Randomness!

The beloved tape measure!
After I made McKay's pillow Carter asked me if I would make him a shirt.... I don't know where the idea for a shirt came to him from - But, It was easy to do! I downloaded a bunch of different images and he picked out the Charley Brown because he said "It kinda looks like me"! Which, it kinda does!

• Life is just kinda being life - I'm just trying to keep up with three little boys! Monday night we took the boys to the Utah State basketball game. James had been to a couple of them this season and thought the boys would like to go. Their fans are known for being a little wild and crazy and we did have to have a talk with McKay about sportsmanship on the way home! Thanks Trevor for the tickets!

• Yesterday McKay came in and was watching me clean the toilet when he said "Mom, sometimes having your job be a Mom is really disgusting"! How little does he know how disgusting and rewarding it can be at the same time!

• Tuesday night I needed to run a couple errands and James told the boys we could go get some Aggie Ice Cream - They asked if we could go to the DI instead! I had to laugh that my kids wanted to go to the DI instead of getting ice cream! I have to admit that the Logan DI rocks! I've been there stocking up on canning bottles for canning this summer!

• McKay has seriously grown three pant sizes since he started school... I feel like I have had to buy him new pants every month! So, when he came home from school today and had torn a new pair of pants on purpose I was livid! I had just got him those pants a couple weeks ago! So, I told him that he had to earn the money to buy himself a new pair of pants! AND that he couldn't play the Wii or go skiing until he was done! Old Navy has their jeans on sale right now for $12 - So, I told him he had to earn $12! He was lucky that Moe (My Mom) offered to pay half - So, now he is downstairs right now with a toothbrush cleaning the stove! AND since I didn't get the boys bathroom done yesterday I think he can clean that too after Carter wakes up! He can see just how disgusting the job of a Mother can be!!! And Mom you better only send $6 - he needs to learn a lesson! If you send more I am keeping it!!!

• Cannon has seriously taken over my tape measure! If you even try and take it from him he growls at you! Carter has actually dared to take it away from him to only quickly give it back! They are only .99 cents at Hobby Lobby - So, last night I bought another one for myself! ONLY, to have Carter take it this morning! I guess those little push button tape measures are just too cool! But, I told Carter if he wanted it he had to pay me a $1 for it! (Man, this post is really making me sound like a strict Mom!). So, he went and got me a dollar out of his piggy bank and gave it to me! When I asked him where he got his dollar from he said it was from Moe! Thank goodness for Moe - she is just saving my kids all over the place right now!!! *** When Carter wasn't looking I put his dollar back in his piggy bank!***

• Cannon LOVES Pa (James' Dad). If Wayne walks into the room Cannon goes crawling to him saying "Pa, Pa, Pa"... over and over! It's a good thing he says "Mom" too! But, those are his only two words! If I am holding him and Wayne walks by Cannon seriously jumps to him - And if Wayne is holding him and you try and take him he holds onto Wayne for dear life - turning his head and totally ignoring you! So, last night I was holding him and Wayne came to take him... AND for the first time Cannon wouldn't go to him! At first I was sooo excited thinking that the Mom had FINALLY trumped the Grandpa! But, then I realized it was just the ice cream I was feeding him! And sure enough as soon as the ice cream was gone he wiggled out of my arms and crawled over to Pa! At least Carter is still a Mama's boy!

• I hadn't read a book since I was pregnant with McKay... and while I was on bed rest with him I read the whole Work & The Glory series in a couple months! So, since we haven't had cable in almost four months I started reading again! In the last four months I have read 10 books! I need something to do after my kids have gone to bed and my husband has fallen asleep on the couch at 8:30 p.m.! That and I am getting a whole lot of sewing done! I have to admit that I am a lot more productive without cable!

• I Love that Carter is at the stage right now where he keeps talking about how he is going to marry me when he grows up!!! McKay tells him that he has to marry another girl and Carter informs him "that is gross! I am marrying Mom"! I'll take it while it lasts!