Conversations With Jaxon

Here is the first conversation Jaxon and I had today:
Jaxon: "Mom, is baby Anthony here yet?"
Me: "No, not yet."
Jaxon: "I'm going to go check."
(He walks over to baby Anthony's bed and peeks in. At this point I am thinking, if you find anything let me know!)
Jaxon: "Nope not yet."
This kid cracks me up!!

Yesterday's conversation while I was dusting my room:
Jaxon: "Mom, what is that?"
Me: "It's a container I keep my earrings in."
Jaxon: "Why you need earrings mom?"
Me: "Earrings are for girls to wear to be pretty."
Jaxon: "Mom, you already are pretty." "Those are nice words right?"
It totally made my day!

I Mean Seriously...

*WARNING...RANT POST AHEAD*

Info you need to understand this post:
1. I live on a VERY busy road.
2. It is very dark out here at night, no street lights on this busy road.
3. We are on city/county lines and people have lots of livestock out here.

Ok, you are still reading so here is my rant/soapbox for the day. It all started last night. Justin and I went up to bed around 11:30 p.m. (I know, pretty late for a prego lady) and we were laying there talking when all of a sudden we hear a loud noise, what sounded like a hit of some kind. We both leap out of bed to see what in the world it was. We couldn't see too much because it was so dark, and the fact that I am blind without my glasses on. Then I see 2 horses moving across the street, next to a big black figure laying in the road. You got it a horse had been hit. I tell Justin what I saw and we both knew we were in for it. I believe we both said the words "Oh s#$&!" at the same time. I didn't know how talented I was when it came to multi-tasking, but I am good. I was throwing clothes on, running down the stairs and calling 911 all at the same time. Justin grabbed a flashlight and went out front. Yep, we were right. A big horse had been hit and was laying in the road, not quite dead yet. So as I am relaying this info to the dispatcher a truck is backing up. It was the truck that hit the horse. The 2 people inside were lucky they were in a truck because anyhting less than that and they probably would have been dead. See the speed limit on this road is 50 mph and it was a Clydesdale horse. Yeah thats pretty much like hitting a cement wall. It did a lot of damage to the truck so I can only imagine if it had been a car or if they had been going any faster.
So the police and sherriff show up, along with some punk kid in a car. On a side note, our neighbor has horses and cows who are ALWAYS getting out. We figured it was their horses so I tried calling their house only for them not to answer the phone. Turns out the punk kid knows the neighbors and so Justin tells him I can't get them on the phone, go over and knock on the door, which the punk kid does. The parents weren't home I guess cause one of their boys came over to deal with the situation. By this time the police had the road blocked off, thank goodness cause like I said in the info above, it is a BUSY road.
Anyway, to make a long story short, no one was hurt but they had to put the horse down. That was the worst thing I have ever heard/seen in my life. I won't give you all the details, but lets just say I can still hear the shot. They then get the kid's tractor to move it out off the road and the idiot barely hauls it into the field next door. Come to find out the cop told Justin that they have been out here multiple times to this residence because their livestock get out. It's not because thier livestock is super smart, it is because these people are super lazy and don't want to build a a decent fence. Trust me, they have the money, they just don't do anything completely and their idea of a fence is a couple of sticks and a strand of barbedwire. I am not even kidding on that. So they get everything cleaned up, the road sprayed off, and Justin and I trudge up to bed. Yeah, we didn't sleep much last night. The thing that really pisses me off is this didn't have to happen. If they would be responsible horse owners, build a decent fence, then this wouldn't have happened. No one would have been out there at midnight going through any of this and the horse would still be alive. It bothers me, Justin, the poor girl that was in the truck that hit it, even the cop told Justin he hates this part of his job. Move forward to 7:30 a.m. this morning. I am out driving through the storage units and see it laying there. Sad. I think , oh they will be out soon to take care of it. I go upstairs an hour later to get dressed and open the blinds in Jaxon's room, which happen to face that field, and nope, there it is still laying there. Jaxon loves to see the cows, but this morning when he asked to see them I told him they were in the barn eating breakfast. Yeah I forgot this kid is on a growth spurt and can apparently see out his window now. He asks me why the horse is laying there. I tell him he is hurt and that the farmer went to get him a band aid and that the horse is just resting. Yeah, quick thinking I know.
As I write this ranting post it is 9:50 a.m. and nothing has been done about the horse. I tell ya, if nothing is done with it in the next hour or two, I am going to have to remind them that it is still there and that they need to be responsible and have it taken care of. I usually try to keep my nose out of my neighbor's business, but seriously, this is rediculous!! It would be one thing if this was the first time this has happened, but come on, this is like the 7th or 8th time since we have lived here (just over 2 years) that their livestock gets out. So, there is my rant for the day...if you made it this far thanks for reading. I know it's not the most pleasant post, but I had to get it off my chest. Besides, I figured if I put it on here, then maybe when I see my neighbors next I might be more pleasant about the situation and not say something stupid.

