Category Archives: Jayden

He’s Making the Band

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Just had to pardon the interruption of my blog remodel for a little entertainment. These boys were downtown Ashland today performing and they ROCKED! I loved them…. so much I bought one of their CD’s. But what made me love them even more is they allowed Jayden to rock out with them with his accordion.

I only got video of the end and the lighting was sucky, but at least I got some…. it was so cute and there was a HUGE crowd there watching and oooooing and awwwing over Jayden…. my future rock star. He is already trying to now make his own band with his little friends.


The Kid is a CRACK UP!

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One thing Mr. Jadakiss (as I call my Jayden)is good for is to MAKE YOU LAUGH! This kid says the most hilarious things!! Things that he’s usually 110% serious about and things that make you go… hmmmm… where the heck did he learn that from?!?! Here’s a few of my favorites, if you follow me on {Twitter}, you just may have heard some of these before:

Situation: Gino and Jayden in the car and conversation comes up about the neighbor lady. Jayden says to Gino, “Dad, she’s married don’t try to sex her.” WHAT????? How does he even know the word sex???? New inside joke between Gino and I is.. “Don’t try to sex her/him/me LOL!”

Situation: We’re in the bank drive through and there’s a car next to our’s. I guess the girl in the said car was staring at me…I failed to notice. We take off and Jayden says, “Mom, that girl was staring about you.” and I said, “Why do you think she was staring at me, Jayden? Do you think she likes our car?” and he says, “No, she was staring at you because you’re so great.” That boy melts my heart!

Situation: We’re just randomly in our house and Jayden needs something to drink… “Mom, we should get a butler, and we can name him Alfred.” He was completely serious… what does he think my 16 year old sister is for 3 hours/day??? He can call her Alfred if he wants to… Alyssa, if you’re reading this you can laugh with me it’s okay HAHA

Situation: In Kindergarten I went to pick up my little man and he came walking out holding hands with a girl. My heart just about collapsed, but he was pretty convinced that it was love. Don’t they all at that age? He came home and told his dad, “Dad, I need to get a new dress shirt for my hot date.” OH boy… my heart broke in half at that moment.

Situation: Oh girl talked about above broke up with Jayden and he told my sister that the reason why is because she took him in the girl’s bathroom and kissed his cheek and he told people. So, he needs to find a new girlfriend to marry so he can have his baby when he’s 16… she corrected him w/um, Jayden that doesn’t happen until you’re 25.

Situation: Jayden is 3 and is watching cartoons while I took a shower. He’s the type of kid that will not move if placed in front of a TV. Should I have left him there, probably not… but that 4 years ago and I’m pretty sure I was not as responsible as I am now LOL ~ anyways…. I get out of the shower and notice that Jayden is still planted right in front of the TV yet our Beagle, Baxter, is missing. I look around… nope, no Baxter. So, I ask Jayden… his reply, “Oh, he wanted to go to the store to buy a pie so I let him out.” Great… we’ve never seen Baxter again.

Situation: We’re at church and this is right when we first started going. Gino’s friend/co-worker was there as well, and Jayden looks at him and says, “Do you like hot chicks? My dad likes hot chicks.” O.M.G…. did my son really just say that in church???? Of course my husband only likes THIS HOT CHICK!

I saved the best for last……..

Situation: at my mom’s house where my sister is hanging out with her friends. One friend of her named Tyler walks in and he’s a pretty big boy. Jayden walks up to him, taps him on his belly and says, “Did you eat all the foods?” I WAS MORTIFIED.

Okay, that’s it for tonight ~ as I remember more of Jayden says I’ll write them down and do another post. There’s so many things that have sent us laughing our butts off, but my mind is now coming to a blank as I approach 11:30pm ~ happens to the best of us.

**Picture was taken today at my Grandpa’s dining house called Jailhouse in Ely, NV. It has ALWAYS been my favorite steak house. As a little girl it was always a treat to get to go there, and even now it’s the one thing I always look forward to when coming back to Ely. Sorry about picture quality ~ it was w/my camera phone.

