Swimming at the Marriot

So, everyone knows that Ted travels for his job. Well, he just happened to be working here in Pocatello for a few days. We, of course, just had to go swimming at his hotel. He had too much work to join us, but we sure had fun. Well, Cory and I did. Tyler, on the other hand, HATED it. He was okay in the hot tub, when he was standing on the ledge or seat on his own, but once we tried to get him into deeper waters, he screamed and screamed. He really like sitting on the edge of the pool with his feet in the water so he could splash and splash. It was really nice to go out and do something different for a change this winter. Thanks Ted.

OUCH!!!

Cory and I were cooking in our small kitchen and I reached up to get something out of the cupboard above the stove. OUCH!! I looked down and I had burnt my belly on the edge of a cast iron skillet. At first I couldn't tell where I had burnt myself, but later that evening the blisters appeared.

Gross.

Charlie bit me!

From: dooce

Tyler went POTTY in the toilet

We've been trying to get Tyler to use the toilet for a week or so now. Well, today he finally went to the bathroom in the toilet. YEAH. We were so excited and clapped after words. He was so proud of himself. I think we're on a good start to potty training.

Donut

Yesterday we decided to get some donuts for breakfast. I was having a mad craving for an old fashioned, glazed donut. We let Tyler pick out a donut of his choice. He picked out one with chocolate frosting with red and blue stripes on it. Well, little did we know how messy it would be. He got blue frosting everywhere. On his head, in his hair, and all over his hands. It was pretty cute and Tyler loved it. Good thing I had a craving for a donut.

Yummy!!

I like frosting.

I don't like getting my face wiped off though.

Happy again.

Happy Birthday to US

Cory is waiting for the party to start. I was sick and so my wrapping wasn't very good. Notice the blanket in the background covering Cory's gift.

This was given to us by Cory's sister Amy. She put a collection of Tyler's pictures together and it looks really good. I really like it.

It was fun having Tyler help us open the gifts. He loved the wrapping paper.

On January 16th Cory turned 30 and on January 18th, I turned 26. We first celebrated with Mom and Dad, Jenni and Ted, and Abby and Juliette on the 19th. We had a lovely dinner with them and opened some gifts. It was really fun to see everyone and visit. I was feeling a little sick that day, so I sat on the couch for most of the night. Then, a few days later we got together with the Miles family. We had everyone over for ice cream and a celebration. It was pretty fun. Thanks everyone for celebrating our big days with us!!!!!

Idaho on the Web...again

I was skimming through the articles on Serious Eats, a food blog I subscribe to, when I came across another mocking reference to our neck of the woods, this time in the form of a commercial from the early 80's.


From: Serious Eats: In Videos: Prime Cut Meat Market Commercial.

Mrs. Jones

Mrs. Jones was Cory's grandma's next door neighbor. Cory used to mow her lawn and he treated her pretty much like a second grandma. Well, last Friday was her 100th birthday. She lives in Idaho Falls now, and so we traveled there to attend her 100th birthday party. It was very sweet. She can't talk very much, but she acted as though she had a lot to say and a lot was on her mind. She really took a liking to Tyler and Tyler really liked her. Tyler even grabbed her hand at one point and held it and then she started to try to sing to him. It was so adorable. I'm so glad that I was able to catch this tender moment between Mrs. Jones and Tyler. It's not everyday that you get to meet a 100 year old person.

Rexburg Temple

A few weeks ago we were able to tour the Rexburg Temple before it gets dedicated. It was so pretty. I really liked the painted mural done by the artist Dad likes. Leon Parsons. Is that right Dad? He painted a beautiful mountain scenery with deer in the picture as well. I also liked all the chandeliers. Tyler was fascinated by all the lights and kept pointing at them and saying "light." He also liked the sparkly chandeliers. It was a pretty fast tour, but it was well worth the trip.

(Sorry about the bad cell phone pictures.)

Smith and Edwards

These pictures were taken a few weeks ago in Utah at Smith and Edwards. Cory really wanted to stop there, and I reluctantly agreed. It really wasn't that bad once we were inside. I found my way to the clothing, well, mostly the children's clothing. I didn't find anything. Cory and Tyler found these cowboy hats though. Tyler really liked trying them on. He looked so cute in it. We didn't buy them, but now, every time Tyler sees a hat at a store, he has to try it on. I think he's a cowboy deep down inside.