Nate & Gretta Woolf Family

photos of girls

2012-02-08T18:04:00.000-08:00

Nate gave me a new lens for Valentine's day and he let me try it out a little early. Its for close up portraiture. So far I love it . I think it helps when your subjects are so sinking cute :)

valentines craft

2012-02-04T13:47:00.000-08:00

Red

2012-02-04T12:54:00.000-08:00

I've been taking a photography class

and I realized I love the color red

most of my pictures are of something red

Halloween party

2011-10-31T09:06:00.000-07:00

we had a lot of fun with some old and new friends

we had lots of spooky food

Pictures of our new house in Kaysville Ut

2011-04-09T12:25:00.000-07:00

Master bathroom

This is my poor man water softer. Nate found me a recipe for to make my own bath salts. Just get 2 cupswater softener rock salt, 3 cups of epsom salt and 1 cup of baking soda and voila!

Kids playroom second living roomsecond kitchen, really it's my craft room and I love it
Emmie's room and the tree I made for her room from things from the dollar store I'll tell you more about it on a later post
Emmie's room - You can see her princess mirror that talks. It says "You are as pretty as a princess" She pushes it every morning.
Emmies roomEvas roomEva's room
Stairway landing
Our new computer desk in our great room
This is a new vinyl saying I just put on my wall a few days ago. I heard it in my stake conference. Someone was telling a story about her little girl who was about 7 or 8 who had cancer and had to be intubated for several months and couldn't talk and when she filanlly got all of her tubes taken out she asked to say a prayer and she said "Dear Heavenly father has sent us here to love one another" and she still begins every prayer the same way every time. I thought there was no better message I could sum up in one sentence what I wanted my kids to learn while I have them in my home then that so I got it as big as my wall would fit.

our family room

dinning room
kitchen kichen

one of my favorite parts a big big hall closet for all of family shoes and coats and back packs
study/Nate's jam roomfront room
front room (home teaching room)
guest room/Nate's music room
guest bath room
Alivia's room
master bedroom

All about Dynamic Views for Readers - Blogger Help

2011-04-09T12:18:00.000-07:00

All about Dynamic Views for Readers - Blogger Help

Thanksgiving

2010-11-28T12:47:00.000-08:00

I have so much to be thankful for that I have to post it on here.

I started a new medication at the beginning of October. My Dr told me that the first 4 to 6 weeks are hard but after that it works really really well. When she told me it was going to be hard I had no Idea how hard it was going to be. I could hardly function. It was almost as bad as not being on any medication at all . That means horrible migraines, about 20 seizures a day, passing out, falling down the stairs, and hitting my head on everything. But sure enough, after 4 weeks the medication started working like a charm and I haven't had a seizure or a migraine in a week. That is the longest I have ever gone since I have gotten sick (two years three months and two weeks ago but who is counting).

I am also so thankful that we found a beautiful house in Kaysville. We fell in love with it and made and offer which was accepted. We will be moving in around December 18th. The only problem was Nate's work was in Brigham City, a long 45 minute commute. But fate was on our side. He was transferred to Sunset, a short 15 minute commute.

big big up date

2010-10-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

Picture day

Emmies first day of dace
Eva's first day of school
Eva's kindergarten teacher Mrs Judkins

Emmie's first day of preschool

Woolf family Reunion bear lake talent show

at Gretta's high school reunion she stayed at her best friend Carla's house in Arco Idaho

Cousin Corbin and Alivia

sister on the stars
swimming lessons

Nate's farewell party in New mexico's pharmacy
fathers day with grandpa myers
Nate's farewell cake from new mexico

Appliance Repair for Dummies

2010-09-10T15:27:00.000-07:00

So 3 months ago we bought a brand new washer and dryer. We decide to spend the extra money to get a quality set that we can use for a long time. Our salesman recommends a nice Whirlpool set and we decide to buy them.

Then yesterday our nice new washer stops working. Not only does it stop working but when we open the door it dumps water all over our floor. Not what one would expect from a 3 month old 'high quality' machine. "There seems to be a lot of water in there" I say to Gretta. "I don't think it's draining. At least it's still under warranty." we say and we decide and schedule a repairman to come next week.

I'm still more than a little bugged that our washer broke already so I do a little Google research and find out that maybe the filter is clogged. I also find out that parts are covered under our warranty but not labor. I figure I might as well save myself a service charge if it's just a clogged filter. So we pop open the washer to see what lies in the filter.

Okay so we find some loose change, some thread and a paper clip. Huh ... that shouldn't be unexpected when designing a 'quality washing machine'. Let's reach up the drain hose a little and see what we find.

Okay so there is a hair elastic, a bobby pin, and the broken handle of a measuring cup. The measuring cup handle is a little odd. Did that really break my washer? Let's just check to make sure nothing else is stuck in the drain hose.

A sock? Really? My 'high quality washer' decided to drain a sock? It's not even a baby sock. It's a full on manly cotton poly blend Daddy sock. It seems like that should have come up in the early design stages of any washing machine. Maybe we shouldn't allow clothes to drain with the water. Maybe people will wash socks in this thing sometime and we should have some sort of sock blocking device in the drain. Sigh .....

Anywho, I have cancelled the repair service and the 'high quality washer' is washing again. Thank you Google for once again saving me money, and thank you Whirlpool for convincing me to never buy another one of your appliances again.

The bill board that looks like Anna

2010-09-05T21:14:00.000-07:00

there is a billboard in bountiful that has this pic on it I think it looks a lot like my sister Anna

Testing

2010-09-05T20:55:00.001-07:00

Blogging on my iPhone.

I would like to introduce Dr. Nathan Blair Woolf

2010-05-18T11:32:00.000-07:00

We are so so so so proud of you Nate. I wish I could express how grateful I feel for all of your hard work and sticking through to the end with so many obstacles, two new babies, countless Dr Visits with me and still getting great grades. You are so amazing we love you So much

This is me cry bawling I couldn't stop for about 10 mins.

Nate's Dad called me a day after graduation and Said "I heard a rumor that you slept with a Dr last night. I was instantly offended. I thought who would spread such a bad rumor? I swear I slept with Nate last night "Oh yeah, he is a Dr. I guess your right"

Eva's song

2010-05-16T13:25:00.000-07:00

Eva's been singing this Hot N Cold song lately. But we like her lyrics a lot better. She sings:

"You're hot in your clothes, You're yes in your nose, Eating out, Lighting the night"

Second verse same as the first.

What are we going to do next?

2010-05-13T15:04:00.000-07:00

After a long time in school and 60+ hour work weeks and because it was Gretta's birthday we decided it was time to spoil our family and we took a vacation to Disneyland. We had lots of fun and spent a beautiful week there.

Nana & Grandpa came to meet us at the end of the week to have fun with us and help watch kids while Nate and Gretta went on the scary big kid rides.

Grandpa had fun when we could peel him away from his Blackberry.

Eva and Emmie had lots of princess fun and got their faces painted

The girls had tons of fun meeting all of their favorite Disney characters.

We had a great room inside the Grand Californian. Bunk beds for the girls and just a tiny walk to Disneyland.

Even Alivia thought it was the happiest place on earth.

Eva and Emmie loved sporting their Minnie ears almost all day every day.

We had a 1/2 day left after Disneyland so we decided to go to the beach and dip our toes.

We had a great time, but it does feel nice to be home again even though we have a bunch of packing to do for our move in a couple of weeks.

The Final Countdown!!!

2010-04-25T20:25:00.000-07:00

It's come down to this ... One more week ... ONE MORE WEEK!!! This is the day our family has been waiting for for the last 7 years. No more pencils, no more books. Thanks for the memories but here are 10 things I will not miss about school.

10. Paying hundreds of dollars for books that are mysteriously outdated and worthless at the end of the semester.

9. Paying hundreds of dollars for a parking permit for a parking space that may or may not be there.

8. Studying all night long with my favorite study partner Code Red Mountain Dew.

7. Smelly hippies asking me if I have a minute for the environment.

6. The little panic attacks that occur before exams, the anxiety attacks after exams, and the major depression while checking the grades for your exam.

