A Day At The Circus!

The circus was in town this last weekend so we decided to take the kids. Since Taylor is staying with us until the end of the school year we took her with us as an early birthday present. It has been years and years since I have been and I think that every child needs to experience the circus at least once in their life. We got some cute pictures of the kids and the animals. We all (except for Josh) took turns wearing the hat that came with our cotton candy. Jaron chowed the cotton candy down really fast. It's funny...he won't eat licorice, but he'll eat cotton candy.

There was a lot of acrobatics and clowns, but I think the kids liked the animals the best. The clowns did a lot of magic tricks that were pretty cool. Jaron's favorite thing the clowns did was at the beginning when they played musical chairs. It was pretty funny.



The first animals to come out were the elephants doing their parade. Jantzen got very excited! The elephants and the dogs were his favorite part. After they went back inside the horses and zebras came out. Both groups went into separate areas and did stunts. The zebras, although really cool to look at, were pretty boring. They didn't do much, but the horses were fun to watch.



Then the dogs came out. I don't remember dogs being in the circus when I was little, but they were hilarious to watch. They were dancing in dresses, jumping through hoops, jumping over hurdles (which some of the dogs purposely knocked them over), and went down slides. The funniest dog they had was a little yorkie. Everything they wanted him to do he would do the opposite. The funniest was the slide...they had the dogs climb up the stairs and then go down the slide, but when it was the yorkie's turn he went up the stairs and then turned around and went back down them. Then one of the trainers pretended to chase him around the slide to get him back up there. Jantzen couldn't stop laughing.


The elephants came back out to do their tricks. It was amazing how these big animals could do the things they did. I remember them being one of my favorite things in the circus when I was little.




After the elephants were done came the tigers. They put up a large cage that they were in with their trainer. I'm glad...I wouldn't have wanted one of them to jump in the audience. That trainer is pretty brave to be in there with eight tigers. They did some fun tricks, but some of the tigers seemed to get really mad at each other and their trainer. Josh thinks it was part of the show because one of the tigers didn't want to do a trick and started growling at the trainer (almost like he was giving attitude...like a child). The trainer got in his face and was giving attitude back. The very last tiger got to dance with the trainer.




Anytime the ring master would ask for audience participation with dancing Jantzen was very happy to go along. He really got into everything. It was cute to watch him. When the show was all over Jantzen asked where the monkeys were. He was really hoping there would have been some doing tricks. I told him they were in the audience...he started looking around for them and said he didn't see them. I had to point out that he was one of them and Jaron and Taylor were the other two monkeys. He thought that was funny.



We had a great afternoon/evening at the circus. I'm glad we were able to go and take our boys with us to enjoy it. After we left we went to dinner to celebrate father's day...we let Josh decided where he wanted to go, we ended up going to Red Robin. It was yummy. Then we went home to have another popcorn movie night. It was a great weekend, so here's a BIG thank you to Josh for working so hard so we can enjoy fun outings like this together as a family. You're the GREATEST!!

30 Week Check-up

Yesterday I went to the doctor for my 30 week check-up. I took Jantzen with me because he loves to go and hear Jaedyn's heartbeat. I got to have another ultrasound to make sure Jaedyn's developing properly. Everything looked good...her organs are developed pretty good, but I was told that she's still a little on the small side. They estimate that she is about 2 lbs. 15 oz. (+/- 7 oz.). I was told that she will approximately weigh around 7 lbs when she's born. I told the ultrasound tech that that's fine with me...it would make for an easier delivery.

Jantzen looked in awe at the images of Jaedyn on the TV. He thought it was really cool! We got a good profile picture of her puckering up her lips and even got to see that she has hair. Yeah! Both Jaron and Jantzen were pretty much bald when they were born. They had a tiny bit of hair that went away very quickly. You wouldn't know that now because they both have nice, thick hair...no fair! Hopefully Jaedyn will get her dads hair too.

Jaedyn was being a wiggly worm during the whole ultrasound. I asked the tech to make sure that she was still a girl because we have gotten rid of all our boy clothes. She tried to look but was having a hard time because Jaedyn was keeping her feet crossed and wouldn't move them. That could be a good thing, right? I don't think she likes her personal space being invaded, but YES, she's still a she.

We tried to see more profile shots, but just kept getting the arms in the face. We even caught her rubbing her face. It's amazing how much personality they already have before they are born.




When I got to see my doctor he said everything looks good, but that she's in the 20th percentile so they have to keep an eye on that. If she goes down to the 10th they will have to check her even more. Maybe she will be lucky enough to be shorter than me...I always hated being so tall.

