Classic Ammon Moments

I am finally going to finish a post I started last week. We are in Seattle visiting my brother and his family. The posts have slowed because we have been on the road since last week.

Ammon keeps saying and doing the funniest things. Last week was his first time going to the dentist. Suprisingly he did pretty well and lucky for me he had no cavities. Later that day I told him how good he did at the dentist and how he is such a big boy. He just smiled and said, "yep." Then I said, "Do you want to go to the dentist again?" He looked at me with a scowl on his face and said, "Probably not." He went on to tell me that he didn't like the taste of the toothpaste and that he would rather go to the doctor.

Later that day we were at my parents house doing laundry and I looked at Ammon and noticed that he looked bigger. Then I saw 3 or 4 different collars sticking out of his shirt. He had brought his backpack over to their house and had packed it full of clothes. He had gotten them all out while I was doing laundry. So I asked Ammon to come over and I counted five shirts on him. I asked him why he had five shirts on and he just said, "because I want to." About twenty minutes later I convinced him to take off all but one shirt because his cheeks were getting pink from being hot. After I got the shirts off he turned and asked me," Mom can I take my underwear off too?" I told him that he had to wear his underwear and he said,"well can I take off two of them?" I just about died. I took his shorts off to find five pairs of underwear on! This kid cracks me up.

P.S. Does anyone ever have a problem with soap scum? Tasha introduced me to this stuff and it is awesome! All you do is spray it on the tub, let it sit for 5 minutes, barely scrub and your tub will be sparkling clean. I love it! Thanks Tash.

A steal!

Okay so when did it become so exciting to buy furniture or things to decorate my home with? About a month ago I bought this picture from Target. I had seen it for months and really liked it but never would pay $100 dollars for it. So I saw it a month ago and it was in a clearance aisle marked down to $50. Jody's dad had given us each $60 gift cards to Target and so I was contemplating buying it. I left that day with the idea of going back with my mom to get her opinion of it. Well Alex and I ended up going back to Target two days later and I walked down the aisle, found the picture I wanted and decided to buy it. I had already gotten it into the cart when Alex said something like,"It's only 25 dollars now." I freaked out!!! I mean literally Alex was dieing laughing at me. I couldn't believe it was only 25 dollars. After I calmed down Alex said,"you know I can't really imagine ever wanting to spend money on things for my home or get that excited about a picture." I looked at her and said,"I never thought I would either it's just something that happens when you get married and have your own place." I don't know if anyone else feels this way but I can't wait to have enough money to decorate and make a home the way I really want to. I can't imagine how much fun it would be to live in a place that truly feels like your own. Someday.

The picture looks much better in person!

Hooray for Sunshine!

Most of you know that Humboldt County is known for its gloomy fog filled days but this week has been beautiful. It's weeks like this that make me say to my husband, "I could live here forever if the weather was always this nice." But we all know it will pass and then we won't see the sun for another month or so.

My boys and I have been out enjoying this beautiful weather. My dad belongs to a men's club called the Ingomar Club. He takes his customers there and his work pays for all of it. It's suppose to be a really nice elite type of club that people obviously have to pay a fee to be in but my sisters and I joke about it because we don't think the food is that good. Sometimes we get to go with my mom to lunch there and I splurge and get whatever I want because heck I'm not paying for it. Oh and I always get a shirley temple. They have a pool at the mansion and we recently found out that we can use it all summer long. So Alex and I took the boys there on Tuesday. It was pretty fun. The temperature was a little over 70 degrees and the pool was heated. A waiter comes around the pool and takes food orders. We got to get lunch compliments of my dads work, of course. It's just nice to have something else to do in this one horse town. Poor Alex was stuck with Ammon in the pool the whole time. Cohen only wanted me and Ammon wanted to swim the whole time. When she finally got him out he kept telling me,"Mom I'm getting too hot, let's get back in the pool, you want to mom?" He is so smart but doesn't realize that in 70 degree weather I won't fall for being "too hot."


