Awards assembly and Memorial Day

Today, both of the boys recieved different awards at school. Carson recieved the award for Citizenship... He also got picked to be on the safety patrol. Every 6 weeks they pick a new group, but he gets to be in the first group to start out the school year. He is so excited. Me, not so much, since this means we have to be to school even earlier.

and Ethan recieved an award for "Sweet as Apple Pie". Kind of sounds like a made up award, but hey it's still an award. His teacher said he always has a smile on his face and is always so kind and sweet (like apple Pie)...
We took the kids swimming on Memorial Day. It was Paytie's first time swimming. The water was a little cold, but it didn't seem to bother her at all, in fact she seemed very relaxed and happy in the pool. Later we let her crawl around on the trampoline with Carson and she loved it.

Poison Ivy and Pinworms

So I took the boys to the doctor today because we were having some itching problems. Turns out Carson and his little friend went frog hunting and found more than frogs. He found Poison Ivy. Luckily it isn't too bad and some hydrocortisone cream should clear it up.

Ethan, on the other hand, is itching for another reason. He told the doctor that he was itcy all over and that his grandma gave it to him. I had to laugh. Especially since we haven't seen grandma since Christmas time.

When we were living in UT, my mom would come over and stay at our house, usually in Ethan's room with him and she would tell him pirate stories to get him to sleep, well one night her legs were itchy so she slept without her pants on (sorry mom)and he thought that was so funny. Well some random day later he was itchy from exema and he thought he had caught it from grandma. So now when he itches, he blames grandma. Well he may be itchy all over right now, but the main reason we took him in was his bum was itchy and it was keeping him up all night, turns out he has pinworms. That's crazy, how do you get pinworms? Well I guess you can get it from someone who has them or from playing in dirt or sand that animals have been in. So the next time your at the park or on the beach, you might think twice about letting them play in the sand or dirt. It is easy to get rid of, prescription, hydrocortisone cream, and sanitize their entire room.

Sometimes I feel like I have nothing to post and other times I'm trying to squeeze a bunch of events into one post. well this is one of those long post, sorry.
Yesterday, Milan and I celebrated our 12th anniversary. It wasn't too exciting, but I did get a dozen roses. It's about the only time I ever get flowers, but at least it makes it special when I do get them. I can't believe how fast the years have gone by. It has definately been a crazy ride. I love you Mi.

Of coarse with Payton changing so much right now, I almost always have new pictures of her. This is her cheesy smile and the other one is how I found her today after her nap, standing in her crib. This is the first time she's done that.

I put her on the grass to see if she would like it and this is the reaction that I got from her.

My boys are probably going to disown me for putting these pictures on here, but I though they were so funny. They are always being so crazy and silly. I was unpacking a box the other day and found my old hair clip, the boys thought they were so cool til the camera came out.

Last weekend my brother and his wife came down from Gainsville to visit. Its always great having company over and we love it when they come. Aaron tried tohelp Milan get the 4-wheelers going, they were able to get one going but not the other. I think Milan's going to have to get some professional help with it. Here are some pictures of the 2 of them trying to get them running.

Our new toys

This is our fun new toys. I'm not sure what possessed Milan to buy these, but I think they boys will have lots of fun with them, as soon as Milan can figure them out.

Payton at 9 months

This is Payton (04-30-09) when she started to army crawl. She figured out pretty quick how to get places fast.

This is Payton (05-14-09) when she finally learned to use her hands and knees.

Payton has been army crawling for about a month give or take, but today she finally crawled on her hands and knees. She also figured out how to pull herself up to standing position and will walk around the furniture a little bit. She seems to pick things up alot faster than the boys did. I don't think it will be long before she starts walking.

Payton had her 9 month check up yesterday. She weighs 16 lbs. 13 oz.(15th percentile) and she's 27 3/4 inches long (60th percentile). I can't believe how fast she is growing up. Here are a few random pictures of her.

Mothers Day

Mother's Day was a little different this year, usually we go to the grandma's houses and eat dinner with one of them. This year my sweet husband made dinner all by himself with the help of two very cute little boys. They also made me breakfast in bed and lots of homemade cards to go with it. I think it's a competition to see who can make mom the most cards or pictures, it's a little much and I usually have to put a stop to it at some point, but I love the homemade things that my kids make for me. I have to share the gift that Ethan gave me from school for mothers day. It was a questionaire to see how well you know your mom or something, anyways here is how it went....


My mom is 86 years old.
My mom's hair is yellow.
My mom has blue eyes.
All day long my Mom works.
My Mom likes to make dinner.
My mom's favorite food is Nachos.
If I had a million dollars, I would buy my mom flowers.
My Mom loves me because she thinks I'm so darn cute.
I love my Mom so much because I'm sweet.

Kids are so great aren't they. It's funny to hear what their perspective is on things because I really don't like to make dinner, and I like Nachos, but I don't think I would say they are my favorite food, and I could think of better things to do with a million dollars than flowers, but it was a sweet gesture, and if he thinks I'm 86 years old, how old does he think his grandma's are? I do think he is so darn cute and I guess when your as sweet as Ethan it's easy to love Mom if for no other reason.

And here is the picture of me that came with it....
Carson made me an origami rose. He loves folding paper. Here is the origami rose and card that he made me at school.

I can't imagine anything better than being a Mother. The joy that my children bring into my life is priceless. I just wish I could hold on to these little moments forever and keep my children small just a little longer. I know that it wont be long before they're all grown up and the cute little homemade cards will stop coming, until then I'll just keep on enjoying the small moments.

Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers out there who are reading my blog. I really appreciate all the comments that you leave.