- Go to the State Fair
- Go to the Renaissance Festival ( I guess this is in Feb and March but I still want to go)
- Go to a pumpkin patch and carve a pumpkin (Ryan and I already do this every year)
- Go to the children's museum (1st Friday doing it tonight check)
- Go to the Aquarium already got my tickets through Groupon
- Make a special breakfast for General Conference Sunday
- Go see the construction process of the Gilbert temple
- Take Owen trick or treating he's going to be a pumpkin
- Go to a Monday night football Cardinals game (going Oct 29th)
- Eat a big Thanksgiving dinner
- Make a gingerbread house
- Go see the temple lights
- Get the Elf on a Shelf book and have a North pole breakfast--- I saw this on Pintrest Owens a little young but Ryan said no lets do it this year. I'm not to sure Ryan heard anything else but breakfast
- Go see Santa
- Go to the Zoo when its a little cooler out I cant believe its still in the 100s
- Go to an outdoor concert at Freestone park I recently just found out they do this on the first Thursday of every month
- Learn how to fish
Friday, October 5, 2012
Fall/Holiday/might be my last year in Az bucket list
Ever since I had Owen (and started using pintrest) I've been thinking a lot about what traditions Ryan and I could do with our kids. Some of these ideas I want to do every year, some are just an excuse to get out of the house and do something, some are things to do in AZ that I most likely cant do next year, and some are a combination of all 3. So here we go...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
OWEN!!!
Owen is growing up so fast. He is 10 months old now. He still won't crawl but I think he is getting closer every day. The other day he was screaming in his crib as I was trying to get him to fall asleep. I went in there to check on him and he was sitting up. What when did you learn to do that? He has done it a couple time where he is on his stomach and pushes himself up. So proud maybe he will learn to pull himself up and crawl soon.
He is also turning into a picky eater. He refuses to eat anything. He screams bloody murder if I try to put him in his high chair. The only thing that calms him down is yogurt. If he sees yogurt he will stop screaming and want some. Ryan and I have to get some fruit on his spoon then dip in the yogurt so he will eat it. Most of the time he will eat cheese too. I'm glad he's not lactose intolerant or he would never eat. He will also try whatever we are eating. If its something good like ice cream he will probably want more.
This morning he was refusing to eat wouldn't even touch the yogurt. I guess I mixed it with stuff he didn't like one to many times. So, I went and got a bowl of cheerios had a couple bites then he scarfed down the rest. Along with some fruit. I have to come up with new and creative ways to get him to eat every day.
He is also turning into a picky eater. He refuses to eat anything. He screams bloody murder if I try to put him in his high chair. The only thing that calms him down is yogurt. If he sees yogurt he will stop screaming and want some. Ryan and I have to get some fruit on his spoon then dip in the yogurt so he will eat it. Most of the time he will eat cheese too. I'm glad he's not lactose intolerant or he would never eat. He will also try whatever we are eating. If its something good like ice cream he will probably want more.
This morning he was refusing to eat wouldn't even touch the yogurt. I guess I mixed it with stuff he didn't like one to many times. So, I went and got a bowl of cheerios had a couple bites then he scarfed down the rest. Along with some fruit. I have to come up with new and creative ways to get him to eat every day.
Weddings!!
The month of September went by so fast. My sister-in-Law Kari and my BFF/cousin Heather both got married. I was worried at first because they had both picked the same weekend in different states. I was going to fly back early Saturday morning so I could be at Heathers. It all worked out though since they both ended up changing there wedding to different weekends in September.
It was an adventure just getting to SLC for Kari's wedding. Everything was fine we got on the flight and it took off. About a half an hour into it the pilot says the check engine light came on and we have to go back to PHX. What!? Aren't we close enough to SLC that we can make it? Apparently not. So we go back to PHX and of course Owen falls asleep as we are landing and we find out we have to switch planes. In the course of getting on and off he wakes up. We land in SLC about 2 hours late and are heading to pick up the rental car. We find out they have no cars and we are going to have to wait an hour. Well Jeff comes and picks Owen and I up as Ryan waits.
Now the wedding part. Kari and Joey had a great dinner the night before. We had fun chatting with family and seeing photos of Kari and Joey growing up. Then the next morning we drove to the Salt Lake Temple. It was my first time being inside. They had a cute kid room and a couple of Kari's friends babysat. When we go to pick up the kids Rocco says he had to entertain Owen, so he wouldn't cry and I asked him, "was that hard work" and he says "yea"! lol... After the ceremony and pictures we took a drive so Owen would sleep and then ate at the spaghetti factory. Owen was a trooper letting us drag him around all day. On the way to the reception he slept. Yea! I was worried he would be tired the whole time. After family pictures, he had so much fun playing in the grass. Then we partied the night away. She had a live band and we danced all night.