5. Borrowing more money in 4 years than I've made in the last 30.

4. Feeling like I have narcolepsy.

3. Eating meals out of vending machines.

2. Paying tuition for the privilege of working 40+ hour per week.

1. Spending more time in a library than with my family.

So if you're looking for me after this week. Rest assured, I am not at school :)

our house sold

2010-04-24T10:41:00.000-07:00

We got our asking price but we do have to pay the buyers closing costs

We feel very blessed to have sold it so quickly

We will be moving back around the 25th of May, So all of our peeps that said I can't wait until you move back get ready because you just might get a call to help us move in :)

We will be moving somewhere between Brigham City to North Ogden area. Let us know if you find any good rentals.

parenting Joys

2010-04-16T19:01:00.000-07:00

My sweet babies that make Keeping my house clean while selling it.......a little ......um....... hard.......if you don't believe me keep scroll down

not yet, still sweet
still looking innocent
don't believe me yet ........
There it is
and some more help, Emmie making a chocolate chip cookie (which I made for people to eat when they came to look at the house) pudding and salad masterpiece
and back to tricking you into thinking they can do no wrong :)

I guess it worth it look how cute they can be

Our house ready for a new buyer

2010-04-15T11:31:00.000-07:00

Our spic and span house ready to for new owners

2010-04-15T11:20:00.000-07:00

Eva and Emmie's joint birthday party

2010-04-10T21:18:00.001-07:00

We had a Fancy Nancy dress up party this year we let the girls pick out dresses and accessories and painted their finger nails. Eva and Emmie had a great time and had lots of fun with their friends. My favorite part was the cake it turned out exactly the way I wanted it to

Reading Fancy Nancy

We are back finally

2010-04-08T19:31:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long blog hiatus. I lost my upload cord from the camera to the computer. After looking for 3 months my loving husband bought me a new one.

Emmie's 3rd birthday cake Eva and Emmie in their new birthday dresses This was my favorite doll from my childhood I got her for Christmas when I was 2 I named her Ashel. her hair has been a matted mess since before I can remember I got an Idea from a friends blog to soak her hair in fabric softener, I did it over night it worked like a charm I was able to style her hair for for the first time in my life and have it looks pretty good

this is my new art work in the bathroom I made it out of toilet paper rolls and spray painted it black (thanks for the great Idea Amy) We also had time while Rachel was here to update the bathroom. I LOVE it

We replaced the flooring in our kitchen after we got back from Utah. We started by pulling up the vinyl
while my kitchen was torn up I did my dishes in the bathtub
We brought Aunt Waychol with us to help with the tile (by help I mean do most of the work).

Eva was a big help with Alivia while we where working

Eva and Emmie love to cuddle with their baby sister Emmie not wearing her crown with pride at all
Eva wearing her crown with pride
Alivia's first sold food

Eva and Emmie's sleep over with there cousin Bryn

Eva Kept asking me why she couldn't sleep on the stairs
Audry had to do a home EEG . I tried to dress up the bandages with a flower so it would look more like a hat. It's nice to know someone with more Neurological problems then me
Nana rarely cooks. When we are blessed with such an occasion, we like documentation.
We asked Emmie what she wanted for her birthday and all she wanted was her grandpa

the girls made a princess gingerbread house with grandpa Myers
My Mom and I had a hair dye party I think we look alot alike with our hair like this
Twin cousins, Aivia and Corban are only one month apart but the weigh about the same
Sledding in the house is more fun, you never get a runny nose or cold fingers and toes
Alivia would get sad whenever I would take her uncle Heinrich away

Happy 30th birthday Babe

2009-12-18T19:46:00.000-08:00

I remember when Nate and I got married, we would dream about fun things we would do or the things we would buy on Nate's 30th birthday, but sadly Nate is just 5 months shy of finishing pharmacy school and we have a 3 month old baby. So fun trips and fancy gifts looked like they were out of the question. Then Nate's car gave us a present; the engine died. So we were able to get Nate the Jeep he has been wanting for a while. He really wanted a 4 door jeep but I think he really likes the Liberty as a good compromise. The end of the year is a great time to buy a car. The car dealership gave us every deal possible and we were able to get an 08 which is much much newer then we were expecting and it has hardly any miles. Nate is as giddy as a school girl, he wanted to drive it to UT but after a test dive with all the girls after just a few miles we wanted to rip our hair out and Alivia was getting malled with love by her sisters. We thought the van would be a better idea.

um

2009-12-17T12:46:00.001-08:00

Eva and Emmie usually don't pay to much attention to the new baby, but this day they couldn't get enough of her they were fighting over holding her all day

I made this centerpiece out of a broken end table, old building blocks my kids never play with, and some old 8 year old ribbon I like but have never found a good use for and some dollar store ornaments. I love giving new life into old thing you normally wouldn't use anymore.

pics of our beautiful girls

2009-11-30T08:25:00.000-08:00

We had a great time putting up our Christmas tree the day after thanksgiving I thought I would take a picture to remember how pretty it is before all the bulbs get taken off and hidden all over the house like easter eggs

My goal is to some day have a mantle to put our stocking on so I don't have to nail them to the wall

Everyone in our family got a little gingerbread house to put together this year it was so much fun. Brownie points to anyone how can guess who made each one.....hint Mommy made Alivia's as well as her own.

Alivia Had a Dr.'s appointment today she is in the 50% for her weight, and at her last appointment she was in the 10% she is growing very fast. She is only in the 10% for her height so she might have to borrow some shoes from her aunt Audrey when she grows up.

Daddy did the girls hair for church all by himself. He was so proud when Eva told him It looked just like when Mommy did it.

The princess jammies are a staple in my girls wardrobe they are rarely seen inside our house without them. I think they get it from their Mommy. The other day I got up and got dressed right away ( instead of at noon) and Eva kept asking where I was going. She didn't understand why I would get dressed without a good reason.

Good odd goings on

2009-11-24T14:29:00.000-08:00

We made turkey shaped cookies using the girls hands as a template. Eva was so sad when we pulled them out of the oven and they no longer were the same size as her hand

Nate brought home some flower for me when I was having a bad day and said I think this will be as fun for you to put together as it is for me to put together a lego kit. I love arranging flowers I miss my old job at the reception center doing flowers for weddings.

Emmie found this tutu and thought it would make a better veil

Alivia is starting to smile and coo so much, it melts my heart. She dose seem to smile more for daddy then mommy

Emmies first dry all night diaper, Hurray hurray Its a beautiful day

8 blog updates all in one

2009-11-04T09:07:00.000-08:00

For Nate's family Halloween party I dress up like my sister in law Audrey. She has a black eye right now from a bad seizure fall. She seems to have a lot of bruises this year so I was teasing her a little:) Intimation is the best form a flattery right.
The girls enjoyed New Mexico's first snow of the session It lasted almost 10 whole minuets
Nanna and Grandpa got into the Halloween spirit this year
My sister Liz had a baby 4 weeks to the day from Alivia. His name is Corben Keith. We have been calling them Twin cousins
Eva really wanted to be a witch this year so I made matching outfits for Eva and Emmie and Emmie refused to ware Hers so she wore one of the many Princess dresses we already own
Alivia was a candy corn this year. I made this for Emmie when she was a baby but sadly she got croup around Halloween and didn't get to use it. Last year I wanted her to be Tinker bell we got a beautiful expensive dress from the Disney store and she went as Snow White. Do you see a pattern I don't think she likes the costumes I pick. Say la ve
Are ward goes to MaCalls Pumpkin Patch ever year this is the first year we have gone, Nate even had the day off so he could come with us. It was great!!! They had a petting zoo, hay rides, lots of games, and my favorite FUDGE. The girls helped carve there pumpkins that they got at the pumpkin patch. Eva wanted a scary one and we made Emmie's as happy as we could because she was so upset that we were stabbing and gutting her pumpkin.

family pics

2009-10-29T08:47:00.000-07:00

During our very short, fast, and fun trip to Utah we had a great friend take pictures of our family and Alivia in her blessing dress. The pictures turned out great hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Thanks again Janna Banana

The Pill Burden

2009-10-18T19:02:00.000-07:00

The pill burden is something you learn about in pharmacy school. Basically the more pills a person is required to take the higher their pill burden is and the less likely they are to take their medication. Anyway Gretta has a big pill burden currently. She takes 9 pills a day right now, and some of them are not small as you see referenced by the quarter. Always impressive when she takes 4 or 5 pills in one gulp. Love you babe, thanks for remembering to take your medicine even though it can be burdensome.

