Thoughts
August 17th, 2008 by MariahToday was one of those days for me. I have not been feeling well for the past few days. I think I have had the stomach flu or something. Anyway, I received an email reminder that our homeschool co-op was having their used curriculum book sale. This is a big fundraiser for our group. So I pulled it together, showered and Tyler and I went. The sale was held in the gymnasium. It felt as though it has been relocated to the surface of the sun. It was soooo hot in there that I felt even more nauseas than I already was. To top it off, Tyler was being really naughty. He was throwing tantrum after tantrum. I think that he could sense my weakness and he was going in for the kill.
In one of his lighting fast escape tricks, he ran straight for the baked goods and grabbed two pieces of fudge before I could catch him. They were 50 cents each. The thing that really stunk about it was that I didn’t feel well enough to eat even a single bite. So that little stinker ended up getting them both. Grrr!
By the time we took one lap around the gym, Tyler had 2 pieces of fudge, we went potty twice and someone has given him a firetruck. At least HE had a good time. We headed to the car. Again a fight. What can I expect? If I was rewarded with delicious chocolate and a new toy when I threw a fit, I would try more often. Anyway, on the way home I called Shaun to wine about my hard morning. He could sense my lack of patience. When I got home, Shaun took over with Tyler.
I made lunch and Tyler said “Mommy is angry.” He can sure call it like he see’s it! Talk about a knife to the heart. And when I looked over at that sweet little face, I felt the knife shoved in further. I had to ask my sweet baby boy for forgiveness for being angry. What was his response to me asking for his forgiveness? “Mommy, can I have some yellow cheese?” Is that all you want son? Sure! I think I got off easy. If he was a little bigger, he probably would have known to aim a little higher in his request.. Ice cream, cookies, a new video game, thankfully cheese was all it took.
After nap time, Tyler and I went to the water splash park near our house. He played in the water and had a great time. I took extra care to show my love and that mommy was not mad. I think he forgot about that long ago, maybe bite #2 of the yellow cheese? But I still felt the pain from the knife in my heart. We had fun together!
Parenting is such a hard job! It is so hard not to loose your patience sometimes. God certainly uses my kids to bring my faults right to the surface. They seem to, most of the time without knowing, call it like they see it. BAM! Right in your face! -Mom, you were a jerk and you are not living out what the God’s word says about wrath.. “Refrain from anger and turn from wrath..” Psalm 37:8 Well, you are right kids.. I need your forgiveness and God’s. One day I will be perfected, but today is not the day. I will just have to keep plugging away!
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Bugs & Spaghetti
August 15th, 2008 by MariahTy is all boy! He loves dirts and rocks and bugs. Cars, tucks, tractors too! If it has wheels, is dirty or has a “gross” factor, it is right up his alley! Here are some fun pictures of him examining a big “buggie.”
When you eat spaghetti, you have to be as messy as possible, right??!!
Being the mom of boys is so much fun! It has challenged me to re-think what it means to have fun. I am loving every second of it!!
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Cuzzie Time!
August 11th, 2008 by Mariah
Cuzzie time is a precious thing to us! For those of you who don’t know - a cuzzie is a cousin (named by Tyler) Anyway, many times we think of cuzzie time as the big kids together or all of them as a group. But today, I got the privilege of experiencing cuzzie time with the babies. (minus Jessica)
I picked up Jonah and Jamesyn this morning and Tyler and I took them to “Old McDonalds.” (Named by Jonah) They got to play on the playground and have cheeseburgers, fries and soda. They were so cute together! I am so thankful that God has our families together again so that the baby cuzzies can experience some of the fun moments that the big cuzzies go to back in Ca.
Soon Brandon will be home again and it will be cuzzie time all the time!
14 days and counting!!!!!
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Monster Trucks
August 4th, 2008 by MariahYesterday Shaun and I got to take Tyler for a really fun BOY experience. Lately Tyler has been watching a cartoon we found called Bigfoot Presents, Meteor and the Monster Trucks. It is a really cute cartoon about monster trucks. Tyler loves it so much!
Anyway, I heard on the radio that Bigfoot was going to be in town for some car smashing at the local tire repair shop. Shaun and I decided to take Tyler. It was only later that I realized it was the “same” Bigfoot from the cartoon!
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Tyler loved seeing Bigfoot! The truck was so huge! It was really loud when he did the car smashing. Tyler was both scared of the loud noise and fascinated at the same time. Bigfoot Smashed 3 poor little cars. He ran over them again and again.
After it was over, the driver of Bigfoot came out for autographs. We got Tyler 2 autographed pictures for his Cars bedroom. On the way home, I sat reflecting on the Monster Truck experience.. As a girl, there is NOTHING interesting about monster trucks! But as a mom of a little boy - there couldn’t have been anything cooler than me and my baby boy cheering on Bigfoot as he demolished 3 cars. What an experience! I love having Boys!
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Little Drummer Boy
July 27th, 2008 by Mariah
My sweet baby boy has a song in his heart! He loves to sing and dance. Recently, he has begun to search out kitchen utensils as instruments for drumming out the tunes in his mind. He is such a cutie!!
He also loves the song Sh-Boom from the Cars soundtrack. He even has a special dance he does for it. It is truly a one of a kind dance.
When we are not playing sh-boom 500 times on repeat with the cd player, Ty loves to sing silly songs. One he likes right now is one composed by Beethoven. Tyler has added words to it. He sings no, no, no or yes, yes, yes to the tune of the song. we have made it into a silly game.
