Zobell Family

Sibling Love

2011-12-09T10:25:00.003-06:00

How often can you say the reason your child doesn't want to go to school is because they will miss their little sister? I love the close relationship my children have with each other. They are always protecting and thinking about each other. If Marquis gets a treat from school he almost always shares it with Kaitlyn. One day Kaitlyn and I went to the bank and she got a sucker. She looked at me and said "Mommy, I'm going to save this for Marquis." I hope this never ends I hope they can cherish their special friendship forever! I LOVE MY KIDS!!!

Quick Update

2011-09-21T21:26:00.002-05:00

Ok, I know I'm HORRIBLE with updating this. I can promise to do better..but lets face it...I'm me, lol. Anyway, to let you know what's been going on here.

Marquis started 1st grade on Aug. 22. He has an absolutely AMAZING teacher. She is able to deal very well with his lack of focusing skills. It's wonderful to hear a teach tell me that she knows he tries so hard to focus but just can't. He's doing wonderfully academically. He has aced all of his test so far. :) We are so proud of him and thankful that no medication has been necessary! Such a blessing!

Kaitlyn is doing really well. She is taking a break from gymnastics. she just got so bored with it that we decided to give her a break and try again in a year or so when it's actually more challenging and different. She is doing preschool with a few friends from Church. She loves to read and learning. She's always asking for more and more information to learn. Wonder what will happen next year...hopefully she won't be too bored in Kindergarten!

Mike is still working for the IRS. He's also going to school. Yes, we are again doing the college thing. He takes only two classes a semester but this semester he is gone 4 nights a week at least until the mid Oct. It's not too bad though we do miss him. He is so good at balancing his time between the kids, school, and work. I couldn't ask for a better father for my kids! He's AMAZING!!!

As for me, well as usual I'm very busy. I don't think I know how to not be busy. :) I'm teaching the preschool that Kaitlyn and her friends are doing. It's so much fun. I really do enjoy it but it sure does take a lot of work....really makes me thankful for Marquis' preschool teacher and all the effort she made to make it such a wonderful experience! I get to visit with Mike's grandma once a week which is such a wonderful thing. My grandparents have all passed on so it's nice to have a grandma to talk to. She's such an amazing lady and a huge blessing for us to treasure and enjoy. The kids love spending time with her especially Kaitlyn.

So, there's our latest...maybe I'll get around to putting some pictures up. Overall, we are doing really well. I'm really enjoying the weather here just wish we could be closer to family...but we do have Mike's Grandma and Allison here! :)

The Beard

2011-04-25T19:23:00.003-05:00

So the other night Kaitlyn and I were talking. She was brushing her fingers on my face and was asking why I didn't have a beard. I explained to her that only boys get beards. She had a really sad face and said she wanted a beard. Then she thought for a minute and asked why Marquis didn't have one. I told her of course that boys get them when they get older and that Marquis isn't old enough to grow one but that someday he would. After a little bit of time I asked Kaitlyn if she was getting older. She replied yes...and then thought for a minute and put her fingers on her cheeks and exclaimed "Mommy, I think I'm getting a beard because I'm getting older!" My silly little girl. She thinks of the funniest things sometimes. Lately, she keeps telling me that she's going to grow into a baby. Some how she thinks she can grow in whatever direction she wants...backwards or forwards! So silly!

We are all doing well. We enjoyed a great visit from Mike's mom. She was here for a few days this past week and we really loved having her here. She very kindly helped me to finish Marquis' weighted blanket. She was able to get my machine to work...I'm still marveling over that one. (Every time I have tried the bobbin part was bunching up I read the manual over and over and never could make it work for more then a few stitches.) I'm so thankful to have that done and he does seem to sleep a little bit better with it so well worth the effort!

