this week: summer edition

this week

i started my summer camp.

i stopped taking [daily] naps. for the good...ish

i'm going off my crazy pills and i'm feeling a little crazy

justin and i are getting pedicures together

we're loading up 3 kiddos, 6 grown ups, and 2 dogs and hitting the road

we'll be celebrating two of the greatest guys i know in sunny california

i'll be mere feet away from the sandy beach

animals will run in fear from the harrison hoard

legos will be constructed on land and water

i'll become a california raisin after all the vitamin d i'll get

i cannot wait

this month (2)

this month...

once again, justin will be gone more days then he will be home

i will be throwing the most epic dinner party ever. well, co-throwing with my best friends

landon will complete his first season of baseball

oh, did i mention i'm also throwing a family dinner, baseball party, bridal shower, and bachelorette party?

i'm going to get gussy up and look gorgeous for family pictures

i'm going to get to see my mama for almost half of the month

my kids spend almost 24 hours in a car screaming at me for snacks and a new show

*hopefully* my kids will see snow for the first time. not real snow, just light flurries would be ok

the power of four will shut the door

south america will once again gain a handsome sailor. but will lose him too. this ain't for keeps.

the favorite aunt will strike again with slurpees and teenage gossip

landon will be the kids from class with the most absences

cackling will resonate throughout my walls

porter will try a new class at school. because apparently sports are not his thing

i'm going to stay out all night partying like a youngun

my boys will be surrounded by cousins and have non-stop fun

i'm going to pee on the side of the road [most likely]

this month

this month...

justin will be gone more days then he will be home

this kids will slowly chip away at my will to live

landon will start taking swim lesson - and hopefully say goodbye to floaties

we're going to our last t-ball game [until griffin plays, because there's no way porter will]

i'm going to stay in a hotel by myself with 3 kids [oy vey]

st. george is going to have a sudden influx of zobrists

i'm going to lose 10 lbs

my house will thunder with sounds of cackling

i'm going to sit by the oceans and forget i have three kids

justin & i will make friends in low places

griffin is getting surgery and i'm going to fall to pieces

this week

this week

we are driving in a car for a very very very long time with a wiggly toddler

we are celebrating another year of living in a country of freedom, opportunity and choice

we are attending the sealing of my new niece which will make them a forever family

we will meet our new niece!

i will be seeing my college best friends and laughing and reliving our glory days

landon will be seeing his girlfriend abby and no doubt try to kiss her. then talk about her for a month after.

we will have lots of family time and finally get to see my parent's compound in tremonton

justin will drop me off in st george for 2 days of sleeping in, sister/mom time, plays and lots of cackling

i will be missing my men more then ever

i am so excited!

last weekend

we had the greatest first weekend back in vegas. as meghan put it, i can't stop moving now that i am back. i just want to go-go-go and do-do-do all that i can! it's true. i am so excited to be home but mostly, i'm lonely with justin so i don't want to be home all by myself.

next week's forecast is predicting 100+ degree weather so i wanted to visit the gilcrease animal sanctuary before it got too hot. landon and i first went last year and landon loved the animals but we went when it was too hot and at nap time. this time we went first thing in the morning and landon loves animals now. plus he was so excited to be with friends again. amy & haddie, lindsay & kate, meghan & taylor and landon & myself. they had mixed things up a bit and there seemed to be wayyy more birds. and a lot of them were incredibly sad and wounded. but so incredibly loud. landon clung to me and did not want to let go. he loves loves loves chickens but he just did not to be close to them. he particularly was not a fan of the peacocks. the larger animals were a lot more fun - they had ostriches, donkeys, mini horses, emus, and birds of all shapes and sizes. it was so much fun but probably won't go back for another year.

after a quick nap, we met my brother for my peanut's last baseball game. he's literally a few feet taller then all the other kids but has always been a bit physically awkward but has recently excelled in baseball, specifically pitching. rome was so sweet to play with landon and they especially loved playing with his trains in the dirt. after that we met meghan & taylor at my MILs for swimming. he really does not love it when i make him do things, like make him move his arms or kick his legs. the water was pretty cold but the weather was hot so it was super nice once you got past the initial shock. landon was so jealous when taylor got in his 'boat' [baby tube] but once i put him in it, he freaked out because he just loved to cling on me. we had a great time swimming though- taylor loves the water!

after another quick nap we headed to my mom's for some ice cream with my aunt suzie who was passing through town and landon once again got to follow peanut & rome around, pretending to be a big boy. he loves big kids so much. and especially playing in the dirt, which they did in abundance.

sunday we went back to our ward for the first time and loved reconnecting with old friends. our new time is right at his nap time so he took a quick power nap before then one after, which proved disastrous. he was cranky for church then cranky after his afternoon nap. thankfully a trip to grandma shell's for the chickens and dinner. such a great weekend. poor daddy was stuck at work all weekend [and by all, i mean well into the wee-hours of the night]. he's the only thing that could have made it better.

this week: the irelanders & us

this week[end]

they're simply ecstatic about coming

the irelanders are coming up north to spend time with their frozen friends in the frozen tundra of carson [forecast predicts a high of 59....so not quite as frozen as i'd lead you to believe].


meghan & i are going to have a day of fun on friday while justin participates in 'take your best friend to work day and hope he doesn't do too much damage'

saturday we are going to the unlv/unr basketball game and i've got a babysitter - hazzah! [i'm hoping for better results then last babysitter. i've already given her a trial run when i was sick and at home so i have high hopes.

saturday justin has his annual donkey/elephant game [dems vs gop] and let's hope for a repeat of last session.

saturday justin also has a fancy lincoln day dinner [remember when i went last year?] but sadly i can't go because he's leaving that early to go....

