Daniel just walked by me in his garments and new grey boating shoes.
It was hilarious and fabulous all at the same time.
All because he totally knew it would be!
The turn and smile that he did as he passed gave him away.
Sorry there wont be pictures.
I just loved the moment and wanted to remember it.
All because it reflected the little things about Daniel's personality that I love.
The fact that he planned it. Remember I saw the smile.
His humor.
That he is ridiculously protective over new things.
But, loves them so much that he will wear them around even in his under clothing.
It shows that he sacrifices and is passionate all at the same time.
He was showing his cautious side, by wearing them around and "testing" them out.
And I got to see his rear end! What is not to love!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
A Year
Dear Lewis Barnley Packer,
One year ago you entered my life at lightening speed, at 2:34 am, and you changed my life for the better.
One year ago I sat and held you in my arms while you laid sleeping. Holding perfectly still. So tiny. So sweet. So perfect.
One year ago I would laugh every time your cried, because you will squeal. It was so funny.
One year ago everyone commented on how skinny your little legs were.
One year ago I buckled you in your car seat for the first time and brought you home. I was so nervous and excited while daddy drove. You are very precious cargo.
One year ago you weighed 6 lbs 15 oz. 19 inches long.
ONe year ago your brother and I made a birthday sign hoping it would encourage you to enter the world. It did.
One year ago you miraculously entered into my life and as I looked at you I imagined all the things you would do with your life.
Today you turned one.
Today you enter into every room at lightening speed and every time you do you change my life for the better.
Today I rarely get to hold you in my arms while you sleep.
Today you are walking/running everywhere you go.
Today you have the best smile ever.
Today you are my hunk of love. Your creases have a tan line. LOVE IT!
Today you swim like a mad man. And think it is funny to drink the water. Yuck!
Today you like to work with your hands. You have to do up your buckle in your highchair or at the store.
Today you like music and singing.
Today you make us all laugh. All day long.
Today you have two front teeth... and counting.
Today you love yogurt and raspberries but, still prefer mom.
Today you climb on everything. Then hold your leg up and pose. You even flip onto the couch. Wild Child.
Today you say Hi and wave. Or Uh- Oh when you drop something.
Today when we ride in the car you always take your shoes off and sing. You are still precious cargo.
Today you look like your dad. In almost every way. Your tongue you got from me.
Today you love your magic blanket.
Today your brother and I made a birthday sign on the chalk board.
Today you still don't sleep through the night. You wake up and eat at least 2 times a night.
TOday you throw balls and love to go to the church gym with dad and brother.
TOday I am blessed to be your mom. Today I love you more then I did one year ago. Today you are one year older and wiser to. Happy Birthday to you Lew!
Friday, August 5, 2011
a "Radio"
Last weekend we went to the Famous Preston Night Rodeo.
Or a radio as Thomas called it for weeks.
We had a bbq at Grandpa and Grandma Dunns.
Skipped the all horse parade. (last year I am pretty sure that it was 100 degrees and I was 9 months pregnant and my memory of the parade isn't that great)
Then we let Thomas choose a few rides before we went to the rodeo.
The first one we saw was a little roller coaster that the man let us on for free. It was a little fast and jerky for Thomas.... and his Wows were more like WHOAS. It went on for ever and ever and by the end Thomas kept saying "just one more time mom, I am done."
Then he went on a motorcycle ride that he absolutely loved every minute of.
And of course the space ship ride that he loved. He kept yelling in a really excited and nervous voice, "I'm getting higher dad"
So sweet and hilarious.
As for the "Radio" he loved it and whether he wants to muttin bust or not I don't think that his dad would let him ever do it.
Lewis screamed throughout the first 45 minutes of the rodeo and nothing I did would calm him. We walked around a nearby block over and over again. We swung on some swings. We tried eating. We tried singing. A man asked if he was for sale. I jokingly/unjokingly said yes do you want him. Finally I just laid him down on the grass with his magic blanket and took off his socks and shoes and undid his pants and rubbed his little feet until he fell asleep.
As far as success stories at a rodeo this probably wasn't one of them. But, it is still so much fun to go and try! Daniel would probably agree if the seating was better!
Or a radio as Thomas called it for weeks.
We had a bbq at Grandpa and Grandma Dunns.
