Worldless Wednesday: 1st day of 1st grade

The Story of Us: Top tier of the Wedding Cake

Usually the top tier of the wedding cake is saved for the 1st Anniversary.

We decided to eat ours on our first month anniversary, didn't want frost bite.

I took it out of the freezer the night before, excited for the next evening.

Of course the next evening we had our first "big fight", I don't remember what it was about. All I remember is we went to bed angry with each other. Backs toward each other, me silently crying and Alex breathing hard in frustration. Neither of this was able to fall asleep. After about a half hour of silence. The following happened.

Me: ENOUGH OF THIS! FOLLOW ME!

Alex didn't say a word but followed me to the kitchen. I reached into the silverware drawer and pulled out this.

His eyes grew big
Me: (while shaking knife) THAT IS IT! WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS AND DO IT NOW!!!

 

Alex: Um.....do what?

 

Me:  (still shaking knife) CUT THE CAKE AND ENJOY IT!!!

 

He started to laugh hysterically, which sent me into tears. (I blame it now on the pregnancy hormones but we didn't know I was pregnant at the time)

Cause while I thought that I was ending our argument with a peace offering of our wedding cake this is what he saw:

He thought I had lost my mind and was going to kill him, which brought me to more tears. I stormed off to bed and he followed trying to apologize. Trying to talk me to come back to the kitchen to eat the cake.

Lets just say that never happened and unfortunately I was to stubborn the next few days to even consider it. And by the time I was ready the cake was no longer good.

We both laugh about it now, I hope it is a story our children will enjoy hearing, the day mommy almost killed daddy. 











Wordless Wednesday: Grandpa Tolman



Clarence Devan Tolman
Married
Mary Madeline Gingell
29, July 1949
in the Logan LDS Temple

He is survived by his 86 year old wife Mary.
8 Children
Devan, Dallas, Nancy, Ella, Del, Dean, Darwin, and Mary
He has 33grand kids and over 80 great grand and 1 great great granddaughter
He is joined in heaven with his granddaughter Alyson (8)
and greeted his great grandson Heath (2)
He also greeted he son in law Aaron at his passing.

Can't believe that it will be nine years since I saw your smile, felt your hugs and heard you sing my name. It is even harder to believe that you haven't met my husband or held my children in this life.
Thank you for your constant care, I love you.
Tracie Fern



My new nieces!!!!

Jonathan & Stephanie: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!: Relaxing after her first bath Alice Cherie Turner Born: August 12, 2012 Time: 4:02 am Place: McKay Dee Hospital, Ogden Utah Wei...

Here is a link to my newest niece baby Alice! She is so adorable!!!! I love being an Aunt!!!!!
My Brother and his wife also had a baby girl in July, her name is Madalyn but have asked that no pictures be shared. She is very beautiful though with thick dark hair....

I don't have any nephews on my side only nieces so we are still waiting (ahem) on them to get busy. You would think with 9 grand kids there would be more than just my two boys.

On Alex side though I have lots of both. Being an Aunt is one of the best things in the whole world. I just love them all so much!!!!

Wordless Wednesday: Turner Family Reunion

Worst Mom EVER!!!! Lydia's sheep ride

My dad is having trouble getting the video sent so I will tell the story and the video once we get it figured out.

I talked Lydia (and Alex to let her) into riding a sheep. I thought she would have fun. I remember doing it as a kid. I should have remembered she is my accident prone child.  She was excited. Until we got in line for her age group. Alex was at work so it was up to me to get her on the sheep and my parents took video and watched the other kids. Her friend Brogan was scheduled to ride before her but at the last moment he decided not to ride.

Just waiting in line

Lydia watching Brogan decide not to ride

So I helped her climb the gate and onto the sheep. She was VERY nervous. She also didn't want to lay down on the sheep because it had burrs in the wool. The gate operator and I showed her the burrs wouldn't bother her and how she need to hold the sheep with both hands tight around its neck and to squeeze her knees into its sides to help her stay on. She turned and looked at me just as they opened the gate and said Mom I am scared. I said to her Lydia the gate it open hold on tight it will be so fun I promise!!!

