Kyle golfs

Here are a few cute pics of Kyle from yesterday. We golfed in the front yard. It was fun!

Here's Kyle after a shot didn't go so well for him:



A round of golf just wears him out!



That's about all the news for this week. I am excited to have a fun day today. We are going to get a few things done around the house, nothing major, and then go to the Bees game tonight. I also need to find a chair and some twin sheets sets for Kyle. I ordered his new bedroom furniture and it will be delivered a week from tomorrow. I am decorating his room in a Utah Jazz theme. I will post pictures when it's done. Have a great weekend, everyone! :)

Worst Blogger Ever!

I know I'm the worst blogger ever! I've kept up well with Facebook and Twitter, but my blogging frequenc leaves something to be desired. Kyle and I have been so busy with our move, Kyle's birthday, and just getting settled in that I haven't had any time to do blog stuff. I'm going to work on remedying that now.

Here are some cute pics from Kyle's birthday:

I'll try to get more pics and a poll up later this week. Bit by bit I will get caught up --- let's hope!

Happy Sunday, Everyone!

Hey everyone! We hope that you are all having a great Sunday. Yesterday was my 10k race. It was tough! The first 2.5 miles were almost completely uphill. I have run six miles lots of times, but the areas around my house where I usually run are fairly flat. This course was hilly and I'm definitely feeling it today!

My official time was 57:38. My goal was to finish in under and hour, which I did, but it was not as fast as the time I wanted, which was under 55 minutes. However, I will make it a goal to hopefully get that time for the Deseret News 10k on July 24.

I finished 3rd (out of 12) in my age group. Here is the award that I received:

Also, earlier this week, we went to dinner with my friend Darla. We had a great time. Here is a picture of Kyle being a big boy and eating buffalo wings. Darla was so surprised to see how big Kyle had gotten since the last time that she saw him a few months previously. He is getting so big now, and is very talkative and friendly.

We hope that everyone is having a great week! :)

Bar Admissions Ceremony

Friday was the admissions ceremony for the Utah State Bar. I am now officially admitted in all state and federal courts in Utah. Hooray me! On the way home, we drove past the courthouse and I laughed to think that I could go in if I wanted and cover a hearing. Okay, maybe I'm the only one who thinks that's funny.

We took a few pictures...here we are, trying to get Kyle to hold still. Fail!

This is as good as it gets:

I think Jeff is trying to give one of his sexy pouts to the camera:

Best pic of us:

We hope that everyone has a great weekend!

Road Trip with Kyle

Hey everyone,

This is a stock photo, but I wanted to update my blog with some of the latest goings-on for Monster and I. Kyle and I drove from SLC to LV today, and let me tell you, if you've never been on a solo road trip with a 2-year-old going across three states in 6.5 hours, I both DO and DON'T recommend it. It was honestly so fun to spend time with Kyle and just get his unique take on so many different things, whether it's farm animals in pastures zipping by, lunch food for the road, other vehicles ("Big trucks!""Big tractors""Nice car!"), and the like. On the other hand, have you ever tried making a stuffed puppy dance with one hand while making up a song sung to the tune of Digital Underground's "Humpty Dance" while the other hand holds on the steering wheel while barreling down I-15 at 80 mph? It's an experience. Hahaha!

In other news, Jeff and I went to the Keane concert last night at Kingsbury Hall. It was sooooo much fun. Before the concert, we went to dinner at The Pie pizzeria close to the university. So delicious! All the bands were great and it was just an awesome time.

Also, I have decided to switch from doing the Deseret News marathon to the 10k. I feel bad, like I'm kind of copping out, but honestly, the marathon training was a HUGE time commitment when I could least afford it. The 10k means running 6.2 miles instead of 26.2, which I could do today without any other training if I needed to.

Which brings me to my last point which I can finally announce. I have taken a new job that will start in Provo, Utah on June 15. My last day at H&S is May 29. I am both excited and terrified! I think it will be a very good change for the future...more details to follow!

New Random Kyle Pics!

Hi everyone! I thought I would post a few of Kyle's latest pictures. We hope that everybody is having a great week!