A Few Things

So I had all these great intentions of posting pictures of the last few weeks and of some fun activities we have done, but yeah, it hasn't happened and so I figure the reality is it probably won't. For that I apologize for the following wordy post, but without further adu here is an update of the last few weeks.

*Monster Trucks - Jaxon is in LOVE with monster trucks. He asked Santa for one this year and was extatic when Santa brought him one as well as Grandma and Grandpa. So when Justin heard on the radio that they were coming to the E Center we decided we had better go. It was a lot of fun and Jaxon had a BLAST!! We bought lower bowl tickets so we could have pre-show pit passes, and so we got to go down and walk around the trucks. They just happened to be giving rides in the back of one of them, so of course, Justin and Jaxon had to have their turn. They had a lot of fun and it was all Jaxon talked about for the week after.

*Sledding - Grandpa bought a double person snow tube for Jaxon and his cousin Kodi, so we all bundled up and went to Peteetneet to test it out. We had a ball!! Jaxon loves to go sledding and play in the snow. I was really bummed out not being able to go down with them (my mom wouldn't let me being prego and all) but had so much fun watching them. It never failed, we would get them all lined up ready to go straight down the hill and every time they would turn and almost run into this big pine tree! They didn't care though, they would trudge back up the hill and head down again.

*Baby News - I am almost 28 weeks pregnant and really starting to feel it. My back aches almost constantly, I am having a hard time sleeping, I feel like I am going to the bathroom every 5 minutes (sorry, hope that's not TMI), and tonight I found the stretch marks on my thighs and sides of my belly re-appearing. Other than that I am feeling good. I remember the last 12 weeks with Jaxon...feeling the same way. Just ready to be done being pregnant, and lots of anticipation to meet this lil man. Jaxon and I have been pulling out all of the baby clothes and getting them washed and organized. He has been so cute to watch, he asks whos they are and I tell them they were his...he then tells me it's ok for baby Anthony to borrow them. He is getting excited for this new arrival too. He loves to kiss and hug my belly and is asking when he is coming so they can play trucks. Too cute!!

*Potty Training - We are completely potty trained (ok not we, Jaxon)!! Hooray!! My goal was to have Jaxon potty trained by the time Anthony was born, so hooray for making that goal. I bought him some training underwear and that seemed to do the trick. He didn't like them when they were wet and caught on to the whole toilet thing pretty quick. I do have to brag a bit and say that he only had 3 accidents in all of this, and knock on wood, no #2 accidents. It is so nice to have him tell me when he needs to go, and the fact that he is so independant and can do it on his own, including washing his hands!!

*Valentine Pupcakes - Nope, not a typo, Jaxon and I made Valentine Pupcakes last night. It cracks me up every time how he says cupcakes. This kid loves to help me in the kitchen and I love having him in there. We mixed up the batter, chocolate of course, ate the beater when we were done, frosted them this morning, and ate the frosting left in the container. We did red sprinkles which he thought was the best part. He was so proud of himself and his pupcakes!

