My boys passed this test!

My sister put her kids to the test with these questions and Dallin had so much fun when I read him their results that we decided to follow suit. I think my boys did just fine!

1. What is your favorite color?
Dallin: "Silver, like these teeth."
McKade: "Um, green."
2. What is your favorite song?
Dallin: "Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam."
McKade: "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes."
3. What is your favorite TV show?
Dallin: "Funniest Home Videos."
McKade: "um, Choo, Choos, yes. Trains."
4. What is your favorite movie?
Dallin: "Transformers"
McKade: "DINOSAURS!" (?)
5. How tall are you?
Dallin: "4 and 1/2. That's how."
McKade: "um, big."
6. How much do you weigh?
Dallin: "8 pounds!"
McKade: "2 pounds."
7. Who do you want to be when you grow up?
Dallin: "The train driver."
McKade: "Big like Dad."
8. What is your favorite thing to do?
Dallin: "Walk around the sandbox."
McKade: "um, play truck!" (said as he plays with the truck in his hands.)
9. What is your favorite food?
Dallin: "Hmm..., uh, sandwiches." (pb&j's made with my homemade strawberry jam- freezer
jam.)
McKade: "Dinosaurs! , the chicken nuggets!"
10. Who do you want to marry when you grow up?
Dallin: "I thought you said I didn't have to think about that till next days!"
Mckade: "um, Mommy- like Daddy."

My 3 WONDERFUL kids

I just have to put in a special plug for my amazing kids. I had to go get my car tuned up for it's 30,000 mile service on Friday, and they were FANTASTIC! I woke them up (they for once were sleeping in past 7:10!), hurried and changed them and threw them in the car and drove to Desert Kia for our appointment. I got there a little early, but I couldn't get the carseats out (I love/hate the latch system!) and the people there weren't allowed to help me so I called my friend, Esther, and told her not to come pick us up as planned because we didn't have carseats. So, instead, I took out the double stroller and headed inside only to be told it would take around 4 hours. PANIC! "OK," I told myself, "We can do this!" So I fed them their breakfast of dry cereal and then let them play with their cars I had packed, then read books from the "church bag" for a little while before everyone started getting wrestless. I looked at my watch only to discover an hour and a half had gone by. I didn't want to cross any major streets to go anywhere (we were on Arizona Ave./Country Club) and it was raining, so I got out my umbrella Jeff gave me for Christmas and we headed about a mile down the road to Costco. (We did have to cross Guadaloupe, but we were fine.) Anyways, we literally made a pit stop at Earnhardt's car lot for Dallin and then made it to Costco 20 minutes until it opened so we sat under the umbrella playing Dallin's favorite game, "I spy with my little eye..." (It's nice that McKade now knows his colors so it isn't always just Dallin and I playing.) The kids were so excited to go in and eat pizza but became very dissapointed when we walked in the doors to find their food court under construction:( We still had at least 2 more hours to kill so we walked up and down every isle in Costco and then decided we were hungry. Going out, we found a little hot dog cart on the side of the food court construction so we all had hot dogs for lunch and then I bought us some frozen yogurt for dessert because the kids were taking things so well. (Those are the only 2 items on their menu, so why not!) After the ice cream and a quick stop in the bathrooms, we trecked back to Desert Kia only to discover our van was still NOT done. We waited about another 40 minutes until they pulled our van up front for us. All three of my kids started jumping up and down cheering, bringing laughs and smiles to ALL who were in the building. After paying A LOT of $$, we headed home, only to have everyone fall asleep from their big adventures. I guess it takes a lot to be so wonderful and obedient, but they were perfect little angles in a time when I REALLY needed them to be. THANKS, GUYS! I LOVE YOU!

Eye Eye, Captain!

McKade has been wonderful with his new glasses! I can hardly believe I was as worried about him with them as I was because he never tries taking them off and doesn't really complain about them. I do need to go back and have them adjusted again because they keep slipping down. Well, we went back to the Eye Specialist on Thursday and was told that his eye is still not strong enough with the glasses so now he gets to wear a patch over his good eye (the right one) for 3 hours every day. I usually wait until after nap and then once his patch is in place he gets to play with his light sabor (his "sword") while he transforms into a pirate for the next 3 hours. It is so funny because he repeatedly tells me, "I'm a pirate, arrrrrrr!" He is just as wonderful about the patch as he is with his glasses! I just wish they made the patches smaller for little two year old eyes! (If you cut it down, you lose the sticky stuff around the outside.)

Our Wonderful Stake Conference

Today I was blessed to be a part of church history! Our Stake, the Queen Creek East Stake, along with the Queen Creek, AZ Stake, and the Queen Creek South Stake all got together for a BIG Stake Conference. There were over 17,000 members involved and that included over 34 wards! OK, so the meaning of our BIG Stake Conference was to take our 3 Stakes and make them into 5. What an amazing experience! I will sadly miss our old Stake President, President Brian Soloman (who is now the Stake President of the Queen Creek North Stake), and all my friends who are in the Ironwood and Ranch Wards, but our new Stake President, President Laws is an AWESOME man! (I served with him at the cannery a few times, and also at a STK. activity we worked together.) I loved the words that were spoken, most of which I can hardly recall at this time, but truely the Spirit was present at this meeting. I remember being told that just 10 years ago there were only 2 wards in all of Queen Creek, and we didn't even have our own Stake. MY how we've grown! I am so greatful to live in this area and I know that it is by no coincidence that we do.
*If any of you get the church news and if there is an article about this HUGE Stake conference, will you please send it to me?

