Just Like My Sis

When we got back from Myrtle Beach, I decided to try my best to just let the kids enjoy themselves, play, fight, make a mess, watch cartoon, play at the park...and the rest of the fun carefree summer type activities.  Here is some of our fun:

On a cousins blog I saw that her little girl paints her nails herself.  It had never crossed my mind to let Kherington give it a try. So I went for.  She loved it. She did it herself and then I helped her finish it up.  I'm not saying we'll do it this way all the time but probably try to while the weather is still nice.

We got both the kids electronic toothbrushes in Myrtle Beach (Kherington already had one, but the head was pretty worn down...it was time for a new one).  They both love brushing their teeth at all time of the day.

Kevin continue to be a little character.  He is still a climber and loves to squeeze his tiny self into any small space...like back between the computer table and the wall where all the wires are.  He also can open the snack drawer and fruit snack package be himself...plus he has this little grin when he does something he's not supposed to and I catch him.

Kherington hasn't been taking naps (just quite moving...without falling asleep).  So she is pretty tired by the end of the day.  Here she asleep at the dinner table again.

With the weather so nice, I've filled up the shells a couple times.  We don't have a hose so I have to cart water out from the sink but it's worth it.  The kids enjoy themselves.  We've also had some friends join us...and while they plan Kherington steal their toys (in the picture she's enjoying Alex's bike).

Kevin loves to be like his sister.  He does everything she does.  If Kherington is sitting in a chair, Kevin wants to also...then when she moves to the bench he needs to also.  If Kherington is drinking milk or eating a pepper, Kevin want to do the same thing and will hold on to them until he sees Kherington put them down (he doesn't care for milk or peppers).  And as you can see below, if Kherington is wearing a dress-up skirt, so is Kevin (same goes for hair clips and head bands).  What a little cutie :).

During snack time one day, Kherington got a knife and stuck it in the cucumber to make it a little less messy to eat (I think she got the idea from eating corn on the cob). She even helped Kevin get his cucumber setup too.

Kevin continues to eat everything in sight. I'm pretty sure he's had a big growth spurt to go with that. Some friends have us a bag of marshmallows which he LOVED. He played his own game of chubby bunny. He also likes to pull apart his sandwiches. I'll be spreading any spread a lot thinner from now on so he can't smear it around like he did in the picture below.

All About Erin

I turned 28, so I figured I should do a blog post about myself.  Here it goes...

Favorite Foods:
Granola w/ fresh fruit
Blueberry Smoothies
Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream
Cafe Rio Pork Salad
Pei Wei's Pad Thai
Sandwich's - I could eat a sandwich every meal and be a happy girl
Pizza
Guacomole
Hummus with peppers and cucumber

Random Info:

1. I like water.  I don't really drink anything except water.  On rare occasion I'll have some lemonade but that's about it.
2. I like to workout.  I like the feeling after it's done and I like that it's 'me' time.
3. When I read I have a hard time putting books down.  I'm not so good at just reading a couple pages.  (I like fiction)
4. I don't know anything about music, movies/actors, cars, makeup or fashion.
5. I am not very patient and can sometimes be a little on the blunt side.
6. I don't know much about politics.
7. I don't like mustard, mayo, relish, ketchup, olives, or pickles.
8. My favorite colors are blue and purple.
9. I am a morning person.
10. I wash my hair twice a week.
11. I don't wear glasses or contacts on my short runs.
12. I don't like talking on the phone.
13. My least favorite chore is cleaning the bathroom.
14. I love mysteries.
15. I love to bake/cook.
16. I don't like seafood except fish.
17. I have a Bachelors and Masters in Information Systems from BYU.
18. At one point I was a CCNA, but that certification expired.
19. After graduating from college, I worked as a web analytics consultant for Omniture and then Adobe.
20. I am the worlds worst texter (send me an email instead).  I never have my phone on me...and if I do, chances are it is not charge.
21. Outside of web analytics and coding, I don't know much, but I do usually know enough to know what to Google to find the answer. 
22. I am not super social by nature.
23. I cut both my kids hair and my side sweep bangs.
24. I dye my eyebrows.
25. I don't like to spend money.  Definitely more of a saver...I like getting good deals.
26. I can build spreadsheets for just about anything....I like information organized and accessible.
27. I like square pictures (can you tell)
28. I am not very creative, but Ryan is and pinterest and google help out a lot.

Our Sunday's are not typically very relaxing days.  Ryan is gone to meetings before we wake up and stays after for more meetings.  It just didn't make sense to have him make my birthday dinner.  So I marinated the chicken (delicious recipe: coconut lime chicken) and Ryan cooked it up.  I also made my own cake (I went for a trifle this year).  I made a black bean cake (using kidney beans) for the cake part and layer it with pudding and spray whipping cream.  I definitely miss cool whip b/c it  holds up a lot better.  It wasn't amazing, but wasn't bad either.  It was fun to try something new...I figured I wouldn't try it any other time so why not now?

Gift wise, we have some awesome trips planned for November.  Then Kherington got me a cute key chain with family pictures on it and Kevin gave me an empty bag...her saw Kherington was putting stuff in the bag and wanted to be like his big sis.  Mr. creative (Ryan) printed off some 'Getting to Know You' questions for us answer each night....like 'what's the first outfit you remember wearing.'  I have an awesome family.  Life is pretty great :).