Friday, March 12, 2010
Monsters
I have been looking for monsters to buy for Toby but every thing I found was way to much. So I made some to look like the ones I wanted to buy. They were so much fun to make and really easy. Toby loves them!!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Pipe Organ
Have you ever thought much about a pipe organ? Yeah, I never really had either..... until I meet my dear Ethen. When we were dating he casually says to me, " Have you ever listened to organ music?"...... "Hahaha!! You're kidding right? No, I have NEVER listened to organ music!"...... "Well, I like it. Do you want to listen to one of my Cd's?" (What!!! He has an organ CD? Do they even make those?) So, me trying to be excepting of this gorgeous man in front of me, I 'excitedly' said that I would love too..... CRAP! Big mistake!!! So driving in my truck, he puts in this random CD, that he so happened to have with him, into the CD player. After about 30 seconds of this weird sound I said, "interesting" and from then on I tried to avoid all conversation on the organ.
I knew that he played the Organ in church, which is one of the reasons that I first noticed him. I loved handsome guys that had musical talents, and he was full of musical talent... a gorgeous deep voice, piano, organ, clarinet, and just an over all love for music him self. I never really thought of the word..... obsession.....
So after we got married he told me that when we were dating, he would leave my house, and would go play the organ until like 1 in the morning. Usually about 3 hour.... What!!! 3 hours!!!! That is a long time!
Then he would occasionally put on some organ music and I never really thought anything of it, until one day I realized that he was randomly buying these organ Cd's. I find him listening to it ALL DAY LONG. He couldn't even walk past a piano or an organ with out sitting at it and playing FOREVER.
I started getting really annoyed. Every time he would play the piano, young little immature me would get furious!!! I hated that something would distract this gorgeous man from paying attention to me! After all..... he was the only thing EVER on my mind. Wasn't I supposed to be all he was thinking about?
Now, I realize that is lame.... but it's true. I noticed that he was obsessed when he bought an mp3 player and had enough organ songs and symphonies to fill it. I then decided that it was only fair to compromise. So I told him he could listen to organ music on his stereo as much as he wanted, as long as he gave me a back rub.
I found myself loving this. It is so relaxing. Organ music blaring and my body feeling fabulous from these back rubs. Then out of no where I am humming these songs.... ALL THE FLIPPING TIME!! I am enjoying these songs! I like humming them.....
About a year ago for his birthday I took him to a local Tabernacle so he could play on it..... that is when it went all down hill.... for me! I started to.... like the music that I had hated so much! I loved the rumbling feeling right in your seat, from this ONE instrument. I loved that this one instrument could have SO MANY different sounds.
Ethen and I started going to all the performances we could attend. I started giving Ethen 2 hours a day to play the organ. Then I said, "okay" when he tells me he wants to go into organ performance and teaching for school!!! ( Insane) He wants to travel around the world performing and be a professor. All the sudden I am okay with this?! I must be losing my mind.
Then to top it all off, I start encouraging him to practice more and me.... buying him more organ music and more this and more that. I started going crazy with it! I still don't know what is wrong with me. I.... like.... organ music. My husband..... is going to be a pro. organist.
Beautiful right?
Now here is the unreal thing, this instrument was made for worship. There is one in almost every chapel and almost every religion has one. This is one of the oldest instruments. The organ used to be the most listened to and the most played. The organ is said to be the King of all instruments.
No other instrument is near as large. Nothing has quiet the volume. No other, uses both hands and both feet, 2,3,4,5, and 6 keyboards, pedals, stops, a volume pedal, and so much more. The performer is practically dancing on the organ with his feet. The music is both demanding for the performer and the listener.
So many different sounds, and so much effort from just on person and one instrument. It is unreal!! Then to think that we have all forgotten about how beautiful it is. We are suddenly all more interested in listening to people rhyme and rap about sex, drugs, and killing. We are all more involved in the things that drag us down and corrupt our minds with things so crude and disgusting. We are forgetting about this one instrument created to remind us of our beautiful Savior. The sounds are so triumphant and so moving. What a unique and unreal instrument!
Why is it so hard to listen to it though. Even I am guilty of cringing in the beginning, until I come to understand just what the composers are trying to convey. How can we not give recognition to the talented composers that put their entire bodies into the one instrument they are performing on.
I knew that he played the Organ in church, which is one of the reasons that I first noticed him. I loved handsome guys that had musical talents, and he was full of musical talent... a gorgeous deep voice, piano, organ, clarinet, and just an over all love for music him self. I never really thought of the word..... obsession.....
So after we got married he told me that when we were dating, he would leave my house, and would go play the organ until like 1 in the morning. Usually about 3 hour.... What!!! 3 hours!!!! That is a long time!
