FINALLY!!!

So I am going to be a little post crazy since my computer is working (for the moment) and I was able to upload the lastes of my pictures to it. Here are a few of the happenings in the Pollei household.

A few weeks ago Taylor and I took the kids to the a Train Park. It has a little train you can ride around and it goes throughout a park with fun slides, and climbing things. It also has a carosel and a Real Train. The kids had a blast, here are a few of their happenings.

RAGNAR AZ 2010!!!!!

204 + miles later, our team of 12 runners, FINALLY CROSSED THE FINISH LINE!!!! We had our ups and our downs, we threw up, got little to no sleep, partied, and just about passed out when it was all over. We started in Prescott AZ, and ended in Tempe/Mesa AZ. This is our team, (minus 1 who had to go home because she had the hardest legs of the whole thing). Joy was really sick, and we missed having her at the end, but it was fun the first day wasn't it? A small tribute to the boy/runner who lost his life during this race. It was so sad and surreal to hear of someone loosing their life while we ran this race, but life happens, and when it's your time to go, no matter how it happens, the lord is in charge. The 18 year old male was crossing a highway to give water to his team mate who was running at that time, and on his way back to the van he got hit by on-coming traffic. It was 2 am in the morning, and not very lit. We are sadden by the loss that the team and family had to face. It was a bitter-sweet ending to this race. We celebrated by eating at Cafe Rio. I'm pretty sure we all went home and crashed for 2 days Enjoy!!!

Easter Outfits!!!

Although last Sunday wasn't actually Easter, the kids needed to get dressed up in their Easter outfits because they were just begging me to do so. Haha... and because next Sunday is General Conference and we won't be able to play dress up as easily. Well I guess I could get them all dressed and ready to sit in front of the TV and listen to the Prophet speak, but lets be honest, it's PJ's and french toast for us.

We are alive!!!!

So here is the scoop....

I didn't forget that I had a blog, but I currently have the most annoying problem on my computer right now... I CAN'T UPLOAD ANY PICTURES. Why do you ask does Amber always have problems with her computer?? Hmm... maybe because my little laptop has so much gosh darn stuff on it, that it's taken us literally MONTHS, to clean it all off. So now it is currently all cleaned off, but because both Taylor and I are not computer wizzes, we do not know what happened to the little part of my computer that allows me to add new photos to it. So I must take it in to get "looked at." (again)!!! So here is an update for you without pictures... :(

Yes, I did it, I ran the RAGNAR race (about a month ago). It was awesome, exhausting, sickening, and rewarding. I ran a total of 17 (ish) miles in about 24 hours. We are not exactly sure on the miles because each leg was not mapped correctly, but that was the round about mileage. We had a blast doing it, and I am currently thinking about doing it again. Pictures are to come of this event.

Dane- TURNED 1 YEAR OLD!!!! Pictures to come of this too! He's seriously is the cutest kid ever, and I pretty much want to gobble him up everyday (which I do because I'm mom and as mom I can do that right?)

Zoe- Seriously the cutest little 2 1/2 year old (minus her terrible-two's tantrums, sassiness, and plain old independence). I'm currently trying to read up on how to manage my little Angel and her sweet ways. If any of you have any suggestions on how to raise an almost 3 year old, I would be happy for some advice.

Taylor- Currently entering into his final rotations of his intern year yeah... and is going to be focusing on his specialty now... ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) Head and Neck Surgery. For the past 9 months he's been doing all sorts of random stuff, but now that all those things are out of the way, he can finally start learning what we moved out here to do.

Things are busy, and full of adventure here, but we manage to keep our head above water and tread lightly when we can. Hope all of you are doing well.

Things are busy at the Pollei household!!!

Ok, so I know that these pictures are a month old, but I don't have any new ones up on my computer yet. So for just a little change of scenery on my blog I thought I would just post something.

As for us, Taylor has been on 7 over-night on-call shifts in the last two weeks. Which means--mommy is extremely exhausted and ready for this rotation to be over. We miss Daddy very much but seem to be getting by.

I have picked up an old hobby-- Running. I am going to be running in the AZ Ragnar race in 35 days or so. It's going to be a ton of work and training to get ready for, but worth it in the end.

Dane-- almost walking and thinking he's pretty hot stuff.

