Cory and Anika Price Family

The Princess and Tigger

2009-11-02T07:11:00.000-08:00

I didn't have any pictures in my last post because I was at my mother-in-law's and didn't have my camera with me. But, I'm home now and here are the cute pictures of my kids in halloween garb.

Happy Halloween

2009-10-31T09:14:00.000-07:00

My kids love Halloween! I think it is because it is the holiday that never ends. We had our first Halloween party last Saturday at our church and then Brinley got to have dress up and have a party at dance class on Tuesday. Yesterday Cory and one of his friends took the kids to a trunk or treat and a carnival that EITC and tonight we are going trick or treating with Grandma and Grandpa Price in American Falls. Brinley is a princess, Belle, and Gabe is tigger. We have had a lot of fun with the kids at all the Halloween parties.

Work Work Work

2009-10-19T11:07:00.001-07:00

I feel like all I do anymore is work. I technically only have one job where I work all day Friday and that's it. Not so bad, right? But then there is my other job, I fill in for a therapist at another outpatient clinic that I used to work at. During the summer this was great because I got more hours and Cory had the summer off so he was watching the kids. Right now that therapist has been very busy so he has been having me come in and help out when he schedules too many people. So I have been working a couple hours a day on Mondays and Wednesday for him. And this week I am also working all day Thursday because he is going out of town. I am also teaching seven piano students. AHHHH! I feel like I don't have time to do stuff with my kids like I want to. I guess it's all about balance. I am going to have to get better at saying no so that I'm not going crazy and my kids aren't at babysitters all the time. I think I'll just try to make it through this week first.

Here We Go

2009-10-13T07:28:00.001-07:00

I was in Utah this weekend talking to one of my cousin's and she asked me if I blogged. I was embarrassed to tell her that I did have a blog, but that I had not posted on it for over six months. I have decided that is silly. I haven't been posting because I am so far behind that I don't want to have to catch up, so I just get further behind. So whether I will make the effort to catch up or just start posting again I'm not sure, but I will at least start posting some current stuff. Thanks Heather for a nudge in the right direction!

Update

2009-03-24T18:33:00.000-07:00

As you can probably guess from my lack of posts recently, we still don't have the internet at our house. So, I thought I would take a minute and give a quick update about us. We are pretty much unpacked and settled into our new house. Brinley had a great birthday, she got lots of art stuff, a fish tank, and her favorite, a tool set. Gabe will be one next month and is still such a sweet little guy. He is pulling himself up and cruising all over the furniture. He loves to open and close door and empty all my drawers.

Cory and I both got callings in our ward. Cory is the gospel doctrine teacher, he is team teaching so he gets to teach half the time. I was called as the 1st counsilor in the primary presidency. We are both excited for the new opportunities to serve. We just relisted our American Falls house, which we had leased for the past five months. Hopefully it will sell quickly and we can be done, but we are trying to be patient and hope for the best.

Brinley's birthday party

2009-02-23T10:25:00.000-08:00

Brinley's birthday is this Saturday. She is very excited. She keeps telling us that all she wants is tools and something to paint with. We are having a little family party Saturday early afternoon and then we are going to take her bowling. Fun for her :)

Settled in

2009-02-23T10:23:00.000-08:00

We are finally getting settled into our new house. I unpacked all of the essential stuff and then totally lost motivation. This weekend, thanks mostly to my amazing husband, we got more stuff unpacked. Our house is looking pretty good we still have a few boxes in the office, my computer is still at my parents, and we only have a couple of pictures up, but other than that we are pretty well organized and unpacked. Yeah! Thanks Cory!!

Why?

2009-02-13T10:33:00.000-08:00

It is official! My daughter is in the terrible why phase. I think I might go crazy! I am not exaggerating when I say that she asks me why at least a hundred times a day. I answer one question and the immediate reply is why? Even when I say I don't know she asks why. Sometimes I think it is cute, but most of the time it is just annoying. I need to focus on being patient and hope that this phase doesn't last very long.

