"I have wings, and I can fly. You teach him earth and I will teach him sky"

"Their adventures were over. They hailed his great YOPP! And Jojo was honored as thinker non-stop. Now all Jojo's thinks would forever be heard, including this think......................

AN ELEPHANT BIRD!"

Lyndsie as our Cat in the Hat and Liam as The Elephant Bird

 Seussical is over, and it was such an amazing experience! I loved working with the kids and teaching them music and teaching them about finding their characters, finding their voices, and finding their place on the stage. 

We had some fun times as adults working on the set. First of all, the Thursday during Spring Break, Jon and I went to SJH to help build the set. We were there for six hours building platforms and painting flats and doing all sorts of work. We really had a fun time, and a great turnout of students willing to come help on their week off. Then, the week before the show started we still had a canopy to put up. I should mention that this canopy was very large and extremely heavy. Alyn had put some chains on the canopy so that we could hoist it up and attach it to the beam by the ceiling. Jon came up with the idea to attach ropes to the chain and have three people pull on the ropes to lift up the canopy. Alyn, Jon and Matt pulled on the ropes, and it lifted into the air... But then came the question: how were we going to attach it? Did I mention that it was heavy? Letting go of one of the ropes to chain it would result in part of the canopy falling down, which would make it too difficult to hold up for the other two. Thankfully, I realized that Alyn had put two other chains onto the canopy, so I climbed up the small mountain like ladder and had to throw the chains over the rail and then attach the chains together. The first chain I did great, and it was fine... The second chain, was a wee bit more difficult. As I climbed the ladder I broke the cardinal rule of being up high: DON'T LOOK DOWN! Well, I looked down and all of sudden my legs started getting a little shaky and I started getting a little light-headed. And luck would have it, the second chain was a little bit more difficult. For some reason the screw in the chain was not budging and so here I was on this gigantic ladder fiddling with this chain, and finally I managed to twist it, attach it and then climb down as fast as I possibly could. Then Jon got up and managed to fix the other chains, and then we all stepped back and realized that the canopy really was what was missing from the set! It was beautiful! It caused for a late night for us though, which was fun for Liam.

Liam has been so good throughout this whole rehearsal process! I know that I've said it before but I honestly don't know how we got so lucky to have such a sweet boy. But he really is perfect for our little family. He did so well on stage too. And I have to admit that I cried every time that he was brought out on stage in his little costume! 

Liam with his little elephant/bird adoptive parents :) Horton the Elephant and Miss Gertrude McFuzz

The show was fun, the kids did their absolute best! We had three performances this past week. Thursday night the kids performed once and Friday there were two performances. We set up a nursery of sorts in the teachers lounge and we tried to have Liam nap in between shows, and according to Jon he was almost asleep until the janitors came in and vacuumed. So that was a slightly wasted effort. But he did fine in the performances. When Liam gets excited he starts waving his arms really fast, well, when they brought him out on stage he got excited and he started waving his arms. However, it looked like he was flapping his wings. It was adorable! I cried every time he came out on stage. I know that I've mentioned that before, but it is so true, I teared up every time. 

Thursday's performance went so well! It was one of the best times I've ever seen the kids do their show. After the performance, I was buckling Liam into his stroller, when Jon came over to me and said that someone was there that I needed to see. So I looked up and there was a man walking with Jon. It took me a moment to realize just who he was. The man was Dr. Craig Hall, my OB/GYN! I was totally shocked and asked him why he was there, and apparently the girl in the first picture: Our Cat in the Hat is his granddaughter! Of all the random coincidences, right? It just goes to show that it truly is a small world!

How incredibly grateful I am for the chance to work with these kids! I love all of them, and I am really excited to work with them again for next years musical! It will be really fun! 