Life here is going well. We are enjoying being with our little family and really is there anything else? So, there I'm doing a bit better with updating...maybe I'll even get some pictures up........well, maybe ;)

Update

2011-03-06T18:01:00.002-06:00

I feel bad for not writing more on this blog. I guess I feel as though there isn't much to say. We are all doing well. Mike has nearly hit his year mark with the IRS and that's exciting because it will open up new opportunities for him to grow with his job. I'm a nursery worker at church and I LOVE it! It's by far one of my favorite callings. Marquis has started taking swim lessons again and he is really learning and LOVING every minute of it. Kaitlyn is still in gymnastics and we think we might put her in soccer this spring as well. Marquis says he wants to do basketball so we'll try to get him into that. We are really feeling settled here in Salt Lake, though we miss being closer to family. Once a week we do get to visit with Mike's grandma and the kids really enjoy that...as do I! So, there you go a little update on us! :)

Grateful

2011-03-06T17:58:00.003-06:00

I had the opportunity today to sing a duet with a good friend of mine at a nearby Alzheimer's Ward today. It was an amazing experience. I haven't sang in front of people in a few years...and now I remember how much I love it. The Spirit was so strong and looking into those loving faces was just priceless. I'm so very grateful for the talent my Heavenly Father has given me in singing. It is such a great way to feel so close to Him.

Broken Eye...

2010-11-05T14:58:00.003-05:00

Every Tuesday and Wednesday I volunteer at Marquis' school for a couple of hours each day. Kaitlyn comes with me and loves to help Marquis' class. This past Tuesday I was helping one of his classmates when I hear Kaitlyn start crying...she is sitting within a foot from me....she's pulling at her eye and just kept saying "My eye is broken...My eye is broken." I thought ok maybe she has something in her eye. I asked her questions like does it hurt etc. All she would tell me is that her eye is broken. Finally, she says look my eye is broken as she points to the ground. Yes, my sweet little girl thought the googley eye on the floor was her actual eye. I tried to convince her (trying to hold back my laughter...not sure I did a great job) that her eye was fine and that was a googley eye used for crafts that it wasn't real. Eventually, she either gave up or finally believed me. Gave me the best laugh though...poor KitKat! :)

More of Temple Square

2010-09-22T13:54:00.002-05:00

I couldn't load all of the images at once...but these are some more including the model of the Salt Lake Temple in the Vistor's Center. As Kaitlyn calls it the "Temple Castle". :)

I Love to See the Temple

2010-09-22T13:46:00.002-05:00

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE living so close to temple square. Lately, we have been taking our Sunday afternoons or evenings and visiting all of the wonderful places. Here are a few pics from our last visit.

Kaitlyn's Gymnastics

2010-09-22T13:36:00.002-05:00

Kaitlyn started Gymnastics a few weeks ago. She is in love with gymnastics! She is always practicing at home. She does really well but has had a few melt down's. Being a typical 3 year old she's not happy when she can't do what she wants and when she would rather mix it up a bit and get away from the routine that her teacher is trying to teach her she gets really pouty. However; this past week she had another little girl join the class and I think it will really help to have someone else in class with her. Kaitlyn had been the only one in the class so having a classmate should help a lot.

Marquis' First Day of Kindergarten

2010-09-22T13:29:00.003-05:00

Marquis started Kindergarten on August 30th. He loves it. He has met several friends and seems to really enjoy learning. He has already had homework and he asked me if he could do his homework. If only he could keep up that attitude as he gets older! :)

I do plan on updating...

2010-09-15T09:40:00.001-05:00

Well, I've been really busy here and the blog has been neglected. I do promise however, to update it soon....hopefully in the next week. I have pictures to post and a few stories to tell so stay tuned! :)

Upgraded FHE Board!

2010-05-11T14:02:00.002-05:00

I know I'm going to love DI! I found this FHE board for $1.50!! It just needed new paint and I bought some wooden hearts and we painted them last night for FHE. The kids love it!

Kaitlyn falls

2010-05-11T13:55:00.002-05:00

Kaitlyn hardly ever gets hurt...she climbs on everything and somehow seems to manage to not fall...even when she falls she usually catches herself...well, today was a little different. She was climbing on the couch and fell off onto the coffee table. So glad it was only a busted lip and bruised face!

Cue Hallelujah Chorus...

2010-05-01T16:47:00.004-05:00

We were almost there....thank goodness!!

Inside the van...

2010-05-01T16:44:00.004-05:00

And can you believe they were like this the entire way? Really.......well, almost....LOL. :)

How packed was the truck?

