Taeya's Really Bad Night

I don't know what the problem was, but Saturday night was one of the worst sleeping nights Taeya has ever had. We put her to bed around 8:30 pm on Saturday night, she woke up screaming at about 9:30 pm. I kept asking her if she was sick, and first she said her tummy hurt (which she tells me all of the time), then she said her mouth hurt (she fell with a stick in her mouth earlier that evening), then she told me her ear hurt. So we gave her some ibuprofen, calmed her down, and got her back to sleep about 45 mintues later. She slept until about 12:15 am, then she woke up at 1:15 am, 2:15 am, 3:15 am (I finally put her in bed with us), then 4:15, and finally at 5:15 am. At 5:15 I gave her some more ibuprofen and she finally slept until 9:00 am. She seemed totally fine when she woke up, so I don't know what the deal was. Unfortunately we have 1:00 pm church now which means no nap. Her nursery teacher said she didn't seem like she felt very good, but I think she was just really tired. When we got home, I turned on a movie and she was out in about 5 minutes. Which, if you know Taeya, is so unusual. I can count on 1 hand the times she has fallen asleep on the couch!! She was out for about 30 mintues before I woke her up to go to dinner at the neighbors house (I also didn't want her to sleep too long so she would go to bed early that night). She has been just fine since. I am convinced that is the worst sleeping night she has ever had!!

Circus Fun!

Taeya and I went to the Jordan World Circus on February 2nd with some of our neighbors, Alyson, Brynn, Kira, Holly, Jeffrey, Lawni, and Brielle. We had a fun time, I think all the kids really enjoyed it. Taeya's favorite part was when the "princess" was swinging on the swings so "high, high, in the sky."

Taeya and Brielle after the circus. (The pictures I took during didn't turn out, but I at least documented that we went right?)

Gordon's 34th Birthday

Gordon' 34th Birthday was January 29th. We had a fun day. Taeya and I went swimming in the morning while Gordon worked. He came home around 2:00 and decided he wanted to go jogging instead of x-country skiing. (He is training for the Moab 1/2 marathon in March). After his jog, he showered and we dropped Taeya off at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We went to Tucanos for dinner (his yearly tradition since I don't enjoy eating there). Afterwards we went and saw the movie "Transporter 3." He bought his birthday present early, a new bike!! Taeya and I also got him MASH season 10. I sure do love my Gordon and I am glad he had a birthday so we could go on a date!!

Gordon and Taeya on Daddy's new bike. He bought a Utah made bike, a "Fezzari" at a "screamin" deal. (He just couldn't pass it up, I am not sure what was wrong with his other bike but apparently he needed a "road" bike and a "tri" bike). Now all Gordon needs is some warm weather so he can actually ride his new bike.

Potty Training?!?

The week after I got back from Idaho I decided it was time to potty train Taeya. One of my clients told me about a book she read called "Potty Training in Less Than a Day." She said it worked awesome for her little boy. He was trained in 3 hours and had no accidents afterwards. What sounds better than that right? So I ordered the book, read it through a few times, and thought I would give it a try. Well, 3 weeks later, we are still working on it!! Taeya just didn't follow through like the kids in the book did. She is actually doing pretty good now. She loves wearing underwear of course, but I have to make her go to the bathroom half of the time. Oh well, at least we are saving a little money on diapers now, right?!