Memory Lane

Many of you knew my stepsons, Tryson and Brody, from my marriage - or at least got to meet them at the wedding. It's crazy to think I met them when they were ages 2 and 4, the ages of my boys now. Wyatt and Chase went with their dad in August to California to visit them and their Grandma and Grandpa Peery. Here is a picture of all 4 brothers with their cousins (Kaetlyn and Trevor)... (BY THE WAY: I already scolded my boys father for letting my boys walk around looking like WHITE TRASH! I mean, what are they even WEARING?!)



Can you believe how LONG Tryson's hair is and how old Brody looks?! Sweet boys. We'll get to see them around Christmas I believe. Wyatt WORSHIPS his big brothers. He'll be very excited to see this picture posted! :)

Pee the milk?? - No, it's not as bad as it sounds.

Wyatt's preschool class went to "The Farm" today, and in case you didn't know.. my boys LOVE animals. Here is Wyatt with his buddy Logan checking out horses.



Wyatt braved the horse...Chase.. Not so brave. He was actually quite a WUSS from what I heard. Oh well, mommy's boy I suppose. :)



So why, may you ask, is this titled: Pee the Milk? Well, apparently, Logan was brave enough to MILK the goat. Wyatt refused because it was "de-scusting". Tonight though, he said he wanted to see Logan Pee the Milk. I guess that is what a 4 year old thinks when his friend makes an attempt to 'Milk a Goat'. :) Wyatt tasted the Goats milk too... he was not a fan. I asked him what it tasted like and he said it was yucky... and tasted like bananas. Go figure!

School days..... ah, the memories.

So, Wyatt started Preschool this past September when he turned 4. Perhaps he should have gotten a better head start than that, but let's face it, I'm not winning any "Mother of the Year" contests. Hopefully he'll learn a lot this year and then starts Pre-K in 2009.

Anyway... tonight, I overheard him saying the Pledge of Allegiance. I was so pround (and a bit shocked!), but then I listened closer...and realized we still have a long way to go... But it's a start right?? His version goes something like this:

I pudge allegiance into the flag. In the Knighted States of America. Into the puzzle and to the puzzle. One nation, under God. Invisible.... (it starts to trail off after that. ) Not too bad though, all things considered! haha

Now, I guess the big challenge is getting him to learn it RIGHT, before they ban it entirely in the United States....

TAGGED! I'm it....

So, my sister-in-law tagged me… I normally don’t play nice with this stuff, but I’m going to humor her.  Here goes.
Here are the rules: I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then I must pass it on to seven others.

The questions are as follows:
1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Where is your significant other? Nadda
3. Your hair color? blond
4. Your mother? Carol
5. Your father? Pat
6. Your favorite thing? boys
7. Your dream last night? boring
8. Your dream/goal? success
9. The room you're in? cubicle
10. Your hobby? shopping
11. Your fear? loneliness
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? management
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? needy
15. One of your wish-list items? Blackberry
16. Where you grew up? Peoria
17. The last thing you did? work
18. What are you wearing? skirt
19. Your TV? Overused!
20. Your pet? RUSTY
21. Your computer? laptop
22.Your mood? chipper
23.Missing someone? nope
24. Your car? HONDA
25. Something you're not wearing? ring
26. Favorite store? online
27. Your summer? HOT
28. Love someone? babies
29. Your favorite color? pink
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? September

Okay, there, I played along. I’m not tagging anyone though. Can’t commit to it! Hahaha

My boys are definitely boys!

I took the kids to dinner with Martie last night and then we decided to head to the Ross next door to see if we could find anything fun. Right before we headed to the check out, we decided to check out some lotions they had. Wyatt insisted on smelling each one I did. I sometimes worry that because they are always around mommy, they are learning too many girly things. They like my flavored lipsticks and are very curious about makeup. However, Wyatt reminded me me with the following statement that they are still just little boys that know nothing about how to be girly. He smelled one of the lotions and then looked at me and said: "THAT STINKS PRETTY". :) Put a smile on my face. Definetely love my little dudes.

That is just DEEEEEE - scusting!

Wyatt and Chase were able to go up fishing with their dad overnight. Gave me about a 24 hour break (which I'll take)! However, these fishing trips seem to be more hassle for me than anyone!! I'd probably have been a bit more understanding, but the maid had just come yesterday and what did Wyatt try to do?? Yep, drag a drippy, sicky, nasty fish into my clean house! GROSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS


So not interested in that. Then, as their dad is leaving (he was kind enough to 'clean the fish' for Wyatt) (Wait, why does the fish get to stay at MY house???) and is seriously dripping FISH GUTS across my floor!? WHAT THE CRAP? So nasty.

This is the dirty mess that is my boys when they return from fishing. And who is the lucky one that gets to clean them, their clothes (yes, they even BARFED on them), and now my floor that USED to be clean less than 24 hours ago?? You guessed it folks. :) The life of a mommy.




This is just one Freakin DIRTY kid!



Oh yeah, and don't even ASK about that nerdy hat Wyatt is wearing. He found it somewhere and has adopted it as his own! Nevermind the stinking CUTE and EXPENSIVE fishing hats I bought for them both that are now collecting dust in the garage somewhere. So much for me trying to have a fashion influence! I quit!

Do I DARE report out??

Okay, so I’m not one to kiss and tell… Okay, so I am. WHATEVER! But, here’s the thing… “Random Utah Boy”, (who really does have a name), knows my blog address…so Ladies, I can’t go into too much detail. Don’t want to give him too much info at this stage in the game. ;) I will say this though. Date #1 was fantastic. Great Guy, Great Chemistry, Great Evening. Definitely have plans for date #2. He’s actually going to be scrutinized by Martie and Nicole during the next trip. Should be fun! We’re doing a triple date… so maybe they can give you more details after that happens. For now though, you are just going to have to be satisfied with the “Great Date” summary.

And for those of you that had any inkling that I’d be bloggin’ about Vegas……… WRONG.



What happened in Vegas will forever STAY in Vegas. I just will say that I had so much fun with the girls and can’t wait to do it again next year! Love you girls!



The kids were UBER thrilled to see me when I got back too. First words out of their mouths to me were… “I want to go to Daddy’s house”. Oh, I was feelin’ the love! Little punks.