Boston Birthday

So Nate took me to Boston this last weekend over my birthday! He had a business conference there and since he should not want to leave his wifey on her day of birth, he got me a plane ticket too! Amazing. We packed up the Carter Moo and left him with his Grandma and Grandpa Rhodes (Aunt Roch, Aunt Erin, and Uncle Teo were all huge contributors also of course) and we left Friday morning (my b-day) at 4am to catch an early flight. Here is a short recap of the day (since in retrospect this was actually humorous and we will want to remember)

4am-Leave for Airport

6am- Lindsey's flight leaves (we couldn't be on the same flight unless we paid a 50.00 change fee. Looking back the change fee seems like pocket change and well worth the while)

7am- Nate's flight is scheduled to leave. Scheduled being the key word...flight CANCELLED. They sat on the tarmac for some time until they announced they couldn't get a warning light to turn off, so everyone had to unload. Nate couldn't fly out until 11am. Boo.

Meanwhile- Linds has a 2 1/2 layover in Minneapolis. I get a call from Nate telling me that his debit card has been confiscated. (I had reported MY card lost/stolen a day earlier. Who knew they would get so frisky over his card right?)

11am- Nate leaves SLC, and I leave Minneapolis to head to Boston shortly after

4:15pm- I arrive in Boston. Nate doesn't get in until 7:30pm. So I cozy down at a table and call up my sister Steph who tells me I can go hang out at Harvard with her friend Kara. Since that sounds better than the airport, I get up and head down to the ground transportation and hop onto the Silver line metro and head out. Just about leaving the large airport and having gone through 4-5 stops already, I notice my hands are lighter than they were before and realize I have left the dress bag I was carrying somewhere. Maybe by the baggage claim? I freak out, and jump off of the train- right as my darling friend Paige calls to wish me a happy birthday. She is in for a treat because she guides her panicked friend through a very stressful moment! I had jumped out of the train (moving if that paints a better picture) and was running my way back to where I started when a kind gentleman introduces me to another bus that will take me there much quicker. Paige is helping me laugh and smile and telling me she loves me. I get back to the baggage area and find nothing. SO I do what any rational girl who just lost a brand new birthday dress and her husbands brand new 250.00 suit would do. I start bawling of purse and running to every information desk that I an find asking if it has been returned. Much to my dismay, it is no where to be found. I hang up with Paige and call my mom who is very sympathetic and she and my good sis Erin say a little prayer. Moments after they finish a literal light bulb went off in my head and I thought of that little table I had sat down at after I got off the plane! After a lot more running and another trip BACK through security, a few escalators and diners later- there is was. Sitting on the back of that chair. I grabbed my bag, made my way to the gate where Nate would come off his flight, and collapsed in a chair, mascara smeared and looking like a crazy. I figured Harvard could wait and I needed to stay put. (This all took me about 2 hours of high stress and anxiety).

After Nate landed and gave the sympathetic  man reaction to my story- "oh no way dude!" kind of a thing, we went to pick up our rental car and made our way to our hotel. For dinner we grabbed some chinese food and then we crashed. Needless to say, the day of traveling and frustration wore us right out! A birthday to remember!! Thanks to all the family who listened to me cry that day :) The weekend was truly such a blast though! Check out my next post for some Boston weekend pics!

What? KFC Goodness?

So we may have cracked an almost KFC close fried chicken recipe and we are pretty proud of it! We made fried chicken tonight with mashed potatoes and gravy, and a side o' corn. Let me tell you- it was pretty darn amazing. Thought I would give you a couple teasers of our delicious dinner this fine evening!


It all begin with some raw chicken.......ew

The secret to this fried chick, is the good ole pressure cooker!

And vuala! You have a gorgeous homemade KFC meal!

Maybe one day I will share the recipe...

Muahaha :)

Carter Loves to Swing!

My little man is growing up way too quickly! He is almost ten months old and here is today's adventures on the swings at the park. I am particularly fond of parting his hair, especially since my little brother left on his mission- not to mention it just looks so sweet :) But this little guy has truly stolen my heart! (Nevermind the fact that he looks Asian in a couple of these-the sun was pretty bright!) We LOVE THE SWINGS!!

