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EIGHT

Eight TV Shows I Love to Watch

1: Biggest Loser

2: The Office

3: Family Feud

4: Jeopardy!

5: The Amazing Race

6: Biography

7: Dr. 90210

8: Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives

8 Things That Happenend Yesterday

1: Got Jensyn ready for church

2: Stayed home from church

3: Went to the Parker's for dinner

4: Watched the Amazing Race

5: Watched 101 Dalmations

6: Read some of the Ensign

7: Slept in

8: Fed Hurley

8 Favorite Places to Eat

1: Arby's

2: Cafe Rio

3: Tasty's

4: Maddox (take out in Layton)

5: Book club member's homes

6: Burger Bar (Darwin's)

7: Wendy's (Darwin's)

8: Timbermine (Darwin's)

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To

1: Moving into our own house (hopefully soon)

2: Having money to spend

3: Going to school in Arizona

4: Staying at Marc and Julie's in Las Vegas

5: Getting down to my pre-pregnancy weight (only 4 pounds to go!)

6: Halloween

7: Darwin's birthday

8: Our anniversary

8 Things on My Wish List

1: Debt free (no car payment, or credit card payments!!!)

2: A new wedding ring

3: A double jogging stroller

4: A Wii Fit

5: A live-in massage therapist

6: New tennis/running/walking shoes

7: New clothes

8: New bedroom set

8 People I Tag

1: Kara

2: Heidi

3: Sabrina

4: Ashley

5: Becky

6: Jessie

7: Kristen

8: Chelsey

Update

I don't know if anyone else seems to have this "problem" but there are times when I feel like I have nothing to write about and then when I sit down to do a post I remember a lot of things that I want to write so I can remember it later. Am I the only one? Be prepared for some very random information, but I have added pictures hopefully to keep you better entertained.

MY HAPPY BABY

Hurley has been so incredibly cute lately (well, always). He has smiled so much latley. I love it. He always grins when I say "Hi Hurley." I don't know why he likes that so much but he does. He loves to suck on his fist. Darwin and I have tried countless times to get him to take a binkie but to no avail. He wants his fist or his mom. He also loves Jensyn. Whenever Jensyn comes to the room that Hurley is in he turns his head to find her. (Or maybe he is keeping an eye on her so he won't be surprised when she bounces by him.) Either way it is cute. I still can't get over how big Hurley is. Time is going so quickly (except when he is awake in the middle of the night). I have already forgotten so much about Jensyn when she was a baby. And sadly, I know that I am going to forget the things that Hurley does too. So I will have to do a much better job at writing the details.

Ok, for any of you that know what Darwin and I have been up to, you will be happy to know that Darwin is now certified in Collections for Nouveau Riche. I am so happy for him. BJ has set up a schedule that Darwin started following last Monday (so 9 days later) and he has already had success. I am so proud of Darwin. I wish that I had been more patient with him over the last six months. I hope that he continues to have success!

Next thing, this is Hayden and Jensyn. I dare say they're best friends. These two together can get into a lot of trouble. Really, they are cute together. Mostly they copy each other all day. They go to preschool together (At Grandma Nancy's) and they have a lot of fun. Jensyn asks most mornings if she will get to see Hayden that day. This picture was taken right before they went to the library for Discovery Time.

This is me with Jensyn and Hurley and my friend Sabrina with her two kids, Lily and Jackson. Sabrina and I used to live by each other in South Ogden (I can't talk about too much or I'll cry). We did a lot together, walked, watched each other's kids, ate dinner, talked about our husbands (nicley, of course), and talked-a lot. I do miss her everyday. We have kids that are close in age. Jensyn and Lily are about 4 and half months apart and Hurley and Jackson are 6 weeks apart. This picture was taken at her house after she made us pizza for dinner.

My mom, Jason, and Travis all ran in the Top of Utah Marathon last Saturday. It was so amazing to be there. I am so impressed by their hard work and dedication. They all ran 26.2 miles (CRAZY). My mom figures she has run over 400 miles since May (when she started training) and Jason has ran over 1,000! Good job you guys. I am so glad that I got to be a part of it. My little brother, Darrin, and I are going to start training for a half marathon that is in Vegas on Decemeber 7th. It is amazing how influential family can be. We are supposed to go on our first three mile run tonight-wish me luck. If you want more detailed information about the race on Saturday go to my mom's blog http://nanmckenchanted.blogspot.com/ or to Jason's blog http://hazlon.blogspot.com/. They have posted a few times about it and have more details.

The Runners

My mom, Travis, and Jason

The runners and their support group

Left to Right: Jen (holding Hurley), Jordan (holding Jensyn), Angie (holding Hayden), Travis, Crystal, mom, dad, Darrin, Jeri Dawn, Jason, Boston, Nicole (holding Knox), Payton, Morgan, Sierra, Mialee, and Nikell sleeping in the stroller. (Missing from the picture are Crystal's parents and brother, and Sara, Savanna, and Patsy.)