My doctor told me he didn't really want me traveling anywhere, but we have plans to go to Utah for the July 4th weekend. We'll have to see how we feel about going before we decide not too. I told my doctor that Josh and I had a feeling that Jaedyn was going to come early...around the first part of August. He told me not to have her between August 1st through the 6th because he would be out of town. I told him he shouldn't have said that because the doctor I had with Jaron told me the same thing and I had him that very weekend. We'll have to see if it happens again.

I now have to start going every two weeks for check ups and I will be having another ultrasound next time to make sure Jaedyn's not too small. I am excited because this means it's getting closer to being over and we will get to enjoy Jaedyn from the outside (I will get my body back, yeah!).

On the way home from the doctor Jantzen started telling me that Jaedyn is going to be daddy's. I asked him about him and Jaron and this is what he said, "Jaedyn is daddy's princess and me and Jaron are mommy's boys". It was really cute how he was saying it. I told Josh when he got home from work and he said the boys are more like "mom ma's boys". That's okay, I have fun with my boys. We are so excited and can't wait to meet Jaedyn.

Field Day Fun!

I'm a little slow at getting this posted , but I just got these pictures from Amy. I forgot my camera so she was kind enough to take some for me. So this is going to be about Jaron, pre-hair cut.

Last month Jaron's school had their annual field day. They do this every year around the end of the school year. It's always so hot so they do a lot of games that involve getting wet so they can cool off. It probably would have been nice for Jaron to have had his hair cut before this, but since they played in water he was fine. I brought my spray bottles with fans that I used for soccer to keep the kids cool when they weren't getting wet. They couldn't get enough of them.

One of the first games they played involved holding a ball between two kids' heads and walking a certain distance back and forth. Jaron, of course, did this with Kristin. They were so cute! It almost looks like they are kissing. I have already harrassed him about that and he just blushed. He said he likes her, I can totally tell by his face when I mentioned it to him.


The next game involved an enclosed ball that had slits in it with a water balloon inside. You wind it up and it gives you a certain amount of time before it makes the balloon pop and you get water all over you. The kids were having too much fun with this one. There was so much screaming from the girls that I think I lost some of my hearing. Notice who Jaron is sitting by again...that's right, it's Kristin!



I just love this picture of Jaron. He looks so cute and grown up in it. I almost wished I could play the games and get wet with him it was so hot.


Next there was some games on the field (with the almost dead grass) that was mostly a small obsticle course. It was funny watching the kids try to hurry through these hoops. When they got to the mats they had to roll on them. It's a good thing Jaron has a lot of energy. I was exhausted just watching.



Jaron was excited for this one. He had to lift a bucket over his head that was full of water and hand it to the person behind him. What he didn't know was that there was holes in the bottom of it. He got soaked...I'm sure he enjoyed it though. Just look at his expression...it's priceless!


He had some more relay races that they had to team up on poles for. I thought this was a little dangerous, but no one got hurt. Jaron did awesome on it! I don't understand why he didn't have this much energy when he was playing soccer. Both him and Espen took a quick break to pose for the camera. They are thinking in their heads..."we are so cool, just look at us!"



The last relay race they did they had to hang on a rope with a group of kids and run to one end of the black top. Once they got to the end they all had to put on jersy's without letting go of the rope and then run back to where they started. This was hilarious to watch even though some of the kids were getting very frustrated. Jaron was so nice, he helped Kaitlyn because she was having problems. I love the look of determination on his face while he runs back to the start. He is a very competitive person, he gets that from his dad.



After all the games were done the kids got to enjoy popcicles. I brought more than what they got from the school because I knew they would need it. Jaron just hung out with some friends while chatting and enjoying the coolness of the popcicles. Notice the face pulling again...this happens way too much in pictures of him and Jantzen. He definintly got Kristin's attention. I noticed she was never too far away from him the whole time they were playing. He had a great time and wishes he could do this everyday instead of doing his school work, don't we all.

It's Not "Swine Flu", Thank Goodness

Jantzen woke up again this morning with a temperature of 102.7 so I decided it was time I take him to the doctor. We were lucky to be able to get an appointment today...we got the last available spot they had.

Before the doctor came in Jantzen was being really cute. I think he was a little nervous being there. He doesn't go to the doctor very much, usually just for his well check ups. He kept talking about the room we were in (each room has different Disney characters painted on the walls). We were in the Lady and the Tramp room, which Jantzen was excited about because he loves dogs. He also talked about how to spell his name and my name and told me his address. He then started asking when the doctor was going to be there because he wanted to go home. After a few minutes he decided he wanted to lay on my lap and get a back rub while we waited.

When the doctor got there she checked him out. She had mentioned that he might have the Swine Flu...I was hoping not. It turns out that he has strep throat, poor little guy. I feel really guilty that I made him wait three days before I took him to get checked out.

