Blue Cougs n Ham: June 2009

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Easton's Blessing

On Sunday (June 14th) Easton was given a name and a blessing at church. Mark gave a very special blessing to Easton. We were excited to share the day with Mark's parents and his youngest brother. Both Mark's dad and his brother we're able to take part in the blessing of Easton. Oh how I love this little guy! I feel blessed and honored that he is part of our family. We love you Easton.

Happy 7th to Dallin!

Dallin turned 7 on May 30th. We had a great day together as a family. Dallin always wants to go out to breakfast, so we headed over to Cracker Barrel and had a big breakfast. Dallin was on cloud nine. Later that day we went and saw the movie UP! We all loved it. Dallin is loving Monster Trucks now, so we had a Monster Truck doughnut cake (the doughnut cake is a tradition in our house since most of the boys prefer doughnuts to cake) and presents.

As I think of the day Dallin was born I relish looking into his eyes. I still do, he has these amazing chocolate brown eyes with dark, long lashes. He looks up at me often and smiles and says, "I love you mom." It melts me every time. Dallin loves all things dirt and outdoors. I love to go on walks with him - we talk of God's creations and I discover through him just how much our Heavenly Father loves us by what he has created for us. Dallin is quick to smile, quick to cry, and always quick to love. Happy Birthday Big D!

Stories to Share

I wanted a little space to share funny everyday happenings. So this is it ---

Dec. 3, '11 -- John Deere Water Chile had invited the John Deere Financial Chile employees and families to join them for their Holiday celebration. We traveled to the event which was about a 45 minute drive to a place we had never been to before. We took several detours prior to arriving and it was this day that Easton began to say "RECALCULATING". Sounds funny come from him instead of from Hailey, which is the name of the female voice on the GPS.

Nov. 14, '11 -- After arriving in Santiago and a long flight on Sunday, we were trying to get settled in our new home. We went to the grocery store to get the necessities and upon our return Easton declared the following. "I am not getting out of the car. this is not my house."

Sep. 21, '08 -- Then tonight we sat down and Mason announced that Mark needed to be president so that he could get all the candy he wanted for free. Priorities, priorities, priorities.

Aug. 12, '08 -- Yesterday I was doing laundry, seperating the clothes, and as I was checking pockets I pulled out a little stone from Drew's pants. This is one of my favorite things to pull out of my kids pants. I am always amazed and awed by my children. They find happiness in the things that I pass by everyday and fail to notice. The little things in life count and as I pull those rocks out of my kids pockets I am reminded just how much joy there is to find in this life. Thank you to my children and the inspiration they give me!

Jun. 19, '08 -- So I was upstairs and I heard Dallin and Drew go out into the garage. I went out there and they were playing in the car. I told them to get out and come inside. I then proceeded to tell them that the car was not a toy and to not go out there and play. Dallin looks at me and says, " Mom, it's a "TOY"ota Sienna, with a huge emphasis on the toy part. Really, a six year old should not be able to come up with that kind of comeback. I just laughed....

You had to have seen the Disney movie Cars to really appreciate this. So I'm running into the grocery store with the kids and as I am about to go inside Dallin and Drew stop and start pointing to something, while jumping up and down, laughing, and screaming "Fred! Mom it's Fred! Fred!" A couple of seconds later this large Ford Bronco that obviously weathered MANY Iowa winters and salt on the roads drives by. It is rusted all over, the place above the wheels no longer exists due to all the rust eating it away. The men in the Bronco had their windows down and just waved at the boys. I'm not sure they had any idea why my kids were so excited to see their car. I just laughed out loud! (Fred happens to be an extremely rusty car that is one of the main character's fans)