Oh Boy, I Got Joy

This little boy started Joy School today. We are all pretty excited about it. I am always worried he isn't going to behave, or will be behind, but so far so good. His primary teacher told me last week that he is probably the best one so I think he'll be fine, but I forget that sometimes and I get worried that he is going to be too goofy. He's a sweettheart I tell you.

Still Hot

I have been pretty proud of myself this summer. I really wanted to change my attitude about the heat and enjoy summer instead of hating it. We took advantage of having a pool at our constant disposal. It's sad but my kids don't really get excited to get to go to the pool anymore. This week though has been especially hot. I hate even having to put my kids in the car(all black) when as soon as I sit them in their seats they tell me how hot it is, or worse, start screaming about it. Today I did my VT and when I put Jolie in her seat she proceeded to scream for 5 minutes. I feel so bad, but what can I do. I just need a garage.

Last year when we moved into our apartment I had the mindset that it would only be for a year. I could do it. Since we found out that we will be staying we've been searching and searching for a house but our search has come up empty. So we are staying here. I have mixed feelings about this decision. I know it is the right decision for us at this time, but it's hard. I have been so ready to have a back yard, a garage, space for my kids to play and run around. I am trying to remember the positive things about living in our apartment like we feel safe, it's clean, no maintenance, pool, but then things like climbing up the stairs 5 times to unload my groceries hit me and I feel defeated. We are trying to make adjustments and hopefully will be able to get a bottom floor apartment. I know people have endured worse so I'll try to keep that in mind. Did I mention it was like 105 at 9:00 today. Oh boy. Send prayers our way for rain.

She's Two

Our sweet girl woke up the morning of her birthday and I think she had the theme song playing in her head of "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to." It was her birthday and I think she could tell. My goal was to make her feel extra extra special for her special day. She had a breakfast of crepes, lunch of hot dogs, and dinner of homemade pizza, then cake, all of which are her favorites(maybe not the hot dog but I was in the middle of cleaning out my closet). Can I just say that I love simple birthdays! I enjoy them so much more. I tend to focus more on my child(which is where the focus should be) and less on "Oh I hope everyone has a good time, or is impressed by the food, or think she looks cute." My parents had it where on the even birthdays we would have our own family thing, then if we wanted a party it was on the odd birthdays. I think I might be leaning towards that as well. As fun as it is to look at pictures and pictures of amazing parties, I don't know if my kids get enough out of them with the amount of work that goes into them. That's just me though. To each his own. I sure do love this girl. I can't believe she is already two.

This Girl

This sweet little girl turns two tomorrow. I can't believe it, I really can't. She has changed so much from a year ago, but I can even see huge changes in her from just the past month. She is talking way more, and she has quite the attitude. She has the pouty lip thing going on and Matt just can't seem to discipline her when she uses it.







She is so special to us. Jayden loves her, we love her, and she is so loving to us as well. Jolie has always been a dream baby. She slept through the night so young(maybe 4 weeks), goes to bed so well, throws only the occasional fit, is a great eater and will try most any food. I love hearing her start to sing and see her excitement about girly things. She's a tough cookie though too. We love our Jolie Kate and can't wait to celebrate her being Two.

me, a to z

This is my blog, but rarely do I talk about me. I think as a mom and a wife, we can get so caught up in everything and everyone around us and we forget about ourselves. No I don't think it's bad, but I am going to take a little time and talk about me.

a. age : 27(I still feel like I'm 19 though.)

b. bed size : queen

c. chore I hate : grocery shopping, it never ends

d. dogs : none, Matt and I had a dog Ella during our first year of marriage. I'll make a long story short and just give this one piece of information, we have never fought so much as we did when we had this dog. I am pro dogs though, no matter what my family really thinks.

e. essential start to your day : a coke.

f. favorite color : as of right now this very minute, gray & yellow

g. gift giving or receiving : giving

h. height : five feet nine inches

i. instrument : some piano, some clarinet, love to sing

j. job title: mama, babe, aunt Katie

k. kids: Jayden Monroe, Jolie Kate

l. live: Glendale, AZ(but I will always say I'm from Snowflake)

m. maiden name : Brimhall

n. nicknames: Only nickname I had was from a softball coach, Katydid

o. overnight hospital stays : twice with my babies.

p. pet peeve : chewing gum, being late

q. quote : "You can't control how you are going to be perceived, you only have control at how you are going to present yourself."(something like that)

r. right or lefty : right

s. siblings : Leslie Coy, Darrell Monroe, John Howard, James Martin, Jeanie Pearl

t. time you wake up : Between 6 and 6:30. You don't sleep in if you come from my parents.

u. university attended : this is a little embarrassing but oh well, NPC, Dixie State, and MCC.

v. vegetable you dislike : raw onion

w. what makes you run late : my adoring husband, or Jayden not being able to find his shoes.

x. x-rays you've had : teeth @ dentist, then chest x-ray(I supposedly had asthma, or so they said)

y. yummy food : fettuccine alfredo(Kitchen Boss style), chips & salsa(Don Ruben's) pizza(Spinatos or mine)

z. zoo animal favorite : elephant, orangutan

So this is me. I'm pretty excited for today. It's my parents anniversary and I get to celebrate my best friends birthday a day early with dinner. Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!!! Here's to 33 more.

First Day of School

Here is our big medical student on his first day of medical school. You can't even imagine how long we've waited, and how long we've worked for this day to finally be here. I know he's pretty excited, and a little nervous for the fire hydrant of information that is going to be coming his way. I know he will do great. I know it's going to be pretty difficult, but I have all the faith in the world in him. It's one of the reasons I picked him for me you know. More to come on that later.