He's a tank and she is potty trained!!

Hurley had his 2 month appointment today. He got 4 shots and an oral vaccination-it's new. He did not like the shots but he sure loved all of the attention from the nurses and the doctor. he squirmed a lot. The peditrician was amazed by how much Hurley moved. He weighs 11.2 pounds and is 22.75 inches long. He is in the 75th percentile for weight and height. I knew he was a big boy-very different from his super petite sister who is not even in any 'percentiles'. Hurley is doing good. He is growing physically and mentally like he should. He does have a blocked tear duct-it should go away on its own-so not much too worry about!

I think this means he is #1

He is such a happy boy! He smiles a lot lately and I LOVE when he giggles!

Now about Jensyn...SHE IS POTTY TRAINED!!!!! She is only two years old. I am so proud of her. She has been interested in the potty for quite some time now. But she really has it down now.

We gave her "baby suckers" (aka Dum Dum Suckers) when she went pee on the potty. They are super cheap and she loves that they are little.
And she got a donut (also called a baby donut by Jensyn) when she goes poop. We are still working on the number two but she is pretty good about it. She wears panties all day and a panty diaper (pull-up) at night. Jensyn loves donuts. After she got the peeing down we told her she could only have a 'baby sucker' if she pooped on the potty. It never happened-so this smart mom offered her a 'baby donut' if she pooped on the potty-MAGIC. I am very happy.

She also used a potty watch for a few days. I could set the timer on the watch to go off every 30, 60, or 90 minutes and then a little song would play. At first Jensyn thought it was great and was excited to go to the bathroom, then after a day or so she was sick of bein drug to the bathroom. I think she just figured it was easier to tell me or Darwin when she needed to go and not to depend on the watch. We have since passed the watch on to my niece Jovie-so good luck to her.

Hurley's Blessing Day

Hurley was blessed by his dad on Sunday, September 7th. Hurley had the cutest suit, it is dark blue, has a vest, and a jacket-I love it! Sadly, we did not get a picture of just Hurley in his suit-so you get to see all of us. It was a great day. A lot of family showed up. (Great Grandpa and Grandma Tanaka, Nelson, Thacker, and Great Grandma Parker, Grandpa and Grandma Parker and McKellar, The Tingeys, Jason's family, BJ's family, Travis and Crystal, Darrin, The Vaughans, Dwight's family, Ellen, Grant's family, Deanna's family, Wanda's girls, Marchelle, Tammy Markland, and Steve and Cheryl Greer.) We had sandwiches, chips, salads, and lots of desserts-yummy. The weather was great. It was a day that will always be dear to me.

Darwin blessed Hurley with health , knowledge, and an example to his family, that he will serve a mission and get married in the temple, that family will be important to him, and that he will never have complications. I am grateful for my sweet baby boy. I am amazed by him often. It is crazy how different Hurley and Jensyn are. Hurley is a very cuddly baby. He loves to be held and loves skin to skin contact. Jensyn is not a cuddly person at all. It is fun to be a mom (and stressful). I love my two very special kids!

All dogs go to Heaven

Our amazing family dog, Buster, passed away today. It is a sad day for everyone. My family got Buster about 8 months after we moved to Plain City-we have had him for 13 years. Buster was always a great dog. He was very mellow. He loved kids and kids loved him. When Jordan (my 14-year-old nephew) was a toddler and would play outside Buster always stayed between Jordan and the road that we lived on, we said Buster made a good fence.

I remember in winters when we had cats, Buster and the cats would lay by each other-to keep the cats warm. Buster was an amazing "guard dog". People that did not know him were afraid because of his size, but anyone that knew Buster knew how sweet he was. He always greeted anyone who came over.

I couldn't understand for a long time why people treated their pets like people. It has always annoyed me, but Buster truly is a part of our family. It really will be so different to not have him around. It was some what expected. Buster had really slowed down. He had a hard time going from laying to standing. Just this morning my mom and Hurley sat with Buster in the neighbor's yard. My mom kept telling Buster to come home. She sat and rubber his head. After dinner tonight my mom took Buster some left-overs, and she came in to tell us the sad news. Travis and Crystal were here. I called Darrin (Buster was his dog). That was a sad call to make. My mom called the Tingeys to tell them. Soon my dad, mom, Angie, Jordan, Morgan, Payton, Hayden, BJ, Boston, me, Darwin, Jensyn, Hurley, Travis, Crystal, and Darrin were all standing around Buster crying. We did talk about the wonderful things that Buster did for our family. He is a very special dog. I really hope that our dog will be in Heaven.

Buster and Knox eating birthday cake.

Jensyn and Buster-I couldn't get either one to look at me.
A very fuzzy picture-I wish that I had more...