Livia...ohh the things that comes out of her mouth!!!

Livia has been on a role with her questions and comments lately...I thought I would post a few!

I bought some new boots the other day.She put them on and walked around the house in them...nothing new...she is a shoe diva! She said to me, "Mom, when you are a Grandma and I am a mom, can you tell me where you bought these so that I can get some!"

Yesterday she was giving me a hard time about not wanting to go to school. I told her that she needed to go so that she could learn. She told me that she has already learned enough because she has been to 45 schools (pronounced 'footy five'). (She has been in four preschools in the last two years...we finally found one we like!)

This morning she ran through her 'what I want to be when I grow up' list! "When I am 41, I want to be a mom, when I am 42 I want to be a lady that puts the groceries in the bag, when I am 44 (I guess the bagging gig lasts two years!) I want to be a princess, when I am 45 I want to build houses and when I am 72 I will be a cheerleader! The list gets bigger and bigger every time she shares it! (Trey say's right now he is Anakin (from Star Wars) and then when he gets older he wants to be Spider Man!)

Watch out Little Leprechaun!

We are in serious need of some GOLD!The kids have big plans for it...some goes to Grandma's, Disneyland of course, they have talked a lot about building their own castle! There is only one catch...we have to catch the little slippery Leprechaun first! So, we came up with a plan this year...a trap!!!

We cut a hole out in the top of a chocolate milk container (you could also use an oatmeal canister). Then we covered it in glue and felt.

Then we made some fake gold (painted foil) and rolled them into balls! We put them on top and made a ladder out of some sticks!



The only thing left to do is put a little sign telling the Leprechaun not to climb up...they love to break rules!
Hopefully the Leprechauns don't read my blog!!!

Join us on the alligator to go wimming!

Oh three year old language! I think one of my favorite things about being a mom to toddlers is hearing the words that come out of their mouths! When I got home from being on vacation, Tad left a few days later to work in California. I was watching Livia one day; I could tell that she was thinking about something really hard. So, I asked her what she was thinking about. She said, "Why do you and dad get to stay in hotel's all the time and we never get to?" Someone must have been listening, because a week later she was jumping on the bed at the Hampton Inn! Tad's flight got canceled this week and he had the SLC manager quit so we met him down in Salt Lake on Friday and stayed over night! You would have thought that we were at Disneyland! They had to turn on the TV, pile all the pillows onto one bed and visit the ice machine all within the first five minutes of arriving! They were acting like they had never been in a hotel before! I couldn't help remembering every time my mom took us to a hotel and how we did the exact same things! Trey had had his swimming suit on since he woke up! Every time we had to go somewhere I would change him and he would change back into his suit the second we walked in the door. After we ate, we all got our swimming suits on. Trey kept coming up and pulling on my arm. He said, "Mom, can we take the alligator to the wimming pool?" I looked at him confused as to how he thought we were taking an alligator to a swimming pool. I told him that we didn't have an alligator. He looked at me confused and said I just want to push the buttons on the alligator. All of the sudden the light came on...he meant elevator!!! The kids all took a vote on Saturday morning and decided that they all want to move into a hotel. Someone else cleans your room and makes your bed, you get all you can eat breakfast, and they bring clean towels to you any time you pick up the phone and push 0. Wait...they have a mom that does all that stuff...I think that I want to move into a hotel!!!

What Have You Done?

What Have You Done?

Thanks Kim for this fun idea! If you want to participate, just copy and paste it in your own blog, and bold all of the things you have done. It's kind of fun!!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David(well almost, stood in line, but didn't want to stand in line for four hours!)
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Pacific Ocean
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument

So how did you do? I had 53 out of 101. I still have a lot of things that I need to do!!!

Fabulous Friday Postponed

I really did have a fabulous Friday and because it was so fabulous, I am absolutley exhausted. For now I am going to end my fab Friday by laying on the couch with my husband and watching a movie! The real posts will have to wait until tomorrow!!!

And They Just Keep Coming!!!

In the last two days...
church, Little Italy, China Town, The Village, The Brooklyn Bridge, FAO Schwartz, David Letterman and a lot of walking!!!
The bus below is Willie Nelson's tour bus.

If you like pictures, this is the blog for you!!!

I stayed up way too late last night uploading pictures onto the blog...and it didn't work....uhg! So here are all of our pictures for yesterday and today. Yesterday was the Empire State Bldg., The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, The Natural History Museum, The Met, Central Park. Alex's camera died after Ellis Island, so I will have to post my pictures when I get home.
Today was Greenwich Village, Union Park and their farmers market, Grand Central Station,Fashion Week, Fifth Avenue! It was a great day! Oh and we saw Jennifer Love Hewitt (Alex's love) walking into the Fashion Week tent!

Thanks Tiff for my hat, I love it! It is keeping my ears warm in all of this wind! Loved your giveaway video by the way!!! So cute!