Sons Day to Day

I’ve Moved

2011-01-02T16:32:00.001-08:00

After a lot of thought I decided that I was going to move my blog over to my photography blog site. I think there might be some time that I will still post here but not often. I really want to try and stay up on my blog and it was really hard to do last year with how busy I was. So I figured if I combined my blogs it would give me more motivation to get things done instead of feeling like I have too many things going on.

So, what that being said, I know there are not many of you but I would love for you to follow my other blog and join my on this adventure of being a stay at home mom of two and also a photographer. I honestly never expected my life to be where it is today, but I am loving it and I am so grateful. Please click below to connect to the other page.

Hannah Sons Photography

Coming out of Hiatus…

2010-11-09T16:14:00.001-08:00

I can’t make any promises that I will start blogging all the time again, but I do want to make an effort to do much more than what I have been.. Yes, I know the three of you that probably read this are just jumping with excitement right now… Hate to burst that bubble but my life has been pretty boring. I have been working like crazy, super crazy, with my photography, Wes has also been working a lot and long hours and most days I am just tying to keep my head above water with two kids. Seriously, who said this stay at home mom thing was easy?? They were high when they told you that because there has been nothing easy about two kiddos.

Bailey is going to be six months next week and I can hardly believe it. Where did the time go? The first three months were a big rough for ALL of us but once we hit that 3mo mark things have been smooth sailing ever since. She is such an awesome baby. Puts herself to sleep, wakes with a smile and most days just goes with the flow. She got her first bottom tooth on Oct. 29th and then her second one popped through today! So far she has been doing pretty well with teething. She was restless and cranky a few day previous to the first tooth coming through but nothing since then. I was able to even go out to dinner with a client the other night and she just sat there!! COMPLETLY opposite from her lovely brother. I think Logan is just going to give me grey hair my whole life and keep me on my toes. What he doesn’t know though is I have done it all, and I totally prepared for him and his little stunts.

My little Logan is growing up so fast. Talking in full sentences and telling me what HE wants. There are times when Wes and I just look at each other and laugh because we have no clue where he comes up with some of his stuff. He is such a little character and already has to be the life of the party/house! I savoir nap time. To have a quiet house for at least an hour with the little people sleeping is my sanity of the day. Then after naps, I count down the time until bed…

Kohl is going to be 10 next week.. TEN!! Holy cow. He was just a little guy when Wes and I got together and now he is going to be 10!!! He is matured so much and is doing really well. Now, I just need him to slow down on his growing, so his clothes maybe will fit longer than a month.

Here are some pictures, mostly of the last month.

My Life…

This is now what my house looks like daily.

Toys have taken over everything, that and the Disney channel along with Nickelodeon.

Hope you all have been well and are ready for those darn Holidays!

One Month

2010-06-16T22:45:00.001-07:00

Bailey was a month old yesterday.. It was also the first day alone with both kids.. More to follow on that. Let’s just say this job is not easy.

She either had gas, or was dreaming, but I still caught a smile! Well, if that’s what you want to call it.

My Boy is Getting BIG!

2010-06-08T23:32:00.001-07:00

My Life …

2010-06-02T22:05:00.001-07:00

It doesn’t get much better than this… I am so in love! ♥

Meet Miss Bailey Renee

2010-05-23T13:46:00.001-07:00

Born May 18th at 6:24pm Weighing in at 8lbs 13oz. 19 inches long.

We are so blessed to have such a perfect healthy family.

Birth story to come… Mama needs a nap!

“When the apple is ready, it will fall from the tree” ~

2010-04-29T23:24:00.001-07:00

According to my dad this is something my Grandma always said. Although, I find truth in this, I have having a hard time with it at the moment. What is the tree is ready to let go of the apple? What is the tree wants to see the apple be apart from it and see it shine as one and not being “connected” to the tree. Why am I sitting here comparing myself to a darn tree.. ugh! I am at that point in my pregnancy that I feel defeated. I feel like I have been fighting to keep it together for nine months and now I am physically and emotionally ready to give up.

I know that this is supposed to be a joyous time in our lives and I should enjoy every minute of this pregnancy, especially since it will be my last, but I am having a hard time today. My patience with Logan dwindle with each day and I HATE that I get so frustrated with him. He probably thinks I am one looney person crying for no reason or when the only thing I am mad about it that ALL of his toys are spread across my living floor again and I have to crawl around to pick them up. It takes so much energy to do the little things and that is driving me nuts. I am really trying to be patient and I know that I am not in control of this situation but I want to see my little girl.

This is going to sound really bad, but I am only 36.2 weeks pregnant. So there is no reason why I should be complaining now. I should have at least waiting a week. After going to my ultrasound appointment on Tues and finding out that she is already weighing 7lbd 9oz made me a little anxious. I really DO NOT want to push out a 9-10lb kid. That really just doesn’t sound fun to me and frankly I like my woohoo is one piece. I don’t want to have to call Dr. 90210 to fix my privates because I gave birth to a 12lb kid. Yes, I know that people have 10lb babies all the time. Remember I worked in Labor and Delivery, I was there, I saw them give birth, and power to them, but that is NOT my cup of tea…. No thank you.

so, plan of action from here. I am now a good 3-4cm and 60% effaced so I have my next apt on Tuesday and my doc is going to strip my membranes and hope that puts me in labor. Regardless we are going to schedule an amino for wed. or Thurs. to see if her lungs are mature. If they are, we shall induce, if not, we wait a week and induce. So yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel. But for someone like me who is very impatient… I would like to be on the other side of that tunnel right now looking back.

The joys of being a woman. . . Ha! Just give me a couple weeks and I will have a post complaining about all the NON sleep I am getting due to having a newborn in the house. Nothing can be worse than Logan, so bring it on, I am ready!!

Baby Shower

2010-04-27T14:10:00.001-07:00

Last Saturday I was honored with a baby shower thrown by one of my closest friends. I am so, so, so thankful to have the most amazing friends. It truly means so much to me. I met Lindsay 6 years ago when she started working at Loma Linda. Not in a million years did I ever think we would have become this close. She has the most amazing family and I also love that our husbands get a long and we can hang out. Linds offered to throw my baby shower months ago and I will thrilled to hear it. I told her I wanted easy and not to go all out, but of course she put all her effort into it and it came out great. It was a mix between family and friends, but I have to say my Loma Linda girls stole the show!!! They are all such a funny, outgoing group of woman. I am so thankful that I was able to meet them during my time at LLU and to still be able to call them friends even though I am no longer working there.

Here are some on the many pictures from the shower. I really cannot believe I am putting these up here. I guess you really don't know what you look like until you see pictures of yourself. I am normally the person behind the camera and after seeing these I am glad! I feel really good this pregnancy and I have hardly gained any weight, but after seeing these I know I have a lot of work to do after Bailey comes.. bye bye double chin.

All the Loma Linda girls.

The preggo girls minus Cheryl.

Miss Lindsay, my wonderful friend and the HOST

ahhh.. the DHCKS minus K. The girls I have known my whole life.

Holy cheese ball.

Of course my laptop is being difficult and I cant get the other pictures at the moment.

For a preggo update.

I am now 35.6 weeks. I had a apt last week and my doctor checked me.. I am 3-4cm dilated but Bailey hasn’t really dropped yet. I have been having a lot of cramping and contractions here and there. I have only gained 9lbs this pregnancy, which doesn’t say much when you are already fat, but I am proud. I think I gained a good 50 with Logan so I plan on losing that asap.

Bailey seems to be on her own schedule, which is fine by me as long as she comes out healthy. I will try to keep you posted. We are just trying to make it thru this week with her still inside!!!

I feel healthy

2010-03-29T14:30:00.001-07:00

Last year my parents bought me a juicer for my birthday. It was the best gift ever. I used it all the time and then like everything else in my life, it was used less and less and then put away in the closet. In the last couple months I have been using it again and I am so in love with this thing.

I really do love the way I feel after making juice. For the rest of the day I just feel healthy, in a sense. If I make juice in the morning I don’t feel hungry all day long and constantly in the pantry looking for something to eat. I must be doing something right because I have only gained 6 pounds this pregnancy..

When Logan was sick, I started researching what juices helped with their little bodies and I kept coming to carrots over and over. Carrots are sweet when juiced but there is no way I could get him to drink it alone. Adding apples has helped. Through trail and error I know now what he will drink. I put two medium sized carrots and an apple ,sometime and apple and a half, for him and he loves it. He normally doesn’t get juice, we only give him water, So for him this is a treat and I would like to keep it that way so he is doesn’t know the difference. I know that juicing can be high in sugar but if you use the right things it is also very good for you. This is something I hope I can keep up on this time and not put my juicer back in the closet. I just wish fruits and veggies were cheaper!

This is what Logan gets:

This is my drink when finished…

and I may have or have not eaten this when I finished cleaning everything up this morning, and I for sure didn’t eat two!

Ice Cream Mama….

2010-03-29T11:08:00.001-07:00

Logan brought me some yogurt this morning out of the fridge and said “ Ice cream please mama” This put a huge smile on face and I could do nothing but say ok.. ( ha! like I was going to tell him it wasn’t ice cream!)

He was so funny to watch. It was a lemon flavor so it does have a little ting to it, but his face was priceless! He is getting so big I can hardly believe it sometimes. I would try to help him eat it and he would refuse unless he could do everything on his own. He would say “ No mama, Mine!” OH OK.. you got it. Ill just sit here and watch!

and wouldn’t you know…. he finished ALL the “ice cream”

There is Light at the end of the Tunnel.

2010-03-19T20:43:00.001-07:00

For the last three months we have been dealing with a whole lot of sickness in this house. Nothing major, but enough to keep us all up and worried/stressed at times. ( sorry this is a little long…)

Logan has had this croupy cough since mid December early January, we really didn’t think to much of it but then his lymph nodes started to get big and we could feel more and more. With everything we have gone through with Wes we didn’t want to mess around so I made him an appointment. I figured they were just big because he had been somewhat sick but Wes wanted to make sure that was all it was. Sure enough the doc wasn’t worried about it at all. Said it was very normal and not to worry, but that he did have a pretty bad ear infection in both ears and also a sinus infection which was causing this cough. What!?! He has shown NO signs of any problems with his ear let alone TWO! Okay, no problem, we have an ear infection, we will take the meds and be done with it… Yea Right! He seemed to get better with the meds but the day we stopped the antibiotics he got worse. He had his two year check up coming so I figured I would just wait until then. The last two weeks in January I don’t think we slept in this house. He was up all night coughing and hacking and puking because he would cough so hard. At his apt. the doc said that his ears were not any better nor was the sinus infection. So round TWO of meds here we come, she also gave me some cough syrup to help us sleep. That was a joke trying to get him to take. If I could get it down him, he would make himself vomit so it would come right back up… ugh. To speed along this story let’s just say we did three round of antibiotics and nothing was getting better, plus we got pink eye on top of all of this. When we saw his normal pediatrician the last time she said his ears were just full of fluid and nothing was releasing, but in order to get tubes put in his ears we had to wait another month ( this was the beginning of March). I told her I really didn’t want to try anymore antibiotics so she gave us some nose spray and some stuff that is stronger than Claritin over the counter but that we could also try this doctor that many people have had good results with. I was willing to try anything so I said sure. Of course I looked her up when we got home and I was so pleased with what I found. She is a pediatrician but also a D.O. If you have never heard of a DO this is a definition I found that fits pretty well: The DO is trained to evaluate the person in a holistic way. The goal of the DO is not simply to treat problems as they arise, but as well to prevent problems by evaluating the total health and health risks of the person. This evaluation may include not only looking at quantifiable risk factors for disease but also evaluation of the person in terms of their home life, their stress level and their work life. As well, disease is evaluated in terms of how it affects the entire body, not simply a few parts of the body.

