Awkward Experiences...

I've just finished my VERY 1st test (of this semester) in the testing center!! Funny thing though, it was an AWKWARD experience. Strange right?! How could taking a test be awkward you might ask...well, this test was for my Kinesiology course and a few of the questions are basically impossible to answer without moving several limbs around. So pretty much I looked like I was A.D.H.D. I actually had one of the "employees of the testing center" stop by me several times (pretending to browse the room) to make sure I wasn't cheating on my test. Later, I glance across the room and see another employee "watching" me. Haha...

I PROMISE I'm NOT CHEATING!!! Then before I leave, I see a young man across the room "abducting his shoulder in the frontal plane of motion on the sagittal axis of rotation, and in the shoulder abductors muscle group." Heehee...he's taking the same test I suppose.

Or, maybe he IS A.D.H.D :)

Developing a routine between mommy and student..

I started up with school again about 2 weeks ago and I still have yet to find some sort of study schedule to fit in with being a mommy at home. I didn't think it would be this difficult. Lately, Porter has 2 moods...he is either VERY mischievous and adventuresome...getting into and terrorizing our ENTIRE home....OR he is needy and clingy and wanting mom LOTS! NEED HELP!!

PONCHO'S

Bath: a washing or immersion of something, esp. the body, in water, steam, etc.

In our home...JUST recently...Porter has a new-found LOVE for splashing in the tub...not only himself, but mommy as well. Call out all PONCHO's!! Recently he has started to crawl to the bathroom every time I put him down. He initially heads towards the garbage can (which we've already experienced how messy and DISGUSTING that can be) but then he turns towards the tub (because mom put the can on the counter OUT OF REACH ;). Whenever he hears the water running...he tries to dive right in...oh how much i love my water baby! His bath times are now reaching the 45 minute mark...and if Porter had it HIS way..they would probably last around 3 hours. After washing him and letting him play for about 30 minutes longer...I empty the tub (assuming that him sitting in an empty tub all wet and cold will make him want mommy with the warm towel) and to my astonishment...he doesn't want to get out. In fact, he'll SCREAM all throughout the towel drying session, the diaper session, the pajama session and sometimes story time! How long does this generally last?

Anxious for school to start!

Tomorrow will be Deven's FIRST day of school and Friday will be MINE!!! I feel like I am still in Jr. High where I get the "first day of school jitters!" It's a fun feeling to experience...I almost want to go "back to school shopping" for myself....you know, the whole deal...clothes, school supplies, shoes, accessories. Money IS an object, and one that can't be spent just on a whim...so looks like I'll have to keep dreaming. This semester I'll only be taking 3 courses to see how it goes with Porter and actually getting homework done..I HOPE! Crossing my fingers that this semester will go by smoothly. I'll be taking Kinesiology, Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases and FINALLY Book of Mormon. I've taken just about EVERY other religion course BUT this one thus far. Ha, ironic right??Wish us Luck!

Standing on his own

Deven worked a 19 hour shift yesterday/today so when he arrived home at 8:00 this morning, I decided to let him get his sleep and took Porter out to the living room. Apparently, Porter is a HUGE Mickey Mouse Clubhouse fan because his attention span EXPANDED while I read the book to him 5 times! Go Porter!! Keep it up hun, PLEASE?? :) Then later on, as I was making myself a sandwhich, I turn around to see Porter standing up in this kitchen holding himself up with the folded over stroller!! WHEW! Milestones here we come!!

Around 1pm he went down for a nap while listening to Michael Buble's "Lost." This man has an incredible talent! What a voice! I was reading another blog when this song came on... I wasn't aware you could put MUSIC on your BLOG! So I check to see her source...of course it's playlist.com. So of course I go to the sight to check out how to do this to my blog...after having played around on the site for a while I STILL can't figure out how to add playlist to my blog. Any ideas?? I'm desperate! It REALLY adds some character and fun to the blog.

Road Trip Games

On our way to Cali, we stopped in Vegas for a night to break up the trip...but on our way back ( with my lil sister Jaclyn) we drove straight through...17 hour long drive!!! I started making up fun games we could play along the way home..because...as some of you know...I'm REALLY into games. :) A few that we played were"

1. An ABC game, but the ABC's had to be descriptive words for things around us.
2. Another ABC game (there is a pattern here) where the ABC's were different cities, states, and countries.
3. And ANOTHER ABC game...(DEVEN came up with this one) where the ABC's had to be the name of Sports teams (not naming cities or States).
4. Our LAST ABC game..(Jaclyn OBVIOUSLY came up with this one) Can you guess what the ABC's had to be about?? Knowing Jaclyn...it's REALLY NOT that hard to figure it out. Yes, you are correct..the theme was JONAS brothers!! lol.

Deven and I had to fully complete the alphabet while naming different song titles, record titles, and facts about the JONAS BROTHERS so we could avoid listening to their CD on the way home. haha..i honestly didn't mind listening but it was fun to try to get through the alphabet. And shockingly, Deven actually got into the game! Yay! SO much more fun with his humor. ;) We basically listed all facts all throughout the game...some of them sounded like this:

"m, Jaclyn is getting MARRIED to Nick" Jaclyn's response: "YES!! K Jenn, your turn."
"N, Nick is so completely in love with Jaclyn" Jaclyn's response: "Yes!! You guys are really good at this! See, it's not that hard."


Up until the last 5 or 6 hours, we kept ourselves well entertained and had a really fun trip.

100 years

Our beautiful little Munns family just returned from a most wonderful trip to Anaheim (etc.) California for Porter's Great Great Grandma's 100th BIRTHDAY! The last trip we took to see her was exactly a year ago for her 99th Birthday. We were glad to have the opportunity to visit and celebrate with her again. In the 5 days we were down there, Porter mastered crawling and is babbling even more so. Deven and I were actually able to get some down time and spend time together ...just the two of us. We played Farkle, walked around Downtown Disney, went shopping...so much fun! With all of the family that came down for the Birthday Party, we had several hands oh so eager to help out with Porter. He was quite the little treat for everyone. :) Our last night in Cali, Deven, Porter and I drove over to the Santa Monica Pierre (sp?). Deven and I had both been there before but never together so we thought it would be fun. To our surprise, it was actually COLD when we arrived so we had to pick up a sweatshirt for Porter..the smallest size was 4T...and it fit me! Whoa! Well, a little short on the arms and stomach..but not tight! Crazy huh?! It looked so darn cute on Porter as it basically swallowed him up. We didn't stay too long because of the chilly breeze but we did get to ride on the ferris wheel. :) Porter's first ride! Yay! He LOVED looking at all of the lights...and Deven and I thoroughly enjoyed his reactions to it and the many facial expressions. What a fun trip:) We definitely want to go again next summer. Thanks mom for letting us join you in the presidential suit! AMAZING!