What the Wednesday!

On Monday, we flew our super cool Costco kites 

At this awesome new park in Saratoga Springs

It's seriously the coolest place

They must have just opened it because there were like

A million people there

They have a four story pyramid climbing thingy

This crazy teeter totter on an axis

A new-age merry-go-round

And other really awesome stuff

And all Hazel wanted to do was swing...

So I had this crazy rash thing on my face

For the last 9 months

It started out really small and gradually got worse

It was so frustrating because I tried everything

I finally went to the dermatologist

And found out it's a form of dermatitis

cause by using steroid cream on the face

I couldn't think of a time I had ever done that

Then I thought about Hazel's daily skin routine

I totally use steroid cream on her eczema every day

I can't believe I had such a horrible reaction to it

My face looks much better now

It's almost completely clear

Now I have a cough...ugh!

 Grocery shopping with both the kiddos

Has gotten so much better

Hazel stays in the cart

Cannon helps me pick out the groceries

We play I-spy

Then he helps me load the stuff onto the check-out counter

Who knew he just needed to funnel his energy

Into something so productive

I'm starting a chore chart this week 

What chores do your Kindergarteners do?

I've got:

Make bed, get dressed, clean room, organize shoes, brush teeth

Anything else?

HB211 failed in the committee hearing last week

Sad

 I had such a productive morning

And I've accomplished pretty much nothing since lunch

But I got to snuggle a little purple princess

So, that's something

 This video is long

But worth watching

I'm in

Jarom and I keep saying 

"Can we go to Boston yet?"

It's been a long week

What the Wednesday!

I'm going to pretend it hasn't been 3 weeks

Since my last WTW post

Okay?

Our little family went to see Monster Jam

last Friday night

Okay, okay

It was actually really fun

Grave Digger was kind of cool to see in person

Cannon watches monster truck vidoes on my phone

And he was totally thrilled the whole time

I'm going up to the Capitol again today

To hopefully add my testimonial to HB211

There's a huge chance the bill won't pass again this year

But please say a quick prayer or wish us luck

I've got a small army coming with me

Strength in numbers, let's hope




I have to sleep with a fan on all the time
It started while I was pregnant with Cannon
And I was just hot all the time
But now I just need the white noise
Do you have to sleep with noise?




 Greek salad is a new obsession of mine
I've been making an effort to make myself a real lunch
And a greek pasta salad is one of my favorites
Yum!




Speaking of Greek salad
Hazel will only eat olives if they are kalamata olives
The little black ones make her wrinkle her nose
In a really adorable way
She has expensive taste
They are a little too salty for me and I have to
cut them into little pieces
But she can't stuff them in her mouth fast enough




Aaaugh!
I can't wait for The Hunger Games movie
I just really hope it's good
Since I will have tickets for two different screenings
This song is on constant repeat on my ipod




Leap year today
Haha.  Did you see 30 Rock's Leap Day episode?
Hilarious
I wish we really did something cool on leap year
And I wish Leap Day William was a real mascot
And I am totally wearing blue and yellow today
Also Jack's quote
"He's a Mormon, you know how they are about Leap Day"
Made me crack up

What the Wednesday!

I had strep throat last week

(hence, no WTW post)

It was horrible!

But I feel so much better now

I have a new appreciation for my health

Being sick all week sucks!

Every time I type "in"

My phone changes it to "I'n"

Which isn't even a word!  

It makes me look like a genius

So embarrassing

Friday is Kindergarten registration for Cannon

I'm such a first-timer

Instagram

abecar

Add me, please?

Bought our flights and booked a room for Boston

So excited!

We're going to get to see my cousin, Chelle

She helps run the snapdragon inn in Vermont

I've been dying to visit ever since they started renovations

It's totally gorgeous!

I am not watching the news anymore

It's just too disturbing

Pure evil

I am 90% sure I'm going to teach 

two sessions of preschool next year

At first, I was kind of scared

But I am actually really liking the idea

I think it will be a good thing

Hazel will be in my class

How did this happen?

So, how was the superbowl?

I only saw the halftime show

I'm totally okay with that

But, did I miss any good commercials?

Have a super Wednesday!

What the Wednesday!