Skipped the all horse parade. (last year I am pretty sure that it was 100 degrees and I was 9 months pregnant and my memory of the parade isn't that great)
Then we let Thomas choose a few rides before we went to the rodeo.
The first one we saw was a little roller coaster that the man let us on for free. It was a little fast and jerky for Thomas.... and his Wows were more like WHOAS. It went on for ever and ever and by the end Thomas kept saying "just one more time mom, I am done."
Then he went on a motorcycle ride that he absolutely loved every minute of.
And of course the space ship ride that he loved. He kept yelling in a really excited and nervous voice, "I'm getting higher dad"
So sweet and hilarious.
As for the "Radio" he loved it and whether he wants to muttin bust or not I don't think that his dad would let him ever do it.
Lewis screamed throughout the first 45 minutes of the rodeo and nothing I did would calm him. We walked around a nearby block over and over again. We swung on some swings. We tried eating. We tried singing. A man asked if he was for sale. I jokingly/unjokingly said yes do you want him. Finally I just laid him down on the grass with his magic blanket and took off his socks and shoes and undid his pants and rubbed his little feet until he fell asleep.
As far as success stories at a rodeo this probably wasn't one of them. But, it is still so much fun to go and try! Daniel would probably agree if the seating was better!
Friday, July 29, 2011
wishes in the water
Yesterday Daniel and I were planning on getting a friend to watch the boys so we could go on a much needed hot date.
Everything was planned and then Thomas came down with a fever.
We decided to cancel. lame.
Instead we went to our new favorite park and enjoyed a relaxing evening as a family of four.
We ate dinner on a blanket. With a few grumpy moments. Remember T didn't feel well.
We played on the playground.
We sat on "the perfect" bench in the shade.
We threw rocks into the water and listened to the stream running by. After Lew would throw a rock he would say "uh- oh" and look in the water to pick it back up.
As we were about to leave we all threw in one last rock and made a wish in the water.
I had a really hard time thinking of a wish when the moment seemed so perfect.
My life seemed so good.
So happy.
So hopeful.
One of those moments. I felt blessed and decided that a new purse, or haircut were probably silly to wish for when in that moment I felt like I had it all.
So I wished for something that I knew would come true. Something that I love more than anything. The only thing that could of made that moment better.
Kisses from all of my men....
As I laid in bed last night after having my wish come true I said a little prayer of gratitude for that small moment that I not only had at the park, but for the kiss that I shared with each of the men in my life!
Today as I cleaned the house and others around me were grumpy, because I wasn't paying much attention to them, and my life didn't seem so perfect I was grateful for moments that help me to see the happy, hopeful, and good in my life.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
snobbish
I would not consider myself much of a technology snob.
I can only turn on a computer or a television when told how to do it.
Today that all changed.
Today I got my Mac back. After a long long hiatus of broken keys, and chargers dying and then getting the whole keyboard replaced.....I have it back.
I am happy to say that I love it. And prefer it over Daniel's. (non mac)
Today I am happily a technology snob.
Hopefully our updates will be more frequent now.
Hopefully.
Monday, July 18, 2011
the life
we are living the summer dream.
"the life"
we are eating up all of the sun and enjoying our time at the swimming pool.
(almost everyday)
the summer dream I tell you!
Thomas is a lounger. he dips in and then has to grab a snack. then he dips in again and shows everyone that he can touch the bottom of the hot tub and then has to dry off. then he borrows a tortiddo (torpedo) from some friends. then he opens the gate for someone else. then he needs a drink. then he walks along the edge of the hot tub. then he lounges on his tube. then he might "go under" up to his mouth so he can blow some bubbles. then he is bugged because somebody splashed him. then he wipes his face off and warms up on the lounge chair. then he borrows someones life jacket and swims out and back and needs it taken off immediately and the whole process starts over with an occasion bathroom break in there. i wouldn't say that he loves the water. just his friends, the atmosphere, his spiderman goggles and the experience. there is no rushing the boy. it is all on his own time. and we celebrate the small milestones. such as touching the bottom of the hot tub and blowing bubbles. and each day hope for a little more progress. silly silly boy.
Lewis on the other hand loves the water. he already thinks he should be swimming on his own. he is constantly wiggling away from you to get in further. he will sit in his floaty for a few minutes and then decides to drink the water and tries to climb out so i usually end up holding him. he will splash and doesn't care if others splash him. he is my wild child for sure. love it.
