Tyler's New Trick

Well, my little smarty-pants (or rather no pants) has taught himself a new trick. For some reason, lately he has decided he doesn't like to wear diapers if he can help it. Six weeks or so ago he started stripping off his shorts and then his diaper. After finding him bare bummed in his crib after his nap with let's say the contents of his diaper smeared all over him and the sheets, I knew I had to take action. So, as a smart parent (I thought I was at least), I decided to dress him mostly in onesies when we stay home all day. Well, the young Houdini figured out how to remove his diaper from under his onesie. He was walking around commando for 10 minutes or so before I realized his new trick. Stumped again! When did kids start getting so smart?

Bored

Tyler is taking a nap, and the house is mostly clean. The office work is done. The clothes are folded. For some reason, I can't think of anything else to do. I'm bored!!! So, as I'm playing with my computer, I discovered something somewhat interesting. Our computer has a built in webcam. A feature I didn't really think about or care about when we bought the new computer. But somehow, at this very moment, it seems interesting. Who knew computers could be so fun?

I may or may not have played with the sizing feature to try to make myself look thinner.

Movie Day

Lake Powell - Wow!!!

Well, we decided, since we are so close and we needed to get out of the house, to go to Lake Powell last weekend. Chris had never been to Lake Powell before, but had seen some pictures that made him very curious to see it. And, I had only been to Lake Powell once when I was about 10 years old, but had remembered it as a really neat place. So, we packed up the boat and headed out on our one-day adventure. We decided to invite Chris' brother and his wife along as well.

It only took us about 2 1/2 hours to get there, but the drive was amazingly scenic. Who knew there were such beauty just around the bend from our home? But, the most amazing sight to see was Lake Powell itself. It really is a unique place to visit (and easily get lost in). Red rock cliffs on both sides of the many channels. Blueish-green (or, rather, torquise) water that was so clear you could see the bottom in some places (rarely, since most of the lake is hundreds of feet deep) and so warm we could swim in it without the slightest chill. So many channels that go to canyons and beaches that, although there were thousands of other people there, it felt like we were one of the few lucky ones to be there.

The place is so huge, there was no way we could see it all in one day, let alone two or three (if we had the time). Thank goodness they give you a map before you head out on the lake, because it took all of us to navigate to get out of the dock and then again to get back to it. We all wished we could have stayed longer, because there was so much more to see.

Chris drove most of the time.

I sat back & relaxed most of the time.

Tyler played some of the time.

And slept the rest of the time.

All in all, I think we all had a great time!

Thank goodness I had a camera with me this time.

The Olympics

Everyone else seems to have blogs on the Olympics, which I feel like I have mostly missed this time around. I'm usually a die-hard when it comes to gymnastics and swimming events, but every time I try to watch I get stuck with boxing, wrestling, basketball, or volleyball. So, today I discovered cable has the Olympics on other channels, too. Yeeeaaahhh! After searching for hours just so I could meet my own patriotic Olympics quota, I found something that sounded interesting: Synchronized Swimming. All I can say is I found it quite creepy. Robotic movements of legs (and crotches) in the air with no heads or bodies. It was weird. I didn't like. Now, since I served in the Ukraine, I typically root for the Ukrainians after the U.S. But not to be rude, the Ukrainian swimmers were very manly looking. Whoever designed their head pieces (still talking about synchronized swimming here) must not have liked the girls much, because it made them both look like balding (in the Fryer Tuck sort of balding sense) old men, which made it even creepier. Sad, sad, sad. Not a good start for my Olympics viewing time.

I did catch some reruns of yesterday's gymnastics wins by some of the U.S. girl's team and one U.S. guy. Good save for today. Now that I know the strategy of finding the better events, maybe I can catch some of the better stuff or at least record it on the DVR. Too bad I've missed Michael Phelps wins.

Anything for a smile

I don't know why, but this video makes me smile, so I decided to share. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY

Roughing It

Well, I just got home from the Sego "Camp Trip". Now, we Sego's use the term "camping" very loosely when we talk about this annual trip. My mom started this annual event two years ago, perhaps for my benefit (because prior to that my family really did go camping and had a tough time convincing me to come along).

It's not that I'm a snob; I just can't cut it (the whole camping thing I mean). I just simply don't like to be dirty or feel dirty. And I don't like to sleep on hard things, even if there is a ever deflating mattress separating me from that hard thing called Earth. Then add the prospect of getting bit by bugs, smelling like camp fire, and having to fish for your dinner. No thanks! So usually, I just stick to day trips in the beatiful outdoors, which I can truly appreciate while I'm clean.

So, the family has upgraded to "roughing it" in a cabin. Now, even here, the term "roughing it" is used loosely, because my mom seems to find the luxury cabins, which I am not at all opposed to. This year, we "camped" in Timberlakes (above Heber). We "roughed it" in a 4500 sq ft, 3- story cabin, where each couple had their own room with a comfortable queen bed and fluffy couch. We could have watched movies in our own rooms, but come on, you don't watch TV when you're "Camping". Instead my nieces and nephews did their annual pajama fashions show one night and a, I fear new tradition, of a play. My niece Amy wrote a play of her own version of Peter Pan, which turned out cute because of the kids, who played 2-4 roles each in the play except Amy who was Peter Pan. Very entertaining!

Anyway, we loved it. Tyler walked around the place like he was in Candy Land, like he owned the place. He loved it! He loved having other kids around, which sometimes makes me feel pressured to have more very quickly just so he can have playmates all the time. Oh, the pressure. But he loved being around all the kids and getting so much attention from my mom, Becca, Jen & Craig, and the others. I honestly feared he might not want to go home. But, it was nice for me, too, because I got to relax for a couple of days.

So, now we're home and back to the daily humdrum. No more "roughing it" for at least another year.

Yeah, and, as usual, I forgot my camera, so I'm left to try to beg pictures off my more responsible family members. Thanks a ton, Becca!

This is Becca with Tyler and Greta (Julie's daughter, who is 2 1/2 months younger than Tyler). Some people say they definitely look related. What do you think?