Glad to have all girls

2009-10-13T22:26:00.001-07:00

Now that we've had our third girl, people ask us if we're sad we don't have a boy. Our girls have been so sweet and cute that we really don't think about it that much. Plus it would be a lot more disturbing to come home to a boy singing and dancing to Mama Mia. When it's just girls it's cute. No offense if your son, brother, husband, or father likes to sing and dance to Mama Mia.

Alivia Jane Woolf

2009-09-19T10:38:00.000-07:00

Eva wanted her little sister to look cool for her fist blog photos

Alivia was 7lb 3 oz 20in long born on Monday Sept 14 @3:34 pm
My dr was very nice and gave me a very early epidural and labor was really fast it was about 6 hours with just a push and a half and she was out. I did shake quite a bit after delivery but during delivery I was ok. I'm starting to feel more and more like my self every day

another baby update

2009-09-11T11:35:00.001-07:00

I will be getting induced on Monday sept 14 if I don't have the baby this weekend first :)

They don't call them the terrific two's

2009-09-04T22:27:00.000-07:00

We've been struggling a little bit with Emmie lately. Our cute little baby girl is unfortunately acting her age. A two year old terror. Today was exceptionally bad. Here's a rundown of what shed did in about 3 hours:

-She rubbed Gretta's lotion all over our dresser.
-Then she dumped a bottle of baby oil throughout the floors in our house.
-While we were cleaning her up from the baby oil fiasco, she put all the clean towels into the bathtub with her.
-After her bath, Gretta felt bad for yelling at her so much so she got her some juice which she then dumped all over the sofa.
-In between each of these she punched, kicked, and pushed Eva.

We might not have minded so much if today our house hadn't been professionally cleaned (a baby gift from Gretta's friend and visiting teacher Melissa, THANK YOU!). Anyway today was one of those days where we really wanted our little girl Emmie to grow up.

Baby update

2009-08-28T13:13:00.000-07:00

I just had a Dr.'s appointment I am almost 36 weeks but the Dr thinks I will be having the baby really really soon. I'm dilated to a 3, 80% effaced, and the baby's head is at -1 station. I'm a little nervous that the baby wants to come so soon hopefully she will be OK.

I really should have listened to anna

2009-08-14T13:41:00.000-07:00

Emmie asked to go play outside and like always I said sure. Anna politely remind me that it rained all night and it was really muddy and I most likely would not want my kids to play in it. Being the big sister and (knowing so much more) I did not listen and let them out any way.and this is what pride got me
I'm defiantly feeling very pregnant these days and bending over is almost impossible but only a few more weeks to go :) Anna is flying back home tomorrow we have really enjoyed having her around thanks for all your help sista

The girls having fun with there cousin Lilly

2009-07-30T09:27:00.000-07:00

My sister Anna has been staying with us for a few weeks while her husband Mike is at Officer training for the Navy, to pay for med School. It has been a lot of fun having them around . Emmie thinks Lilly's name is Lilly-bug and will quickly correct us if we call her just Lilly

One draw back about Anna here right now is we are both knocked up and are cravings don't match and we have both made each other sick on more then one occasion

We got a sweet new doggy a few weeks ago he is so nice. He is a black pug named Harold, he is about 6 or 7. I recommend getting a dog instead of a puppy he dosen't chew on anything, he is already potty trained, he knows all of his commands already and he is the sweetest thing to the girls he lets them pull on his tail and lay on him and pat him really hard without a single fuss

Anna has successfully kept Lilly away from sugar most of her life, but her aunt Gretta put an end to that when she introduced her to her first Popsicle

projects to keep my mind off my growing belly

2009-07-08T20:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry to any boys that might be reading this post you will most likely find everything in this entry completely boring. I'll have Nate write something fun about sports, camping, hunting, video games or any other cliche boy thing for our next blog

With another girl on the way I needed new hair bow storage

I had three close friends have their babies this month so I've been busy making diaper cakes and diaper wipe containers
With such a large family I was having a lot of picture clutter on my fridge so I made this family tree to put their pictures on, and I was trying to come up with enrichment ideas for Super Saturday and thought this would work for both. Thanks for the pictures to everybody who helped me get them. Sorry for all the nagging, but those enrichment leaders mean business!

Our Fun Filled Fourth

2009-07-05T15:54:00.000-07:00

We had a glorious 4th of July celebration this year. Seriously, it was the tastiest 4th of July BBQ our family has ever seen (no offense to anyone who has hosted us before). You can't go wrong with steak and lobster. In fact the more animals involved the better as Rodizio and Tucano's has taught us (again no offense if you are a vegetarian). Even our garbage smelled great when we were done. We also had fun with fireworks. We just bought some sparklers and then drove up the street to see a big firework show. The girls had lots of fun with the sparklers once they were done being scared. Emmie tried to blow them out, and Eva threw them on the ground when she thought they were getting a bit too close to her hand. We also learned that Gretta's purse is in fact not fireproof or fire-resistant.

random pics

2009-06-24T08:43:00.000-07:00

Eva and Emmie have been either very very sweet to eachother, like in this pic hugging and kissing and sharing, or they practice their toddler WWF with eachother. Emmie is usually the winner. She only weighs about a pound less then Eva but knows how to throw her weight around.

I haven't posted a pic of my growing belly in a while so here it is. If you look closely you can still see the red mark on my belly button where Emmie lovingly bit it a few days ago. I can't believe that I have 3 more months to go. I feel stretched beyond my stretching point. Hopefully I can stand it. I'm worried about my sanity with all the itching, Braxton hicks contractions, my neurological problems and all the countless other lovely things that come with the pregnancy glow, I don't think I will come out of this pregnancy with all of my marbles intact.
Thank goodness for the amnesia hormones God gave us to forget the burdens of pregnancy, otherwise no one would ever have more then one kid.

Stuipid Genetics

2009-06-14T20:18:00.001-07:00

Often times Nate and I ask each other, "Why is your daughter so messy?" What provokes a two-year old to grab a handful of dirt and put it in her mouth? Why does she despise using silverware? Why does she have a major poop incident every month (we've spared you the pictures)?

Going through the old photo albums, I've finally figured out the answer to these compelling questions. After all, she is her father's daughter. . .

I love my gas stove, but I just don’t think it is that into me

2009-06-08T20:55:00.000-07:00

I love to cook with gas, it heats up fast, it’s great for sauteing, brazing, making rue, and all the other fancy cooking terms I pretend that I’m good at because I watch way too much food network.
But I’m a bit of an absent minded cook especially when I have a bun in the oven. Eva came in while I was face booking and told me it smelled like marshmallow. I had just started to boil water so I had no Idea what could be burning. But when I when to investigate I found that I had set another pot holder on fire. This surprisingly it does smell just like a toasted marshmallow. This is now the 6th or 7th time I have done this so I wasn’t too surprised nor was it hard to clean up, I have it down to a science now. But I think my future stove purchases will be electric to prevent me from putting my house up in flames

What's your sleep number?

2009-06-02T18:33:00.000-07:00

So while we were on vacation last week we got to try out the famous Sleep Number Bed. Not because we wanted to, but just because that's the bed the hotel was boasting. The first night we try the recommended sleep number of 35. That was a lot like sleeping on an inflatable mattress when you're camping, comfortable for like 15 minutes until you realize your neck kind of hurts and your back is a bit stiff.

