Snow Update

I just had to put new pictures up. It snowed all day on Monday from 7am until about 4pm. The first post didn't show all the snow we got. Later in the day we thought it would be fun to build a snowman for Carter. WE had fun and Carter was freezing- so we bundled him up and he drank his milk while he watched us build our Las Vegas snowman or "no man" as he calls it.

Then yesterday- we had another few inches fall. There were actually 8" in some parts of the valley! Record breaking snowfall. If only it could happen like this every year!

It's Snowing!!!

We actually woke up to snow this morning!!! What started out as a few tiny snow flakes has now been going for almost 3 hours! We had to seize the opportunity to play in the snow. We started out standing Carter on our grass barefoot, with only a hat on for fear that it wouldn't last 5 minutes-and decided we better put on some more clothes so he could enjoy his first experience with snow all bundled up and warm. He loved it! And Jason even got to come out and play for a minute because he's working from home this week.

Touchdown Dance

Catching snowflakes with Daddy

All bundled up to play.

barefoot in the grass. He didn't notice at first- but soon started asking for socks! Mean Mom!

Decorating the Tree

These pics aren't the best- but this is our tree! Thanks Adam!

Carter helping Jason put up lights

Giving Santa Kisses (making sure something's in the stocking this year!)

Trouble!

Well- I meant to post this about 2 weeks ago. I love Christmas time! And I especially love our beautiful Tree that Adam and Tiff picked out and cut down for us! You guys are the best. It's about 15 feet tall and we can't get enough of it!

A day in the life.

This post is for those of you who actually care about my daily life.(or have nothing better to do at the moment besides actually read this.) I tend to only post on Holidays or trips to Colorado or Utah. During a normal week I just don't think about it and when I do, I actually have blog guilt for not posting more. So, I'm not going to give you every second of my Day-but here are a few of my Love and Hates about daily life at the Sant Home.

Morning Ritual:

Love:

• Being able to share a bowl of cereal with him.


• That he can tell us what he wants "Milk, Movie, Cereal"

Hate

• Having to share anything I eat with him


• That he's very impatient while waiting for food- although it's getting better.


• Not being able to watch the News while we eat breakfast. He now demands one of his shows. (wiggles, or "Street" Sesame Street")

Grocery Store:

Love:

• When Carter picks up a Can of Peas and give it a big huge hug because he loves Peas so much. (He did that today and it was so cute)


• When he's a good boy and gives me smiles and makes faces at me while we're shopping.


• That he can actually recognize and say "bananas(nana), Soap (oap), Peas, Corn, Yogurt(go go),and Cereal."

Hate:

• When he throws the can of Peas that he just gave hugs to. That's a real fun game!


• Checking out: There's an end cap filled with Cars. He reaches, and stretches, and cries "Car, Car..." over and over, and looks at me with sad eyes as I try to quickly move past them and divert his attention elsewhere- it only gets worse when I'm paying and he's trying to take all the pamphlets out of their spots and throw them all over the floor.

Get a little nervous:

• In the aisles with banans, juice or Yogurt. Worried he might throw a tantrum when he can't have these favorite things of his. I'm very good at keeping his back to the bananas!

Laundry

Love:

• When he entertains himself trying to put a peice of clothing on


• That's pretty much it.

Hate

• That he wants to get up on the couch where I'm folding all the laundry. He's relentless- he'll repeat himself over and over until I find something better to distract him.


• That he throws all the clothes off of the couch, so he can have a place to get up and play


• That he constantly shuts the dryer door as I'm trying to transfer clothes from the washer to dryer.

Well- this is my day- at least today. Most days aren't much different. If you're looking for a little more excitement- so sorry. We love our little life and can't get enough of Carter -most of the time. He can also be whiney and impatient.. but then again, so can I; so I guess I can't blame him.

Trunk or Treat!

I don't know how it happened, but we seem to be surrounded by BYU fans! Our ward is great- except for their lack of taste when it comes to picking a team for Football season! So Jason decided we should dress up as Utah fans for Trunk or Treat. We showed up with our Fight Song playing and our flag flying. Well- we found out as the night went on- We aren't quite as few in number as we thought. Go Utes! Minus a few glares from the "other" team, and a few people refusing to take our candy (their loss) we had a great time.

