JD's Birthday!!!

It’s hard for me to believe but yes JD is officially Two Years Old! May 18^th is his date of birth but since it was on a Wednesday this year we had his birthday party on Sat May 21. The fun part is that May 21 happens to be my Dad’s birthday. So When making cupcakes for JD I made my Dad’s cake. For as long as I can remember Dad’s cake has been lemon with chocolate icing. One time I was so excited for his cake I keep yelling,” Cut the cake, cut the cake, cut the cake.” Then Dad did the most surprising thing. He chopped it in half with is hand. Cake chunks went flying everywhere. We were all busted up in laughter.

Back to JD’s day. We had it at my parents house and yes it was of course Spider-Man themed! I wasn’t expecting quite so many people. It was a little crowded but so nice to have everyone there. JD at first loved being the center of attention. He blew one of the candles out right away but took a few tries for the second. Grandma helped with that. Then it was present time. JD didn’t get that he had more then one present. After opening one he wanted to play with That toy. It was the only time all day he threw a fit. So hard to be so little and have so many new toys at once. The one toy that he had to have right away was a new bike that looked like a motorcycle! I had to force him off it to open the rest of his gifts. In all I want to thank everyone who came and it was an amazing day! I love JD so much and yes he is growing up to fast!

Spider-JD

“Spider-JD, Spider-JD, Does what-ever a Spider can….” Not really but he sure thinks he can. Many may know how Spider-Man came to be but here’s the story of Spider-JD . JD started off the typical little boy. Running here and there, all around the house saying “catch me if you can..” Wait wrong story that’s frosty the snow man. Where was I oh yes Spider-JD. It really started for him before birth. Un-be-known to him, his father grew up loving Spider-Man. Still has a rather large collection of his comics to this day. So before JD could even say Spider-Man he was forced into the Spidey world. Naturally like his father he soon learned the joy of Spider-man!

Now JD needed “muscles” to fill out his outfit. The fastest way to build muscle was to walk the mean looking, giant of a beast by the name of Huck! Not really. Huck is a family friends dog who is the biggest softy ever. The gentle giant as he’s known. This picture was just to cute not to share.

Once JD fit into the costume the real struggle was getting him out. Now it’s not only getting him out but hiding it so he doesn’t wear it all the time. Oh and last little Spider-JD note once he’s in the outfit all he wants to hear is the spider man song over, and over. So if ever you find your way in a sticky spot,” Watch out! Here comes the Spider-JD”

Easter Bunny!!!

It was an exciting day Easter. First of all the Easter Bunny came to our house! JD woke up to find his basket full of jelly bean eggs, a chocolate bunny, Reese's peanut butter eggs, peeps, and other Easter yummies! The first word that came from him that morning was,"egg". Thank you Easter Bunny for visiting our house. Oh and the bunny left me a note saying it was OK for Johnny and I to eat from Williams basket since he's a bit to small still. Johnny thanks him for that :).

The bunny also said in the note all of the eggs where hidden at Great Grandma Hanson house where JD would have to find them. So we emptied the chocolate from the basket and away we went. It was fun spending time with all of Johnny's family before his Aunt had to go back home to AZ. All of the kids waited in the garage for the hunt to begin. When JD laid eyes on the basketball he forgot what he was there for. He truly his is fathers son. After much forcing, Johnny was able to help him find about a dozen eggs before he gave up to play basketball with dad.

William and I followed JD and Johnny around during the hunt, but as soon as JD gave up we went inside to warm up since Washington Easters never seem to be sunny:(

Later we hopped into the car and headed to Gandma Hanson house. Aunt Kristy and Ryan announced they are getting married! We had a family home evening and played games. It was my first time playing Texas Hold'em and I WON!!!! Of course the girl from Texas should be the one to win :). It was a long Easter Sunday but one that will always be remembered! Oh and next year Easter Bunny could you leave a basket just for Johnny and I please? Thanks a bunch!

JD Loves his baby brother!

Thank You Time!!!

I’m truly amazed at all the loving friends and family I have in my life. I want to send out a THANK YOU to every one I know and a few more “thank you” s I was pondering about today. First of all of the Sun! We don’t get to see him much but lately he’s been showing his face more. A special Thank You to my Dad for teaching me the love of gardening. With the Sun coming around more I get to go outside and play in the yard. One of my favorite smells is freshly mowed lawn. I remember one summer at our house in Tenino my daily chore was to pick a bucket full of weeds a day. At the time I hated it but now I love the look of fresh dug into dirt!

