Ward Trunk or Treat
Little Spencer was a skunk!
Ian was Optimus Prime....on the 30th we went to a Halloween activity on base so the kids got to dress up two nights in a row. They loved it!
Bryce was MegatronWednesday, November 4, 2009
Halloween
Having Ian with us this Halloween was so much fun! I love to see the boys excited about trick or treating and picking out costumes. Ian has wanted to be a Transformer since the beginning of summer and of course Bryce was right with him. I'm hoping that maybe next year we can be a little more creative and do something as a family. I would love to make the costumes. As it is, I wore a dreadlock wig. Not terribly original I admit. I loved Spencer's costume and I dare say it was the cutest little kid costume I saw. Of course I'm biased. The boys made out with plenty of candy. The basic rule around here is they can have one piece a day (a little candy never hurt anyone) and only if they will eat their dinner. I'm sure we could probably eat healthier around here and yet most of the time I'm just grateful if my boys will eat what I've made. The funny thing is that the boys don't seem to remember that we even have the candy....out of sight out of mind.
Ward Trunk or Treat
Little Spencer was a skunk!
Ian was Optimus Prime....on the 30th we went to a Halloween activity on base so the kids got to dress up two nights in a row. They loved it!
Bryce was Megatron
Ward Trunk or Treat Little Spencer was a skunk! Ian was Optimus Prime....on the 30th we went to a Halloween activity on base so the kids got to dress up two nights in a row. They loved it! Bryce was Megatron
Black Island Farms
We took these pictures at Black Island Farms in Syracuse Utah. We went with some friends for FHE and had a great time with the BIG slides, rides, and corn mazes. We had a blast even though it was a bit chilly.
Bryce, Mekayla, and Ian
Bryce
Spencer
Mike and the boys....you can see the cool slides in the back ground. The boys could have cared less about the maze when they caught sight of the slides. I have to admit even I had a fun time on them! LOL!
Bryce, Mekayla, and Ian
Bryce
Spencer
Mike and the boys....you can see the cool slides in the back ground. The boys could have cared less about the maze when they caught sight of the slides. I have to admit even I had a fun time on them! LOL!Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Quick Update...
Where to begin....hmmmmmmm.... I don't really feel like I have a whole lot to blog about and yet life is happening. Bryce continues to love school! I love seeing his enthusiasm for the things he is learning and the enjoyment he gets from being with children his age. Bryce is bright, funny, and such a joy! I'm going to have the opportunity to volunteer in his class this coming month and I can't wait. The teacher asked me if I would come in during reading time! I've always done pretty good about reading to the boys, but with Bryce in school I have been reading to all three of them consistently every night. I love how excited they are to listen, make comments and attempt to read. Mostly they just have their favorite books memorized! LOL!
Soccer season....well it ended....Bryce liked the idea of playing soccer, but when it came right down to it, he didn't like sharing the ball! He would usually last about 5 minutes before he took a seat in the middle of the field and pouted! There is always next year. Ian liked wearing the uniform but refused to practice... what little practice I could get out of him, meant that I had to practice with him. Fortunately I wasn't the only parent on the field practicing with their kid. On a side note, Ian is growing bigger and bigger. He is only 3 and a half and is 40lbs, and 41 inches tall. Clearly the chemo didn't stunt his growth. Most people meeting him for the first time, think he is much older than he is.
Spencer is growing up and talking up a storm. I'm his mom and I'm impressed with how much he is talking. He is such a big boy and loves to do things for himself. Of all my boys, he seems to be more of a climber, explorer, and into everything kinda kid. A couple Saturdays ago I put him in his chair for breakfast without belting him, he usually pushes his chair back and gets out on his own. I stepped away to put a load of clothes in the dryer, and on my way back, I heard a thump and crying. He fell out of his chair trying to get down. I knew he had had a concussion because he threw up all over me as soon as I picked him up. I took him to the ER just to make sure all was well. Everything was fine, but I was a wreck. It seems like whenever Mike goes TDY, that's when the poop hits the fan. He's fine now, but I'm much more vigilant about buckling him into his seat.
