Funny Stories

Here's a few funny stories about Sadie that I wanted to write down so I'd remember them....

Sadie discovered the Oreo cookies in her Grandma's cupboard and starting scarfing down on them. She had Oreo's spread all over her face and clothes, and even though my mom moved the Oreo’s after that, Sadie still goes to that cupboard every day to see if the "cookies" are there. (like mother, like daughter)


Sadie seriously eats so much. If someone’s eating something, she always asks for a bite, so we can’t eat in front of her unless we are willing to share.

Sadie is a little copy cat. She mimics everything we do. Her Grandpa was holding her one time and spit in the sink, so she tried to spit in the sink. My Mom and Cami were at the store with Sadie and there were some severely handicapped people that were being pushed in wheelchairs, and one of them was moaning and groaning and Sadie starting to mimic that person by doing the same thing! Mom was so embarrassed. Her ability to copycat is going to get me in trouble.

The other day, mom tried some shorts on Sadie (first time since last summer that she’s worn shorts). Sadie looks down at the shorts and is just staring at them. Finally she says ah-oh, all gone. (because she thinks half of her pants are missing.)

I can not get Sadie to watch anything on TV. I've tried everything...Cartoons, Sesame Street, DVDs, but nothing has ever worked. The only time she'll look at the TV is when she hears a Giecko commercial (she likes the new ones with the money and the music), so I was very surprised yesterday when I picked her up from my mom's to see her watching TV. What could it be that finally grabbed her attention? It was Americas Funniest Home Videos. Sadie liked watching the people crash and then she'd say ah-oh.

New Calling

So after being Primary teachers for just over 2 years, both Drew and I have new callings in our ward. I'm First Counselor in the Primary Presidency and Drew is Secretary in the Young Mens. Drew is perfectly fit to be in young mens...he's so good with the youth. Me on the hand I'm not so sure about. Well, first of all, let me say that I have grown to love Primary and the children in it so much. I was a little skeptical about our primary teaching calling at the beginning for a couple of reasons. First, we didn't have any children at the time, and I wasn't so sure about how to teach or act towards children, especially if they misbehaved or made off the wall comments. Second, I hadn't seen a Primary room since I was in Primary myself...so I was very hesitant about the whole thing, but over the last two years, and after having a child of my own, I felt much more comfortable and grew to truly love attending primary and teaching the children. Although I still feel completely inadequate and very nervous about my new calling, I am very excited because of my acquired love for Primary and the children in our ward.

Beginners Luck!

Sadie went pee pee in her potty! I bought her a little trainer potty a few weeks ago and told her about it, and explained what happens. I then would have her sit on the potty, take off her diaper and put it in the potty, and I would tell her that's where the pee pee goes. Then a couple weeks ago, we were doing this same routine, then she stood up and walked around the bathroom for a little while and then came back to her potty, sat on it and peed! I was shocked! I didn't expect that to happen for quit some time. But as it turns out, it was only beginners luck, because she hasn't done it since. There have been a few times though, that she has walked over to her trainer potty and said pee pee, so I pull her pants down only to find that her diaper in warm, so she at least knows when she's going. I know she's still very young, so I'm not pushing her, and she only sits on the potty when she wants to, but I'm hoping that her eagerness to learn will save me monies (not having to purchase diapers) down the road :)

Tubes

After 6 ear infections, Sadie finally had tubes put in her ears on Thursday, March 5. The surgery went really good! She was such a trooper! The most difficult part was her not being able to eat anything that morning. She kept asking for a drink and something to eat, so I had to keep distracting her. Sadie entertained the nurses by making animal sounds. They were quite impressed with her speaking abilities. The surgery only takes 15 min. and they put her under with gas, so she woke up very dazed. We had to stay at the surgery center for a while, so they could make sure she was okay. All of the other kids that had the same surgery were screaming! and Sadie was just chillin' on my lap drinking her milk from a sippy cup. I don't think she cared about what was going on, just as long as she had her milk :) Actually, it was a very nice time for me, because Sadie was content to sit on my lap, which never happens. The funny part was that she was in slow motion for a a few hours. I gave her some crackers to eat when we got home and she slowly nibbled on them. Usually she tries to stuff as many as she can in her mouth at one time. Then she began playing with her toys in slow motion...it was hilarious to see her the opposite of what she's usually like. Sadie was never fussy or upset, so she did awesome; and hopefully our days of fevers, sleepless nights, and fussiness are over!Here's Sadie after her surgery. The Doctor gave Sadie this cute t-shirt to wear. I had to take a picture of her laying there, because this never happens. :)

Good times tag

Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!! At the end, choose 10 people (or more) to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR DID YOU...

