My life as a Mommy of 4 little boys

Monday, September 27, 2010

Our Church Experience

We haven't been to church in many years.  The boys have never been and me and Mark haven't been since we got together.  We've been back and forth on our beliefs for awhile but have decided we want to go back to church.  So here is a post I wrote on my forum





So we went to church this morning! First we had to sign the boys in to the kids program then they had someone walk us to each of their classes so we could find them. We dropped Casen off first and he didn't even say bye lol he was gone. Landon was really excited but a little nervous walking in but he was fine. Then we took Hayden to his class and they were playing with playdoh so he was excited, had no problems at all with us leaving him. Then they walked us over to where we needed to be. It was actually a really good service, I liked it a lot. And the Pastor was awesome! He was really funny and I just really enjoyed how he talked. Even Mark who said he used to always fall asleep and was a skeptic lol enjoyed it. During the service when they did the offering there were cards to fill out if you were new or for prayer requests so I filled one out for us and turned it in. After it was over we went and got the boys and they all LOVED it!! Casen earned 3 epic bucks...which is like fake money they can use in a store there to buy little toys, he's saving his for now though. We had picked Hayden up first and he colored us a picture and he told us he was really good lol. When we were picking up Landon I ran into Stacy, the one from baseball and photographer, and she was so happy we were there, we talked a minute then we all left. A little bit later she text us to tell us how happy she was to see us there and hoped to see us next week. Every other week her and her husband teach the kindergarten Sunday School class so next week they'll be in there and when I told Casen he was jumping up and down. Her husband is his 3rd base coach and he really likes him, and there son is his age and they get along really well.

We went out shopping and stuff and I totally forgot Landon had baseball...oops! But then I got home and checked my email and we had a message from the Pastor. He had recorded a video for us personally, talking about what I wrote on the card and welcoming us and saying how he hoped we were there next week and he would like to meet us after service if so. For a church of almost 4000 I thought that was awesome that he took time to make a video welcoming us to his church.

We plan to go back next week and on Oct 3rd is a new member dinner which we will go to, you have to do that and fill out a paper and be welcomed into the church to become a member. We will be doing all of that.  
:)


All the boys have talked about all day is Sunday School.  They loved the band they got to see and can not wait for next week!  Landon even asked me to buy him a bible...which we will be doing this week

Another update on lunches

Man I've been so busy I haven't been updating at all!  I think I'll start doing one post on the weekend of the lunches from that past week.  We've been so busy between baseball and school and now church I barely have time to breathe.  But here are the lunches I've missed


Day 19 they bought lunch

Day 20
Chicken and dumplings
half of a pb&j on sandwich thin
white cheddar puffs
mash up
1/2 apple kiwi strawberry juice and 1/2 water to drink


Day 21
Graham crackers
Grammy SAmmy
white cheddar puffs
hard boiled eggs
carrots
applesauce
water to drink


Day 22
Egg salad wrap
apples and carrots
white cheddar puffs
applesauce
half apple kiwi strawberry juice and half water to drink


Day 23
Half of a Boar's Head everoast chicken and muenster cheese sandwich on potato bread
pretzels
fruit salad
hard boiled egg
water to drink


Day 24
Same sandwich as above
white cheddar puffs
fruit salad
strawberry shortcake roll up
water to drink


Day 25
Ham and Cheddar crescent rolls
cucumber
cherry yogurt covered pretzels
pomegranate seeds
water to drink






Thursday, September 16, 2010

Catching up on lunches

I haven't updated lunches on here in a few days, we've been really busy.  Lots of baseball and then Hayden's birthday today, so very tired.  

