Camping Trip

Here are some pictures from our camping trip over Easter weekend. I wish it would have been a little warmer, but overall we had nice weather. It was great to get to be with all the family. The kids had a great time. All the rocks and dirt--it was like a wonderland to them.

The family in front of Newspaper Rock.

The cousins

ExploringTyson within minutes of pulling up to the campsite

Tanner just chillin'
We did an Easter egg hunt for the kids and they thought it was really fun. After we got home, we left Tanner's Binky in the car on accident, and he didn't say anything about it, so we decided to take it away and he hasn't shed a tear over it. I was so worried about finally doing this because I have heard horror stories, but I guess it was out of sight, out of mind for Tanner. What a blessing for us!

Rambling

I just finished cleaning my room and since my kids are being fairly quiet and occupied with "Wonderpets" I decided to sit down and ramble for a bit. It is becoming increasingly difficult to type since more keys keep getting pulled off my keyboard-the total being 10 keys gone, after I re-attached 4 this morning. I am patiently waiting with anticipation for the day when we can purchase a Mac. Ever since we stumbled into the Apple store to access the Internet while our flight to Hawaii was delayed, Anthony and I have been won over by the Mac. Sooner or later I will break down and buy one--or Anthony will. He refuses to type on our computer with the missing keys. I just keep putting up with it, and the fact that we are too cheap to pay for the Internet so we just pick up someones wireless signal and hope that our information doesn't get hacked because the network is not secure. We are big risk takers.
You'll be happy to know that our car passed another yearly state inspection, broken window and all---another thing we are too cheap to fix. Why pay someone 350 bucks when a piece of plastic costs 3.50 and works just as well? We just disregard the fact that it looks totally white trash and are grateful that the car works for us. Plus, it just seems so much roomier in the back seat with the door panel off.
Last week we went camping with my whole family near Canyonland's National Park. It was a lot of fun, although I could have dealt with some warmer weather. Anyway, just today I finally unpacked my bag from the trip. I have yet to unpack my kids' bags. It is like that every time. Anthony comes right home and unpacks his stuff first thing. Not me. I'll let my suitcase sit there for days, until it finally becomes a tripping hazard. I guess that is just the nature of my being. Please note that all the dirty clothes were washed the day we got home, so only clean clothes are left in the bags. One strange thing we found out about Tyson is that he refused to poop in the wild. He just wasn't comfortable doing that, so he held it from Wednesday night until Saturday morning. He danced around and held it in and finally told us it was time to go home so he could go poop on the toilet. We finally persuaded him to use the outhouse just down the road. I'll post pictures of the trip soon.
Right now we are fighting the battle of bed wetting with Tyson. Today the thought hit me--are you ever really 100% potty trained? I mean, seriously, I know adults that still wet their pants every now and then when they laugh uncontrollably or sneeze or cough too hard. Or, like Anthony once, after working a graveyard slept too heavily and didn't wake up to go in the toilet. And then there are those toilet dreams where you dream that you are sitting on the toilet but are still sleeping in your bed. I just don't think it is a sure thing, although we have eliminated a lot of the problem by not letting him have a bath before bedtime. Therefore, half of the tub water does not end up in his bed. Another help has been pull ups. Tyson says diapers are for babies and reluctantly wears pull ups and many mornings wakes up dry.
When we got back from our trip, most everything in my little garden had sprouted. I am pleasantly surprised and hope that I can keep everything alive. I may have to put out some poison and kill off the neighborhood vermin that frequents my porch.
Despite what many believe, I am still a firm believer that Global Warming is a load of crap. We have had a colder winter and spring than we have in the last two years. If global warming is real, wouldn't that mean that every year our temperatures would be higher than the year before? I don't buy it. I think it is a conspiracy theory. Don't get me wrong...I am all for recycling and reusing and being conservative with our resources. We have to take care of what God has given us. But the global warming movement seems like total propaganda to me.
Well, I appreciate you (my two blog followers) for letting me be candid today. I apologize for the longevity and possible boring read that this was. I'll get pictures up of the kids soon, because really that is what matters most.

Great Weekend

So it decided to warm up again in St. George over the weekend and it was perfect conference weather. Between the sessions on Sunday, I decided to try and get a family picture outside of our house. The boys looked cute but, nonetheless, would not cooperate so we didn't get a really good shot. Here are a few:(note: we are in no way professional photographers, nor do we have professional cameras, so these are just plain, unedited photos.)A few weeks ago I tried to take these shots of Tyson. He had one eye closed in most of them.

Tanner is taking the initiative to sit on the toilet. We are not starting to potty-train yet, but maybe this will be a head start.

Tanner is just being a character here.

Tyson went fishing with Anthony a couple weeks ago. Anthony bought him his own fishing pool and Tyson had a blast. He is really good at casting, too. He has a heavy rubber disk on the end instead of a hook, but he pretends it is a fish.