Brandon and I had a really good laugh about Weylon and all the funny things he thinks about in his 4 year old mind...First of all, like I stated in my facebook page, if you aren't from the country you may not understand, and will probably be offended by this. But if you grew up on a farm, ranch, or even just in the country you will completely understand this. Ok, so Krypto had puppies about a month ago. The kids saw about 3 of the 5 puppies born. Weylon was pretty amazed and also grossed out, where the puppies were born but also how they were cleaned up after. He just watched wide eyed through the whole process. Then would get real close to them and watch them nurse. Last week, I started feeding the pupps soft food. I came in one evening and Weylon asks, "where were you at mom?" I told him I was feeding the puppies. His eyes got really wide, and he says, "you mean you were nursing them?" I had to bite my tongue! I looked at him, he was dead serious. I said, "I was feeding them puppy food...thats gross Weylon!" He just looked at me and said, "oh good mom, that would have been weird!" I just walked away shaking my head. Well then last night he was watching me in the kitchen. Not saying a word, just watching. I could tell he was thinking really hard. I asked him what he was thinking about. He says, "Mom when you have your baby are you gonna lick it clean?" I looked at him a little wide eyed, "Gross Weylon. Why would I lick it clean?" He says, "mom, all the animals lick them clean. On my movie Great American Cowboy the cows lick them babies clean..." I told him humans don't lick there babies. He says, "well who's gonna clean it when its born?" Poor kid, learning so much but understanding so little! Still had a good talk and laugh about it!
Then there is OakLeigh. Oh my dear little OakLeigh. She is 2, will be 3 the end of January. She wanted to say her own prayers, so we folded our arms and I let her go. I didn't interfere or help at all. She thanked Heavenly Father for her day. Thanked Him for her family. Thanked him for her "YayYay" (Weylon). Then asked Him to please help Santa bring her a pillow pet for Christmas. HAHA I told her she can't pray for that. She said, "yes I can. I can pray for whatever I want!" As you can see she is my stubborn little stinker who has a mind of her own.
Then there is Savanna. She really thinks highly of her abilities sometimes. Which I love that she has such confidence in herself. I would much rather she had confidence and knew of her talents than not know. We went to her parent teacher conference. The teacher showed us a paper she had all the kids fill out. One of the questions asked the student to write down a few things they need to work on in school. Savanna had wrote down, "learn to write smaller". Her teacher told us that Savanna did really good on the questionare until she got to that part. She raised her hand and told her teacher, "I can't think of ONE single thing that I need to work on or improve on. I think I am pretty smart." HAHA So her teacher said, "she really is a great student. I really had a hard time thinking of anything for her to work on too!" Which is a great thing to hear, especially from a teacher! But she finally told Savanna, she could work on writing a little bit smaller. So now Savanna practices that at home. She says she doesn't want to have things she's not good at! I have to laugh and beam with motherly pride all at once for her!
Anyways those are the silly things that I can think of right now. I guess you could say I am thankful I don't have to lick my young when they are born, that OakLeigh knows you can pray for ANYTHING, and that Savanna is a smart cookie!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Thanksgiving!
Our primary had a Thanksgiving Dinner and activity for all the kids the other day! These are cute pics of the pilgrim hats they made!
Also after viewing these pics, YES I scrubbed my windows! WOW! Didn't realize how dirty they were, now they are so clean its brighter in here! LOL
Christmas Cookies!
Well I realize we haven't had Thanksgiving yet. But like I mentioned from my last post, that Christmas music gives my home a better spirit of love, giving, service, happiness, ect...And we NEED that in our home today! Weylon and Oaks woke up at 445 this morning and have been on the fight ever since. Because of this, I have been grumpy and lost my patience way too much today. So I got on the net and found my very most favorite song, which always makes us all smile and here you go. Christmas Cookies by George Strait! I love this song! I am able to breath now. Not ready to bang my head on the rubber padded walls quite yet! (Trust me I was really close to admitting myself to the insane asylum earlier today...and right now its only 8:53 am)...NOT GOOD! So enjoy our song. It will make you smile!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
4 months!
