The Intruder

It's nights like tonight that I lie awake in my bed, secretly FREAKING OUT.  On the verge of a panic attack.  You see,.. about 6 years ago I was the victim of an attempted robbery.

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/article_879902e0-313e-5210-9d53-d56b184370e8.html
(I can't believe I was able to find this article!!)

At the time, it was nothing,.. I just thought I was super cool cause I was in the news.  I didn't ever have any reaction to the incident and it never affected me,..... until 3 years ago.

There was one incident where a girl, in Provo had gone missing.  It turns out in this particular story, the girl had gone hiking alone and had fallen and passed away,.. but for some reason, it sent me into a horrible panic stricken stage.  I was waking up in the middle of the night FREAKING out that there was someone in our apartment, and Peter would go check to find nothing, and then have to snuggle me super tight the rest of the night.  It was horrible.  But it eventually went away.  I get pretty nervous when I am home alone at night,.. but I am rarely home at night with out Peter.

But tonight,.. I am up,.. sleepless because of this story

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=14283096

This is not too far away from where we live,.. and by that I mean,.. this poor family is in our Stake.  I can't sleep.  It brings back all that stress and anxiety,.. and I am usually a pretty laid back person.  Every peep I hear coming from upstairs makes me jump.  (Chloe just started talking in her sleep as I was writing this, and my heart is racing, like I just ran a marathon!)

I said my prayers, and I said some more,.. I made Peter say some more prayers with me,.. and I still can't sleep.
I know that the Lord provides comfort and protection and I am grateful for that.  I am grateful that I can find comfort from speaking with him.  I know that if I ask, I shall receive, and he DOES comfort me.  I am grateful for the power of prayer and the power of the Holy Ghost,.. I know that he was with me that night my apartment was broken into, and he allowed me to stay calm to keep myself and my roommates safe.

I didn't start this post thinking I would bare testimony,.. but while I'm at it,.. I know my Savior lives, and I know that through him, all things are possible.  Especially today,.. I want to bare testimony of Fasting and Prayer and the guidance and peace that it gives.  I am grateful for the many channels we have been given to come to know Christ and understand him, and atonement.

I feel calmer now that have that all off my chest,.. and I am going to attempt sleep one more time.  Nighty night!

Looking Forward

I've been feeling the Winter blues,..and I just want to take the girls outside and play,.. but it's too cold,.. and we like to be warm,... so I am making a list of all the fun things we are so excited to do this Spring/Summer!!  Do you think that it will make Spring/Summer arrive sooner and stay longer?

DisneyLand(End of February,... we decided to cheat and visit summer for a week!)

A few Weekends at Spring Haven

Lazy days with a Blow-up pool

Lazy days spent in our yard that we finally got finished last fall,... the day before it snowed. :(

Long afternoons spent at the pool in Lindon

Ice Cream and Snow Cones on our way home from the pool

A week at Family Camp at Aspen Grove

Girls Camp(i LOVE girls camp!)

Camping in Yellowstone

Mornings at the Park down the street

Fireworks

BBQ's on the new deck that we only got to use once last Fall

Waiting on the front steps for daddy to get home from work

Bear Lake Weekends!!!!

Eating dinner nightly on the deck

Growing my own strawberries to make freezer jam!

My big sissy coming to Utah with ALL her kids!!

Late nights with my family

No makeup cause I will have a wicked awesome tan!

NOT being Pregnant or having a newborn! :D

Not caring about my house, and only doing laundry by pure necessity

A trip or 2 to play at the Gateway

ooooooh,.. I can't wait.  And I believe I have just made the winter blues even worse! :(

Speaking Chlo-ish

Chloe also needs a translator,.. and she is adding more and more words to her repitoire.

booooogs=boogers

santa

agaay=alligator

eyes

nose

bee=that which makes her heart beat,.. her beloved blanket

cheeeese=Jesus

show

guys=Dispicable Me,.. ie: Silly Guys

hat

bea ton=belly button

seeee=sippy cup

blablablabla-Banana

baiyee=Bailey

bum

poops

pants

sooes=shoes

no bed

phone

wallawalla=Odwalla, our very favorite drink.

fourk=fork(which she is a total PRO at using,... to dump her food on the floor)

Chloe is awesome at giving her poor old ma some sympathy laughs, and of course real laughs.  She is just delightful.  We are pretty much obsessed with her and her "Evil Eye"  it's AWESOME!  (I will have to post a video of it)  Chloe LOVES songs,.. and yes,.. we are STILL singing Christmas songs to her because they have to have "Santa" in the song, or she gets mad.  She thinks her sister's hair is strictly for pulling, and her face is for slapping.  Chloe has had to learn to be pretty feisty with a sassy big sister who would other wise push her around.  She is really funny, and makes me laugh all day!  She has always been a pretty effeciant communicator,.. which makes being a mommy a lot easier,.. but also a lot more fun.  Diarrhea is pretty much an every day occurance, dang it anyway.  We are trying to figure it out,.. and it's been a long process,.. dang Lactose!  Chloe LOVES babies and is frequently found carrying one around, and poking it's fake eyes.  It's probably a good thing she doesn't have a real little sibling, or it would be blind.  Chloe L-O-V-E-S her daddy!  As SOON as he gets home from work,.. she is always near or being held by "dada", but who doesn't love him,.. I mean really?  He is pretty popular at our house!  

