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Dear ants crawling on the bathtub, wandering alone on the carpet, coming in through the kitchen window-

I hate you. I loathe your existance. Really, what ARE you DOING?! there is nothing on the bathtub to be congregating in that mass for. There is no reason to be scavenging by yourself on the carpet- if there were food i'd understand but so far you're out of luck so why are you wandering aimlessly around? And to you in the kitchen, I more fully understand your reasoning over the others, it is the kitchen after all. But I try to be as meticulous as possible and make sure there is NOTHING for you there. So please. Leave. Either get all your buddys, attack, swarm, have at it, get it over with - or just accept that there is nothing for you here and please get on with your measley existance. Or you will face mass death by my hand which I will not regret but enjoy to a full extent.

Sincerely,
the one whose sanity you are destroying.

My baby boy is not a baby anymore...

My little man is growing up. I need a post devoted just to all the new things he's been doing. I love this boy so much and everything he does amazes me. I adore him to pieces.

• He knows how to sign: more, again, please, thank you and all done
• He says: Mama, daddy, Nahna (grandma), that (his word of choice), what, Bopbop (bottle)yuck, rock, hi, buh bye and All D (all done)
• Just tonight Sean was reading him a book and he saw a sick person in a bed and put his finger to his mouth and said "shh"
• He gives the best kisses- puckers his lips and all
• He's started giving "group hugs" - he'll put one arm around each of our necks and pull us together (or if he's on the ground he hugs our legs)
• When he gets really excited about something (ants, crabs, waves, his Star Wars Lego jammies) he says "mahmah! mahmah! THAaaat!?" and points to whatever it is thats intriguing him
• He says "hi" in the sweetest voice - even to the birds (he waves at them too)
• When he's ready to go he just starts saying "buh bye" to everyone and waving at them and heads for the door
• He wears mine and Sean's shoes around the house
• When he wakes up in the morning and sees us he says "Mama, Hi" "Daddy, hi"
• He knows the difference between "mine" and "his"- when I ask where my nose/eye/mouth/ear is he points to mine and if I ask where his nose/mouth/etc. are he points to his
• He helps me pick up and sweep and put things back where he found them (when I ask of course)
• He loves little babies - he likes to touch their heads and feet and get real close to their face and smile at them
• He loves to hug other little kids he meets (sometimes knocking them over in the process!)
• He absolutely LOVES to read - he can pick up any book or even magazines, catologs, maps and sit down and flip thru the pages for over ten minutes - when we read to him he is completely enthralled
• He gives pats on the back
• He loves to dance - I can make a beat on the table with my fingers and he'll bop up and down and sway back and forth - the boy can pick up a rhythm from a blow-dryer (seriously)

Even though he gets a little too adventurous and curious, and sometimes I want to pull my hair out over the messes he makes, I love him regardless of any wrong he does because he has only to say "mama" and my heart just melts for him. Even though I am in school again and so happy to get a break and some time to myself, being a mom is first and foremost and it is the most rewarding thing I could ever do. It is truly impossible for anyone to understand this kind of love- you have to be a mother to know, there is no way of explaining it. I love being Bannock's mama.

We made it to hawaii...

I am excited to say that Sean and I actually made it to Hawaii! This is the first time here for both of us, and even though I am incredibly nervous about both of us going to school full-time and taking care of a baby I am also thrilled to be out here doing this. So far we've been able to just hang out with a bunch of friends, go to the beaches, eat Shave Ice (yes it says shave on the menu) and just chill. I'm excited for all the advetures we'll be having and I will definately keep you all updated!!!

This is the view from our little beach behind our house...


Our little beach, the tide is in in this pic but when its out its half sandy and turqouise blue waters, there are little crabs and fish down there too,
SO fun!

Couple of bros husking coconuts in the yard -Sean's cousing Tommy goes to BYUH too so he'll be spending a lot of time with us I'm sure :)

Our humble little home- we actually only occupy the left half but no one lives in the rest of it so we get free run. I love having a (gated) yard for Bannock to play in!

This is our campus! I know right?!