We decided to give the famous bed the benefit of the doubt. That probably just wasn't our sleep number. So we pumped it up a bit. Only to discover that your sleep number increases by increments of 5. Thus, you don't really get 100 possibilities, you get 20 possibilities and we just ruled out sleep number 35 and below. Not to mention that inflating the bed sounds like a small aircraft is taking off nearby (not great in a hotel with a couple hundred rooms, you hear all your neighbors playing with their sleep numbers a lot).

Next we tried sleep number 90 which felt kind of like sleeping on a park bench with a sheet on it.
We finally settled around 60 for our sleep number which really felt kind of like a water bed. But was at least comfortable enough to get a good night's sleep for the last couple of nights.

Don't fall for the ploy that is the Sleep Number Bed, you'll just miss your old mattress and your back and neck will hate you. Our bed back home never felt more comfortable.

Vacation Pic from Phoenix

2009-06-01T10:26:00.000-07:00

Silly Emmie

2009-05-23T11:09:00.000-07:00

We are starting to "think" about potty training Emmie. She has been going in the potty a few times every day by herself but still uses her diapers quite a bit. We were asking her if she wanted to stop using diapers and just use the potty like mommy and daddy and Eva and she looked at us and said " No Way Mommy. No Way Daddy. No Way." Maybe I'll think about it again after the new baby is born. Potty training is too much work.

Eva's new song

2009-05-17T22:26:00.000-07:00

So we were driving home the other day and Eva started singing this hilarious song. We were able to record it with Nate's phone and put it to a slide show.

Our trip to the aquraium

2009-05-15T20:27:00.000-07:00

To celebrate Nate finishing classes forever we took the girls to the aquarium

This is a picture of Eva when we told her we where going

I tried to get a pic of both of the girls with the stingrays but Eva wouldn't go anywhere near them We also went to the botanical gardens nearby and the girls had lots of fun playing in insect land.

We better start saving now for our three girls weddings

2009-05-14T20:31:00.000-07:00

It's a girl! Yep 3 little pink girls. Eva ... Emmie... and (send your ideas). Baby girl set to arrive September 28th. So three girls; what are the odds? Well to have a girl your odds are 1 in 2. To have two girls in a row your odds are 1 in 4. To have three girls in a row your odds are 1 in 8. In order to balance this house with more testosterone I think I need 1) a beard, 2) All six Rocky movies on DVD, and 3) A truck with tires big enough to crush a Jetta.

Why you should NEVER, EVER, run out of diapers

2009-05-09T23:25:00.000-07:00

Let us offer some words of advice, especially to some of the new parents out there. Always make sure that you have diapers on hand. Stash a couple in every room of your house. We made the mistake of assuming we had diapers, because we bought a big box of them at Sam's Club. There was no way we could be out of diapers. Certainly there was another bag of diapers in that big box. But alas, on Saturday afternoon we discovered the mighty supply had finally been pooped out. Nate was going to bring some home from work and Gretta assumed she could make it a few more hours without a diaper for Emmie. After all she knows how to use the potty. BIG MISTAKE!! As Gretta checked her e-mail she heard this strange sound like someone was spilling water on the floor (a common occurrence at our home). As she went to investigate she found Emmie, stark naked, croutched over her purse, peeing on her wallet. Emmie was kind enough to make sure the wallet was open as she carefully aimed her pee at it. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOMMY!!It's hard to stay mad at this cutie.
Looks like Mommy gets a new wallet and purse for Mother's Day!

My Ultrasound appointment

2009-05-08T12:29:00.000-07:00

My Big Ultrasound appointment is next week (Thursday @5 to be exact)
I would love to know what everyone thinks the sex of the baby is
Please place you guess in the comment box below :)

3 more years until I'm 30. . . oh crap I'm getting old

2009-05-03T19:34:00.000-07:00

I had a great 27th birthday Nate made me a great breakfast and dinner and did all the dishes and spoiled me rotten the whole day. I didn't have to change any poopie diapers or take naughty kids out in the hall at church. It was heaven. All the fun with the kids but without the mess. He also took me out on a real date with a babysitter and everything on Friday. Is was really nice to go shopping and eat without anyone crying, throwing food at you, or begging to go down the toy aisle because she just has to look at the new Barbies.

This is one of my favorite B-day presents new bedding it was a great surprise thanks honey:)

Summer fun

2009-04-26T19:35:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to rub it in while I still can. Our kids are already running around in the sprinklers, the weather hear is lovely we will miss it when we move back in a little more then a year.

blondes don't have more fun

2009-04-24T19:54:00.001-07:00

box dye + pregnancy = a big mess
this pic of my red hair looks a bit tamer then it really was but the close up helps
Nate said he had fun sleeping with a blonde, a red head, and a brunette all in the same week;)

IT IS NICE TO BE BACK TO ALMOST NORMAL !!!!
God knew what he was doing when he made me a brunette :)

If you want a good laugh at my expence click hear

2009-04-23T15:44:00.000-07:00

I messed up on dying my hair and hopefully it will be all fixed tomorrow so I don't have to go in public with orange hair. but if you having a bad day just look and this pic and you should feel better that you don't have hair like this.
Word to the wise do use hope hair dye being fugal will cost you more in the long run :)

Why Why Why

2009-04-19T16:54:00.000-07:00

Why does every little girl, and sometimes boy, feel the need to cut there own hair. Why! I just don't get it. Especially Eva. If you remember from our old blogs she cries and cries when she gets her hair cut. But that did not stop her from trying it out herself. She saw a commercial for a Barbie that you can cut her hair and then it magically re-attaches. She was very upset when daddy explained that this hair would not re-attach.
Luckily it wasn't as bad as it could have been. I have heard of girls having to shave their daughter's hair because it was beyond saving. And it isn't even as bad as I Imaged when I woke up from my nap with no Nate and no Eva and a sink full of long hair. (he had to take her to get a hat to calm her down)
Her hair really isn't that bad most of it was taken care of with a quick trim and the rest is very easily combed over.
The thing that looks funny is her eyebrow. I think mommy needs to trim and pluck her eyebrows after the kiddos go to bed from now on. I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as trim your eyebrows Barbie.

Before comb over After comb over
Good thing Myers eyebrows grow really really fast. This is the one and only time I hoped that Eva has my eyebrow growing gene.

As for you Barbie, you are officially on warning.

easter fun

2009-04-12T19:46:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter weekend! The girls had lots of fun making Easter cupcakes, coloring eggs, finding eggs, and wearing pretty dresses. Emmie did have a poop incident that took a good 45 minutes to get everything clean, but we didn't take pictures of that so we'll just remember it as a happy wonderful Easter.

good news and bad news

2009-04-05T21:09:00.000-07:00

I'm doing pretty well overall on my medication if I stay away from my triggers, but over the last week or two Ive had some really bad days. Nate and I were trying to figure out why. My Dr told me that caffeine could be a trigger so I have stayed very clear of all questionable Mormon drinks and it has helped a ton. But I forgot that chocolate has caffeine in it and I figured oh there is not enough to hurt me anyway. So when Cadbury Mini-Eggs went on sale I ate them up without thinking twice. Well the good thing is I know what a big trigger is for me now, and I can stay away from it and feel better. But the bad thing is that chocolate is my trigger too. I'm in mourning right now. Oh chocolate how I will miss you. I think after I'm pregnant I'm going to break down and eat all the chocolate I can see but I will try to be really good until then (we just have to get past Easter first).

poor Emmie

2009-03-31T10:06:00.000-07:00

Poor Emmie is allergic to strawberry I do a great job Keeping the real ones away from her but I gave her a Strawberry flavored mentos not thinking much about it and she got a bad rash around her mouth. Poor thing Mommy is sorry. Good thing she is still happy

Eva's big complement

2009-03-27T19:47:00.000-07:00

Since I've been sick and pregnant and pregnant and sick, Eva and Emmie often hear "you have to wait a little while, Mommy isn't feeling good and has to lay down" Today I was feeling really good for the first time in weeks and was able to play with the girls a lot more then usual. We had a very fun day playing with dolls, singing song with lots of actions, and playing games. Then before Eva went to bed she said "Wow Mommy you're nice like a babysitter!" Now I see why she is always asking me if I have a Dr appointment so she can go to a babysitter. So thank you to anybody who has babysat our girls. You do a great fun job.