Mike has been gone for the last three weeks. We've all missed him so much! This TDY couldn't have been planned any worse. I've needed Mike so much this month and yet I haven't had him here. Ian had his scans today...all month I have been stressing out and worried. I wasn't looking forward to doing this alone. Fortunately I have good friends in our ward and a good friend that lives just around the corner who have all volunteered to help with the boys when I have to be with Ian in Salt Lake City. The good news is that according to the Radiologist, Ian's scans look clean. Now I have to go back tomorrow for his oncology appt and his one year follow up with the bone marrow transplant team. I can hardly believe that it has been a year. I'm not the same person I was two years ago. This challenge has changed me for the better and has also caused me to be more anxious. I'm working on the negative fall out and hoping that some day I won't be so anxious and stressed. I know there are others who struggling just as I am with big challenges and some who even suffer unimaginable trials. I'm grateful for a loving Father in Heaven who puts up with my emotional breakdowns and tantrums. Who will listen to my pleas and demands. I just hope that I can become the women He would have me be, no matter how painful the process may be. Some days I truly feel like I have reached my thresh hold! LOL!
On a side note, I received a new calling. The bishop called me into his office a couple weeks ago and said they had felt impressed that I needed to be called as the 1st counselor in the Young Womens Presidency. LOL! I guess the Lord thinks I still have quite a bit to learn. I'm actually really excited! Should be a great experience! I'm going to miss being a teacher in the Relief Society. It was the perfect calling!
I'm looking foward to the rest of this month. The boys are so excited about Halloween. This year Ian gets to join us. When Mike gets home, we are going to go to the Pumpkin Patch and have some fun! YAY! Also, Mike gets a couple weeks off in December and so we will most likely go to Phoenix. Can we say road trip! SO fun! I'm so ready for something fun! So this is my update. If you were bored reading it....too bad! LOL!
Soccer season....well it ended....Bryce liked the idea of playing soccer, but when it came right down to it, he didn't like sharing the ball! He would usually last about 5 minutes before he took a seat in the middle of the field and pouted! There is always next year. Ian liked wearing the uniform but refused to practice... what little practice I could get out of him, meant that I had to practice with him. Fortunately I wasn't the only parent on the field practicing with their kid. On a side note, Ian is growing bigger and bigger. He is only 3 and a half and is 40lbs, and 41 inches tall. Clearly the chemo didn't stunt his growth. Most people meeting him for the first time, think he is much older than he is.
Spencer is growing up and talking up a storm. I'm his mom and I'm impressed with how much he is talking. He is such a big boy and loves to do things for himself. Of all my boys, he seems to be more of a climber, explorer, and into everything kinda kid. A couple Saturdays ago I put him in his chair for breakfast without belting him, he usually pushes his chair back and gets out on his own. I stepped away to put a load of clothes in the dryer, and on my way back, I heard a thump and crying. He fell out of his chair trying to get down. I knew he had had a concussion because he threw up all over me as soon as I picked him up. I took him to the ER just to make sure all was well. Everything was fine, but I was a wreck. It seems like whenever Mike goes TDY, that's when the poop hits the fan. He's fine now, but I'm much more vigilant about buckling him into his seat.
Mike has been gone for the last three weeks. We've all missed him so much! This TDY couldn't have been planned any worse. I've needed Mike so much this month and yet I haven't had him here. Ian had his scans today...all month I have been stressing out and worried. I wasn't looking forward to doing this alone. Fortunately I have good friends in our ward and a good friend that lives just around the corner who have all volunteered to help with the boys when I have to be with Ian in Salt Lake City. The good news is that according to the Radiologist, Ian's scans look clean. Now I have to go back tomorrow for his oncology appt and his one year follow up with the bone marrow transplant team. I can hardly believe that it has been a year. I'm not the same person I was two years ago. This challenge has changed me for the better and has also caused me to be more anxious. I'm working on the negative fall out and hoping that some day I won't be so anxious and stressed. I know there are others who struggling just as I am with big challenges and some who even suffer unimaginable trials. I'm grateful for a loving Father in Heaven who puts up with my emotional breakdowns and tantrums. Who will listen to my pleas and demands. I just hope that I can become the women He would have me be, no matter how painful the process may be. Some days I truly feel like I have reached my thresh hold! LOL!
On a side note, I received a new calling. The bishop called me into his office a couple weeks ago and said they had felt impressed that I needed to be called as the 1st counselor in the Young Womens Presidency. LOL! I guess the Lord thinks I still have quite a bit to learn. I'm actually really excited! Should be a great experience! I'm going to miss being a teacher in the Relief Society. It was the perfect calling!