Well I made it to 4 months! Every time I go to the doctor my heart beats faster than it should, I am sick to my stomach, and I feel a little dizzy until I hear that sweet sound of my baby's heart beat! This was the month that I lost my little Steven last year. It was the last part of my 4th month. Every time I feel this little one kick and move, my heart soars! It is such a sweet wonderful feeling to know that this little one is growing and moving! We can find out next month what the sex is of this baby. I dont know that we are gonna find out or just not tell anyone? I think its always exciting to not know....I on the other hand WILL find out. I have to be prepared. HAHA but that doesn't mean I have to tell anyone! :)
On a new note I talked Brandon into getting a tree the day after Thanksgiving and putting it up that day! WOOHOOO! I am so excited this year! My parents are coming and I haven't had Christmas with them for like 7 years so it will be really special for us. And yes our house has been rocking to the Christmas tunes for a while now. All those who really know me, know that I can't wait till after Thanksgiving for that part. I love Thanksgiving, but I love Christmas music more! It wins every time! Usually right after Halloween. There is something magical about the music. It brings out a spirit in my home that I can't resist! A spirit of MORE love, MORE understanding, MORE forgiveness, MORE smiles, MORE service, MORE happiness, MORE of what our home needs! So who wouldn't want to invite that in right?!
Granny had her 80th birthday on November 14th! YAY Happy Birthday Granny! You know you are such a wonderful example to all of us! You are someone who has lived through so MANY hard trials in life and still you have this wonderful unwavering faith! I absolutely admire my Granny. I was remembering to some of things Granny has taught me throughout my 35 years of life. SO MUCH! One thing I do remember and often refer to this memory, was this: every summer we got to spend a couple weeks in Ramah with her and Popo. It was awesome cause I had so many cousins my age. Me, Daylene, Natalie, Chesley, Mindy...anyways, one day, I dont know who it was, but a word was said that shouldn't have been said. Granny sat us girls down and very lovingly told us about how a lady should talk. And if we wanted to be looked upon as a true "lady" then we should always watch the words that come out of our mouths. We should always act with poise and try to act like a lady at all times. And if we allowed the bad words to flow from our mouths then we have lost one thing that is so very important! I am sure that was said in better words than that, but I was only like 10 or 11 and thats how I remember it. I actually had the same conversation with Savanna the other day. She laughed at me, cause she isn't a "lady" yet, just a 7 year old girl. HAHA Anyways, I also remember laying in bed in between Granny and Popo listening to them snore, but before that began we would have prayers, and they would both tell the greatest stories! Or sing songs. I loved it, cause Popo would sing the wrong words to make Granny mad and she would get mad too. And he would laugh. I love you Granny. Thank you for the wonderful legacy you have lived for us all to follow!
On a new note I talked Brandon into getting a tree the day after Thanksgiving and putting it up that day! WOOHOOO! I am so excited this year! My parents are coming and I haven't had Christmas with them for like 7 years so it will be really special for us. And yes our house has been rocking to the Christmas tunes for a while now. All those who really know me, know that I can't wait till after Thanksgiving for that part. I love Thanksgiving, but I love Christmas music more! It wins every time! Usually right after Halloween. There is something magical about the music. It brings out a spirit in my home that I can't resist! A spirit of MORE love, MORE understanding, MORE forgiveness, MORE smiles, MORE service, MORE happiness, MORE of what our home needs! So who wouldn't want to invite that in right?!
