Nursemaid Elbow

Today was a very long day. Last night, Orion didn't sleep well because of this nasty cold he has. Poor boy keeps waking himself up coughing. I'm really annoyed that they don't make a cough syrup for kids under the age of six! Actually, that isn't true, I did find one for ages two to six, but it doesn't work great. Anyway, because he didn't sleep well, we ended up sleeping in until 8:00!! Personally, I think that if your up for three hours in the middle of the night, you should then sleep in three hours, but Orion disagrees. He only slept in two extra hours.

Well, after we all got up, I dragged Phil and Orion out to go grocery shopping with me. We hadn't been in forever, and I just made up the menu for the next month, so it was a huge endeavor. Well, after we finished at Costco, we stopped to have a bite to eat. On our way out, Orion decided he didn't want to leave, and pulled down to floor while Phil was holding his hand. Phil pulled him back up, but then Orion was just crying. At first we thought he was just throwing a fit, but he didn't stop crying. The whole way home he was whinny and would start to cry without any provocation. I thought maybe he was just tired. It was after all, almost an hour past nap time, and he hadn't slept well.

We got home at 1:30, and were bringing in groceries when Phil noticed that Orion wasn't using his right arm, at all. My first thought was that maybe had a dislocated shoulder. I remember my mom telling me once that if you re-dress a child, lots of times that act will pop the shoulder back in. I tried this, and he screamed, and still didn't want to use his arm. So I called the doctor, and we had an appointment for 1: 45. We all piled back into the car (Orion screaming when I had to move his arm to buckle him in the car seat) and headed to the doctor. After a quick examination, he determined that Orion had Nursemaid Elbow. Basically, a tendon on his elbow tore, and then wasn't in the proper place. The doctor had to try four times to get it back in place. He was concerned even then that he hadn't gotten it and that we would have to go to the ER.

We got home about 3:00, with instructions to call if he didn't start to use his arm within a couple of hours. He started using it almost as soon as we walked in the door, so no more worries. We do have to be a little careful with it for the next week, but he is happy to use his arm again, and doesn't scream in pain when you touch it. It was so hard as a mom, to sit there and try and hold him still while the doctor is causing him such pain. Phil felt awful, like it was his fault. I think he still feels really bad, even though Orion really is back to normal. If only all injuries were so easily fixed.

We are so blessed that it wasn't more serious. Also, can I just say how glad I am that Orions doctors office is right here in Mount Horeb, and I can be to it in just a matter of minutes. A lot of my friends here in Mount Horeb still have to take their kiddos all the way into Madison. How blessed we are to have wonderful doctors so close!

Christmas Traditions

A couple weeks ago Phil and I were talking about different traditions our families had during Christmas. His family does new pjs on Christmas Eve and for Christmas breakfast- they have ice cream, cheerios, strawberries, and bananas. My family traditions were reading the Christmas story by candle light on Christmas Eve and we used to go caroling for FHE the Monday before. There may have been more traditions, but these are the ones that we both really liked and wanted to carry on to our family. But then we were talking about starting our own tradition. Philip said (half joking) that we should have green stroganough for dinner, because as a kid, he always thought it was really cool to have colored food. I just about lost my lunch at the thought of eating green stroganough, but (half joking) suggested green fried chicken with red mashed potatoes. Philip thought this sounded like a GREAT idea. So today for our Christmas dinner, we had a green and red feast. We had green chicken, gravy, peas and salad. And red potatoes, rolls, jello, and cheesecake. The chicken didn't turn out as green as I would have liked, and the potatoes were more pink then red, but it was colorful!!



The rest of our Christmas was wonderful!! Orion got up at about seven, and we went out and showed him his train set. He was THRILLED with it!!

We would try to get him to open something else, and he would get bored with trying to open the present, and go back to play with the trains. He also really liked his Cars toothpaste, and his firetruck puzzle,

and his vacuum.

But really, he loves his trains.

