The fart stirkes again

So Mark and I are in Sam's Club, and he likes to get a drink and a hot dog. It is cheap and easy. I am off shopping while he does this. He is just leaving putting the condiments on the dog, and he leaves a silent but deadly fart. A woman just purchased a hot dog and is coming to put condiments on her hot dog. She sniffs the dog, and smells something noxtouis. She smells the dog again, and then throws it away.
What am I going to do with my man? He tells me the story, and I am laughing so hard I am crying. Poor woman will probably never buy a hot dog from Sam's Club again, and all because of my husband.

Cruise pics

I tried to copy at least 20 other photos. But it didn't work. I will try again later.

Crusin

I can't believe it was just a month ago we were on our cruise. I think for the most part we had a good time. Unfortunately for me, I got sick right before we left, and didn't fully recover until after I was home. So we left Las Vegas Saturday morning to ensure we would be to the dock Sunday morning. I was hoping by having all of that time on Saturday we would be able to jump start our vacation and relax and have fun. Well, I was relaxing, or more importantly just trying to breathe. I was so congested I couldn't breathe out of either nostril. I have had colds before, but this was a doozy of a cold. But at least it wasn't the flu.:) Needless to say, I wasn't sleeping well, and Sat. night Annadele wasn't sleeping well either. The one nice thing is that Mark was able to see his college friend Maria. He took the kids so I could try to take a nap. What a good husband! They went to a mall that was near by, and Sarah and Annadele tried on hats.

We got to the dock, and registered to board the ship. Then we had to wait for the ship to be ready to board. It was rainy and cold. I got a kick out of all the people wearing flip flops and shorts. The first thing you do when you board the ship is go to the buffet area, and have lunch. They don't have your rooms ready yet, and it allows them time to get the luggage to the rooms. Plus after waiting a couple of hours to board, most people are hungry and ready to eat. I will refrain from posting most of the pics of food. But if you want to see it go to Mark's facebook page.
I think the first thing we noticed was all of the pink dots on the boat, and then the lido deck.

It is the same place as the buffet area. It was nice with the pool and the big screen. In the morning, they would be playing world news, and at night they would feature a movie.
Tuesday was our first day at port in Cabo San Lucas. We had scheduled a driver to take us around the town.

The binki

After two days in a row of having Annadele throwing a fit because we weren't letting her have her binki (after she had gotten out of her crib because it is only for sleeping times), we decided to get ride of it sort of. It is something that needed to happen sooner than later, but it has been a rough couple of weeks since we did it. The second day Mark and I looked at each other, and said lets do it. Maybe a cruel thing to do, especially when we cut the tip off right in front of her. But I let daddy be the mean guy.
The consequence of it has been her sleeping habits and ours for that matter. The first week I think she woke up almost every hour or two, and needed to be held and comforted. I felt like I had a new born again, but at least dad can help out with this. Even her nap time was affected by it. But I am glad to say that I think the roughest part is behind us. Which is good since we will be on vacation next week. Now Annadele just wants to hold her binki. This is fine with me as long as I don't have to try to find it in the middle of the night. She still wakes up sometimes, but I am glad to have my little girl back and not a little monster.
The next new thing will be moving her into Sarah's room, and moving Alex into the crib, but that will have to wait for a couple of weeks. Mexico here we come. We are so excited to be taking a cruise to the Mexican Riviera. I am a little nervous how Annadele and Alex will do, and me for that matter with sea sickness. But hopefully we will have a great time. Need to book a couple of excursions. If nothing else, I know I will be eating good food that I didn't have to cook or do the dishes. Yay!!!

Birthday and umpa lumpa

Annadele turned 2 years old on March 9th. She is such a delightful daughter. I love seeing her grow and develop. One of her favorite things to do when we go to Walmart is to see the fish. So we thought we would add to our family and get some fishies. We have one red, one blue, two sucker fishes, and one frog. It has been fun for the whole family to watch them swim around and interact with each other. And I am okay with it as long as I don't have to clean the tank.



We had a great time seeing family in Utah. The time is always too short. It was hard to leave not knowing when I will be back, but greatful for Manda and Myndie for letting me stay with their families. But life goes on and I needed to be here to see Sarah do a presentation for school. Her class had to invent a candy machine. The teacher had the kids pretend they worked in Willy Wonka's candy shop. So for a few minutes she is a umpa lumpa (?). Her project is called the wheel of WOW. I think the class had a good time creating their inventions, and then presenting them to their parents.

Happy Valentine's...I'm Back

Ok so it has been exactly a year ago since I have blogged. I hope that will not be the norm, and I am going to try to make it not. My intent today is just to get on and start this up again. Some day soon there will be a very long post to recap 2010. But my father-in-law is coming tomorrow, and I need to get some things done that I wouldn't normally worry about.
The Andal's are doing well. Alex just had her 4 month appointment last week. She is 14 lbs 5 oz. I have no idea where she is because my doctor doesn't tell you, but she seems healthy and doing well. They say she should be turning over by now. She has done it but only a few times. I guess I need to give her more tummy time. She is a sweet thing, and usually fast to give a smile.

Happy Valentine's Day

Jen (Sarah's mom) took a couple of pics to practice for a photo shoot and she sent these.

I have been meaning to blog for a while, but I have been sick and tired for the last month. I tell my self it is all for a good cause, but right now I can't wait for it to be over. We are adding to our numbers in the Andal household. I am only 7 weeks, and thinking I am crazy to have an 11 month old and one on the way. But we are excited and hopeful for this new addition to our family. I know it is a blessing from our heavenly father, and pray that I can be a good mother, and worth of the spirit I am being sent.
This has been a long week. Annadele and Mark have had the flu. I don't know if I had it too since I am always nauseous, but I think it felt like more than just being pregnant. I stayed home from work on Friday, and Mark and I took turns sleeping and watching Annadele. I felt so helpless. She would just lay on the floor so lifeless and no energy, none of us daring to eat. I thought she was better yesterday, but apparently not. She had a relapse in Elders Quorum, and just soaked Mark's shoulder and her dress. Poor thing. No bottle tonight and she wouldn't drink the pedialite. It could be a long night. Mark and I both agree, we can't be sick at the same time again. One of us needs to be well to help with the children and the sick spouse. ; )