Camera LOST...sorry no pics.

Okay, so normally I dont like to post unless I have some pictures to go along with it (I know some of you out there only look at the pictures anyways). But for the purpose that I kind of want to use my blog as a journal for our family, sorry that you get a July monthly update with no accompanying photos.
SO...on the 3rd of July we went to Maple Grove for our annual Mason reunion, then hit up Grandma and Grandpa Masons in Aurora for the carnival and Awesome fireworks. Pretty sure I've scarred Seth for life because of the fireworks. Even now when he see's one of those airplanes that leave a trail behind them he points, looks very concerned, covers his ears and says "boom" and "loud." I guess sitting directly under the fireworks so you feel shrapnel falling on your face is a little too close for a toddler. By the way it was this night, where we believe in the midst of our rushing a tired, scared out of his mind toddler to the car that we think we left our camera somewhere in Aurora Park to be destroyed by the morning sprinklers, lawnmower or kid on a treasure hunt. The actual 4th of July was pretty lame cause we came back home cause Cordelle had work to do. But we hit up the local Enoch parade and saw all 4 entries within about 3 and 1/2 minutes. Seth fell asleep before fireworks this night, and in light of the previous nights melt down I decided to let him sleep through them.
The rest of the month has been CRAZY BUSY. Between finishing the basement bedroom and bathroom for Cassidy (Cordelle's neice) to come live with us and go to SUU, and finally doing our sprinklers and our yard, it has been non-stop work. Once I finally give up that my camera will ever be found and returned to me, I am going to go buy a new one. So I'll take pictures of it all and post it. I am so stoked for our front yard though, it really changes the look of your home. But no one told us putting in our own sprinklers and sod would take so much time. Oh well it will all be worth it.
Other than that its Pioneer Day and Cordelle is at work, so once again Seth and I will journey the parades alone and wait for Daddy to get home to enjoy the other local festivities (the joys of the small town). And once again no pics. Hopefully Seth will believe us one day when we tell him we really did do fun things with us despite not having the proof to show him.
Oh yea, and I'm almost 31 weeks, can you believe it? Only 9 more to go. But Im getting huge so the impatient countdown has unfortunately already begun. Seth is now singing almost all the words to Twinkle, Twinkle little Star and ABC's. He is still the sweetest little boy and loves to give hugs, kisses and to wrestle with his dad. Next month he will be 2! I cant believe it. Well that about sums us up here. Have a wonderful day in bloggerland...and if you really read this whole thing. KUDOS TO YOU.

Cheese!

Seth normally wont eat popsicles because their so cold but last night Cordelle got him to eat one. Of course it was getting all over him so he took a picture of him. Little did we know we'd get this face when we told him to smile. He looks like a little vampire eating a blood-sicle. But it was hillarious so I had to share it.

Yes its summer but Seth loves to get my snow boots out of the closet and stomp around in them. He thinks he's so cool in them! Ah, he's so funny! Did I mention the cutest thing ever? The laughs are definitely one of the perks to being a mom.

SAN DIEGO TRIP!!!

So this last week Cordelle and I dropped Sethers off with my sisters in S.L. and flew out to San Diego for Cordelle's work conference. It was the first time I had ever flown, is that crazy? It takes me 25 years to finally get on a plane! But I liked it. We stayed at this nice resort on Coronado and the weather was SOOO perfect. Unfortunately Cordelle was pretty busy most of the time so I got to hang out with Holly Kelly while our husbands slaved away. Basically I just lounged my prego body around the pool and read a lot. It was really relaxing. I took naps, swam, went to the beach, ate....what a fun vacation (well for me). I felt bad Cordelle was so busy, but he did get a little free time to go to the beach with me. And one night we had dinner on the USS Midway and then saw The Oakridge Boys in concert out on the deck of it! (Who are are the Oakridge Boys you ask?...some no name 1960's country western band...but they were strangely entertaining) Anyways here's some pics from our trip!

Food Storage FHE

So we've been trying for awhile to do this whole food storage thing and Cordelle finally got some shelves up and so last night we transferred all our food over to their new shelves. Its nice to be able to see what you have in a more organized way rather than in big piles in the basement. He did a good job dont you think? And of course we have to thank Cordelles awesome mother for helping us collect most our food storage with great shopping and good deals she finds up north. (Thanks Ma Morris) That whole room will be lined with more similar shelves for holiday and camping stuff! Pays to be married to a handy man.

Oh Seth!!