Philip got a couple of sweaters and a DS game, I got a couple of kitchen items, a game and a couple new movies. As a family we got a new toaster oven, dining room chairs (THANK YOU WANDA AND ROBERT!!), and a puzzle of the Salt Lake temple, a game and some pictures of Christ (THANK YOU MARK AND JULIE!!). It was a wonderful day. Phil and I decided that watching Orion opening his presents and being excited about them is way better then getting our own gifts. It's funny that a lot of times, I have more fun watching Orion play and have fun, then I would have doing something else. I find myself doing things for Orion (like going to the library or McDonalds) just because I know Orion will have enjoy it. Anyway, We hope you all had a wonderful merry Christmas too.

Our Christmas Eve

I think if I were in any other family, I would have waited until after the Christmas day fun was over with but since I am a Bainbridge now, I have to post specifically about our pjs.

Today was a very nice day. Yesterday, I dropped our pizza on the over door, so this morning, I turned on the automatic clean on our oven. That was kinda a mistake. Our house still smells!! Luckily we spent most of the day with the Husteds, so the smell didn't bother us too much. We had fun playing games and singing carols and eating nummy food. At about 5:30 we headed home. We gathered in the basement, where it doesn't smell so bad, and read the Christmas story, then watched the Nativity. I sometimes think "I could give birth in a nice clean barn with the animals close by if I had to." Then I watch the Nativity, and hear the flies, and think about having to give birth with flies swarming around my head, and am then VERY grateful for nice clean hospitals!! Afterwards we opened our Christmas jammies. This is Philips favorite part of Christmas. He LOVES getting new soft pajamas every year. Funny story: I always do laundry on Monday. Always. I can get all of our laundry done in just 5 loads, so I only do laundry on Mondays. Well this last April, on a Tuesday, Philip put his pjs in the dirty clothes. I asked him if he got something on them, to make him put them in the hamper. His response " Well, they haven't been washed since I got them, so I figured it was time". Apparently he didn't realize that I wash them once a week with everything else. But GROSS he was wearing for four months every day thinking that they hadn't been washed!! This may not be a big deal if he only ever wore them at night in bed, but there are lots of Saturdays where he doesn't get dressed, and Sundays we get home from church, and on go the pjs. Silly boy, but I love him !!!

No Snow

Well, it did it again. We woke up to a foot of brand spanking new snow on the ground this morning. Just when I finally had the driveway completely clear and dry!! Orions response every time he sees it snowing is "no snow, no snow". You can hear the disappointment in his voice and then I feel really bad. Poor boy. It could be a really long winter if he doesn't learn to like this fluffy white stuff. The picture is of the snow on our balcony. Kinda makes me wonder if we should be shoveling that off too. The drift goes above the railing. Have fun shoveling that Phil!!

Christmas Tree

This first picture really has nothing to do with the rest of the post, but it is so "Orion". There are many many times when Orion will find a hat, put it on, and then just go about the rest of his day. Lots of times he brings me a hat, and really doesn't understand why I don't want to wear it all day too.

So yesterday was a wonderful day. Sacrament meeting was awesome. We had several musical numbers, all of which sounded great. It is always wonderful in my mind to start off church with the Spirit so strong. After church and naps, we decorated the Christmas tree. It was fun to watch Orion try and help. He would try and hang an ornament for a few seconds, and then decide it was much easier to just lay it on a branch. Having him help also meant that a lot of the decorations ended up in the same spot. But it was fun.


Afterwards we watch The Testament. Orion really didn't like it. He kept asking for Cars and entertaining himself by jumping all over mom and dad. After we put Orion down, Philip and I just sat and cuddled, and talked until I went to bed at 9:30. It really was just a great day. From start to finish.