I got his antibiotic filled and when I went to give him his first dose for the day I found him asleep in Jaron's bed. Apparently while I was gone getting his prescription filled he had gotten both Taylor and Josh to read him some stories while he laid in Jaron's bed and then he fell asleep. I didn't want to wake him because he needs all the rest he can get. I'm just glad that we finally know what's going on with him and that we can get it taken care of. Only 9 more days of his medicine and all should be well.

On the bright side, with him not eating anything the last three days, he hasn't lost any weight. He has actually gained 1 1/2 lbs. since he cut his forehead a few months ago, so that's good. It makes me feel good that he will be back to himself soon, but I am really going to miss him wanting to cuddle all the time.

My Sick Little Monkey

For the last two days I have been dealing with a sick little Jantzen. On Friday Jaron came home from school early because he was sick and had a fever of over 100 degrees. His only lasted for half the day and then he was back to normal, there went his perfect attendance record at school.

Jantzen started getting sick yesterday morning around 1:30 am. He started crying so I went to check on him, he seemed fine so I went back to bed. About a half hour later he came into our room and climbed into bed with us. He is so wiggly when he sleeps so neither Josh or I got much sleep. When I woke up Jantzen was complaining that he didn't feel good. He was warm so I took his temperature, sure enough he had a fever over 101 degrees. I gave him some Tylenol and hoped it would work like it did with Jaron. It turned out that it didn't work that well and he got a fever as high as 103, almost to 104 degrees. He didn't do much yesterday but sleep,lay on the couch, and want me to cuddle with him. He doesn't get sick very often and when he does it doesn't usually last very long. This time was different...

This morning he woke up again around the same time and just came into our room. After a little while being in bed with us he said he had to throw up. Josh took him in the bathroom. He ended up doing this twice and the second time he didn't quite make it all in the toilet. I was the lucky one who got to clean it up, while dry heaving myself. Jantzen was still burning up and didn't sleep very well, not to mention we didn't sleep well either for the second night in a row. When Josh left for work around 4am he moved Jantzen over to his side of the bed so I wouldn't be squished, but as soon as he left Jantzen moved right back next to me. From then on he just wiggled and kicked me and kicked his legs on the bed. I told him to stop, but he didn't. I think we both finally got to sleep around 5:30 or 6 (I have to get up at 6:30 to wake Jaron up for school) and I got woken up by a slap in the face by Jantzen. He, of course, was asleep so I couldn't get mad at him. When he woke up I asked him why he slapped me and he said, "you shouldn't have said up in space". He's talking about the high five Josh just taught him where you say, "give me five up in space, slap your face" and you slap the persons face.

He still had a fever when he woke up but it wasn't as high as the day before. About midday his fever went down below 100 degrees so I thought he was better, even though he didn't really act like it. He was still wanting to cuddle and take a nap with me. I have no problem these days taking a nap, especially since I haven't been getting much sleep at night. At one point today he felt good enough that he wanted to play a motorcycle game on the Wii so I let him. I went upstairs for a few minutes and then I heard silence. I went down to check on him and he was asleep with the controllers in his hand.



We did get our nap in today, thanks to Jaron's teacher who brought him home from school for me. The rest of the time Jantzen has been cuddling with anyone he can, even Jaron. I really hope he gets better because I don't know how many more nights Josh and I can go without sleep. I guess he's just getting us prepared for Jaedyn.

Egyptian Funeral

Jaron's class just got done learning about Ancient Egypt. In celebration of this they did a reenactment of an Egyptian funeral, the same way it was done back then. The kids made Sarcophagus' to have their dead buried in and they all dressed up. There was even some girls in the back that were called "The Criers". Apparently, back then, women were paid to cry at funerals, even if they didn't know the person.

Jaron got to be in the front carrying a Sarcophagus and leading the funeral procession through a bunch of different classrooms. His teacher had some Egyptian funeral music playing and all the kids had to have their heads down as if they were really mourning. They were so serious, it was fun to watch them.




After they were done parading around they had to go and bury the Sarcophagus' in a tomb. Jaron's teacher had made a big blow up tomb that the kids put ancient Egyptian writings on. It was really cool. I got a video of Jaron taking his in first....





After all the kids were done I got a picture of all of them together. I told them to pose, not all of them would, but this is what I got. I love how Jaron was posing...he really got into it. He was being so cute!



When we got back to Jaron's classroom he decided that I needed to get a picture of him posing as if he were a dead Egyptian. He laid down on the floor and played the part well. You looked awesome Jaron!!


The kids all seemed to have a good time. I love how Jaron's teacher does things like this to get the kids involved in learning. Jaron has taught me so much about Ancient Egypt. Everyday he would ask me a different question about it that I wouldn't know. It's amazing how much you forget learning in school as the years go by. It's a good thing I have kids to refresh my memory.

Saying Goodbye is Hard to Do...For Me!!

