I AM Mom

I asked Jayson to get dressed a little while ago to which he adamantly said "I already AM mom." I was a bit puzzled wondering how he could get his clothes on that fast. When I saw him I said "Jayson, you're not dressed silly boy" to which he replied "Yes I am Mom, Tigger is my clothes and I'm going to school."

Alright then. How can I argue with that?

He's a GeM!

My little peanut

Today we headed to the Dr. for Jackson's 4 month check up.

You may be asking yourself why my kids look like they are dressed for winter.. well, because it snowed and was 37 degrees out--that's why.

This little peanut:

weight: 13.1 lbs; 14%

length: 25 inches; 50%

head: 27%

Everything looks good. He smiled the whole time at the Dr. and nurse until the shots. I really dislike shots. I think Rylee was really worried about the shots though. She talked about them all night and all morning and then when the time came she covered her ears so that she wouldn't hear him cry. Sad. He was just fine.

We sure do love this little guy. His favorite thing is to suck his fingers. He won't use a binki but he will fall asleep sucking his fingers. It's adorable.

In other news: This weekend my sister Julie came into town. It was so much fun to see her and hang out. Friday we hit Costco after the airport and then went to the mall when Jayson woke up and Tay came home from school. Then Sunday we went out to my Mom's and had a yummy dinner and enjoyed some time together. It was great fun! I enjoyed every minute. I'm sad that I didn't take any pictures though.

He is growing...

Sound asleep on the couch. He usually won't sleep unless he is on his tummy, but this morning he was extra tired and gave up while I was helping to get Tayler off to school.
close up

just a happy boy!

I can't believe that he has been with us almost 4 months already. They really do grow up so dang fast. He is so much fun! We are going to hit 80 today. YAHOO! I am excited to head to the park in a few minutes.

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day! It started out Friday night when Sean gave me my mother's day gift which were these awesome dishes! I love them. Everything looks and tastes better on them :) They are so pretty and I am diggin' the square dishes these days. He came me enough to serve 12. I have already loved using them.

Then Saturday my mom came up and we went out to lunch at the Olive Garden and went shopping. It was so much fun! We laughed and had an awesome time looking and trying on clothes. We found some cute one's and some not so cute one's. I loved every minute. I am so thankful to have such a wonderful mom in my life who is also such a great friend. I love her so much and am grateful for the time I get to spend with her.

Then Sunday Sean made an amazing breakfast. He made chocolate covered strawberries (which were so good), Belgian waffles w/ whipping cream and strawberries, sausage & hash browns. He even came me a special glass to drink out of at my place. He really does treat me so good. Yep, he did all that and was SO sick. He had the stomach flu. I told him that he didn't need to do anything (once I found out he was sick), but he kept on going. He fed Jackson and got Jayson ready for church and then we left to give him a little peace & quiet. The happenings at church were one catastrophe after another, but we won't dwell on that. It ended up being okay and I really did laugh at everything that happened instead of stressing. I am sure my ward members think we are truly the circus. Oh well. When we got home Sean had made Cafe Rio pork burritos for lunch. They tasted so good. Then we all laid down and had a nap-- best gift ever! Oh, and I can't forget Tayler's cutest gift too. She was so excited to give it to me. She made it at school and brought it home Friday and then waited to give it to me until Sunday (I know this was hard for her). She kept telling me all weekend how excited she was. So Sunday morning at breakfast she pulled it out. It made me tear up a bit. It was a love jar that had several hearts inside with special things about me on each one and why she loves me. She said "mom, when you need a pick me up just pull one of these out." It was adorable and I really do love it. I have a feeling it will really come in handy ;)

It was a good day. I am grateful to be a mother and have 4 little kids to call my own. I know I fall short so many times in being a good mom and it isn't easy most days, but I am still grateful to be a mother. I know I have many guardian angels helping me along.

The Rescue

Sorry it has been a while since I posted!

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I need to document the rescue that took place on my mom's birthday. When Sean got home Jackson and I headed out to my mom's to surprise her for her birthday and take her to dinner and a movie. Well, that never happened! :(

On my way out my gas light came on, but I figured I would be fine until I got off of her exit. About 10 miles from her house my car started to decelerate. I had lost all power so I quickly pulled over to the shoulder of the road. I was laughing because I thought I ran out of gas (in hindsight that would have been awesome if that had been it). So I called my mom to come and rescue me. I called her and said "surprise mom I'm almost to your house, but I need your help" After I told her what happened and she laughed at me she told me that she would be there in a while. She had to round up some cash in order to get some gas to bring to me since her wallet had been stolen (that's a whole other story). Dilemma #1. Thankfully she did find some and was there in about 15 minutes. We laughed and I went around the car to put the gas in. After I emptied the gas can I thought sweet let's get out oh here. By this time it was REALLY windy and lots of big semi's were passing at high speeds. I was just hoping we didn't get hit.
We get Jackson strapped back in his car seat and I turn the key and nothing happens. Alright, what the heck. I did remember seeing my battery light come on right when I started loosing speed so I thought maybe I just needed a jump. In order to do that, my mom did a U turn on 1-80 during rush hour so that she was facing my car. It was an awesome maneuver! She got out her jumper cables and has instructions. No big deal right? When I went to hook the black cable on to "ground it" sparks started flyin' (scared the crap out of me). After hooking it all up again I went to the car, turned the key and NOTHING! I was dying. So we redo the connection for the 3rd time thinking something may have been put in the wrong spot and again NOTHING!
UGH, that' s when I call USAA for Roadside assistance. They agree to send a tow truck, but we have to stay with the vehicle. Great. It was hot and muggy and there were 1000's of mosquito's (since we were right by the Great Salt Lake) so we couldn't roll down the windows. Ahh, what a way to spend a birthday right? My mom opened her present that I had for her and then the tow truck came. We packed everything into her car. She had to do another U turn to pull out onto 1-80. We headed up to the Ford dealership where they were taking my car. However by this time it was 7:30 and it was closed so I was stuck. We left the keys so the could work on it the next morning. We then headed to Walmart to get some groceries and picked up a cheesecake for her birthday. Sean ended up bringing all the other kids out because he had a 7:00 a.m. meeting the next morning that he couldn't miss. After the kids were settled and tucked into bed we ate the cheesecake. It was about 10:30. I felt horrible. I really was trying to make it a fun birthday and instead it turned into a circus. I am grateful for a wonderful, easy going mom who was just happy to help. We really owe her big and hope to make it up sometime. I am just grateful that she was there and able & willing to rescue me. I love her!

Well it ended up being the fuel pump. Not cheap. The next day we had to take Sean's car in because it was acting funny too. Another big part that needed to be fixed. Needless to say, I am done with car repairs.