Last summer 11 girls in my ward were pregnant with babies all due within a few months of each other. So yesterday we had a little birthday lunch at the park for all the one year olds. Cohen loved the cupcakes. He had one and then ate off of everyone else's. Poor Tasha didn't get much of hers. Later he went in the swing with Summer. We joke that Summer and Cohen will be dating someday. If any of you are O.C. fans you know why we say that.

We were planning on going to the lake this weekend but have decided to stay home and enjoy this beautiful weather while we can!

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Last night was Monday night and we had our regular family home evening with the kids. They don't get much out of it so we try to make it short and sweet with an activity at the end. We went to the temple last weekend to see a friend go through for his first time. Ammon loves going to the temple. So last night we talked about the temple and tried to explain what we do at the temple and why it is so special. I told Ammon that daddy and mommy were married in the temple and that someday he too can be married there. He smiled and said, "Mom can I marry Lexy at the temple?" So precious. I said,"Ammon if you still like Lexy in 20 years you can marry her." He is seriously such a sweetheart. Jody asked him who was the prettiest girl in the world the other day and he said, "mommy is." Sometimes he reminds me of Lindsey because he makes the goofiest faces and does things she use to do. Like, "I love you so much!" while pointing to his eye, then heart and then you.


After our short lesson we went outside and played basketball. Jody and I played PIG and in between our shots Jody would pick Ammon up and let him put the ball in the hoop like Michael Jordon. It's nights like these that make me so grateful to be married and to have my children. Today it is beautiful and sunny here so Alex and I are going to take the kids to the pool. I will blog pictures of it tomorrow!

Cohen played on the grass and ate rocks while we played basketball. He has the most beautiful blue eyes, this picture doesn't give them justice.

Our New Dog

Like I've said before Ammon has quite the imagination. He dug out this Halloween costume the other day and wanted to wear it everywhere. When he put it on he truly became a dog. I would ask him a question and he would just bark. He crawled on all fours up and down the stairs. It was so hilarious that I had to take him over to my parent's house for them to see. I was driving over and looked back at him and just died laughing. When we got to their house I let him out of his car seat and he crawled all the way to the front door. Alex opened the door and he started barking. Later that day he would bring a ball over to me in his mouth and tell me to throw it for him. Then he would bark, crawl on all fours and retrieve it. Alex and I have said over and over to each other, "What a weird kid." I also overheard him telling Cohen,"Cohen take Harley on a walk to the park." He of course was Harley which is the name of my parents black lab. He never ceases to amaze me with his imagination.

Cohen was playing on the kitchen floor while I was making dinner. He got some of Ammon's chocolate money and was smart enough to put it in his mouth. Before I knew it he was covered in chocolate and very, very happy!

My parents are almost all moved out of their house. :( It is still weird but it will be wonderful for them to have a beautiful new home. All the rooms are empty and all that is left is some cleaning, a garage sale, and my dad's junk in the garage. Last night me, my mom, and Alex were organizing things for the garage sale. It was hilarious. We found some pretty random things and I scored a gameboy. I love spending time with my sisters and my mom. No matter what we are doing we can manage to have a good time doing it as long as we are together.

Home Sweet Home

My parents put their house on the market last year and it obviously didn't sell. This summer they put it on again and after not showing it for a whole month someone finally put an offer on it. The realization that they had finally sold their home, for me, was bittersweet. Bitter because I grew up in this house and have almost every childhood memory in it. Sweet because my parents will get to build a brand new, beautiful home next to some of their best friends. What can I say I am a sentimental fool. I had a red Acura in high school that was a hand me down from my brother. Every time I would back down the driveway, after it had rained, cold water would pour down my back from the leak in the sunroof. My dad joked that when I would pull up it sounded like a helicopter was landing in the driveway. You would think that when I finally sold the car I would be ecstatic. But when I saw that little red car pull away from our house I almost cried! Same thing happened when I sold my Honda Accord, but that time I did cry! I was the same way in college. When I would move apartments I would get all sentimental and gooey. Thinking I would never sleep in my room again or eat in the kitchen or go pee on the toilet. Pathetic I know.

