Humiliation and Revenge!

Mitch and I had one of those unforgettable experiences at Stake conference last Sunday. It was the type of thing where we both just shook our heads and said, "that was just our luck".
       Our Stake conference is always held at the Bountiful Conference Center. It's that gigantic dome building you see off the freeway by Woods Cross. This year our Stake Conference was at 2:00 pm. (Could they have chosen a worse time!) That is mid-nap for Ellie, and really you might as well cut off her ears if she misses her nap because the lady wont do a thing you say if she is tired. However, she will have enough energy to be a little stinker (Don't get me wrong, we love the little lady but naps are essential for our 2 year old).
        We took our normal seats next to the stairs about half way down the dome. We like these seats because they are in the corner, they have a quick get a way if the kid needs to go to the bathroom etc. but just after the 'halftime' song, Ellie decided to get a little devious. She escaped from our back row isle and ran her finger along the back of our chairs. No need to panic yet... she's just testing her boundaries... Then she started walking faster, and before I knew it she was standing in the middle of conference center at the top of the long down hill slanted Isle that leads straight to the podium. Then she did it... the inevitable. She smiled her half way smile and took off down the slanted slope with her little legs going so fast she could barely keep up with them. And because I was on the outer isle edge I was the one who had to make the humiliating chase. Let me just paint the picture for you. A two year old goes flying down the isle as if escaping from prison. Chasing her is her 38 1/2 week pregnant mother who just happened to wear a bright YELLOW  MuuMuu and Brown high heels running as if her life depended on it to make sure  her two year old does not make it onto the stage. Just before the stairs to the stage and in front of Stake Presidency, I catch the little Turkey and take an immediate left out the doors and up the stairs (In which we only made it half way up because I was too winded). It was there that she sat in time out and I closed my eyes breathing heavily, trying not to cry in embarrassment at what my Stake just witnessed. Nobody should have to see a woman of my disproportion move like that!
      As I returned a few minutes later, I walked back to our seats and plopped Ellie on Mitch's lap and said "you are on, I'm done". In which he replied, "no, I have to go". In my humiliated anger I replied, "like heck, you have no where to go!" "I have to go bare my testimony!" he replied. "you do not Mitch, I'm not kidding you need to entertain her." Then he stood up, walked the 400 meters to the front of the stage and took his place on the stand. I guess while I was catching my breath on the stairs the Stake President stood up and said, "We will now hear from our Stake Patriarch, and after him we would like to hear a testimony from President Dorius for laughing at his wife as she chased their daughter down the isle!"   SWEET REVENGE!
The Lord Sure Works in Mysterious Ways! I felt like his punishment was just for laughing at his bright yellow sun beam running down the isle. Needless to say, Mitch delivered a great Testimony in Stake conference, I got my run in and we will now be tying a rope to our two year old at the next Stake Conference. jk  :) It really was an unforgettable Stake Conference. 

Christmas!

 It's about time I updated my blog! What a whirl wind of months! Life has been busy and the only thing we can do about it is go with the flow! I am officially 34 weeks and growing! We are so excited for our little boy to come into our family and we need to get more prepared! I've been working 3-4 days a week as I try to get in as many hours as I can to get my National Speech Language Pathology Certification before this baby comes! Poor Ellie is getting a little too used to going to the baby sitter's house but as soon as this little guy comes life will change because I am becoming a full time STAY AT HOME MOM! YEAH!!! I can't wait!
      Christmas for us was great. We spent our first Christmas morning at home and it was so nice. Ellie received probably 5 wrapped gifts but once she got her two favorites she didn't even take the time to open the others!.First, she got a little kitchen which she LOVES! (she is still telling people at church that she got a kitchen for Christmas). She also received a box of fruit snacks. Yep, I just wrapped up a box of her favorite fruit snacks and honestly nothing else mattered for the entire day! She just walked around all day with her princess fruit snacks under her arm. She was cracking us up. We honestly adore this little girl who totally manipulates us (we are still working on this). Naturally, we made the rounds to the Grandparents, church, and made time for a nap. It really could not have been a more peaceful, perfect day.

And yes Ellie is Potty Trained-ish. We still have a few issues here and there but this lady will do just about anything for a fruit snack! You go girl!

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!

On Monday night we made our way down to YOGOTOGO to visit Santa and get some frozen yogurt. Mitch's brother Matt was the 'Santa' for the night. Ellie walked right in the door and said, "Hi, Matt". Even though she knew it was Matt she was a little hesitant to go near him. Enjoy!

