General Relief Society Broadcast

My family and I always go to the Relief Society Broadcast the week before conference, not the actual conference center just the broadcast. In the past it has been me and Ash and my mom, my cousin Jill and aunt Tammy. This year my mom couldn't go which made me way sad, but my cute little Jen was with us instead. The past 3 years she has been in Kentucky, so this is the first time she was with us. I LOVE conference weekend. It is always so uplifting to listen to our prophet and his counselors and members of the quoroms. It kind of rejuvenates you and gives you a renewed faith and testimony of our gospel. The women's broadcast is probably my favorite cause its speaks to us directly. I always leave feeling so proud to be a women, mom, wife and overall sister in the gospel. I do believe that our purpose on this earth is divine, and that we as sisters can accomplish great things. I loved President Uchtdorf's talk, he made a strong point in telling us all to not be so hard on ourselves. As women we have a tendency to strive for perfection and compare ourselves to others. We always seem to concentrate on our faults, instead of our many strengths. He was so inspiring and truly made me believe that we all have a great worth and have so many God given talents. It was a great talk.





After the broadcast we all went out to dinner at Mimi's Cafe. It is kind of tradition, it seems like we go there every year. We all love it though. Hallie girl, got to tag along with us. All the other kids were with their dads, but Hallie didn't want to go with to a football game so we just had her come with us. After all she is the only girl, and is such a little lady that she was a joy to have with us. It was a great night, like I said I love listening to the leaders of our church and getting to spend time with my very favorite girls and no kids. It is always a treat!!

Dad's Little Shadow

Carson is getting to that age where he is Thiago's little shadow. Thiago can't go or do anything without Carson right behind him. I am loving it, cause for awhile there he was a major mama's boy...I was the only one he ever wanted. Lately, it has been so nice having him want his dad more and more. Kinda gives me a break. The other day Thiago was setting up Carson's new dresser for his bedroom, it was quite the project. He has been putting together alot of things lately for Carson and the baby. Carson has loved every minute of it. He follows right behind his dad, with his own little tool box and just hammers away. So cute, Thiago is so patient and sweet to him. He always asks Carson for his help, even though he is really more of a nuisance than anything. Carson just loves it though, so he can't tell him to take a hike. He just gets so excited to be working with his dad, love it!!

Wedding Bells...

One of my cousins got married this past weekend, and we were lucky enough to get to attend everything. I for one LOVE weddings, especially temple weddings. They have such a sweet spirit about them. Here is a picture of Thiago and I the night before, at their wedding dinner. It was so nice, cause it was just for adults...and I don't know about the rest of you moms out there, but every once in awhile I enjoy the time away from the kiddos. It was so nice to enjoy a meal, and not be shoving it in so fast cause you are just trying to get out of there. Carson was at my inlaws, where he is very happy and loved, so it was a great little night out.


Here's the cute couple...congrats to Zach and Brittney. With everything going on around them, this is about the best picture I got. Their ceremony was so dang sweet, I love going to temple sealings because it reminds me of the things that were said when I got married. You kind of forget and just start going about life, so it was a sweet reminder of our divine plan and the blessings that can only come from the temple.


My little forever family...whom I am so grateful to be sealed to for time and all eternity!!


Where do you think Carson spent most of his time...you guessed it the fountain. I had to stop him from jumping in a few times, the kid thinks he is a fish.


Cute boys....all born within 2 weeks of each other.


Oh heavens, look at that chubby face. 9 weeks left to go, and I am starting to really feel it. I am getting that huge, swollen, uncomfortable look about me. My mom and sisters look cute though.


My little angel picking flowers for me, only he wouldn't give them to me. He just wanted me to smell them.


Thiago getting a little bored...he was such a good sport all day long. Weddings aren't really his thing, but he didn't complain once. When we got to the temple, Carson and my nephews were going to stay out in the waiting room with my younger cousins. Well, none of them were to sure about that, and I was nervous cause Carson is still kind of shy about different people taking him to the bathroom. So my sweet hubby offered to stay out with all the little ones, while the rest of us went in to the ceremony. As soon as we told the kids that, they were all smiles. They sure do love their uncle Theo!



Didn't get many pictures of the reception, to busy chasing Carson around. Here is one of the little ham though, for some reason he really loved the centerpieces. Poor kid, should have been a girl.