We finally moved in

2009-02-10T14:41:00.000-08:00

We finally moved into our new house last weekend. It was pretty hectic and stressful, mostly because the old owners were taking their sweet time getting out and I wanted to get in when they said I would be able to. I have been trying to get unpacked the last few days and my house is starting to look a little better.
A couple of not so good things about moving:
Number 1 a mouse. No one warned me that mice get into your stuff when it is in storage, but they do. A few of my baby blankets got chewed up and a couple of old chair were damaged (I don't really know how badly because I just stuck them in the garage and haven't gotten that far in unpacking yet.) But the worst part about the mice is the live one that ran out of a box when I was unpacking it. Of course, I totally freaked out and ran out of the room screaming. I sent Cory in to kill it but he couldn't find it, so I immediately ran to the store and bought 12 mouse traps which we set mostly in the one room. Cory checked the traps the next morning and we caught it. Yeah! Hopefully, that is the only one in my stuff.
Number 2 we had to make some unexpected purchases. The water heater doesn't work very well, our dryer broke, and the dishwasher isn't draining. So two days after moving in we went and bought three new appliances that we weren't expecting to have to buy. As long as nothing else goes wrong we should be fine.
Overall I love, love, love my new house. It has been so fun getting all my stuff back out and organizing everything. If anyone wants a tour your are welcome to come over and see it :) We don't have internet yet and probably won't for a little while so it may be a while before I post any new stuff.

He took a sippy!!

2009-02-03T09:08:00.001-08:00

I have been ready to ween Gabe for a month or two now. Unfortunately, he has not been ready. So last week I decided that I was no longer going to nurse him during the day. I have been pumping and trying to give him breast milk in a sippy cup. So for the last four days he has not been taking it. He just screams and crys every time I try to give him the sippy because he just wants to nurse. This morning I had to work for an hour and when I came home my mom said that he had finally taken the sippy. So I just put him down for a nap and although he wasn't very happy about the sippy he did take it and drank about two ounces. YEAH!! Hopefully eventually I will be able to substitute formula for the breast milk and then I can stop pumping, but for now I will just be happy for that little bit of progress.

Sad News

2009-02-02T20:43:00.000-08:00

Cory's Grandpa Price passed away on Saturday evening. He has been sick for a while now, so it wasn't a surpise, but still very sad for Cory's family. We are going down to Malad for the viewing and funeral Wednesday and Thursday.

We really bought a house

2009-01-25T19:26:00.000-08:00

So we really bought a house. We closed on Friday. They said that they were going to be done moving out this weekend, but we drove by today and there we still some furniture in the front room. Now we are just waiting for them to call us and tell us that they are out.

Happy Birthday to Me

2009-01-20T20:43:00.000-08:00

I am 24. Yeah. I had a fun birthday. Karlee and Justin came up on Sunday and brought a cake and so I opened my presents on Sunday, but Cory did take me out to dinner tonight. For my birthday everyone in my family went together and go me a Wii and Wii fit. I love it!!!! It has been lots of fun and I plan to use the Wii fit to get in a little better shape.

Our family vacation

2009-01-15T17:14:00.000-08:00

A couple of days after Christmas we went on family vacation. It has been a couple of years since we went on a family vacation with just our little family and we had a blast. We went down to St. George. We stayed in a timeshare resort down there. It had two bedrooms, a family/dining room, and a full kitchen. It was very nice. While we were down there we went to a dinosaur museum, a wildlife museum, Zion's national park, Brigham Young's winter house, and the visitor's center at the temple. We also went swimming everyday at the outdoor pool at the resort and played on the playground. It was very relaxing and we were glad to get away from everyday life for a few days.

Brinley and Cory built a snowman at
Grandma T's on the way down.

Here we are at Zion's National Park

This is outside our hotel, and in front of the temple

We bought a house!

2009-01-15T07:55:00.001-08:00

I can't believe it has taken me this long to sit down and tell everyone some very exciting news. We bought a house! We close next friday, but we might have to wait a couple of weeks after that to move in. So at the latest we will be in our home by the 10th of February, at the earliest the end of the month. YEAH! Here is a picture of the outside.

