It's a different world!

A few things have happened this month to make me stop and think about how different the world is for my kids as far as technology goes. During visiting teaching this month, the topic of cell phones for teenagers came up. My sweet companion and the sister we were visiting only have small children so their kids don't "need" a phone yet. They asked if my teenager did and they nicely explained that they hadn't decided yet, but thought that maybe their kids wouldn't have them until they were old enough to drive. I kept my mouth shut BECAUSE I said the same thing before I had a teenager. He now has a phone that we both depend on greatly!!

Then...my 3 year asked to play a game on my phone, I told him yes and to hand me the phone so I could get him to the right place. He said, "That's ok, I do it". He can't form a proper sentence yet but he CAN use all the apps on my phone to find, start and play a game!

The kicker was last night during homework with my 1st grader. His assignment was to write 10 words that started with the same sound as his first name. So he started his list with cake, cat, car and a few words down was "com". My husband read the word and said, "That's not a word, do you mean "come"? The first grader looked at him like he was dumbest man alive and said "hello, com like dot com". My husband and I looked at each other started laughing...!! How did we ever survive without the modern convinces of technology and what is to come?!?!?!

Wow....I had to laugh about all this!

Undefeated!!

2-0 baby!! Undefeated!!

Ok so it was a fun match which means there are no "winners" or "losers" but I am a little competitive so I am secretly keeping track!! We know nothing about wrestling but thanks to Grandma and Grandpa we are slowly learning about this sport. (Grandpa Pollmann was a major wrestling star back in the day and Grandma was his #1 cheerleader)

Cooper is VERY strong! He has learned a lot in the last few months and had fun wrestling. After both matches he was a upset because he thought he was being choked...we have to work on that..not sure what really was happening. According to his coaches, if score was being kept he would have won both matches by points.

They have an official weigh in and then they write their weight on their arm. He LOVED this!

Do I see a future Hulk Hogan in MY family?!?!?!? :)

Happy Birthday Conman!

13 years ago today my life forever changed. I never knew I could love someone or something as much I loved my new little boy. He didn't come at the ideal time or under the ideal circumstances but he is and was a blessing to me that has forever changed my life for good. I love you Connor...Happy 13th Birthday...please be a good teenager! :)

PS sorry Bubba but I saw the picture and HAD to include it! :)

Only daddy...

I have a really fantastic husband. He does a lot to help me around the house and with the kids. Today he took a very grumpy 3 year old with him to do errands and this is the picture that was texted to me while they were out.....

hahahaha! I love this picture. He is waaay to big for this "baby" seat and yet my husband was sooo proud he was able to move him from the car to the cart and keep him asleep!

Christmas Party in Portland, Oregon

Eric and I got a chance to go to Portland for Eric's work Christmas party. His company is based in Portland, Oregon and most of the staff work out of the main office. They flew us in, put us up in a hotel and we had a great time.

We rented a economy car and when we got there they gave us a free upgrade. We thought we were sooo cool. We got a 2010 black Dodge Charger..Eric striking a pose while driving...haha
(of course I forgot to take a pic of the car)

After we toured the company offices and met everyone we drove around and did some site seeing. We found the Portland Temple. It was beautiful and big!

Then we found OHSU (Oregon Health and Science University) Hospital. It is a huge hospital on the top of a hill. You can drive up there but there is also a tram that takes people up including hospital staff. So we rode that to the top in the tram. It was really cool and only mildly scary. From the top you can see the entire city. It was a clear day and we could see Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helen. Awesome!! We went into the hospital and had some hot chocolate and enjoyed our afternoon with just us.



It was really really windy and really cold!!

Mt. Saint Helen

Mt. Hood

Then we did some random site seeing. We saw Santa Claus riding a bike, lots and lots of buildings and trees. We decided Portland is a mix between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe. It is busy with lots of people and traffic, freeways going in all directions and in the mist of all that there are trees everywhere and the river runs through the town. It's a great mix of city and nature.

After our site seeing we went to the party. It was dinner at the Charter House in Portland and AGAIN..NO pictures..ugh! I have to get better at remembering my camera. Regardless, of no pictures we had a delicious dinner, great company and a great start to the Christmas celebrates to come.

Thanks Wytec Controls for a great weekend!!

2010 Champions

Connor loves basketball and seems to have a natural ability when it comes to playing. He tried out for an AAU team and made the Rocky Mountain JV squad. The team has awesome coaches and was undefeated throughout the season. During the playoffs they continued to dominate and won all their games by at least 20 points. In the championship game we faced the only other undefeated team in the league. B.K. (Bishop Kelly). It was a good game and it was close for the first 3 quarters than in the 4th Rocky Mountain pulled it out and won. It was exciting enough to be a starter on the championship team but then he found out he was selected to play in the Allstar game. It has been a great season and I am proud of how hard he has worked. We have a couple week break and then he starts playing with a traveling club team he made. Go Connor!!

Christmas Devotional

"This joyful season brings to all of us a measure of happiness that corresponds to the degree to which we have turned our minds, feelings and actions to the Savior, who's birth we celebrate. There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles sought by Jesus the Christ." - President Thomas S. Monson

I loved this quote by President Monson during the First Presidency Christmas Devotional last night. How true it is that our own happiness is based on our actions and feelings. The entire meeting was wonderful but this was my favorite part!