A day in the life of a Pace: 2008

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Tired Little man

Well, I had to grab the camera when I found Ashton in my bed the the covers pulled up and his arms up relaxing while watching Pooh Bear.

He is trying to to look at me or give me a smile.

Later I lost the child and could not find him. He crawled in the dirty clothes basket and was hiding. He also would not answer me when I called his name.

Yum Crab

Well the other day the door bell rang and I ran down the stairs, ok walked and saw nobody through the hole and still opened it and we had a package. I dont know why I love to get packages so much espically when I did not order anything. Probably because the double benefit it is free and I still get to open something that is a suprise.

So I looked and it was from SPI, and company Eli works with on ordering lumber.

So I opened it and it had about 5 pounds of crab legs, muscles, and smoked salmon. I passed on the muscles but everything else was delicious. Here are the boys eating the crab, Asthon loves crab and ate more than Eli or myself.

Cameron 4 months

Wow time keeps ticking by so fast.
Cameron is now 4 months old.
He still loves to suck on his fists and anything he can grab.

He has been sleeping through the night for several months, except when I mention that so he might not sleep well tonight or when his brother Ashton wakes him up.

The pictures that follow are of this happy little guy.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Shots

Well, I got a call from the school nurse saying that Ashton was not up to date on his shots. So I grabbed his paper and looked and he was except for his Hep A. So I told him we it was time to go to school, again, we were home. So at 1230pm we headed back to the school. He got the shot. To the nurses surprise he did not jump, cry, scream or make any movement or a sound. She said she had never seen a kid like that and asked me "where did I get him?" Before that he ran out of the office and I was chasing after a kid running down slick hall ways since it is snowing and recess just ended so I was trying to catch him and not appear to be running since I was running by the do not run sign. Finally caught him and I was thinking oh this will be fun, and he was great. So I told him I would take him to get a burger. So we pulled up to Wendy's and he starts saying burger. So he got a kids meal and he ate 5 fries and a frosty and nothing else. Then it was time to go home, and it is a blizzard. I was opening the door and he moved so the car door hit his head and he landed on his stomach and hands. So now I have 2 screaming kids, one wet, one Poppy and I am getting wet. We are home now and no one is crying but I still have one poopy bum. Such is life. Guess I better get a move on before it migrates and I have a bigger mess.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Reindeer Food

Ashton did this in preschool. They sent him home with the food, in a brown paper bag, I did not know it was not to eat so it was gone by the time I read the packet that was with his papers in his cubbie. Oh well guess we will make more.

So here is the recipe so the reindeer will not run out of fuel when delivering all the gifts that Santa has in his sleigh.

I am typing as it appears on the paper, and have your kids measure and count as much help from them as you feel is needed.

Measure: 1/2 C. granola
Add: 5 chocolate chips
5 peanuts
Add: 5 M & M's
5 Raisins
Pour Contents into a paper bag, (close top OK this was not in the recipe but do it or you will have a mess) Shake. Taste!

How to feed the reindeer
1. pour the food into a bowl
2. leave the bowl near a door on December 24.
3. check the bowl in the morning!
4. Enjoy the leftovers!

