LCD Flatscreen

We have finally joined the world of the flatscreen TV's. We got this new 47-inch LCD flatscreen. Thiago has been begging for one for awhile now, I finally caved. It really isn't fair that he is the one who makes all the money, yet he never gets a say in how we spend it. I must admit though, I LOVE it!! We also changed our Dish setup, so we added HDTV as well. It is amazing, I can't believe the clarity. Of course if I was getting a new TV, I had to get a new entertainment system to go along with it. I had a hard time finding just the right one, we had the TV for a few weeks, before I finally settled on this one from RC Willey. I think the end result turned out quite nicely. Next on my list is a new end table and coffee table..I couldn't afford to do it all at once.

I also wanted to show my other new purchase. Deseret Book had these beautiful pictures of Christ on sale. The were originally $350, but we got them for $150. They had this print of Jesus with the little children, or another one with sheep. They were both beautiful, but I went for the one with the kids. There is just something so wonderful about it. It was still kinda pricey but I just couldn't pass it up. I hung it in my front entrance. I think it is so beautiful, everytime I walk into the house, I just feel peaceful and happy. Well worth my money.

Girls Night!!

Carson taking a picture of me, as I take one of him!

Here are me and my best buds (besides Jen) having yet another girls night out. We usually have girls DAY out, but the guys were all at priesthood. So we decided to make the most of it. Obviously we had to bring the kiddos along, so the little men don't count. We did what we do best, EAT and SHOP! Our two favorite things!! We went to Mimi's for dinner, I was a little disappointed with mine. I order chicken fettucine that was supposed to come with tomatoes, mushrooms and pine nuts...but I told the waitress I didn't want the chicken. Well, my fettucine came with just noodles, no tomatoes or anything else. I am not the kind of person that says anything, I just say thank-you and eat it. Oh well. After dinner we went and checked out the new ROSS and DSW shoes...Ashley and Tanner both had a hayday. We are not usually discount store people, but we definitely found some good stuff. I found Carson a little NIKE outfit, so it wasn't a total loss for me either. Then we went back to my house and just let the kids play. If you will notice the last pic of all of us crammed on to my little loveseat. My mom made caramel popcorn, and we all wanted to be close to it. So we piled on so we could stuff our faces with popcorn. YUM! Another great girls night (with 4 little ones tagging along). We wouldn't have it any other way.

Blast from the Past...My little 2 week old!

Not to far in the past for this one...but I have this picture on a cork board right above our computer. Every time I am blogging I look at it, and so I thought I would share it with the rest of ya! Look at my little baby, so tiny. Carson and Lance are about 2 weeks old in this picture. They were so very small. Lance was only 4 lb's 15 oz's when he was born and Carson was 6"7 (Funny out of me and my sisters babies, Carson has been the biggest at a whopping 6"7..we have tiny kids) This was Carson's first vacation, we were at a family reunion with my Granny O's crazy family. We were camping and staying in my mom and Dean's fully equipped trailor so not really roughing it with a 2 week old baby. But that is my idea of camping, not really an outdoorsy kinda girl. I remember thinking Carson was so small, I thought I was going to snap his little leg off every time I changed his diaper. Oh, what I wouldn't give to kiss the little baby face again. He is the worlds funnest, little 3-yr old, but I sure do miss that little newborn. Love that boy!

Worst Nightmare!!!

