What a day!!

The other day on March 22nd, Jackson thought it would be funny to make his mom go crazy.  Well, he succeeded. I was doing housework this day & when I would come back to see what the boys were doing I would find some fun surprises around the corner.  You would think I would learn not to leave him alone say,  after the second time but no, it takes me a few time before I learn.  I guess that is how Jackson was that day too.  He really didn't care if he was in trouble or not.  He enjoyed all the time outs & more.  

Once he was out he would reek havoc again as soon as I was out of sight.   

The top picture is what he did to the floor & the cookie sprinkles.  He took my 5 sprinkle holder & shook it all out onto the floor.  The other picture of what he did, didn't turn out very well.  I had some cookies in a sandwich bag in the pantry & he got to them by pushing a stool over to the pantry..... climbing up onto the garbage can....... & then proceeded climbing up the shelfs to get to the cookies.  He then laid them out onto the pantry shelf, got the sugar shaker & poured it all over the cookies! 

The 3rd time he attacked was my cereal as you can see in the 3rd picture.  Yes, I eat Shredded wheat hot with butter on it.  It is inherited from my mom.  Jackson has seen me do this, so he decided to make himself a tasty snack.  When I found him this time he said "I have snack just like you."  

BREATHE, LINDSAY

4th attack......  I keep a box of alcohol swab amongst other things in a basket in his room & he dumped the box out & then proceeded to shove them into a bottle of lotion. 

The last & final straw when he decided he needed a drink.  A few hours had gone by with no attacks, but you have to go out with a bang, right?  He got in the fridge & got some juice in a glass bottle.  On the way out of the fridge it slipped out of his hand & this full bottle of juice & glass went all over the floor.  I couldn't believe at how many little pieces this glass broke into.  

By this time I'd had it, so I put myself in time out! I think that works better for me. 

I guess I needed to clean the floor anyway...so thanks for the help buddy! 

Can I just tell you how happy I was that day.....so happy.....joys of motherhood.  

Just a FYI : No one was harmed in the discipline process of this :)

Relief Society

I recently got called to the RS presidency....2nd counselor.  I was the Enrichment leader before so this is not too much of a change.  For our RS birthday party we decided to go up to This is the Place Heritage Park.  It was a nice day to be up there, a little cold but nice.  There was about 17 of us that went.  We went around to 4 different buildings there & they had little presentation about the women pioneers.  Then we got to go on a train ride around the park...which i enjoy train rides.  I never realized how much was up there.  I think I will go back again & take my family.  

Thanks girls for the fun time

Bunk beds

In March one day I decided it was time to get out the bunk beds.  Ethan has been asking if we can buy some bunk bed so he can sleep on the top & Jackson can sleep on the bottom.  I said lucky you we have some downstairs stored away.  I had this set in my room when I was at home, I loved it because it has a futon on the bottom.  My parents saved them for me...thanks ma & pa! The boys love it.  We have to move Jackson in the middle of the night back to his crib because he sleeps in later then Ethan & he would wake up when Ethan would get up.  Jackson seems to not mind, he hasn't said anything about waking up in a different bed.  Don't you love the Leopard print sheet??? Those were mine when I was a teenager.  I guess I need to go out & get them some boy looking ones.

GO JAZZ

Last Christmas some of my family went to the big Sing-A-Long down at the Delta Center.  I can never say ESA, I like Delta Center better. It was a fun time with lots of people! 

We rode the Trax down & people were packed in like sardines.  I would be telling my family "there is no way we can fit more people on this train" but, then the doors would open & 5 more people would pack in.  It was a little crazy but fun.  I felt bad for Ethan because he is at the level of everyone's bottom half....lovely.  There also was a lady that kept hold my waist, I kept pushing her hands away & then had to tell her to stop.  I know mean but it was making me fall over!

  That night they gave everyone a free ticket to a Jazz game.  The game we finally got tickets to was the to the Timberwolves game that was on St. Patrick's Day.  The boys & I went along with my mom, sister, brother & his 2 kids.  Kevin wasn't able to come, he had YMs that night :(   Needless to say he wasn't too excited to sit in the nosebleed section.  Who could blame him.  The boys have never been to a Jazz game so i was excited to take them.  It was fun, I painted the boys faces for the Jazz & St. Patrick's day.  The crowd was a bit rowdy that night.....it was awesome...I think it must have been a little to do with all the green beer.  The boys were great! Jackson got a little tired when there was about 4 mintues to go.  Luckly i got Jackson to look at me once, so i could take his picture.  I tried to take his picture another time as you can see & he was not too into it.  We probably go to one or two Jazz games a year & this year we have been to about 5.  I love going to the games, i love the watching most sport live.  

 You gotta love it baby!

The Miles Cabin

Once a year we get together with some of our friends that we have known since we were little.  We usually get invited to a cabin up at Brighton Ski Resort.  I absolutely love going to it !! It's a rustic 1960s cabin that you love.  I would love to have a cabin like that when we are older! It just has a cozy feel to it.  This year we were planning to go up but the pipes froze & broke, water was all over the bathroom area...so we were unable to go.  Lucky for us her husband's family just bought a house in Midway, so we re-routed our destination.  How lucky are they (and us!!) to have 2 vacation homes in the family.  This house was huge & very nice.  Kevin said his arm got tired running the vaccum it was so big.

 It was a lot of fun, i love going on vacation to escape. 

There were 4 couples that went up.  It was nice, we left our kids with sitters & 

spent the night up there.  

Poor Melissa worked a night shift & was really tired that day.  I know how that goes, it messes with you.

Kyle & Shilo brought their cute little girl Caroline with them.  She is SO cute.  Kyle was feeling a little ill, so he is not in any of these pictures :(  

Thanks Miles for the fun time & thanks to mom & dad for taking the kids.