2010-05-01T16:39:00.002-05:00

To say we used every inch of space is really NO EXAGGERATION! And this is the biggest truck available through Budget Truck!

Our Moving Adventure in Pictures

2010-05-01T15:53:00.007-05:00

And this is the view Molly and I shared for our three day journey to Utah. Isn't it a pretty sight? We even drove up beside the truck so we could get a pic of CE driving the truck. Which he drove the entire way by himself. Thank you so much!!!

Our Moving Adventure

2010-05-01T15:42:00.003-05:00

So, with Mike already out in Utah the actual move was up to me.....with some much needed and blessed help from Mike's parents. To say the moving truck was full is nearly an understatement. If we have learned anything from this we have learned that we have WAY too much stuff and will be really focused on downsizing. We had a great crew of brethern from church that came to help pack the truck. I'm so grateful to each of them and their families for taking time away to help me. What a blesssing the church is! So, after much work from the brethern somehow they were able to fit everything into our truck. (THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!)

Our road trip to Utah was long and full of sick cranky children and by the end a very cranky Rachel. (Thank you Molly for not killing me...seriously, I felt like I was a huge monster by the end!) Molly drove most of the way. I was so thankful to have her there to help me. Since the kids both had croup they weren't sleeping well at night, especially Kaitlyn. So, not sleeping didn't work well with driving. Molly never complained...and I'm so thankful for you, Molly!

A few days before we left Marquis had come down with Croup....I took him to the ER and they prescribed a steriod. At the time I thought Why???? Why is he getting sick right now and why did he have to go to the ER? Marquis has had croup several times before and only once before this time did I have to take him to the ER. Then during our trip...I found out why he needed to go to the hospital. Kaitlyn woke up one night gasping for air and had the classic croup cough. I had the medicine they gave Marquis and since Kaitlyn gets croup often I knew what dosage she would need. I was able to give her a dose of medicine and kept us from having to go to the ER...which would have been difficult since we were in the middle of Wyoming.

All in all our trip went really well. For the most part the kids did great and were entertained by our much loved portable DVD player. We came into Utah Sunday morning and were in Provo by 3pm. We are getting settled and love our new apartment. Our location is perfect for Mike's commute to work and close to lots of shopping and places to go. We love it here!

Moving

2010-03-21T18:57:00.002-05:00

Most of you already know, but for those who may not we are moving to Salt Lake City, UT. Mike leaves the day after Easter and the kids and I will travel Friday, April 16th. We have loved our time in Memphis and will certainly be sad to leave family and friends. Our Heavenly Father has truly blessed us with a job and we are so grateful for it. Once we are settled I'll try to do better with the blog...but I can't make any promises.....:)

The Missing Snowman...

2010-01-31T20:41:00.002-06:00

Sorry about that...I forgot that it only let me upload a few of the pictures...here is the "snowman".

Snow Day...

2010-01-31T17:08:00.004-06:00

We enjoyed having a little bit of snow...mostly ice. Here are a few pic's of the kids watching the snow from our "Big Blue Chair". They both climbed in and I turned it around so they could sit with their blankets and eat their fruit snacks and watch the snow. They sat there for about an hour watching it snow and just admiring it all. After the snow and ice had all fallen we went out to play in it. We found that since it was mainly ice skating around the backyard was pretty much what we could do with it. I did however make an itty bitty snowman for them. You might notice it in the picture...and kit kat decided to add her own snowman to mine. (She just kinda placed pieces of ice on the table and looked at me and said....look mommy my snowman!) We had fun!

Big Brother

2010-01-27T14:58:00.002-06:00

On preschool days Marquis loves to try to stall when going inside Miss Tiff's house. This morning he told me he had something to tell me. Here is what he said.

Marquis- "Mommy, I have something to tell you."

Me- "Yes, Marquis?"

Marquis- "Mommy, will you keep an eye on Kit Kat for me?"

Wow, what a sweet brother. I was so impressed. When I told him that I would he gave me the biggest smile and went on inside. I love my children!!!

