Love You Crocodile

I am always so grateful and happy that I have my Grandma Marshall as part of my life. Over the years she truly has become one of my best friends. I talk to her on a daily basis. This means that she has also been a huge part of my kids lives as well. She has been the number one fan for Tanner and Chloe as she has come to countless ball games, she has helped make cakes, and sewn things for them, made crepes for breakfast, and better yet just let them come and hang out. All of my kids love going to her house. So it is only fitting that her and Bryce have had a special bond from the day he was born. She has started watching him on Fridays for a couple of hours, and he looks forward to it every week. He calls it "Grandma Day" and cheers when I tell him that's what day it is. He is her best little buddy. Usually when we leave her house she tells him "See you Later Alligator". I usually prompt him to say "After awhile Crocodile". A few days ago as we were getting ready to head out the door he said to her "Love you Crocodile". Cutest thing ever!!! I love them both so much and their special bond.

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Catastrophe

Yesterday, I was in a different room than Bryce and he called to me and said "Mom you had better come quick there is a catastrophe"... just the words any Mom wants to hear from her three year old right. I went in to see what the problem was. He had accidently dumped a full package of crackers into a full tub of water and it had created a real mess. I wasn't happy about the mess, but I love it when he uses big words when he communicates. It's fun to listen to some of the things he comes up with.

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You're Acting Like Jesus

Yesterday my older two kids were fighting. The were calling each other names and bickering. Then they started getting Bryce involved. Telling him Bryce tell Chloe she's this or tell Tanner he's this or whatever. Chloe told Bryce he was acting like a brat. Tanner told Chloe she was acting like a baby. It went back and forth for several minutes. Then Bryce in frustration said to one of them after they had said something rude to him "well you're acting like Jesus". Not only did it make everyone laugh, but it ended the fight. It made me think about what he had said "your acting like Jesus" they definitely weren't, but he has heard that said and he knows that is who you should be acting like. I hope they got the message. I hope we can all be accused of acting like Jesus a little bit more.

And A Little Child Shall Lead Them.

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Car Wreck

Well we had another one of those moments at our house that you never want to have as a parent.

I don't keep my phone on at with me at work, but I randomly check it throughout the day. Last Thursday I checked it and saw that I had missed several texts and phone calls one of them was a message from Landon. I decided to listen to it. It is not good to hear your husband say "your son has been in an accident, he's okay, I am here with him". It is not a good feeling at all. Luckily we were having a slow day and I was just about to take my lunch break, so I went out and called Landon and then went home to make sure everything was really okay. By the time I got there the wreck had been cleaned up, and Tanners car was at our house. Landon had delivered Tanner and Ariel, both occupants of his car, back to school. They were little bit shook up and bruised but otherwise okay.

Unfortunately the accident was Tanner's fault. At lunch he hit into the back of another car full of kids, who then hit into the car in front of them. Tanner's car is pretty beat up and who knows when or if he will be able to drive it again. For awhile that's okay, because he is grounded from driving for at least a few weeks. Hopefully it will be salvageable though, because it has been nice having one less kid to run around since he's been able to drive. When the accident occurred Tanner hit his head and chin pretty hard on the steering wheel. We ended up taking him in to have his jaw looked at after several days of being in pain, and luckily everything checked out okay. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, but I think in the future he will. We are just so glad that no one in any of the vehicles was seriously injured. This is a tough lesson to learn after only driving for less than a month, but at least it wasn't any worse than it was. Tanner did receive two tickets, and hopefully he will be able to do community service to work them off.

It must have been a slow news day too, because the accident also made the St. George News. Landon wasn't very happy that his picture was the one featured.

I really hope that this is the last time we have to deal with something like this, but you just never know. Like I said before I'm just really relieved it wasn't any worse and no one was seriously injured. I hope he learned several things here-don't get distracted by others in your vehicle, don't follow to close to cars ahead of you, and wear your seatbelt always. Raising teenagers is hard-hopefully we can all make it through the next few years.

I thought to day was the day, but it wasn't

Today as I headed to drop Bryce off at his babysitter I thought to myself, when I get home I can post an update on how Bryce is doing much better now when getting dropped off at preschool and the babysitter. I was happy with the idea, because he has been doing so much better. Last week we had a full week of no tears. He has been happy and excited to go to each place. I thought he is finally adjusting, even though he still won't lunch at the babysitters, we are making progress. I got him out of the car and to the door and then he started crying and clinging to my neck. It was so hard to pry him off and leave him. Just when I thought we were on the downward slope and past that little hard spot. I hope tomorrow is better, but I don't have much hope as he was whining about it tonight. Oh man this is hard on me. I know he loves both places, cause he is always so happy and excited when I pick him up, it's just the initial drop off he struggles with. I hope he gets over it soon. Honestly it should make me feel better when people tell me he only does it for you and stops about five minutes after you leave, but it doesn't. It makes me feel worse, cause I know how much he is attached to me and that only proves the point. Sad Mommy :(. I have my fingers crossed that by the end of the week he will be doing better again and maybe in another few weeks I can post that he has finally adjusted.

Mom That Was My Booger

I know that some Mom's would never dream of doing this, but I am one of those Mom's that if I don't have a cloth, sink, or wet wipe nearby will sometimes lick something off my child's finger to keep it off of my clothes, car seats, etc. Well the other day I wasn't even thinking I was just in a hurry, Bryce was whining about something on his finger, and I just quickly licked it off. (side note I had just bought him a pretzel at the mall with icing to dip it in so I just assumed it was the icing cause he doesn't like to be sticky at all). He looked at me with this horrified look on his face and said "Mom that was my booger". It happened quickly I hadn't swallowed yet-I quickly spit it out. He of course thought it was funny. I was sick to my stomach. Well that's some honest, real life parenting for you. Hopefully someone can relate-haha

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