there are still days when i look at my two children in complete awe and think to myself, "these two babies are mine? I"M their mother?" i'm still blown away that i'm a mama. it wasn't that long ago that i was just a child, and some days...i still feel like one. its such a strange feeling. isaiah is going on four this year, makayah is going on two and i'm trying to figure out how life somehow fast forwarded. when i was younger it felt like an eternity before i'd even be old enough to wear makeup, and now all i do is turn my head or blink my eyes and BOTH my kids are talking! wow. i realize now that the next 20 years aren't going to come as slowly as my first, and i have to admit, its a little scary. before i know it, i'm going to have a teenager on my hands, a returned missionary, a handsome young groom, a beautiful bride. and since there is nothing i can do to stop time, i'm going to have to revel in these wonderful times of growing up. i have been trying (not very hard, i might add) to potty train isaiah this past year. i maybe tried a for one day each time, and then gave up. i figured he'd do it on his own when he's ready. and this past friday he decided he was ready! he simply told me that he wanted to wear big boy underwear and went on his own. i had been out in the living room with makayah when i heard isaiah yell from the hallway bathroom, "MOM! i went potty - check it out!" i have never been more excited or felt more accomplished in my life - my little boy is potty trained! he's been going on pretty strong this entire weekend. this morning he woke up on his own and went all by himself without any help at all. i was a little surprised, and called out from bed, "isaiah, is that you? do need some help?" and he said, "no mom, its my own business." oh, well then. he has become such a little man with a BIG mouth. you never know what he's going to say. yesterday in our church's ward news letter there was a mother's day section with pictures of everyone's child and why they love their mom. there was isaiah with his hands tugging at his ears and his tongue sticking out. he said, "i love my mom cuz she plays on the playground with me and she wants me to be a super hero that flies up." the laughter bubbled out, man i love that kid! sadly makayah's limited vocabulary kept her from being published as well...next time. however, she has become quite the chatterbox. for the past week she has been saying "please," "pretty," and "milk." sam has also been teaching her to say "PEACE!" when he tells her goodbye. she's getting the hang of it. her most recent word is "baby." she likes to pat my tummy and say it...most likely because i'm pregnant, again. we just found out on friday. its our little surprise baby. we had been TALKING about another baby in a couple months...but i guess the baby just couldn't wait that long. its all so surreal right now, i still can't believe we'll be having another one. both isaiah and makayah are really excited and i think they are ready for another sibling. wow, three kids. :) anyway, i hope you all had a wonderful mother's day. there are so many wonderful mothers in my life and they are all doing such an extraordinary job. i especially admire my mother and my mother-in-law. they are so full of love and so unselfish. i'm extremely lucky to have them in my life.
May 12, 2008
happy mother's day
there are still days when i look at my two children in complete awe and think to myself, "these two babies are mine? I"M their mother?" i'm still blown away that i'm a mama. it wasn't that long ago that i was just a child, and some days...i still feel like one. its such a strange feeling. isaiah is going on four this year, makayah is going on two and i'm trying to figure out how life somehow fast forwarded. when i was younger it felt like an eternity before i'd even be old enough to wear makeup, and now all i do is turn my head or blink my eyes and BOTH my kids are talking! wow. i realize now that the next 20 years aren't going to come as slowly as my first, and i have to admit, its a little scary. before i know it, i'm going to have a teenager on my hands, a returned missionary, a handsome young groom, a beautiful bride. and since there is nothing i can do to stop time, i'm going to have to revel in these wonderful times of growing up. i have been trying (not very hard, i might add) to potty train isaiah this past year. i maybe tried a for one day each time, and then gave up. i figured he'd do it on his own when he's ready. and this past friday he decided he was ready! he simply told me that he wanted to wear big boy underwear and went on his own. i had been out in the living room with makayah when i heard isaiah yell from the hallway bathroom, "MOM! i went potty - check it out!" i have never been more excited or felt more accomplished in my life - my little boy is potty trained! he's been going on pretty strong this entire weekend. this morning he woke up on his own and went all by himself without any help at all. i was a little surprised, and called out from bed, "isaiah, is that you? do need some help?" and he said, "no mom, its my own business." oh, well then. he has become such a little man with a BIG mouth. you never know what he's going to say. yesterday in our church's ward news letter there was a mother's day section with pictures of everyone's child and why they love their mom. there was isaiah with his hands tugging at his ears and his tongue sticking out. he said, "i love my mom cuz she plays on the playground with me and she wants me to be a super hero that flies up." the laughter bubbled out, man i love that kid! sadly makayah's limited vocabulary kept her from being published as well...next time. however, she has become quite the chatterbox. for the past week she has been saying "please," "pretty," and "milk." sam has also been teaching her to say "PEACE!" when he tells her goodbye. she's getting the hang of it. her most recent word is "baby." she likes to pat my tummy and say it...most likely because i'm pregnant, again. we just found out on friday. its our little surprise baby. we had been TALKING about another baby in a couple months...but i guess the baby just couldn't wait that long. its all so surreal right now, i still can't believe we'll be having another one. both isaiah and makayah are really excited and i think they are ready for another sibling. wow, three kids. :) anyway, i hope you all had a wonderful mother's day. there are so many wonderful mothers in my life and they are all doing such an extraordinary job. i especially admire my mother and my mother-in-law. they are so full of love and so unselfish. i'm extremely lucky to have them in my life.
