The Drummond Family

Divorce

2011-09-18T15:10:00.000-07:00

So, many of you already know that Mark and I are headed for a divorce. This isn't something that I ever wanted, but I have Biblical grounds for a divorce, and he is giving me an "easy out." One thing that God is teaching me through all of this is to trust in Him. It is HUGE and has to be at the center of everything in my life. At this point, I know that Mark will have NO unsupervised visitation with the children due to his pending domestic violence charges. I am okay with that as he (nor his family) is stable enough to care for the children. It has been a huge undertaking for me, as I have to carry a large burden, but I am willing to do it for the safety of my children. I didn't always have these views, and for a long time was allowing the children to go out to Mark's parents house. I had to find out the hard way, that I wasn't making a wise choice. Your prayers are appreciated in this time. If you want to be praying specifically for us:

Strength and courage for me at this time
Least amount of strain on the children
God's will be done

I'm Back!

2011-02-03T22:34:00.000-08:00

I haven't been blogging over the past year and it makes me a little sad! To look back and not have all of Merit's cute milestones documented in my own words. Just makes me think about all that has gone on in this past year. It is VERY shocking. Merit will be a year in 16 short days. This whole past year has been a whirl wind and I am ready to come back with a bang, taking more time each day to spend with my children and get back on track. My house needs a huge overhaul and some massive love! I made one new years resolution and have been able to stick with it since I made it. It is to floss my own teeth daily! With this challenge I also added flossing my 3 big kids' teeth. I have been on track with that, now lets see how many more things I can get back on track. (The house will be a little at a time, because it is too overwhelming to think about at once). Okay, friends, help me to be accountable and gain some order back in my life. I know this wont be an easy journey, but a journey it will be. I will post some pictures of my family soon for those who don't have facebook.

Grr!!

2009-05-30T17:49:00.000-07:00

Things have just been a little frustrating lately! My computer got some sort of virus and had to have a new hard drive installed. I lost some of my pictures and I am totally bummed. Then the other day I lost (or someone stole) my camera. I am wondering what is next? I just wanna scream! At least my babies are healthy and happy. Mark and I are weathering through...and there is lots of sunshine! Please be praying that things get easier!

Mark's Accident

2009-04-13T09:37:00.000-07:00

Ouch!!

The night before Easter I was preparing to make a cake and I realized that I didn't have all of the ingredients. P.S. I had just made a trip to Wal-Mart and somehow they didn't get into my bag! GRRR! So, on Mark's way home I was going to have him swing by and pick them up.

Instead, I got a call from Mark saying that he was cut on the face while at work and that he was on his way to the emergency room. Mark ended up getting 20 stitches and they had to cotarize an artury and now he will have a 2 inch scar on his cheek. Basically, one of the patients at his work broke the glass in his room and managed to escape outside. When Mark and another guy saw him outside they went outside to talk to him. When Mark was approaching this kid he didn't realize that the kid had a weapon (a 4" piece of glass) and the kid just slashed Mark across the face. Mark is so lucky to still be alive and that it didn't hit his eye or neck. Mark got off work that night at 11:00, and didn't make it home until 9:00 the next morning. What a night! Mark really wants a T-shirt that says "Scarface" on it, so if anyone knows where I could get one of those at...let me know! :O)

Mark's Birthday

2009-04-13T09:32:00.001-07:00

27!

Happy Birthday to you,

You live in a zoo,

You look like a monkey,

and you smell like one too!

Happy late Birthday Mark! I promise...your new cake is coming soon! Mark turned 27 on March 31st. We celebrated at home with a nice dinner and then the following week my mom watched the kids and we went to Stanley and Seaforts to celebrate. That is our absolute favorite place to go (that is where we got engaged...different story for a different day :O). We had such a great time! I made Mark a cake, but it never got frosted or decorated, because then I was busy making my sister's cake...so it just sat :O( So that's what I mean about a new cake is coming soon. Mark's parents also had us out for a birthday dinner a few days before his birthday.

Bethany's Birthday

2009-04-13T09:27:00.000-07:00

My little sister turned 13 at the beginning of March, and my mom had her birthday party a few weeks ago. I made her a Twilight cake (with lots of help from her), since she is really into the Twilight books. I can't believe that my little sister is 13......that makes me 26, since I was 13 when she was born. I know...it is crazy!!! My sister has really been a big help with my kids lately, and Merayya LOVES her! She will not leave her alone!

Corporate Asset Management Scam (www.camreo.com)

2009-04-07T12:26:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to aware people of a company scam that is going on (and we have been victim to). Basically, a friend from church asked me if I knew that our house was listed as a foreclosure on the internet. I was shocked and was asking "are you sure that it is our house?" A friend who has been to our house verified that it was our house that they saw on the website and that it was showing on the market as a foreclosure with Mark's name listed. I asked her what website and she tipped me off to www.redfin.com. I went onto this website, and sure enough, it was listed as being "vacant" "bank owned" and in foreclosure. Upon learning this, I checked with our current lender to make sure that everything was correct. Everything was fine, payments all current, so I then went on this wild goose chase to learn about how and why this incorrect information was posted out there. Here is what I found. That www.camreo.com is a scam company that basically charges real estate agents $299.00 for "their list" of foreclosures. Then, they give this information to agents who have paid their fee. These real estate agents basically get scammed for their money. They get bogus, made up, crap lists instead of the correct promised lists that they have paid $299.00 for. Then, www.camreo.com (Also known as Corporate Asset Management LLC) posts these supposed foreclosures on their website. Once they are posted on their website, other websites (like www.redfin.com) take that information and add it to their listings. Then, innocent people (who have bought foreclosed homes, like us 3 years ago) get this incorrect information put out there just like that. This information was upsetting to Mark and I both. For 1: HOW EMBARRASSING!! For 2: Panic (Is something wrong with our loan, did something get screwed up from 3 years ago) and For 3: Will people believe that this is true? So, yeah, I am feeling totally peeved right now, and as far as these scamming companies: here is all of their information for everyone to see. As I feel this is appropriate to stop their scamming abilities. Oh, yeah, and I also contacted the FBI's fraud unit. Hopefully something will be done about this!
(The supposed lender)
CORPORATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
818 WEST SEVENTH ST SUITE 200
LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
213-596-7681
Here is the link of what they have our house listed as:
http://www.camreo.com/homes/do_detail.php?id=250&searchcity=Enumclaw&searchstate=WA&searchbeds=0&searchbaths=0&searchtype=0
Hopefully this link wont work in the next 24 hrs, as I have stated to Corporate Asset Management that if this is not taken off of their website in the next 24 hrs, I will be contacting an attorney.
Here is also the link to Redfin's listing if everyone wants to see that:
http://www.redfin.com/WA/Enumclaw/1224-Loraine-St-98022/home/295725
Also, I am hoping that this link will not work in the next 24 hrs, as I have also told them that I will be contacting an attorney if their link is not removed in the next 24 hrs.

