Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Spencer! He turned 5 on Wednesday and I cant believe that he is so old. Time really flys and I have loved every minute of it with you Bud. You are always so happy and have the best facial exspressions. You are very smart and know all your letters, and numbers, and are starting to sound the words out. You make friends easy and have a lot of fun in Preschool. Cameron is old enough now, that you to can really play together and I love when you help teach him the things you know to be true. I love you Spencer, We are so happy to have you in our family and you bless our lives so much!

Wow WEE! Check out my big boy bike! Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Thomas!

Such a blurry shot! You could tell he was excited!

Spencer wanted Macaroni and Cheese with corndogs for his birthday supper. How easy is that. But then he wanted Banana cake. Yikes. But we found a great recipe and it was delicious says he. Thanks to everyone for the awesome presents and packages you sent! It really helped him have a wonderful birthday!

What a blast!

So last night we decided we would decorate for Halloween for FHE activity. We pulled out some of our decorations and Spencer and Cameron were so excited. "Lets see, where should this go?" for like 10 minutes the these two would consult on the best place and once they chose where it went, they would say" ohh, This looks so awesome!, and Cam say, so awesome." we cut out spooky shapes and colored them and then we put them up for decoration.


So this morning, Spencer made me promise not to finish decorating without him. He was pretty worried about it:) So when he came home from school, we finished and played dress up. Then these two walked around looking at all of the decorations like they were in a museum. It was so cute. It makes it alot more fun to have your kids finally start to get into the holidays. They were so excited!
This year Cameron is to be Batman.We found a batman pj with a cape on clearance this last winter, and it will be perfect for him, since he's so picky. Well he put it on and was running thru the house to make his cape fly singing Batman!NA Na Na Na NA NA!Adorable, pics to come.Cameron also had a little accident at the grocery store this morning and needless to say, there was a puddle. humorous I must say, and quite embarrassing. But tis the life with children. Spencer wants to be a turtle for Halloween. Yikes! I need a little brainstorming on how to do the shell? any suggestions? Please let me know.Heres some more pics my kids were oohhing and aahhing over.

When it makes it all worthwhile

So i was reading to the boys the book, Puff the Magic Dragon for bed the other night and it has all the lyrics to the song. So I'll read it, and then go thru and sing it to them. And the boys were really hyper and didn't want to settle down. And in our house, if you cant lay quietly during the bedtime story, then we stop and give you a warning and if they do it again after that, were done. Well, Cam kept getting up and jumping on his bed and blowing bubbles and spitting and laughing. And I gave him his warning and it persisted and Spencer jumped in a little too, so I told them i was done and goodnight, and left. And i was sitting in the living room, feeling bad for leaving their good nights like that, and debating on what i should do, and 5 minutes later, Spencer and Cameron come out of their bedroom and Cameron walks down the hall and looks at me and mumbles something, and I ask him what he's saying and he repeats it again. Still don't understand, and Spencer steps forward and says, "Mom he's trying to apologize. Say your sorry for jumping on the bed Cam," "I'm sorry bed mom." Say your sorry for spitting and blowing bubbles". " Sorry spit bubbles mom." Say sorry for laughing." Sorry laugh mom." And then he ran to me and gave me a humongous hug! And yes, i promptly forgave him and my worries vanished. I was so proud to have children who sensed their ways were wrong and new the solution to the problem. They do hear us when were talking to them, even if it doesn't seem like it. It was so adorable. I gave them both hugs and we were able to redo it all over and it was a great good night! Iam proud of Cam wanting to say sorry, and proud of Spencer helping his brother do the right thing! I love it, and I love them! it's the little things like this that make all the other days worth it.

What a skunk!

So this week Mr. Cameron gave me the biggest scare. He had taken an earlier nap and when it came time for his normal nap he wasn't tired, of course. So we were playing and matching pictures and toys and having some good one on one time while spence was napping, and he went into the toy room to get a toy and didnt come back out. And I waited like 3 or 4 minutes and went to look for him, hoping he had fallen asleep and he wasnt there, and i turned around and my front door was standing wide open! Yeah, i know! So I run outside calling his name and I am looking everywhere, because it hasnt been too long.. and he's gone. so i run back inside thinking maybe he was in another room in the house, and hes not. So im panicking now. I ran outside and saw a neighbor outside and asked if she had seen him and she hadnt seen anyone. And i cant believe he would ever leave or just go outside, but i ran up to the playground and asked a friend there if she'd seen him and no. So i am yelling his name, looking between buildings, and come back to our building and decide to go neighbor to neighbor and i decide to go to my friend Carrie's house first, and low and behold that little devil is over there! PLAYING! I had gotten her a little present and was going to take it over to her later, and im guessing, but Cameron saw it and decided he would take it to her and then stay and play with her kids!Needless to say, I was a wreck, thankfully she kept him there. that was so scary. I am very grateful for good neighbors aswell, who kept looking and were searching down by the marshes. And yes, the childs lock is on the front door again(the first one broke) and i am still mystified as how he slipped out without me knowing. Later that day he also flushed a roll of toilet paper or tried to while i was cooking dinner. Nice huh. but then there are the good days too... What a skunk!

What a week! Phew.....

So this week started out with Spencer crawling into our bed saying, "Mom, i dont feel so good, my tummy aches." And me asking, well whats it feel like as i look at the clock and it's 3:45... I need a drink of water. Thankfully I had some by my bed and he crawled down and got it and sat on the floor drinking...when suddenly he vomits all over the floor and on my pillow. WOOF. So spencer woke up with the flu, and everyone here in Pullman are being cautious @ the swine flu cases here, where they even announced in church not to come if anyone in your house even had 1 symptom. So lucky Spencer got out of a talk in primary. And we stayed home. Cameron had a mild fever. But alas it was only a 2 day flu bug. Then we had shots this week, dr. appt.s, school. Scott just took his first test of the semester today. Good luck Daddy! Scott's Little SIB and his wife just had their baby this morning at 2 something. Another little girl, 8 lbs. 6 oz. 20 ", but the name isnt there yet. So congratulations to the Noall's!They have the cutest little girls. We've had a lot of fun watching them this week.
Just a little side note,When I saw Christina last night, as she was leaving for the hospital, I remembered something. The moment where the pain of child birth that we suppress until were there and think oh crap, I remember that... and then a little bit of fear for me. Cause ive been thinking about maybe having another and how much fun little ones are, and then when i saw her and she had that look, and i remembered. And now im thinking not so much. Sorry im just ranting on and on...I took the girls up to the hospital today and we saw the baby, and she's beautiful. i dont know, that might make up for it...Im ready for a NAP

Happy 39th wedding Anniversary Mom & Dad!

WOW! 39 years is a big one! It's crazy to think my parents have been married that long. I hope you have many more years together! Youve been through so much and you have helped me and my family and i am incredibly grateful to you for all that you do for our entire family. We love you Grandpa and Grandma Thomas! Happy 39th!

Spencer and Daddy

I love this picture of father and son. Spencer is so excited for his dad to teach him to ride without training wheels. Love it!