I konw this is a little late. Madi my niece (Jaci and Jearame's daughter) turned 8 last September and was baptized in Novemeber. She asked her Grandpa Anderson to baptize her and her Grandpa Hawkes to confirm her. She is such a sweetheart. She has always been the happiest girl and she makes me laugh at some of the things she says and does. We are so proud of her decision to get baptised and become a member of the church. We love you very much Madi!!!
This last weekend we went out to my mom's for their primary Christmas party and they did "Polar Express". They first gave every kid who wanted to go a ticket. Everyone wore there pj's and brought there blankets and pillows. Then they had the bus come around and pick everyone up at their houses. So they came and picked all the grand-kids up at my mom's house. My aunt Jeannine was the conductor on the train and she was cute. She punched everyone's ticket as they gave it to her to get on the train. They rode around and picked everyone else up. They ended up at the school where we met them and ate sacked lunches, popcorn, and hot chocolate. Then they all laid on the floor with their blankets and pillows and watched polar express. Maylee pretty much just ran around and danced all night. They gave each child a bell and then Santa came. It was so much fun for the kids.
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In most of my pictures of Maylee, she has a binkie in her mouth. She constantly is asking for her binkie and I hate it. I am sick of always loosing them and buying new ones. The only thing that I like about them is that when she is crying in church or somewhere that you want her to be quiet, just stick it in and she's good. Well last week we only had two binkies and she threw one in the toilet so I threw it away. And then on Friday we went shopping with my sisters and she lost it somewhere. Well I was going to buy new ones before we went home, but I didn't. So I thought I would try and not give it to her. She kept asking me for it but I told her that it went bye-bye in the toilet so she was saying bye-bye binkie and went to sleep without it. I was so happy. She hasn't had one since. Though sometimes when she gets tired or board she will ask me for it, but I just try to ignore her. I thought it was going to be really hard to get rid of that thing, but it is going really well. YEAH!!!
I was thinking I guess it is almost Thanksgiving & I should write some things down that I am thankful for....
1-My Heavenly Father and the Gospel.
You know I am not perfect and I have had trails in my life, but all of this would not be possible without my Heavenly Father in my life. I have learned so much just in the few last years of my life that has brought me so much closer to the gospel, thanks to my little primary class. Sometimes they teach me more than I teach them.
2-My little family-
My husband is such a hard worker and would do anything for us. He is such a great example and keeps us going each day. Though sometimes have been rough and we have had our problems, I am very thankful to have him in our lives. And he is such a great father to our daughter, and she just loves him!
My daughter, although sometimes she is a handful, I am very thankful to have her be a part of our family. I never thought I could be so happy as when she was born. I am so thankful that I could get the opportunity to say home with her and be a full-time mom!
3-My Family and In-laws-
My family means everything to me. I am most greatful for my mom & dad for always being there for me, even in my younger days when I was not the best child they always let me know they would be there for me (I don't know how they made it through the four of us children). My sisters and sister in-law are my best friends.
My in-laws are also a very important part of our lives. I am thankful for their willingness to always watch Maylee and help us out whenver we need it.
I am also greatful for my nieces and nephews. I love each and every one of them individually. I love to watch them all grow and give their mothers what was coming to them!!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
So yesterday I was on the computer and Maylee was out in the living room watching Barney. It started being awfully quiet and I could hear little tapping noises. So I decided to go out and check on her. And here is what I found...
Yes Baby powder everywhere. I didn't know if I should laugh or get mad, but I just laughed. She had powder all over the table, the floor, and her. The only good thing about it is that my house smelled good like baby powder. She is such a angel!!!
This last weekend we went camping up to the cabin for deer hunting. There is hammock up there and Maylee just loved it. She would scream when we took her out. My dad was pushing her in it for awhile and I could tell she was getting tired.
So she fell asleep....
So the other day Maylee was bathing with her dad and I went in to check on her and she had seen her dad shaving so she wanted to put some shave cream on like him...
She likes to dress up in mom's shoes and any kind of jewelry. (and that stupid binkie!)