Chuck-E-Cheese

They just opened up a brand new Chuck-E-Cheese in Layton for all of you who don't know that yet. I was way excited, Jen and I are always saying we think it would be fun to take the boys there. Thiago's mom did alot of cleaning for it before they opened so she got a bunch of free tickets to go on their VIP night. Thiago, Carson and I got our own large pizza, salad bar, drinks and 50 game tokens all for free. Can't pass that up. Of course Carson loved it...why wouldn't he. It was our first big adventure out of the house since being potty trained and all. He did great, I was afraid that he would get to busy and not want to stop and go potty. But he still remembered, and told me every single time. Still not one accident. Yeah!! Thiago had a good time too, he is such a nerd. He spent all his time on this one game, and ended up getting over 100 tickets to turn in for a prize. Carson and I got about 7 tickets, so I guess Thiago won. Of course he still let Carson pick out the prizes, which took about an eternity. Carson wouldn't make up his mind, and there were about 15 people behind us waiting. Oh well...lots of fun!

Potty Champ!

3 days and no accidents...are we there yet? I am going to go with a big fat YES!! I am the proud new mother of a very potty trained little boy. He did so awesome, I still can't believe how lucky I got this time. We have tried a few times leading up to this point, and I just couldn't get him interested or excited about it. I finally decided enough was enough and he was getting trained whether he wanted to or not. The first two days were kinda rough, but basically after that it was smooth sailing.

Bribery does wonders!! Every time he would sit up on his potty he got to choose a piece of candy, when he actually had success he got to choose one of the toys up on the shelf. Worked like a charm.


You can't potty train without sticker charts...



And here is the little champ now...he tells me every single time he has to go. As I mentioned we haven't had one, not even one accident in 3 days. He is a potty expert in less than a weeks time. I am so proud. Alot of things make me happy in life, but seeing my little guy actually becoming potty trained...well it does my heart good. Love that little guy!

37 Facts...

I have been tagged a few times for this one...so I guess I will join in.

1. Do you like blue cheese? Heck no, even the name sicks me out. Can't say as I have ever tried it, and don't think I ever will.
2. Have you ever smoked? No...I will never understand why people do. I think it is the most disgusting habit ever, I will never see the appeal in that one.
3. Do you own a gun? No, never really had an interest in guns and luckily neither does Thiago.
4. What flavor koolaid was your favorite? Hmmm, probably orange or lemon-lime. Although Carson likes red flavors, like cherry, strawberry or tropical punch so I make those more often.
5. Do you get nervous before doctors appointments. Yes, so nervous. I don't know why, its not like I have ever had health problems or anything but I still hate them. I get nervous for my own as well as Thiago's and Carson's. Especially being pregnant, I always get afraid they will tell me something horrible.
6. What do you think of hot dogs? Love em...absolutely love them. I haven't had any since I have been pregnant, and that makes me very sad. The whole reason I go to Jazz games or baseball games is so I can eat the hot dogs.
7. Favorite Christmas movie. A tie between Home Alone and Christmas Vacation. Home Alone just brings back good memories of when I was little, I love that show. However Christmas Vacation is just so funny, no matter how many times I watch it I still laugh at every single line. Love it!
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Orange juice...we love orange juice in our house. Just gets the day off to a good start. The more pulp the better, I love the country style.
9. Can you do push-ups? Um no, not at all. I feel like a dork even trying. However I am pretty good at doing sit-ups..well I used to be before this big belly got in the way.
10. Whats your favorite piece of jewelry? Well, I don't wear much jewelry so of course I will say my wedding ring. The only other thing I wear is earings..and those are usually always hoops.
11. Favorite hobby? Well it makes me nerdy, but I would have to say reading. I love to lose myself in a book, its like you get to be in a different world for awhile. To bad I never find the time...maybe if I would quit blogging. Yeah right.
12. Do you have ADD? Well, no. I can be a bit obsessive about stuff. Love things clean, organized, everything has a place and that kind of thing.
13. Do you wear glasses/contacts? No, I have weird vision though. One eye is near sighted and the other is farsighted...but together they balance out and I see fine.
14. Middle name? Ann. It goes 7 generations back..the oldest daughter has to be named Ann. So I was the oldest in my family...my mom was the oldest daughter in her family..my grandma and so on. If I don't have a daughter, I break the tradition.
15. Name three thoughts at this exact moment. I just lost one of my favorite earings and that is making me very sad, Carson is asleep and I can't decide if after this I want to watch my episode of "One Tree Hill" or read my book, and I am thinking about how I still have two loads of laundry to fold before I go to bed.
16. Name three drinks you reguraly drink? Orange juice, milk and lemonade. Not to exciting.
17. Current worry? Not really a worry, but I have been trying to figure out my budget. With the baby coming in November, I need to pay for the baby costs, Christmas, Thiago's school for the next semester and my maternity leave. Since I am so part time, I don't get paid for what I take off so our budget will be a little short that month also. Luckily we have savings, I just really didn't want to take so much out.
18. Current hate right now? Cancer, just found out one of the ladies I used to work with husband has stage 4 lung cancer and isn't expected to live much past a year. This breaks my heart.
19. Favorite place to be? Home it is my little heaven on earth.
20. How did you bring in the New Year? With the Cano family, and all of our crazy Brazilian friends. They do know how to throw a party, lots of food, noise and commotion. I love it. This was the first year that Carson stayed up, so it was a lot of fun.
21. Where would you like to go? Kinda dumb, but really just Disneyland. I would love to take Carson there, I know he would just love every minute of it.
22. Name three people who will complete this? Who knows, just whoever wants to I guess.
23. Do you own slippers? No, never been a slipper kind of a girl.
24. What shirt are you wearing? Hmmm, well just a purple shirt. Kinda plain.
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Never tried, but I imagine it would be very nice.
26. Can you whistle. Not at all, I end up spitting all over the place.
27. Favorite color? Purple
28. Would you be a pirate? No, sounds like a sad, little lonely life.
29. What songs do you sing in the shower? I don't really sing in the shower, usually cause I am still half asleep. I do sing in the car...whatever is on the radio at the time. Carson and I love to crank it and sing our little hearts out.
30. Favorite girls name. Olivia. I love it!
31. Favorite boys name. Well obviously Carson and Lincoln.
32. Whats in your pocket right now? Nothing I hate stuff in my pockets. The other day it was so cute, we were going over to our ward party and I didn't want to take my purse so I asked Thiago to hold my chapstick in his pocket. Carson said "Oh momma me hold it for you" and he did the whole time in his little pocket. What a cute boy.
33. Last thing that made you laugh? Carson, he is always making me laugh.
34. What vehicle do you drive. Chevy Trailblazer, we love it.
35. Worst injury you have ever had. I lead a sheltered life, I really haven't had a bad injury. I guess when I sliced my knuckle open, not to serious though.
36. Do you love where you live? Well yes and no. I love our home, our neighbors, our ward and especially the memories we have made here. However we are outgrowing it and the time will come that we need to move on. I especially don't won't to stay in the Clearfield area, just not a big fan of Clearfield.
37. How many televisions do you have in your house? 3, our family room, bedroom and downstairs.

