Spoiled, But Not Yet Rotten

Hayden and Papa like to sit in the floor and eat cookies.

If Hayden were able to tellyou who his most favorite person in the world is I have no doubt he would quickly say, "Papa." Hayedn loves Papa so much. Whenever we get close to Papa's house he starts waving his arms and excitedly says, "Papa, Papa."

My mom had been out of town for a week. When she got home I asked Hayden if he wanted to see Grandma. He said yes but as soon as he saw Papa he ran to him instead. He cries everytime we leave Papa and keeps saying his name. Whenever the phone rings or someone comes to the door Hayden says "A Papa." As soon as we get to work Hayden runs to Papa's desk. If Papa isn't there he starts to cry.

Some may say that Papa spoils Hayden, but I don't think so. I know that Papa loves Hayden just as much. In Papa's eyes Hayden can do no wrong. When Papa is around whatever Hayden wants, Hayden gets. We went to the store with Papa the other day and as soon as we walked in Hayden said, "a ball." Papa went straight to the toys and bought Hayden not one but four new balls.

Last week Papa sat down on the floor and Hayden sat down next to him. Papa crossed his legs so Hayden crossed his legs. He wants to be just like Papa.

Papa took Hayden to McDonalds for breakfast today.

Jewelry

I will be hosting a jewelry party Friday, September 19, 2008 @ 7:00pm. It is a company called lia sophia. They have some really fun jewlery and great deals. I would love to have you came. Please feel free to bring a friend. Even if you don't want to purchase anything come visit and have some yummy treats.

Hope to see you.

I Have Footprints on My Heart

October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. The Share Foundation has an annual Walk to Remember.In Salt Lake the 2008 Walk to Remember and balloon release will be held October 11, 200 at 1:00 pm at the Larkin Mortuary.

Larkin Sunset Lawn

2350 East 1300 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

In Davis County the Walk is at 10:00 at the Layton Park. There are also different walks all over the country.

I am really looking forward to participating in this event. You you are anyone you know is interested please pass on this information or contact me for more.

There are shirts available with your baby's name and other memorabilia. The orders need to be in by September 26. So please don't wait to share this information.

Here are the links for the Share Foundation

Salt Lake http://www.shareparentsofutah.org/index.html

Davis County http://www.utahshare.org/4436.html

National http://www.nationalshareoffice.com/index.shtml

Bread Recipe

Betsy Rolls

by Mary Jackson (Joe's aunt)

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup boiling water
1 cup tap water
2 T yeast
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
5-6 Better for Bread Flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Directions:
Boil butter and 1 cup water until butter is melted. Poor into mixer. Add 1 cup tap water. When cool enough (room temperature) add yeast and sugar. Let stand until foamy (20 mins). Then add eggs and mix well. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Start with 5 cups flour and add more until bowl pulls away from side of bowl. Let rise until double. Divide into three pieces and roll out into circle. Cut into 16 wedges. Roll from wide end and let rise until double. Bake at 400 for 9-10 minutes.

I used half wheat half white flour. When I do it in a loaf I bake it 30-35min 350 degrees.

"Not I," said the Duck

...When the wheat was threshed, the Little Red Hen said, "Who will take this wheat to the mill?"
"Not I," said the Duck.
"Not I," said the Cat.
"Not I," said the Dog.
"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

She took the wheat to the mill and had it ground into flour. Then she said, "Who will make this flour into bread?"
"Not I," said the Duck.
"Not I," said the Cat.
"Not I," said the Dog.
"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

She made and baked the bread. Then she said, "Who will eat this bread?"
"Oh! I will," said the Duck.
"And I will," said the Cat.
"And I will," said the Dog.
"No, No!" said the Little Red Hen. "I will do that." And she did.



I enjoy making homemade bread. When I got married I wanted to have a food storage shower. I didn't get one but my mother-in-law gave me the best gift. She gave me a huge bin of wheat. I've been wanting to grind it and make wheat bread. My friend let me borrow her wheat grinder and I made bread. It was so delicious.

My dad loves homemade bread so I told him it was for sale: $1 a slice or $8 a loaf. He shared some with me and bought the rest of the loaf for $5. I'm a good sales person. Or maybe he is a good haggler.