1. Did you date someone from your school? Yes

2. Did you marry someone from your high school? Kind of...he was actually a Senior when I was a Freshman, so we weren't in the same school at the same time, but we both went to the same high school.

3. Did you car pool to school? I was the first of my friends to get a drivers license because my birthday's in Nov., so I did a lot of driving my friends around.

4. What kind of car did you have? A gray Labaron, and then a white Corsica.

5. What kind of car do you have now? It's actually a truck...a 2007 Chevy Durmax. I work just a few blocks from home, so I drive the truck and Drew drives the car.

6 Its Friday night...where are you now? Hopefully doing something fun with my family or friends.

7. It is Friday night...where were you then? Probably having a "wild" girls night. Those of you that I went to high school with will know what I mean.

8. What kind of job did you have in high school? I worked on my grandpa's farm in the summer.

9. What kind of job do you do now? I'm an Executive Assistant to the Mayor and City Administrator of Lehi City.

10. Were you a party animal? no.

11. Were you considered a flirt? I don't think so, but maybe.

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? no, no, and no.

13. Were you a nerd? I don't think so.

14. Did you get suspended or expelled? no.

15. Can you sing the fight song? Of course! Hello...I went to every single football game and sporting event.

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)? Mrs. White

17. Where did you sit during lunch? We would all pile in my car and go to Arby's with our free meal coupons....or go to Heidi's and she would cook lunch.

18. What was your school's full name? Lehi High School

19. When did you graduate? 2001

20. What was your school mascot? A Pioneer

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Sure. I had fun in High School.

22. Did you have fun at Prom? Yes.

23. Do you still talk to the person you went to prom with? no, but if I saw one of my prom dates, I would take to him.

24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion? maybe

25. Do you still talk to people from school? Yes

26. School Colors? Purple and White

27. What celebrities came from your high school? I can't think of anyone. Maybe Cade Cooper came the closest because he was almost the quarterback for BYU.

I tag: 1.Kira 2. Bryn 3. Hillary 4. Leslie 5.Chels 6. Raquel 7.Rachel 8. Heidi 9. Robyn 10.anyone that reads this

15 months

Sadie had her 15 mo. appointment (and her 5th ear infection) a couple weeks ago and here's the stats:

head: 75%

weight: 50%

height: 50%

So she's doing really well!

Sadie finally got her top front teeth! I was begining to wonder if she'd be toothless! Her hair is starting to grow, but only in the back....so she has kind of a mullet thing going on...maybe by the time she's two I'll be able to put an elastic in her hair, but I'm not counting on it. I'm glad she's a good sport about wearing headbands and hats! She will not sit on my lap for more than 10 seconds, unless she has a sippy cup in hand, or I'm reading her a book. I can't even rock her to sleep anymore..she knows it's bed time and she just wants to be in her crib. She's a very good eater...hence all the energy. Her favorite new word is cracker and she says it as plain as day! She can actually say lots of words, (my favoite is "love you") and knows plenty of animal noises. She has such a fun personality! We went to the cabin over President's Day weekend, and had a little accidental sleigh crash (she has a little of her dad's adventurous spirit)...I'll tell you all about it and post pics later.

We love our baby girl!

Sadie is the cutest baby ever! (of course I may be a little bias.) She learns something new every day thanks to my wonderful babysitters- Mom and Cami Jo. She's 14 mo. old and she knows 3 signs now- more, please, and eat. Not only does she know these signs, but she uses them all the time- She obviously loves to eat :) Sadie loves to make funny faces at people when we're in the store. The clerks always get a big kick out of her- they laugh and then she laughs. Sadie is also getting pretty good at walking. She was taking her first steps at 13 mo. and now she's just starting to get good at it. She loves it when we sing the "monkeys jumping on the bed" song, because she can do the actions. She also makes pretty good animal noises. She knows what a cow, sheep, horse, pig, and lion says. She can say ho, ho, ho, (too bad Christmas is now over- she's still wondering where Santa Clause went), ah oh, all gone, mama, daddy, grandma, kitty, and she loves to wave bye, and blow kisses. She also loves to dance when there's music on...well I'm not sure that I would call it dancing...it looks more like she's having a spaz attack or something, but hopefully she'll grow out of that :) She also loves books. She loves being read to and turning the pages, so hopefully she won't grow out of that. Her hair is finally starting to grow! We're pretty sure she's going to be a blondie.