I'm looking foward to the rest of this month. The boys are so excited about Halloween. This year Ian gets to join us. When Mike gets home, we are going to go to the Pumpkin Patch and have some fun! YAY! Also, Mike gets a couple weeks off in December and so we will most likely go to Phoenix. Can we say road trip! SO fun! I'm so ready for something fun! So this is my update. If you were bored reading it....too bad! LOL!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Bryce's First Day of School
Bryce's first day of school! He attends Hill Field Elementary and his teacher is Mrs. Behrens.
Standing in line like a big boy! I was so sad to see him go. I held the tears in until he was inside. Good thing I had sun glasses.
Bryce's first full day of school. We walk to school every day. GREAT exercise!
Bryce's unofficial first day of school. It was a parent, student and teacher meet and greet. He was so excited!
Standing in line like a big boy! I was so sad to see him go. I held the tears in until he was inside. Good thing I had sun glasses.
Bryce's first full day of school. We walk to school every day. GREAT exercise!
Bryce's unofficial first day of school. It was a parent, student and teacher meet and greet. He was so excited!Ian's Make A Wish Party
Most everyone knows that we went to Disney World as a family at the beginning of August. Our trip was courtesy of the WONDERFUL organization Make A Wish. Well before we left, a party was scheduled for Ian when he came back so that he could share his pictures with all his friends and family. The party was held in Murry Utah at the Make a Wish headquarters in Utah. It's such a neat place. There are pictures of other children who have had wishes granted, what they wished for and how they are doing now. It was humbling and inspiring to read of other children and their journeys. At any rate, we mostly had friends there, and Grandma and Grandpa Jackson were the only family that were able to make it. We were so grateful that they could be there to support us! Before our guests arrived, Ian and the family were taken to the wishing room, where Ian was able to officially make his wish to the wishing wizard. It was just a neat ceremony where we his family could write on little papers what our wishes for him were. It was a very tender sweet moment! Of course I cried like a baby! Our guests arrived a half hour later and we had cake and ice cream, enjoyed a slide show of pictures from our trip, we had a chance to talk about some of our favorite moments on the trip, and Ian was given his own star to raise in the Make A Wish building to commemorate his granted wish! I want everyone to know what an amazing organization Make A Wish is, they go above and beyond!
Mike and me with Bishop Maughn and Sister Maughn. Bishop Maughn was our bishop when we first moved to Hill AFB. He was released in the spring. He's been such a support to Mike and me, and continues to take an interest in our family.
This is Ellie and Jen. Jen is holding Ian, and she is the boys' FAVORITE babysitter! She is so awesome! In fact, Jen enjoyed the party so much, and the Make A Wish atmosphere, that she mentioned she would like to volunteer there and maybe work for them.
Me helping Ian raise his Star. He was so cute, he almost didn't want to raise it, because he wanted to take it home with him. Someday, if he wants they said he could have it back.
Ian's special star. It's orange but you can't tell in this picture. He told them orange was his favorite color. That made Mike so proud, Mike LOVES orange!
Mike and me with Ian. This is the cake Ian requested. A TRANSFORMERS cake. He was thrilled!
Mike and me with Bishop Maughn and Sister Maughn. Bishop Maughn was our bishop when we first moved to Hill AFB. He was released in the spring. He's been such a support to Mike and me, and continues to take an interest in our family.
This is Ellie and Jen. Jen is holding Ian, and she is the boys' FAVORITE babysitter! She is so awesome! In fact, Jen enjoyed the party so much, and the Make A Wish atmosphere, that she mentioned she would like to volunteer there and maybe work for them. 
Me helping Ian raise his Star. He was so cute, he almost didn't want to raise it, because he wanted to take it home with him. Someday, if he wants they said he could have it back.
Ian's special star. It's orange but you can't tell in this picture. He told them orange was his favorite color. That made Mike so proud, Mike LOVES orange!
Mike and me with Ian. This is the cake Ian requested. A TRANSFORMERS cake. He was thrilled!Monday, August 24, 2009
Golden Spike National Monument - Fun Outing!
We decided to go on a fun family outing to the Golden Spike National Monument. It was so fun! The boys really enjoyed the steam locomotives! This is where the west and the east train lines met. I love family outings! We had such a blast this day!
Happy Birthday to my Sweet Bryce
I can barely believe my baby is 5 and entering kindergarten. Where have the year gone? I'm so grateful to have this little boy in my life! He is so sweet, funny, handsome and smart! I can't imagine life without him! He was so excited to celebrate his birthday. We had some friends over this year. Last year that was not possible. Friends and Family who couldn't be here all called and wished him a happy birthday which he thought was really neat! I hope he grows up knowing how much his father and I love and appreciate him!
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