Disneyland 2012

Pictures speak louder than words!! We had so much fun at Disneyland!! Connors favorite ride was the Mary go rounds! We were very lucky to have Dustins parents with us. They helped us out a ton by watching Connor while Dustin and I enjoyed the rides he was unable to ride! It was good to have a date with my honey, and then play and watch Connor. It was pretty crowded there because of leap year Feb. 29th. they stayed open 6am wed. to 6am thurs. I could not believe how many people were there. We had to wait in line for a lot of the rides even with fast passes.

Connor got wore out fast every single day. Sunday he started packing things and wanted to go home haha, he kept telling us he missed his dogs and needed to go home and get them. 

My favorite rides were of course the fast roller-coasters, big thunder, space mountain and I liked Indiana Jones. 

At Star Tours I was the spy they were trying to get away to safety lol it was crazy seeing my picture (so was not expecting that) and the robots were pretty funny!!

Hotel of Terror, was my favorite at California Adventures, Connor hated the little mermaid ride (which was actually pretty cool) and loved the rocket ship ride.

Dustin and I got to find out our spirit animal (Connor was to scared :( it lit up and made a loud noise) I was a bear, and Dustin was a beaver LOL. Bear was Loving and Brave---Beaver was Hardworking and Constructive.

We were lucky to also make it to Sea World (did not get any pictures because my batteries died). Shamu and the dolphin show were pretty amazing! We also got to see a 3D movie of sesame street with Connor (which he loved!!) I got to hold a star fish and had it wrap around my hand :)---Connor tried hurting it so we hurried and put it back in the water. 

Connors favorite thing at all the parks were the shows. I think he just did not know what to think about the rides. Hopefully we will get to go back when he is older so that he can enjoy the rides, but I am so glad we went at this age and got to enjoy the shows and kiddy rides (gives you a whole new sort of magic! :))

Lesson learned

So much stuff to remember when having kids. I knew there was a lot to remember and handle when being a parent. I have been told numerous of times what comes with having kids. Messy house, getting into everything, finding things that you would have never thought they would find, temper tantrums, potty training etc... etc.

I am sure that everyone has experienced half-timers. You forget for a split second or underestimate a toddlers minds; Well today was one of those days.
I put my energy drink on  the table walked in the other room to grab something. When I returned to my living room I saw CJ chugging it. Ugh, I was so angry at myself for forgetting that I left it on the table. Energy drinks, I know, are horrible for your body (I do enjoy one every now and then). Not only are they horrible for me but for children. Children have so much energy as it is. Now I have to witness my son be on the extreme today. :( This is of course a learning experience for me.

To add to my frustration, I had to bring my black lab into my house because he tangled himself on his chain and cut his throat. We are trying to heal it and are considering making him an inside dog. I swear he is a toddler in an animal body. He got into everything and destroys so much. He has chewed on everything: cords, shoes, sippy's, toys...the list is getting longer every minute.

"GOOSE--FRABA" need to take a time out and breath. Okay, feel a little better after venting.

New Direction?!

I am a stay at home mom which entitles many different things. By all means I am busy every minute of every day, but have been thinking "What is my next move?" "Where do I go from here?" things you should think of when graduating high school.
I moved pretty fast after high school. I moved in with my boyfriend, got married and had a child. I do not regret any decision I have made to this day. 

Now it is time for a new direction. I should have went to college after high school, but now am considering going back. 

It is something to do for myself, boost my confidence, be an example to my son, challenge myself, contribute income, and etc. 

I may have figured things out a little later then most but better late then never. 

I still have a while before I can make this new dream a reality. It is a process but one that I am excited/nervous about.

Self Worth

San Rafael Museum

SAN RAFAEL MUSEUM!!

 Took a break to read about the museum!

 Connors new "REX"

 First animal Connor ran to see!

 "Come On MOM!"

 "Whats over there?"

 You cannot really see his face in this one but he got way excited to see the mountain lion he says "That's a big Kitty!"

 "Mom look at these!"

 knocking on the glass "let me in please"

This is his face when he got to see the T-Rex bones!

First thing when I woke up, I said to myself "I need to make this day really special for my little guy". I was ricking my brain trying to figure out what we could do when I pulled out a dinosaur coloring book and it came to me. I had not taken Connor to a museum (what kid has not been to the museum right?). It was a great idea all except he does not listen to the "NO TOUCHING" lol, but still was a load of fun!

I need to make it a goal to show Connor all the great things that are here in our home town!

Everyone say's there is not a whole lot to do in Emery County, which is somewhat true. Half the fun though is finding great things that does not cost anything and is making great memories. 

Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Four-wheeler riding, Horse back riding, Sledding, Hiking, Scenery Driving, Indian Writings, Picnics, Arrow Head hunting, Swimming, Close to Family (family functions) Etc....

Emery County is looked as a hick town, but I look at it as a nice place in the country to raise my son with a lot of fun opportunities!

When I think of the City I think of spending money at the mall, amusement parks, arcades, movies and great places to eat. All great things to do if you have the money. 

I guess depends on your personality and where is right for you. 

New Book

Reading The Hunger Games Trilogy.
I have not read for a while and heard this series was one of the best. I just started the second book. It is very good. It is a romance, suspense science fiction novel. My cup of tea for sure!

Book Description (Amazon): In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed.

It is very hard to read with a two year old, so the only time that I get to read is when he is a sleep or involved in a movie (which is not often at all). The movie is coming out in March of next year and I am so excited. I just hope they stick close to the book like the Harry Potter books.

If I could talk Dustin into reading this book, he would love it. I know that he is going to like the movie though.
I also would love to go watch "Breaking Dawn part 1"  I read all the Twilight series to and loved them, but there is no way that I am going to stand in line I will just wait till basically everybody in Carbon County has seen it and go or till it comes out. I am not very patient and plus I would have to have a babysitter for longer just to stand in line so I can wait.
If anyone has any books to recommend I would love to hear about them. 

Earthquake in our small town!

Was on my way to the fridge to get some chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream when the whole house started to shake. At first, I thought I was going crazy. I picked up the phone to call my sister in law who lives a couple blocks away to confirm we had just witnessed an earthquake. I ended up calling the wrong number, but the guy on the line informed me that he was from our same town and we indeed experience an earthquake. It was the magnitude of 4.1
Crazy, it has been forever since we last had an earthquake in this town. Probably will be the talk around here for a good couple of weeks. Scary, but interesting!
Got me thinking quiet a bit about dying to be perfectly honest. Would Connor be ok? Would I be remembered? Did I do enough with my life? You know all the questions one would ask. Probably best not to dwell on it, but I could not help the thoughts to cross my mind.
The one good thing about thinking any day could be your last is living it to it's fullest. Wanting to be a better person. It is hard sometimes to try to be the best you can be every minute of every day.
What can I do to make this day count?----I need this question in the front of my mind at all times!