O' Christmas Tree

We are Christmas bums this year. I didn't feel like doing any decorating this year, but finally I went out to storage and got our two foot christmas tree. I also found one box that said, "Christmas Decos." I brought those few things home and only found a string of lights in the box. So we've got a little tree with a string of lights. Not too much fun for Jaida this year - maybe I'll make up for it next year.

This year's Christmas tree

Runaway Jaida

I had just gotten home and was trying to get Jaida in the house. I had Kayla in one hand and coats and diaper bags in the other hand. Jaida would not come in the house. I told her that we would go on a walk if she would come in the house and let me get something to eat first. Plus I really had to go to the bathroom. Leaving Jaida standing there, I ran in the house, set Kayla down, and ran to the bathroom. I was just going to take a minute, but then there was no toilet paper! Well, it took longer than I thought, and when I got outside Jaida was nowhere in sight. I ran down my condos and looked behind them walking behind the next row and out the other side. It was only when I got to the front of the condos that I started to panic a little bit. I had no idea where to look next, and if I went the wrong way that was more time Jaida had to keep going whichever way she had gone. I was also starting to get really mad. Why does she always run off?!

As I got up to the main road leading into the condos I thought, “There is no way she would go down that way.” As I was trying to decide which way I should go a Saturn suv was driving up the road. Looking inside I could see a man driving, a woman in the passenger side, and a little girl sitting on the woman’s lap. That little girl was Jaida!

My panic and anger suddenly turned into relief! It was my visiting teacher and her husband. They were driving down College Way and Allison saw Jaida knocking on the Stuart’s door (they are in Taiwan picking up their son), so she knew I wasn’t there. Then, she watched Jaida run back down the driveway to go who-knows-where. Allison told her husband to stop, got out of the car and yelled, “Jaida.” So Jaida came running to her and they drove her up to the condos where they also live.

Jaida was crying all the way back to our house and all the way up to her room. When she came out of her room I sat down and talked to her about what she did. We both cried a little bit and she kept giving me hugs. Needless to say we did not go for that walk.

The worst thing is that I know that this is not the last time it will happen.

Kayla Smiling

Kayla is starting to smile and it is so cute!! I recorded a little video with my digital camera and then made a small movie with it. It's funny how you think your little baby can't get any cuter, and then the next day she's cuter.
Watch Kayla and her first smiles.

House Problems

We had an inspector come and look at the house yesterday. The roof is leaking, and there needs to be more insulation in the attic. There is vinyl siding on the front of the house, but hard board siding on the rest of the house. The paint on the hard board is peeling which makes the bottom of the board swell and flip up. There are a couple of other things that also need fixing, but those are the main things. If the seller won't fix the roof Monty doesn't want to buy the home. This totally bummed me out! I like the location (in town), the lot is big, the inside is really nice, and the kitchen is new. I guess we will find out in the next few days what will happen. I certainly don't want to be stuck with some of those repairs, but I really don't want to look for another house either.

On another note, we put Dora underwear on Jaida yesterday before going to the house for the inspection. I kept asking her if she had to go and she'd say, "No." Well, she went outside to play and when she came back in she was wet. I asked her if she had peed on Dora, she said, "Yes." Poor Dora. Our potty training isn't going so well.

Homeowners

I guess I shouldn't really say we're homeowners until we close, but it just sounds good! We got the good news on Saturday, December 11, 2004. It's in town and sits on .25 acre. It has two family rooms, five bedrooms, and two bathrooms. We cannot wait to have all that extra space! Plus the backyard is pretty big and the kids and the dogs will have lots of room to play. I put a bunch of picture up so you can go look at them. Thanks to Misty for taking all the pictures!

The house.

Christmas Spirit?

I have yet to feel any of the Christmas spirit going around. Our decorations are packed away at our storage unit and will probably stay there until Monty wants to get them. I don't want to decorate, I don't want to shop, I don't want to go and look at Christmas trees or Christmas lights. I guess there is still time, it's only December 8th.

Squeeze

Two days ago I put in "Thigh's of Steel". I needed to do something besides sit. Jaida started complaining because she didn't want to watch that, she wanted to watch Mickey, Donald, Goofey (The Three Musketeers). Then she came over and wanted me to hold her and was trying to hold onto my legs so that I wouldn't be able to move. I just kept doing the workout and trying to ignore her. Then I started tell her to try the moves. She started crying more and went and sat right in front of the tv. Tami Lee Webb started saying, "Okay, side, front, cross, and squeeze." Jaida turns around and starts crying, "I don't want to squeeze."

The next day Jaida kept wanting to cover up Kayla's face with her hands or the blanket. I just kept saying, "Please stop covering her face." So of course that is exactly what she wanted to keep doing. I started cleaning the bathroom and Jaida came in and found my box of nursing pads. Kayla was laying on the bed, so Jaida went over and started building a fort around Kayla's head with my nursing pads. Oh, I wish I could have had my camera right then.

Kayla, one-month old.
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"The Fatitudes"

I recieved this in my email this morning, thought it was hilarious,

and had to share it.



In the beginning, God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower

and spinach, with green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds,

so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.



Then, using God's bountiful gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry's

and Krispy Kreme. And Satan said: "You want hot fudge with that?"

And Man said: "Yes!"

And Woman said: "I'll have one, too...with sprinkles."

And they gained 10 pounds.



And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep

the figure that Man found so fair.



And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar

from the cane, and combined them.

And Woman went from size 2 to size 14.



So God said: "Try my fresh green garden salad."



And Satan presented crumbled Bleu Cheese dressing and garlic toast

on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following

the repast.



God then said: "I have sent you heart-healthy vegetables

and olive oil in which to cook them."



And Satan brought forth deep-fried coconut shrimp, butter-dipped

lobster chunks, and chicken-fried steak sobig it needed its own

platter. And Man's cholesterol went through the roof.



Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming

with potassium and good nutrition.



Then Satan peeled off the healthful skin, sliced the starchy center

into chips and deep-fried them in animal fats, adding copious

quantities of salt. And Man packed on more pounds.



God then brought forth running shoes so that his children

might lose those extra pounds.



And Satan introduced cable TV with remote control so Man would not

have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and

cried before the flickering light and started wearing stretchy

lycra jogging suits.



God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories

and still satisfy his appetite.



And Satan created McDonald's and the 99-cent double cheeseburger.

Then Satan said: "You want fries with that?"

And Man replied: "Yes! And super size 'em!

And Satan said: " It is good."

And Man and Woman went into cardiac arrest.



God sighed...and created quadruple by-pass surgery.



Satan chuckled and created HMOs....

