Faces of innocence?

OK a few things out of the mouth of Samantha today.

Sam: Where did we get Hunter from? The doctors? I mean like they took him out of your tummy but where did he come from?
Me: He used to live with Heavenly Father and then Mom and Dad made a baby and we had Hunter. ( I know kind of vague)

So this is where I wish I could say she was all sweet etc.. Nope instead she said... Mom since you already have me as your kid... Why did Heavenly Father give us another one? I think maybe we should just give Hunter to someone that doesn't have any kids. I mean why do we need 2 kids? Does that sound good?

She has also been spending allot of time playing with her dolls. Well today I heard her say "You Idiot" my jaw dropped and i was like where did she hear that! I was double checking myself thinking did I say that? So I scolded her and said WHERE DID YOU HEAR THAT? and her innocent answer "from the dog movie" aka 101 Dalmatians. And then I remembered that yep Corella Devil says it like twice. HELLO!!! A Disney Movie. UGG!

So Obviously Samantha's little mind has been working overtime. I am wondering what questions will be soon to come.

As for Hunter he has been growing by leaps and bounds! He is talking more pointing at things and saying something that sounds like "What's that." He also loves to pretend that he is talking on the telephone. Well we went to say Family Prayer this morning and he folded his arms and bowed his head. Not for the whole prayer of course but for a couple seconds and then tonight he did it again. I was the proudest Mom at that moment. It is truly an awesome feeling when you see your children learning from your example!

So yep that's my kids in a nut shell right now.

Samantha Camping

Sam has been begging to go camping and the opportunity finally arose so Sam and Stephan headed out to go camping. She came home a tired muddy mess but had a blast. I was eager to have a little break and a little respite from Samantha's constant talking. Hunter and I had a great early evening. As I thought when they got home Stephan said his ears were ringing from her constant banter. Three year old's sure can talk!
Stephan is the best Dad! He was just telling me the other day how important it is for him to build good memories with his kids and give them a good foundation and he is doing an awesome job. I sure am thankful for the good foundation the gospel has given us and the knowledge that we have of eternal families.

Going Banana's

Ok I think this new background is fitting. This 3 year old and almost 1 year old are driving me Banana's.

Sam: "Are all Mommie's as mean to there little girls as you are?"
Me aka MOM: "Sam you haven't seen mean! I will show you mean."
Sam: Starts laughing and thinking its the funniest thing ever! I'm so glad my kids take me seriously.

She really knows how to get my goat! And serioulsy she doesn't even know how good she has it! In regards to Hunter we call him Our "Little Monster" or our "Little Animal" because he is just all boy! He has taken to screaming at me when I am not paying attention to him. If I am talking to someone he will crawl up to me stand up and just holler as loud as he can. Many of my Carolina friends have heard this. It is crazy. And with all that I still LOVE LOVE LOVE being a Mom! It is the greatest thing in the whole world. I feel really blessed because my kids are snugglers and I just eat it up. I think Heavenly Father new I needed that to keep me going!

Sam's Antics!

Well Samantha has been in rare form lately. These 2 pictures are a good example. Ever since Hunter was born she has become a total Daddy's girl. So the first picture is of her and her dad getting ready to go on their hike. She said and I quote ' Um Mom yeah I Tink (Think) Daddy and I will go Hiking and you can stay home with Hunter. Yeah.. Ok Does that sound good to you Mom." Well she had a blast on her hike and came home with her first Tic.

Second picture just makes me laugh. She came to me the other morning and said Mom I really need my sunglasses." I said Why? "Well I need to get on my laptop and I can't see without them." I was slightly confused and then she cleared it up. "I need glasses just like my dad does when he is on his computer." She never fails to keep me laughing and I am always shocked at how observant she is.

A few more stories from the past week. We are at the park swinging and she says "Mom you do not fit on that swing! Your butt is hanging out all over the place. Be careful you don't break it." Wow talk about a jab to my self esteem :) Ok last one I found a kids desk in the garbage and brought it home cleaned it up and when Sam woke up in the morning she was beyond ecstatic. She said "WOW! You got a desk from the garbage just for me because you Love me SOOOOO Much." I was like YEAH! and she said " Oh thank you Mom I have a desk just like daddy now." And it now sits right next to his and she uses it all of the time. What a great find!

Family Walks!

These are two very happy kids! They love going on family walks. Sam put's on her "Super Fast Running Shoes" and we pop Hunter in the backpack. We have such a good time together. This is when we were getting ready to go on my Mothers Day walk it was a gorgeous evening. And Samantha and I had a blast chasing eachother.

Getting Healthy!!!

Ok so getting healthy is always in the back of my mind nagging at me. I never really learned to love exercise don't get me wrong I feel great when I do but it just does not come naturally to me and the motivation is soooo hard to find. I also truly enjoy food. But I have suffered from a sensitive system my whole life. It has always been diagnosed as "IBS"! So after way to many visits to the bathroom in my life and going to bed with a stomach ache every night I decided to take things into my own hands. One of my favorite fitness gurus is Jillian Michael's from The Biggest Loser. Stephan and I listen to her pod casts and are always amazed at her insight. The podcast that I really think is going to change my life was about Celiac's Disease an Auto Immune disorder where your system cannot tolerate Gluten so I have started a Gluten free diet which I expound on in my other blog http://glutenfreemamag.blogspot.com. It is amazing the changes I have experienced! Anyways I found a quote by Jillian Michael's that has gotten me thinking...

I don't know what you do when you're feeling frustrated, bored or upset, but a lot of women eat. Sure, a few cookies now and then aren't going to kill you, but there are so many better ways to take care of yourself! We are always willing to justify eating crap by saying, "I had a rough day. I deserve this." Deserve what? Heart disease? Cellulite? Diabetes? Come on! Would you reward your loved ones this way? I bet not. What do I do to make myself feel better? - Jillian Michael's

And that is the question I have for everyone! What do you do to make yourself feel better or to reward your kids? I just find myself to often bribing and rewarding myself and my kids with food.

Hunter is 10 months!!!

Well today is Hunter's 10 month birthday. Here are some things I want to remember... Hunter's ability to scream for 2 hours straight and then clap his hands and smile as soon as you finally get him. He is such a lover boy always giving hugs and kisses. The absolute look of adoration in his eyes when Sam play's with him or really does or sais anything. His few pieces of curly BLONDE hair. He says HI Dad and yells Mom. He waves Hello. His number one goal is to try and eat the cat. He pulls himself up in the bathtub and then gives a big toothy grin of triumph. He is overall just a happy very busy baby. And we have such a blast with him. OH yeah and totally need to give a shout out to my friend Shallyse Gasteulum for once again taking an awesome picture of Hunter! This wasnt even planned she was just nice enough to take some when I wasn't looking!!!