Things I Want to Remember

Things I Want To Remember:

(But I'm already forgetting)

Maddix says the funniest things and I NEVER get time to write them down! Why can't I remember them all! But here are a few:

So Maddix keeps doing things that "make him like daddy."

:Maddix walked out of the bathroom the other night after his shower with his towel wrapped around his waist:) He looked something like McCully Culkon from Home Alone! He had a smile on his face and said, "I'm like dad; I can wrap my towel around me."

:In the car Maddix saw Travis's sunglasses and put them on stating, "Now I look cool, like dad." All the while making his cowboy face."

: Maddix woke with a frog in his throat that made it raspy and he said, "I sound like daddy now, because I'm becoming a man. But no Aaron. Only I sound like Daddy."

: Tonight while singing "Let it Go" like I always do as my closing number Aaron stood, hands gripping the crib while dancing his head to his left shoulder, then the right.  Maddix told me "mom, tonight you really sound like Elsa!" The next verse he was cheering "Woohoo, go mom." He wanted to dance as well.  At the end he told me I should sing in a competition against other girls:)

: In discussion over a Charlie Brown cartoon where the girls baseball team seemed mad the boys, Maddix came to the conclusion that they were upset that the boys wouldn't talk to them and that they were jealous..." because that's how girls are; they're always jealous."

Ouch.

: Maddix is pretty concerned about who he'll marry ever since Mercedes said she was going to Marry him.  He really worries about ending up alone. I explained he'd meet someone  someday, fall in love, and move out and get married. He replied, "Nah, I think I'll just get married and we'll move in with you forever..." There could be truth to that statement. He also asked me to bury him at our house ager he dies so he can live with us forever:) 

When picking up the boys from Kristy's on Saturday, as we were leaving Maddix spotted a couple of girls sitting/scooting down the road on a longboard.  Maddix instinctively called out, "hello girls!" They replied and giggled.  He followed with "Ladies, ladies, you can enjoy your ride.  Go ahead and scooter on!"  Aaron, in seeing the attention Maddix was getting decided to do EXACTLY as Maddix was doing.  He stood by him and mimict him in full confidence that his older brother was awesome.

:Aaron does the CUTEST "bub-bye!" All while waving backwards towards himself. So dang cute. Even after I change his bum he picks the diaper up and takes the diaper out to the garbage saying, "bubye!" 

: When I'm cooking/doing dishes Aaron likes to come play in-between my legs; it's so cute. But he doesn't like it when I move. 

: I've been sick, and Maddix said, "Yah! You're sick! We get to watch movies all day and you can't leave me or go anywhere!" 

~A Better Day~

Today was a better day:) It helps that I was feeling better, and it definitely helps that Maddix and Aaron were much more behaved(ish).

~A Morning Fighting Purple Minions~

Blasting them back to
Yellow Minions

Aaron was a purple minion until
Maddix saved him, then "kevin was back!"

~Today was a Pumpkin Day~

It was our first time visiting the PuMkIn PaTcH

&

then we went to my mother's to carve Pumpkins

I love this Holding hands thing:) 

Maddix found a wagon and
picked out a pumpkin

The boys had a great time collecting the
pumpkin 

... as well as taking it to the car

Man I love these guys

He wasn't thrilled to be in a playpen
but he did enjoy getting to be out with the family

The result

Our Pumpkins
l to r: Mine, Aaron's, Maddix's two. 

Scary Castle

Maddix painted the whole thing
besides the eyes
(that was my mom).

~So much to catch up on~

I am in a rut.
One day I feel good, motivated, productive. The next day...
... well it's just like, what's the point? Teach the boys, clean, fight back frustration, clean, teach, lose control, guilt for being angry, guilt for a lack of patience, guilt for the many loads of laundry that have replaced my husband on his side of the bed, and true guilt for ACTUALLY not caring that the laundry has been there for about a week. Then it's FINALLY bed time; why do they think that each night we don't have to go to bed?? It happens every night?! So why is it such a surprise? So once they're finally asleep the first thing I want to do, as well as the last thing I want to do is go to bed on time. So what do I do? I stay up... sometimes I do things worth doing, and sometimes I just stay up to stay up; either way it's always too late and then the next morning always comes too early and I'm short of temper to take on the day.
Rince and Repeat.
I don't know if it's just because we've been moving so often that I'm used to a big change to constantly revamp my drive... but maybe it's being here so long... maybe it's having Travis gone... or MAYBE it's because I've been sick the past 8 days, but I DON'T care to do anything anymore!!
                                                                       :)        :)
Don't get me wrong, I love my boys, and I LOVE my life but ugh.... there are those days, and then there are those WEEKS. But we have done a few things lately so here they are:

A Sunday Walk

A Day of Catching up with Katiana!

Little girls at the park just doted over Nala

Missed this girl since she hasn't been back to
Utah since '09! 

Taking her home from the park 

Maddix and Nala were too cute. 

Just These Boys 
Day after Day:) 

Peek-a-boo!

telling secrets one day and
laughing at each other!

One morning on the way
for our pre-school walk

Cutest when asleep

What's going on here? Here I am Aaron!

I couldn't get up and they sat
mesmerized by Lion King

Sick Days

Sillies 

The boys LOVED the BuzzLightyear movie

~The Faces of Maddix~

"I wanna wear these so I can
look like daddy." 

An afternoon at the park... on the way home from Costco

Leaves! 

Well Hello:)

racing the car back and forth

A Baby Shower

Maddix saw me finishing up my baby shower present and asked if he could help. At preschool they've been working with scissor skills so I thought what could it het to let him take the scrap wrapping paper and help. And look what he did?? He wrapped presents with VERY little help form me:) Really, I only put the tape on. 

Look at him go!

I Actually got ready for the day

It turned out so cute

We found all the kids hiding out
under the table in a box
fort

~So I guess there's proof that we have gotten out of the house more than once in the past little bit. The days might not be entirely great, but I'm grateful that there has been a memorable moment to shine through in each day~

~Backyard~Boys~

This fall, I think i've said before, has just been gorgeous. Absolutely Gorgeous.
And so playing in this giant backyard that we're blessed enough to have right now has become a regular thing we do. And with the leaves falling, the backyard has been just that much more fun!

The boys have so much fun riding bikes down the hill, racing across the yard, playing in the neighbors horse field, climbing trees, hide n seek, and so much more when they're outside :)