He didn’t get the memo: Bad Attitude Sucks

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When you think that you have your children figured out they throw you for a loop. For the most part my son, Jayden, is very well behaved. The manners this kid owns put people from the olden days to shame. He has this soul about him that makes people wonder about him. I am not a believer of pasts lives, I feel like we get one chance on this earth, but it’s almost like he’s been here before. The way he talks is so meticular (I don’t even know if this is the right word to use here, but it’s what comes to mind) and it will stop you in your tracks.

My son holds a very large part of my heart in his tiny, little hands. I feel protective over him, because he has a sweet soul. He’s not a very grimy, bug searching little boy. He washes his hands throughout the day on his own, does not like to be dirty and will notice if my car is a bit out of sort…. and makes sure I know it. There’s so much of him that makes him HIM and I love it!

So when you have a little boy that for the most part listens and behaves and he switches it up on you for a day, how in the world are you supposed to handle that? Today is just a complete off day in our home. Jayden is doing every, single thing I tell him NOT to do. He kept knocking on my door (while it was open) and I asked him to stop. Did he? NOPE! So I threatend to take today’s swimming trip away if he knocked 1 more time – he did it! The kid completely tested me…. so no swimming trip. Well, since there’s no swimming trip, now he decides to go and knock on EVERYTHING in my room – including me, my pillows, everthing he could knock his little hand on.

It made me feel like I wanted to put a pillow over my face and scream as lousd as I could. WHY is he acting like this? Nothing different is going on in our home, I just don’t get it. After things cooled off I went up to his room to talk to him and he said he couldn’t stop himself. He had to knock. Does he have OCD or something?

I know that everyday is not suppposed to be perfect. I know that my son will soon be changing and developing attitudes, become more secretive about things and it all scares me. The attitude I’ve watched slowly trying to sneak into his soul is scaring me to death about what’s to come. Being a parent is such a gift, but boy does it have it’s trials!

**The picture here I took last night of him holding his new baby cousin, Paxton.

We are a RAIDERS family!

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I know, I know, we have a terrible team, but IMO it’s just that we have a terrible owner. I just found this picture while looking through my memory card and I had to put it on here. I love this picture of us! We went on Superbowl Sunday to a house FULL of Steelers fans, so we showed up all decked out in our Raiders gear and rooted for the opposite team…. unfortunately we all know how that ended.

Our Fourth

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I hope that everybody had a wonderful and safe 4th of July. We kept our’s pretty low key this year. We didn’t have a big family get together, we didn’t do a BBQ, but we did enjoy the day with our kids and my husband’s brother, Rocky.

We went to Ashland and enjoyed all the delicious food and craft booths. I was kinda bummed that I didn’t set up a Wildtree booth there, but honestly I don’t think I would have last…. it was HOT!

We headed over to the church to watch the fireworks, and I must say I was disappointed. When you come from a big city where the fireworks are amazing to a small town where the fireworks look like a 5 year old is setting them off you get kinda bummed.

I took a moment yesterday to reflect what this day really means, and I know that a lot of us take what we have for granted. We have the luxury of being free, being able to choose what religion we want to be a part of, who we want for our president, what laws will go into effect. I know our country is a MESS right now, but “I am proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free.”

I think my highlight of the whole day was watching Ella play in the petting farm ~ she LOVED the animals!

I got my picky eater to eat asparagus

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It’s Works for me Wednesday over at Kristen’s blog. I LOVE going through all of the posts of things that work for other moms. I’m constantly changing the way I do things, because let’s face it…. I’m still learning. I think I’ll have things down a little bit more when Ella gets older since I’m using Jayden as my own personal guinea pig. Great mom… I know.

So, Jayden is EXTREMELY picky. Beyond picky. We’ve actually sought out the help of doctors and have come to the realization that there’s actually a pretty big problem here. We think he has a sensory problem, and he can’t handle certain textures, smells and all that. So, we don’t force food on him, because we like to enjoy our dinner without watching our 7 year old son throw up everything we’re eating on his plate.

I came up with a plan and all on my own this time. Well, it wasn’t rocket science, but it definitely is working, and nothing else in the past has.

