dahlia 18 months

newborn

six months

twelve months

Dahlia will be 19 months soon, so I wanted to post about her 18 month growth. she weighs 22lbs (20th %) and she is 30 inches tall (10th %) she is a head of mickey, at least in the percentages, Mickey was always in the negative 3rd % , yes it is possible.

for Bobi

At mickeys birthday party as I was taking pictures, my littlest sister, Bobi kept asking if it was going on the blog, then she insisted I take a good picture of her and Amy to put up, after about twenty tries this is what we came up with.

mickeys four, three times!

this is mickey with his creepy crawlers he made, i love his eyes, you can tell he really thinks they are cool!

another funny eye picture!

here he is putting the goo in the mold, concentrating hard, this is the only one Jason let him do by himself, I think Jason enjoyed the toy just as much as Mickey.

this was the torg family party the first of all celebrations, grandma and grandpa gave him the scooter and Lincoln logs. Megan and Brady gave him the helmet to keep him safe.

mickey wanted a smile face cake, so this is what we came up with, while waiting for everyone to come he kept getting up on the chair and looking at it like this, I think he really liked it, He didn't JUST look though he poke it, then proudly told me he put polka dots on it!

we gave mickey a party with friends this year, his first. he thought he was so cool, he tells everyone about the sponge bob "pinana", that Jason ended up having to break open.

we decorated the room to look like we were in the water. Mickey enjoyed making the sea creatures.

this is Dahlia at the end of the Webb party that we had after the kid party (the last of the celebrations)

grandma and grandpa gave him a box full of art supplies, mickey loves cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing. as you can tell so does the rest of my family. here they all are (except kyle who couldn't make it) gathered around our kitchen table making valentines and such.

here is mickey opening the sponge bob fishing pole Kayla gave him, she also gave him a Nerf gun, that I was nervous about, for some reason everybody thinks it is SO fun to make me the target with things like that.

Mickey also got to celebrate his birthday at preschool, where he made his own birthday crown, got to sit in the birthday chair all day, shared some funfetti cupcakes, then I went at the end to read the kids one of mickeys favorite books and bring some pictures of mickey to tell the kids about. Mickey thought he was so cool having his mom in class, it will be sad when he starts to get embarrassed by me. I am enjoying it while it lasts.

thanks, and giving back

I wanted to thank all of you for the great recipe ideas, especially Erica. So in return I thought i would share an easy but very yummy recipe with all of you.

Lime Chicken Tacos (crock pot)

1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken
3T lime juice
1T chili powder
1C frozen corn
1C chunky salsa
12 flour tortillas, warmed
as "fixins":
sour cream, shredded lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese
place chicken in a slow cooker. combine lime juice and chili powder; pour over chicken. cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours. remove chicken, cool slightly. shred and return to the slow cooker. stir in corn and salsa. cook on low for 30 min. serve in tortillsa with optional items

we parked at the doctors, got out of the 99 altima

07 Cadillac escalade parks a few stalls down

mickey: "mom we need to get one of those SUVs some day, I like them"

me: " ya, we'll see"

Mickey: " is that what its called? an S U V? "

me: " yes your right, you are so smart"

wish list

list of things I have been wishing I had for a while now

-watch battery
-perky boobs
-degree
-patience
-DISHWASHER
-while we are in the appliance department I can add: new stove, refrigerator, microwave
(my fridge and microwave are in competition to see who can die first)
-more hair clients (to make some extra money, and I miss doing hair)
-more energy (I always have so much i want to do, but i run out of energy)
-garage, the mud is no fun and I feel bad for Jason at 3:40 in the morning scrapping the snow and ice off the car.
-lamps for my living room
-new camera (I'm sure Jason is sick of hearing about it)
-teachers for the primary
-sewing machine
-a place to put a sewing machine
-vacation for Jason, he hasn't been on vacation for five years! He sent me to Hawaii in the fall of 2006, I know.... I know.
- also would like to have more knowledge with computers. haven't taken a computer class since I think my sophomore year.
-printer so I can better fulfill my calling.
-better relationships with my siblings

I have a very long list and there are definitely more things i could think of, but these are the main ones i have been thinking about lately. January is a hard month for me....I feel a lot of guilt. a lot of the things on my list would help relieve some of my guilt. If I had a dishwasher perhaps I would spend less time at the sink and more time on the kids bedroom floor. If I had a printer I wouldn't have to make everyone else pick up my slack. If I had more hair clients I could take some weight of Jason's shoulders. The rest of the stuff is just me getting caught up in the world and thinking I need more.

I am really grateful for all the things we do have:
- our house
- our vehicles
- our wonderful healthy kids
- Jason and I and our relationship that continues to get better and grow all the time
- Jason's jobs
- our families and the relationships we have with them
- our good friends
- my calling
- the gospel
- the ability to do hair to make some extra money
- the ability to stay home with my kids
and much much more