Zoe--- in her big girl bed because she keeps climbing out of her crib. Thinks that she is done napping, but mommy's not giving up. She now has quiet time if she doesn't nap anyways because mommy needs a little sanity during the day.

I will post some more pictures soon... Sorry about not blogging lately.

(Any advice for kids that don't like to nap anymore?)

Pollei Christmas Card 2009

Merry Christmas. Instead of sending tangible Christmas Cards this year, we've decided to save a little bit on postage and go electronic this year. We are having a great holiday season, busy, but as good as can be expected. We miss and love you all and hope that you have a wonderful Christmas this year. Please feel free to browse our card.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Thoughts!!!

I'm not sure where to begin, but I just feel like writing some of my thoughts down....

If I happen to find a spare minute between naps, dirty diapers and dishes, I find myself trying to catch up on blogs. Which honestly can make me feel really crappy sometimes. Is it just me or am I the only one that hasn't mastered the art of time management? I will read some peoples blogs and it absolutely amazes me the things that they can do in just one week, or even just one day. Some days I'm lucky to take a shower and get out of my PJ's, but for others... they've got their routines down.

On a REEEAALLLY good day, I will.., get to the gym, shower, plan and make dinner, clean my house, take my kids to the park, budget, and call an old friend. But the next day I'm so pooped from the previous day that I have to spend the whole next day recooping.

Honestly, I want to know the secret out there. How does someone get so much accomplished in one day? I think that having kids as close in age as mine probably doesn't really help, but I know that it's been done before... mastering the art of checking off more than one thing of your to do list.

On a lighter note....

Dane is finally not getting up at the 5am anymore, and now that we took Zoe's pacifier away she seems to be a little less crazy all the time. Instead of focusing on where a passie is, she knows that they are totally off limits and finds other things to put in her mouth. Not that that's what I want, but we are moving in the right direction. Dane is getting into everything, but is still slow enough that I can catch him before he truly makes a mess.

Also... can I just take a minute to say that although I want to go completely crazy most days with being an exhausted mom of 2, that I absolutely, 100% love and adore my kids. This does not mean that I don't get mad or frustrated, yell or want to cry somedays. But honestly I must be going through a patience growth spurt because I am more patient with them than I used to be, and maybe due to a little more sleep... but I actually can't get enough of them. (Ok, maybe by bed time I am ready to say good bye), but honestly they are sooo sweet. And of course because they are my kids, I think that they win the award everyday for the cutest baby and little girl contest. Zoe definitely has her moments of ..."why are you doing that??" "please don't dump your toys, I just cleaned them up" or "1, 2, 3-that's it'..Time -Out"... times. But she is so sweet.

For example: When eating something that she really doesn't want to eat, she actually stalls the next bite (which she knows I'm going to make her take), by pointing to her mouth and saying "I finish that...." even if there's barely any trace of food, she will chew it until there's nothing left. It's actually hilarious. Then she will hurry and put what she considers a more desireable "good bite" of food in her mouth before I can get the vegetable in. (I think she gets the "I finish that" line from when I would tell her that she has to finish her bite before she can have a treat/cookie or something. So anyways, so now she thinks that she is quite the tricky one. She also just started repeating things that Taylor and I say... both in context and out. One that's actually really cute is when I go to get Dane out of bed she says: "I come, I come..... " she then follows me up the stairs and trys to beat me to his room. When I walk in, I will usually say: "Hi baby Dane, Hi...." Now before I can even open the door all the way, Zoe will say with a ton of enthusiasm and reeally loud... "Hi baby Dane Hi.." then she will follow it with a quick sniff to his bum and say: "Dane poopy...euw gross" (even when he's not poopy). She even has to give him kisses and hugs too.

As for Dane --He is so cute and so scrumptious that I literally just want to kiss and bite his little face every second. He gives the best slobbery kisses. He gets so excited when Zoe walks in the room and he just loves to play with her. He's actually getting good at tackling her now and she even has to defend herself a little from him these days. He's great a pulling my hair and Zoe's too. He's completely standing and holding on to things, and when I sing to him, he dances and shakes his arms.

I will have to post a video of it soon.

Ok, well now that I've rambled and given you an update any hints or suggestions on how to master time would be exceptionally helpful.