kid update!

this is mostly for my husband that has been missing in action for some time now...

ANZLIE: anzlie was in the bathroom getting ready to take a bath and she screamed and said, "that is the fattest tummy I've ever seen!" I of coarse thought she was talking about me, but she was looking under her shirt in disappointment! anzlie is the smallest kindergartner there ever was and she is not on the chart for height, weight, or head circumference! I am in for some drama in the teenage years.

the other day she watched twitches and the twins screamed when they saw each other because they were seperated at birth and didnt know that had a twin sort of of scenerio and anzlie asked why did they scream and I explained if we were twins seperated at birth, and we saw each other years later it would be scary to see someone that looked like you. Anzlie answered, that would be scary! I would never want to look like you! I was so flattered...5 years olds are so honest!

anzlie was watching charlie and the chocolate factory when the girl blows up like a blueberry...her face was horrified and she mumbled under her breath, I am NEVER eating that gum...

anzlie got off the bus the other day and said that she was singing her boyfriend a love song on the bus and other kids were whispering and laughing and she said she didnt care because kaden liked it...she has guts. i was afraid of the 5th graders when I was that small.

landon has been having a lot of health issues lately that provide us with no answers. he had his third treatment and we of course took pictures because what else are we going to do for 5 hours! he has been having bad reactions to things and the other morining he woke up upset and I looked at him and I had to stop myself from screaming when I saw him so I wouldn't scare him but his face was literally so swollen on the right side that his neck disappeared and his ear was raised because of the swelling. Ive never seen a face stretch like this. I took a picture but I cant find it. he is a touh little boy though, someday we'll find out more about how to help him.

Landon keeps saying mom, that is so sweet of you. and the other day-"mom are you taking me to school?" I said yes! and he said, "well done mom!" I think its cute because he has a funny dutch-like accent anyway and then with his creative phrases I think he is so adorable!

Ciera has been a terror lately. She loves climbing and turning the sink on and dumping cups of water on the floor and pushing the water and ice lever in the fridge door when i forget to lock it and she likes to get in the tub with her clothes on and turn on the water. all of these fun activities are nothing compared to the battle I have with her to keep her clothes on. she loves to undress and will NOT keep her diaper on! I put it on her atleasat 25 times a day. I keep forgetting to buy duct tape at the store to help solve this problem...lately the thing ciera obsesses over is going potty. I often see her on the potty sitting there for ten minutes at a time the only problem is she usually goes to the batroom because she just went in her diaper and realized she should go in the potty! if only I could reverse this process...she has been up in the middle of the night a lot lately and for some reason she wakes up happy no matter what and the other night she thought that 3 am was a good time to practice her alphabet at the top of her lungs. She's lucky she's so cute because she can be a buggar! the fun thing about ciera right now is that she loves clothes, shoes, jewelery and accessories. the outfit she wore yesterday had a matching hairband and everytime it fell out she was quick to bring it to me to fix it! I love it. usually I lose hair ties because anzlie just isn't into them!
thats all for now I will update more later. Can't wait to see you chris!

burnt pizza

So I am really interested to know what you all think...I had an experience at a drive thru today and I was left wondering if it was pregnancy hormones or if I was totally justified to be blatantly rude to someone. Here goes: I have been husbandless a long time and since I am still in my first trimester sickness i have been relying on restaurants or packaged soup to feed my kids. Betty Crocker would definately frown on me right now. Anyway, I went through the Little Caesar drive thru today and asked for one pizza. she said, "that will be $5.36 so I gave her exact change and she took it and went to put it in her cash register when she bumped something and dropped a penny on the floor. She then asked me to get that for her and I looked at her and said "no". what would you guys do??? I was bugged because it's a tight squeeze in drive thru"s and I didnt want to open the van door, get out, and bend over FOR A PENNY I might add! I can't even button my jeans anymore so any extra work is out of the question! She then asks me if I have another penny and those of you that know me and know me when I am pregnant know that that was asking too much! I said, " you dropped the penny I shouldn't have to pay you more for the pizza. She then said, "well then I cant finish the transaction because I will be a penny short." I of course, had a perfectly good solution. I said, " well, you can borrow a penny from someone or come get the one you dropped when I drive away." she was mad agt me at this point. I was just trying to teach her a thing or two about customer service since utah lacks a lot of training in this area...I would have given her another penny it's not about the penny its about being treated right...what would you have done? was I out of line? she sure thought so...but lesson learned from me? IF you yell at the workers, you get burnt pizza. If I wasn't too far away when I figured it out I would've gone back!

