"You think that's funny?"

High School Musical

My kids are simply OBSESSED with High School Musical & High School Musical 2! I'm not surprised that Kensie loves the movies- the music and dancing are right up her alley- but Lincoln is just as enamored with them if not more. He begs every day for "high school musimal" and dances along with his new friends Troy, Chad, Ryan, Gabriella, and Sharpay!! I have these movies memorized. I must say that they're pretty fun...I even find myself singing the songs in my head in the middle of the night when I'm feeding the baby!! Plus, that Zac Efron is a hottie :)

The Power of Laughter

Thanks, Amy, for posting this on your blog. I usually don't get around to reading the Ensign until it's time for me to go visiting teaching, so I hadn't read it yet :) If YOU haven't read it yet you must! It's a really good message. We don't laugh enough- Matt (like Micah) is such a bore {hint of sarcasm}!

3 Months Old!

Jackson's 3 months old today! I can't believe how big he's getting!! His favorite pass times are sucking on his fist, batting at his hanging toys in his carseat and on his baby gym, laughing (he just started doing full on belly laughs, which I can NEVER capture on video), smiling, saying "goo", sleeping, "tooting" (he REALLY likes to do this....sometimes I think he does it on purpose because he knows he'll get a laugh- especially from his siblings!). He is such a fun baby. I'm excited to watch him grow, but also sad about how fast that is happening. I took a short clip of him, but of course he was being grumpy- I'll try again later!

I'm a Big Boy now!

I started potty training Lincoln this weekend! So far it's been good. We took a trip to Tai Pan on his first day in "big boy pants" & he did great! He was super excited to use the bathroom there {eek}....I hate taking the kids to public bathrooms. Anyway, so far so good. He's had a few little "leaks" but then he'll tell me right away & go to the toilet. He hasn't pooped since we began so I'm just waiting for that surprise! TMI, I know!! We'll see how the next few weeks go, but so far I'm pleasantly surprised.

So I saw this training urinal & about died laughing....it's called Peter Potty's training urinal. Maybe I need one for our house. I could just carry it around all day & set it up wherever Lincoln is :) I never knew they made such a thing!!

30

I woke up this morning and thought there's no way I'm turning 30 today. 30 year olds have houses, school-aged kids, and no life.....wait, that's me!

another reason I miss Kensie....

With Kensie gone all day, Lincoln is free to get into mischief! Today I came out of Jackson's room after putting him down to find THIS FACE. At first I thought it was chocolate, but then Lincoln informed me that it was my makeup!!! He spread it all over his hands, legs, and face- but he didn't stop there.... I also found it all over the walls and carpet in his room!! Little stinker.

On another note, Lincoln decided he wanted to dress Jackson up in his Build A Bear Rocco's clothes. Surprisingly they fit pretty well! The shirt was a little short, but the shorts were a perfect fit! Good times :)

Back To School

Well, my baby started first grade today. I still can't believe it! She was thrilled, of course, so I had to put on a brave face for her :) I waited until I was walking home from the bus to start crying!! Her teacher is Miss Smith. She seems really nice. So far Kensie is most excited about having school lunch and getting two recesses! I'm sure I'll adjust to her being gone all day, but right now I just can't get over the fact that she'll be gone all day every day for pretty much the next 12 yrs. {weep, weep}. I can't even think about what happens after that!

The Jellydots

I'm always looking for kids' music that I actually enjoy listening to. I just found this CD & I think it's great. The kids have been dancing to it all day!