Hayden's body is a little cut off here!
Aspiring Photographer?
Clayton loves to play with my camera. I really should buy him a toy one or disposable one so I don't have to gasp every time I think he is about to drop mine. I let him take picture around the house and I get things like his toes, a corner of the wall, or a spider man toy held up by his own hand. But I guess with all the practice I allow him to do, (yeah a little self compliment for me there ;) he is getting really good. These are pictures Clayton took all by himself.
Beauty and Blessings
Each time I see one it reminds me of two things: 1) It's meaning and the strength that I feel that there are such promises given unto man 2) My Gr Delwyn and Gr Barbara.
Gr Delwyn for his ranch in Soda Springs, Idaho where I could find multiple RAINBOWS, be a cowgirl, become one with nature and just feel. Gr Barbara for showing me how to notice all the little things around me and be grateful for beautiful blessings that come our way! There are many memories that I treasure of waking up for the morning sunrise to take a walk down the ranch lane with Gr. Barbara and seeing the meadows flowers, smell the fresh dew on the grasses, and listen to the quacking aspens, which to me purred.
Playing Frog
My sons have recently been playing around as frogs. Silly? Why yes. I think they started after seeing an episode of Bugs Bunny and a frog was singing and dancing all throughout the show. Least we know they gather great skills from a cartoon frog huh! So to help them have a little fun I whipped this hooded towel up for them!! I think the spots and bright color make it a fun frog!! Ribbit! Ribbit!
Nathan's New Ride
So, I found out my husband's weakness...besides me of course... CARS !! He has really good taste and knowledge when it comes to cars and how to get the most for your money and I guess finding an awesomely sweet deal on a new 2007 Chrysler Sebring Limited with only 3,000 miles on it was too good to pass up. Nathan really likes the two toned leather and interior of the car. So to help family living in the west picture what it looks like here "she" is. Nice and Sporty!!
Ladies Man Award!!
Clayton just recently had his preschool graduation. Clay was part of a preschool program done by a high school near our house. There were 12 teen students to 14 little preschoolers which is really good ratio huh. They had a special class room filled with activities and miniature everything to make it a fun kids world. Not only is this preschool a great price, good ratio, and great field trip activities to go and do; Clay also got to go with a friend he already knew from our old ward.
Graduation, which I think is funny to begin but we go with the flow, was typical. Songs with actions, explanations of the activities throughout the year, treats, and awards for all the students.
The awards they started giving kids were: best smile...most compassionate...most likely to achieve...most improved... and then they said "The award we gave to Clayton is the LADIES MAN AWARD!!!" What?? I couldn't stop laughing! Now, I know my son and it is not because he is keen on any girls yet at all, but he is a kid who really understand humor and has a good time having fun with people. SO apparently he caught the eye of all the teen girl students attending him every Tue. and Thur morning. And who wouldn't be taken with that handsome devil!!!
Yeah my son is a Cute Kid we have the award to prove it! ;)
Oh, and there was only one boy teacher for the whole class, who you can tell is a sporty, confident, popular kid and he singled Clayton out to be his own personal buddy. I asked Clay "Oh, do all the cool kids like you?" His reply "Yeah, they do"
I Love Ya MOM
There are definitly times in my little life that I can honestly justify living away from home as a good thing. Not a thing I would perfer at all, but in that fact that I know I am more independant because of it and I have grown as an individual and wife. I pride myself as a very capable person. This is NOT one of those times!! Being that it is in the week of Mother's Day I am missing my mom. I can fill up pages of things that I know she is ONLY capable of doing and wish to high Heaven that I could be right down the street so I could run to her with crazy canning, sewing, gardening, cooking, kids, ya daa ya daa ya ......questions I should already be anwering for myself but can't. Yes, I will blame that partically on the fact that I was a sports crazy stubburn teenager that was really worried whether my softball swing was right to hit that home run or not, or if everything was still in order to keep up with my all A's in High School. Which I will defend as very justifiable things for a teen to take time doing Right?!? I can remember saying "Why would I want to spend money on fabric to make a skirt that I could buy ALREADY DONE for less than $5?" I think all teen aged girls and their mother's butheads a bit and I'm sure I fulfilled my part in that aspect, and at times I think there are things my mom has been disappointed in me about; you know when you see that certain "I'm not so sure about that" look, but I hope she know that she has done alright by me. Oh, course that is my personal opinion so if I need to be brought back to reality about myself please let me know ;)!! Again, I am missing my mom because it is a holiday weekend and there wasn't a holiday or any ridiculous excuse we would make for all the family to get together. What is it about Sunday Dinner at home with fam that makes us all smile? Maybe because we know we are doing the right, and being in the right place for that moment, and that fact that there is free food that we chow on all day helps. I think the bottom line is FAMILY with all it's extended legs of kids, in-laws, cousins, ect, and although we are tons of miles apart and are not present for those always happening parties, we think of our family everyday and do all we can to get back and visit. Thank goodness for the tools we have now such as: phones, internet, van with TV's in them, blogs, so we can keep up to date on all the fun crazy times. I Love You Mom! Thanks for being uniquely you and showing all of our family what happiness is all about and where our priorities should be. Please take a bite of your delicious Roast Beef dinner for me and win at our hand and foot game that I know you'll play on Sunday!!
Garage Sale in the Rain!!
It's official, I have created a garage sale junky! Clayton seriously is mad if we drive to a sale and I can see there is no toys there and suggest that he would have more fun sitting in the car watching Disney DVDS then to come out! Even in the Rain!! After our Friday morning exercise class Kacie(sister-in-law) spots some garage sales on the way home, Clayton says "We have to go Mom I need to look for stuff!" At one place he did in fact find a fun toy, an alligator game where everyone pushes down a tooth to see who the alligator will bite down on, you know which one I'm talking about, anyway it says 75 cents on it so to toughen him up I give him 50 cents and told him to ask the lady if she would take it or not. I know I was feeling mean too but he did it all by himself and was grinning from ear to ear running back with his purchase in hand!! Only 4 and he is haggling all sorts of deals. My Grandpa Ellis would be proud!! he he he he So did you get the picture me, Kacie looking all gross in sweaty exercise clothes running in the rain with Clayton on our heals in search for our treasure!!
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