Like Mother,Like Son...

Okay, so my cousin happened to bring to my attention how much I hate shots. It's true...I knew that Sawyer's condition was hereditary! So, I thought that I would tell you this lovely story about how much I HATE shots...
Once upon a time...when I was like 12. I was visiting my extended family up in Wyoming. My cousins were going on a temple trip to Idaho with their church and I thought it would be fun to go too. However, I wasn't aware of the fact that I was going to need a tetanus shot in order to go! (BTW, I have never heard of this requirement since, I think my Aunt Connie must have thought that I could pass something terrible onto the other kids and therefore had me immunized!) When we got to the doctor...I said no way..not going to happen...I just won't go. ( I think that there might have been some running away and crying and maybe even a little hiding in the bathroom, but since no one has any evidence...we won't go there.) MY aunt proceeded to pin me to the wall with her entire body..while the nurse gave me my shot in the arm ( rather quickly, I might add...hurt like a ....) :) I have been traumatized for life! I actually decided to not have stitches last time I needed them so that I didn't have to get the shots to numb the area! Pathetic, I know. At least now when I get shots, Sawyer is with me and I have to act like it's no big deal. :)...and it's really not...except that they are stabbing you with a needle and injecting some crap that burns! I HATE shots.
The End

a stressed out "almost" birthday boy

Ok..so we are having a little problem at out house. Sawyer's birthday is on December 16. Less than a week away and he wants no part of it! What??????????? What little kid can't wait for their birthday to come? So...here's the deal. Last year we took him for his 4 year check up and he asked the doctor if he had to get shots. The doctor and nurses thought they were giving him the best news ever..." NO, you don't have to get shots until you turn 5!" YAY

Well, thanks to that...Sawyer has stressed about shots for an ENTIRE YEAR! At least once a month he has told me about how he never wants to turn 5 and that he is never going to have a birthday. On several occasion he has been in tears! Now that we are down to a couple of days, it has gotten worse. Every time I mention his birthday he groans.

So, I told him that it was fine if he didn't want a birthday...I would just take all of his presents back....he replied," that's fine I will buy my own things." I then said.."you don't have any money." to which her replied..."I will just go and buy some money!" I then told him that you can't buy money. and he said, "remember what I told you?...I know everything!" Good to know...that saves me a lot of time in teaching you! haha

Needless to say, when we go to the doctor for this years check-up...nobody better mention anything about shots!

OH half CHRISTMAS TREE...

So it's been a while...I was going to do a post about fall and halloween with my kids in cute costumes, but I lost my camera and by the time I found it..we were into November. Soooo...you will just have to try to move on with your lives without seeing Ben Tennison and 2 little monkeys. So freakin' cute, I might add. :)

Anyways... on to the Christmas season...which I love (except for the snow, ugh!) So, I have been totally stressed out about putting up our christmas tree with 2 babies. I LOVE putting up the tree and usually can't wait till Thanksgiving to do it. However, the thought of trying to keep 2 little jibs from pulling everything off was too much for me. If it wasn't for Sawyer...we would not be having a tree this year...solely for my own sanity! Well, I gave into the pressure and Sawyer and I decorated the tree yesterday while the babies napped. ( we had put it up about a week ago, just no ornaments)

TADA!!!!!

We bought a gate to put up in the front so the babes would not climb under the tree and we hoped that it would hinder them from touching the tree...no such luck!...but it does keep Quinn from climbing the tree which is a feat all by itself! (the kid climbs EVERYTHING) I put all the nice ornaments on the top and put the ones that the babies could touch on the bottom. Within the first 5 minutes of them seeing the tree....they pulled off EVERY ornament they could reach...the beaded garland and some of the lights! Luckily I was smart enough to put the popcorn strands on only the top part of the tree. ( a stroke of genious!) So this year we will be singing "oh (half) Christmas Tree"... and I gaurantee that it will come down the day after Christmas! (sigh)

