Annoyed?

I recently had an interestingly ironic thought. For those interested to know, no it wasn't the first thought that I've had, and no it didn't hurt. But, what it did do was cause me to reflect on the fact that we haven't made a post in almost two months. Now, this is where the irony comes in. If I were looking at someone's blog and they hadn't made a post in almost two months, I would be annoyed. So hopefully for the one or two of you out there that actually take the time to come visit, you aren't too annoyed by the fact that it's been almost two months since we've updated this thing, and hopefully you continue to check back occasionally.

It's been a busy two months. Austin started kindergarten and is loving every minute of it. Jeffrey started preschool and he too is loving every minute of it. Jakob has grown in to quite the teaser. (I wonder where he got that from?) He is a hoot and keeps us on our toes. He loves to climb, and will climb onto or into anything.

It's getting into the busy season for both of my jobs. UPS is starting to pick up with what will be another busy Peak Season. Radio Shack is gearing up for Christmas as well. We are getting new toys, for kids little and big, almost daily. Between the two I'm not home much during the day, but the boys sure love to gather at the window and watch me ride up in front of the house on my motorcycle each evening when I come home.

Well, since I can barely keep my eyes open I guess this will have to do for now. I hope you don't get too annoyed waiting for the next new post. Who knows when it will arrive.

Teaching Moments

So last week me and the kids stayed the night at my mom and dad's so I could get out of the house a bit and so the kids could have a different place to play. The night that we stayed the night I realized that I forgot the plug in for my laptop. I was hoping to get some work done there while the kids were sleeping. My sister agreed to meet me half way to bring it to me. Austin wanted to come with me and the other two were asleep and he asked where we were going. I told him aunt Krist was going to meet us half way to bring us something. "Half way?" He said. I said, Yep we are going 1/2 way home to meet her and then we are coming back. He said, "Five is 1/2 way." Being astonished I said, yep five is half way to 10 from zero. Then we we were turning to the main road and he said pointing to the speed limit sign, "See Mom, 45." So then we talked about how five was in the middle of the numbers like 45 being between 40 and 50. It was really cute. I was surprised that he caught onto the concept so easily.

So then when we got done talking about that he started playing with my phone and pushing the numbers in order 1-10. Then he decided to go further and he can count to 20 but for some reason has always had a hard time with the number 13 so we talked about that and then he wanted to go beyond the number 20. I explained to him that each time the numbers start over 0-9. With the teens you just put a number 1 in the front of it and once you get to 20, you just put a 2 in front of them. He really liked that because then he could go as far as he wanted to! My phone ran out of spaces to put the numbers :)

Oooohhh, then the next day. I had let Austin and Jeffrey ride their bikes to a park not to far away from my parents house while I drove behind them and then they played there for awhile. Well when we got back they were kind of bored so I called their cousins that live up the road not TOO far away. Well they needed to do some chores before they could come so I told the boys to go put their sandals on to get ready for them to come over. I went back into the house to get them a treat and went back outside to give it to them and they were gone. Sometimes they ride around the block so I waited for a minute. After they didn't show up I got into my car to see if they had ridden their bikes to the park we were just at (they have done that before). I don't really like them to do that because I can't see them very well from my mom's house. I can see the park but I can't really distinguish their little bodies from there. I couldn't find them anywhere. So the next place I looked is at my brother's house where their cousins live that were going to come over. Sure enough, there they were!!!!! The ride there is around 1/4 to 1/2 mile and they live on a busy street. It scared the living daylights out of me. My first reaction was to be so angry that they didn't ask and that they went all by themselves. Then I was sooooooo glad that they were safe. As soon as I drove into the driveway Austin came right outside and said, "Sorry Momma". Trying to compose myself I decided to say, "Put your bikes in the car, we are cleaning up at Grandma's, we are going home, and you can not play outside the rest of the day." They obeyed very well the rest of the day! Needless to say they didn't get to play with their cousins that day. I sat down and talked with them about why that was wrong and dangerous. Then when Dad came home we sat down as a family and talked about it again.

Come to find out while we were talking about it Austin told us there was a man there on the corner (I am sure an angel whether he was human or not) that helped them cross the busy street. They road on the busy street until there was a "turn" to go into the neighborhood and then they rode through the neighborhood the "back" way to their house. It made me feel better that they weren't on the busy street the whole time but thankful that Heavenly Father kept them safe.

