HOBBS FAMILY FARM

SUMMER LOVIN

2009-07-29T21:48:00.005-06:00

This summer has been so crazy, and I am so sad that it is almost over. I just turned 26, Parker is about to turn 4 and Ryder is turning 2. We are talking about building a house, Parker is about to start school four days a week, we are putting him in tumbling, and I'm not to excited about going back to school in the fall. I had no idea how hard just taking two classes with two kids would be, I just want to graduate one day!! I am still babysitting 3 days a week. I babysit a three year old and a 5 month old and next month I get a newborn.
Let me update you alittle about the fam. Skylar has been putting in long long long hours at work so I can stay home, Ryder is such a good little man, don't get me wrong he does his fair share of fighting with Parker and getting into everything but he is such a good boy. Parker, Parker, Parker, he is getting so big. He talks to me like he is sixteen I'm sure you can imagine all the things he says. He was invited to attend a gifted and talented school but I had to turn them down because of the tuition cost. He has his good days and bad days..more bad then good but he is working really hard. This summer he learned that if he takes a knife to the tramp he has to pay for a new tramp out of his account, you wouldn't think a four year old would know or care much about that but he was really upset for a long time after I took him to the bank and withdrew the money..he LOVES money and he wants it all in his account and doesn't want anyone to touch it, or so he tells me.
So instead of a mountain of pictures I have put together a slide show of summer 09 so far...enjoy!! :)

Saving $Mucho Dinero$!

2009-04-06T08:41:00.005-06:00

Okay Amy and Mer and anyone else that wants to hear about my fun day grocery shopping :)
So last Friday (Skylar has been working really late the past little while putting a sound system in his dads new semi so Friday night was the only night I could go to the store without the boys) I went to Lee's and Albertsons to do the grocery shopping and to try out the new tricks I learned at Amy's (Amy is on my blog list check out her shopping trip) party a few weeks ago. I had so much fun! really I didn't think I would but I did. So here it goes...
I bought 63 Items all together from both stores, we have not been grocery, grocery shopping in awhile if you know what I mean so since both stores were having great sales and I had all these coupons that matched the sales I thought I might as well get everything that I needed for the next couple of weeks...
I got 2LBS fresh turkey from the deli, two bags of sugar, two roast, two things of stake and lots more stuff. I also took advantage of the stuff that was on big time sale and got lots of it to add to my food storage and be able to shop from my pantry. So grand total...drum roll please....before coupons my total between both stores came to $178.00. Still not to bad considering all the things that I got. Grand total out of pocket $108.00!! I saved $70.00!! I was so excited, I know that I'm going to get better as I learn more tricks. I took the receipts home to Skylar, thinking I was going to get a typical guy reaction, but he was so excited too! He could not believe it, he asked how much money it was costing me to be apart of this whole saving money thing, he didn't understand that all it was, was buying the newspaper. My goal is to spend $200on groceries and and the thigs that we need a month. So for a family of four that is $50 a week. I got pretty close to my goal since I bought for the next two weeks so we wouldn't have to go shopping on Easter weekend.

So here is a pic of everything I got
Minus the two bags of sugar I forgot to put in the picture

Click on the pic to enlarge it. Notice the two items of makeup that both normally cost $10 each. The only things that I got that I normally wouldn't get are the microwave dinners, since Skylar has been working late like til 2 in the morning I am always tempted to just get kid meals for dinner for the boys, box dinners are not much healthier but it does save money so I thought I would just make them on the nights that Sky is working late which hopefully won't be for to much longer. So last Saturday we were down in Logan again doing some banking stuff and I had purposely made everyone eat before we left. Every time we go to Logan on the weekends we go out to eat, so since we are trying to save money and stop going out to eat so much, we all ate before we left, we ended up spending all day in Logan and everyone was getting hungry so Skylar insisted we go out to eat. I had to be strong! I told him that home was just a few minutes away and there was really no point in trying to save all this money with grocery shopping if we are just spending it on more food by going out to eat, he was a little upset cause he was hungry but when we got home I cooked stake and potatoes and he was much happier :)

LOTS OF PICTURES :)

2009-03-22T22:15:00.008-06:00

Last week in Parkers pre-school class they were learning about opposites. So everyone dressed in opposites for fun. For most kids this would be fun, for Parker however it took awhile for him to come around to the idea of leaving the house like this. When he saw himself in the mirror he almost died. He is one of those kids that likes his hair done a certain way and doesn't want anything messing it up, he also didn't like the idea of his clothes and shoes not matching! On Saturday it was warm enough for the boys to go for a ride. I was scared of the idea of letting Parker take Ryder for a ride, but since we control how fast he can go and we can kill the gas wherever they go, I let him do it. They both had lots of fun. So not only has Ryder learned how to climb out of his crib(this took him almost ten months longer to master then Parker, so that was nice)but he can get out of his buster and have a little fun on the table. We took the boys to The Living Plant Aquarium in Sandy a couple weekends ago, they didn't have as much fun as we had hoped but they both were pretty tired so we might try again on a better day. Of all the cool things to see and do, and even the sharks..the boys loved Nemo the best! Ryder Loved the the stingrays, you are able to touch them and Parker thought it was awesome! Just looking at this makes me sick! they have a cool boat "ride" and Ryder thought he was pretty cool. Not as cool as Parker though.

Parker was really excited to touch the snake!

Dillon is still fighting to live!!!

2009-03-02T12:32:00.005-07:00

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Hey guys go checkout this website it is for my little brother Dillon, who is about to turn 24 and was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia on June 4Th, 2008.

Random

2009-02-22T21:03:00.008-07:00

I was just going through some things around the house this week and found some pictures of Parker when he was 16 months old. Ryder turned 16 months on the 10Th of this month, just thought I'd compare the two of them...

Parker's hair was just as curly as Ryders, it just would go flat on top and stay curly on the bottom throughout the day. Skylar and I both have really curly hair, I think that it looks cute on most people, just not a fan of it on myself.

On Saturday I threw Skylar's sister, my sister in law, a baby shower. They had been trying for 3.5 years to get pregnant, and she is due at the end of March. She is having a boy and they are naming him Kayson Lance Parkinson.

there was a lot if people that came, and she got a lot of nice stuff!! Makes me so baby hungry...not for the baby, more for the baby stuff! ;)

Sometimes I get in these moods where I'm feeling crafty, so I made some diaper cakes for the shower, 60 diapers in each cake.

I had enough stuff to make two of them...so I did! this one has baby things all over it, like wash clothes an outfit, a bottle, and lots of other stuff.
I also made them a slideshow for the baby shower and put it on youtube..just for fun :)

LOTS GOING ON!!

2009-02-07T21:32:00.003-07:00

So ever since spring semester started I have been running around like a chicken with its head cut off! I am only taking two classes and I feel so overwhelmed, it seems like on-line classes have so much more work then just going to campus. I am so glad my counselor talked me out of taking a third class!! I also watch a little girl three times a week and I'm planning a baby shower...doesn't seem to bad right?...wrong!! Parker continues to get in trouble at school, even the principle is at a loss with this kid. Ryder has been really sick for the past few weeks and whines at everything, his new favorite word is ow, so every time he starts to whine or cry or throw a fit all he says is ow over and over. I do believe I had more patience before I had children. Sky has been trying to pressure me to cut Ryders hair so he doesn't look like a baby so much, I think it's so cute and he is a baby he is only 16 months old! I did cut his bangs so they wouldn't be in his eyes anymore. So this past week I went to my uncles funeral and it was one of the coolest funerals I've ever been to (is that weird to say?) it was just our family and some very close friends, it wasn't a traditional LDS funeral, he was cremated and we just all got together in the funeral home and talked about growing up and we laughed the whole time. Then all of my dads brothers got up and said some really nice things about my uncle. I didn't know my uncle very well in fact I had only met him twice in my life, he was very private and liked being alone, he however decided to get close with the family just before he died, isn't that how is always is? none of my dads brothers are active member of the church so when my dad got up and bore his testimony to his brothers and their families is was so awesome, I cried like a little baby! At the grave side my uncle and his wife preformed a Navaho ceremony with a feather and smoke and we all got in line and were purified/cleansed. This uncle was adopted when he was a baby and is full Navaho, I thought it was awesome.

