U irratate me

I was cleaning out some of the pictures on my computer and found this gem created by one of my talented sons. Yes I am aware that irritate is misspelled which makes it all the more funny to me. I am wondering if one of them was upset with me or should I say irratated with me, so they drew this picture on my computer as a way to vent. It totally cracks me up. I wish I could show this picture to those who irritate me the most!!!

Boredome

This is what my kids do when they are bored in the summertime. They take perfectly cute pictures of themselves and turn them into these classic creations. They get their artistic abilities from their Dad.

Taking over the blog

Okay this is Tallon my mom has been really boring so I'm updating the blog. You may think why is a 11 year old taking over a blog but I'm making some good improvements. Well Calleb was baptized on march 6 on his birthday he is now a proud member off the church we had a big lunch he was very excited that all his cousins got to come to his baptism. Angelle graduated on March 25 and is now going to hair school full time.Marshall the 4 year old got registered for preschool he is very excited. I have been busy with school work currently I am working on a play at school, I also got third place at my school science fair.

A few weeks ago we lost Marshall in costco, Calleb and I were with my dad and Marshall was with my mom he wanted to come with us so he took off in saw my mom she was freaking out I looked around and I couldnt see Marshall we looked around Calleb and I found an employee and he was looking for a boy in red shirt with a black leather jacket we told him that was Marshall we kept looking until some employees found him where Calleb me and my dad were he was crying and pretty much everyone else in our family were.

Happy Birthday to my Guinea Pig

Do you think it is normal for a mom to be so emotional over her childs birthday as I am? 11 years ago at the mere age of nearly 22, I became a mother. Something happened to me June 2, 1998, I changed in an instant. My heart was no longer my own. I had no clue what motherhood would intell for me. I had no idea that I could possibly worry anymore than I already did ( thanks dad for passing the worry wart gene on to me). I had no idea that dropping a baby off at daycare almost everyday for the first 4 years of his life would leave me emotionally drained by the time I got to work. I had no idea that staying home with that same 4 year old and his baby brother would leave me feeling so inadequate. I really had no idea how fast 11 years would fly by. Why didn't somebody tell me? Oh yeah Mom you tried to and like most lessons I have learned it my life... I learned them the hard way. (Is that why you told me my middle name was difficult)?

Enough of my blubbering. Tallon today is your day and I hope we can make it a special one for you. Thanks for being my guinea pig. I am sorry for all of the mistakes I have made and those I have yet to make, but inevitably will make. You are my sunshine and always will be. You are so smart and talented. You have a love for nature and all of God's creations. You have an eye for detail and it shows in your artwork. You always know when I am going to lose my sanity, and step right in before I do. You try to be patient and kind to your brothers, they love you and look up to you so much. I am so grateful to be your mom. I love you ! Happy Birthday!

Random thoughts

Okay so I must confess I am a blog failure. I guess I knew I would be before I even started. I now have high speed internet so no more excuses, well maybe a few. I am working a job from home now, plus still working one graveyard shift (hence my post time) once a week, still the YW's president in my ward, trying to potty train my three year old, helping T with his science fair project...Okay you get the point. I could go on for hours and I know that all of my blog followers (the whole 3 of you) are busy too. So to you I make a new years promise that I will update my blog at least once a month. Happy Stef, look what you started.

I have many things I would like to post. Pictures from our trip to Disneyland in October, M's 3rd birthday, T winning first place for reflections, all of the teeth C has lost. Christmas, New year's etc. etc. Although I may get to those eventually, for now I am going forward.

I have been contemplating running the Salt Lake City half marathon on April 18th. I have totally slacked off on my running the last few months. Mostly because our treadmill is a piece of trash.(Supossidly it is fixed now, we'll see). Also with all of the snow on the ground it is kind of hard to run outside. So anyway I have gone to the web site to register 3 times now and every time I chicken out. Why do I torture myself? I mean really what am I so afraid of ? You know what will happen I will let my fear get the best of me and by the time I decide to do it, it will be too late and the race will be full. Okay a new goal for the week. Sign up for the dang half marathon and get over it.

Other random thoughts... I will save them for another day, because I do need to get at least 4 hours of sleep before I get my rugrats off to school. One thing I can check off my list-Updating my blog.

Happy Birthday Russ!!

My sweet husand turned 39 today. If you ask me he doesn't look like he is 39 or anywhere close to it. Maybe because his wife is so much younger than him. (Not really only 7 years) We had a fun day. He started his day off at 4 am by going to Kohl's for me to pick up a special present that Calleb wants for Christmas. I was going to go but he offered, and since I was already sleep deprived from working two graveyard shifts this week I let him. The boys all made special cards for him. Russ let Marshall open most of his presents so that he could get practice for his birthday coming in a few weeks. We got him some new clothes, a football and The Office season four. Later we took the kids to my Mom's, did a little Christmas shopping (where he bought me a present for his birthday, some new clog slippers). Then I let him take me to see Twilight. I think he thought the movie was a little corny since he hasn't read the books, but he endured it for me. We then went and got the kids and took them to dinner with us. All in all I think he had a great day. I sure love this guy. He is a great dad, he loves making up games for the kids to play, he loves helping them expand their imaginations, he loves to take them fun places. The boys love being around him, even when he is trying to hide for some alone time they always find him and he doesn't mind. He grew up with 4 brothers and no sisters and since I am usually the only female around here he knows I feel a little left out some of the time. He always tries to include me and demands that his sons show me respect. I love that about him. He works hard to make sure that we have all that we need and more. I am so thankful to have him in my life. Happy Birthday babe!

FuN aT tHe FaIr

I have been feeling guilty for not keeping my blog updated. I know that I have many raving fans who are just waiting for an updated post so here you go. A few weeks ago we took Russ' parents with our family and went to the Utah State Fair. It was Russ' parents first time to attend the fair. Of course they were not disappointed. After checking out the animals and some of the other attractions, we feasted on a funnel cake and a $4.00 slice of pizza (not I'm not kidding). All in all we had a good time. Here are some of my favorite pics from our outing.