After swimming. we dry off outside while eating popsicles which may make jumping into the freezing cold pool worth it. they both agree.
"the life"
we are eating up all of the sun and enjoying our time at the swimming pool.
(almost everyday)
the summer dream I tell you!
Thomas is a lounger. he dips in and then has to grab a snack. then he dips in again and shows everyone that he can touch the bottom of the hot tub and then has to dry off. then he borrows a tortiddo (torpedo) from some friends. then he opens the gate for someone else. then he needs a drink. then he walks along the edge of the hot tub. then he lounges on his tube. then he might "go under" up to his mouth so he can blow some bubbles. then he is bugged because somebody splashed him. then he wipes his face off and warms up on the lounge chair. then he borrows someones life jacket and swims out and back and needs it taken off immediately and the whole process starts over with an occasion bathroom break in there. i wouldn't say that he loves the water. just his friends, the atmosphere, his spiderman goggles and the experience. there is no rushing the boy. it is all on his own time. and we celebrate the small milestones. such as touching the bottom of the hot tub and blowing bubbles. and each day hope for a little more progress. silly silly boy.
Lewis on the other hand loves the water. he already thinks he should be swimming on his own. he is constantly wiggling away from you to get in further. he will sit in his floaty for a few minutes and then decides to drink the water and tries to climb out so i usually end up holding him. he will splash and doesn't care if others splash him. he is my wild child for sure. love it.
After swimming. we dry off outside while eating popsicles which may make jumping into the freezing cold pool worth it. they both agree.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
200 and The Angel
Yesterday we ventured out in the rain and wind to the "big" town of Brigham City.
ok ok it isn't very big but it had something BIG going on yesterday.
There is a new LDS temple being built there and yesterday they were placing the Angel Moroni on the top.
So exciting. 5 years ago I missed my economics class on a Thursday morning and stood with Daniel and my siblings in the wind and rain and watched them place the Angel Moroni on top of the Rexburg Temple. Although it was a much colder day, the feelings were similar.
We showed up with tons of other excited observers as the rain poured down. They all remembered their umbrellas. What were we thinking?
After waiting and waiting and waiting. And watching the crane go up and down, up and down. We saw that they undid the crane from the Angel and word spread. It was cancelled because of the wind until further notice. It was pretty disappointing.
It helped to pass the time having spiderman make a special appearance on the big day. He genuinely believes he is spiderman with these goggles on and I LOVE IT.
Fortunately after going to get gas, and dropping the boys off at Big D's work so he could take them for the afternoon while I attended a funeral, and of course a little stop at our favorite play place the boys were able to see them screwing in the Angel on their way back home.
*Also today is a very big day for my lovely little blog. This is my 200th post in 3 years. Daniel started the blog for me 3 years ago thinking it would be a good creative outlet. At first I wasn't so sure about the whole thing. But, I tried to embrace my inner journaling self and this is what I came up with. Hope you enjoy it and plan on sticking around for 200 more posts!
ok ok it isn't very big but it had something BIG going on yesterday.
There is a new LDS temple being built there and yesterday they were placing the Angel Moroni on the top.
So exciting. 5 years ago I missed my economics class on a Thursday morning and stood with Daniel and my siblings in the wind and rain and watched them place the Angel Moroni on top of the Rexburg Temple. Although it was a much colder day, the feelings were similar.
We showed up with tons of other excited observers as the rain poured down. They all remembered their umbrellas. What were we thinking?
After waiting and waiting and waiting. And watching the crane go up and down, up and down. We saw that they undid the crane from the Angel and word spread. It was cancelled because of the wind until further notice. It was pretty disappointing.
It helped to pass the time having spiderman make a special appearance on the big day. He genuinely believes he is spiderman with these goggles on and I LOVE IT.
Fortunately after going to get gas, and dropping the boys off at Big D's work so he could take them for the afternoon while I attended a funeral, and of course a little stop at our favorite play place the boys were able to see them screwing in the Angel on their way back home.
*Also today is a very big day for my lovely little blog. This is my 200th post in 3 years. Daniel started the blog for me 3 years ago thinking it would be a good creative outlet. At first I wasn't so sure about the whole thing. But, I tried to embrace my inner journaling self and this is what I came up with. Hope you enjoy it and plan on sticking around for 200 more posts!
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