Tactical Infant Supply Pack

Monty is so hilarious. He won this FatBoy bag off one of the knife forums he constantly reads. It looks like an over the shoulder purse. He carries his gun, a few knives, and flashlight in it. The other day he posted on the forum that he was looking for a good deal on another FatBoy, "I need a diaper bag that doesn't look like a diaper bag." A supplier of the FatBoy's read his post and wrote him back saying he'd give him a one-time-only deal on one of the bags as a baby gift.

Our new Infant Tactical Supply Pack (Diaper bag).

Mommy and Kayla on election day. Did you vote?
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It's Halloween

Today was Kayla's actual due date. Thank goodness I didn't have to wait eleven more days for her to be born! Monty took Jaida to church while I stayed home and got a couple of hours of rest. Monty's parents were here all weekend, cooking and cleaning my house - it was so nice. Plus, Shay is going to work in up in Salt Lake for two weeks so Judy asked if she could take the dogs home with her. The house has been so quiet and relaxed!! At lunch though, Jaida was asking Monty where the dogs were - he turned around to look at her and she was crumbling her cheese on to the floor. Guess we'll have to start cleaning up our messes without the dog's help.

Kayla's umbilical cord finally fell off.

TRICK-OR-TREAT

Jaida had so much fun on Halloween that she fell asleep on the way back from Aunt Misty's house - before she got a chance to go trick-or-treating. We had to wake her up when we got home. She got a ton of candy and she and Monty had fun trick-or-treating together. I stayed home and gave out candy. We got quite a few trick-or-treaters.

Kayla's Halloween costume.

Kayla Marie Fielding

Kayla arrived on Wednesday, October 20, at 4:08 p.m. She was 7lb. 9 oz. and 20 inches long. This delivery was a completely different experience from Jaida's delivery. It was 100 times better!! A day after she was born she got a pimply jaundice rash - it looked awful, but in a few days she was okay and we didn't need to take her for any more check-ups.

Mom and Kayla after delivery.

I wanted to post sooner, but for some reason I thought I needed to write out the whole Wednesday story. Hopefully I will be motivated to post more often.

Kayla - five days old.

Lost Dog

Last Thursday both of my dogs got out of our backyard. They probably had only been gone 10 minutes when I discovered them missing. So Jaida and I got in the car and drove around for about 30 minutes looking for them. About 30 minutes after we got back to the house Sammo came home - his eyes were bloodshot and he looked exhausted. Monty didn't get home until almost 7pm and when he heard that Rocky hadn't come home yet he went right out looking. Monty kept coming back to the house and then he'd go back out again. He made a "Lost Dog" sign, and went and bought a color cartridge to print out 20 signs. That night he slept downstairs on the futon with both the front door and back door open a little bit in case Rocky came home. I came downstairs and he had a few blankets piled on top of him and was wearing a beanie to keep his head warm. It was cold downstairs! The next morning Monty, Jaida, and Misty went driving around and then went to the animal shelter. They came back to the apartments just north of us and Misty got out to put up the first "Lost Dog" sign. All of a sudden here comes Rocky - running out of one of the apartments. I guess the lady and her daughter found him the day before and were looking for the owners, couldn't find them and were waiting 'til the next day. I'm sure my dogs wish they could run off more often - it's a lot more exciting than sitting around the house all day.

Proud To Be An American

Today my dad will become an American citizen. The Naturalization Ceremony takes place up in Salt Lake at 9:30am. He came to America when he was about 21 to go to college. He first lived in Los Angelos. Wanting to get away from the gang violence he then moved to Salt Lake City with some friends. He has been in the United States about 33 years.

Super Saturday

From 9-2 on Saturday I worked on a bunch of Halloween projects. My parents came down to watch Jaida and brought my little sister and her two kids. Before they came down, I told my mom that my house had been REALLY hot this week. Everything I touched was hot, the chairs, futon, even the carpet! Friday after work I was carrying around an ice pack - it was awful. Monty could feel the heat too, but I thought that maybe being pregnant, the heat was affecting me more. Well, to make a long story short, I was talking to a neighbor on Saturday and we figured out that Jaida had been playing with the electric heat adjuster - it was set to 100 degrees! For the last two months our power bill has also been REALLY high, $80 in August, and $112 for September - all due to the electric heat. For the four years we've lived here we've never used that heat, so it didn't even cross our minds to check it.
Here are some pics of my Halloween projects. There are three more projects that hopefully I will finish one day.

Nyah, Jaida, and Emmett

Halloween pillows.

I'm proud to say that I painted these.

37 Weeks

I had another appointment yesterday, and I am happy to report that I am dialated to a "soft one". I think by soft he meant that two was not far off? This is exciting to me because with Jaida I was induced a week early and had nothing happen before induction. I also tested positive for Group B strep, so during labor they will give me antibiotics which will go through my blood and then the baby's blood to help protect her during delivery. My doctor reassured me that since he has been delivering babies and the mother is being treated, the babies have been okay. I know that doctor's do try and reassure you, but it's still one of those things you think about constantly.

Autumn in Iron County

I have a bunch of pictures to post. Yesterday we went up Cedar Canyon and took some pictures of the fall leaves. What we couldn't find were all the red oak trees - I guess we're too late for those. We also got Jaida a little hot wheels trike that she can actually ride now (instead of the bike with training wheels that she got for her birthday). She's almost too big for it and we were going to wait for Christmas but then she wouldn't be able to ride it outside. Enjoy the picutures!

The family.

View from Wood's Ranch.

Cedar Canyon Campground

Another view from the campground.

Jaida popping a wheelie on her new trike.

Yep, I'm puttting Jaida's shoes on.

35 Weeks

I get weekly updates on my pregnancy from Babycenter.com. It say's that the baby is pretty much developed at this stage and is just putting on more fat. So I guess that means I'll still be gaining some more. Since my digital camera broke I haven't taken any pictures of me all big and round. Well, I finally got some film and started taking pictures with my film camera. The quality just isn't the same, but here are some pictures of me at eight months.

Me and Jaida

Me and Jaida again.

A funny word Jaida has been saying:
benny buntiss.............belly button

Yesterday Jaida kept getting on the counter while Monty was trying to fix her breakfast. He told her that if she got up on the counter one more time he was going to spank her. So of course the first thing she does is climb back on the counter. So Monty spanked her and sat her down in the chair. With big alligator tears, and a stuck out bottom lip she says, "Daddy, be nice to Jaida, okay daddy?" He said he felt so bad, but after a little bit he said he was sorry but she needed to do what he said. I guess she forgave him too because she gave him a kiss on the cheek.