I took Logan to see her almost two weeks ago. We went over everything and then she “manipulated” his head and back ( just like a chiropractor would do) She said that his head was super jammed into his neck and he was very crooked. She also asked me questions like did he breastfeed? .. no, cause he wouldn’t latch on… Did he have reflux? .. Yes, severe, we were on meds for months when he was a baby. Well, come to find out, all these things we have been through were a result of his birth, his head, and his torticollis ( twisted neck from being squished inside me). I was AMAZED. It was like I was sitting there talking to someone who knew EVERYTHING we had been through for the last two years and she knew why and how to fix it!!! Literally two days after we saw this doctor my kid was back to his normal self, could breath and he slept through the night!!!! We saw her again just this past week and his ears are also MUCH, MUCH better. We are still having to watch the left side because it is only about 80% better, but the right one is clear and this was with NO MEDICATION!!!! I cannot sit here and tell you how happy I am with this doctor. After Logan was born I knew I wanted to change our lifestyle by trying use different cleaning products, more natural ones.. but I didn’t want to be one of the “holy green people”. So I just made little changes and was happy with him. Now, that I have seen this new doctor and her method works better than jumping to first medication they can find in their book, I am making more changes.. I am going to try and get the whole family switched over to a DO doc. I know that this method is not for everyone, but the reason I like it is because they will try other things, and more natural ways of curing things before giving out meds. But if all else fails, they can still give the meds.

I guess it just is a new way for our family….. I figured, why not try new ways, new methods, and if those things don’t work, then I will go back to the old ways, but with these doctors I can do it all from the comfort of one office.

And of course, I get Logan better and on the right path and then I get sick…. never fails I tell ya!

Here are pictures of my new/old son.. He is new to us from the last three months, but the old kid I knew I always had.. And boy his energy level is UP there!!!

This is him pointing his finger and telling me NO!

Ahh what a joy at times.

And we have started the first faze of POTTY TRAINING.. He did this all on his own so we had to go out and buy BIG BOY pants.. Of course with Mickey on them. I don’t think he would wear them with anyone else on there, well beside Diego. He has done pretty well so far. I’ll keep you updated though.

This picture is for Grandpa.. It reminds me of the kids you see in Colton “sagging” their pants.

and the last one…. self explanatory!!!!

Pregnancy Update

2010-03-19T15:44:00.001-07:00

* How far along?: 30 weeks 3 days
* Total weight gain: +6lbs
* How big is baby?: Around 3 pounds now?
* Maternity clothes?: For the most part everything, besides some shirts.
* Stretch marks?: Oh… well NO new ones, but Logan ruined that department.. . I am saving for my tummy tuck.
* Sleep?: What is sleep. I don’t get much of it anymore.
* Best moment this week?: Hitting the 30 week mark. I should have only 8 more weeks at most. OH Man.. hard to believe at times.
* Movement?: This little one is strong.. Moving all the time. I feel like my crotch is going to fall out at times. =)
* Food cravings?: none really.. Salad at times which I have had from the start and fruit. I could eat oranges all day long. This is very different from Logan when I could eat a house, wait.. I think I did!
* Labor signs?: none as of yet. Just lots of pressure at times.
* Belly button in or out?: In.. im a fatty, what can I say?
*Sex? GIRL!!!! Bailey Renee ( although we have thought about changing it a couple times…)
* What I miss: feeling well. I have been so sick throughout this pregnancy and also feeling rested and having energy.
* What I'm looking forward to: Having her in my arms.
* Milestone: Making it through each day being pregnant and having a two year old.

I will try and take a picture for all of you with curious minds. I am not a big fan of photos that involve me in them, but since this will be my last I guess I will take at least one.

I am measuring 3 weeks bigger than what I am, so I will have another ultrasound done at 36weeks to see how big she is and if we need to induce like we did with Logan. I can’t believe that she is almost here. I just pray everything stays good and we shall have a healthy baby within the first two weeks of May.. =)

what’s been goin on. . .

2010-03-07T22:58:00.001-08:00

(just a little FYI.. I wrote this about two weeks ago but it was on my lap top and i forgot to publish it.. so here ya have it. I need to write more because new stuff has happened)

Once again I have been lagging in my blogging skills. Lately, at the end of the day it is so hard to find time to sit down and write about everything that has been going on. In the midst of things I feel like I am going crazy because it has been non stop in the Sons’ house. But then when I go to think of neat stories to tell I can’t come up with any.

The busy things that we have been doing are pretty much your normal day to day things that everyone does in their daily life. I will be 27 weeks tomorrow and Wes and I are getting so excited to see our new little girl . This pregnancy has been so different from anything I experienced with Logan. My body has been changing in so many different ways and even the way I feel as a whole is totally different. I had a check up last week and the doctor checked me because I told her I have been having lots of pressure, something I never felt with Logan, everything was fine but she did tell me I need to rest more and stay off my feet. I guess to the normal person this would be great, but with a two year old, this is horrible. How and where am I supposed to find the time to rest or stay off my feet when Logan is around. This kid has been on a personality outrage for a good month now. He comes up with new facial expressions and ways to tell me NO each day. At times he is so funny it is really hard to discipline him. For example tonight at the dinner table he was throwing food and his toy cars he had to bring with him. He was given many chances to sit down and eat, so I looked up and said “Do you want a spankin?” He looked up at me, lowered his eye brows so he could look “mean” and said “YA!” I could do nothing but look away at that point so he didn’t see my laughing. That is where is Dad stepped in a took over in the discipline dept. because there was no way I could follow through at that moment.

We are still planning on moving down the mountain in the next six months or so. We would have of like to been down by March but I want to have all of our bills paid off before moving, so we are now hoping to be down by August. The only places that we want to move are Grand Terrace and Yucaipa area so hopefully something in our price rage will be open by then that we both like.

I guess besides that there is really nothing else new. I have been super busy taking pictures which is great. I really never thought it would come to this point. I also thought that after the holidays I would be without work, but that has not been the case. Since the new year I have been pretty busy. I have just put my business in the Lord's hands and asked him to take me where he thinks I need to be. So far so good and I am so grateful.

I know I say this often, but I will really try and post more on here and also get some recent pictures up.

“I Two Mama” – Logan Sons 1.30.10

2010-01-31T23:37:00.001-08:00

My baby turned TWO yesterday. I can hardly believe it. Where did this last year go? I caught myself reflecting more on his birth and his life now, than I did when he turned one. I don’t know why this is, but it made me emotional. Well, not that I actually write those words, it is most likely because I am pregnant and everything makes me emotional these days. I also think it’s because I was so worried I wasn’t going to be able to keep my child alive to his first birthday and was just so relieved when that day finally came.

We didn’t do much for his BIG day. Just hung around the house and then had my parents comes over for some burgers and cake. First thing in the morning I told Logan happy birthday and then got him to say, “ I two mama!”. So anytime he heard Happy Birthday he would say “ Birthday.. I two!”. One big bummer of the day was he woke up sick. I though it was just his sinus’ again so I wasn’t to worried but today he has had a fever and I just had to call the on-call doc for his fever that was 103.0. I can stay pretty level headed most of the time, and my experience from working at the hospital kicks in and I just play it cool. But then there are days like today when I am emotionally and physically drained and so so sooo tired that I find it hard to keep it together and not think the worst. Luckily the doc told me I was doing everything right and not to worry. So as I write this tonight, not only am I thankful my kid made it to his FIRST birthday but I am ecstatic I got him to his SECOND birthday. He has brought so much joy into our lives and keeps us on our toes daily. He has no clue what is coming in May with a new little sister, but we hope he will make the smooth transition.

Happy Birthday Logan. Mama and Daddy Love you to pieces!!

The Aftermath

2010-01-25T09:27:00.001-08:00

I wish I would have taken pictures yesterday morning before my Dad came over with the tractor and dug us out of our driveway. There was so much snow piled in front of our gate there was NO way I would have ever been able to dig us out. On Saturday I had to dig so that we could at least open the gate to get the tractor in behind the Tahoe and that was hard. Early Saturday morning Logan and I walked to my parents house and I helped dig out the side walks. HOLY COW… There was so much snow, and I haven’t been this sore in a very long time. I forgot what it felt like to use certain muscles. After digger we figured we got between 2-3 feet of snow. MORE than anyone has seen up here in a very long time.

The snow is great… for the first 24 hours and then….. It becomes a huge hassle that you are surrounded by and cannot run from. I normally hate being in the car, and I hate long rides, but yesterday we had to drive to Hollywood to pick up some stuff and I could not have been more thrilled just to be out of the house. While we were in Hollywood we also stopped to see my friend Diana, and I REALLY enjoyed my time with here. We left her house and drove down Hollywood Blvd. because I had never seen it.. O MAN.. It is amazing! We are for sure going back to walk around and people watch.

Anyway.. Back to the snow.. Here are pictures from Saturday Morning. The day after our “Big Storm”.

p.s. my kid is obsessed with tractors lately!!!

Storm Watch- January 2010

2010-01-22T16:32:00.001-08:00

This is ALL you hear on the news lately. I for one am LOVING this weather and I think people forget that we really need the rain and snow. Of course this could get me started on a whole pet peeve I have with our weather men, but we’ll save that for another day!

It has now been snowing for a good 12 hours today at our house. This is the most we have seen in one day in a very long time. It was nice at first but now we are all getting a little stir crazy. This morning Wes attempted to get my Dad’s tractor and fix our street and our driveway. After working for about 20mins we ran the tractor out of diesel. Running anything out of diesel = No Bueno! Guess who got picked to truck their butt across the snow to find more diesel. ME!!!! As I was walking back with my step mom in the snow I came to the realization that I would not make a good Eskimo, or if I had to be one, I would be much skinner! Walking in that deep snow is hard work! After everything was squared away and we came back home we let Logan play in the snow. This kid is so tuff. His purple hands and red cheeks do not even faze him. When he falls in the snow he just laughs and says “get up.. get up”. And of course he cried when it was time to come in and get warm. I am still in awe that my little monster is going to be TWO next weekend.. Man o man where did this year go.

ps. I failed to mention that Wes and I got up at 4am today to attempt to put chains on his car so he could go to work.. yeah.. that didn’t happen and now his car is stuck on the corner of our street.. ahh what a day…

As you look at these please excuse my son’s outfit. It is one of a kind. My little rag-a-muffin.

Our House..

BBQ Anyone??

We wont be leaving anytime soon!

“He’s a Mama’s boy, but NOT a Sissy boy” - Daddy

2010-01-10T23:21:00.001-08:00

This quote from Wes says it all about our boy. He is such a Mama’s boy. I cannot do anything without this kid by my side, or wanting to know where I am going. One thing is for sure though, he is one tuff kid. It is hard to believe he will be two at the end of this month. I catch myself just staring at him throughout the day wondering how I kept him alive this long and also wondering where he get all of his energy. His personality grows with each minute of each day and he is quite the character. He is pretty fond of his dad too, and is constantly trying to be like him and help him fix things around the house. When this kid falls, he doesn’t even cry, he laughs. He will have blood running from a body part, look up at me and say “ mama.. owie” and the continue doing whatever his little heart desires. His dad has many, many plans for this tough kid and his mama is just sitting back in fear wondering how I am going to handle all of it.

While we were up in Big Bear Wes got some ice cream and of course Logan wanted some too. The pictures I got of him I hold dear to my heart, because I feel they sum my little man up with no words.

That would be his “what do you want” face

That is actually a pretty good “crack” picture, compared to how he normally has his diaper/pants.

I love this picture because he looks just like his dad!

And, incase you are wondering… His face is NEVER clean. I love my boy. I can’t believe he will have a sister in May whom I will love just as much!

Some of my Favorites

2010-01-06T12:53:00.001-08:00

Can I start off by saying how happy I am that Christmas is over. This year I was just not havin it. I think Christmas has become so materialistic and that is NOT what it should be about. We should gather and celebrate the birth of Jesus and everything he did for us. Anywho, I guess I will just have to prepare myself a little more for next Christmas and also I probably should start shopping a little sooner and not wait until the week before!

Ever since Wes and I have been together we go up to the Big Bear cabin the day after Christmas and stay up there until New Years. So of course this year was no different. The only exception is Wes worked mon-wed while we were there, which he has never done before. I was bummed that it only snowed once while we were there and it was for a brief hour.

