Im leaving on a jet plane

On Sunday night Lisa Erik's sister called and asked if I wanted to come out and help her with her kids and stuff. So today is my cram day, I have 2 bags to finish and pack, it will be the kids and I flying TOMORROW.... I'm a little scared to be flying by myself with them but also VERY excited to! So if any of you have any good ADVICE with flying with kids, please let me know!! I am flying to Sacramento California and it is only like an hour and 20 min. so it wont be to bad(lets hope). I told Lisa I could stay as long as she needs me. So if I don't post for awhile I'm just hanging out in CALIFORNIA!

so Emily, I don't know if we are ever going to have a Friday!!

Countdown is on..

So I really cant wait until I go home, and the date inst set in stone yet, Well Erik doesn't know if he can handle me gone for 3 weeks without a car, but I am talking him into it. So only 19 days left till the day I want to leave!! My plan is to go stay with my Sister for a few days then head home and get the trailer ready for the big camping trip reunion. Which looks like its going to be Cold! But I will be with family so thats all that matters to me!

This part is more for me- I need to write down all the things I need to get done before I leave!

1st- Do the touch up work in the bathroom
2nd- FHE packets- (do 13 turn into Emily before I leave)
3rd- Erik's Birthday on the 16th! (any ideas?)
4th- Plan the First Arter Reunion for when I get back! (this is there first one, and Erik and I are in charge of it, so I am in charge of it!)
5th- Mow the garden area/ and thin out the garden

I have to stop there because I don't know how I'm going to do it all anyways- that's not counting all the other big things like 3 hr. Dentist visit tomorrow.. Not fun (I am going to the dental collage and they told me about a 3 hr. visit.) Thanks Alisha for watching Ethan that whole time!!

So I am sure you wont see me for a while- unless I just need a break! Ok I dont know why but the size of all of this got mest up and I dont know why I cant get it to go bigger! sorry for the squinting!

Mine!

So Ethan is in this "mine" stage which is slowing down quite a bit but reading this makes me feel better that he's not just being a brat, he trying to be an individual.
it came from baby center-

When your preschooler announces, "Mine!" while clinging to his truck in a playgroup, this isn't so much a selfish refusal to share as it is a cognitive achievement. He's now able to see himself as an individual and, as such, capable of ownership. His declaration of "mine" is his way of saying he understands that you — and the other children — are separate from him.


Ethan is a non stop Whyer- it is "Why" this and "Why again mom.." it usually end up by saying well Heavenly Father made it that way. It is so funny but really he never stops talking. Yesterday we went shopping and this basket fell off the table and the sales lady picks it up and Ethan as loud as can be, say "THANKS LADY" she started laughing as did I- and then this guy came in with his dog and Ethan says- "Look mom, He's returning the dog." Which I don't know where he knew returning.. but he said it and of course another lady started laughing! He is pushing my buttons lots of times but he has been so sweet with his words- Like when he ripped his ABC chart in half he said "Sorry mom, it was an accentent." I couldn't get mad at that. He is our little talker and we love him so much!

Have you ever wondered?

So Erik came home from school and told us we were going to have a family date night he even said it had a name. So I was excited because usually we drive around and look for somewhere to eat and by the end of the night we are bugged at each other because we are so indecisive! So we ate at home and we got in the car and he said "Have you ever wondered... Which is better TCBY or Baskin Robbins? " and I said yes we wondered that last time we went for ice cream. So we went to TCBY and got 1 cup Chocolate Peanut butter Truffle and went over to Baskin Robbins and got Peanut Butter 'n Chocolate and we he have at home Breyers Reese's ice cream and I totally loved TCBY I don't know if I just didn't think that I would because it is in a run down looking place or what, but that is the one I liked the best! And it is even the healthiest! Yay for yogurt!
And if only it was yesterday we could have gotten the 31cent ice cream at Baskin Robbins!

So after that he asked me if I wonder anything else, and I said "I wonder where the best place is to get a camera?" so we went to Best Buy and Radio Shack well I wish I could say I have a camera but I cant, I think we have made our way in to Best Buy to look about 3 time but we always think we are going to get a better deal, but I would defiantly say Best Buy was better- Anyways we are trying to decide what we need right now. I want a big nice one but really we dont have the money for the one I want, and I was thinking there is this one my friend has that is drop prof, freeze prof- Just in case it gets put in the freezer... And water prof which would be sweet to take pictures of Ethan in the pool this year! So I need some advice from all you pro's out there, Do I get the kid prof one that is about 280 and then when we actually have money get the supper nice one, or do I just breakdown and get the semi-nice but better zoom one that is like 350ish? I just want a camera!

The family date was great, it was just nice to get out of the house for the first time this week- And I was just happy that Erik was on the ball and planed something because I usually just go get a redbox movie and call it good! Thanks for thinking outside the norm babe!