Kyle on the slide at the playground last week with a little friend:

Here he is all strapped in at the grocery store. Doesn't he look sad? It's like he realizes that he can do very little damage in this current state of confinement. But, I had him just sitting in the back of the basket with the groceries, which worked fine until he started picking up the individual yogurt containers and dropping them off the side of the cart. Don't worry; he wasn't stuck in the cart for long. I had to let him out when he started screaming, "Mommy, out! Mommy, out!" I was afraid that another customer or employee of the store would get suspicious and call DCFS.

Here Kyle rides his "I See" down the sidewalk. I successfully have convinced him to wear a hat when he goes outside. I just worry about his fair skin. He is so light and gets sunburned very easily. In case you were wondering, I was following behind on the "Lightning McQueen."

Well, that is about all the exciting news that we have to report here. The week has been pretty good; very busy with work but lots of interesting projects.

I will try to update later this week with more fun Kyle pics. Have a good week, everyone!

Today's race

Here are some pics from this morning's race. I forget how to use HTML code to publish them here, so the links will have to suffice today.

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My time was 26:02, which I wasn't super happy with because it was almost 10 seconds slower than my last 5k in March. However, this was a different course, and here's something that really bugged me. There was a 5k and a 1 mile "fun walk," and the "fun walk" and the 5k used the same last .5 mile, so for the last 4 minutes of the race I was literally zig-zagging between people who were walking, people who were walking slow, people who were walking even slower than the people who were walking slow, people who were stopped in the middle of the course, people with dogs, people with strollers, etc., etc. It was super annoying. I wish that I could blame my own slowness on them, but unfortunately maybe that cost me four or five seconds at the most. Well, hopefully next time I'll do better. Other than that, we are having a super weekend with Kyle's grandparents, and we are going to P.F. Chang's for dinner tonight. Mmmmmm. Have a great weekend everyone!

New pics! Hot off the press!

Here are a few cute Kyle pics from earlier today.

First, Kyle starts off the day by showing these Rice Krispies who's boss. I found all kinds of Rice Krispies on the high chair, a few on the floor, and even a few that had somehow gotten in his diaper!

Later, we went outside to play and to clean out my car. Kyle took his fire engine for a spin. What this picture doesn't show is, a few minutes after this picture, I got on the fire truck and he pushed me down the street.

Now, everyone says that kids grow up too fast, but this is ridiculous!

Before nap time, Kyle took a few minutes to show off his team spirit. Go Jazz!

Kyle has a new favorite pasttime...baseball! When we were in the airport last Sunday, a Brewers game was on TV. Kyle pointed at the screen and kept saying, "Baseball, baseball!" He was so excited. Then, yesterday, we were in Walgreens to buy some Ibuprofen. He was standing next to me at the checkout counter while we were waiting to pay, and I was afraid that he would get distracted by the C-A-N-D-Y on the rack next to the register. However, he started pointing and saying, "Baseball! Baseball!" I looked, and sure enough, there was a stack of baseball cards for sale, and each package had a baseball player on the front. It is so funny what Kyle picks out with his eyes. Vehicles and sports for the most part...he is such a little boy!!!

We hope that everybody is having a great Sunday! Take care!

Random Fun Pics

We hope that everyone is having a great weekend so far. I've got a ton of things to do, so I gotta keep this post short and get back to my real chores! :)

Here's a pic of Kyle scooping out the pond at my parents' house last weekend. He just loves to do chores; it's amazing. I just hope that his eagerness to do work around the house remains constant as he grows older:

This picture just cracked me up! We were driving in the not-so-nice area of Tucson and saw this sign in a strip mall not too far from the jail:

Here are my parents and Kyle in front of the fire station in Green Valley where they have their winter house:

I'll try to get some more fun pics today and tomorrow and do another post. We hope that everyone has a fantastic day! :)

Hoppy Easter!

Hey! We wanted to share a few of the best Kyle pics from Easter. We had a wonderful time at my parents' house in Arizona. Kyle had his first bona fide Easter Egg hunt. I think he did really well!

In other news, I was picking up the tax form from Kyle's school (nothing like waiting until the last minute, right?) and one of the school's directors, Mr. Cameron, mentioned to me that he thinks that Kyle should be a baseball player, and that he throws the ball better than most of the other kids. Sweet! Maybe I have the next Nolan Ryan on my hands!