Then he would occasionally put on some organ music and I never really thought anything of it, until one day I realized that he was randomly buying these organ Cd's. I find him listening to it ALL DAY LONG. He couldn't even walk past a piano or an organ with out sitting at it and playing FOREVER.
I started getting really annoyed. Every time he would play the piano, young little immature me would get furious!!! I hated that something would distract this gorgeous man from paying attention to me! After all..... he was the only thing EVER on my mind. Wasn't I supposed to be all he was thinking about?
Now, I realize that is lame.... but it's true. I noticed that he was obsessed when he bought an mp3 player and had enough organ songs and symphonies to fill it. I then decided that it was only fair to compromise. So I told him he could listen to organ music on his stereo as much as he wanted, as long as he gave me a back rub.
I found myself loving this. It is so relaxing. Organ music blaring and my body feeling fabulous from these back rubs. Then out of no where I am humming these songs.... ALL THE FLIPPING TIME!! I am enjoying these songs! I like humming them.....
About a year ago for his birthday I took him to a local Tabernacle so he could play on it..... that is when it went all down hill.... for me! I started to.... like the music that I had hated so much! I loved the rumbling feeling right in your seat, from this ONE instrument. I loved that this one instrument could have SO MANY different sounds.
Ethen and I started going to all the performances we could attend. I started giving Ethen 2 hours a day to play the organ. Then I said, "okay" when he tells me he wants to go into organ performance and teaching for school!!! ( Insane) He wants to travel around the world performing and be a professor. All the sudden I am okay with this?! I must be losing my mind.
Then to top it all off, I start encouraging him to practice more and me.... buying him more organ music and more this and more that. I started going crazy with it! I still don't know what is wrong with me. I.... like.... organ music. My husband..... is going to be a pro. organist.
Just look at this pipe organ!
It is unreal!! And the sound that comes from it is even better!!
Beautiful right?Now here is the unreal thing, this instrument was made for worship. There is one in almost every chapel and almost every religion has one. This is one of the oldest instruments. The organ used to be the most listened to and the most played. The organ is said to be the King of all instruments.
No other instrument is near as large. Nothing has quiet the volume. No other, uses both hands and both feet, 2,3,4,5, and 6 keyboards, pedals, stops, a volume pedal, and so much more. The performer is practically dancing on the organ with his feet. The music is both demanding for the performer and the listener.
So many different sounds, and so much effort from just on person and one instrument. It is unreal!! Then to think that we have all forgotten about how beautiful it is. We are suddenly all more interested in listening to people rhyme and rap about sex, drugs, and killing. We are all more involved in the things that drag us down and corrupt our minds with things so crude and disgusting. We are forgetting about this one instrument created to remind us of our beautiful Savior. The sounds are so triumphant and so moving. What a unique and unreal instrument!
Why is it so hard to listen to it though. Even I am guilty of cringing in the beginning, until I come to understand just what the composers are trying to convey. How can we not give recognition to the talented composers that put their entire bodies into the one instrument they are performing on.
Can you believe that the sounds made come from wind bursting through the pipes. Some as large as 32 feet and as small as 1/4". They can have thousands of pipes. So many different colors, sizes and sounds. I am amazed!
Now to conclude..... Here is a video of just how unbelievable the organ is and how talented the performers are!
Now to conclude..... Here is a video of just how unbelievable the organ is and how talented the performers are!Sunday, February 7, 2010
Mr. Adorable
Toby the amazing jumper
Indoor built miniture snowman family
Loves building snowman blocks
Grumpy-adorableI can't believe how big Tobers is getting. I just love talking to him and hearing everything he has to say!!! He is a super awesome kid!! He can jump over Ethen and land perfectly on two feet. Sadly that is something I can't even do. He can do unreal sumersalts and just about anything else. Not only is he adorable but he so talented. I really enjoy him!!!
Tom Cat and Tinker Bell
So I have never really cared for cats.... but, I love having pets!!! So since we can't have a dog at the moment we have cats. Yes there is an S on the end of cat. We have 5 of them.... TOTALLY KIDDING! We only have two! Tom Cat (he is orange and like almost a year old) he is our newest. We got him in October. He was a stray in our Trailer Court.... Yes I said trailer.... we live in one and it is SO COLD during the winter!!! ANyWay, he is the coolest cat. He loves to play with Toby and all of his toys. When we build blocks he always knocks them down and he loves when we build train tracks. He looks like he is CATzilla or something it is may favorite!! He his so good with Toby, he lets him chase him and pull his tail and do everything that a little boy wants to do to a little cat. Tinker Bell on the other hand is lazy and doesn't like Toby. We have had her for about 3 1/2 years now. She hibernates all day and at night she comes out and wrestles with Tom Cat. She would prefer not to, but Tom Cat refuses to let it go and torchers her until she tackles him. We love to watch this!! They also cuddle!! There is nothing better in this world then animals that cuddle. Needless to say I now love cats... well.. at least Tom and Tinker!!!! Meow
Lion King
Toby LOVES to siNg!!!! He sInGs all DaY LonG and I love it!!! His most recent songs come from Lion King. He is so funny!!! Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I totally love this kiD!!!
