memorial day

we had a great memorial day yesterday. it was nice to spend time with jason pretty much ALL day long. that hasn't happened for a while. we drove around and looked at houses, we went swimming (this time clara had her own attire)hung out with angela and clint (clint explaining to clara why it's not okay to cry for no reason),ate ice cream and laughed when it smelled like my computer was on fire. don't worry, it was just the plastic on the power cord melting. apparently i will be needing to purchase a computer sooner rather than later. all in all, it was a great day and we found some pretty neat houses that are possibly in our price range. we'll see if they are still for sale when our home in utah sells which is when we'd be able to afford to move.


i have decided that the two hardest things of being a mother to a 5 month old are 1. washing out the spit up under the top fat roll in her neck (the bottom fat roll doesn't pose as big of a problem) and 2. cutting her fingernails. you see, clara is somewhat high strung (surprise surprise) so she is constantly clenching her fists, making it extremely difficult to cut her nails since she is moving all of the time. but hey, if those are the two most difficult things, i suppose i have to admit having just one kid is pretty easy.

it being memorial day, i would like to say thank you for all those who have fought and continue to fight for our freedom here in america. i love the freedoms we enjoy!!