We May Not Have It All Together...But Together We Have It All: September 2012

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

WOOHOO!!!

I can hardly believe that this kid is a Sophomore in High School. I can so clearly remember being his age, and it doesn't seem like too long ago. It feels like yesterday that I put him on the kindergarten school bus...so sweet (what happened?) ha ha

Brayden is a good kid. I do wish he'd smile more at home ;), but I remember being his age - and I don't think smiling at the family was top on my priority list (no comments from my family please!)

And this girl. What can I say about how much she's grown in the last year. With Emilie, everything is a whirlwind - but the way she has changed this year is more like a tornado. She has changed from a little girl to a young lady. She has matured so much, and is a lot of fun to have around. Not to mention that she is a HUGE help at home. She is still the spunky Emilie that keeps us all on our toes, but she is figuring out how to control all the energy just a bit. She is no longer in Elementary school, but has advanced to the Middle School, complete with 7 classes and a locker. It was fun watching her go through the anxieties of hoping she would remember how to work her locker and remember where her classes were. I can so clearly remember being her age and feeling the same things. I can even remember the dream I had before I went to Middle School - and how scared I was. She came home from the big day, still loving school.

Most years I am really sad when school starts. I really love summer. I love having the kids home so we can play and not have the stresses of homework and tight schedule. But this year??? Well, you can call me a bad mom if you'd like - but I was cheerin' and a-hootin' and a-hollerin'. It just couldn't come fast enough. Don't get me wrong - summer was full of adventure and lots of fun. But it was a bit too much fun. I am exhausted from all the activities, and from all the arguing that our kids did with a bit too much family time.

So when Emilie left at 6:50, then Brayden at 7:30, then Jarin got on the bus at 8:30, I felt a sense of freedom (ssshhh...don't tell our kids I just said that :) ). Then behind me, one of the moms voiced what I was feeling, when she exclaimed "WOOHOOOO!!!" as the bus pulled away full of happy children. Then a mom next to me burst into tears as her oldest child went to first grade for the first time - which means that they will be gone all day now instead of half a day. I do remember a few years back, being the mom who walked away in tears. But three children later.... I walked away all smiles. First grade...all day school ...Aaaahhhh..... life is good!

Only problem was... what to do with Kam. He was missing his brothers and sister terribly. And his preschool wasn't going to start for another week. A little bribery and trips to McDonalds and a few phone calls with friends eased his pain for a few hours each day until....

Home at last! When he saw Emilie walking up the sidewalk on day one, he ran to her with open arms. Now sweet moments like this wouldn't happen if all the kids were home all day, right? So it's not all bad that a mom likes her children to leave. Without them leaving, there wouldn't be sweet reunions! :)

A week later, Kamden finally got his day. He was so so so so excited for preschool. I have to admit that I felt a tinge of sadness for a moment when he left - but only for a moment. Then I came home with "ADHD" and ran around like a crazy woman, cuz I had the whole house to myself to get whatever done that I wanted to for a whole 2 hours and 15 minutes! (3 days a week)

I would really like it tho, if time would freeze right here. I do enjoy a few moments to myself - but all day alone doesn't sound like too much fun either. So I will enjoy this year while to it's fullest.

Last laughs on You!

Here is a picture of the cutest 4 year old ever. Mr. Kam-da-man. Kam-da-bear. Kammo. Kam.

He's my little one that when he is crying (whether it's from him being hurt or him hurting someone else - he always says, "Sorry Mommy"). As if he's not making a good choice by crying when he's hurt or feels bad???? He usually hides his face when someone talks to him. He tells me that he's shy. Although if you could be a fly on the wall at home, you would see another side of him. Still sweet, but very entertaining to observe, and very outgoing.

So all of this being said, you may be surprised to hear that yesterday we were talking and playing. He stands up right by me and says, "Mom, I'm gonna fart on your face". I was still taking in the shock of his comment, when he turns his behind around and sticks it out right at me and lets one rip! After the shock wore off, I'm thinking to myself, "OH, NO He Di'nnt!" The parent in me had to let him know that wasn't a good choice. But I have to admit that when I was done with my parenting responsibility on this one, I had to try really hard not to crack up. Disgusting?... yes. Funny? ...absolutely YES (in a disgusting sort of way).

So today as he's getting ready to walk out the door to preschool, he says (with a big smile), "Ha Ha...you are going to be all alone. Ha Ha Ha."

I'm thinking to myself.... Yep, Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.

I'm definently getting the last laugh on this one. He's been gone for 45 minutes now, and I'm still laughin'! Teeee Heeee Heee.... ha ha ha ha ha.................

I just love that baby boy of mine!

Kute Komments!