Here are some more Read the blog from earlier

Messy Fun!

So this is what my boys have been doing all summer long! Well... at least when we haven't been on vacation somewhere. MUD, MUD, MUD!!! They have a ton of fun but I don't like the way it ruins the front of our yard. It keeps them occupied all day long. Most of the day consists of me saying, " You have enough water! Turn that water off!" As the water is running down the road three houses! Today they actually got into trouble so they had to stay inside most of the afternoon because they didn't obey and keep the water off when I told them they had enough but I will make a post about that later when I have the pictures downloaded. But for now, here is some fun muddy pictures to enjoy!

Time Flies When . . .

Wow, I can't believe that our baby is a year old. Here are some pictures of him enjoying his first cupcake.

Using my phone, I took a video of his first bite along with the candle and the singing, but in my technological ineptness I didn't get it saved. I was upset at myself. Oh well.

Life is kept busy with work, kids, and callings. That along with trying to keep up with the yard and other household chores keeps us moving. I wish life had a pause button like my DVR so that I could just take a break and rest for a minute. It seems like all I do is work, eat, and sleep. Jakey has also been taking steps here and there, and will go three or four steps walking and then try to run. It is cute. He "runs" to the door with his brothers anytime I come home from being gone.

Well, there is a little bit to chew on until the next long overdue update hits the webwaves.

Getting caught up

Okay, so when are we ever "caught up" on everything but we have been out of town for almost a month and I have been trying to get caught up on EVERYTHING; work, house work, laundry, keeping the boys out of the mud--or at least out of the house while muddy, etc. We had a lot of fun though.

We spent a whole week in Preston as a family and we were able to visit Joshes family. We got to visit a lot of college friends during that time and realized how much we missed them and how out of touch we have been but we were glad to see them. Then we went to Utah for my neice's wedding. Then over the 4th of July we had a fun barbeque with lots of family and fireworks at my brother's house. We have had a month of family and fun that was much needed for vacation time. Within all of this we had stomach flu and sunburns that we decided we wanted to share with extended family :) Although we had so much fun, everyone is glad to have their own beds to sleep in. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who was so hospitable to let us stay at their house and/or helped us through this month!

I wanted to respond to a tag that we got quite awhile ago. It was a series of questions to ask my boys to see how they "see me". Her goes! Have fun reading! Note, these were asked at different times with each of them, so the other wasn't there when asking the questions.

This first one was from Jeffrey

1. What is something mom always says to you? "Take a shower"
2. What makes mom happy? no answer.
3. What makes mom sad? when we don't eat
4. How does mom make you laugh? Tickle me.
5. What was mom like as a child? No answer
6. How old is your mom? Don't know
7. How tall is your mom? Raised arm
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Work
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Be quiet. (heck ya!)
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? No answer
11. What is your mom really good at? Working
12. What is your mom not very good at? don't know
13. What does your mom do for her job? Spanking bums
14. What is your mom's favorite food? Tacos ( we had tacos tonight)
15. What makes you proud of your mom? Don't know
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Don't know
17. What do you and your mom do together? Walk
18. How are you and your mom the same? Don't know
19. How are you and your mom different? Don't know
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Hold's me.

Okay, this one is from Austin

1. What is something mom always says to you? "Don't hit or push anybody"
2. What makes mom happy? When we don't hit anybody
3. What makes mom sad? When we make spills
4. How does mom make you laugh? Tickle me
5. What was mom like as a child? LIke us
6. How old is your mom? 5
7. How tall is your mom? Raised arm
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Play with us.
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Feed Jakey
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Don't know
11. What is your mom really good at? Doing work, doctor work on the computer
12. What is your mom not very good at? Driving trucks
13. What does your mom do for her job? Changing Jakey's diaper
14. What is your mom's favorite food? Tacos (we had tacos tonight)
15. What makes you proud of your mom? playing baseball with me
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Girl popeye
17. What do you and your mom do together? Spend the night at Grandma's
18. How are you and your mom the same? blue eyes
19. How are you and your mom different? Different tall
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Playing baseball

Update

Here is a much requested update. More to come later! Yes, I'm a smart a$$. :)