Our little spider lasted all of 45 minutes before we had to plop him up on the tail gate and give him a sucker to keep him happy. He was Soo... sticky! But So happy and cute.

I love Fall!

Who doesn't love this time of year?! It's my absolute favorite! From cool weather, to pumpkin cookies and Halloween. I love it! It really felt like fall on our latest trip to Colorado.

Hiking up at "Devil's Kitchen" with Josi (my sister in law) and the twins Sydney and Kate

We had to take time for a Photo Shoot- with the fall leaves and everything. This is the tree that I use to bounce on as a little girl- we loved it! And now I get to take Carter there.


Every trip to see Papa includes a campfire and marshmallows!



Carter's favorite new toy is a broom! (not so fun if you're actually trying to sweep- unless you're lucky enough to have 2 brooms handy! ) He had a blast helping Nana.




Taking a walk with Papa.

He loves pumpkins, or "puck" as he calls them. Apparently he thinks he's strong enough to carry one! It was Carter and My first trip to a real pumpkin patch!

Is this kid darling or what?

I'm back! I finally have some exciting news to share and it's really about time that I posted something so I don't have to see the same pictures that have been on here for the past 3 months!

I had my 16 week check up this week and I talked the Dr. into letting us know what the baby was! Usually he waits until the 20 week ultrasound- but upon zooming in between the legs- there was that little somethin to let us know we're having another BOY!!! We're so excited- except I just keep thinking of something I can go shopping for (like I need an excuse) and we have everything! Anyway, that's the news- 2 crazy boys to chase around! Aaahh!

We had our first taste of having a little baby around the house tonight. We babysat a little 2 month old and Carter thought he was pretty cute- but kept trying to steal his bottle and climb on top of us on the couch. He's about to have a real rude awakening!

These pics are from my darling sister-in-law Hailey. She's pretty much the queen of anything creative. And she took these for us in September. Aren't they cute?! Thanks Hailey!

playing around

Well, we're in Utah right now and I decided I need a change on my blog. Maybe that will get me excited about blogging again. So bear with me until I find one I like. I promise I'll post some pictures soon.

Prego!

Well, I guess I better blog this for all the people who don't know yet. (all 3 of you!) The original plan was to wait until I was 12 weeks to tell- but I'm not very good at keeping my own secrets. So- I'm Pregnant! I don't know if it's real yet. I'm only about 9 weeks. Due in the middle of April.
I'm feeling good. Tired- but good. Lucky me, I don't get morning sickness! Other than that- it's life as usual around here.

It's finally nice enough to get outside a little more so Carter is constantly begging to go outside or "Aattsss..." as he says over and over as he's trying to pull the door open. What a cute little bug!

Nothin to Blog about

I don't know what my deal is. I am so unmotivated to blog. Everytime I think about it- I just don't know what to post. So sorry. I love looking at everyone else's blogs at the moment, but just haven't been inspired on anything new to post.

Ragged Mtn.

Yes, that is my Mom. Does she look like she's in control?!

Once again, My Mom getting ready to ride the Mountain Board (like a big skateboard.)


Here's a few pics from our latest trip to Colorado.
Did some hiking
Had a survivor "Challenge"
changed lots of diapers!
Had fun in the rain
Dirt biked through the mud
Dealt with diaper rash (not fun!)
Were the only ones NOT to participate in the family "talent" show.
the boys fished
Carter played with Rocks
Played dominoes, charades, and Catch Phrase (my favorite)
Ate WAY too much!
We had a blast! It was so fun to see the fam!

Blog Hopping

So- it's weird how sitting at a computer and blog hopping can make you feel reconnected again! We just got back from a trip- and for some reason the first few days home are hard for me. I just feel all out of it, and can't remember what I normally do all day every day. So today I took some time to blog hop! It's been a long time and I must say I enjoyed every minute of it!

I just have to say THANK YOU ADAM! They have a link to this blog http://www.seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com and it is hilarious! For any of you who laugh at our "Mormon Culture" you might get a kick out of it. Anyway- it made me smile.

