Landon's Piece of our Blog

Hi this is Landon. My favorite color is green. And my favorite food is pizza. And One day I want to be a fire fighter. And I love..umm..umm...it's, oh I can't remember...but my favorite place is Antelope Island. And yesterday Korbin ripped apart his diaper and I can't remember what happened. And this was the nicest day I ever had. I know how to turn on my skateboard, but I don't know how to do any flips, but Mason's dad can do flips on a skateboard and Carson's dad can, too. And I really like learning. I think learning is really fun and that's all I want to say. Okay, I'm done.

(This was Landon word for word, typed by Mommy.)

I've been tagged!!

Tagged

A. Post the rules
B. Answer all the questions about yourself
C. After you are done posting, tag 5 people

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was 15 years old. My parents and I had just moved into our new house in Uintah Highlands. I was in 9th grade going to South Ogden Junior high and doing all the horrible things teenagers do, to stress out their parents.....like date a junior in high school that talked me into skipping gym class....the school called my mom. :(

2. Five things on your to do list today:
Pull weeds, rake weeds, burn weeds, keep burning weeds, burn more weeds, burn more weeds, burn more weeds...for like 7 hours...and finally shower!...okay, that was more than 5, but that's what I did all day and I haven't even made it to the shower yet! (I smell pretty great...like a grass fire!)

3. Snacks I enjoy: oranges, beef jerky, granola bars & yogurt
4. What would I do if suddenly I were a billionaire? Okay, I'm very logical, so the first thing I'd do is budget. I'd put a lot in savings, put some aside for traveling, education, buy myself a big chunk of land and build my dream house fully set up with horse stables and barn and lastly, I'd share with family and those in need.
5. 3 bad habits: staying up too late, biting my finger nails and letting the dishes pile too high in the sink
6. 5 places I've lived: England, Utah, Wyoming, Pensalvania, Tennessee
7. 5 jobs I've had: waitress at Denny's, waitress at a high class retirement center, school photographer for Bell Studios, para-professional in special education & ride attendent at Lagoon...not in that order...lol!
8. 5 things people don't know about me:
1- I've been skinny dipping with my husband.
2- I've eaten a cricket.
3- I want to go to school to become an elementary school teacher.
4- Some of my most favorite memories in life have been spent with my mom visiting the homeless shelter (just to say hi), volunteering at the Marshal White Center, visiting women and children in the YCC (a shelter for abused moms and kids), visiting mentally handicaped adults, singing to the elderly in nursing homes and just stopping on the street to talk to someone in need.
5- I've riden a horse bareback, through a Wyoming feild...guess where?!


I tag Jacqui, Diana & Mom.....I don't know who else!

Daisy and Chris's Field Trial

Daisy, our gorgeous English Pointer, has always been a fantastic pheasant hunting dog. She's been bird crazy since we got her at 3 months old! We have always known she was good, so we wanted to see just how good.
Daisy was inspected by a breed inspector. The inspector found her to be pure bred, (as we knew), but the inspection now makes her a "papered purebred". So, she has been registered with The Upland Classics and The American Kennel Club, both nationally recognized clubs. But, as Chris always says about horses, "You can't ride the papers." So, into the feild trial she went!
Now, you have to keep in mind this is her very first time in a field trial, which is very different from wild bird hunting, as Daisy and Chris usually do. We weren't sure how she was going to score. Well guess what?!?!? SHE CAME IN FIRST PLACE!!!!
Her first place standing has been recorded on the national board with The Upland Classics.
She had 20 minutes to point and flush 3 birds, with a bunch of little itty bitty rules all in between. All the "rules" give us points. She flushed her first three birds in 6min 48 seconds. Her fourth bird was flushed just under 8 minutes. She was the only dog to flush a 4 bird, which gave her extra points. Chris decided to finish his run in under 10 minutes. All together, Daisy (and Chris) got 242 points.
She will have one more amature run in May. Then in September she will be competing in the Open Class. She will compete once a month from September '08 until May '09. If we can teach her to be a better retriever, which at the moment, is her only downfall, it's believed she will be good enough to qualify for the national competitions. That would be soooo awesome!!