Potty Training

"They are only as good as their trainer." We've slowly been trying to potty train Jaida. We bought her some training underwear (a little thicker than the usual), but ususally just let her run around naked. About every 10 minutes I'll ask her if she needs to go potty. Last Friday she "had to go" three times, and it was only the third time that she really did "go." That night she was in the kitchen and I hear, "Ah-oh water," and then water sounds. Luckily it was in the kitchen. Saturday she peed on my sister-in-law's couch. Sunday morning I found dog pee in the computer room - Rocky, and Sammo had peed in the kitchen (guess we left them alone to long Saturday night). Sunday night I wasn't being faithful to the 10-minute-asking because Jaida again peed in the kitchen. This time Sammo was in the kitchen with her and started licking it up. I was yelling at Sammo to get out of the kitchen and Jaida starts yelling at me saying that she wanted Sammo to get it - gross!!
Needless to say there hasn't been any potty training going on this week.

Two Tickets

I just got my second parking ticket this week! Monday I was a little late and the student parking lot was full. So I parked in one of the empty housing parking lots. I did that all last year, and once the first week of school - no ticket. Well, now you have to have a certain permit and so I got a ticket. Today I put up my sunshade, which covered up my temporary parking pass hanging on my mirror. So I got another ticket. Can they even track me for payment? When I got the pass I didn't have to give any important info like SSN, licence plate #, or even my name. But I'm also pretty sure that if I don't pay (at least the first ticket), it'll catch me sooner or later and be a lot more than $10.

30 Weeks

I had a doctor's appointment on Friday and am at my 30 week mark. My measurements were right on, and the baby's heart beat was a strong 138 (bpm?). I now have to start going to appointments every two weeks. It feels like I've been pregnant forever, but at the same time it's flying by. Jaida will have a little sister in no time - and we'll probably still be debating on a name.

My Dogs

Have I ever posted pictures of my dogs? In this picture of Sammo, he is petrified of the thunder (I think he acts this way to get attention). I think Rocky just finished feasting on some of Jaida's alphabet toys.

Sammo

Rocky

Knife Design

This is Monty's sixth knife design that has been produced. The first four designs were manufactured(?), but the last two have been hand made. This one in particular has caught the eye of quite a few big name knife makers. Barry Jones of Jones Brothers Knives was the maker.

Dog Fight

Last night my dogs got into a huge fight! I was asleep when I heard Monty start yelling and the dogs barking and growling. I have never heard my dogs sound so vicious with each other. Jaida comes tearing into the room and jumps on the bed, "Mommy I scared." Monty practically throws Rocky down the stairs and brings Sammo into the bathroom saying his eye is bleeding. Monty is so upset that he leaves Sammo sitting on the counter and start's yelling at Rocky thinking that Rocky bit Sammo's eyeball. I go in the bathroom and start wiping off all the blood on Sammo's eye, luckily it's not his eyeball. There were two small cuts right on the edge of the bottom eye lid. They were bleeding really bad, but he didn't act like it hurt.

Ultrasound Picture

Thought this might interest some people. Pretty cute, eh?

Baby 2004 ultrasound picture of the face.

How to Solve Office Conflicts

A friend sent me this and I thought it was pretty funny!

It's A Girl!!

We went in Friday for my ultra sound and found out it's going to be another girl. We're both excited and I'm glad that we won't have to buy a bunch of new clothes. I think we have enough clothes for a few girls. We got pictures of the face, feet, heart, and a few other things, but we didn't get to see her hands. I didn't think of it at the time, but now I really want to make sure she's got 10 fingers. You could also see the umbilical cord but you could only see parts of it and it looked like the baby was blowing bubbles. I should have had the doctor take a picture of that.

Independent Swimmer

I took Jaida swimming yesterday and she had a blast. I wish I had brought my video camera, because she was being so funny. For about the first 20-30 minutes she wouldn't let go of me, even though she had on a life jacket. She would get out on the side and jump for me to catch her, we'd swim around, and I'd throw her in the air. I think it's almost been a year since the last time she was in a big pool. Then she found out that she could swim around without any help, and after that it was, "Mommy don't touch me," and off she'd go. We'll definetly have to go swimming more often.

Girl or Boy?

Monday we were supposed to find out if the baby is a girl or boy. I lined up a babysitter for Jaida, and a little before 2pm we headed over to the hospital. Sunday night I told Monty that I thought it was going to be a girl - he thought the same thing. Neither of us really care if it's a boy or a girl, we just want them to be a little less hyper than Jaida. :) So, we get to the hospital and find out that I don't even have an appointment scheduled in July and Dr. Fielding is gone for the week. Last month after my appointment I know for a fact I made an appointment and was given an appt. card. I was mad and disappointed, but there was nothing to be done but reschedule. We rescheduled for Thursday, July 29.

Yesterday, Tuesday, July 20, I get a call from Dr. Fielding's office saying that he will be out of town on the 29th. She suggests the 27th, but I've already had to reschedule my CCNA exam to that day. "How about this Friday?" (Wasn't Dr. Fielding supposed to be out this week?) So Friday it is...hopefully.

A singin' fool

Yesterday we were driving home and Monty and I were talking. The radio was playing a song, and all of a sudden we hear Jaida start singing, "... sorry...can't be perfect...". We have never heard her do that before and had no idea she even knew the song, well knew the chorus anyway. It was hilariously cute to hear her, so we just sat back and listened with big smiles. One of these days I'll have to write that in her baby book as being her first radio-singing song (or something like that). She actually loves to sing, and knows quite a few Disney songs. Anything she has in her hand turns into a microphone. Our favorite song right now is 'All Star' by Smashmouth from Shrek.

Jaida also got into my stamp pads yesterday - the black one of course. She looked like she'd been fingerprinted on her right hand. Oh boy, was I not happy at the time - however right now it just seems funny.

I have a problem...

Last night Monty says to me, “Tanya, I have a problem. You are due on October 31, but I have training up in Salt Lake October 25-29.” Monty is now one of the defensive tactics instructors for the Sheriff’s Department and HAS to go to this training to certify and be able to go to any other trainings. All I could say was, “Yep, you have a problem.”

Baby Shower

I went to a baby shower last night and actually had fun. Maybe that's because I won three prizes. ;) After games I totally pigged out on rice cripy treats, pasta salad, fruit, and bundt cake. The shower was for Jenni Johnson whose husband used to work with Monty in the jail - now he's a detective or something.

I'm still trying to figure out where to have our family reunion. The date will be August 14 - I'm hoping everyone can make it.

