Needed to Catch Up

I know I really need to catch up. WARNING WARNING this is going to be a long post!!! The Sunday before Halloween Randy's aunt passed away. He was really close with his aunt as he was growing up so he had a really hard time. He ended up flying up to Oregon to be there with his family and for the funeral. I stayed home with the kids and made sure they got to their Halloween parties for school. Randy flew home on Halloween, he made it home about an hour before we went to the church for Trunk or Treat. The kids had made a welcome home sign for him so I thought it was only appropriate to get their picture in front of it. We really missed Randy while he was gone. He hasn't been doing many side jobs so we are used to having him home with us.
The kids had a lot of fun at their Halloween parties for school. Here is a few pictures that I took.


Every year we go to the Trunk or Treat at the church. It is always a lot of fun and it is much faster than Trick or Treating!! ( I really don't like Halloween) Pretty much all of the family goes down to the church now so it makes it a lot of fun and you can always count on Jess & Liz to surprise us!


Jaxon was the cutest little baseball player. He wouldn't let me put on the superman costume but the baseball player he didn't have a problem at all with.


Okay that is enough for today I am tired!!! I post more later!

I don't know what to do with myself!!!

It's just Jaxon and I tonight!! I am feeling very lonely. You know all of the times I wish for my kids to go to bed so I can have some peace and quiet! Well, tonight they are not here and all I am doing is wishing they were. Randy had a scout camp this weekend for the deacons. Cam was in some major trouble and wasn't able to go but Randy had already taken the day off tomorrow so the camp was still on. Randy called about two hours before they were going to go and asked if he could take Trent with him. I very cautiously said okay. When Trent got home from school and we told him to go pack he was thrilled. Poor little Brayden was broken hearted because he wanted to go so bad. Randy caved in and took them both. They were both very excited this is the first time they have camped in a Tent without me. (Except for the backyard) Anyway, I am missing the full house tonight. I thought it was going to be great but it feels very empty. I will stop blubbering now and go watch some sappy movies.

Do You Remember???

 
Do you remember just being a kid and having fun? I remember having tether ball tournaments in our backyard growing up. I was the champ by the way:)! Well, on Trent's Birthday, in July the Aunts and Uncles gave him a tether ball. We are very spoiled in our family we are not satisfied with just any old tether ball pole we have to have a GRANDPA MADE ONE. Grandpa makes ones that will last forever! Tonight my parents came over to our house for dinner because the missionaries were coming over and Randy wasn't going to be home. Trent got a nice surprise when grandpa pulled up in Uncle Lonney's truck with a tether ball pole strapped on the back. Trent was able to use the crane on the truck to lift the pole up! ( because it is that heavy duty that you need a crane) They sat it in place and the smile on Trent's face says it all. I think his first game was with grandpa but I didn't get a picture of that. If we could only be a kid again!!! Thanks Grandpa!!

THANK YOU!

Do you ever have one of those moments where you are thankful for the great people in your life? This morning was one of those moments for me. I was getting all the kids ready and out the door for school. I went into Jaxon's room to get his clothes out. I found these cute little jeans and shirt and got him dressed. Then I realized that everything that Jaxon had on were clothes from my wonderful sister- in - law Tracey. Tracey is one of those people that think that the things they do for others are not a BIG deal. She has such a big heart and she has always been there for me and whatever problem I was going through or just to laugh with me or have me boss her around :) etc...! She always seems to know exactly what I need without me even telling her! I am so grateful for my brother Joe marrying her (BTW Happy Birthday Joe!) so I can have her in my life. I won't get any mushier now, but I am grateful to all the great friends and family that I have surrounding me that keep me going and that are such great examples to me and my children.


This is the cute clothes I pulled out and the only happy picture I could get Jaxon to pose for was one where he was getting candy out of our Halloween bowl.

Oops, Got them in the wrong order!

Now for the BAD!!
Trent was at school today and fell and hit his head on the black top. The nurse called me about 11:30 and said that he was up in the nurses office for about a half hour and had ice on it. She said it was a pretty big goose egg but she had sent him back to class to go to lunch. She told him if it was getting worse to tell his teacher and she would call me to come and pick him up. It took everything in me to not go get him right then!! Anyway, she called me at 1:00 and said, I think you need to come and get Trenton." I didn't hesitate and was there in a few minutes. I walked in and the picture I had in my head of what it looked like wasn't like what I saw. The thing was huge!!! They said it had gotten bigger since he was in last and they were worried about his eyes. They suggested that I should take him to the doctor. I left and called the doctor and they said they would just send me to the hospital for x-rays so I decided to skip the doctor and go to the ER. After 2 hours there they sent me home. They did a scan to make sure everything was fine and then told me to make sure I watch him for vomiting and other head trauma stuff. You can't really tell from the picture but it was not a pretty sight this afternoon. Luckily it has gone down a lot since then.

 

Good News or Bad News?

Okay I will tell you the good news first. Brayden can ride his bike with no training wheels!!! We were out front the other night and he came up to me and asked if I could take his wheels off his bike. I asked him why he wanted me to take them off, he said, " because I only want 2 wheels not 4. So there it was his decision to become a big kid. He didn't want any help I just showed him how to start out and then stood near him. It only took him about five minutes and he was riding like a pro. He was very proud and he was sure to tell grandpa that he did it by himself. I am very proud of him he picked it up really quick, but he had to be ready to try it we can not force him to do anything!

 

This one is EASY!

I got tagged by my great friend Liz:) I hate tags but this one is really easy!
TAG # 1
The rules of the game. Go to your pictures folder and take the fourth picture from the fourth file and post it. That's it. Then tag four friends.


We had watched my cute little niece Becca awhile back. I came into the room and found her and Jaxon like this reading a book! It was adorable.

The four people I tag is:
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DO IT BUT PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PICTURES ARE APPROPRIATE:)

TAG # 2
Here are the rules: You're just supposed to type 6 quirky things about yourself. Then tag 6 others.

1. I have to close things that are open, for example, my mom's house alarm flap. It drives me crazy to walk past it an have it be open.
2. I won't let Randy get in our bed unless he showers!! SERIOUSLY GROSSES ME OUT!
3. When I play a card game such as UNO I have to straighten the stack of cards.
4. I can't help but to say something when I see kids doing something wrong even when they are not my own. One time I was at the park by Sue Morrow and I saw some kids on the Morrow playground fighting. I yelled at them from the park to stop. They did but do you think I took it a little too far!???? :)
5. I have a great smeller!! Everything stinks to me and I can't handle my house stinky!
6. I volunteer way too much!! Seriously my husband gets really irritated.( I only volunteer for things that I know how to do)

6 people I tag are:
1.Gina
2.Angie
3.Tracey
4.Stacy
5.Nicole
6.Melissa