{A glimpse...}

Into the everyday life of my boys...
They play outside everyday and here is what they do. Play on the swingset. Gavin's new discovery is CLIMBING all over it. He realized he can swing and climb all along the top of the swingset.

Having fun. :)

Searching for bugs and killing them.

Fighting over who gets to ride the motorcycle bike.

Pouting when he doesn't get his way.

Playing in the pool with their buckets. They days they don't get into the pool they get there buckets and fish out of the pool.

{Ever wonder...}

What our days are like around here?
Mommy is inside taking care of baby, tRyInG to keep the house clean, hoping to find the time to run, hoping to accomplish SOMETHING today, etc. Little baby Jaydon has been a bit fussy the past couple of days. He seems to be fine once i pick him up and hold him though....a little spoiled, maybe? I haven't held him that much to where he should want it all the time now. Not sure what is going on. I can't accomplish anything around here when i can't lay him down. And the one thing i wish i could accomplish is keeping a clean house! Our dishwasher is broken so i have to handwash the dishes, which takes FoReVeR. I've been able to wash about 10 dishes today and that is it. You are probably wondering, "well, go do dishes right now instead of being on the internet." Well, i am holding Jaydon as i type. Yup. Hopefully he will take a nap soon b/c right now he has been awake all day...hhmmmm.
And here are the boys outside playing. This is what they do everyday. Play outside in the backyard. These bandanas are there FAVORITE...Zsa Zsa and Papa bought them these when they were here and they wear them everywhere.

{4th of July weekend}

Thursday night we went camping. It had been raining all week and that whole day. When we got there the rain had let up and i thought it was going to be the end of it. Wrong. It rained all night. We sat with our friends under a canopy that protected us from the rain. We just sat under there wet and cold and chatted for awhile. It was actually really fun, minus the rain. The fire stayed lit, surprisingly, so when someone wanted a smore they would run out in the rain, roast their mallow and run back for cover. It was hilarious. The kids were funny too, but that is a long story. It rained all through the night, it rained all morning up until around noon. Our campground was a pond. The kids were running and playing in the water, as hard as we tried to keep them out. It was disastrous. We were all ready to pack up and go home even though we planned on staying another night. Our other friends arrived right when we were getting ready to leave and encouraged us to stay. They found another group site there that wasn't being used and had no puddles. So, we moved over there. The sun ended up coming out and we enjoyed a nice afternoon and evening with a bunch of friends. The baby did really well the first night. The second night was horrible. He had been sleeping all day, which i knew was a bad idea. So, that night he decided it was time to stay awake. And he was a bit fussy. We got about 2-3 hours of sleep and those few hours weren't that great of sleep either. We started to pack up at 5:15 a.m. b/c we couldn't take it anymore. We were cold, freakin tired, grumpy, and wanted out of there. So, we took off. We came home and slept for a few hours. Then we met some of our friends later that evening for a night of chatting, eating, and games. It was a fun weekend---a bit tiring---but fun. :) I wish i had pics of the camping, but i forgot my card for my camera and so i couldn't take pics. That is the first time i have ever done that.

The fireworks were awesome, but we missed the grand finale. We had great seats and everything. Shane started packing our things back into the car before the show was over. He put the boys in the car even, and i was like "what are you doing? we have to finish watching this." Then he told me to get in and we could just watch it in the car. He didn't want to get stuck in the traffic, so he wanted to be prepared to take off the second it was over, is what i thought. Nope. I get in and leave my door open, hanging myself out of the car watching the grand finale that just started. It was awesome too. Then shane starts driving. I am like "aahhh, what are you doing, my door is open, we are watching the finale!" He keeps driving. The grand finale is being spectacular, then a huge building gets in our way and we can only see a tiny portion of the show just above the building. The grand finale was getting even better b/c we could hear the constant banging that was getting louder and louder and faster. We missed it! I was so mad....at him. :) He won't get to hear the end of that one. I mean, you go to watch fireworks, but the best part is the grand finale. Who takes off during the grand finale?!?!!? My husband. hehe. Anyway, i still love him and at least we had a fun weekend and got to see some fireworks. :)

One more thing to mention. We stopped at the store before the fireworks show. We let the boys pick out some snacks and drinks. We get there and set up our chairs and next thing i know, i see our boys over by our friends just pounding down their food. WHAT? We just bought them snacks they wanted, but they go over and eat their food? Funny. You had to be there.

{Boys and their lack of fashion sense}

Apparently Gavin woke up this morning and realized he leaked on his pajamas. So, he took his pajamas off and put on Tanner's pajama pants that are too small for Tanner even. I said, "Did Daddy put these pajamas on you last night or did you put these on?" He said, "I leaked on my pajamas and so i put on Tanner's pants." I was relieved that Shane didn't do this. There have been times where he will put clothes that are too small on the boys b/c he can't find their pajamas(we have a shortage of pajamas around here).... Anyway, i was surprised to know that Gavin put these on himself b/c it totally seemed like something Shane would have done. All i can say is, Like father like son.