Today, was also a good day. I had an ultra-sound this morning. I love being able to see my baby. It is always so comforting to hear that little heart beat, and feel instant reliefe. Everything is OK!! The baby was quite active during the ultra-sound too. I think it flipped completly around 5 times during the 10 minutes. But we got to see it's arms and legs and toes and hands, and lots of tiny perfect parts. I think even Philip enjoyed it. Afterwards we went Christmas shopping and out to lunch. Again, it was just a really good day with my wonderful husband. How blessed I am that he chose me to be his wife!!

wicker chairs

When Philip and I got married, we were very very blessed to receive many free furniture items. Our big arm chair , the couch, washer and dryer, and our dining room table and chairs. The chairs for the table however are wicker. At first this didn't really bother me. I didn't really like how they looked, but they were functional and free!! Now that we have Orion, things have changed.
Have you ever tried to clean spilled pudding off of a wicker chair? It kinda wipes up, but a lot of it goes in between the little cracks. So then you have to go get a knife and try to clean out the cracks. And it isn't just pudding that causes problems. Anything that causes crumbs, or can be spilt, pretty much doesn't work. This summer, we had an awful ant problem. It took us a while to figure out why. It wasn't until Phil dropped one of the chairs and noticed a whole bunch of ants fall out, that I realized where they were getting their food. Eww GROSS I was sitting on that!!! We finally got rid of the ants, and I am much better about putting our chairs in the shower. But (and here is the reason for this very random post) what can I do to make my everyday clean up of these evil chairs easier? (And I need a "this will cost less then $10" option!)

Say Chee

We have had a very good week. Philips parents were in town for a few days this week, and it was wonderful to see them. Phil took Thursday off so that he could spend the day with them, but then Mom, Wanda and I went shopping for a good part of the day. The boys stayed home with the kids and played games. I think that they still had a good day, despite having to "babysit" all day. Later that night we all played some games and just enjoyed each others company. To me, the only thing that could have made it better, is if my parents were there too.

So tonight, in preperation to blog, I decided to take a picture of Orion. I got the camera out, and instantly he holds really still, and says "chee". I don't know where he learned that from, but I thought it was adorable. The pictures turned out really good with him saying it too!

Christmas

I love the Christmas season!! I love the music, the lights, the decorations, the crowds, the spirit. I love going to the store, and finding a great gift, and while I am standing in line, thinking about how exciting it will be to give it away. I love standing in a long line, and just when it is my turn, I let the person behind me go ahead. I love the smells. I love making plates of goodies and taking them to my friends. I love getting the plates of goodies. I love (this year) how every time Orion sees a nativity, he says "Esus" which interpreted is Jesus. I love going to church and listening to inspirational Christmas stories. I love the feeling of peace I always feel this time of year. I love gathering with my family on Christmas eve and reading about the birth of Christ by candle light. What a wonderful season this is. I hope that all of you enjoy it, and feel the Spirit this year.

I often feel like something needs to happen for me to post something. Hence, the not posting anything lately. But while I am busy not posting, life is happening. All kinds of wonderful little things, that I take for granted. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. I only threw up once all day!!!! We went over the the Husteds and had a very enjoyable day with them. The food was all excellent, and it was all very relaxing. We did a lot of the work the day before, and the turkey was done by 10:30, so we ate a thanksgiving lunch, then had the rest of the afternoon to play games and eat some more!
Yesterday, I hauled out the Christmas decorations, and started to put them up. I am very sad! I cant find my nativity set!! We don't have a lot of boxes, so it isn't like I am just missing a box. Hmm, wonder where I put it . . . At one point yesterday I heard Orion say "Mama". I answered without looking at him, "Yes?" He again said "Mama", this time I look at him and say "yes Orion?". Then he signed "Love you". Oh, it just melted my heart.
Today, Orion and I went for a walk. I tried to get him to wear his new mittens, but he freaked out with them on. I tried to show him that mommy could wear them, but really, my hand is much to big, and I have no gloves to wear too. So we went out glove-less, and as a result, his hands just about froze off. Oh well, he didn't seem to mind. We walked by the town garage, and since it is saturday, there were no trucks going in or out. Orion was very dissapointed. He kept pointing to the parking lot and saying "tru gone". I guess we will have to go out on Monday and see the trucks and tractors working. Yes, he is spoiled.