Day 15
Half of a Boar's Head Ever roast chicken and muenster cheese sandwich
cinnamon graham crackers
granola bar
baked cheetos
applesauce
water to drink


Day 16 
Lemon Pepper roasted chicken
Baby carrots
apples
fig newtons
Graham cracker sandwiches (cream cheese between 2 of them)
caramel yogurt dip for the apples
Strawberry banana mash up
water to drink

Day 17 they bought their lunch

Day 18
Cheese pizza
Roasted tomato and garlic pasta
piece of hayden's cookie cake
apple cereal bars
strawberry banana mash up
pom-blueberry juice mixed with water



Wednesday, September 15, 2010

3yrs ago

About this time 3yrs ago my labor was really starting with Hayden.  About midnight is when my contractions set in.  His due date was Sept 15th and midnight on the 15th is when it all started.  I was already in the hospital being induced but up until that point had just had Cervadil, nothing to actually start contractions, they started on their own.  They come on quick and intense and went from mild to very painful in a matter of about 45min.  At 2am my water broke on my own, first time that has happened.  By that point I was in a lot of pain and begging for my epidural, I hadn't expected the pain to be that bad so fast, I think it was from my previous c-section.  At 2:45 they came and put in my epidural and gave me a big dose of the medicine to start out with.  But I'm very sensitive to medication and I quickly went completely numb, I couldn't feel my throat even and was beginning to have trouble breathing.  They got it all fixed around 4am and checked me and I was 4cm.  It went very fast after I was able to relax with my epidural being fixed and at 5:43am Hayden Noah Jackson was born.  He was born with one contraction into Mommy's hands.  Best birth experience between the boys, it was amazing.  First words I ever said to/about him were "wow his head is so tiny!" probably not the first thing most women say when they just pushed that head out haha.  He was beautiful!   

We weighed 7lbs 6.1oz and was 20in long.  We said we wished he had been 21 in because with his birth weight, time and length it would have been 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...oh well haha.  He nursed right away for an hour, it was amazing.  


Hayden immediately after birth

Just a few minutes later


First time nursing

Casen's reaction when he first met Hayden

Proud Big Brother Landon


Daddy and Hayden

Mommy and Hayden at home

Casen and Hayden

Proud Big Brother Casen

Hayden about 3mo old

Hayden's first Christmas

Hayden's 1st birthday

Hayden's 2nd birthday


My big 3 yr old



I really can't believe our little monster is 3yrs old today.  He has grown and changed so much.  He is now 36.5in and 29lbs 4oz.  He is talking loads and so smart.  He has totally earned his nickname of monster but we adore him anyways.  His brothers are absolutely in love with him and him with them.  He looks up to them so much.  His first baseball game will be this Saturday!!!!!!  


Happy Birthday Hayden Noah I hope you have an amazing day and I love you all the way to the moon and back Monster <3









Friday, September 10, 2010

Why do people think it's ok to subject others to their disgusting habits?

I hate cigarettes!  Can't stand the smell, just flat out don't like them.  If I'm honest I hate seeing that any parents smoke, inside or outside, it's still in your skin and clothes and I don't think kids should have to be around that.  But it's their choice so I don't say anything.  When I WILL say something though is when someone thinks it's ok to subject my child to their disgusting habits!


Tonight at Casen's baseball practice one of the new kids on the team her mom is pregnant, she had a pregnant friend with her and her husband.  Then there was another mom there sitting with them.  The dad was helping coach tonight.  I looked over and all 3 women are smoking...2 pregnant!  No I don't agree, but again if she wants to do that to her child, I guess it's her choice, I don't agree with it but she's an adult and isn't breaking the law.  Oh wait except that they were on school property!!!!  Then the dad walks over and lights one up too and walks back to keep coaching!!!  Knelt down and talked to 2 of the kids with the cig just a few feet from their face!  Better be glad one of those kids wasn't mine or I would have been over there saying something.  I was pissed off enough that they think it's ok to be walking around the kids and on school property smoking.  They weren't too close to Casen so I doubt he could even smell it but still...what gives them the right?  One of the ladies sitting with me teaches at that school and she wrote her principal just to confirm the law and then wrote the security guard requesting them put up signs again showing it is illegal. Hopefully that happens and she said next time she will say something and show them the sign.  The coach was supposed to talk to them after practice, not sure if he got a chance to.  But man....pissed me off big time!  If it happens again, even away from my kid I will say something.