Well this is just one of those random posts mostly for my sake, but hopefully for your enjoyment as well. Seth's been doing some crazy things lately and I wanted to make sure I wrote them down somewhere. Okay so the pictures are him sneaking a "Reisen" out of my stash and casually laying down on our bed to devour it. He was so innocent and happy about it I couldnt possibly get upset that there were chocolate handprints on every peice of fabric within a 5 foot radius.
Then the other day I heard him just babbling away in the kitchen, so I went to check on him and he was just talking to the wall. There wasnt anything on it or anyone there and my first thought was...my kid has lost it. He's going to loony town. Then I watched him and he kept waving and saying "Hi" over and over. It was then that I realized he was talking and waving at his shadow. It was so funny I wished I would have been able to record it. Unfortunately my laughs embarrassed him and he hurried and said "bye" to his shadow then ran away.
Then there are his less "glamorous" moments. Like when he threw his sippy cup across the cultural hall during sacrament meeting, or when he took a permanent marker to the walls, door, computer keyboard and screen within a matter of seconds! But despite all those, I love this little kid like, well, I guess like only a mother would understand. He is so fun!

5 YEARS?! HOLY CANOLIE!

So my hunk and I have now been married 5 whole years! Time does fly. I was going to grace you all with a slideshow of wedding photos so we could all walk hand in hand down memory lane but lucky for you, I cant find them in a format I could upload them (Im not sure if we ever had them in digital format). Goes to show how much 5 years can do. Anyways I decided to settle for an engagement picture. However as I was rummaging through all our old photos from when we first got married, I just had to laugh. I wouldnt have ever admitted it before without seeing the before and after, but Cordelle has actually filled out... a little. I cant get over how young he looked! Ah, how shallow of me to talk about stuff like this when most of you would be half way through the moosh and goosh of those newly married years by now.
Let me just say, God truly does know how to put two people that need each other together. Its funny when your looking, you think you know what you want, but years and years after being together you realize there's only one person who knew not only what you really wanted, but what you really needed too. And thats why I am so grateful God sent him into my life. Cordelle has truly been my prince. He is a rock and I love him more than anything in this world. 5 years has been good to us. And luckily we'll have a lot longer than that to be together. (Sniff, sniff) okay, kleenex anyone? No? Just me? Thought so. Have a wonderful day :)!

Alright I'm a bandwagon jumper!

Due largely to the shunning I received from my young women, once they found out I had not read these books, I decided to borrow them and see what all the fuss was about. I must say they were actually to my surprise quite good and addicting. No matter how frustrated I was with the characters or plot I couldnt put the books down and ended up finishing them all within a week. And when all your free time for an entire week goes into the lives of a handful of fictional characters, you realize that once real life comes back around and your mind is still thinking things like, "What crazy thing is Bella going to do to mess things up with perfect Edward?" (You know its coming...) then you really are pathetic. Anyways, I thought they were actually really well written and I must say I am really looking forward to book 4 and the movie. Thanks to everyone that gave me a hard time about reading them cause your right, they are really fun books!! Have you guys read them? Any comments? Since Cordelle hasnt read them (and probably never will) its nice to talk about them with someone...so...feel free to share.

Best Buds

Okay so my good friend Val just sent me these pictures she took of Seth and his friend Lily. Most of them are before and after a spaghetti dinner so thats why their stripped down. And lucky for me their still too young to be embarrassed by these pics, otherwise I think they'd both kill us. But I just had to share some of them.
Other than that things around here are going pretty good. The wedding announcement business is doing pretty hot! So thats been nice. And I've been feeling pretty good. But right now I am OBSESSED with captain crunch berries. I am embarrassed to admit that I finished one of those big malt-o-meal bags by MYSELF in about 4 days. Gross huh? I just can stop eating them. What about you guys? Any funny Prego cravings?

Mothers Day!

This mothers day was great. Cordelle and Seth worked together hard and put together my long-awaited swing/bench for our porch. We have such a big front porch it was driving me nuts not having anything there. So for Mothers day I finally got my bench, and I love it! My porch is now complete!
I must say though, one of the toppers for mothers day was when Seth came up to me and said, "I poop." And he really had. I was so pleased and quite beside myself that he actually told me he was poopy (before I smelt it) and then didnt move a muscle while I changed him (absolutely stunning for me). That alone was a fantastic mothers day present. I know, I'm easily pleased. Anyways happy mothers day to all ya moms out there!

In preparation for Mothers Day

Check out this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W95Y8hNQiH8
Its kind of funny and love ya mom, but it totally reminds me of you.