As many of you know, Orion does quite a few signs. A lot of the time, that is the only way I know what he is saying. For the last couple of weeks I have been signing (while saying) "I LOVE YOU". Well today as I was filling the car up with gas, standing out in the cold, I looked in at Orion, and he smiled back at me. I signed "I love you", then he signed it back. I don't know if he knows exactly what it means, but it meant the world to me to "hear" him say it to me. How blessed I am to have such a sweet spirit in my home.

On a different note, I am still very sick. I have good days when I don't throw up at all (YEA!!) but then the next day, I think my body tries to make up for it. Hopefully soon, the constant 24 hour morning sickness will go away, and I will be able to do, then write about, something besides laying on the couch all day. I am trying very hard to not complain about being sick, because truly, this is a blessing.

A Tiny Glimpse

For months now I have been praying for my friend Ann. Ann and her husband have been married for almost five years, and have not yet been able to have a child. Now, while Philip and I were ready for another baby, I wasn't praying for me to become pregnant, but for her. Having known the pain of wanting a baby, and not being able to have one, I did not want Ann to continue to suffer that. So I was praying my heart out, that she would be blessed with the opportunity to be a mother. Then I found out I was pregnant. When I told Ann I was pregnant, I found out that she too was pregnant and due around the same time I am. (There are at least 4 ladies in my ward due in June, that I know of.) Instantly my prayers changed to "please Heavenly Father, let Ann keep her baby. If one of us has to loose our babies, let it be me. I already have one perfect little boy, and Ann deserves this. So please, let her keep her baby." For a while I felt like an awful mother. I would be devastated if I lost this baby, but the thought of Ann feeling that devastation hurt so much.
I think I have a very small understanding now of the love Christ has for us. Did he want to suffer and die for us, I don't think the thought was appealing. But, the thought of us not making it back to live with Him, was even harder. So He suffered so that we could be happy. I am so grateful for the sacrifices He has made for me and my family. I am also so grateful that through praying and loving my friend, I was given a tiny bit of understanding of that which our Savior did for us.

For those of you who didn't know, I am pregnant with baby number two! I am due in June, and Philip and I are very excited to have a new little one join our family.

Today was a pretty good day. This morning Orion was wonderful and played by himself while I dozed on the couch. Later he was wonderful, and helped me clean up the house. This afternoon we made Thankful Turkeys. Orion didn't have much interest in making feathers or drawing on them. But he LOVED poking the sticks in the Turkey. He didn't even want feathers on his sticks. Oh well, I think he had fun massacring our art project.



This one is mine.


After the sun finally came out, we donned out jackets and went for a walk. For once, I didn't pull out the stroller, and Orion LOVED that. He had so much fun running in the leaves in the gutter, and jumping in puddles and picking up rocks and chasing squirls. I usually take him out of the stroller as soon as we hit the trail, but then he just wants to push it. Not having it there I think made it more fun and exciting.

My Tuna-less Tuna Helper

So tonight was achievement days, and so, I did dinner easy. I pulled out a box of Tuna Helper (yes I know that every single person reading this is astonished that I would make a dinner out of a box, but it isn't all that bad) . I rummaged through my cupboards and pantry to find the last can of tuna. I drained the tuna, set it aside then proceeded to put the rest of the ingredients in the dish. I turn around to grab the tuna, and find that Orion has also been draining it, and dumped the whole can into the sink with the dirty dishes. Hmm, now what? I ended up using canned chicken instead. It turned out ok, and I didn't kill Orion. Yea for me!!