Also, since I have purchased a foreclosed home...the correct listings are on the following website:
http://www.hud.gov/homes/homesforsale.cfm
Please notice that this website is .gov meaning that it is ran by the government and not just anyone can post on it. There are VA foreclosures (like what we bought) and HUD foreclosures that are real and not made up or old.

God doesn't give us more than we can handle, and although I feel as if my plate is full obviously I can handle this, and I will :O)

Happy Birthday Mom!

2009-03-29T18:31:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday was my mom's birthday! My sister and Mason and Makyla made her a cake and we hung out, ate nachos, and cake. :O) She is such a good grandma (or grammy) always having fun with the kids and taking care of them. Thanks mom! Oh yeah, and I wont tell everyone how old you are! (Mom says she is 33, which would have made her 7 when I was born!) Nice try mom!

St. Patty's Day

2009-03-19T23:25:00.001-07:00

For St. Patty's Day, Mason missed school, so I felt that I needed to make up for it by creating a fun day here (it is the teacher in me :O)) So, we had some green juice, green mac and cheese, and wore all of our green. Then for dinner we had corn beef and cabbage! MMMM!! I am loving those leftovers! Here are some pictures from our fun day.

Memories to laugh about

2009-03-19T22:13:00.000-07:00

Makyla (the photographer) begged to take a picture of us, so here are our silly faces!

I have been sick, so the Lord has really had me sitting in idle and watching my kids more. They really are growing and changing. I am amazed at what they can comprehend and ask. I am posting some funny things that the kids have been saying that have recently made me laugh. Now that Mason is talking more, I get to laugh more :O) I love it!

Makyla-
The other day the kids were eating popcorn and I was over in the playroom watching some netflix and resting. Makyla came over to me and asked:
Makyla: Mom am I going to die?
Mom: What? Why?
Makyla: You know those seeds in the bottom of the popcorn?
Mom: Yeah?
Makyla: Well, I ate one of those...so am I going to die?
Mom: Oh, no, sweetie! Those are okay to eat...they may just hurt your teeth! Mommy loves those! (And I ate one to show her that they are okay to eat).
After Makyla went to bed I couldn't help but laugh at this!

And one more from Makyla-
We were in the grocery store and this old man was commenting on the kids being cute. He was obviously handicapped and I was trying to be polite and smile and nod my head. He kept going on and on until sweet little Makyla pipes in "MOM, YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO TALK TO STRANGERS!!!" Yeah...lets just say that put an end to that conversation!

And another from Makyla-
We were in the car headed to Makyla's other dad's house last Friday, and we were at a stoplight, so I turned around to see how she was doing and the people in the car next to us were looking at her. She said "they waved at me, so I waved at them." I said "Oh, okay." She then replied "no, that is not okay!" Hmm...then why did you do it? Children! I really was okay with it. I don't want my kids to live in total shelter. I want them to be able to be polite and wave back to someone who waves at them. According to Makyla though, it is not okay.

Mason-
So, last weekend I was pretty under the weather, so my mom took Mason over to her house to watch him for me. My sister and him were in the living room watching this movie and Mason goes into the other room to tell my mom that the movie was "bad." He wouldn't watch any more of that movie. I guess that I don't have to worry about shielding him from "bad" children's movies (LOL) he will take care of that himself!

And one more from Mason-
I kept smelling poop or farts or something the other day. Merayya is the only one who has diapers so I asked Mason to smell Merayya to see if she smelled like poop. He smells the top of her head and says "no, doesn't smell too bad." I said "no, her butt." He then proceeds to smell towards her butt and says "no, doesn't smell too bad." I had to laugh. I mean, this is the child that two months ago couldn't put 2-3 word sentences together and now he is telling me "no, doesn't smell too bad." Oh yeah and this is how it really sounds: "Mo, noesn't mell toy bad." Then he proceeded to tell me that it was him farting. I am not totally sure if it was him, because if anyone around here passes gas, he always want to take credit for it! Boys! :O)

Merayya-
I couldn't not tell you about all of the funny things she has been doing! She sure loves her daddy. Today he was sleeping on the couch and she went over to him a few times trying to wake him up with her baby babble and rubbing his hair. She also will nod her head when you ask her questions. It is pretty funny. I will say do you want lunch and she will nod yes or no! I love it.

Time Stands Still

2009-03-10T03:32:00.000-07:00

Day to day life is so busy, and I often get caught up in the oasis of dirty laundry and dirty dishes. Sometimes, God gives us moments that make our lives just stand still for a while. I really felt like that today. Let me tell you why....

Makyla has wanted this Strawberry Shortcake Nintendo DS game. She bought it with her own money online, and it came today. I spent the better half of the day teaching her how to play the game and narrating the game to her. My house needs some scrubbing....but for some reason God just gave me the peace to sit still with my daughter and feel like time has literally stopped.

Then, I tucked Mason in for bed tonight and started folding clothes. When I went to put his clothes away in his drawer I sat on the floor under his bed and started to put the clothes away. I looked up to his bed, and his little face was peering down at me through the slats in his bed. With his face still in the same position...a few minutes later...he was out cold! I just looked at him and melted.

I am just so happy to see my kids and get to enjoy them growing. Another cool thing...we are still getting snow. Today there were parts of the day where it was dumping. Luckily it was only sticking to the grass.

My little one

2009-03-10T03:16:00.000-07:00

Merayya and Kayti Merayya was circling around Trisha's legs....over and over...

It was really funny! And kind of strange...I don't know what she was thinking!

Merayya went in for her one year old checkup and to get her immunizations last Thursday. She is currently 16 lbs. The doctor told me that she is at the point that most 7 month olds are at. I have been feeding her 3 solids a day for the last month to try to get her to pack on some pounds. She has gained weight, however, she has gotten older and moved into a new bracket of where she "should be." Most babies triple their size in the first year. She was 8 lbs 5 oz at birth, so that would put her at around 25 lbs. I am not worried about her (being that she is my third) she is thriving, crawling, happy, growing, etc. I think that she may just be a lot like me! (If you see my niece Kayti in the pictures from her birthday party...that is exactly how I looked as a kid). My sister-in-law, Trisha said that with Kayti, the doctors were constantly asking her if they were feeding Kayti, so it doesn't surprise me.

