6 Quirky Things About Me...

I've been tagged by my sister. I'm sure she would know 6 quirky things about me better than I know them about myself. But I will give it a try anyway.

SIX UNSPECTACULAR QUIRKS ABOUT ME:

1. I really am annoyed by bad service at a restaurant. It isn't unusual for me to complain about the service we are getting. On the other hand if the waiter or waitress is really good then I will rave on and on about them. And I show how good the service was or wasn't by the tip that I leave. Maybe this is a pet peeve instead of a quirk.
2. I have to have my toenails painted...at ALL times. Doesn't matter if it is winter time and my toes don't see the light of day for awhile. They are always painted. Which reminds me that I need to re-do them before I have the baby. LOL!
3. I always do my hair and makeup. No matter what I am doing that day I get "ready". Some people find this weird but I just don't feel like myself if I'm not made up. Even if I don't plan on going anywhere and just stay home and clean the house, 99.9% of the time I have my hair done and make up on.
4. I always run the yellow lights. To me that just means speed up. LOL!
5. We used to have "our bench" in church. But since our ward combined together with another ward I would have to be there 20 min early to get "our bench." I really do miss "our bench."
6. I have to be the driver of the van. Almost 100% off the time when Tyler and I go somewhere together in the van I do the driving. I like the way I drive better. Unless I am really tired and I don't care how long it takes us to get somewhere then I will let Tyler drive. But more times than not you will see ME in the drivers seat. VROOM VROOM!

Our Piano Man...

Last Friday Tyson had his end of the year piano recital. I must say that for his 1st year of piano I am impressed by all that he learned. And even more impressed that he enjoyed it. It was a bit more than I expected as far as practising and commitment were concerned, but in the end it worked out great. I love the Music for Young Children program. It is a group based piano lesson where the student and parent attend together. It is a great way for the kids to learn, and it involves much more than just learning the piano. The kids were able to sing songs, learn rhythms, and how to play different instruments. I am thankful for the 2 month break, but anticipate how much Tyson will learn next year. I hope I can manage with taking the baby to lessons with me. I guess we will just have to try it and see how it goes.

Teacher Rachel is GREAT with the kids. She has alot of patience and is a great teacher. I was happy that Tyson was able to get into her class as this was the last year she will be taking new students. I hope that Tyson will remember teacher Rachel and how she taught him how to play the piano and develop a love for music. I am sad to say that I don't remember my 1st piano teacher :(

Here is Tyson's little class. It was nice to have another boy join him. Each child contributed something different to the class, and by the end of the year we were all pretty comfortable with each other.

And to end this blog entry I will leave you with a video of our concert pianist!

Maternity Pictures...

I was able to pick up my maternity pictures on Friday and WOW! I am so happy with them, and I am so happy that I decided to get them done. So here are a few of my favorites.

Rebecca also took a few pictures of just the boys. I was happy that she did cause they were needing updated 8x10's really bad!

Now the hard part is trying to decide what copies I want and of what sizes. There are too many to choose from.

I have more to blog about...but the boys need to get to bed so it will have to wait until tomorrow.

OH I have some very EXCITING NEWS!! Baby girl Pilling will be born on July 1st, 2008. My Dr. has decided to induce me on that day. YIPEE!!!! Only 23 more sleeps. LOL!

Fairmont Vacation...

This past weekend we took a little vacation to Fairmont, B.C. It was a fun little get away and was much needed. We went with our good friends the Wolfe's. They have 2 girls about the same age as our boys and they have grown up together, and get along GREAT! The 5 hour drive there went by quite fast and the kids travelled well thanks to a few movies and treats. We arrived in enough time to get a little swim in before bed time. The complex we stayed in was brand new and SO nice! We couldn't have ordered better weather, in fact I got a sun burn! We spent 1 day at the outdoor pool with the water slide. But unfortunately the water slide and the spray part weren't working. We were just happy to be able to go in the pool and the kids didn't mind not being able to go down the slide. This picture of Tyson totally cracks me up! He sure is a little fish. He was jumping in the pool like crazy and was trying to convince me to let him take his life jacket off. I didn't give in though. The life jacket just adds that little bit of extra security and that way I didn't have to worry about him. He still had a great time!

The next day we decided to take a little hike up to the natural hot springs. It was a really nice hike, but a little vertical for a girl who is 34 1/2 weeks pregnant. LOL! I just took it slow and put one foot in front of the other and I did just fine. I made me realize that I am totally out of shape though. Looks like I will need to start jogging again once the baby comes. The path we took was along side a stream and it was really beautiful. The kids had fun exploring and running up ahead of us. Tyson was a little apprehensive about crossing the stream, but he made it. 3/4 of the way up to the hot springs you come across a waterfall. It is the drain off of the natural springs pools and the water is warm! We weren't really pre-pared to go in the water but that didn't stop some of our gang. Carson went in the buff and Tyson went in his underwear. They had a BLAST! Tyler and I didn't get in...we aren't that adventurous I guess. And the thought of having to walk back to the van in sticky wet jeans didn't really appeal to me. If I would have had my swimming suit on I would have gone in for sure. It was fun to see all the kids having so much fun. I hope that they will remember doing this for a long time.

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  Another highlight of the trip was when Ryan decided to take a polar bear dip in the river. Of course he had to convince Tyler to do it with him, and in turn the kids wanted to go in as well. Check out this video, it is SO Funny!

As you can see it was a GREAT weekend!