Monday, December 1, 2008

Tag

Tagged by Melina
I actually liked reading yours Melina it made me think what I like in a lot of aspects, since those change quite often in some areas.
1.What color is your tooth brush? White with a little blue head
2. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? Walking around Barnes and noble
3. What is your favorite candy bar? Take Five and Rolos, Caramello, and dove anything with chocolate and caramel is great
4. Have you ever been to a strip club? NO
5. What is the last thing you said aloud? Hi baby
6. What is the best ice cream flavor? Ben and Jerry's Parline and Pecans
7. What is the last thing you had to drink? Water
8. What are you wearing right now? Jeans and a T-shirt socks and shoes
9. What was the last thing you ate? Sugar Cookie
10. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? No
11. When was the last time you ran? Not to work out after my son, oh Friday
12. Who was the last person to send you a message/comment on your blog? Wendy
13. Do you rake vitamins daily? Yes, kids gummy vitamin I can stand the taste
14. Do you go to church every Sunday? Yes when were are around or not sick
15. Do you have a tan? Yes, but fading fast
16. Do you like Chinese food over pizza? Depends on the place but I do like Hawaiian pizza
17. Do you drink soda with a straw? No, I am trying not to support the dentist but I love the straws that bend then you can drink while laying down.
18. What does your last text message say? Trevor left his hat and Tevan left his airplane
19. Are you someones best friend? my family and eli, and my kids or i like to think so
20. What are you doing tomorrow? Taking out the trash, changing diapers, fun things like that
21. Where is your dad? Driving Tractor
22. Look to your left, what do you see? A door
23. What color is your favorite pair of shoes?Nike shocks, and slip on shoes any kind
24. Do you use chap stick? Yes and it is well hidden from ash
25. Whats your favorite thing to do in your free time? be around family and and watch hgtv
26. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Drive thru, unless we have a minute then we dont get fries all over or that grease smell in the car
27. Do you have a dog? No
28. Last guy you talked on the phone with? Eli
29. Last girl you talked on the phone with? Toni my sister
30. Any fun vacation plans soon? Just Christmas Holiday stuff
31. Do you dye your hair? Are you kidding I like highlights so I dont have to do it as much and that is hard to do yourself.
32. Can you say the alphabet backwards?No,
33. Do you have a maid service clean your house? Yes,Andrea Cleaning Service
34. Are you jealous of anyone?Yes
35. Do you love anyone? Yes
36. Do any of your friends have children? Yes
37. Do you use the word Hello daily? Yes
38. Do you like cats? No
39. Have you ever been to six flags?No
40. How did you get your worse scar? Having kids c-section
41. What is your favorite smell? wall flower scent creamy nutmeg, and baking cookies and espically dinner when I dont have to cook it
42. What is the last DVD you watched?a documentary on Antarctica
43. Have you ever been to Disney world?No
44. What is your favorite number? 5, my child knows that once I reach five and he has not done what I asked consequences follow
45. Do you toast your pop tarts? Pop tarts are gross
46. Have you ever waited tables?Only my own
47. Where did you have your first kiss?car
48. What should you be doing?changing a poopie diaper
49. Do you enjoy wasting time blogging? not especially I do it for a journal so I wont loose it
50. Who do you want to tag?any one who reads this and wants to

I look forward to learning about you.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Food Everyone must eat right

Ok, So since it is fall almost winter and it makes me want to bake, I think because it heats the house and lets face it I like to eat things that taste good. And I have a cousin who I saw posts recipes on the side of her blog, pam, and it made me think what a good Idea to share so I am on the band wagon. So share people. Sometimes I sit in the morning and think what sounds good then forget and before I know it it is dinner and we are not having what could be an awesome meal. I even call and ask people what they are having to get inspired and same thing "I dont know" And I know everyone out there has at least one good recipe and many more so lets help each other out. So that is why I decided to have my first post be the turkey enchalidas since it was just thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving

I know these events are so exciting you wont be able to contain yourself.

1st we woke up, AT 6AM DUMB BODY, you don't need to get up on a holiday. OK a little baby woke me up then I could not got back to bed bad baby.

2nd We watched TV, ate something I know it was such a great breakfast, Oh Ashton made waffles for him and Eli, I think I had chocolate chip cookie dough, got to start the holidays off right.

3rd Eli left to go play football with some guys in our church. But first they had to go get cinnabon cinnamon rolls, where do they sell those they airport. So they tried calling them and the phone would go to an answering machine the

n so Eli kept calling the information and they gave them the same number so they called the lady back and she went down to the cinnamon place and told them they needed to bring the cinnamon rolls down. A lot of trouble and high cost for 20 cinnamon rolls. I did not eat a cinnamon roll I knew not everyone would need one and I did not need a sugar rush that early.

4th we walked home, showered, grabbed the frozen rolls that were trying to unthaw, sugar cookie dough and stuff for frosting, kids and left for wanship to spend thanksgiving with Eli's parents.

5th waited for rolls to un-thaw good thing they have a fire place.