Fall....glorious FALL!!

I am such a dork..just a few shots of some of my fall decorations to make us all feel a little more festive. I don't have much but every year I add to my little collection and what I do have makes me very happy. I haven't done any of my outside stuff yet, cause I thought my neighbors might think I am a bit weird. So that will all come later. Hope you all are enjoying our little bit of cooler weather and watching the leaves start to change...I know I am. Happy fall everyone!!

Not a great B-day...

Oh what a day....we certainly did not have that great of a day on Thiago's B-day. It basically sucked!! All of my nephews and Carson have gotten that crazy flu bug that has been going around. Carson had crazy diarhea and was throwing up all over the place last week. Which is weird cause he never throws up, he has probably only thrown up like 3 times in his little life. He is just not a spit-upy kind of kid. It was so sad. Well Sunday night, I started feeling kinda crappy. I have been at nights lately, just kinda achy with pregnancy and all. So I kind of thought it was just that. Oh no, I stayed up all night in the bathroom. It was so miserable. I haven't thrown up since I was like Carson's age, I didn't even know what to expect. Well I am an expert in that area now, it was so terrible. The next day we had all these plans to make Thiago's cake and do some B-day errands and that kind of thing, but of course none of it happened. I stayed home in my bed sick as a dog all day long. Maria came and picked up Carson, thankfully. Thiago even felt a little sick, but nothing compared to me. Well, we had planned to go to Tepanyaki that night with our families, and Thiago still wanted to so I sucked it up and we went. I didn't eat one thing, and I looked like total crap. Oh well! Sorry for lame selection of pictures, but I wasn't really in a picture taking kind of mood. I am happy to say that it was just a 24 hour bug, and I am luckily back to my old self now. Definitely won't forget that birthday, poor Thiago!

Happy 26!

My honey is turning 26 tomorrow. My goodness sakes he is getting old (well I guess I should say we, being as I am only 5 months behind him). Seems like we were just barely 17, and here we are almost a decade later. Yikes! Anyways, just wanted to tell the little guy to have a great day and let him know how much his little family loves him. I think I will just list 5 of the many things I love about Thiago. I could go on an on, but here are a few of my favorites.