I printed out a simple chart off of word. It has 25 squares, and every time he tries something new without throwing up he gets a sticker. If he actually eats it all he gets 2. Once he fills up that chart, he gets to pick out a Wii or Xbox game. That was all the motivation I’ve needed.

My kid ate asparagus, people! This is huge.

Ella & Jayden Updates

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Ella update:

She’s talking in sentences now. She’s been doing this for a while, but they’re becoming more and more clearer. My favorite so far, “Mama! Pee-pee RIGHT NOW!” Yeah, that much fun to hear. She’s still rolling her eyes at me… I’ve really gotta catch that one on video, because it definitely is classic. She’s not as into the whole potty training thing as she was before, but this is my fault. I haven’t been on her and need to try harder.

She’s had a horrible cold, which I believe has become bronchitis – poor baby girl. But she’s just as active as ever. Her cough is heart wrenching though.

She really looks up to her brother. Anytime Jayden does anything…. like riding his bike outside…. she’s right there to cheer him on. She claps and says, “YAY, JJ! Good job, JJ!” Her eyes are lit up anytime he comes around and it’s probably the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I love the relationship these two have with eachother, and I hope that their closeness carries on for the rest of their lives. What they have is special…. not all siblings have that strong of a connection. The patience that Jayden has with her is astounding.

JAYDEN UPDATE:

My little man only has a couple more weeks of school left. How in the world is it possible that my baby boy is going to be going into the second grade? How is my little baby growing up? I can’t even call him my baby anymore, because he’s growing into a little young man, and that’s so hard. I love the person that he is becoming and I admire him for his manners, the respect he holds for people, and the love he holds in his heart for his family. We are his everything, and I couldn’t ask for anything more than him. God blessed us with the most special little soul, and I hold so much gratitude in my heart.

My picky little guy is now “trying” new foods. This is huge. Jayden has always only eaten the same things over and over again and never given new foods a try. Well, I made a chart with 25 squares and told him every time he tries something new he’ll get a sticker and once he fills up the whole chart he gets to pick out a video game….. it’s working!! Jayden ate asparagus last night. Shocking… and he didn’t throw it up! Lovely, huh?

His current activities out of school are baseball, piano and Karate. The piano is still going amazing as ever. It’s definitely something that he just has a gift for. Baseball is almost ever, and it’s been an enjoyable season. He likes it a lot better this year than last year, but I still feel like soccer is a much better sport for him. I don’t think he really cares for Karate, but we feel like it is really important that he sticks with it.

So, there’s my brag on my 2 precious babies…even though one of them really isn’t a baby anymore *sigh*

My Mother’s Day…

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Mother’s Day…. HEAVEN! I absolutely love being at the coast. It’s gorgeous, peaceful, and it’s a place I’d honestly like to see myself living at one day. I don’t know, it may happen… it may not. That’s the beauty of life. The only thing truly stopping me from packing up and picking my new home is the fact that there’s no Home Depot on the Oregon coast…. and Home Depot is a necessity in our life, because that is our source of health insurance… cardiac baby MUST have health insurance.

We camped literally right in front of the beach. We were in my Grandma’s RV and I’d sit in the passenger seat and watch the whales blow the water up and flip their tails (or fins… whatever) out of the water. It was absolutely amazing to me!! I can’t believe how close those whales actually get to the shore! What a great experience!!

So, here’s a picture of the view from the RV

Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pictures with my Grandma, but she was there. It was a nice little get away for us all… much needed! We really don’t live too far away from the coast, but we rarely go… usually just once a year. I want to start going more often. I want to take advantage of the beauty that’s just around the corner. I’d LOVE to take a trip up 101 for a couple of weeks and get to see all of the Oregon coast… it’s just so beautiful.

Of course I have a few pictures to show. I’m not going to overwhelm my blog with a million pictures, but these are a few of my favorites

I haven’t talked much about her, but this is our love Sophie…. I actually love her – shocking! I know, I know, she looks like a pit, but she’s NOT! She’s an Olde English Bulldog 🙂





Jayden FINALLY got to make smores, which is something this kid has been wanting to do for a REALLY long time. Jayden picked out a little chest for me, I’m thinking I might be keeping things he makes me in it. It’s special, because he had to get it for me…. there was no talking him out of it, and that’s the best!

