Author: McAdmin

Enough cutesee stuff

Post author By McAdmin
Post date March 23, 2010

Ok that’s it, I’m taking this McBlog back over. Time for some guy stuff!
First and most important, who will be in Utah on April 9 & 10 to go to the Man Expo with me?

Second, this cool thing came out today that turns your camera into a wireless camera. What’s that mean? Well imagine never having to find those darn cables each time you want to get pictures from your camera. Instead, take a picture then go to your computer, b/c it synced wirelessly. “WOW that’s AWESOME!” you say. “Yes it is” I say back. Isn’t it expensive!? Well normally you’d think this would recuire a new camera, or fancy stuff. Well a company has shoved all the necessary hardward into an SD card. Eye.fi. If you have a sony camera, you’re out of luck b/c they have a proprietary card design… BUT this is SWEET! You should definitely get this on your birthday list. Check the cheesy mom explanation video.

Third, there has been a huge explosion of Android announcements. If you’ve been cruising along happily with your old cell phone, you might not have noticed that the future is here and it’s called Android. All major carriers have at least two phones running this operating system.. when’s the last time that happened? (That tells you how tech shattering this is) Sprint, my carrier of choice as of this writing, will have 5 Android phones available by the end of April. AND Sprint also announced WiMax (4G) coverage is coming in SLC. So that’s cool.

OK, I think that’s enough geek to cover us for a bit. What do you think?
(What’s Iron Man there for? Well, he’s a really cool man, and he is techie)

Family Fun

Too Late… We’re All Taken! :)

Post author By McAdmin
Post date March 21, 2010

It was so weird to me to have all 3 of us pose with rings on our fingers! Yep, my youngest sister, Jessica, just got engaged to Casey on Friday night! Funny thing is, my other little sister Rachel is engaged and will marry Nathan in May. What fun! Haha, okay maybe some don’t see as much humor in it as I do, but it’s certainly something that we’ll all look back on with a chuckle!

Rachel put all 3 of our rings on for fun. We each decided that our own rings were the prettiest.

The happy “old” couple, and the happy, newly engaged couple. Congrats to Jessica and Casey!

Charlotte

I Just Think She’s Precious

Post author By McAdmin
Post date March 21, 2010

I love this sweet little face. Charlotte often plays a game of tilting her head back and forth (she especially loves it if you play along).

I had brought in the tricycle for her to sit on because she really wanted to be outside, but I had to get that laundry folded while Chase was at Joy School.

We’ve been playing outside a lot of the day, because it’s been 55-60 degrees lately and it’s just wonderful outside.

Charlotte enjoys briefly cuddling with Chase on the couch when he watches a show.

I love how the family interaction and bonds increase as they get older. She really enjoys running around the house with Chase and gets so excited when “Dada!” gets home from work.

She loves books and she’ll often look at one in bed right before she naps. Such a cuddlebunch with her blankie and binky!

McVideos

Short & Sweet

Post author By McAdmin
Post date March 21, 2010

Family Fun

Grandma!

Post author By McAdmin
Post date March 11, 2010

We always love when family comes to town! Grandma came recently, and we had a great time. Chase’s favorite thing was the Dinosaur Museum, especially because we got to have Jaxon along. And I especially loved having In ‘n’ Out Burgers afterwards!

Charlotte loved snuggling with her Grandma, and I think Grandma loved it, too. (Chase just can’t miss a photo op!)

Thanks, Mom, for visiting and for spoiling us!

Chase Adventures

Adventures with Chase!

Post author By McAdmin
Post date March 11, 2010

Chase really likes to do all sorts of flips off the couches, tables, etc. When you hear of kids bouncing off the walls, you can take it literally in this case. There are times when he doesn’t watch where he’s going, and he lands on top of Little Sister, which is no fun for her.

Our growing boy has been a challenge to keep entertained lately. Thank goodness for Joy School and having friends over a lot! I often get worn out starting around 3:30 or 4pm, finding more things for him to do that day and trying not to feel “fried.” I might have to find some good, structured summer activities for him to do (so we don’t all go crazy).

One thing that’s fun is that he really likes to help bake or do anything in the kitchen. I have to try to be really patient with him! Last time we made scone biscuit things from a kids’ cookbook. After we pulled the cookie sheet out of the oven, he leaned forward to smell the scones and burned his chin! So he has a red line on his chin that is healing.

Speaking of getting burned, last night we had a ward potluck night at the church, and as I was dishing us up some hot soup from a crock pot, my bowl tipped and spilled all down Chase’s back! He was screaming and crying, “Ow Mommy Ow ow ow!!!!” I quickly pulled off his shirt, saw that his back was really red. I just sat there hugging him, not really knowing what to do, and of course I started to cry. I didn’t want to make a scene, but too late. Fortunately, we have a very loving ward and a few people rushed up to help out. Someone even went and got him some clean clothes from their house. I had already been having a rough day with Chase, so my emotional tears would not stop… After we had iced his back and cleaned him up, everything was fine and it actually turned out to be an enjoyable evening. His back looks totally fine today!

One more thing, Chase is such a waterbug! He has started swimming lessons at the nearby indoor pool, and he’s loving it. He just had his first class, and he didn’t even look up at me on the bleachers the whole time, which was great because he was enjoying it so much. It kinda made me sad, because he seems to be getting older. It’s like every day he gets older or something!!!! At least he still calls me “Mommy” and blows kisses to me when I’m dropping him off at Joy School.

Reviews

Avatar wins best picture

Post author By McAdmin
Post date March 11, 2010

While Avatar didn’t win best picture at the Academy awards, it did win in some people’s hearts. Here is my ode to Avatar, created by someone else.

CFV 426 – Avatar/Pocahontas Mashup FINAL VERSION from Randy Szuch on Vimeo.

Personal

Weigh off round 1

Post author By McAdmin
Post date March 1, 2010

The challenge has been set, and it’s time to PAY UP! Last year I wrote about the gauntlet getting thrown down and the McWeigh off was born.

Well as clearly stated, it’s time for the first of two annual weigh offs between myself and McGowan. After Jason loses this weigh off he only has a month to prep himself for the next weigh in, so McG, I hope you are ready for a Biggest Loser workout regime.

Now it wouldn’t be fair for me to trash talk my competition on my blog, for one all my readers are supporting me (or at least you better be!), and two b/c Jason is an internet mogul who would prob post smack talk in places I’ve never even heard of. I’ll end by saying, Jason, I’d like my victory dinner here please. Thank you very much

Charlotte McVideos

What a good girl

Post author By McAdmin
Post date February 28, 2010

So I really like this little girl. She’s fun to put to bed, unlike my other child who I love just as much. I have no preference, I promise. But if I get to choose, I pick to put Charlotte to bed.. here’s why:

Health

Who wants to cleanse?

Post author By McAdmin
Post date February 25, 2010

Who’s in for a Cleansing Diet?

Let’s start Monday, March 1!!

Day 1-3 – raw fruits and vegetables and cooked brown rice only
March 4 – Thursday – add in cooked vegetables, chicken breast and fish
March 6 – Oatmeal and whole grains
March 8 – Dairy products

Or however you want to gradually add things back in