Ryder before

Ryder After

Skylars 24th birthday!

The Run For Dillon

2008-12-11T14:31:00.001-07:00

www.therunfordillon.blogspot.com

HOBBS FAMILY UPDATE

2008-11-29T21:59:00.019-07:00

THANKSGIVING AND MORE....

Is it just me, or does everyone else get lazy when winter comes?! I can't even seem to update my blog..at first I thought I was to busy to update it, but no I was lying to myself, I'm just super lazy when it's cold.

For Thanksgiving this year we went to Tooele to spend it with my family. Lots of people and lots of food equals good times. My little brother Dillon wasn't able to make it, he had to assist in a couple surgeries that day, so that was a downer. Can’t believe he's already been home from his mission for six months..I'm thinking this is a hard time for him cause he should have been just getting home right now. He seems to be doing well for the most part, the leukemia has returned but I believe they have it under control again.

Skylar ended up walking off the roof a little over a week ago while putting up Christmas lights with his brother in law. He hurt his back pretty bad....but getting this kid to go to any kind of Dr. takes a miracle...well that or his mom :) She took him a few days after and he is doing much better now.

We are done Christmas shopping. I was one of the many who ventured out at 3 am on Black Friday to fight for a good deal. I love black Friday I think that shopping that day is so much fun...call me crazy! When I worked at Best Buy it was so awesome to see how long the line could get and watch all the people fight for what they had stood in the cold for all night. I must say Sam's Club with out a doubt is the best place to go shopping on black Friday. Not only to you get to wait inside for them to open but they serve a big ol breakfast. Not that anyone can really eat at 5 in the morning, the day after Thanksgiving. Crazy thing about this day is people literally KILL to get what they want. Mer told me about an employee getting trampled to death and someone pulling out a gun and killing someone else...Are you kidding me? well my venture was not even as crazy a few girls got mad at me for getting the pea coat they had been standing in line for. A few other girls wanted to make sure I was buying the coat while I was standing in line to check outt. Sad thing there was only four of them and they were all large but I bought one anyways and ended up selling it to Skys mom, who is much more well endowed then me so she fits into it great.

We went to Preston's Festival Of Lights tonight. It was fun for the boys to see fireworks and a Parade of light with Santa at the end. Parker thought it was great and Ryder loved it! We also went to Skys little sister dance recital today...only in Preston would they have a dance recital outside in the freezing cold, in the middle of main street, road closed and all. She did a really good job!

Skylar hard at work, the day after he hurt his back.

Our Christmas tree..We added black this year, Parker put the little ornament that says LOVE and he is so proud of it!

Me and Sky on our way to see Twilight opening night. The little teenage girls sitting next to us giggled the whole time cause they thought Sky looked like Edward...He was so out out it from being on pain pills he had no idea what was going on. I think he looks nothing like Edward!!(I didn't mean for that to sound bad!)

Skylars Grandparents' eleven year old weimaraner had puppies..only one survived and she is so cute!

Ryder fell in love right away..Parker can't slow down fast enough to care. There are bigger and better things at Great Grandmas, like basketballs and cousins!

My nephew Elijah six months old. First Thanksgiving, he even ate the plate!

I think I should have taken off Ryder's shirt for this meal!

Me, so excited to eat Thanksgiving dinner!!

Me and Sky's good friend Joey Bradshaw Died on November 20Th of a heart attack, 34 years old. We will miss him so much!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYDER!

2008-10-13T10:16:00.008-06:00

One year ago on Oct 10th 2007 @ 10:02 a.m. Ryder Robert Hobbs was born. He came in at 6lbs 14 oz 21 inches long.
His Story...
on the 9th of oct. I wasn't feeling very good so I went to bed early. I woke up a few time during the night, but didn't think anything was wrong. Sky went to work at 7the morning of the 10th. I got up and cleaned the house some. Around 8 I started feeling contraction. not gradually but full on hard core right from the start, every two minutes. During each one I thought I was going to die, but in between them I thought to myself these are not even real. So I finally convinced myself to call my Dr. but I would need to wait till the women center opened at nine. finally nine came around and I called, told the nurse I thought I was in labor but I was not due for another month. She knew who I was because I had spotting throughout my whole pregnancy. She was trying to transfer me to labor and delivery...whom I should've just called to begin with but it wasn't going through. She ran over to the hospital to tell them what was going on and they said come in ASAP. I called Skylar and told him that I thought I was in labor and the hospital wanted me to come in..he took it lightly because he thought they would just stop the labor once again. He told me his mom would come in a little to get me. I wasn't having a contraction at this time so I said that would be fine. I ended up getting more house work done and I got in the tub with Parker. I was in so much pain at this point, Parker new something was wrong(p.s. the bath doesn't help) If you know Parker he is a fighter. He fights with everything I try to do. So I turned to him and told him he was not allowed to fight today. I knew this alone would not work so I said a little prayer that he would do what I told him. We washed up got out and I got Parker dressed, hair done, teeth brushed w/o a fight. I packed a few things in a bag and started doing my makeup (I didn't want to scare anyone) I called Skylar again and asked where is mom was, he said she was on her way. I could not do my make-up I was shaking so bad. Sandra came to get me around 9:20. When she came in I was not having a contraction so she thought that I was fine, we put in the car seat and off we went. I had a few contractions on the way to her house where we were meeting her mom(skys grandma) and Skylar to take Parker. when we got there I was crying a little the pain was so bad and sky went and got some towels in case my water broke. I still thought they would stop my labor and so did he. He said that he would finish up some work and come down. (Sky has to work, seven other people don't work if he doesn't) We left Parker and headed for Logan. I was having contractions one right after the other at this point and Sandra called the police to get an escort. They said that they do not do that and they are sending out police to pull us over if we are speeding. I called labor and delivery to tell them I am on my way but couldn't talk so Sandra told them they said they would be waiting in the parking lot. We stopped at every red light from Smithfield to the hospital in Logan. What we didn't know at this point is that Skylar had called his dad who he works for and told him that Sandra took me to the hospital, his dad told him to drop everything and leave..so he was just minutes behind us getting stopped at every light as well. I thought I was going to throw up so Sandra rolled down the window for me, but I didn’t. Which was a good thing, imagine seeing some lady throwing up out the window of a speeding car. We ended up passing three cops that were going the other way all together..we knew they were looking for us. so at about 9:40..good timing, we drove up and they were all waiting. They got me out of the car. They said since my water had not broken that we had plenty of time, one of the nurses said it was way to early for the baby since I was hardly showing. Sandra told her I carry my babies in the back but that it was still a month away from my due date. They wheeled me in and I got changed in the bathroom by myself, thank you I knew I could do it. Then they laid me down. Every person known to man was in the room and all I wanted was for someone to give me drugs!! Dr. fowers came in who is not my dr. but I knew him he had stopped my labor a few weeks before. He checked me and said you are an eight and he could feel the babies head coming way down. So he said let me check you again real fast and...yes with the same gloves he checked me and said you are a nine. So at this point I asked if I could still get an epidural..he looked at me and it was like everything went in slow motion, he said yes but I knew that he was lying so I wouldn't freak out. He said let me check you one more time..same gloves people that is how fast this was all going. He said you are a nine and a half. So in comes the nurse with the IV I know that she is speaking to me but I have no idea what she is saying ...until she gets to the part of "is it okay if a student nurse in training puts in your IV" The horror stories from my friend Merrilee made me scream no at her but he still came over and started to put one in. in-between my wrist and elbow on the inside of my arm..what kind of place is this first off. He put it in during a contraction and it blew the vain I looked at him and I said "missed!"..in this mean horrible voice. I'm sure he went home crying. All this only took less then a few seconds. I told them I wanted my epidural and the dr. was checking me again..once again same gloves..he did not have time to change them. He looked at me and said, "you are a ten and the baby is coming out right now. You can get your epidural and it won't even kick in before the baby is out, or if it does kick in baby might not be out for another hour. Just a few pushes and he is out and you are done. I know you can do this." What the Hell is he saying..is this him telling me I have to push out this baby with no drugs not even an IV in my arm...screw you sir I am taking the epidural. As I am trying to sign the paper which I cold not do the Dr. tells me he needs me to push. Once again sir you are not the one in pain here so say what you want but I am about to die! One of the nurses came over to my bed side and held my hand turned my head and told me to look her in the eyes and to concentrate on the color of her eyes and nothing else. She had green eyes, just thought I'd let you know. Then my water broke. I turned and Dr. McKenna was there(pediatrician)and he said just push him out. I started to push. All of these things were going threw my head that I had seen on tv Like the burning and pressure, that they talked about. His head was out, no time to suction I pushed again and then one more time and he was out. 10:02 a.m. everyone was over trying to get him to breathe..as horrible as this sounds I didn't care what they were doing I was still in so much pain I just wasn't prepared to be in just as much pain after as I was during. Then the dr. looks at me and says lets get the placenta out..if I would have had a knife he would have been dead! Sky came in just in time for Ryder to go to the NICU. He missed the whole thing! He thought that I had an epidural..he was so surprised that I did it w/o one. I do not recommend this, and it will not happen again. I have pre-ordered my epidural for next time. Ryder stayed three days at Logan Regional then was life flighted to Mckay Dee, where he spent about two weeks before he came home.