She also likes to dress up in her dance clothes and princess dress (as she calls it) and dance.
She also loves to watch Dora and yes- Barney, the show that I said my kids would never watch.
Rules: Open your pictures file, got to the fourth folder, and then the fourth picture. Post the picture and write a little bit about what was going on!
This is when Maylee was only a couple months old. Dave's grandma Jackson (who lives in Bountiful) came up to Dave's mom's house for the day and it was her first time to hold Maylee. She is such a cute little granny (that's what we call her "granny"), she is so sweet and she makes the best Japannese food, especially sushi- my favorite.
Kim let Maylee use a potty, and when you go potty it sings a song. But she don't use it for what it's supposed to be used for. She usually uses it to hide things in, or put her baby it, or to just play with. I have tried to teach her how to use it, but she just didn't get it. We try to sit on it every day and read books hoping she would go. Last Sunday I was getting ready for church and took her diaper off and had her sit on the potty. She walked around and pee-d on her leg, so I wiped her off. I started getting ready again and she sat down by herself on the potty. I heard the song go off, but I thought she was just playing in it like she usually does. But nope, she was going pee in it. I was so excited and I kept telling her what a good job she did, but I think I kinda scared her because I was so excited. She has not gone in it since but it was good she went once.
Yes Maylee is 1 1/2 and she is just getting her first hircut. She didn't have much hair whem she was born. She only had a little mullet in the back and most of it fell out. But since she turned 1 her hair has grown very fast so I decided it was time for her to get a haircut, because her hair was always in her eyes when I didn't pull it up. And it looked like she had a mullet. My mom came over last Saturday and cut her and Kalli's hair. It's a bit short, but it will grow out all the same length.She did sit there pretty good until the end which amazed me because she usually can't hold still. Thanks Mom!
Maylee don't eat very good unless we let her eat by herself, so I decided to let her eat Spaghetti and Corn on the cob by herself. And this is what happened. She ate the corn very good, but the spaghetti was everywhere.
I know this is a few moths late, but here are a few things we did this summer. First we went to Cherry Hill with my family and then we went to the zoo for my birthday with me, Dave, and Maylee.We had alot of fun!
Today is my mom's 50th birthday! She will probably kill me for saying this, but mom 50 is the new 30! Let me tell you a little about my mom. She is such a wonderful person, she would do anything for anybody. When people she went to school with find out she is my mom they always tell me how mean she was in school and how she would beat boys up. I know she can be mean at times, but she is really the sweetest person anyone could meet (unless you piss her off). While we were in school all of our friends were friends with my mom. We would go out on a date or hang out with our friends and we would come home and our other guy friends would be hanging out with our mom. She can get along with anyone she meets and she is never judgemental. She is shuch a awesome mom! She is there whenever we need her and she would do anything for us. I love her very much and hope she has a great birthday! We love you MOM!
Maylee went to doctor last week for her check-up and shots.
Weight- 20lbs 8oz 7%
Height- 32 3/4in 85%
She had to get 5 shots and also had to get her toe pricked to check her iron. The doctor was concerned that she wasn't getting enough iron because she don't like to drink milk and she is skinny, but she was fine.
Don't let these pictures fool you! Yes Maylee is hugging her cousin Cooper, but most of the time she is hitting him. She is a little stinker. She thought she would be nice and hug him that's why I posted these because we probably won't get many pictures of her hugging.
So Maylee found these goggles in the bottom of her toy box one day and her dad put them on her. Well now she wears them around the house all day and will not take them off. It's so cute but it looks painful because those things are not loose on her head so it looks like her eyeballs are going to pop out!
So we went camping up to the cabin and yes there was a rattle snake right in the middle of camp where all the kids play. We have been going up there all my life and have never seen one. Well these two goofballs decided to have a little fun with it. Justo was trying to be the next Steve Irwin and be the snake handler and grab it's head, and he did. Then after they cut the snakes head off Wade decided that he wanted to skin and eat the snake, but not without his ketchup. And I think after he ate the snake he got sick.
