Thursday, July 7, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Catch up. Not to be confused with Ketchup
I have been very bad at updating this blog. Oooops. I think its been a combination of not much going on over here and the fact that I would much rather stalk other peoples blogs than write about my own seemingly boring life.
Cora and I just got back from a week-long trip to Oregon to visit my parents. Luckily we flew so traveling was not that bad and Cora did great on the plane rides. She even got her own seat both times which was such a blessing because I don't think that there was any chance of her sitting on my lap the whole time. Plus, as it turns out, planes make me sick. Especially when we choose to sit over the wing. Unfortunately I was a slacker and didn't take any pictures while we were gone. Luckily, my parents are coming down in a few weeks for the fourth of July and then my brother Kenny is getting married in August so we will have plenty of opportunities to take pictures this summer.
Other exciting news is that Cora is learning to talk. Most the time you have to decipher what she is saying but some things she says loud and clear. I am not sure if I am excited for her to talk. I mean it will really be nice to actually be able to have a two way conversation with her, but I am not so sure I want her repeating some of the thing she hears me (and others) say.
Cora has also become quite infatuated with the toilet. She has been semi potty trained for about a month now (read: she knows that the toilet is for her potty and well go anytime I put her on there; she often tells me she needs to go--clearly saying "I'm pooping" (I think she learned this little gem of a phrase from dear daddy) but mommy is kind of slow on the signals). The bad thing is she things that everything goes in the toilet. The other day it was her bottle. Today--daddy's cell phone.
We also transferred Cora to a "big girl bed" about a month and a half ago and she has done great! She knows how to get in and out of her bed when she is just playing around but when its naptime or bedtime she will stay put. If she wants out she will just jibber jabber until someone finally hears her. If that takes too long, she will just scream, notifying us that she would really like permission to leave her bed. As soon as we open the door to her room she knows she is free.
In other news, my new job was supposed to start this week but has been postponed for another two weeks. I am a little sad because I was looking forward to making a little extra cash, but I am also glad because I have a little more time for myself for a while. And with that time I have mostly been reading. I forgot that I do actually like to read now that I finally have time to read things that I want to.
Last night we took Cora to her first ever Rodeo. I think she has a new dream of being a rodeo princess. She mostly loved the bulls. I took her back to the pens to look at the horses and bulls and she wanted to pet them so bad. Um crazy. The bulls scare me!
Look forward to more frequent blog post and pictures in the near future (ok, this is not a promise but hey it might happen...think happy thoughts!)
Cora and I just got back from a week-long trip to Oregon to visit my parents. Luckily we flew so traveling was not that bad and Cora did great on the plane rides. She even got her own seat both times which was such a blessing because I don't think that there was any chance of her sitting on my lap the whole time. Plus, as it turns out, planes make me sick. Especially when we choose to sit over the wing. Unfortunately I was a slacker and didn't take any pictures while we were gone. Luckily, my parents are coming down in a few weeks for the fourth of July and then my brother Kenny is getting married in August so we will have plenty of opportunities to take pictures this summer.
Other exciting news is that Cora is learning to talk. Most the time you have to decipher what she is saying but some things she says loud and clear. I am not sure if I am excited for her to talk. I mean it will really be nice to actually be able to have a two way conversation with her, but I am not so sure I want her repeating some of the thing she hears me (and others) say.
Cora has also become quite infatuated with the toilet. She has been semi potty trained for about a month now (read: she knows that the toilet is for her potty and well go anytime I put her on there; she often tells me she needs to go--clearly saying "I'm pooping" (I think she learned this little gem of a phrase from dear daddy) but mommy is kind of slow on the signals). The bad thing is she things that everything goes in the toilet. The other day it was her bottle. Today--daddy's cell phone.
We also transferred Cora to a "big girl bed" about a month and a half ago and she has done great! She knows how to get in and out of her bed when she is just playing around but when its naptime or bedtime she will stay put. If she wants out she will just jibber jabber until someone finally hears her. If that takes too long, she will just scream, notifying us that she would really like permission to leave her bed. As soon as we open the door to her room she knows she is free.
In other news, my new job was supposed to start this week but has been postponed for another two weeks. I am a little sad because I was looking forward to making a little extra cash, but I am also glad because I have a little more time for myself for a while. And with that time I have mostly been reading. I forgot that I do actually like to read now that I finally have time to read things that I want to.
Last night we took Cora to her first ever Rodeo. I think she has a new dream of being a rodeo princess. She mostly loved the bulls. I took her back to the pens to look at the horses and bulls and she wanted to pet them so bad. Um crazy. The bulls scare me!
Look forward to more frequent blog post and pictures in the near future (ok, this is not a promise but hey it might happen...think happy thoughts!)
Friday, May 13, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
New Job
I just had to share the news: I HAVE A JOB! I have been really debating with myself about whether or not I should work now that I am graduated, or if I should just stay home and be with Cora all the time. Well I got my answer, and it is the best of both worlds! My job will be from home working for poshlittletutus.com (check them out). I am so so so excited. There were nearly 500 people that applied for this job (um holy crap) and I am one of the lucky 10 who got the job. So awesome!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
i am back from my blog hiatus, officially. yeah, um...sorry about that. life has been super crazy for these spaldings. ben and i recently moved into a new apartment (we LOVE it). but it was a lot of work. two weeks before finals. since then, we have been studying, unpacking, and trying to keep up with cora. let me tell you that little girl has more energy than the two of us combined. i will post pictures of our new little dungeon (ok it is not actually a dungeon, just a walk out basement apartment). we are only five blocks from the timpanogos temple which is really cool. and we have an amazing ward with tons of little kids! also the ward was just reassigned so no one even knows we are new cause everyone is new! hopefully this will make getting to know people a little easier.
this time tomorrow i will be done with finals. forever. well at least until i decide to go to graduate school which still may be a ways out there. i am still trying to figure out what i want to do with life. we will still be in utah for the next 3 years so ben can finish up his degree but i can't decide whether i want to continue to stay at home with cora or if i want to get some kind of job. it is seriously the hardest decision ever and i have yet to make up my mind. the worst part is one of my dream jobs has recently opened up and i want it. lindon city parks and recreation director. and the greatest part is i am SO qualified. did i mention this is such a HARD decision?
this time tomorrow i will be done with finals. forever. well at least until i decide to go to graduate school which still may be a ways out there. i am still trying to figure out what i want to do with life. we will still be in utah for the next 3 years so ben can finish up his degree but i can't decide whether i want to continue to stay at home with cora or if i want to get some kind of job. it is seriously the hardest decision ever and i have yet to make up my mind. the worst part is one of my dream jobs has recently opened up and i want it. lindon city parks and recreation director. and the greatest part is i am SO qualified. did i mention this is such a HARD decision?
Friday, March 11, 2011
Cora turns 1!
Cora had a birthday party (well she had a few). The first one went a little something like this:
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| Hanging out with her favorite baby cousin. |
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| Eating her cake very lady-like while everyone was watching. |
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| After daddy showed her she could pick up the whole piece. |
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| Determined to finish the whole thing. Sadly I was unable to get my favorite picture to upload on here. It is much similar to this, just she was chugging her sippy cup. Totally Napoleon Dynamite Style. Don't worry, though, you can still see it on my Facebook! |
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| Ready for a bath! |
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| Cora, how old are you? As you can tell her party was pretty great. What was even more great was she had a second party! I will post those pictures soon! |
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