A Slice of Happy Pie: iPhone blogging!

Who knew?! Oh I'm thrilled. In trying to figure it out I think I deleted my diet post- don't take it the wrong way- the healthy eating is still happening - and I even added water aerobics twice a week (and no it's not just for the elderly) and lap swim. I also added an app called lose it! And thats been eye opening- its essentially a calorie counter- it makes me a tad grumpy- like when I think I'm putting a healthy snack of strawberries and frozen yogurt and it tells me it's 289 calories- rude! I was shooting for like 120. I suppose its helpful.

Some highlights- Grandma and Grandpa Mecham came for a visit and we got to celebrate Grandpa's birthday! This is probably their last Evanston trip for a bit as they have submitted their papers to go on a mission! Fingers crossed they get called somewhere cool so we can have a visit-vacation :) Super excited for them and so grateful for the example they set for our kids. It sparked some mish talk around the house and Zane informed us he was going to serve a mission in Pocatello- at Outer Limits!! So excited about it. Brody says he would like to go to the jungle.. or Caldwell ID or to Henderson park in Canada.

Things have been super busy- Brody is in swimming lessons and has also conquered the "test" so that he is now able to go down the slides- the test is that you have to jump into the deep end and swim the width of the pool un-assisted all the way across, and real swimming, not a productive dog paddle. Pretty big monument in the life of a 5 year old. Zane is doing kinderkamp a few times a week and loving it. We are still doing co-op preschool and kindergarten help and I seem to be at the school an awful lot, either having lunch with Brody or we go play at recess with them, last week we brought snow paints for the kids and it was a big hit.

He LOVES his baby sister so much. Its delightful.

At the pool. I hope Preslie shares his demand for modesty, the kid wont even go swimming without a shirt.

Potion making with his friend Jackson. I get out a ton of random ingredients and left overs and odds and ends of things and let them go for it. They LOVE this. It ends up being soo soo smelly, this one consisted of left over tuna salad, old bananas, spaghetti and then the usual vinegar, baking soda (to make it fizz) and plops of other cooking ingredients. Fun times boys. Dare ya to taste it. But not really. Because they might.

Cute Brody is turning into handsome big Brody. I don't appreciate this whole growing up thing. I wish never never land was real.

The other day I was downstairs, Zane was up and down and I had the baby monitor on and hear this:

"Oscar- come here boy, its ok, I just need to put this tie on you so you look nice"

Poor poor dog. He really tolerates the kids so well.

This cute bum is a common sight, Zane decided that he was going to be potty trained and hasnt had a single accident. Not one. But its been a bit of a battle getting clothes back on after he goes.

Fun with friends.

Most days I feel like living with Zane is best compared to living with a deaf raccoon on speed. He really doesn't listen and hes into everything and doesn't stop moving. And hes got a bit of a temper on him. Love the kid and am most days enjoying this chaotic stage that he is in-reminding myself it wont last forever and because its funny. Some recent antics are making instant oatmeal in the middle of the night all by himself, trying to pop popcorn all by himself, screaming for 20 minutes because I cleaned up his pee off the toilet seat and not him and it was his mess! He has an opinion on everything! ( I take full blame for that) what he wears especially. Right now its only mario pajamas that are way too small, his 'banana' shirt (the infamous orange stripe shirt is gone, thank goodness!- that was tricky to do) and any variety of cozy pants. So if you run into us and think to yourself that Zane looks a little random and maybe even slightly homeless, don't judge me.