Carter's up now- so gotta go!

Happy Birthday Carter!!!

I can hardly believe my little boy is already 1!!! It goes so fast. He had a pretty good birthday- minus a little constapation and teething problems! Being One is a rough gig I guess. On the plus side- it was a great excuse for us to have some friends over for a barbeque.

He loved the balloons!... until he got all tangled up in them
And he especially loved the cake!... until we took it away! He was in chocolate heaven!
And here's my little man on Sunday- picking our flowers.
He was pretty serious opening presents- this is the most smiley picture I got.
And this is the birthday cake before it got demolished! I must say, I've got a little work to do before I can perfect a birthday cake like my mom. Making it brought back memories of my mom always making our favorite cake, and going all out for our Birthdays.

I love you Carter! I'm so excited to see what the next year has to bring!

I have time!!!

Wow- it's been a long time since I've updated our blog! I finally have time. Carter has been sleeping for almost 31/2 hours! Unheard of! I think he's a bit worn out from church yesterday!

I haven't posted pics yet of our camping trip, so here's a few! We had a blast! for the 4th weekend we headed up to Navajo Lake (near Cedar City) to take our first camping trip! Never mind that all of our friends dogged us!! We had a blast. I mean, if you call no sleep, no showers, and another scrape on Carter's nose a good time! It was sooo... beautiful! Jason had a great time fishing, Carter loved being outside and I actually got to do some reading. It's amazing how being away from it all- just makes you forget all the stress of everyday life. It was a much needed break - and we got to follow it up with a trip to Utah to see the fam. Unfortunately- I didn't take a single picture while I was up there! I guess we were just having too much fun.

Lots of accomplishments and a bonk on the head!

Poor little guy got a little excited and forgot to move his feet. Took a tumble and bonked his head on the table. Wish I could say it's the only time he's hit his head!

And, for those of you who didn't think I had a green thumb- I actually got my first tomato yesterday! Isn't it beautiful?! There's lots of green ones, and a few with some spots-but this is the first ripe one and it tasted delicious! Thanks to my bro. who taught me how to polinate the plant! (I don't think we have bees around our yard, so I had to do it with a paint brush. Who knew?!)

Well, it's been an exciting week here in the Sant home! Nope, he doesn't crawl yet- but he has started walking!!! Ok- to be fair, he can army crawl, and he did finally pull himself up in the crib- but crawling has never been his forte! But yesterday, he finally let go of my fingers- well actually I made him let go, and he did pretty good- so we decided to practice some more when Dad got home!

We Did It!!!

Well, it's been a long time in the making, but we finally did our race!!! We ran the Provo Canyon 10 miler, and we actually ran the ENTIRE thing! No stops or anything. Can't say I was the quickest of the bunch, but we accomplished our goal and I must say I'm pretty proud of us for doing it. Jason even hung back with me the whole time. My brother Mike ( who didn't train- and ran way faster than any of us) and my sister Katie did it with us. They are my inspiration. Thanks to my sis for keeping me motivated.

We had a blast. Stayed at the cabin in Midway, and loved, loved, loved the beautiful weather. This is the time of year that it's hard to come back home to Vegas. The mountains, the trees, grass, and the crisp morning air, it was gorgeous!

Other than that, just trying to get our vinyl business up and running. I'll let you know when our blog is up. And- I'll try to be better about keeping this blog going. Can't believe almost a whole month has gone by without a post.

Summer Lovin'

Well, it's been a while since I've posted pics of Carter- and I thought it was high time! We took a trip to Lake Mead this past week- and he had a blast. He had his shades on and was ready to go. (the lake water was a bit cold- so he preferred the hot tub) But he loved riding on the boat, and playin with the other kids. Sorry, I'm not including any swimsuit pics of us! (I know you're disappointed:)

And this other one was just a cute pic of my clean boy straight out of the bath! I even did a little mowhawk on him. So cute!

Mothers Day!

Well, today is the day that we freak out because we realized that we haven't gotten anything for our moms yet! And Mother's day is just around the corner! So, I'll be making a trip to the store- to spend an hour looking at cards! (It takes me forever!) I love it, but I always want the perfect one- and they don't always jump out at you.

