Life in HD

I'm a week late in posting this but I've been too tired and lazy to get around to it. I can't believe my little baby is already 3!

My favorite sayings of late:

Mom: "How did you get to be 3 already? You were supposed to stay my baby forever."

Hud: "Okay Mom, I will."

The dog was chewing on the front of his shirt the other night and Hud said "Oh my gosh. He's trying to drink my milk. From my nipples!"

Mom: "Don't jump on my belly, you'll squish the baby."

Hud: "UGGHHHH! How much longer is it gonna be in derr? I hate babies!"

Leaving the store one day the clerk said thanks for coming in. Hud replied "Yerrrr Welcome! Mom, was that sooo cute that I said that?"

Everytime we ask him to do something he doesn't want, like take a nap, he says "Why do I always have to do dis all duh days?" (a combo of all the time and all day long)

While I was in the bath someone came to the front door and he was talking to them through the window. I asked him if it was Grandma and he said "No, just another human!" Oh, good. That totally clears it up.

Bryson: "You're too little."

Hudson: "I not wittle. I just smaller dan you."

When I say: "You're a big boy, you can do it" I get (Hud) "Noooo! I just teeny guy. I yer baby." (note that this has only been the case since the announcement of another baby.)

After peeing in our bed one night Tanner got up to make him go potty and Hud's in the bathroom crying "Dad I can't! There's no more pee-pee in my pee-pee. Its all gone!" (cuz its all over my bed!)

Hud is really obsessed with kissing lately. We were watching music videos on YouTube when he said, "Ughhh, when are they gonna start KISSING?!"

We could get used to this

We decided it was time to give YESCO the boot. It was long overdue. The first four years were great and we got 2 really awesome trips out of it. We are now officially self-employed and loving it. Tanner no longer has to report to someone else, spend hours in traffic everyday, work with people he doesn't like, at a job that no longer pays well. We are ecstatic. I'm not sure who's the most excited.

Bryson loves that: we both get up and get him ready for school; Dad is always waiting for him outside his classroom; Dad does homework every night with him; and he's always around.

Brynn loves that: she can roll out of her bed and into ours with her dad; Dad picks her up on time (unlike her mother); with Dad at home, Mom gets to stay and watch her dance every week.

Hudson loves that: he gets both parents all to himself, every day; he can wrestle with Dad ALLLL day long; Dad goes on errands with us and that totally cramps mom's style.

Kim loves that: she doesn't have to get all three kids out the door at 7:30 every morning; her naps get top priority now; she only has to walk to school twice instead of 4 times everyday; eventually she will be able to run errands by herself without the whole family.

Tanner loves that: he's making up for all the time he was away last year; he gets to join 'family nap' every day; he can stay in comfies all day like his wife while working on the computer; his family is thrilled to have him around allll the time.

So if anyone knows some farmers who want to use organic fertilizer we lovingly refer to as "Bio-Crap" give us a call. I know a hot guy who sells it.

Family Update

Obviously its been a while since anyone has heard from us. We moved from Reno on January 2, back to our hometown. The move went well, especially since it was our first one ever. Still, not looking forward to doing it again anytime soon. We were able to get the kids in school, by the skin of our teeth. Its been soooo weird to see all the same teachers that I had as a kid and walk around the campus that I know so well. Brynn's adjusting well and Bryson's having a little more difficulty. It makes me sad that he doesn't feel comfortable yet. He was nervous about not making friends and about 10 minutes after we pulled into the driveway 2 boys from the neighborhood came over and he was happy as a clam. The school schedule is difficult. I'm at the school 4 times a day (fortunately I can walk when its not raining) and it starts at the crack of dawn. Its been hard to get used to that. We really like the neighborhood and the ward and its nice being someplace familiar. So here's an update of the things we've been up to in the last 6 weeks.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

After B's birthday we took the kids to Monterey for the weekend. Borrowed some free passes and spent the night in a hotel (we didn't tell the kids what we were doing, they thought we were just taking them to a hotel for fun. And they probably would've loved it still if that's all we did) The kids were all at the perfect age to enjoy it. It was Tan's first time at the Aquarium and he was pretty impressed too.

The Jellyfish Exhibit

This is maybe one of my favorite pictures

1. breathtaking

2. stunning

3. adorable

4. scary

5. cute

6. curious

The Sea Horse Exhibit

How many can you spot?

1. those aren't little spermies, they're itty bitty Seahorses

2. the beautiful seahorse dome

3. that's not a sea-weed its a seahorse

4. the kids

5. that's Brynn's finger to show how tiny this seahorse is





1. A hammerhead

2 & 3. lay on your back and watch the sharks swim over you

4. Shark

5. A sea-star (basically a starfish with a gazillion arms)

6. mini stingrays incognito

These are BE. YOO. TEE. FUL. Don't know what they are but I loved them

1. those are little flat fish that blend into the sand

2. a stingray getting close

3. two types of sharks

4. penguins swimming near the surface

5. Brynn through the looking glass

6. outside the aquarium

This "tunnel" was cool b/c about every 20 seconds a "wave" would splash over you

1. Stingray petting (the rays are smart and they stay in the far corner where no one can ever touch them.)

2. The wave tunnel

3. cute little clam baby

Poor birthday boy

This is why I never wanted a January baby. The poor kid has had a blizzard on almost every one of his birthdays, its right after Christmas, its never during school, and then we end up moving just days before his 7th. No friends. No party. No fun. I managed to stop unpacking for a little while so I could do some face paint and make a cake. We did get to have both sets of grandparents over for dinner which we've never done and I think he enjoyed that a lot.

He's been begging for a DS for years and he finally got one. He also inherited an entire box of his dad's old baseball/football cards and those 2 items have kept this little boy VERY happy.

You know your boy is growing up when:

* you have to buy new pants every other month

* a week's worth of groceries disappears in 2 days

* he can pick you up off the ground

* he is almost as tall as you

* he can almost fit in your shoes

* can shower and dress himself without even wanting you in the room

* he still wants to be held but it works better if you sit on HIS lap (he thinks I'm hilarious when I do that)

* starts coming up with excuses not to go to school

* can argue a strong point in his defense

(The funniest think Bryson said lately was after he got busted for hurting Brynn. again. - "I hate being so freaking strong! I'm always getting in trouble for it!")

Don't let the door hit you . . .

on your way OUT!!!

To put it lightly, 2009 sucked! We were not sad to see it leave. AT. ALL. But we did celebrate it's being over with. Dropped the kids off in Sac with Gr. and Gr. Zufelt, picked up the Penske, loaded the Penske, and headed out to a masquerade dinner. It was fun but I don't recommend partying the night before you move.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning

Christmas Eve: sledding. . . again

Can you tell how fast we were going?

Hud's mad at Tanner for stopping him from going on a walk by himself

Hudson and Morgan

opening their present

the stocking picture

when both of us were growing up it was tradition to have a slumber party on Christmas Eve and that might have been one of the highlights for the kids this year. But with Hud in the middle I'm sure no one slept great.

After Santa . . . before the mayhem

Christmas Morning