Baby its cold outside

Yesterday was a pretty good day. My wonderful friend Maggie came and picked up Orion for the morning. While I had the house to myself, I took a nice long 2 hour nap. I know that I should not have wanted to sleep for two hours when I had only been up for two hours, but I did. And it was WONDERFUL!! Thank you Maggie!!
After lunch, Orion and I walked to the local court house to register to vote. I thought I was already registered, but when I checked online, found out I wasn't. Silly, I know. After we got home, we both went down for a nap. I only slept for two hours. Orion slept for a good three and a half. After he got up, we went outside and played. I raked up all the leaves, and Orion had a grand time playing in them. Even though I took a ton of pictures, none of them turned out decent. The ones that aren't blurry, he isn't looking at the camera. I did manage to get an ok video though. I like it 'cause it shows him talking and signing. I don't know if any of you will be able to understand what he is saying, but to me, it was crystal clear. Hopefully you can here it over the wind too.

Today we are going to hike to the library. On the way there, we will stop and I will do my civic duty, and vote. I hope you all get out there and do the same.

A note for Kylie :
It took me two years of attending the same ward and being with the same people to finally make some friends. I too, would rather spend my time with Philip, but on days when he is gone from sun up till way after the sun is down, it is really nice to have friends to be with. I think you are swell, and am thrilled to death that William has such a great friend and wife in you. I couldn't have asked for a better wife for my favorite brother.

Today was pretty good. Philip was super great and let me sleep in today. (Can you really count 8:00 sleeping in?) The missionaries dropped by this morning to give us a little message and encourage us to make friends that we can then introduce to them. I've decided I'm not a very neighborly person. I don't know my neighbors, not even there names. We exchange pleasantries with them, when we happen to be outside at the same time, but that is about it. And I'm ok with that. I have my wonderful friends in my ward, and don't really want to break out of my comfort zone and make new "non-member" friends who might think I am way out there, or something. Anyway, I did say I would try. So I will try. Not making any promises, but I will try. I spent the rest of the morning cleaning and going to the store.
Look at my cute son napping! When I tuck him into bed I give him a baby and a book. Both of which he asks for. The book is one that plays primary songs. I know he's finally asleep when the music quites playing. I don't usually find the book on his head when I go to check on him. The silly thing is, he slept this way for a good two hours!

This afternoon, after nap time, Orion and I went to the park. It was GORGEOUS weather again today, and we had to get out and enjoy it. And then this evening Wanda and Robert came over and played games. Now, I am utterly exhausted and can't wait to curl up and go to sleep.

Happy Halloween

It was just an ok Halloween for us. The trunk or treat was ok. Philip was late because he was taking a test at school. I think Orion had a good time. He didn't really get the whole "trick or treat" thing, but he liked being out and about with the other kids. We only got one family picture, and it isn't my favorite, and you can't see the costumes very well on Phil and Orion. Oh well. This feels like kinda a downer blog. I am not intending it to be that way, I must just be really tired.
Today Philip was supposed to have off of work, bt at 9:00 am, we got a phone call. And then he worked until almost 6:00. So sad. But this morning, Orion and I went to story time at the library. He did better this time around. He almost even smiled at the lady reading the stories. The rest of the day we spent upstairs. We tried to go outside a couple of times 'cause the weather was BEAUTIFUL, but Orion only wanted to stay out for like 10 minutes. I think it's becuase I brought in all the gardening tools, so he had nothing to play with. We only had 3 trick or treaters come by. So we have a ton of extra candy. Too bad none of it is chocolate . . .

Philips new exercise regeme

Just life.

I realize that I haven't posted in a while. Things here have been crazy, and I haven't had a lot of spare moments to devote to blogging. Sunday we had stake conference. We had a convert bare his testimony, and it was awesome. He has only been a member for two months, and he has read the Book of Mormon 5 times. That just blows me away. Before he was baptized he was a Roman Catholic priest for 33 years. WOW!!

Philip and Orion spent some good quality time together that afternoon. It was fun to just sit back and watch them play. Orion just lights up when he gets to play with Daddy!

