Girls ROCK!!!!!!

So last night we had a Cheatham woman girls night out!!!! It was so much fun....Bunny, Valerie, Catherine and I went to Applebees and all had the same thing...STEAK And LOADED POTATOES!!!! Yummmy....Then it was funny...on our way to the theater we rolled down the windows and yelled out the window GIRLS RULE!! WE all just laughed and laughed....while the music was cranked!! ahh...it brought me back to my good ole' high school days!! Then we went to see the best movie....or should I say CHICK FLICK movie of the year.......The Time Traveler's Wife! Just a word of warning .....bring a box of kleenex!!! We were all sobbing at the end! sniff sniff! Anyway, it was so much fun to do some girl bonding and also celebrate michael and bunny's new baby coming! Thanks to Justus and Michael for watching the kiddies!!!!!

I'm going to be a Grammie!!!!!!!

Oh my gosh....I'm still trying to take this all in!!! Michael and Bunny just called and said they are expecting!!!!! They have been on a horse back riding trip this week and found out tonight!!! I calculated the due date as May 1!!!!! Ok, so this is a sweet moment for me, but you all have to help me come up with a different name that the little one can call me....Grandma just sounds too old!!!!! :) ok, I'm composing myself....heehee! The funny thing is that Jackson and Holland are going to be an aunt and uncle!!! This is too funny!! Ok, so this week has been FULL of milestones for my kiddies!!! Valerie getting her drivers license, Jackson climbing out of his crib and saying abc's and 123's, Holland reading words.....This is just too much!!!!!!! I need to take all this in!!!! I'm sooooooo excited!!!!! sniff sniff, smile, smile!!!!

Valerie got her Driver's Lisence today!!!!

I can't believe it, but Valerie got her Driver's license today! It was a bitter sweet moment for me....on one hand, it will be so nice to have another driver in the house, but on the other hand, I'm just sad because she is growing up from under my feet!!!! It reminds me of the book I have linked on my blog...."let me hold you longer"....I picked her up from work for the last time last night......she won't need me to take her places or pick her up!!!! sigh...anyway, it wa a bittersweet day for me...I took her before school to get it, so she drove her sis to school and it was so wierd to see them go!!!

Valerie started her Junior year on Monday and Catherine started her Freshman year!! Where does the time go!!! They were so cute the first day!! My camera was dead, so I had to use a disposable...so when I get them developed, I'll post some picks of them!!!! I'm absolutely sure they are the most gorgeous girls at Stansbury High!!!! :)

The panic of losing a child!

So today was really stressful...We took Catherine to the mall this week so we could school shop with her....We had to take Jackson which was a chore in itself...He has so much energy, and wanted no part of any of the stores. It was not fun for any of us involved. I left him with Cat to watch him on the quarter cars while I went into Famous footwear with valerie.....when I came out 3 minutes later, Jackson was gone, and Catherine had no idea where he was!!! Talk about the worst feeling going through a mother's mind! I was frantically looking and calling his name. There were several other parents who were helping me.....when after what seemed like an eternity...(3 minutes at the most), someone came and started pointing around the corner...I raced around the corner, and he wasn't there....so I kept going....there he was in the entrance of Dillards.....with the perfume ladies stopping him from going further! Security was called off and my little boy was safely in my arms! What a relief! I'm so grateful that we found him safely and that he was in my arms again! It made me think of how God is waiting and wanting us to come home to Him safely! We are all here to be tested and tried...there are some of us who will be "lost" along the way.....If the rest of us all "frantically" seek to find each other as we did with Jackson, we can all find each other to bring us all safely back to our Master.

I hope that we can all be good shepherds so we can find our lost brothers and sisters!

Let Me Hold you Longer

Ok, I finally received my copy of the book "Let Me Hold you Longer" by Karen Kingsbury today! I was so excited that I just had to read it to the kiddies.....I LOVE This book. I put the link on my fav links, so go click on it and watch the video her talking about the inspiration on this book, then she'll read the book with the pictures. Trust me...you will need some kleenex!!!! We spend so much time recording our children's firsts....but do we ever think about their lasts? The last time they come and run into your arms....the last time they say a funny word that makes you smile, the last time you get to walk them to school......Let's enjoy every moment with our children!! Sometimes we get to hurried in this crazy life to notice what is going on right below our noses!!! This sounds silly, but Jack used to say up...for yes ....we loved it and just thought it would go on and on.....about a month ago, he all of a sudden quit saying that for yes...now he says uh huh.....I miss that little word that used to come out of his mouth!!!!

Trust me I'm no expert on parenting, but this I can't stress enough to you.....Enjoy EVERY stage or your children's ages! I still have no idea where the time went...It seems like my Tyler and Michael and Valerie were just little people....now they are grown up!!!! Enjoy the Journey, don't sweat the small stuff and just enjoy every second with your kids!!!!