the two bestest of friends anyone could have

saturday justin is leaving carson to head to washington dc for a training for 2 days! i'm so excited for him - such an awesome opportunity to be in our nation's capital. plus he has family there he can see.

saturday the irelanders are leaving which leaves

sunday, monday and tuesday - landon and i will be lonely lonely people.

last week: when landon got sick *graphic pics!*

so far carson has not been my friend. not at all. landon enjoyed one last playdate with his friends in vegas and that seemed to get all three of them sick. once we got in carson he got croup [which he has gotten several times before so we know how to handle that]. that turned into a cold. once he finally got over that [two weeks] he got a stomach bug. it was so weird- he was acting all fine one day. i went out of the room for a second and walked back into barf central [sorry for the graphic pics- in all fairness, i did warn you]. at first i thought he had split his pants [they are 12 month sized and they are getting quite snug]. so i cleaned my baby bear up in the bath, hoping it was a one time thing because he didn't have a fever. we start going down the stairs and i hear something, turn around and see this. macaroni central all over again. so we take another bath. then i set him up downstairs while i clean up all that barf. eventually justin got home and gave him some pedialite. which he proceeded to barf up- two more times. while i was holding him [so all over my clothes and hair]. he couldn't keep anything down all night- not even water. then he got a fever and snugly [which is a HUGE cry for help]. we called the dr and they gave him two more hours to keep something down or we had to take him to the dr. thankfully a blessing and nap later, he started sipping some liquids.

it was a rough night with lots of wake ups, pedialite and elmo but we got through it. just breaks my heart. at least i got lots of snuggles- but not worth it.

eventually he got feeling better so we've been able to go visit the outside world. currently his favorites include the rocks outside- but not the ones on our stoop. the ones on our neighbors, who we don't know. so kind of creepy. we've also been going to the children's museum which is loads of fun. i don't know what it is but landon's turned into such an old man. he loads up his grocery cart in the fake smiths then tries taking it out of the museum. just jets away. so hilarious but the old lady up front does not approve.

oh and besides being adorable, he's all better. and back to his old self.

he's also been into trying on shoes- especially mine. justin does not approve but he can't help it if he's a pretty pretty princess. i took pity on him for his sickness so took him to target and spoiled him with an elmo doll and some bath crayons. he LOVES crayons, especially loves eating them. but it only took him one night to get his bath crayons taken away. they're the large knobby kind and he literally  ate the whole crayon off of both of them. thankfully that weekend i got a break from the grind and hit the temple in reno.

my friend from school watched him while i went to a session- it took all of my saturday but it was worth it. oh and those other two pictures? landon loves to cuddle with daddy when he sleeps and its too cute not to take a picture. and the other one was from before he was sick at the park. i know, not planned well. just so thankful the sickness is ALL GONE!

this week: i'm moving on up- to the cold side

this is how landon feels about the car

this week

i'm packing up all as much as justin will let me of my precious things [you remember how much i love my things right?] in large cardboard boxes, putting them on a truck and hoping that i don't forget anything important. [oh HOW will i survive without my blender? my decorative throw pillows? all of landon's vehicles?] i was so delusional 2 years ago.

we are getting our new car serviced to make sure it's up to par to travel 450 miles to carson [that's almost 8 hours with landon stops] then take me home and back when i get too homesick.

we are signing at the bank on our said new car.

then have to take it to the dmv and register it- oh the joys of adulthood!

i am going to try to squeeze in last play dates with landon's friends and my girlfriends, wishing we didn't have to say goodbye to our social life for 6 months.

justin is attending his second to the last game of the rebel season and wondering how they'll ever survive without him.

we are having dinner with justin's old boss at a fancy restaurant, savoring the time without landon knowing it's our last for 6 months.

don't judge me by my dirty cookie sheet
judge me by the depends box

we are going to drive those 450 miles with 2 cars [maybe 3- or a trailer, not quite sure] and hope that baby einsteins in the backseat is enough to keep our little baby happy.

i am going to try to be optimistic about life- ya for time alone with my thoughts! ya for time with my music! ya for making new friends! ya for snow! ok i just can't muster that one people...

this week

i am not going to cry as we pull away [twss].

i am not going to mourn the loss of my stuff but look forward to a fun adventure... because it is fun to get away and try something new and different, even if it is for 6 months.

i am not going to wish i could go to book club on saturday. i didn't even finish the book [gone with the wind: spoiler alert, i hated the movie and i hated the book, the LONG LONG LONG book].

i am not going to cry as i say goodbye to my mommy. because i'm not as bad as devin [but pretty close, let's me honest]. it's so different from how i was feeling last time.

this week is about change.

this week: how can i be this busy with no job?

this week

i almost single handedly planned and executed a ward christmas party and had several anxiety attacks along the way. and have learned how much i still hate working with others. because no one does as good of a job as i do [take that justin's second wife if i die].

we attended the annul harrison ornament exchange and landon made it through with only one bruise [fell down a stair onto tile] and some awesome ornaments.

we are having our house replumbed and get to stay in a suite at the marriott. so basically the nicest place i've ever stayed. and it's free. [it's our 'trip' for our sparkelversary! (okokok, third is traditionally leather but i'd prefer the modern one that's crystal/glass)]

landon is going to stay with his mema overnight for three days [we've only done it once before] and i'm having all sorts of fits about it. i am one of those overbearing mothers.

justin & i are going to party it up at night by going to see 'the hobbit' [hopefully], go up to mtn charleston for a romantic dinner and get it on in a hotel [pelvic thrust! sorry people but it's what you do in hotels].

so naturally with all of these amazing things going on, i won't have time to blog. so miss me world and know that 'grown-ups come back' [said in a sing-songy voice. a daniel tiger original].