Speaking of taxes, I finished mine today. I'm glad that's over! By the way, the photo on the front of the H&R Block Tax Cut software really bugs me. Tell me what's wrong with this picture:

I'll give you a hint. That guy is way too calm and serene to be doing his taxes. Look at that easy-going smile on his face, like he's never had a care in the world. That would never happen in real life. And where's all his paperwork? You can't seriously expect me believe that everything he needs to finish his return is in that wafer-thin blue folder with two pieces of paperwork under the coffee cup. C'mon, H&R Block. We need truth in advertising. Your software may make it easier to do taxes, but it's not going to make it so painless for us that we will all turn into simpering tax zombies like in this picture.

Lastly, the bar results showed up with my actual scores. However, before I go into details too much, I need to give a huge SHOUT OUT to all the people who helped me for the six weeks leading up to the exam (much like an Academy Award speech), because without you guys, this simply wouldn't have been possible:

My super-awesome boyfriend, Jeff: Thanks, baby, for being there for me every day during this crazy adventure! Thank you for helping me study, watching Kyle for me so I could focus (including one poopy diaper change!), listening to what I had to say, and just being there for me. You are my sounding board and voice of reason. You are the best! Hopefully, we'll never have to return to Obligor (hehehehehe!)

My parents: Thanks guys! You let Kyle and I stay with you and provided us meals and entertainment so that I didn't have to worry for an entire week about things like food, laundry, shopping, etc. We couldn't have done it without you!

Rick, best ex-husband ever: Thanks buddy! You volunteered to rearrange your schedule on several occasions to help me out with studying, watched Kyle for an entire week when I had to leave unexpectedly, and didn't stress when I got snappy (like that would happen. LOL!) Anyway, thank you so much for all that you do.

Kristol and Asa: These guys are awesome! They chipped in to help me out on a couple work things that I just ran out of time to do while being gone. They also went above and beyond the call of duty on overnight Kyle patrol when I had to go out of town and Rick was in California. Thank you guys! You're the best.

Etta: Best legal assistant ever! Thank you so much for taking the initiative on so many things, being there, covering, and just being your awesome self. You rock, girl!

Jim: Best boss ever!!! Thank you for letting me take the time off, being my advocate, giving me great advice, and for being you. You're the best!

Everyone else: Even if I didn't name you specifically, thank you so much for being there, whether it was spending time with me, helping me out with something, feeding us, or whatever...Kyle and I hope that we can repay the favor someday.

Okay, back to the nitty gritty on the scores. In Utah, you need 270 points to pass the bar (out of about a possible 350, give or take...the results are scaled on a curve...but no one hardly ever scores that high, anything above 300-310 is considered outstanding.) The average score is usually about 284, or about a 142 per component. I got 300.8! I got a 151.3 on the MBE and a 149.5 on the essays. I was shocked -- I thought that my MBE score would be higher, given that I spent so much time on preparing for that portion of the test and did exactly 2,000 practice questions. I was hoping to score a 160 on the MBE. My practice tests in the two weeks leading up to the exam were 144, 160, and 163. Likewise, I thought my essay score would be lower -- around 140 -- since I spent very little time prepping the state subjects (compared to all the work I did for the MBE) and was relying on all the writing experience I have in practice (i.e. winging it if necessary) to get around a 140-142. LOL. I'm still very happy though. I increased my MBE score from a 134.9 in 2004 to 151.3 today -- almost 20 points. Plus, with everything that I had going on (Kyle, work, travel, other stuff) I was pulled a million different directions. Anyway, it just goes to show you that (1) you can't ever prepare too much for those tricky-ass multiple choice questions, and (2) 10 years of BS artistry sure comes in handy for bar exams! Hehehehehehehe!

Have a good week, everyone!

Utah Bar Results Are Out!

Utah bar results came out this morning. Good news! I passed. It is such a relief to have that be done. I felt good about the exam after I took it, and would have been surprised had I not passed (and not in a good way), but it's good to have that be official. I don't have my actual scores yet. I am interested to see how I actually did. I'll post more details later, when I know more. We hope that everyone is having a great weekend! :)

Hey everyone! It's Monday! We hope that everyone is having a great day. Here are two cute pictures of Kyle with his "I See" from yesterday:

Some background with regard to what an "I See" actually is may be needed. For Kyle's 1st birthday last July, we got him a ride-on fire truck. When you push a button on the top of the fire truck, it plays a song that goes like this:

I see a fire truck

A BIG and SHINY fire truck

I see a fire truck

Coming down the street...

And there's a SIREN WAILING on that fire truck!

(special thanks to Asa for decoding what the song actually said.)

