A bunch of Random Stuff

So I have been wanting to blog about this for a while, but I had to wait to be sustained, since most of my readers are friends from my ward. But..... I got called to be the new YW president in my ward last week. To be honest I am so excited and I have all of these thoughts and ideas constantly running through my mind! I can hardly sleep at night, EVERY night I am thinking about these girls, or meetings we have planned or things I want to say/convey to the YW and my mind will not shut down! Not to mention that I have a 3 month old who still isn't sleeping very well, so laying awake at night is getting a little annoying.

When my bishop extended that calling, I was in complete SHOCK!! I mean, what the??? ME? At first I thought maybe he was crazy, but he explained his thoughts and reasoning to me, and I got really excited. I am however feeling a little overwhelmed, it's almost the new year and I feel like I am frantically trying to get everything ready for 2010 and it seems like I am wading water and not really getting anywhere!! I know I just need to be patient, it will all come together I am sure. But WOW! What a shock.

On a lighter note, our ward is doing a parade of trees tomorrow for enrichment. I love Christmas and especially love decorating my christmas tree. I was thrilled when they called me and asked me to showcase it tomorrow! I can't wait and am really looking forward to it.

I turned 29 last week. Josh made me make this whole birthday list for him, with the exact items I wanted and where to get them. He told me that I am really hard to shop for and he doesn't want to mess it up. (I don't think I am that hard!) Anyway, he texted me about an hour into his shopping to tell me that he had deviated from the list. By the time he got home, he had only bought 3 things from the list and everything else he picked out. I have to admit I was a little nervous, but he did SO good! I loved the things he got for me. Later he told me, that once he got out shopping he realized that he really did KNOW me and the things I like so he just went to town! Way to go babe!

It seems like everyone on facebook this month has been posting things they are thankful for, I didn't jump on the bandwagon but I thought I would list a few things here.

1. Wyatt's huge grin, especially when I blow on his face!

2. Hunter on a chair at the kitchen sink, trying to do the dishes and spraying water everywhere with the sprayer. (so cute!)

3. Last night I read Hunter "If animals kissed goodnight" and after it was over, he turned to me, took out his binkie, grabbed my face with his two hands, turned me toward him, and kissed me right on the lips. No words or anything, just a sweet kiss, from a sweet boy!

4. Listening to Hunter yell "Chismas Lights" all day long, as we have been decorating!

5. My amazing husband who has been so supportive of me for the last 7 years, and is my best friend.

6. Coca Cola!!!! I can't make it through the day without one! (a little sad, I know, but I don't care!)

7. My beautiful family.

8. I am thankful that my husband has a job AND that he likes it!

9. That Hunter has such good manners. The other day at the store, this nice lady gave him a sticker, and he said Thank You with out even being prompted.

10. That I have such sweet beautiful boys to share my life with.

Nandy, Nandy and more Nandy

Unfortuntaly Hunter learned at a very young age, what candy was. Ever since then he has asked me at least once a day for "nandy" I actually usually try not to have any candy in stock, just so i can tell him that it is all gone! But ever since Easter we have had left over candy, so it has become a continual cry of desperation and fits at our house as Hunter fights with me for Candy everyday.

This year for Halloween I just decided to "let it go" so he eats a lot of candy, he's two! Thats what two year olds are suppose to do. So I got Hunter all excited for Halloween by telling him all about walking around, saying "trick or treat" and then people filling up his pumpkin with candy! So after the ward trunk or treat, and trick or treating on Halloween Hunter had a full pumpkin of candy. And now everyday he asks for "nandy" and when I try to hand him just one piece, he says, "no mommy, I wan punkin" and then we duke it out over whether or not he gets to get his pumpkin out. Some days he wins, and some days I win, it just depends on my mood. But we are all now on a sugar high around here!

The boys looked super cute in thier costumes. Wyatt actually liked his costume and didn't cry at all when we put him in it! Hunter is still wearing his costume.... we wants to put in on every day and watch cartoons in his dinosaur. He loves it! What's funny is we could barely get it on him for the first time.... and now we can't get it off!!

Our new trampoline

Today as I was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen, I could hear Hunter laughing and yelling in the front room. I came around the counter to see what he was up to........and he was kneeling across Wyatts chest, bouncing on him like he was a trampoline!!! My panic instinct kicked in, and I ran over and grabbed Hunter off of him. Then I yelled at him and sent him to time out. I was probably more scared than anything, I was worried that he had accidently hurt wyatt or caused some type of internal injury. But thankfully, Wyatt seems to be fine. I don't think he was trying to hurt Wyatt, he just wanted to play with him, and bouncing on his chest sounds like a good time! In any case Hunter and I had a long talk about how small babies are, and that even though he wants to have fun with his brother, he has to remember to be soft and NOT climb on the baby! Anyway, it was my first shock, with Hunter and his new brother. I have been waiting for something like this to happen. So now at least I have cleared my first hurdle!

Back up and Running!

So I accidently erased my ENTIRE blog! It took me a few days to figure out what I had done and recover it. But I was successful! So scroll down for the latest, we are back up and running!

A little bit of everything

I am usually pretty good about updating my blog regularly, but MAN having two kids sure does limit your time! When I do have a few extra minutes all I want to do is sit down and veg out in front of the T.V. or with a good book. So I have been neglecting my blog lately. But we have been having lots of fun here in the Ball household.

Hunter had his two year check up this week, and Dr.Ally was so impressed with his talking skills! I have to say how much I just love listening to him. Everyday he seems to have some new word that he trys out on me. A couple of days ago, we asked him where his binkie was, and he said "I don know" We didn't even know that he knew what that meant let alone say it. And at night he usually says "mommy, I wan book" but last night he said, "mommy, I wan read book". Anyway I am finding so much joy in watching him learn and discover these new words. I know he loves being able to express himself, and I love listening to him.

He is a great help with Wyatt, and he really loves his little brother. However, we still have our moments. The other day he whacked Wyatt in the head with one of his golf clubs. So Josh asked him to say sorry to his brother, well Hunter looked Josh right in the eyes and as calm as could be said "no". We were just getting ready to go to our ward Halloween party....so we threatened Hunter with time-out and he apologized pretty quickly!

Hunter is one of the sweetest little kids, he has a goood friend (who we call his girlfriend) named Ellie, anyway Ellie got sick last week and so she couldn't come play and Hunter walked around all week saying, "mommy, Ellie sick" with the most concerned little look on his face. It was so cute! Anyway, we are having a ton of fun and loving life with two little kids in the house.

Here are a few pics of the latest happening around our home. I love being a mom, and am so grateful for what sweet boys I have.


So Wyatt weighed 12 lbs and was 23 1/2 inches at his two month check up. He is in the top 60% for weight and 75% for height. We are thinking he is going to be MUCH bigger than his brother!

Blowing out his bday candles! I still can't believe he is 2!! (by the way, Hunter was in the bottom 8% for weight and 20% for height! He is SO small!)

A fairly normal morning for us....Hunter laying on the rug talking to me, while I get ready in the mornings!

I laid Wyatt down on this blankie for some "awake time" when I came out of my bedroom, Hunter had joined him. What cute little brothers! Here they are watching cartoons.

Last but not least, taking a bath. Hunter is the super proud big brother.