In other news! Liam is learning all sorts of things and it is so fun to watch him grow. He learned how to wave! It is seriously the most adorable thing ever! He is quite fickle with it though, and will only do it occasionally. So when he does do it it's really cute! He also has started crinkling his nose when he smiles, it's so cute! He also has been wanting to talk so badly and will babble non-stop. As soon as this kid learns how to form words I don't think the words will ever stop. My child will definitely be a talker and most likely a charismatic one at that. Everywhere we go he makes friends, we went to the supermarket today and every person we passed he would smile at and he would be so friendly. He is such a happy child and I'm sure that he brightens everyone's day that come in contact with him. That is a trait that I pray he always keeps.

Seussical Jr!

Today is final dress rehearsal for Seussical Jr. at Syracuse Jr. High. I cannot express how awesome these kids are and how wonderful this opportunity has been. Not only have I been able to work with such awesome people I have been able to watch these kids grow. Watching the awe and wonder on a childs face is probably one of the most rewarding things to me. I get to see my own baby react to things everyday because EVERYTHING is new to him. But for these kids to get up on stage and perform is wonderful. I am so incredibly blessed! The kids have worked hard and they have done so well. And when they bring Liam on stage for his part makes me tear up and cry every time. My baby is not really a baby anymore. He will be one in three months, and that is really hard for me.

Seussical will be playing at Syracuse Jr. High April 18-19: Thursday at 7 pm. and Friday at 4 pm, and again at 7 pm. Tickets are $5 in the office or at the door.




Ok, Life has been good. I had a couple weeks where I kind of just fell off the earth and avoided contact with the outside world but I'm better now. After several months my little relapse into my PPD was almost unbearable. But I've managed to get out of my funk and get going, being a part of Seussical has been such a blessing, I had forgotten what it was like to be busy all the time and barely have time to do anything, but I have missed it. I miss being in shows, I miss being busy, I miss having a life outside of home. Not to say that being home is bad, but I do miss the busy-ness and hustle and bustle of having a completely chock full schedule. I am excited to have a house full of kids and be a part of their busy schedules though. That will be fun.

Sorry, this post is rather boring..... one day I'll be able to find time to sit and blog longer. After the musical is over.

Small but important update!

Liam turned nine months old. NINE MONTHS! How did this happen? How is he almost a year old? Time seems to have gone by faster in this past nine months than it ever has for me. Jon and I have been married for two years and our little guy will be a year old in July. Jon is turning 25 this year and I will be 23! A couple goals that I have this year is to get in shape, I have NEVER been particularly fit, but I've never really had that big of a problem because I was always active and doing things, now that I'm a mom being active is kind of difficult. To top it off I haven't even lost the weight I gained from my pregnancy, and because of the Mirena IUD that I had for about six months I gained even more weight! I have actually been pretty self conscious of this since giving birth, I feel like I am huge! It's really bearing down on me and that is my number one goal! To lose weight! So I'll be writing about that soon on here too!
The next goal is to become a better housewife/mom. My mom makes it look so effortless, keeping the house clean, keeping my dad fed and happy, and always being the perfect mom. I want so badly to be able to do that. This week has been my spring cleaning week and I've been working hard. It made me realize that little things that are so easy to do every week turn into big things that you don't even want to do. Laundry being the top of that list! If I were to just do our laundry every week then I wouldn't have spent all day Monday and Tuesday  working on it, keeping Jon's and my room clean is another thing. Once a week make sure everything is off the floor and vacuum. SO EASY! Yet, I seem to fight doing it!
When I was going through my postpartum depression I didn't want to do anything because I was depressed. Then I got on my anti-depressants and got more apathetic towards my daily routines, apathy was definitely better than depression so I worked with it. February 18 I got my Mirena taken out and within the week I felt much better. I stopped taking my antidepressants and suddenly apathy wasn't something I had to deal with because I suddenly cared about everything! I wanted to do, be, and act better!
I will keep updating on my progress on the weight loss and the cleaning!

TWO YEARS!!

I have been meaning to write all month long. I just haven't been able to know what to write. But with some very important date coming up I think that I will write about that!

March 18, 2013 marks Jon's and my two year anniversary! I really cannot believe that it has now been two years. It feels like it was just the other day that we were celebrating our ONE year anniversary and now we're already to TWO!!