Kayti's Birthday!

2009-03-08T19:21:00.003-07:00

Sorry...these have gotten really out of order. My niece's 9th birthday party was this last weekend. We went down to Centralia to celebrate. There is this pool there with a water slide and the kids were lucky enough that they got to go on it. None of them really know how to swim, so my brother, Marcus, was waiting in the water below to catch them. After swimming we went to my brother, Boe's house to visit and hang out, and then we decided later that evening to take the kids all skating to a place that also had a bouncy house inside. It was sure a lot of fun. (In fact, we are still re-couping from it!) Makyla coming out, and uncle Marcus catching her

The 2 ft pool!

Kayti is so shy...even on her own birthday!

Blowing out the candle

Quite the bunch!

My brother, Marcus, teasing Kayti about her new panties!

My brother, Boe with his son Kearnan

Mason and Makyla's first time skating

Mason with his daddy and his uncle

All the girls just wanted to be in the bouncy houseKearnan never did make it out to skate....however, he got his parent's moneys worth at the pool. He was in there the full 3 hrs. until they blew the whistle!

Kora and her daddy skating

More bouncing!

Merayya's turn!

The cake (I made it) :O)

Snow!

2009-02-27T23:44:00.000-08:00

Mason shoveling the snow in the grass. I really don't know why! :O) Too bright!

Mason trying to ride his four wheel power wheel in the snow (it was hilarious...all the tires were packed with snow and wouldn't turn!

Merayya's new car from her birthday

Our pretty tree

I am so grateful that we got the opportunity to have snow again this year! I got some cute pictures of the kids in it! This was Merayya's first time being in it. When we had snow earlier this Winter it was way to cold for her to go out in it! (It was not only snowy, but we also had a wind storm warning and were expected to lose power) I will upload some pictures as soon as I get a new battery!

Merayya's first birthday!

2009-02-27T23:34:00.000-08:00

The cakeFinally...a taste!

Blow the candle!Okay, so these got mixed up....right here she is waiting for a taste

This is fun!Still fun!

Okay...it's not fun any more!I'm done!

Time for presents!

New car and a new bear

Mama reading the card to Merayya

Last Friday Merayya turned one! I know...time has literally flown by. I can't upload the pictures now, my camera needs a new battery, but as soon as I get a new one they will be on here. We had a party for her Saturday, and it was awesome! In this past year we have seen a little cutie pie emerge, and we are excited to get to see how she is in the years to come.

Dear Merayya,
You are the biggest blessing to our family. We couldn't have asked for a better addition. You don't mind when Makyla packs you around the house and Mason tries to do so also! When you were born we waited an extra 5 days for you to come, and you were well worth that wait. You have the sweetest smile, the biggest blue eyes, and the most darling laugh. Yesterday, you were making mommy and daddy laugh at you as you played with daddy and were crawling all over his head. You love to snuggle, be tickled, and tease people. You are such a big tease! God couldn't have given us a greater gift. We adore you!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy

Silly kids!

2009-02-13T20:49:00.001-08:00

Daddy tickling the kids Merayya, precious as can be!Playing motorcycles half dressed

Merayya climbing!

Pretty girl, posing for the picture

Big brother sharing his motorcycle

Those are actually his Valentine cards...lined all up?!?

These are some random pictures of some silly and cute things that my kids have been doing!

Makyla's dead tooth

2009-02-13T20:41:00.000-08:00

The beauty! On December 31st, Brady took Makyla to the dentist for me and he found out that her front tooth was dead. I recalled her hitting her tooth on her bedroom door and complaining about it, but it wasn't discolored so I thought that it was alright. Soon after we found out that it was dead it started discoloring and now this is how she looks. If it keeps getting darker I think that I will ask the dentist to pull it, but for now...we are just grateful that it is not a permanent tooth!

Happy Valentines Day!

2009-02-13T20:09:00.001-08:00

I feel so lucky! I got to go to both Makyla and Mason's classrooms for Valentines Day parties. After Mason's party I took the kids to McDonalds for a treat and then we went to a park across town. The kids had a blast and we met some new kids to play with! I forgot my camera for Makyla's party, so here are some picturs of Mason's party.

Road tripping pictures

2009-02-03T02:29:00.001-08:00

At Bidwell Park in Chico, CA

Brother and Sister playing

And to think that it was snowing at home!Merayya eating a licorice at Ross's matchWay to go Ross! He won even with a sinus infection!

Mark getting malled by the kidsSteven's 13 Birthday!Great Grandma with the kids

The kids in Great Grandma's yard

Road tripping!

2009-02-03T01:50:00.000-08:00

Aunt Laura's "heart shaped pond" Mason and Merayya at Mark's Grandma's houseGrandma and Grandpa Kelley

Mark and Mason on Steven's quad

and Steven too!Aunt Kristy with Merayya

Nicole and MakylaMerayya's turn!

Aunt Laura and Uncle Tim

Mark and the kids on the pond

Makyla and Nikki

My grandma Bunny with Merayya

We were planning to make a trip down to see my family in Coos Bay and then Mark's family in Chico sometime in December, but Mark couldn't get the time off until January. We finally got to go in late January. We went down to see my family first and we stayed for 5 nights. My aunt and uncle have a guest suite above their garage and the kids loved to play with my cousins. Then we headed down to Mark's grandma's house. We stayed there for a few nights, and then headed for home. We were so lucky to get to see Mark's cousin's wrestling match one of the nights that we were there. It was such a cool treat! We made the trip home by traveling part way and staying at a hotel for a night and then coming all the way home. We had such a fun time, and we are already planning to go down again this summer.

Two new teeth!

2009-02-03T01:48:00.000-08:00

I couldn't really get a good shot of them, but they are there, trust me! :) HELP!!! My mom's trying to look at my teeth!

Merayya has two teeth on the bottom that have grown in. She likes to use them too! LOL! She only bit me a few times and I put a stop to that! If she will let me get some pictures I will post them on here. She always throws my ideas of parenting out the window. Mason and Makyla had no teeth until 14 mos. She has 2 at 11 mos!