Ryder a few HOURS old

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Boys' Birthday Pictures

2008-09-21T22:32:00.003-06:00

On Saturday we took the boys to get their birthday pictures done. We've decided to get birthday pics every year in September even though neither of the boys have a September birthday. Parkers is at the end of August and Ryders is at the beginning of October. we thought that if we do it in September one month after Parkers and one month before Ryders we only have to tackle it once. I think they turned out great..Ryder always does a good job of letting anyone take his pic...Parker on the other hand is so hard to get a good picture of. So I have been preparing him all week, pretending that I am the photographer and trying to get him to smile. On the way to get them done I broke down and went to bribing. I hate going for pictures having to pay for them and not getting one good one, this is what always happens with Parker and I get so frustrated with him. So I told him he will get a lolly pop if he smiles real big and sits still for the pictures. Surprisingly he did pretty well I think. We also got a free 16*20 of the boys so I am so happy that we got good ones for that. The prefect treasure(last picture of Ryder) we got the same one done for Parkers first birthday, when we compared the two boys it was so crazy to realize that Parker was that little once and that in no time Ryder will be as big as Parker, which will make Parker even bigger...they grow up way to fast!

SCARIEST DAY EVER!

2008-09-07T20:57:00.005-06:00

So on Sunday while at Skylars grandmas house in Franklin Idaho, Parker and one of his cousins Conner were bouncing two basketballs next to the new patio that was just put in. We had told them that they were to stay on this patch of patio to play. We went back to talking when we all looked towards the road. What caught are attention was a Semi truck going way to fast down a not so busy street. Then I went numb when everyone jumped up and started screaming, I had no idea what was going on. The numbness made my eyes go blurry when I realized Parker was headed toward the semi in an attempt to retreve the basketball that had rolled into the road. the semi did not slow even a little. Skylars grandma screamed for Parker to stopped as the basketball was hit by the Semi..Parker was inches away. He could have reached out and touched the big rig. The semi drove right on by. Parker had listened and stopped right before getting hit. I wanted to throw up! I have never experienced anything like this in my life. The truck driver came back by about an hour later after more family had come to visit. Skylars grandma was so upset she was telling everyone what had happened. A few minutes later the semi again driving way to fast started to come back by, a few of skylars uncles and his grandma started screaming at him and they ran out to the road to stop him. Skys grandma told the driver that he almost killed her three year old grandson, that he was going way to fast, and wasn't even looking at the road. this is a small town so everyone new once the truck was stopped the driver. She told him to slow down. He was upset at the fact that she was telling him to slow down so he put the truck in gear and slammed on the gas almost running skylars grandma over. I am still shaking! Skylars dad owns a semi trucking company and Sky works for him, so we are around semis a lot. But They have never seemed so big until I saw Parker standing in front of a moving one. Semi trucks won't hurt you, they will kill you. the patio is placed far from the road, I know that Parker is fast but it really was less then a few seconds and he could have been gone. Parker knows not to go into the road but he is only three. So we obviously turned it into a lesson for him. He wasn't even scared it didn't faze him in anyway when that truck drove by. What am I going to do with this kid?!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARKER

2008-08-24T22:18:00.008-06:00

PARKER 3 YEARS OLD

Parker on his 3RD Birthday eating at Willow Park

Parker helping dad load his birthday Present

Ryder helping dad put up Parker's trampoline

Parker jumped all night long!

Our Parker P turned three years old on August 20TH. We went and played at willow Park. Then we went home and set up his new trampoline that he got for his birthday. He loves jumping on it. Parker and Skylar even spent the night on the tramp.

Cousin Hadlee playing on the tramp

Ryder at Parker's birthday Party...he just ate a cookie if you couldn't tell.

Parker Birthday cake

Parker going down his giant slip n' slide...Ryder also went down in his birthday suit but the picture was not appropriate :)

Ryder swimming at the party...it took me a second to realize that he does not have a Binky...it's a ring pop! Who the heck gave him a ring pop?

Ryder ready to party!

Parker showing his new Spiderman stuff...he needed a nap!

Parker and his friend Ryker

Grandma and Grandpa Flippenece(Skylars mom and Dad)

Parker blowing out his candles.

We celebrated Parker's 3RD birthday at Grandma Saxtons house on Saturday. We had a giant water slide, kiddie pool, Water balloons, and water slingshots. Everyone seemed to have had a pretty good time. Parker was cranky because he was tired and needed a nap! He got a lot of new toys that he loves to play with. lots of his cousins and his friend Ryker came to the party.
It is so crazy to think that I have a three year old, am I even old enough to have kids? Not to mention that Ryder will be one in October! Time goes by way to fast when they are little...there is so much I want to do with them before they grow up, just seems that every year there is more to do and less time. Parker starts pre-school on the 2ND of September, I am so excited for him but way nervous at the same time, If you know Parker no explanation needed! watching my baby boys grow up so fast makes me...well baby hungry(shh don't tell Skylar) Merr and Russ brought their little baby girl Kate to the Party, she is eight months old and so cute and little. I never thought that I would want a little girl, my plan was to have four boys and they would all be best friends, and such gentlemen. But thanks to Merr my plan has changed, bring on a little girl! In a few years of course.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. PRESIDENT

2008-08-13T10:15:00.006-06:00

Well what can I say, I would probably be looking too...more for jealous reasons then for the reasons he is looking. Shame Shame Mr. President!

SUMMER UPDATE

2008-08-04T21:26:00.002-06:00

Parker waiting for the American Flag to come by in the Idaho Rodeo Days Parade

Ryder LoveD the Parade!

Parker and Dad at the Rodeo days carnival....next year Ryder will be able to go on the rides.

Summer has once again gone by so fast. I feel like we have done so much this summer. Not one weekend wasted. But at the same time there is still so much to do. Parker is turning three on the 20Th of this month...I can't believe it. in two months Ryder will be one! It honestly feels like I just left the NICU at McKay Dee's hospital with him. At the same time I feel like okay bring on number three.

Well Ryder has been crawling for a couple of weeks and he is into everything. Parker thinks and acts like he is two going on sixteen. Parker and I both start school this month and I am way excited for it. Skylar is still working for his dad trying to build his own business and he seems to be doing really well at it.

Dillon my little brother (see earlier posts) is doing really well. His cancer seems to be in remission for now, but he will still have to take oral chemo for the rest of his life to hopefully keep it that way. The rest of my family is doing good, my parents moved to Tooele a little while ago and I like they are liking it.

So I have Breaking Dawn the forth and final book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyers. I am scared to start it cause I know that I won't want to stop...and with two kids you can barley get a page done without stopping.