So last weekend and this week we have been moving my parents out of their home into a rental that they will live in until their new house is built. At least twice a day I say to my mom, "this is so weird aren't you sad that we'll never be in this house again?" At first she agreed with me but today she said,"actually I am just ready to be done with it." If only I could have that attitude. As the house has become more and more empty and as our voices have begun to echo off the walls I have realized that it isn't the house that makes it a home but the people in it. Luckily those people aren't going anywhere.

Our Latest Adventures

Last night we had a "9th of July" party at the Jones house. Ammon got to play with sparklers for the first time! Mickey Jones bought a bunch of illegal fireworks on his way home from riding fourwheelers in Utah. We were all at Trinity lake on the fourth so we let them off last night. They had some great fireworks and had a lot to go but a policeman came halfway through and made us stop. He was suprisingly nice and said he would have looked passed it on the 4th but had gotten 9 complaints on his way over. Do people seriously have nothing better to do with their time? It was fun while it lasted.

We were at the lake on the fourth and had a great time. We laid out in the sun, skied, wakeboarded and ate lots of food. Our friends camp right next to us and Ammon was always over with them sitting around their camp fire. We would get off the lake and he would head right over to the McCartney's, sit down on a chair and not say a word. It was hilarious. He also learned to swim (with life jacket on) alone on this trip. Before he would get really nervous in the water even if we were holding him. Now he loves to swim and is always saying, "I'm a big boy now, I swim by myself!" He loved going on the tube with me but didn't like it when we went over the wake and water splashed him in the face. One of the many good things about having boys is that they can pee anywhere. When we drive to the lake we usually have to stop a couple of times for Ammon to pee. It's not a big deal because he can pull down his pants and just pee on the side of the road. Unfortunately he has decided to do this in camp also. It's convenient for me but not too pleasant for other campers who may happen to be on a leisurely stroll, walk pass our campsite and see a three year old peeing naked.

This week Ammon will have his first dentist appointment, we will be moving my parents out of their house, go to the Medford Temple, and I hope to squeeze in a girls night out! I bought a Nintendo on Ebay and it should be here any day!

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I have never been to Milan but have always wanted to go. My husband took the quiz and he belongs in Amsterdam. If I could choose a European city to live in I would probably choose London. But then again I have only been to six European cities, so who knows.

First Sleepover

Ammon had his first sleepover last week. His friend (I should say girlfriend) Alexis had been asking if she could stay the night for a while so I told her she could when he got his tent from his Aunt Kasey. Kasey got him a tent and made him a Superman/Batman cape for his birthday and he loves both. I was a little worried that the kids wouldn't sleep or that she would get scared and want to go home. But she was great. About 9:00 she told me she was tired and ready to go to bed. So we brushed teeth, put on p.j.'s and got them settled in the tent. I was saying good night and giving hugs and kisses when Lex decided she would be scared if I didn't stay down stairs with them. So I brought the tent up to my room and the kids slept on our floor. It was so cute to hear the two of them talking to each other in the tent. They were singing and telling each other stories. Finally after they both went to the bathroom 3 times they went to sleep. Besides the 5 a.m. wakeup, to take Lex to the bathroom, it was a success! When Lex's mom came to pick her up she told Ammon, "Now you can stay with me tonight!" What have we gotten ourselves into!

Two Thumbs Up

Cohen has been SO fussy lately. Today I was about to lose my mind and told Jody I needed to get out by myself. Luckily I have a wonderful husband who understands my needs and he told me to go. I went to a movie all by my lonesome today for the first time. It was wonderful to just sit and watch a movie for two hours with no interruptions. So I obviously went to The Devil Wears Prada and I really enjoyed it. I did feel a little awkward when I laughed out loud because I was sitting by myself. As much as I love my kids I can get burnt out and going to a movie was the perfect way to step out of my life for a few hours and regain a little sanity.

The movie was very entertaining. I love Anne Hathaway and especially loved all the clothes she wore in the movie. She looked beautiful. This white outfit was one of my favorites. The girl who plays Emily in the movie was hilarious and had the cutest British accent. It is definitely a chick flick that every chick should enjoy.