Gold Swirly Doorknobs

Oh how I used to hate these gold swirly doorknobs! That all changed at about 3pm this afternoon.

At about that time, Carter went into Olivia's room and locked the door. Problem. We had bought a cute new brushed nickel doorknob for Olivia's door and we were planning to change all the other gold swirly doorknobs to match in the days to come. I really liked that new doorknob until Carter went into that room and locked the door.

Let's just say that it was literally impossible to unlock Olivia's door from the outside. So after 45 minutes and trying every bribe in the book to get him to come out I recruited my neighbor to help me out. (He was able to get in within a few minutes...Olivia no longer has a doorknob though.)

Did I mention that we've been potty training? Yes, he was in underwear and yes, the room was really stinky when we finally got the door open and yes, I'm sure that is why he wasn't about to unlock that door and let me in on his own. Cloth diapers would never last in our house because all it took was this one accident and Carter's underwear ended up in the trash!

Another factor in the misbehaving of Carter was that there was no nap taken that afternoon. So after that big ordeal, he finally zonked out on the couch.

Well, I luckily made it through the day. Or should I say, Carter made it through the day (alive)?

Here are a few other archived pictures of Carter's craziness.

Kissing my very clean (ha) mirror while laying on my very clean (ha) bathroom floor.

Thank goodness for washable markers and thankgoodness it wasn't on my walls (this time. Believe me, I have marker waiting to be washed off my walls right now).

As for the new doorknobs, we'll probably be going back to the gold swirly doorknobs that can easily be unlocked by an adult from the hallway (low stress doorknobs).

I'm kinda weird

I have been tagged by Heather and I usually don't care for these tag posts, but reading about other's quirks has been kind of fun.
Here are the rules: "MY UNSPECTACULAR QUIRKS"
1.Link to the person who tagged you
2.Mention the rules on your blog
3.Tell 6 unspectacular quirks about you
4.Tag 6 following bloggers by linking to them
5.Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger's blogs letting them know they've been tagged.

1. I change my pillowcase every three days. It's because of the dermotologist I saw in High School (when I had bad acne). He told me that I needed to change my pillowcase every three to four days and so here I am 12 years later doing the same thing!
2. It wouldn't be hard for me to become a vegetarian. I've never liked steak and I'm not a big fan of chicken either. I do wish I liked them for Aaron's sake.
3. I still type things even when I'm not at a keyboard. Not as bad as I used to be, but I'll still catch myself typing a word here and there onto my leg or in mid air. Get it?
4. I rarely go more than a day without leaving the house. I really like to run errands and if I'm home for two days in a row...the kids go crazy. I think they are used to running errands everyday too. Olivia often wakes up and asks where we are going that day. I really wish I could stay home for a week straight! I have so much I need to get done AT HOME.
5. I hate having my computer in the front room. I am constantly drawn to it. I would prefer to have it downstairs so that it was out of site (and thus out of mind).
6. I don't like to unload the dishwasher. My sink can be full of dishes all day just because I put off unloading the dishwasher as long as possible...most of the time it's until Aaron can unload it.

I tag:
1. Robyn
2. Diana
3. Sarah
4. Tonya
5. Katie
6. Karen

IND to SLC - 2008

We had a great time and little Olivia shed a lot of tears when it was time to return to Ohio. She keeps reminding me that "it can't be a lot of days until we go back."
I was in Utah with the kids for two weeks and Aaron was there for the first week of that. My dad had knee surgery the day we flew into town. Wasn't planned, but very necessary (sad triad). My parents are also remodeling their home and so Aaron was able to help move furniture around. It's kind of nice to help since we always feel like we are waited on hand and foot when we go there ;) We seemed to keep busy from the moment we landed...

The first morning we woke up could be compared to Christmas with all the new toys to play with!

Olivia doesn't need new toys (thank goodness). Just let her imagination run wild in a kitchen with Grandma there to help her bake what she wants and this is what she's come up with: a frosted cake (made with bread and melted chocolate chips).

Oh what fun a trampoline would be at our house!

Olivia Lunt, Max Carter, Carter Lunt. Olivia couldn't believe that Max's last name was Carter!

One great thing about being from Utah is that most of Aaron's extended family lives in Utah too. So, we always get to visit Grandma Lunt and other Aunt's and Uncles. Olivia loved baby Ryker.

Chad entertaining the kids. And boy, do I mean entertaining! They had SO much fun playing with all the "adults." hehe

Such a fun fam'!

Before we left for Utah, we went to a parade here in Ohio. It's take awhile for that parade impression to ware off of Carter and Olivia. So, at Grandma's they had to have a parade! Marching up and down (and up and down and up and down) the hallway.

This parade even threw candy at me (the spectator).

Olivia bakes some more in Grandma's kitchen...she loved this...

She baked a cake for Sam's first birthday and Amy (Sam's mommy) was so kind to let him eat it before his actual birthday party.

Aren't big brother's the best?

Shellee and Carter watching the cake get eaten.

Ah heck, everybody - let's eat cake!

The remains of Olivia's cake for Sam.

Olivia was thrilled that Sam liked it.

Sunday morning! Amy, Shad (my bro), me and Aaron...outside the Conference Center.

Spiritually Fed people! Conference was so good!

The kids had so much fun in some of Shellee's shoes! We had our own little cat walk.

Ky really enjoyed it ;)

Unlike his little bro.

Olivia loves silly cousins to play with!

It's not often that we get to be around for a cousin's birthday. How fun to be there for Sam's first birthday! Isn't chocolate cake great?

For FHE we went to Gardner Village in SLC. My smart self forgot the camera and so I had to snap a few poor shots with my cell phone. It was such a fun place (thanks for the recommendation JG.)

Gardner Village was full of really fun shops.

I know you can't see Timpanogos mountain in the background because of the clouds, but the view is amazing! Especially when they are snow capped.

Before taking Aaron to the airport so he could return to work and school in Ohio, we stopped by the Mt. Timpanogos temple to show Olivia where we were married.

After dropping Aaron off at the airport, I continued north to visit my favorite college roommates. Jennie freakin' Wilder and Sarah Fordney Hunsaker! Good times!

My mom treated all the grandkids to Kangaroo Zoo! Carter and Olivia loved it. I got a great workout trying to keep track of where they both were.

My last Saturday there, we went to Shonte's house and played. The kids made little Halloween crafts. We got this pumpkin idea from Family Fun magazine.

Kendra

Max did his own thing.

Kelton

Kylan

My mom got some new reading glasses and so we all had to try them ;) (ha)

I love getting to visit all my family when I go to Utah, but I also love the good eats there. Taco Amigo, Los Hermanos, and Panda Express, (we don't have one close enough here) and pink sauce...ahhh...yummy! I also LOVE pinenuts. I found out that Carter and Olivia love them too. My fingers were starting to hurt from cracking so many of them to keep up with their demands. One other things I love about Utah is that it always seems easier to find CUTE, modest clothing there. Especially in my little sisters closet.

Olivia was on top of the world when (my SIL) Amy let her feed little Sam.

Olivia was quite the entertainer. She put on several shows per night filled with lots of bows for the cheering crowd:

Luckily I got some entertainment I hadn't seen before...Max impersonating Stever Erkel. I'm actually surprised that a few of the younger generation know who that guy is!

Thanks to everyone for the good time in Utah. Such great memories. Now it's back to the grind and normal life. Lots to do after being gone for two weeks....