*Home Schooling - I am tossing around the idea of home schooling Jaxon for his first year of pre-school. He has such a late birthday that he will be almost 6 before he starts Kindergarten, which isn't a bad thing, it would just mean sending him to 2 years of pre-school starting this fall. I worry about him getting bored and being disruptive. I was thinking of taking 2 days a week, preparing a lesson plan and for 2-3 hours working on things that he would learn in pre-school. I don't know, just an idea...what are your thoughts on it? Keep in mind by no means would I home school him any further. I am all about sending him to a public/charter school. I think the socialization is good for them, and lets be honest, mom needs that break! Anyway, just a thought.

*Scentsy - Just thought I would throw out there that for the month of February EVERYTHING is 10% off. I am personally offering all my product I have in stock at 20% off, and anyone who hosts a party (catalog or home) will receive a FREE warmer of their choice. Let me know if you want to buy product or host a party!

So that about sums it up. Sorry there are no pics to go along with this great update, maybe next time!

26 Weeks

This comic made me laugh out loud!! Here we are, 26 weeks into this pregnancy. It feels like the last month or so have flown by. I started pulling out baby clothes and am getting them washed. It was fun to look at them and remember when Jaxon was that small. I feel pretty good for the most part. Kind of achy this time around. I think this baby is sitting more in my back than Jaxon was so I am feeling a lot more uncomfortable than I did with Jaxon. I have only gained 8 lbs. too. Not complaining about that...like my doc said, the less you gain the less you have to lose after! I am getting so excited to meet this sweet boy!

New Years

This New Years was just ok. Justin had to work both New Years Eve and New Years Day, and it just happened to fall on his overnight route in Heber. So I had two choices: I could either sit home with Jaxon alone, or I could pack up and head to Heber and stay with Justin in his hotel. I chose the latter. Our storage unit office was closed both those days so we pretty well had nothing to do. So me, Jaxon and Harley headed up to Heber. Here is a quick run down of how exciting our night was: we sat in the hotel room waiting for Justin to finish his route, Justin finished his route, we went and grabbed something to eat, ran to a redbox and rented a movie, came back to the room ate and got Jaxon in bed, started watching our movie and were asleep not even half way through the movie at 10:30 p.m. The best part was at midnight we heard fireworks going off (it felt like they were never going to end) and we both were mad that we were woke up. We decided right then and there that we are just an old married couple who enjoys sleeping! The next morning we woke up, got ready, and went and had breakfast before Justin had to head off to run his route. I have to say it wasn't the most exciting New Years, but who cares. We were together (which doesn't happen often) and we really aren't big fans of New Years anyway. Just another holiday to us, nothing big. We are excited that 2010 is here. We both have goals set that we are excited to accomplish this year and not to mention the arrival of our son!

24 Weeks

I have been such a slacker at taking pics of this pregnancy. I should have been more on the ball, but I guess some are better than none, right? Here is me at 24 weeks...I can't believe there are only 16 weeks left til this little man makes his arrival!

25 Years

December 19th is kind of a solemn day around our house. It's the anniversary of Justin's dad's death. He was killed in the Wilberg Mine fire. This year marked 25 years since it happened. They held a memorial for the 21 people that were killed down in Emery County, and we were able to go at the last minute. We drove up to the memorial that they have down there. It is a beautiful stone listing all the names of those lost that day. It sits at the bottom of the canyon where the mine is. You could just feel how sacred of a place it is. (I wasn't sure about taking pics there, so we didn't). Then they held a memorial service at the Emery County High School. They were going to have some of the national MSHA officers there to speak, but due to the bad snow storm back east they were unable to make it. They had a few other speakers there, one of the guys from back there made it in and spoke. He actually flew out and was in charge of watching the chemical levels inside the mine while the rescuers were in there trying to find them. It was neat to hear him recount those days and what everyone went through. Then they had a lighting ceremony. They had 21 mining hard hats lined up across the stage with everyone's name on it. They turned out all the lights and as they read the names of those lost they turned on their mine light. Afterward they gave the hats to the family members that were there. It was such a neat experience and I am so glad we were able to make it down for it. I really wish that I could have met Justin's dad, Vic. From what I hear from stories he was such an awesome guy and everyone seemed to really love him. In a way he is still around and defintiely not forgotten. We have decided to name this baby after Justin's dad, and I know that means a lot to Justin. Below are the pics of the hat that had Vic's name on it.