Logan Shaun

It's hard to find any pictures of this funny little kid. At least a not good one. If you can get him to look directly at the camera, he manages this tight-lipped smile that doesn't look much like a smile. More like he's in a fair amount of pain. This highly sensitive boy is so full of life.....


most of the pics I grab of him are of him running to or away from me.



His naturally funny personality never fails to bring smiles to my face. While my Mom was here, he went to check on her to make sure she was getting ready to go. He told her (with his serious eyes) that she needed to get a shirt on. As an afterthought, he turned back around & held his finger up, pointing it accusingly at her, telling her "and pants, too".

Love this kid! :)

Funny kid

Yesterday, while at the ever-dreaded, eViL Walmart, Jordan & I are browsing through the aisles to kill some time. Logan & Hayleah are in preschool 3 days a week, but only for less than 2 hours each day. Since it's a minimum 30 min. round trip, I prefer to stay in the area instead of head back home. Walmart is across the street, so we've been frequenting this place of ill repute far too often.

Anyway....back to Jordan.

At the end of the hair care aisle is the back wall, packed with every brand of feminine products you could ever want, need, or consider using. While looking at some hair stuff, my attention is drawn to my normally quiet (only in public) child who is excitedly (read: loudly) telling me about this "free" stuff I need to come see.

Lo & behold, he certainly did a bang up job picking out the word "free". He's becoming such a great little reader. It was on the front of a package of pantyliners. Stayfree, to be precise. He was (loudly) insistent we needed to get this because, well, it's free. He went on & on trying to convince me (loudly) about how great free stuff is. He can't really hear me (over his own bad self) & apparently I'm not making much sense while trying to use my quiet voice & contain my giggles at the same time.

We definitely got some looks from those around us, but I didn't mind too much. It takes more than someone still in their pj's & slippers, or someone sporting a fabulous mullet to make me feel embarassed at Walmart. :)

I love that kid. It's rare a day will go by without him giving me a good laugh. :)

Books

I set a goal this year to read at least 40 books. I just hit 30 (if I'm not counting how many times I've read the Twilight series; which I'm not because I'm slightly embarrassed about that number). This leaves me less than two months to meet that goal. Normally I stink at goal setting & achieving. I'm a procrastinator, which rarely helps with much of anything.

I need some book suggestions, though. My list of books to read is growing smaller. I'm devouring them in days. How do I do this, you ask? (Inquiring minds are sure to want to know) I'm able to do all the regular things a stay-at-home mom does, & still be able to find countless hours to escape through these books. Super Woman, I am not. More like Cheater Woman. :) An iPod & a library card is all a girl needs. Well, that & no late fines or books you can't find. :oP

Surprises

The husband: "guess what new thing I did today"
Me: "what's that?" (thinking: new is good)
The husband: "brushed my teeth with Desitin"

Note to self: new is not necessarily good & attention to details, even when just brushing ones teeth, can be important.

Couples Retreat

No, not the movie (though we did see that & I personally wouldn't recommend it...not very & often crude).


Dave & I had our first date away from home since before Jordan was born. My Mom has been in town for the past week & a half, so Dave & I made reservations up in St. George for an overnighter.

No matter where we go, & no matter how many lists I make to check off, something is forgotten. This time it was my Temple Recommend. I grabbed the husband's, but forgot to check to make sure mine was where I thought it was. Totally bummed out, we went up to the Temple grounds anyway & went to check out the visitors center. A Sister missionary working there asked if we had been inside the Temple yet. When we explained that we hadn't & that today was to be our first time, she advised us to call our Bishop or Stake President. According to her, this was a special circumstance & told us of her husband's experiences as a former Stake President with this.

I didn't expect anything to come of it, nor did I really consider it a special circumstance (I just don't have those in my life), but we called Bishop anyway. I was SO glad this Sister advised us to do so. We were able to attend the Temple that night, seal Dave's grandparents, & do some other work for some family members! It was an incredible night & we had so much fun! We left feeling refreshed & filled.











We wound up staying up until 2 in the morning, eating our Wendy's frosty's, watching movies & laughing. It's something we never do anymore & I can honestly say we really enjoyed this time together!




The next morning, we headed out to Zion National Park. We'd never been there & had heard so many great things about it, so we had to go check it out. The mountain views on the way were unlike any I've never seen before.



We stopped at an organic apple orchard & market on the way out there. The Fuji apples were ripe & ready to be picked. We loaded up a bag-full of the beauties to bring home to share.

Overall it was a really nice little trip. The kids did good for my Mom & I doubt they missed us for even one minute. When we got home, Logan was a little upset with me because I wouldn't take him to the Temple with me that day. He said he wanted us to go on our "date" to the Temple....just the two of us. Someday. :)