Christmas

2010-01-03T20:46:00.003-06:00

We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas! All of Mike's siblings were able to come in and we were all together. It made for a busy/hectic/yet amazing Christmas. We were able to get some family pictures taken here are a couple. We hope you all enjoyed a wonderful holiday!

First Day

2009-09-07T10:25:00.003-05:00

Kaitlyn had her first day at preschool this past week. She had a lot of fun.

Family Home Evening

2009-08-24T19:00:00.003-05:00

Our family has had a rough go with family home evenings in the past. With Mike in school...I've been a little less than motivated to get them going. But, now that he has finished and we can all be together as a family for it I am trying to give it a go. So, tonight we made our Family Home Evening Chart. The kids were really excited to see their names on the chart and loved helping out in FHE. I really hope we can get this into one of our favorite habits.

Preschool

2009-08-23T09:33:00.003-05:00

Well, it's another school year and Marquis is attending preschool again. He loves Miss Tiff's preschool! Miss Tiff is a wonderful teacher who lives in our ward. She does an amazing job with Marquis and I'm sure all of the rest of her students too. This year Marquis has really improved. Marquis loved preschool last year but was still really hesitant to go. He would cry before we left and then sometimes when we got there. This year is a complete change...he begs to go and this past Friday when he was too sick to go he cried because he wanted so badly to go to school. He even asked me if I would take him to see Miss Tiff so he could tell her he was sick. Such a sweetheart!

Kaitlyn is also going to be attending a little preschool group. Some friends of ours are getting together to teach preschool to our 2 1/2 year olds. I'm not sure how it will work with our schedule but we're going to try it out for a couple of weeks.

We're all doing well. Still waiting for a job opportunity...and enjoying having daddy home with us. We love you all and miss you too!

Choices...

2009-06-16T09:35:00.003-05:00

Well, it's been a while since I've posted anything so let me give you an update on what I'm doing. With Mike still studying ALL the time for the Bar Exam he isn't able to work. We have our student loans to cover us for a couple of months but after that....something has to be done. I thought about it and prayed about it and I considered two options. I could go to work part time or I could try to find something I could do from home. After a huge debate within myself...I decided to give the bow making a try. ( A huge thank you to Christine for teaching me how to make the bows!!!) I have joined with my twin sister, Susan, in a business endeavor. We set up a blog www.sistersbowtique.blogspot.com to sell our bows. In August we should have our website www.sistersbowtique.net up and running. It's been a crazy month trying to get things ready and just finding out how to get this going. I'm stumbling through it and I hope we can make this work. We aren't in this to make boco bucks just something to help supplement. I wanted to make the bows as affordable to others as I could. So, feel free to check us out. Let us know what you think and please be honest. We can use all the help we can get! :)

Mike's Law School Graduation.

2009-05-11T10:54:00.004-05:00

I couldn't have gotten a better Mother's Day present than this. I am so proud of Mike. He's done such a great job balancing school, church , and his family. He's an awesome daddy and husband!

Easter 2009

2009-05-11T10:40:00.006-05:00

I know I'm a "little" late in posting our easter pictures...but here they are anyway. :)

Eating their bunnies.

Gathering up the candy the Easter Bunny left at Grandma and Grandpa Zobell's.

Sweet little Kit Kat.

Our Big Boy....growing up so fast.

You know you're a mom when...

2009-04-09T09:57:00.003-05:00

A few weeks ago while the kids were playing I heard Marquis scream like he was hurt. I went over to him and he was coughing a lot and pushing on his stomach. I asked him what was wrong and all he kept saying is "I'm trying to get it out Mommy." I thought, hmm is he getting sick? Then upon further questioning I found that he had swallowed a coin. Yes, my four year old swallowed a coin. So, after calming him down and telling him that he would be alright, I gathered up the different types of coins and asked him which one he had swallowed. He pointed to the dime. Well, I guess if you're going to swallow a coin the dime is the smallest.... Now, Marquis has a history of swallowing odd items. The two worst would be a nickel and oh yes, that monopoly piece...the wheelbarrow. He was around 18 months old and that was the worst week in my life. Luckily, his body was able to rid itself of it but the poor little guy was in misery.

