Yay Deagan!

It's official! Deagan had his very first visit to the dentist today... and as you can see by his cheezy grin he LOVED it. I was shocked. I have been worried about him freaking out since the day I scheduled the appointment. I always hear the horror stories of little kids and the dentist... I thought for sure he would hate it. I took him to the KidZaam Dentistry in Prescott and oh my heck it is amazing! It reminds me of Toon Town. Definitely the best place to take kids. Deagan was beaming right when we first drove up, he was so excited. And he had to check everything out. They have a little movie theatre for when you are waiting and a video game room... What's not to love?? It was really neat. He got a little nervous when they called him back, but once he warmed up to it he did great. And of course he got all kinds of goodies for being such a good boy... a balloon, a sword balloon, a toothbrush, a sticker, and he got to spin the prize wheel and get a special prize. So, after all that fun of course he didn't want to leave, and now he keeps asking when we are going back.... I love it. And we will be going back... soon... this time to get some work done. Hopefully he still feels the same way after that visit... and he will be cutting back on his sugar intake... after the ice cream cone I promised him :)

P.S.

On the drive home we drove by some control burns and Deagan was yelling... and I mean yelling. "MOM MOM MOM!" "Look at those huge fires!"

And after a couple minutes of me explaining to him why there were fires and all that good stuff. He says this.

"No, I don't think so. I think the fire guys just wanted to roast Smarshmallows. Cuz smarshmallows are really good and that is fun."

Those are pretty big fires Deagan.

"That's why they use the big marshmallows mom!"

Oh my little Deagy, I love you. You always find a way to make me laugh. Thanks for the fun day and thank you for being so good at the dentist. I am so proud of you. -Love Mom

2 Teeth Down...

Our little Treyden has 2 teeth on the bottom, he has for awhile now but I have been waiting to get a good shot of them... this is the best I could do! While the boys and I were driving home from the store the other day I overheard this...

" Oh, I see your teeth Treyden... your 2 teeth."

"Mom, I saw Treyden's teeth!"

"Aww, Treyden I am so proud of you that have teeth."

Haha. What a goof ball. He has been trying so hard to see Treyden's teeth but it is hard to get a peek at 'em. He was so excited that he finally did.

Thank goodness we had this thing to help us through teething. I would fill it with ice to numb his gums... he loved it. Poor little guy had such a hard time... 2 teeth down... lots more to go!


I am so happy that he is finally feeling better and we get to see this sweet smile more often.

I can't believe in a few days he will be eight months old. We will be celebrating his first birthday before we know it! He still has no desire to crawl... which I am totally ok with! He is a lot easier to keep track of when he can't go anywhere... haha. He is fine and content just rolling around. He sits up like a pro though. His newest trick is sticking his tongue out and blowing. He spits everywhere but it is so funny... he thinks it's pretty funny too. He is chatting like crazy, no real words but I am pretty sure that he can say mama. Dev doesn't agree. Both our boys are growing up so fast and I love the little boys they are becoming. I look at them in amazement everyday. I am so blessed.

Deagan wanted his picture taken too... so here is his. Fingers in the mouth. A new little habit he has picked up on that drives me insane! Especially right now with the swine flu. Any tips on how to make him stop?? If I catch him doing it I immediately tell him to stop, but I can't follow him around every second of the day. Maybe he is teething too?? Haha.

Mr. Deagan

This picture portrays his personality so well. He is the most energetic, hilarious, opinionated, full-of-life, adorable, kind hearted little boy I have ever met. By the time the day is over I am exhausted from answering his endless amount of questions. Exhausted from tripping over and picking up his ridiculous supply of toys. And exhausted from laughing at the crazy things he says!

These are just from today....

"Mom, what does Heavenly Father drive?"
"Umm... I don't think he drives anything Deagan....."
"Yes, he does... I think he drives a BIG HUGE EXPENSIVE truck."
I didn't argue.

"Mom, I love you so much"
"How much Deag?"
"38"
"Wow, that's a lot! How much do you love Treyden?"
"2 hours."
What the???

"Mom, did Heavenly Father send me in the mailbox?"
I said nothing.

Where does he come up with this stuff? It is hilarious... can't wait to hear what he has to say tomorrow.

Cookies

We made cookies today... YUM!

Sprinkles

I think that means he approves!

And of course Treyden had to get in on the action too... just a little cookie dough :) I love the second pic. He pulls some of the funniest faces. Our baby is growing up so fast.

Anyway, our cookies turned out good. Thanks boys for all your help!! Hope you had fun.

Why is it??

