Accident-prone

This picture is a perfect example of what Jaxon looks like 95% of the time. He is the most accident-prone kid on the planet. In November he pulled the china cabinet down on both of us, and if you look closely at the picture you can see that he is still healing from that incident. On Saturday when he was at his Grandma and Grandpa Gadd’s he fell off the chair on to a box and gave himself this shiner. It’s very common for me to have to sign an accident forms at the daycare because he has fallen. The scary thing about this is that he is now crazy about the X-games. He told me the other day that when he is big he wants to be an X-gamer. I hope the hospitals will take an ongoing payment plan, because with this kid I might be making weekly visits to see them. If he is not there I'm sure I will be, because he is going to give be a heart attack from the stress I have from worring about him. We are going to be their best costumers!

Motherhood

 There are so many joys that go along with being a mother, but there are also those days that make you stop and think why we did this. Those times are when you realize that you haven't gone to the bathroom without an audience since they were born, or had a warm meal at home. The times are gone when you can sleep past seven, and stay up past nine. When you spend an hour on your hair, because you want to look nice, they spend that time creating a mural on the playroom wall. All I can say is this is why my hair is always in a pony tail. With all that being said I love being a mom, and I wouldn't change it for anything. I write this because as I was thinking about all the bad things that go along with being a mom I could only think about what Bryson said to me last night as I put him to bed. He said, “Mom you are my heart, and I love you so much in it." He is such a sweet boy, although Jaxon doesn't say nice things he looks at you with those big brown eyes and I'm his forever. I love you boys! You are my life, and I'm better because of you.  

For my boys!

(Langston Hughes, Mother to Son)

Well, son, I'll tell you:

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

It's had tacks in it,

And splinters,

And boards torn up,

And places with no carpet on the floor --

Bare.

But all the time

I'se been a-climbin' on,

And reachin' landin's,

And turnin' corners,

And sometimes goin' in the dark

Where there ain't been no light.

So boy, don't you turn back.

Don't you set down on the steps

'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.

Don't you fall now --

For I'se still goin', honey,

I'se still climbin',

And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

I heard this poem the other day in school, and fell in love with it. The truth of it struck me. As much as I hope my boys life will be nothing but raindows and sunshine I know there will be tacks and splinters. All I can do as there mother is show them that the only thing they can do is keep going with the faith that it will get better.

Friends!

I'm so glad that the boys have made such a good friend in MaKya. They play so well together, and love her.

Growing so fast

Bryson is getting so big. I can't believe that he is going to be 5 soon. He has been in pre-school since August, but it didn’t go great for the first little while. To put it kindly he hated it. He cried every day, and if you said the word school the tears would appear. It was hard for me as well. I didn't want him to hate school, but I didn't want to give in to his fits. I wanted him to learn that school could be fun, and that I would be there to pick him up as soon as I could. He is such a tender hearted little boy. He feels everything, and all one of the little boys at school had to say to make him hate it is, “That’s stupid,” and he was heartbroken.  It has taken him awhile, but I'm so glad to say that he now loves school. I think he is the smartest most amazing kid in the world. 

Working on his picture. He had to color the letters the letters a certain color.

He concentrates so hard on his work.



He did such a great job!

  I love this little man! He is so amazing, and I'm so proud to be his mom.

Winegar update!

I will start with Christmas!!!


I love Christmas it is my favorite holiday, and it’s not because of the presents. That could be because Santa hasn’t found me for a few years, but I do love to see my boys faces on Christmas morning. I love the music, food, and family. It is so much fun to have an excuse to hang out with my sisters and mom. It seems like these days we have to have an excuse as sad as that is.
We started the holidays off by going to Grandma White house for the holy dinner, and to see Santa! This dinner is always fun because with all the busy schedules it is hard to get every one together anymore.



Aiden,Trey, Maddison, Jaxon, Grandma & Grandpa White, Bryson with Santa



The boys were spoiled, as they should be, and they had a great holiday. We spent Christmas Eve at home, and we ate great food made by my amazing husband. I told the Christmas story, and the boys loved learning about baby Jesus. They like to think about Jesus as a baby. After that they opened their PJ’s and they decorated cup cakes for Santa.

The boys had so much fun doing this that I think we are going to start a new family tradition. They were so excited to leave them out for him that they insisted that we leave three. So Yes! Santa gets to receive a sugar high at our house. Since I know him personally I know that he wouldn’t mind this in the least.

On Christmas morning the boys got everything they wanted and more! They had so much fun opening their presents. I always feel like this part of the day goes by too fast.

Later that day we went to Grandma Davi’s house. The spoiling continued. It’s awesome to have such amazing in-laws.

The following day we went to my parent’s house. My sisters and I went to relief society to listen to my mom give her lesson. She is such a great teacher, and I always enjoy listening to her. She did a great job, and I was glad to be there. It was fun to go to church and sit with my sisters. Bunkerville 1st ward has always felt like my home ward. Maybe it’s because we move so much, but I never feel as comfortable at church as I do there.

After church we went to my parent’s house where again the spoiling happened. My mom always gives the best presents. She knows us all so well, and knows what we love.

We followed the presents with amazing food, and then went to Janet’s studio to get family pictures taken. When I say family I mean all the family. My aunts, uncles, and cousins on the Andersons side.(With the exception of Tiffany and Preston who were missed) With all the kids in our family it is a lot of work for Janet, and she always does a great job. I’ll post the pictures as soon as we get them. I’m sure the will be amazing. With all the excitement of the last few days the boys were done so we left, headed home for some football and a nap.

The best way to sum up Christmas was perfect!!!



Moving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes we moved again. We are no longer living in Ivins. It is sad because the boys had made some friends, and it’s hard to move away from them. Even though we are just moving into St. George it’s not the same as living next door to someone. They have a great friend that they both just love, and I know that it’s going to be hard to stay close.

So we moved out of the house in Ivins to try and save money. Since I’m in school full time things have been tight. We found a small house in St. George that we thought would be perfect for our little family. It may be big enough, but wow it’s falling apart. On the day we got the keys I walked into the master bed room and there was a huge hole in the ceiling cause by a leak. This was just the beginning of some crazy things happening. We are now a month in and just getting settled. I take everything with a grain of salt, but there were times that I thought I wasn’t going to make it through this move. It’s starting to feel more like home now, and as Bryson says, “A house is just a home until you put family in it.” (He is wise beyond his years.)

Starting a new Semester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know that I have been in school on and off forever. My family teases me that I should be a doctor, but between the babies and figuring out what I wanted to be it took me awhile. All I can say now is that the end is in sight. I have one more year!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m so excited. I have this semester of classes, and then my student teaching after that I will be done. With the end sight I couldn’t be happier. I know I’m excited, but Brandon is probably the most excited for me to be done with the endless studying. This semester is going to be great, and I’m just proud of myself of not giving up when it got hard. Yeah Dixie 2011!