Big Kid Alek

Ever since Jaxon started riding a two wheeler, Alek has been having a hard time. Alek wants to do the same things. When Jaxon could ride, Alek cried. When Jaxon lost his teeth, Alek cried. I held him and told him, that sometimes Jaxon would do things first and sometimes he would do things first. This didn't help. As most of you know, the boys have trouble saying their r's. They would come out as e's. For example water is watie, there is they, bear is bay. You get the idea. One day the boys were in the tub, and Jaxon yelled, "Mom, I don't want to wash my hay." Alek looked at him and said, "It's called hair. You can't say it right." Alek came out and said that he could say hair. So we tested him: year, bear, water etc. All of them came out right. He taught himself how to say r's. I told him that this was one of the things that he did before Jaxon. Well a few days ago, he was determined to ride that two wheeler. He did it! He got on and with a little help from dad he was off. They are both so excited that they can ride big two wheelers.

A Visit From The Tooth Fairy!

Jaxon had 2 loose teeth, forever. He never played with them or wiggled them. Finally, on July 6th, they were so wiggly that Braden convinced him to let him pull them out. Jaxon wouldn't let Braden just pull them out, so we told Jaxon we could get some fishing line, and tie it to the door and slam the door. Jaxon was a little nervous, but he agreed.

Here he is with the string tied around the first tooth.

Braden tying the string around the door.

After 2 slams, here is the end result.

After it was all over Jaxon was so excited. He wanted to call his Grandma's and tell them. He kept telling everybody that his dad pulled his tooth out with a fish string. The we put his teeth in a baggy and he ran right to his room and put them under his pillow for the tooth fairy to come. He slept in our basement that night and at 5 in the morning, he came up to use the bathroom. Braden was getting ready for work and Jaxon found his money. "Mom, Dad the tooth fairy came! HE HE HE HE!! I can't believe it, she brought me a green money! HE HE HE HE!" He was so excited he couldn't go back to sleep for a while, he slept holding his green money. I can't believe that we have such a big kid. His new teeth are just starting to peek through. He keeps telling me that he needs to brush his new teeth really good, cause they are his big teeth. I think he only brushes the tips of his new teeth, I have to remind him that his other teeth still need to be brushed.

4th of July Weekend

On Friday and Saturday of our weekend, we just worked. Then on Sunday the 4th, our next door neighbors invited us over for fireworks. The boys had so much fun. Joye was asleep the entire time. Jaxon's leg was hurting after fireworks, so he went into bed. Alek just decided that he would sleep on the driveway. And dummy me, I didn't get a picture.

This is our neighbors little girl. This is where she spent most of her night, on my lap.

Then on Monday, Ricky and his kids came up and we went with Bruce to the Bear River to go fishing. It was a fun day.

Here is Joye, trying to go potty in the weeds. She only wanted to because all the other kids went.

Joye helping Daddy reel in his fish.

Joye played with the worms all day. She would switch them from one container to another, pick them up and hold them.

Raimee was the best fisherman or shall I say fisherwoman. She caught 6 fish. 4 Carp, and 2 Bass. She caught the biggest carp I have ever seen.

The huge fish, swallowed the hook and Ricky wanted it, so he cut it open. Joye was so interested. She squatted there the entire time, just watching everything that Uncle Ricky was doing.

While Ricky was cutting, some blood squirted Raimee, almost in her eye.

Here's Alek with his little fish, he was a little disappointed that he couldn't keep it.

Joye and Raimee, with one of Raimee's many fish.

After we went fishing we went to the Riverside Parade. Joye didn't like the sirens at the first.

After the parade we went to Bruce and Shirley's for dinner and to let the kids play. Mark and Sherin stopped by for a minute, Mark caught a baby bird, and Alek was brave enough to hold it.

Joye playing in the sand. No wonder she was so sandy. I love her face.

After dinner we went to the Riverside fireworks.

Renee, Alek & Ryten

Raimee and Joye

Here is one of the fireworks. We were really disappointed this year in their fireworks, but with the economy, what can you expect from a little town.

Joye's Toe Update

When we went to Arizona, Joye got her toe caught under the door and ripped her toenail off. While we were there the toenail laid down so we just left it on. When we got home and Joye started playing it started lifting up, so Dr. Daddy took charge. We put an Elmo movie on the computer, I held her and Daddy went to work. She was so brave. The only time she cried was when we got down, the nail was a little connected still. This is a picture of her toenail right after we cut the nail off. There is just a little sliver of a nail left. After a week or two, Joye started to play with the little sliver and made it lift up and she finally pulled it off. So right now her toe has no nail and is just scabbed over. I think I am starting to see the new nail starting to grow in. What a tough girl!

Arizona!

Well we headed off to Arizona Friday morning. We took our Suburban and crammed it full. We had us 5, and Braden's Dad and 2 sisters, plus every ones luggage and coolers. It was tight, but good. We hit about the center of Salt Lake and Joye threw up! So we had to stop at a gas station, Braden took Joye, I took the car, and Grandpa took the carseat. After that ordeal, we were back on our way. We stopped again in Circleville to eat lunch. We stopped at the Veterans Memorial. It was really neat.

