Good-by July

July is now done and I have to say that I am sad about it. August means getting ready for school and that means saying good-by to my wonderful husband for the next 3-4 months as he tries to get good grades and works a full time job. He does all that just so I don't have to, so that I can stay home and be the mom I am trying to be. August also means it's our anniversary, 5 years. Actually tomorrow will be the day, well, to be exact an hr 1/2. It means that fireworks are over and so are fun parades. That my run is getting even closer and I am so not ready. It means that my son will be 6 months old and my daughter 3 1/2. It means that I have lived here for 2 months and I still have boxes to unpack and things to organize. It means that I am 3 months closer to turning 30. So after all that, I can say that July has been a great month and hopefully we can make the most of August before Clint returns to school.

Kaily got Tagged

Baily tagged Kaily so here we go.

Name/meaning behind it: Kaily Marie Willis. Clint was cleaning the Celestial room at the Provo temple when I was pregnant with her and the name just came to him. When he told me about it at first I didn't like it, but it was 2 am and he had just woke me up, so there is my defence. Then when I told my best friend what we were going to call her she reminded me that I had a dream before my mission that I had a little girl named Kaily. That sealed the deal for me. The Marie part is my middle name which is after my late grandma Kemp.

Age: 3

Birthdate: February 9, 2005

Nicknames: Princess, Kaily Bug, baby girl

Favorite Activity(-ies): dancing, playing blocks, going for walks, riding her scooter, playing with anyone who will play with her, reading books, playing dress-up, going swimming

Favorite Food(s): Yogurt, cheese, ice cream, apples, grapefruit, Kidney beans out of the can (cold)

Least Favorite Food(s): anything spicy, potatoes

Favorite Music: loud alternative, it's fun to dance to

Favorite Toy(s): mega blocks, ponies

Favorite Book(s): any of them

Favorite item(s) of clothing: dresses that twirl

What makes me happy: family time- she loves to be with her family, being in water, playing with friends, being outside

Tags: Anyone who's 2 or 3 years old!

A Memory

Angie gave this challenge on her blog, it looked like fun.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you have about either Clint or myself or a memory that involves both of us.
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.

So big

My kids crack me up! Yesterday I went shopping for a new swimsuit for Kaily, she has grown out of hers. When I got home she tried it on for me so I could see if it fit or not. As she walked away with her swimsuit on she said, "Mom this is just the cutest swimsuit ever. I think you should take a picture." She then got the camera so I could take pics of her in her new outfit. She then puts Conner's new hat and her new hat on her and says, "Mom, aren't we just adorable." She gets up to dance and as she is dancing tells me, "This is just so cute, I am so lucky." I wish you could see her. She is seriously one of THE most animated people I know. She always has a great story to tell me and they are always full of detail. The other day she was really mad at me and said, "I want a new mommy and daddy, Sarah and John." Don't ask me who Sarah and John are b/c I have no idea. She just comes up with these things. Conner has started this weird grunting thing. He does it all the time. And he has found his tongue and learned how to spit. He thinks it's so funny when you are trying to feed him baby food to get it all in his mouth stick his little tongue out and shower you with baby goodness. I try not to laugh, but I think it's funny too, especially when it happens to Clint. Conner loves to have things in his mouth. Clint was feeding him pears and Conner's binky was sitting on the tray. Well, Conner decided he was done with the pears. So after a spoonful went into his mouth and Clint tried to coax him to take another bite he graped his binky and stuck in his mouth and then just stared at Clint. Conner is getting so big and not at all doing the little baby things he used to. He is growing up and while I'm happy about that, it also makes me sad not have him a baby anymore. I love my kids and the funny things they do all the time.

99 Balloons

In light of recent events in lives of people I love I wanted to post this. It makes me so grateful.