Trip with Grandma

2009-02-03T01:35:00.001-08:00

My mom was leaving to head to my Grandma and Grandpa's house in Coos Bay, OR. She called me up and asked me if I would like to go too. Since I am finished with school and it was still Christmas break I said "sure!" So, off we went. On our way home we went highway 101 along the coast and stayed in Seaside. It was so much fun. Mason and my sister got to ride on a Carousel and we walked through the shops.

Christmas 2008

2009-02-03T01:14:00.000-08:00

Silly kids!

Here are some pictures from Christmas. We celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve, because we wanted Makyla to be with us when we celebrated and we only had her on Christmas Eve. We woke up in the morning and the kids enjoyed the fact that Santa had come. My brother came and celebrated with us. Mark slept for part of the day (since he worked the night before) and then we went out to his parents to finish it off. It was a nice, quiet day and the kids were so excited! On Christmas day we ended up going to my brothers to hang out. There was a ton of snow and so Mason and the other kids got to ride on my brother's three wheeler in the snow. Mason had a blast!

My first Christmas!

2009-02-03T01:01:00.000-08:00

Brother and me at the parade

So much stuff!

Merayya's first Christmas was such a joyful one. Our home and hearts are full of love and joy. We had a late start with getting Christmas decorations out and really never got everything all together and out. Having an addition to our family took a tole on us, but we still enjoyed every minute of it and Merayya was such a gift this Christmas. God has given us more than we can imagine! Thank you Jesus for our family, health, and safety. We cherish your birth, you truly are the gift of Christmas!

Big Boy Mason

2009-02-03T00:43:00.001-08:00

One last fix! All ready to go....or not!

He sucked on each one before taking them outside

Dad and Mason getting ready

Almost there!

Hmm....what just happened, am I okay?

After some encouragement from mom and dad he could muster up a smile!In the air!

It has gone without mention, but not without notice. Mason let all of his binkies fly into the sky on five balloons in late November. He was really set on getting a Nerf gun, and so when I told him that he had to be a big boy and give up his binkies to have one, he was sold. I told him that we would do it the next day, and he was ready. I kept asking him if maybe he would want to wait and he kept telling me "MO!" (Which is how he says no). He was sure he was going to go through with it that day, and so we did. He was unsure at first and for the first three nights he couldn't go to sleep and kept asking for his "E" which is what he called binky. But we got through it and he has been a happy big boy since! (NO MORE SEARCHING FOR BINKIES!!!! YAY!!!) I used to have to make sure when we left the house that we had an extra and watch him at stores to make sure he always had it, so it has been a nice break for me! Luckily Merayya hasn't ever been attached to one!

Thanksgiving Pictures 2008

2009-02-03T00:26:00.000-08:00

Sorry, it has taken me forever to post, and even longer to offload the pictures off of my camera (there were 225!) Yikes! So, on Thanskgiving we went to my brother and sister in laws' for lunch and then out to Mark's parents for dinner. It was my sister in law's first time cooking Thanksgiving dinner and she did a remarkable job! I remembered my camera for my brother's house, but forgot it for Mark's parents (which is such a shame, because his mom always has her table decorated so beautifully).

Seriously!

2009-01-12T13:32:00.000-08:00

I have really been slacking on the posting! I have a lot of pictures from Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I haven't taken the time to post them. I will though!

Merayya has her first tooth coming through and boy is she being a pill!

Family portraits!

2008-12-24T00:10:00.000-08:00

We went and had our family portraits done last week. Here are some of them. I sent them out in cards this year, but due to the snow I haven't really gotten them out, so they are kinda late. I figured that it is better late then never! The kids did great!

9 months!

2008-11-26T15:27:00.000-08:00

Merayya turned 9 months on the 20th of November. She is growing so fast! She started to crawl the right way, and now I never see her army crawl. Here are some pictures of her from the last month.

Santa, Oh Santa!

2008-11-26T15:01:00.000-08:00

To start off with....TODAY WAS MY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo! I can't tell you how good it feels! I am officially a teacher. I will be subbing (here and there) around in Enumclaw...so you just might see me at one of your child's schools!

Also a funny story from a few days ago. I came home from school Monday, and Makyla asked if she had enough money for a Nintendo DS. She brought out her piggy bank and we counted it all up. There was $47 in it. She said "is that enough for a DS?" I said "no, not yet." She went into her room and got a little more change. She came out and said "now, do I have enough?" I said "no, not yet, you will need a lot more!" She went in one more time and got some more change. She came out with that and asked again "is this enough now?" I said "maybe you will have to ask people to give you money to save for the DS for Christmas instead of gifts. She said "okay" and dropped it for the day. The next day I come home from school and she says "Mommy, I am going to give all of that money in my piggy bank to church. I said "you are?" "What about the DS?" She said "Oh, thats okay, I am going to ask Santa for it." I said "well what if Santa doesn't have enough money for it?" She said "he will just take it from the store!" Honestly...where do they get these ideas from? Hmm....and about the DS...I don't think she would even know what to do with it...however, Mark would enjoy it so maybe we will get her one, who knows!

Makyla's 5th Birthday!

2008-11-16T14:36:00.000-08:00

Right before the party. She was checking the door constantly to see if anyone was here yet! Opening presents

Opening presents with cousin Kayti's help!

Everyone is singing "Happy Birthday"

Yay! Blowing out the candles.

Last Wednesday, November 12th was Makyla's 5th birthday. We had a birthday party for her yesterday, the 15th of November. I cannot believe how fast time has flown. It literally seems like yesterday when I was waking up in the middle of the night thinking, you don't need to eat again, you just ate! The birthday party was at our house, and many family and friends came. I made the cake again, as I did for Mason's too. It was fun! As you can see, it is quite the cake for a birthday party, however, turning 5 is a huge deal! This is my 4th cake that I have made.

Makyla,

I remember the day that I found out that I was pregnant with you like it was today. I was scared, but I knew that we could do it. I believed that you would be a healthy baby, and every step that you would take I would be amazed. I still am amazed at how fast you have grown. We definitely have our challenges, but overall you are such a joy in my life. You have embraced being a big sister so well. Merayya is your baby, or so you call her! You love playing mama with her. I love your smile and how you are such a humble little girl. Not many things faze you. You are so smart. You just amaze us. Daddy said the other day that you did division! You said I have 6 pieces, so Mason gets 2, I get 2, and Daddy gets 2. I was shocked to hear it, but I know you and know what you are capable of. I am so excited to see how you grow in the years to come. I love you more than words can express.

