Catchin' Up On the Good Ol' Times

Our family has been super busy for the past few weeks, well lets just say the past month. I seriously have not had a second to sit down and up date the blog.
My Grandparents have headed off to their mission so the house is really starting to feel like ours. Well, other than we have had guests since they left! Don't get me wrong we have had fun, but we were glad to have our house to ourselves last night.


Two weeks ago I think or maybe one, our friends Becky, Jason, Payton, and Cole came to stay. The Cash's will know what I mean when I say we had to use the "Cash Hotel" a.k.a. the carpeted garage, as a bed room for Payton. But he was quite the trooper. We had lots of fun just relaxing, talking and we even got to do some shopping. There were some great deals! Jack got the cutest Levi jacket for $4.99. Jack had so much fun playing with Payton. They loved riding around in the car together and playing in the bubbles. To bad it was kind of crappy weather so we didn't get to go to the park or go swimming. One night Becky, Jason, Shawn and I stayed up late talking about all of the crazy things we had done. Of course I didn't have any battle scares or war stories to tell but it was funny to hear theres. Actually I think Shawn has enough scares and stories to tell for the both of us. It was great to have them around it was weird to have you guys go and have the house quiet again.

But don't worry it didn't stay that way for long. I suddenly became a mother of 3. And I can now say I have a lot more respect for my mother. You don't know how many times in the past week I have had to make 2 different meals for dinner, load and reload the dish washer, put aways toys, and clean up spills and messes. I think I will be fine just having Jack for awhile. He keeps me busy enough. And I have a question for all of you mothers of 3 and more, when do you find time to go the grocery store. I feel like that is close to impossible with 3 children.

So I guess I should explain why I have had 2 extra children. Shawn's older sister lives in Oregon and she sent her kids here, to St. George to spend time with their Dad and Grandpa and Grandma and cousins. But... Shawn's parents are trying to get moved into their new house and their Dad just got remarried and was on his honeymoon. So that left them with me. I shouldn't complain because I have really enjoyed having them around. Sammi is a great helper with Jack. She even likes to help change diapers! She also loves to organize things, like my drawers, so... for the past few day I have been finding things in the weirdest places and I am also missing a few things, but thanks a lot Sammi my drawers look great!
As for Kyle he has kept Scout entertained. Actually for once I think Scout is worn out. Kyle also loves to play games. Any time Jack was asleep Kyle would pull out a game and beg me to play with him. He is quit competitive too. I have to admit he actually beat me at Sorry, which I'm still not sure if Shawn has done that yet. We had so much fun one night eating s'mores and playing games.
We also got to celebrate Kyle's 8th Birthday. He had a big party at Grandma Lambert's house.

We spent a lot of time at the pool too. Sammi is becoming a great swimmer, I might add. She has been practicing for Lake Powell. Well I might have complained a lot over the past week but we did have fun and I was sad to see them leave last night.

As for Jack the past few weeks have been kind of rough. He hasn't been feeling too hot. First he had a cold, then he started to get more teeth and then he had his one year old shots. But he has dealt with it all pretty well.

He still is not walking!!! But he is trying more and more each day. For his Birthday one of his Aunts sent him a whole bunch of money so he had so much fun going to Walmart and picking out whatever toy he wanted. He has been on a dragon kick lately. Jack loves to roar like a Dragon. So he picked out a really cool Dragon that roars and walks. He also got a tractor with a cow. We are headed up to Grandpa Munk's farm this weekend, so I have been trying to get him to say cow or moo but, no luck so far.

He has had so much fun playing with his cousins, and sharing his toys with them. I love the picture of him eating the whipped cream. I couldn't get him to stop whining one day, so I put him in his high chair with a big dab of whipped cream (I know really healthy, huh) I turned around for a second and he had it everywhere (Duh Mom what would you expect.) I love to put him in front of his toys and watch him play. The first thing he goes for are his cars. He, with out a doubt drives them along the floor saying vroom vroom.

He has got so fast lately I have to really keep my eye on him. Sometimes I have to put him in my sink just so I can get ready for one second. He thinks he is so funny in there.

Shawn has been working like crazy for the past month also. I feel so bad for him. He is so worn out. But it seems like he always finds time to be with us. He also got in on a few rounds of Sorry and a few dips in the pool. What an awesome guy.

JACKS BIG PARTY

Jack is already One. Wow, I can't believe all that time has past. It is amazing all that can happen in one year. I think this has been the best year of my life. We had a big one year old Birthday Party. It was so fun and I think Jack enjoyed ever minute of it. We had a BBQ and played in the sprinklers. Jack got tons of cool presents. We aren't sure where they are all going to fit, but we love them all. He is spoiled rotten. We got him his own slide. He sits at the top and squeals until he gets the guts to let go and slide down. We put pillows at the bottom and he loves to take a dive in them. Jack also got a cool CAR, from his Grammy and Grampy Cash, that he practically lives in now. He thinks he is pretty cool stuff. We had a great day full of fun. We had a hard time letting it all come to an end. At the end of the party Jack got to dive into his very own cake. He had fun but he was so tired we all thought he might fall asleep in the process. I just keep saying, I can't believe my little guy is one! Shawn and I made a video of Jacks first year, to play at the party. Looking at all of the photos over the past year made me realize how much fun we have had and it makes me excited for the rest of the years to come. I love my little Jack with all of my heart, Happy Birthday little man!