Well, about six months ago, Kyle would start to sing the first two words of the song whenever you asked him where his fire truck was. He'd say, "I See.....I See....I See..." And so on. Now, that's all he says when you ask him, "Where's your fire truck?" or anything about a fire truck. It is too dang cute! He is the best!

Also, I had a super fun dinner with my friend Darla who was in from Dallas. She has been living there for almost two years now and I miss her so much!!

Have a great week, everyone. Don't forget to vote in my poll! :)

Nevada Law Foundation's Silver Ball

Last night was the Nevada Law Foundation's Silver Ball. It was held at the Four Seasons, and our firm bought a table for 10. We had a great time! The dinner was spectacular. The first course was this salad in a baked cheese bread cup. It sounds weird but it was good. Then, we had a truffled raspberry risotto. Next up was a pear sorbet with raspberries. The main course was lobster tail and filet mignon. Dessert was an apple tart. Soooooo delicious! And, the best part was that I ran 9.5 miles in the morning, so I ate everything guilt-free! Haha!

Here are some fun pictures from the event. Here are Cami and I -- we were both date-less!:

The Four Seasons had the ballroom all decked out in silver:

All the H&S attorneys in attendance posed for the camera..Mark, Cami, me, Chris, Patty, Kristol, Asa:

Kristol, Asa, Patty's husband Ronnie:

Mark and his wife Anna...aren't they cute together?

We hope that everyone is having a great weekend! :)

Forgot to add!

So I had previously posted an entry on our calendar for May 12 called "J's birthday surprise." For his birthday, I got tickets to the Keane concert at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus. We both love this band so we are very excited.

Happy Birthday, Jeff! :)

Kyle and I (well, mostly me, because Kyle's sleeping right now) wanted to take a few moments and wish Jeff a HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the blog:

I know that this cake looks maybe a little girly, but it was the best I could do on short notice. ;P

Besides, doesn't the frosting look soooooooooo delicious? Look at all the colored roses! I love roses made out of frosting on cakes!!! When it's birthday time at the office, and whoever in charge of the party is cutting the cake, I always try to count how many roses there are on the cake, and estimate where the person's going to start cutting. Then, I position myself in the line so that I will be primed to get a piece of cake with a big fat frosting rose on it, preferably a side or an end piece. If the roses are in the middle, then I give other people "cuts" in line. People think I'm just being polite to let them get cake first, but really I have an ulterior motive! Some people may think that's cheesy, but I call it good planning! If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail...I say! I also cannot tell a lie! One time, at my office, I was alone in the kitchen just before the cakes were going to be cut. This was about three years ago. I skipped lunch before a deposition, and I got back the the office and I was super-hungry. The cakes and their frosting roses were calling out to me, like a siren song. I made sure that no one was looking, and I used a plastic knife to slice a frosting-rose off the cake and I ate it before anyone had a chance to cut it! Haha! I bet you didn't know that reading this blog was like True Confessions time. You got more than you bargained for!

This cake is so white and fluffy! I bet it would be like eating sweet fluffy clouds. I would love to have a piece of that cake with a big, delicious, 44-ounce frosty Diet Coke to wash the whole thing down with! Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Kyle's been on-and-off with his naps at school. He did great early in the week, but the last few days he hasn't taken a nap. This is what happens when we pull out of the school parking lot:



This evening's big activities include (1) finishing sorting the stuff that is going to D.I. tomorrow and loading that into my truck; (2) laundry; and (3) possibly going to the library to drop off the book I finished and picking up a new one. Pretty boring but it will be nice to kick back. I finally finished "White Jazz" by James Ellroy. The going was tough through the middle, but I'm so glad I finished it. The last 50 pages was intense! I love James Ellroy! White Jazz was pretty good, but I'm still certain that American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand were better.

Also, there's a chance that Utah bar results could be posted tomorrow morning. I will keep everyone posted!

I quit!

No pictures today, sorry! I'll try to get a few cute ones of Kyle tomorrow and post those. He's in his crib right now, on his way to Sleepyland.