~Mommy and Daddy

Update on my school!

2008-11-16T14:34:00.000-08:00

I am finished in the classroom in 8 days! WoOHoo!! Then I just have an exit seminar on Dec. 3rd and I am official!

Halloween!

2008-11-16T14:01:00.001-08:00

Trick or treating downtown The witch, butterfly, and Spiderman!

Makyla's class went to the pumpkin patch!

Mason carving his own pumpkin

Makyla carving her pumpkinThe whole gang (except me)

And here I am (see I was digging in too!)And the finished product. It goes Mason, Jessica, Makyla, Mark we didn't do one for Merayya. There was just a little uncarved one for her!

My first Halloween! I am a beautiful butterfly.

The witch, the butterfly, and Spiderman

Halloween was a lot of fun. We carved pumpkins the week before, and then on Halloween day we went to my old work (Enumclaw Insurance Group) and the kids trick-or-treated there. We all had fun and got a ton of sweets! Here are some pictures.

Mason's school

2008-11-16T13:56:00.000-08:00

Mason is still loving going to school. The bus is his favoite part. Here is a picture of his first day of school in October. He has learned so much! He is saying more words. His newest word is room. He says to Makyla "my room!"

It's October!

2008-10-19T20:14:00.000-07:00

Sorry everyone, I have been slacking on the blogging! I am half way through the quarter with school! I am so excited to almost be done!! Just 5 more weeks. They will be hard weeks, but just 5 more. Halloween is drawing near. Makyla chose to be a witch, Mason chose to be Spiderman, and Merayya wanted to be a butterfly (well actually, mom wanted her to be!). Pictures to be coming soon!

Mason finally started school earlier this month. He has started saying a few more words, one of them being "bus." Every day he is so excited when the bus picks him up he runs out to it.

More to come later....Merayya needs me!

Reindeer

2008-09-22T22:25:00.000-07:00

You are probably wondering....reindeer, now?!? Well, this is a cute story from my school. We were walking outside at the school to go somewhere and a little girl from our class said to me "reindeer!" I looked over to the trees to see if maybe there were some deer in the field or something. I couldn't see anything, so I told her "no, there are no reindeer." That is when I noticed that it was nice and clear and what she was calling reindeer, was actually Mt. Rainier. Now every time I see the mountain I think of her. Mark and I got the privilege to go on a hike last Thursday before the cold weather set in. We went up and it was beautiful. I was a little scared that we wouldn't make it back to our car before dark, so I was booking it down the trail. I was right...we ended up walking the last half in the dark. I was pretty scared, but I kept watching Mark's white socks in the dark. I was glad to get back to our car and even happier to get back to see our kids.

Army crawler

2008-09-22T22:16:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated about Merayya in a while. She has never learned to crawl the right way (if there is a right way!). She army crawls. Her tummy never leaves the floor when she is crawling around. Her clothes are getting quite the use in the tummy area! She has managed to crawl into a lot of things lately. She crawled into a basket of toys yesterday, and she crawled up the stairs yesterday. There is really only two stairs, but yes, she made it to the top and was crawling around in the kitchen! It was pretty exciting.

Mason's Birthday party

2008-09-21T17:11:00.000-07:00

Mason blowing out the candles!Three full layers of lemon cake with custard filling. Sneaking opening gifts

Allowed to open gifts, finally!
The cake in all it's glory He was singing with everyone!

Here are pictures from Mason's Birthday party. He had such a blast. I was so caught up in the party, that I didn't take as many pictures as I usually do.

My 2nd cake

2008-09-21T15:52:00.000-07:00

On Mason's actual birthday we went over to our friend's house for pizza and to watch Monday night football. I figured since it was his actual birthday and I needed some practice that I would take a cake to their house to celebrate. It didn't taste as good as I would have liked, but overall it looked great!

Happy 3rd Birthday Mason!!!

2008-09-16T20:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Mason's third birthday. I just can't believe how fast time flies! We are celebrating this next Saturday with a party. More pictures will be coming, but until then, I have some of the first pictures that we took when we got our digital camera.

Dear "my little old man,"

I can't believe how much you have grown. God has blessed us more then we could ever imagine with such a beautiful little boy. Everyday we laugh at how cute, daring, and funny you are. I can't wait until you can say more words and communicate with us. Then, maybe you will stop calling Makyla, grandma, auntie, and me all mommy!

Love you,

Mommy

My cutie pies!

2008-09-13T10:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some cute pictures of the kids. I love them so much! Look how much they have grown!

Berry picking

2008-09-13T10:38:00.000-07:00

Mark and I decided to go berry picking. There is the perfect spot to take the kids. We will definitely be trying to make it again (who can beat free?). I am excited to know that we will get to have blackberries this winter in something. Let me know if you know of any great recipes using blackberries. We have been really enjoying blackberry milkshakes.

Makyla's first day of Preschool

2008-09-13T10:25:00.000-07:00

Monday was finally Makyla's first day of Preschool (after mom's little mishap!). She was really excited to go. I can't believe how fast she has grown! Next thing will be her fifth birthday! Oh, Makyla my little princess. I love you so much!

Attack of the bees

2008-09-13T10:12:00.000-07:00

Mason, the little bee catcher!
Makyla's picture....gross huh?
We have been having some bees fly into our house in the last month or so, and couldn't figure out where they were coming from. Makyla has been stung twice in our front room. Last Sunday as we were leaving for church, Mason said a new word "bee!" and pointed towards where our gas line enters our house for the hot water tank and furnace. As I looked up there was a little bees nest and bees swarming. They were going in and out of the house where the gas line enters. That night, my mom and I decided to spray them while Mark was at work. The closet where our hot water tank is was swarming with bees. The poison was killing them though. My mom had this great idea to vacuum them up. Some of them could fly, and others were just laying on the ground wiggling. After hours of vacuuming I decided to hit the hay. In the morning, low and behold, there were more bees to smash and vacuum up. Makyla asked if she could take a picture (so that is what that weird thing is!). Our vacuum was full of them. More came back, so last night we sprayed again...and I am vacuuming more up...ugh! Will this ever end?

Lucy's cake

2008-09-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

Our friends, Andy and Eva had a little baby girl at the end of August, and so I made them a cake to celebrate it. This was my first cake, but I hope that there will be many more to come.

Oops! Mommy messed up

2008-09-06T17:43:00.001-07:00

Last Wednesday was a sad day for Makyla. She was so excited about getting to go to preschool. Only...Mommy made a mistake and preschool doesn't start until next Monday. Poor Makyla was so upset. Mark took her to get a doughnut and save the day. My goodness, I felt bad!