I could barely see her ride because of the crowd by the starting gates, I worked my way over to the arena entrance so I could pick her up there. As I walked I could her the crowd cheering with excitement. The other kids had fell of right out of the gate but by the way they were cheering I knew she was having a good ride. Then I hear them gasp.  Oh dear. I made it through the gate in time to see the rodeo helper pick her up from the middle of the sheep herd. She was crying and had lost a shoe. I meet them half way and carried her out onto the lawn. As I set her down I realized that she was bleeding from her mouth and that it had knocked some teeth loose. She said the sheep stepped on her face. I felt so guilty. I talked her into it. I told her it would be fun.

We made our way over to my brother Ben at the fire truck to have him give her lip a quick look and some gauze. Everyone told her what a great job she did. Alex showed up and looked at her lip too. Since the loose teeth were baby ones we thought she would be all right. This is why I didn't get pictures of the boys events. More mommy guilt. She didn't even place my guess is though she was in the top 5. Alex's fire buddies said they where so mad that she didn't place because she rode the best. And Brogan's dad (who also is on the department) wished he would have placed Brogan's helmet cam on Lydia to view the ride from her angle.


My family watching the rodeo
L to R: Alex, Lydia, Taylie, Austin, AJ

The next morning:

This is the little face I saw laying next to me when I woke up. She looked so miserable. More mommy guilt. Then she proceeds to tell me. I forgot to tell you that the sheep stepped on the my neck and hip. It hurts so bad I can't move my neck, the light hurts my eyes, my head hurts and I feel like I am going to throw up. (These are symptoms of a concussion or a brain bleed) Lets just say I had a mental mommy freak out.  I called her doctor and she got us in within the hour.

waiting in the room for the Doctor

I read her Alice in Wonderland with a British accent to try and cheer her up as we waited. She eventually asked me to turn the lights off and she laid down and asked me to finish the book.

It was decided that she would need xrays of her hips and a CT (Cat Scan) for her head and neck. Until we found out what the results were she was required to wear a soft c collar. She didn't like this one bit. I gave the Doctor my cell phone so she could call me with the results and she gave me hers so that if she got worse over the weekend I could give her a call.

waiting for tests

Thankfully nothing was seriously wrong, just a mild concussion and deep tissue bruising. Unfortunately she has to take it easy the rest of the summer and the pain will get worse before it gets better. She is happy not to be wearing the c collar, but very disappointed that she missed out on the bouncy houses at the fair on Saturday. More mommy guilt.

Alex has told me that none of our other children will be riding sheep. EVER. He said it is to expensive. When you add in all the doctor bills I guess he is right.

Have you ever pushed your kids to participate in something and then wish you hadn't?

Country Fair Days: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

I know I promised pictures but here is videos via my Dad.

Taylie at the Baby Contest (Queen division)

The Boys "barrel racing"

Lydia at the end of her Fun Run.

This is how Lydia's Sheep ride ended......

Once I get the video from my Dad you can see
what an awesome job she did....

until she fell.
Along with the whole story.

Kids Fun K Run

Lydia has always loved running, she is very fast, and competitive. This Country fair days I asked if she wanted to be in the beauty contest (they draw the winner out of a hat) or compete in the fun run. She responded with "I want to do the fun run because I don't like that they draw names, I would win everytime if they did that"................Okay she might sound a little conceded but she just loves to play to an audience and is actually very good at the beauty walk and things, I promise she is really a sweet caring girl. Who would do anything for anyone.

So the kids fun run it was.

here she is before the race even in the pic she is posing

She was a little nervous because she has never run that far before, she did great, was a little out of breath and was disappointed that she didn't place in her age group but she did get an awesome prize in the drawing after. Before she went to bed last night she said she can't wait to do it again next year. But this time she wants to train for it, 2 miles a day, and she wants me to be her trainer. Um yeah.....never been a runner. So if anyone in SW who is a runner who wants the company of a sweet little 6 year old. Let me know.

before the race, she is in there, somewhere

After she completed the race, still all smiles.

Tonight is the Kid rodeo, she will riding a sheep, and the twins will be doing stick barrell racing and chasing a chicken. I will try to get better pictures and post them tomorrow along with Taylie in the Baby Contest which was on Saturday.

Wordless Wednesday

Alex in Russia his Sister just sent this picture yesterday we have never seen it before.