Weekend Getaway

For the Labor Day/Joe's birthday weekend Hayden stayed with his Grandma and Grandpa Young (Thank you!) so Joe and I could go out of town with some friends. We went to St. George with our friends Matt and Michelle.


On the drive down for some reason we began discussing drug busts. Later that evening we were enjoying a nice dinner at the Olive Garden. Joe told the waitress he would like angel hair pasta with the four cheese marijuana sauce. We were all laughing hysterically and Joe didn't have a clue he had even said it. (Maybe you had to be there)


The reason we went to St. George was because Matt one tickets to Les Miserables at Tuacahn. We had great seats. I was very impressed with the production (although the wigs should be replaced.)



Sunday we had a nice time visiting the St. George Temple. As I was listening to the sister missionary I noticed another missionary. He was an older gentleman that I though I knew. After a second glance I realized how I "knew" him. It was Mark Eubank. It is funny to me how after so many years of someone being on the news it really is as if you knew him. While we were there we heard a few different people talking to him about watching him on the news.


After the temple we went to Zion Nation Park. The weather could not have been any more perfect that day. It was a beautiful day but not at all hot or cold, just perfect. We did two hikes and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. We saw several deer, frogs, turkeys and tons of squirrels. (I bet they weighed a ton. They were the fattest squirrels I've ever seen.)

Joe caught a frog

We stopped at Cove Fort on our way home. It has been several years since I had been there. It was fun to see and listen to the stories. I was surprised to hear that during peak season there are 28 missionary couples serving there. They also get a bunch of referrals. The day before we were there they had received 13 referrals (that's impressive).

One of the best parts about the trip is that there is now an In-N-Out Burger in St. George. Oh how I love the double-double with grilled onions. It was tasty.

Thanks Michelle and Matt for inviting us along.

Happy Birthday Joe

29 Reasons I Love Joe

1. He is happy

2. He is polite

3. He eats anything I make

4. He always does the dishes

5. He opens the doors for me like a gentleman

6. He buys me flowers

7. He enjoys spending time with my family

8. He has a strong testimony

9. He prays with me

10. He loves his family

11. He doesn't like video games

12. He takes me to the theatre and symphony and enjoys it

13. He is a wonderful daddy

14. He is patient with me

15. He is a return missionary

16. He married me for all eternity

17. He is very intelligent

18. He likes children

19. He is thoughtful

20. He works hard so I can stay home with Hayden

21. He takes me on vacation

22. He is working hard on his MBA so he can support his family better

23. He goes to all my doctor appointments with me

24. He is my shoulder to cry on

25. He helps me see the Lord's plan

26. He has given me wonderful children

27. He calls me daily to chat

28. He gets up with Hayden when he cries at night

29. He loves me

Good-bye Spencer

We recently sold Joe's Toyota Camery, Spencer. We bought my parents Chevy Impala. Rachael lovingly named it Grandma Joe's Car.

Now that Spencer is sold we can consider giving the new baby the name of Spencer.

Weekend for Hayden

A few weeks ago Joe planned the annual "Weekend for Hayden." They had a great time. On Friday Joe got off work early and took Hayden swimming. That evening they went to dinner at Wendy's and then went to Cabela's. Joe said Hayden loved Cabela's and would roar at all the animals. I'm sure he loved more with his dad than his mom because Mommy would have made him be in a stroller but Daddy was willing to chase him around. When they got back from Cabela's they had a camp out in the backyard. Hayden slept great in the tent until 6:00 am. After Hayden was up and had eaten breakfast the three of us drove up Big Cottonwood Canyon to Brighton. Joe put Hayden in the backpack and we enjoyed a nice early morning hike up to Lake Mary. It was really pretty up there. Hayden loved to throw rocks in the lake and was very sad when it was time to go.







Even though Joe said it was a weekend for Hayden I really think it was a weekend for Mommy. Friday night I got to go get a pedicure and a milkshake with a friend. It was a great weekend for all.

Week 23

I am just beginning my 23rd week of pregnancy. I was in my 23rd week when Scott was born. The nurses and doctors at the hospital told me that babies born at this stage have no chance of survival. I just finished updating the pregnancy information on the side of my blog. I copy and paste that information directly from http://www.parents.com/. It says that by the end of the week the survival rate is 85%. I was 22 weeks 5 days, or in other words two days short of "the end of the week." Why did they not even attempt to do anything for my baby?