Dear Blog...

I am SO sorry I have neglected you these past two months!! Life has been crazy nuts. Nate is working full time and going to school at the U of U. I am working full time too and still trying to be a mommy (including doing laundry, making dinner each day, cleaning, and doing mommy things). We are SO busy that you can't truly be upset with me! I will be a more faithful poster. Here's the latest-

Our lease is ending in a month and we aren't quite sure where life will take us next! I do like apartment hunting though and it will be fun to see some changes again.

Carter is almost 8 months old!! So big. And he is a crawling champion. There is no stopping him from getting where he needs to go, and his personality is just as fun as ever. He is starting to stand up along side his crib, the couch, etc, and he is just a spunky little guy. We love him so much.

The husband and I are still as in love as ever and just celebrated our 2 year anniversary on January 2nd. We went to Park City and swam, watched movies, went out for dinner, and walked around town. It was a blast, and so nice to have a little break and a FULL night's sleep! (love you carter :)

We had family in from out of state over the holidays so we spent most of our time playing with family and doing as much as we could fit in during the short time they were here!! We love and miss them lots. We had a great thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years and I can't believe how quickly the time is going!!

Otherwise, not much else is going on! So now that my bloggers guilt has passed, I will keep updating this a little more frequently :) Thanks for understanding!

The Moo Was a M00!!

So this is a VERY late Halloween post since Thanksgiving has come and gone...(I'll catch up soon enough I guess) but of course mine and Nate's little Mr. Moo had to be a moo for Halloween. We spent the evening at Grandpa and Grandma Rhodes with our traditional Halloween dinner and fun! We got Carter's cute costume from costco....and YES, I know he looks like a baby girl. They were out of the boy ones and since he didn't care what he was, I had to dress him as a moo cow whether it looked a little more girly or not! Enjoy! And don't judge.... ;)

Carter looks lots like his daddy here I think :)

Oh I could munch my little moo cow!!!

Little Chubs

Cousin Maddox was a cute little monkey!

Then the moo got tired and decided to sleep-this picture features me holding his cute little tail

Chili and Breadsticks-the classic feast!

AND...Not to be left out- my sister Dani wearing this sickening mask my mom got for my other sister Rochelle's costume. Yuck. 

Avery LATE Happy Halloween!

A Shout Out to My Fam

Isn't family the greatest? Carter never sleeps (in fact he's screaming from his crib as I speak), Nate leaves cupboards and drawers open like it's going out of style, I leave my clothes strewn out right and left, we all get on each others nerves, throughout the week dishes pile up, laundry is a JOKE, no one can ever find enough food in the pantry and somehow....somehow we have to always go to the store AGAIN. Work is exhausting for nate and myself, so quality time is not easily found. Each week brings some new disaster. And still in the back of my mind I hear a little voice, (maybe my mom's) telling me this is just the very beginning :)  But where would I be without all of this chaos?? LONELY. Each weekend we get our lives back in order, sometimes Carter takes a good nap and we all catch some shut eye, Nate is sooo thoughtful and always does sweet things to make me smile, and I like to think I'm a decent wife and mother to my boys. And at the end of the day even though I know I'll get no sleep and things will be crazy- I am anxious to come home! That's a little backwards....but truth be told, my family is the BEST. We make each other laugh hysterically, and we are all very good at cuddling. We are affectionate, I love holding my husbands hand, we like to surprise one another, and we are, like most families in the beginning- just trying to make it from one day to the next. The other day we went and took some pictures together as a little family that reminded me of how good the view is from where I sit. Here's to the good life folks!!

 

 

 

 

 

Rub a Dub Dub-Carter's in the TUB!

Carter is almost 5 months now...my how the time flies!! And he obviously doesn't fit in the sink for his little sink baths anymore :( which part of me is really sad about. The other part LOVES seeing him in the bath in his little bath chair! He'd gone through that awkward phase where he didn't fit in the sink, but was still too small for the tub...but now he's graduated full throttle to bath time in the tub! Have a look!

In the beginning...

And the present.....

He looks SOOOO different!! But what a little SWEETHEART!