I Survived

2008-12-23T14:19:00.000-08:00

Well I survived the Christmas program. The program went pretty well, amazing well considering the fact that we only had 4 weeks to learn all of it. I was so relieved when it was over. I hope that the choir director chooses a simpler piece for the next performance :)

Freaking Out

2008-12-16T14:27:00.000-08:00

So our ward was recently reorganized. I was called as the ward choir pianist. I love piano callings, because they are easy and it forces to play more. BUT, before I was even called the chorister brought over their Christmas program. It is a 60 page cantata. I have been working really hard trying to learn it. We perform this Sunday and I am officially freaking out! I have practiced and practiced and although I can play it all the through it is far from performance ready. I guess I just need to do my best and remember that it is not the end of the world if it is not perfect. So with that in mind I am going to practice right now. Wish me luck.

Scentsy Giveaway

2008-12-16T12:18:00.001-08:00

My friend Jessica is having a scentsy giveaway on her blog. If you like scentsy you should go to her blog and enter. The link is on the left hand side of my blog. You have to put a comment on her blog by thursday to be entered into the drawing.

Brinley's Songs

2008-12-04T20:50:00.000-08:00

So on Wednesday before Thanksgiving Isaac had a guitar hero party with his friends. While they were setting up the guitars Brinley got to try them out. She was so cute. She sang a different song to go with each different guitar. Although she is missing a few of the words here and there I am impressed with her singing abilities. Here are some videos of her songs.

Halloween Pictures

2008-11-26T15:14:00.001-08:00

For Halloween this year we had activities all week. We did the ward trunk or treat, boo at the zoo, and trick or treating on Halloween. Brinley was Dumbo the elephant for the first two activities and a cheerleader for trick or treating. I only got pictures of the cheerleader. Gabe was a spider.

What's New with Us

2008-11-26T14:35:00.000-08:00

So, since June a lot has changed in our family.

1. Cory changed jobs. He was working at the State Hospital in Blackfoot as a Clinical Social Worker. He took a job as an elementary school counselor at Westside Elementary. It has been a great change for him. He enjoys his job and is really enjoying working with kids again.

2. We moved to Idaho Falls. Since Cory's new job is in Idaho Falls and I like Idaho Falls it made sense to move here. We have been in IF since the middle of August. So far Cory doesn't like the traffic. Brinley loves the ducks down by the river. And I am enjoying being back here.

3. We are living my parents. When we moved to Idaho Falls we put our house in Pocatello up for sale and also finished the flip in American Falls. We sold our home in Pocatello and are leasing the house in American Falls until March. So, we have been living with my parents until we can get a house.

4. Both of my kids got bigger. Brinley is now almost 3 and she is so funny. She's really smart and picks up everything around her. Gabe is 7 months old and can scoot himself around pretty well. He is such a sweet little guy and loves to get lots of attention.

5. We bought a minivan. I know, I know, anyone that knows me knows that I swore I would never own one, but I needed more space and a minivan seemed to be the most logical choice. I must admit that so far I like it.

My Sister's Initiative

2008-11-26T14:33:00.000-08:00

Since it has been so long since I have updated my blog my sister decided give me a little help. She changed the background and made it all cute so that I would finally get on here and update my blog. I will do my best to update it more often.

Gabriel's Blessing

2008-06-07T11:48:00.000-07:00

We are blessing Gabriel tomorrow at church. For anyone that is interested church is at 11, if you need directions give me a call. I will try and get some pictures up in a couple of days.

Back to Work

2008-05-16T11:35:00.000-07:00

So, as usual, I thought I was tougher than I really am. About a month before I had Gabriel my old boss from Idaho Falls called and asked if I could cover for him while he was on vacation. He wanted me to cover May 9th-16th. I told him that I could if I could bring my baby. He said that was fine and so I agreed. Going back to work three weeks after having a baby is not a good idea! Today is the last day I am covering for him and we are all still alive, but it has been a long week. I am definitly ready to go back to being on maternity leave and enjoying time with my kids and husband.

