Sleep Talking

I have had several conversations with Jason while he is completely asleep. Unfortunately, I never remember what they were about in the morning. Last night I couldn't fall asleep so I got out of bed and sat at the computer, which is right next to our bed. A few minutes later, Jason and I had the following conversation.

Jason: Why couldn't you give them an estimated total?
Me: Couldn't give them what?
Jason: An estimated total of how much money you made?
Me: Off of what?
Jason: That one customer.
Me: Which customer?
Jason: (emphatically) The one with the little dogs!!
Me:(realizing that he's asleep) I don't know what you're talking about... Bobe? What are you talking about?
Jason: (annoyed) Nothing.
Me: Are you talking in your sleep?
Jason: (gives an exasperated sigh) Uuuhhhh...

And then it was off to dreamland. I don't know why I find these incidents so hilarious. I'm glad I was at the computer this time so I could type down what he said! =)

Potty Training?!?!

Lately Brooklyn has been bringing me a diaper and the wipes whenever she messes her pants to let me know she needs to be changed. Isn't that a sign she is getting ready to be potty trained??? She's only 17 months old. I wasn't even going to start thinking about potty training until she was 2. But she really acts interested in the potty, wiping herself with the toilet paper, etc. I'm scared to death of the whole process because I want to put off the "accidents in public" thing for as long as possible. Plus, she's still too little to understand the whole "go on the potty and I'll give you a jelly bean" thing.

The other day, I took off her clothes to give her a bath and while she was standing at the tub waiting to be put in, she got a really concerned look on her face. She turned toward me and started making little squawking sounds and waving her arms. I couldn't figure out what was wrong, and then she peed on the floor. She was so embarassed. She started trying to clean it up right away. I realized that she knew it was coming and didn't want to pee on the floor. What a cutie.

Anyway, so I know she knows what going to the bathroom is and what it feels like. I just don't think she knows yet how to stop it from coming! What are your opinions? Do I start trying now or is she still a long way off?

The Perfect Day

This morning, we all got up and went to Disney on Ice at the Energy Solutions Arena in SLC. I bought tickets a couple of weeks ago because I had a 50% off coupon and Brooklyn is free. I was nervous that she would be too young to appreciate it. She LOVED it. She was clapping and laughing and dancing around. It was adorable. I'm so glad we took her. She made it about 3/4 the way through when it started getting close to lunch time. We decided to just leave early and avoid the after-show rush. We walked around the Gateway Mall and the weather was just beautiful. I felt like I could walk around all day. Brooklyn had a great time up on her daddy's shoulders. There had been a St. Patrick's day parade there earlier so a lot of people were still in green. There were several little dogs dressed up in leprechaun garb. Brooklyn was thrilled and just pointed and "arfed" up a storm. (She barks whenever she sees a dog. Actually, the other day, she barked when she saw a cat so I said, "No, kitties say meow." Now, whenever she sees a dog she says "Arf-arf! Meowww..." She'll get it some day.) I had a coupon that I clipped several months ago that you could trade in for a whole coupon book for the Gateway. It was our first time making it up that way, so I was afraid they'd be out, but they still had one! One of the coupons was for a free appetizer basket at McGrath's fish house. We got an entree to share and the free appetizer and had PLENTY of food for the three of us for under $10! It was good food, too. Chicken and prawns, yum. After lunch we walked around a little more enjoying the sunshine and then got in our car to go home. Parking only ended up being $3 for all that time so we felt good about that. Brooklyn fell asleep the instant we got in the car, but wasn't cranky beforehand. It was perfect. Jason and I even got to take a nap when we got home. The only blemish to the day was that I had to work 5-11:30 pm. Other than that, it was perfect!! We need to get out and do things like that more often. The only thing that could have made it better is if we had gone with some friends or family. I've still got the coupon book! =)

A Vote!

I really don't know which of all these pictures I like the best. None of them are super. We couldn't get her to look at the camera. But I want a recent one to frame. So, which one should I frame?? You can leave your opinion in a comment or just vote in the poll I put on the sidebar. Thanks a bunch!

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Carter's Blessing

Brooklyn and I just got back from our second trip to Bakersfield in 6 weeks. We went to see my new nephew, Carter, be blessed. We flew JetBlue and Brooklyn was surprisingly good on both flights. She has now been on 18 flights and turned 17 months old today. We flew in to Long Beach on Thursday the 5th and went and visited my grandparents in Palos Verdes. It had been way too long since we'd seen them. I'm kicking myself for not getting a four generation picture. Actually, I didn't even bring my camera! But that's nothing new, I guess. We had a fun trip. I got to see my long-time friend, Amanda. We looked at model homes, went to Costco, shopped at Kohl's, looked for jobs for Jason, babysat Carter, babysat Lucy, toured Dad's new office, went to Ranch Market, ate out at Flame & Skewer (so good!), went shopping and to lunch with Katy, had FHE, played with the dog, made Zuppa Toscana, made a donut run, talked, watched TV, etc. Nice, low-key, and relaxing. Brooklyn even learned some new words! (peekaboo, cheese, fish, and meow) We did get the kid's pictures taken. We wanted one of the two girls together. We have learned that when Brooklyn gets nervous, she puts her hands in her mouth. Usually it's to chew on her fingernails. She did NOT learn that from me. Anyway, it makes picture taking difficult. We did manage to get at least one good one, which is all that we were really going for. So get ready for the barrage of photos!