BIRTHDAY FUN!!

2008-07-22T12:24:00.006-06:00

Me on my 25TH birthday

Parker loves playing in the sand

Parker and Max are best buds

Ryder loves the WATER

And the SAND

LANCE and SKY on a tUbE ride

RydeR SideR

Aunt HEAther and GrandMA watching the FAMILY vollEy bAll GaMe

DaD and PARKER on the NeW FouR WHEEler

ParKer doing PUSH-UPS in the sanD

For my 25TH birthday me and Skylar went to Bear Lake with his whole family. We had a lot of fun. Parker is always on his best behavior when he is outside...but we still have to keep a real close eye on him. Ryder loved the water, and he ate most of the sand. Skylars mom made me brownies and even though I was so full from all the great food we ate, I still managed to get at least three of them down me. Turning 25 was a little easier then I thought.... running after Parker all day I basically forgot it was even my birthday for the most part.

4TH OF JULY FUN

2008-07-08T10:41:00.004-06:00

DAD and PaRkEr letting off fireworKs

RYDER LoVeD the FIREwoKs

PARKER and Ryder Waiting for the USU fireWORKS

RydeR is SO danG CUTE!

Lots of stuff was going on this year for the 4TH. We had Idaho days, which Parker had so much fun at, we went to the USU fireworks on the 3RD, and then on the 4Th we all went boating then went over to Great Grandma Saxtons for a BBQ and let off even more fireworks. Ryder was really, really sick for most of the fun. Parker Loved every minute of it. On Sunday we went to Tooele for my nephews baby blessing and then had a a dinner, so we were able to spend time with both side of the family for the holiday. I think that it so funny, when you are a kid you watch the fireworks, when you are a parent you watch your kids watch the fireworks. I love to see Parker's and Ryder's faces when they are excited about something.

4TH OF JULY

2008-07-08T10:10:00.003-06:00

PARKER lOvEs RYDER

ME trying to put SICK little RYDER in the wAtEr

GREAT Grandma made him FEEL BeTTeR

PARkEr was So EXCITED to go on the boat and GO swiMMing

We went TUBING..EvEn PARKER WENT

We all went out to the lake on the 4Th and had a blast, swimming, boating, and tubing. Ryder was really sick, but Parker loved it. We go on the boat a few times every year with Skylar's family. It is so awesome for me to see Parker having so much fun since he is starting to make memories.

IDAHO DAYS

2008-07-08T09:38:00.004-06:00

Parker LOVED going down the big blow up slide, SKYLAR went with him a few times. They had so much FUN.

There were a lot of fun Big Blow up TOYS

ABBY and PARKER on the TRAIN

PARKER jUmpiNg

RYDER and his BESTfriend MAX

We all went to Idaho days and had a blast. There were so many fun things for Parker to do. He loved it! There were a lot of fun booths for the adults, like home decor, baby bows, and jewelry. Next year I want to set up my own booth. Just not sure what I want to sell...Any suggestion?..

I GOT THIS FROM MY FRIEND MERRILEE WHO GOT IT FROM HER DAD

2008-06-25T10:02:00.003-06:00

The Silent Treatment

A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other
the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, 'Please wake me at 5:00 AM ' He left it where he knew she would find it.The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, 'It is 5:00 AM. Wake up.'
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.

WIFE vs. HUSBAND

A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, 'Relatives of yours?' 'Yep,' the wife replied , 'in-laws

WOMEN'S REVENGE

'Cash, check or charge?' I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.
As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. 'So, do you always carry your TV remote?' I asked.'No,' she replied, ' but my husband refused to come shopping with me, and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally.'

UNDERSTANDING WOMEN

(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE)

I know I'm not going to understand women. I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root,
and still be afraid of a spider.

W O R D S

A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day...
30,000 to a man's 15,000. The wife replied, 'The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men...
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, 'What?'

CREATION

A man said to his wife one day, 'I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time. 'The wife responded, 'Allow me to explain.
God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!

WHO DOES WHAT

A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, 'You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee.' The husband said, ' You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee.' Wife replies, 'No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee.' Husband replies, 'I can't believe that, show me.' So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says..........'HEBREWS'

God may have created man before woman,
but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece.

Fun Pictures

2008-06-18T18:00:00.004-06:00

Me and Skylar on our anniversary

The toad Skylar caught in our yard

I heard noises in the middle of the night and this is what I found

What a silly guy

Parker was mad that the toad could not stay in the house

UPDATE!!

2008-06-12T10:33:00.003-06:00

Ryder 8 Months old

He is getting so big 23lbs

Parker loves the WII, his favorite game is Mario Kart

Parker with his best bud Ryker

Ryder is eight months old, thinking back to the two weeks in the NICU I though that this day would never come..and here it is. It came way to fast. He is so big, he has two teeth, and says mama, more, and baba. He waves goodbye, and rolls everywhere. Stop growing kid.

Parker no longer goes to USU for behavior management. He had been going for like 5 months or so and his behavior wasn't shifting like all the other patients. However his behavior did change a little, just not to the extent that they see with kids like him. Two of the DR. said that he does not have ADHD. That he does not have a chemical imbalance, that he chooses to be this way because it is his nature..well this makes me even more frustrated to realize that he can be different he just chooses not to be. Well only time will tell with this kid. I think that he will be something amazing, he is so smart and determined in everything.

Today is mine and Skylars anniversary. I am making him a big steak dinner, and I hope that it will be nice enough to eat outside. This weekend we are doing something just not sure what yet...We had planned on Park City but he really wants to go camping so we will see.

I hate this place!!! I want to move so bad!! I always say it's not that bad, but who am I kidding, I can't stand Idaho. I think that I will move to Cali maybe San Diego. Anybody coming with?

THANK YOU!!!

2008-06-10T20:58:00.004-06:00

Just a shout out to my good friend Merrille who was kind enough to give me some of her old clothes that she no longer needed. For reals she gave my 13 pairs of pants and a ton of sweaters and shirts!!! they were all so nice like Lucky's and such..thank you so much Merr you made my day!! you made skylars day too, he is happy he doesn't have to take me pants shopping for a long time.

DILLONS HOMECOMING

2008-06-07T10:49:00.003-06:00

SO DILLON WENT INTO THE HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER THE DAY AFTER HE GOT HOME. THEY DID A SECOND BONE MARROW BIOPSY AND THEY THOUGHT THAT WITH ORAL MEDS HE SHOULD START TO GET BETTER AND FOR THE FIRST DAY HE WAS BUT WHEN THEY TESTED THE MARROW IT WAS NOT CM LEUKEMIA THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT IT IS BUT IT IS MORE ADVANCED THEN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT SO HIS HOMECOMING WILL NOT BE THIS SUNDAY. HE HAS TO STAY FOR MUCH LONGER THEN ANTICIPATED. THEY ARE SCARED THAT HE WILL HAVE A STROKE. SO KEEP UP THE PRAYERS.

MY LITTLE BRO

2008-05-29T18:33:00.005-06:00

Dillon and his companion

I wish this is what I woke up to everyday!

So Pretty

So if I saw this, coming home would have been first thing on my list

So my little brother Dillon has been on his mission in Reunion Madagascar 18 months and he loves it. Sadly we found out this morning that he will be coming home this Wednesday. He has Leukemia. So I am going to be in Tooele For the next little while, helping my mom. it is a bitter sweet for sure.

Ryder Spider

2008-05-22T23:16:00.000-06:00

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FUN DAY!

2008-05-21T11:50:00.003-06:00

Ryder's first time in the park swings

Parker just learning how to pump the swing

Ryder and Parker love to feed the horses that are in the field behind our backyard

Yup that would be Skylar asleep on the couch

Ready for swimming lessons

So after a lot of thought me and Skylar decided not to do a big vacation with the boys this year. We were planning on it, but we thought that we should just do the little things like camping, lagoon, and hiking. So we are putting the money that we would have spent on the vaca in the boys' college/mission fund yet again. This sounds like a good plan just to wait till the boys are a little older and to hopefully have Parker under control some. But I know that come time when everyone is going to Hawaii or Cali, I will be sad:(

So we have a big , meeting tomorrow with Pioneer elementary school so that they can get to know Parker a little. Then we have one more meeting in August to finalize everything.....and then he is off to school. The main reason that I am trying to put him in school so young is to get him a head start on what it will be like in kindergarten. If you know Parker I think that you would agree that just putting him into school like most people do with their kids would not be the best idea. So I hope that everything goes well and they take him this fall.

