Random

We haven't really been up to much lately, but my mom keeps bugging me for a new post and some pictures of Kaitlyn and Owen. So here's some random pictures - Love ya Mom!

I know I always talk about how Kaitlyn is such a neat freak, however that does not mean that she doesn't occasionally enjoy making a mess. This happened one day when I was enjoying some peace and quiet (and not being climbed all over)time on the computer. Kaitlyn really thought that the applesauce made a great hat.

I don't think much explanation is needed here....just that I think Oreos can make just about anyone happy! And I love the chocolate goatee she gets whenever she eats chocolate.






Piggy back rides with dad - which always end up in her room so she can jump on the mattress on the floor.





Siiting in the corner playing with her toys, while mom reads Harry Potter.

And last but not least, almost every day Kaitlyn wants to paint her nails. So today we finally did (we usually do it about once a week)









And this is for you mom.....Owen's photo shoot!

(I'll try to get Aaron over for a photo shoot too for all you Liddles out there)

Yumm-o!

OK so these are seriously (at least in my opinion) the best tuna melts ever! When I made them the other day Dan was really impressed, which doesn't happen very often. And now I can never go back to the plain ol' kind. They're really easy to make...just a little bit of chopping and you too will be hooked.

Click here for for the recipe....Thanks Rachael Ray!

Kaitlyn's Day!

Today we had such a fun day! I decided I need to be a better mom and do more fun things with Kaitlyn, so today I let her decide what we were going to do.

At 10:30 in the morning she decided that we needed to go get ice cream. I kindly told her that was a great idea but we needed to wait until after nap time. So immediately she starting running to her room so she could take a nap. Then I had to tell her that we had to eat lunch before we could take a nap, so she ran into the kitchen chanting "eat, eat, eat". Somehow I managed to hold her off until 11am for lunch then she darted into her room to take a nap. ok so I'm not sounding so nice right now, but come on isn't 10:30 a little early for ice cream? As soon as she woke up she was so excited and ready to run out the door to go get ice cream. So we were off to Dairy Queen and the whole way she was chanting "ice cream, ice cream"!

I think she had the time of her life eating her ice cream cone. My favorite part was that inbetween each bite she would grab her napkin and wipe her mouth...she seriously is the biggest neat freak. So by the time the ice cream cone was all gone there was no mess for me to clean up on her or the table.



After Dairy Queen I asked Kaitlyn what she wanted to do next. Naturally she wanted to go to her favorite place...the park! I took her to a park that's a little bit farther away from our house (not the one in our parking lot that we usually go to) because this park has a smaller jungle gym that is perfect for her to play on.


After going down the slide a million times and swinging on the bars above the slides, my usually very cautious daughter must have built up some courage....


Kaitlyn ran over to the bigger jungle gym and scared me silly by climbing up this ladder-ish thing. It made me really nervous but she was actually really good at climbing it (and yes I did make sure I was standing there right underneath her just incase) And she went down this slide, which is actually the steepest slide I have ever seen. And we repeated this process yet another kajillion times! ok maybe a little exaggeration there



And the last thing Kaitlyn wanted to do today was to go home get some Apple juice and watch Barbie! A perfect end to a perfect day! Kaitlyn was entertained and happy all day, and I had time to make dinner, vacuum and sit and cuddle with my little cutie before the movie was over! Oh how I love being a mom!!!

Trip Down Memory Lane

I saw this on two of my sister's blogs and I enjoyed reading theirs so much I thought I'd do it too.


My High School Senior Year

1. Who was your best friend? Britney (but we both had our boyfriends) and of course Dan

2. What sports did you play? Cheerleader, but I did Pom too

3. What kind of car did you drive? the good ol Chevy S10

4. It's Friday night, where were you? Football Season: at the football game; Basketball Season: basketball game; If there was no game then somewhere with Dan

5. Were you a party animal? I don't think I could have fallen into that category in any way

6. Were you considered a flirt? I don't think so, I had a boyfriend

7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? In my car I participated in everything, however the closest I got to being a part of any of the above was by dancing to the music the band supplied at the games.

8. Were you a nerd? I don't think so, but maybe there's someone out there who does

9. Did you get suspended or expelled? no, but I did get benched

10. Can you sing the fight song? Uh that thing is so deeply ingrained into my brain I don't think I could forget the song or dance if I wanted to.

11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mrs. Driggs prob taught me the most... but I also liked Mr. Anderson (friday = culture day = music, and top 10 lists) and that Chemestry teacher I don't remember his name but I think we called him Dr Sandman or something like that

12. Where did you sit during lunch? mostly at my house with Dan

13. What is your schools full name? Mountain View High School

14. School mascot? Toro

15. Did you go to Prom? yup

16. If you could go back and do it over, would you? I had a lot of fun, but I'm happy to be grown up and more mature...so I guess the answer is no

17. What do you remember most about graduation? Thanks to talking to Steph the other day she helped me remember the outfit I wore. And then going to SunSplash and winning a limo ride that Dan and I took later to a Diamond Backs game

18. What was your favorite class? Mythology

19. Where were you on senior skip day? I wasn't really allowed to skip the only classes I had (pom & cheer) so I most likely went to those classes and probably seminary too. Then I went home like every other day of the year

20. Did you have a job your senior year? I taught a few piano lessons

21. Where did you go most often for lunch? to my house with Dan

22. Have you gained weight since then? Yeah, wish I could attribute all of it to being pregnant

23. What did you do after graduation? hiked Havasupi then off to BYU summer school.

24. Who was your Senior prom date? Dan

25. Did you go to your 10 year reunion? still 3 years to go for that to happen


Now it's your turn!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

We had such a fun 4th of July! Kaitlyn and I hung out at home while Dan went out and worked the first half of the day. We passed the time by sitting out on our balcony blowing bubbles and eating goldfish. Kaitlyn has started to do the akward 2 yr old smile - which I think is pretty cute (probably because I'm her mom)and I was lucky enough to catch a piture of it.

