Thought I'd post these links here for safe keeping!
- How the lungs work (Animation)
- How the heart works (Animation)
Saturday, September 26, 2009
How the Human Body Works
[Posted by Anthony]
Thought I'd post these links here for safe keeping!
Thought I'd post these links here for safe keeping!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Online TV Shows & Cartoons
Here are some links to online tv shows and cartoons. The Netflix ones require a subscription, but the rest are free to watch.
Cartoons
- Arthur (Netflix)
- Bob the Builder (Netflix)
- Caillou (Netflix)
- Flintstones (KidsWB)
- Harold and the Purple Crayon (Hulu)
- Inspector Gadget (Hulu)
- Jetsons (KidsWB)
- Pebble And The Penguin, The (Hulu)
- Scooby Doo (KidsWB)
- Smurfs (KidsWB)
TV Shows
- Bewitched (Hulu)
- Dick Van Dyke Show (Hulu)
- Lost in Space (Hulu)
- Land of the Lost (Hulu)
- MacGyver (CBS)
- Star Trek: The Original Series (CBS)
- Mary Tyler Moore Show (Hulu)
- The Twilight Zone (CBS)
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Is Summer over yet?
This has become a typcial response at my house this summer. Peter can't wait for summer to be over so that he had get on with fall activites. He will ask every couple of days if its fall yet. So this post is in memory of our summer that is almost over.
Peter has decided that he is going to be "a star! I'm going to get a stage and sing songs to people!" He loves to play Anth's guitar and make up songs!
The first of July, Peter had to get a root canal! That's right! You didn't read it wrong! His back molar had a huge cavity and because the molar would guide his later teeth in, we had to do the root canal and place a crown on it. Because of the size of his tonsils we couldn't do oral sedation and had to do a complete knock out. It was a over all good experience and Peter loves to tell the story. He was suppose to have this surgery on the day that I had Matthew.
Peter has decided that he is going to be "a star! I'm going to get a stage and sing songs to people!" He loves to play Anth's guitar and make up songs!
The first of July, Peter had to get a root canal! That's right! You didn't read it wrong! His back molar had a huge cavity and because the molar would guide his later teeth in, we had to do the root canal and place a crown on it. Because of the size of his tonsils we couldn't do oral sedation and had to do a complete knock out. It was a over all good experience and Peter loves to tell the story. He was suppose to have this surgery on the day that I had Matthew.
Just a few of the home repairs that we have had to face this summer. Our fence blew down when a strong Idaho wind came through and a hole developed in our ceiling when we had a downpour. My brother reached up and touched the ceiling where it was wet. 
The Fourth of July was pretty awesome as well! We had a lot of fun watching the fireworks and then playing with sparklers. An all time favorite!
Matthew's blessing day was perfect! We had a lot of family and friends that came to support us. We had a great day with terrific food. Matthew had the awesome privilege of wearing Anth's blessing outfit! The first of our boys to do so!
A new Monson was added to our family when my SIL had a baby almost three weeks after Matthew. Her name is Kaylie! Isn't she cute?
A four generation shot of Anth with his mom and grandma. Our summer has been filled with reunions! I think that we went to four! Crazy! At least for us! It has been a lot of fun to visit with family that we haven't seen for a year or more.
My wonderful husband, who always knows how to make me laugh! He has been an awesome support this summer with Matthew being born and taking care of the boys while I have some me time or a nap! This is one in a handful of times I have seen him wear jeans!
Bike riding as been a highlight of our summer! The boys love to ride their bikes and it makes for a great bribe when we need one. This is one of the pictures that I submitted to the county fair this year. No prizes this year but I had fun anyways.
Our summer has been busy and I have the feeling that life is no longer going to be as slow paced as it once was!
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Life in the fast lane
That is exactly how I feel my life has been since Matthew was born....fast! Its crazy around my house right now! With feedings every three to four hours (both the older and young boys...husband included), doctor appointments, vacations, family reunions, holidays, church callings, I feel like I am constantly running. I have grown fond of the stairs in my house...its a split level so to go to the bathroom or to where the basement(where Peter and Andrew play) I get to go and then down or down then up! I am getting into shape plenty! I am doing good as well Matthew! He has gained five pounds since he was born and is sure to grow more!
