Revival of the Blog

I have been thinking about starting back up with the blog and holding up on all the facebook. I find I waste too much time of facebook.... and I loose being able to share as many photos or being able to actually write about what we are up to - which I figure if I want to be a writer (oh yeah, if you didn't already know.... I want to be a writer!) then I better write as much as I can. Reviving the blog is a sure fire way to keep the fingers moving.

Yes, I realize that most of the time I just photo dumb with very few words (but you know you love the pictures!) So I am going to work on writing more - whether you care to read it or not. But I can't promise to slim it down on the photos. My kids are just too darn cute!

Just these pictures because.

These mustaches Rylee won at the Arcade for Cody. 

Dressing Your Truth and Energy Profiling.

Sorry for all the non-kiddie posts. Not too much going on. Just school and preschool and naps. But I have been wanting to write about this for quite some time.

If you click on the picture it will take you to the website.

This is kind of my obsession right now. I was introduced to by Rebecca last year. She is a friend I made when we first moved into the ward last year. I saw it on her facebook and checked it out and have been going back ever since. The idea behind Dressing Your Truth is based off what is called Energy Profiling (and honestly it is Energy Profiling that I am more interested in then Dressing Your Truth...partially because Dressing Your Truth costs way too much for me right now!) 

I honestly don't think that I can explain Energy Profiling in this post. The year's worth of information I have gathered is swimming in my brain and I might confuse you. If you go to the website and enter in your email then you will receive one video a day that explains in depth what it all is. It really is very interesting.

But, because of what I want to tell you of what I have discovered about myself I will have to explain a little about it. 

Basically it is a type of Personality test/profiling. Except it is a lot more then that. There is actually no test to take. You learn the material and through your own intuition you determine which type of energy you are. also, it is so much more then just a personality profile. As the founder Carol Tuttle (they live in Utah and are LDS, just an interesting side note) says, Personalities can be altered by society and expectations. It is about the way we move and the energy we give off and even based on our facial structure! 

I know that this may sound a little crazy (I thought it did at first, but the more I heard the more it made sense)

There are four types of energy that people exude. We have all the energies in us but we only have one dominant energy that we express. Later I learned that we also have a strong secondary. 

The Type 1 Energy is like air - It bright, animated, uplifting, and fresh.

Type 2 is like water (fluid and flowing) - Soft, subtle, comforting, detail oriented. 

Type 3 is like Fire (active, reactive) - Pushing, Rich, dynamic, Determined. (Carol Tuttle is this, and Bailey - if you read this I am pretty positive you are this as well! :)

Type 4 is like Ice - Still, Bold, striking, exact. (a lot of celebrities and models are this type)

Here is a REAL basic idea of each type. 

It has been interesting to read about these types and see myself in them. After all the info I have gathered and videos I have watched I know that the two I express are Type 1 and Type 2. I am still trying to figure out which is dominant and which is secondary. I honestly feel that I dominate with Type 1 though. So much of what was said applies to me and now makes sense and to why I do things the way I do. 

Some examples - 

Type ones crave change. I actually didn't' realize this until I heard it. You always here people say how hard change can be and I usually just shake my head like I get it. But actually, as I thought about my past I realized I am love change. All the times I rearranged my bedroom and came up with weird ways to place the furniture and the amount of times I have changed decor in my house. Type ones also are open to all possibilities - anything is possible. No one I get to indecisive with renting a movie or picking out Ice cream. I honestly could take anything! Also, they jump from activity to activity, this is why I now know that if I want to do a project and have it done by a certain date I have o give myself a LONG time because I will work on one project and jump to another that seems more fun at the time and jump back/ That's why when putting together an event (like Jana's wedding reception) I found it hard to stay with one project and get it done, I'm sure a lot of people thought I was rude just up a leaving a project before it was done and going to something else. Type ones also have a great ability to come up with ideas. I do that! But then a draw back could be that we come up with so many possibilities and ideas we tend to drop the ball. That is me to a T! Type ones are also pretty social (not me so much) but I do LOVE people and I love to be around them. I love the idea of doing things for people and come up with ideas but then (sadly) I don't always follow through. But because a type one is all about other people they tend to give their power over to others. Because they want others to have fun (for a type one it's all about fun) they will give up what they want to others can have fun. I can think of two times this happened with Cody, Nathan, and Nina. We were all hanging out and we decided to rent a movie. The first time Cody Suggested Iron Lady, I had NO desire to see the movie but I didn't know if Nathan and Nina did so I didn't say anything because I didn't want to be the one person to say no and ruin the fun. Again, another time, Cody suggested Lincoln. Again, I had NO desire to see the movie but did not want to ruin the fun for others. Also, Type 1's are talkative. There have been times before I learned about this that in Cody's family I would just start talking and talking and then when I was done I would feel really dumb and think "Why can't I just sit quietly and not talk to much?" Now I know. That's just my nature. It's who I am. When I am comfortable and feel safe around people I open up more and act more like a Type one. 

