9 Years Old...

Bryson is turning 9 years old today. I can't believe it! It is bittersweet - bitter because he is growing up so fast and I miss my little boy, and sweet because he is so excited to be doing older things and it's fun to see him get involved and see what a good boy he is becoming. Happy Birthday Buddy! Love you!

10 THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT YOU:
1. I love your smile - it brightens my day when I see it.
2. I love your laugh and giggle - whenever you laugh or giggle you get the cutest smile on your face and it makes me smile and want to laugh.
3. I love how smart you are - you love to learn, you catch on quick, keep it up!
4. I love how you lOvE to read - you are reading constantly and always telling me bits and pieces of the latest book you are reading.
5. I love how you love horses - a kid after my own heart.

6. I love how you love the color red - everything red, it fits you.

7. I love how you love to play with your cousins - your always asking when we get to see your cousins again.

8. I love how you have a favorite stuffed animal - Morris, he has been well loved by you.

9. I love how your favorite food is spaghetti - gotta love pasta and SAUCE (even though your spaghetti is noodles and grated cheese - no sauce.)

10. I love it when you give me a hug and tell me that you love me! :)

Christmas in September...

Logan chose P B & J sandwiches for his lunch yesterday - so as we were eating our lunch all of a sudden Logan stands up on his chair and says, "Ho, Ho, Ho... Merry Cursemas (it's supposed to be Christmas but this is how he says it) - what do you want for Christmas?" (It's funny because he can say Christmas, it's just when he puts merry in front of it it comes out as "cursemas". :) ) Well, I was a little taken back by this sudden burst of holiday spirit so I said, "Ummmm.... well...." He looked at me in all seriousness and said "Mom, hurry up, I gotta go fly with my reindeer!"
Me: "Oh! OK! Ummm... a jumprope (that was the only thing I could think of on the spot!).
Logan: "Here you go!" he said as he did something with his hands and then handed me a pretend jumprope.
Me: "Oh thank you Santa Clause."
Logan: "Your welcome. Bye - have a Merry Cursemas!" and he pretended to drive his sleigh and fly away with his reindeer.

Well, needless to say it has gotten me thinking about Christmas - it's not too far away and it will be here before we know it!

12 Year Anniversary...

Wow! Our 12 year anniversary was on September 12th! It feels like we have been married for forever and then sometimes it doesn't seem that long. Bryson's birthday is 5 days after our anniversary and we were eating breakfast and all of a sudden Dillon says, "Mom! Why did you get married 5 days before Bryson's birthday - it's so close to his birthday!" I had to explain it to him. Too funny. What a great husband I have! David - thank you for loving me for who I am. I wanted to post some pictures of David with his boys because one of the qualities that I admire most about him is that he is such a good father. Looking forward to many more years to come! :)

The Fair...

Wednesday evening we went to the East Idaho State Fair with some tickets that David got from his work. We happened to see alot of my family there. We watched my nephews wife perform (sing on stage) - she always does an awesome job! We looked at some of the booths, ate some yummy food and saw the animals. The boys loved it all! I saw a little of me last night - I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree - I loved horses when I was little (still do) and Bryson loves them too. When we got to the horse stables he was so excited. We came up on the next aisle of stalls and saw that some horses were for adoption - he was all excited - asking if we could please adopt one and had it all worked out of where we could keep it. I used to do this when I was little - this was my favorite part of the fair - looking at and petting the horses and then there would be the ones for sale and I would ask my mom if we could please buy one - I would come up with all sorts of ideas of how we could buy it and I would take such good care of it. (We already had a good horse - don't know why I needed another one - oh well, it's ok to dream, isn't it?) It was like a trip down memory lane. Needless to say we didn't come home with a horse. Can I just say a little about the food? It's good but HOLY COW! They want $5 for a baked potato!! OK - it did have stroganoff and cheese on it but geesh! And - $3 a bag for cotton candy! Pretty cRaZy - pretty darn expensive! My favorite is the Scone Nuggets - yummy! It was a good night out! I forgot the camera and so hence the pictures below. However, we did take a picture with David's phone of the boys eating and enjoying their expensive cotton candy! :)

Savor the taste...