Another random song Tyler likes is a song from the “menu” screen from Cars. Don’t ask me why? I guess my boy likes a little techno vibe! -weird!-
My baby boy is one of the four best tings that has ever happened to me. The first being my salvation, and my husband, Brandon and Tyler. My boys make me so happy every day! This summer has been really hard without Brandon. We are all missing him pretty bad! But even in the grief of missing Brandon, God has been gracious! Tyler is really starting to talk a lot! He is really a funny boy! His silliness has been a healing balm for our wounded hearts! Soon our family will be restored. Until then, we will laugh with this beautiful gift from God. Until God brings our other gift home.
29 days and counting!!!
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Grown Up’s Game Night
July 26th, 2008 by MariahOk, well it took me forever to post about this. But it was a great time! While Carly was here we made some time to have a grown up’s only game night. I slaved over dessert for 11 hours 
hehe I made Baked Alaska. I had never even had it before but the recipe sounded yummy. It is a pretty time consuming dessert, but OH was it worth it! Yum Yum!
Tasha, James, Carly, Shaun and I enjoyed every bite of our dessert and of our family Uno games. It has been a really long time since we have gotten together for Uno. (Thanksgiving of 2006?) It was late and everyone was tired from a trip to Eagle Island State Park that day. Dessert perked us up and we all had a great time! I was very sorry to see Carly go the next day. We are all praying fervently that she decides to move here. Miss yah and love yah Carly!
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My Husband Rocks
July 15th, 2008 by MariahShaun was so sweet today! He took Tyler for the morning so that I could work with James to train him on office work. It was so helpful so we could work uninterrupted. To top it all off, they came home with the most beautiful roses! I love my husband!
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Wii Fit
July 15th, 2008 by MariahOh boy is Brandon gonna hate me! I told him that I was going to blog this video but It got lost on my desktop. I am sure he was thankful for that! Sorry honey, I found it. This is Brandon the 1st day after getting Wii Fit. He is playing a game where he is racing another player. Take notice that his race ends with a nice big booty scratch. Nice Brandon! Miss you Stinky!
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4th of July
July 15th, 2008 by Mariah
July 4th’s are the best in Idaho! I can’t remember when I have had more fun in the 4th! The BIG BIG bummer was that Brandon wasn’t here - otherwise it would have been perfect! Carly was in town, The Hussey’s live here if we could just add Mom and bring Brandon home - it would have made a great day perfect!
Everyone came over to our house for some yummy goodness that we call home-made chili, and nacho’s! Yah baby! Mmmmm! We hung out all afternoon and well into the evening before we heard our first bang.
You see, in Idaho you don’t have to go somewhere to see fireworks…You can just go outside! They are legal here and it seems as though everyone is doing them. It is an amazing experience to sit in your own backyard or front yard and watch the fireworks! We had so much fun! I think Tyler and Jonah were the most excited though. Each and every light that filled the sky seemed to be more amazing and more beautiful than the last. It is so fun to experience things through the eyes of a child!
So without further ado, Happy 4th! Enjoy the pics!
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Trip To California Part 4 - Home at last
July 13th, 2008 by MariahThe next morning we went to visit a dear friend of mine Elce. I have missed her greatly since our move and since then, she and her husband Casey, have added a precious baby girl (Ashely) to their family. I was so excited to meet her. Elce and I met through our church in Vacaville CA. She and I had kids about the same age - Tyler and Amanda are a little over one month apart. I was so surprised to see how much Amanda has grown.
It was just like old times for Elce and I when we headed off to the mall. That was one of our favorite past times together in California. Elce and Casey even treated Tyler and I to Indonesian food for the 1st time. (Elce is Indonesian) We both loved it! We had a great but short visit.
The next morning we were off again.. This time to spend out last night away. We headed back to Vacaville. Tyler and I stayed at my Aunt Pam’s house. My Grandma Ralls came from Paradise to visit too. It was so fun! We all went to Murillo’s. That was my favorite Mexican place in Vacaville. After lunch we went back to My aunt’s house for a swim! Tyler had a ball! If it were up to him, he would probably be a fish! He loves the water. By the end of the afternoon, he was swimming by himself - with is life jacket. I think his favorite part was riding the blow up whale and ducky.
We all shared a pizza dinner and caught up. I think my favorite part was seeing Charlie! She has grown and changed so much since I last saw her. I have missed her so much. She and I had so much fun laughing and play fighting in the pool together. Love you Sweet Pea!
The next morning we were headed home. The funny thing is.. even though we had such a great time everywhere we went, I couldn’t wait to get home. I REALLY missed my husband! In fact, I had a hard time sleeping the night before we left because I was excited to go home to see him. Nerdy I know! But I love him so much!
Carly drove back with us to come and visit Idaho. We haven’t spoken much since we moved so it was nice to be trapped for 10 hours with her. j/k Carly - I really enjoyed our conversations and getting to know you again. It was a lot of fun! We are all praying that you move out here soon! REALLY soon!
My handsome hubby was waiting for Tyler and I when we got home. I was greeted with a clean house, a bouquet of flowers and a big hug and kiss. It was the best! We missed each other a lot! It was good to be home!
Tyler was also very happy to see Tiger! Here he is in his new Lighting McQueen pit crew costume Nana sent him.
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