Yesterday, Hazel climbed onto my lab and fell asleep

This doesn't happen much anymore

It was Heaven

 Okay, so, last week I took my kids to Victoria's Secret

I really needed a new bra and it was the semi-annual sale

It wasn't until I saw the store and the semi-clothed women

That I second-thought my decision to take Cannon inside

Ooops

When Jarom got home, Cannon told him:

"Mom bought a swimsuit at the belly button store"

He he he

At least that's all he noticed

Never ever again will I take my son bra-shopping

Total hand-to-forehead moment

I have cut myself at least 4 times in the kitchen

Once on a can (ouch)

Once on a broken glass

Once with a knife

The other one I don't even know how, it just happened

The Hunger Games 

has a nail polish line coming out

It's by China Glaze

I love their polish

Mahogany Magic, Electrify and Agro are my favorites

Each color is from one of the districts

From the Amazing Beauty Website:

Luxe and Lush – District 1 (Luxury)
Stone Cold – District 2 (Masonry)
Riveting – District 3 (Technology)
Hook and Line – District 4 (Fishing)
Electrify – District 5 (Power)
Fast Track – District 6 (Transportation)
Mahogany Magic – District 7 (Lumber)
Dress Me Up – District 8 (Textiles)
Harvest Moon – District 9 (Grain)
Foie Gras – District 10 (Livestock)
Agro – District 11 (Agriculture)
Smoke and Ashes – District 12 (Mining)

You know how I said we were going to Philadelphia?

Well, we are actually going to Boston now

In March

I can't wait!

Any tips for Boston?

So, Downton Abbey?

Have you seen it?  

Because it's really good

We started watching it over Christmas Break

Jarom actually really likes it, too

He was mad at me for watching one without him

It's on Netflix, and PBS

Maggie Smith is incredible!

I laugh at her at least twice and episode 

That's all I got!

Have a terrific Wednesday!

What the Wednesday!

You know that book

The 5 Love Languages

Well, Hazel's love language is

reading her a story

Just one story is all it takes

 to become her best friend for the rest of her life

Kindergarten registration is just a few weeks away

I hope I don't cry

Cannon keeps telling me that he's not my baby anymore

It kind of hurts my feelings

Jarom's Grandma June passed away last week

She'll be missed

We went to visit her about 3 weeks ago

She was hard to understand

But she said "I love Hazel"

And gave her a little stuffed bear

It was the sweetest thing

It was actually a really nice time

To meet relatives on the Becar side

And be with all of Jarom's siblings

They are seriously a blast

We saw the Muppet Movie on Monday

Okay, so it was really cute

And the kids loved it

The songs were awesome

Plus, it was free!

We counted our gift cards and had $67

to the movies

Merry Christmas to us!

I could really go for a snow storm right now

I never thought I'd say that...

This news story about a food-allergy-related death

Scares the crap out of me

I'm so sad for the family

It's just horrible

Paula Deen has diabetes?

Shocking

Her children's cookbook featured a recipe

for breakfast cheesecake

Breakfast cheesecake... for kids

Seriously?

We're doomed

 Have a sugar-free Wednesday!

Christmas Recap

We traveled to California to celebrate Christmas with the Becar family.  I got strep throat while I was there and was rendered virtually incapacitated for the first 4 days of our trip.  But other than that, it was great to have the entire family together, especially when two members of the family are preparing for missions.

Becar tradition is to go feed the reindeer on Christmas Eve at Glen Helen. It was adorable and there were little shops and Santa even showed up to say hi. Then we went to Grammy and Papas to eat dinner and reenact the Nativity.

We also took some family pictures on Christmas Eve.

Since Christmas was on Sunday, we had the kids wait to open presents until after church.  They were so excited that Santa came.  Hazel loves her Calico Critters house and her giant magna-doodle is probably her favorite thing.  Cannon couldn't wait to play with his RC race car that does tricks and his Buzz Lightyear Operation game.  We had a great visit and a happy Christmas with the wonderful Becar family!

What the Wednesday! - (I'm back!)

We had a great Christmas vacation to California

It was nice to be with the Becar family

I got strep throat while we were there

Which was not so nice

But what do you do?

This morning, Cannon was talking to me

About how Mommies and Daddies don't have toys in their room

But they have a bathroom

And a little room full of clothes

He said "Mom, I'm so sad for you that you don't get toys"

Probably one of his best deep thoughts

This year I didn't really make any specific resolutions

Like I usually do

I just want to be happy

Not get mad/frustrated/sad about little things

Or compare myself to others

Find the happiness in my current state of affairs

And my tiny kitchen

Because, man, do I have it good

I read the entire Hunger Games trilogy last week

Started on Tuesday, finished Friday

I knew once I started I wouldn't be able to stop

I get that way sometimes

It was so good and so different

I have watched the movie trailer like 20 times

Augh! I can't wait!

I counted my nail polishes last night

I have 76 different colors

I'm surprised my family hasn't staged an intervention

Going to Philadelphia in March

Never been before

Anything we should do/see?

I mean, besides eat a Philly cheese steak, of course

Haze is so good about her allergies lately

Which is good because sometimes I'm not very diligent

Cannon left his grilled cheese sandwich too close to her plate

She pushed the plate away

And said "cheese samwich make me sick"

Such a proud moment

She totally gets it

You would think being vegan and all

That Hazel would be skin and bones

But we weighed her the other day

She weighs 30 lbs.

(which is somewhere between the 50th and 75th percentile)

Cannon weighs 40

I couldn't be happier with her progress

Take that, failure to thrive!

Have a thriving Wednesday!