100 things about Me

100 Things about ME
Boring, I know, but I needed to post something new. Hey, who knows. You might learn something new about me! ( I got this idea from one of my old roommates from Ricks- thanks, Kristen!)
1. I was born in Pocatello, Idaho
2. I have an identical twin sister
3. Her name is Jeni
4. we don’t look like identical twins
5. I have a brother named Scott
6. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
7. I have been a member of this church for 13 years now (14 in June!)
8. I love Cauley very much
9. Cauley and I met at Ricks College
10. We met in the fall of 1999
11. Cauley and I were married in July of 2000
12. We were married in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple
13. I love ALMOST everything about Cauley
14. I have 3 kids
15. I love our children oh so very much!
16. I love to play with my kids
17. I like to wrestle with Cauley (He’s a wrestling coach and teaches me the moves.)
18. I like to go for walks
19. I don’t like jogging
20. I hate running
21. I love rainy weather
22. I don’t like cold weather
23. I have been fired from a job for “foul language” although what I was accused of saying is not true.
24. I would NEVER say what I was accused of saying, nor have I!
25. I teach preschool from my home
26. I can’t decide if I love or hate teaching preschool this year
27. I like teaching preschool this year
28. I love to read
29. I love to read the scriptures
30. I love to read wholesome romance books
31. I like to color with crayons
32. I don’t like coloring with colored pencils
33. I don’t like coloring with markers
34. I love to cook
35. I love to cook for others
36. I like to drink Coke
37. I love Caffeine Free Diet Coke!
38. I like to drink flavored water
39. I like to drink water only sometimes
40. I don’t care for the flavor of water
41. I don’t like milk
42. I get really sick when I’m pregnant
43. it’s a condition called Hyperemisis Gravadarium
44. I’m really lucky not to be stuck in the hospital more often because of it
45. I like being pregnant despite constantly throwing up
46. I am NOT pregnant now
47. I have several friends who are
48. I have a family member who is
49. I have 6 nephews
50. I have 1 niece
51. I love being an aunt!
52. I wish I was a better aunt
53. I like cinnamon flavored tooth paste
54. I don’t like cinnamon flavored gum
55. I love living in Arizona
56. I can’t swim very well
57. I can float really well
58. I am scared of big bodies of water
59. My biggest fear in life is of drowning
60. Because of this, I can’t watch movies where people are in water
61. I am terrified of spiders!
62. I will scream if I see one (even in the church!)
63. I am terrified of scorpions
64. I have broken several bones including both arms, left ankle, all fingers, most toes, both hands, nose (a couple of times), and probably other things I can’t think of right now
65. I love to sit and chat with people
66. I am shy
67. I don’t like animals very much
68. I love the color pink
69. my room looks like a tornado got it
70. I hate folding and putting away laundry
71. I love a clean kitchen
72. I love the smell of clean laundry
73. my tennis shoes are falling apart
74. I have never played in the ocean
75. I don’t think I want to play in the ocean (BIG body of water!)
76. I like chocolate
77. I love to eat turkey
78. I like taking long hot baths
79. I love kissing my kids’ chubby cheeks
80. I love watching my kids accomplish things
81. I love watching Cauley coach
82. I hate going to his track meets but will continue to always do so as long as he’s coaching them
83. I have attended 1 college and 1 university
84. I loved being at Ricks college
85. I like serving in the Relief Society
86. My lips are always chapped
87. I am competitive
88. I hate being competitive
89. I don’t like it when others are competitive
90. I don’t like playing video games
91. I love listening about other people’s lives
92. I love it when Cauley “holds” me
93. I can’t sleep when Cauley’s not in bed
94. I love to sleep
95. I can’t handle it when kids throw up
96. I throw up too!
97. I love the smell of fresh cut grass
98. I don’t like sitting outside because of bugs
99. I am very good at Wheel of Fortune
100. I am starting to get “baby hungry” again, but not ready to admit it to myself!

McKade got his glasses...FINALLY, well, sort of!

So we finally got McKade's glasses yesterday, except they were broke in half when we picked them up. It has been three weeks since we ordered them and I wasn't being very patient, seeing as they told us it would be ten days at the most until they were ready. Well, when they put the lenses into the frames, the frames snaped in half at the nose piece so they had to order new frames which should have taken only 24 hours, but not so- try 5 extra days and still no sign of them. I got a little upset yesterday when I was told it would be Tuesday before they might be in, so the eye glasses place made a deal with me. They gave us the broken frames and sent us to an eye glasses repair shop and they sautered the frames for us paid by the Seville Eye Center PLUS when his frames get here, they will switch over the lenses and we get to keep the extra frames for free. Why they didn't think of this a week ago? I have no idea, but we have them now, and doesn't McKade look adorable? (It still makes me a little sad seeing my 2 year old wearing glasses, but it's for the better.) Oh ya, can't forget the drama. When we went to the repair shop to have them put back together, McKade puked all over Cauley! So here is McKade stripped down to his diaper and Cauley totally shirtless standing right next to Power road! What a sight I'm sure. Lucky for us, we still have clothes in the back of the van waiting to be taken to DI! Cauley wanted to celebrate after McKade's glasses were done and thought McKade was feeling better so we went to Chile's for dinner. McKade chowed down, but lost it all again in the car on the way home. I think he's just hungry and over eating because he's feels starved. (I assure you he's not, he's probably just growing!) Today he's fine and he even slept good last night. Now if only I could get him to stop touching his glasses...

Check this out!

I found this on another friend's blog and Cauley and I both think it's awesome! You should download it and listen to it. I think it would also make a cool song to go with your little kids slideshow! Check it out: http://ashleyharris.com/prophetsprayer.htm

Bryce Hunt Greer