If He Survives His Brother

I sure hope that Paxten survies hiss brother. I always wanted an older brother when I was growing up, you know the older sibling to look out for you at school and the one with all the cute friends that you could date. Well now that I have kids of my own and I see how mean an older brother can be, I am thinking it was probably a good thing I didn't have one. Parker can be the best older brother and is protective to a point with both Paxten and Paige. He is also a great big tease and sometimes he is relentless. To a point that I get frustrated with him. He also seems to blame things on the younger two, and usually I am smart enough to know better. Well a few weeks ago after we got home from swim lessons, the kids were playing outside while I made them lunch. It took me all of 10 minutes. Before I knew it Paige came in and said that Parker shot Paxten with his BB gun. It was a good thing Matt happened to be homw right at that moment, because I would have lost it on Parker for shooting my baby!! There was a significant welt on Paxten's belly and it was obvious that he shot him point blank. Parker says that Paxten walked in front of him, but the welt says otherwise. So Parker got his gun taken away for a few years, until he can be better at following the rules and obeying gun saftey. I had no idea he was outside using his gun! That was rule number one, not to use the gun unless a parent it helping you. Rule number two was to wear saftey glasses, which he did not have on. And rule number 3 was to watch out for people around you so you don't hit them. So he disobeyed all of the rules!! The little stinker!! He is lucky that he dad was around and handled the situation or he might have had a welt on his behind!! I am glad that it was just an airsoft BB gun and that it didn't hit him in the face. I sure hope Paxten survives his older brother!!

My Little Wandering Child

As many of you know my little girl has a bad habit of wandering away from me and getting herself lost. She is an independant soul and sometimes that is not a good thing. 2 Christmas's ago, she got lost in Walmart and we had to do a "code Adam" and have the associates help me find her. That time I was more worried than she was and she didn't even shed a tear, although I was close to it. Also 2 years ago at our family reunion at Heise she wandered away from the camp ground and I was mortified I would find her floating in the river, luckily a good man heard us calling for her and noticed her wandering and brought her back to us! (there are still good people in this world, thank goodness!). And this summer she has wandered off to the nighbors a couple of times without telling me, each time I get panicked and of course think the worst! Well that little stinker has done it once again!! I think I am going to have to get a leash for her and attach her to me when we go out in public, would I get in trouble for that??? We went to Walmart yesterday and once again she wasn't right behind me like I thought she was, I went back to where we had been to get her and she was no where to be seen. I looked up and down the aisles next to where we had been and no sight of her. Great! So I went to customer service and once again they had to do "code Adam". I gave the description of her and what she was wearing, luckily I paid attention that morning! After a few minutes they had an associate on the other end say that he had found her and they were bringing her to the front of the store. She must have started running through the store when she lost sight of me because they found her clear on the opposite end of the store, no where near where I had been. Luckily she was found safe and sound and this time she had been crying and was scared about the whole situation. Maybe that is what it will take to get her to learn to stay right beside me in the store! I really wanted to spank her bum for wandering off, but I didn't. I just held her and told her it would be alright. It took her most of the day before she would tell me where she went and what happened. I guess she lost sight of me and started heading toward the other end of the store. She saw a little girl with her mommy and the lady happened to ask if she was lost and Paige said that she couldn't find me and she told the lady my name and the lady said she would help her find me. Then the walmart emplyoee found her and brought her to the front. Thank Goodness!! Things like that get me freaked out and worried, she has given me more grey hairs than I can count, and I am sure this is just the beginning. I am just glad it ended well and that I have my little girl home with me safe and sound...for now anyways!

Mom His Head is Stuck

Mom Paxten's head is stuck....those were the words that Paige said to me a few weeks ago while I was in the shower. Paxten had gotten one of his feet stuck in the kitchen chair the night before and he was freaking out about it, but it was easily freed. So I thought that this was the same situation. I yelled for Parker to try and get it out so I didn't have to get out of the shower. He came back in and said no mom it is really stuck in the computer chair. So I hurried and got out of the shower and found Paxten screaming his head off and trying to pull his head out by himself without success. I tried a few times and realized that is wasn't going to slip right out. I grabbed some oil and tried to loosen his head with the oil, and that didn't work either, it just made a big mess! Meanwhile Paxten is crying and crying and there isn't much I can do to console him. I was just trying to hold him and trying to stay calm and let him know it was going to be alright. I even tried to push him the rest of the way through, but it was too tight on his chest and I didn't want to break one of his ribs. So I called Matt, who was out doing lawn work and told him the situation. He was working with his dad that day, so they both hurried in and Matt ended up having to saw one of the chair rungs off to get him out. After about 45 minutes he was free and very tired from crying that long. I felt so bad for the little guy, hopefully he learned his lesson not to put his head where it doesn't belong!! July 16, 2012.

