Reflection

So, I sat in church yesterday listening to 6 young men in our Ward tell about the things they are thankful for, and it was not a teary kind of situation, but for a gal like me being the mother of 3 wonderful boys that are about to grow up and be one of those young men, I cried through the whole thing. (Is there something wrong with me or what?) They told of their love for their parents and their love for their leaders. One spoke about how he knows prayers are answered, and I just sat there and thought how much leaders mean to boys at that time in a boys life. How much the scouting program shapes who they will become.

I am deathly afraid of being the mother of "big boys". I am sure I can tackle this little boy thing, but big boys have big attitudes, and are a little silly more often than not. They act like idiots 1/2 the time, which if I remember correctly so did I at that age.



At this thanksgiving time I feel like I am so thankful for my boys. They give me a reason to be happy, to love, to be joyful, and to look forward to all the fun things we will encounter together in this life.

Ode to first snow

Oh, the first snow. Only a child could be quite this excited about something so cold. It hadn't been snowing for 5 minutes when they asked if they could go out and play in it. Then upon finding we had no winter stuff out Braxton searched through the shed in the freezing cold, to find the coats, hats, boots, and gloves. When he got back inside and realized he hadn't shut the shed door, he ran out there in bare feet!!! After finding most don't fit anymore, they made do with irrigation boots and Dakota just wore pants. Now half the neighborhood is out there enjoying this weather.

How great it is to be a child and feel such excitement each year when the snow comes. I get feelings of bad roads with crazy drivers and children screaming at me to get in the car faster because they are cold. I also hear a little boy OBSESSED with skiing starting to ask already if he can go when he probably wont go until February. I also think of a husband with nothing to do but watch TV because "What else am I supposed to do when its cold and dark?"

I really do like the snow, but lets just say winter gets old really fast at our house!!!

Getaway

Instead of gifts for Cameron's birthday we gave the boys a night out at a hotel in West Valley that has a water park in it. It was a blast!!! It was a Tuesday night so we had the place to ourselves. We played for hours. Then the next day after more swimming we went to see A Christmas Carol at the IMAX 3D in SLC. I am not sure it would have been my pick, but Shane wanted to see it and thought the boys would like it. It was pretty good, a little dark in some parts, but overall the 3D was pretty cool.

We love to spend time like this with just us and our boys. It seems like everyone gets along so well when we are away from home, it is awesome and much needed.

Cameron told everyone--"went on slide, splash!" It was so cute he went up and down that thing about 100 times.

Happy Birthday Cameron

I cannot believe two years has gone by. Cameron is the sweetest, happiest little guy. He talks about like he is 4 and throws quite the fit when he is angry. My favorite thing to do is get him out of his bed in the morning and after naps, he is so sweet and happy at both of those times. He loves to play with Braxton and Dakota and fits right in. This was his second party where my family came. He got this coat and wouldn't even take it off for the cake, he loves it.

He got this GIANT monkey which he refers to as OO AA (as in monkey sounds) at Shane's family party. He loves monkeys and trains, and got a few of each one.

Cam's stitches

On Friday we were making pies for our early Thanksgiving party and had taken a break to eat lunch when Cameron fell off of the stool and hit another chair with his chin on the way down, so off to the doctor we went while Kiley and Grandma Jo finished the pies and watched Dakota. Cameron was very brave and even fell asleep at one time while waiting for the doctor. He had to have two stitches which he proudly shows off to everyone as his "hurt".

It didn't bleed very much, but this is what his shirt looked like afterward. I am proud to say we have made it 7 years and this is our first trip to get stitches. Both other boys have had similar accidents that maybe needed stitches, but we put a butterfly bandage on it and they healed up fine, but this cut was showing the innards and I thought it would be better on the chin to have less of a scar.

Lets hope the next one is 7 years from now, but I somehow doubt it!!

Kiddos Costumes

Here are the photos of my Bat, Pirate, and Fireman. We had a great Halloween with tons of candy, and we even got to trick-or-treat a little longer this year, me and Braxton anyway. We went with Marley and Mauri, and so when the little boys pooped out, we kept on trucking.