Halloween Preparations

2009-03-26T20:12:00.000-07:00

The key to making a good Halloween costume a great Halloween costume is preparation. What if I want to be Jack Sparrow? Now is the time to prepare. Gretta graciously helped me put my goatee into 'goat tails' as I call them. I just have to give them time to grow; plant in the spring, harvest in the fall. And if I decide to change my mind by Halloween, just shave the tails and BAM! Magnum P.I., or Lt Dangle. Keepin' the options open.

fun in the sun

2009-03-25T10:29:00.000-07:00

During Spring Break Nate put in some sod in the back yard. Is so nice to have grass it feels more like home. Good thing we have are little plumber helper Emmie to put in the sprinklers
the Girls had a lot of fun watching Daddy put the yard in. The weather couldn't have been better it was in the mid 70's the whole week it was lovely

Happy Anniversary (6 Wonderful Years)

2009-03-19T19:36:00.000-07:00

We just got done celebrating our 6th anniversary. It's tough to follow last years trip to Roswell and the UFO Museum. The only thing more romantic than an alien autopsy is an Indian Casino. Isleta Resort and Casino (emphasis on the resort), to be more specific. Not as cheesy and tacky as you would think. Actually it was very nice, a lot nicer than we expected. Anyplace that serve chateubriund for two for dinner, and has a hot tub bigger than a lot of houses aint too shabby.
It was a big night for us, especially because it was the first time we spent the night without either of the girls. Gretta didn't even cry and neither did Emmie. Big thanks to Kasey and Chelsea for watching the girls overnight.
Threw in a picture of my stunning wife with her cute baby bump.

Emmie's Yes Day

2009-03-13T11:14:00.000-07:00

I am not going to recommend 'Yes Days' for children under 3.

Emmie loved walking around like this all day, but without the diaper on.
She loved getting into danger and climbing on the counters.
She loved smearing lotion all over the mirror in the bathroom ( which I still can't get off so if anyone has advice let me know).
She loved stealing toys from her sister.
She loved putting things in the toilet and the garbage that didn't belong there.
She loved her cake and ice cream that mom let her eat without a fork.
She loved her new bubble machine ( We got the idea from Spencer and Kim's blog; man it does make a lot of bubbles).
She loved her new drums and noise makers.
She loved watching Shrek the Halls over and over and over again.
She loved her Barbie balloon (or boon as she calls it) that daddy brought home from work.
She loved that mommy stayed with her in nursery.
She loved that we cuddled a lot longer then normal and let the house get all messy.
And she loved getting chocolate in her bottle before she went to bed.

Eva's Yes Day

2009-03-07T19:20:00.000-08:00

For Eva's Birthdays we give her a "Yes Day" where anything she asked she gets (she's still to young to ask for anything outrageous), so yesterday went very well.

Eva got ice cream for breakfast.
She had no limits on her chocolate milk intake.
Got to play on the computer as long as she wanted (and Mommy did not kick her off once to check her email).
She got to eat at Chick-fil-A with one of her good friends and play in the playland as long as she wanted.
She got to go to a friend's house for a few hours instead of taking a nap.
She got to eat a Chuck E. Cheese (this was the biggest sacrifice because it was the worst food I have ever tasted and it made us all a little sick).
She got to have cheese cake for her birthday cake because it's her favorite (this was not a sacrafice at all)
She got to ride her new bike in the living room and bring her little outside slide inside.
She got to read books as long as she wanted.
She got to stay up and watch Mr Bean way after her bed time (this was the second biggest sacrifice because I'm not a big fan of the movie and she was very cranky the next day from staying up too late).

Overall she had a wonderful day and can't wait tell next year's "Yes Day".

Swiper no Swipping

2009-03-05T09:55:00.001-08:00

Eva was watching Dora today and when it got to the part when you say swiper no swiping
She got a little heated and was saying
No swiper no you better stop it you are going to get a time out one..... two.... three.... thats it swiper
bad swiper bad. It made me laugh so hard

Masterpiece and theater

2009-02-27T18:29:00.000-08:00

This is Eva's latest drawing call you tell which one is me?
She also told Nate
Eva: "Mommy's butt is getting bigger"
Nate: " Eva that's not nice to say "
Eva: "But daddy look it is really getting bigger see!"
Later that day . . .
Eva: "Daddy how is the baby going to get out of mommy's tummy?"
Nate: "um ... well ... ummmmm... The doctor is going to take it out"
Eva: "Oh. How did the baby get in there?"
Nate: "ummmmm.... .... uhhhhh...... ummmmmm..... Daddy put it in there."
Eva: "Oh."
Nate: "Whew!"

Dr appointment Update

2009-02-24T15:52:00.000-08:00

I'm so glad my ultrasound did not look like this

I had a good ultrasound today no big surprise like twins. I was a little scared because my Dr said that I was measuring big, but thankfully it's only one. It had a really good heart beat and was growing right on schedule. I have had a due date three times in September so when my due date was so close to my fist two miscarriages I did not expect it to go so well but I never had a good ultrasound with ether of my first two miscarriages so thing are looking good. From my ultrasound due date my due date is September 29th, by big brother Spencer's birthday:)

There's more to life than being ridiculously good looking

2009-02-21T18:42:00.000-08:00

This is Emmie's latest grumpy look that she gives us if she gets in trouble. More often than not it looks like Derek Zoolander's 'Blue Steel' face. She probably does it on purpose because we always laugh and then she is off the hook. Also we're going to start calling her Baby Holyfield because she has decided she can give anyone a good beat down. I now tell people at work that I fell down the stairs and that's how I got all those scratches on my face. In less than 15 minutes in sacrament meeting she scratched a 6 month old, pushed over a 12 month old, and then pulled the hair of 3 year old. She spent the rest of the day in the penalty box. On the bright side she will say she's sorry and give you a hug.

Eva's Magic trick

2009-02-18T08:33:00.000-08:00

I did Eva's hair today and a few minutes later she stared crying because she lost one of her hair bows we looked everywhere and no hair bow was to be found. So I took her into the bathroom to do a new hair style and her hair bow was still in her hair we just couldn't see it because her hair was so thick it was covering it up. As you can see it's not a small hair bow.

She's on to us

2009-02-10T08:52:00.000-08:00

Lately Eva won't go to bed without this silly green bear that she picked up at my mom's house. I think it's my little sister Emily's that ended up at our house somehow. By the time we put their special jammies on and get their sippy cups and find the binky for Emmie, we are in no mood to find this silly bear. So we have been telling Eva that we'll look for it, and then she falls asleep and we fall asleep and forget all about it. But last night our smart little girl said " Daddy you say you're going to find my bear but then you just fall asleep. It's not fair. " So we really had to find it last night

Last week we were watching a neighbor's little boy who is a little older than Eva. He was doing all the typical little boy things; making everything into swords and breaking things. Then Eva said "He's naughty that's why his mom dropped him off, isn't it"

slip cover

2009-02-05T11:43:00.000-08:00

When I worked at a Furniture store I would talk about how wonderful microfiber was and how it was easy to clean. Now I feel sorry for all the customers I suckered into buying it even myself. It dose clean easily. You can get most things out like pen and chocolate and even blood, but the big problem with it is if you even get a tiny drop of water on it it will look all stained and dirty until you wash the whole cushion back and arms to get it to look all the same. About twice a week I would wash my whole sofa arms back sides and seats. It sucked!!!! I'm not a huge fan of slip covers unless they are customize to each sofa (which I cant afford) but I broke down and got a cheap o one from overstock it was just over $30 to save my sanity.