I have an announcement to make... I QUIT! (My garage sale, that is. Haha. What did you think I meant?) I was standing in my guest room last night looking at all the stuff piled up on the bed...books, clothes, knick-knacks, and other assorted junk. The idea of simply getting everything priced and tagged and organized in an attractive retail fashion by 7:00 a.m. on Saturday morning was completely overwhelming, considering the fact that I also have to (a) take care of a young child; (b) continue my marathon training; and (c) work 9 hours a day. Plus, I'd have to sit out there all day Saturday with my junk and hope to make $100. NO THANKS. I decided to box it all up and just take it to Deseret Industries when they open at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning...and once I decided that, I felt that a HUGE weight had been lifted off of me! Besides, I'll get a good tax deduction for next year.

Fun with Cricut

Hey everyone! I've spent today playing around with my Cricut machine. In case you're not too familiar with the world of scrapbooking, a Cricut is like a little computer/printer all in one. Here is what it looks like:It comes with different cartridges that are really little software programs. Each cartridge has different fonts, designs, and other things that you can select, adjust the size, and then put the paper in and the machine cuts it. It is so cool! I got one for Christmas from Jeff, and of course I've been so busy with the bar exam for the last two months that I didn't even have time to take it out of the box. Well, it's been soooo fun playing with it just today. I'm also excited to use it to catch up on many of the scrapbooking projects that I've allowed to linger for too long.

In other news, I am continuing with marathon training. I ran eight miles today and it kicked my butt. I like to say that nutrition and hydration are the keys to successful running, but I didn't follow my own advice! I simply didn't pay attention to what I ate yesterday, and dinner last night was two large Diet Cokes and a peanut butter cookie. Yum at the time, but YUCK when it comes to running for over an hour the next day. I stumbled through my front door after I was done and nearly collapsed before I shotgunned a dragonfruit Vitaminwater. Lesson learned: No junk-food-as-meals (which is too often a way of life for us busy attorneys) while marathon training.

Also, we went to go see the movie "Taken" over the weekend. This is the kidnapping movie with Liam Neeson. It's pretty good, everyone! And I don't like too many movies. This movie is basically Liam Neeson kicking bad guys' butts for two hours. Lots of fun action and bad guys getting their butts kicked. Recommended!

Other activities this weekend include getting ready for my garage sale next weekend and cleaning the house. We hope that everyone has a great week! :)

"Candy...Mmmmmmmm..."

Here's a hilarious Kyle picture and story from a few weeks ago:


One Saturday afternoon, I had some pants that I bought that needed to be shortened. I took them to the tailor down the street. While I was trying the pants on so they could pin them, Kyle somehow managed to con the owner into giving him a piece of candy. I was none too pleased to come out of the dressing room to see Kyle with a bump in his cheek, like a squirrel holding a nut in his jaw. (If you look closely in the picture above, you can see the bump in his cheek.) We thanked the tailor and left to go to the car wash. As I was loading Kyle in the car, I asked him, "So, you managed to get yourself a piece of candy, didn't you? Is it good?" And he replied, "Mmmmmmmmmmm." So we started driving off down the street, and about a minute later, I heard this little voice in the back seat say, "Candy...Mmmmmmmmmmmm." I couldn't help but turn around and laugh while snapping the picture. He repeated this about every 30 seconds for the next few minutes:

"Candy...Mmmmmmmmmm."

"Candy...Mmmmmmmmmm."

You get the idea. So silly!

In other news, marathon training started today! Today's run was just three miles on the treadmill at the gym. Tomorrow's is five miles, and Saturday is the week's long run...eight miles! I'll have to plan out a good course around the neighborhood. Eight miles seems such a long way; it's much farther than I've run before. I hope I'm up to it. I stocked up on frozen pasta at Costco today. Carbo load! Carbo load!

Also, I think I'll be attending the Nevada Law Foundation's Silver Ball. This is an exciting black tie event at the Four Seasons on April 4. There are a bunch of people from my law firm going. I'm so excited!

Have a good week, everyone!

Mobile blogging!

I just wanted to see if this would work. I'm blogging from my iPhone at the courthouse. I'm so proud of myself for figuring this out. I'll write more later, along with some new pics. Kyle was so fun this morning! I heard him say "turtle" today. He also waved to his ceramic turtle and said "hi!" he is just too dang cute!! Catch ya later.

Wednesday Update

Hi everyone! We hope that everybody is having a great week. I'm still getting caught up from not enough sleep this weekend, but I'm powering through. I'm looking forward to this weekend because we're going to dinner at Z'Tejas and then to the laser show of Pink Floyd at the Clark Planetarium! I think it will be pretty fun!