I also see Type 2 in me. Mostly that I can be pretty sensitive and emotional. And FYI! Cody is a wonderful Type 2 ( I believe Secondary Type 1)! :)

Also keep in mind there is a way to look at your facial structure and determine your type. I have a super hard time with this though. I don't get it. 

For example. Type ones will have a lot of circles and points of stars in their face. Oh heck, watch the free videos when you provide your email on Dressing Your Truth Website. 

Carol Tuttle has also made Dressing Your Truth for Men (it opened last month) 

and The Child Whisperer - how to parent children true to their type. I am reading it right now trying to determine the kids and even myself and Cody. Because I am a Type 1 I have a hard time determining other peoples types because I am the Type that is open to all possibilities and I can see all types in people. Right now I think that Joseph is a 2/1 and Rylee... I see 1/2/and 3 in her!

Cody told me once of his concern that this is just another way to stereotype and label people. I thought about that and I don't believe that at all. I feel like I have been less judgmental of people because I understand this. I feel like this actually breaks stereo types and helps people embrace themselves and not what society thinks they should be. At the time Cody was more cautious of this, I have since shown him the way! :) although he is not as into and I am. :)

Anyways I am completely rambling! Please check it out so I can talk your ear off about it! My mom can attest to me talking your ear off about it! :)

Super long post I know I am just very excited about this!

Rain Come Down

uhg. Not really in the mood to update and try and be clever. But we have a slew of cute pictures I wanted to share....

It has been raining like CRAZY over here! And I LOVE it. I can't wait for summer and the dang puke inducing heat to be over! The kids love it too. There is a little dip in the maintenance road right outside our place that is like a perpetual puddle and they love to play in it.

Sneak Peak of some projects that I am working on every now and again when I have time. I am REALLY excited for Halloween this year :)

Joseph started preschool at Headstart. He LOVES it. The first week was a little rocky for me. I was like 30 min late picking him up two days. His preschool is actually on the other side of town and it takes like 20 min to get there! :( Which sucks. But how can I resist taking him when we gets soooo excited to go EVERY single day? I went to the first Parent meeting. Only eight parents showed up and we were doing elections for parent presidency and policy committee - There were six positions to fill. I had thought of volunteering for secratary before the meeting because I enjoy organizing in that way but because I am going to have a new little one in January and I didn't know how much work it would take I thought I would skip this time. After seeing only eight parents there I knew I would have to do something. I am actually the Policy Committee Representative. It's kind of a cool position. I go to these big meetings once a month at the head office (where they serve us dinner) and discuss policies. If Headstart receives grants and donations I get to help choose how that money will be spent. When they hire new teachers I may be invited to the interviews and be able to help choose which teachers to hire! Pretty Cool. They don't offer childcare but they reimburse me to find child care for those meetings. Sounds pretty good to me. :) And I have to mention. Headstart is an awesome program and really can't function without the involvement of parents. Part the reason there were so few parents the first night is because we were only told about it the day before. Usually more show up.

Rylee wanted to wear her back pack too. On the first day she kind of threw a fit that she couldn't stay and play too. She would do great at preschool I think. :)

Like I said before - There has been a lot of rain. We spent Labor Day in Park City (Cody't been wanting to go so bad all summer) It started to pour on us and we were trying to stay dry until we realized that it wasn't going to let up so we just walked around in the rain and got DRENCHED. It was a lot of fun. And the drive to Park City is amazing. much more interesting then Provo (I hate the view here)  The nexy weekend BYU football was to play Texas Longhorns here in Provo. Just before it was to start the craziest storm blew through. We could even see the clouds racing (like literally racing across the mountains not that high above us) and (as was written on the BYU home page) a storm the would impress Noah fell upon us with a constant thundering booming off the mountain for a long time. We had JUST gotten to Campus to help Move all the Cody's Art supplies to his awesome studio space he gets all to himself at school!) We were running around in the run all over campus trying to get things done. This storm caused the game to be delayed by two hours and their was crazy puddles (flooding) all over Provo! Then after the storm once the game started what happened? BYU totally wiped Texas' butt!!!! And Texas is placed pretty high I guess. 40-21. It was an awesome win after loosing our first opening game the week before in years. Fun weekend.

Rylee was shivering like crazy poor girl. Me and the kids sat and snuggled while Cody went to get the car for us.

This girl has skills on the scooter. She loves it and is super fast! :)

Validation

Sweet Video! Validation is something we could all hear. I'm not great at it but this video has inspired me to bet better at that!

Studio C - Shoulder Angel

I love BYU. Cody and I never miss an episode.

You can watch full episodes here.

Bunny Day

Tipo got this book from some kid ready program when he was born. For some reason it is one of his favorite books....it drives me crazy. But then I actually looked at the front cover.....  the photographer .














Michael....  many hidden talents