Next a special person who gave me her hardly used double stroller! Last year we went out to eat with her and her family and she was talking about a yard sale she was putting on. I’d been on Craig’s list looking for a cheap stroller since William was due in a few short months. When I asked her if she had one I was willing and ready to buy it from her. Instead she wouldn’t except the money and said she’d rather give it to someone she knew who would use it. Again thank you Mr. Sun for coming out so I can use my double stroller with both boys!

And to my Sister! I asked her if I could have her Hunger Games books and she gave them to me! She introduced me to them and I’ve read all three, twice since! Later this year their going to make it into a movie and I hope we get to see it together. Not only did she give me her books but a bunch of clothes for my boys. Her boys had out grown some and mine are the perfect size. Thank you so much Big Sis I Love YA!!!

And my Mom. She found me the best orange shoes ever!!! Orange is my favorite color. The best part is she found them at a yard sale and they just happened to be my size. Worn only once or twice in their lives they were calling out to my mom,” Buy us. Your Daughter will love us” . They now have great home with me. I’ll wear them many times over until I cant wear them no more.



And finally my Husband. Sadly he recently lost an Uncle close to him. In three days he put together an Amazingly beautiful video tribute of him and made copies for his family. Johnny had pictures and home movies and put them all to music. He did such a good job that I cried and I had barely knew his uncle. He will be missed greatly. Below is the link to view the video on Johnny's facebook. Thank You everyone who has touch my life and I send out I LOVE YOU to ya’ll!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/video/video.php?v=10150575214635078&comments

You got a friend in me

Two little boys and one lonely frog equals a good time had in grandpa’s back yard. J.D. has a cousin who is only 8 weeks younger then him and already they are best friends. J.D. calls him Ad-der so of course that’s what I call him, though it’s not his real name. One week ago my poor mom thought it would be fun to have all 8 grandsons over for spring break. Little did she know that’s 8 boys 9 years old and younger. One crazy boy filled week. But before my Sisters three boys and two of my sister-in-law boys came there was just a day for the best friends Ad-der and J.D. These two little boys share everything. From cups to toys, and even a cold which later was passed to our entire family.

On this day my dad came home from work and mowed his yard. In the back yard he found a poor little frog jumping away for dear life. I just had to show the boys and the poor little thing kept them entertained for about half an hour. They were jumping with it and pointing and the only words that came to them where,” FROG”.  I was even able to put it in J.D. hand for about 2 min. Then it was time to say good-bye to the little frog and continue our game of football!

All of the cousins!

Potty, Bike, and Smiles!!!

So much to say about JD this time around! Today was the first time JD used the potty! Honestly, I think I just had him on the potty at the right time… still it’s a big step. He’s also starting to repeat his ABC’s with me. His favorite letters are C, F, L,O, R, X, Y, Z. Those letters he’ll say loud and proud! JD also has his first new bike. He hasn’t quite got the concept that he could use the peddles to make it go, so for now he just scoots around. Sometimes he’ll just sit on it, look up at me, and with a big smile say,”My BIKE”. If scratch thought she had it bad before now she has to hide and ran away from JD while he’s on his bike! Just one time and she’s already learned to RUN AWAY!



Poor Scratch had a bad day as well. When Johnny spent some time making a nice dinner and after it was all ready and he started to eat, Scratch knocked it off the table in hopes to eat it. Instead Scratch received a severe punishment from Johnny who was already in a bad mood… a trip to the shower followed by the dryer. Poor Scratch.

William has his bottom two teeth now. It’s hard to believe he’s 7 months old. His favorite game to play is peek-a-boo with his dad. He gets the biggest smile that goes along great with his big blue beautiful eyes. His smile warms my soul everyday. Williams not sleeping through the night yet, so still praying for that soon. If you look you can see those two bottom teeth! He's a cutie!!!

The Family High Chair

Little Stephanie Suzanne



The high chair you see me in when I was a baby is the same one my boys use today. Their "Pooh-Paw" aka my dad/their grandpa kept it from when he was a little boy. He too used it when you was little but there are no pictures of him in the high chair. When I asked if I could use it for the boys he immediately went out to fix it up. He gave it a new fake leather backing and painted it black. I love family hand-me-downs. I think being the third and last born you get used to hand-me-downs from older sisters and brothers.  This is even more special to me because it was used by my dad as well. I can only hope one day one of my boys will want to use it for their little ones, cause it works just as good as the day my dad first used it. Three generations and counting! Oh and that is sweet potato all over William. He loves it!!!

Little William Brent