This mangy dog came by and the girls befriended it. Then we were back on the road.
We crossed the Arizona border. I thought Arizona was supposed to be bright and sunny :)

After driving about 14.5 hours, and stopping by Braden's cousin Brenda's house. We finally made it to our hotel, and got to bed.

The next morning we were recharged and ready to go. Joye climbed up onto the window sill and sat there forever playing with her Elmo.

After we got everyone ready, we drove for another hour and arrived here...

The Mesa, Arizona Temple!

Where we went in and saw this family sealed together, forever! It was so special, I cried like a baby.

Of course lots of pictures were taken

All the Fessler's that came to support Kris and Brenda on their special day

After the temple we got in the car and the temperature was 113. Crazy hot. We followed Braden's Aunt Kaylynn to get back to Brenda's because we thought she knew the way. Well she didn't and instead of driving an hour to get back we ended up driving like 2.5 hours. We had 3 cars driving around lost. I thought it was fun. Well during our little lost outing, Braden trying to catch up with the group, pulls out in front of a cop. The cop is clearly thinking about pulling us over, then we catch up to Kaylynn and she pulls out in front of us and crosses all the lanes of traffic trying to get onto the freeway. The cop also sees this and is now trying to decide which one of us to pull over. He can't get behind either one of us, so at the stop light he is right next to us and makes Braden roll down his window so he can tell him to be more careful. Neither one of us got a ticket, thank goodness, but it was sure eventful. We got back to the hotel and to keep the kids quiet in the car, we bribed them with swimming when we got back. Joye was excited and started running to the front door of the hotel. Braden yelled at Grandpa to be careful, he didn't hear so he turned around while opening the door and got Joye's toe under the door. It ripped her toenail off, and some skin. She is so tough! She didn't cry for very long, then played the rest of the day without complaining. After changing and relaxing for a few hours, we went to Kris and Brenda's and partied!

The next day we headed home. We stopped here to eat lunch

We parked on one side of the dam and walked across, which was so scary by the way. The wind and the cars driving across would make the bridge bounce. Joye is fearless, she was leaning up against the fence and looking straight down, at one point she would just lean her head against it with no hands.

Here are some pictures, Braden took while we were driving home.

We finally got home, we dropped Braden off about 1 am so he could get some sleep in before he had to go to work. I ran Braden's dad and sisters home. Then I finally got home around 1:45 am. When I got home I looked at the mileage from the entire trip it read 1651.3 That is way to many miles in 3 days. Even though it was a short trip we loved it. Thank you Kris and Brenda for inviting us to share your special day. Congrats!

Our Son, The Barber

Last Thursday were dance pictures, and we were leaving for Arizona either that night or early Friday morning, so a lot was going on. I let the kids play outside all day while I was busy packing and trying to get things ready to go. When it got closer to pictures, I brought the kids in so I could shower. I sat them down with a movie, so I could shower quick with no interruptions. I got in showered, washed my hair, and got out. I went to my room and got dressed then I came out in the living room and found some hair on the floor. My first thought was that Joye had gotten the scissors and cut one of her dolls hair, then I couldn't think of which doll she had that has hair. That's when the light bulb clicked on...it was Joye's hair!!! I asked who did and Jaxon owned up to it. I lost it! I screamed, I yelled, I cried (uncontrollably). Dumb I know, it's just hair it'll grow back. But I waited 2 long years, for my baby girl's hair to be long enough to do something with, and now we're back to square one. After I had calmed down a tiny bit I took a look at the damage. Joye had 5 piggy tails, and Jaxon took the scissors and cut all but one piggy tail off at the elastic. Then took the scissors and cut all of her long hair in the back not in piggy tails, and her bangs. This is when I locked the boys in their room and I locked myself in my room. After I had calmed down a little bit more, I went and asked if Alek had helped. Of course Alek said no and Jaxon said yes. I pointed at Jaxon and said don't you lie to me. He replied, "Well he kind of helped." How do you kind of help cut somebody's hair you ask? "Well he didn't tell me not to, or to stop." I asked him why he did it. Jaxon told me that Joye asked him to. Later he told Braden that he asked Joye if she wanted her hair cut, and she said yes. After a little while longer, I notice something weird about Alek's hair, I take a closer look, and sure enought Jaxon got Alek too. Not very bad, just a little chunk out of the front. So I go look at Jaxon's head and he has taken the scissors to his own hair about a million times right on top. Braden finally got home and helped with the situation. Jaxon got buzzed completely, Alek got left alone, and Joye, well she got butchered.

Here are some before pictures of her hair.

Here are the pictures after Jaxon got a hold of her.

And these are after Braden got through with her. The back isn't so bad, other than she looks like a boy. The front and top are really choppy and hard to cover.

With a lot of hairspray and an awesome comb over, complete with headband. It doesn't look too bad.

I guess I should look on the bright side and say at least it was just hair and not a limb that he cut off or an eye poked out or something. Hopefully this will send a message to the hair and it will grow super fast.