Just a little side note...yesterday after trying to keep the babies from pulling everything off the tree, I was making dinner and realized that I was singing ( in my head) the song from Annie...It's a hard knock life! hahaha...so funny ( and a little pathetic) :)


We have had some fun getting ready for Christmas. Each year I like to try and find some kind of craft for Sawyer to make. This year I found way too many, but these have been fun to make and put on the tree.


our gumdrop ornaments


our gumball ornaments and beaded candy canes


and our button snowflakes

Breakfast Foods

Okay..just a little update on the whole arm shaving thing. It's been a few days and the grow back is not that bad. I thought it would be totally prickly, but..not so much. I think it just kinda feels like when I had hair on my arms.. which could mean that I AM really hairy and should be shaving my arms. When Ryan came home from work I let him feel how slick and smooth I was. He likey, but said he didn't think it looked any different. SOOOO..there ya have it. If Ryan doesn't notice much of a difference, then I refuse to take the time to de-hairify more of my body. Also, before I changed my template and lost the initial poll votes...there were 3 votes on people who shave and 4 on people who don't. I am sad to report that I did not persuade anyone to start shaving there arms after my post! :( So add those totals to the new ones and the non-shavers still win! Yay for hairy women!

On a completely different subject... I totally win the mother of the year award today! My babies decided to get up way too early today because they are sick and couldn't stop coughing. Since I couldn't sleep through their coughing I'm not too surprised that they couldn't. Still bugged none the less. (I am not a morning person..many of you may know this!) Anyways...with all the noise that 2 little boys make..the big boy couldn't sleep either. Therefore..party at my house at 6 in the morning! They all decided that they wanted breakfast at about 6:30. I don't know about you, but that is NOT what I want to be doing at that hour...unless of course I am dreaming about some hunky guy making me breakfast...Did I say some hunky guy?...of course I mean Ryan..yes, dreaming of RYAN making me breakfast! hee hee. (He is a hunk of burning love!) The babies had rice cereal with applesauce which Sawyer said is nasty and smells bad. I don't know..I refuse to taste it, but they eat it and it's easy. Sawyer, on the other hand wanted basghetti! Is spaghetti a breakfast food? I'm not really one for breakfast. I would much prefer skipping the whole thing and waiting until lunch, which I do most of the time (which has been pointed out to me, among other things, it might be why I'm a little chubby!) Anyways, I figured why start a fight this early in the morning. So the great mom that I am...Sawyer got spaghetti...or has he says basghetti. That is why I deserve the mother of the year award. It can be delivered any time today. Thank you.

(just a little disclaimer...I so did not make spaghetti this morning. it was left over from Saturday. I do NOT cook in the morning. You get cereal or toast....or spaghetti if you so choose!)

BLOGGING AND BULLIES

Okay... so I'm totally not into the whole blogging thing, but I like a challenge. I am the worst journal keeper. I think I have like 10 journals that have a couple entries...all of which say..."okay, it's a new year and I am going to keep a journal..." I know you all have some of them too... haha. So, we'll see how this goes...



My friend Marie and I went out this last weekend and got into the subject of whether or not you should shave your arms...she does..I don't. I had never really thought much about it. I have blonde hair...I didn't think that they were overly hairy. She very kindly said they weren't bad ( I personally think that she was thinking.."shave them NOW!"). Anyways......so I'm in the shower this morning and finished shaving my legs and noticed my arm hair. Hmmmmm...should I...shouldn't I....and then, yes, I shaved my arms. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it? Did I really need to or was I bullied into feeling less about myself?! :) I don't know. I like the feel...I like the look....but where do I stop? Do I shave the little blonde hair on my hands...on my fingers? Those places don't bother me...you can hardly see it......but my arms never bothered me before until it was pointed out to me. Such a dilema. Anyways...I would love some feedback. Let's take a poll. Who shaves their arms and who goes au naturale!