There is a street four houses down from the cabin called Fisher Rd. Every year there is snow on it and it is a road the county doesn’t maintain so it is also the local hot spot. The first couple days I had Logan go down with Kohl because I wasn’t sure how he was going to react and I also needed Kohl to help him walk back up because I knew before hand I would NOT have the energy to keep up with those boys. Once Wes was there we put him on his own sled and the boy had a blast. As he would walk back up the hill he would yell “WEE WEE”. Logan has no fear and also a very high pain tolerance so it was a awesome to watch him go down this hill over and over again. Kohl on the other hand is just as nutty and isn’t happy unless he is going faster and bigger than everyone else around him. I was looking at our pictures from last year compared to this year and I can’t believe how much they have grown. I still can’t believe my baby will be two at the end of this month.. ahhh

So here are some of my favorites…

Finally… Some Catch Up!

2009-12-20T22:02:00.001-08:00

I know, I know, I have been the worlds worst blogger lately, but I do have a good excuse. I have been ill and busy. Is that good enough?

As for the ill part, I am now 19 weeks preggo and this pregnancy has taken EVERYTHING out of me. The first 16 weeks I was super nauseous and could not hold anything down, but oranges, and then I got a nasty cold that has lasted me a month and I am finally getting over. Now that I am starting to feel better I am just super tired. Does it ever stop? I honestly don’t remember feeling this way with Logan. Yes, I had horrible migraines and we were dealing with Wes’ chemo treatments so there was not a lot of time for me to feel ill, but the way I have felt for the last 19 weeks is for the birds.

To top it all off, I was super busy with pictures. Now, please don’t take that as complaining, I LOVE taking pictures and I LOVE the business, I had just wished I felt better and I was able to rest and get better faster. Needless to say, ~~I have felt,~~ I have been neglecting my family and my home (by the looks of it, you can totally tell) since the beginning on November.

We are pretty sure our baby is a GIRL!!!!! I will be able to confirm this on Tues and I cannot wait to see her little body again. Let’s be honest, we totally wanted a little girl and had been praying since the time we found out we were expecting baby #2. I really didn’t think it would happen and prepared myself for another little boy running around destroying everything he came in arms length to. When I was laying on the table and our friend was trying to get the baby to move around so she could get a good look so many things were running through my mind. I couldn’t even grasp the fast that I was laying there with my second child inside me. I would be grateful for whatever the child may be, but yes, I wanted a little girl. When our friend Amy said “ do you want to see HER privates?” I could hardly believe what I was hearing. Tears started to run down my face as I looked at Wes. He then started laughing at me and said he thought I would only cry if it were a boy. Now that I am pretty sure I am carrying this little girl I have so many fears for her and for us. Man, we are going to be in for it! Pre-warning to any boy that would like to call my house in 15 years… The shot gun is always loaded and ready for use, and you do not only need to worry about her father, but also her crazy mother!

I wish I had some pictures to share with you, but I have also been neglecting my family in that area. It is so true that when you start taking pictures of other families, you forget to take pictures of your own.

Ahh. Here are a couple. Logan is now out of his crib and in Kohl’s bed. He is in this new faze where we have to lay when him until he falls asleep. At times this is nice, especially for a tired pregnant lady and other times it can be annoying. The only show Logan will watch is Sponge Bob which he pronounces, Ba bop. There are a few occasions where I can prop him up on his bed in front of the t.v. to watch ba bop and normally this is what happens. Boy, he just melts my heart! ♥

I’m in Love…

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With my Family!

The end.

Grandma is Wild at Heart

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She was a little scared at first, but she managed to have a little fun!

One Day of My Life

2009-10-23T21:24:00.001-07:00

Logan wakes at 8am, I jump up and rush to get a bottle before he fully awakes hoping I can sleep until 9.

He then finishes his bottle and I try to play possum thinking he will want to be like mommy and go back to sleep, this only results in him yelling MOM-E and then kissing me ( who can resist that?) After the sweet soft kiss that melts my heart, he then thinks he is in WWF and starts jumping all over me.

I then realize that today is the day I need to go to the grocery store and actually by my family some food. Oh yay! I proceed in the bathroom where I then decided that my hair actually doesn’t look dirty and I will be able to throw it up and no one will ever know I didn’t shower today. At this same moment I turn around to find Logan playing with his toy car in the toilet. So what do I do? I roll up his sleeves and make HIM fish it out of that dirty thing and then I wash it off so he can continue to play with it.

Now it is time to make my shopping list, because without this list I will come home with NOTHING I need but everything that looked good. As I am sitting at the computer writing my list, Logan decides he wants to be in the chair with me. He climbs up my legs like I am the latest and greatest jungle gym, then starts playing with his toy car all over the list I am trying to write and throws the biggest fit when I move him so I can keep writing before I forget everything I need.. I have to jump up and check the fridge to see what else I am missing, only to come back to a little boy in my chair that refuses to move. Ok, so I sit down on him and then he decides the best thing is to stand behind me and play with my hair. Aww love. He is so sweet when he wants to be. Wait.. he is getting a little rough,, ahh that hurts. Wait, what is that in my hair??? Oh wonderful! It is the toy car that I made him fish out of the toilet 20 minutes earlier.

As I start to get dressed ( and can’t find anything to wear) Logan starts running around the house yelling all sorts of nonsense that I can’t understand. When it is time to dress him he continues to run FROM me! At this point, when I can’t catch him, I am ready to call it quits and stay home. Only to remember that we have NO food and my family is counting on me. Finally get Logan dressed only to realize that the jeans that fit him last week are WAY to small today. Of course I can’t find his new jeans, so shorts it is.

Driving to the store, which is 45 minutes away, I listen to him in the back seat call out every horse he sees (hee hee) and yell for Daaaadeee and Da (grandpa). I probably explain 30 or more times that Daaadee and Da are both at work and yes that is a hee hee.

First stop, Costco. Wait for parking… did I really decided to come shopping on a Friday? Wow, that was dumb. Jam in Costco and head straight for the soy milk. Load up my cart and head straight for the check out. If you start looking around in Costco, you money tends to stay at Costco and not go home with you.. Oh.. is this the snack isle. Why yes it is! Ok, I will get Wes some snacks for him lunch and then I am OUT!

Leave Costco and get Logan some lunch from Burger King. The ride from Costco to Staters is nothing but French fries and chicken stars, it is a very quiets ride too. My kid loves him some food.

Walk in Starters to find out I have just refueled my child and he wants to talk to every person that walks by us. This results in ME talking to every person that walks by us. When I finally make it out of there I am beat. I feel like I have just been interviewed by Barbra Walters for the last hour.

Logan is very quiet on the ride home. I look in the rear view mirror to check on him only to find him trying to keep his heavy little eyes open. Ahh he has lost the fight, he is out!

Get home, start unloading to car, it is now really sinking in that I am beat and have no energy to accomplish anything. Please let Dad get home soon. As I am taking groceries in the house I notice my child has gotten in the dogs water. This is not your average dog bowl. This is 50 gallon drum cut in half. The water goes to Logan’s chest, great he is swimming in the dog water, with his shoes on. Oh well.. I have food to take in. On my next trip outside he is now out of the dog water and in the dirt.. hmmm water+dirt= MUD. Oh how I love my child. Logan is still rolling around in the dirt and the dog is watching him so I’ll go inside and put away the food. I look out the window to see that DAD IS HOME! YAY YAY YAY. Mom gets a break.

Sit on the couch for the next hour watching TV while the boys play outside. Everyone comes in and we decide to eat Pizza for dinner. Wes wants to eat it there and I want him to go pick it up.. Wes wins, we all get in the car. Oh great, Logan is now grumpy and screaming in the Pizza pallor as we wait for food. I then explain to Wes this is why I wanted to eat at home. I sit there waiting for my food trying to drown out the sound of my child screaming because he has to sit in the highchair. Well what do you know…. food comes and he is a happy camper. Like I said… my boy loves him some food.

Come home, let the boys run around like wild maniacs for an hour. As they are running around I lay on my bed with my eyes closed listening to all the ruckus and think to myself ..wow, this is my life now, please let this new baby be a girl! =) Right about this same time I hear Logan whining through the house.. mama.. ma ma .. ba ba..

Yes.. my boy wants a Ba ba.. off to bed you go and now I sit her and write when I should be in bed.

I know this was very long, and probably boring. But that is just one day of my life as a stay at home mom. It really doesn’t get more exciting than this. But I do have to say, I love it. Yes, there are times when I would like to run away for a couple hours, but I am so happy with my life right now and being able to spend my days with Logan.

Did you know…..

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That I have a HOT, Athletic sister? Well, in case

you didn’t, here she is!

And she cleans up well…

Sometimes I would like to ring her neck, but I can’t, cause she is the greatest!

♥ ya sis!

Such a Slacker

2009-10-13T12:18:00.001-07:00

I have had NO motivation lately. None, zip, ZERO! I really hate feeling this way. There are so many things that need to get done, or that I could be doing, and I can’t find one ounce of energy to get any of it. I blame it on the baby inside me. I picture it as a little alien with a big mouth like the Nintendo game Kirby, sucking all my energy up before I can even blink an eye. Besides having no energy I am feeling pretty good. I am mostly getting sick at night and dinner tends to not want hang out with me, it would rather be in toilet!

With everything going on we decided to put Logan into daycare once a week. I really needed a day to myself to sleep, clean, or just do nothing. Logan really needed an out from mom too. I could tell he was just getting so bored, and when he gets bored, watch out. The kid is nuts. His personality is sprouting with each day, he is quiet the character. You can ask him anything and his answer will be “ya”. He calls my Dad “Da” and we figured it’s because I call him dad, but he knows that is not his Dad. He would probably move in with my parents if we let him, that is his favorite place to be. And his most favorite thing to do while he is there is “a rye” which is “a ride” meaning.. I want to ride the RHYNO!!

So Logan goes to daycare every Tuesday and so far so good. I think it is great for him to interact with other kids his age. This last weekend we had Kohl and Logan did nothing but try to beat up his older brother who is much bigger than him. He also like to stand on the coffee table and jump to the couch yelling as loud as he can. I.. E.. FWEEE. Which we are guessing means, 1,2,3.

This last Friday we decided to renew our Disneyland passes and head down there. Oh man, not such a good idea, but I’ll save that for later after I edit the few pictures I have.

Sunday before we took Kohl home we drove to Temecula to the famous corn maze. It was hot, but fun! Half way through I felt we were never getting out of there and I was over it, but leave to to my husband to get is family out safe!

Big News!

2009-09-29T16:19:00.001-07:00

We are expecting baby number TWO.

I could hardly believe my eyes when I peed on that sick! We are so thrilled to be blessed with another baby. My due date should be around May 25th, 2010, but since I grow big babies we are probably looking more towards the first two weeks in May.

I have so many emotions running through me it is crazy. I am so excited for another and also, so so scared. I don’t remember feeling this run down with Logan. I am so tired I can hardly get through the day. It doesn’t help that for the last two weeks Logan has been completely out of control. This is why we are starting day care tomorrow for once a week. I think it will be really good for him to socialize with other kids and to have an outing from home. This will also be good for me, so that once a week I can sleep, clean, or doing nothing for six whole hours.

After working in Labor and Delivery for five years and seeing all the bad things that can happen I become very anxious during pregnancy. I felt this way with Logan, but since Wes was battling cancer when I was pregnant with Logan it wasn’t as easy to think about what could go wrong. This time I already feel that I am questioning what is going on with my body and I’m a whooping six weeks.

So I ask, please pray from my sanity along with good health for baby and myself.

In Case you want to look

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I have my new web-site up and running for my Photography business. So check it out and spread the word!

Hannah Sons Photography

Only a week late…

2009-09-27T22:20:00.001-07:00

Okay maybe it's been two weeks, but who’s counting? ( besides my dad!) I have been so busy these last two weeks I don’t know where the time has gone. So we shall backtrack the best I can…..

Two weeks ago I came down with the flu and it was HORRIBLE! I cannot remember the last time I felt that bad. Luckily my Dad was home and came over to get Logan. If I would have had to watch him and feel like I did, I honestly don’t know what I would have done. So that lasted for about three days and then we continued on with our busy week.

