A motherhood Moment

This morning as I was feeding Gabe I looked over and watched Coco eating her breakfast. Suddenly I was overcome with an absolute deluge of emotion that was so strong I actually felt tears coming. I was so overcome with love for this little person. Then I looked at Gabriel and David and I just felt an indescribable power in my heart. I have been given the mortal repsonsibility of teaching and loving these children. Of course I got out my camera to immortalize the picture for years down the road when I have long forgotten this moment. And to top off this experience, when I pointed the camera, this is what Coco did. Can you stand it? I can't. She got this move from her Aunt Jenny (peekabooprints.blogspot.com) Have you had moments like this? Gotta go, They are finished with breakfast now, it's story time.





Um... Isn' this the cutest little girl you have ever seen, except that's not a girl.....yes thats Gabe, James put Coco's shirt on him last night.

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Lately...I have been bombarded by friends and family who have expressed a desire to get fit, lose weight, feel better yada..ada..yada....I would like to invite you to join and exclusive club/blog of not more than 10 women or men (I know of 2 who read my blog and both of them are already fit). This blog will be a forum where you will post your stats, you hopes, you successes, you failures, your feelings, your frustrations about the whole dang body image thing, basically somewhere you can freely talk about what you are going through- basically a therapy/goal/support group for those of us who want to get in shape. We'll encourage each other, challenge each other and just be there for each other. For instance tomorrow, July 25th, I will be challenging participants to drink a whole gallon of water throughout the day. Basically I will be challenging myself because you probably aren't reading this until too late. That is an easy one and they will get harder and you will be able to challenge and commit to reach higher toward our goals. So if you want to be a part of this blog, email me for a the username and password. I am so excited! Initially this blog will be public until we get enough people to join- I am hoping for people to join that we none of us may know yet, and then we will close it to just members. MY email: carriewarnerelton@yahoo.com

Oh shoot...I am one of those moms

I never thought I aould be one of those moms who has the same haircut as her daughter but here I am . YIkes

Blogs a waste of time?.....I beg to differ....

OK, so blogging can be a waste of time but for this blogger it has been all worth it. A man I to whom I taught the gospel on my mission in Quebec, and since lost contact, found my blog and commented...unfortunately David, you did not give me any contact info!!! I need your email, so if you are reading this, please email me at eltoncarrie@gmail.com. I am so happy you found me!

Warning....long motherhood post......

Due to the outpouring of concern expressed for little Coco when I tell my friends I had to put her on time out for one hour and 45 minutes the other day, I thought I would clarify the situation and share the suprising results.
The morning started out like any other. I was reading other peoples blogs while my children ate their breakfast. Coco drank all the milk out of her cereal as usual, but then she added an extra step and true to her propensity for dumping things out, all the sticky, shriveled cheerios ended up on the table and floor.
(See Picture 1.A)


So just clean it up Carrie, you say. Oh yes I agree that would have been the easiest and most heartache avoiding thing to do but I, who like to make my life as a mother as difficult as possible...decided to make Coco clean it up.
This is what ensued....

Me:COc we need to clean up the cheerios. Can you help Mama clean them up?
Coco: No Mama (while making this face...see picture 1.B)


Me: Singing the Barney song, "Clean up clean up, everybody everywhere!!"
Coco: Coco no clean up, Mama (while dumping out those I had put in the bowl)
Me:Coco, do you want a time out?
Coco: Ya, mama
Me: Ok lets go sit on the stair. When you are ready to clean up you mess you can get off.
Coco: (makes a very bizarre screeching sound that only those who know her will be able to imagine, to show her displeasure)

2 minutes go by (the time suggested by every stay at home mom's idol, Supernanny)

Me: Coco are you ready to clean up your cheerios?

Coco: No, Mama (again grabbing the bowl and throwing it)

Me: Coco, Do you want a spanking?

Coco: Yes, Mama

(Dangit, I really don't do spankings and I thought the threat of it would be enough)

Me: But Coco, Mama doesn't like to give you spankings. Can you help me clean up the cheerios?

Coco: No, Mama

Me: Ok let's go back on time out.

Coco: ok, mama

This sequence was repeated approximately 15 times.

Then this happened



10 minutes later I had to wake her up because she had a poop.

Me: Are you ready to clean up the cheerios now?

Coco: no answer

I took that as possibly.

I took her over to the mess and pressed her hand against the cheerios. A few attched and I scraped them off over the bowl.

Coco: giggle...giggle

Me: See, it's fun to clean up you mess.

Halfway trough she started sticking them to her fingers and putting them in the bowl.

After it was all done. I danced with her around the dining room table for a full five minutes.

Mama: Yeah!!! Coco did it! Coco did it etc etc etc...

Coco: Coco deed eet!!!! Coco deed eet!!!!! (That's how she says did it)

And that I tell is one for the Elton Family history books.


Update: Since that incident we have had many more opportunities for Coco to obey and I am happy to report after many short lived stare downs, she actually obeys.

Man, I love this girl.....

photography

Lately I have been really working on my photography. It has been a dream of mine to do it professionally but I have a long way to go. I have just started doing it for a few friends and family. I love being able to create something that others will love. I think that cooking really good food for others gives me the same kind of pleasure.