When in Doutt

U irratate me

2010-08-17T22:34:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-17T22:26:00.000-07:00

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

2010-04-21T20:10:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-01T22:10:00.000-07:00

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

2009-01-13T01:56:00.000-08:00

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!!

2008-11-28T21:01:00.000-08:00

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

2008-09-27T19:58:00.000-07:00

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.

Sweet 16 and never been kissed???

2008-09-07T20:37:00.000-07:00

Sweet 16

Abril, Brianna, Angelle, Breydan and Cody
Getting ready to cut the cake

Pap Pap Doutt, Angelle and Grandma Doutt
Angelle, Aunt Hilary and baby Presley (yes she does have a face)
Nathan, Angelle, Kara and Noah
Aaron, Audrey, Angelle and Brody
Casey, Rylin, Angelle and Chasidy

(It is so cute Rylin has a crush on his older cousin Angelle)

We celebrated Angelle's sweet 16 by throwing her a surprise party a week before her actual birthday. Her mom Melissa rented out their club house for the big bash. We invited all of her Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and cousins which with my family, Russ' family and Melissa's family turned out to be about 50 people. It was neat to see so many of the people Angelle loves there to celebrate her big day.

I have been thinking so much about when I turned 16 and the things that I know now that I wish I would have known then.

Here are some of them.

Enjoy your high school years, they will be gone before you know it and you will wish you would have enjoyed them more.

Take your time to make the big decisions in your life. Don't rush into things.

Notice the small things in the world. The sunset, a pretty flower, the clouds, etc.

Take advantage of the years your parents still financially support you. Save your money!

Finish college before you have kids!!!!

Don't worry so much about what people think about you. Be yourself! It won't matter 10 years from now.

Have fun! Have fun! Have fun! There will be plenty of time for boys, jobs and cars. Have fun with your girlfriends!

What a cute cake a friend of Melissa's made it.
The whole family
Grnadma Chris 1/2 of Avery's head, Angelle and Papa Les
Holly, Angelle and Russ
We were teasing Angelle that it has taken two Moms to raise her.

Holly, Angelle and Melissa

We love you Angelle. We are glad you are a part of our family.

Mixed Emotions

2008-08-19T13:07:00.000-07:00

Fifth grade and first grade I can't believe it!

Can you tell how excited Calleb is.

Like most of the mommies around the country, I too am posting about my boys first day of school. They started school yesterday. I always have mixed emotions on the first day. I am always so nervous for them and excited for them at the same time. As a child I always loved the first day of school, meeting my teacher, seeing who I was going to sit next to, checking out my new classroom, etc. etc. This year Tallon is in fifth grade ( I know hard to believe) he allowed me to walk him to his class, but not into his classroom. He is at the age where he doesn't think I am so cool anymore. That's okay I can deal with that, I remember feeling the same way at that age. I was a lot more nervous for Calleb, he was making the huge transition from Kindergarten to First grade. He is also a much more timid and sensitive child. I have always guarded him a little closer because of his soft personality. I took him to his classroom, found his desk, gave him a big hug and left. There were no tears from either one of us. I was so proud of myself and of him. Well the afternoon was a different story. I waited outside the school by the doors he comes out of with a big smile on my face and my arms out to give him a hug. The minute his eyes met mine he burst into tears. I could not image what was wrong. I thought maybe he got trampled on his way out or something. He finally said "it's too long". I said what is too long. He said "this day was too long and I missed you". How sad is that! It was all I could do not to break down and cry. I was sure that I was going to have to fight him to go again today, but he put on his brave face and went. We will see how this afternoon goes.

Busy

2008-08-10T13:37:00.000-07:00

I am still alive, I have just not had a lot of time to blog lately. When I started blogging I promised myself that I would not let it take time away from my family. I had the intentions to blog after the kids were in bed, but since it is summer I let them stay up later and by the time they are in bed I am too tired to blog. School starts next week so I will be better about it then. I survived youth conference last week and actually had a great time. I missed my kids but they were great and barely missed me. Thanks to their Grandma's for watching them so that I could go. I can hardly believe that summer is coming to an end. I feel like we haven't done all of the things we have wanted to. I guess we will be trying to fit it all in this last week before school starts.

A fun day at Moss Ledge

2008-07-29T20:56:00.000-07:00

Tallon and Mia
Calleb and Connor (no they didn't plan their matching outfits)
Abbie and Calleb climbing on the rocks.

Russ, Aaron and Heather enjoying some grub.

Marshall is practicing his climbing skills for the next time he wants to climb on the countertops or on top of the fridge.

A few weeks ago we took out good friends the Simpson's to one of our favorite places. It is called Moss Ledge. It is a picnic area up Big Cottonwood Canyon. We usually go there a few times during the summer. We barbequed hamburgers and hot dogs and let the kids make smores. They had so much fun. They played in the stream close to our picnic spot and climbed on the rocks. They were filthy when it was time to go, at least they had fun. Thanks for going with us Simpson family we are so blessed to have such great friends.

The Dog Days of Summer

2008-07-11T13:57:00.000-07:00

The kids have been out of school for two weeks today. I feel like I am already going to lose my mind trying to entertain them all day everyday. We have done something somewhat fun just about everyday. However, it seems like that only takes up a few hours and then I am trying to find more ways to keep them entertained without the T.V. or the Wii. We made a list of fun things to do at the begining of the summer, most of them involve spending money which is okay once or twice a week but not daily. Does anyone have any ideas of how to keep the kiddos entertained? This picture is something we did a while back when we were bored, we made the letters of the alphabet with our bodies and took pics. That was fun.

Angelle

2008-07-09T21:05:00.001-07:00

Thank goodness for this girl, she gives me a little female company every other weekend. She makes me feel so old. Russ and I got married when she was 4 and now her sweet 16 is quickly approaching. Even though I never envisioned myself as a step mom, it is a role that I cherish. Thanks Angelle for the shopping trips, the long chats, your help with your brothers and for your sweetness. You are more than my daughter, you are my friend.
Labels: Kids

2008-07-08T22:42:00.000-07:00

My Guys

So 15 years ago if you would have told me that I would be a Mom of all boys I would have said there is no way. For some reason I was blessed to be the Mom of these three handsome guys. I am definetly not a prissy lady, I don't mind squishing spiders, getting dirty and I don't spend hours on my hair and make up. I think I fit right in with these boys...most of the time.