In the evening we had a bbq at Carver Lake Park. As soon as Kaitlyn saw the slides and swings that was all she wanted to do. It was so fun for Kaitlyn to play with her Daddy at the park....she also enjoyed the skateboard rides she got with her uncles Owen and Aaron.

After the bbq we went and watched the fireworks at the St. Croix River. We went with our friends Rich and Shelly, and Kaitlyn just LOVES Shelly - she would rather be held by Shelly than by her mom or dad. Although we had been talking about the fireworks all day with Kaitlyn and before they started she was really excited to see them, once they started she didn't really like them....that is until we left and then of course she wanted more.

Visiting Grandma & Grandpa Liddle

Although we had a miserable time traveling to and from Florida, we did really enjoy our time there. It was so fun to see Grandma, Grandpa, Jacob, and Penny. Kaitlyn really enjoyed all the attention she got, and so did I. In the mornings Grandpa took Kaitlyn out to feed the ducks and the fish at a pond by their house.


Kaitlyn really liked Grandma and Grandpa's pool...well she liked it better when we were inside and she could see it out the window, or if we were outside in clothes. But when we had our bathing suits in she would rather play outside of the water than in it. Oh well it was still fun!

Grandma let Kaitlyn help her make some cupcakes (for yet another birthday celebration) ...she really seemed to like helping grandma dump all the ingredients in.
However, I think that licking the leftover batter was her favorite....nothing beats getting spoiled by the Grandparents!


And finally, meet Penny...arguably Kaitlyn's favorite part of her Granparents home. I thought Kaitlyn would be afraid of their dog, but that only lasted for the first night (about for 10 minutes before she went to bed). But once she woke up in the morning and until we left for the airport Kaitlyn was constantly looking for Penny and chasing her around. Penny actually ended up being more afraid of Kaitlyn, probably due to her high pitched sqeals.

Northwest Stinks!

Sorry if there are any of you out there that may have any connections to someone who works for NWA, but after the experience I just had, I will never fly Northwest again.

So it all started early Sunday morning, Dan and I woke up at 5am so we could get to the airport in time so Kaitlyn and I could make our 7:45 flight. When we got to the airport I go to check in at the kiosk and it says "Flight Cancelled". Yeah, my flight had been cancelled and I got no phone call, no email, nothing notifying me of any change. The ladies at the ticket counter take about 45 minutes trying to find a way for us to get to Florida that day. There were no seats left on NWA so I have to go through Phili on multiple airlines....irritating since I was SUPPOSED to be on a non stop arriving in Orlando at noon, and now I had a layover, switch airlines, terminals, and go through security all over again (and the extra huge line got me to the gate barely in time), and we didn't arrive until 8:30pm....only to have to wait an extra hour to find out that our luggage was lost, resulting in a trip to Wal Mart to get diapers and a few other neccesary items...not arriving at Grandma and Grandpa Liddle's house until 11pm. A very long day for both Kaitlyn and I.

Oh it does not end there! We of course have to fly back to Minnesota and natrually it's still on NWA. Grandma Liddle and Jacob help us up to the ticket counter. We were cutting it pretty close, but we did check in 35 min before the flight was supposed to take off (you're supposed to check in 30 min prior) Once again I tried to check in at the kiosk but it kept saying there was an error. So I asked the lady at the counter for help. After a few minutes and help from 2 other people she told me that I had made just in time but I needed to hurry and run to make it to the gate....they even called the gate and told them I was coming. When I got to the gate (exhausted from running holding all my carry ons and a 2 yr old) the raunchy lady at the counter told me that I was too late...they had given our seats away to someone else. Of course I'm emotional and start letting her know how wrong that is and that she needs to get me on that plane....after all I did pay for my seats, etc. She ended up threating to call security on me (uh...am I really that threatening?) Needless to say I did not get on the flight I paid for (but my luggage did) and I had to wait another 5 hours in the airport (not quite as bad as the 8 hours I spent in the Minneapolis airport) Luckily Grandma and Jacob stayed and hung out with us. By the time Kaitlyn and I were boarding the airplane we had found out that NWA had done the exact same thing to 2 other groups of people. I thought the protocall when airlines overbook flights was to ask for volunteers, not make the decsion themself who is and isn't going to be getting on the the flight they paid for. And who knows how many countless others have suffered from their horrible service.

And because of this I will never fly Northwest again...and I hope you would all think twice about it too.

And just to let it be known Kaitlyn was actually very pleasant to travel with. She is such a sweet and good little girl and I couldn't have asked for a better behaved 2 year old to go through this with. Oh, and yes we did have a fun time in Florida but its late right now so I will post the pics maybe tomorrow.