Cutting ones hair

Benjamin decided to cut his own hair this morning. Now I am going to have to buzz his head to make his hair not look so funny. I have no idea what possessed him except that he is a typical three and a half year old. I willl post a picture of his buzz once I get it done. But for now this is what the top of his head looks like! So with the pictures I added Benjamin now Has a buzz. I keep looking over my shoulder because he look older.

Where did June Go?

I cannot believe that June is over already. Where did the month go? I am greatful that I was able to go on a vacation with my boys this month. But now I need a vacation from my vaction. I am grateful that I have such precious little boys. I am grateful to live in this nation that we live in. I am grateful for the freedoms that we have in this country and I am grateful to those who died to give this freedom to me! God Bless the USA.
I am grateful to be a full time mom! I have always wanted to be this and now I get to take care of my precious boys! I struggle each day to find the silver linings in all the things that happen. But I do know that I have a heavenly father who is watching over me and my little family.

Vacation

We Just got back from a nice week long vacation to California. It was a long drive for me and the boys. But it was a lot of fun doing a road trip. My boys did a really good job of putting up with being in the car for 9 hours. I really was quite impressed. I had fun driving in California becasue it was something I had never done before. I learned how to drive after I moved to Oregon.

We managed to get a lot done while we were down there. We went and visited with my Sister and her kids. We saw the Sacramento Temple and Drove to Windsor where I grew up and visited with my Grandma! We went swimming a lot and we went to the Jelly Belly Factory. Then After I left my Sisters we wenjt to Sonoma where I was supposed to visit with an Old Friend but she totally blew me off. So we went and visited my grandparents in Sonoma. That was fun. We went to Train Town in Sonoma and the boys and I got to ride a train. They really loved that! All in all it was a fun vaction. I will do a road trip again but not anytime soon. It is a long car ride!

Dead Bird Rising!

Benjamin was playing in the backyard and then I could not hear him so I went out side to see what he was doing. I saw him sitting in the lawn talking to something. I went over to see what it was and it was a very injured blue jay. It was funny watching benjamin talk to it and have it squeak back at him. But I knew that the bird would not survive whatever was the matter with it.

So I took Benjamin back into the house and had him play with Alex while I took care of the bird. Let me tell you putting that bird out of his misery was not easy and made me feel awful. IT did not help that it sqeaked at me while I was trying to help it. I was greatful that the episode was over in a few minutes and then I buried the bird.

After I was done with the bird Benjamin kept asking me where the bird went. I sat him down and explained that the bird was hurt and went to heaven. He accepted this explanation only after I told it to him 3 or 4 times during the day. I know that I did the best thing for the poor bird but it made me sick to my stomach especially since I have been taught to be kind to animals and not hurt them. I also know that I had to take care of the bird before they boys decided that they wanted to touch it and play with it becasue who knows what germs it was carrying.

I am Just grateful that is over with. Hopefully I will not have any more mortally injured animals in my yard again.

getting ready for vacation!

This year I get to take a road trip with my boys. I am going to California to visit my sister and visit places where I grew up. I am so excited for the road trip. This will be the first road trip that I have taken by myself since I have been able to drive. I am so grateful that I can drive becasue for a few years there I thought that I was never going to be able to drive and that was very depressing.

Benjamin and Alex are looking forward to visiting with their cousins. My Husband is not ready to take a road trip with the boys so I told I will do it and I will survive and then next time it is your turn. Ha ha ha!
But I am looking forward to the trip becasue it is something I have not done before and It will be nice not to stuck in my house with the two boys becasue I have no vehicle.

I realize that it will be a long car ride but going to california will be worth it. I am going to visit Windsor while I am down there and I am excited to see all the changes that have happened since I have not been there for 13 years. Wow Can it be 13 years already. I am getting old and didn't know it. It will be nice to be on a vaction since I have not had a long one for a couple of years.

I am a little nervous about driving in california because I actually learned how to drive in Oregon but I am looking forward to this new adventure that I am taking my boys and me on. It should be a lot of fun

Zoo Day!

It is sunny and warm today in Oregon. It is so nice. So we decided to go to the zoo. Alex has never been to the zoo and benjamin was 18 months the last time we went to the zoo. We had a lot of fun seeing all the animals. ALex liked the lion. He woiuld look at the lion and then roar. He does that when he sees a lion on tv and now he has seen a lion in real life. Benjamin's favorite animal was the elephant. we got to see a baby elephant which was fun. and all day since he has been saying that he has seen an "elelphant" which is what he call them.

The Oregon zoo has a fun exhibt where you get to feed lorikets and they fly all over the place. It was fun watching the boys. Benjamin had a blast feeding the birds even when the birds started fighting with each other over who got to have the necter. Then Benjamin had had a lorikeet land in his hair. I turned around to get a picture of that and my camera's batteries died. Of course it would do that when I finally had a picture that I wanted to take. But it was a lot of fun. Benjamin really liked the sea otter as well. THat was fun. We then went on a train ride around the zoo and benjamin and alex really enjoyed that. They are doing a dinosaur exhibt at the zoo so as we were going aropund on the train we would see dinosaurs in the trees. That was fun.

All in all todeay has been a fun day. But of course it wore the boys out so now they are cranky as can be. Now I understand how my mother must have felt after taking us somewhere really fun for the day then coming home and having us be cranky. Sorry Moma!

Clingy Children

So I am not as stressed out as I was last time I posted but my children especially Alex is being really clingy. He will not sleep through the night again unless he is sleeping on top of me. So for the last couple of nights I have not been able to sleep in my own bed. Oh well this too shall pass.

The Weather has been crazy lately. Yesterday we had hail, rain thunder and lightening. It is may for goodness sake it is not supposed to be hailing. The sun was out for a little bit this morning so the boys and I went out for a walk by the lake. That was fun. We saw lots of birds and a couple of dead fish floating upside done in the lake. But the cutest thing we saw was the baby goslings. The moma geese hissed at us as we walked by but it was fun seeing the goslings. I am so grateful for my double stroller. Since I don't have a car during the day It is nice to have the stoller so I can put the boys in it and get out of the house.