6th ate

7th watched a movie eli wanted to watch about Antarctica

8th fell asleep

9th ate some pecan pie, Eli had pumpkin Ashton ate the crust

10th chatted

11th Eli's grandparent came over to see the baby good thing we had kids so they stop by

12th drove back to slc in the dark, luckily we saw and hit no deer

13th unloaded all the stuff from the car into the house

14th began to read the greatest generation

15th put kids to bed, baby woke up, put back to bed then Ashton fell asleep and I went to watch television and fell asleep

I know real exciting, but hey at got a nap which I never take I think I was tired from waking up early and having a baby makes you tired when your sleep pattern is disturbed.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Sunday Pictures

Before Toni left I wanted her to take a picture. Eli hates these but we were all dressed sort of. Ashton has just gone to the bathroom and only had a shirt on that is why the picture is a head shot of the family. Eli likes outside pictures and so do I but, it was cold and some one was only wearing a shirt. So we stood in front of the curtains, because he did not want the cabinets behind us, nice job Toni =Ashton is almost smiling.

While downloading my weekends pictures I found this, you take pictures of yourself I post, ha ha

Cute aunt Toni with the baby. oh precious

Bath Time

We were trying to get ready for Sunday -make it on time to Elis cousins homecoming--ok we made it to hear the speakers not the start

Make a salad-thanks to toni it got made

get boys ready--toni helped give them baths and she styled ashtons hair. It starts off nice then ends up a mess.

Cameron having a bath, he was smiling in other pictures but he was also showing his goods so I decided to opt on that.

Arts and Crafts

Ok so we were up late making a craft and her is the big cheese herself.
The last time Toni came we were talking and she said she wanted me to show her how to make the magnets I have on my fridge. She wanted to make one for everyone at work. Well she switched from nights to days and that makes 82 people.

So we purchased the supplies, then worked Saturday night for several hours gluing the stickers and magnets the clear glass stones. Then Sunday we wrapped in cellophane and tied a sparkle green ribbon. After that I thought oh it would have been really cute to put a couple Hershey kisses with the magnet oh well they are wrapped. Now she just has to put a tag on them and place them in co-workers boxes.

Hiking Millcreek Canyon

Saturday we went up millcreek canyon. My new love since the road is closed to cars. Then I can take the double stroller. However, Ashton was a poop. He screamed and cried and would run back to the car when he was set down. SO I carried him and my sister and then he was belted into the stroller, thank you who ever decided to finally put 5 pt harnesses in stroller, I know you had a child like I do. Anyway so before Ashton was put in the stroller, he had thrown his view finder, drink, and golf club to the ground, and he would not keep his coat on. Yeah, do you see the snow on the ground. So my sister was sick of a screaming kid, a horrible ear pinching scream then he would try to vomit on whom ever was holding him, fun stuff I know you were wishing you were with us just a mile ahead or behind. Then my sister said "I will throw you into the creek if you dont stop screaming, well a minute before a lady past us on a bike and when she heard this she turned around while pedaling her bike and almost fell over, it was great. Then they watched us once they stopped to see what we were doing. Well the older people we saw who have had kids understood and would say hi and smile. Ms. biker was ready to call social service on us. Oh well, the best part was watching her almost fall off her bike.

The happy campers. Cameron slept through the screamer, look at ashtons eyes red, spit on the mouth, and see the buckle love the buckle.

Screaming kid, quiet, kid, toni helping push the stroller it was all up hill, beautiful picture of ice on the bushes with water priceless. Would I do it again, yes, with toni sure, with kids not sure.

Elis Birthday

Oh, cute. Toni and Ashton dancing during the birthday celebration.

Ready blow.

Ashton not sure his dad will get them out begins to blow. He loves the blow out the candles, and the people eating the cake better like a side of spit to go with their cake.

Oh the beautiful cake. Thanks to the cake doctor to help make a cake mix great.

I love family photos, then I actually get to be in the photo. Then the boys will realize later on when they look at the photos that yes they have a mom too. I dont always like how I look or how others look. Oh, everyone smile and say cheese and you see the result.