Speaking Bailey-eese

Some times I feel like people need a translator when it comes to communicating with Bailey,.. and just in case you are cool enough to hang with little miss sassy pants,.. you might want to bring this list with you.

-Closer Closer=Closet

-Constance=Jimmney Cricket or a Concience

-Dr. Laura=no idea, but she is often talked about and interjected in Bailey's wild imaginative stories

-DiSPITable=our new family favorite movie,.. Dispicable Me,.. my children are going to grow up to be evil villians. GASP,.. it's not a princess film!  Bailey does a pretty good re-inactment of "IT'S SO FLUFFY"-a pretty darn funny part of the movie.

-We don't eat_____=if you mention pretty much anything Bailey will respond with "we don't eat _____, do we?" ie. poo.  "We don't eat poo, do we mommy?"(this one is more of a warning, not a translation)

-Mommy Bandaids= Do I really need to translate that one?  All I will say is I get asked about once a month if I need to go to the Doctor, or do I just need a mommy bandaid?

-You're mean!= I just got punished for being naughty and YOU are the mean one! Usually every night AS SOON as Peter walks in the door,.. her report on our day is usually,.. "Daddy,.. mommy was being a MEAN mommy today"  :(

-I want snuggles- " I want to poke you in the eyes and pull your hair out one strand at a time and see how long you actually stay in my bed with me"

-my toes are all gone and are not there anymore=I am wearing socks

-maked=naked

-mommy shows= Oprah, Dr. Phil, Grey's, are to be shared with Bailey,..... (she thinks they are anyway!)

-Banka=Aunt Bekah

-I dis have a quession= I am stalling going to bed.

-If you ask her a question and she replies with a toot and a giggle,.. I'm so sorry,..she is so innappropriate and I did not teach her that!

-mud=Animal poop all over

-Ferry Christmas=Merry Christmas

-Fixer fixer=plunger

-lasterday=yesterday

-road bikel=tricycle

-danger danger=power box

those are some of the great ones,.. but alas, there are many more!  We sure love this girl and all her little quirks! 

My new best friends

I don't know what Oprah was thinking when she didn't add these to her "Favorite Things" list,... I mean who likes diamonds and iPads and t.v.'s and cruises, and new cars anyway!?!?  

A steamer for clothing!  (no more ironing up in herrr)

And a memory foam mattress topper!

Oh,... maybe it's cause that lady hasn't washed or hung her clothing in AGES, and she sleeps on a cloud. 

Oh well,.. I have cute kids and a rockin' husband which trumps billions of dollars anyway.

December in a nut Shell

 Seeing as how blogging was last on my list of important things last month,.. here is an overview of the festivities,... well,.. the ones my camera went to anyway!

Peter's work party,... these are two of my very favorite guys!  The grinch, ie CEO, ie Dave, ie my brosuf, and Santa, ie Peter, ie CFO, ie my cute hubby. They are like Chameleons. 

Bailey had her little dance recitel and was just so cute.  She loves dance, but she mostly just loves to watch her friends dance,... and I laugh.

 Cozumel, Mexico,.. just one stop on our awesome cruise!  Empty white sand beach,.. can't get any better than that!

Cozumel, Mexico,.. just one stop on our awesome cruise!  Empty white sand beach,.. can't get any better than that!

Especially with these guys!!  This is Peter's cousin Riley and his awesome wife Justine.  They aurprised us at the Port and went on our cruise with us!  We were so glad they came with us and we had SO MUCH FUN!

 Got home just in time to rush and get ready for Christmas!

Bateman Family(those that were near) and missed those that weren't.  We had a delicious dinner cooked by da mamma.  

We LOVE Christmas lights at Temple Square,.. they NEVER disappoint!

And this is New Years,...... We spent the weekend at SpringHaven, and this was the only picture I got of the whole time we were there.  This is my favorite part of the drive.  I LOVE tree tunnels and I love them at every season!  This one took my breath away though!


Here's to a New Year and many more blog posts,... hopefully!

Not so surprising.

I could blog a million and one things,.. but I just haven't.  It seems as though I am lame.  And I am.  But at least we are having fun while I am lame!  I think I have just been holding out to blog about this:

(Except,.. I won't be that lady with nasty tramp stamps and a bikini. )

I decided like a year ago that I was going to take Peter on vacation for his 30th Birthday,.. one way or another!! Well,.. I tried my darndest to surprise him, and that little stinker ruined it a few weeks ago.  I was SOOO CLOSE to making it and he snuck into my texts(we always read each other's texts,.. it's not a trust issue people,.. we are just curious) and found a ridiculously detailed text including words like "SURPRISE", "CRUISE" and "CARIBBEAN".  So I couldn't really get around it.  

Oh well.

We leave on Friday and I can't wait!

Happy Birthday Baby!!