On Friday, I had a seminar in Tacoma from 3-5 pm. I was suppose to carpool with another gal, but she couldn't, so I ended up running home to nurse Merayya really quick. I came home and was nursing the baby. Makyla was hanging out and Mason was down for a nap (or so I thought!). I went to leave to head to Tacoma for this seminar. When I did, Julie was going to get my carseats out of my car so we were both headed outside when a woman asked us if we were missing a little boy. I thought to myself "no, Mason is sleeping." Then she said that he was all the way down the street and that an older lady who was a neighbor was helping him look for his parents. Julie started walking down the street and I looked over and noticed his bike was gone. I jumped in my car and headed to find Mason. After a few minutes of going down streets around our house and not seeing Mason, I decided that I couldn't do this alone. I called 911. That is when (thank you Jesus) Mason was found. He was with a neighbor lady who lives just three houses away. She walks past my house everyday and talks to the kids and I. I am guessing that her memory is shot and that she forgot where we lived, since she was walking him up a side street several blocks from where she found him. We were so lucky that he was found safe and still wearing no shirt just as his daddy had dressed him for the day. LOL . What a scary experience. And the seminar...I arrived at 4:45. Just in time to get all the handouts. The cop said that they had the fire department on their way to help out. We live in a great town. I mean...I saw a cop heading down our street when I was still on the line giving the 911 dispatcher information. Makyla's grandma (Brady's mom) had heard about it on the police scanner and came over scared half to death. I wouldn't change where we live for the world. We are lucky to have such an awesome support system. I guess that the dispatcher said "I will have more information as soon as I calm down the mother!" I was going CRAZY!!

Why?!?

2008-08-26T23:23:00.000-07:00

I had to include this picture of baby Mason! Even though he hasn't been able to talk...he sure makes up for it in other ways. Trust me, he is such a daredevil!

Mason's newest word is WHY? It is so cute, he will say why, mom? Over and over again. He is still behind in his speech, but adding on new words once in a while. Here are the words that he says:
Mom, Dad, Oh (for no), hi, bye, uh-oh, me, mine (he has been using this one a lot lately), and bubby (his nickname). I think that is all, but I may be missing one or two. He is going to turn 3 on the fifteenth of September!

Beautiful blue eyes

2008-08-26T22:46:00.000-07:00

How can you resist these beautiful big blue eyes? I sure will miss getting to see them all day long! I don't know what I am going to do when she is a teenager. I just can't resist them. They are too beautiful! I love this picture! We were on our way home from Ashlee and Ian's wedding and it was like 11pm. She kept pulling her head up like a turtle. It was so cute. I couldn't get a good picture of her doing it, but this one was the closest.

Back to school...

2008-08-25T13:50:00.000-07:00

I have been very emotional and sad as I will be returning to school this Wednesday (in two days). Merayya has become super attached to me and Makyla will be starting preschool, so I am just a ball of nerves. Pray for me over the next couple months as I finish this last leg of school, but go through an emotional rollercoaster.

Merayya's Six Month Birthday!!!

2008-08-20T20:05:00.000-07:00

Pretty baby! Growing too fast!

Conked out

Today, my littlest bundle of joy is six months old! I know...time has truly flown. It is amazing to see how much she is meant to be a part of our family and how God blessed us at a time that was not expected. Merayya Cru Drummond was born 5 days late, on February 20th, 2008 at 4:57 am. Ever since then my life has truly been forever changed. I have so much flowing love for her that at times it brings me to tears. She has such an amazing personality that we all adore.

Here are some of the things she likes:

Breastmilk (ha ha! I had to get that one in there!)

Mommy

Cuddling (with everyone)

Anything that can go in her mouth

Hearing our voices

When daddy comes home (and hearing him through the phone when mommy is talking to him)

Smiling (which she always is giving us the privilege!)

Making noises (especially squealing like a pig)

Here are some things she doesn't like:

Being left in a room alone

Loud noises

Falling off the couch (oops!)

Being taken away from mommy or mommy leaving the room

When mommy drinks caffeine

Being changed

It will seem like only tomorrow when I post up that she is celebrating her first birthday! (Sniffle, sniffle)

Milestones: No teeth, doesn't crawl (but definitely gets around), sits up for seconds and then immediately falls over. Rolls a lot! I think that is how she gets from point a to point b for the most part.

The Jameysons!

2008-08-19T12:21:00.000-07:00

Saying their vows The whole wedding party Ashlee's brothers escorting her down the aisle

Finally it's over!
Ian smears cake on Ashlee's face Cutting the cake (obviously these are out of order)
Introducing "The Jameysons!"

Ashlee and I Mason (NO FEAR) Drummond
Mark and Merayya
Tired Makyla
First Dance!

This last Saturday we traveled to Leavenworth, WA to celebrate the wedding of our good friends Ian and Ashlee. Mark and I had a hand in setting these two up so it was really neat to see them tie the knot. The wedding was very kid friendly and the kids enjoyed it so much. The wedding was down by a river and the bride and groom came in by horse drawn carriage. The reception was under a nice big wood structure with a children's playground right next to it! The food was very yummy (Ian's family prepared it). There was a "candy table" for the kids with little Chinese style take out boxes that they could fill with whatever candies they wanted. Mason and Makyla had a blast and really didn't want to leave...but we had the long drive home and they were very tired.

Parenting Issues

2008-08-11T00:40:00.000-07:00

My new saving grace!Makyla gets to hold Merayya, Mason gets to hold the elephant....Yeah!! Everyone is happy, well almost.

Merayya is starting to be able to play with Mason and Makyla. It is pretty cool to watch!

All Clean!!!Mason with his new crayons!

My goodness! I have really been butting heads with Makyla lately. I have been using the "Love and Logic" approach, and have been sending her to her room for alone time, but the alone time seems to turn into a screaming for an hour time. I have always said that she is my biggest challenge, and nothing has ever changed. I had Mark replace the door knob to one with a lock on the outside (as the Love and Logic book recommends). Please pray for me that I will do what is right for our family, and that we can make it over the hump! Everyone always says that when you try something new it works for a little while, but then when the newness wears off it gets hard again, but you just got to stick it out. I am sticking it out.....when will it ever be better?

Happy 4 years!