German Pancake

I know this is amazing, so I had to take a picture, I loved how it curled up and browned. And it is good to eat. The topping is so easy and good, it is apples with sugar and cinnamon. Yum. Ok, so we are pigs eli and myself at the entire thing except for a 3 by 3 square that was for ashton but he never ate his. Oh well more for us next time.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Ashton

Hi My name is Ashton. I am 3 years old. I attend preschool 2 days a week. I like to color on my body and paper, it is more fun to color on me. I Have blond hair and blue eyes. I am a very fast runner and enjoy running away from my mom in stores and watching her try to run after me and find me while I hide in racks of clothes or down other aisles. I enjoy fishing, hiking, hunting and doing anything my dad does. I love animated movies, newest love kung fu panda I take a little broom and put it down the back side of my shirt so I can use it for kung fu sticks. I poop in the pottie and pee in my pants. I love chocolate and juice. I can fill my own cup with water from the fridge, sometimes I fill it too much and make a mess. I love water and swimming with my toy shark in the tub, and splashing anyone who comes in. Pretty much I am king of my castle.

Cameron 3 Months

Time is going by quick. It seems like Cameron was just born. Well now he is 3 months old. He is finding his voice, tongue, and loves to suck in his bottom lip. Any chance he gets one or both hands are in his mouth. Yes, he has learned to be a self gagger. Oh well, such is life. He has blue eyes and his hair color depends on the light he is in it can appear to be light brown, blond, or have a hint of red.

Cameron loves to smile, and look around. The other day he rolled on his side then he must have decided been there done that because he has choose not to since.

Cameron loves milk, pacifier, bottles, quiet time from Ashton, and people paying attention. Not too demanding yet.

How to accomplish tasks

Ashton decided that when I put Cameron in this seat for a minute it has his and that he needed the tray on also. So when I want to get something done I put him in the seat, that way he will not get into what I am trying to do. Also his new love Captain Crunch Peanut Butter. This child is very picky on what he will eat. Amazingly he loves this cereal, about the only kind he will eat. Which is fine it keeps him occupied, he will fill up the cup area on the tray and line up all the little balls of cereal in a row, which takes some time and then he has to eat them.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

OOPS

Well, I went with my neighbor and friend Sara to lunch and with my boys. We went to Paradise Bakery which I love the food, it is all really good. So Sara carried Cameron and I had Ashton. We were walking through the parking lot towards the bakery and I noticed a lady in a van and others in the area had strange looks on their face. Then I looked down at Ashton because he was walking slowly, and his pull up was to his ankles and his pants. So I was holding hands with a fully exposed little boy. Hint: if you see this and you dont know or do know the person let them know so they are not just walking around with a bare butt little guy or girl. Anyway Sara told me once we were inside the lady had a strange look, almost a glare then was laughing-yeah at the dysfunctional mother. HAHA Any way they pants would slide off and bring down the pull-up when we were inside, I think they are just big and he has lost a little belly. So those will be marked with a marker and only worn with a belt. At least it did not happen at preschool.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Clueless-the hand shake

Ok, so today we went to church early. I made a point to get everyone ready because I knew it was the primary program, when the kids do a program during church giving talks explaining what they learned for the year. So I am looking around since we were 15 minutes early and not many people were here yet. And a nice looking older man is sitting up front and I am thinking oh, a grandparent, but he looks familiar. Eli turns to me and says do your recognize that man, I saw nope, thinking why should I, is it a person we have vitisted before doing missionary work? He would not tell me until a 10 minutes later he said it was Elder Hales a leader in the LDS church. Well I thought Hales looked older. Then he sits on the stand and they introduce him it was

Elder Oaks. Eli was wrong but so was I. He looks 10 years younger than the picture of him they took with the other leaders. Any way I dont know why he attended. At the end of the meeting I was walking out of the asile to go and he shook my hand and asked how I was doing. I reaplied great. And I did think about not washing my hand but he did shake a lot of other peoples hands and I wanted to eat oh and I am a germ a phob. During the meeting ashton was loud and having fun. Ashton clapped and cheered when the meeting ended. The meeting lasted 15 minutes past the meeting. SO yeah lucky the kids on the stand were taking attention from my clapping kid and I did not want to look back and see who noticed because I could see out of the corner of my eye everyone saw. oh well life with a 3 year old.

