ABC Tag

A- Attached or Single? attached
B- Best Friend? Mike
C- Cake or Pie? Chocolate cake with white frosting! (Rylie, how did you know?)
D- Day of Choice? Any day that includes a nap and shopping without a child.
E- Essential Item? chapstick or floss
F- Favorite Color? Purple
G- Gummy Bears or Worms? Gummy Bears
H- Hometown? Wellsville, UT
I- Favorite Indulgence? Oreo cookies with milk
J- January or July? July, 'cause it's my b-day!
K- Kids? Brenna, Connor, and munchkin-to-be
L- Life isn't complete without? Mike, Connor, the gospel, sports, and Oreo's
M- Marriage date? 10/04/01
N- Number of brothers and sisters? 4 brothers and 1 sister
O- Oranges or Apples? Oranges for me! Apples for Connor! For Mike - who knows?
P- Phobias and Fears? Phobia of the dark and fear of being raped or family being hurt and/or murdered/killed
Q- Quote? I really don't have one but I like, "Smile! Your teeth are suffocating!"
R- Reason to smile? Anything funny that someone may do or say!
S- Season of choice? Fall & Winter
T- Tag three people? Rylie, Alyson, Kara
U- Unknown fact about me? I have a lovely round, brown birth mark below left cheek that my brother calls my perma-poop-stain! Now if I go missing then you can all make sure they know to look for someone with a freaky looking birth mark on them!
V- Vegetable? broccoli or carrots
W- Worst Habit? Belching or flipping people off
X-ray or Ultrasound? They're both pretty awesome!
Y- Your favorite food? Mexican or Jamaican/Haitan
Z- Zodiac Sign? Leo

Potty Training Progress?????

This week is a non-eventful week for us so, I decided that this week would be a good time to try potty training Connor again. So, we began this morning. We took the advice of Alyson and stuck Connor on his potty in front of the TV with juice and snacks. The first hour went great! He sat there, no problem, and after an hour he went pee. He was so very excited and ran around the house, screaming with excitement. About 30 minutes later we noticed him walking around funny so we asked if he needed to go poo poo. Sure enough he did but he would only do it in the privacy of his bedroom. He did it though. He goofed around for an hour with underwear on. An hour later we sat him down and he went pee again!!!!! So, Mike took him to McDonald's. After being there for a while Mike tried to get him to go potty on the toilet but he wouldn't because the toilets were "too big!" He came home, had a nap, and we tried again. He pee'd 4 times on the floor and once in the potty! I'm so overwhelmed and stressed I could cry and have cried! Am I making any progress? HELLLPPPPP!

Gordon B. Hinckley

Last night I received the news that President Hinckley had passed away, surrounded by his family. He died at the age of 96! There's not enough I could say about this amazing man! I know that I will deeply miss him as our Prophet! President Hinckley accomplished so much during his time on earth! I know the Lord is pleased with him and that President Hinckley did all that he was asked to do while he was here. I would've loved to have seen the reunion up in heaven as President Hinckley passed through the veil to see his wife, family, and his Heavenly Father again! I will forever be influenced by the things that he taught us and the things he did to help the church grow and progress so rapidly.

SICK OF BEING SICK!!!!

I just have to take a minute to vent! I AM SICK OF BEING SICK!!!!!! This year seems to have been a bad year for sickness, and continues on! Connor and I got really sick over Christmas break. We got home and then Mike came down with strep throat. Then I got this weird rash thing. So, we've been good for about 1 week now. Then BOOM!!!!! I get hit with a sickness again! I think it started on our way home from the auto show. I had this tickle in my throat that wouldn't go away and I couldn't stop coughing. So, I wake up the next day feeling HORRIBLE!!!! I had a headache and this horrible cough that burns every time I cough! Unfortunately it was Mike's busiest day at school so he couldn't help me. I wanted to die! When he got home I drank a ton of orange juice, hoping to get some good Vitamin C in me. BAD IDEA!!!! Acid reflex kicked in and, to spare you all details, it was a rough and painful night last night! I wake up this morning and feel like I got ran over by a steam roller! What a weekend to get sick! Today I had a meeting, then I was supposed to cut Anders hair, then I was supposed to go to a Branch activity that I was in charge of. Thank heavens my dear, sweet hubbie stepped up and said he would take Connor and do the activity for me!!! BLESS YOU MIKE!!!! So, now I'm trying to rest and will probably go to urgent care tonight to try and get a hold of whatever this thing is! I'm especially upset 'cause tomorrow was supposed to be piano lessons and the Miss Ameria Pageant party that Rylie, Megan, and I have been planning for weeks! I don't want to go and get everyone sick! Also, the Branch choir is singing on Sunday so I have to go& play! I want to cry! I'm miserable! That is all!

