My little Man...

I got Klous ready for church today...and he just looked so dang cute I had to take his picture...he even let me play with his hair, so that was an added bonus!! I don't know that we'll be getting pictures taken for his birthday in a couple weeks...so I figured I better try to at least get some cute ones of him...then we'll do some of him AND the new baby for Christmas!! Anyways...here's my little man...that really is getting too big and so so handsome!! I just love him to pieces...even when he drives me crazy!!!


How can you not love that smile???
And that laugh...if only you could hear it...it's to die for!!!

I LOVE YOU KLOUS!!!

Yummy Fall Treats...

I must say I've been REAL hungry for some YUMMY caramel apples the last couple weeks. I made some last week, and they didn't turn out quite as good as I had hoped...but yesterday Klous & I made some again...and they were SCRUMPTIOUS!! Klous had fun helping Mommy too...or maybe just had fun eating the caramels...I don't know!!!

He liked helping open them...until he started sneaking them out of the bowl...

Giving Mommy the garbage...
Playing in the caramels...yes we washed his hands first!!
Helping Mommy carry it to the microwave...
Washing the apples...
and drying them off...
Can you tell he's struggling to say CHEESE...he's trying harder to push the stick in then actually say it!!!
Stir...Stir...Stir...
And dipping...it was HOT...
He sure liked cleaning out the bowl though...took a bite of a different apple...then licked his caramel spoon!!
The finished product...they were REAL gooey and messy...the caramel was too hot when I put it on I think...it just ran right off...hence the mess!! They were still yummy though...
Here's another picture of some treats Daddy did...we got some peaches from his Aunt Yvonne who had a LOT of extra...so after she told him they were $25 a bushel...he decided to go pick some at her house...well we got a TON...and he was up until 4:30 or 5:00 A.M on Sunday morning canning them...got a crazy bee in his bonnet or something...I felt yucky and went to bed around 11...so I can't take much credit for them...but I guess I'll have to help with the pears and salsa!?!?! Thanks to GREAT sisters in our ward too who provided the canning jars...very grateful for them!!!

Oh what to do!?!?!?!

With Halloween coming sooner then I'd like...and NOT knowing what to do for Klous...some help or ideas would be appreciated!! :) :) :) Once you see these pictures...you'll understand WHY I need some help!! LOL :)

We got the Halloween tote out last week...and had forgotten about a costume we bought on clearance last year...thinking it would fit Klous this year. Then a friend of mine told me about cute animal costumes that Costco for only $10...so I went and looked at one there too and got it...WELL...neither of them fit...so WHAT DO I DO??

This is the cute COW costume we got at Costco...Klous likes it and calls it his "MOO"...so he's sad to see it go I'm sure...but come on...when it gives you a wedgie in the back AND front...even with a diaper on...I think it's a little small...he had to walk/run on his tip-toes because it just didn't fit right!!

He's such a good sport though...
Then this is the costume we got last year on clearance...it looked like a cute clown...but NOT for a boy...I'm sorry...he looks a little feminine in it...not to mention it's also a BIT too small!! :) And that hat??? What's with it?? Yeah...that will be going back in the tote...or something!!!
He liked showing off at least...so that was fun...good thing we don't live in Minnesota where your costume has to be big enough to fit OVER your snowsuit...neither of these REALLY wouldn't work if that was the case!!!
So if anyone has any great ideas or thoughts...I'd love to hear them!! I've still got a month I know...but if you know me and holidays...I like to get started early...hence the reason my house is already decorated!!! Hope the pictures put a smile on your face too!! :) :) :)

Making Mommy smile...

Well things are slowly getting better...or at least I hope they are. Thank you to everyone for their comments, care, and support. I really do appreciate it.
Out of everyone however I'd have to say THANK YOU to my amazing husband Ryan and my little man Klous...they have been wonderful the last few days...they're always wonderful of course...but it's been really needed the last few days!! So they've been doing fun things and making Mommy laugh as often as they can!! I've caught a few of them on camera...and hope they make you smile too!! I couldn't ask for better guys in my life right now...I love them more then I can express and can't wait for these emotions to get under control.


Klous discovered a new trick one day while watching Elmo...he thought it was pretty funny...I laughed too...bet you guys can't suck on a binki...hold it...and pick your nose all at the same time!!! That takes talent!!
Then Daddy got him dressed on Thursday...and was struggling to get the shirt on...well really Klous was wanting to do it and Daddy was helping him...this is how it turned out...
Anyone else remember the "Great Corn-Holio" from Beavis & Butthead?? That's the only part I ever saw of that show...but that's what I thought of when I saw Klous like this!!
We also went through our house and shed to get ready for a yard sale...we found the Halloween tote...and Klous hasn't been able to put these glasses down...silly kid!!
"What Mommy!?!?!" :) He's so cute and innocent!!
At the yard sale we were doing it with friends who are Utah fans...and of course Ryan roots for BYU...so here's their little boy and Klous in their rivalry shirts!! Needless to say...BYU & Utah both won their games...Ryan keeps telling me I can't have this baby on Nov. 22nd...that's the day of the BYU-UTAH game...so unless I want it on in the delivery room, she better wait!! Maybe the 23rd!!
Hope you got some smiles out of this too...made me smile just putting the pictures on here...sorry there's been a slow-down in posts...not much going on here.

Advice??

Ok...so hopefully someone will have something good to say?? I don't know if it's just this pregnancy or if I'm having a major meltdown...but seems like I can do NOTHING right lately. I'm constantly yelling at Klous...when I'm not yelling, I'm crying because I'm so fed up with my emotions...then I calm down and play with him and apologize and things are ok...for like 20 minutes...then it starts all over again. When I'm not yelling or mad at him...I'm frustrated with Ryan...taking stupid things out on him...WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??? I'm sick of being with people...sick of talking to people...sick of dealing with people...and sick of people's reactions to things I might say to them...and I'm not even being mean, rude, or anything. I don't get it...is my body really that out of whack?? I'm sick of it...I wasn't like this at all with Klous...things were great...but this little girl is giving us a run for our money...what the heck??? Is it just the hormones of the girl growing inside me mixed with my hormones!?!?! I don't get it??? If anyone has any advice or ideas I'd LOVE to hear them...hopefully this doesn't upset anyone when they read it...geez....what a joke!! Luckily I've taken Wednesday's OFF from watching that little girl...so it's just me and Klous today...and it's been GREAT so far...only a couple NO's and DON'Ts we'll see how the afternoon goes!!! HELP PLEASE!!! :) :( :) :( :) :( :) :( :) :( :) :( :) :( :) :( :)

ABC's...

The other night Klous was playing with the ABC's on the fridge. Well I don't know that he was "playing"...he was throwing them all over the floor and making a mess. We had plans to go to a baseball game that night...so we told him he needed to clean them up. It took him FOREVER to actually pick them up and put them on the fridge...but while he was doing it, Ryan told me to come look at the fridge and see what he spelled and how he put them back on there...

Here's the floor with all the letters...
Clean up, Clean up...he's stretching so high...
And yes...if you noticed it in the last picture...this is what he spelled...smart little cookie huh!! Must get that from Ryan??? Doesn't come from me ;)
He sure was proud of it though...mostly cuz we were making a big deal about it...but he did end up cleaning them all up and taking care of the mess he made!! Good job kiddo!!!