We Have A Garden???

"Hurry Mom. Come outside. We totally (yes carter said that word) have the best surprise for you EVER!!! Hurry! Hurry! We made our garden."

Fear quickly set in for I knew that what I was about to find was not going to give me the chills that come with excitement. But I put a smile on my face and followed behind them, counting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 so that I would remain calm. Remember? I am the "FREAK OUT MOM" sometimes!

Well this is what I found and yes I wanted to FREAK OUT but it was impossible at that moment to do so because of how proud they were of their accomplishment. It's hard to see but they had covered all of my rubber bark with SAND from the sandbox thinking that it would allow us to plant and grow a garden.

What do you do? I gave them their pats, on the back not on the behind, but them calmly explained that a garden would not grow in sand and that this would need to be our next clean up project. I guess I can say that at least it kept them busy, quiet, and friends for the hour....

Oh my! One HUGE clean up project......WAHHHHHHHH!!!

Our Back-Yard Sleep Out...

I'm sure that what I'm about to post about will make sense to all of you out there who are parents but I also think that this "feeling" can be felt by all. Serious....

When I get an idea of something that would be really fun and memorable for the kids to do, I have it all planned out perfectly. What we need. What we'll do. How we'll do it. How they'll react. How simple it will all be to have this perfectly magical and grand event take place.

The problem? It never happens like that and I never learn to remember that. Then I get all upset at the kids or at myself. I don't understand why it can't "just work" and it ends up being one huge disaster. So frustrating and I so just don't "get it"!!!

So this night ended up being just like that. I pumped them up for it all day long and I was so excited for how much fun they would have. Then. Little event by little event they started to turn into little mingrats ie. DEVILS and mischievous ones that I wanted to drop off on the corner. (please don't call the authorities. yes i thought it. no i would not do it!)
These smiles? Fake ones that I yelled at them to pull. As I am yelling "We are taking a picture of this so SMILE...LOOK AT MY HEAD...SMILE NOW!!! I am so not kidding!"

So see this picture? This is the REAL one. This is what the trampoline looked like after I made them get their butts in the house and in their separate beds. Yes. I was the "freak out" Mother that night. I am picking my battles these days. Trying to and this was definitely not a battle that I was ready or in the mood to fight!!!So I've decided that Yes. We are normal around here and that we all have our own perfect scenarios of how it should be. Either that or I'm just feeding myself a whole load of shiz to make me feel better about how I'm running our joint? Hmmmmm?

:)

Happy 4th Of July!

This event required a cross off calendar because the kids could not wait for it to come! K so remember this from last year? Well this year was even better!
There is nothing that the grand kids don't love more than a sleep over in Grandma's backyard and especially when the tents are involved!

The moment that the sun came up, so were the kids. Not the parents but the kids! (Especially since I was back at home in my comfy bed! hehehe!!!) It was all that we could do to get the kids fed, tents put away, and the chairs brought down. They were dying to get down to the creek!

Notice that they were very adamant on there being a "girls" raft and a "boys" raft.....

My little little sister Lyssa and her family came up which was SO FUN!!! Look how beautiful her little Kate is! Gorgeous!!!

I LOVE this picture that we were able to get! All of the Terry grand kids with 3 on the way. Another girl. Another boy. And another SURPRISE! :) We are becoming quite the possy!

Poor Ashley is SOOOO tired of being pregnant and poor Jake is not wanting to freeze his legs off! hehehe

...and they're OFF for the grand adventure!

Happy 4th of July from the Terry household! We hope that you had as much fun as we did!

Lehi's Round-Up Horse Parade...

Kindra made me take a picture of the picture in her book that is the favorite. She wants to make sure that I KNOW exactly the horse that she wants.

Yeah. How do you like this picture? They are all getting ready to fight the mean dinosaurs except for the one who is now the Captain of the Horse army. Yes. She had a perfect story for me to understand why she had them all set up like this! It was so cute!

And yes. We had to pull this shirt out even though it is too small and even though it was so hot and was a long sleave because SHE HAD TO HAVE A HORSE SHIRT JUST LIKE LAST YEAR???

OC Tanner Lagoon Day 2009

This is how our morning began...."You're on that side and you're on that side. No talking, taunting, or teasing. Only chewing and eating and if there is anything other than that, we're not going to Lagoon!" Sometimes that's what I've got to do!"

I had to take a picture because this is what the table often looked like at our house growing up. We wouldn't necessarily be fighting but we would be reading the boxes and or books and use the box as the prop up. I always laugh when I see my kids doing things that I did myself as a child....

...and we had to get the "before the road trip begins" shot because it takes like forever to get there! hehehehe

Kindra and Uncle John-Charles

Kindra and I

OK so I'm just throwing it out there....After having just been to Disneyland? A thumbs down must go to Lagoon! SO not my place to go but I know...The kids love it and that's all that matters!
:(

I'm Teaching Them Well! hehehe

Now that we are able to get outside and really play in the sun, mine have been LOVING it! I had to sneak outside and snag a few photos of them while they were resting. I love these 2 so much and laugh so hard at them sometimes. They are at that perfect age and have the best times together and I love that! "Oh...I'm parched!"

"I am loving this sun tan that I am getting!"

"OK? Are we done yet?"

Carter's Baptism...

On June 06, 2009 Carter was baptized a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. It was something that he had been excited to do for a long time. We took him out for breakfast that morning and talked about some of the things that he would need to remember.
I was very safe in the ways that I talked to Carter about baptism because I wanted to make sure that it was something that he chose for himself to do. In a way that is easy for a 7 yr old to understand, I explained that when you become a member, you commit to living a life that is a certain way. I told him that it was his choice and no matter what he decided, that we would always love him. I told him to pray about it all of the time and to let me know the types of feelings that he received.

He did and knew that getting baptized was something that he really wanted and needed to do. The day of his baptism, I woke up and instantly had a panic attack. How did I have an 8 yr old? How did I have a child who was getting baptized? I remember the day when I did the same thing and how, as a parent, am I that old?!?

Carter with my Grandma Sainsbury who Carter asked to play the piano...

Trevor, Grandpa & Grandma Corbridge, and Carter

Carter has always worn a polo or a blue button down shirt to church so he was very excited to own and wear his first white shirt! :)

Uncle Michael gave a short talk on Baptism...

Aunt Jenny also gave a short talk

One of the hugest issues that Trevor and I had when we divorced was our difference in religious beliefs. After my accident, my spiritual faith was something that kept me together with trust and hope while Trevor became very hurt, angry, and let down. It was very hard to remain close when we were so very far apart.

As the years went on, I continually reminded Trevor that Carter would soon be 8 and that he would want his father to perform the ordinance. Since Trevor was no longer active and tried to act like he did not care, I knew that later on he would regret his decision. But honestly I gave up and planned on having one of my brothers do it.

I was shocked when out of the blue Trevor asked if he could start attending church services with us again. Of course! Little by little and all on his own, Trevor's desire to learn came back and he made the changes necessary so that he would be able to baptize Carter.

I was so happy and proud of Carter on the day of his baptism but more so of Trevor that he had done what he had needed to do so that he could have this special day with Carter. Carter was beaming the whole day! The best thing happened as he came up out of the water right after the baptism. All of the cousins were watching with excitement and just giggled and laughed out loud at what had just happened. Is that not how we should all act when we see or feel something that is so spiritual take place? Giggle, smile, and beam with happiness because we are so excited at what has just happened! It was an awesome experience! I am so proud that Carter made this wonderful choice to ensure that the Lord will always have a watchful eye on Carter and know the blessings that he will need throughout his life!

We love you Carter!!!