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The Top 10 things I would say to Irene:

1. I will never forget when you laid on top of Susan’s desk
2. I have never seen someone use their tush to beep into HR like you can
3. I never want to be caught in rotating doors with you
4. I don’t know why but you are the biggest (and only) fan of my drawings and I thank you
5. Fart jokes have never been as funny as they are with you
6. Work would be boring with out the constant e-mails
7. Remember when we rhymed for a WHOLE day... Alot of really good material came out of that day
8. Perfume fart... That’s all I am saying
9. Paper plane notes and Berg's reaction...
10. Thanks for the laughs... You are the funniest co-worker I have ever had... and you are so fun to be immature with

THERE!!!

Random

I still have a lot to post about... Especially this crazy month of October, but I can't think enough to post anything, so I found this and thought it was fun... Enjoy, or don't, I am not trying to tell you what to do :)

Countdown- a Survey

No tag here... I borrowed this from someone, who borrowed it from someone else. If ya wanna do it, feel free to borrow it yourself.

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Ten Things I Wish I Could Say to Ten Different People Right Now:
1. Remember when I used to babysit you? And spend the night and play for hours?
2. I couldn't go a day without you, EVER.
3. I don't know why we drifted apart....
4. You're more patient with me than I deserve.
5. I miss the times we used to spend together every morning... talking and driving before school
6. I love you no matter what you do, and believe it or not it hurts me more than it hurts you...
7. I am conflicted and I need to talk to you!
8. If you could just see me now :)
9. YOU are the only one who can do anything about your problems
10. I want to be your friend but I don't know how?

Nine Things About Myself:
1. I have been banned from making crafts by my husband because I don't like anything I make, EVER and I just get down on myself
2. I sing as loud as I possibly can in the car or anywhere else where no one can hear me
3. I don't wear jewelry, not even my wedding ring anymore, I am trying to change that.
4. I am still incredibly scared by a movie and a ghost story I heard from childhood, that aren't even really that scary...
5. I overuse words sooo much until I am so sick and tired of hearing them that I make myself stop (right now I say seriously, and really, and obviously ALOT)
6. I have 2 words that no matter what I spell wrong, I know they are wrong but I don't change the spelling... It's alot and kindof... they should be spelled that way K!
7. I can remember the oddest specific details of little things but I can't remember what I am supposed to be doing from one moment to the next.
8. I don't have it together as much as everyone thinks I do.
9. I have gotten 2 B's and the rest A's in my college career but I almost didn't graduate high school

Eight Ways to Win My Heart:
1. If you just Just randomly think of me and let me know...
2. Make me laugh
3. Be loyal
4. Let me act like a complete idiot without making me feel like a complete idiot
5. Laugh with me
6. Go along with my adventures that I want to try and be on board for being spontaneous with me.
7. Talk to my children... like actually acknowledge and talk to my children
8. Let me talk and vent to you

Seven Things That Cross My Mind a Lot:
1. Am I messing up my kids because of the kind of parent I am
2. I wonder what Kyle's doing right now?
3. What all do I need to get done before tomorrow?
4. What didn't I do yesterday that I needed to do?
5. I wonder what so and so is doing
6. What are they all thinking of me?
7. I am going to stop caring what people think of me, I am not going to let them hold me back

Six Things I Do Before I Fall Asleep:
1. Use the restroom
2. Look in the mirror
3. check on my babies
4. Make sure my phone is on
5. Turn on the boys monitor
6. FREAK OUT about every little sound I do (and don't) hear.

Five People Who Mean a Lot:
1. Kyle
2. Braxten
3. Gannon
4. Jackson
5. Mom and Dad

Four Things I'm Wearing Right Now:
1. black socks
2. brown ponytail holder
3. PJ Shirt
4. sweats

Three Songs I Listen to a Lot: [at the moment]
1. Flobots- Handlebars
2. Akon- Sorry Blame it on Me
3. M.I.A.- Paper Planes

Two Things I Want to Do Before I Die:
1. Hold every single one of my grand babies and great grand babies
2. Travel with Kyle

One Confession:
1. I cried today... And it didn't even have to do with me!

