snoozin on the job

As you know we've been potty training at our house. She loves her underwear and doesn't want diapers. But she will not go #2 on the potty. She cries that she wants to and that she needs to get it out...but nothing ever happens (until its nap time or bed time with a pull up on). I feel so bad for her, she seems like she's trying so hard.
Today was yet another struggle to get her down for a nap because she says she has to go. I went go find some patience and change a load of laundry and when I came back, bless her heart, she was nodding off to sleep on the toilet. It was so hard not to laugh too loud!

He's 28

A birthday a long time ago

birthday two years ago

Happy Birthday today!

Love my Mark. He's incredible, really. I love him so much, sometimes I think "I wish everyone could have a husband as good as mine". Proud? Yes, and very thankful. Lately I've also admired his efforts in training for the Ironman. Its dark, and cold, and sometimes wet, but he works out anyway. Siri and I made red velvet cupcakes per Mark's request.

now I'm at the top of your blogroll

A year ago (well, Nov 20 to be exact) I got Lasik on my eyes. What a B-LESSING! This pic was taken 5 days after. Today I went to my 1 year appt and am still seeing 20/20. I love technology.

I take Siri once or twice a week to MyGym. She LOVES it and I love watching her expound so much energy and play with (or at least near) other kids.

It snowed the end of October. It was beautiful, but I was happy it all melted the next day.

My friend Jennifer snapped a few pics of me and this one with Siri. I love it.

Mary Chapin Carpenters "Thanksgiving Song" has great lyrics for this time of year.

I started potty training Siri on Wednesday. So far its been pretty good. I think its as hard for me as it is for her! The biggest obstacle is that she won't #2 in the potty (and that I'm afraid to go anywhere). Yeah, gross, but its real life ya know. Anyway, you go listen to that song and I'll go tell my daughter for the millionth time "tell mommy if you need to go potty"...

Autumn

Pumpkin smoothie from Jamba, pumpkin bagels from Einstein, pumpkin cheesecake icecream, pumpkin pie...I've tried pumpkin everything and LOVE it! Not sure if its pregnancy or just that it really is that good.

Mark has been biz-e this month so Siri and I have had a lot of time to spend together...

going to the cabin with Grandma Carol

going to St.George with Grandma Sandy and Uncle Bill.
Siri loves her Uncle Bill and we got to see Sandy do her first triathlon!

I made grape jelly. This is a pic of my hands after I had washed them.
It is taystee though! So good on a toasted PB&J.

We went to the Barnyard Boo at Thankgiving Point (face painting, wagon ride, goo making, animals to see) and a pumpkin festival in Draper at Farnsworth Farms (hello apple cider donuts :)

We made molasses cookies. The smell it gives your house is priceless, all gingercloveyumlike.

We found a turtle outside our backdoor. We think it was a water turtle. He hung around for a day but wandered off somewhere.

We slept over at Grandma Carol's house. Siri got to help feed the horses.

Siri swam in Grandma's giant tub

And tonight we had a family Halloween party at LizDanSam's. Good times.

We also signed up for a few months of MyGym and got a basic pass to Dimple Dell rec center. Bring on the cold weather!
Lately Siri has been much more aware of when she's wet, poopy, etc and makes me change her diaper a lot more. I need to buckle down and take a try at potty training, so if you have any advice, please PLEASE share.
Today I picked the last of the harvest before everything freezes in the upcoming days. I have bowls of tomatoes, a bowl of raspberries, and still have 5 pumpkins I need to go pick.

It was a perfect autumn day today.

Maiden Voyage

So Mark hasn't ever owned a road bike (the only bike he has is a hand me down mountain bike from his sister that he put commuter tires on). We figure if he's going to do the Ironman, he should have his own bike. It was either get something off KSL, or try to proform one through my work. The latter option worked out for us, albeit 3x more expensive than something off KSL, but an amazing bike he got! (Sorry Mark, there goes Christmas/Anniversary/Bday gifts for the next few years). He got some shoes and has most all the gear he needs now.

He rode it for the first time today and fell in love with it. He better become good friends with it, already tomorrow he's got a 2hr 15 min bike (followed by a 30min run).

We went out to breakfast w/Liz and my mom for Liz's birthday. It was an extra special treat since none of us had to be anywhere (although if you know if anyone that needs a marketing or admin assistant, let my mom know:) Everyday since Liz's birthday, Siri has talked about it, and how she blew out the candles (before Liz could). Apparently she had a lot of fun.

FHE visits to the awesome Draper and Salt Lake Temples

I was able to keep up my motivation.
I canned apple pie filling, froze tomato basil soup, canned salsa, and froze some peaches. As excited as I am about it, the real test is if it will actually taste good in a few months!

Oktoberfest



Siri and I went to the pumpkin growing contest and Harvest Festival at Thanksgiving Point while Mark was shooting a wedding in Florida.

We spent way too much time outside the grocery store today...she's a sucker for Big Bird.

And tonight we had TimLizTess over. Holy smokes that little girl is awesome, especially when we dressed her up in a little chick Halloween costume-it made us all crack up laughing! Heart you Jensons. Now I'm listening to Siri chat away in her crib, saying things like 'no whining!' (yelling it to Pooh Bear, "Coooh dood" and of course "Lizzie's burfday".

I think I'm about 25 weeks now. I still feel good, minus the heartburn that kept me awake last night. Yuck, I've never had it before. I'm still (barley) jogging, but now start to make noises when I have to bend over too far or too long. This pregnancy has already gone by so fast.

Tomorrow Siri and I are going to the cabin for one last time (Mark has to stay home to shoot a wedding). Hopefully we'll come back with some great pics of autumn.