Park/Girls Night

Everyone should go to Veterans Memorial Park in West Jordan if you've never been. It is awesome! Britni and I took lunch and played at the park. We had a great time.

The Park
Ryan with a girl that was hanging around him.
Ryan and Kyle
Ryan loved this digging thing.
Liz (my brother's wife aka my sister-in-law), Me (me), and Summer (my sister). We totally went Roller Skating! It was a blast. It was ages 5- 13 night apparently. When they played snowball we thought we ought to stop skating. We didn't want to break a 9 year old's heart when we told them we were married.

Our ghetto fabulous skates.
Me Liz Summer
Summer and I taking a rest.
After skating we went to Wal-Mart and had a super duper good time. Here are Liz and I.
Liz and I with the door greeter. He was a good sport.

Showing our muscles, well, they were. It looks like I was showing my constipation.

So I of course had to climb in the cart. After wal-mart we went to Wendy's and did a dance (if you want to see the dance in the car, go to my sister in law's blog, Jud & Liz). Then the girls came back to my house and Ben was super nice and slept with Ryan while the 3 of us slept in my king size bed. We had a great time!

Bond, Ben Bond

(I'll explain title in a few) Last Friday night we went to our friend Casey's wedding reception in Bountiful. These are just pictures from the reception.

Casey's younger sister is my sister-in-law Liz. She looked great!
We tried to get a family picture but Ryan is against pictures when he is not in the mood.
Me, Ethan and Liz
Ryan was begging to see the water fountain out front, so here in Ben, Ethan, and Ryan in front of it.
So after the reception Ryan was having a mild allergic reaction to something he ate, but me being a bad mother did not pack his medicine in my purse (I swear I did, but apparently not) so we had to stop at a grocery store to get Claritin. Ben got out of the car (the parking lot was very dark) and sung the James Bond music and ducked and rolled out and around the vehicles in the parking lot, then I saw him stand up strait, looking embarrassed and walked into the store. He said he was ducking by a car with his fake finger gun and noticed people waiting in their car looking at him funny. When Ben came out he told me the funny story, and gave me these flowers he saw in the store. So sweet!

Ethan in his car seat after the reception.
Ben and I went to Tooele for a date Saturday night and had my parents watch the boys. We had a great time. These are my boys when we picked them up from Grandma and Grandpa Harris' house. I have to say, Ben is a hottie! Thanks mom and dad for watching the boys. Dad, I hope you have your baby (I mean pass your kidney stone) soon! OUCH!

Happy First Ethan!

Ethan turned 1 on Sunday, October 5th. I can't believe my baby is 1. We had an awesome party with family on Sunday after Conference. He had his 1 year check up today with Dr. Duffy. He is a small little boy. He's only gained 2 pound since he was 6 months old. Dr. Duffy told me to feed him sour cream and butter his bread. He is barely 20 pounds, so we were able to put him in the big boy car seat. Which he loves, except for trying to fall asleep sitting up.

Here he is in his second favorite spot in the kitchen. The lid drawer.
His first favorite spot. The dishwasher. Ouch, could you imagine trying to climb in there?
Trying out the forward facing car seat.
This is what Ethan got from Ben, Ryan and I. We put Ethan on the floor at Target and this is what he played with most. It's a musical/learning table thing.
So cute!

Sorry for the blurry picture, but this was the sweet pork I made. It was fabulous. If you want the recipe just ask. We had sweet pork tacos.
Dad Clegg
Jake and Shayla (now dialated to a 1.5ish way to go. Shayla is, not Jake).
Ethan's cake I made. It's not the cutest, but I at least I made it right?
Ethan opening Jake and Shayla's gift.

Opening Grandma Linda and Grandpa Bob's gift. He really did love the paper the most.
Cousin Raygan playing with Ethan's table.
Opening Grandma & Grandpa Harris' gift.
The start of the cake eating.
So civilized with the spoon. He chose to eat with that instead of his hands.

My Mom, Dad, and my Grandma Reese.
All of my super cool sister-in-laws (on Ben's side of the family anyway). Maren, Liz, Kandis, Shayla, Me, and Shalleece. We did not all plan on wearing white (except for Maren). Funny huh?
Getting messier.
Mom Clegg eating her cake.
Ethan's "bath" in the kitchen sink after eating his cake.

We all had a great time eating, socializing, watching a few episodes of Season Four of The Office, playing air hockey, and eating some more. (I pretty much just ran around like a chicken with her head cut off...isn't entertaining like that? You're too busy making sure everyone else is happy to really enjoy the party?) Anyway, Ethan's birthday was great. He is such a sweet little boy. I love that he has a hard time going to people and he still clings onto mom and dad. He has been a great baby, and I'm glad I went through an awful pregnancy to get him here. He really has been a blessing in our lives.

p.s. we gave Ethan his first glass of chocolate milk on his birthday so we had him wear a shirt that said, "conserve water, drink chocolate milk". This morning Ryan decided to get up early and make Ethan a glass of chocolate milk with a sippy lid and everything and run in his room yelling, "Ethan, wake up, I made you chocolate milk". It was sweet even if Ryan woke him up.

A Free Espresso

My Mom, Ryan, Ethan and I went to Gardner Village yesterday for the witches on display. If you haven't been, you need to go. I haven't been for a few years so it was nice to go again. I love Halloween!

My mom, Ethan and I. Ryan was being a pill so this is us without him because he said, "I hate pictures, I hate pumpkins, I hate witches, and I hate this place".
This is us when I grabbed him for the picture. Yes, that is my son trying to punch me. It was hilarious!
Ryan pouting outside the quilt shop (what kid likes to go in a quilt shop?)
Witches

Ethan being loved by a witch and mom just holding him up.
Witches brewing
Ryan decided he was going to be happy and he posed and said, "mom take a picture".
Witch with TNT in the boat
Witch riding a bike

If I was a witch (I said IF I was) this is the witch I would be.
I got Ethan an old fashioned peaches and cream candy cane, he loved it!
I loved this sign. I think every store needs it!
Ryan with grandma on the bench with his m&m's in front of the fudge shop (they give free samples, yum).

We had a great time. Thanks Mom for driving all the way out to go with us.

The Addiction

I have not had a Pepsi in 4 days. It's freakin' amazing! I think I deserve a Pepsi for that...I better go get one.