So Gannon is four...

And this is what I have to say to him....

Gannon, gosh darnit, did you ask mommy if you could grow up? No? than why on EARTH are you doing it? Go to your room!!

Ok, now that I have that out of my system I want to say this...

Dear sweet fun loving, always moving, always laughing Gannon,

Mommy loves you! With every once of my being, oh how much I love you! Your short life has not been easy from a couple hours before you were born!! You decided that you were done waiting to come see us and came 5 weeks early (almost 6 but you stayed just long enough), You refused to be photographed by the ultrasound lady and scared everyone as your heart rate dropped with every contraction. I knew for a little bit that I would have a C-section but when the doctor came in and said get her in now I freaked! Daddy was changing because we thought it was just going to be a normal C-Section so I didn’t even get to say anything to him, I grabbed the closets nurses hand and squeezed, cried and prayed as hard as I could! I knew that you would pull through, you were a fighter and a strong kid, I could tell! Afterward I came to long enough to hear the nurse tell daddy they had to take you to the NICU than I was out again. I woke and daddy told me how he got to carry you to the nursery and that you were precious but he could tell that you were having the hardest time breathing. Dear Gannon how it broke my heart not to be able to hold you until you were almost a day old! They rolled my bed by your incubator and let me see you, it was so sad; you had so many tubes all over you. The next day when I finally got to hold you and see you I knew there was NOTHING to worry about, you are a fighter, you have such a strong will, I knew you were fine, you just needed some help, but how I hated leaving you every night to go home. We had to make such a tough decision when you were like 3 or 4 days old, you had an IV infiltrate in your arm causing you to have a huge scab and burn (you still have a small scar) on your arm, we had to decide if the nurses should keep doing IVs and risk it again or let them do a PIC line which was an hour long procedure, we choose the PIC line and prayed, it was so hard but it went off without a hitch! We FINALLY got to take you home 9 days after you were born, we walked into Mimi and gumpas house and surprised them with our wonderful bundle and you were everything and more that everyone thought you would be! You were such a wonderful happy baby, you had some problems keeping down food and with ear infections, you were always so stuffed up and you always sounded SOOOO cute! You had an ear infection for 2 years when I got fed up with trying to work with your pediatrician and took you somewhere else, They sent us to an ear an nose specialist who informed us your adenoids where HUGE and you needed tubes in your ears, You did wonderful with the surgery although not coming out of the anesthesia, you have a fighting spirit (just like mommy)! We thought all would be well until recently where you have more ear infections and chronic rhinitis and now have to go to an allergist and get a skin test (I am so sorry!) But I know that if anyone can handle this its you, You have such a strong will and wonderful attitude you wont be kept down for anything, Last year on your b-day while playing around with daddy you dislocated your elbow and we took you to the emergency room, You were still joking around with us while your arm still hurt, the doctor came and re-located it (I don’t know if that is how you say it) and said it should be a half an hour before you were better, well that doctor doesn’t know you within 10 min you were trying to jump from the doctors ROLLING chair onto the hospital bed! Anyway... You are strong, you were made that way for a reason... and even though we seem to butt heads a lot its because you are just like me, you are strong willed, stubborn and well easily distracted (its true, I am) BUT Gannon, a day without you would be a day without sunshine, you make every moment with you as fun as can possibly be, always laughing and inquiring. You truly are amazing and wow do you make life interesting and give me SO many stories to tell, from bathing in the bathroom sink at 3.5 years old, to cutting anything and everything you come in contact with... from your sweet stuffy voice that I am going to miss sooo much when it goes away to saying your R’s like W’s like only you can! I am going to be heartbroken when you no longer run up to me throw your arms around my legs look up and smile and say MOMMY when I come and get you, I will miss when you no longer want to tell me stories when I put you to bed or give you our crazy famous “mo” “bee” “lightening” and any other kiss we can think of. I am going to cry the first time you can walk by a lawn mower and not have to touch it or try to push it or want to see everyone’s lawn mowers, or when I can no longer get you to clean your room just by promising that you can vacuum it when you are done. I could do without the arguing but than who would constantly challenge me? I miss staying up late with you while you were a baby just talking to you and watching TV being little night owls because, well, you wanted to be! I will miss when there is no more lightening McQueen in our house, when your trains are actually put away, when we can’t tell where you ate your dinner when your head isn't shaved from you cutting it (even if its annoying, its you!), when I don’t have to buy more shampoo all the time because you wanted bubbles, when I have clean windows, when your toy lawn mower actually sits in one place long enough to gather dust, when our water bill goes down because you don’t “wash” your hands for 10 min, or .1 second and have to do it till you get it right. Gannon... your 4, I feel like I missed so much, I love you! Oh how I love you... You make my life so interesting, you give me wonderful stories, but most of all you gave me (and anyone who meets you) you, your heart, your personality and your attitude, you truly are wonderful... I love you! Love Mommy!!