1. He is the most easygoing guy EVER!! I swear nothing gets him upset or annoyed. He married a very highstrung person, I go on and on about the dumbest things. I worry and worry about things that are out of my control, and he is always the sane one that brings me back down. He is such a go with the flow kind of guy, he is happy with whatever, whenever, whoever...makes no difference.

2. He is also the kindest person you will ever meet. There is not a person in this world, who meets my husband and doesn't instantly like him. He is such a people person, he can makes friends with just about anybody. He also has the best heart (this is where my Carson gets it from, certainly not his mom) he can see the good in everybody and makes everyone around him feel important and special. He never judges, never makes fun, never talks behind your back...he is just a genuinly nice guy!

3. He is such a hardworker. I swear nothing makes him tired, the poor guy goes and goes all day long and still comes home with a smile on his face. He works full time, goes to school, coaches 2 soccer teams, takes such good care of our house projects and yard, and still finds time to be an amazing husband and father. He does anything and everything for me, without me even having to ask. I don't know where he gets all of his energy, but I am sure grateful he has got it.

4. He values his family!! This is huge to me. I don't know if it is the way he was brought up or just part of his unique goodness. But our little family and his extended family are the MOST important things to him. Their is nothing he wouldn't do for us. We always say that the older we get the more boring we are, we don't go out a whole lot. Our weeknights and weekends are basically spent with just the 3 of us hanging out together. We are basically kind of homebodys, but we both love it that way. Thiago always says the best part of his day is walking in the door, coming home to me and Carson. What a guy, I love him for that.

5. He is my best friend! Funny how when you first get married, sure you like each other...you even kind of love each other. But every day I swear I love him more and more. He is not only my husband, but my best friend, my partner in everything I do. He is my security, my support, pretty much my everything. I love to watch the little life we are building together, the family that we are raising, and the memories we are making. I don't know who I am without him, he is been by my side for as long as I can remember. I know he always will be. Happy, happy B-day my little honey...I hope your day is a good one, with lots more to come!

Baby Shower

Yeah!! My first and only baby shower. Obviously this being my second baby, we don't usually get baby showers again. However in Brazil that is not the case. Everytime someone has a baby, they give the mom a shower. So Thiago's mom and all of her cute Brazilian friends threw me a shower yesterday. It was alot of fun and we got some great stuff. Thiago's mom is the best cook ever and her food is always my favorite part. Carson was so cute, I told him that we got to go to a party for baby Lincoln and get presents for him. He got all excited and said "oh, presents for me too". I had to say "uh, no...but it will still be fun". Luckily Ash gave me a little build a bear for his room, which Carson has now taken possession over. So he still thinks he got something. Thanks to Maria and to all those that came...we love you all and are so grateful my little guy already has so many people that love him!

Day Trip to Logan

Not much going on this week, things have been kind of boring. Today we headed up to Logan to be with Jen and the boys. It was Luke's first day of school, so me and Ashley went to stay with Lance while Jenny was gone with Luke. It was a nice, relaxing day. Usually my days are filled with way to much to do, and my to do lists is never ending. Today, however there was not one thing I had to accomplish besides being with my sisters and nephews. Great fun. Here is Lance and Carson in my Granny O's big old fashioned tub. They love it!


My little friend Stacey lives in Logan, right near Jen so we called her up and decided to go visit and go out to lunch. Her little boy Mitchell is about a year older than Lance and Carson. They thought his room was the greatest, he had all kinds of toys, especially trains. Sorry Stace, these kids kinda go crazy with new toys. Hopefully your house wasn't to big of a mess by the time we left.


We went to Firehouse pizza (I had never been), it was sooo good. Absolutely as good as everyone claims. I even got the dessert (you were right Randi, it is the best ever). Then of course I had to stop at Shaffers bakery and get my favorite cherry filled cookies, then we went back to Gran's and I ate two popsicles. I guess I had a major sweet tooth today.



The kids were so tired, all four of them fell asleep on the way home. We got to my Grans and didn't want to wake any of them up. It is just to peaceful when they are all sleeping, you can finally have a break from the craziness. So me and Jen and Ash just parked in the shade and jabbered away in the car until they woke up. That is what sisters are best at...talking, talking, and talking.


On the way home, me and Ash stopped at my moms work to bring her a cookie and say Hi. Carson and Brev love her work, they love the phone, computer, all of that. Very fun day, always good to be with my sisters!!