Well, a few days after he swallowed the coin we traveled to my sister Susan's house. He hadn't yet had a bowel movement since swallowing the coin. While we were at a Walmart Marquis started to act odd. He was kinda pale and said his stomach hurt. My first thought was he had some kind of stomach bug. We put him in the back of a cart and he just kept complaining. He wouldn't sit up straight because he said that hurt. Ok, now I'm thinking back to the coin. Great, we're out of town and I have no idea how our insurance works out of state. So, we quickly leave Walmart and I start making phone calls to his pediatrician. They told me to take him to the ER. So, first we went back to our hotel we had to find out about our insurance and locate the nearest hospital. While we were there he said he had to go to the bathroom. So, I took him and YES he pooped...now can you guess what I had to do? Yes, I became the search party for a small coin....wow, never thought I would be doing that....it's one thing when they are in diapers....anyway, no coin.... Great, now what? Marquis immediately was feeling better and after confirmation from the nurseline we wouldn't have to take him the hospital. The rest of the week I had to keep "searching". I must say I was MORE than estactic when the coin finally came out. Yes, indeed another nickel...not the dime he thought he had swallowed. Oh the joys of motherhood!

Take your medicine...

2009-02-14T11:46:00.004-06:00

One afternoon I told the kids it was time for their medicine. I had a couple of things to finish before I actually gave them their medicine. Marquis apparently thought he should take care of Kaitlyn for me. I heard him say "Kit Kat it's time for your medicine...don't worry it won't hurt." I heard him in the kitchen and knew I needed to come see what he was doing. He had pulled the chair over so he could reach their medicine and had a large spoon in his hand. He was really trying to give her medicine. Thank goodness for child safety caps!! Though I did find this funny I also found it very scary to think that what if he had opened the bottle...although, you have to practically hold Kaitlyn down to get any bit of medicine in her...but still I have moved the medicine and told him not to get into any medicine.

My own personal trainer...

2009-01-14T22:41:00.003-06:00

So, as the new year has started and the holidays have surpassed I am once again back at my goal of losing weight and becoming more healthy. I have looked into gym memberships but they are either too much money or child care isn't offered or just too much of a hassle. So, I have purchased a DVD by Jillian Michaels from Biggest Loser. I have been doing this for about three or four days...not all in a row because it is quite a work out. It combines strength training with cardio and is supposed to be one of the best ways to burn fat and gain muscle. ( I guess we'll see right?) Anyway, Marquis was watching me work out one day and he wanted to do the workout along side me. Unfortunately, he wanted to use my weights which is not safe of course so I had to disappoint him and tell him no. He cried and I promised to find some weights for him. The next day I found his tinker toys and made him pretend weights and he loved it. He begged all day to work out. He was relentless constantly asking if I was ready to work out. Certainly a great motivation for me. But it gets better. I finally was ready to work out so we got our weights and started the work out. Like I said earlier this thing is really difficult especially for someone like me who is FAR from being in shape. So, I was having a tough time. I expressed my concerns with being able to do the work out aloud and Marquis was quick to respond. He said, "Mommy, you just have to try harder...here I'll show you....he got his weights and mimicked what they were doing and of course I kept on working out. Man, what a great little guy! He reminded me to do my work out and he gave me that extra push to keep going....I hope he keeps this up!! :)

Fun Finds...

2009-01-10T16:53:00.003-06:00

I went shopping last night. I found this adorable orange tablecloth and the autumn leaves at Yankee Candle for DIRT cheap. I had to buy them and of course had to see what it looked like. I love them! I love getting great deals on things. :) Oh, and Kaitlyn thought I was taking her picture so she was saying cheese! Also really cute! Love my little girl!!

Savings...

2009-01-10T16:47:00.004-06:00

So here is a picture of my first "real" coupon shopping trip. I think I did pretty good I saved over 60%. And I have enough toilet paper for just about a year! You can't tell in the picture but there are 42 4pks of toilet paper.