Independence Day

So it wasn’t celebrated on the 4th – not a big deal. Monty had to work, so Jaida and I drove up to my parent’s house and spent the holiday with them. The parade was in Richfield and we got some spots in front of a gas station. When the parade started we were lucky that Emmett was there because he took all the kids and helped them get candy – he probably had more fun than they did. The parade was really fun, and South Sevier’s dance team totally showed up Richfield’s. They had a salt truck that spit out balls instead of salt, and a float with a ton of kids shooting water guns. Floats were giving out frisbees, mugs, toys, coupons, and lots of candy. I took a bunch of pictures with my dad’s camera and completely forgot to get the pictures before I left.

After the parade we came home, watered the flowers, and made two relish trays. At noon we headed over to the Central Park for food and more fun. I was sitting on a blanket by Ashley eating lunch when I head a noise and all of a sudden black pieces of something came flying and hit all over Ashley and her plate. I could not figure out what happened, but I looked up and saw Jaida standing right in front of us getting ready for another big sneeze. She was aiming right for me and I put my hand out to block it and said, “Nooooo!” Jaida held nothing back from that sneeze. She also got me and my plate with left over olive and carrots. My hand was just not big enough to block everything. Luckily all the big pieces had already come out on Ashley. Everyone was laughing so hard.

After lunch they started the races. I think Nyah won the two-year old race, and Emmett won the three-year old race. Ashley won the 13-year olds. They give the winners two quarters and everyone else one quarter. Then you can go and buy an ice cream treat with your quarter. They had a goat milking contest and then a greased pig chase. Then they had water balloon throw. The kids had a blast and it was nice just relaxing in the shade watching the fun – man, I’m getting old, I used to be out there running and having all the fun. I did get to talk to a bunch of friends that I hardly ever see.

After the park we went home, relaxed some more, pulled some weeds, and then Jaida and I drove back to Cedar. At 9pm we drove behind the airport to an alfalfa field and watched the fireworks. They were set off probably 50 feet from our car and came down right over us. You could hear each firework being shot off, and even our car would shake a little. Jaida got really scared so we sat in the car and watched. It was an awesome fireworks show – I wish I would have brought my video camera so people could really see how close we were. At the end we could hear small pieces of ash and firework hitting our car.

Good Job!

Last night Monty says to Jaida, “Give me five.” So she does and he tells her, “Good job!” So then Jaida wants me to give Monty ‘five’. She grabs my hand and helps me do it and then says, “Good job mommie!”

Her current favorite phrase is, “In a minute,” or, “Not yet.” Anything we ask her she’ll say, “In a minute!”

Funny words:
Chocolate chips…….milk-it chips
Fix it………………..siskit

All I want to do is read!

I've been taking two hour naps with Jaida almost everyday this week and I'm still exhausted when bedtime rolls around. I feel like I've accomplished something when I can get at least one load of laundry done. Yesterday I finished the last book of a four-part series, "The Rune Lords". I think it took me less than two months to finish the whole series. I love all that fantasy fiction stuff, and the author is local - living in St. George. The website talks about Christian Duguay signing to direct an $80 million epic adventure "The Runelords". That should be pretty interesting because the special effects will have to be amazing if they are to follow the descriptions in the book.

I've decided to find out if we're having a boy or a girl - this way it will MAKE us start thinking of names. Plus it will be so much easier since we'll only have to think of either a boy name or a girl name.

Sleepless Nights

Last night Jaida was tossing and turning in her bed and I was trying to sleep next to her. She started pushing me saying, “Go away.” So I said, “Fine,” and got into my bed. Pretty soon she comes over and wants to lay by me. I let her, and I bet for about 30 or 40 minutes she kept tossing and turning. I was almost off the bed trying to keep my distance when I finally got mad and got up to get a drink. I brought the cup back almost full and Jaida sat up so I gave her the cup. It was dark and I couldn’t see really clear, but I saw her take a drink, lie down, and take another drink! I yelled, “Jaida that is not a sippy cup!” But it was too late, and there was water everywhere. I was already mad that I was still awake, and then we had to towel up the water, change the sheets, and find new pillows. We made her sleep in her bed and she cried for a while but stayed there ‘til about 3 a.m. when she came sneaking back to our bed. My advice to everyone is to not let your kids sleep with you unless you have a really big bed.

Good-Byes

Sunday we had to say good-bye to Jeep and my Grandma. This picture was taken right before they left. I don't know why we didn't have my grandma get in it with us.


Arie, Tara, Suzanne, Jeep, Tanya, Julie
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Reunion Time

Friday June 18, 2004
Today I worked at the Utah Summer Games Track & Field instead of in the office. It was a nice break sitting outside under a shady tent. I was mainly fixing problems with athlete registrations – making sure it got updated in the computer. Ben got there about 11am, they brought us pizza at 2pm and I left about 3pm. As soon as I got home I started packing the car and getting everything ready to go. Tomorrow would be my 10-year high school reunion and I needed to make sure I didn’t leave anything in Cedar City.

We got up to Richfield about 8pm and went to the Annabella church to start decoration. Amber, Dan, and my parents were already there and had almost all of the tables and chairs setup. We decided to setup everything we could so we there would be minimal setup on Saturday. It turned out looking pretty good!

Setting up for the reunion.
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Another reunion setup picture
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Saturday June 19, 2004
We first met at the park across from the high school at 11am for people to bring their families and chat. Only a handful of people showed up: Edward Jones, Jeremy Winn, Audie Ekker and family, Rachelle Woolsey Jensen and family, Amber Brown Riddle and family, Michelle Hutchings Christensen and family, Liz Peterson Gurney and family, Chandra Landen and family, Carolee Peterson and family, and Tara Sitthichai Chaston and family – oh, and me and my family. I took pictures of everyone’s family except for mine. For some reason I never think about taking my picture. I did get some cute pictures of the kids.

Cooper Riddle


Chandler and Elijah Landen


Jaida Fielding


Taya and Kaycee Jensen


Tanner and Audie Ekker. After effects of the merry-go-round ride.


I had Liz Gurney, her husband Lauren, and two kids come and hang out at my mom’s house until the night time activity. She wasn’t going to stay but decided she needed to make better high school memories. We went about 5pm to do a few more minor setups and then waited for people and the caterer to arrive.

At 5:30pm people started to arrive, but still no caterer. About 6pm almost everyone had arrived and were mingling – still no caterer. Finally at 6:15 we decided that Dan and Monty would go get pizza and drinks for everyone. Rachelle and Amber were almost in tears, and I was trying to stay calm. As they were walking out the door here comes Sam with the food. I guess he’d gotten lost.