Granny had her 80th birthday on November 14th! YAY Happy Birthday Granny! You know you are such a wonderful example to all of us! You are someone who has lived through so MANY hard trials in life and still you have this wonderful unwavering faith! I absolutely admire my Granny. I was remembering to some of things Granny has taught me throughout my 35 years of life. SO MUCH! One thing I do remember and often refer to this memory, was this: every summer we got to spend a couple weeks in Ramah with her and Popo. It was awesome cause I had so many cousins my age. Me, Daylene, Natalie, Chesley, Mindy...anyways, one day, I dont know who it was, but a word was said that shouldn't have been said. Granny sat us girls down and very lovingly told us about how a lady should talk. And if we wanted to be looked upon as a true "lady" then we should always watch the words that come out of our mouths. We should always act with poise and try to act like a lady at all times. And if we allowed the bad words to flow from our mouths then we have lost one thing that is so very important! I am sure that was said in better words than that, but I was only like 10 or 11 and thats how I remember it. I actually had the same conversation with Savanna the other day. She laughed at me, cause she isn't a "lady" yet, just a 7 year old girl. HAHA Anyways, I also remember laying in bed in between Granny and Popo listening to them snore, but before that began we would have prayers, and they would both tell the greatest stories! Or sing songs. I loved it, cause Popo would sing the wrong words to make Granny mad and she would get mad too. And he would laugh. I love you Granny. Thank you for the wonderful legacy you have lived for us all to follow!
Friday, November 5, 2010
Thankful Month!
Ok so everyone is doing it. I know I know, I am such a follower. But what better time, especially the month of NOVEMBER to write out all I am thankful for! Plus I really think I need the reminder more than anyone so I can actually stop and realize all that I do have. I know I take so much for granted and don't remember to thank my Heavenly Father.
First of all, today we were driving home from the park and there was a huge herd of range maggots running. OakLeigh says, "look at all the anemope mom!" She was so excited. I thought, #1, how dang cute that they are "anamope" and #2, I am really so glad to live out in the country where I can actually see them running free.
Even though its November 5th, we had the most beautiful weather today! It was 70 degrees! Is that unheard of in Wyoming or what? I could live with 70's forever. Its perfect for me. We played outside all day and then at the park as well. I am thankful for actual fall temperatures and beautiful days that I get to enjoy at the park with my kiddos!
I am so very thankful to be expecting again. It was the scariest moment for me at first when I read the positive sign on the test. I bawled my eyes out. Then got down on my knees and prayed with all my heart that this baby would be ok and that I would be ok through out the pregnancy. And also thanked my Father in Heaven for the chance to be a mother again to another baby. I am out of my first trimester, now 14 weeks! I have been blessed to be able to feel this little bugger kicking already! And thankfully Dr. Cohn (who by the way I LOVE) is very empathetic towards my fears of losing this baby and so she sees me every 2 to 3 weeks and does an ultrasound. So far so good! And strangely after week 14, (this week) a lot of my morning sickness has passed! That is unheard of for me! WOOHOO!
I am so thankful for Brandon. He works hard for us. His job is NOT his dream job by any means, but he does what he has to do to provide for his family. I am thankful for all his hard work for us. He is a good father. A good husband and a perfect best friend. I am so thankful that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is so important to him. I am so thankful that he takes his priesthood responsibilities seriously. I am so thankful that he listens to me whine and moan about EVERYTHING. I am so thankful that he LOVES ME for me. Doesn't want (or push) me to change, even though I know there is so much I could change and work on. He loves me for me. I couldn't ask for a better eternal partner.
I am so thankful for my sweet children. I can't imagine life without any of them. I don't even know how I used to function without them. Even though, at times, YES they drive me nutty, I wouldn't change being a momma to them for ANYTHING. I am thankful that they are so patient with me. I am sure I am not the best mom. I am sure I have a lot to work on. But they love me as their mother. They are my world. I am so blessed.
