The Question that Kills me.

So we have finally come to this point! I must go to the library and check a billion books out and look on the internet for the impossible answers. The past little while, I have been questioned of my intelligence every minute of the day. My Caden needs his mommy to be smarter. I thought it would be when he starts going to school so I can help him with his homework, but the time has arrived in a 3-year-old. Caden has grown up to a curious little boy and has asked the magic question that makes myself question my own knowledge.

WHY?

He is never satisfied with my answer to his question because he asks me "why" to my responses to his "whys" and I just have to casually end the question answer conversation with "the end". He went from "What's that?" to "Why?" Toddlers are amazing. Their minds grow so fast and have to know everything. I love it!

These are a few of my favorite things.

Eleanor Cleverly Takahashi: One of my favorite people in the whole world.

She is one of my best friends and we have had a great time in Utah (and Indy) together. She is moving to New York to get smarter and stylish (if that is possible). You will be missed, but I know we will see each other soon that I am not going to cry...yet. Here is my dedication to you my friend.

Top reasons why I love El.

15. She totally looks like an Eleanor.
14. It is so much fun to make fun of our husbands together, even though we are the only ones laughing.
13. Great taste in clothes, shoes, and design.
12. Your obsession with Harry Potter. (You have to remember that Greg and I did sort of tell you about them before you started to read them)
11. Your creativity in everything that you do.
10. You rarely answer your cell phone.
9. You would rather take a train instead of a plane across the U.S.
8. Your frequent anxiety attacks.
7. You dropped everything to go to Indiana to be with your husband, who was with my husband, that totally slacked off and were bad influences on each other, then getting pregnant there at pretty much the same time, then getting new cars at the same time, then buying houses at the same time, and having our little monsters 3 weeks apart, and now you are leaving Utah, which we aren't doing at the same time :(
6. Your obsession with Harry Potter.
5. You are one of the funniest and craziest people ever.
4. Your love of books and knowledge.You have a goal of reading 10 books a week, which you tend to reach.
3. Your love of anything that has sugar and everything that is chocolate.
2. You look hot even when you had shaved your head. (Shouldn't that be a reason to hate you?)

AND THE TOP REASON WHY I LOVE THIS GIRL...
DRUM
ROLL
PLEASE

1. Did I mention, your obsession with Harry Potter?

I love you El. I will see you when you either come back or when I come to NY to party it up! Try not to turn into an Upper Eastside Manhattan snot. I know it is inevitable, but just try to slow it down so I can attempt to keep up with you somehow.

Back to Reality!

Well I have finally come back to reality and just finished Breaking Dawn. I thought I was going to take my time, but I think 2 days was long enough, don't you? Greg was kind enough to be with the kids while I was in my own world.

9:00am-Let's start with Friday morning. So, I decided to wait in line for my wristbands for Rachel and I to get our book that night at midnight. I got to Barnes & Noble at 9:15am and they started to give them out at 9am. When I arrived in the parking lot, there was a huge line in the front of the store and I couldn't even see the end of it. I started around to the side of the store and line continued to stretch. I went around back and it kept going until it finally stopped after 3.5 sides of the building. Was it really worth it? What time did the first ones come? I had to call Rachel and ask her if she still wanted to do it. I called Greg and he wanted me to come home. Greg had work off so it worked our perfectly that he watched the kids. So what did I decide? Rachel got her sister-in-law to watch her kids and she came to wait with me. How often do I get to do this? It was getting really hot waiting in line and I was just hoping to get around the corner of the building to hit some shade. It finally happened after an HOUR. Was it still worth it? I tried to call Rach, but she had already left so I will just wait for her and then leave. Sure enough, she came and we stayed in line. There were women, all different ages, moms their teens, tots, and babies. It was unbelievable! After 2 hours of waiting, we finally got our wristbands and we were the letters F.

6pm- Heading over to Rachel's new condo that her and Hiro just bought. Super cute by the way! We started our fabulous T-shirts. We decided to put I Edward in the front and Bite Me! in the back. It took us a little longer that we thought, but we still had all night to get to the book party.


8:00-We went to Outback Steakhouse for dinner, which was amazing. We ordered all appetizers. Thank goodness for free/no workout days and fried foods. Rachel and Hiro had gift cards for it and it covered our food and tip. Thanks again, Rach.

9:30-We headed over to Barnes & Noble and it is just packed and crazy. They fortune telling, face painting, a fashion show, and live music. They kicked everyone out at 11pm to form in more lines outside of the building. I bought 2 magazines and we read and played games. It was so much fun. It was also hot, stinky, sweaty, and crowded. They finally opened it up again at midnight and we went to alphabetic order to get our books.

12:45-We got our books, yay! We got them and then we went home. Isn't that crazy? You do all that and wait in lines forever and you get your book finally and then you just go home. Greg just asked, "that's it?" and I said, "that's it." It was fun and it was a great night without the kids. Some people brought their kids and I probably would've gone nuts.