Well, after that things went really smooth. I welcomed everyone to the reunion, and then we started eating. When the food was just about gone and everyone had started in on dessert I put in the slide show I’d been working on for almost a year. That went really well and everyone enjoyed it. After the slide show we had everyone look under their chairs for a yellow sticky note. Anyone with a sticky note had to go up on stage and be apart of the game show. Rachelle took charge of that. We had about 15-20 questions about events, people and the high school. The game show was really fun – no one could remember the color of the lockers before they were painted or the classmate that had the dirty nickname. After the game show me, Amber, and Rachelle got up and asked for volunteers to do the 20-year reunion. Well of course no hands went up. So after about 20 minutes of pleading we got Lena Rose Vincent, Deanna Gay Ketner, and Maria Bagley Holder to do the next reunion. We told them that they could decide whether or not they wanted to have a 15 or 20. The awards were next, and Amber took charge of those. Mark Oldroyd came the furthest and was the baldest, and Chandra and Terry Landen were married the longest (12 years!), we gave them a bottle of Viagra (it was just jelly beans, but it was still funny). We gave out quite a few other awards, and that was it. People stuck around for about 30-45 minutes, but everyone was gone by 8:30pm. Cleaning up was easy, and we were home before 9:30pm. All-in-all everything was very successful and I wish the next committee good luck!

Sand Hollow

Yesterday after work we went to down to St. George and did some shopping. I returned three maternity items to Old Navy and then bought eight at Target for about the same price - what a bargain!

After shopping we headed west to Sand Hollow State Park. It was a little windy, but the sand was hot and the water was at first really cold. The scenery was awesome, and Jeep loved the red sand. We played for about two hours and then stopped in LaVerkin at a little eatery.


One of the many scenes at Sand Hollow State Park.
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Zion Canyon II

We took Jeep back to Zion on Sunday. We watched “Zion: Treasure of the God’s” – it was really good – even Jaida sat through almost all of it. Then we took the shuttle to Weeping Rock. It was a short semi-easy walk with beautiful scenery everywhere! Next we took the Riverside Trail. It was nice and cool, had a paved trail, and was very beautiful! We should have brought the stroller because we carried Jaida almost the whole way. There were cute squirrels all over begging for food. At the end we let Jaida play in the water while Jeep took pictures and I relaxed taking in all the scenery. As we were leaving we heard mountain goats or something – we couldn’t see them but it was cool to know there were some around. We drove through the Zion tunnels and on the other side was a whole new Zion – I forgot how different the rock and everything was. It was pretty amazing and I we’ll have to go back for a drive down there. We turned around and went into some shops in Sprindale and then ate Roberto’s Mexican. We sat outside to eat and it was nice and quiet and relaxing – even Jaida was behaving.

I would love to post pictures, but my camera has been broken since Friday.

Viva Las Vegas

Friday and Saturday were spent in Las Vegas. We got there around 11am, checked into our hotel, reserved tickets to the ‘Tournament of Kings’ show, and then drove to the Rio for their buffet. The first thing I noticed at the buffet was all the desserts. I got a plate of eggplant parmesean, cous cous, fresh tilapia, and a bunch of other stuff that I can’t remember - I wanted to try some things I’ve never tasted. Dessert was the most memorable. Chocolate pie, banana cream pie, rice crispy treat, tiramisu, mini fruit/custard pie, and a Japanese custard mini pie. Everything was so yummy! After lunch we went to Caesar’s Palace. The Disney Store was having a huge sale – Jeep bought some stuff, and I bought a small Mickey Mouse for Jaida.

The ‘Tournament of Kings’ show was great! First they gave us our food and “Merlin” came out and taught us how to cheer. They served us each a Cornish hen, potato wedges, broccoli, a roll, and a bowl of soup. They didn’t serve silverware – you had to eat everything with your hands. The show was well worth the $50 per person. Afterwards we stayed downstairs and played the kids games. We found a game we could win and I won about seven out of 15 times – not too bad. We went back to the room with a bunch of stuffed dragons and wizard’s hats. Then we walked to the Treasure Island – a walk I will hopefully never make again. We stopped at the New York, New York, M & M’s store, and a Hawaiian market. We watched the Belagio water show from across the street, the Volcano at the Mirage, and then had to sit and wait for the Treasure Island show for 40 minutes. Monty thought the show was stupid, but Jeep and I liked it. We took a bus back to the hotel and were asleep within minutes.

Saturday Jeep and I went to the Excalibur Spa and Fitness Center. We sat in their Jacuzzi for about 40 minutes and then got ready for the day. We spent all day Saturday walking again. We went back to the Disney Store, spent seven dollars in the slot machines, walked around the Venetian, and took pictures at Madame Toussad’s. We then drove to Circus Circus to play more games but it was so crowded that we just walked around and then left. We got home about 9pm but then drove to Beaver to meet Fielding’s and pick up Jaida. So really we got home Saturday about midnight. It was a very fun, relaxing, and exhausting weekend.

Daddy, I stuck!

Our dog Rocky was trying to get into the house one time because we had a different dog in the house and he wanted to get at it. We put him in the backyard and shut both doors. We could hear him whining and barking and scratching at the door, but when we finally opened the door he had scratched a big hole through the screen. Monday, Monty was home with Jaida and hear's her yelling, "Daddy, I stuck!! I stuck, daddy!" He looks into the kitchen and she had stuck both arms and head through the hole in the door and couldn't get out. I wish he would have gotten that one on camera. :)

Memorial Weekend

Saturday
It rained all night, so in the morning it was still cloudy and I don’t think anyone really wanted to leave the house. We didn’t get down to Zion until almost noon. Springdale was packed with cars! Everyone was parking here to take the shuttles in. We told the park rangers we were just going to drive through and luckily found two parking spots at the Visitor’s Center after driving around for a little while. We ate lunch under a bridge – it was nice and quiet – no one was around.


Eating lunch under the bridge at Zion
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Next we hiked up to the Emerald Pools. Only a few of us made it to the Upper Pool, but it was well worth it – it’s very pretty up there. Jeep and I took turns holding Jaida almost the whole way down. My back hurt so bad that I stayed behind with Grandma and Jaida while everyone else to the Temple of Sinawava hike. For all the walking I did after Jaida we should have took the hike!

It was almost 7pm by the time we got back to our cars. I wanted to stop in Sprindale at all the shops, but no one else wanted to. So we drove home and ate KFC. Everyone left and Monty and I started packing for Moab. We finally left the house about 10:30pm.

Sunday
I bought me some un-maternity clothes this morning. I’m too big for my normal clothes, but feel to small for maternity clothes – I guess only pregnant women will understand that one…?

About an hour after getting to grandma’s house in Moab we headed out for Delicate Arch. The hike wasn’t too hard, but worth every step. It was pretty amazing to stand under that huge arch.