2008-08-08T22:30:00.000-07:00

On August 6th, 2008 Mark and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary! We went to this awesome little restaurant here in town to celebrate. We treated ourselves to dessert and the whole shebang! It was so awesome!! I loved it!!

Mark,

I love you hunny! We stuck together this long. We can make it 50+ more! Love you lots! Love,
Your wife

Recovered Car

2008-08-08T22:18:00.001-07:00

Amazingly enough...the car was recovered the Monday after it was stolen. It was abandoned in Graham, so we had to go last Monday and pick it up. The car is still driveable and in the same condition that they stole it in. Of course, they stole Mark's skateboard (over $100), portable DVD player ($50), and sweatshirt. The baby carseat was also missing. When Mark got in he said "it was someone short" based on where the seat was positioned. We are assuming that it was some kids who ditched the carseat on the side of the road to make room for their friends. The only thing that really sucked is that even though it was driveable, the deputy chose to have the car towed. We had to pay the $200+ in charges...not to mention the pain in the butt that the ordeal was to our family. Praise the Lord that we don't have to buy a new car right now! Life sure has been stressful lately! The guy at the tow company said that they have seen several older cars get stolen lately just so that the person can make it home. How stupid is that? Forget about problem solving...just steal a car....or is that their problem solving? Grrr!!!

Tagged by Amanda

2008-08-03T22:43:00.000-07:00

You can only use ONE word to answer the following...enjoy!
1. Where is your cell phone? Missing...
2. Your significant other? Funny
3. Your hair? Ponytail
4. Your mother? Home
5. Your father? Arizona
6. Your favorite thing? Family
7. Your dream last night? None
8 Your favorite drink? Juice
9. Your dream/goal? Teach
10. The room you’re in? Playroom
11. Your hobby? Sewing
12. Your fear? Death
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Teaching
14. What you’re not? Maid
15. Muffins? Chocolate
16. One of your wish list items? Bath
17. Where you grew up? Washington
18. The last thing you did? Type
19. What are you wearing? Shirt
20. Favorite gadget? Blender
21. Your pets? None
22. Your computer? Slow
23. Your mood? Exhausted
24. Missing someone? Mark
25. Your car? Stolen
26. Something you’re not wearing? Hat?
27. Favorite store? Oshkosh
28. Like someone? Love
29. Your favorite color? Pink!
30. When is the last time you laughed? Tonight
31. Last time you cried? Friday

Our Stolen Car

2008-08-02T14:05:00.000-07:00

You can barely see the car behind the house. I'm trying to find more pictures, but how often do you take pictures of a car! LOL

Last night, my husband's car (which used to be my car) got stolen from the Shari's parking lot in Federal Way by the Costco and GI Joes. It is a 1992 Acura Integra and it is a bright blue color. There are not very many of this color of car in the area. When I was driving to school and home daily, I only saw one car of this same color out there. The car has around 245,000 miles on it and is pretty trashed, but somehow someone found that they wanted it. We used to carry theft coverage on it, but after it hit 15 years old we decided that no one would want to steal this car. We have reported it stolen, so if you see it, please call the cops. The license number is 529-PXL. We are feeling pretty violated, although, God keeps reminding us that it is just a car. Something very replaceable. Our family is still safe and together, so that is all that matters...it still does frustrate us quite a bit. I am going to search for some pictures to post so that people can get a mental picture for what the car looks like. The back bumper has a dent on the corner from a friend backing into it and there is a star hanging off of the rear view mirror (which could have easily been taken down).

Jump, Jumperoo

2008-07-29T13:31:00.000-07:00

I'm definitely getting too big for this! Sisterly love My new toy!
Makyla getting tired

Too much jumping!
Completely passed out on the couchMama's helper

Mason's turn! LOL
I got 3 suckers!
Mama and me
Makyla's turn! Way too big!

Thanks to a couple at our church, we now have a Jumperoo for Merayya to use. She absolutely loves it and spent quite a bit of time in it yesterday (and I actually got some housework done!) It has been awesome to have, however, her siblings think that it is their toy also.....arrgh!

Children's Museum

2008-07-28T13:19:00.001-07:00

Mark and I before we went home

Merayya's newest face!
...and again
Painting with the kids

Mason's favorite part
All of us waiting for the train to take us back to the car for lunch
Mason and Makyla on "Joy"Down on the Tacoma waterfront

Merayya in the baby area!

Mark and the kids playing a game
All three of us painting
Makyla and Mason painting
More painting What's wrong with this picture?

Mason and Makyla riding the train...yipee!
Mark riding the train
Mason playing "garden

Eskimo Kissies!

2008-07-28T00:17:00.001-07:00

Tonight was a fun date night for Mark and I. Mark usually works Sundays, but due to some training next week he had today off! It was pretty cool. We went to Black Angus and the kids stayed with my mom. Merayya still wants nothing to do with the bottle, so we don't leave her for long periods of time. It was nice to get away...even if it was just for a short while! We have been up to some very fun things, however, I need to move all of the pictures off of my camera and onto the computer. We recently took the kids to the children's museum in Tacoma. We got to ride the little train there and the kids had a blast. I will be posting pictures soon! Oh yeah, and about the Eskimo kisses, I taught Mason how to do them tonight when I was putting him to bed. He was laughing at me so hard. It was so cute, so then I thought Makyla would like a turn. When I put her to bed I said that I wanted to teach her something. When I gave her the Eskimo kissies she wanted to know how I knew that they were called that, and who taught me. It was very sweet. Something you don't always get to enjoy with your children. I got to laugh with both of them before bed.

Scooter McGrooter!

2008-07-21T22:46:00.001-07:00

Sometimes I (and Mark) forget to be thankful for the beautiful gifts that God has blessed us with. There is so much work involved with being a mother and a father, and sometimes it is just hard to be grateful. I have had to really work on my attitude as a mother and be grateful for having such wonderful and "gifted" children.

Mason is clearly behind in his speech now. We have noticed him being extremely aggravated with Makyla and lashing out at her for lack of being able to tell her what he really wants to (Such as "LEAVE ME ALONE!"). We have really been working with him on using signs to communicate. He is now able to tell us "help, please, more, all done, yes, and thank you." These signs have really helped with his struggle to try to communicate. I am hoping that he will be able to get free preschool in the Fall, because of his delay.

Makyla is such a big helper. Today, while I was gone to our attorney, she did a whole sink full of dishes for me! She also loves to play with Merayya and tote her around like a little doll (probably not the best, but a great act of love). Makyla still is obsessed with shoes, like her mom! She is also still just a pretty princess and is so excited to get to go to "pretty school" in the Fall.

