Jaron's First Cell Phone

Yesterday Josh and I broke down and decided to get Jaron his very own cell phone. I know, he's a little young to have one, I was 18 before I had my own, but we were already planning on getting him one when he started middle school in a couple years. Our cell phone company is running a promotion right now where kids are free until 2012, which is a great deal and it will be super cheap for him after that.

Jaron had no idea that we got him a phone because Josh got an early Christmas present (his own new fancy phone) and he thought the bag was just Josh's stuff. When he opened it, well, you can see the excitement on his face...



Here's a close up look at Jaron's new phone, pretty cool huh?


With Jaron having a cell phone comes a lot of responsibility on his end. He already got the lecture from us about all the rules that go along with this privilege. It will be nice to have something fun to hold over his head if he's not listening or doing what he's supposed to be doing, plus it will give us some peace of mind knowing that he will have a way to get a hold of us in case of an emergency. That, to me, is worth it!

Binky Replacement...

Jaedyn got a new animal puzzle for her birthday that has knobs on each piece. She didn't seem too thrilled about it when she got it until she figured out a fun new way to play with it. And here it is...


That's right, she's using it as her binky. She has been crawling all around the house with one of these puzzle pieces in her mouth. Maybe it feels good on her gums because she's teething up a storm these days!

She will occasionally stop to check out what's on TV, but when she finds there's nothing good on, she'll continue to chew...silly girl!



Jaedyn's real binky will be so sad to see she has a replacement for it, but don't worry Ms. Binky-kins, she still loves you and will chew on you again really soon!

Good Morning Happy Girl!

Jaedyn has always been such a happy little girl, which has been so nice. The other morning I went to get her up for the day and this is what I found...a smiling, laughing little princess. This is how she is almost every morning, I love it. I wish I could be that happy when I first wake up in the morning!



And yes, she gets those cheeks of hers pinched (in a nice, loving way) every morning. Oh how I love this little girl!

Soccer Time Again

Last Thursday Jantzen played in his first soccer game through our stake since he's now at the right age limit. He's been so excited for it to start and actually get to play instead of just watching Jaron play. Jaron decided he didn't want to play this season, he only wants to do baseball in the spring, so he gets to sit out on the sideline and cheer for Jantzen.

Here's a picture of Jantzen's team..."The Golden Eagles".

From left to right...Josh, Jantzen, Jansen, Ashley, Elijah, Bailey, Chandler, John, and McKinna.

I love how Jantzen and Jansen are the ones pulling the faces...must be in the name.


The kids got their pep talk from coach Brad, then headed out to play.


While waiting to go on the field and play, Jantzen and Jansen played around on the sideline. I'm not sure what they were pointing at, but it was obviously very interesting to them...they crack me up!


When Jantzen did get out on the field, he was put in as a defender with Bailey. He was so excited because he still calls her his "girlfriend". Again, I'm not sure what he's doing in this picture, but it's obviously not paying attention to the game. He might just be showing off for Bailey, but she doesn't look that amused.


Jantzen got a chance to do a goal kick and he did awesome! He kicked the ball pretty hard and far. He thought that was fun.


For most of the game Jantzen just stood there, not paying attention or would just chat things up with other players on his team. We kept having to tell him to chase the ball. He didn't really seem all that into playing, but I hope that changes as the season goes on. (He's #14)



The game ended up being a tie, 2-2. The kids all gave their end of game cheer, which was funny to Josh and Brad because it was so long. I love the smiles I caught on their faces.


I really hope that Jantzen starts enjoying soccer more each week. It might take him getting a goal to accomplish this, that's what it took with Jaron. We'll see how things go as the season goes on. Good luck Golden Eagles!

Farewell My "Old" Friend

Today was a bittersweet day for Josh as he said goodbye to his long time driving companion of 14+ years. He sold his truck (1990 Chevy Silverado) a couple weeks ago and it was just picked up and taken away today. Since Josh has gotten my hand-me-down Rodeo and I was upgraded to a nice Tahoe, we haven't had a need for the truck anymore, nor do we have the money to fix it up. For this reason, it has been neglected for the last year and a half, hence the reason we sold it.

As long as I've known Josh, I've known this truck. It had its quirks that at times were frustrating and at other times would make me laugh as I watched how Josh dealt with them, but it has been good to us. Even though Josh hasn't driven the truck for a while, there are some things I will miss if we had kept the truck and fixed it up. I will miss seeing Josh "turn on" his AC (he would open all of the windows, including the back ones because the actual AC didn't work), I will miss seeing him "roll down" his window (he would stick his hand inside the door frame to accomplish this), I will miss the black driver side door that we never got around to painting the same custom color as the rest of the truck, but most of all I will miss the loud sounds the truck would make that would let you know Josh was almost home.

Here, Josh is a little teary eyed (not really) about parting ways with his "old" friend and he made sure to give it one last hug goodbye...



This truck served its purpose and gave Josh many good memories...it will be missed, but we know that it's in a good home now getting a much needed makeover.

Stuffed Gear Bags

Everyone knows that we are a dirt bike lovin' kind of family, so when we get something new that has to do with bikes the boys go all out crazy with excitement, even if it's something not so extravagant.

Ever since Jaron got his dirt bike four years ago he's been using Josh's old duffel bag as his "gear" bag and it's not that big. When Jantzen got his dirt bike this year we didn't have a bag for him so we decided it would be fine for him to share with Jaron. FYI...a little duffel bag does not fit two helmets, two pairs of goggles, two chest protectors, two sets of boots, tow pairs of gloves, two pairs of pants, two jerseys, and two pairs of socks very well. Needless to say, only the helmets, goggles, pants, jerseys, socks, and gloves got to reside in the bag.

To remedy this problem I searched our favorite site to buy riding gear from and found an awesome deal on some new gear bags for the boys. A few days later they arrived and Jaron and Jantzen acted as though it was Christmas morning, they were so excited.

They even started loading up the bags early. They said they had to check them out to make sure they would fit all of their gear. Guess what...they do, plus a little extra!! The boys also love the fact that the bags have a roll out mat for them to change on so they don't have to step on the dirt (I think that's genius!).


It's so nice now that the boys have their own bags to house their riding gear with plenty of room to grow with. Now Josh thinks he needs a new one, but that's not going to happen for a while. I mean, I need something, don't I? I'm feeling a little left out. Hopefully soon I'll have my own little toy to play in the dirt with.

New Bed...

Okay, so we all know that Jantzen is our little character in the house, and he never disappoints when it comes to making us laugh. I have been super slow at getting all of Jaedyns baby stuff she doesn't use anymore packed away and so Jantzen thinks that means he can use them.

The other day I caught him using Jaedyn's infant car seat as a bed for a nap, he was sleeping like a baby. He's pretty creative...


Now, if I could just figure out how to get him to nap more often!!!

GNO

Last night my friends and I had another one of our monthly GNO's. We went to see "You Again", it was such a cute movie.

Here we are, all getting ready to enjoy another "chick flick" without any distractions of our real life...

(Me and Lara...we missed our Savannah this time)


(Tanya and Jennifer)


(Janae, Crystal, Amy, Jessica was missing from the picture, but was there)


After the movie we went to our usual place to eat, TGI Friday's and enjoyed some yummy food. As always, we all had a great time hanging out and chatting the night away. I love my monthly GNO's with the girls!