Good Times. Thanks for coming!

JUST A FEW MORE ( If I step on another cheerio I am going to lose it.)

REESEY & LEAH-LUM

ATTENTION ALL OF MY HOMEGIRLS!

Just an excuse to have a get together. Any friends from childhood to mission to motherhood...come hang! There will be YUMMY food and GREAT people.
WHEN: Saturday March 28th 6pm-?
WHERE: My house (email me for address - lori.oehler@gmail)
There will be lots of food but feel free to bring something to share! You can bring your kids. No gifts.

I DID IT.

Yeseree. I RAN THREE MILES. TRES. WITHOUT STOPPING. This may not seem like a big deal to some of you, but considering I could barely run around my block a few months ago AND the last time I RAN a mile was for my 5th grade physical fitness test. And i am going to keep going until...I look good NAKED. So...BOO YA!

A couple of reasons why Judy is RAD.

Got Dead

Hayley: Mom, I think we should move to Washington.
Me: Why Hayley?
Hayley: because George Washington lived there.
Me: I think George Washington is dead.
Hayley: I think someone shot him in the head. They didnt like his talk. He got dead.
Me: Hmmmm

Leah: Mom, GUESS what I am going to be when I grow up? A grown up.
Me in my brain: deep, very deep.

While out to dinner..
Leah: (crossing her eyes) mommy! there are TWO fans!
This is after she put her WHOLE fist in her mouth to get all of the Ranch dressing off her hand.

AAAANNNDDDD, for the grand finale. Leah, out of her 3 year old rage called Hayley a yit-butt..but said the REAL thing.

Reese: da da da bla bla da (before, during and after her attempt to climb the stairs, unravel the TP, play in the toilet, eat cheerios off the floor and hide from Leah.)
Me in my brain: Amazing, just amazing.

I almost wet my pants.

Okay, i PROMISE i dont watch TV all day but I happened to watch this show last night and oh was it worth it! This hunky guy is the co-founder of Apple computers and could not dance to save his life! I was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down my face. I dont know how to give the link to videos but just go to the "Dancing with the Stars" website and you will be able to almost wet your pants too.

DEEEEELICIOUS

Oh wait, there is one more person i would not mind punching in the face.

TEN!

I am sad to report that our TENTH tree frog has escaped and died. Yep, this is the real-life "frogger" goin' down in our household. (Remember that cool Atari game?) But this frog made it the farthest...all of the way to our mudroom...under my coat that happened to be lying on the floor..ack!!! And just guess who always finds these dead, nasty, dried up froggies? Me! Matt is convinced its not gross. I told him that Reese could have picked it up and put it in her mouth and his reply was that "it would be no different than finding an old cracker on the floor..just more protein." Ughh. Well, at least I know what our lesson will be for Family Home Evening this Monday..."Incompetent Pet Owners". Uh, i mean "Frogs in the Spirit World" or "the Resurrection". I will let you know how that goes.

Such a Great Big Sister!

Baby Bye Bye Bye!

I dont hardly ever get the urge to punch someone in the face, but I wanted to punch her. So did Matt.

The funniest question Leah has asked.

Leah opened my cook book with a diagram like this one, points to the diagram and asks "Mom, where do we live?" I had to tell her that cow was short 41 states.

Magical Moments from Disney World

These are just a few pics from our trip to Orlando. We went to Magic Kingdom, Wild Animal Park, Epcot and Hollywood Studios. We had FIVE fulls days of parks. Three of which we experienced bitter cold weather, which we endured. It was in the 30's at night. But did that stop Matt from taking the girls swimming at 9pm? Nope. I am just going to list some of the highlights...
* Arriving at our resort to find that our room had been upgraded with an extra bedroom, kitchen and w/d!!!
* Watching Matt harass the disney characters..trying to make them break character.
* Listening to Leah say "that was so feakin', feakin', feakin' fun."
* The new Monster's Inc show at the Magic Kingdom is hilarious.
* meeting up with our neighbors and their kids. Also matt's work buddy and his kids.
* We also met a fabulous couple from Canada who we played with. The husband was a cop so Matt and him had much to talk about, while I learned about Canada. :)
* Going swimming at our resort's amazing pool.
*In awe of Reese who managed 3 naps each day among all the over stimulation. And now I know she could survive on graham crackers alone.
* Hanging out with one of my FAVORITE people, Sarah and her family. Playing at Downtown Disney with them, eating 3 huge FREE icecream sundaes and having girl/mom/wife talk in my hotel room with our scrumptious babies while the dad's took the girls swimming.
* Surviving the 3am wake up time for our 7am flight that was almost 5 hours with 3 tired kids.
*Going home and doing NOTHING.

