Happy Mothers Day!

Beautiful Blossoms!

I love this time of year, how could you not? We headed to green bluff, a place we will visit often until the end of fall. Today it was blossoms, blossoms everywhere and honey bees a buzzen. What a beautiful day. Thatcher was to busy picking dandelions to look at the camera much or hold still for more that a few seconds but we did manage to capture a few cute ones, it really isn't that hard.
We are so grateful that it's spring, new life has started and the earth is alive once again. Lets go dig in the dirt!

Mom Raising 3 Autistic Children

I encourage all of you to check out the link under "my favorite Links" about a mother raising 5 children, 3 of which have autism. It is a good read and quite entertaining not to mention inspiring. The mother is my sister in law Linda's older sister. Create a link on your blogs as well and lets get her story told. Thanks Briett

Take time to Smell the Tulips

Tulips, a wonderful spring flower. Thatcher, taking his time to smell right before he tries to pick them. He is very sneaky but I'm on to him. Again enjoying our days in Seattle at Grandma Enids House.

Time in Seattle

Thatcher and I spent a week in Seattle at Grandma Enids house. It was really nice being there and just spending time. I got a visit from my childhood best friend Gretchen and her son Cash. Landon joined us on the weekend.
Thatcher, no surprise, loved the beach. After I showed him you could flip over the rocks and watch the little crabs scatter, he couldn't get enough of it. Then I showed him how to squish and squirt the sand bound sea anemones, he really enjoyed this as well. Mostly it was difficult to get him to comeback to the house and to not walk into the ocean. Oh yes and it was very hard to stop him from licking all the salty rocks...yuck!
We came to go through some of grandma's things and to visit family. All in all it was a very enjoyable journey and we hope to be back very soon.

Where Did April Go?

It has been a busy six weeks and it's only going to get worse (as far as busy goes)from here. I'm looking at my schedule for the summer and I think I have 3 weekends free, for now. All activities happening will be fun and enjoyable there are just a lot of them.
Thatchers thumb is healing and growing out, it's just a little bumpy nail but that may grow out and be normal, time will tell. It sure hasn't stopped him, he is quite the busy man. He constantly wants us to take him outside and he is drawn to any type of water; from the biggest swimming pool to a pool of mushy goo, from the tiniest mud puddle to a sink full of nasty dish water, which he loves to drink. I know gross! His other bad habit is climbing into the toilet, fully clothed. He's only done it 3 times but i thought ones was enough. The last time his foot got stuck down the flushing whole, well stuck enough that he couldn't get out himself but needed assistance from mom.


Do to the busy summer schedule and the week that mom (me) will be at girls camp we have started the weening process, some may say it's long over due but I say whatever, it was working for us. It's only been a few days and I have cut it down to two feedings a day one at night before bed and one at nap time. The biggest thing for Thatcher is sleeping in his crib and the hardest thing for mom (me) is listening to him cry. The first night he only woke up once, well twice if you count the 8am waking but I made him stay in bed because he was still tired. So after another 30 min cry he fell back asleep.
Last night he cried for about 20 min again (so did I) them sat down and held my fingers through the crib calmed down, then laid down and fell asleep FOR TEN HOURS! A HUGE breakthrough for us. Great job Son!
We hope this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship:)
I seem to stay busy with massage, church callings, motherhood, wife hood and Cinderella-itis. Messes never seem to cease, do they?
Landon, is still working on his life long goal's but has fatherhood and husbandness down to a T. He also has a nice collection of self-help and motivational books if anyone need help in these areas, he's the guy to see. He also enjoyed his first "tea party" and held his sign high and proud "Stop taking liberties with my liberty"!

We are enjoying Thatcher at 16 months he is starting to talk more and run like the wind. He is only in the 12% for his weight but the 89% for his height, so I guess I'm raising a string bean. I love his hugs and kisses his silly faces and sounds only a mother understands and his contagious laughter and goofiness. He loves to do what the big kids (older cousins) are doing and we have to be careful what we say and do because he is beginning to copy everything. He is very interested in little babies and poor baby max (cousin) gets over loved sometimes. I know what you'll say perhaps it's time to have another one, well perhaps it is but I'm really enjoying this one sweet boy for now.

Trip to the ER!!!

Well it's happened, our first trip to the ER with Thatcher. You may all think it's from all of his climbing. After all I just posted about that but no, this is the classic finger (in this case thumb) smashed in back of door jamb. All went well, considering the event. No broken bones, just two stitches and he will loose his nail and some sleep I'm sure. He was pretty good considering, mom and dad were probably more traumatized than he was and I shudder to think this is only the beginning.

My little climber

Yes it has begone. I knew it would, I'm just not ready for all the falls. Thatcher loves to climb. I've only captured some of his lower climbs because the others I haven't been able to run and crab the camera for fear of where he may be when i got back. For example I caught him up on the dinning room table, and when I got to the room the chandelier was swaying. Which means he was reaching for it and can almost grab it, oh what fun it will be when he can swing from the chandelier's...yipee!!!

More!

So, I've tried to do the baby sign language with Thatcher and the only one he uses is "more"! He has his own version of more and uses it whenever he wants something. It's very cute and funny, especially when he really wants something and the action speeds up and is pressed more firmly. He has also started to say "mo" when signing. It is all very fascinating to watch and he is learning very quickly. He copy's a lot now too, sounds, actions and some words:) He also nods his head for yes and no and it's never just once it's over and over very quickly, especially for no, of course.

A 20 Year abcense...

I know it's hard to believe I can remember back that far and well; but it's true. Well, I've broken down and joined the fad. After a twenty year absence I now have bangs again. We shall see how it goes. I don't plan on braking out the'ol curling iron, feather brush or large can of hair spray but the eighties are back, I guess we might as well except it and embrace it. I'm really looking forward to that side pony tail again...ya think!?