So it is official I am going back to school this fall. well if you can call it that. I will be doing my classes online. The hard part now is deciding to go full time or 3/4 time. I think that it would be a good idea to just go 3/4 time that way I can not be way overloaded. So I am retaking some classes that I got C's and D's in, like biology and stats. Right now I have 64 credits so they are pressuring me into applying for a program...What program is the question??? I want to do secondary education but I would have to spend about two semesters on the actual campus and with two kids and living so far I can't do that. they offer some programs fully online like psychology but I'm not just going to do something that I'm not way interested in just because it is convenient...well maybe I will. I don't want to get a degree to work outside of the home, I want it because I think that education is really important and I want my kids to know that. I think that if things were different with Parker I might take a part time job, but I would never be able to leave him with a babysitter(besides family). He is to impulsive and overly hyper to the point where it might push there buttons beyond the point of continuing to babysit or even get physical with him. I think that being Parker's mother was meant to be my job.

RYDER'S POOR LITTLE NOSE

2008-05-13T13:42:00.003-06:00

Hard to tell with the pictures but his nose is actually blue on the left side all the way up to his eye :(

Ryder's nose got hurt yesterday and he had to go to the E.R.

Read blog below for full story.

WHITE FLAG!

2008-05-13T09:27:00.006-06:00

Ryder 7 months old

Parker flexing his muscles

Mom and Ryder on Mothers day

Okay I surrender, I have my arms up in the air and I'm holding the white flag. I can't do this anymore! I have tried everything that I can think of to help Parker without putting him on drugs, but I just can't do it anymore. The fact that he is so naughty and mischievous isn't even the half of it. I think that if that were all it is I could handle it. When he gets out of his car seat and opens the door on the freeway because someone turned off the child safety, I can handle it, when he tears off the child proof door locks and goes outside to play in the road, I can handle it. When he pours nail polish all over the floor for the third time because he can find it after we hide it...I can deal with it. When he bit Ryder's noise to the point where it swelled shut, I handled it. But I am done. Right now I am nursing a sick seven month old back to health because he was pushed out of a a grocery cart and landed on his head and nose....I CAN'T handle it anymore!! Ryder has broken cartilage in his nose and it is swollen all the way to his eyes. He can not have solids for two days. Not to mention he already had an ear infection. His first tooth is peeking through as well. The poor guy is in so much pain and Parker just laughed. When I took Ryder to the E.R. yesterday the Dr. came in and closed the door, well this up set Parker so he went over and starting hitting the Dr. as hard as he could. I put him in the corner on a chair and tried to explain as calm as I could his punishment for all of this. It was honestly a good thing that nurses and Dr. where coming in and out of the room. I would have beat him, and I don't feel bad for saying it. I really need help with this kid. Not so much for me but for him. I don't want him growing up like this and becoming a rude, mean adult, I mean who knows what he will turn out like. I have tried the special diet, spanking, ignoring, time out. I have read books galore, I am currently taking him to USU behavior management. All of these things have an effect on him for about two seconds and then he is back to The evil, mean, cruel, naughty little boy. I am not asking for permission to put him on drugs, that is something that a lot of thought, research, and prayer will have to be done by both me and Skylar. I am just saying that I am at the end and this is the only thing that I have not tried. I know what people think...that I need to just deal with my two year old. That people have two year olds and they handle them just fine. Well think of your child on their worst day where you just can't take another second. That worst day of yours is my best day!! Maybe it is me, maybe I am clueless!

Funny babies

2008-05-01T23:01:00.001-06:00

Check this out, it will make your day!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=26MrRk9uer4

NEW FAVORITE STORE! AND MUCH MUCH MORE.

2008-05-01T22:17:00.004-06:00

So I went to Hobby Lobby next to Best Buy in Logan today. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. The store was so big I was there for an hour and a half and did not make it all the way through. I stopped to look at everything. So their grand opening in on Monday and I am going back. I want to go without the boys but Skylar is coming with me so it will be a little easier. I love bistro' stuff for the kitchen and they had a ton of cool stuff like that. they had the cool cast iron stuff and tons of scrapbooking stuff. Most everything was 30-50% off but it is going to be better on Monday! So I am going to going on Monday at 6 they are open till 8. Then we are going to dinner some where like Chili's or whatever...if you are not busy lets make it a date.

Lisa has inspired me to try to take some awesome pictures of the boy myself. I am going to drive around town(Preston) on Saturday and look for cool places...this is farm land USA so I'm sure to find something. I am sure they won't be as good as here's but I am still going to try.

I am so excited for my new nephew. Autum gets induced tomorrow. Yahoo....!! Hopefully this will cure me from being baby hungry. Her boys seem to be tall like mine but not as fatttt(referring to Ryder) I poop out toddlers and I am really just wanting a little baby Kate(Mers baby girl) even if it is a boy. Just a little thing. I wish that I could be there but I don't want to interfere with those first few days of mommy and baby bonding time.

P.S. This last weekend in Park City really made me think that all of you that have breastfeed even for just a few weeks, I totally commend you. The girls that I went with are 4 and 6 months plus and are going strong. even pumping every three to four hours wherever we were. WOW props to them.

NEW CLOTHES

2008-04-28T22:56:00.005-06:00

Parker loves sun glasses and hats. But most of all he loves jackets

Matching shoes

they are so cute! Ryder is a slobber monkey!

Being away from the boys was actually pretty easy. I was excited to see them. Right when I got home I showed Parker is big bouncy ball that I bought for him..first thing he does is throw it at Ryder's head....It was almost like the vacation was a distant memory right at that moment. Skylar kept the house pretty clean and even did some laundry although I told him NOT to. He did so well with the boys. Parker only went into time-out twice the whole weekend, And Ryder has only been eating once at night. So I have an awesome husband. He didn't even ask how much I spent. even though I told him he was way cool with it. It made me realize how cool he really is. I am counting down the days till next years trip...Park City here we come. Only a 362 and some odd days to go!

PARK CITY 4/2008

2008-04-28T22:36:00.005-06:00

Me, Mer, Lisa, Sarah @ that Marriott hot tub

Me and Sarah @ lunch

This is the best store in the whole world, I love the gray bag Sarah is holding. I wish I would have bought it...Only 70 dollars..and so worth it.

Me and Mer @ the pub for dinner..We spent five hours there eating and talking. It was great.

We took like a million pics like this before we ordered so the waitress kept having to come back...we wanted to get it just right.

Me, Sarah, Mer, and Lisa went to Park city the 25-27Th of April. It was a girls weekend out and all the husbands stayed home with the kids..imagine that! We had a blast. Just being immature girls again if only for a moment. P.S. sorry to the guy across the hall in the hotel. We went to the outlets and spent Way to much $, and we ate at amazing little local restaurants. We went down town and walked main street. We are starting this as a once a year event, so start saving your money. Just kidding it really wasn't to bad splitting gas and a room it was all worth it. We were sad that Lisa had to leave early, I hope she had fun. we ah really got up close and personal with each other if you know what I mean(no not like that prev) I made friends with Sarah and found that I really like her and enjoy her company. I have been friends with Mer for 13 years and we got to remember all the good times in Jr. high, high school, and college.

RYDER

2008-04-23T21:35:00.003-06:00

JUST OVER SIX MONTHS...

He is such a sweet baby!

What's up guys?

He loves to give things kisses...He grabbed my face the other day pulled it in and kissed me. He even did the kiss sound:)-

They ran out of truck band aids, so he got barbie instead. They asked me if that was okay, what is I would have said no, would they have ran out and got some?

