Kids Say the Darndest Things!!

First i have to start off with a picture of my kids because they are just too cute. Whenever i am feeling tired and drained all i have to do is look at pictures like these and it brings a smile on my face.

I started thinking about all the funny things kids say. Where do they come up with all of it? Here are a few things that Nicholas says that just make me laugh:

1. He loves to tell me that him, Parker, and Luke are Handsome and not pretty, but Sammy and Mommy are pretty.

2. We were driving in the car one day and he asked where Dad was. I told him he was at work and he asked why. I tried to explain to him that he works to make money for all of us. Then he says in a very excited voice "oh so we can go to Chuck e Cheese!"

3. I was putting Nicholas down for a nap the other day and our loud teenage neighbor was reving his motorcycle engine(he always does this right around naptime). Nicholas tells me he is scared. I tell him he is safe in the house and he says "Mom let's say a prayer to be safe".

4. This just happened today and it made laugh so hard. I was getting ready for the day and Nicholas comes up to me and asked me where papa and mama Lund are. I tell him that they are in Utah. He then says "Oh papa and mama Lund are my friends". Well Sammy didn't like that at all and she started saying "my friend!" Nicholas didn't like that she said that. For about a minute they are arguing who is friends with Mama and papa Lund.

5. When Nicholas wants me to hold him he says "mom i hold you "

That's about all i can remember. I hope you got some laughs out of these.

Evening of Fun!

I feel i am very lucky to still be great friends with the people i hung out with in high school. There were quite a few of us and people called us BBH. Most people don't like to look back at the high school days but i do. We had so much fun. We were such a close knit group and i will never forget the fun times we had. We did some stupid things but hey isn't that what makes us stronger today?? My friends took me out for a belated birthday. Since my birthday is right around the holidays it was way too hectic to do anything. They took me to Outback and got me a gift card to Target. Thanks Girlies!! I love you all(we missed you Alicia)!! You are a great group of friends and i am so glad we have stayed that way!

A first for everything!

Well this week was a sad but happy week in the Lund home. Nicholas had his first day of sunbeams( i attempted to get a picture that day but it didn't workout) on Sunday, and he had his first day of preschool on Tuesday. I can't believe my little boy is old enough to do these things. We have 9 o'clock church, which we are so excited about. We used to have 2 o'clock and it was a not a fun day. Anyways Nicholas was hesitant but he ended up loving it. It doesn't help that i am in primary. He sees me and wants to come sit by me.



Now onto to preschool. The picture below was taken on his first day. Notice the thumbs up. It's his favorite thing to do. I don't think he quite understands that he will be doing this 2 days a week for LONG time( YES!!!). I told him he gets to go 2 days a week and he tried compromising by saying "no mom how about 1 day". Now when Sammy sees him go into school she throws a complete fit and i am stuck carrying 2 kids out. One which weighs about 25 lbs(in his car seat) and another one who weighs about 30 lbs kicking and screaming. I'm sure it's quite a funny sight. Only 1 more year until Sammy goes!

Happy New Year!

Can you believe it is 2008? It's crazy. This year i will have my 10 year high school reunion and i swear it was just yesterday that i left for college. I am not one to go crazy on new years resolutions. I'll admit i usually don't follow through with them. I know it's awful but at least i am admitting it right? I have a great life. A wonderful husband and kids, but i realized that there are quite a few things that need improving on. I am not going to list all of them but i do have to share 2 of them with you.

1. To not get pregnant this year. Laugh all you want but i have been pregnant in 03,04,05,06, & 07. No joke! I just want one year to have a somewhat normal body. Is that so hard to ask? As much as i love all my kids i do not need a 4th one right now. Which brings me to #2.