Heathers wedding was in good old AZ. A little bit easier for me to go to since I gave Owen to Becky to watch and he was able to sleep at home. She had a nice ceremony in the mesa temple and a fun reception. We ate tacos, listened to music and talked all night with family and friends.
Both wedding made me think of mine. I'm so glad I got marry my best friend Ryan!
It was an adventure just getting to SLC for Kari's wedding. Everything was fine we got on the flight and it took off. About a half an hour into it the pilot says the check engine light came on and we have to go back to PHX. What!? Aren't we close enough to SLC that we can make it? Apparently not. So we go back to PHX and of course Owen falls asleep as we are landing and we find out we have to switch planes. In the course of getting on and off he wakes up. We land in SLC about 2 hours late and are heading to pick up the rental car. We find out they have no cars and we are going to have to wait an hour. Well Jeff comes and picks Owen and I up as Ryan waits.
Now the wedding part. Kari and Joey had a great dinner the night before. We had fun chatting with family and seeing photos of Kari and Joey growing up. Then the next morning we drove to the Salt Lake Temple. It was my first time being inside. They had a cute kid room and a couple of Kari's friends babysat. When we go to pick up the kids Rocco says he had to entertain Owen, so he wouldn't cry and I asked him, "was that hard work" and he says "yea"! lol... After the ceremony and pictures we took a drive so Owen would sleep and then ate at the spaghetti factory. Owen was a trooper letting us drag him around all day. On the way to the reception he slept. Yea! I was worried he would be tired the whole time. After family pictures, he had so much fun playing in the grass. Then we partied the night away. She had a live band and we danced all night.
Heathers wedding was in good old AZ. A little bit easier for me to go to since I gave Owen to Becky to watch and he was able to sleep at home. She had a nice ceremony in the mesa temple and a fun reception. We ate tacos, listened to music and talked all night with family and friends.
Both wedding made me think of mine. I'm so glad I got marry my best friend Ryan!
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
FHE
I got a great FHE activity to do with your kids. I heard about it relief society and thought I want to do that with my kids when they are older. Then I thought why wait so last night I did it with Ryan and Kevin. The lesson is on keeping the Sabbath day holy.
Tell your kid you are going to make Sundays. Then set out the ice cream and toppings. Instead of hot fudge, sprinkles, candy and whip cream sit out peperoni, onions, tomatoes, cheese or any other food your kid likes but you would never put on ice cream. I made sure and put out Ryan's green Chile salsa which he has told me multiple times he could eat with anything, so it worked perfectly. When they start compiling say well I thought you liked this food. Then they will respond with yea but not on Sundays and your response will be well then are there actives you like to do but maybe we shouldn't do on Sundays and have a great discussion on keeping the Sabbath day holy.
Tell your kid you are going to make Sundays. Then set out the ice cream and toppings. Instead of hot fudge, sprinkles, candy and whip cream sit out peperoni, onions, tomatoes, cheese or any other food your kid likes but you would never put on ice cream. I made sure and put out Ryan's green Chile salsa which he has told me multiple times he could eat with anything, so it worked perfectly. When they start compiling say well I thought you liked this food. Then they will respond with yea but not on Sundays and your response will be well then are there actives you like to do but maybe we shouldn't do on Sundays and have a great discussion on keeping the Sabbath day holy.
BLOOD
If you ever want your husband to take care of your kids and have an excuse not to do the dishes or any other chores step on some glass. Your foot will start bleeding and you will have to sit down and apply pressure to it. Then you will have to stay seated or else it will start bleeding again so you might as well surf the internet. I think I found Owens Halloween costume its a cute pumpkin. Anyways as I type Ryan is mixing me some Iodine to soak my foot in. That's what happens when you marry into a medical family you cant just slap a band-aide on. Although I tried that and it didn't work. I left a trail of blood as I walked so now I'm sitting. At least I don't have to go to Urgent care, which my pharmacist husband and doctor father in law were talking about. I said I don't need to, but they want me to go get a tetanus shot tomorrow and soak my foot in Iodine cause alcohol will burn but apparently Iodine wont. Well the Iodine didn't really sting but it was cold. Here is the glass!
