Easter & Cousins

So of course my last time of working Sunday mornins was on Easter Sunday. I was pretty bummed that I missed Korb's first Easter, but I realized that I didn't really miss much besides him looking at his basket.  I got off work at 2pm so I still got to help him with the Easter Egg hunt at my parents, and that was a lot of fun.  I was impressed that Korb would actually grab the eggs.  Of course he didnt want to let go of them and would grab them out of the bucket once I put them in.  It was fun and very nice.  We even managed to get a cute Easter picture.  My mom would always take a picture of us in our new Easter outfit by the rock, so I thought it was fun that Korb got his taken there also.   Luckily Steven remembered my directions to take some pictures of Korbin when he looks through his basket.  The pictures turned out cute!

My two handsome boys! Love them!

He refused to let go of the Easter Eggs!

My happy family

COUSINS GALORE!!
So the day before Easter we had a request to get all the young cousins together to get some pictures.  Some of the cousins know each other pretty well like Korbin, Makayla, and Leah.. but they don't know too much about Landon and Logan.  Of course they are all still super young, but it was fun to get them together and take pictures.  As you can see through these pictures..Korbin and Makayla are best friends and love rolling around with each other. It will be crazy in a year or so when they are all running around screaming! Oh boy! What have we gotten ourselves in to!?  So the age range is Korbin 9 months old to Landon 2 months old (so they are all within 7 months of each other!)

Makayla and Korbin just doing what they do best!

And yet another one of the things they do best.. tackle each other.  Makayla and Korbin are one month apart and spend almost everyday together.

Left to Right- Leah (6 months old), Makayla (8 months old), Korb (9 months old), and Logan (4 months old)

Leah, Makayla, Landon, Korbin, Logan

Here is the age chart. Korbin 9 months, Makayla 8 months, Leah 6 months, Logan 4 months, Landon 2 months.

The moms and cousins.  We are all in the Randy/Sylvia Rounds family except for Brianne who is in the Raymond/Cindy Rounds family.  Me, Leslee, Rachel, Brianne, and Casandra..and babies.

They were supposed to be posing for a picture.. little terds!

We all thought it was funny how you could tell the age gaps with them. The two oldest were sitting up on their own, goofing aroun..the next two were starting to sit up, and the youngest was just sleeping. Cute kiddos.

Free Stuff!

Well I decided the other week that I wanted to try to start doing the couponing that you hear about everywhere..and many people do.  I tried to do it a little on my own, but I didnt really understand all the coupon language so I asked my sister in law if I could tag along with her.  So yesterday we spent a good 3 hrs going from store to store getting free stuff.  I didn't have a lot of the coupons she had, and I wasn't near as prepared, but I did score big and I am pretty impressed with myself!  We stopped off at Walmart and they ended up giving me $4.05!! ha ha.. wow! A few things weren't on sale, but I wanted to get anyway so that is where I actually spent money.  I am now a little more knowledgeable and I think I will do even better next time!  Thank you Leslee for helping me learn a little more about using coupons!

I spent a total of $15 for everything above. Yay for coupons!!!

Anniversary, 5k and ReAL game

How about a flashback?? This picture was taken when we were dating 5 1/2 yrs ago. Awe..so cute :)

Yesterday was our 5 year anniversary! We made it!  People say that the first few years are the hardest, and if that is the case..life is going to continue to be amazing.  Our first few years have been awesome, with little stress.  I feel like we are pretty lucky to have each other and understand each other so well.  For our anniversary this year we didnt do much.  We went to go see The Adjustment Bureau.. which is awesome might I add! My parents wanted to come join us, so it was a fun little outing.  I think we are going to really celebrate it on our cruise which is in less than one month!YAY!! We have thought about getting a massage on the boat, but mostly we will be able to relax, have fun, and have little to no worries.  We are both extremely excited about that! 

 A little about why I love Steven.. He is the most caring, loving person I know.  He would do anything for me and his friends and family.  He has strong values which help me become a better person.  He is the cutest dad I have ever seen and you can see his love for that little boy in his eyes.  He is athletic and pushes me to want to be more active.  He doesnt judge anyone.  He is a hardworker. He is a funny, sarcastic guy.  He loves me for who I am and doesnt want to change me.  And well I could go on and on, but I am sure you have read enough ;)  But he is wonderful and I am extremely grateful to have him in my life forever and eternity! Happy 5 years babe!