Anzlie's world...

Only a few days into school, anzlie came home from school off the bus beaming. I was so glad to see her so happy and then she says, "mom! I have a boyfriend, you know, caden, and we decided to get married and then we kissed!". I was shocked. I said you what? she said, "yeah, a monkey kiss". I ask what a monkey kiss is and she replies, " when he puts his lips over mine..." I was unprepared for this. dont I have a few years before I have to deal with this? she just turned 5 people!!
Anzlie has been so dramatic lately! yesterday she got off the bus and had her hand over her mouth. As soon as she saw me she immediately starting shouting, "mom, what do you think of this?" she uncovers her mouth and she had picked a scab and bled at school. she was so embarrassed that she walked around covering her mouth all day. she said we needed to go home right away.
This morning she said, "mom what day should Caden and I get married? monday, tuesday? is saturday better?? and WHEN? october, december? I said We'll talk about this in 18 years you're still too young. WHY IS SHE SO WORRIED ABOUT THIS TOPIC? she wants to have this marriage thing figured out. i'd love to hear your kindergartner stories...

cute boy!

Last night I found Landon asleep in a box. He even had a sleeping bag in there and a teddy bear. I was thinking man, I should really set up his bed soon!

Visit with Cassie Taylor

Mandy and I stayed overnight with Cassie. I haven't had that much fun in a long time and I know if you read this Cassie you're thinking I need to get out more, but truth is that you are an amazing person. I love being around you. You were a wonderful host and I am so glad to have met your cute family. I wanted to take elliot home with me! Ciera got excited when she saw the picture of Jonny. He is sucha cute boy. I had so much fun with my sister mandy as well. I love when time stands still sometimes just long enough for me to enjoy the special moments with my sister before returning home to my regular routine. It was a wonderful trip. I hope to see you all again soon!

Last few moments with Elder Sandberg

My family went out to lunch one last time with my brother before he left for his mission. He will serve in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania mission. I cant wait to compare these pictures to the ones I will take when he gets back! Good Luck Ryan!

unexpected trip to morgantown, kentucky

I hesitate to even start this post because I want to pay appropriate respect to my granny. On september 3rd we found out that her surgery took a turn for the worst and that she had suffered a major stroke and would not survive. I have never lost a loved one and felt very sad that I didn't get to talk to her one more time and make sure she knew how much I loved her and held onto my memories of my time with her from my childhood. she was a very fun person who kept up on the latest styles and tv shows. Her mind was strong but her physical body was suffering a great deal. the only comfort I feel is knowing that she is no longer in pain and that is a great blessing. Her funeral was beautiful and as I sat there listening to her life story, I couldn't help but notice the similarities between her and her children. I realized that she spent a great deal of time serving others and making sure her kids had all their needs met. One thing that stood out was that she'll give you the shirt off her back if you say you like it, my mom also does this. I was overwhelmed with emotion several times as reality started to set in and I realized she was gone from this world and that it wasnt just a bad dream I was having. Several times since I have just talked to her out loud when I am alone and wondered if she could hear me. I will miss her thats for sure. I couldn't believe the strength my grandpa has. He is so strong. I have never met someone so faithful and full of nothing but joy even during times of sorrow. He is so much fun to talk to and his memory is amazing. I wish i could've had more chances to visit morgantown over the years. It was hard to go under the circumstances but it was so glad to see family again. it felt as if no one had changed. I love you all, and I am proud to be a part of the minton family.