Kohl started playing soccer this year. I wasn’t able to attend his first game because of a photo shoot so Wes, Logan and I drove down to Garden Grove last Saturday to watch him play. When we woke up that morning Logan was running a low grade temp but I didn’t think too much about it. Gave him some Tylenol and off we went. Kohl’s game was a sight to see. Let’s just say his is the ONLY white boy on the team and when we walked up his coach was yelling in Spanish to all the other players. I thought with Kohl having A.D.H.D. he would do great at soccer. This kid has so much energy he can run circles around anyone. Well, not so much on the soccer field. Kohl likes to talk to the other players ( who could care less) and watch/laugh as the ball rolls by him. It was very interesting to watch. His favorite part of the game is half time when they get to eat oranges. This is his first year so we can only hope he will get better. Next try; Baseball.

After the game we had to make some stops before driving up the mountain and I could tell Logan was starting to feel worse and worse. When my boy won’t eat lunch or any food for that matter, you know something is terribly wrong. So I told Wes we needed to get home fast so I could put him in a cool bath and he could rest. We had to make one more stop just about 10 minutes from out house to get more Tylenol, so Wes ran in and then we got back on the highway when all of a sudden….. Cough, cough. Blahhhhhh… Logan decided to vomit EVERYWHERE in my car! Oh yay!

I was trying to grab anything and everything possible to catch it, to the point where I was taking off my shirt when he finally stopped. I am pretty good when it comes to poop and other things, but I am NOT so good at vomit. Oh so not my favorite. He feel asleep right after hurling so then it was just a race to get home.

Once home, I started a bath and we put him in there and got him all cleaned up. Wes told me he would get the car seat out and clean the car so I was relived. Until I noticed him and Logan we BOTH asleep in the chair.. WHAT! Wait! you said you were going to clean the car???? Great, this means I have to. So i go myself some gloves and a bandana to put over my face and went into the warzone. It was a mission, but I did it ALL, without help! Ha. Take that!

So there ya have it. Last weekend all wrapped up for you. Now maybe my dad will stop bugging me. I find it funny that the man lives ACROSS the street and we see each other if not talk to each other EVERY day… so why is it so important to update my blog, that five people read???? man o man, I guess anything to keep the old man happy. ♥ ya Dad

My sick baby, who only wanted his Daddy.

Great Recipe

2009-09-11T12:40:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to share this great recipe with you all ( yes, all five of you)

My step mom has been making this for years and it is so good. Once I became a mother ( because I really didn’t cook before then) I realized how easy this is to make and I get thumbs up from the kids, and hubby, which is hard to do sometimes.

Pizza Casserole

Oven to 350

you’ll need:

1lb ground beef or turkey, we use turkey

1 chopped onion ( I don’t use this, we are a NON onion family)

1 can tomato soup

1 can tomato paste

1 can pizza sauce

I package of eggs noodles

1/2 cup milk

1 egg beaten

shredded mozzarella cheese

And then add you own pizza ingredients like pepperoni, olives, mushrooms ect.

Brown your meat and onion. Add soup, paste and pizza sauce.

Cook noodles, drain and then add milk and egg.

Put into a 9x13 greased pan, add meat mixture and mix around.

Add cheese and then your pizza toppings

Put that puppy in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes and WAAAALLAA serve with salad and bread.

Completely Moved!

2009-09-11T12:16:00.001-07:00

Tuesday of this week Wes, His parents and myself went to our church to listen to Nick Vujicic speak. Holy Moly! This guy is amazing! I was completely moved by his story, I hope that I will never be the same again.

If you have never heard of him you should Google or YouTube him. He is a 26yo man with no arms and no legs. Life without Limbs is his organization.

Sitting there I realized so much. Especially that we are capable of ANYTHING. It doesn’t matter what disabilities we have or what we DON’T have, it is what we choose to do with what we were given. We shouldn’t ask God “why?” ….Why didn’t you make me like “that Person” ? because we are ALL made by God with our OWN special qualities. What we do with these qualities is up to us. We can sit and mope or we can make something of ourselves, serve the Lord and live happy.

We we go through rough times we often wonder why it is happening to us but what we need to remember is that the Lord is preparing our hearts! He is strengthening them for something more. God may not stop the storm but he WILL be there to keep us warm through it. Wes and I both walked away from hearing Nick speak with a new outlook on life. I am so happy as a family we started a new church and our love is growing daily for our Lord. I wish we would have done this years ago. My goal now is to live by these words I just wrote. I need to remember daily that I am not alone in my walk. Times may seem tough but we WILL get through them and they are only preparing our hearts for something much more, much greater.

For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you HOPE and a FUTURE.

Jeremiah 29:11

This kid is giving me gray hair!

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End of story!

Wake Up Mama

2009-09-04T21:35:00.001-07:00

This morning I was laying in bed listening to the boys fight over waffles and Kohl trying to explain to Logan that is was hot “brother” and “you need to wait a minute” when I must have dozed off. It was that sleep where you are kind of awake but not really. Lately I haven’t been able to fall asleep so when the mornings come, I am just not ready for them.

So I am laying there in my half asleep state when all of a sudden I am rudely awakened by COLD WATER!!

My lovely son decided that I should not be in bed and that I needed to get up so he grabbed the full glass of water I had at my bed side and decided to pour it on me. I a brief second I thought, I'm just going to lay here in this water… Then I realized I was cold and wet, very wet!

Needless to say, I got up pretty fast after that and started my lovely day with two kids who don’t listen and do whatever they want! ( I really wanted to pull my hair out all day, but… it happens, just keepin it real!)

On a side note, we have a new animal in our house. I haven’t decided if I like him/her yet, still trying to feel it out. I will take some pictures tomorrow and explain more.

Red Hill park

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I took some test shots at Red Hill Park in Rancho Cucamonga yesterday and really liked the location. So if you live in that area here is a wonderful spot to take pictures. I love all the tress and the pond! This is one of my closest friends Stacie. She is amazing and I am so blessed to have her in my life!

And, who can resist a pretty duck?

Or a turtle in some funky water!

Scrub a Dub Dub

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Two boys in a tub!

Until this!

Writers Block

2009-08-26T22:31:00.001-07:00

It was brought to my attention today that I have not blogged in a while. I am sure I have an uproar of angry people. Ya Right!

Honestly I have been so busy with trying to get my Photography Business up and running. It is crazy when you finally decide to take the next step, it is a HUGE step and there is a lot to do. I have to say that God is good. I put my total faith into him on this ( which I should do more often) and asked him to take me where he thinks I should be. With that I already have four bookings in Sept!

Besides that there is not much else going on. We had a tragic day last weekend in the Sons house. Our TV finally decided to pass away. It was so sad. Wes and I were watching TV when all of a sudden it turned off, which happens often, but this time it was different. After turning off all I could smell was burnt wire. It has a very distinct smell. I looked at Wes and told him I think that was the last time. There would be no more. We waited a while and sure enough it didn't turn on. The next morning we gave it one last try and still NO GO. So we loaded her up and took her to the dump. Wes said he felt like he should hug her. haha. I guess I shouldn’t complain too much since this TV was given to us, but it was so nice to have such a big TV in our living room. I am in the process of paying everything off so we have NO debt, but I think we are going to have to make a trip to best buy, since I have credit there. Kinda sad how much our lives revolve around our TV. Maybe this is the time to change that. …. ummm yeah I don’t think so. I like my TV time. sorry.

Onto Logan. This kid is so nutty I really don’t know what I am going to do with him. We still have NOT resolved his sleeping arrangements which is really starting to take a toile on both Wes and I. He has also decided that he only needs one nap a day. Sometimes I can get two in there, but most days it is just one. He is so FULL of life and energy. I can’t keep up with him. He is non stop talking, even though I have no clue what he is talking about. He is trying to say more things. I am looking forward to him talking more. I would love to know what is going on in that little head of his. He is a complete Daddy’s boy. From the moment we wake up until Wes gets home he runs around the house yelling DAADEE. He is also a big fan of Kohl. I hear DAADEE and KOhLLEE a lot. He also LOVES going over to my parents house. His latest words have been “ a rye” which I have figured out means “a ride” and a ride would be on the Rhino. Logan would live outside and sleep on the Rhino if I let him. He is starting to like when we read to him, but he must he in control of turning the pages or he will get mad. When he is doing something he shouldn’t be or gets in trouble he just acts like he doesn’t hear me yelling his name. i seriously wish someone with a camera could follow me for a day, because words do not justify this kids actions or his personality. He has been trying to jump lately, which means he throw is hands up in the air along with one leg!

We finally finished my parents pool and then we blew up the pump which works the heater. oopps. Who needs a heater? Well, it would be nice but the pool still works and you can still swim in it. I love that thing. It is such a great workout and I am finally do something the docs have been telling me to do for the last six years. With my knee I am only supposed to swim and ride a bike. Speaking of bikes. When I went on my Mom_cation last week Kalin gave me he husbands old mountain bike that he doesn’t use. I love riding bikes. I went on a bike ride when I got home and I think my butt still hurts. Holy Moly. I either need to buy a new seat or just have my booty build a tolerance.

For the most part things are great in the Sons house. If I could get to my laundry things would be even better. I am going to test shoot tomorrow in Rancho so hopefully I will have some pictures for you.

Wonderful Weekend

2009-08-16T23:01:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to write a little something before I went to bed. If I didn’t do it now, I know it wouldn’t get done.

I had the MOST AMAZING weekend with my family.

I long for weekends like this.

Saturday morning we woke up, got the family ready and drove to Anza to check out the local swap meet! Holy Cow. It was a sight to see. If you don’t know where Anza is… well it is in the middle of nowhere (yes, I too live in the middle of nowhere) but the local folks are a little on the hick/white trashy side. No offense, really! We love those kind of people! I told my dad as we were walking around I would have love to taken a chair and just sat there people watching! After we walked around we went to out breakfast with my parents. Once we got home we walked across the street to my parents house and spent the day there. The kids ran around all day, while my dad, Wes, and I tried to put together their new endless pool. The whole pool thing is a story within it self. We got a lot done, but fear we have a lot more to do. I was the direction reader while the men folk did the hard labor. It's funny when you throw a woman into the mix and if she dare try to add in her two cents or a suggestion is it immediately turned down ( more by my husband than my dad!) After spending ALL day on that darn pool we cleaned up, which meant taking a wash cloths to the kids and giving them a spit bath so we could drive to Iddlywild to get some dinner. When we got home from dinner we put Logan to bed and us “big” kids, Wes, Kohl, and myself, played some WII golf. Can you guess who won? HA!! NOT WES! I finally beat him. I even did my winning dance, which made everyone a tad mad! hehe

This morning Wes was attempting to make us breakfast when Kohl’s mom called and they were trying to figure out when it was best to meet. Well, it just happened to be right then. He took Logan with him so I would have some quiet time to myself. This meant I could clean up the kitchen without any distractions and then I was able to mow the law before he came back too. WOW.. what a good wife I am! Once he got home we once again attempted to finish the pool, key word: ATTEMPTED! It didn’t happen. SO I made my hubby some dinner, we watched some T.V. and just hung out.

I love weekends like theses. I wish we would have made it to church but it just didn’t happen. I am so in love with my family and so blessed to have them in my life. My parents are amazing people. I truly don’t know where I would be without them. They have always been there for me and I can go to them for anything. I love how well Wes and my dad get along. The two of them pair up and become a team, you can’t beat em’!

My husband is so patient (most of the time) I was amazed to sit back and watch him this weekend work on this pool. There were times when my dad I and would read the directions over and over and then stare at the pieces wondering what in the world we were supposed to do with them. Wes would come back, take one look at it all and have it ready in two minutes. You don’t often get to see the “working” side of your spouse. You know they go to work, do and job, and then come home. This weekend I was lucky enough to see him in action and he is awesome!

Then there is my son! How was I so lucky for this little guy to pick me to be his mom? His personality grows more with each day. He has become so independent and is filled with so much energy. He is really testing me right now and loves to pretend he doesn’t hear me when I call his name and say NO! At times it is so hard to discipline him because the stuff he is doing is so darn funny. I think to myself where did he get that from, Or what was he thinking. At times I want to strangle him, but I love him too much!

All I can say is I am truly blessed all around. Life is good. God is great! And I had one amazing weekend with my family!

Oh and another great thing I get to leave in the morning, kid free, to go and visit my friend Kalin in Ventura! AHH I can’t wait! Mom-cation!

