Toilet-papered!

Unbelievable!  I cannot believe we got t.p.'d.  I only ever toilet-papered once.  And, that was after my mom made me call and ask permission, then tell them we would clean it up the next morning.  Yep, that is the only time.  Well, besides the time I did Jared's car, or what I thought was Jared's car, which actually ended up being Judd's at the time.  :)  Anyway, I doubt Jared ever toilet-papered, but you never know, he actually probably did.  Point is, I never thought it would happen to us.  It must be the kids.  Josie thinks she knows who it was because as we were cleaning up, she noticed a car driving by really slowly, staring down the cul-de-sac at us and she recognized the girls in it.  Yes, I said GIRLS!  What?  Some girls around Jaxon's age, of course.  What?  Yes, another shocker, girls like Jaxon!  This is so funny to me.  I mean I love Jaxon to pieces but he is a scrawny, awkward little boy.  (Who claims to be a man.)  I guess I have realized he is pretty cute, but still a boy, who does gross things like, fluff, burb, tease constantly, sweats, lots of stinky, gross stuff.  I have also realized that he is growing up,  he was 5'3" a couple weeks ago and I think he has grown since then.  He does have some wonderful traits, he is brilliant - really, he is.  He has a great sense of humor and is very witty.  He catches on to most of my sarcastic comments now.  He is pretty cute, like his dad.  He is quite coordinated and will work hard if pressed. But, what! Girls like him.  I just can't fathom it.  Although, I fully remember looking up at the cute deacons passing the sacrament.  Now, I look at them and think they are babies.  Funny how time does that.  But, no one should be looking at my cute deacon, he is only 12! Come on!
     Back to the toilet-papering, whoever did it, I have to commend you, you did a very nice job.  We figured about 5 bags were used.  (Secretly, I always wanted to get toilet-papered because, hey! that is free toilet-paper.  And, we spend A LOT on toilet-paper.  And, then A LOT for someone to come unclog the toilets because too much was used.  Or we just say thanks to Jared for cleaning it out.)  We didn't even get to use the toilet-paper though, because, just our luck, our sprinklers came on that night and all that great tp was stuck to the ground, disintegrating.  :)  What fun!  But, still kudos to you, whoever did it, hope you had fun.  Now, don't come back for at least a year.  Oh, and I should warn you, I love a good mystery.  I WILL figure it out.  I always do.

The boys checking out the chaos!  (They look like they are dressed for the day, that is because they never wear pajamas anymore, just clothes, eliminates a getting ready step, they say.  I am not willing to fight this one.  Once school starts, I will have to.  You gotta love summer).

All those little white things on the ground, are ripped up tp, everywhere, even on the side of the house and a bit in the back, I am thinking the dog scared them off, that is why the back is not done more.

You'll notice they didn't stop at our yard, they dropped pieces everywhere they walked in the cul-de-sac, the neighbors were easier to pick up because they weren't wet. 

Keep in mind, we are thinking this was done on Jaxon's behalf, the sad thing is that he had scouts at 9am, he got to be one of the injured in a mock disaster, so he didn't have to clean much up.  Mostly, Josh, Josie, our neighbor Luke, and I cleaned it up.  Fun times!

Jared's New Office

 
 Jared has been working on getting a new office for over a year now.  It has been a lot of stress, time, money, etc.  I am so relieved that it is finally almost over, well, it will never be over - there will always be things to fix, make better, etc, but we are in.  Officially.  He started seeing patients on Monday the 9th.  Hooray!
     I have to say that I love it.  I think the design is beautiful, the location is superb, the colors look great, even the landscaping looks pretty good.  (There are a few things I would change here, but who wants my opinion?)  Really, Jared, Judd, and Trevor have decided pretty much everything, with Tom's help, of course.  There wasn't much female involvment, and I think it shows.  It is a very manly office, which is how it should be, they are the ones that have to work there everyday.

     So, here is one of the first pictures that I took.  Just the frame going up.

Looking pretty good!  Good thing Tom finally got the stucco color chosen!  Thanks Tom!

The big moving day!  This was on Saturday, before they opened.  It was a project!

So, these are the fearless movers and organizers.  From left:  Janet and her husband, Devin, Sherry, Chase, Bobbi, Josh, Jared, Jaxon, Trevor and Judd.

Oh, and Josie came a bit later and organized the magazines better than they've ever been organized before.  They looked fantastic!  She is hoping Jared will hire her to clean his office, she wrote a persuasive essay on it, plus she only charges $5. per week for everything.  That's a deal!  I asked her if I could hire her for home, she said no, home isn't as fun to clean.  Darn!

Congrats CUPT!  You have a beautiful new home!  (And, maybe I'll get my husband back - a girl can always hope, right?)

What the. . . weather?