Jon is a marvelous husband and father. He works so hard so that we can have a life that is good, and I love watching him with Liam! I fall more in love with him everyday watching him and Liam play together. Liam looks up to him with awe and wonder all of the time and he loves him so much.

It's hard to believe that Jon and I met in 2009! Here it is 2013 now, we've been together for almost 4 years and obviously married for 2. I am so glad that we have been able to have this adventure together!!

Here are some pictures from that wonderful day two years ago!!! 

First Month and A Half Pictures

When Liam was first born

Our first photo in the NICU

Since Liam was in the NICU, that chair and I spent a lot of time with one another

As did Jon and that chair. How precious is this picture!!

That's a proud daddy right there!

We finally got the go ahead for Liam to be discharged! We are one happy family! Look how small Liam is!

He is so little in his carseat!

Baby Burrito!!

Upholding Scottish tradition: crossing an infants palm with silver

Love that FACE!

My grandma with Liam. There is a 97 year difference between these two!

Our first professionally taken family photo's

Yup...no paternity test needed.

First smile at 5 weeks!

Playin' piano with mommy!

Blessing day

Here are some pictures from Liam's first month and a half of life. :) It's crazy that he is 8 months old now! We are so incredibly blessed to have him in our life and I just cannot imagine our lives without him.

I was looking thru and I realized that I never posted his first pictures after he was born. So this is his little tribute!

Oh the adventures....

Well, today has been interesting to say the least. I love being a Stay at Home Mom!! I love seeing Liam do all these cute things that I would miss out on if I were going to the campus for my schooling. I love being with him! Today, he tested that love. He woke up a full 45 minutes before he usually does, I've recently been hit with waves of insomnia, and can't fall asleep til about 3:30 in the morning right now. I went into his room to pick him up and immediately could smell that he was packing a pretty full diaper........ little did I really just how full that diaper was! I picked him up and realized that his entire back was covered with the foul waste of my child. I set him down on the changing table and knew that wipes couldn't handle this torpedo of disgustingness... So we went into the bathroom and I just hosed him down. Then it was BATH TIME! Oh my crazy little boy.... I'm still wondering how a tiny human can make such a mess! Seriously, it was a lot!

His huge toothless grin!!

Pantomime resting on Liam resting on me.

He loves to grab things and stand up!

Him playing on our bed!

February he is 7 months!

A bit blurry, but his hair is long enough that I can style it now!

For Not Believing in God, You Sure Obsess Over Him A Lot....

I most likely will not keep this post up for long, but it's about something that drives me crazy and I'm needing to vent about it.
I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Did I choose my religion? No, I was born into it. Have I chosen to remain a member? Yes, I have chosen to remain faithful and active in my religion- therefore its essentially the same as my choosing of my religion. There are some people who have not stayed active and have chosen something different for their lives. Some of my family has, some of Jon's family has, I'm pretty sure that everyone has at least one member of their family choose not to be a part of whatever religion they were born into.
Here is my rant: I don't want atheism shoved down my throat or some inconsiderate person telling me that I am not as intelligent as they are because they have chosen to forgo religion in their lives. Just the same as atheists don't want religion shoved down their throat or someone judging them for choosing to forgo religion. Most adults are considerate of others choices, and just because I may not agree with someone else's choice doesn't mean that I am going to judge them for that. Because I am an adult and understand that it is not my life and I don't care.
When a religious person stands up for their beliefs against an atheist they are considered rude, hateful, judgmental, close-minded, and are seen as a bigot. But when an atheist stands up for their beliefs they it's considered using their freedom of speech. So you are atheist and don't believe in a higher power. Good for you..... Do you want a cookie?
I believe in my God and I don't care if you do or don't. And for you being so sure there is not a God, you sure spend a lot of time obsessing over Him.
The Oatmeal made a comic about sucking at your religion, and it's pretty funny for the most part- til the end where he says to keep your religion to yourself. The same should go for atheism. You're atheist? Great! Keep it to yourself.

But I'm the religious one writing this so I'm automatically judgmental, close-minded and am considered a bigot because I don't want your atheism shoved down my throat.

Does anyone else see the backward logic in this?