Life at home (and new pics of Dalon)

Well since blogging is like journaling, I thought I would record what my day to day life is like. I just started watching Josh and Meagan's twin nieces so life here is pretty busy and with 3 two year olds and a newborn I am learning the importance of a schedule and a routine. Here is a peek of that schedule/routine:

6am- Mark's alarm goes off, I feed Dalon
6:30am- 15 mins. of snuggle/talk time with Mark
6:45- I get up and fix Mark's breakfast and lunch
7am- back to bed until Coytt wakes up unless he is already awake
8am- breakfast with Coytt, Kaelsy, Sienna, Elmo, Big Bird, and Cookie Monster
8:30- feed Dalon, clean up ginormous mess from the two year olds (I find food in places you wouldn't believe.)
8:45- Vow to make the kids eat neater or make them clean their own mess
8:46- realize it is harder to make them clean their mess than to just do it myself
9:00am- outside time for the kids, scripture reading for me, nap for Dalon
9:30- "Go Diego Go" (I have every episode memorized, but the kids love it)
10am- upstairs playtime for the kids, workout time for me (ok so I dance around while I sweep the floor and do situps while the kids jump on me,or run up and down the stairs 20 times to keep their busy bodies out of trouble) but I like to call it a workout)
11am-feed Dalon
11:30-Dance time with the kids )Kaelsy and Coytt love this time Sienna usually seeing that we are distracted finds a cupboard to empty, but eventually I get her to join us.
12:00pm- LUNCH! I try to keep it healthy and a daily variety for the kids (which roughly translates to tuna or hotdogs in the mac and cheese or swappping out different jellies or jams on the PBJ), although they did enjoy the flax seed in the pancakes this morning, and it's a smoothie or sandwich for me
12:30- baths if necessary...like I said I find food in unbelievable places if no baths Yo Gabba Gabba and sit down time
1:00pm- nap time
2:00pm every one finally stays in their bed and I get alone time (I usually either clean, shower, blog, eat ice cream, or nap myself durint this time)
3-4pm- Kids wake up and get a snack, I feed Dalon
4-5pm- If I am alive I clean what I can and outside they go
5:00pm Clean up Kaelsy and Sienna, cool down time with Looney Toons, I start Dinner
5:30- Kaelsy and Sienna go home, I finish Dinner

That is it for the routine, the rest of they day depends on Mark and whatever chores I have left or if I have errands to run. In a couple of weeks I will be taking on 4 afterschool kids from 3pm-6:30 or so. That should make things interesting, but hey it keeps me busy and in shape. I don't know where all my energy is coming from, but so far I am keeping up with these little ones. Coytt loves having playmates, and the girls seem to be enjoying my house. Today I had to give the girls a bath after their lunch and I did their hair in little ponytials. They looked so cute. I looked at them and said "so pretty" and they touched their pony tails. Thay did it everytime I said it so I took a video of it because I though it was so funny. Coytt has really seemed to take a liking to Kaelsy. They dance together, and I caught him holding her hand and giving her kisses yesterday, and today when he woke up from his nap he went and laid down by the door where she sleeps and looked at me and said "where did she go" he was just laying there waiting for her to wake up.

We will see how long I can keep up with all of them, but for now I hope it keeps me in shape and energized.

Check out this video: so pretty



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Fun with Grandma and Grandpa Tatom

He is handsome isn't he?


Ready...Set...Go!!


at the fish hatchery

One of these things is not like the other ones...

Uncle Billy and Irena


Well I know it has been a long time, but I finally have some time to post. Mark's family was here the 10th-15th and we had such a good time with them here. Mark, Coytt, Uncle Billy, Grandpa and Billy's girlfriend Irena went to the D-Backs game and an ASU game. I enjoyed visiting with Mark's mom and Grandma, and getting to know Irena. Coytt loved having company and people to play with him. My camera was out of batteries so I have the pictures Mark's parents took. They both are enjoying photography, and so we went up to Payson where they could take some pictures of the scenery there, I posted some of my favorites. We really had a good time playing games, eating, laughing, eating some more, and just being with eachother. Mark's dad thought it would be funny to get Coytt to say Grandma and was teasing Barbara about being a "Grandma" so Grandma Donna thought she would teach Coytt to call Corby "Pappy". Well Coytt tried his best to say "Pappy" but it kept coming out "peepee" so of course we all got a good laugh and Coytt thinking he was cute and funny kept pointing at Corby saying "peepee peepee" with a big smile on his face. We can't wait to see them again it was so much fun having them here.

My Werewolf

OK, so I have been sucked into the world of Stephenie Meyer and the Twilight series. And yes just like everyone says they are addicting. I feel like such a horrible wife and mother, my house has been neglected, Coytt has been watching way too much TV, and even while I feed Dalon I can't put them down. I am a slow reader so it takes me awhile to finish one, but they are still hard to put down. I just finished New Moon and am a little way into Eclipse. Now last night at around 11:45pm as I was still up reading I had an epiphany. See I found myself rooting for Jacob over Edward throughout the whole book. Actually I have been having a hard time even picturing Edward in my mind or even liking him throughout the books. Anyway I found myself wanting Bella to fall for Jacob and forget about Edward. I know they love each other, and it is a deep love, but I just couldn't picture Edward being better than Jacob. So as I pondered this and finally finished New Moon and put Eclipse down, I went to do the one thing that truly comforts me and helps me sleep. I snuggled up next to my husband whose body heat is always so warm I hardly need blankets at night. He is so warm it soothes my aching muscles and I never need a heating pad. Anyway, that is when it hit me. I like Jacob because I married a werewolf and not a vampire. Ok to those of you who haven't read the books this means nothing to you, and I am sorry for the freakish post. Anyway, as I thought about why it is so easy to like Jacob better than Edward it is becuase it has been hard for me to picture an atractive pale guy with light eyes and bronze hair. But when it comes to dark skin, hair, and eyes I am tongue tied. And Edward's cold dead body ewwww I don't care how buff he is. I'm not saying I married a monster (for those of you who are completely confused) I am just saying that as far as my "type" I prefer werewolf to vampire. So this morning I told Mark he was my werewolf and he just looked at me like I was crazy...I wonder why? I am wondering if anyone else has done this. Rooted for the guy they "married" or have always been more atracted too, not just because Edward is the hero or Romeo, but because they truly can see themselves falling for him.

I know weird post, but hopefully you have read the books and understand my weirdness.