He was pretty upset at the whole ordeal.

At Ryder's six month appointment he weighted...drum roll please.. 19 lbs 12 oz. 29 in. 115% for height, 85% for weight. His Dr. is pretty impressed and says he will be a big kid for sure, much bigger then Parker who is also off the charts for height. At six months Parker was 28 in. and 18 lbs. 4.5 oz. What can I say He's a growin boy. This kid is huge. you don't even understand the magnitude of his body until you see him in person. His thighs dominate his whole body! When I am feeding him his solids right when the spoon leaves his mouth he freaks out. You basically are shoveling food into his mouth. Of course I do not do this I make him wait every time, but you get the point.

So my good friend Merrilee has inspired me to read my twilight series once again..and I must say they are even better the second time around.

So I am absolutely excited for this weekend! Park city or bust is all I have to say.....Okay it's not like its that far but it's going to be awesome. I am going to try to not worry about the boys, we all know that's not going to happen. But I needs this so bad!

MY BOYS!

2008-04-23T21:17:00.002-06:00

April '08

Parker LOVES Ryder

he gets so mad if someone besides me or Skylar holds him

Parker put on his cars underwear and shoes...He was so proud of himself because they match. He is so into if things match and he gets so upset if you mess up his hair when you put his shirt on. Skylar is a little worried by this..

What a handsome little man!

Ryder in his 24 months clothes. He no longer fits in 18 months the length is just right but they are so tight around the waist..even if they are draw string! His nick name is tubba lubba.

WARM SPRING DAY

2008-04-15T18:45:00.005-06:00

Goodbye best friend!

we put Moo outside a few days ago have not seen her since..Ryder will miss his friend!

Ryder six months old and 20 LBS 29 in. according to his preemie nutritionist. We will compare it to Mckennas on Thursday, they are always different.

Spring clean up! Skylar and Lance cutting down our super ugly tree!!

Parker helping them haul away the branches.

Parker giving mom and Ryder a ride.

Parker loves his new helmet.

So now that it warmed up for like two days, it snowed like crazy today!!! GRRR. I want it to be warm so that I can take the boys to the park and go on walks to get ice cream, and snow cones. Ryder loves the outdoors just like Parker, I can't wait till they are able to play more together. well scratch that I can wait, but when it does happen it will be so much fun to watch.

PARKER AND THE BIG QUESTION....

2008-04-08T11:41:00.008-06:00

So lately Parker has been asking a lot of questions, questions that I was hoping would not be asked until he was five or six. Yes those kind of questions! He wants to know why he has one and what it is used for, and why is there a lot more skin on the bottom and not on the top. Where the heck is he getting these things?!!! So I told him it is for going potty and explained the whole process of drinking and it going through our bodies in hopes that he would take that and be happy with the answer. Boy was I wrong!! So I continued and I explained the process of circumcision, the religious aspect of it and the cleanliness, stuff that I thought would be way over his head. Once again I was wrong. Maybe I went a little to far, because he started asking about mamas. That's when I said it is different then yours and I will explain more later and gave him some fake teeth to play with so he would focus on something else. So his new thing is going potty and saying we don't drink our pee-pee or poo-poo. I guess it's good that he knows this since I never thought to tell him that at any point in the potty training process. Who would think to tell their child something like that?

Anyways I am taking Ryder to get his six month pictures and we are doing a family photo as well. The best place that I have found is kiddie kandids. Mackley photography is to expensive and Skylars aunt used to be Mackleys business partner, she is the one that did all of our wedding stuff. When we first had Parker she told us that we can go to Idaho falls anytime and she will take pictures in her studio. We ended up doing it when Parker was first born and got tons of awesome pictures, but have not been back since. I really want to take the boys up there. So I guess my question is have you guys found a good places in Logan that works well with kids (like Parker)? If so let me know.

SOLEMN ASSEMBLY

2008-04-04T17:13:00.005-06:00

For the first time in thirteen years we will have a new Prophet. On Saturday April 5, we will sustain President Tomas S. Monson as the 16TH President of the church. And for the first time in twenty five years president Hinckley will not be there...at least physically.

I am so excited to sustain our new prophet in the Solemn Assembly tomorrow. Each church organization, from the highest leadership circles to youth groups, will be asked to stand and raise their hands. I will be doing this from my living room while having the best view of everything. I look forward to standing up in my home and sustaining him. I do however wish that I could be at attendance in the conference center and make history.

During the last few years of president Gordan B. Hinckleys life he was extremely focused on building temples. Be them large or be them small, so that many more members of the church would have a chance to go and do the many ordinances that otherwise wouldn't have been able to be accomplish. I believe he will always be remembered for this.

What will President Monson focus on, I think that he will continue the legacy of the late Prophet, but I also think he has a lot of wonderful things in store for us all. I am wondering if there will be any changes, that god has saved for President Monson to share with us.

A few months ago Monson said that there will be no abrupt changes in the church, I am curious to see the little ones. I hope to always remember this conference so that I may reflect back on it many years from now and be able to see how President Monson has grown as he becomes more settled as prophet of the only true church on this Earth.

We will not only sustain Monson this conference but many more people including the 1ST and 2ND counselors that will be by his side. Hope that we will all be watching and support our new Prophet by sustaining him in this great calling tomorrow.

BYE BYE SIPPY!

2008-03-30T21:41:00.002-06:00

Mr. Sippy Cup, beloved friend and companion, Passed away January 1, 2008, due to one little independent two year old. Always with us where ever we go. He will be sadly missed by all who knows what happens without him. You came into our lives when Parker was just six months old, and have left us oh to early. We never thought that our little boy would no longer need you so soon. So today we commemorate you life sort lived with us all. So in the drawer you go until the day that Ryder grows to love you just as much as we all have. Survived by his many brothers and sisters, that join him in the drawer for the time being. It is with great joy and great sadness that I must say I don't think that you will be coming out anytime soon. You will be missed.

EASTER SUNDAY

2008-03-26T21:16:00.007-06:00

Here are my thoughts about Easter Sunday;

If your ward starts at 9am you don't have to go...just kidding!

But really it is hard with kids to get up do Easter gifts, eat Easter breakfast, get bathed, take away Easter candy, dress in new Easter clothes, and go to church!

We did make it one time, only because I made french toast the night before and put it in the fridge.

Parker's Easter

Ryder's Easter, he also got a Jumperoo we opened early.

My gifts

Family Gifts

To Cute

These are Parker's old Easter clothes that he wore when he was 8 months old, they fit Ryder really good.

Even though neither of use were ready for the picture this one was better then the ones that we were ready for.

Parker was so done by this point

We decided to let Ryder sleep through taking these pictures.

SUGAR COOKIE TUTORIAL

2008-03-26T20:41:00.005-06:00

I found an old sugar cookie recipe and let me tell you these are the best sugar cookie in the world! They are soft days after you make them.

* 1 cup butter

* 1 1/3 cup white sugar

* 3 eggs

* 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (real vanilla is best)

* 3 1/3 cup flour

* 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

* 3/4 teaspoon salt

Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. stir in flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover and chill for at least one hour, over night is best.

If you are not rolling out the cookies to cut them, don't chill just roll in to 1 inch balls and bake(you will need to watch the time on the not chilled cookies, I have not determined how long when the are not flat)

Pre-heat oven 400 degrees

Roll dough on flour surface 1/4-1/2 inch thick

cut with cookie cutter of your choice

6-8 min

when edges are turning brown they are done

Remember with all cookies do not take them off the pan once out of the oven they continue to cook for about 3-5 min, so they might seem really soft at first.

Place on cooling rack

once cool, decorate. Makes 30

This dough is sticky so make sure you have your flour handy when rolling, I also use some confectioner(powered Sugar) with the flour.

Skylar loves these as is, but next time I am going to add a little more vanilla and another cup of sugar to experiment.

This is what happens when you leave them on the table for the frosting to harden!

SUPER BUSY

2008-03-26T20:19:00.004-06:00

More Easter eggs with aunt Abby

I figured since Parker was sick the first time around and I had an extra egg kit it would be fun to do it again.