I am SO ready for a vacation! Does this bathing suit make my thighs look big? Maybe i could find a nudist colony in Florida?

I think that my brand new house is haunted.

The light above our bath tub tends to go on and off by itself. Its easy to say "stupid light" when your spouse is right next to you. But when the kids are asleep late at night and you are all by yourself its not so easy to dismiss. Then there are the mornings i wake up to the sound of someone shoveling my sidewalk right outside my bedroom window when..there is...actually no one...outside...shoveling. Every morning I drag the girls to the basement with me to play as I run on the treadmill. A couple a days ago I had finished running and was helping the girls pick up the toys and was wondering why Matt's footsteps were so loud across the floor upstairs. We have wood floors upstairs but this was unusually loud. So I run upstairs to ask what the stomping was about ..and there he is...still asleep. So last night I crawl in bed with happy thoughts of sleep and the bathroom light turns on. Ugh. I try not to think about it, but my mind goes there. I cant help it. I think I have watched too many episodes of MEDIUM. So I turn it off, lay down and focus on my breathing so i can slow my heart rate down. So, To any of you UNSEEN VISITORS, will you please focus your energy on turning OFF my lights so my power bill isnt outrageous? Thanks, I would appreciate it.

A Conversation About Allergies

Hayley : Mom, guess what I am allergic to? Sick kids. And dead trees.
Me : Really? Wow.
Hayley: What are you allergic to?
Me: Just cats and dogs.
Leah: Yeah, i am allergic to dead dogs.

FYI

If you are going to eat at a Brazilian restaraunt and you enjoy the salad bar, try not to mistake seasoned Quail eggs for marinated mozerella balls like i did. Unless you enjoy weird food like that.

Going To San Diego!!!

For Christmas, matt bought me some plane tickets to S.D.! So I have just about 48 hours to play, play, play! I will get to see friends and family! What could be better! And I am staying with Jennifer Lopez..i mean , my sister Catherine. :)

South Salt Lake presents...THE BOOB MAN

Thats right people, he wears fake boobs. Why, you may ask? WHO KNOWS. He ALSO wears a fake baby bump. You know, those things you can put on at a maternity store. Do they have a name? And apparently he eats a mixture of mayo, catsup and mustard out of a soda bottle that ghas been cut in half. Anyways, whatever floats your boat , right?

Great Quote by C.S.Lewis

" Lucifer does'nt care if we have crippling deep guilt or easy rationalization. He is as effective with questioning synical skepticism as he is with mind numbing blind obedient rigidity. He likes a complacent, lazy, apathetic person or an intolerant zealous finatic, as long as they are pushed to the extremes."

"There is a crowd of busy bodies, self-appointed masters of ceremonies whose life is devoted to destroying solitude where ever solitude still exists. And even where the planners fail and someone is left physically alone by himself, the wireless has seen to it that he will never be less alone than when he is alone. We live in a world starved for solitude, silence and privacy and therefore starved for meditation and deep true friendship. "

Can you remember the last time you were truly alone and experienced solitude, silence and meditation?

REUNION

It is amazing what Reese endures.

New Years Resolution- be a better mommy to this rascal.

Oh Boy. Leah, Leah, Leah. She is one tough cookie. And she is my test and i feel like I am failing..daily. She is 3 ..and complex, and emotional and full of life, giggles, laughter, toots and sometimes rage. She has the cutest little petite body and the loudest cry that makes you want to put earplugs in. She is a great cuddler and loves to kiss my cheeks and my arms. Yesterday she was putting the ends of her ladybug sunglasses in her ears and she told me she could hear something. She also tried to convince me that her Dora candy were vitamins so she HAD TO have one. She is obsessed with clipping her nails and will sit for hours doing so. She is obseesed with my mom and could easily move in with her. She is over her Tarzan obsession but now dreams of Chuck E Cheese. I often wonder what it will be like when she is a teenager and can more easily verbalize her frustrations,,WHAT will come out of her mouth? And I know that she will not forgive me so easily. Oh boy, i need to love that little one more and realiize that she will grow up way too fast.

Quote of the Day

Matt is sitting on the toilet and happens to glance over at me as I am applying foundation on my face and says "Ugh, doesnt it SUCK putting on ALL OF THAT makeup everyday?!"
First of all, i dont wear it EVERYDAY. Second of all, I am sorry that I sat on the beach way too much as a teenager without protecting my gorgeous face from those harmful rays. Third of all, YES it does suck. i wish i loved my freckles, lines and blemishes.

Snowman? What snowman?

Cute Matt awoke the other morning determined to build an outstanding snowman. But who knew it would be such a difficult task. Bless his heart. Where is KR when we need him? Can we fly you out from the east coast to help build one? So Matt knocked part of it down just in case it is not mistaken for something else...