The Other Night...

The other night we had a fun Pack Meeting with the Cub Scouts. As I have mentioned before we are in the Cub Scouts - yes, we are still in the Cub Scouts... it's fun though, most times. :) David is the Cub Scout Master and so we are over Pack Meetings. For the end of August we did a Cub Scout Family Olympics (idea taken from my awesome sister who did it at our family reunion last year - thanks Shell! :) ) There were 8 events and everyone had to participate at least once. It was a little wild and crazy - OK, ALOT wild and crazy but everyone had a good time!

The Medals - a ding dong with the Cub Scout colors. :)

After the flag ceremony we "let the games begin"!

Ball Blitz - vaseline on the nose (the more the better) and see how many cotton balls you can get into the bowl (without using your hands) in a minute and a half. This is Bryson.

Darts - I had all the Dad's do this event. I put 2 containers of Cool Whip in front of them and told them to lather up! They looked at me like, "Are you serious?" I just had to laugh. Once they were lathered up good we threw fruit loops at them and got a point for which ones stuck on their face. This is David.

I didn't get any pictures of him with the fruit loops because I was running around trying to take pictures of all the dads and get the next event ready but he looked pretty funny! :)

Pie Eating Contest - miniature pie made from mini graham cracker pie crust, chocolate pudding and lots of whipped cream! They made their pie for the person on their left and NO hands!! This is Bryson. All the Cub Scouts did this one together.

Silly Boys! :)

Discus - Dillon waiting to get wet sponges thrown at him. He also did the Race - gave Logan a piggy back ride and also the Bubble Fun event - 2 pieces of Hubbabubba - see who can get a 3" bubble blown first. I guess I'm getting old - we had a few pieces of Hubbabubba left over and David put some in his mouth and was chewing it and asked if I wanted some - it almost made me shudder! Oh - I used to love it when I was a kid. Now though? Ugh - too much sugar or too much chewing - too much something. It was perfect for Dillon - he is a "gum lover"!

Jump Rope - see how many jumps you get in a minute. Bryson was right up there with the best of them. He likes to jump rope and is really good at it.

It was alot of WiLd and cRaZy FUN! :)

Lil' Buddy is 5 Months...

Mason turned 5 months last Saturday. He is such a fun baby! He has been making all sorts of sounds lately and it makes us laugh and then he laughs backs - it's really cute. My favorite are when he is making motorcycle or car sounds. It's too cute! He is liking his stomach more and more - it took him a little while to realize it was OK to be on his stomach. He was rolling over at 3 1/2 months and that lasted for about a month and now he won't do it anymore. He'll figure it out again soon enough I suppose. I love it when I pick him up - he just squeezes onto me like he is giving me a great big hug! Love this little boy! :)

Logan.. Being Logan...

Well, this kid just makes me laugh most days - which is good. He is so funny sometimes. A few weeks ago when Dillon asked Logan what he wanted to be when he grew up he said... "The Big Bad Wolf", but a nice "Big Bad Wolf" - too funny. Since his two older brothers have gone off to school he feels that he needs to pass the time by dressing up and letting his imagination roll... here are some of his creations. (The words in quotes are what he said he was being...)

I think that this is the only "soldier" who gets to ride a firetruck!

"Superman" of course - but I'm not sure what he was planning to do with the rope, and oh, that is his "tough" face!

This one cracks me up! He was using a knight helmet for a motorcycle helmet - it's so funny because he can barely see out of it because it is too little - but he was still out on his little motorcycle hot roddin' around.

Here is a more close up version of the knight/motorcycle helmet and another of his tough faces - oh, and he also added an army helmet on top of it for good measure.

This one he said he was being a "robot". Too funny!

And these... being a "rockstar" - using a tattered lei, a guitar that needs new batteries, an old microphone, and something from his set of tools that resembles a "noisemaker" he said. He jammed out and sang Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and Old McDonald Had a Farm.

Gotta love that boy! :)