My first Kroger Coupon Trip

2009-01-08T13:23:00.003-06:00

I'm still learning how things work so I know I could have saved even more than I did today...but I think for a first time this was pretty good. I combined coupons I had for the Cottonelle Toilet Paper, Kroger's sale on Special K cereal/bars, and Proctor and Gambles deal on buy $25 worth of their product and get $5 back on your bill. Together I spent about $110 for everything in the picture. I saved about $120. I think that's pretty darn good! I am proud of myself and very thankful for all of those who have taught me how to do it. I forgot to mention that all of the toilet paper was FREE!!

Amazing Pictures

2008-12-29T10:02:00.003-06:00

So I have a brother in law, R-Jay Ruiz, who is fantastic at drawing. When Marquis was between 18 months and 2yrs he drew a sketch of him and gave it to us for Christmas. This year he did it again, only this time of Kaitlyn. They are amazing and this picture just doesn't do them justice. Thank you R-Jay for all of your hard work. We think you are awesome!!

Full Heart

2008-12-03T17:22:00.004-06:00

Please beware that right now I am completely full of emotions so this post is going to be intense. I just got a swift kick in the pants emotionally. I'm wasting precious time with my children worrying about getting my house in order and the things that I need to do. I've forgotten how to take a day and just spend it entirely with my children. I recently came across a blog of a mother who lost her child. How humbling. I am so incredibly thankful to, at least not yet and hopefully never, have not been faced with such a challenge and unbelievable struggle. I'm still crying now writing this entry. I feel ashamed at how much time I have wasted. My children are my world and there is nothing wrong with that. It's okay for me to spend all day with them and neglect other things once in a while. I've had this perfect housewife scenario in my head and since I haven't been able to accomplish it I've felt as though I have failed so miserably. Yet I look into my children's eyes and I know I haven't failed. I love them so much. My time is best spent with them. They won't be small very much longer and I want to just cherish every minute with them. I will not allow distractions to the most important part of my life, my family.

Cookin' with Rachel...

2008-11-15T18:07:00.008-06:00

When I was growing up my parent's had a really sensitive smoke detector. That thing went off with heat not just smoke.We always teased that the smoke detector was our "dinner's ready" call. Well, apparently I'm trying to keep that tradition. (Only my smoke detector isn't that sensitive:) ) Tonight, while I was broiling steak for our delicious steak sandwiches, our smoke detector went off. If you could have seen the craziness that was happening at that moment you would have been laughing along with me. It's not unusual for the smoke detector to go off when I make this meal because it does smoke a lot but this time when I opened the oven I saw flames...yeah, for future reference don't put aluminum foil on the bottom of the pan...not a good idea....but I was just trying to save clean up time later...anyway, my first thought was get water...but then of course I remembered that it was grease on fire and water would be VERY bad...so I grabbed the baking soda and shook a bunch on the flames...and incidentally our meat too...:(....that worked....now imagine in the background Marquis holding two pillows up to his ears screaming "Mommy, turn it off! Turn it off!! Kaitlyn is screaming because Marquis is screaming and somehow Mike is still napping through this whole mess. I tried to run out to the garage to grab our floor fan I'm yelling to Marquis to please turn on the living room fan...but his pillows are blocking the sound and he will not put them down for a second to turn the switch. (He is incredibly sensitive to sounds.) Anyway, I was able to salvage the meat and our sandwiches turned out fine. Thank goodness!! All's under control in the Zobell kitchen....for now! :)

Super Saturday

2008-11-11T15:40:00.003-06:00

This past Saturday our Ward had the annual Super Saturday. This is the only time of year that I do any sort of craft projects. I think I did pretty good, especially considering my severe lack for craft talent. :)

The Biggest Loser

2008-11-03T11:04:00.002-06:00

I'm not usually a huge fan of reality shows...most of the time they are pointless...however, I love the Biggest Loser. Almost two weeks ago I was watching the Biggest Loser I'm so impressed with how much the contestants are able to accomplish. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to do those work outs let alone doing them in front of millions of people. I was motivated to do something about my own health and weight. I've thought about it for a long time. I've begun a "diet" and then within a few days given up. I'm a big emotional eater so I'm almost doomed from the start. I decided to join the Biggest Loser Club. I thought that maybe if I have money invested in my losing weight and eating healthy that I might actually stick to it. Well, I'm proud to say that last week I lost 4 pounds. That's HUGE! I'm so proud of myself. I can't believe I have done it. I have made a chart that goes in my kitchen with my goals on it and when I accomplish my goals for each day I get to put a sticker on my chart. (I'm such a kid at heart :) ) On a side note, Marquis saw my chart and smiled really big and said..."Mommy, is that your potty chart?" I had to laugh. He is so sweet...I explained that this is my exercise chart. He even told me good job for my stickers...aren't kids the greatest?