They sell little foam peices to go in the back and sides to prevent slipping but they were around $25 almost as much as the slip cover and the cheep crafty person that I am decided to find a way to make my own so I cut up pool floaties from the dollar store and put them on the back and sides and this is what I got. It will hold me off buying another sofa until Nate is done with school

Million dollar idea

2009-02-01T17:23:00.000-08:00

So this is Nate posting. I know I shouldn't post the same day Gretta posts stuff, but I have her permission. Besides friends this is your lucky day to invest in my million dollar idea. Any of you who have taken a pregnancy test and had it come up negative may have thought to yourselves "what a waste of 10 bucks", or as I like to say "you just pissed on 10 bucks". So if you're gonna do it, let's do it right. I present to you my friends the Ten Dollar Pregnancy Test. The test itself looks like a ten dollar bill. Go ahead and pee on Alexander Hamilton's face. If you're not pregnant:

President Hamilton will give you that classic "better luck next time" face.
But if you are pregnant . . .

You'll get the Presidential Wink!
Congratulations mommy and daddy!

(by the way, yes Gretta is pregnant)

before and After church

2009-02-01T15:33:00.000-08:00

I'm silly I spend all this time worrying about how the girls are going to look at church. I put them in their Sunday best and make sure their hair looks nice and give them a bath so they aren't all stinky and .....

then Emmie pulls her hair out. Then she cries so hard when I drop her off in nursery that she threw up everywhere so she stinks like crazy. Then she eats chocolate snacks so her face is all messy. Then Eva's hair falls all out of her pony tail and she just has to take her tights and skirt off as soon as we get in the car to go home

but they look so happy. What ya gonna do?

Girls in bikinis and fine art

2009-01-25T21:56:00.000-08:00

We figured in these tough economic times that we would like a hot tub. Unfortunately we cannot afford one nor do we have a place for one. So Eva improvised us a nice hot tub using one of her little bowls and her Polly Pockets. Sorry for the immodesty.
Since I've gone back to school, Gretta has decided to do more artwork to pass the time. Here is what she can do if I go to school for a week. Pretty impressive for a girl with a paroxysmal dyskinesia. I'm bragging for her. If you don't believe me just check the spelling. :)Eva is pretty funny as normal. Here are a few memorable things she's said over the past few days:

(as Nate was getting dressed) Eva: Daddy, Why are you wearing those pants?
Nate: Because I don't have to go to work today, I'm going to wear jeans.
Eva: I don't like those pants. I like your work pants.
(despite the feedback I did not change my pants)

(Eva singing 'I lived in heaven a long time ago') Eva: Then Heavenly Father presented a beautiful plant.

(When Gretta was stomach sick and had to throw up) Eva: Oh!, you're throwing up? Oooh there's some more. Oh and more ... and more ... and more. Looks like eggs, and pineapple , and juice . . .
Gretta: Nate! Come get her out of here!

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When the wife takes you shopping . . .

2009-01-13T17:47:00.000-08:00

I know a lot of guys that HATE going shopping with the wife. Men think it's going to be three hours of "does this look good on me?", "what color do you like best?", and the dreaded "does this make me look fat?". We usually go on autopilot and say "it looks fine", "whatever color you like", and "no you do not look fat" (but we hesitated before we said the last one so we're screwed either way).

So when I went shopping with Gretta today, I was determined to make this time funner for me. So I took her to Hot Topic and found this gem

Fashion Show! Fashion Show! Fashion Show at Lunch!

2009-01-12T12:20:00.002-08:00

I am the first one to admit that it is so odd that they are bringing back the 80's style clothing. There is very good reason why they went out of style and for all of us to burn our pictures from that time frame. I was talking with one of my friends the other day about skinny jeans and how they only look good on 1% of the population and they should have never been made again. Then when I was at Target I tried some on just for kicks and I was surprised how good they looked. I think the key was wearing a long shirt that covered my butt (making your butt look huge is the biggest problem with skinny jeans) and now I am eating my own words because I am now a proud owner of skinny jeans. Never say never

2009-01-12T12:20:00.001-08:00

Health Update

2009-01-09T07:50:00.000-08:00

I have been pretty sick for about 6 months. I've had a seizure like movement disorder and some on and off I couldn't use my arms and legs for a while but luckily I think we found a medication that is helping so so much I feel so good and I haven't had any convolutions all day and I only had about 5 yesterday (that's really good I've had up to 200 before.) I think my Dr.'s are narrowing down what I have but there all big medical words that no one has heard of so I'll spare you until I know which big word it is for sure. I wanted to thank everyone for your prayers and encouraging words of comfort thank you

magical pee

2009-01-08T07:19:00.000-08:00

Nate was trying to explain to Eva that when we dink enough water our pee gets clear and if we don't its yellow and Eva said wow daddy that's magical

What we've been up to

2008-12-25T14:08:00.000-08:00

We went to Utah as a family for Thanksgiving then I decided to stay while Nate went back home to New Mexico to finish the semester. I stayed at Nate's parent's house for about 2 weeks and then at my Mom's house for a little over a week. Thank you everyone who helped us while we were in Utah. I made it home to Albuquerque and my mom made it back to Utah before a big storm hit. Then we had a quiet Christmas with our small little family. We will be headed back to Utah in a few more days for Kayli's baptism and more lame doctor appointments.

I rememberd to bring home my carmera but not my charger so I have pics of my trip to Utah but not of Christmas in New Mexico. I just bought a cheap clicker camera and have to use up all of the pics before I can develop them. (remember when you had to develop you pictures; how lame is that)

This is a pic of Nate's mom's tree that she got at festivel of trees. I wasn't feeling well enough to go so they brought a tree home to cheer me up. (that and they really liked the tree)
We enjoyed the playing with snow. Yesterday Eva was crying because there was no snow in New Mexico and Christmas is supposed to have snow.
Grandpa Woolf got Eva a gingerbread house kit. It was so easy; that is the way to go. All the fun with half the work. Eva enjoyed it a lot.

Eva and Emmie love playing in the crib together but Emmie just learned how to climb out so we are taking it down today and will be putting in a toddler bed. No more monkeys jumbing on the bed. :(

Emmie loves to dances she will come up and grab your hands and say "I know you I know you" (the song from Sleeping Beauty when she dances with the prince)

Merry Christmas!

The day Nate gave birth

2008-12-12T15:59:00.000-08:00

You may have read in the news about the man that gave birth to a baby, and then you read that man actually was a woman, but was trying to be a man and was married to a woman. Then you probably lost interest like I did.

Let me tell you a story of how a real man gives birth. On Monday afternoon I was on may way to work and I started to have a bit of a stomach ache. I got in my car and drove for a couple of blocks and it started to really hurt. A couple of blocks more and I thought for sure I was dying. I called my work and turned around and went to the hospital. After I was comfortably naked on a gurney with some IV morphine and had a CAT scan I got the wonderful news. "You are going to give birth to a 1 mm kidney stone" I was told. So I was given a filter and some pain meds and told to strain my pee until I caught the little bundle of joy. I gave them the 'you want me to what' look, and got home at about 12:30 am. About 3 liters of water later little Diablo was born. I thought what many new parent thinks, "how can something that small cause so much pain". Anyway baby and daddy are fine now.

By the way, if anyone is in need of a gently used strainer, I've got one lying around. I can send pictures. Paypal only please.

I HATE/LOVE the Utes

2008-11-23T20:50:00.000-08:00

I hadn't given it much thought until this year, but I honestly have never really cared if BYU or Utah won when they play each other. This is why I don't care: My dad went to both schools so he never really cared. Growing up when BYU and Utah played my dad was content with whatever team won, so I never had the "privilege" of having a crazy wacked out sports fanatic father. Second, I did go to Utah and never did go to BYU, but I still feel betrayed by the U after I gave them 4 good years of tuition and a competitive pharmacy school application they denied me. They showed no loyalty to me, so I show none to them. (Is that the way you repay your Fall 1998 ESS Bowling Champion?)