Here's Carter, the man of the hour, in his blessing outfit

And here are the girls! There is nothing I don't like about this picture, I think it is PERFECT!! Time to print it out and get it framed!

Oh, and let's just forget about that whole "barrage of photos" thing for now. David took the pictures for us with his professional camera, so each file is really big. I either have to put up each picture one by one or reformat them. Don't really have time right now. So enjoy these two and I'll put up more when I get a chance. Feel free to save the two girls as your desktop background. =) Aren't they adorable?!

Journaling

So I've been really bad about keeping up the blog lately. I never even posted pictures from Brooklyn's birthday in October. So I thought I'd just do kind of an eclectic blog with a few catch-up items.

October - Brooklyn's First Birthday & Halloween

Her birthday was on a Sunday so we just went to church and had a quiet little party for her at home with just us three.

Birthday Decorations

Pile o' Presents - featuring a new car seat!

opening presents

playing with her toy from Grandma & Grandpa Maner - sitting in her new car seat

the cake


the eating of the cake

For Halloween, we dressed Brooklyn up as a monkey and took her to the mall to trick-or-treat. She had fun, but the mall candy is definitely not the best quality. Too many dum-dums and smarties. =) I've got a couple pictures of her, but I can't find them right now so I'll add them in here later.

November - Thanksgiving

We were invited to my cousin Alicia's house for Thanksgiving and it was wonderful! The food was awesome and the company even awesomer. We got to see my cousin Evan for the first time since he got home from his mission to Seattle. We also got to go see the Twilight movie in the theater after the meal. Scott stayed home with his girls and ours and they had a great time playing. Thanks guys! (belated, I know) We forgot to take out our camera, but here's a few pics pilfered from Alicia's blog.

the whole crew

playing downstairs

the spread with the wonderful hosts!

December - Christmas

We drove down to Jason's parent's house in Snowflake, AZ for Christmas. Luann and Justin's family were there too. It was super fun and we all got some nice gifts. Brooklyn got a new princess chair and fridge toy, Jason got a remote-control helicopter and external hard drive, I got a massaging ottoman and some new shoes. Brooklyn had fun with her cousins and it was great spending some long overdue family time with everyone. We even got to see Jimmie's family quite a bit. We did take a lot of video, but not many still photos. These include a few we got from others:

We made gingerbread cookies before Christmas

Brooklyn enjoyed them

When Brooklyn first saw her cousin Katelyn (5 mos older), they grabbed onto each other and stayed that way for several minutes. So cute!!

The cast of the nativity - Jason and his brothers were the three wise men

Opening stockings

Our gift to Mom & Dad


Helping Brooklyn open presents


Family pic taken before church

January - Carter & Bako

Our nephew, Carter Nichols, was born on the 6th. We went to Bakersfield a couple weeks later to meet him and have "Christmas" with my family. We had a great time. Lucy and Brooklyn are getting to the age where they really play well together. We are so horrible at getting pictures. I still need to get some from my mom. Brooklyn and I are going back for Carter's blessing in March. I need to MAKE SURE to get pictures then.

February - Valentine's day

Jason told me a few weeks ago that we had reservations for V-day and he had a babysitter!!! We have only had a sitter a couple times since Brooklyn was born so some alone time was really exciting. We actually switched babysitting with our next-door neighbors. I watched their two little boys for a couple hours while they went to the temple and they watched Brooklyn while we went to Tucano's on V-day. It worked out great and I really hope we get to do it more often. I got a cute little Radio Flyer tricycle for Brooklyn on clearance for only $20. She really likes it. She doesn't know how to use the pedals yet, but she sits on it often while we push her or she just plays with the buttons/music on the dashboard. She has even figured out how to store things in the seat! Here are a few pics of our biker girl:

Nursery Girl

Brooklyn is 15 months old, which means she is not old enough to go to nursery yet. HOWEVER, both Jason and I got called to serve in the nursery, so she gets to come with us! Yesterday was our first time and she LOVED it!!! We blew bubbles, played with toys, ate snacks, sang songs, made necklaces, etc. She loved being with the other kids, and we loved not having to chase her around Sunday School! So this is a great situation for us. Hooray!