Friday, November 7, 2008

HaPpY HaLlOwEeN

Ok I know it is past Halloween, but not everyone takes pictures on the right day.

Or maybe it is just me. So I dressed up the kids ok, ashton always wears these clothes.

Better yet, because we only had to buy a bag since I threw out the plastic pumpkin because I used it for a barf bucket while I was prego with Cameron.
We had to take the binos, and gun to attend the trunk or treat.
And both kids sleep through dinner then Ashton woke up and would only eat chips, plain tortilla chips. Cameron slept from 5pm til 630 am the next morning.
So he never wore a costume and I left it at home.

The boys- as good as it gets when you have an uncooperative 3 yr old and a baby who cant sit up and a mom who could not get the picture to turn.

When Ashton was a baby

This is Cameron

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Saturday Hike-Millcreek Canyon

After the playing in leaves we decided to have some fun.

Since the weather was awesome we wanted to enjoy before it turned nasty

and it is nasty today. So we got diesel, and drove up the canyon.

I have never been up millcreek or never you could drive up, some canyons

dont have access and I thought this was one of them.

It was nice to get away from so many people, even though a lot were still up enjoying

nature.

Cameron and I, cameron did really good, happy and enjoyed it. He kept sucking on his hands ok fists. He can get one almost two in his mouth and yes gags himself. The joys

of not paying attention to where the hand went. I love the smell of trees and water. If I could bottle that smell I would, Eli said it was the smell of decaying leaves. I like to

think it is fall, fresh rain smell mixed with forrest smells.

"Come on Mom take the picture" and you know what I am

thinking "come on kid just smile for once"

Nice picture, notice the props and the cooperation of a smile. Doesnt happen.

Best picture of the boys,
yep hand in mouth ashton thinks it is funny
espically when baby gags. Not so funny if you are
holding him or get to clean up baby vomit.

FAll leaves

Saturday was a day of relazing. First Eli and Ashton played in the leaves. Good thing because we are in a blizzard right now (nov 5th) Ashton wont leave the house with out his essential items, gun, eyes(binos) --we did manage to leave the elephant and elk call which is an adaptor for an air mattress.

We have an awesome tree by the drive way that is a maple and produces a lot of leaves

probably because we water the tree alot in the summer when we play with the hose.

When we went to Hawaii last year we brought back a boogie board. It is great the bottom is

slick and be pulled on grass and snow and is awesome.

Ashton loves to be pulled and thought it was great to be pulled in leaves

even though they would almost cover his head.

another trip around the tree

this is the best smile I got for the camera

Ok, Ashton did not always like leaves in the mouth or face,

can you blame him?

Ride over, Lets go, Ashton was made when the ride stopped.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Buffalo

Yes that is a dead buffalo. Killed by the mighty buffalo hunters. Our friends in Ashton Idaho killed a buffalo last year on one of Ted Turners ranches in Montana. So we went with them this year and they killed 3. The ranch is west of Bozeman Montana about 20 miles and located along the Madison River. You check in with the guys managing it, sign a waver, and head up the road. Then the hunters get in the managers pickups and they go about 120 feet away from the buffalos and get out and the 1st shooters goes which happened to be Ben, and usually it goes fast but the first shot did not kill the girl or the second but third worked proabably because he was only 10 feet away. Then she finally fell over like you see in the movies to the side. Then Matt was up, one shot and she killed over. Then Eli, and one shot and she died. Depending on the age of the animal determines the price. They kill females that are not open, or pregnant. If you want a male that is $2000 a trophy is $4000. Once all the animals are dead they bring up their vechiles and us nonshooters could approach. Then they hoist one up at a time and gut it. Then load onto the vechile and you are done. Then we drove through Ennis, up we went through West Yellowstone. Then we stopped in Island Park to use a lift to hoist the females and skin, and cut the legs and quarter the animals then off to the butcher. IT was an all day event. The boys did very well with the long, ashton and cameron. The pictures following document, but are in end to beginning to scroll down then go up. Eventually I will post accordingly.