So I really could care less when the big game rolls around each November. It's like watching two friends play each other at video games. Sometimes you want the more cocky friend to lose, or maybe your other friend just pissed you off that day so you want them to lose. In the end you don't really care. In any case congratulations to the Utes. I'm glad they're having a good season and I will continue to jump on and off the bandwagon and be happy every year.

Go Lobos!! (c'mon it's almost like Woolf in Spanish)

As seen on TV

2008-11-15T08:56:00.000-08:00

While being sick for almost 4 months I have seen my fair share of infomercials. I finally thought that I would try one out. I've been having a problem with my extra bedding falling on my head when I'm trying to put my laundry away in my closet. So I thought I would give the space bags a try. They worked all right. I bought the amazing cubes they turned out more like amazing raisins. The infomercial shows them in perfect squares and stacked neatly on top of each other mine shriveled up and can hardly stand up by themselves, but they do the job and my bedding is no longer falling on my head so I can't complain too much.

I don't like to brag . . . oh wait I do .

2008-11-06T11:34:00.000-08:00

For that last few day Emmie has been potty training herself. She will go pee in the potty at least 5 times a day and has only had a few accidents on the floor. If it was up to me I wouldn't even try until she was 3 but she wanted to pee like her mommy and big sister and started taking her own diaper off and climbing onto the potty all by herself. I don't know if it will last because she is only 18 months old but I'm enjoying it while it is happening.

I have had a hard time getting Eva to do a real smile when I take her picture; she has been doing a fake cheese smile that is not as cute as her real smile. But we found a good trick to make her have a good smile. We have her sing her favorite barbie princess songs and with out fail we get a beautiful smile every time

Their first big haul!!

2008-10-31T19:52:00.000-07:00

This year was the first year that we went trick or treating with the girls where they had the energy to go to more than five houses. They had tons of fun! Eva was very polite at every house and said thank you at each house and Emmie just loved to see all the Halloween decorations. And mom and dad are excited to make sure all those Snickers and Reeses aren't poisoned.

dressing up is fun to do to do to do

2008-10-31T19:27:00.000-07:00

I know Eva doesn't look much diffrent on Halloween then any other day but we thought you might like to see what we looked like for Halloween this year. Nate had a wonderful costume of Nate so we did not get a picture.

This is the first time I put makeup on Eva. She loved it and said that her Eyes looked magical!

Moose hair

2008-10-26T11:53:00.000-07:00

For about the last 6 months every time I try to put Eva hair up she cries and cries. She loves her hair down like a princess. Today when we were getting ready for church I was able to talk her into doing pig tails. When I got her hair done she said thanks mommy, I love moose hair. I can't deny that her hair does look a little like a moose.

Halloween Fun

2008-10-24T22:59:00.000-07:00

We've been getting into the Halloween spirit at our house lately. Here is Gretta and her impressive pumpkin carving. Not bad for a girl who has convulsions eh? Nothing will make a husband nervous like watching his wife have convulsions while holding an exacto knife. In case you didn't know, Gretta hasn't quite recovered yet and can have some pretty bad days. But Halloween makes her happy.

When Gretta started carving the pumpkin, Emmie watched with a horrified look on her face and said "Ouuuch, ouuuuch!" then she started to cry and it took us a few minutes to realize it was because she thought we were hurting her pumpkey.

Happy Halloween!

Our Pet for a day

2008-10-22T13:22:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I thought it would be fun to have our snack outside on our front porch the weather was so nice it was about 75 degrees, and the girls love to go out side, but I forgot to shut the door all the way. A few hours after we came inside I heard a rustling sound by a grocery bag on the floor and I blew it off, but Eva wanted to investigate. she picked up the empty bag and started screaming and ran to get a shoe to squish the little intruder. Then I saw a cute little lizard run under our sofa. I explained to Eva that lizards are nice and we don't squish them like mean spiders. We tried to catch the lizard in bowls and cups. That little sucker was so freaking fast it even ran up our curtains at one point. (I did not know that they could do that and I was very hard not to scream but I did not want to scare the kids) I finally came up with a good plain to get the lizard. I put a Christmas stocking down (which I just bought for Emmie) on the floor and used a stick to get him to run into it then I finally took him outside.
When I was little my brothers and sister would go lizard hunting I remember it being very easy and it seemed like it didn't take us long to catch them but now I'm old and slow. It took a little over two hours to catch him safely. Eva asked if she could catch him again today because she had so much fun, but I hope Mr lizard has learned his lesson and wont sneak in again.

Pumpkey pumpkey

2008-10-20T09:16:00.000-07:00

I finally learned how to be a good blogger nerd and make a fancy blog. I used to make fun of all the fancy blogs thinking they took hours to put up until I realized "hey I think I'm one of the only ones without a fancy blog, it must not be as hard as it looks", and it wasn't. I'm so surprised I was able to do it all by myself without Nate' s help.

We went to a pumpkin patch on Friday. The girls loved it. They had a hay bail maze and a pit full of dried corn that they played in forever. Emmie also learned how to say pumpkin, or pumpkey (close enough right?). She walks around the house with her baby pumpkin all day and she even took a bath with it this morning.

Nate's Six Quirks

2008-10-16T22:01:00.000-07:00

1. I'm just a big kid. I could probably sit and play Nintendo for 18 hours a day if nobody bothered me or told me I need to eat or go to school. I almost bought an Optimus Prime Transformer toy yesterday because I thought it looked as cool today as it did when I was 7 years old.

2. Like Gretta and my sis Heather I am a nail biter. My parents tried to get me to stop. They once paid me to grow them out thinking that would break me of the habit, but I just collected my money and bit them back down.

3. I am not an impulse buyer. If I want something and I can afford it I won't buy it. I'll read at least 4 reviews of it online first. Then I'll compare it to similar things and read 4 reviews of those things. Then I'll run price comparisons on every item. Then I'll monitor the prices on EBay. Then Gretta finally says "Just buy it already and quit spending all your time researching the stupid thing." I hate to get ripped off.

4. I hate dressing up. Between work, church, and school I have to wear slacks and a collared shirt 6-7 days per week. My solution: put some casual clothes in the trunk and change ASAP.

5. I spoil my kids. I'm just a sucker to see them smile. I'll go buy a Happy Meal at McDonald's for lunch and ask for the girl toy to give to my girls. I wonder if the McDonald's employees ever wonder why this 28 year old man wants a girl Happy Meal.

6. I love to watch movies. I think I inherited it from my Granpa Woolf who had a HUGE movie library. One year my New Year's resolution was to watch a movie every single day. I didn't seriously think I'd go an entire year, but I did make it to mid-February before I missed a day. We love the Netflix and Redbox and our occasional free HBO weekends. There's nothing better than cuddling up with Gretta and watching a movie. But even when Gretta goes out of town I'll hit the theater by myself.

very quirky

2008-10-15T11:18:00.000-07:00

Six Quirks About Me:

(1) I bite my nails. I know that's not very quirky but I also bite my kids nails. It started when I cut Eva finger really bad two times in a row when she was just a few weeks old. Now I only bite them off so my babies don't get hurt.

(2) I like to pop zits I know some people think it gross but I think its very interesting. My brothers still ask me to pop zits on their backs and behind there ears because their wives get grossed out by it.

(3) I'm very touchy. Not in the Bo ho you hurt my feeling way but In the constantly touching people way. When Nate sits down on the couch I sit as close as I can get. When we're walking together I always link arms or hold his hand. When I see a pregnant lady that I know I always rub her belly, and I cuddle with my girls at least4 times a day.

(4) I Never leave the house without putting a flower or a bow in my girls hair. I can look like crap no makeup (that's why they invented sunglasses) I won't even brush my hair but my girls have to look nice.

(5) I watch HGTV way to much

(6) I can not spell very well at all. I think I can Spell at a 3 or 4 grade level if I'm lucky. You probably all ready know this if you have ever read one of my blog posts.

