Could you pass the cockroaches please?

So you all know what a huge bug fan I am. One time, I actually asked my neighbor to come to my house to kill a spider because Scott wasn't home. In my defense, it was HUGE. Anyway, cockroaches are taking over the city, or at least my house. Every day I wake up and go on a dead cockroach hunt to clean up all the ones that died over night, usually 2 or 3. So, I saw one this morning, after I had already put away my dustpan. See, I can't pick them up in a paper towel because I can't stand the thought of feeling them. And, if you accidentally squish it, they bleed green. I know this because I stepped on one. So, instead, I sweep them up and flush them to Hell, or Heaven, if I'm talking to Alysson.

Anyway, I made a mental note to pick up the one I forgot before we left the house, and then quickly forgot the mental note. I gated Carson into the family room and went to help Alysson brush her teeth. I was coming back around the corner and saw that Carson had escaped, that crazy kid. He was in the kitchen with his fist in his mouth. It took all of 1/10th of a second for me to realize that HE WAS EATING THE COCKROACH. I'm pretty sure I've never run so fast. I grabbed him and stuck his entire body in the sink and started the water. He was screaming, but I didn't care. I'm sure the water was freezing, but oh well. I washed that stupid cockroach down the drain to Hell and washed Carson's hands, and I even rinsed his mouth out. I'm so proud because I touched the cockroach with my hands, I cleaned Carson all up, and then myself, and all with out raising my voice or using one bad word. I was shaking the entire time, and chanting in my head, "Don't lose it, you have a 3-year-old watching and she repeats everything." I will NEVER leave a dead cockroach out again. I can't believe that's even a sentence I have to use.

Screamin' good times

So Carson has taken up screaming. I have no idea why, if he isn't getting some sort of attention he needs, or if it's because he's teething, or if he just thinks it sounds awesome. Anyway, by the end of the day, I have had ENOUGH. So we are eating dinner, and he is screaming and Alysson decides she should scream too. I ignore it for a few minutes and then finally blurt out, "The next person who screams is outa here." Alysson screamed, and so she went to her room. Then Carson screamed, and Scott pointed out that I needed to be fair, and I couldn't really send him to time out so I went and got Alysson and said I was sorry. Then Scott decides we should play the quiet game. After explaining the rules to Alysson, she said she wasn't going to play that game but wanted to play the loud game so she could scream as loud as she wanted all over the house. What a crazy girl.

Finally Moved In

Okay, I know it's been a long time since I've posted, but I'm just getting to the point where I can relax at night and not worry about unpacking a box. Anyway, we love it here. Our house is wonderful and here's the best part: it has a fenced in backyard. Alysson loves to go outside and play and I feel safe enough to stay in the kitchen and keep an eye on her. The one complaint we all have is the heat. It's brutal. I've been gone for 11 years and have gotten used to SLC summers. It was 104 yesterday. And the bugs. Cockroaches and HUGE spiders. It's killing me. I HATE SPIDERS.

So developments in the past few weeks. Carson sits now. And he crawls, or actually scoots on his tummy, but he is moving. He gets into all of Alysson's stuff now, so that has been a problem for her. She gets really upset. He has started babbling too. And he got one tooth. Alysson started playing soccer at the YMCA down the street. That is a fun place. It has pools, sports for little kids, a gym for me, and free daycare for the kids when I'm working out.

And the most exciting news is Scott's graduation. That was such a fun day. Because our baby sitter canceled at the last minute, we ended up having to take the kids to the actual graduation, but they did so good. Neither had to be taken out the entire time. We had a party that night at Scott's parents house and tons of our friends and family came to celebrate. So excited it's over!!
Anyway, here are few pictures.