2. I need to lose weight. Being pregnant so close together has been tough when it comes to losing weight. Right before i found out i was pregnant with Parker i was about 10 lbs from my goal weight. Now i am about 25(35 would be good but i better not push it) lbs away from where i need to be. Unfortunately i am not one of those girls who can walk out of the hospital in my normal jeans. Also when i nurse it is very hard for me to lose weight. It takes A LOT of extra work. Which i am willing to do. See my sister Amy is getting married March 15th. I need to look really good. My other 2 sisters are tiny and i don't want to look like a cow next to them. I know i won't be at my goal but hopefully half way there. I normally do weight watchers but it is not in our budget this year.

This is where all you come in. I need your help and support. In weight watchers you get weighed once a week. So i decided every Friday morning i will report on my here and let you know how much i lost/gained. No i will not tell you my starting weight. I don't want all you to die of shock! I know what you are thinking, "how can we trust that you will tell us the right number". Just trust me on this one. Please??? I checked out the book Body for Life and hopefully that can help me out. I will be going to the gym 2 days a week and working out in my garage 3 days a week. I have an elliptical,, treadmill, and free weights. Now my wonderful husband has taken on his own separate challenge. He is 6'5 and weighs 197(he would kill me if he knew i told you all that). He really doesn't need to lose any weight but he is doing this to help me out. Anyways i have 2 more days until i do my official starting weight. Oh and don't expect me to post pictures of myself while i lose. Maybe when i weigh 125 and can fit into my hot bikini :)

Where does the time go?

Their new kitchen

The best christmas present ever!

Why didn't they take this before i sent out Christmas cards?

best friends!

Sorry for all the pictures. I guess that's what happens when i slack off for a whole week.

I can't believe Christmas is over. After weeks of finding the right gifts, hours spent wrapping it was all over within 45 min. That's how long it took the kids to unwrap all of their presents(including ours). I realized this year we got the kids way too much. So next year it will definitely be a smaller Christmas. The kids had a ton of fun though.

Nicholas was very worried about Santa not being able to get into our house because we didn't have a chimney. We explained to him that Santa will come through our front door. While he was taking his nap on Christmas Eve someone rang our doorbell. As i walked by his room i heard a voice coming from underneath his door saying "Mom it's Santa!". It was the funniest thing. He voice sounded so excited that Santa was at our house.

Happy Birthday Samantha!

Well today is our little girl's birthday. I can't believe it has already been 2 years since she was born. The weird thing is i already have another baby. Sammy was born at 6:20 pm. She weighed 7lbs 10 oz and was 20 inches long. She was my easiest birth so far. We are go glad to have her in our family. She is such a fun girl. Her favorite things to do lately is say "HO HO HO Merry Chris-cris." I guess that fits her right since she is my Christmas baby. Her due date was actually Christmas eve but i made the Dr. induce me so i wouldn't have to be in the hospital during Christmas. She loves to follow her older brother around and copy everything he does. I can't imagine our family without her. We love you Sammy!! At her birthday party

Sammy is 1 and just learning how to walk.

Our little christmas baby!

2 days old.

Fun week at the Lunds!

This past week was a very fun but busy week. We started it off by celebrating my 28th birthday. Yes i know i am getting old. Seriously, where has the time gone? It seems that life is going by so quickly. At least i have a great life and wonderful people to share it with. This weekend i took the the 2 older kids to my parents neighborhood christmas party. The kids had a ton of fun. There were 5 houses that were hosting different things. One had cookie decorating, another had hot chocolate.....well you get the idea. Also they had horses that were pulling the hayride. The best part was the Santa. He was awesome and looked so real. Nicholas was a little timid but once he saw that he was handing out toys he didn't hesitate to tell him he wanted a big boy bike oh and he also mentioned that he was 3 years old. Sammy on the other hand DID NOT like him at all. I had to sit with her on the floor in front of the Santa. Then tonight(saturday) we had our ward christmas party. It was the first time Nicholas got to stand with the primary and sing with them. He was so cute to watch and it made me so sad that my little boy is going to be a sunbeam next year. I also tempted to get a picture of all the kids with Santa. As you can see Sammy still hasn't warmed up to him. Sorry for the picture overload.