My Three Sons

Well I already updated on Braxten so I guess I lied on the title, I will say however that Braxten has been a huge help in this new family adventure in having three children and one who goes anywhere and does everything he shouldn't (Jackson). Braxten has been there to help watch Jackson and make sure that he doesn't go anywhere he is not supposed to, Gannon helps alot too although sometimes he picks him up to rough and puts him down a little too hard, so ya know!
So Gannon started soccer in September and is doing good, he participates some of the time and has even scored three goals, he gets sooo excited when he scores and everyone is cheering for him, he runs to the side line and gives everyone high fives and is grinning from ear to ear, almost makes me cry everytime!

I have decided that Gannon needs the group Haircutters Anonymous, he has now cut his hair like 5 times and than cut Jacksons hair...

Jackson has decided to grow like crazy! Just like a week or two ago he started the real crawling, than like three days later he started pulling himself up on things, and NOW he is walking around the furniture! I can't believe it! He isn't even 9 months yet (side note, I feel like I have already posted this but I can't find the post, so if I did... Opps! I am loosing my mind!) Anyway...

And here he is eating his first cupcake

When he crawls around and gets really tired he does this...

And just stares at you, its so cute... than finally he does this...

I am almost caught up on my blogging!

Labor Day Camping Trip

So we went on our annual Labor day camping trip this year with Aaron and Mistie, we went up to Grimm's Creek, Here is Jackson keeping me company in the tent while I was setting everything up

We had a nice relaxing evening where we made dinner and realized how much we had forgot to bring because we changed meals at the last minute and we completely forgot marshmallows for the smores. So me and Mistie took a short trip to Idaho City to grab some marshmallows and ice and to laugh at the biggest can of tea Mistie had ever seen! We got back and made some YUMMY smores....

Kyle being, well Kyle!

Jackson being cute! he does so good camping!

I was playing around with him and all of a sudden he refused to lift his hood from over his face..
And than he did this...

Until we all laid down to go to bed, than he woke up and cried for like 5 minutes and than poof, he was asleep!

There were a ton of bugs up there and this picture is of when a moth or some sort of flying bug got into the lantern and all the kids had to gather around and see what happen.
We got some good sleep and woke up the next morning to relax, eat breakfast and relax

The men took the kids on a hike and this is what Braxten did

So this is as far as he got! He didn't even make it across the creek : ) But the others did and they had fun!

When Kyle took Gannon on the hike I gave him the camera and told him to take a lot of pictures of everything, I got the above three and these

Than the kids just played in the creek

We were so tired by the end of the day

We headed home in time to have dinner at home.... I think (I can't remember), although the Labor Day camping trip wouldn't have been our camping trip until we got a visit from the kamikaze humming bird! So nice of it to visit, at least it was only for a short time this time! Anyway, it was fun....