The joys of being a boy...

As Katie has already told everyone, Joshua is pretty much completely potty trained. He really tries hard to not have accidents and rarely has them. One day while Katie was at the park, Joshua needed to go pee and, with no restroom nearby, Katie helped him to the nearest set of bushes and there Joshua was introduced for the first time in his life to one of the major benefits of boyhood...peeing outside.

Now, Joshua takes full advantage of this. In fact, I think he actually prefers to pee outside. So, today as we were getting in the van to head to Caitlyn's birthday party at her school, Joshua, on his way to the van, decided he needed to take a little potty break on our front porch. Classic.



-Cim

Alex & Crew Update

Its been a while since we have been able to post something on the blog, so we wanted to give everyone a quick update on our life. Lorena and I are both still plugging away at school at the soon to be Utah Valley University, and we are planning on graduating together in April 2009 (2 semesters). Lorena just got done kicking some serious booty in her Senior Capstone class where her group finished in first place by effectively managing an entire company and making the most profit in the end. She will graduate with a degree in Business Management with an emphasis in International Business while I plan on gradutating with a Technology Management/Construction Management degree. After graduating, Lorena hopes to take advantage of her education and pursue becoming an entrepreneur---running a business from home. Alex and I aren't complaining because we are looking forward to having a sugga-momma! :)Once I graduate, I hope to get a job in the industry either here in Utah or out of state---but eventually I want to have my own custom home building company.

Alex, on the other hand, is doing his best at becoming 2. However, despite his small tantrums and frequent use of the word "no!", he is still the cutest kid on the planet. We recently took him to the pool for the first time (where he had a blast) and he decided he never wanted to take off his "sweet" life vest because it was so cool. Here are some recent pictures (don't pay attention to the dates---they are wrong):

Joshua the clown!

The picture really speaks for itself. Let's just say that Joshua found the lipstick!

Such a clumbsy fool!

We had a great time for Carlo's birthday on thursday. We reserved a private room at one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants and invited a lot of friends. I am gathering all of the photos from various friends' cameras and I promise to post some birthday party pics soon. BUT.....
As some of you may have already heard, the birthday celebration turned into an "all nighter" but not in the good, fun way. After four hours in the Emergency room and 30 stitches from a plastic surgeon, Carlo and I were ready to be done partying. lol

Here are some photos of me "the morning after" (beware, they are not pretty)




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Just to fill in the details, I tripped in the dark and landed face first on the corner of my dresser. OUCH! I looked like something out of a horror film as we walked to the nearby hospital (facial wounds bleed a LOT!) The best was after we left the emergency room, walking home we decided to stop at Mcdonalds for breakfast because we were starving. Im sure I was a sight to see, with my blood soaked shirt, dried blood on my neck, ears, face AND a big fat bandage over my chin. Happy Meal anyone?
All is well now, I am a little sore on my chin, but I am hoping for a quick recovery with as minimal scarring as possible. It could have been WAY worse and I am very grateful to have only suffered these injuries.

These Boots are Meant for Walkin'

Ever Heard of Tony Lama? Unless you are a Cowboy or have talked to Dad probably not. Well Patrick obviously had been listening to Dad, because when he was in TX for work he drove allllllllll the way out to a po-dunk town named Justin just to find dad these special boots. Dad had been telling everyone he wanted these ever since he found out that Lauren & Patrick were moving there. These boots are sooo cool & very nice. Apparently they are made of Iguana skin... fancy! Anyway, this was Lauren & Patricks gift to Dad for his birthday/fathers day & as you can see below, Dad was SO EXCITED!!! He was so surprised! Way to make the rest of us look bad Patrick!

My favorite is how Dad put them right on even though he was wearing board shorts, it was AWESOME! He wore them the very next day to church & my guess is he has worn them everyday since!

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

Happy Birthday Dad!!! You are the best! We love you! The big ol' 59, next year we're gonna have to have a big party! Thanks for all you do Dad, you rock!