It's Potty Time!

Aly has decided that she is ready to use the potty. I have been holding back because I'm not ready for it. (Doing tons of laundry, chasing her with the carpet cleaner, taking her in nasty public bathrooms, etc.) She kept telling me she wanted to go potty, so I finally got it out the other day. She hasn't actually used it yet, but she sure likes to pretend that she is. When Kayla starts school (July 29th!) I'll start getting serious about it.

Tagged

My sister-in-law tagged me, and since I've never done one and I have a few minutes, what the heck!

5 things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. I just finished junior high.
2. I was growing out my bangs. ( I haven't had them since!)
3. I met Joe at my b-day party 10 years ago.
4. Babysitting full time for Kyla and Colby Spears
5 . Can't remember what else

5 things on my to do list:
1. Vacuum out my van.
2. Clean the garage.
3. Figure out what to get Joe for Father's day.
4. Schedule Dr. appointments for the girl's shots.
5. Pay bills :-(

5 Favorite snacks/food:
1. Olive Garden salad and bread sticks
2. Green Chile Stew from Golden Pride
3. Dion's Pizza with their ranch dressing (addicting!)
4. Cheese Popcorn (The kind you buy in the bag. We can't find it anymore though!)
5. Risen candy. Yummy!!!!!

5 Things I would do if I was a billionaire:
1. Pay off any debts we have.
2. New wardrobes for me and Joe (The girls have enough clothes!)
3. Buy Joe a truck (I still love my car and would keep it for a while)
4. Buy both sets of parents any cars they want, pay off their houses for them, and give some to all our brother's and sisters.
5. Put the rest in a high interest savings account so we won't have to worry about money ever again.

5 bad habits
1. Diet Coke
2. Sometimes I get so into a book that I completely tune out my children. They have to come climb all over me to get my attention.
3. We eat out to much. I don't like having to cook and clean my kitchen up every night.
4. I have OCD. (No seriously! My DVD's have to be in a certain order, as do the toys, dishes, refrigerator, cupboards, etc. If the girl's loose a toy or piece of a game, it will keep me up every night until I find it! Joe can move a DVD to a different spot when I'm out of the room and I will notice it the second I walk in. I get panicked if they're out of order! Those are just a few examples though.)
5. Letting my kids watch movies in bed. It started as a once-in-a-while thing when they were being good, but it's just so nice have the house quiet at the end of a long day and it makes it easy to put them to bed. I'm working on that one though. They only get a movie in bed a couple nights a week now.


5 Places I have lived:
1. Ontario, California
2. Farmington, NM
3. Albuquerque, NM
4. Socorro, NM
5. And back to Albuquerque, NM

5 People I tag:
1. Kari Ann
2. Katie
3. Tara
4. Paul
5. Whoever else wants to do it

Kayla's Birthday

Kayla had a good birthday. She got spoiled rotten of course!

She wanted a Strawberry Shortcake cake, but I couldn't find any figurines any where so I just did strawberries. Then at the last minute I found a doll she had gotten from McDonald's a while ago, so I washed it and stuck it on to make her happy.

She got her first bike!

Practicing with Dad. She's so little that she's having a little trouble getting the bike going. (No muscles) We have to give her a little push. She's getting a hand of it though.

All day Thursday, Kayla kept saying, "I wish my cousins could be here for my party." Then her cousin, Jaylee, surprised her and showed up at our door Thursday night. On Friday we went back to the Explora museum with Kari Ann, Keven and Jaylee. We had a really good time. Thanks for surprising her Jaylee!

Two Birthdays!

Happy 4th Birthday to my sweet Kayla!

And....


Welcome Owyn Merrill Churchill!

We Are A Happy Family

This is the Churchill gang.
Kayla likes the version that my brother Steve made.

And Another Happy Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TARA!!!!

Another Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday !!!

To Hannah

& Noah!!!!

My sister-in-law, Dana, and my sister, Katie, both had babies on the same day and even in the same hospital. Happy 3rd Birthday to Hannah and Noah!!!

Happy Birthday Papa!!

Happy Birthday Dad!
We love you!!!!
(I love this picture of my Grandma Churchill holding my dad!)

