Funny words

I saw this on friends blog and wondered what Ashlyn and Dylan would say. The first answer is Dylan's and the second is Ashlyn's. Be ware, some don't make much sense.

1. What is something that mom always says to you? "Make Breakfast", "love you"
2. What makes mom happy? "When I be nice", "french fries"
3. What makes mom sad? "When I be mean", "Pee"
4. How does your mom make you laugh? "Make funny faces", "me laugh"
5. What was your mom like as a child? "A nice kid", "bad girl"
6. How old is your mom? "26", "2 months"
7. How tall is your mom? "26", "big"
8. What is her favorite thing to do? "Play with kids",
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? "Read Scriptures", "scriptures"
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? "Being nice", "scriptures"
11. What is your mom really good at? "Getting breakfast",
12. What is your mom not so good at? "Getting Dressed",
13. What does your mom do for her job? "Go to the store", "Get crackers"
14. What is your mom's favorite food? "Pizza", "breakfast"
15. What makes your mom proud? "Being so nice", "read books"
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? "Dora", "mickey mouse"
17. What do you and your mom do together? "Play", "dance"
18. How are you and your mom the same? "Like to play", "yellow"
19. How are you and your mom different? "Eyes",
20. How do you know your mom loves you? "Because she's nice",

As you can see I must talk a lot about being nice and reading my scriptures. I guess those are two great things to pass on! They also must have breakfast on their minds and I don't dress well. I want to see your kids responses on your blogs.

Things to be Remembered

Now that we have been here a whole month I can really post this...

Things I miss about Cleveland...
The fire flies~ Thunderstorms- the crazy lightening ones that come with the wall of rain and water~ Having family so near- Cami and Nate!!!~ I miss Cami's laid back character and her joy in serving others~ I miss talking to her about everything~ I miss how Nate IS the Party!~ My kids best friends- Reuben and Evee~ My amazing friend- Kristen~ I miss asking her where she got all her amazing and cute stuff~ I miss watching her make something new and creative. I miss my best Visting Teacher ever who took care of me the million time we were sick~ The spray park- It was ALMOST a break~ Going to Coulby park to play tennis, play at the park, or swim in the awesome pool~ My very entertaining neighbor Sheri who was always willing to help me by watching my monitor, my kids and letting me borrow item after item~ I miss having a neighbor on the city counsel who knew everything that was going on~ Taking a walk around the block just because Ashlyn wanted to~ Watching Dylan learn to ride his bike up and down the street~ Visiting the Kirtland sites whenever we wanted~ Connor having enough flexibility to work from home if needed~ My basement where I could store everything and anything~ Trading kids randomly with Kristen and Cami~ Calling Kristen or Cami when we really needed someone to play with~ My green yard to play on barefoot~ Being able to walk to the pool, park and library~ Watching the golfers out my back window~ My big dishwasher~ My flat drive way~ Having Simeon over to run with Dylan (I am surprised the carpet didn't get worn to threads by the many laps they ran)~ Playing in Cami's backyard~ Having a lawn worth mowing~ Watching Sofia love Connor more than me~ Free time and playground world~ Being able to go sledding 250 days out of the year~ My cozy neighborhood where I knew the mail lady by name~ Sitting on my front steps watching my kids play~ Watching Sheri and her kids drive up knowing they would come straight over to talk to us~ Cleveland Metro parks- seeing all the wild life~ American Hot Rod store- where Dylan could race his remote control car~ All my new friends from the Kirtland play~ All the many wonderful people in our ward who loved us even when they knew it would only be for a year.

So with all the things I complained about in Cleveland there really were so many wonderful things about it all. And most of all I miss all the friends we made that we hope to one day see again. I know I complain about moving so much, but I have been blessed to meet some of the most amazing people in the world that I can now call my friends! I am hoping to have the biggest collection of Christmas cards on the planet by the time we settle down and plant some real roots!

Many have been asking for a look at our new place, so here it is:

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Potty Training Cobin?

Since Potty training is fresh on my mind I thought I might as well go ahead and potty train Corbin. I don't think he is too young and I really think he can do it!

Yep...you all thought I was crazy there for a minute. It seems that my bumbo should get the credit for any potty training. Literally- at least half the times Corbin sits in his bumbo, he has a MASSIVE blowout, dripping all over me and the floor. Not to mention the puddle in the bumbo! I rarely change any more blow outs away from home, thanks to the bumbo! There have been multiple time I carry the entire bumbo (which goes completely against the bumbo warning) to the bath tub, baby and all. Lucky for me bumbo makes a toddler potty seat as well! So we will just upgrade as we go!
So to all the bumbo fans- we can add just another good reason to have one!

Raleigh in Three Weeks

We have only been here three weeks, and yet it feels like much longer. Thankfully we have a great ward and Southerners are very nice (granted I can barely understand those that have a real thick drawl.)
A lady a few blocks away took us to this very cute park downtown. Each ride was $1
Here is Ashlyn on the boat ride

Here is our new friend, Grayson (who's dad is the local weather man) and the kids on the train

And finally the carousel

Grayson and his mom also took us the the science museum- we could have stayed forever!
I was also able to catch up with our good friends, the Coxs. They were in our ward in Holladay. It has finally paid off to have moved so much. We are getting back some of our friends! Ashlyn fell right in love with Kendy!

We also took the kids bowling as our "family time with no boxes." It was Ashlyn's debut as a bowler. She loved it.

Luckily, I met a woman in our ward who recently moved in as well. So we both need a friend. She has a pool at her town house and we have been spending all of our "feels like over 100 degree" days there. This humidity is tiring! But it will be worth it this winter!
I am also loving:
1.my flat surfaced stove top with a large microwave and fan above
2.no more squeaky doors and floors right by the babies room
3.a running/bike trail a few blocks away (Dylan is in heaven and I don't have to worry about cars
4.the washer and dryer in my eat in kitchen, making multi tasking perfect
5. my BJ's (wholesale club) membership happened to transfer and they even have BJ's gas!
6.more than one bathroom (so Dylan doesn't have to pee at the same time as Ashlyn when he is dying to go) But then I have to clean them!
7.almost every store I need is with in a 5 mile radius (this actually could be bad)
8.my master bedroom, closet and bathroom! what a treat.

A few strange things:
1.most neighborhoods only have a side walk on one side of the street
2.basements are rare, and you are really lucky to even have a garage, let alone a two car garage!
3.real grass is even more rare
4.preschool costs almost triple what it did in Cleveland
5.all pools are for either members (paying a $600 fee) or for the public with punch cards. There is no such thing a season pass

Best Vacation

This is very overdue. At the beginning of July we got some very special visitors. It was the most wonderful week of the summer! It was like having a vacation without the headache of travel, suitcases and changing time zones! We slept in our own beds and still had a mild version of our normal schedule! I guess I should tell you who these visitors were-

Connor's parents and his sister Jenny and her 5 kids. We are so thankful that they think we were worth their three day drive on each end of their trip from Utah. They came to the play, they watched our kids during some practices, we saw a few of the kirtland sites that we hadn't seen yet, went to the salt-less beach for the last time and plain had a party for a whole week!

So thank you to Nini and Poger for putting up with all of us for so long and still being the responsible ones who took care of the rest of us. And thank you to Jenny and her kids for taking a break from their lives to come see us! Thank you to Whitney who put up with us and entertained my kids. We love you!