Sunday, October 25, 2009

From the mouth of babes...


So Kevin turned the big 27 last sunday! (whoot whoot!) Me and Jackson gave him The Beatle's Rockband game and made him a card, I wrote my thing to him and had Jackson "write" a message to him ( just scribbles). When he was done writing I asked him to translate for me and so I said,

Jackson what does this say?

He told me- "it says: Be Confident, and be yourself..."


Where he learned this- I have no clue! It must have been on a show he watched, but I thought that was such a wise and sweet thing to say to his daddy!


He is constantly cracking me up- The other day he came up to me and said "you are daddy's princess mom, and I am his prince..." So sweet.


He also has this little puppy that he sleeps with every night and is constantly getting into trouble with that he named Cubby or Cub-a-roo (yes, the dog has a nickname too). SO the otherday I was on the toilet going pee and Jackson and Cubby came in and ambushed me with a big pirate sword and Jackson said "Mom, I am going to hit you" and I said "No, you stinker- we don't hit people with swords" and then he proceeded to hit me with the sword (yes, I am still on the potty with my pants down) then he said very gleefully in a gruff pirate voice, "We did it cubby, we got her!!!" and Cubby let out a great cheer "ruff a rooooooo!!!!" and the twosome ran off... I was laughing so hard...


Anyway just some funny things he has done lately...

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Rejuvenating my spirits

A few weeks ago we went camping with the Colyar family up in the Uintas to a stunning place named Soapstone. My in-laws have a nice trailer with a bathroom and heat so it made it super comfortable. The weekend was so relaxing and breathtakingly beautiful. I grew up in Seattle surrounded by forests and really miss the smell of the rain and the green lush wilderness. That weekend I felt right back at home. The first night we went on a ride in the evening and it was so green it made me ache for Seattle... and then it started to lightly rain and I seriously was in heaven... it was wonderful.

Jackson and "Grandma Sheriff" he can't say Cheryl so it comes out Sheriff...



Kevin's oldest brother Craig



Craig and Kristi's little girl Savannah after falling in the nasty mud, her parents weren't very happy- it was pretty gross stuff...

The group taking off again


Jackson and Savannah riding with uncle Craig, he was the designated driver for all the kids.



Jackson LOVED going on rides and wearing the cool helmet


Kevin and Jackson riding on Danny's 4-wheeler (Thank you Danny and Jess for letting us ride Junior)


Jackson and Grandpa Mont


Babies Galore....

So I thought that all the animals were supposed to have babies in the springtime? Well this year the Hogle Zoo decided to have all the babies in the Fall. We decided to go as a family and meet the new baby Elephant on her first day out in the public eye.

Me and my baby

Isn't this the cutest little baby ever?




There was also 2 baby tigers, a snow leopard cub, a baby crocodile, and some baby monkeys. It was such a cute zoo trip!




Jackson yelling "Yee Haw!"