Seeing the "Twin Towers" in action!

Ok, I've got your attention don't I? lol...We went to see Tyler and Michael play ball tonight. They are on a city league in Taylorsville. My friend at work nicknamed the boys twin towers because they are so tall....leaps and bounds above the other players usually! Tonight was no exception! They ROCKED!!!!! Michael had a lot of stuffs and blocks, and Tyler had lots of rebounds and points....They just dominate the court! It is amazing to watch them play together....They were slighted in high school by a coach who didn't utilize their talent, so it's nice to finally be able to watch it again!!!! Valerie was supposed to bring the camera, but forgot so Justus took some pics on his phone that he will email me and I'll post them on here. I as usual had a few screams at the refs tonight, but for the most part was good!!! My nephew plays on the team as well and did really well......all except for the technical he got.....but in his defense, the other team were hackers....never getting caught! :) I'm posting this after midnight so this will actually post for the 11th, but it really was the 10th!!!! We had fun after...we went to artic circle and ate...it is rare to have all the kids together....wish Thad were there!!!

stranger anxiety at age 22 months and 4?????

Ok....so all of my kids went through the usual stranger anxiety thing at around 5 or 6 months then it stayed on and off until they hit about 3.....welll my little Jackson has done it all backwards....I kind of felt bad because when he should have hit the stranger anxiety stage, he was perfectly fine to go to ANYONE!!! It scared me, because he seriously would just go to anyone!!! His first day in the nursery was actually a couple of weeks before the "official" 18 month age where they can finally hit the toys and snacks during the 2 hour block at church....he just walked right in sat down and played the entire time!!! That lasted for about 3 weeks....then something just hit.....he missed mommy!!!!! I was shocked...it was cry, cry and cry.....until the pushover mommy came in to get him! I finally resorted to having valerie take him in...He knows when I hand him over to Valerie what is going to happen....the waterworks start, and guilty mom walks away....usually all it takes is for the bubbles to come out and he's fine the rest of the time.....Not so today!!! I was making my usual rounds checking all the classes, and I hear a blood curdling scream in the nursery.....one that I recognized immediately....it was Jackson.....pawing at the door like he was in a locked cage!!! We (Holland was with me) went in and you would have thought that we had just saved his day!!! The look of relief on his face made my hear melt. Did I mention that Holland hasn't wanted to go into her class lately either????? So I had 2 little ones by my side until Holland decided she wanted to go to her class. In the past I would have been irritated that they weren't staying in their class....not so now....I think it's because I know these 2 are my last and I know how fast they grow up and then don't want to be with mom...I'm holding on to the "moments" I"m blessed with to cherish with these 2 valient spirits before they could care less if mom were around!!! :)

my little "bandaid hater"

Just thought I'd add an image of my little "Bandaid hater" since I didn't think to on my original story!!!!

Afraid of bandaids????

Have you ever seen a child who is afraid of bandaids????? Well I have to say I think I have the ONLY child on the universe who is afraid of bandaids!!! My sis was watching Jackson tonight and he got a cut on his finger....she brought out the bandaids, and he threw a royal fit! She said he literally screamed until the bandaids were put away!!! Oh my ....Holland has gone through an entire box in one night before....so I have the 2 opposite extremes!!!! one who loves them and one who hates them!!! Valerie asked Jackson if he wanted a bandaid after my sis told us this story, and he screamed no and started crying!!! If anyone has heard this, please let me know!!! Or I will assume I have the one and only child who doesn't think bandaids work miracles! :)

School Shopping fun!!!

Ok.....so today was so much fun! My sister watched the little ones while Valerie and I hit the South Town mall for the ever fun school shopping! I have so many awesome memories of my mom and dad taking me school shopping to the University Mall in Orem every year....my dad would hand us $200 and go hit a bench and read while my poor mom was stuck going in and out of stores with my sister and me. Well today, Valerie and I went by ourselves for the first time ever!!! We have always had the boys with us before and the last 3 years we've had little ones with us, so today it was a mom and valerie day.....I must say that it was fun to shop! I can't wait to lose weight so I can do some shopping of my own!!!! Shopping for little sizes is so much more fun!!! She got way cute things from Deb, Charolotte Ruse, Rue 21, and 5,7.9 (that used to be my fav store.....haven't been able to shop in that one forever!!!! We went out to eat at Panda express, then went to Abs to get shakes for my sis and her family for watching the little ones for so long! oh and did I mention we got awesome ideas!!!! If you want to find good deals go to thatwentwell.blogspot.com....I love it! it always has coupons, and deals all over....we even got free dog food from target...the one place we didn't get to was Office max...i had a coupon for 1 penny!!!!! sigh....hopefully it will come up again!!! Anyway, I'm tired after a long, but fun day at the mall!!!

I had my first blog 101 lesson!!!!

Thanks to Kristy and Kim....maybe this won't be a lame blog anymore!!!!!!