We made an egg family

Parker loves to read to Ryder before nap time

Mom cut Parker hair

This is not an easy task to do by yourself or even with someone else, it took about an hour, and I was still doing touch ups days later.

I love this Pic

So this outfit, fit Ryder just days before. It is 6-12 months so I got out all the 12-18 months and tried some of them on him, they fit perfect..as in not for much longer!

2008-03-19T21:58:00.007-06:00

SPRING TIME!!

Parker and Holly Dipping Easter eggs

Poor Parker was sick, but he still managed to color some

How cute!

WARM SPRING DAY!

And why shouldn't the lawn that still has snow on it be mowed?

Way tooo Coool

More fun in the "sun"

One cute boy!

SO MUCH HAPPENING

2008-03-13T22:32:00.004-06:00

RYDER IN REWIND

One Month Old

Two Months Old

Three Months Old

Four Months Old

Five Months Old

You are a chunk! From the stats that we have gotten back from all the Dr.'s appointments and well-checks Ryder has been taller and thinner then Parker every time, but not by much.

So I received a letter in the mail yesterday from the speech therapist telling me if Parker was approved or not. Right as I was reading the letter she called me so we went through it together. He did not qualify in every way. However she thought that he could really benefit from it so she convinced the bored member to let him try it out. WAHOO! I was so happy. The speech lady comes twice a month for an hour until he is three. Then once he is three he will actually go to the elementary school twice a week until he either starts kindergarten, or no longer need therapy.

I think this will be so good for Parker, he will learn not just about speech but about the way school works altogether before he is just thrown into kindergarten. I'm sure pre-school will help as well. Parker also goes once a week to USU behavior management, I really hope that we can find ways to help him and ways to help us without medication. Skylar's fifteen year old brother has been on meds for the same reason since first grade. Sometimes you can really tell when he has taken or not taken the meds. I definitely plan to stick it out without the drugs.

I am struggling with Ryder! He is such a good baby I am truly blessed, however he can't even make it two hours without a bottle! I Make him go three and he is not a happy guy about it. He has been eating rice cereal and bananas for a little bit and he drinks five ounces in his bottle. It was six but he was spitting it up. He does not sleep through the night! He is just like Parker was, he loves his food(Skylar was this way as a baby).

we have been going to Tooele on the weekends to help my parents get their "apartment" done. It's nice, they pay for gas and hotel, and most of the time food unless we insist we pay.

Autum is so ready to have this baby, she is due sometime in April but like me has never carried full term. I am so excited that she is having a boy so he and Ryder can be close.

I have resumed my old hobby of genealogy. My paternal grandma was a genealogy junky and she has hundreds of hand written books that my uncle has kept since her death in 1998. I want them so bad, even if he would just let me borrow them and make copies that would be so awesome. I really want to get the temple work done for the people in my family that need it. But without all the correct info I can't submit the names. The Internet is no help everyone has submitted names to the website with all different dates for births and deaths and so on. My grandmother was very meticulous about her work and I know that those books are what I need. The only problem is my uncle will not let anyone see the books! So they sit at his house collecting dust.

He will not lay down in his swing anymore!

I went to check on Parker in the middle of the night and found this.

Ryder loves to take a bath in this, especially with Parker.

He always eats his toes.

Parker helping mom to the dishes.

SPRING FEVER!

2008-03-04T22:56:00.006-07:00

Dinner time

Ryder After he was fed his first banana by dad, mom mashed it for him, it was just two Tbls but he loved it

Ryder loves his jumparoo Easter toy!

New hair

I got highlights and four inches cut off!

We ordered his jumparoo about a month before Easter because they were back ordered, it ended up coming in less then a week. Skylar wanted yo wait till Easter to open it but why waist a whole month of all the fun. So while he was at work I put it together. Ryder loves it! Parker thinks it's fun too, he just wishes I would let him get in it.

Parker's Easter present was ordered at the same time but has not arrived, or even been shipped for that matter. I really hope that it gets here on time.

Parker's Speech Therapy

2008-02-26T10:00:00.004-07:00

Parker 22 months old

So last Friday, Parker’s speech therapist came to assess Parker. First off she bugged me right away. Our appointment was at 11:15. She came at 10:00. I was vacuuming and Parker had changed back into his spiderman pajamas. Not a real big deal so I brushed it off. Parker got to play with a lot of new toys and look at pictures. He did really well. He was able to name all the pictures correctly and he said his ABC’s. He counted to ten by himself! Something even I didn’t think that he could do without help. He was able to tell her his first and last name, how old he was, and how old he was going to be. During all of this I am assuming that she wants him to answer all these questions so that she can hear the different sounds he is making when he says certain words. Right....? At the end of the hour she said that he has an extraordinary vocabulary. She would place him at a five year olds level. And that he is extremely smart two year old. Wow that’s really awesome, I am thinking. She then goes on to say, to qualify for speech therapy he has to have gotten 62 of the 75 pictures wrong. He didn’t miss one of them. Okay I am thinking, so I say, well I know that he is really smart, and we would really like to continue to expand his mind, however we are having a hard time getting him to make the sounds of the words correctly. Well, she says he does say some words incorrectly and that is a concern, however since he was able to name all of the pictures correctly he would not qualify. Um....okay he can name them correctly that doesn’t mean he said the name right. We know what he is saying, it is the right word but he can’t say some of the sounds well, or he will leave some sounds out. Isn’t this the point of speech therapy. So she says that she will have the board members review his case and get back to me, but that she really thinks he will not qualify. What in the hell are you talking about speech lady you are hurting my head! I don’t understand what speech therapy really is then I guess.

WHAT'S NEW...

2008-02-14T23:23:00.003-07:00

So after all the hard work that we have put into Parker's diet, it no longer seems to be having any effect on his behavior. What to do, what to do! I will not put him on medication, I will go on it first before I would ever let him. We went today to the USU Psychology behavioral management for the firlst time, it went pretty good. However while filling out paper work Parker was being his normal self, going crazy. The receptionist said, "I hope you've come to the right place, iIve never seen one like him before." After that we took Ryder for his four month well check. He is 100% for height and 60% for weight. They measured him three times just to make sure they had it right. He is cutting teeth and has been trying to sit up on his own. While on his tummy he scoots himself. I layed him down for a sec. while at the dr. to retrieve Parker from the other room he ran to, when I returned Dr. Mckenna was by Ryder's side. He looked up and said, " I give it one month at the most and he will be crawling." He said that is really early and he would hope that it takes him longer. We are starting Ryder on solids (Dr's orders) this week. All I have to say is I ordered a baby not an infant!
Both Ryder and Parker have done things really early on (this doesn't have any effect on the future) Parker said his first word at five months. Infact his first two words kitty cat. He walked at eight months. Okay I say, enough just stay a baby for a little while!
In the mean time we have been trying to figure out what to do with our tax return. Going on vaca would be great, but we have decided to pay off bills and continue to save for the boys' college. I did however take Parker to wal-mart today and he picked out some toys. Okay a lot of toys. Which I let him get. Here is what you have to understand Parkers ADHD has restricted him in many ways. He did not have the attention span to paly with toys for more then five to ten seconds since birth ( this is no exaggeration). Since starting him on the diet he realized for the first time that palying with toys is fun, and is now fascinated by toys that newborns should paly with. He realized they make noise, light up, even move if you press the right buttons. Before this he did ot play with toys at all.
Work is starting to pick up for Skylar which is good, now we have to start thinking about saving for next winter, seems how we used a lot of our savings this winter!
MY FAMILY UPDATE:
Hum lets see, well Eddie's little girl Nyah is three almost four and she is a cute girl, good thing she lives with her mom is all I have to say.

Chris and Autum are expecting their third baby boy in April, they are naming him.. well I won't say because I won't get in right it's either Elisha, or Elijah. Autum has told me a million times but I don't seem to get it right. I know that the one is more of a girls name but who knows these days. Kelton and A.J. are getting so big and are so excited for the baby.