That night we went into all the tourist shops and found a shirt for my cousin Jeep. It said, “Jeep Naked”.

Monday
The guys went golfing, so me, Judy, Jaida, and Grandma Dalton went back to Arches. We went to hiked to Double Arch and Sand Dune Arch – they were nice and short. Jaida could have played in the sand all day at Sand Dune Arch. Then we drove around the rest of the park checking out all the rest of the sites.

Copy Cat

Yes I am a copy cat, but as soon as I see something good and easy I can't help but want to use it too. I am talking about Bloggers new 'Hello' feature.

Yesterday I took Jaida to Canyon View Park and let her play in the ice cold water - she had a blast. That night we watched Monty's softball team win by two in overtime. I'm trying to get rested for a LONG weekend. Friday: Cedar Canyon; Saturday: Zion Canyon; Sunday and Monday: Moab.


Grandma Sitthichai and me at my graduation.

LOTR, New Baby

Yesterday we bought Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. We only had a two hours until 24 came on, so we just watched the special features while eating dinner. Then went and visited some neighbors that just had a baby. Alexis was about 6lbs. I was holding her, and then Jaida wanted to so we sat down on the coach and Jaida held her for a little while. She wanted to pat her head and touch her nose and hands. I said, "Let's give her back to her mom, okay?" Jaida wraps her arm around Alexis tighter and says, "No." So then I tell her to give her to her dad, so we get up and Jaida walks over to Monty, wanting me to give Alexis to him. It was pretty cute - I was glad to see her treating the baby nice. I'm sure she'd love a new baby as long as she still got all the attention. :)

I'm sorry, ant

Jaida loves ants. She loves to sit there and watch them; she loves to smash them and say, “Got ya.” One day she picked one up and said, “Look mom.” I didn’t know what she had so I looked and she had it smashed in-between her two little fingers. I said, “Oh Jaida you killed it, you smashed the ant. Go throw it away.” She looked at it and said, “I sowwy, I sowwy.” Then she put it up to her cheek and said I’m sorry again.

On Saturday my whole family got together – except Arie and Mike. We had a big dinner and had Eric’s parents and Monty’s parents come over. I was in charge of making cookies, but we didn’t have any brown sugar. So I went to the neighbor’s house, Bill and Irene Gray and chatted for almost 45minutes. I left when my mom called, however I didn’t mind the visit or the peace and quiet at their house.

Sunday my class was in charge of sharing time. The theme for the month was responsibilities in our families. We decided, well I decided that love/charity is a responsibility that family members have toward each other, so I got six hats to represent mom – straw sun hat, dad - baseball cap, brother - beanie, sister – a Jamaican knit cap I’d had for years, grandma – pioneer bonnet, and grandpa – a golf hat. The kids thought it was the funniest thing in the world. We sang Here We Are Together while we passed the hats around. After the song, whoever was wearing the hats came up and told something they could do to show love for that person. Then Kurtis would choose a child to come up, pick a service out of a bag, and have to act it out for everyone to guess. We just alternated activities and had a really great time.

Reunion Frustrations

Yesterday I got a call from Amber; she is on the 10 year high school reunion committee with me and Rachelle. Our reunion is June 19, so we asked everyone to have their money in by May 20 – tomorrow. Amber said that so far she’s only gotten money from 10 people! I think she was feeling bad about it, but it just made me mad. I feel like we have been putting a lot of time and effort into the reunion and would like more than 20 people to show up. My husband works with one of my classmates and he told Monty that his wife doesn’t want to go because she’s five years younger than us. First of all it’s his reunion, not hers, and why would we ask how old she was or care? Yes, there will be people that will not be persuaded, but I think for the most part if people were doubtful but still went they would be glad. Our class is not big, only 88 graduates, but if I need to, I will call each one of them.

I was also assigned to do our family reunion in August - hopefully that will be easier!

Bryce Canyon

I met my family in Bryce Canyon on Friday. I forgot how pretty it was, and was glad for all the lookouts. I made Jaida wear a kiddie leash because she loves to run off and she loved standing by the edge. After a few hours of wearing it she started crawling on her hands and knees and barking - so I took it off. Waiting for the horse ride to end I put ET, Nyah, and Jaida in my car. I fed them and let them play around inside. They were completely happy, and so was everyone else that didn't have to chase them around the lodge. Jeep thought Bryce Canyon was prettier than the Grand Canyon, and my grandma, who has been there a few times before still enjoyed it.

Graduation Night/Funny Words

About 6pm Fielding's and the Anderson's were the only one's left at my house. Monty, Shay and Emmett decided to go buy a big gas grill and food. When they got back they had a disassembled grill in a box, and no food. So while Monty and Shay put the grill together Julie and Emmett went to the store to get food. They said the guy at Wal-mart told them it would only take about 15 minutes to put the grill together. Well an hour later we decided to heat up hotdogs in the microwave for the kids, and an hour after that and after about 10 arguments between Monty and his dad, the grill was finally ready. Emmett did all the grilling - hotdogs, hamburgers, and fries. At 9pm or so that food was the best I'd tasted in a long time.

Misty stayed busy giving me a manicure, and Julie and Judy pedicures. At 10pm Monty said, "Okay, it's my turn for a pedicure." But, being the mean person I am I wouldn't let Misty give him one. They took about 45 minutes and everyone was tired and just wanted to go to sleep.

Jaida was asleep in about 45 seconds. The next day Julie and Emmett left about 11am and Jaida laid in the rocking chair with her milkit(chocolate milk) and fell asleep. It was a good but tiring weekend.

I need to write more funny words that Jaida says:
(Aunt)Misty.........teeties
chocolate milk......milk it
drink...............drink it
my spot.............my box
crap................frap
rabbit..............raddit
go outside..........go home

Graduation Day

Since I stayed up late cleaning the house I did not want to get up when my alarm started ringing at 6am. After getting myself ready I had to get Jaida ready. At about 8am we finally left the house and headed toward SUU's business building. Of the graduates standing around I didn't see any of my friends, so we took pictures and stood around for awhile. Ching found me, so we took more pictures. She still wasn't sure if she'd be able to graduate. Monty, Jaida, and Jeep left to find Tara and came back about 20 minutes later - just in time to see us walk off behind all the other colleges. The procession was headed by the SUU bagpip band followed by all the faculty members and then each college joining the procession. The faculty lined up on each side of the sidewalk, clapping as we filed down toward the Centrum's tunnel. The tunnel led us into the Centrum and we walked single file toward our seats. Luckily right before the ceremony began I saw my whole family walk in and sit down. I waved until they finally saw me.

