Happenings of the SLC Hughes

My little sister Kelly tagged me on her blog, so now I am supposed to tell you five things about myself. Lucky you!

1. I love being a wife! Jeff is so good for me! He's a goof ball and drives me crazy at times, but he does so much for me and I feel so lucky to be married to him! We stay up way too late talking almost every night, but I love it! He is amazingly talented and cares so much about our family! He seems to be more excited about having a daughter than I am!
2. I love being a mom! My boys wouldn't think so by the way I just yelled at them to eat their food, but I really do! I love teaching them new things, and I love how excited they get at their accomplishments! I love being silly, reading, and snuggling with them! I especially love the times when I get to be with them one-on-one, even if it's just going to the grocery store!
3. With all of that said, I love running, and the biggest reason is to get away from my family! That sounds mean, but I've learned that taking the time to run and do something for myself makes me a better wife and mother! I love the time I have to think while I'm running. I've run the St. George and Salt Lake marathons and hope to do a few more over the years. I enjoy training for them and forcing myself to stick to a schedule!
4. I am NOT a good scrapbooker, but I really enjoy collecting supplies to use some day! I have a room full of tools and supplies to make amazing scrapbooks, but I just don't make the time for that right now! I justify some of the materials by using them to make cards, but it's been a while since I've done that. I do hope to be like some of my friends and have beautiful books just FULL of pages, but I know I will continue to put that off especially when I choose to spend my time doing things like reading, blogging, running, eating, and watching shows like "Life", "Dirty Jobs", "Amazing Race", "Myth Busters", and many more!
5. I absolutely love eating nuts! All kinds! I used to just love peanuts, but I have a bowl of cashews on my table right now and pecans in my freezer. I often eat a handful of almonds for a snack! I feel so sad for people who are allergic to nuts. There are so many fabulous ice creams, pies, brownies, cookies, fudges, and even salads that I love because they have nuts in them!

So there you go! I started out wondering what I would even say, and now I'll apologize for saying way too much! Now I'm supposed to tag five more people, so Brooke, Sarah, RaQuelle, Camilla, and Shannon--now it's your turn! Just write a blog with five things about yourself and then tag five more people!

My last post for the night is to announce that we are expecting a baby girl! We had an ultrasound on Thursday, and everything looks good so far! We are so blessed! Chad wanted "another Chad" but he seems to be handling the news just fine! No, he really is excited and doesn't understand why we didn't get to take home a baby like our friend Bonnie did the other day! We're having a lot of "simplified" talks about how his baby sister is going to get here! It will all make more sense and be a little more crazy around April 23rd!

Before we left for Idaho for Thanksgiving, my sister Diane and her family spent a few hours playing with us and having dinner. It was so much fun to have them over, but I didn't take very good pictures. We then spent a few days up in Idaho with some of Jeff's family. It was a lot of fun! The boys had a blast playing with Grandpa's trains. Chad keeps asking when we're going back! I made a creamy pecan cheesecake for one of the desserts, and I put a picture in just for my mom! (The recipe is in that Mormon cookbook that Mom gave us, if you sisters want to try it! So good!) I am so thankful for such a wonderful family and terrific friends!

With all of the birthday posts I recently did for Chad, I think it's O.K. to do a little update of my sweet Kyle who is growing up so fast! He is currently potty training at 2 and 1/2. I finally decided to give in to his requests to go potty like Chad. I'm sorry to be a mom who talks about bodily functions, but he is doing wonderful except he is scared or something about the whole poo poo business. He tells me every time he has to go potty and does great, but when it's time to go #2, he freaks out and cries and hits us and then eventually does it. He doesn't have accidents anymore, but it is such a fight to get him to do it! He got a stuffed Buzz Light Year that Jeff bought him the first time he did it, and we've promised a stuffed Woody doll when he does it without freaking out at us, but that has yet to happen! Besides the potty training, he just got a big boy mattress. Jeff will be building him a bed, but until then, he is on his mattress on the floor. He got so excited to have a quilt like Chad. He was climbing out of his crib frequently, and we just decided to help him be a little more safe. He comes out several times right after we put him to bed, but he'll get used to it! He loves riding bikes, playing dress up so he can work with Dad, and reading books! He is a wonderful two year old who drives me crazy at times, but he sure makes us laugh a lot and is growing up so quickly. I love him!

I'm going to do a little catching up since I've been slacking lately! Jeff tried to take the boys golfing a couple of weeks ago before the winter weather came. He quickly learned that they weren't old enough to be on the course, so they just chipped around. They had so much fun! Aren't they so cute? That afternoon they helped rake leaves. I think they did a little more playing than helping! With all of the fun they have with each other, they sometimes take naps on our bed all together! These photos are of a Sunday nap that I didn't get to join in on! Boy was our house peaceful for a few hours!