I am a nut for this I am sure. But we have 2 dogs, 4 cats and 5 chickens. And I am so grateful for all of them. I love the dogs because they look at you with this unwavering trust and love. Krypto had 5 puppies and I love sneaking outside to the garage and cuddling them and watching them. It really soothes me and makes me realize how awesome God's plan is. I love the dang cats, even though the first touch of them makes me sneeze and my eyes water and my throat itch. They catch the mice and keep our home (mostly) mouse free. WHICH I HATE MICE. I would move from every place possible if there was a mouse. Thank you kitties for making it ok here! And of course the chickens. Those dang stinky birds. Thank you for my 5 eggs every morning! We would be able to survive on eggs if we had too!
I am so thankful that I have 7 weeks before Christmas! My most favorite time of the year! I love the excitement it brings! I love the way the whole month of December has this awe and magic about it! I love telling my kids Santa Claus or Elf or Reindeer stories at night! I love getting them excited to give! I love teaching them about the birth of Jesus Christ. I love how this time of year makes me feel so young! I love sneaking gifts in and wrapping them! I love shopping! I love the snow and hot chocolate and all the fattening baking you get to do! I love the earlier dark nights! (? I know) I love the sound of the crunch of snow. I love hearing the kids laugh and play in the snow! I love Christmas eve! I love the Christmas music! And YES, I started listening to it TODAY! HAHA I am thankful for this time of year!
I am thankful for my family! I am thankful for the parents I have and the love and support they always give! I am so thankful for my 4 wonderful brothers. For their wives and all the neices of nephews I have! I am thankful for Granny and Grandma! For all my aunts and uncles and cousins!
I am thankful for Judge Judy! Seriously if I couldn't record her show and watch that at night after the kids went to bed, I would probably be in the nut house! I am thankful for all the bigger nuts out there on that show! Makes me realize we are pretty darn normal and blessed! I don't know why I like her, but she's blunt, to the point and strict! I am also thankful for Lifetime tv. Love watching lifetime movies! I have probably seen every one ever made, but I LOVE THEM! Oh which brings me back to Christmas season, LOVE LOVE LOVE all the Christmas movies!
I am thankful for music! Thankful for books! Thankful for Twilight series! Thankful that Emily and I can cheese out together over how awesome the movies are! I am thankful for the weekends when I let the kids sleep in the living room and watch movies! I am thankful for Dr. Pepper. (Even though I am really trying to get it out of my life...) I am thankful for cheese and crackers and pepperoni! (Pregnancy thing)
I am so very thankful for my Country! Something definately changed in me after 9/11. A light was turned on in my head and I realized from then on how very blessed we are to live in AMERICA! Even with all the political crap going on, we are so very blessed. I get to worship as I WISH. My kids can play outside without the worries of a bomb going off. We can shop at wherever we want SAFELY! We keep our money we make for ourselves. We have soldiers who fight and sacrafice so very much for ME! I am so thankful for my Country and my FREEDOM.
My list will go on, but for now its past dinner time and I haven't even started yet!
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First of all, today we were driving home from the park and there was a huge herd of range maggots running. OakLeigh says, "look at all the anemope mom!" She was so excited. I thought, #1, how dang cute that they are "anamope" and #2, I am really so glad to live out in the country where I can actually see them running free.
Even though its November 5th, we had the most beautiful weather today! It was 70 degrees! Is that unheard of in Wyoming or what? I could live with 70's forever. Its perfect for me. We played outside all day and then at the park as well. I am thankful for actual fall temperatures and beautiful days that I get to enjoy at the park with my kiddos!
I am so very thankful to be expecting again. It was the scariest moment for me at first when I read the positive sign on the test. I bawled my eyes out. Then got down on my knees and prayed with all my heart that this baby would be ok and that I would be ok through out the pregnancy. And also thanked my Father in Heaven for the chance to be a mother again to another baby. I am out of my first trimester, now 14 weeks! I have been blessed to be able to feel this little bugger kicking already! And thankfully Dr. Cohn (who by the way I LOVE) is very empathetic towards my fears of losing this baby and so she sees me every 2 to 3 weeks and does an ultrasound. So far so good! And strangely after week 14, (this week) a lot of my morning sickness has passed! That is unheard of for me! WOOHOO!