Here's a fun pic from this weekend. These are some of our friends that came to Las Vegas from SLC -- me, Jenna, Robin, and Debbie. This was taken at Diablo's at the Monte Carlo. Don't we look like cute blondes?

I also got forwarded a marathon training plan from friends. I can't believe how much running is involved. It's going to be like another bar exam! I'm questioning the wisdom of allowing myself to be caught up in this pact. But, the rule is, no whining and no quitting unless someone gets pregnant or breaks their foot! And I don't plan on falling into either of those categories!

Also, we're looking forward to finding out where Kyle's Aunt Staci and Uncle Drostan will be going for residency tomorrow. It will be Spokane or Wyoming. We are anxious to know!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!

We hope that everyone is having a great St. Paddy's Day. It's only Tuesday but it feels like this week should be over already!

These are a few pics of Kyle from the beginning of the month in SLC at the park. Check out his hair after going down the slide. Too funny!

Also, I allowed myself to be part of a pact with five other people to run the Deseret News marathon on July 24 -- which is, coincidentally, Kyle's birthday. How exactly this happened I do not know. But, our friends are circulating marathon training plans now. At least the marathon starts at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon and goes mostly downhill -- or so I've heard.

In other news, we're another week past the bar exam -- three weeks past, to be precise. It shouldn't be too much longer before the results come out -- maybe another week or so.

I caught a leprechaun, everyone!

This morning was the "Come Catch A Leprechaun" run in Henderson. Are you ready for the big news? I finished in 25:52, which was a new personal best for me!! My old time was 27:46, which I ran on February 14. So I cut my time by almost two minutes! I feel very excited about that. I definitely pushed myself more this time than last, and I was hurting at the end, but it feels good to see improvement in such a short period of time. I also was the first-place finisher for the women in my age group (35-39).

Here's a picture of the award:




PROPS also go to Etta who was nice enough to watch Kyle while I ran. When I got back to the house, I was just chatting with her and finding out how things went, and Kyle walked over to the piano in the living room. He just boosted himself up onto the seat, opened up the cover, and starting plunking away. Do I have a potential piano virtuoso on my hands? I couldn't resist snapping a picture:

Okay, I am off to get ready while Kyle takes a nap. Then, we have tons of errands to do today. We hope that everyone has a great Saturday!

Kyle's favorite thing

Here is a picture of Kyle's favorite thing:


I'm not even kidding. This kid is just obsessed with buses. He loves to see buses everywhere: on the way to day care, at the airport, just driving down the road...everywhere. We typically see about five or six buses that are taking big kids to school on our way to day care every morning. When he sees them, he points excitedly and says, "Bus! Bus!" I bet he can't wait until he's old enough to ride a school bus by himself.

In other news, I'm so glad it's Friday! It's been a long week...but a good one. Also, I'm about 2.5 weeks past the bar exam...probably only about three weeks to go to get the results. It's going fast, which is good. I just hate to be in suspense! This weekend I don't have too much going on...just my race tomorrow and chores and errands. Stage One of Mission Impossible: My Closet is over. The first stage involved cleaning up all the junk, extra shoes, and clothes that was spread all over the floor. Stage Two, which is tomorrow, is organizing the clothes that are in there and setting aside clothes for the garage sale/donation pile/trash can. I'm making progress on getting that together. I'm still shooting for March 28 to hold my garage sale.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

I love my monster!!!

Here are some super cute pics of Kyle from the last few days. Here's Kyle wearing a silly Swedish birthday hat at Ikea. I just love my little monster so much! He is so sweet and fun!

This is from this afternoon. Poor Kyle didn't take a nap at school today, so he fell asleep in the car during the short drive from school to the house. I guess you can say that Daylight Savings Time is getting the best of him!

This is from yesterday. We were on our way to the grocery store, and Kyle decided that he was tired of wearing his shoes. He pulled them off and started laughing. Too funny!


In other news, I really am enjoying the longer daylight hours at the end of the day. It's really nice! I also feel like I'm finally getting back into the swing of things since the bar exam. It's so nice to just work and take care of Kyle. No more waking up at 4 am to get to the office at 5 or late nights doing practice questions. Hooray!

