The Strasser's

I have updated the potty training blog. http://alyssapottytrain.blogspot.com/

So next month we will have another child. Cory is hoping I don't go really early such as within the next two weeks cause of finals. Which I don't think would happen. I am almost a full 33 weeks. I am getting excited. We have a couple of names picked out. When we have officially picked a full name for the baby I will write it on here. We will be married 4 years on June 12th. We probably won't be going anywhere cause of finals. Cory graduates in two weeks. He will not be walking. This week is Dead Week. He went to meet with two groups tonight, cause he has two presentations this week. He has a job interview also this week along with studying for next week. Alyssa is progressing some on the potty training. Still haven't gotten her to go poop yet on the toilet. There has been days where she has gone three times on the toilet. She hides when she needs to go poop. She is learning her shapes now and we are teaching her how to count. She has also learned her dark and light of c...

Tonight I went through all the baby clothes in the garage to find all the neutral stuff, and figure out what we need. All we need is 3-6 months clothes and diapers. I can't really think of anything else that we need. We have everything ready to wash. But we need to switch dressers around. So I have somewhere to put clean baby clothes. I am hoping to get a toddler bed for Alyssa. So that she is use to the bed before the baby is born. So if anyone hears of someone not needing a toddler bed anymore let me know. We could really use it. So today we went to the park and barbecued with some friends.

I have made a potty training blog. The link is in the family and friends section.

Graduation is approaching on Cory. He is spending the day at the school working on a paper that is due here pretty quick. I am getting excited cause my due date is approaching also. I just am not excited about the pain of labor. Alyssa is working on becoming potty trained. Which we are definitely excited about cause her diapers smell. She has had several accidents. But two positive experiences in the past couple of days. She requested yesterday to have help on the potty chair and she went pee. YAY!!! Hoping to have another success today. On another note, this baby is way more wiggly than Alyssa was in me.

So a year ago tomorrow, May 25th, we lost my step-dad to cancer. He has been missed alot. It was sad that he died at such a young age of 47. But just to know that he isn't in pain and he isn't going through all of it is reassuring. This was taken before he started all of his treatments. Have some good memories of him. I was hoping to go and put flowers on his grave. I haven't been to the cemetery since the funeral because we live aways from the cemetery. Some things that I remember that are kind of depressing, but I will always remember. A few days before when he was in the nursing home. Alyssa and I went to visit him, he was wanting to hold Alyssa and he didn't have the strength to hold her, from not being able to eat. But she was also being a pill to. Mark was happy that Alyssa was born. Cause she was the first grandchild, even though they aren't blood related. Mark and I comparing belly's. I was pregnant with Alyssa and we thought it would be funny to compar...

So every month I have been going to a emergency preparedness class. I have been getting a whole lot of ideas about what should be in it and how to use. Basically I have been getting ideas of what I can do when I actually have the money and the space to start my food storage. I know we should have one already, but the lack of money comes into play. At least I am starting a binder and storing all the info that I get. I was told about a website that looks really good. http://simplylivingsmart.com/

So I went to the doctor today to have my ultrasound to make sure the baby is growing at where he should be. He weighs 3 lb. 9oz right now, which is in like the 29 percentile. The doctor said he is growing pretty good. If I start to not measure right on where I should be then the doctor will do another ultrasound. She said the he will probably weigh less than Alyssa was. She was 7lb 15oz. So everything is going good so far with this pregnancy. Expect for the heartburn and indigestion right now. I had it really bad with Alyssa. The baby is loves to stick hands or feet in my side right now. Alyssa and I are working on potty training still. Not so much progress Hopefully soon. She is learning a lot each day. Lately she likes to lift up my shirt to get to my belly. She likes to say “ hi baby”, or “baby brother”, and give the baby kisses. There was one time where she had her hand on my belly and the baby moved and she thought it was funny she started laughing. Cory graduates on June 15th. He...

So today 11 years ago about around this time, my parents where in a motorcycle wreck. I can't believe it has been 11 years since the wreck.

Here are some pictures of today when we went to the park this evening to play in the water. Alyssa loves water!!!

So Cory went to Reno on Thursday and flew back last night. So we will find out in a few days if he will get a job offer.

So it has been nice for the past day or so. This morning I got up closed all the windows and started circulating the air. Since we can not have an air conditioner because they think it will wreck the siding and we are not suppose to be blocking the window. So hopefully circulating the air will be nice today.

This was read on Sunday. Thought I would share it. The Girl in a Whirl by ‘Dr. Sue’ (a.k.a. Vickie Gunther) Look at me, look at me, look at me now! You could do what I do If you only knew how. I study the scriptures one hour each day; I bake, I upholster, I scrub, and I pray. I always keep all the commandments completely; I speak to my little ones gently and sweetly. I help in their classrooms! I sew all they wear! I drive them to practice! I cut all their hair! I memorize names of the General Authorities; I focus on things to be done by priorities. I play the piano! I bless with my talents! My toilets all sparkle! My checkbooks all balance! Each week every child gets a one-on-one date; I attend all my meetings (on time! Never late!) I’m taking a class on the teachings of Paul, But that is not all! Oh, no. That is not all … I track my bad habits ‘til each is abolished; Our t-shirts are ironed! My toenails a...

So Sunday for Mother's Day. Cory and I got out of nursery for Priesthood and Relief Society. So in Relief Society they talked about Emma Smith. It was a really good lesson. So they read letters that Joesph wrote to Emma, and they also showed a video that Brother Sherry made. This isn't the video that they showed, but the music is the same. There is a movie called Emma Smith that is out. That is what the clips are from.

Cory heard about this video listening to Rush Limbaugh '

So Bill was in Corvallis tonight at the elementary school near our house. So we went over to hear what he was going to say. He definitely looks different in person! They were going to do it in the school gym but there were so many people that everybody couldn't fit, so they had him speak in the playground area. I didn't have my camera with. I actually went back to see if he was still speaking to see if I could get a picture but he was leaving so no picture. Expect we tried to get one on our cell. So if you around us and ask we can show you. He's kind of small on it.

Ya things have changed on our blog. I decided I like the polka dot background. For mother's day, Cory bought me flowers, a couple of maternity shirts, and I got a couple of other things such as nursing bras. Plus a caramel apple from the rocky mountain chocolate factory, the apple pie. It is my favorite! He also gave me a card. So this morning Alyssa got up early. Which wasn't very fun. Cory fixed me French toast, sausage, & hash browns, for breakfast. For dinner he did a roast with veggies, and a cake for desert.

So yesterday we went to Salem for Lila's (Cory's cousin's wife) birthday. Here's some pictures that Lila took and I took a couple of them but mostly Lila. Cory hitting the pinata Alyssa hitting at the pinata Alyssa was having so much fun playing that I couldn't get her to look at the camera. Siosi & Alyssa playing Alyssa loved the ball pit. I couldn't get a picture of her looking at the camera. So thanks Lila they look great. Alyssa playing Lila's birthday cake, pretty cool. Alyssa eating with the kids Alyssa eating cake

So last night I was having Alyssa sit in the bathroom on her potty chair. Well she decided that she wanted Cory to sit in there with her. Well he taught her while he was in there to put the underwear on her head as a hat. So we were trying to get her to put the underwear on and she kept saying "Hat".

Some random pictures of Alyssa and her cousins. Alyssa, Eliana, & Siosi Alyssa & Kenize Eliana, Siosi, & Alyssa Kenize, Alyssa, Ashlynn, Eliana, & Siosi Kenize, Alyssa, Ashlynn, Eliana, & Siosi