oh my goodness

what will they think of next:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqYoZVroBZs&feature=player_embedded


A Spanish toymaker has made a doll that allows a child to "breast feed" there baby. The child puts on a special halter top that has flowers instead of nipples that allow the child to "breast feed" their doll.

Wed night I forgot to put Taylar in pull ups and she came in my room in the morning and was so proud because she hadn't wet the bed. Joey and I decided now was as good of time as any to try to wean her from her nighttime pull-ups. So we went and got a waterproof mattress pad from bed bath and beyond. Last night she slept in underwear again and...no accidents!! yay!! Tonight will be night 3. I'm so proud of her. I know we are bound to have accidents but I'm so excited that she is not in pull ups anymore (considering I have to buy diapers for Austin). Hopefully we will never have to buy them again.

Happy Baby

This was shot on Joey's cell so the quality stinks

Thanks and School

Its that time of year, time to list the things I'm the most thankful for. I'm thankful for my family. I have the most amazing husband and kids. Taylar suprises me each day with how smart she is. She is also such a ham. She makes me laugh on a daily basis with the crazy things that come out of her mouth. Austin is my little cuddle bug. He loves to just sit and cuddle with me and I am more than willing to just sit and cuddle with him all day. Joe is the greatest husband I could ever ask for. He allows me to spend time with my children that I probably wouldn't get to. He never makes me feel like he is the boss, rather that we are actually a partnership which is how it should be. I'm thankful for my health. I've never had any real medical problems. Sure something here or there, but nothing that I ever really need to worry about. I'm thankful for the small amount of friends I have and those of you who actually read my blog cause lets face it there are like 3 of you (you know who you are).

On another note, I'm considering going back to school. I was thinking if I do classes online and a couple night classes I could get my degree but still spend time with my kids and that way when they are in school I will have something to go back on. I just wonder if its too late to do what I want to do. I know I'm only 27, but at the same time, I'm 27 and thats kinda late to get started. I was sort of thinking about getting a teaching degree. Anyone got any suggestions? I know there are a couple teachers on here, Karie, Sarah, any thoughts?

Austin's checkup and Pirate Pizza

Austin had his 2 month checkup last friday.
Weight: 12lbs 1 oz- 51%

Height: 24.5 inches- 90%

Also last Sat night after the Princesses on Ice thing (see post below) our little family went down to Pirate Cove Pizza in Orem. It was a lot of fun. Its a cool little place to take your family. Sorta like Chuck E Cheese with the arcade and such, but cooler. Plus they have more than just pizza. they have sandwiches and salads and pasta etc. Tay only played in the arcade for a minute as she soon discovered the pirate ship with slides.

Disney Princesses on Ice 11/14/09

My amazing mother bought tickets for Taylar, Aubrey, Caitlyn, and I to go to the Disney Princesses on Ice last Saturday. Taylar LOVED it. She had the biggest smile on her face when we got there. The girls both dressed up like Pricesses (Taylar was Ariel and Caitlyn was Snow White). Tay got scared during the pyrotechnics and wanted to go a home a couple times because of them, but I assured her that it wouldn't be scary so she started to enjoy the show again. Her favorite part was Ariel, but I couldn't get that great of a picture. She also really liked the Dwarfs. Our seats were awesome!! we were on the 4th row, perfect seats right by the ice.

Happy Halloween

Pics from Halloween, slightly out of order. We spent the day visiting grandparents followed by some trick or treating in Grandma Kathy's neighborhood. Taylar loved Trick or Treating, but loved handing the kids out their candy even more. She answered the door and handed out the candy all by herself, making sure each kid only took one.

Taylar and Austin with their cousin, Caitlyn dressed as the Mad Hatter at Grandma Williams house earlier in the day.

Right after getting into their costumes for the first time, Austin pretty much looks like he wants to kill me.

I absolutly LOVE this picture of Austin that Curtis took at Grandma Williams house.

I don't wanna grow up...

I really hate being an adult sometimes. Other than the fact that being an adult gave me my beautiful kids and awesome husband, I rarely find things that make me say..ya this is great. Case in point: Health Insurance. My health insurance has gone up to 500.00 a month. I can't afford that. I can't afford to go back to work full time to job that has health insurance either because I can't afford daycare and I don't have someone that can watch my kids all day everyday. What I really need is a part time job that has insurance, but good luck finding one of those again, no one is hiring. I'm so stressed beyond belief about this. I wish I could go back to the days where I was oblivious to things like premiums and deductables, rent and car payments. I want to go back to where my biggest fear was who I was going to hang out with that weekend and whether or not that cute boy in my math class liked me back. Growing up...its a catch 22 if you ask me.

Baby Einsteins don't make your little one an Einsteins...shocking!

Educational or Not, may daughter LOVED these! She will still watch them.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=8903999

H -A-double-L-O-Double-U-double-E-N Spells Hallloween

For my mother in law's birthday she wanted us all to get together and carve pumpkins (which has become a tradition with our family). I tried to get Taylar to get into taking the pumpkin guts out but she really didn't care for it too much.

I asked Taylar what she wanted on her pumpkin and at first he waned a Disney Princesses, but when I showed her the stencil for Tinkerbell she decided she wanted me to do that for her. It was the first (and last) time I'll use a stencil, way too time consuming.

Everyone's final products (from L to R): Andrea, Jeremy, Me (and Tay), Amy, Josh, Kathy, and not pictured cause I couldn't fit it, Joey.

Taylarneise

Laying on her stomach with her feet in the air with a paper and pen in hand, Taylar calmly said "Dear Diareah, today I saw a dinosaur."

I love her.

Life as we knew it is over....welcome the new era...

SO quick update on life. As I posted before we welcomed Austin to our family in September. He is so cute and has added so much to our family. He's been a really good baby so far. Taylar loves him so much, sometimes she overly loves him, hee hee. She is always wanting to kiss him and hug him and tries to talk to him. I can't imagine that Austin doesn't get a little freaked out whenever he hears her voice.

We loved having my mom here for 2 weeks, it was so nice. I was very sad to see her go home. I think everytime she comes to visit and leaves it gets harder and harder for me, but it also makes her visits that much more special.

Its taking some adjustment to get used to having 2 kids. I'm pretty much tired all of the time. Austin is a good sleeper, but he is still a newborn and still wakes up a couple times a night. Taylar doesn't take naps anymore, even when I try and make her, so its taking some time to get used to being this tired all of the time. I doubt its going to change as they get older too, ha ha. Mostly we spend a lot of time at Joey's parents house so that we get a little bit of a break, they've been so great!!


So come see us, we'd love to have visitors and have you all meet our new little boy, and if I fall asleep during your visit don't take it personally :)

Picture Post

My beautiful kids.

Austin and his cousin Makayla, 1 week apart.

Grandma Tamara and her grandkids, Austin, Taylar, and Caitlyn

my mom, my grandma, and my son

5 Generation picture

Proud Big Sister

Welcome Little One

Austin Joseph Hooton

8lbs 4 oz and 19.5 inches long

Born September 8, 2009

12:58 p.m.

Possible Good News

so I went to the doctor today and she said told me to come back in this coming friday and everything keeps progressing as it has over the last week that she is going to induce me nex tuesday the 8th. I know a lot of people think I'm dumb for getting induced again, but honestly I don't care. I'm in so much pain when I walk etc right now that I'm dying to have him out. I cant' wait, plus my mom will get to be here and be in the delivery room which is very important to me.