Golden West 5K

So on March 26th was the annual 5K for the schools (Golden West 5K).  I always get excited to sign up for them, but once the day gets here I always wonder why I wanted to do it in the first place! Anyway, This past month or so I have been trying to get into a little better shape so I have been going to the gym, so I had hoped that the gym would have made it less miserable for me.  Unfortunately I quickly realized that running 2 miles on a treadmil was completely different than running on the road.  My normal running partner wasnt able to do it this year, so I ran with Leslee most of the way.  The sad thing was that Devin (Leslee's husband, my bro in law) was pushing both Korbin and Makayla..who arent the lightest babies, and ended up beating me by a good 3 mins.  I ended up running the last mile or so by myself because I had to stop.  Anyway, I had my best time so far in the 5K's I have done, which isnt really that good.  But I was proud of myself and as always, I will do it again next year.  Here are some pictures of the gang.  Also of Korb and I (with my red face) at home after the race.  He did really well and just enjoyed the ride. Oh and did I mention that it was freezing out there?! Burr.....                                                                             

ReAL Salt Lake game!

So this game was the same day as the 5K so it was a pretty busy day for us.  Rachel spent the whole day in SL standing in line to get us all tickets, and then waiting for us for about an hour outside in the freezing cold.  We had planned to leave the house about 30 mins before but Grandma had forgotten she was watching the kids.  Anyway, we ended up getting there on time and we got to enjoy every minute of the game.  Wow, that game was soo amazing! We got to sit at the upper deck which Steven and I hadn't been to before and it was awesome up there! We were away from the rain and got to see everything.  It was a lot of fun to go to that game and it was fun that we got to hang out with some family (Ryan, Rachel, and Leslee, Devin)!  And it seemed like our luck or shall I say bad luck followed us..the guy directly in front of Steven stood almost the whole game, even when there was nothing happening so Steven couldn't see unless he stood up..which he wasnt too happy about. I understand that you gotta stand sometimes, it was an awesome game, but really? The entire time?!  Anyway..Thank you Rachel for spending your day off standing in line in the freezing cold! :)

Just a random picture of Korb and I before my soccer game.  I thought it was soo cute I just had to post it! :) I love that kid!

Going Private

After much deliberation I have decided to make our blog private for good.  I took it off private because I thought people weren't reading it, but it is now more for me and if people read it than that is a bonus.  My blog helps me keep track of when my little one does things like roll over, eat baby food, stuff like that.  Anyway, I am going to make it private soon so if anyone does want to read our blog and has not already given me an email address then please do.  The more the merrier!  Sorry for the inconvenience, but I would prefer my life not be public to everyone anymore!

Korbin is 8 months old!!

This little kiddo thinks he is about the funniest kid in the world, which I would definitely have to agree with also.  He is always doing the silliest things!  He is now 8 months old, well he will be tomorrow.  He has not learned how to crawl nor does he have much desire to crawl.  He is happy just laying there and playing with his toys.   He has improved with his crawling though, he is now putting his knees under his body but that is about as far as it gets.  He loves to stand and bounce and flap his arms as fast as he can.  He has a few favorite toys like a little yellow ball and a mirror, and of course his girraffe!  He still eats anything and everything! He can drink well with a straw.  The other day he wanted my drink and as I was drinking it he grabbed it out of my hands and immediately started sucking on the straw..luckily it was just powerade and it was almost gone, but I seriously couldn't get it away from him.  That kid has the strongest grip I have ever seen!  He loves his naps and seems to get excited when I put him down for one.  He enjoys his dog and tries to pet him.  He loves saying "da da" all the time and also "dad"..no interest in saying anything else besides his made up words.  He loves to talk and yell.  He started to click his tongue this month and it is pretty darn cute.  He also started making his mouth into a tiny circle, which of course he thinks is funny!  He started splashing in the bath this month also.  Boy oh boy that kid gets crazy!

I have everything!

On my way home from work on Wednesday a song came on my Ipod.. "I could not ask for more"  As I listened to the lyrics I realized that it was basically talking about my life.  Yes, I have heard this song soooo many times  but it hit me this time, I do have my dream life!  I used to get caught up in the "I wish it was...next year, or next month!" And finally I have reached the point in my life where I don't wish my time would fly by, I love my life!  I may have taken a few bad turns but I am so grateful that I am who I am now.  I do have everything! I have an amazing and wonderful husband who is hardworking, loving, funny, and well just plain amazing! I have the cutest, funniest little boy in the world who continues to amaze me each and every day. That boy is one of the happiest little boys I have ever met and I am so grateful that I have him!  As much as I say I hate my job, I am grateful for having one, and for them working with me so I can get the shifts I need.  I am soo glad to be done with school, even though I don't have my dream job yet, I know one day I will get it and it will be awesome.  I love our house, the location and the backyard!  We are totally spoiled because we have everything we want like a huge tv, nice cars, plenty of clothes, we go on many cruises, take a lot of vacations, and get to spend a ton of time with our families.  Which brings me to another thing I am thankful for..I absolutely love my family, both families for that matter! We have so much fun with them.  We are lucky enough to have our bests friends be in the family and spend many weekends playing games and joking around with them.  I know that some families aren't as close or as lucky as my family and it makes me extra grateful to have the family that I do.  I am also grateful for the fact that we don't owe money for anything or to anyone but our house..that is a huge accomplishment and something we have worked hard for and are proud of.  So in my eyes, my life is perfect! 