Why is it that whenever the hubby is gone and I am home alone with the kids all kinds of creepy crawly things decide to come into our cozy little home... forcing me to freak out, scream, and eventually kill them?? IT NEVER FAILS! I absolutely hate spiders... or any type of bug for that matter. They creep me out... and this town... where we live is FULL of them. For instance... when we first moved in we had a bit of a cockroach issue because our house had been vacant for so long... we have since gotten it under control (thankfully). Worst two weeks of my life!! We have the bug guy come visit atleast once a month just so we can make sure NOTHING can sneak in... and nothing ever does. Unless I am here with no one to take care of them for me... OF COURSE! So, one day while Dev was at work Deagan and I were making lunch in the kitchen when out of the corner of my eye I could see something moving, so I look and it was a SNAKE! Not even kidding. I was freaking out, which freaked him out so I was trying to calm down. Watching this thing slither across my floor I quickly grabbed a broom [it was the only thing I could think of that was long so I didn't have to get too close] and sweeped him out the front door. Screaming the whole time. And Deagan was laughing at me... and then I cried. Haha. It was so scary, not a big snake but still... they don't belong in houses. Not mine anyway. Can you imagine if I didn't see it?? Ugh. Just the thought of it gives me the chills. We still don't know how it got in, but haven't seen another one since [fingers crossed] And there was this other time when Dev was out of town and I found a scorpion on my bedroom floor... that one took me like five minutes to work up the courage to beat him with my flip-flop. But I did it... and screamed the whole time, and Deagan laughed... again. 2 for 2. Go me! Annnd then there is tonight, and what brought on this post.... I had just gotten the boys to bed and I was walking to my room when I spotted the biggest spider I have ever seen [in my house]... it was like a small tarantula. So I am pacing back and forth wondering how I am going to kill this thing... bug spray? no... vaccuum? maybe.... no. Flip-flop? No way, not getting that close... Baseball bat? it's worth a shot... so after about ten minutes sitting there, bat in one hand, dog in the other [as if she was going to protect me or something] I finally smashed him. I probably almost put a hole in the wall but it would have been worth it. Stuff like that is my biggest phobia. I am rather proud of myself though for how much more brave I have become... amazing what being a mother does to you. Haha. My boys are always the first thing that come into mind when something like that happens, the second being the fact that if I don't kill it, it will get away and I will always be wondering where it went... and for sure lose sleep over it. I am just glad that Deagan is the only one to witness how ridiculous I am during all this... no wonder he finds it hilarious... I just hope he forgets it all.

So, now that you all probably think I am crazy I feel much better now... anyone else have some funny stories??

Busy, Busy, Busy

Last Tuesday we all headed down to the valley to stay with Aunt Riley :) Dev had JPE's the next day and my grandma was flying in from Colorado for my great-grandma Wallis' 90th birthday. It is a rare occasion that my family gets together so I was pretty excited... we went to dinner with them at Red Lobster [YUM] Wednesday... came back to Riley's and went bowling. Deagan had a blast... I had fun too besides the fact that I did TERRIBLE!! Thursday morning we went to breakfast with my family and then headed up the mountain to Snowflake. We were going to spend a little time with family up there and do some canning for our year supply!

BOWLING


Little Deagy... what a stud.


Getting some help from Daddy :)


Silly Boys.


Our little family.


The final score... I wasn't kidding when I said I did terrible... I beat Deagan by 2 points?! And this was only the first game... I did even worse on the second one. We should have a rematch, after I practice a little... then we will see who wins!



Poor Treyden was pooped.


Deagan and Great-Grandma Wallis... I love this picture.

The rest of these are just random pictures I took of the boys throughout the week. I love these boys.... these silly little boys.

Aww... don't you just love that smile?? Our little Treyden is getting so big. He is sitting up on his own pretty good now and rolling and scooting all over... he will be crawling before we know it.


Me and my boys.


Sweet brotherly love.

Kisses.

And this would be all of our hard work... 36 bottles to be exact.... half chicken, half green beans (picked by hand I might add) Now times that by four... and that is how much canning we did this weekend?!

We were pretty busy. But we had a lot of help, and it wasn't all for us. I actually really enjoy canning, especially when there are a lot of people to help! And it is such a good feeling to know that we are a little prepared... Thanks Grandma and Grandad for letting us use your pressure cookers! So, we had a pretty good week. It is always nice to spend time with family. We miss them all so much over here...

As for this week... who knows....

Fun Week

The pool has been a big hit... we use it almost everyday. I feel much better about it now that we have a safety lock on the back door. Deagan had Castin and Tanner come over last Wednesday to try it out. I think they had fun...

That was the highlight of the week. Thanks boys for coming over and playing... come again soon!

For the weekend we went down to the valley on Saturday so I could my hair done... and while I did that Dev and the boys went to Sportman's. Deagan LOVES it there... why? Well, because

they have little carts just his size. He loads his cart up with whatever he likes... so while he loaded it as quick as he could and Dev unloaded it just as fast... after that they went to a couple other places. Then, it was time to come back and get me and we all went to lunch at Peter Piper Pizza... While Deagan drove the cars... which is pretty much the ONLY thing he does there, Dev and I got hooked on the Deal or no Deal game... I actually only played once and let Treyden pick my case, and I won 200 tickets!! Imagine if it was the real deal, Dev and I would be millionaires! Ha. Thanks Treyden, good choice. So, we ate pizza and used up all our tokens and then we traded in all our tickets for a couple of cheap toys that Deagan has already broken... And we headed home. It was a fun Saturday... Deagan and I especially loved it... I got to relax and get my hair done and he got to go crazy with his Daddy and his brother...

Then it was church on Sunday. Doesn't Deagan looked so thrilled to be going??