Yesterday was a very sad day in the Goddard house...at least for me. Jaron has been growing out his hair since the beginning of the school year and I have loved it! It looks so cute on him and he has had many people tell him that he looks like Zac Efron. We have been caught on occasion calling him Zac or Troy (from High School Musical) and surprisingly he responds. However, the summer is coming and along with that comes the HOT weather. Jaron has really thick, nice hair that has been making him extra hot the last few weeks so he has been asking me if he could cut it short like it used to be. I kept putting him off hoping he would change his mind, but without success.

This is the routine we had every morning to get his hair done (I will actually miss it). When he would wake up in the morning his hair was always messy, like he had stuck his finger in an electrical socket. First thing I would do is get it all wet and brush it to the side.



Then I would blow dry it, still keeping it to the side. Then, much to Jaron's dismay, I would use a flat iron on it to get rid of some of the waves in the front. Luckily I didn't burn him with it very much, only a couple times or so, and it never was very bad (it was usually when he moved).



After that I would use some hair wax on him to style it exactly where I wanted it to stay and then use a little hairspray to give it a little bit more of a hold. Of course he's a boy, so he would always find a way to have it messy by the end of the school day. All of this actually only would take about ten minutes every morning so it wasn't a bad thing. I didn't mind doing it at all.



This is what the finished product would usually look like in the morning, and this was what Jaron looked like yesterday when I sent him off to school. I knew what was coming after school. I still tried to convince him that he should keep his hair long all the way up to him leaving for school, but still no success. I hoped, in my head, that he would chicken out because I know he likes his hair long. I think it's because the girls tell him they think it's cute on him, but he won't say that's the reason. He just kept telling me all morning that he just wants it short for summer to make it cooler for him and will grow it back when school starts again.


After school I went over to Denise's house for the "big" cut. I was hoping my hormones wouldn't kick in and make me teary eyed. She started shaving one side of his head..it was too late to back out now. Jaron seemed happy during the whole thing. All I kept thinking about was "how long will it take for his hair to grow back". I know that's really sad, but I really loved his hair long.

After it was all done Denise noticed that the back of Jaron's neck was a little whiter than the rest of it. His hair has been long for so long that he wasn't getting any sun back there. He will fix that this summer while he plays in the pool.


This was all the hair that was cut off of my little "Zac". In actual size, his pile of cut off hair was about one foot long by almost another foot wide and a couple inches high. It seriously would take two years worth of hair cuts on me to equal that amount of hair. Jaron can thank his dad for that. Josh is the one with the thick hair.


This is what Jaron looked like after his dramatic cut. Still so cute, but looks so different. Josh almost didn't recognize him. I asked Jaron if he likes it and he said, in kind of a hesitant voice, "yes". I think he likes it, it will just take some time to get used to it for all of us. I sound really sad, like someone died, but no one has thank goodness.

So, this was Jaron this morning before he left for school. He was a little nervous, but excited, to see what his friends would say at school.


This is what Jaron looked like when I picked him up from school. Apparently, he had a run in with some rocks and the ground in PE. He scraped up his face, arm, and knee pretty good. I asked him if his balance was all messed up because his hair was all cut off. He didn't think I was funny, I was just trying to make light of the situation...what was funny is that when we got home and he showed Josh, he asked him the same thing. Great minds think alike, I guess.


Jaron said that a few friends didn't recognize him at first, but they all, including some of the teachers, said they really liked his new hair cut. I look forward to having a break from doing hair...that is until it's back! You are still a cutie our little Jar-Bear!!

Jaron's Spring Musical

Jaron had his Spring Musical performance a few weeks ago at school. He had to wear a white shirt, which he didn't have, so I had to find him one. You would think that would be an easy item to find, but it wasn't. When I sent him off to school he looked so cute. He was wearing his black lace up shoes, jeans, and his white tee shirt. I told him he should slick back his hair and he could be a "greaser" or a "T-Bird" for Halloween. He would look so perfect! Of course, he had no idea what I was talking about...am I that old?

When his class came out to perform he didn't look too thrilled. He gets embarassed so easily, he didn't used to. He was, of course, between two girls in line. I think he likes that, even though he won't admit to liking girls yet. After a while he loosened up and started pulling faces at me and Jantzen, typical Goddard boy.



His class sang "The Great Outdoors", "The Tiki Tiki Room", and "Candle on the Water". They did an awesome job! Again, at first, Jaron was embarrassed to do the actions, but got into it later. I had recorded him singing "The Tiki Tiki Room", but I accidentally erased it from my camera (I thought it was another picture that he wasn't doing anything in). I'm really mad I did that because it was sooo cute how he sang it. When he would sing the chorus he would shake his hips. Have I mentioned how cute it was? I'm kicking myself in the toosh for deleting it!



I tried to get Jaron to give me an encore at home so I could have it recorded, but he refused. Oh well, he did a great job! I look forward to seeing him perform many more times.