I'm also excited because it will be my first official Mother's Day! I love being a mom!(most of the time.)

• I love getting Carter up in the morning and having him so excited to see us!(although, it doesn't last long when he realizes his belly is hungry.)
• I love snuggling a sick baby- even though I hate when he's sick, I had to enjoy every half hour of baby einstein, that he let me just hold him.
• I love when he sees his blanket and just cuddles his body around it. Shuts his eyes, giggles, and curls up on his knees- all because he's so happy to see his blankie.
• I love when he wakes up at 5 am! NOT REALLY!
• I love when he gets so excited to see Dad at the end of the day- he just can't wait to steal the pen from his pocket!
• I love when he learns something new- this week he learned how to wave. We wave bye bye to Daddy every morning now!
• I love seeing him change and develop every second. He's always learning, and always growing! I can't sit to watch a basketball or football game anymore- because I just want to watch him! I love it!
• And, I love it when he just needs his Mommy. Nothing's better.

So, even though life changed as I knew it on July 27, 2007. I no longer live by my own schedule- it constantly rotates around his, and we deal with early mornings, and spit up ALL the time, and teething, and stinky diapers, and constant change. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love you Carter!

And, to our Moms. I obviously never fully appreciated how much you love us! And how much work you went through to raise 4 and 5 kids! And you kept on loving us when we talked back, and didn't do our work, and didn't want to spend time with you. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful Mom and a fabulous Mother-in-Law. I love being able to share all of our special moments with people that we know care just as much as we do. We love you so much!

Since I've been home

Well, it's only been 2 days. And.... my husband is missing; I have a kid with a fever of 101, watery eyes, runny nose, and whiny; And I managed to break a bottle of hot pink nail polish all over our tile floor, and onto our wall, and onto my white shorts! Gee- it's good to be home!

San Francisco

A few highlights from our Girls Weekend to San Francisco:

Ran the Golden Gate Bridge! It was a beautiful morning!

Never realized how amazing a bridge can be.

Took Grandma Vi out for her birthday! It was truly a San Francisco experience! Can you guess if that's a man or a woman in the black dress?! Hmmm...

Brittany was such a great hostess! We got to see their house, and have dinner on the last night we were there. Played with the boys and enjoyed some strawberry shortcake.

WE ALSO:

• Got offered "weed" on our first trip out of the hotel. (don't worry- we said NO)
• Got taken by a bunch of street performers
• Shopped until we dropped
• Ate crepes, donuts, sourdough bread, clam chowder... yummy
• Rode the trolly
• Wore out Grandma
• Missed my boys! It was great to come home!
  

Fun Times

Well, we've had a busy month:
Went to Salt Lake

Went to a baptism and Wedding in the same day

Hung out with Nana and Pappa Trainor (my parents)

And, Aunts, uncles, and cousins

Carter got spoiled by EVERYONE!

Carter was introduced to icecream (Thanks Nana)

And also introduced to Chocolate cookies with frosting (Thanks Peela)

Played with the dog- loved him!

Grandma Peela (Jason's Mom) drove us home, and spent a few days.

We got to go on a date! Wahoo!

Carter learned how much fun the hose is- when he's not sucking for breath!

Now we're back to normal, a quiet house with laundry to do, and a kid to entertain ( it's way easier when there's 50 people around!)

Shout Out!

So as I was on my jog this morning, I was just thinking about so many people that have inspired Jason and I to start running. I don't know if I'll ever consider myself a "runner." But we have started training for a 10 mile run in Provo, and are up to 4 miles!!! That's more than I've ever run in my life!!! Anyway, it has definitely been a slow start, and as I have heard many people say, it is a Love/Hate relationship! Pretty much I hate it while I'm doing it and love it when I'm done.

Anyway, thanks to all of you, we think of you often and you keep us inspired. Brittany and Chris, Paula, Hailey, Kim and Jill, Mary, Mike, Katie, Jennifer... I know there's more, but that's all I can think of right now. Thanks again! We love getting tips from all you seasoned runners!