Smoothies and Razers

Ever since we ditched the bottle I've had a hard time getting Kyler to drink milk. UNTIL.... I bought Danimals Drinkable Yogurt.

I mix half milk, half Danimals into his sippy cup.

He loves it!

Another product I have been loving lately is the Schick Intuition Razor.

 I have always been a Venus razor fan myself (still am) but this Schick Intuition razor is pretty cool too.

I can honestly shave my legs in HALF of the time it normally takes me to shave with this razor. It has soap and lotion built into it which makes it literally impossible to cut yourself or get razor burn. Which means during those quick showers before the toddler wakes up from his nap (when I normally wouldn't have time to shave) I now can thanks to this razor! It also comes with a little suction thingy you can stick on the wall up out of the reach of kids which is pretty cool too. I do have 2 complaints though. 1. You have to replace the blade once the soap runs out (which is pretty often) 2. I feel like it doesn't give as close of a shave as the Venus. So I will probably keep both in my shower for now. I'll use Venus for long lasting silky smooth legs, and Schick for when I'm in a pinch for time.

Anyways, we are busy getting packed up for our big move this weekend! We are really excited, and happy to be moving into our own cozy little home.

The Hose.

Whenever we leave the house, we leave Bauer in the garage (I don't like him having free roam of the house when we are out). This morning as I was pulling out of the driveway to run a quick errand, my neighbors were outside, and I got distracted by waving to them, and completely forgot to close the garage door with Bauer inside! I was gone maybe 30 minutes. When I returned home and saw that the garage door was left opened I PANICKED and thought for sure he had run away, and that would be the end of Bauer.

I jumped out of the car and yelled "BAUERRRRRR!!!!"......nothing. I bolted around the corner of the house, hoping that maybe by some small chance he would be there but seriously doubted that, because we don't have a fence, and our yard backs up to a golf course- a field that I know he would just love to run in- but I was wrong. There he was running around like a crazy dog in our tiny back yard completely covered in mud that was a result from last night's rain storm. He was filthy and smelly, but he was alive and home so I wasn't too disappointed to see him that way.

I gave him a bath on the driveway using the hose, because he was too dirty to bring inside. He hated every minute of it.

...and gave me dirty looks the whole time.

 Kyler, on the other hand, LOVED every minute of Bauer's bath. I thought he would be scared of the hose, much like the sprinklers, but I was surprised yet again to find that he loved it. I ended up taking his outfit off, because it got completely drenched. 

Ky sprayed himself in the face many times, the first time he panicked, but after that, he thought it was hilarious. I caught the first time he sprayed himself in the face on video. LOL poor baby! He went right back to playing after.

Big church day and we're moving!

Today was a big Sunday here for us! Kyler "officially" started going to nursery during the last 2 hours of church because he is 18 months old now! He adjusted like a pro. He whimpered for about 10 seconds after we left. Then he sat in the nursery leaders lap for 5 minutes, after that he was all on his own playing with the other kids! He had a blast, and got so tuckered out he fell asleep in the car! (which practically never happens anymore)

Today was my first day teaching Sunday school, I have about ten 17 year olds in my class. I love them already; they are so fun. I also spoke in Sacrament meeting today. Jared is feeling better now, so hopefully he will get to speak in church soon too. *wink wink.

Jared and I gave Kyler a bath in Schramma's kitchen sink this week. It's the perfect size! Jared gave Ky this stylin' bubble mo-hawk: Awesome.

We had lots of family here this week! Aunt Mel, Uncle Dean and cousins Carmella and Rome visited. AND auntie Courtney and Uncle Calvin moved here!

Here is Carmella taking on a whole bagel by herself. She is the only toddler I know who can eat more than Kyler! (how does she stay so skinny?)

This is Kyler HATING being in the car for 4 hours straight while Jared and I were trying to find a place to live.

But the good news? All of the long hours in the car paid off, and we found the perfect place for our little family to live!

We were originally looking for a two bedroom apartment, but we ended up finding a 3 bedroom house for rent with a yard and garage for the same price! SCORE. We move in two weeks!

Last ba-ba!

Tonight Kyler had his last bottle of milk.  We hung onto his bottle before bed for a while because I wanted to make sure he was ready to say good bye. I think that this picture pretty much says it all. HE IS READY.

 Of course I documented with pictures, it's a big deal okay!?

Good bye ba-ba!

Mother's Day

 Thank you Kyler for making me a mom!...and thank you Jared for spoiling me rotten on Mother's Day!

It's been a crazy busy week. Jared started working a few 12 hour shifts at the hospital last week, and this week he is home sick on medical leave from work. He is contagious to anyone who hasn't already had the Chicken Pox, so we are praying that Kyler doesn't get it!
I got a new calling (responsibility) at Church this week. I am now the Sunday School Teacher for the 15-18 year olds! I am so excited to be working with the youth... although I almost feel inadequate given I still feel like I AM a youth at times; It will be a very humbling experience for me, and I look forward to it. I start teaching on Sunday!

Since WHEN?!

Jared and I noticed the other day that Kyler has stopped calling me "mama" and now refers to me as "Shaw!"  I guess that makes sense in his mind, because everyone else calls me Char, so why shouldn't he?  Anyways, it got me thinking.... 

Since when  did he become too big to ride in the stroller?

Since when would he rather eat all by himself instead of having his mommy or daddy feed him?

Since when did he grow big enough to take up his entire crib?

Since when did he become brave enough to run through the sprinklers like a big kid?

Okay they were all true but this last one. He actually ran into (not through) the sprinklers...and stopped. 

In the middle of the yard.  

Frozen in shock that he was actually getting WET. All while the sprinklers where hosing him down like a house on fire. I tried to coax him to run back to me, but he remained paralyzed.. Getting wetter by the second millisecond.

I of course then had to run out and rescue him, getting completely soaked myself, but it made me feel fantastic knowing that he still needs me. WHEW!!!