Makes My Blood Pressure Rise

The same sweet girl that melts my heart and makes me smile can also cause me a lot of stress. Stress that I really don't need right now during this pregnancy. My kids are HORRIBLE at the store. I hate to take them with me because they are so naughty. If I have to go I usually try and go when I know the store isn't too busy and try to take only 1 kid. Today, after dropping Parker off at preschool, me and Paige ran to the store to get a few things. She doesn't like to stay in the cart and if I put her in she is always climbing out. So usually I let her walk beside me so she doesn't end up falling out of the cart. I was in an aisle trying to find what I was looking for and I happened to be on the phone with my dad because he was helping me find the right item. Paige wandered off and I wasn't really worried because she usually plays a little game when she tries to hid in the next aisle. Well I found what I was looking for and went around the corner to get Paige, she wasn't there. So I walked to the next aisle, still don't see her. Now I am starting to get a little frantic. I go to the next, and the next and the next aisle and still no sign of her. I have a friend that was working and asked if she had seen her. She hadn't but began looking for her as well. I went one direction and she went the other. No sign of her. So as we are both looking down aisles and not having any luck, she asks me if she wants to call a "Code Adam". I say Yes please do. Almost as soon as they announce the code throughout the store, they cancel it saying they have found her. She was in fabrics and just walking around saying "Mommy, mommy". When the lady from fabrics brought her to the front, Paige just looked at me and said, "Hi Mommy!". She wasn't even scared or worried that she couldn't find me. I, on the other hand was worried and sick to my stomach. And I am sure my blood pressure rose a little too much. That was enough excitement for me for a whole month!! I think I will be avoiding the store from now on with kids in tow. Especially because the stores are bound to get even busier with the holidays. So we are safe and sound at home now and Paige is currently giving me hugs and kisses. Maybe she was scared and didn't show it. Nevertheless, I am SOOOOOO grateful that nothing happened to her and that she is in my arms!!!

What We've Been Up to

Since I finally have my computer up and working I have a minute to catch up on what we have been doing this month. The first part of the month we had a family reunion with my mom's side of the family. We get together once a year with everyone that can possibly make it and have a great time visiting with Aunts, Uncles, and cousins that we don't get to see very often this year we had about 60 people there. We had the reunion at Heise Hot Springs and had fun time golfing, swimming, miniature golfing and just hanging out. The weekend wad great until the end when I tripped in a hole and sprained my ankle as we were getting things packed up. It hurt so bad! I have never had a broken bone or sprained anything so this was a first. Everyone around helped me out and made it feel better and I didn't have to do any of the packing up. A lot of people pitched in and got all our stuff packed in no time. I was really grateful to them and all their help. Also I was given the opportunity to have a Priesthood blessing from Matt and my grandpa. It was neat to have that experience and it went right along with the previous days family home evening on Priesthood and Motherhood. It was so fun to see everyone and to catch up on what everyone is doing. I think I have some of the greatest family in the world!!

When we got home after I had rested for a while we met up with some friends, The Maugers, for a BBQ and fireworks for the 4th. It also happend that there was a UFC fight going on too so the boys enjoyed watchin that while the kids played. We had a fun night spent with good friends.

My sister Tara and I got the kids together to take some 4th of July pictures with new outfits that Grandma Kerry bought them. They all looked so darm cute and Little Sister wears her dress often, she really like it.






We have been ejoying going to the park and playing and having school lunch with friends on a regular basis. Also the movies every week at the theater have been fun for the kids. The weather has been really nice and it has been great to have the kids playing outside. We haven't made it to Ross Park yet this summer, but are hoping to make it sometime next week. Hopefully more pictures to come and more regular posts in the near future.

One thing I forgot to mention when I was talking about Heise. When we first arrived I was busy setting up the tent and getting everything ready. The kids were playing with my Aunt Rebecca's kids and having fun. Before I knew it I couldn't find Paige. She wasn't with the other kids and no one knew where she was. This really worried me and I began to panic. The river is so close to the camp site and she doesn't know how to swim, it really got me worried about her safety. Well I let my mo know and soon we were all looking all over the camp ground thinking she couldn't have gotten far. We were all yelling Paige and looking for her. Every moment seemed like hours, and the more time that went on the more upset I became, thinking every horrible thing that could have happened to her. Thinking I was going to have to call the police and Matt and tell him I lost our little girl. I was sooooo worried. We started walking in the other direction towards the river and before I knew it this wonderful man was walking towards us with my beautiful little girl!!! He had seen he wandering and was concerned that she was alone and heading towards the river. Then he heard us calling for her and had the good sense to grab her and walk her back to our camp. Thank Goodness!!! I am sooooo happy that she is alright and that there are still good people in this world. I would have never forgiven myself if anything happened to her! From that moment on we made sure to know where Paige was at all times. She is took much of a wanderer and not afraid of anything!! What a scare!