Xander and I watching the three Musketeers

Xander: Who is that guy?
Me: he is a Musketeer (in a monotone voice)
Xander: Oh he must save the princess
Me: ya something like that

Xander: Mommy I love you

Me: love you to

Xander: They are under the water? (in miss-belief)

Me: ya

Xander: they are very under the water? What ? They are really in the city

Ok I change my mind I want to be a cop like Evan, we can by me some cloths and I will be a cop.

Me: ok

Xander: What is Dallen going to be

Me: a dentist

Xander: Oh I can be a dentist. Mom you are not watching the movie.

Me: ok  I am now

Xander: that’s the city?

Me: no that’s a field

Xander: That’s where they train.

Me: yes

Xander: are they almost done.

Me: I don’t know, watch the movie.

Xander: sometime all of us can go to mc donolds. And we can all play in the play place or it can just me you and Howie. Or Howie can just go to work with dad. Which do you choose?

Me: maybe next week.  We will see

Xander: is there a princess in this movie

Me: I think so

Xander: Is this movie about pirates? They look like pirates.

Me: there Musketeers.

Xander: no they are pirate

Me: ok

Xander: is that a play thing?

Me: it’s a map

Xander: Oh do they live on a map

Me: yes

Xander: do people live on our map?

Me: sure

Xander: Are the real small

Me: no

Xander: I am going outside

20 min into the movie.

My Motherly Oath

(Pic. by Shay K)

I promise as long as you are small I will be by your side.

I promise to always make sure your happiness comes before my own, to be happy when you are happy, and to understand what makes you smile.

I promise to always to find joy in watching you play and grow up and let you grow up.

 I promise to let you play in the wave without my hand, even if it gives me a heart attack.

I promise to always say sorry if I hurt your feelings, to listen and understand you, to see your side and to help guide you to live a beautiful and wonderful life.

All of my decisions will be the first steps to what you will become and I promise to always take my steps carefully for that. 

Our children are the art projects that take us a lifetimes to work on, but we almost don't remember painting it. It is the best representations of our selves, the only way that we can take credit for their accomplishments is to take responsibility for our mistakes also. It is okay and human to make mistakes but we must remember them so that we know where we have been and where we can go. 

Shay and Wanda

This week has been one of the best weeks in my LIFE. My best friend Shay and I have been watching the worst  horror movies that I think I have ever seen and we have been having a great time doing it. Today we went to Old Town, San Diego and I am pretty sure I have food poisoning, sick.  In the old town we discovered that there is more Mexican stuff there then in Mexico. Its smells like a taco, not the good kind if there is a good kind, and we are unwilling to take a 30 min tour of the Mormon Battalion. We will not wait in line to buy candy and people really look like their dogs. I will be big time upset when she decides to go home. REALLY!