We listened to President Bennion, a student speaker, and then Mike Leavitt gave the commencement address. Afterward, I found my family and we went outside to take pictures. We ate lunch at the Chinese Buffet - and luckily they gave us a room to ourselves. When lunch was over some people went to the park with the kids and others went back to my house. I had a headache so I went back to the house.

At 1:30pm I was back at the Centrum lined up in the tunnel. We filled out another form with our address, and then I phonetically spelled my name out so they would be able to pronounce it correctly. We lined up and marched in. We shook the faculty's hands and waved to our families in the crowd. We listened to two student speakers and then they started lining us up to get our diplomas. Besides writing it, I was able to tell them how to pronounce my name. "Tanya Sitthichai Fielding." I walked across the stage and could hear my family shouting and clapping for me - I think Emmett was mostly who I could hear. :) I stood by the Dean of the Business department with my diploma in hand and had my pictures taken. Then we stepped off the stage to have our picture taken again.

The whole awarding of diploma's only lasted about an hour and afterward I found my family again and we went outside to take pictures. The wind was blowing so hard I kept losing my hat.

We all went to my house and relaxed for a bit. My aunt and uncle gave me a small gas grill to take camping and a beautiful jewelry set. Then I got money from my mom and dad - which I went and bought Photoshop CS with, money from Shay and Judy, money from Jim and Belinda, and money from my Uncle Ray.

It was an awesome day for me!

Forgetting to feed Jeep and Jaida

Friday night was the President's Reception and Buffet. I got tickets for me and Monty and Jeep said that she would watch Jaida. Jeep also wanted me to wear her dress she had brought from Thailand. It was so beautiful - it was a chinese-style dress. If I wasn't 3.5 months pregnant it would have fit perfectly, but my tummy poked out a bit more than I was used to seeing.

The dinner was so good. It was almost like having a home-cooked meal. Plus, they had a dessert table with all kinds of pies. Monty went and got me banana cream that ended up being lemon so I went and got me a piece of pumpkin pie. It was so yummy!!

When we got home Jeep was heating up some leftover spaghetti. It was then that I'd realized that we didn't tell her what to feed Jaida or get her food or anything. I felt pretty bad. And at the dinner when I was cutting my turkey my knife slipped knocking some of the salad (and dressing) onto my dress - it missed the napkin by a centimeter.

Jaida calls Jeep "Suzie" - she must think that Jeep is Suzanne. But when Jeep says, "My name is Suzie" Jaida will say, "No, Jeep." So sometimes she'll call her SuzieJeep.

My Grandma and Cousin

Sunday night my grandma Somchai and cousin Jeep arrived in SLC from Thailand. Wednesday me, Monty and Jaida went up to my parents house to visit. It was so great to see them I haven't seen my grandma in two years, and I haven't seen Jeep for five years. My grandma is in her 80's, but you would never guess it. Jeep is 25 and a couple of months away from her master's degree is business. She goes to a beautiful university in Thailand, Assumption University. You can see campus pictures here: https://student.au.edu/Bang_Na/index.html.

They are very generous and had brought very beautiful gifts from everyone. After an awesome Thai dinner we had to leave, but Jeep decided to come with us and stay until Saturday. Thursday we drove up to Cedar Breaks - well the rode was closed so we kept driving to Duck Creek. We stopped at some snow and took pictures of Monty making a snow angel. Then we drove out to the Parowan Gap where we looked at all the Indian writings. The wind was blowing so hard that you couldn't see past the gap - it was just huge dust storm. So we stayed in the car. When we got home me and Jeep did a little grocery shopping and then she made us a wonderful spaghetti dinner. She was very worried that we wouldn't like it, but - gin aroy mak!

Backyard pool

I haven't posted forever, but have thought about it everyday. :) Last Saturday was so nice so I had Monty get Jaida a little pool. We took it to Misty's house and just put it in the driveway. The water was so cold that no one wanted to get in it. Sunday I filled up the pool in our backyard with hot water from inside and cold water from the hose. She was having fun and I would have stayed out there with her but the smell of dog pee was just too overpowering! The next time I looked out there she had the hose and was watering the dirt - where the dogs use the bathroom. Monty had just cleaned the backyard on Saturday, but it was still REALLY digusting for me to watch her walk on the dirt. I told her to get back on the sidewalk and when she wouldn't I turned off the water. That made her mad, so she got back in her pool and played for awhile. I looked outside again and she was back on the dirt. This time when I told her to come back she ran over to some poop and was yelling, "Go away" to the flies! Yuck! I didn't have my shoes on and refused to go get her so I just had to watch her yell at the flies to "go away." As soon as I got her onto the cement I picked her up and put her in the bathtub. I knew I shouldn't have gotten a pool.

Flat tire

Guess who had a flat tire this morning? Today was supposed to be Monty's day off, but he took an overtime shift doing a transport up to Salt Lake and Tooele. I walked out to my car and there was a note from our neighbor Eddy telling me I had a flat tire. I went in and called Kirsten and told her I'd be late bringing Jaida and she said she would take me to work. Then I called Eddy and he said to call him after I got off and he'd take me home and change the tire for me. I hope there's a spare. Thank goodness for friends!

Commenting

At the request of Neil I now have commenting software. It's the same one that Jill uses on her blog - luckily it's free too. I don't spend enough time on this to have to pay for it. Now all I want is to be able to put pictures on - I guess I can't have everything for free.

Last night my visiting teachers came over. First, as soon as they knocked on the door Sammo and Rocky started their big huge fight in front of the door. They haven't done that for awhile because they've been at Fielding's, so this was a lot bigger than most fights they have. Allison almost didn't want to come in, and Aubrey was just laughing. My stupid dogs. A little bit later Jaida comes bouncing down the stairs completely naked - which would be her way all the time if she could have it. Allison says, "Look at that cute bum." So Jaida throws her hand back and spanks one of her cheeks. Then she sat there for a minute trying to look over her shoulder to see if her bum really was cute. It was pretty funny.

Jaida's funny words

Some funny words that Jaida says:
Ernie................Nernie
Popcorn...........Comcorm
Sammo............Mammo
Elmo................Mammo
Nemo...............Mammo
Emmett............Medditt

Now that I want to write these down I can't think of them all.

Snow Canyon State Park

A couple of weekends ago we were on our way to Great Basin National Park. We had to stop at and get gas and while Monty went in to get popcorn and drinks I decided I didn't want to drive 2.5 hours to get there. So when he got back we decided to go to Snow Canyon State Park instead. It was raining on the way down, but when we got there the sun came out. The road through the canyon is only five miles so we knew it wouldn't be a long day. The first stop we made was at the small sand dunes. Jaida took off her shoes and was running all over. It was really nice because the rain had made the sand damp and we could make little sand structures. I should have went back to get my camera, but I was too lazy.

