Don't rent this movie

We barely made it half way into this movie before turning it off. It is disgusting.

Welcome home Elder Crane!

My little brother, Trevor, just returned home from serving a two year, LDS mission in Durban, South Africa. He was an awesome missionary, but we are happy to have him home. He hasn't met Jordan yet, so we are excited for that. Jordan is just like Trevor was when he was a toddler, so it should be interesting. Trevor is a joker, and can always make us laugh. WELCOME HOME TREVOR!

This picture is of all of my siblings. I am on Trevor's back and Kelsey is on Todd's back.

Dishwasher!

I found a portable dishwasher on Craigslist for a great price and couldn't pass it up! We don't have a dishwasher in our house which means a lot of scrubbing, and time. There are some days where I feel I wash dishes hours and hours. I am so excited to have more time, and softer hands! WOOHOO!

It's the same

Jordan was wearing a shirt the other day that has a helicopter on it. When I took it off before he went to bed he looked at it, grabbed it, and ran out of the room. I could hear him in the other room shouting in triumph. He came running back in and showed me this little airplane toy and the shirt, he thought they were the same. He was so excited! It was so funny to see him wave the shirt and the airplane in the air and jump around the room (seriously, he was that excited).

So, that was the beginning. Now he loves to find things that match, or are the same. He found two basketballs yesterday and waved them in the air shouting. He found two clocks at Jonas' house and was even more excited.

Now he likes to count the things he finds that are the same. He mostly points and says, "too, too, tree!" Today we went to Walmart and he saw rows and rows of bikes hanging from the ceiling and was so excited he counted, "too, too, too, too, too, too TREE!!"

Jordan's new potty

Today Jordan and I went to the store and picked out a new potty. I was telling him about it before we left and he was so excited, he kept chanting his word for potty, which I guess is, "poo-poo." When we brought it home he loved sitting on it, but was more interested in using as a basketball hoop. Go figure. I'll put up pictures as soon as I have them.

Jordan's OCD behavior

By now, you all know that Jordan loves basketball. He would play basketball all day, if I let him. Here is something you don't know about Jordan's basketball obsession. He is also obsessed with keeping the net straight, and untangled and he will not shoot the ball if the bottom of the net is stuck on the rim. He gets mad, he sometimes cries, occasionally it will cause a tantrum. He usually begs for one us to fix it until recently when we taught him how to fix it on his own. He's been doing better, but he still gets pretty frustrated and mad. We're trying to teach him now that it is okay for the net to not be perfect. We don't want him to call time out in his youth league teams because the net is messed up. :)

Disney characters

Jordan loves Disneyland. He loves all of the characters, but sometimes he's a little off on what he calls them. Here are a few examples of what Jordan thinks the Disney characters are. Looking at the images side-by-side I can definitely see where he's coming from.

Mickey Mouse is a monkey.

Winnie the Pooh is a dog.

Eeyore is Jordan's beloved Boo (if you don't remember Boo, click here).

Excited for Halloween

Jordan is going to be a monkey for Halloween and he is so excited. He loves to wear his costume around the house, and to look at himself in the mirror. He makes a cute monkey! I am excited to take him trick-or-treating at Disneyland this year! I love Halloween!

I am also excited because I didn't think I had any pictures of Jordan's first Halloween, but come to find out my friend Ali took a picture of us last year at our ward's trunk-or-treat party. Yea!

Benji is Harry Potter, I am Ginny Weasley (I had to be a Weasley since I have red hair and all), and Jordan is a cute little golden snitch. Jonas thought he was a bat, and most of the little kids thought he was a fairy, but he is a snitch.
Thanks Ali!!

Jump Shot

Jordan's first attempt at a jump shot was actually very good. We tried to get him to do it again, but it didn't work out.

Jordan is getting better at the fundamentals of basketball. He now likes to "dribble" the ball around the house. He walks with the ball in his hand and moves his arm up and down and rotates his hand, but he never lets go of the ball. He watches his dad dribble the ball at the park, but knows his little ball at home doesn't bounce (because of many failed attempts) so he had to invent his own way.

Had a nice trip see you next fall...break.

I was going to wait until the end of Benji's fall break to post the pictures and stories, but I just can't wait anymore. We have had a fun break even though we all took turns not feeling very well. We were still able to get out and do some fun things.
On Monday we went to Disneyland. We didn't bring the camera, which is okay, we'll probably go back in a few days and we can get pictures then! Disneyland has taught Jordan a pretty funny trick. Whenever we are in the car and the street curves, or goes up or down, Jordan now shouts, "weeeeeee!" He is really starting to enjoy Disneyland. It makes Disneyland so much better!