Monday, for Family Home Evening, we carved pumpkins. Well, Philip carved, Orion colored, and I worked on cleaning the seeds. Monday night, Orion came down with croup. So needless to say, we didn't get much sleep that night. Tuesday I was dead tired and sick, Orion was sick and Philip was tired, but had to go to work. Thankfully, I have wonderful friends. Tuesday morning, Shawna called and asked if she could bring me dinner. How grateful I am to her!! That evening, Abrey called and asked if she too could bring us dinner. It isn't every day that out of the blue two people volunteer to bring you dinner. Since Shawna was already bringing us food, Abrey brought us dinner for tonight. What wonderful people I know!! I hope I am as in tune with the spirit as they are.


Today for the most part we are all feeling much better. Orion slept decently last night, I only got up a couple of times to check on him. He still has a nasty cold, but I suppose I can live with that. He is so cute. He can blow his own nose. He asks for a "blow" (that is his word for tissue) then proceeds to blow really hard, then wipes his nose. I usually go by after ward and finish cleaning it up, but I think it's adorable. Anyway, I hope you all have a great day.

DISCLAIMER: There is content in this post that some of you may find appalling. Please don't pass judgment on my motherly love. I really do love my son, even if I do put his life in danger.
(according to Phil his life was in danger, I didn't think the situation was quite as dire.)

This week has been both really great, and really busy and not so good, all at the same time. Thursday morning, my WONDERFUL friend Shawna took Orion over to her house to play. Once I had the house to myself, I didn't know what to do!! So, I did what I always do. I exercised for an hour, then started cleaning. No big change, but it was great to be able to do something, and have it stay done for a change. THANK YOU TO SHAWNA!!
Friday morning, Orion and I went to story time at the library. Once again, Orion didn't really get into it, but he loved playing with the train table afterwords. Right when we walked in the door, Philip called, and invited me to go into town and have a late lunch/early dinner with him. I just had to find a babysitter, last minute. So I called my other WONDERFUL friend, Jenifer and asked her if she could watch Orion last minute. Because she is so great, she agreed, and I dropped Orion off at her house an hour later. THANK YOU TO JENIFER!! Philip and I went to Quedoba (I have no clue how to spell that!) then went and picked Orion up. It was a good day.
Today I spent the morning reading my book. I was supposed to finish Halloween costumes, but I couldn't put my book down!! This afternoon, I cleaned the house in preparation for Sunday. Philip even helped by cleaning the basement and Orions room. THANK YOU TO PHILIP!!

Ok, if you have any concerns at all about my motherly capabilities, stop reading now. I don't want to tell you anything that would feed those doubts.

The other night, I was giving Orion a bath. We have a rule in this house, that you can't stand up in the bath, you have to stay seated. Philip even obeys this rule. If he is taking a bath, and the soap is too high to reach from where he is sitting, he calls me in to get it down for him. Anyway, this particular night, I didn't make Orion follow the rules. (And yet, he still lives!!)
The video is a little long, and there isn't really anything exciting at the end, so feel free to stop in the middle! :0)

Orion can dress himself !?!?

This morning, I handed Orion some jeans and asked him to put them on. Usually he tries really hard for a while, with no success. Sometime he does manage to pull his pants up, but usually both legs are in the same leg hole. Today, was different. He managed to get both legs in separate holes, and with very little help from, pulled his pants up. YEA FOR ORION!!

This evening, Philip surprised me by bringing home some beautiful flowers for me. I love it when he thinks of me. His exact words were " . . . these aren't a gift, you've earned them. You do so much for me . . ." I am so thankful for my husband!!

Life has been pretty uneventful these last few days. Sunday night, Orion took his life in own hands, and drew on our bean bags with my expensive stampin-up chalk. I think I under reacted to him, because I was trying so hard to not over react. Oh, I still can't think about it without it making me sick!! He also got it all over his Sunday pants, and it didn't come out, so now, I have to get him new pants to wear to church. SILLY BOY!!! Today I finished Philips cape, and I am almost done with Orions. I just have to figure out how to finish the neck and add the strings. I don't really understand what the instructions are saying. . . Hopefully tomorrow, I will cut out my fabric and get that put together before Halloween. If not, the possabilities are endless. We also made cookies today. They were soo nummy. I had to force myself to put 2 dozen in the freezer and only leave 4 out, so that I wouldn't eat them all. Orion was more interested in the dough then the cooked cookies. At one point today, I heard him crying in his bedroom. It wasn't a hurt cry, it was a "I've gotten myself into a situation that I don't know how to get out of"cry. I went in to find him stuck in the ottoman. Needless to say, he didn't play with it for the rest of today.