Jarin: "I've been waiting all day for Kamden to grow up...when will he grow up like me?"
4-2010

We were driving by a farm which was being fertilized. Jarin sniffs a big sniff and says, "Mmmm...that smells like my strawberry nose" (the strawberry nose was a yummy smelling gas mask from the dentist)!
Jarin: "Is is "fat man or bat man"?
Jarin "My heart is dirty and needs to be cleaned." Then I wash his face, and he says, "My heart is clean!" (He watched me put lipstick on once, and thought my top lips looked like hearts. Now he thinks that lips are hearts). Which makes me wonder what he thinks when he says, "The Holy Ghost makes our heart feel good."
Jarin asked with a great big smile that melts my heart, "Mom, are you being grumpy with me?" (yes, I was - but that started us both laughing instead!)
We were having a family home evening helping Emilie to prepare for baptism. We talked to her about making good choices and right vs. wrong. We were trying to prompt her to give an answer when Ira asked her, "What's opposite of right, (he asked it in the context of right choices), and she answered, "Left." (you should have seen the look Ira and I gave each other - it spoke volumes!)
Same family home evening... we were talking about the Holy Ghost. Jarin (being very tired and very sensitive at the moment anyways), started going balistic on us. Not only did he say he was scared of the Holy Ghost. And not only was he crying because he was scared, but he was SOBBING, and it continued for about an hour (which is when he fell asleep still crying)!! Then first thing out of his mouth when he woke up was that he was scared of the Holy Ghost! We think we are doing the right thing by teaching our children, but really - we have taumatized Jarin! I can only imagine what was going on in his little imagination. Did I mention that FHE finished earlier than planned?
Ira was feeling the baby move at a particularly active time. He said, "Is he moving furniture around in there?" (some days it sure feels like it!)
There was a baby being blessed in church Sunday, and Jarin saw the priesthood men in a circle, and loudly proclaims "Look mom, their playing ring around the rosies!"
Emilie asked me, "Since our eyes are blue, how come everything doesn't look blue to us?" I explained how we see through the black circle in our eyes. She said, "Then the blue is just for decoration?"
Jarin walks around the house constantly saying, and singing "I am a Child of God, and He has sent me here." And when anyones voices get too loud, he sings, "Love at home... Love at home..." I'm not sure he even knows the meaning of what he's singing, but it stops the contention and usually starts a few giggles.
Ira was talking about leap year, and Emilie asked, "What is leap year? Is it when we leap to school?"
Ira asked Emilie if you put plastic wrap or foil over a pan going in the oven. She said tinfoil. Ira said "Good thinking Emilie." She responded by saying, "No, I didn't think...my teacher told me." (thank goodness for teachers, so we don't have to think!)
Jarin asked me if he could have something, and I had told him no. He responded by asking again, then answering his own question as if he were me, "Of course you can sweetheart." (it's no wonder he gets whatever he wants - how cute is that?)
In church today, a half a second before the sacrament prayer was being said, (so it was very quiet in the room), Jarin observed that his dad was sitting on the stand, and calls out in his loudest voice, "That's my daddy up there!"
Brayden said, "I've learned to never mess with a pregnant person."
Today I told Jarin he was a sweetHEART, and he said, "No, I have a beautiful HEART, and mommy is beautiful too." (a comment like that, he can have whatever he wants!)
This one was said a year or so ago, but it was one of the best we've had ever - so it bears repeating! Emilie said to mom, "Someday I am going to marry my prince, just like you married your prince."
Jarin said, "We don't say 'monkey butt' do we?"
Jarin see's a bumble bee and says, "It's a bum-bum bee".
Emilie singing, "Loose, footloose, kick off my church shoes."

Hmmmmm...

I copied this from my sisters blog, but it's just too perfectly perfect to not be reminded of as often as possible!

Hmmmm....
There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.'Well,' she said, 'I think I'll braid my hair today!'So she did, and she had a wonderful day.The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.'H-M-M,' she said, 'I think I'll part my hair down the middle today!'So she did and she had a grand day.The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.'Well,' she said, 'today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail.'So she did and she had a fun, fun day.The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.'YEA!' she exclaimed, 'I don't have to fix my hair today!'Attitude is everything. Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

INSPIRATION

"A religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation." Joseph Smith

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone. The things you do for others remain as your legacy."

"Fix it up...wear it out... make due...or do without!" - Gordon B Hinckley

"In righteousness there is great simplicity" - William R. Bradford

"The most important thing parents can do for their children is to teach them to feel The Spirit and recognize when it is no longer with them."

Elder M. Russell Ballard: "There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children...What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."

The adversary would keep us busily engaged in a multitude of trivial things in an effort to keep us distracted from the few vital things that make all the difference."-Ardeth G. Kapp