I'll try to get Nate to put his quirks on next

Gretta & Nate Plus 8

2008-10-12T17:06:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Jen for our first tag. It was kinda fun, like a wedding shower game to see how our answers compare. (N) for Nate (G) for Gretta . . .

8 TV Shows I Love to Watch
30 Rock (N) LOST (G)
The Office (N) 30 Rock (G)
Heroes (N) The Office (G)
Futurama (N) Pushing Daisies (G)
Flight of the Conchords (N) Desperate Housewives (G)
Colbert Report (N) Designed to Sell (G)
LOST (N) Heroes (G)
Family Guy (N) Chuck (G)

8 Favorite Resaurants
Beninhana (N) The Garden (G)
Outback (N) Outback (G)
Dion's (N) Flying Star (G)
Chilis (N) Chilis (G)
Tucanos (N) Benihana (G)
Mandarin (N) Olive Garden (G)
Cafe Rio (N) Cafe Rio (G)
Brick Oven (N) Dions (G)

8 Things I did yesterday
Woke up too early (N) Got girls dressed (G)
Went to school (N) Fed the girls (G)
Went to Costco for lunch (N) Found a babysitter (G)
Went back to School (N) Went to chiropractor (G)
Went to work (N) Watched Barbie movies on YouTube (G)
Watched TV w/ Gretta (N) Took a nap! (that don't happen often) (G)
Ate dinner (N) Made dinner (G)
Put Eva to bed (N) Went to an enrichment meeting (G)

8 Things I'm looking forward to
Fall Break (N) Finding a doctor to fix my problem (G)
Thanksgiving Break (N) Fall Break (G)
Christmas Break (N) Thanksgiving Break (G)
Spring Break (N) Christmas (G)
Summer Break (N) Spring Break (G)
Graduation (N) Nate being done with school (G)
Getting licensed (N) Having more babies (G)
Moving back to Utah (N) Being close to family (G)

8 Things on my wish list
Plasma TV (N) Flat TV (G)
An exotic cruise (N) A potty trained Emmie (G)
FJ Cruiser (N) Kids to stop fighting (G)
iMac (N) Nate to be done with school (G)
Blu-ray (N) To have more time with Nate (G)
New acoustic guitar (N) A maid (G)
Golf clubs (N) A finished backyard (G)
Dog (N) A common naptime for me and the girls (G)

8 people I tag
Heather Bennett
Ana
Rachel
Sarah
Kim
Deanna
Jeff & Audrey
Morris & Ashley

Balloon Fiesta Fun

2008-10-09T09:58:00.000-07:00

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Every year for about a week and a half we have balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque. In the past I was too lazy to wake up early and track the balloons down, but today I felt ambitious so I packed up the girls in the minivan and started chasing the balloons. It was a lot of fun and the girls loved it. Emmie kept yelling 'boon boon'. I was almost hit a few times by the balloonist trucks and trailers that were looking up in the sky trying to keep track of the balloon so they could help them land. and I heard a few ambulances and fire trucks I'm sure they were going to accidents of people who where looking at all of the balloons instead of the road. We were lucky enough to find 3 balloons landing. The girls were too scared to get out and take a pic by the balloons but they loved looking at them from the car.
The white balloon had a very hard landing and the basket was dragged for a few yards and almost tipped over before some big guys came running and helped stop it.

even my accesories match halloween

2008-10-08T13:57:00.000-07:00

I really just wanted to stop looking at the post that Nate put on. It brought back too many bad memories. Seriously that was the oddest move I have or will ever see. But on a happier note I thought I would post some cute pics of my kids, and of the cutest chore chart I have ever seen that Nate's mom just sent me in the mail (thanks Nanna:)

The most bizarre movie of all time.

2008-10-03T21:48:00.000-07:00

We watch a lot of movies. We've seen our fair share of good movies, bad movies, and strange movies. We are proud to say we have found the most bizarre movie ever created. Thank you 1977 for giving us Eraserhead. If you like mutant babies, people's heads falling off, and dream sequences that make you wonder if someone slipped you some LSD, then this is the movie for you. Add it to your Netflix que, or watch it online. With any luck you'll have a trippy dream that would make even the longest haired hippie jealous.

cinderellie cinderellie

2008-09-26T07:53:00.000-07:00

Because my recovery from my medical mystery took so long, (almost 6 weeks with many relapses and I still wonder if I'm really better) I have relied on Eva's help a lot more the usual. She has handled it beautifully. I think she loves it; she will even put on her Cinderella dress and sweep and mop around the house. It is so cute. I'm surprised at how much she can do. I guess the key to child labor is to get them when they still think cleaning is cool.

What kind of drugged out state was I born in?

2008-09-24T22:03:00.001-07:00

So I was in class this week learning about medication errors and bad side effects from inappropriately prescribed drugs. My teacher starts talking about this drug study that was done in Utah. My initial thoughts were "oh, it's probably about how there's a lot of Mormon's in Utah and we don't drink or smoke". Unfortunately it was all about how much methadone is used in Utah. If you don't know much about methadone, check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methadone In a nutshell you need methadone if you have very severe pain (think cancer) or are addicted to heroin. Here are your fun facts about methadone use in Utah:

From 1997-2004 methadone prescriptions increased 727%
Accidental methadone-related deaths increased 1770% in the same time period
Methadone-related ER visits increased 612% over that time period

After all was said and done, several my classmates looked at me and and later asked me "What's up with your state?"

Way to go Beehive State! Even New Mexico feels bad for you.

Now I have 31 nieces and nephews

2008-09-14T15:25:00.000-07:00

If you're in my family and you are wondering why all I send for your birthdays are E cards . Well let me tell you why. With just immediate family members Moms Dads Brother and Sister-in-laws and their kids I now have 61 people in my family
4 parents; mine and Nate's
11 siblings
13 brothers and sisters in law
31 nieces and nephews!

I wouldn't expect Jacob to buy presents for everyone in the house of Israel so don't expect me to either
But I still love you all

We have very exciting news

2008-09-14T15:16:00.001-07:00

Emmie's hair is now long enough to fit into a real pony tail:)

Stinkin' Cute

2008-09-12T21:05:00.000-07:00

Lately it seems Eva has been doing something everyday to crack us up. Here are just a couple of the more memorable ones:
Grandpa Woolf got Eva a fancy dress up dress from Target. After she was finally done playing with it, she took it off, gently folded it up, and put it in a laundry basket. Then she asked for a blanket saying "I need a blanket because my dress wants to go to bed." She then proceeded to tuck her dress in and give it a kiss goodnight.

Today Eva got some presents in the mail from her Nana. One of her presents were some pretty silver and gold bracelets. As we were walking by Eva's room we could hear her giggle and say "Oh, you are so handsome!" We poked our heads in to see exactly what was so dang handsome. She had put her bracelet on one of her bed posts and it had become the crown of her make believe prince. We're going to work extra hard to make sure anybody handsome in her room besides her daddy is make believe.

I got better ...

2008-09-06T21:09:00.000-07:00

Well Gretta has made a not so speedy recovery after her little incident with her antibiotic. How do you fix such a bizarre reaction you ask? Well let me tell you how you don't fix it; with the 10 (yes 10) drugs that were prescribed for her above. Apparently the ER doctor and her primary care doctor didn't really know what was going on, because these drugs did nothing. The only consolation is that maybe since we got them at Smith's maybe some of that money will come back to us in the form of Nate's paycheck. But to make a long story short, after a visit to the ER, 3 visits to the primary care doctor, one visit to the neurologist, 10 prescriptions, an EEG, and an MRI; Gretta is feeling much better. We couldn't have survived this ordeal without the help of the Relief Society that cooked us meals, cleaned our house, did our laundry, and watched our kids. And we definitely couldn't have done it without the help of Nate's parents who came down for a whole week to relieve the Relief Society, take care of Gretta, and spoil our family. Thanks everybody for your prayers and help.