Life with two kids

2008-05-13T10:24:00.000-07:00

As you might be able to tell from my lack of recent posts, life with two kids is busy. Even though Gabriel just sleeps and eats he and Brinley seem to take up every second of the day. We're doing good if we are all bathed and dressed by 11 these days. Don't get me wrong, I love having two kids!! I love newborns, they are just so sweet. And Brinley is still so cute. She likes to rub the baby's head and say "Soft baby" because we are always telling her to be soft. I have a bunch of cute pictures I want to get on here, but it will have to wait for a few days.

Happy Birthday Cory

2008-05-01T09:25:00.000-07:00

Today is Cory's birthday. He is turning 29. Yeah!!! We don't have any big plans, Cory decided he wanted to do something low key, so I am making porcupine meatballs for him and then he and I are going to go out to a movie (if I can find a babysitter for Brinley.) I hope he has a wonderful day!

My Smart Girl

2008-05-01T09:21:00.000-07:00

I have always thought Brinley was pretty smart. I'm probably biased, but I do. Since I have had a baby I have seen how quickly she picks things up. She is already stealing my nursing pads and putting them on and trying to nurse her babies. She also insists on putting diapers on her babies, using wet wipes to "clean up poopies," and putting them in the baby swing to sleep. Unfortunately, her smartness does not always show itself in such cute, funny ways. She has also discovered that I cannot do anything while I'm nursing. She takes full advantage of this to do things that she knows she is not supposed to do because I can't take it away from her or make her stop doing something. Oh well, I guess I should just be glad she's smart.

Gabe's First Checkup

2008-04-28T20:56:00.001-07:00

Gabriel had his first checkup today. He weighs 7 lb 2.5 oz which is pretty good, because most babies aren't even back up to their birth weight yet. The doctor said everything else looks great. So far, so good :)

Walks

2008-04-27T17:16:00.001-07:00

It was such a nice day today that we decided to get out and go for a walk. We tried to give Brinley a nap earlier in the afternoon, but she just sat and played in her bed for an hour. She was so excited for a walk, but before we were even half way through she had fallen asleep. When we got home we put her in bed and she slept for a while longer. When she woke up she was devasted to realize that she had missed most of the walk. She is upstairs right now throwing a tantrum about "more walk." We'll go tomorrow and hopefully she'll stay awake and enjoy it.

Gabriel Evan Price

2008-04-27T17:00:00.001-07:00

I took this picture of Gabriel today. We think he's a pretty cute little guy.

This is obviously right after he was born.

This is our first family picture.

Brinley was so excited to see the baby for the first time.

Brinley does really well holding him, until she decides she's done

at which point she just tries to push him off her lap.

Here is more of a close up of Brinley and Gabriel together. Don't I have the cutest kids ever!!

Gabriel Evan Price was born on Tuesday, April 22nd at 2:42 pm. He weighed 7 lb. 1 oz. and was 20 inches long. Everything went fine with the delivery and he is perfectly healthy. I am finally getting somewhat recovered and have gotten enough motivation to download my pictures. My mom came and stayed with us for a few days, we were so grateful to have her help. Overall, Brinley is doing very well with the new addition. She has been pushing her limits, but she loves holding the baby and is always asking where he is.

Great Grandparents

2008-04-20T18:40:00.000-07:00

Brinley is a lucky girl. She has three sets of great grandparents still alive. Unfortunately, she doesn't get to see them very often so when she does she is usually very shy. This weekend great grandma and grandpa Tanner were in American Falls. The first night she wouldn't even go in the same room as them, but she warmed up to them. The next day she sat by grandma Tanner for about 15 minutes while grandma talked to her about the birdhouses on the coasters. It was really sweet. That night she even goodnight to grandpa Tanner. Hopefully, she will remember them next time she sees them and it won't take her so long to warm up.