I’m so thankful to be a mom, and I’m thankful to have 2 of the most special little souls I’ve ever encountered. I love my life, I love my children, and I love my husband…. I’m forever grateful for the way things have turned out for me.

Friday Favorites

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Yesterday I was so busy I forgot to post my Friday Favorites!!! This is what’s scary… every day we wake up loving our life (well, I do) and appreciating the day and it seems like such an important day for some reason. Well, at the end of the week you sit down to think about the best parts of your week, because you didn’t write them down ~ and you can’t.

  1. I bought a new posturpedic computer chair that I’ve fallen in love with
  2. On Monday my husband and I accomplished the world in our home ~ we finished projects that we’ve been working on for a while now. We’re still on our organization mission, and are almost completed with the house….. then we move back into the garage.
  3. Ella has still been doing pretty well on her potty training, but still has her accidents – but announces them right away with an, “UH OH!!!! PEEEEEEEEEEE PEE!” Her cuteness kills me I tell you.
  4. I finally found an assistant that won’t break the bank! My little sister, Alyssa, came over on Friday and helped me out by cleaning my bathrooms and other things around the house. I decided that I’ll be paying her to come over once a week for 4 hours to clean the bathrooms (my most hated job) and then work on projects for my work for me… if needed.
  5. We bought Sophie a new crate because her small one was just plain out too small for her. I’m actually really beginning to love her. I never realized it until just recently. Last night we went to my Grandma’s hotel room and she met her dogs for the first time and dang she’s so cute!!! However, she did pee on my sister in the car on the way home LOL
  6. Jayden got his yellow belt at Karate!!!! I’m so proud of my little man!

So, next week I’ll try to do my Friday Favorites with some pictures from the week.

Being Thankful

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Do you ever wake up in the morning happy to be awake early? Happy to be alive? Looking forward to all of the days activities…. even if it’s just about getting housework done? This has been me for the past couple of days. It’s weird.

I get excited when I wake up and can’t wait to start living. I’ve been more enjoyable to be around, not complaining and nagging, or getting frustrated with my husband and children.

I’ve been trying to stay positive and look at the wonderful things about my life. I don’t focus on what I don’t have, I’ve been focusing on what I do have. Ella might be a pill (like at church today) but it’s okay, because she’s here…. alive. She could be dead. Yes, quite morbid, but she did almost die as a newborn and instead of getting all stressed out, I am starting to appreciate the fact that I do have a toddler here with me to throw a fit. Her fits can be like music to my ears, because it could be like Mya. I never got to hear her throw a fit, or laugh, or have her pull my hair. I have gotten to the point where I understand why she’s gone. I have accepted it. She died so Ella could be here. In my heart I know that we will all be together one day. One day I will get to meet Mya and I will thank her for allowing me to have Ella in my life. Without Mya dying there would be no Ella. That is my positive outlook on losing Mya. It took me a long time to get there, but I’m there. I’m at peace.

I often times get overwhelmed with all of the tasks that I have to complete. Well, instead of letting these tasks overwhelm me I’m trying to be thankful for the fact that I am able to stay home and have these tasks. I could be working out of my home and not be able to see my children until 5:30pm at night. Thankfully, I spend every waking moment with Ella and with Jayden when he’s out of school. I am thankful for that. I am thankful that I put my mind to being able to become a work at home mom and I did it. I want to be here for my children. I want to be the one who raises them, and I cannot express how much gratitude I have.

Being thankful isn’t something that is so easily done. You have to actually think about these things and realize the many tiny, little things in life that you don’t realize are so wonderful. The fact that I have running water, food ALWAYS on my table, a husband that is my best friend, and children who are loving and a son that has more respect than I’ve ever seen in a boy. These little things about life make me smile and feel overwhelmed with thanks.

When you feel like your life is out of control and there’s a million reasons why you hate your life, you should stop and make a list of all the things you love about your life, the things you’re thankful for…. even the small things. Focus on those things, and make your life what you want it to be…. paint your own picture. That is what I have been doing and I’m very thankful for it all.