On Wednesday morning we went on an awesome hike to a waterfall. Jordan had fun pointing out the water and bubbles as we were hiking, but had even more fun playing in the waterfall once we got there.


This last picture is just a sample of what it's like to hike in San Bernardino County. The area is breathtaking and beautiful, but is covered with graffiti.
Later that day, thanks to our great friend that agreed to watch Jordan, Benji and I were able to go to Hollywood for a date to see Jimmy Kimmel Live! The seating is first come first serve so people start lining up pretty early. Benji and I got there right before they starting letting us in so we weren't expecting great seats. As we got to the door the usher asked us who we were here to see. Benji answered, "Jimmy Kimmel!" The usher said, "that was a good answer." He lead us to the front row, right in front of the band. We had awesome seats! We didn't really care about the actors/actresses that were on the show, but it was still so much fun to be there! Check out Benji's blog to see pictures of us on the show!

Here we are waiting in line:

We had to check our camera in the front desk, so we decided not to bring out nice camera. I was shocked at how bad the pictures taken on our little point-and-shoot turned out. I forgot what our pictures used to look like. I tried to get a picture of the El Capitan theater where we saw Jimmy Kimmel, but they didn't turn out so great, but this is where we were!


After the show we went to Cold Stone for some ice cream. It was nice to enjoy ice cream without Jordan begging, "please. Please. PLEASE! PLEASE!! PLEASE!!!!" It was all mine. ;)

Every Thursday night Redlands has a market night. State Street is blocked off and local farmers bring their fresh vegetables and fruit to sell. There are booths and rides for the kiddies. It's like Peach Days in Brigham City, but every week. It's fun to walk around and look at the different booths, and get samples of the fruit the farmers are selling. Last night we stopped at Betty's Burgers. It's one of my favorite restaurants in the area. It's a cute 50's style diner, with good food. Betty makes an awesome burger. This picture made me laugh...yes Jordan has a Mccain sticker on his shirt.

Benji has been selling a lot of our old stuff on Craigslist during the break. He also found a new bike. It's a Schwinn and only 6 months old. The owner was so sad to see it go. He made sure to give Benji a few pointers on how to take care of it. Benji is so excited to not have to walk to school anymore and I'm excited that I get to spend more time with him during his lunch break, since it only takes a few minutes to ride home.
Well, I now know why I blog everyday. This was quite exhausting. I'm never waiting this long to blog again! It takes way too long. Phew!!

How addicted are you?

Being a self proclaimed blog addict I saw this quiz and knew it was for me. I just had to know! I was actually surprised that it was only 68%. That's kind of sad!


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What a poser!

Lately before Jordan takes a shot he poses with the ball for about 5 seconds. Here are some of my favorites....

Aaaahhhh...a nice Sunday nap.

Jordan's nap time everyday is at 11:30. Our church starts at 11:30, so usually by the time we get home from church (or while we are still there) he is dying for his nap! It looks like he had just enough energy to bundle all of his blankets up into a big pillow before he fell asleep.

Fall Break

Benji has all of next week off from school because he has a fall break. We have a lot of fun things planned for the week. I can't decide if I want to blog after each exciting event, or if I want to wait until the end of the week and post them all at once. If you don't hear from me in awhile it's because I chose the latter. Here is a little agenda of our planned adventures:

Yesterday: We went to Disneyland. Yes, we went twice in one week.

Today: played video games, caught up on sleep, hung around the house.

Sunday: Church! Jordan turns 18 months next month so we get to start trying out nursery. We went last week and he sure enjoys snack time!

Monday: Possibly the Chargers/Jets Monday night game! We're looking for cheap tickets.

Tuesday: hike to a waterfall.

Wednesday: Benji and I are getting away for a little date. We're going to a taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live! We have the tickets and Sandra O and Dancing With the Stars are on the show. I'm not sure if that means all of the stars from DWTS are going to be there. I guess we'll see.

Thursday: the beach! (or something equally as cool.)

Friday: I really want to go camping, but I guess we'll see. We might be pooped.

54

I was curious how many days I have been blogging. I started blogging on the 25th of July, so that is 54 days. Then I looked at how many posts I have. 54. Am I super lame or what? I promise I have a life away from blogging. I guess I'm just still infatuated with it's newness and fun. Maybe that will wear off, but until then here's to 54 more days and 54 more posts!


P.S. This picture was taken during the Superbowl. Jordan was way sick, and if you can't tell he isn't having the funnest time. This is the night that resulted in a trip to the E.R. and stitches in my foot. More on that story later.