May 1, 2008
"umpa" and "nana's" house
:)
for the past five days we've been in arizona. it was a last minute trip we needed to make. my parents needed help with quite a few things but mostly geneology work...plus we wanted to surprise my dad for his birthday. thankfully, i didn't have to make the trip alone with two small children. my wonderful husband drove us down to arizona and then drove back up the next day to get to work. but isaiah, makayah and i stayed behind. monday and tuesday we were engulfed in family history. i am in the process of completing several volumes of family history books for my mom's side and my dad's side. they were quite overwhelmed and not sure where to begin. in 2006, we submitted 56 names. just this past week we submitted 78 names. my dad had been asking me to get him more names to do and so i surprised him with a new stack of names for his birthday. whew! now the work begins. on tuesday we drove out to canyon de chelly to meet up with his long lost relatives. "grandma irene" took us down into the canyon to meet up with her daughters who all helped us fill out our blank family history sheets. the canyon was gorgeous and the kids had so much fun playing in the streams. we did so much driving i can't even remember everything that went on. at the end of the day, we drove to cottonwood so my grandma brown could meet makayah for the first time. i remember going to my grandma brown's house quite often as a child. my brothers and i would run around in the hills, get the sheep to suck on our fingers, feed the rabbits, wrestle with the rams, and ride the horses. being there brought back so many memories. the sad part is, all the corrals are empty now. isaiah asked why they were gone and unfortunately the only answer i had was, "grandma brown is too old to have animals now." "BUT WHY?" because, because, because. i did get to take him up the small hill we used to play house on...for some reason, it seemed so much bigger back then. i never imagined i would be taking my son walking on that same trail. and as for makayah, she kept trying to run off into the distance chasing the tabby cat. during this trip to arizona i took quite a few pictures and i had to laugh at makayah. her dishelveled hair, messy face, and bare feet reminded me of someone. i always wondered why my mom let me run around looking like a tumbleweed all the time. and now i know...she tried. I tried. i fix makayah's hair, dress her up, put her socks and shoes on...and still, she manages to undo all my efforts and comes out looking like a tumbleweed by noon. anyway, the trip has been very productive. we've had a great time being with family...especially the kids. isaiah clings to "umpa" wanting to mimick all the things "umpa" does, like hauling wood or playing baseball. makayah won't let nanna out of her sight and demands all her attention. but as much fun as we've had...we miss our daddy. WE'RE COMING HOME DADDY!
p.s. my sister renee found a trapped chipmunk in the laundry room. the kids thought he was a riot! especially isaiah...after watching alivin and the chimpunks. i'll upload more pics and videos as soon as i get home. 
for the past five days we've been in arizona. it was a last minute trip we needed to make. my parents needed help with quite a few things but mostly geneology work...plus we wanted to surprise my dad for his birthday. thankfully, i didn't have to make the trip alone with two small children. my wonderful husband drove us down to arizona and then drove back up the next day to get to work. but isaiah, makayah and i stayed behind. monday and tuesday we were engulfed in family history. i am in the process of completing several volumes of family history books for my mom's side and my dad's side. they were quite overwhelmed and not sure where to begin. in 2006, we submitted 56 names. just this past week we submitted 78 names. my dad had been asking me to get him more names to do and so i surprised him with a new stack of names for his birthday. whew! now the work begins. on tuesday we drove out to canyon de chelly to meet up with his long lost relatives. "grandma irene" took us down into the canyon to meet up with her daughters who all helped us fill out our blank family history sheets. the canyon was gorgeous and the kids had so much fun playing in the streams. we did so much driving i can't even remember everything that went on. at the end of the day, we drove to cottonwood so my grandma brown could meet makayah for the first time. i remember going to my grandma brown's house quite often as a child. my brothers and i would run around in the hills, get the sheep to suck on our fingers, feed the rabbits, wrestle with the rams, and ride the horses. being there brought back so many memories. the sad part is, all the corrals are empty now. isaiah asked why they were gone and unfortunately the only answer i had was, "grandma brown is too old to have animals now." "BUT WHY?" because, because, because. i did get to take him up the small hill we used to play house on...for some reason, it seemed so much bigger back then. i never imagined i would be taking my son walking on that same trail. and as for makayah, she kept trying to run off into the distance chasing the tabby cat. during this trip to arizona i took quite a few pictures and i had to laugh at makayah. her dishelveled hair, messy face, and bare feet reminded me of someone. i always wondered why my mom let me run around looking like a tumbleweed all the time. and now i know...she tried. I tried. i fix makayah's hair, dress her up, put her socks and shoes on...and still, she manages to undo all my efforts and comes out looking like a tumbleweed by noon. anyway, the trip has been very productive. we've had a great time being with family...especially the kids. isaiah clings to "umpa" wanting to mimick all the things "umpa" does, like hauling wood or playing baseball. makayah won't let nanna out of her sight and demands all her attention. but as much fun as we've had...we miss our daddy. WE'RE COMING HOME DADDY!
p.s. my sister renee found a trapped chipmunk in the laundry room. the kids thought he was a riot! especially isaiah...after watching alivin and the chimpunks. i'll upload more pics and videos as soon as i get home. 
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