Well, it happened. The number one thing I have always feared, actually happened to me. I almost don't even want to say, because it is SOOOO embarassing. But.... I ran out of gas on the FREEWAY!! Could I be a bigger retard, what 25 year old adult with 2 children in the back of her car, actually runs out of gas. The answer is me! I honestly don't know where my brain has been the last couple of days...I am doing the dumbest things, left and right, everytime I turn around I am being stupid. It all started Wednesday, Thiago had drove my car all day and had run the gas tank pretty low, and of course he failed to tell me. I got in my car to go to work Thursday morning, and saw that it was low, the gas light wasn't on, so I figured I could make it to Roy and would be fine. Well, I got to work just fine. For lunch that day I had made a Dr. appointment in Ogden, I ended up getting out of there a little later than I was supposed to and I didn't want to be late for my appointment, so I called Thiago and asked him if I would be okay to make it to Ogden without getting gas. He said I would be fine, but to make sure and fill up before I tried to drive back. The Doctor was forever behind (like they always are) and I was gone for like 2 1/2 hours. I was worried that my work was going to be concerned where I was, so I hurried and drove back without filling up. Risky, I know, but I made it. So that night comes, and Ashley came to meet me at work cause we were going to a family dinner at Maddox with my entire extended family. Well, I got distracted in the excitement of getting the kids in the car and talking to Ashley, that I totally spaced my gas situation. We got in the car and headed off. Around 31st street, I noticed the car acting funny, it was slowing down like I was pushing on the breaks, but I wasn't. All the sudden I remembered the gas. Oh, my gosh...how mad was I . Can you say embarassing. I hurried and got over in the right lane trying to make it as close to the exit as I could. The car just kept slowing. Here I am cruising on the freeway, almost down to 20 miles an hour until the car just stopped. I started crying and freaking out, Ashley was the calm one and started making the phone calls. Luckily, Jill and Kyle were just passing us on the freeway (they were headed the same place we were), being the kind souls they are they pulled off to go and get us some gas and bring it back. I sat there crying, while Carson and Brevin patted my arm and Carson kept saying "Naughty new car, its okay mommy". Well, soon U-dot pulled up behind us, to see what the problem is...Ashley did all the talking and said we had help on the way. He pulled away and Kyle showed up to fill us up with at least a gallon. Well, we were so completely dry that the gallon wouldn't even do it. So Kyle stays with us, while Jill heads for my gas. In the meantime, U-dot shows up again, wondering why we are still sitting there. Kyle explains the situation, and the nice U-dot guy filled us up and got us started. We made it to Maddox, only about 45 minutes late. AAAHHH, what a nerd I am . Sorry, sorry, sorry to Jill, Kyle, Tam and kids...but most of all thank-you for rescuing us. I swear this will never happen again, I have definitely learned my lesson on running low on gas. For all of you out there, if this ever happens to you, after you fill up your gas don't start the ignition immediatly, turn the key just a little so your battery lights up then turn it off again , 3 times do this before starting the car. This will get the gas flowing in the pipes or something like that. Otherwise, you will still be sitting there. Well, there you go ...another crazy, embarassing story about Teri. (Between this and my April fools joke, I am really sounding like an idiot)

Blanket forts with Dad

Little boys and their dads...is there anything cuter!! My Carsy-boy LOVES his dad. The minute he hears the garage open at the end of the day, he runs to the back door to greet his best friend, his Dad! Nothing makes a mom prouder than to see the way her little boy looks at his dad, with complete love and adoration. Thiago can do no wrong in Carson's eyes, I don't think there is a better feeling in life, then knowing you are loved by your father. And there is no doubt in my mind that Carson knows how very much he is loved. And it is no wonder, dads come up with the craziest ideas and the absolute funnest activities...that moms would never even think of. This is Carson and Thiago's newest project. I work just on Thursdays and half a day on Saturdays. My mom in law watches Carson on Thursdays and Carson stays home with Thiago on Saturdays. You should see my house when I get home, it is a disaster area...it looks like a bomb has gone off and it takes me a good hour to get things put back the way I like them. However, I am willing to look past this because I know the joy it brings to my little boy. This one-on-one time with his dad is priceless. This last Saturday, Thiago taught Carson how to build forts in our family room with chairs and blankets. Carson just thinks this is grand, now every night after he gets out of the tub, they go to work. Such fun for me to clean up, but they love it, and Carson's smile makes it all worth it!

Hallie turns four!!

We celebrated Hallie-girls 4th B-day yesterday. We had a very full day, and Carson was out the minute his head hit the pillow that night, the poor little guy was exhausted. Well worth it though, we had so much fun. Hallie didn't really request much as far as presents and that kind of thing. She just wanted to hang out, like we usually do on Mondays. And that night, she wanted to go to Cafe Rio (funny request for a 4-yr old, but I was all for it), and then she wanted to go back to her house for cake and icecream. She was very specific about her cake, if you will notice, it is the same cake I had for my B-day. Thiago's mom made it and Hallie thought it was just spectacular. She wanted one just like it, and Maria even put an H on it for Hallie. Her eyes just lit up the minute she saw her cake, it was so dang cute! She also requested Thiago sing for her, he sings in this ridiculous voice and the kids just think it is hilarious. I think it is rather obnoxious, but oh well, what do you do? Anyways, it was a wonderful day, celebrating an absolutely wonderful little girl!!

April Fools Joke.....On ME!!

Okay, if any of you out there are in need of a good laugh. Check out my sister's blog under Jen and Eric on my links. My dear, sweet little twin and her hilarious hubby played the hugest joke on me today. She gives a full explanation on her blog under todays date. Check it out....I really shouldn't be informing you all of this, cause it is quite embarrassing . However, it is so funny and I just had to pass it along. Happy April Fools Day all....today the joke was on me!