International Auto Show in Detroit

Yesterday we went with the Taylor's and Misseldine's to see the International Auto Show in Detroit! It was AWESOME!!!!! I found so many cars that I just had to have that I couldn't pick a favorite! Connor had a great time! He wanted to get into EVERY car and pretend he was driving. He would turn every dial and push every button! Of course it was also Mike's dream land! More than once I had to wipe the drool from his mouth! This picture was taken in an awesome Corvette!

THE MOMMY SURVEY

The Mommy Survey
1. Age(s)? 2 years 10 months

2. Name(s)? Connor Price

3. Birthdays? February 27, 2005

4. Time of birth? 6:16am

5. How long did labor last? 10 hours & then on to a c-section

6. Who was in the room when baby was born? Mike, 2 Dr.'s, 3 nurses

7. How long did you push? Didn't make it that far.

8. Weight? 7 lbs 13 oz

9. Length? 20 1/2 in.

10. Any hair? Lots of black hair

11. Who does baby look like? Probably a good mixture of both but a lot of Mike's features.

12. Be honest...how much weight did you gain while pregnant? 4 lbs.

13. Was baby early or late? 3 days early.

14. Who drove you home from the hospital? Mike

15. How many baby showers did you have? 3

16. When did baby start sleeping through the night? 4 1/2 months

17. Did you breastfeed? yes, only for a week. My plumbing wasn't working.

18. Who takes care of your baby the most? Me all the way

19. When do you want to have another one? In 62 days, providing I don't go into labor on my own.

20. How did you pick the name? We like to have Irish first names, because Mike is Irish. Connor and Dylan were our boy choices (we didn't know if Connor was a boy or girl). The middle name is Mike's Grandpa.

21. How did you know it was time to go to hospital? I had gone into labor while Mike and I were at Ruby Tuesday's on a date. We got home and I just could not even move or breath right so off we went.

22. Anyone spend the night with you first night home? Just myself, Mike, & Connor

23. Did you cry the first time you held your baby? No. I was pretty awe-struck and overwhelmed.

24. Where was the baby born?Logan Regional Hospital in Logan, UT

25. Did you video tape the birth? Heavens no! A lot of pictures though!

Favorite Christmas Present

This is my favorite present that I opened for Christmas! Mike got me these awesome looking clippers and I love 'em!!!!! I've had my current clippers for almost 6 years. They got water on them and have rusted so I was in desperate need for new clippers. I had seen these and wanted them bad but couldn't get them. Well, my dear sweet husband gave me an awesome surprise for Christmas and gave me these clippers! Yay!!!!

The Date is Scheduled!!!!!

I had another Dr. appointment today for a prenatal visit. Today I got to have the wonderful glucose test and drink the yummy orange drink! Mmmm! At first it wasn't too bad but 1/2 way through drinking it I wanted to vomit! You'd think a sugar fanatic like me could handle it! So, I finished drinking the tonic juice then met with Dr. Gibbs. Everything is great with the baby. The heartrate was at 145, I'm measuring just a little bigger than I should but there's no concern, and I haven't gained any weight still! Wahoo! I also found out I've been having a few contractions but nothing serious. They just want me to drink more water. They took my blood to test for diabetes, etc. Unfortunately they had to take the blood from my had, which hurt like a bugger! The fun part was being able to schedule my c-section!!!!!! On March 17th (St. Patrick's Day), at around 8:30am, we will be meeting the new baby boy or baby girl McGinnis!!!!! I am so excited I am able to have the baby on that day and Dr. Gibbs will be the one performing the c-section.

We're Back!!!!!

Connor in front of Christmas tree at the St. George mall, right after he sat on Santa Claus's lap and told him what he wanted for Christmas.
My Dad, Mom, brother, wife, and 2 kids came down from Wellsville, to St. George, to visit us for the weekend after Christmas. We went bowling and had a blast! Connor loved it!