Korbin @ 7 months and my LASIK experience

Korbin is 7 months old..well I am a little behind, but you get the idea! Our cute little boy is the highlight of our lives, he has such a cute personality and he makes me smile everytime I see him. He has a big smile and isn't scared of smiling at strangers. He is Mr. Chatterbox still and I imagine he will continue to talk a lot. This month he started saying "dadda"..it's cute! He also started saying "Dad"..of course he isnt intentionally saying it, but it sounds just like it. He loves to play with toys and seems to have a long attention span for cartoons (I know, 7 month olds shouldnt be watching tv!). He also learned how to drink from a straw and seems to do really well with it. He loves remote controls or anything electronic, surprise surprise! He still needs a bib all the time which is a little annoying, but thats okay! He is such a good little boy, the past week or so I had to run around like crazy, going to SLC and back, riding in the car a lot, and going to "strange" places and he was such a good boy..he didn't make a peep which made it easier for us. He is a good little boy at restaurants also, he just loves to look around and eat his puff treats. Anyway.. he is our perfect boy and we just love him to pieces! Here are some 7 month pictures. Enjoy!

Korbin and Mommy

Happy Boy!

His favorite buddy Jimmy.

Who is that?!

Silly cousins.. Korb and Makayla

Soo cute!! Leah (Korb's cousin) and Korb

Go Bills! Yes he is standing on his own, but he has some assistance with the couch!

He LOVES this ball! He is also fitting in 12 month clothes now.

LASIK-

I got Lasik done last thursday (almost a week ago) and it has been one of the best things I have ever done.  I had wanted to get it done for probably about 10 yrs but there were so many stipulations that I didnt get it done.  Then when I married Steven I told myself that I would treat myself to getting LASIK done when I graduate..kind of a present to myself. Anyway, I graduated last April and couldn't get it done because I was pregnant, then I couldnt get it done because I was breastfeeding..anyway, my sister got it done at the end of last year and really made me want to get it done. So Feb rolled around and I decided it was time! I went in on Feb. 2nd to see if I could get it done ( I tried not to get my hopes up because it was something I really really wanted to get done)..anyway it went well and they told me that I probably couldnt get LASIK because my eye sight was soo bad, but I could get PRK. PRK is the kind where they don't use a laser to cut the eye they use solution and just rub each layer off.  PRK takes longer to be able to see, but you dont have to worry about the flap wrinkling up like you do with LASIK. But, I was just happy to do whatever.  I got a call the next day and they told me the good news that I could get LASIK done. So we made the appt for Feb 17th!  The week before the surgery I had to wear glasses the whole time..ugh that was one LONG week.  My glasses are seriously 12 years old and I could not see anything! 

The surgery day was a long day and a lot of waiting. After a few more tests and waiting it was finally my turn.  I went in and they numbed my eyes (weird feeling). I layed on the table thingy and they went for it.  I felt like they were pressing my eyes clear back in my head which was weird and very uncomfortable. They took the flap off and I couldnt see anything, it went black. After all the loud clicking and a lot of staring at the blinking dot (that I couldnt see half the time!) it was finally over! I could see! Right after surgery I couldn't see too well because it was soo foggy and my eyes were really sore. They gave me some beautiful tape on glasses and sunglasses to wear.  The tape on glasses had to be worn the whole first day and every night for a week. The worst part of this whole thing was the burning the first few hours after surgery (OUCH!) and taking the tape off my face every morning, seriously, could they find stickier tape?! 
My vision as of the day after surgery was 20/20 and they think it might get better once the fogginess goes away. I love being able to see and I am excited to never have to wear contacts again!! I tried to make a picture look like what I could see before the surgery but it wouldnt go that blurry..just picture sitting right next to someone and not being able to see their eyes, nose, mouth, ears, or anything.. it was like a tan blob in front of me.  I was one of the blindest the place had seen, for people that wear contacts, my prescription was -9.3, I think being legally blind is like -6 or -7..hopefully that gives you an idea! 

Below are some pictures of this experience.

Me with my terribly ugly glasses!! Ohh they were soooo bad!!

Ouch! I could barely open my eyes. Here are my tape glasses. This was an hour after surgery.

The tape glasses and the sunglasses..yeah I was stylish!

The blood shot eyes..they still look like this.

The circles where they pressed on my eye!