Also, I booked my spa day for March 21. I am so excited! For finishing the bar exam, Jeff got me a spa package at Breathe day spa in Salt Lake City. The package has a 60 minute facial, 60 minute massage, and a 30 minute foot treatment. I am really looking forward to it! Now, I can only hope that I actually PASS the exam. But if I don't, and have to take it again, can I get another spa package, babe? LOL! Just messin' with ya! ;)

In other news, sadly, we are postponing our trip to France in May. We just felt like now wasn't a good time to travel internationally with some of the family issues that we are dealing with. We will try to go next year, though. However, I am looking forward to a trip to Disneyworld that has been tentatively booked for December 5-12. Kyle will be about two and a half, and he will have a great time. Also, my parents will be going and I hope my brother can go too.

Lastly, I have signed myself up for a 5k race on Saturday. It is called the "Come Catch A Leprechaun 5k." Originally I thought this was a funny idea for a race, but since Jeff and I have been watching the Leprechaun movies, I'm not so sure. I'm also not sure that I should admit that I voluntarily and of my own free will actually watched a horror movie called "Leprechaun." Anyway, I'm not going to spoil the movie for you in case you haven't seen it, but let's just say that a lot of misfortune befalls those who try to take the Leprechaun's gold! After watching these movies, I wouldn't want to even try to catch a Leprechaun, much less try to make a grab for the pot of gold! If you want more details, just Google "Bad Leprechaun horror movie Jennifer Aniston" (without the quotes) and see what pops up.

Have a great week, everyone!

Update: Kyle's words

Here's a pic of poor Kyle's shiner from this week. He tripped and fell at school while running and smacked his head on the linoluem floor, poor little guy! Here, he shows that he doesn't let a little bruise get in the way of a good time:

I decided to make a list of all the words that I can think of that Kyle knows. I think this is a lot of words for only 19 months! He also understands more words than this...but these are the words that he says on a fairly regular basis, and he seems to learn a new word at least every other day. He is up to about 70 words now. I've broken them down by category:

People:
Daddy
Mommy
Jeff
Kitty
Bumpy (Grandpy and/or Grammy, appears to be interchangeable)
Elmo
Baby

Meal time:
Food
Cup
Chair
Milk
Apple
Nana (Banana)
Wass (water)
Pear
Olives
Beans
Eggs
Hot
Cold
Mommy’s (Diet Coke)
Cookie
Cracker

Body parts:
Mouth
Eyes
Nose
Ears
Hair
Foot
Knee
Hands

Getting dressed:
Clothes
Shirt
Pants
Socks
Shoes
Sleeper
Zipper

Bedtime:
Bath
Books
Moon
Star
Night-night
Crib

Unmentionables:
Poo-poo
Pee-pee
Di-di (Diaper)
Potty
Eeeeewie

Animals and animal noises:
Animal
Dinosaur
Horse
Snake
Monkey
Lion
Kitty
Doggy
Pig
Fish
Giraffe
Bun (Bunny)

Sports:
Football
Ball
Bass (Basketball)
Soccer
Ggrrrrrrr! (Redskins mascot)

Going places:
Plane (a.k.a. "Kkkrrrrrrrrrrrr")
Car
Truck
Choo-choo
Seat belt
Car seat
Mo-mo (motorcycle, also a.k.a. Daddy’s)
Bus
I see (Fire truck)
Ambulance
Boat
Stroller
Keys
Beep-beep!

Miscellaneous:
Hi
Bye-bye
Snowman
Snow
Yes
No
Up
Down
Outside
Inside
More
Please
Thank you
Leaves
Tree
Bubbles

We hope that everyone has a great weekend!

Tuesday Update

Here's a super-cute Kyle pic from Arizona a couple of weeks ago that I wanted post. My parents got him a Lightning McQueen ride-on that he rode all over the neighborhood with while we were there. So funny!

We hope that everyone is having a great week. I can't believe that a week ago I was taking the bar exam. So glad that's over! It's been nice to spend my non-work time just playing with Kyle, straightening up the house, and other projects that need to be done. I'm also still catching up on sleep, too!

We're looking forward to dinner with our friend Jennifer tomorrow. She's moving to Utah too in a couple of weeks. It will be nice to have built-in friends once we get there!

Also, it's not too early for me to start shopping online for Kyle's birthday party supplies. His birthday party is going to be at Monarch Meadows Park in Riverton. I already reserved the park's party pavilion, which is right next to the playground. Anyway, please vote on a theme!

Have a good week, everyone! :)