Halloween :)

2008-10-31T23:01:00.001-05:00

Isn't he getting big? Such a cute little boy! :)

Kaitlyn loves to smile for the camera! :)

Aren't they adorable! Kaitlyn is such a ham for the camera! :)

Band Aids...

2008-10-31T22:56:00.002-05:00

Marquis loves band aids. He is always asking for one. Yesterday morning he wanted one on his face so to humor him I gave him one. I took it off around dinner last night and there was this horrible mark where the band aid had been. It was a perfect outline of the band aid with raised bumps all over. I guess he is allergic to that particular adhesive. I had no idea you could be allergic to adhesive! Oh well! The picture was taken this morning...it looks a lot better in the picture than it did last night.

Sticky situation...

2008-10-29T17:17:00.000-05:00

One of our magnets fell apart and I thought I would fix it. Really easy just needed some super glue. I was very careful, I even made a mental note not to touch the glue so I wouldn't get it on my fingers.....Well, I put too much glue inside the magnet and it seeped out. I didn't realize this and put my finger on it and without thinking I used my thumb against that finger to rub it off....Yes, instantly bonding my fingers....I had to laugh I mean come on my fingers were stuck together. I tried olive oil...I don't know why I just thought I had read something about using it if you get glue on yourself. Yeah, that didn't work. So, I went to the internet...I love the internet. If you find yourself in this same situation use finger nail polish remover. I soaked my fingers for like five minutes or so and they came right apart. Go me!

Hair Cut

2008-10-25T09:26:00.001-05:00

Yesterday, Molly came over and helped me cut Marquis' hair. He really doesn't like to get his hair cut so it's quite an ordeal at times. Overall I think he did fairly well. This morning I found Marquis with a pair of scissors...yes that's right he was trying to cut his hair. Luckily, I found him in time. He had cut one patch out of the front of his hair but I don't think you can tell....I hope not anyway.

Our Pumpkin

2008-10-21T13:22:00.000-05:00

Marquis loves Halloween. He loves all the decorations and the costumes and of course the candy. He was so excited when we bought our pumpkin a week ago and he wanted to "dig" it right away. I tried to explain to him that it was too early to carve the pumpkin it might rot if we did it now. He didn't like that answer much and continued to be persistent asking every day for about three days or so. Finally, we came to a compromise. I told him we could draw the face on paper and then cut it out and tape it to the pumpkin he loved the idea and here is our "masterpiece".

You Win

2008-10-20T13:42:00.001-05:00

I'm giving in. I want a place to kinda journal what happens with my family. I want a project, not that I need another thing to add to my already very busy life...but this is something for me. I think I really need my place and this is going to be it. :)

About us

2007-10-16T12:21:00.000-05:00

We are a enjoying our stay here in Memphis. Mike is attending the Cecil B. Humphrey's School of Law and is currently in his third year, yay! Rachel is a SAHM to our two beautiful children, Marquis, 4, and Kaitlyn, 19 months.

Mike enjoys climbing....and playing WOW online. He's a wonderful daddy and loves playing with them when he has the time....law school keeps him pretty busy!

Rachel loves being able to stay home and raise our children. She works really hard and often goes without sleep. Our children love her and appreciate having their mommy home with them everyday. She looks forward to her Girl's Night Out with her friends and enjoys shopping.

Marquis is a busy little boy. He loves trains, planes, cars, dinosaurs, Mickey Mouse and Little Einsteins. He loves learning and picks up quickly on new concepts.

Kaitlyn has grown up so fast. I can't believe how big she is. She loves Little Einsteins and Blues Clues. She loves singing and her favorite song is "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".