Sam and Becky have the cutest litte girl Hadlee. I could take her home in a heart beat. They live in Tooele and my parents are bording with them till their apartment is finished.

Dillon is almost done with his mission, the pictures he sends are so beautiful exept the incets. I am really missing him, he couldn't have made a better choice for himself.

As for my parnets well.. My mom has to see if she needs heart surgery, that is scary. My dad is so ready to retire, he is working twelve hour sifts all week including Saturdays. He was just awarded for saving more then five thousand trops lives with the work he is doing. My mom still works at Stansberry Elementary and is head of disapline there.

As for our family.. well we are hanging in there. Lots of prayers and fasting going on. I talk to the education advsior next week about starting online courses in the fall. I completed the basic nutrition program at ISU, a little while ago. We want to take a once a week marriage institute at the university this summer. Skylar has not decided when he will start school. And I'm pregnant.
HA I got ya. Skylars family seems to be chilin just taking life day by day, he has a new half brother from his real dad I have never met but I really want to.

That sums it up. At least for this month. Stayed tuned for more coming up next month.

TAG IM IT!

2008-02-11T08:36:00.000-07:00

The Robbins tagged me and here are the rules: The rules of this game are that each player answers the following questions about themselves. At the end of this post, I will tag 5 people and post their names, then go to their blogs and leave them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read my blog. Here it goes.....

10 YEARS AGO: I was 14 years old attending Taylorsville High School as. AHHHH.. I thought high school was a lot of fun. At the same time looking back at old pictures I can’t believe I was allowed to leave the house looking like I did!!

5 THINGS ON MY TO DO LIST TODAY:
1. Clean the house.
2. Excersice (I do this 3x a week for an hour! I force my self to.)
3. Figure out where the heck my W2 is!!
4. Order Parker’s Easter present. (making sure it's here on time)
5. Play with my boy’s

SNACKS I ENJOY: Milky-Way candy bar, um I’m not a big snacker.

THINGS I WOULD DO IF I WERE SUDDENLY MADE A BILLIONAIRE: Well I definitely would hire a financial advisor, I would pay 10% to tithing, Pay all the bills off, move to a bigger house, put a lot into savings accounts for my children, invest, buy some toys, and like Mer was saying live off the interest.
I asked Sky this question and he said that he would still work for sure, he is just that kind of guy.

3 OF MY BAD HABITS:
1. Not keeping goals ( I keep most but some I struggle with)
2. Losing my patience to soon (Having Ryder has really helped me with this)
3. Not being able to leave the house till it's perfectly clean

PLACES I HAVE LIVED:Utah; Taylorsville, Logan. Preston Idaho

JOBS I HAVE HAD: Pizza maker at Papa Murphy's, customer service rep at Best Buy, Convergys, Cleaner @ USU, babysitting, Domestic Goddess(mother).

THINGS PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME: I want to be a make-up artist, I would love to work in excersice science, I am really scared to get old!!

And there you have it. Although there is one problem, I only really know two people that have blogspots and they have both already been tagged. So I guess if I get more friends I can TAG them later.
More friends who am I kidding.....

A new Prophet

2008-02-04T21:34:00.000-07:00

"Thomas S. Monson is the new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it was announced today at a news conference in the Church Office Building. President Monson, 80, succeeds President Gordon B. Hinckley, who died 27 January 2008.
The new world leader of the Church has called to serve with him in the First Presidency, the top governing body of the 13-million-member faith, President Henry B. Eyring, 74, first counselor, and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, 67, second counselor. "

www.LDS.org

Wow I just realized that President Monson is 80 years old, I know that this picture was takin awhile ago, but even in the news conference today he looked really good for his age! I am so excited that he called Henry B. Eryring as first counselor, I really like him and enjoy his talks.

What I love the most <3

2008-02-01T12:39:00.000-07:00

I have to say that before becoming a mother, I'm sure that I would have put that I love my husbad the most. After becoming a mother I can still put that I love my husband the most. He is the father of my two beautiful boys, and he is a great one. He is the best example that anyone would want for their children. He shows his boys that he loves them by loving me, the mother of his children. I hope that my boys will learn how to treat their future wives by watching their father. Tall, dark, and handsome is the famouse line, and I got all three. Thank you Skylar for being so wonderful to me and our boys, you are a hard worker, and you always put us first. If we ever have a little girl I can only imagine that she will be putty in your hands. Thank you for helping me make such beautiful children!

What I love about Parker; Wow everything! It took me awhile to fall in love with Parker, I hate to say that but I didn't really know that I loved him till he was three months old. I suffered from postpartdum depression. One day it was gone, like waking up from a dream and seeing my baby for the first time. I felt cheated out of his first months and I was bitter and mad about it. Finding out about Parker's ADHD only brought us closer. He is my first baby boy. He randomly runs and kisses and huges me throughout the day, he knows when I'm sick and strokes my face. He is Ryders big brother and he fell in love with him before he was born. He is my heart, my love, my Parker P. He is so smart, so creative and always on the go. He is everything a two year old should be and more. He is mine, forever and ever!

What I love most about Ryder; We bonded right away, I felt every pain with the labor and will never forget it. I spent two weeks after your birth just you me and the NICU. The nurses would tell me to skip the night feedings and rest, I couldn't do it. I went to everyone and feed you myself. I wanted to steal you and take you home, you came on your own time. You are my miracle baby, The day I thought that we lost you for the first time in my second trimester I was so devastated, I didn't understand why God would take you. When you where finally born I knew right away something was wrong, you didn't cry and there were countless doctors and nurses scrambling to get you out of the room. Then I saw you, I was in love! I love that you have defied the odds and have caught up to your peers, I love your little giggle when parker smiles at you. All in all I love you!

President Gordon B. Hinckley

2008-01-31T22:10:00.000-07:00

President Gordon B. Hinckley Passed away January 27, 2008. I cried when I found out, not just tears of saddness but tears of joy. What a reunion That he and Marjorie must have had, I can't even imagine being the wife of a bishop little own the wife of one of the greastest prophets to have ever lived. All the people that where waiting for him in heaven, not only family members but other great prophats as; Joseph Smith, Adam, etc, etc.. I am sure they were in aww of such a wonderful presance. Just hearing his vioce on T.V. commands our attention, I am so thankful to live in these days where we can just click and listen to his teachings. Our family goes to Salt Lake on Friday and we are going to try to make it to the viewing. He was our Prophet for almost thirteen years. I am also excited to have President Thomas S. Monson not necessarily feeling his shoes but continuing to lead us through these days. Thank you President Hinckley for being such a Miraculous man and Prophet. I hope that one day we will meet, I will bow in your presance and tears will fall from my face. And we all know that you will think what you always have and are right now, "What's all the fuss about?"

First day of school Parker 1282008

2008-01-31T09:50:00.000-07:00

Parker was so excited about meeting his teacher for the first time. Then she called and canceled because of the snow. He was so sad! But he got to talk to her over the phone and he thought that was so cool. He can't wait for her to come to the house and meet him and start school!!

HOUSE WIFE

2008-01-30T12:10:00.000-07:00

So last Sunday I made a turkey for the very first time and it was really good. Then on Monday I made turkey noodle soup with some of the left overs in a crock pot. Holy cow I am finally getting this house wife thing down. I even thought about taking pictures so I could remember this years from now when I am making my nine hundredth turkey, but I thought people (my husband) would make fun of me. When I make pancakes I make lots and freeze the left overs so I can just throw them in the microwave for Parker's breakfast, I am sure these are things most people do, well it took me awhile but I'm getting there!

Our Family

2008-01-29T10:39:00.000-07:00

Just thinking about having more kids! Does this make us crazy? I mean not right away, but in a few years for sure. Our family is not complete without at least one more, be it a boy or a girl doesn't matter. The thought that Ryder would be our last baby, no way I want more... I love my boys.

Okay what the heck!

2008-01-02T17:08:00.000-07:00

Ahh, so I finally broke down! Everyone was doing the blogger gig, I can hardly keep up with my My Space. But here I am, somehow going to find the time in between a two year old and a twelve week old to check this out and see if I like it.