My CRAZY Kids!

Recently my mother-in-law stayed with us for a few days. At then end of the 2nd day she looked at me (exhausted) and said, "Is this how it is everyday?" I proceeded to say, in fact, YES! Our lives are pretty crazy and often times I found myself wondering how people have 10 kids. I always call my mom and ask her how she did it with five, but she doesn't seem to remember. I suppose you just do it and somehow you get through it. I guess it is because Tag is going through this phase of getting into EVERYTHING: the fridge, freezer, cupboards, dishwasher, toilet, cd's, our drawers, the lysol air freshener, baby wipes..... the list goes on. He is really driving me crazy. If he can't reach it, he will pull a chair over to it and climb up. Or like today I found him climbing onto the kitchen chair which had his little patio chair on top of it- all to reach something that I had put on top of the fridge (so he wouldn't get it, of course!). I am surprised I didn't find him with his head cracked open. Lately I am finding him squeezing the tube of toothpaste into his mouth (Hopefully this helps to fight some cavities!) and I also caught rubbing Cam's deoderant onto his arms. He smelled super manly all day long! I came home from running errands and noticed that the freezer had been open the whole time I had been gone. Tag's bike was propping the door open, so I knew it was him! I know they call it the terrible two's, but I just can't keep him under control! Good thing little miss Maddie is a pretty good baby, or I would be officially insane! She is usually happy, unless it has been 2 hours and then she is ready for a nap. I know that I should be happy that she is such a sleeper, but it is just hard to get anything done when she wants to nap in her crib!! One more thing, she is a serious spitter. I am doing more laudry now then I ever thought was possible. Yesterday I changed my shirt 3 times, not to mention how many times a day I change her clothes! We just live smelling like spit up all the time! I am not writing this to complain, but just so that when my kids are driving me crazy when they are teenagers (oooh I am sooo scared for this!) I will remember what it was like when they were sweet babies! I love my kids even though they drive me CRAZY at times!! I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Like Father Like Son

Well it isn't really a surprise to anyone that Taggart idolizes his dad. The other day Cam was working on his bike. Tag brought his tools out and said, "work mine bike." Then Cam started to wash his bike and, of course, Tag had to wash his too. Doesn't Tag have a killer bike?!!The next day Cam took Tag on a Jeep ride. They both looked so cute in their hats and sunglasses, I just had to take a picture of them. They look so much alike! I love my boys!!

Tag's Funny Words!

So we know that it is taking Taggart a while to talk, but he is finally starting to, and we think it is soooo funny the things that he says. Here are just a few of the words he says:
poon- spoon
pork- fork
lo- guitar (or really any musical instrument... very random!)
poot- pooh ('Mom, I poot!' -grabbing his bum... I thought I would die!)
brmm brmm- anything with wheels or an engine
boots- shoes, rollerblades, etc.
juice- water, milk, pop, anything you drink
bubbies- bubbles
Everything he says sounds so funny coming from his mouth. We think he kinda has a redneck accent. Yesterday he said, "I wanna git up that bach (bike)!" He seriously sounded like a country bumpkin! We are just so happy that he is finally talking, even if it is a lot of this and that, he is still so cute!

Third Times a Charm

So today as I was on the computer looking at blogs, of course, I noticed Tag was playing with the lock on the door. I told him to not touch it or he would lock himself in the room. I then had to go change Maddie's diaper and I came back and noticed the door was shut, and yup, sure enough, LOCKED! I then hear Tag kinda crying saying "out!" I tried to tell him to turn the lock (this is soooo hard to explain to a two year old with a door in between you!) He just kept crying on and off. I was really upset because I told him 2 seconds before he did it, NOT to touch the lock, and also because this is the third time that he has locked himself in a room. The first time he did it in Maddie's room. I was very panicked and called Cam at work (he was golfing..) He said to just try to rip the handle off. So with my super human strength I wiggled the handle off enough to unlock the lock. The second time Cam was here and able to use some of his special tools to get him out. But by the third time, I just wanted to leave him in there! So while he was in there today, I couldn't get ahold of Cam (Yes, golfing again!!! Not fair huh?) so I didn't know what to do. I just took the time to pick up the house, fold laundry, until Cam called me back about 15-20 minutes later. He told me where this special screwdriver was on his workbench and I was able to unlock the door. So I guess next time won't really be a problem since I know how to unlock it myself!! I guess the third times the charm!

Cold anyone?

Yesterday I put Taggart down for his nap. A few minutes later I hear him playing in his room, so I open the door to tell him to go to sleep. He has pulled his coat and hat off of his hooks (I don't really know why I still have them out, like he has worn them since February!) He kept saying he wanted them on. I was thinking, "Okay, it's 105 degrees outside, but if you want to wear your warm, fuzzy coat to take a nap... go for it. Just as long as you go to bed!" So this is how he looked when he took his nap yesterday. I guess sometimes it does get cold with the air conditioning cranked on! What a funny little boy!

Keeping You Posted....

I know it has been awhile since my last post.... sorry, we've been busy! Taggart just finished a week of swimming lessons and he is quite the little fish! He did amazing and even surprised me with his fearlessness. He would just jump in and swim a little to me and I could see his eyes wide open looking at me coming out of the water. He would then scream "I did it!" It's a little scary now because he always wants to jump in. This weekend we went to the good old Washington County Fair (since I'm from Tremonton there is just something about the fair that I love, but no, we did not wear our new school clothes!) Tag had so much fun riding the rides. He even went on the ferris wheel with Cam and I, and the dragon rollercoaster. It was the funniest thing ever! At one point in the ride it picked up a bunch of speed and turned a sharp turn. He had a death grip on the side and his face was hilarious! He almost looked like he was going to cry, but he never did! He came bouncing off the ride and pointed to his head and said, "ouch!" I guess it was a little jarring for a 2 year old! We wished you all could have seen the look on his face, it was priceless. Maddie turned 6 months old this week. Oh, she isn't even a newborn anymore! She is sitting up like a champ and just being her same old happy self! We are proud to announce the latest addition to our family, Isabelle Marie McCullough. She was born a couple weeks ago and Tag and Maddie are so excited to have a new cousin. Congrats to Carst and Katrina!!

Okay... I've been 'tagged'!

4 Jobs I Have Had:
-Designer at furniture store
-Manager at Black-Eyed Susan
-Bear River Mental Health (Ha Ha! I know what you are thinking. I worked there... I am not mental!)
-Nanny in New York


4 Movies I'd Watch Over and Over:
-Dirty Dancing
-Napoleon Dynamite
-Hitch
-I don't really love to watch movies over and over; I get a little fidgety!


Places I've Lived:
-St. George, Utah
-Logan, Utah
-Scarsdale, New York
-Jackson Hole, Wyoming
-Thatcher, Utah
-Brigham City, Utah


My Favorite Foods:
-Chips and salsa from El Toro Viejo
-Chocolate, ice cream, brownies, cookies.. I have a very sweet tooth!
-Crisp bean burritos from Taco Time
-Anything that is bad for me!
-I hate that I try NOT to eat any of these! Too bad I wasn't blessed to eat whatever I want!


My Favorite T.V. Shows:
-So You Think You Can Dance
-America's Next Top Model
-Survivor
-Apprentice
-The Hills
-... okay basically any reality show!


Places I'd Rather Be:
-In California shopping with my sister (with no kids!)
-Scuba diving with my husband
-Reading a book on my guest bed (I don't want to mess up my bed!)
-Seeing a Broadway show in NYC


People I've Tagged:
-No one... so will someone besides Kim PLEASE start a blog so I will have someone to tag!!! Thank You!