Mike hanging out at the security office in the Las Vegas airport

We're back from our long Christmas vacation in St. George, UT. We spent 2 1/2 weeks with Mike's family this year and even got to spend a little time with some of the members of my family. We had a good time and got many chances to relax. Mike went golfing nearling every day, we were able to go to the St. George temple, we hung out with family, played games until all hours of the morning, met with friends, I got a little pampering & makeover! Connor and I got sick while there, which made the vacation even more memorable. The first week went by a little slowly but once that week was done then the rest of the time flew by! Connor loved playing w/ his Grandpa & Grandma, tormenting the poodles, going to the park, and enjoying all the fun toys he had to play with. Before we knew it, it was time to head home. We flew out of Las Vegas on Thursday night at 11:45pm. We had quite the adventure at the airport. We were going through security with our carry-on's, etc. Well, we got stopped because they said they needed to look through one of our bags. So, they searched the bag and found a bullet in one of the pockets in Mike's pants! He had gone shooting with his brother last week. One of the bullets had misfired so he stuck it in his pocket and forgot about it. So, we had to go to the security office, they had to do a background check on Mike and run some paperwork on him. They were very nice and understanding. So, needless to say...we were able to take off. We landed in Lansing at 6:30am. What a shock that was!!!! We went from 50 degree, no-snow-weather to 20 degree, lots-of-snow-weather! Brrrrr! It was a very long flight. Connor didn't sleep at all until 30 minutes before we landed. So, when we got home we were very ready to go to sleep! Mike and Connor laid down but I couldn't. I had to go to a Dr. appointment. However, when I returned from the Dr. I got some sleep too. Mike and Connor slept from 8:00am-7:00pm, except for getting up for lunch and potty breks. I got home around 12:30pm and slept until 7:30pm. Now we can try to get everything unpacked and get back to normal.

Something Must Be In the Air!!!!!

For a very long time I have been looking for a cute short haircut for my hair. I haven't found one that I absolutely loved until last week!!! I had gone to Maly's to get some hair color to do my sister-in-law's hair. Then it appeared.....the haircut I wanted!!!!! The girl who cut the haircut also was working there that day! So, I made an appointment for today to get it cut!!!! THEN.....my niece, who does nails, asked if she could do a pedicure and manicure on me for Christmas! Gosh! Talk about pampering!!!! The last time I had anything like that done was a year ago! So, I cut my hair off today! It's above my shoulders and is SO FUN!!!!!! A couple hours later I went and got my toes and fingernails done!!! I feel like a new woman! Yay!!!!

85 MORE DAYS....give or take!

Today, as I was enjoying the warming weather of St. George, I got to thinking about the due date of our baby and how much longer we had to go! My due date is March 25th, which would put us at 92 days left. However, because I have to have the baby c-section I will be delivering the baby on either March 17th or 18th! Holy smokes!!!! That's really only 2 1/2 months away....give or take away some time. That's really scary to me! I'm excited for this baby, don't get me wrong. I'm also scared TO DEATH and really worry and wonder if I will be able to tackle this endeavor very well! Being a Mom is really hard for me. I just know that I love Connor to death and want to have another little one to love! I guess that's what keeps me going! Now the question is: Is this baby a boy or girl???? Check out the poll and take a guess!!!

TAGGED.....again!

Okay, so I've been tagged again! There may be some of you who are bored by what random facts I have to share so feel free to pass over this entry!

The rules are:
1) Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
2) Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.
3) Tag 7 people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
4) Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

I was tagged by Aubrey!!!

1: I absolutely love airports and post offices! Airports because I love watch people! I wonder where they came from, where they are going, and what their story is! I also enjoy watch airplanes take off and land! It's awesome!!! No matter how much I've puked my guts out on the airplane I will forever love airplanes! As far as loving the post office....I just must be sick in the head!

2: I love to drive other people's vehicles, especially trucks!!! I turn into a giddy school girl whenever I see a nice truck and the owner lets me drive it!!!!

3: I love to sniff markers! Mmmmm! They smell so good! Right up there will artificial nail products, hair color, perms, and gas (especially from motorcycles & snowmobiles).

4: I've never seen a rated R movie.

5: I played powder-puff football as Defensive End.

6: I met Christina Aguilera's Dad (who is LDS) while serving my mission. He took us to KFC for dinner before we got on the ferry from Staten Island to head back to Manhattan.

7: I am a clogger!!!!

