Genral Confrence and Lego's

For Tucker's last birthday I bought him this Lego set thinking that it would be like the one he got for Christmas. I was wrong. The one he got for Christmas was more like  the Duplo which is bigger pieces. It was a construction set that had a back hoe, and  a couple of dump truck. He loves it plays with it allot. When I opened this one up I thought "That was smart Katherine!" It has tons of the smallest Lego pieces I think I have ever seen. He didn't know quite what to do with it. It's been stashed on his top shelf in the closet for 9 months and  on conference Randan, and I pulled it out so Tucker could be doing it while lessening to Conference. I think Rnadan had a funner time then Tucker. It is a fire station with the helicopter, and fire trucks to go with. We have all the trucks and station put together except one. I had to supper glue the helicopter together in a spot because my three year old would get so frustrated that it  keep coming apart. Mom also got frustrated with having to put it back together thirty times a day. 

I just had too...

...put this in here. Tucker has started to sit like this when he eats. My favorite is the toes are even crossed. I quietly took this picture, and zoomed out for a full shot, but he caught me and change how he was sitting. You have never been able to pull the wool over his eyes.

Vacation!

Randan's idea of fishing!

Tucker's idea of fishing!

Randan was able to take a few days last week to do what he wanted. Of cores it was camping. I'm not complaining mind you. I love to camp I just say that because so dose he.we went up on Tuesday and came home on Friday. We camped at East park. They have a camp site  with fire rings, water, and out houses. Also level camp sites so it didn't take for ever to set up.We wanted to camp there for a few reasons but one was the fire ring. This year your only aloud to set a fire in designated  spots. Because of the water table being so low. It's not camping if you cant have a fire.  Right?

On Wednesday we went all  the way up to Hacking lake. It was dry dry dry all the way up in the streams and lakes. Hacking wasn't as full as it could have been ether. Thursday after dinner we walked down to the lake and decided to give it one more shot at the fishing (We hadn't caught a single thing the hole time we were up there). Just as we had decided to go Randan decided to canst it out a couple more times and lone behold he AKA Tucker caught a fish. we couldn't catch any more so we talked Tucker in to letting the one he caught go. He wasn't to excited to do that until he found out  he had to kill it to keep it. Then the idea seemed good. also earlier that day we went to Jones hole to at least let him see some fish the men there gave him two cups of fish food and told him to have at it. He loved it Two cups of food wasn't enough. Randan told Tucker to set his hand on top of the water. He did and as he did Randan dropped food around his hand. The fish jumped and swam right there by his had, so Tucker  could feel them. The first time Tucker's eyes got huge. Oh it was so fun to watch I wish so badly that my camera's batteries wouldn't have died. They died the first morning we were there. The trip was a total success for us we really enjoyed every minute.

Fun FHE for the DUP

First of all I want you to know it was hard to find a picture where everyone was looking or in it just right. Now that that is out of the way. My mother-in -law found an insert in the local paper advertising that if  you go  to all ten historical sites that the Utah Daughter Pioneers have around the Uintah Basin, and have your picture taken, and by a certain date, turn in all the pictures you can be entered into a drawing for a gift basket. It is the 50 anniversary of the Utah Daughters of Pioneers so that is the reason they are doing this drawing. We decided that would be fun for are FHE. After we got most of the sites we BBQ hot dogs at the park. It was fun to learn all the history.

It's A Girl!

We were able to go to  radiology and have our ultrasound done so we could see how the baby is developing, and what the sex is. "It's a Girl" I was so relived to find out that every thing was OK. I worry,  and seeing her picture (the best we could) made it more  real. I remember with Tucker it did the same thing. The next day I got all of Tuck's cloths and went though all 6 totes. to find what I could that would pass on a girl. I didn't get much. Tuck got a lot for his shower that was blue of coarse. My mom had some cloths that Christine had gone through with Aubree, so I got some way cute things there. I made two of these burp rags that have ribbon that stick out the side (I will have to take pictures) I got one for Tuck and it was the best it help keep entertained and wiped up messes. Always love things that serve with duel purpose's. The first one I made I had to unpick 3 times, but the next went much faster of coarse. I knew what I was doing. I am getting excited to think of all the girl thing we get to dress her up in. Vernal has always had a better selection of girl cloths then boy's. Tucker is also excited to get a baby sister. That is what he wanted from the beginning.

Potty Trainning!

I have been for the last year trying any thing and every thing I could think of to get Tucker to potty train. We have bribed with Dumb Dumb sucker (his favorite) we have put him in time out. We have let him wear underwear. I knew his body was ready. He would wake up with dry diapers. I knew he knew what he was doing. He would acted ashamed, and hide. He didn't want me to watch, and get really upset if I was around. A couple of weeks ago I decided to give the underwear  another shot, so I put him in a pair, and we did wonderful that hole day. He was even running a fever, so I thought this is good right? The next day we put underwear on again. Half way though the day I couldn't hear his chatter any more, and I got worried, so I went looking for him. I found him leaning on a couch we have in our office, legs apart with diaria running down his legs right on  my carpet. I will tell you I didn't handle that very well, actually I am quite ashamed at my actions. While I was freaking out a thought came to me ( don't know how the spirit could have got through or was even present with my ranting) "You need to get one of those potty that are on there own, that sit on the ground." I have to admit I have thought about one in  the past, but they gross me out. Once I thought about it for a while I thought : "They aren't that different from whipping a dirty dipper bum." I got one three days latter, and we haven't had a diaper on sense. I am very particular on keeping it clean. We have a spray bottle with  a Clorox solution we wipe it down with every us. That helps my peace of mind.  It has been ten days tomorrow. My mom bought  Tucker this Jake and the Never Land Pirates boat 3 months ago as a bribe. It has sat on a shelf  for that long. We made that chart you see  in one of the pictures to let him mark off the days. He needed to use the toilet for 10 days in a row to get the boat. Tomorrow night he gets the boat. He is very excited. Mom and Dad are ecstatic.

First from the garden!

Randan and I planted the biggest garden that we ever have this year. We wanted to take the produce, and can alot of things. I don't know why we try. This is the third year and more then half has died. I will say we always get summer swash. We should get some zucchini, a little bit of tomato's, potato's, and maybe onions. so I guess I shouldn't be so negative. We get more and more every year.