wasn't me...

disclaimer: i do not believe in, nor do i offer soda to minors.(especially when it looks like beer!)

-marci

future space ranger??

bowen has been talking so much lately. i have so much fun having little conversations with him. i wanted to write a few down so i never forget these special moments that put a smile on my face everyday!

he recently got a new buzz lightyear toy (toys are the outcome of boring nights home alone...me and bo hangout at walmart in the toy section!!) while he was alone in his room playing, i over heard this...

buzz: Ever thought of becoming a space ranger.

bowen: ya! (in his most serious tone.)

i burst into laughter in the next room and then i here

bowen: mom, you ok?

which only made me laugh harder!

yesterday james' mom was in town and our neice and nephew were having a orchestra performance at their school. so since, i had LOADS of homework and bowen was thourghly enjoying his movie "bugs life" i decided to see if bowen wanted to go...

me: bo, do you want to see grandma pratt tonight?

bowen: hmmm...toys?

me: ya, there's some toys there!

bowen: candy?

me: ya, there's probably some candy.

bowen: ok mom. we see grama patt!

this morning we were rushing out the door so i wouldn't be late to class. i was loading up the explorer and bowen was patiently waiting for me.

bowen: it's cold mom.

me: ya, it's cold today!

bowen: i'm so cold mom. (whining voice...his favorite!)

me: i'm hurrying...

bowen: {pout} {pout} {pout} i'm cying mom....i need kiss! (of course there was no crying at all just mumbling pouts!)

me: you betcha!

i think it's so funny that he refers to me as mom instead of momma or mommy. it's so mature! my little man is growing up, but honestly...it's so much fun!!

only in this town....

i went to the post office today : normal

i saw a man there : normal

the man was walking his dog : also normal

the man was also walking his sheep?? : perhaps country living at it's finest just like the sign reads!

the BIG compromise

james and i are almost ready to make a really big compromise..

james wants this..

i want this...

let me explain.

something about driving around an old junker makes me feel young, free, full of life! something about meeting in the middle with an SUV, crossover or minivan (yep, never gonna happen with the minivan!) makes me feel like i'm only a 64oz-diet-coke-in-the-cupholder away from being the typical mormon mom! {don't get me wrong...i love a good mormon mom!} lucky for me i don't like forcing carbinated acid down my esophagus. but it's only a matter of time before soccer balls occupy the back seat and i'll have to start looking for a vinyl consultant to make the stick-figures for the back window (that too...is out of the question!...until, of course, the prophet says it's mandatory for exaltation!)

so what do we do. should i start searching for the man that bought off my cute high school sentra "Russ T."? or is it time to give up my free-feeling life and start loading up the soccer balls and kickin it into 4 wheel drive instead of the unexpected adventure of the snowbank park job?? (oh, the fun of sliding into the snow!)

people i need some help here. should i hold my ground on this one????

{did i mention i don't want to grow up??}

"Happy Day Dadda"

james' birthday was yesterday! we had so much fun celebrating with him. bowen kicked it off with a good morning birthday song.."happy day dadda to you, happy day dadda to you..." we then had an enormous french toast breakfast and james opened some of his presents since bowen couldn't handle the anticipation of them sitting there ALL day! later, after picking bowen up at the babysitters i informed him that we needed to go get balloons. i wish i could have captured his face when he whispered back "balloons???" with eyes popping out of his little head! he picked out some great tractor balloons for his dad and we rushed home to get started on the birthday boy's cake.

james wanted to try out the new Texas Roadhouse for his birthday dinner! dang, they have good steak! bowen was thrilled that they had a "neigh neigh" saddle. he was pretty sad when we informed him that we couldn't eat our dinner on the "neigh neigh"!

when we got home james opened his last presents, cards and made a wish.....

bowen ran away for a minute, while i was cleaning up and doing the dishes from the cake. i should have known he was getting his stool so he could get a taste of the goodness! (the poor cake had some pretty good size finger holes when all was said and done!)

i'm so grateful for birthdays that make us reflect on our loved ones. james is so dang good to me. i sometimes can't believe how happy he makes me, and how great we are together! happy birthday james!

you little devil you!

our house...

three {or so} years ago we started the fun project of building our first home! we were so excited about being able to pick out our own designs and dreamed of all the fun memories that would be made in our new little home. it didn't take long before boxing up our first house started.

{i've never really liked packing...still don't}

for close to a year we would drive to our little lot every sunday and witness it's growth!

before we knew it {ok, not really we weren't planning on the YEAR of building time} we were ready to move in.

{it looked better than this when we moved in of course!}

that home became the place we brought home our first baby! a home were we made many lifelong friends. and place of parties and fun! it was the home bowen took his first steps and learned his first words. it was were i became a stay-at-home mommy. where i learned to love cooking. where game nights lasted till the wee hours of the morning, and gno's even longer! where we hosted our first christmas breakfast. where we celebrated bowen's first two birthdays. where every season (and then some) brought in new decor!

at the time we planned on it being our place of residence for a long time. somewhere where our kids would grow up playing in the creek in the backyard and learning to ride their bikes along the sidewalk. we loved it there. we loved the view of the mountains and the calming water running through the yard.

however, as we've learned in our short marriage. things don't always go as planned. and when james decided to change his carreer plans we knew we would be moving a lot sooner than we thought. the timing couldn't have been more perfect when mom and dad decided to serve a mission and they needed someone to house sit. we knew it was the best choice for us. but since there were so many years of happiness in that home i felt if appropriate to give the little pad it's own post!

so here's to you house! may you make the next family just as happy as you made us!!