I NOW TAG: Tiffany, Ruth, McKenzie, Brittni, Kara, Rylie, and Kim

I'm So Hot I Think I'll Melt!!!

So, here I sit at 1:06am on Friday night/Saturday morning.....depending on how you look at it! I decided to check the temperature for outside and to my disbelief it is a BLAZING 30 degrees outside!!!!! Gosh! I'm not used to this heat and think I might die from heat stroke, exhaustion, or some other heat-related problem!!!! I sure hope it goes down to 12 degrees soon so that I may survive! OK....now that I'm done being sarcastic and mostly delirious, I think I will hit the hay, I just may, oh and by the way.....9 DAYS UNTIL WE ARE LEAVIN' ON A JET PLANE!!!!

The Return of the Karate Kid!!!!!

I think my baby-in-the making has a future as the next Karate Kid! Last night I was having a paranoid moment about my baby, being worried that something was wrong. So, Mike put his head to my belly and BOOM....our baby either kicked or punched Mike in the head. So, Mike put his head down again and the same thing happened again! This morning I had a Dr. appointment for the baby. I mentioned my concern about the baby and how I am also concerned because I'm not showing/growing as much and as fast as I did with my other pregnancies. So, he said,"Let's check the heart rate of the baby and we'll go from there." So, Dr. Maser put the heart heart detector on my belly and BOOM....the baby once again either kicked or punched the monitor off my belly! It shocked/scared myself and Dr. Maser. We got a good laugh out of it. Dr. Maser said, "Uh yeah! I think you're baby is just fine!" Needless to say, I feel much better and will be enrolling this child in karate classes after it's a little older! Also, Mike, Connor, and I are unanimous in the vote that this baby IS A BOY!!!!! I know I strongly declared it was a girl at the beginning but that has changed!

My Decorating Is Done!!!!

(Christmas Tree 2006)

With all the snow outside, it put me in the mood to get my Christmas decorations out and make my home look festive! So, I did just that. It took me the majority of the day but I was able to get Christmas lights on all of our windows and on the railing outside that goes around our deck. I was also able to put up various decorations throughout my house. Connor was such a "great" helper! He went through the toter grabbing every ornament and saying, "Ooooh! I love it!" He'd then throw it on the ground and move on to the next ornament! It was fun having him around to get all excited about Christmas! The only thing we'll be doing different this year is we won't be getting a Christmas tree because we're leaving in 21 DAYS for St. George. So, we'll do the Christmas Tree thing there! Christmas has got to be the BEST time of the year!

ONLY 29 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!!!!

The Countdown Begins!!!!

Christmas is coming!!!!! I am so excited because we fly out to UT in 28 days!!!! Wow! I can't believe it's less than a month away! We fly out of Lansing on December 17th at 7:00am. St. George.....HERE WE COME!!!!

Back In the Saddle Again!!!!!

Thanks to the kindness of the Doty's and the Hogge's, I am now able to return to the life of a psychotic computer person again!!!!! YAY!!!!! Thanks friends!!!!

Monitor Malfunction!!!!!

My stupid computer monitor has given up the ghost, or something!!!! Aaaaagh! Life without a computer! What shall I do?!?!?! Heaven help me!

The 2 Cent Tour!

Julia, Connor, Sky


Connor
Allie
This is a picture from inside an elevator. All of us looked up into the mirror/ceiling while I took the picture.

While wandering around Downtown Lansing last night, we ran into Steven Doty a.k.a. Brother Doty. He & his family are in our Branch. He works in the George Romney building and also on the committee to pick the State Christmas Tree. So, he offered to take us on the 2-cent tour. We couldn't pass that up! So, we went inside, took our coats off, and got to see the whole thing. We even got to go into Professor Grandholm's private office and have a look around! It was very cool! Thanks Brother Doty!!!!!

It's Christmastime in the City!!!!

Sky & Tiffany
Megan & Allie
Angel (Connor) & Laura
Connor refusing to smile or look at the camera!
Sky!

We went to Silver Bells in the City again this year! Last year we got there late and we weren't able to see as much of the parade as we wanted. This year we got there earlier and was able to see quite a bit! I love all the lights! Christmas is the best time of year with the lights, music, and the focus on Christ! People just seem to be better this time of year. We happened to be next to quite an interesting family. I think the majority of them only had 2 teeth. Always an adventure!!!! The fireworks were awesome, as usual, and the tree is beautiful all lit up!