Here is a picture of the pool we are trying to put together…. The pool itself was easy. It is getting the motor, pump, heater, and all the fun stuff together we are having the issues with!

Kohl’s Face

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Poor Little Monkey

2009-08-13T22:18:00.001-07:00

My little monkey once again had a rough night. He woke up with a very hoarse voice and wanted to be Mr.. Cuddle bug, for only about 2.5 seconds! Actually he slept with me until 10am. Can you say AMAZING! It’s not the best sleep when your kid is all cuddled up next to you and you arm tingles because it has been asleep for the last two hours, but it is sleep, and I will take it!

Throughout the day I knew he didn’t feel the greatest because he was very needy which is not like him and the color in his face was washed out. So we just kept it a low key day and took it hour by hour. Hopefully tonight will go a little better. I just wish I could help him.

Here are some shots I got of the sick monkey earlier. I was trying some new things.

WHY MOM.. WHY??

Craziness.

2009-08-12T23:02:00.001-07:00

I really don’t even think crazy is the right word to use. How about just plain ol’ exhausting. Logan has been going through this crazy faze at 18months that he DOES NOT want to sleep in his own bed. YAY for us! NOT. . I am so tired that I can’t sleep. Yes, that sounds stupid but it is true. This has been going on now for a couple of weeks. He will go to bed at his normal time in his room, and then between 12-3am he would wake up screaming and refuse to go back to sleep in his bed. Now this is all new to us, because he has NEVER slept with us. He has always been in his own bed. As the weeks went on his time for waking up got earlier and earlier. The other night it was 10:30pm.

On top of this, Wes and I noticed that he was rather warm for a couple days. I didn’t really worry too much about it because the kid is warm blooded like his mama and he plays hard. On Monday of this week I thought he had been warm for a while so I finally decided to take his temperature ( yes, mom of the year award right there, lets wait a couple days!) I hate when I use the ear baby thermometer because I always get some funky reading like 93.6 when I know that is not right. So i used the trusty thermometer and put it in his little booty ( yes, another award for traumatizing my kid!) Well, to my surprise it was high.. 102.0 to be exact and then I was freaking out.. just a little. So I put him into a cool bath to bring his temp down and gave him some Tylenol. Just to paint a better picture for you, as I am trying to get the bath ready and call my dad to see if I should do anything else, Logan was running around the house acting like a naked monkey. The kid didn’t act sick at all!

Then the night came. Boy what a night is was. I was up ALL night with a sick kid, who finally realized he didn’t feel well. Once again he was in bed with Wes and I, and right under my arm pit fast asleep radiating with heat from his little body. His fever finally broke around 5:30am when I awoke in a puddle of sweat, and about 20 minutes after that I had one crying kid that I could not get to calm down. So what did I do… Well the only thing I could think of.. Called my dad!!! More like woke up my dad because it was 6:30 in the morning. From there grandma and grandpa came to the rescue. I finally got Logan back to sleep in the recliner and we slept there for about two hours. We he woke up that kid was ready to party like nothing had happened. I, on the other hand, literally could NOT keep my eyes open. I was sitting in the chair, when the next thing I knew I was waking up to Logan shutting the front door. Just a little scary. So once again I called Grandpa and he came to save the day, by picking up Logan so I could get some well needed shut eye.

He hasn’t had a fever since that night, but he still is not sleeping in his bed and this is getting old.. FAST! I need my bed back. I want my bed back. How do I fix this issue because it is really putting a damper on my beauty sleep. As for Logan, he wakes up ready to go! This morning I was sitting in my office working on my new Photography web-site ( I got rid of the helpful hints and am just focusing on this web-site now) when Logan came in with his shorts and handed them to me, then his shirt, then my keys and last but not least my purse! Do ya think the boy wanted to get out of the house?? So I got him dressed and Kohl, Logan and I went out to play before it got too hot. We played for a while and Logan ran around like a mad man, which was great because I thought it would tucker him out. HA who was I kidding. Now he is refusing to take naps!

He only had one nap today, normally it is at least two! Does anyone have any advice for this problem. It is really starting to affect me! I need sleep!

Photo Shoot

2009-08-06T23:15:00.001-07:00

Today I took some pictures of my friends kids. I had them come up near me to Lake Fulmor which is about 10 miles out of Idyllwild. I love this place. It is so pretty ALL year round. I took about 350 pictures so here is a sneak peak!

And of course Logan had to get in on some on the action… I let him out of his stroller and OFF he went!

Farm Life

2009-08-06T10:02:00.001-07:00

Do you know what kind of flower this is???

hmmm Let’s just say this flower can make you some money if you play your cards right. Still don’t know?

It’s a PUMPKIN!!

My parents have a pretty good garden going this year. They have squash, zucchini, lettuce, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, watermelon (not doing so hot) and CORN!

I love going over there and picking the squash and zucchini. We love steaming them and having it with dinner. So much better than store bought!

SO here’s the kicker. Yes, their garden is good, but this is what I really wanted to show you.

Our pigs are getting BIG!

There are many people out there that don’t agree with how we raise our meat, or for eating pork, but this is how we roll. This is how I grew up and if I have a choice I would rather eat home grown meat rather than store bought. SO much better, and I KNOW what is going into the animal and there are NO hormones.

yummy…. I smell some good bacon!

18 Month old Monster

2009-08-04T20:33:00.001-07:00

Logan, Logan, Logan! What can I say, this kid is seriously out of control, stuck in HIS ways and into everything. I really don’t know what I was expecting. I prayed to have an outgoing kid, who wasn’t afraid of anything, I got it and then some!

We just had his 18 month check up last week and the doc said he is more than healthy and very happy. He is right on mark for all his talking, eating on his own and all that other fun stuff as parents we have to let out kids do, even if it does create a mess. When it comes to his growth he is still above average in about the 90% tile.

Logan’s current weight: 28.8Lbs … Height: 34 inches. And growing everyday. Our latest issue with him is sleep. This kid has figured he doesn’t need to sleep at night or take naps. He has been in our bed for the last couple weeks anywhere from midnight to three in the morning. When he comes in our bed, it would make it a little better if he actually slept. But this kid has to roll around, make sure his blankie is with him and then finally fall asleep diagonal between Wes and I which means I normally get the feet, in my face, ribs, and stomach. Fun times.. NOT. I have been so tired lately. I am pretty sure this is because he is getting his two year molars in.. very slow, but I do think they are coming. He has also had some gas the last couple nights. I just hope this will all pass soon, so we can get back to having some normal sleep.

All in All I love this kid, more than life itself. I truly can’t image my life without him. Even through his stubbornness he continues to light up my life each and every day ♥

Believe In your Husband

2009-08-03T23:43:00.001-07:00

This does NOT mean you have to believe everything he says.

Last night it was late when I finally got to bed after my blogging and also being unable to sleep. As I was laying there trying to get comfortable Wes started waving his hand and then hitting his face, as if there was a fly circling his head. I ignored his actions and attempted again to fall asleep. I had just got done saying my prayers and was almost to the point right before you fall asleep when Wes sits up and yells …” There is a bug in my ear!” Ha-ha.. I just laughed, told him he was loosing his mind and was going crazy, then attempted again to fall asleep. He was quiet for a few moments and then said he could hear the bugs wings flapping in his ear. Once again I laughed and told him to get a Q-Tip. I really thought he had lost his marbles.

He was in the bathroom for a while and then came back to bed. After laying there for a few moments he jumped out of bed again, stated the bug was STILL in there and went back to the bathroom. By now I started to worry.. Not that there was a actually a bug in his ear, but that he was REALLY loosing it! He then opened the bathroom door and asked if he could put hydrogen Protoxide in his ear. I told him if he was going to put anything in there he was better off using rubbing alcohol and to only put a couple drops. He then asked how to do that. So I told him to get a cotton ball, fill it with the alcohol and then drop some in his ear. As he did all this I just sat there and waited so I could attempt ONCE AGAIN to go to sleep. Well Lone and Behold There was a flippen bug in this guy’s ear!!! He wasn’t going crazy.

As soon as a couple drops went into his ear, the bug crawled out and just sat there. This is when he yelled at me to come help him. hehe ( it was the least I could do for making fun of him!) So I got the tweezers and pulled the bug out. This type of bug we have everywhere up here. They are like mats/nats ( whatever they are called) but the size of flies. Weird? Yes! And why did it decided to fly into my husband’s ear in the middle on the night?

Let’s just say I won’t be living this one down for a long time. I am the non-sympathetic wife who just thought my husband was going crazy with his old age when actually in fact there was a bug in his ear, flapping it’s wings!

So maybe I should not only believe IN my husband but I also should believe some of the things he says!

It’s Up!

2009-07-31T21:15:00.001-07:00

Just wanted you all ( about five of you) to know that I have the other web-site up! I have only made one post but plan to make a couple more tomorrow.

GO HERE.. To Helpful Hints day to day.
I also have a link on the right side of the page!.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Working On New Projects

2009-07-30T23:15:00.001-07:00

Now that I am home, I am trying to tackle a few projects I have been meaning to do for a while. One being another blog. A helpful blog. More like a helpful cleaning blog. I will tell you things to use that you most likely have in your house to clean your home.

For instance, Did you know you can take a used dryer sheet set it in that casserole dish that has food stuck to it over night with water and when you wake up all your food will just rinse out with no scrubbing!! Or that you can put ketchup in your hair to strip it and take the green out ( if you are blonde), I have a lot of these little tricks up my sleeve and I would love to share them with you to help make your life a little eaiser.

Be on the look out. should have it going soon.

Most likely it will be called. Helpful hints day to day.

Things Happen For a Reason

2009-07-30T23:03:00.001-07:00

I am a firm believer in this. All things happen for a reason. Most often, we have no clue why something is happening or what we are supposed to learn from an experience! I for one have always had to learn the hard way. My life trials have not come easy, and this is something I have just learned to accept. That doesn’t mean I don’t go down kicking and screaming asking God why, it just means that when it is all done and over with most of the time I can look back and thank God for the trials he has put me through.

Just recently I have experienced another huge trial in my life! This is something I solely put myself into and often questions my actions and thoughts but this did not stop me. I still wonder why. The end result was life changing for me, more than I can ever explain to someone. But what I do know now is I was walking the wrong path. I wasn’t headed in the right direction and I didn’t even know it. God knocked at my door several times on several different occasions and I wasn’t listening, and if I had heard him, I shut him out and kept on truck’n with my day to day life! He knew I wasn’t listening, he knew I had turned my back, so for that he knew it would take something drastic to make me wake up and hear him.

Is it actually quiet sad that normally it DOES take something drastic, something catastrophic to happen in our lives for us to turn to our Heavenly Father. I know, I have been very guilty of this in the past, and in the present. What I can tell you is something catastrophic did happen in my life, our lives, and it took that very bad thing for me to feel the lowest of all lows, and then to pray and pray and ask God to let me be still and listen. I was ready to hear him! For me to know what I am supposed to be doing and where I am supposed to be. Funny thing is, I am right where I am supposed to be. I am supposed to be home, with my son and with my husband. I have been where I am needed and fought it this whole time.

I only worked two days a week at the hospital, and I really did love my job and the people I worked with. For the last several months I have been so un-happy with all the changes at work and with the low moral I felt every time I was there. I could be in the best mood on my way to work, feeling that everything was so wonderful and the day would be great. I would walk into the building, the elevator would open on the third floor and the closer I got the unit the more drained I felt. This feeling would continue throughout my 12 hr shift. By the time I got home at nine o’clock at night I was beat and in a horrible mood. I felt like I was working night shift again, having to take the whole next day to recuperate for ONE shift. Not only was it affecting me that day, it was affecting everything in my life and most of all my relationship. Wes and I had talked about me quitting, he was more for it than I was. Like I said I liked my job, I liked the people. and I DON’T like change. So most likely I would have never left. As all people I can only be pushed so far. We all have a limit, and now that I am not there, I am hearing there are a lot more people at this limit.

