Friend: Besides the obvious awnser (love you Jon!) I dont think I could pick a single one that I love more then all the others. I have been blessed with good friends.

C- Cake or Pie: pie. (with ice cream).

D- Day of choice: Wednesday is a good day.

E- Essential Item: Camera

F- Favorite Color: Blue.

G- Gummi Bears or Worms: Bears

H- Hometown: Edmonton

I- Indulgence(s):Arctic freeze from dairy queen. Extra Grapey

J- January or July: July

K- Kids: 3, I think... Let me count, 1...2...3. Yup I got 3.

L: Life is Incomplete Without: Friends

M- Marriage Date: Feb 17 2001

N- Number of Siblings: 4. 3 brothers, 1 sister.

O- Oranges or Apples: both are good. MMM apple pie and orange juice!

P- Phobias or Fears: Making dinner for someone and giving them food poisioning.

Q- Quote(s): "and by weird do you mean AWESOME" -Nikki. Her response when I discussed my feelings on having my baby sleeping in a different room now. (for part of the night anyway)

R- Reason To Smile: Cuddling with a sleeping baby

S- Season: Spring leading into summer.

T- Tag Three: Janna, Naomi, Jen.

U- Unknown Fact About Me: Some know and some dont. I have gone skydiving 7 times. I swear Im not an adreanaline junky I just like the view. (I had a hard time thinking of one for this I am really an open book)

V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: mmmm steak.

W- Worst Habit: Losing things. Forgetting things.

X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds are cool. (yes I do agree the 800 glasses of water suck but I have never had to drink chalk for an ultra sound.)

Y- Your Favorite Food: mmmm to many to count. Spagetti ranks pretty high.

Z- Zodiac: Virgo.

Im totaly hotter as a Simpson

Quote of the day.

Im not crying, Im humming sadly. That's why my eyes are watering.

-Breanna

Attack of the hiccups

Daddy! I read the whole thing with....
Daddy! I read the whole thing withou....
Daddy! I read the....
Daddy! I read the whole thing without....
Daddy! I read the whole thing without sto....

DaddyIreadthewholethingwithoutstopping! Is that... cool!

Breanna had a message to get across and she was determined to get it all at once.
She was trying so hard to say it all at once and the hiccups just kept getting in the way it was so cute.

Jon's Dragon Boat Team In Lethbridge

Canada Day Shenanigans

Kite Flying

Flying our new (to us) kite.

Look four our new kite at the top of the tree. We think the string snapped. It was neat to watch it sail away. Right up until it landed.

Finding other fun... Ready .... Set... Roll!
Well if there is not kite to fly why dont we try to do it ourselves.

Our kite still sits at the top of the tree. We have yet to figure out how to get it down. Wind was blowing such that the kite was plasterd into the tree there was not way we could shake it down. And I briefly contemplated throwing things but that would probably just mean I would have a kite and a couple sandals stuck in the tree. Easy come easy go.

On her graduation from a car seat to a booster seat.

Breanna: Ryan when you are big enough you can have a booster seat like me!

Ryan: When Im big enough I wanna DRIVE!

here and there

• Breanna had her preschool graduation. I know it seems so funny she is not even five and has already had a "graduation" ceremony. She loved it of course and dad got her a pink stuffed unicorn as her graduation present
• Fathers day has come and gone. Dad got a Beta fish to keep on his desk. Dad asked Breanna what to name it she then told him that he should name it. Jon suggested munchkin. Breanna then said she wanted to name him Donut because she wanted him to have a funny name. Im not sure if the spelling is Doughnut or Donut offically.
• Skyler is sitting and doing the army crawl and will very soon be crawling on all fours. He is beginning to discover the wonderful world of food. Good times. I think he knows that our food tastes better then his does and is always looking at it.
• Ryan is growing by leaps and bounds. He shot up a couple of inches in just a couple of months and out grew pretty much all his pants at the same time. Time for summer cut offs! He is talking more and getting much more conversational.
• We have decided against moving to Saskatoon. For those of you who dont know we had decided to moved to Saskatoon in the hopes that we could buy a house. In the end the houses we could afford were in places we did not want to be in. We thought of renting and decided in the end we would not save that much over what we are paying here. I am happy that we are here. We feel that this is still the place that we are supposed to be. As much as I wanted to be able to own a home we realize that it was not going to work out. We will see what the future has we may move away from Edmonton one day but for now we will stay where we are.
• Jon has offically finished his training at work yay and is now a permanent employee of the government. He is really doing great and enjoying it.
• And it is totaly time for me to go to bed. goodnight.

Their wonderful disgusting imagination.

At the breakfast table eating their oatmeal.

Ryan: Me eating big poop mommy.

Mom: Huh? What did you say?

Ryan: Me eating big poop mommy.

Mom: Breanna what are you eating?

Breanna: Uh nufing?

Mom: What are you pretending to eat?

Pause......

Breanna: Worms! we are baby birds eating worms!

Ryan: Yeah we eating worms.