So True.

When I could see my husband getting overly frustrated during church at our 'irreverent' little girl, I leaned over and said, "she's not even two, you can't expect her to sit perfectly through an hour long meeting". He replied, "that's what bothers me! She's not even two and I already feel like she's manipulating me!" he he he. How true it is.

UEA!

Here are a few pics from some weekend fun!

Ellie wouldn't pull a smile for the camera. Luckily, I think she's cute without one! Happy Halloween!

This year we got season passes to Lagoon. It's been pretty fun just going for an hour or two. With all the rides and everything Ellie's favorite part is the fountains. However, yesterday the fountain got the best of her. It was classic. Keep watching it happens at the very end of the video. (sorry it's sideways...I'm not blog savvy)

Sweet Ellie could also ride this silly train over and over and over again. This picture is one of my favorites. I'm so happy we had UEA, it gave me a taste of what life will be like without going to work, I can't wait!

A Sister Wife!

With this pregnancy I've been having VERY VIVID dreams. Not the spiritual kind, but the kind that leaves Mitch saying, "wow, my wife is CRAZY". Last night was no exception. Last nights dream consisted of Mitch about to marry a "sister wife".In the middle of the night Mitch woke up to me sobbing and talking in my sleep saying, "how could you even want another wife! You didn't even think about this!" {sob, sob sob} "The announcements are already out" {sob, sob, sob} "Your mom loves her because she sings! and she bought her a Christmas wreath from Michael's!" {sob, sob, sob}. (crazy words went on like this for 30 minutes or so) Naturally, Mitch found this hilarious and decided to turn on the video camera on his phone. Luckily, all you can hear is me sobbing and mumbling. In between laughter he would try to be sweet and say things like, "I broke off the wedding, you're the only one for me!" then he would start laughing again. Which of course just ticked me off more. As I began to wake up I was still beside myself and was still VERY upset. I ended up having to take a shower at 4 in the morning to try to get myself to stop crying hysterically (as well as get a break from Mitch's giggling). It was Terrible. This morning I woke up and was exhausted.  I was still fuming mad as I got ready. Mitch woke up and saw me leaving for work and just started laughing again. (REALLY HOW RIDICULOUS AM I)! I couldn't let it go. Anyhow, when I walked in the door from work today there were roses on the table with a note that read,


"Dear Stacie, You're the only girl for me, I love you. Love, Mitch  P.S. You are the funniest girl in the whole world"


The things our husbands go through for us!

Crazy little Ellie!

Elz bellz is at such a fun age right now. She is constantly cracking Mitch and I up with what she is saying! She is very polite and always saying 'Excuse you' after you burp or do the 'unmentionable' (toot). Not to mention she is always on the go jumping off things (she is doing that as I write this blog) preceded by "2", "2", "3"!  Here are a few of the crazy things she has done that I can't help but crack up at it:
        At church a few weeks ago Mitch and I made the awful mistake of looking away during sacrament meeting and before we knew it she was no longer in our pew. We both started frantically looking around and realized that she had crawled under our bench and was up a row STROKING A MANS FOOT LONG BEARD! She was completely mesmerized by his foot long beard. He looked so uncomfortable, he didn't know what to do about this little girl. He just kept arching his back to try to add a bit of space but unfortunately she had him pinned in a corner. We acted quickly but I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes.
        A few weeks ago we were at a friends house for dinner and during this time she decided she hates being wet in her diaper. So she rips off her diaper puts it in one room, (she had a  dress on so I could not tell she was going 'natural'), then walks up to me in another room and pee's next to my foot ON THEIR CARPET! Obviously, I was not proud at the moment but looking back now I can't help but laugh our loud.
      A few other things I love is: 1) she could wave at her own shadow for hours, 2) She waves to every car that drives by (this makes her very tired when we are out for a run) 3) She give really good hugs to EVERYONE! Grandparents LOVE this. 4) She ALWAYS stops crying when we start singing primary songs 5) She RUNS to her mom and dad when they come home from work with the best smile ever. 6) She has stopped biting (this is heavenly, I thought we'd have to put her in a zoo) 7) Her current tantrums are baffling me. She lays face down and kicks her legs while screaming. I simply say "are you done" she says, "yes" then moves on with her day. She is such a gift with new surprises every week!

        I suppose the point is, WE JUST LOVE THIS LITTLE GIRL! We are enjoying every moment we have with her before number 2 comes and gives her a run for her money!