Merayya is also just an amazing joy, but sometimes the joy can get overlooked by all the dirty diapers! This last weekend she has started scooting backwards. She is extremely slow and it is hard to notice, but I know that where I set her is not where she ends up. We were at my mom's this last weekend and Merayya was scooting backwards and putting her butt up in the air! It was sooo cute!

Our family is truly blessed and I need to remember to thank God each and every day for allowing me the privilege of being these guys' mom.

A last little prayer for our family:
Dear God,
Thank you for all of the beautiful blessings that you have given to us. Please help us to raise them to love and honor you. Help us to get through every rough spot and keeping trekking on. Help us to see the good in every situation. We love you so much and want our children to do the same. Thank you again for everything!
Love,
Parents in need of love and forgiveness

The Ebbert's!!!!!

2008-07-13T23:12:00.000-07:00

This last weekend, one of my closest friends, Erica got married to the love of her life, Chris. They are such a cute couple, and I personally can't wait to meet thier babies one day! I got the honor of being in the wedding. Everything was so gorgeous! The wedding was at her grandparents house on thier property. Erica is very good at paying attention to fine details, so this wedding was very well planned and was such a neat event to get to enjoy and be a part of. There were a few cocktails to enjoy, the flowers were so pretty, and once it got dark there were beautiful lights all around the tent and candles on the tables. It was so romantic. We all boogied well into the night! Thanks for the honor, Erica!!! We wish you all the best, you two love birds. Have the time of your lives in Costa Rica!
The bride and groom
Erica and I
First dance as husband and wife, finally!
Mark and I

The beautiful Bride!!
All of the bridesmaids, and the blushing bride~

The Haydon's!!!

2008-07-08T19:06:00.000-07:00

This last weekend (over the fourth of July) we went up to Penticton, BC for a wedding. My friend from child hood, Priscilla got married to an awesome man named Quake. We had such a blast. The food was exquisite and the wedding was on a vineyard on a cliff with the Okanagan behind it....GORGEOUS!!! Congrats Priscilla and Quake!

Visit with cousins

2008-06-30T23:11:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, my aunt Kristy, and my cousins, Nicole and Steven came and stayed at our house. We had such a great time. We were able to go out to Deep Lake and let the kids swim (since it was soooo hot! In the 90's). The kids really enjoyed it. Makyla got to swim in the lake for the first time. Thank you for staying with us! We loved it!

Kora's Birthday

2008-06-18T12:35:00.000-07:00

Last night we went to my niece's birthday party. My brother, Boe and his wife, Trisha live in Centralia, so it is around an hour and a half drive. Kora turned 5!!! Makyla was so jealous, she heard a voice message that Trisha left last week about the party and said "that is not fair!!" When I asked what was not fair, she said "that she gets to turn 5 before I do!" Kids...they just don't understand! When we were on our way to their house for the party, my mom let me know that my aunt and cousin were going to be there. I haven't seen my cousin since her wedding before Mark and I got married. She hasn't seen Makyla in forever, and she had never seen Mason!

Pictures

2008-06-11T14:37:00.000-07:00

Here are some fun pictures from when we had sun. We have had no sun since June has hit. :(

My Littlest Blessing

2008-06-11T13:55:00.000-07:00

Isn't she the cutest?

Potty trained, but still not giving up those binkies!

Merayya is also just growing too fast! She is already 3 1/2 months old. She started to roll from her front to her back when she was between 6 and 8 weeks old. That is super fast, and I really wasn't so sure that she could do it and it wasn't just the circumstances. Everytime I would put her on her front to go and do something I would come back to see her on her back. I finally saw her do it herself and that is when I chose to "believe" that she could do it! She is probably going to be our last baby, and so I really didn't want to accept that she could grow that fast, but she is! Now that she is 3 1/2 months old she has been rolling from back to stomache. I just can't believe how fast she is growing. All of the kids love her (sometimes a little too many kisses and hugs). I have adjusted well to having three children...so for all of my friends that are scared to take the plunge....GO FOR IT!! My life has really gotten harder in certain aspects, and easier in other aspects, I wouldn't change it for the world. God has truly blessed me.

Growing too fast!

2008-06-11T13:44:00.000-07:00

There are many things that I am grateful for right now. Makyla is so excited to start preschool in the Fall. I am planning on working with her, but she is already getting so smart. This morning while I was still in bed she took one of her little cups from her kitchen and used it to trace circles and cut them out. She LOVES art work and it is so neat to see her brain in action. I am excited to see how well she will do in preschool and to help her learn to read. She is pretty good at writing and reading all of her letters and numbers. Her behavior (she has always been my greatest challenge) is getting better, thanks to a little "LOVE AND LOGIC." I purchased the book about a month ago, and it has been awesome reading!

Forever grateful!

2008-06-11T13:06:00.001-07:00

My friend Amanda is an amazing blogger and after she moved away, I have been able to catch a glimpse of her family's life through all of her great blogging. I would like to do the same with my own family, only I have been feeling like there is nothing to write about. Boy am I wrong! First off, Mason decided (all on his own) that it was time for potty training. On Superbowl Sunday he wanted his pants off and went poop on the toilet all by himself, but ever since then he has done nothing! A few weeks ago I bought a bag of dum-dum suckers (his favorite). I thought when I bought them, "well, these are sure a lot cheaper then diapers!" I bought them just because I hadn't seen such a big bag of them before and I really wanted a motivator for potty training in the future. I figured that I would try around his third birthday that is in September. He really just decided that he was ready all of a sudden. On Friday he went potty three times without needing to be prompted. He just went in the bathroom and took his diaper off and yelled "mommy!" until I came and helped him. After that I thought I would try him in underwear. I really wanted to see what would happen if he knew that there was no diaper to catch the pee. He had one accident on Saturday, which was the first day. He even went through nap with underwear on and he didn't wet the bed! I am truly amazed at how well he has done. Today is Wednesday, and he has been wearing underwear everyday and NO ACCIDENTS!! He goes in all by himself and goes. I don't even have to prompt him. WAY TO GO MASON! I am so proud of my little boy!

NEW! NEW! NEW!

2008-04-19T15:37:00.001-07:00

Trying to figure this all out!

Our Family!

2008-04-19T15:04:00.000-07:00

Hello,

I am finally setting up a family blog for our family. My friend Amanda has inspired me to finally take this huge leap!