Raising children is an unique experience with every child.  It all goes back to realizing that each person is so individual.  All the kids in the family can experience the exact same event and have completely different opinions or facts on what happened.  This is because as we grow, we take our experiences and morph them into fitting into our brain and other experiences we have had.  Thus, leaving each person with a totally unique perspective on the exact same event.
Getting to my point, Jaxon - the oldest - had a very different home as a toddler/child than Jainie - the youngest - has.  In particular, Jaxon had homemade cookies everyday, a perfectly clean home, a very quiet house, had to entertain himself a lot, had millions of books read to him, was always right, never had to share, but was a bit spoiled.  With each sibling, he had to learn a bit at a time to share, (not only his toys, but mom and dad) how to get along with others who always wanted to be right too, how to have someone follow him around, etc.  You get the point.  Every child, no matter their order, has to learn to accept and grow from different experiences in their life's.  Clear down to Jainie, who was born into a family with 4 older siblings.  As you can imagine, she has always had to share, to play with others, to get along, etc.  And, being the baby, has grown up in a totally different household than Jaxon did in his toddler years.
This all does lead to a story, and here it is;  in our house of ever changing dynamics, the kids do like to watch TV.  Jaxon always got to choose whatever shows he wanted, so we watched a lot of Sesame Street, Teletubbies, and yes, even Barney.  He loved those shows (he doesn't admit it now).  We only had PBS.  I loved letting him watch these appropriately aged shows.  Jainie likes shows like WordWorld, HandyManny, Dora, etc.  However, now Jaxon and Josie like tween shows like, Wizards of Waverly Place, Good Luck Charlie, even Hannah Montana (gag).  So, when they all watch TV together, guess which shows they watch.  No, Jainie never gets to watch her shows, but gets a LOT of tween drama.  (Side note:  I do happen to think some of these Disney shows are really quite clever and cute.  Unfortunately, I must admit I get sucked into an episode every once in awhile.)  This leads to Jainie and Jake acting older.  They pretend to kiss on the lips, get very sassy with me, say things that are older sounding.  For example, Jainie has a bad habit of saying, "What the,"  that's it, just that part.  However, I find it very annoying, not cute, because then my brain and everyone else's goes right to the next word.
So, the other day it was raining a bit then turned to hail, yes hail!  Big stones of hail, I couldn't believe it, it was crazy.  I wish I would've gotten a picture but I was in my swimsuit and didn't want to walk outside that way.  So, we are all just pulling into our driveway when it starts to hail and the kids are talking about what hail is and then Jainie says, "What the . . . hail?"  Because she had just picked up on what the kids said it was.  It really was pretty funny, everyone was laughing, even Jake who didn't get it, unfortunately, Jaxon, Josie and Josh did.  Another great thing she picked up from TV, I think it might be time to cancel it.

Yep, she has a LOT of personality!  

These pictures are of the day it rained really good.  Jaxon got the "run around the house and pick up anything that can't get wet" job.  Also, the window well in the back filled up, because we didn't have the drain on the house, and Jaxon got to bucket it out.  Fun job!

They were outside for only a few minutes and were drenched!  I don't know that I remember ever seeing it rain this hard.  Crazy weather, crazy times.

Jaxon goes to Scout camp! What?

     So, this definitely snuck up on me.  Jaxon is old enough to go to scout camp, by himself, for a whole week.  Now, I can believe he is old enough, he is definitely acting tweenish, teasing, annoying, emotional, etc.  But, am I old enough?  I don't think so!  Wait, are those wrinkles I see?  Okay, I guess maybe I am old enough - wow! how did that happen so fast?
     But, seriously, doesn't he look so handsome in all his scout gear?  This was about 5 in the morning so he wasn't about to smile.  (He likes sleeping in now too).  He loved scout camp, more than he thought he would, did all sorts of fun stuff.  And, we here at home really missed him, it was very strange to have him gone for a whole week.  The kids didn't know what to do with themselves, Jaxon is our entertainer.  He is always thinking up creative things to do and play and get in trouble with.  :)  And, he is usually one of my best helpers, I know I can count on him whenever the kids are involved.  He is a special boy.  (Who likes to think he is turning into a man. :) - Makes me smile every time he says it.  I tell him I am waiting for armpit hair - hopefully it's a LONG wait.)

Glad you had fun at Tifie Scout Camp Jaxon!  We missed you!  And, congratulations on your 8 merit badges!!!  Now, just for your mom, could you stop growing up!  Please?

Jake's 1st lost tooth

Yep, that's my Jake Jake. Quite the crazy kid. This is how he always smiles - looks a little painful to me.  But, ya gotta love all those freckles.  

This was on July 18 - my dad's birthday, we were at Grandpa and Grandma Oldroyd's celebrating, when he finally decided to let Jared pull it out.  My kids aren't the kind who wiggle and wiggle and work at it, they will occasionally wiggle a bit, but would just as soon keep all their teeth just where they are.  I am just glad he finally lost one, all of his friends have already lost a couple and his teeth are looking so small.

We haven't given the tooth to the tooth fairy yet, he wanted to keep it a few days, take a picture, etc., but after day 2, we lost it.  So, the search begins.  Good times!

Spoof Joy

You know I just have to say those BYU students sure are clever! There is an Old Spice one that this one is taken from - you should really watch it, I just didn't want any more on my blog, so go to youtube and type in Old Spice, they are great! Enjoy!
Hey, if dentists recommend it, I say we do it!
Bajallion? Really?
Ah! BYU - those were the days, my friend.

Really, more Joy

Some Joy

Okay, so I saw this commercial on one of the old episodes of "So You Think You Can Dance" yesterday and I think it is hilarious!!! It reminds me so much of Jared. :) It really is so clever I feel like I should go buy some Old Spice just to applaud them in doing such a good job!