I can honestly tell you I am so much happier where I am now. When I say this some people have asked, where… where are you? I am HOME! I am home with my son taking care of him, watching him grow and become and very outgoing, handsome young man. I get to teach him, I have more patience with him and with Wes. I feel I have more time in my day for HIM. I am able to have dinner made for my husband and I am able to keep up on our laundry, and I have NOT HAD ONE MIGRAINE since I have been home for the last two weeks… Okay well maybe one, but that is better than three or four in a week!

I am happy, my family is happy and that is all the matters. It is just too bad it took a swift kick in the pants for me to wake up and realize what God was saying. Now I just have to remember he WILL provide for us. Every trial we go though in life is only to make us stronger,and to strengthen our walk with HIM! I want to be like Peter in Acts 12. Knowing he was going to be put to death he was able to sleep, a heavy sleep. I want to be able to trust in the Lord like Peter did. I am not in control, we are not in control … He is and we need to trust in him.

4th of July

2009-07-27T23:57:00.001-07:00

Yes, We did celebrate the 4th of July with some fireworks. It was a very relaxed day and it was wonderful. We had some friends come over, the Leibelt’s and the Hubers. We swam all day and BBQ’d and then that night we drove over the hill into Reche Canyon and lit off some fireworks. Boy have those gotten expensive over the years. Last year Logan cried if we weren't shooting them off quick enough and this year, he wanted nothing to do with them.

Can you see us?

Grandpa’s Boy

2009-07-27T23:49:00.001-07:00

A while back ( remember I have been slacking this month in my blogging skills) I took Logan to the fire station so he could visit Grandpa. The minute we got there he start running around and then ran right to the door where the fire engine is! Of course Grandpa took him out there and let him start playing on the engine like it was one big playground. Normally he loves when my dad honks the horn and turns on the sirens but not this day, he wasn’t havin it! He just wanted to be in control….. hmm wonder who he gets that from!

Angel Game

2009-07-27T23:32:00.001-07:00

This last weekend Wes and I were invited to go to the Angel game by Wes’ uncle! I was just happy to be able to get out and go to a game. The best part of the whole day though…. was we were in a suite! Can you believe that? Because I couldn’t. I’m sure some people will read this and think, oh whoopie! But it was a big deal in my eyes. Not many people get the experience a baseball game sitting a a suite! I loved being around family and friends. Wes cousin Rich was there and their best friend Ray. Now when you get the three of them together, you never know what to expect, but you know good times are in store. I laughed more at these guy then I have in a long time. Wes and I had a blast. I don’t think Wes has even stopped talking about it. Everyone he talks to he has to tell.

Another highlight of the game was when a guy took off running across the field from the first base line. He only made it to the short stop before being tackles, but it was funny to see!

You seriously cannot beat seats like these! Especially at a one o’clock game sitting in the air conditioned room!

Another neat thing was the Nick Adenhart memorial! I had no idea that it was ALL still there. They haven’t taken down or moved anything since the night he passed away! I was glad I was able to experience it in person and see all the wonderful things people wrote and also left.

Overall is was a wonderful day and I am grateful I was able to experience it with my husband and our family! ♥

My Little Water Bug

2009-07-20T22:56:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures that I had promised. Of course not as soon as I said, but better late than never! Lots of changes in the Sons house. If you pray, please pray for us!

My Boy Has NO FEAR!

He has to puff out like a puffer fish before he jumps in…. Ready, Set, GO!!!!

Oh wait… He has to do it again right before he jumps in.

After swimming for three weeks, my son now thinks he can jump off anything, just like he jumps into the pool.

Hopefully we don’t end up in the E.R. for any of this mess.

This little boy is what keeps me going every day. Without him, I’d be lost!

Look what I did.

2009-07-14T23:32:00.001-07:00

I learned something new tonight! YAY. Not the greatest, but it’s a start!

Meet our friends Jake and Lindsay who welcomed Baby Brock June 21.

Given Love

2009-07-14T22:40:00.001-07:00

Always need to remember to give Pete-tee some lovin. He is the one who protects us at night! In that case, don’t forget your Mama, she is the one with the Double Barrel!

I am working on other pictures as we speak. Once again sorry for the delay.. To be honest, it was kinda nice!

An Overdue Update

2009-07-06T10:56:00.000-07:00

So lets just get it out there, I suck! Yes, I know this. I have really been slacking on my blogging skills lately and to be honest, I hate it! Of course there is a good reason for all of this slacking so I'll explain.

My niece Lauren is in synchronized swimming... Remember? They have been doing so good this year they were able to qualify for the nationals which were held in Florida. What that meant is the WHOLE family, besides Wes and I, went to Florida! We were left here to take care of everything and house sit for his parents. We didn't have the funds to go out there this year and Wes was really bummed, but on a positive note, we have access to a pool for three weeks. It has been so nice with this heat just to throw on a suit and jump in the pool. Logan is LOVING life. I am starting to think I gave birth to a fish and not a little boy. He LOVES the water and has NO fear. I have been working very hard with him to kick his feet and hold his breath and he is doing wonderful. I bought him some floaties this week, which was the best thing I could have bought all year long. He puts those bad boys on and then runs and JUMPS in the pool. Yes, My 17 month old jumps in the pool, kicks to the steps, gets out, and then does it all over again and again. He takes after his mom on this one, and LOVES the water, just like I do.

Logan has grown so much in this last month. He is not a baby anymore he is turning into this little man. Trying to talk more, running, jumping, dancing, yelling, I can't control him at times. I took the clippers to his head the other day and shaved his head... Man o Man what a difference. It was like everything about him changed with the blink of my eye. I am sorry for not having pictures but since we are at Wes parents house I don't have access to my computer, which is a HUGE bummer for me.

At the moment I really can't think of much more going on. We basically just swim all day and hang out. On the 4Th we had our friends over and swam all day, then did fireworks at night only to come back to Wes' parents house to realize he locked us out and left the keys inside when we left! Yeah! that was a lot of fun. Never a dull moment in the Sons house!

When I think of more that has been going on Ill key you in, until then, Ill be outside.

Oh I almost forgot. .. SO the girls made it out to nationals and WON.. YES! they WON! How amazing is that. These three little 11yo girls are National CHAMPS in trio! And they came in second place for their team routine. I couldn't be more proud to have Lauren as my niece! I think I hear the olympics calling Lauren's name.... hmm.

2009 SCE Lineman Rodeo

2009-06-14T12:06:00.001-07:00

Yesterday Wes, Logan and I got our butts up at the crack of dawn (4am for myself) and traveled to Irwindale to attend the Southern California Edison Lineman Rodeo. Now for those of you who have NO idea what I’m talking about, don’t feel bad, either did I until Wes and I got married. When I hear rodeo I think; horses, bucking broncos, and bulls, and believe me, there are NONE of those at this rodeo! The Lineman Rodeo is where all these men come together who work in the same trade and they compete in different competitions to see who is better and faster. It is actually really neat and I am glad we went. Not so glad I woke up at 4am on my day off, but glad I was able to experience something Wes has been talking about for the last three years! And can I also tell you how much I enjoyed taking pictures of these events. It was overcast, and I was still sleeping so they didn’t turn out as good as I would have like, but they will due.

Daddy’s Boy

2009-06-13T21:59:00.001-07:00

Logan Is 100% a Daddy’s boy! From the moment we wake up in the morning until Wes gets home all I hear is “ DAAAD-DE” and “OH YEAH”. Yes, at times I am jealous, very jealous! This is MY boy, I carried you in MY womb, did you forget? You are supposed to want to be with your mom at ALL times. I guess for now I’ll let this pass. Just remember who feeds you and changes your diaper. One day you will want me again, and I’ll be waiting. ♥

A Wonderful Day

2009-06-07T22:57:00.001-07:00

Today was such an amazing day with my family. ~~Scratch that~~, this weekend was such an amazing weekend with my family. I could not have asked for a better weekend with all of us here. We woke up today and Logan’s eye was almost swollen shut and I had a headache. So yes, I could have done without those two, but besides that I wouldn’t have changed a thing.

Once we got moving Logan’s eye got better, but boy did he do a number on that thing. After I got him in the shower and could really see what he did I just laughed. He scraped the whole thing. I thought it was just one scrape and we mostly were seeing blood. Oh no! He got the whole dang eye. Wes said this is just preparing us for when he starts UFC. Ha! Don’t think so, not my baby. He my be the bully of the bunch but no UFC fighting out of this house!

I took my wedding ring in the other day to be cleaned and re-dipped, I also had to buy a new necklace because my son decided to pull on the one I had for the last six years and break it. Thank God for a Zales card. My ring and necklace were ready to be picked up this evening so we decided to eat dinner down there at our most favorite place. CHIPOTLE!!! Woohoo. Man do I love their soft steak tacos, and as we were driving home my husband decided frozen yogurt sounded good. He was right. I can’t tell you enough how much I enjoyed being around my family. Listening to the boys laugh and play lights up my heart. It is truly rewarding as a mother to hear your child laugh uncontrollably. I wish everyday could be as good as today!

Blurry, but priceless!

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Another War Wound

2009-06-06T21:28:00.001-07:00

As I was writing my last post, Wes yelled down the hall; “Your boy has done it again mom!” Now the first thing that popped into my mind was him destroying something because let’s admit, this does happen often. But, to my dismay, I was wrong. The “again” was another war wound. This is not the first and I am SURE it will not be the last!

Story has it, my boy was climbing the kitchen table chairs and ate it into the wall. The only reason why this is surprising to me is because those chairs are the ONLY thing he has yet to climb. Even after climbing, falling, bleeding, crying, he did it again and this time got his nose!.

Like I said.. I really don’t know what I am going to do with this child of mine.

The top picture is before he went for round two! As you can see, round two caught his nose!

I just wanted to point out the war wound he is going to have until he looses his baby teeth. This happened when he was climbing the dog cage, saw my dad coming from across the street, got excited, and fell. He also chipped the one next to it but it took off a layer so you can’t tell from the photo. ( He did this the same week he swallowed the screw and called 911)

I do have to say, this kid is happy most of the time. He cried for a minute or two if that and then off he went playing again.

Nothing is going to stop this kid. I think I need to put him in a bubble or something.

No Words

2009-06-06T20:18:00.001-07:00

I have no words for these kids today. They have really kept me on my toes. At times you just want to ring their necks and other times you literally cannot get enough of them. Today I have felt both ways about them. Actually, Kohl has been really good all day, just a few minor kinks in the road but nothing much. Logan, on the other hand, is completely insane! I seriously don’t know what I am going to do with this kid. You tell him no, so he’ll do it again just to test you. If you spank him he might cry for a second and then he’s back to what he was doing to get in trouble. And if I catch him in the act, like jumping on Kohl’s bed and head butting the wall he will just look at me with a smile that is worth a million words.

Logan walks around saying “Oh Yeah” to everything. At first I had no idea where he got this from, then Wes pointed it out. It’s from me! Every time he mumbles something I always say “oh Yeah?” so now this is what we hear for a good six hours of the day, it drive Wes nuts! He also says “ut oh” a lot. Mostly when he throws things he is not supposed to. He will throw his bottle look up at you and blurt out “UT OH” . Today he was in the dogs water and knocked it over, looked up and said; “Ut Oh Da-dee” I have to say the only thing that is saving this kid from me strangling him is his cuteness. So for his sake, I sure hope he stays cute!

Today I had to do yard work so both the boys were outside playing and getting into everything. I walked away from the lawn mower and my kid thought it was a riding lawn mower. Then I look over and Kohl is playing military games with himself and the tree branches I cut down. ( last time it was Ninja games) Regardless of what “game” he is playing, he thinks he is a warrior.

And this is when he had to get off so I could actually mow the lawn!

I told Kohl he looked like Peter Pan is this first picture.. Love the pose!

Peter Pan trying to fly…

And the Warrior!

My Old Man’s Face

2009-05-31T21:22:00.001-07:00

My Dad! Ahh Where do I start with this guy! He is the greatest guy I know (next to my husband of course!) I wouldn’t trade him for the world. He is everything to me! One great thing about my dad is his face! You can read this guy like a book. He has a facial expression for everything! Oh, and your better off if you don’t piss him off. Good Luck! ( Love ya dad)

This is his “oh really?” face! And not the excited “OH REALLY” it’s more like.. ahh so that’s what you think about me in a laughing matter. To explain: at this point in time we were all talking about his wonderful face expressions and how funny some of them are.