Pumpkin Patch Fun!!

Today was really good. I woke up at six this morning, and unable to pull myself out of bed lazed around until seven. I went downstairs and exercised until Orion woke up. I didn't get my whole 45 minutes in, but hey, it is Saturday. I deserve to slack off sometimes right?? At about 9:30 we all piled in the car to go to Sutters Ridge Farm. We got there (5 minutes later) to discover that they don't open until 10:00. So we parked the car and went for a nice leisurely stroll on a trail. It was so beautiful. As we walked I wondered if that is kinda what the sacred grove looks like. It just reaffirmed my desire to go visit there. Orion had lots of fun on the trail. He discovered a few bushes with thorns however, and did not enjoy those at all!!

When we got to the farm, we walked down to feed the goats. Orion really liked the lamas. I think he was a little afraid of the goats. Next we hit the tricycle track. Since Orion was unable to reach the peddles, I had the wonderful privilege and opportunity to push him around. Then we went on the hay ride to the pumpkin patch. Orion was enamored with the tractor pulling us. He didn't take his eyes off of it for a minute!! (Not even to take a family picture!!) We found a couple of pumpkins we liked and took hay ride back. Once again, Orions attention didn't waver. If only I could get him to pay such good attention in church!! All in all, I think we had a very nice and enjoyable morning together as a family. I love having the whole family together all having a good time.

This afternoon, Orion stayed home and played with Philip, while I went to a baby shower. I went shopping for a gift right before, and decided that I hate going to baby showers! I always pick out the cutes things, for other peoples babies!! I pick things out, and then want so badly to get extras to put in my baby boxes for my children. If only . . .

This evening Orion and I cleaned house (swept. mopped, vacuumed, dusted, picked up, you know.) in preparation for Sunday. I was very tempted to not do so much, but we are having friends over for dinner tomorrow, and I certainly don't want to have to be cleaning tomorrow before they come over. Now it is one of my favorite times of day, BEDTIME!! After Orion is in bed I plan on spending a relaxing evening reading the Relief Society lesson for tomorrow, and then maybe take a bath. Oh, I can hardly wait!! Good night to you all.

I feel like it has been a while since I've posted. Sorry about that to all of my devoted readers. (Ha Ha Ha, I needed a good laugh.) Anyway, the other day Orion and I finger painted . . . with pudding. Orion had fun painting, until he tasted it. Then he had fun eating it. Philip told me my picture was much prettier. (much more pretty??) Not much is going on, so I will quite here.

Just another day.

I feel like I start all of my blogs "so yesterday". Why?? Because by the time the day is winding down, and things actually happened that I could write about, I am too tired to even think about posting anything. So then bright and early the next morning, I am writing "so yesterday . . . "

So yesterday was good. We walked to the library in the morning. Last week we went on a Wednesday, but when we got there, it was story time, (close to the end) and the kids room was packed. So we just picked up my books that were on hold and walked home. This week I thought, ok, we will go on Tuesday. Orion likes to play with the train table and will sit and play for a good 20 minutes while I read. Well, yesterday (on Tuesday!) after we spent the 30 minutes walking there, guess what, IT WAS STORY TIME!! Apparently our library does story time 3 days a week!! I know I shouldn't really be complaining about it, but Orion doesn't really get into story time, so I prefer to go when he can enjoy himself. Anyway, we stayed for story time, and then checked out some books, and started our long trek home. After Orions nap we went outside and played with the sidewalk chalk. Why he felt he needed to color himself, I do not know.


Afterwards, we went and did some dishes. I got a cute little video of Orion helping.


Oh, and lately Orion has really been into hats.