WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE PICTURES?

Yes, I have posted THREE times in one night. It's like I get a few minutes to myself and then it becomes a blog marathon. This post's theme is "What's wrong with these pictures?"

At first glance you might not notice the abundance of bubbles, but by taking a second look you will find my dishwasher is oh so sudsy :) I ran out of dishwasher soap and decided that laundry soap cleans just as well. It sure does. It cleaned the dishes and the kitchen floor as the bubbles spilled out of every crevice found on the dishwasher. Won't try that again!



Next up...my eight month old in his bouncer. Again, at first glance you might not notice that there won't be much bouncing in this apparatus. But if you'll take a second look, you'll see that Jaxon is practically laying on the carpet. This bouncer is moving into temporary retirement...until another baby heads our way. Jaxon has just recently become Mr. Tubby McGee, and I didn't realize he weighed too much for the ever-saving, ever-reliable bouncer.

VISITING THE TEMPLE

We had to travel to St. George last Saturday for another round of laser hair removal :( Didn't feel so good this time. It was great, though, because we stopped at the temple for a walk around the grounds. The weather was perfect and the temple's landscaping was wonderful. I snapped a few pictures of my awesome family. It was definitely a great time for the Whittaker family, but the cherry on top was Jase's prayer that night. I try to guide him, but he says what he wants these days. That night he thanked Heavenly Father for the beautiful temple that looked like a castle. I was certainly impressed as the night before he was just thankful for a few cousins and his birthday dinosaurs. I, too, am grateful for the temple and the gospel. Just knowing that I'm sealed to a super husband and two beautiful boys makes this a wonderful life!

HOUSE UPDATE

Just posting a few pics of the house. It has actually been backfilled now and the sheeting has been put up. They are suppose to be putting on the trusses by the end of next week. It is quite exciting. The top picture is of Jase standing in his room, but his choice of room changes daily, so we will see where he ends up when it is all finished. He has also opted for an orange room. Good thing kids change their minds frequently :) Anyway, I'll post different pics next week as the framing should be finished. It is so exciting!

ABOUT MY HUSBAND

1. What is his name? Dustin Larry

2. Who eats more? Dustin...he has a hollow leg!

3. Who said I love you first? Definitely Dustin (he's a romantic)

4. Who is taller? Dustin

5. Who is smarter? What subject?

6. Who is more sensitive? Dustin

7. Who does the laundry? Me

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? We usually sleep on top of each other--ha ha ha

9. Who pays the bills? Dustin does, but I write the checks :)

10. Who cooks more? Me

11. What meals do you cook together? Does me cooking & Dustin sampling count?

12. Who is more stubborn? Surprisingly it's Dustin. He's the silent, stubborn type.

13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? Dustin says it's him, I say it's me

14. Who is more clean? ABSOLUTELY ME

15. Who has more siblings? Me--3 sisters, 2 brothers

16. Who wears the pants in the relationship? I like to think I do, but he has the final say.

17. What do you like to do together? Camping, movies, sports, walks, and...

18. Who eats more sweets? Dustin

19. Guilty Pleasures? Watching basketball, playing basketball, hunting

20. How did you meet? Kindergarten...we crashed on the slide.

21. Who asked who out first? Dustin

22. Who kissed who first? Dustin kissed me on July 4, 1995 (talk about fireworks)

23. Who proposed? Dustin at a place in the mountains called the Park. He had carved our names in a tree years before. He stuck my ring in the crevace of the heart, got down on BOTH knees and asked me to marry him. I felt like the luckiest girl alive :)

24. His best features? Green eyes, broad shoulders, handsome smile, need I go on?

25. What is his best quality? Couldn't pick just one because he's such an all-around guy. He treats me like a princess and can't get enough of our boys. I don't know anyone who works harder or who believes in me more than he does. It might sound corny or cliche, but he makes me a better person.

MY BABY'S 3RD BIRTHDAY!

I can't believe my Jaybird is 3 years old. I was telling Dustin that it feels like just the other day we were begging Heavenly Father to send us a baby...and now here he is already 3! Although I don't want my kids getting any bigger, it was a great day and a great party. We started off at the Pizza Factory with lots of friends of family. After enjoying some delicious food, we opened presents and devoured the dinosaur birthday cake. It was better than Christmas. Afterwards, we headed to the city pool for some sliding and swimming. I think everyone had a blast. Jase walked in and shouted, "Mom, this is amazing!" The kid has quite the vocabulary for his age, not to mention a huge supply of "amazing" nouns and adverbs :) He had ants in his pants the whole ride home as he wanted to play with each and every present, which he did pretty quickly the moment he walked through our door. Anyway, can't give everyone who participated enough thanks for coming to the party and making this day the best for my little Jaybird. He already asked when he could have another birthday...you gotta love kids! Stay tuned for more party pictures, including the awesome hydrotube!

DALLEN'S BDAY

On Sunday, Jen and Rog had the family over for Dallen's 9th birthday celebration. It was super fun with good food and a perfect Sunday walk :) Jen is always a fabulous host, and Jase loves going to their house. The pictures above are of the birthday boy opening presents and playing baseball.

Just Rog and my favorite father-in-law enjoying some good ol' sloppy joes!

My handsome Jaxon with Grandma Whitt

The whole clan going for their Sunday stroll.

HOUSE BUILDING CONTINUES

I just wanted to post a few pictures of the house. The basement walls are finished, and they are done with all the interior flatwork. But the exciting part is the FRAMING :) Pretty soon we will actually see the house transform from blueprints to "our house" in 3-D. They framed the bearing walls in the basement and have finished the first floor. I'll post more pictures as the house progresses...but I'm very excited!

TYPE TEST

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Speed test

My sister Melissa had this on her blog. It was fun to try my hand at a typing test. Go ahead, try it! You know you want to :)

SPENCER'S SHOUT OUT!

I know everyone is waiting for more advanced pictures of the house, but like the rest of us, you have to watch the house progress in real time. And since they removed the forms, it was waterproofing time...sticky, black tar coated all over the walls. It doesn't sound like a ton of fun, but we just happen to have a professional waterproofer in the family--SPENCER! So while Dustin watched the boys in our luxurious (climate controlled) trailer, we (Spencer and myself) tackled the small task of waterproofing our small home. It was actually quite fun but really not a small job at all. Of course, the wind was blowing, making the tar drizzle across your shoes and into the person standing down wind. Thus, our clothes were tossed into the dumpster, never to be thought of again. When all was finished, we cleaned our hands with gasoline--YUCK! The job was finished just in time for the boys (Dustin, Spencer, Jeremy) to make it to the Preisthood meeting. We all had ice cream after the meeting, and Spencer was still wearing a few tar drops on his face...So here's my shout out to my wonderful brother-in-law. Thank you for waterproofing my house, for donating your clothes to the building effort, for making sure your quadrants were tarred thick and thorough, for submitting your sexy face to nasty tar drops, and for giving up your Saturday for dirty work. I know how much you would have rather been dating. So from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU :)

I'll make it up to you somehow. Maybe right now. For all you single women whose hearts lept from their chest when you saw this handsome helper, I give you his phone number...

(435) 691-GR(zero)W