This one? Well this one can be many different things. Sometimes this can be a pissed off face, but the expression is slighting different. This is he was probably starting to ask me what the hell I was doing. Around this time I just started snapping pictures of his face. I have a couple more expressions but these two are the only ones I was able to get to today! More for later.

Once again… Love you dad ♥

FOUR Little Pigs

2009-05-31T20:52:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we woke up and drove to the high desert to pick up our pigs. Last time we only got three pigs, one for us, my parents and also for our friend Greg. This time we got four! Two for Wes and I, one for my parents and they have two friends who are going to go in halves on another pig. Wes and I only plan on keeping one to eat, the other we are going to raise and then sell for the meat. Working at a Seventh day Adventist hospital I have been getting a lot of slack for raising and butchering pigs. All I have to say is once you raise your own meat you will never again like the taste of store bought! This is something I have been around my whole life. I can understand that my city folk friends think I’m cruel, but I see NOTHING wrong in it. Heck if I had more land I would grow and raise ALL my own food, so I would have to buy anything from the store.

The pig we are keeping for ourselves is the one on the left.. Chichirones!

Ahh… My little Wrangler Butt.. Gets ya every time!

My little white trash kid with NO pants and ONE shoe.. That’s how we roll around here!

This is what I look like after wrestling with four pigs. This is nothing compared to what I smell like. ..

Nothing like the smell of pig poop!

And Grandpa after and long, hard day…

Memorial Day

2009-05-29T22:35:00.001-07:00

Man, I have been trying to post something about our Memorial Day weekend all week long. I love long weekends, but for some reason this short work week threw me completely off. So in the midst of my busyness here you have some pictures from our FANTASTIC weekend together.

We went out to Canyon Lake. Some friends of mine live out there and we had a blast. “The lake” is all Kohl could talk about. He even woke up on Tuesday morning still talking about the “awesome” time he had and what a great weekend. Needless to say, I think we all felt the same way. Great friends, great times!

There is just a few. I have many more! Maybe I’ll try to get my butt in gear and post some more. Summer is here and for the Sons’ family that means… Busy Busy Busy!

AHH Peace!

2009-05-21T23:19:00.001-07:00

Why can’t they just do this all day long until they are old enough to understand the word NO and actually help me pick up their toys?

(notice how he is sleeping… My plan is working. No more fetal position!)

Instead, I get this face when I tell him NO!

I prefer the first picture a million times over!

15mo check up at 16 months.

2009-05-21T15:14:00.001-07:00

Yesterday Wes and I took Logan to his 15 month check up ( yes a month late). Let’s just say my boy was one wild beast yesterday that could not be tamed. Lately he is SO FULL of energy. When I say full of energy I mean he has been acting like a maniac crazy child on drugs! For the last week he wakes up every morning grabs his blankie and yells “DAA- DEE” throughout the whole house looking for Wes. This also continues when I put him down for his nap. Today he yelled “DAA-DEE” for an hour before falling asleep. He has been climbing on EVERYTHING, to the point that I don’t know how to control this little monster anymore. Earlier this week, I think Sat, he was having another crazy day and trying to climb in our window seals which are about 3ft off the ground. I had tried everything to get him to stay down and to stay off of the things he shouldn’t be on. After attempting everything and being defeated each time, I had emotionally, and physically had enough! That is when I picked up the phone and called in re-enforcements…. MY DAD! I calmly explained to him that if my child did not hurt himself first, than I was going to hurt him ( as I was crying ) My dad abruptly said, all be right there, and was here 2.5 seconds later to save the day.

Normally I can control Logan but lately I am at a loss of words and discipline for this child of mine! Nothing bothers him. A stern NO, he smiles. A slap on the leg, he looks at you like your crazy. How else can you teach a 15 month old toddler who is already insane? And suggestions? I'm all for it.

So yesterday was no different, but at least I wasn’t alone. The doctor was running behind, like always, and Logan was tired. As we are sitting on the doctor bed, he stands up and try's to jump off the table….. yes jump! Luckily I was paying attention and caught him. Then he continued to head butt the wall when Wes and I stood there so he couldn’t jump. I really wish I could have cameras follow me for a day so everyone would realize how nuts he is and that I am not making this stuff up.

Anyway. My little man weights 27lbs and is 33 inches tall. Also, wearing 24mo – 2t clothes.

Not the greatest pictures, but there he is. In the last two days, he loves playing with my hair and also Wes’ beard. Lucky us!

Sunday Afternoon Randomness

2009-05-17T13:22:00.001-07:00

I have been going through everything today in hopes of cleaning and reorganizing our house. Mostly because I’m a pack rat and I am sick of looking at all the crap I have. But of course I got side track once I started to look at all of our pictures. So I thought I would share. Hope you are all having a wonderful, relaxing Sunday!

Great Grandma

2009-05-15T23:40:00.000-07:00

Today after we left Kohl's school Nancy and I traveled to the desert to take Grandma some things she has needed. This worked out great because it is just another way to go home, a nice change of scenery.
I don't get to see her as often as I would like, it gets hard when you are busy and since her memory isn't the greatest, sometimes it is even hard to visit with her! When Logan was a week or so old we went to see her and to get pictures of him with her and I really haven't gotten to many since then. He is special to her because he is her ONLY great-grandchild! I took the opportunity today to take more pictures of them together since I had my camera. Pictures are something I don't think you can ever have to many of. They are something that can never be replaced, you capture a moment of time when you take a picture! Looking at these pictures now I see so much more than faces, than people. I see LOVE! Just look into her eyes. She is so full of love when she is looking at him.
Capturing something like that is priceless. It is something that cannot be explained if you didn't have the proof. It is something you have to see with your own eyes. It is something you never want to forget, and it is something you want to share with everyone!

This is Nancy's Dad; Roy Richter. He was the inventor of the Bell Helmet and also the Cragar wheel. He passed away is 1983 having heart surgery and I am so bummed I was never able to meet this amazing man.

I do find it funny that every time we see a picture of him Logan lights up and smiles like he knows him! hmm...

I found this picture on the internet of Roy.

I also found this written about him on Cragar.com. All I can think is WOW. Grandma was lucky to be his wife and Nancy is lucky to have called this man DAD..

Richter's big heart finally gave out in July 1983. He was 69 when he died-and perhaps the most liked and respected man ever to rise from the world of California motorsports. His two companies have split and resplit and are now owned and operated by young executives, many of whom know their founder only by reputation. But his legacy persists ... even as the little stores on Gage Avenue slowly fade in the California sun. Surely, as long as men drive fast, the names of Bell, Cragar, and Richter, will not be forgotten.

Fiesta!

2009-05-15T22:29:00.000-07:00

Kohl had a Cinco de Mayo dance/performance today at school ( yes, on the 15Th of May. That is how Mentone does it!!) They sang and then they danced. He did an awesome job, especially since he has been worried about this thing all week. He thought he wasn't going to remember the words to the song, but he did great. And he had that dance down, didn't miss a beat!
Wes and I were going through the pictures tonight and cannot believe how big this kid is getting. He is becoming quite the young man, he is not a little boy anymore! Where does the time go? They really do grow up too fast.

Kohl in a nutshell ♥ and the kid next to him could care less!

LET'S DANCE!

I love his face!

( just give me a sombrero and call me Sancho.. )

And we can't forget about brother..

Kohl's famila minus Dad

Did you notice the flower in his hat? Well... After his performance he came up to me.. yes muah, and gave me that flower! He said it was a late birthday present! How sweet was that? He made me day and didn't even know it!

Fetal Position

2009-05-15T18:41:00.001-07:00

For some odd reason Logan still sleeps in the fetal position. I Don’t know if this is him trying to tell me something, like he longs to feel close to me, or misses being inside me instead of this crazy world, but I would really appreciate if he would start sleeping normal. The only reason why this is a concern to me is because my kid is SO bow-legged and Wes say he walks funny. I am pretty sure he will grow out of this, just as most kids do,but I can’t help to try and fix this problem now!

No matter how he sleeps he is still cute, and boy do I like when he sleeps.. It’s my only time of peace and quiet … and sanity.

And this is after I tried to “fix” the problem..

When I went to check on him before I feel asleep, this is what he had done..

Ohh so cute! My little snuggle bug.

My Little Fishes'

2009-05-08T21:45:00.001-07:00

After a long day of driving around we came home and Kohl immediately wanted to get into the pool. Can I just tell you how much I love our blow up pool. During the summer it is perfect! I wish I had an in ground pool but this will work until my dream is fulfilled.

The pool was so cold today, but those boys didn’t care. All that mattered was they were in the water!

BIG SPLASH!!!

Um excuse me can someone please come play with me… my brother said it was cold and left!!

But MOM… I don’t want to get out!!!

Ahhh Juice!

2009-05-07T11:54:00.001-07:00

Oh man! Can I tell you how much I love this thing! My parents bought me this for my birthday day and I think it was the greatest gift! I have been wanting one of these bad boys but never got around to buying it! It makes me feel like I am getting a jump start to being healthier!

This morning I had: Carrots, Grapefruit, Oranges and apples.. yuuummmmyy and Logan likes it too!

Now we’re off to swim in our new blow up pool! (that’s for you stef )

It’s that time again!

2009-05-06T20:09:00.001-07:00

To get our little piggy's! Oh I cant wait. I love watching them grow and knowing everything that gets fed to them. They also taste sooo much better than store bought pork! Yes, I know about the stupid swine flu and believe me our pigs do not have it. And, just so you know, the swine flu really isn’t that bad. A normal flu can be a lot worse. Just wash your hands and cover your mouth if your sick. (things you should do anyway) So back to our piggy's. The ones pictured above are: Pork, Chop, and Bacon. Any suggestions for three new pig names?

Muddy Mud Duck

2009-05-06T14:45:00.000-07:00

Last week after my poopy birthday I decided I really needed to get away and fast. So I called up Janet and asked if we could intrude on her at the river. She said sure and we were OFF. I couldn't wait to get out there. On Saturday, Logan, Wes and I went down by the boat launch and played in the water and mud, more the mud if you ask Logan. It was so nice just to hang out together and enjoy our time with NOTHING else to do. We were going to take the boat out if the water came in, but it never did, and I was perfectly happy with that. All that mattered to me was I was AWAY from my home!

This is where I play with Logan in the water and attempt to teach him to "kick kick kick" his feet..

MISSION FAILED!!

(p.s. I know you can't see much, but I can't believe I am posting pictures of myself in a swim suit.. scary!)

And then Logan continued to play in the mud and proceeded to get it in every creves of his body..

Birthday Blues

2009-04-30T15:23:00.000-07:00

Today is my birthday and I am having such a poopy day!
I really don't know why I feel this way, it's not like today is some big milestone of over the hill. I'm only 26! I guess once you turn 21 there really isn't much to look forward to on your birthday! When your young you can't wait to turn 13, because then your a teenager, then you can't wait to turn 16 so you can get your license and then there is the big 21, so you can LEGALLY drink! Once your are done with 21, then what? You have to wait until you are a senior so you can get the discounts? Or hit the age where you have to get yearly mammograms and other fun things at the doctor. oh yay! I guess it's needless to say. Getting older sucks! Hell I don't need to wait to get a handicap placard.. cause I already have that thanks to my wonderful knee, and I don't need to wait to get a jazzy, because I probably will need one before I know it. So what is there to look forward to on your birthday.
Don't get me wrong, this is not the end of the world. I can't wait to see my kids get older, graduate, get married and have crazy kids of their own. But as of today, I just really don't see anything to celebrate about.
Ugh. I sound pathetic! I need to get away. Or scream!

All American Gangsta

2009-04-28T15:28:00.000-07:00

No Paparazzi Please!

Cover Shot

At least he still knows how to have some fun as a kid. I guess we will let him think it is a "gangsta" for now!

Apple Blossoms Anyone!

2009-04-24T20:31:00.000-07:00

Oh I love this time of year. I love the smell of orange blossoms when I am driving home from work. I also love to look at our apple blossoms outside our windows...

8 Days

2009-04-22T21:04:00.000-07:00

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Maniac!