Peter and Andrew love their brother and their new found freedom that comes from Mommy being busy taking care of "Mahew" as Andrew calls him. Flushing things down the toilet, making mud soup in the sandbox with Mommy's rice, salt, pepper, sugar, and what ever else they can get their hands on has, attempting to potty-train ourselves (poor Andrew...he wants to be so desperately but I am a little preoccupied), it has been an adventure at our house.
Peter (in order to get attention, we believe) has been flushing things down the toilet. We know for certain that their are two bottle caps, a toothbrush, and an excessive amount of toilet paper. Anthony was plunging it out and a bottle cap and nipple popped up! It has been frustrating but it is getting better. We are unsure about what else may be in there! Anyone know a good plumber?
Andrew can tell me when he needs to go to the bathroom but is not patient enough to sit for it to come. I think that must be my genes because I have an awful time being patient! I once prayed when I was single to help me to learn patience. The Lord, with his wonderful sense of humor, sent me three wonderful mischievous boys!! Andrew loves to talk to Matthew but is convinced that he is not a boy! Matthew is a baby! He is not a boy! Andrew and Peter are boys! It has been so fun to watch those two with Matthew! They definitely love him!
Matthew is continuing to grow and has started to smile! His favorite time to smile is at 1:00 am when Anth and I are tired and irritable about having to get up! He knows how to get out of trouble. He'll look up at us after eating a few ounces and give us a huge cheesy grin! The frustration just melts! He is such a special addition to our family!
Sorry about the wordy post...but I wanted to write down some of this stuff before I forgot what these days are like. I often hear myself repeating phases my mom would say. You know the ones..."I can't have anything nice!" "You're driving me crazy!" But most of all, "I love you!" Being a mom is tough but definitely worth it when I check on my boys before I pass out every night, and see them sleeping like angels.
Peter and Andrew love their brother and their new found freedom that comes from Mommy being busy taking care of "Mahew" as Andrew calls him. Flushing things down the toilet, making mud soup in the sandbox with Mommy's rice, salt, pepper, sugar, and what ever else they can get their hands on has, attempting to potty-train ourselves (poor Andrew...he wants to be so desperately but I am a little preoccupied), it has been an adventure at our house.
Peter (in order to get attention, we believe) has been flushing things down the toilet. We know for certain that their are two bottle caps, a toothbrush, and an excessive amount of toilet paper. Anthony was plunging it out and a bottle cap and nipple popped up! It has been frustrating but it is getting better. We are unsure about what else may be in there! Anyone know a good plumber?
Andrew can tell me when he needs to go to the bathroom but is not patient enough to sit for it to come. I think that must be my genes because I have an awful time being patient! I once prayed when I was single to help me to learn patience. The Lord, with his wonderful sense of humor, sent me three wonderful mischievous boys!! Andrew loves to talk to Matthew but is convinced that he is not a boy! Matthew is a baby! He is not a boy! Andrew and Peter are boys! It has been so fun to watch those two with Matthew! They definitely love him!
Matthew is continuing to grow and has started to smile! His favorite time to smile is at 1:00 am when Anth and I are tired and irritable about having to get up! He knows how to get out of trouble. He'll look up at us after eating a few ounces and give us a huge cheesy grin! The frustration just melts! He is such a special addition to our family!
Sorry about the wordy post...but I wanted to write down some of this stuff before I forgot what these days are like. I often hear myself repeating phases my mom would say. You know the ones..."I can't have anything nice!" "You're driving me crazy!" But most of all, "I love you!" Being a mom is tough but definitely worth it when I check on my boys before I pass out every night, and see them sleeping like angels.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
He's HERE!!!!!
Matthew Ellis Tietjen entered this world on Friday, June 19th at 3:45 p.m. His mother, Alisha Tietjen, was awaken when her water broke early Friday morning. After a hurried dash to the hospital, it was confirmed that Tietjen was in fact, (FINALLY..remarked some of the bystanders), in labor! After 11 hours of labor and 9 pushes, Matthew arrived much to the relief and joy of his parents! His weight rang in at 7 lbs. 14 oz. and it was declared that he will be a future basketball player with a starting height of 22 inches. His hair color is a light brown with blonde undertones and what appears to be dark blue eyes. Both mother and baby are home and are doing very well. Visitors and well-wishers are welcome and desired! 
Finally the "Going Home" shot! He has a really cute outfit on under the blanket but he was screaming so much when I took the picture of just the outfit that this one became the only option.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Sweet 16!