1 to 1:30- Got home and went to bed. Some people, probably most, stay up and read the book, but I was exhausted. I have been waiting in line all day.

Saturday- I read most of the day and I went to bed at 1am. The book is really good and I can't really find a place to stop, but my eyes were doing tricks on me so I had to and go to bed.

Sunday afternoon- Finally, I'm done! There are a couple of things I wish would've happened, but all in all, a good way to end the madness that is Twilight. I can't wait for the midnight showing of Twilight the movie in December.

If you haven't read them, they are easy, enjoyable reads. I would recommend them. I gotta find me another book. Any suggestions?

Naptime=Blissful

Naptime is the greatest, but it is even better when I am taking one too.

Back from Vacation

Well it has been forever since I last posted. We have been crazy the last few weeks. So this is what we have been up to.

We have been discussing for a while and we finally made the decision to get Greg
"snipped", so he got that done, he had work training for 4 days in Salt Lake and then we left for Seattle. We drove because we now have to buy 3 airplane tickets and driving is so much cheaper. We headed off Thursday afternoon, the car full of snacks, toys, and DVDs. The kids were great, except when Lola had to cry herself to sleep and trying to keep Caden quiet while Lola was sleeping. I get to sleep and keep the kids busy while Greg drives the whole way. We decided to stop in Oregon and stay the night. We could've gotten to Seattle at around 2am, but then our kids would have woken up around 6am so we decided we wanted to be well-rested. We got to Seattle and it was good to see my family, even though we didn't get to see my brother Ming. Caden loved playing with Nana, Papa, and all his uncles and aunties. Lola was shy, but she did finally warm up when we were close to leaving, of course. You might all be surprised, but it did not rain one single day while we were there. There was an overcast for about a day and a half, but we took the opportunity to go to the aquarium. We went on a ferry ride to Bainbridge Island, went to Sharon and Gene's wedding, which was absolutely wonderful, celebrated my mom's birthday,and enjoyed a great vacation in Seattle with friends (Hannah, Nate, and Derek) and family. Next time we are going to stay 2 weeks. We left WA a week later and drove down to Oregon where we got to hang out with our dear friends, the Morgans. It was so good to see them. We knew them in Utah during college and then they abandoned us for Oregon. We see them everytime we go up to see my family. They are only 3 hours away, so why not, right? The kids had a blast together and the adults had fun too. It was great to see Jed and Lyla grow up so much. Caden still asks for his Jed. Saturday, we drove back to Utah and we stopped in Boise and then headed home Sunday. I didn't miss the Utah heat, that's for sure, but Greg did think it got chilly in Seattle at night. Here are some Seattle pics, more of our trip will come soon.

Like father, like daughter.

Cheese!

Twins.

Caden counting the fish at the aquarium.
Ah! I think is surprised her.

We have been back for a couple of days and it still has been crazy. Lola is sick and I have been potty training Caden. You are probably thinking, "oh my goodness, Caden is almost 3 and a half and is still in diapers!" I honestly can say, I don't care for those comments anymore. Getting critiqued as a parent is a norm and I am getting pretty used to it now. It was great for our car trip because we never had to stop for potty breaks unless we really had to. He is doing a lot better than he did the first time I tried and so am I. I let him choose to go when he has to and it has worked out(most of the time). The only thing that has been a real struggle is having Lola crying after me when I am helping Caden. She wants to be held all day because she is sick and grumpy.

That has been us so far and I forgot to mention I am so excited...this Friday my friend Rachel and I are going to the Breaking Dawn release party. If you don't know what it is, it is the fourth and last installment of the Twilight book series. We are making t-shirts, going out to dinner, and going to the party, and we will get the book at midnight. We are going to have a grand time and I will let you know all about it. I will have to control myself so I won't read the book all that night because once I am done, it's over so I am going to try to take my time. Greg and I are busy reading the Count of Monte Cristo right now anyway so hopefully it will slow me down a little.

One word

1. where is your cell phone? around

2. Your significant other? Greggors

3. Your hair? damp

4. Your mother? teeny

5. Your father? crazy

6. Your favorite thing? naps

7. Your dream last night? nonexistent

8. favorite drink? milkshake

9. Your dream/goal? happiness

10. The room you're in? bedroom

11. your ex? forgettable

12. Your fear? plenty

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? everywhere

14. Where were you last night? bed

15. What are you not? tall

16. Muffin's? banana

17. One of your wish list items? move

18.Where you grew up? Woodinville

19. The last thing you did? shower

20. What are you wearing? clothes

21. Your TV? beast

22. Your pet? chihuahua

23. Your computer? desktop

24. Your life? loved

25. Your mood? tired

26. Missing someone? always

27. Your car? rodeo

28. Something you're not wearing? socks

29. Favorite Store? target

30. Your summer? hot

31. Like someone? mommy

32. Your favorite color? black

33. When was the last time you laughed? today

34. When was the last time you cried? Saturday

35. Who will/would re-post this? whoever

I tag whoever is reading this.

Memories...

Thanks Delee and El for the idea :)

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.