Partay Time!!! Korbin's 1st Birthday!!

Korbin is one years old!!!! I can't believe an entire year has already FLOWN by! It just feels like yesterday Korbin was a tiny newborn. With this being his first birthday, we had a great big family party with cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.  It was, also, Conference Sunday.

                                                   
                                                            Happy Birthday to you!

Korbin Loved Feeding Mommy Cake!

He made sure Mommy got plenty of frosting!

All clean and wrapped in a towel with Nana.

Korbin shares his birthday with his cousin, Ethan!

The kids had a great time playing!

Daniel stuck his face in cake!!

Grandma McDowell

Joshua with Papa Holland

Caroline, Auntie Jacqui, Tally, & Daniel

Uncle Marc

Grandpa McDowell, Uncle Wayne, & Daddy

Papa Holland helped Korbin with his new toy.

 1 Year Update:
Korbin had his one year old visit and is doing great! He is 22lbs in the 39% and 30 inches in the 59%. He's doing all the usual waving, giving fives, playing peekaboo and climbing everything he can. He took his first steps at the end of his 9th month and he is starting to run now! The doctor said we should be off formula and bottles now....so that'll be our next thing to tackle! (We are waiting until Sunday, to make it easier for Grandma McDowell, when she babysits on Saturday.)

Easter 2008

Easter this year was a lot of fun. The boys and I spent our Saturday at the North Ogden Easter Egg hunt, something I used to do as a little girl. Then we went to Acre's Market for an Easter walk to see the Easter bunny. Landon was slightly disappointed when he realized it was a "girl in a bunny outfit". lol! It didn't take much to convince him that she was the Easter bunny's helper.
Later, that evening we went to Costa Vida at The Junction. Chris and Landon climbed The Rock, despite my warnings that it was getting very late and we needed to head home to dye Easter eggs. By the time we got our eggs finished, it was quite late, but it was still loads of fun!
The next day, Easter Sunday, we headed off to church, but we were only able to stay for Sacrament meeting because Landon kept falling asleep. He'd wake up feeling disoriented and would break down crying....I tried to warn them, but no one listened, they just had to go climbing!!
So, after a nice long nap, we headed out to a park for our traditional english egg rolling. I did it when I was a little girl and we have been doing it with Landon since he was just small. What you do is race your decorated eggs down a steep hill. It's loads of fun, you'd be suprized! Even some strangers joined in on the fun!
After, we flew kites and enjoyed the wonderful sunshine at the park, which I am now desperately missing. After a bit of playing, we headed home and swung in the backyard. Our day was followed with our weekly "Sunday shows", Extreme Makeover-Home Edition and Oprah's Big Give. They've become family favorites and I always end up crying....I just love the spirit of giving!!
It was a nice, WARM, Easter Day.

Landon & Mommy with Easter Eggs!

The boys rockin' new Easter shades with Daddy.

Korbin loves Mommy taking him down the slide!

Landon

Daddy and Landon

Landon is sooooo cute!!

The boys love the swingset Daddy made them.

Korbin checking out his Easter basket.

Momma and Korbin

Family Tradition:  Egg Rolling



Korbin's First Hair Cut

Korbin has always had loads of hair over his ears and in the back, but not so much on top. We have a newborn picture of him that looks just look an old man's head, with the balding on top. lol!

I've been dying to grow out Landon's hair, but it just isn't happening. It stands straight up, no matter how long I let it get. I've determined Landon is just going to be a spikey kinda guy. Korbin, on the other hand, has soft hair that just lays to the side. So, I'm growing his hair out!!! I'm so excited, even if it might take a couple of years. I love little boys with the wavy hair, it's so cute!

I know exactly how I want his hair, which means, I have to keep above the ears and around the neck trimmed while we wait for the sides and top to fill in. Then we can let it grow a little. When the back and sides start to get long, they get that sweet little wave!!! So, despite my own thoughts and worries, I pulled out the little sizzors and cut around the ears and back. Down went his little curls, but it made him look older and ever so handsome!

So, here's pictures of before, durring and after his haircut. Isn't he cute!?!?!