The next stop we made was for lunch. There was a small rest area type place with picnic benches and grass. Well, we ended up eating in the car because it started raining really hard. The rain lasted about fifteen minutes so we got out and walked around a bit. We saw a bunch of quail walking around and started to follow them. We were also on the lookout for desert turtles - the photo in the brochure said they lived in the park, but I'm sure hardly anyone see's them.

Our final stop was to the lava caves. The hike was nice and cool, the views were beautiful, and Jaida walked almost the whole time. When we finally got to the cave there was a couple of families already there with about six kids - all under the age of five. They all started to climb down into the cave, adults and children. One of the boys fell, and cried the whole rest of the time they were down there. Well we followed them down and I got some really cool pictures. When I figure out how to post pictures on here I will put some up. The cave went back pretty far and luckily Monty had his flashlight so we could see a little better. Outside and across from the cave was a small rock hill that had little holes all over you could climb in and interesting waves all over in the rock. I'm not explaining it very well, but it was really cool. That was the end of the trail so we started back for the car. Jaida wanted to play with the ants, so we kept having to pull and push her a long the trail. At one point the trail forked and there was a trail marker right in the middle of it. I started running so Jaida would hurry and follow. When she started running she looked back over her shoulder. Monty yells, "Tanya!" So I look back, and Jaida looks forward just in time to smack head first into the trail marker. I think she stumbled back and fell she hit it so hard. It wasn't funny at first, but as I was carrying her and we were hurrying along the trail we couldn't help laughing. It was pretty hilarious, because we both saw her turn and hit the pole. A little later she was back to herself and walking hurriedly behind me. This part of the trail started to get a bit rocky and she fell and hit her knees on some of the rocks. So it was back to carrying her some more. When we finally made it back to the car we decided to head on out and about two minutes later Jaida was out like a light.

Doctor appointment

Yesterday was my first doctor's visit. I took Jaida with me, so I chased her around the waiting room for an hour before we got in. They weighed me first thing and I'm pretty sure the scale said 111lbs. which makes me very happy. The last scale I stepped on I was around 116lbs. Anyway, we got into the room, and Jaida found out that she could open the door all by herself. So I held her and then sat down and helped her with her sticker book while the nurse asked me all sorts of questions about my families health history - I think I said "no" about 50 times. She asked me if I was on birth control, I said yes because I was. Then she asked me if I missed one of my patches...? I said, "No...?"

So then I had to strip down into the poncho with another little piece of material to cover my bottom half. Jaida wanted to sit on my lap so I read her a story while we waited for Dr. Fielding (no relation by the way). How he could be so happy at 5pm was beyond me, probably because I was his last patient of the day. He let Jaida sit to the side of me and said, "Okay, hold on." That's when he started to move the chair back down. Okay, Jaida just about had a come apart - I thought she was going to pull my little bed sheet off me. The nurse picked her up and Jaida hugged her around the neck like she was never going to let go. So the nurse took Jaida out front to the two receptionists. When she came back she said she was so happy to have a little girl hugging her she almost didn't want to let go. :) My cute little baby. :)

So the visit went as normal and they gave me my congratulations packet and I told them I would always try to find a baby sitter from now on. You know how you have a bunch of questions to ask your doctor but forget what they are when you get there? That's me everytime. This time, I'm just going to call and ask when I think of them.

Monty got home at 6pm and started packing for his training day up at the Murray Sherriff's Office. Nik didn't pick him up 'til about 8:30pm and then they headed up to stay at Tara's house for the night. They had to bring work out clothes, and a mouth piece. Monty thinks they'll probably get pretty beat up, but that's good, someone needs to kick his ego around once in awhile.

Zion Canyon

Yesterday I didn't go to work. Instead me, Monty and Jaida went to Zion Canyon. It was the first time we used our National Park Pass. Monty and I were both starving by the time we reached LaVerkin, and Jaida was hungry and crying in the back - she fell asleep just outside of Springdale. It was cold the whole way down and I was wearing long pants and a sweatshirt (Monty was in shorts!). When we finally reached the visitor's center we parked, pulled out the food, and ate. Jaida ate and played in the little stream running through the parking lot. I was so hungry I but could barely eat a small sandwich without throwing it up.

After lunch we walked to the visitor's center and looked around for a bit. The shuttle buses weren't running yet so we drove to the big lodge. There we walked over to the horse corrals - no horses. So we walked back to the big lawn and just hung out and relaxed. I wasn't feeling well so we couldn't take any of the hikes. The lodge had nice rocking chairs out front that you could just sit in and relax, and the big tree made big, big shade. :)

Then we got in the car and drove around a little more. Since we couldn't do any of the hikes and I had to be back by a certain time we decided to head out. We did stop in Sprindale and walk around for awhile. Monty loves to go in and look at all the shops so we went into one. I hate going in them because they all have the same things and they never change, and we never buy anything. We do want to go back and try a piece of Bumbleberry Pie.

Jaida and I fell asleep on the way back to Cedar. When we got there I had to go to Robert's Craft to get decorations for enrichment night. I got 18 hellium balloons and some table decorations. When we got home Emmett was at our house. He said that he'd gotten off at noon and came over to our house. No one was home so he just sat out on the porch. Luckily Misty came over at 2pm to let the dogs out and let Emmett in. We didn't get back 'til almost 5pm so he would have been waiting a really long time.

Enrichment night was pretty fun. The decorations turned out really cute and the room was very festive. We played Jeopardy - having to guess who certain people in the ward were with clues of "something that no one know's about you." It was hard but fun.

Monty recorded Survivor for me so when I got home I got to watch the great competition and then Colby get voted off. I still think it should have been Jerri or SheeAnn. Oh well.

Jaida, what are you doing?

Yesterday was the nicest day of the year so far. I mostly worked on Monty's portfolio - just putting it all together. We were going to go to Moab for my spring break but Monty has an interview on Friday so we most likely won't do anything.

The other day Jaida was playing in the kitchen and Monty and I were in the living room. It sounded like she was playing in our kitchen tool drawer, but all of a sudden I heard a squirt of water (or something). We'd just taken her diaper off and so I said, "Monty, what is she doing?" Monty ran over to the kitchen and Jaida was squatting inside the drawer with one leg lifted a little. Yep, she peed all over inside the drawer. It was pretty gross, but funny at the same time. :)

First weblog entry

Today I finished the Conference Meet database, the student elections database, and touched up the Expert's database.