OWEN
Poor poor Owen he is going through the separation anxiety phase right
now. He used to love Ryan coming home and playing with him but now
whenever Ryan holds him he is reaching for me. Although if I leave he
is fine playing with Ryan, Grandmas, Grandpas or Aunts and Uncles. The
hard part about this is whenever I lay him down to take a nap he screams
bloody murder for a half an hour or until I give up and put him the
swing. He is really to big for the swing though.
These days Owen has the cutest Jack-O-Lateran smile. I wish I could get a picture but whenever I pull out the camera he wants it and starts reaching for it. I guess thats kids for you. We have pictured schedualed for Labor day but by then I'm sure he will have 2 more teeth since his 2 top front teeth are coming in. O this child of mine is growing up too fast.
These days Owen has the cutest Jack-O-Lateran smile. I wish I could get a picture but whenever I pull out the camera he wants it and starts reaching for it. I guess thats kids for you. We have pictured schedualed for Labor day but by then I'm sure he will have 2 more teeth since his 2 top front teeth are coming in. O this child of mine is growing up too fast.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Family Reunion
This July we had a Brinkman Family Reunion. It was perfect timing since Ryan's parents were moving that same week. Since we are living with them it means we had to move to but most of our stuff was in boxes because all summer long we've been in Baltimore. For the worst part of the move Owen and I were gone we missed most of the drama and Ryan had more time to help out since we weren't around. We got to Utah a day before my cousins and got to spend some time with the Pett girls. Us girls like to be gone during big moves. It was fun to see Clarissa and her kids. I asked if they remembered who I was and Avery said no and Rocco said well I know your my Aunt but that's all. So cute I guess that's what happens when you only see them once a year and they are young.
Well back to the Brinkman party. Apparently eveyones favoirte part was when I wasn't there. They played some games Friday night and I was getting Owen ready for bed. Oh well to start off with Friday some people took a walk and some of us played at the park. Owen had a fun time in the baby swing then sitting on the grass watching people play. Next was the lake. I was effiy about going since we would be outside but Owen and I sat in the shade and played. The last time the boat went out I tried Knee boarding I thought I got up the last time but I didn't extended my arms fully so apparenty I didn't.
Then Saturday we spent the day doing rides at Park City. I took Owen on the carosole a bunch of times and I got to ride the coaster once. Then I walked him back home. It was hot he was tired and the lines were long. No fun. At about 6 Alyssa got tired of the rides so she voluntreed to play with Owen while I went back. It was lots of fun. There was the Apline slide, coaster, and zip line. I think I got the better deal. It was cooler, and shorter lines when I went back. Thanks Alyssa. Owen did really well for Alyssa till the last half hour when he was tired and he screamed and screamed. Then I get home, go lay down with him for five minutes and he is asleep.
2 out of 4 nights we were there Owen got to sleep in a big bed. I think he LOVED it. While we were there he picked up Desirees cold. His first sickness. He had trouble sleeping and would wake up coughing. Every night he ended up in bed with me which isn't fun on a twin bed. Luckily half the time we had a queen or king bed. Owen and I had fun visiting lots of family in July. Now we get to settle down for a few months before our 6 week adventure in Atlanta.
Well back to the Brinkman party. Apparently eveyones favoirte part was when I wasn't there. They played some games Friday night and I was getting Owen ready for bed. Oh well to start off with Friday some people took a walk and some of us played at the park. Owen had a fun time in the baby swing then sitting on the grass watching people play. Next was the lake. I was effiy about going since we would be outside but Owen and I sat in the shade and played. The last time the boat went out I tried Knee boarding I thought I got up the last time but I didn't extended my arms fully so apparenty I didn't.
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| At the Lake |
Then Saturday we spent the day doing rides at Park City. I took Owen on the carosole a bunch of times and I got to ride the coaster once. Then I walked him back home. It was hot he was tired and the lines were long. No fun. At about 6 Alyssa got tired of the rides so she voluntreed to play with Owen while I went back. It was lots of fun. There was the Apline slide, coaster, and zip line. I think I got the better deal. It was cooler, and shorter lines when I went back. Thanks Alyssa. Owen did really well for Alyssa till the last half hour when he was tired and he screamed and screamed. Then I get home, go lay down with him for five minutes and he is asleep.
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| Zip line see my Grandma! |
2 out of 4 nights we were there Owen got to sleep in a big bed. I think he LOVED it. While we were there he picked up Desirees cold. His first sickness. He had trouble sleeping and would wake up coughing. Every night he ended up in bed with me which isn't fun on a twin bed. Luckily half the time we had a queen or king bed. Owen and I had fun visiting lots of family in July. Now we get to settle down for a few months before our 6 week adventure in Atlanta.
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