2009-04-21T16:14:00.000-07:00

Logan is a maniac these days. I can hardly keep my eye on him. At any moment I may turn around and find on top of a table or climbing something he shouldn't be near.
If I had a quarter for every time I said NO in a day, man would I be rich!

My morning started off with waking up to a dog that had poop stuck in her butt. That alone can ruin someones day! Then I take a brief look around at my dirty house and realize it needs to be cleaned. I walked into the laundry room to start a load and grab the broom only to find Logan and Penny playing tug-of-war with a diaper and the insides are everywhere. Started sweeping the kitchen to realize I had forgotten the dust pan, walk to get it and when I come back everything I have swept is now everywhere, worse than before.

If that is not enough.. I also had our local sheriff to my house this morning. Logan decided he wanted to "play" with the phone and called 911. I had no idea this was going on so when they called back to make sure everything was OK I explained to the woman that my 14mo old son was playing with the phone and I was very sorry. Since I have worked as a 911 dispatcher I figured a deputy would be coming to check on us. Sure enough he came, and silly me should have gotten dressed knowing someone was most likely going to come. When he saw Pete he immediately got out his pepper spray and THEN yelled out to see if he was nice! Oh Boy! I was still in my P.J's which consist of some ratty shorts and one of Wes' work shirts with NO Bra! Now if you know me, you know this is great! With no bra, I can play kick ball with my big ol' boobs! Yes, lucky me!! Not!!!! So after telling him that it really was my Crazy kid who I just put down for a nap, he quickly left!.

I took some pictures today when we were eating lunch. I think these pictures are worth a thousand words. Today Has been crazy, but it is so hard not to love this crazy kid with everything I got! He is my world!

Okay, and Am I REALLY bad for just watching this and not really doing much??

OH NUTS!!!

2009-04-17T20:28:00.000-07:00

Litteraly... Well screws, not nuts but it's the same thing!

Today was just one of those days where I didn't feel so well and I would have been happy with staying in bed all day. Come to find out.. I should have!
Logan and I went outside to play and I started to do yard work. Recently he has become very fond of the little rocks/pebbles in our driveway. So fond, that he likes to put them in his mouth. So as I was sweeping he came up to me with a mouth full of rocks, I said "yucky" and then is spit them out and started saying "eegh-ucky" so I proceeded to spray off the patio and sidewalk. When I was done I went to turn the water off and Logan had a mouth full of something.. Well that something was screws! Not rocks! I tried to grab them out of his mouth as quick as possible when he chocked, gaged, and THEN swallowed! Yes he swallowed a screw! I called my dad first. Now if my dad says I should call the doctor, than I better call. So after talking to the ER and to my boss at work, they both suggested I take him to get an x-ray to see where this thing was. On the way there I called Kalin so she could make me laugh about the situation and also told her I was afraid that they would find more things than a screw in this kids stomach, because lets be real... who knows what he gets into through out the day!
We arrive at the ER and got checked in and the promptly had a x-ray taken and then waited.
To make this already long story shorter..... The screw had traveled past his diaphragm which put him in the OK zone. It was small enough (1/4 - 1/2) not to open him up and take it out. Now the real fun begins.... Watching his poop! Ha.

Logans 1st trip to the E.R.

And our lovely picture provided by the E.R.

(that white thing in the middel is the top of the screw)

Venice Beach

2009-04-05T20:10:00.000-07:00

On Saturday after a very rough morning at home, we decided to go to Venice Beach. Wes had never gone and I love going! Oh, I could sit there all day long in the same spot and look at all the different people. Originally Shelly was going to watch the baby but after our rough morning and at one point deciding not to go we called and told her we wouldn't be needing her. After and hour or two we decided what the heck, and took off. Can I just tell you that traffic was ridiculous! I cannot stand sitting in traffic, it makes me go nutty and puts my in a HORRIBLE mood! But once we got there I was good to go. We walked up and down looking and all the shops and people and before we left we wanted Logan to play in the sand and run around a little so he would sleep on the way home! As I have mentioned before, my kid loves water! He doesn't care how cold it is, just to be in or near it makes him happy. So after walking through the deep sand Wes thought it would be nice to let him touch the water. Wes said we had to reward him for his effort of walking through the sand! Ha . Ya just watch!

First we find the sand and start to play...

Second: We find the water, and Dad does everything he can to keep Logan on his feet...

Logan then escapes and makes a break for it...

Soon after escaping he cannot walk so he falls into the water.

and then is as happy as a clam to be wet!

He just kept running back for more and more...

It was a struggle to get him out of the water...

Once we did we had one sandy, salty boy. Luckly I had water in the car for a little rinse off!

It was such a wonderful day spent with my family. I hope for many more days just like that, minus the traffic!

No Dryer!

2009-04-05T12:59:00.000-07:00

We have no Dryer! We haven't had a dryer in about 4 weeks! I have been using my parents dryer across the street. Well while doing my laundry a couple days ago, theirs broke too! Since I didn't want to drive to Idyllwild to dry my clothes I thought I would do it like the "old days"! Wes wasn't happy when I have clothes hung up everywhere so he went out and hung a rope for me. He said his idea was a little less white trash, but I am sure that is NOT what the neighbors are thinking when they drive by!

All I can say is it WORKS! We have dry clothes and they smell reeeel good!

And Please don't tell him you saw his chones! He might get a little embarrassed! he he

Nothin But LOVE Brother!

2009-04-03T17:10:00.000-07:00

I love the weekends when Kohl it at our house. I love our time with him and to watch him grow. Times have been hard between us lately. I'm the enemy! I guess it has something to do with the word "step-mom"! Regardless how he may feel about me I have nothing but love for the kid and really have his best interest at heart, I can only hope one day he will see this too.

When Kohl is over Logan's face lights up! He loves his brother so much and tries to do everything just like him. It is funny to sit back and watch Logan follow every step that Kohl takes. This is also nice, because it keeps them both entertained. No matter how many times Kohl puts up a front that his brother is bothering him, I know deep down he is totally digging it!!

We have NOTHIN but LOVE for you Brother!!

Is this why....

2009-04-01T20:33:00.000-07:00

They tell you to watch your kids when around water?

This is what I found when I looked up from washing the Tahoe!

Boy am I in trouble!

Happy Spring!

2009-03-21T17:45:00.000-07:00

Happy Spring Everyone!

May your gardens grow and sun shine where ever you may be!

Dirt Devil

2009-03-21T14:09:00.000-07:00

This kid LOVES to be outside. . .

If I would let him he would go outside all day and play in rocks, dirt and with Petey. Lat night I opened the front door to grab something and off he went, with only a diaper! Yes, my little white trash baby that we never put clothes on, or so it seems. We have so many pine needles and pine cones on our ground it's crazy, and those suckers hurt when you step on them. Well, that doesn't bother Logan, he has feet of steel! Wes and I just sat on the porch and watched him run around. We were talking we all of a sudden Logan took a header to the ground after stepping in a hole! I gasped and we sat there with anticipation waiting for the scream that was going to come out of his mouth when the kid jumps up and continues on his way. . . Now if we would have been inside and that happened we wouldn't of heard the end of him.

All I have to say is my kid is a outdoors kind of guy! He feels in his element when he steps outside that door. He doesn't like to be bothered when he is out there and I feel sorry for the one who tries to bring him back in!

A Day Trip

2009-03-21T13:43:00.000-07:00

On Thursday Wes was off from work so we decided to use our free trip to Sea World! We got to Sea World and NO ONE was there. Wes made a comment that it was boring without all the people and I agreed! We love to people watch and look at all the funky things people wear. So we walked around, looked at all the different fish and went the the Shamu show. I have to say I wasn't too impressed with anything that day. My hopes were also a little let down because I thought that Logan would enjoy the animals a little more than he did. All he cared about was the different people around him and laughing at them! Around One o'clock we decided we had seen enough and decided to go to Sea Port Village to walk around.
IT was such a beautiful day. I had an amazing time with my husband and kid. I love being near the beach. There is such a sense of peace there! People are so free willed. I would love to be more like that!

D.H.C.K.S.

2009-03-15T19:31:00.000-07:00

The D.H.C.K.S. (pronounced Dicks) We were the greatest friends in High School. I think Kalin and I caused the most trouble, but boy did we all have some fun. For example; going to the bamboo on Blue Mountain, but not before we raided Diana's house for all it's food. Snow ditch day, up to Forest Falls, where Kalin decided she was cold and put my deceased Nana's sweater on like sweats. And who could forget the Beach ditch day, with Kalin, Courtney and myself. We got sunburnt which was hard to explain to our parents. I tried to say we had a "Field day" at school, but lets just say I was grounded.

I love you girls. You ALL have a special place in my heart♥

Jr. High

2009-03-15T18:59:00.000-07:00

WOW. Jr. High! Today I went out and bought one of those printer/scanner/copier/fax machines and boy is it great. I have never owned a scanner and now I know why. This thing has consumed my whole afternoon, and also made me depressed to see how much weight I have gained.

Anyway... Back to the post. Jr. High! I found this pictures today and they brought a huge smile to my face. These were the days! We were so carefree and lived our lives with nothing to worry about, except if the boy we liked looked at us! These pictures were from our 8Th grade dance (I think). Man we were babies! We had our friends and that is all the mattered.

We had our little group which consisted of: Kalin, Dana, Diana, Sheila, Rachel, Megan and myself. That year we got a limo. I really don't remember how we did it, but it happened and we drove to each girls house and hung out of the sun roof!

If I could only go back to theses days. There is so much I would do different and so much I would keep exactly like it was. I LOVED Jr. High. That may sound weird, but in 8Th grade I think I found myself. Someone I liked, not someone fake and trying to be something I wasn't, just me!

Well, here you have it. The 8Th grade dance. Great friends, Great times!

Great Deal

2009-03-13T14:21:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone. I have a great deal right now, but act fast! This expires on March 17Th.

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*Strawberry Shortcake

*Sunflower

*Orange Mango

*Sweet Slice Cucumber

*wildflowers

*Grape

*Love Struck

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*Strawberry Kiwi

*Black Cherry

So if you are a fan of any of these scents now is the time to buy, so you will have them all year long!

CHEESE!

2009-03-11T14:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Wild Child

2009-03-10T20:24:00.000-07:00

Remember a couple post back when I talked about Logan moving things so he could see out of the window? Well, now I have the proof. He did this last week. It kept Penny and him occupied for while. He did fall a couple times, but that didn't bother him. My son could sit at the door or window and look outside all day long. He loves to be outdoors. Last night I came home from work, Wes opened the back door and said "there's your mom" Logan got real excited and then when I knelt down to kiss him he ran the other way and wanted to play with the dogs. He could care less I was home,he was just happy because he was free! When Wes picked him up to come inside he was SOO mad.
He is my wild child that is for sure. He has such a free spirit. Lets see if he is stays this way.. If so, my kid could be the next one trying to tie himself to a tree somewhere so they won't cut it down..

Okay so this last picture... Yes he fell. But that is not why I am showing this to you. Do you see what is in his hand? That yellow controller? Well if you find Logan, you will find this controller! He has this thing with his 24/7! It is to a little car. I took the batteries out of it because he could care less about the car, he only wants that darn controller.

We are BAD

2009-03-10T10:18:00.000-07:00

Actually Wes is bad, I just took the pictures.

Wes found my swimming cap in the room the other day and decided it was a good idea to put it on Logan! HA. My poor kid! Look at this face!

They aren't the best pictures because of the flash, but the only thing near me was my "point and shoot" camera.

Sunny Days

2009-03-08T20:33:00.001-07:00

Yesterday my sister had a softball game down in Hemet so we went to watch her. It was funny to watch Logan because he didn't know what direction to go. There was so much grass, he could go forever! Between Wes, my dad and I we were all able to keep a hold of him. It is getting harder and harder to keep him that boy entertained.

One thing is for sure. He LOVES his Grandpa. When he knows he is in trouble Grandpa is his Savior!

A New Playmate

2009-03-08T16:39:00.000-07:00

Today My Son Found Himself!

He thinks he found a new buddy.

He has done this before, but today must have been more interesting.

This is just a small glimpse of what he did for a while.

Ahh to be young again!