{Jaydon's one month check-up}

Jaydon's one month Appointment was today. At this point you are what the doc called, average, for your height, weight, and head size. I assume average means 50th percentile. She said you look good.
*You have lots of baby acne on your face, behind your ears, and a little on your neck.
*You are eating 4 ounces of Formula.
*You wake up twice in the night.
*You smile a lot in your sleep.
*You get gassy every once in awhile.
*You quit moving and you stare when you hear familiar voices.
*You have a pretty strong neck. When i am holding you and your head is at my shoulder you always try lifting up your head, and you stare right at me. It is so funny and cute. Sometimes you even try eating my cheek when you do that. I like to think that you are already giving mommy kisses. ;)
*You don't cry often, but when you do it is loud. You have a good set of lungs on you.

Weight: 9lbs. 1 oz.
Height: 21 3/4 inches

{My other blog}

I am back to posting on my Heart Healthy blog again. I stopped for quite a while during pregnancy. Anyway, if you are interested in learning some interesting stuff then visit my Heart Healthy blog. I am reading some books, which i get my information from. The link to my that blog is just to the right of this post, under my photography link.

{4 weeks old}

Keeping his eye on Mommy... Talk to the Hand...

Jaydon is 4 weeks old today. Time flies. That's for sure. He is such a good baby and one thing i enjoy so much about him is the faces he makes and the loud grunting noises he sounds off. His faces can be hilarious and he had me cracking up last night. His grunting, i think he does b/c of gas. He can be very loud and it can be the longest sounding grunts i have ever heard. Shane heard it and said "What was that?! I think that is the longest grunt i have ever heard come out of a person!" It is funny.

He always gets gasy exactly 30 minutes before its time to eat. For those 30 minutes he fusses while he works all his gas out.

The boys still adore Jaydon. I am afraid to take all three of them out by myself still. I need to go grocery shopping though, so i am thinking i should face my fears and give it a try.

{My beautiful sis}

Thank you Holly, for helping me out so much. What would i do without you, and what would these boys do without their Auntie Holly?

{A Fun Visit}

My family was in town last week. My entire family! It was fun! My brother just got laid off his job b/c of the economy and my little brother just finished up his other job b/c he is leaving for S. Korea in a few weeks. He is going over to teach English for a year. So, it all worked out perfect so they could all come. And Holly just lives 2 miles away, soooo we had my entire family together! It was lots of fun. We did a lot of grilling on the BBQer and just hung out and talked and laughed and teased each other. I LOVE when the entire family can be together and nobody is missing. For me, it is a big deal. It is like something is missing when we all can't be together. The boys completely forget i am even around b/c Sza Sza and PaPa take care of them and play with them the whole time. One day Holly and i and my mom went out to do a girl thing. We went out to lunch and then we went and did a little shopping...not for me this time-- for Shane. That is how i was able to surprise him with his father's day gift....shopped while he was in school and put the payment on my mom's credit card so that Shane couldn't see what i bought when he checked our bank accounts(he checks them like three times a day). Anyway, it was fun! :) Thanks mom and dad for the fun time.

{Would love some company}

I am going to get a pedicure done this saturday. I am not sure where i am going to get it done at, but does anyone want to join me? I would love some company! Anyone know a good place where i can get it done?

{Stay little, please}

The boys loving Jaydon. They love holding him and kissing him. It is so sweet. They love to pat his head....for some reason it drives me nuts, so i tell them not to pat his head, just give kisses. :) Random pictures... (3 weeks old)

Jaydon at 10 days old...

Gavin said to me today, "I don't want Tanner to be three or four, i always want him to be little. I like him little." My thoughts exactly. I don't want my kids to grow up. Every day i think, "slow down. just stay little, please."

{Small Talk}

Father's Day was a couple days ago. I hope i made it a good one for Shane....i think i did, considering i surprised him with a gift. Surprises are hard to give when it comes to Shane. So, i actually pulled this one off. It was fun for me. :)

Really quick, i have to say how lucky i am to have Shane. I am so lucky and blessed. He is my rock of strength, he is a blessing to me and he brings me so much happiness. He has been so wonderful, since this baby came, with helping out around here. I mean, he is always wonderful, but he has been extraordinarily wonderful -- cooking, cleaning, spending time with the boys to give me a break. He has been great. I am the luckiest girl on the earth to have such a great all- around husband. :)

On another note, things are going good here. Jaydon is growing good. He sleeps pretty good at night, waking up 1-2 times. The boys love to kiss and hug their baby brother and always say"ohhhh, he is so cute." It is sweet. I started running last week. And it feels sooooo good to get back into my running! It hasn't been as hard as i thought it would be getting back into it again. It might seem crazy to some that i am running already, but i actually wanted to start one week after having him. I felt so good. You have to understand, this recovery(well, not much to the recovery) has been good. I haven't had to recover. The only thing i've had to recover from is the cramping i would experience from my uterus shrinking. I never experienced the cramping with the other two. It is painful! It felt like contractions! Other than that, this one compared to my other recoveries is like night and day difference. So, to have a good after birth experience was very exhilarating for me. :) One task i haven't found the strength to do yet is to take all three kids out by myself. That is one thing i am afraid to do and feel i am not ready for yet.

Thank you so much to everyone who brought us meals. It was wonderful not having to worry about cooking! We never realized how wonderful that service would be! And they were all such awesome meals!! Holy cow! Thanks!