Day 14

It was not a very good evening here tonight, so lunch was just thrown together, nothing great, nothing cooked, just easy.  After Hayden's acting up all evening and a 2hr bedtime with us both in tears and him falling asleep on my chest with me singing I just didn't have the energy for anything else


PB&J for both
Pineapple
Pretzels
Raisins...and Casen's has peanuts too
Grammy Sammy
Peach Mango Juice with half water to drink

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Blast Ball Meeting and Day 13 Lunch

We have been dealing with some heavy rains the past couple of days and today there were tornadoes touching down all around us.  I was watching the news and the helicopters were catching some awesome videos of it, you could actually see the tornado forming and going across the ground.  I haven't seen the evening news yet to see what kind of damage was done but I hope everyone is ok.  


This evening I had the parent meeting for Hayden's Blast Ball.  He came with and played with some kids.  He's by far the smallest that we saw, and he is the youngest.  We found out he is on team Black.  He is so excited to get started, his season opens on Sept 18th.  


Day 13 Lunch for Wed
Landon forgot his lunchbox at school today so his is the one on the right

Granola Bars
Raw baby carrots
Veggie Straws
chocolate chip cookies
Grape Mash Up
Water to drink


Day 12

Tonight for dinner we had some amazing orange chicken that I made.  It was the first time I've made any asian style food and it was soooo easy and OMG so good!  I was planning on using the leftovers for the boys lunches tomorrow but we all had so much tonight there was only one serving leftover and I wasn't about to give it up haha, that's my lunch for tomorrow.    So instead I stayed up late tonight to cook them some stuff to have instead.  


Lunch for Wed
Pizza Pinwheels (first time making them and OMG good!)
Veggie Straws
Granola Bars
Graham Crackers with applesauce to dip them into
Mash Up
Water to drink



Monday, September 6, 2010

Day 11

We had such a busy weekend that I didn't get to prepare anything for lunches this week so I'll be doing that tomorrow.  Tuesday's lunch is pretty pitiful (no school on Monday)


Here it is.....


Peanut butter, honey and banana on sandwich thin
m&m cookie
kiwi
pretzels
Jammy Sammy
raisins
peanuts

Their "water" bottle was in the dishwasher when I took this but they will have peach mango juice in it

Hawaiian Falls

We had a lot of fun at Hawaiian Falls yesterday :)  Thanks again Heather for entering us in that contest!  The boys had no fear, they wanted to ride everything!  Poor Hayden is so tiny he can't really ride anything, they have a kiddy section that had small slides that he went on all of them by himself, loved that.  Then there was another ride that was meant for 42 in and up (he's barely 36) and the lifeguards let Dessa take him down, he absolutely loved it.  That kid isn't scared of anything, he would have gone on every single one had he been allowed.  Landon rode a really scary one, or one I thought was really scary, where you get in a capsule and then they count down and the floor disappears and you go flying down a really steep slide, he thought it was awesome haha.  Casen rode a lot too, but was too short for that one.  They had sooooo much fun it was great!!!!!  Here are a few pictures from our day :D


Outside Hawaiian Falls, don't mind Casen he had to pee lol

Casen coming down a slide

Landon coming down

Landon flying out to go again

Landon having so much fun!

Casen coming down head first

Hayden coming down with Aunt Dessa


Hayden playing on the splash ground while the others rode rides


We had sooooo much fun!  Can't wait to go again!

