Future Gymnast??

I've had Gibson in a little community class of gymnastics this past month and it may be safe to say, he's not a gymnast! He did great during the class. That is if you look at the way he pretended the mats were an ocean of sharks and he had to keep from being eaten or the way he ran from station to station while the other kids followed in a straight line behind their teacher.

It may be because his little group was all boys which meant there was someone for him to body slam onto the mat or maybe his attention span isn't that long and waiting for his turn was just too long.

I asked him if he'd rather do gymnastics or swimming and he chose swimming so I think we'll stick with that. He's doing awesome in his lessons and becoming our little fish!  Soccer starts in a few months so we'll see how that one goes. He's a boy on the move and is loving that he's finally old enough to participate in things instead of having to sit on the sidelines! 

Happy Father's Day....

Why we love our dad!

Gibson said " I love him so much, he's my best pal. He takes me to the park and reads me bed time stories. He's the best!"

Easton said "Dad, park!"

Creed said "He lets me stay up late and watch TV with him. I get to fall asleep on his chest and give him bear hugs." 

Happy Father's Day Jared! We all love you from the earth, to the moon and stars and back!

Happy Father's Day to my dad and father-in-law too. Somehow I managed to surround myself with incredible men who are great examples of hard work and dedication in all they do.  I'm sure a lucky gal.

TODAY

Gibson doing a "jumping" shot for Aunt Erin and Aunt Chana who have a fascination with jumping in pictures.

I am going to exercise

I am going to get myself to the bank, library and post office. 

Not before taking a shower AND blowing dry my hair {after I had TWO family members ask me what the deal with my hair was yesterday- I showered but let it air dry, it looked really bad I guess!}

I am going to put the finishing touches on Fathers-Day gifts. 

I am going to take a few moments to individually snuggle my kids. Gibson doesn't have time for me anymore as cousins are in town and there are "forts" to explore, imaginations to use and popcicles to eat....far, far away from mom!  Easton is fighting an odd bug that has him fighting a fever and not eating anything {also means lots of crying} and Creed is growing up too quickly, I gotta eat on him before he starts pushing me away!

TODAY I am going to finish my laundry {well, maybe}

I am going to log onto twitter for the first time so I can track my sister as she runs in the Wasatch Back relay from Logan to Park City.

I am going to go buy a new mouse for the laptop so I can stop being a lazy blogger. I hate using a laptop without a mouse. It's too complicated for me!

I am going to enjoy the sun. Even if it means weeding. I haven't seen the sun in weeks, and so far there isn't a cloud in the sky which gives me great hope that it won't rain today!

I'm going to jump for joy as it's FRIDAY which means dad's home AND I don't have to make dinner {I don't cook on Friday's....I don't know why, I just hate making dinner on Friday's}

Happy Weekend everyone!

Look What I can Do!!

Jared and I have been trying to teach Gibson to ride his bike for weeks.  We apparently were doing it all wrong. We were doing it the "old fashioned" way and holding the seat from behind while he attempted to peddle. Each time our training session would end in defeat and frustration {on his and our part} and he would return to his scooter.

Then came his 4 year old cousin who literally taught him in under a minute.  Jared and I were inside sitting on the couch thinking "he won't learn but at least Sam can keep him occupied for a few minutes."  The next thing we hear is cheering and we ran out to find Gibson riding in circles!

We are SO proud of him and he is very proud of himself too. He immediately told Jared that he would take over pulling the bike trailer with Easton and Creed inside so Jared wouldn't have to anymore! 

Family bike rides, here we come!

Soft Ginger Snaps

I'm getting ready to whip up a batch of these.....yummy! Never been a ginger snap fan until these were laying around at my parents house one day. Delicious!  If you're looking for a great cookie recipe that makes tons, tastes delicious and stays soft. This is your recipe.

1 1/2 cups vegetable oil (or 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened--but, I like the oil better)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ginger
2 teaspoons cinnamon
granulated sugar for coating

In large mixing bowl beat oil, sugar, eggs and molasses together well. Sift dry ingredients and stir into butter mixture until blended. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350. Form into balls (I think it works better to make them kind of small). roll each ball in granulated sugar and bake on ungreased baking sheet for 6-8 minutes. Do not overbake. Cookies will be puffy when removed from oven, but wil flatten as they cool. Tops will look cracked. Cool on rack.

Chew on this

Gum was discovered at our house this past weekend. Not by the two year old but by the almost five year old.

I have never seen a need or had a desire to introduce gum to my children. Let it be known, that I didn't make the introduction. We'll blame it on our trip to the library last week.

It all started when I made the suggestion to get some "kid music" for the car. I started looking for names that I was familiar with thanks going to the Disney channel. Artists like Ralph's World and Dan Zanes. 

Gibson who was by my side and is getting taller and taller each day, reached up and grabbed one that had a gigantic bubble on it. "Oh, let's get this one" he said. 

So we did.

On the way home I slipped it into the CD player and track 2 just happens to be "I like gum"- 

End of story. 

Or is it?

He has since found my gum stash in the car, diaper bag and in the kitchen. He chomps gum non stop and his favorite part is at the beginning when "it's just a little bit hot" so he chomps, spits and starts over.

Last night at 9:15 when said almost five year old was suppose to be getting in bed, he decided he wanted a piece of gum for his bed time snack.  I said no.

Meltdown of all meltdown's began I soon became the "meanest mom ever" and the mom "who never lets me have anything."

 So thank you library. Thank you "kid music" that introduced my kid to gum. Luckily for me, I buy my packs of gum from Costco so that when I actually want to chew a piece, there just may be one left.