The Ways They Sleep

A few weeks ago I posted a picture of Kayla asleep under the changing table. She's done that a few more times. We've also found her asleep inside of a Little Mermaid tent. Alyssa started to sleep in a big girl bed a few weeks ago and when we went to check on them the other night, this is how we found them.

Explora Museum

This weekend we went to the Explora Children's museum here in Albuquerque with Joe's sisters and their families. It was really neat. If you're ever in Albuquerque, you need to go with your kids. It was all hands on activities. They had a huge bubble table, a room of mirrors, a music section, and all kinds of other things. My girl's loved it!

Our nephew Braden playing in the bubbles with Alyssa.

Kayla, Andrew, and Aunt Amy

Joe riding the high wire bike.

Our niece, Hannah, about to fall into the fountain. (Thankfully she didn't!)

How many Kayla's are there????

This room is actually the elevator! It was huge!

Some pics from Farmington

Last week the girls and I went up to Farmington to hang out. We didn't do anything too exciting, but it was nice to get away and for the girls to get to spend some time with their cousins and grandparents.

Kayla and Jaylee playing dress up. Aly just wanted to be in the picture too.

Look at all the blondies!
Aly playing Grandma Stradling's piano with her cousins Katie and Hannah.

Grandpa Churchill got a new cowboy hat and Aly had to try it out.

Happy Birthday!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFF!!!!!!

New Experience

Last night my parents were in town and they watched the girls so me and Joe could go out. When Joe left his job in Socorro, his boss gave him a gift certificate for The Artichoke Cafe here in Albuquerque. We decided to give it a try last night. I tried the Pan-seared Duck breast. The first bite was okay, but after that it wasn't very good and I had to drink a lot of water to get it down. (That's the last time I eat duck!) The desert was really good though. I had a chocolate truffle torte with raspberry sauce. Mmmmm.... it was so good! Unfortunately, not only did I not like the duck, I was sick all Thursday night because of it. Now that we've tried a fancy and expensive restaurant, I'm more than happy sticking to our cheap meals!


Last weekend we had my sister, Kari Ann, and her family come stay with us for a few days. We went to the Zoo, Aquarium, and the Botanic Gardens. It was pretty fun. The girl's favorite part was the train ride between the parks. Here are some of the pictures that we took.

Joe & Kayla on the train.

Jaylee (my niece) on the slide at the gardens.

Kayla on the slide.

Flying miniature kites that Kari Ann brought them.

Easter Dresses

Here are pictures of the girls in their Easter dresses. We didn't get very good pictures because we were in a rush to get to church on time, but hopefully we can get some good ones soon.

Funny Girl !

Kayla's so funny. She tends to fall asleep in funny places. Last night I went to check on the girls before I went to bed. Kayla wasn't in her bed or on the floor. It kind of scared me for a minute, and then I saw her little toes sticking through the bars of the changing table. She had fallen asleep on the bottom shelf. I put her back in her bed and then in the middle of the night I heard her get up. I went in there and she had gotten back in the changing table and was sound asleep again. I just left her there since she seemed to be comfortable and happy.

Don't Buy Stuff You Can't Afford!

SNL Skit: Don't Buy Stuff You Can't Afford

My friend Paul had this video on his blog and I thought it was hilarious. Too bad a lot of people really don't get the concept, huh? Click on the link to watch the video.

The Cullen Family

I, like almost every other girl I know, am a Stephenie Meyers fan. Today they posted the cast that will play the Cullens in the movie Twilight. At first I was worried that they would mess the characters up, but they did a pretty good job. If you've read the books, you can tell who the characters are, so I won't list them. For you that don't know, the Cullens are vampires.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Happy Birthday to Allison & Ayden!

Allison is 3!!!

Ayden is 4!!!!

My new toy!!

I finally got my van !!!! On Saturday we bought a 2007 Chrysler Town & Country. I love it! We got a really good deal on it. I'm not trapped at home anymore! I realized last night that this is technically my first car. Joe bought the Nissan before we were married and all of my cars when I was a teenager belonged to my parents. This is MY car! I'm very excited.