Jack Is ONE

Dear Jack,
Happy First Birthday. I can not believe that you are ONE. This past year has gone by so fast, maybe because I have had so much fun being your Mom. Thanks for coming to my life, it hasn't been the same since. You have taught me not to judge people and most of all to notice the simple things in life. I couldn't ask for a better job. I enjoy ever minute I get to spend with you. I am so glad that I have been able to spend so much time with you. I am very grateful that I get to be a stay at home Mom. I don't think there is any pay in the world that would keep me from spending my days with you. We have so many fun memories together and so many more to make. Please always stay sweet and lovable. Thanks for being the light of my life. I feel so lucky to have you.
Love Ya,
Mom

WOW What a Week....

So for you who don't know we moved. Not a big move just to the other side of St. George. My grandparents are leaving on a mission and asked if we could stay in there house while they were gone. So we have been planning this for a while. We would have liked to sell our town home, but as we all know the market is not so hot here in St. George, so we decided to rent instead of sell. We ended up renting in out a lot quicker than we expected (like before we put the sign up!) So we dropped everything and pack up and left our home. We have had such mixed feelings. We Love our little town home. It is so warm and cozy we hated to leave it but it is a great chance to save some moola.



So as you can imagine our lives have been turned upside down trying to be out in 3 days. I can not believe how much junk we have accumulated in the past few years, yikes! My grandparents were nice enough to move out most of there belongings but we still don't fit. We have a storage unit FULL, their Garage FULL, and Shawn's Trailer, FULL also. Needless to say we have the house FULL to the brim, and we have fully restocked the DI. Shawn and I have vowed not to go shopping for a long long long time.



Jack has finally settled in and is enjoying having a bigger room, a yard to play in, eating dinner out on the patio, playing in the pool and most of all discovering new things in every cupboard. He has been such a handful this last week. He has learned to whine and get his way, which is quickly going to come to a stop. If he can't get something open or get to what he wants he lets out this ear piercing yell. Can we say OH BOY!!!! But we still love him more and more each day. He has developed so much these past few weeks. He loves to talk and talk and talk. Most of it is just high pitched squeals, but he can say Scout and says it about 100 times a day. It is really cute. Jack can also say Momma and Dada and Jack. We hung these pictures of him on the wall and he will point to them and say Jack, well it doesn't sound perfectly like Jack but he is getting there. He still is not walking. He loves to push everything around, but the second there is not something to hold on to he drops to all fours and is completely fine with crawling. We will keep you updated on the walking... Jack had figured out how to point and wave bye bye, which we have been working on for awhile, yeah. His personality is so funny I will try and try to teach him things like waving... and he acts so uninterested, then one day out of the blue he does it like "it ain't no thing" He has also picked up on this playful shy thing. When he first sees someone new he buries his head into my shoulder, then slowly he peeks back at them. You got to love it. Here I go again jibber jabbing about Jack.



One other thing I washed my cell phone in the washer, sweet I know. That darn phone!!! So I am lost without any phone numbers :( so if you get a second will you e-mail me you cell #'s. shlambert@hotmail.com. I hate hate not having a phone, it is the worst and they are so expensive to replace.



Well this is all for now. If you are over in Green Valley area give us a call (well not me for a few days) you can come and check out our new pad....

Flash Back

I was looking through our pictures and I came across this picture of Jack on Halloween and I couldn't stop laughing. What a SILLY LITTLE LION!!!

A to Z Tag

A to Z Tag

A- Attached or Single: attached
B- Best Friend: JACK , Shawn and Scout
C- Cake or Pie: I'm not a big fan of either, but I guess I like pumpkin pie.
D- Day of Choice: Saturday
E- Essential Item: contacts ( I'm super blind), baby wipes, and gold fish ( not for me, but for jack, they are a life saver when we are out and about.)
F- Favorite Color: black or brown
G- Gummy Bears or Worms: neither, they hurt my teeth when I eat them
H- Hometown: Lehi, Utah and St. George I've lived in both places for about the same amount of time.
I- Indulgences: chips and salsa
J- January or July: July
K- Kids: Jack ( 11 months)
L- Life is incomplete without: Family and religion
M- Marriage Date: December 31st, 2004
N- Number of Siblings: 1 sisters, 1 brother
O- Oranges or Apples: oranges
P- Phobias or Fears: Small spaces and really large spaces.
Q- Quote: " ain't this livin..."
R- Reason to Smile: My spunky little Jack
S- Something New: Our rug in our front room.
T- Tag: Who ever gets this far and isn't really board already
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I can't think of anything cool right now.....
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor Of Animal: I say the more meat the better.
W- Worst Habit: picking at my face ( gross I know)
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: ultrasounds, I guess, what a weird question.
Y- Your Favorite Food: artichokes, steak, and any thing Mexican
Z- Zoo Animal: hippo

There's a little Cowboy in all of us

Jack got to spend Saturday with Grandpa Cash. He had so much fun just hanging out with him. I have the coolest dad. He offered to take Jack so that my mom and sister could have a girls afternoon. ( I have the coolest mom too, she paid for me and my sis to get pedicures and manicures, thanks mom) Jack has always loved to be with his grandpa. When Jack gets big enough I'm sure that he will be begging me to go and ride horses with Grandpa and I doubt grandpa will mind, he has been waiting for a little BUCKAROO to come along that would follow in his footsteps.