Hakuna Matata
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Cute Little Pictures
He loves to play with his trains while I cook dinner! He is such a cute kid!!!
I have been dreaming of warmer weather and camping... so I made us a little treat!!! It wasn't the real thing but it will hold me over until this crazy cold goes away!!
He loves his dad's organ music. This is the only way to please us both. I get the quiet no organ music and he get it LOUD and in his ears!!!
I have been dreaming of warmer weather and camping... so I made us a little treat!!! It wasn't the real thing but it will hold me over until this crazy cold goes away!!
He loves his dad's organ music. This is the only way to please us both. I get the quiet no organ music and he get it LOUD and in his ears!!!
Cooking
Grandma Bea got Toby a cooking set. So I gave Toby some ingrediants and cooked up whatever it was that he made. It looked really REALLY gross but he wanted to try it so badly. I fugured since there was nothing bad in it.... so he ate it and loved it!! I couldn't bring myself to try it though! It was so fun to watch him trying so hard to cook something up!
Christmas
So this year was a bit different for Christmas. I have spent every Christmas of my life with my parents. I was sad to be away from them this year :( but.... it was so fun to have our very own family Christmas with just us!!! Toby got spoiled. ( I love to buy presents!) I only posted his favorites. Ethen bought him a trampoline to get us through the winter!! Toby has so much energy and we thought this would be perfect for him. He love to jump on it while he listens to Lion King music.
Toby is always so worried about ouies and bunks. Usually when he gets hurt be brings me a hammer and tells me to fix it. I thought that a doctor kit would be great. He loves to fix his bear and mom and dad and the cats and anything he can fix!!! We love pretending!!
For Christmas dinner I went all out. I wanted to make everything that my mom usually makes plus what Ethen's parents usually make. Ethen kept saying that we didn't need to cook that much. I had to though!!!! It was my first holiday dinner ever! It had to be AMAZING! Here is Toby and his sneaky fingers!! He loved all the food.
Ethen wanted a picture of ALL the food so here it is!! It was so fun baking and cooking! I loved every minute of it!
Toby is always so worried about ouies and bunks. Usually when he gets hurt be brings me a hammer and tells me to fix it. I thought that a doctor kit would be great. He loves to fix his bear and mom and dad and the cats and anything he can fix!!! We love pretending!!
For Christmas dinner I went all out. I wanted to make everything that my mom usually makes plus what Ethen's parents usually make. Ethen kept saying that we didn't need to cook that much. I had to though!!!! It was my first holiday dinner ever! It had to be AMAZING! Here is Toby and his sneaky fingers!! He loved all the food.
Ethen wanted a picture of ALL the food so here it is!! It was so fun baking and cooking! I loved every minute of it!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Goals 8-11 and 28
(8) So... I am feeling really great about this diet. I am doing Weight Watchers and I love the program. It is easy and I am really enjoying it. No, I haven't lost any weight... I just barely started. I am just so excited about it!
(11) Exercise seems to be the hardest. Yesterday I really didn't want to, but I reminded myself that this is for me.... a new life.... change... I have to do it!!! So I did it! It felt great to work out.
(8 and 9) Switching unhealthy foods with fruits and vegetables has been great! I love the challenge of trying to replace things I love with things that taste great, and they are HEALTHY!!!
(28) I also wrote a letter to some one dear to my heart!!!! It felt good putting it in the mail. So if you have received a letter.... I love you!!! It has been so fun working on all these goals. I know it has only been a few days but I am learning a lot about my self!!!
(11) Exercise seems to be the hardest. Yesterday I really didn't want to, but I reminded myself that this is for me.... a new life.... change... I have to do it!!! So I did it! It felt great to work out.
(8 and 9) Switching unhealthy foods with fruits and vegetables has been great! I love the challenge of trying to replace things I love with things that taste great, and they are HEALTHY!!!
(28) I also wrote a letter to some one dear to my heart!!!! It felt good putting it in the mail. So if you have received a letter.... I love you!!! It has been so fun working on all these goals. I know it has only been a few days but I am learning a lot about my self!!!
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