My baby brother, Glen, turned 16 May 30th. Because he was getting ordained a priest the Sunday after, we came down a day later to celebrate! I can't believe that my baby brother is that old! Its makes me feel really old! We made him an awesome candy poster (forgot to take pics) that he loved! (I later found the cd that I was going to give him! Oh well!) I was assigned (volunteered) for cake duty.
I made an super easy but totally yummy ice cream cake! My good friend, BettyCrocker.com, shared it with me. It was so good! I ate way to much! (Especially because I'm "suppose" to limit the amount of carbs and sugar I have to keep the baby's weight down).
Glen is such a ham! He cracks me up! He is always pulling faces or telling us some kind of joke! My boys love him, that is until he gets them so wound up that they can't take any more! Good luck with the dating world, Glen! We were going to get him a little black book for all those numbers he is sure to get but Anth talked me out of it! He's too nice!
The boys fell asleep in their carseats on the way to my parents! Since they are both in boosters now, they don't have much head support! Good thing they can lean on each other! We are thinking of investing in some travel pillows or something since they always fall asleep in the van.
I made an super easy but totally yummy ice cream cake! My good friend, BettyCrocker.com, shared it with me. It was so good! I ate way to much! (Especially because I'm "suppose" to limit the amount of carbs and sugar I have to keep the baby's weight down).
Glen is such a ham! He cracks me up! He is always pulling faces or telling us some kind of joke! My boys love him, that is until he gets them so wound up that they can't take any more! Good luck with the dating world, Glen! We were going to get him a little black book for all those numbers he is sure to get but Anth talked me out of it! He's too nice!The boys fell asleep in their carseats on the way to my parents! Since they are both in boosters now, they don't have much head support! Good thing they can lean on each other! We are thinking of investing in some travel pillows or something since they always fall asleep in the van.
Yes, I did say van! This is our new mini van that we have had about a month now! It took us a while to find one that we liked but when we saw this one and drove it around we knew it was right for us. It's a 2002 Dodge Caravan and has lots of room and cool features! Its so much easier to get the boys into and to go shopping in! And there will be still lots of room after Matthew decides to arrive! We have definitely enter the family zone now!
Memorial Day Fun
My family came to celebrate Memorial Day with us. We were going to eat at a park but they were all full by the time that we decided to find one! Oh, well! I guess we learned a lesson for next year! We decided to have it at my house instead (boy, was I glad that I went on cleaning frenzy before they came) We had hamburgers, watermelon, chips, and a whole bunch of other great stuff. My Grandma came up with my parents! We have been able to spend a lot more time with her lately and it has been really awesome!
My mom filled up the boys pool and was playing 'Ring Around the Rosies" with them in it! The boys had so much fun kicking and splashing! Then we decided to put the pool under the slide and the boys absolutely loved it! Peter didn't like sitting in it but they had fun sliding in to it!
Their facial expressions were priceless! It's moments like these that make you feel like life is worth it! Brothers and sister and I had so much fun sitting around retelling stories from when we were kids. Since I'm the oldest, I have some memories that they don't and its always fun to see what I remember versus what they do!
We then took a walk (not me! Anth and I drove) to the nature park to feed the ducks! Too bad everyone already had! The ducks were quite rude and won't even pay us any attention! Good thing there was a turtle who was still hungry! He's kind of hard to see but if you look close you can see his head in the picture above as well as his body under the water. The picture below shows him under the water! (isn't it weird how we just naturally assume that something are male or female based on their name?)
My mom filled up the boys pool and was playing 'Ring Around the Rosies" with them in it! The boys had so much fun kicking and splashing! Then we decided to put the pool under the slide and the boys absolutely loved it! Peter didn't like sitting in it but they had fun sliding in to it!
Their facial expressions were priceless! It's moments like these that make you feel like life is worth it! Brothers and sister and I had so much fun sitting around retelling stories from when we were kids. Since I'm the oldest, I have some memories that they don't and its always fun to see what I remember versus what they do!
We then took a walk (not me! Anth and I drove) to the nature park to feed the ducks! Too bad everyone already had! The ducks were quite rude and won't even pay us any attention! Good thing there was a turtle who was still hungry! He's kind of hard to see but if you look close you can see his head in the picture above as well as his body under the water. The picture below shows him under the water! (isn't it weird how we just naturally assume that something are male or female based on their name?)
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