I am so thankful for Brandon. He works hard for us. His job is NOT his dream job by any means, but he does what he has to do to provide for his family. I am thankful for all his hard work for us. He is a good father. A good husband and a perfect best friend. I am so thankful that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is so important to him. I am so thankful that he takes his priesthood responsibilities seriously. I am so thankful that he listens to me whine and moan about EVERYTHING. I am so thankful that he LOVES ME for me. Doesn't want (or push) me to change, even though I know there is so much I could change and work on. He loves me for me. I couldn't ask for a better eternal partner.
I am so thankful for my sweet children. I can't imagine life without any of them. I don't even know how I used to function without them. Even though, at times, YES they drive me nutty, I wouldn't change being a momma to them for ANYTHING. I am thankful that they are so patient with me. I am sure I am not the best mom. I am sure I have a lot to work on. But they love me as their mother. They are my world. I am so blessed.
I am a nut for this I am sure. But we have 2 dogs, 4 cats and 5 chickens. And I am so grateful for all of them. I love the dogs because they look at you with this unwavering trust and love. Krypto had 5 puppies and I love sneaking outside to the garage and cuddling them and watching them. It really soothes me and makes me realize how awesome God's plan is. I love the dang cats, even though the first touch of them makes me sneeze and my eyes water and my throat itch. They catch the mice and keep our home (mostly) mouse free. WHICH I HATE MICE. I would move from every place possible if there was a mouse. Thank you kitties for making it ok here! And of course the chickens. Those dang stinky birds. Thank you for my 5 eggs every morning! We would be able to survive on eggs if we had too!
I am so thankful that I have 7 weeks before Christmas! My most favorite time of the year! I love the excitement it brings! I love the way the whole month of December has this awe and magic about it! I love telling my kids Santa Claus or Elf or Reindeer stories at night! I love getting them excited to give! I love teaching them about the birth of Jesus Christ. I love how this time of year makes me feel so young! I love sneaking gifts in and wrapping them! I love shopping! I love the snow and hot chocolate and all the fattening baking you get to do! I love the earlier dark nights! (? I know) I love the sound of the crunch of snow. I love hearing the kids laugh and play in the snow! I love Christmas eve! I love the Christmas music! And YES, I started listening to it TODAY! HAHA I am thankful for this time of year!
I am thankful for my family! I am thankful for the parents I have and the love and support they always give! I am so thankful for my 4 wonderful brothers. For their wives and all the neices of nephews I have! I am thankful for Granny and Grandma! For all my aunts and uncles and cousins!
I am thankful for Judge Judy! Seriously if I couldn't record her show and watch that at night after the kids went to bed, I would probably be in the nut house! I am thankful for all the bigger nuts out there on that show! Makes me realize we are pretty darn normal and blessed! I don't know why I like her, but she's blunt, to the point and strict! I am also thankful for Lifetime tv. Love watching lifetime movies! I have probably seen every one ever made, but I LOVE THEM! Oh which brings me back to Christmas season, LOVE LOVE LOVE all the Christmas movies!
I am thankful for music! Thankful for books! Thankful for Twilight series! Thankful that Emily and I can cheese out together over how awesome the movies are! I am thankful for the weekends when I let the kids sleep in the living room and watch movies! I am thankful for Dr. Pepper. (Even though I am really trying to get it out of my life...) I am thankful for cheese and crackers and pepperoni! (Pregnancy thing)
I am so very thankful for my Country! Something definately changed in me after 9/11. A light was turned on in my head and I realized from then on how very blessed we are to live in AMERICA! Even with all the political crap going on, we are so very blessed. I get to worship as I WISH. My kids can play outside without the worries of a bomb going off. We can shop at wherever we want SAFELY! We keep our money we make for ourselves. We have soldiers who fight and sacrafice so very much for ME! I am so thankful for my Country and my FREEDOM.
My list will go on, but for now its past dinner time and I haven't even started yet!
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