Flipping

2008-04-20T18:34:00.000-07:00

Cory and I are currently flipping a house up in American Falls. Usually Cory is the one working on the house while I watch Brinley. I decided that I wanted tile in the bathroom and I decided that this was going to be my project. So, this weekend I layed tile in the bathroom. Cory came and helped my lay the subfloor and he helped cut the tiles for a couple of hours, but for the most part I layed the tile myself. This project made me realize some things. First, it made me realize that it is kind of fun to start a project and do it yourself, it gives you a sense of accomplishment. Second, that it is very tiring to do manual stuff like tile (I have been pretty sore today). And third, that my husband is amazing! He goes up there all time and just works and works to get this house done. I spent one day there and I am ready to take a couple of weeks off. Hopefully I will have time to finish the grout before I go into labor.

The Blessings of Tithing

2008-04-18T08:11:00.000-07:00

I have always heard people say that the Lord will bless you if you pay your tithing. Well, guess what- they're right. I have been stressing about our finances since I am not going to be working when I have this baby. I have been trying to put as much money into our savings account as possible to cover the extra bills that always come with having a baby. I had not been able to put as much as I would have liked and I have been stressing about it. I was paying bills today and got online to pay our house payment. I was going to make May's house payment when I looked and it said that I didn't have a payment due until June. I figured this must be a mistake so I called the bank and they said that I had been a month ahead for almost a year. I have no idea when an extra payment got made, but it was a huge blessing. I was able to put the entire payment into savings. I feel much better about our financial situation now and I am so grateful for the blessings of tithing! The Lord truly blesses us when we follow his commandments!

Kirby Vacuum Salesman

2008-04-17T20:22:00.000-07:00

Since it has warmed up a little bit I have been deluged with door to door salesman. I think I get so many because I live in an association with lots of houses close together. Regardless of the reason, I am annoyed! Today the Kirby vacuum salesman showed up. They woke me up from my nap and in my half awake, groggy state I was did not turn them down quickly enough and before I knew it I was getting the demonstration. An hour later he finally left, but he left his vacuum behind so I could show my husband and he could come back again. I called my husband after they left and he helped me get my gumption back. I promptly called the Kirby guy and told him we definitly weren't interested. I then packed up the vacuum and left it on my porch before going shopping. When I came home it was gone. I think I might put up a sign to stop future salesmen from even knocking.

"More Walk"

2008-04-17T20:16:00.000-07:00

Today it finally felt like spring in Pocatello. I decided to take Brinley for a walk to try out our new double stroller. Of course we filled up the second seat with Brinley's babies. We walked over to my sister-in-law's maternity to pick up something and then walked home. I would say we walked about a mile. We came home and Brinley threw a huge tantrum because she wanted "more walk." I finally coaxed her out of the stroller and onto something else. When Cory came home he wanted to go for a walk because it was so nice out. And when we got home Brinley wanted "more walk" again. Hopefully, she will stop throwing these tantrums as it gets warmer and we are able to go on walks more regularly. Until then I'll just be glad that my daughter likes to get out of the house into the sunshine.

The Simple Things

2008-04-13T18:12:00.000-07:00

Lately, my husband has been very busy in the evenings working on remodeling a house we are trying to finish. On Saturday he got done earlier than usual and was home by 5. So we decided to spend some quality family time together. We took dinner to the park and ate and then let Brinley on the toys. It was wonderful to have time together without really having anything to do or anywhere to be. That doesn't happen very often in our busy life. It goes to show that all those "things" we fill our lives with don't make us happy, it's spending time with those we love that really matters!