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Fun Weekend

We have a busy but fun weekend going on!  This morning Mark got up with the boys and dressed them, ok let them dress themselves it was a mess, and took them to the bank and to get out of the house for a bit.  Then took them to get donuts for breakfast so that I could sleep in and it actually be quiet in the house :)  It was NICE!!!!!  Then I got up and took a shower and they came back and I changed their clothes to something so I would be ok being seen in public with them lol YES THAT BAD!  We went and saw Aunt Dessa and she got them some slushes, talked with her for awhile then went to Grandma Gail's house.  Mark helped her with some stuff while Hayden terrorized everyone.  I don't think he's feeling very well, his nose has been yucky today, plus he didn't have a nap, it wasn't pretty.  But while there I was able to plan my menu for the week, it should be yummy!!!  When they were done Gail took us to Chilis for dinner and then we left.  We went to Marshall's and me and mark got some clothes, not much.  Then to Best Buy so they could reserve their copy of Halo Reach...OMG Landon was so excited I thought he was gonna pass out lol.  Then to Target to get a few more things.  We were trying to find flip flops but no luck.  Maggie ate the ones we had and we need them for tomorrow because..........


We're going to Hawaiian Falls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


The boys know we have a surprise planned but have no clue what it is.  They are going to be so excited.  We will do that for a few hours, Dessa is coming with us and maybe Heather.  After we are done there though we have to come home and get everyone changed and get Landon to baseball practice starting at 6.  We are going to be worn out tomorrow from all that sun.  Can't wait though, should be fun!  Mark is off on Monday, so are the boys so we'll be relaxing that day!

Friday, September 3, 2010

Day 10 and also my 100th blog!

Yay 100th post!!!!!!


Here is today's lunch, it's for Friday so they get to choose everything
Landon, on the left, chose pretzels, Casen chose veggie straws
kettle corn 
blueberry yogurt pretzels
applesauce, I stirred in some cinnamon
mash up
For a special treat I added in an oatmeal cream pie, they never get that type of thing and don't know it's there so they'll be excited
Raspberry Ice to drink




Thursday, September 2, 2010

Casen had a bad day at school

Casen came home from school today in tears, all out crying. I looked at his folder and in today's spot there is a light stamp but written in red says "got out of seat some today" Casen is sooooooooo upset. He said he never moved his clip from green so he should NOT have been signed. There is a sub there from Wed-Friday and he came home yesterday and said she wasn't very nice and then this happened today. He said the only time he can remember getting out of his seat when he wasn't supposed to was when he had to use the restroom and he had his hand up and she wasn't seeing him so he got up to ask and she told him he had to wait. So no warning, nothing and he has his folder signed for the first time this year. Then he told me to look at his worksheets he brought home and one is a practice D worksheet. The D example looks like 1/2 a 0 it was very narrow. Instead of having the fat ) part of the D, does that make sense? so he copied it exactly! He was a little shaky because he was trying to make it so narrow. She wrote in red over his a fatter D like that was how he should have been writing it. I handed Casen a sheet of paper today and told him to write D's and he did it PERFECTLY, the only reason they looked like they did was because the worksheet looked like that, that isn't his fault. He knows how to do it, but he's very particular and if you tell him to do something a certain way he's a perfectionist and he's going to do it exactly that way. That isn't his fault there was a shitty example. So he is soo upset thinking he can't even write D's and he's in trouble at school now.

Casen has been absolutely loving school, even told me he wished there weren't weekends because he wants to go all the time and even wished he could go until late at night, he LOVES it. But after I got him calmed down today he asked me if we could tell the sub that he is sick so he doesn't have to go back until his teacher is back.  Poor thing, I feel so bad.  I wrote his teacher but I'm still waiting to hear back, he's dreading going to school tomorrow

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Day 9

Today was kind of a blah day, it rained this afternoon and I was just feeling really tired and lazy.  Didn't want to do too much today, really dreaded cleaning up the house today.  Hayden was just in a mood this afternoon, picking fights with the boys all evening...was def ready for bed when the time came.  Then it was still storming and Casen and Hayden were really scared but finally they got down and I was able to take a hot bath and relax some.  Then was time to make lunches :)


Ham and Cheese sandwich
Apple banana muffin (in Landon's only)
strawberries
kiwi
pretzels
marshmallows
applesauce
Crystal light raspberry lemonade to drink
grammy sammy and mash up too





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