Fashion Show

2008-04-13T18:06:00.001-07:00

Brinley and I had our fashion debut on Saturday. My sister-in-law owns a maternity and children's clothing store and there was a fashion show this weekend. She needed some pregnant ladies so she asked if Brinley and I would be in the show. So during the week we went to her store and picked out outfits that coordinated and looked cute. The show was supposed to start at 2 on Saturday, which is right at Brinley's nap time. I wasn't too concerned because we were first and then I could leave and put her down for a nap. The event started at 2, but the fashion show part didn't actually get started until almost 3. I was very frustrated! They had us lined up at 2:15 and we had to stand in line for almost 45 minutes. Let's just say that being 8 1/2 months pregnant and trying to deal with a tired 2 year old waiting a line was not the most pleasant experience. On a positive note, Brinley had tons of fun once was actually got to walk down the catwalk. She and I got to walk down twice because I had a couple of different outfits, the second time down she just wanted to stay at the end and spin in circles, she walked so slowly off the stage it was pretty funny. Overall it wasn't a terrible experience, but I think next time I'm this far along I will the opportunity :)

Surprise Baby Shower

2008-04-11T08:52:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday I thought I had to be to work early to attend our monthly department meeting. When I got there everyone yelled surprise. My coworkers threw a surprise baby shower for me. I was so excited. I wasn't expecting to have any showers since this is my second baby, but they decided that since I am having a boy that I needed to have one. They had really good food and the best part was that they all went together and bought me a double stroller. I've been looking for a nice one, but just hadn't found one that I liked enough to spend the money on. I really like the stroller they bought, it's pretty small for a double stroller and has everything I've been looking for. So a big thank you to all my coworkers!!

Angel Food Cake Disaster

2008-04-09T09:41:00.000-07:00

My sister Karlee just turned 20 and told her that I would throw her a little party for her friends and roommates to come celebrate her birthday. If you know my sister, you know that she is a great cook. And if you know me, you know that I am not. But I was determined to make a cake for this party. Karlee decided she wanted angel food cake. She thought I was going to make it from scratch and thought it was pretty funny when I bought a boxed cake that you just add water to. I explained that is was still "making" the cake even though I only had to mix it together. So I added the water and mixed it just like the directions said to. I put in the oven, so far so good. About fifteen minutes later I realized that it smelled like it was burning. I opened the oven to find my angel food cake exploding out of the pan and falling all over my stove, onto the heating element. I tried to cut the top off and finish cooking it, but as soon as the knife poked it it imploded. Needless to say I did not use that cake, instead I went to store and bought a pre-made cake. I guess I'm still not the best cook in the world, but I should get points for trying :)

Chocolate Juice

2008-04-09T09:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I bought a gallon of chocolate milk. Later that night Cory got it out and asked Brinley if she wanted some chocolate milk. She said no, that she wanted juice. So Cory got out the apple juice, she immediately said "No daddy, chocolate juice." That's when we realized that she did want chocolate milk. Cory proceeded to try to explain to her that it was chocolate milk, but Brinley just kept saying, "No daddy, chocolate juice." So, we gave up and gave her a glass of "chocolate juice."

Still pregnant

2008-04-08T07:20:00.000-07:00

Just in case you were wondering, I am still pregnant. This should not come as a surprise, since I'm not due for another three weeks, but it seems like forever to me. I am "full term" now and could have Gabriel anytime. Obviously, I am hoping for sooner rather than later, but he will probaby wait until his due date just to teach me a little patience.

Easter

2008-03-29T20:24:00.000-07:00

Brinley has so much fun looking for her easter eggs.

She had her own color and did really well only picking up her eggs.

All the cousins together after the easter egg hunt.

The girls all decided to watch Dora together. Of course,

the big girls wanted to hold Brinley's hand the whole time.

Cory's parents always have a big Easter shindig on Saturday before Easter for all the grandkids. Brinley has lots of fun this year spending time with her cousins and looking for easter eggs.

Brinley

2008-03-27T08:24:00.000-07:00

Brinley decided that the cereal cupboard made a great seat. After that she proceeded to empty everything out, apparently she needed more room.

This just shows Brinley's personality.

I think she looks so beautiful in this picture!

Daddy was so excited to find out that she is already a Jazz fan :)

This is at Brinley's 2nd birthday party. My sister Karlee made the dora cake. Brinley loved it and was even able to blow out her candles (after a few tries).

I finally did it!

2008-03-27T07:51:00.000-07:00

I've been thinking about starting a blog for a while now and I just never got around to it. So, today I decided that it was time to stop procrastinating and just do it. So here we go :)