Random Happenings Last Week

Random happenings and pictures of the last week or so...........

Nathan is always good about taking Deacon to the park behind our house. Here are some recent pics he took during a Rugby game they went to. You can almost see our house to the left of D's head.

Deacon discovered the kitchen utensil drawer, so now he always carries either a whisk or a spatula with him. Better wash it extra good after digging in this giant litter box.





Yay! For Mother's Day I got a new Bosch! Can you tell Nathan had help from his mom on that gift? (thanks mom!) Ü We weren't even home from AZ for 24 hours before Nathan made bread with it. I pretended to be mad for not being the first to use it; but really, I'll never complain about coming home to fresh bread from the oven.

Deacon is getting one of his back teeth, so he was very lethargic on Sunday with a fever. He wasn't cranky at all though and it was nice to have him sit still on my lap for the first hour and a half of church, I don't mind if he teethes every week! You can tell in these pics he is flushed and not very active. Really, I'm sad because he looks so pitiful : (



Last Tuesday, I waited until I got to work to call Nathan and tell him I scraped my car backing out of the garage. The first words out of his mouth were (as I heard him bounding down the stairs and ripping open the front door), "Is my motorcycle okay?" Um...yeah. And your WIFE is okay too...thanks for asking! Ü Here's Deac 'helping' him with the bike.

For youth group that night we had a Marshmallow War. I've never done it before and it was soooo fun! We had tiny PVC pipe cut into foot long strips and we shot mini-marshmallows out of them like poison dart guns. We went into the forest to do it, so it was just like real combat. Those things sting at close range!

On Wednesday Nate and I had dentist appointments. I took Deac outside and he kept going straight for the pothole in the parking lot---full of brown water. When we got home, there was a surprise in the mailbox, a $100 shopping spree to Ross. I don't enter a lot contests, but I was feeling pretty lucky after we won the Red Robin contest, so I entered both our names for this shopping spree last month and Nate won {but guess who really won...hahaha Ü}.

Saturday we had a little date night. Totally romantic, haha. Deacon & I shopped at Ross, while Nathan went to Lowes to buy a small freezer. The lady at Ross that redeemed Nathan's shopping spree said he was the last one to pick it up--but said it made sense since he was the only man that won Ü. What better way to end the post than a pic of me in one of my new outfits? Ü

Arizona, Part II

On Thursday, we saw The Island (not the movie). The island is in the middle of a private lake that is in the backyard of a family friend. That is where Nathan proposed to me. Allow me to reminisce:

It was December 11th, 2002, and I remember taking a paddle boat from the dock out to the island while Nate sang, "When the moon hits your eye....." like a gondolier. When we arrived to the island that day, there was a present wrapped & waiting for me. It was a new set of scriptures (my old set was in my car when it was stolen) and it was engraved with a new last name: Aubrey Hunt. Inside was a scripture chase that ended with Nathan popping the big question.

Romantic, right? And yet when I told Nathan I wanted to go back to the island for a nostalgic visit, he was like, "Why? It's covered in duck poop."

Glad to see he hasn't lost his romantic ways....

I tried to use Picasa technology to overlay pictures of us so that it looks like one picture. But it just turned into a picture of a giant woman next to her husband. Oh yeah, and they have twins.

Deacon was thiiiiis close to picking up a dead field mouse on the way over to the cows.

Then we headed over to the Gavin's to spend the second half of the week. Deacon got to ride with Grandpa on the golf cart while Nathan grilled up a special birthday dinner for Weston. Nate snapped a picture of Deacon and me taking a nap (we're still trying to get over the jet lag and the hour difference between AZ and UT).

That night we ditched the kid and went to the movies! We did a "double feature" which is where you see two movies in a row (of course you pay for both of them.....Ü). Anyway, Nathan usually isn't a fan of the double feature because he doesn't have time to 'digest' the first movie and ends up getting the plot mixed up with the second movie. He was okay this time though, because he said he would never confuse a chick flick like Baby Mama with a manly film like Iron Man.

Friday was a pool party with just the three of us. Nathan seemed a little down though. When I asked him why, he said, "I know it's his first time in a pool, but I really expected him to love it so much that he would just take off paddling all on his own." High expectations? Naw....

I love his serious face in this picture:

Chanda and her son Treyton came over Friday night and we all watched a movie.

On Saturday, Nate and I went to an Indian restaurant for lunch. After that....I don't really remember anything until Sunday evening. I know it was not food poisoning, but I was sick. I vaguely remember Nathan nudging me away from the sink and telling me NOT throw up there because, "the chunks are too hard to get out." He took good care of me Ü

Wait a minute......I threw up the last time we went to Arizona (but at the Hunt's house). Maybe our parents have Munchausen Syndrome and they are keeping me sick so that we never go back to Utah? Ü

On Sunday, Nathan and Deacon went to church with his parents and stayed for lunch.

His sister Carrie also came over and she is an excellent photographer so I borrowed these pics off her blog (I'll return them when I'm done Ü)

Sunday night we had a joint birthday party at the Gavin's for Weston, Nathan, and Deacon Ü. It was funny to sing Happy Birthday three times in a row while quickly switching out the numbered candles. The '1' in 17 for Weston was changed to a '2' to make it a 27 for Nathan, and back to a '1' all by itself for Deac.

I had a blast playing Electronic Monopoly with my sisters Chanda and Brenna and their husbands. Deacon had fun following Carla's kids around and pretending like he could keep up with them :)

Monday we drove home and Deacon was restless. I had to think of creative ways to distract him...so I let him braid my hair:

He always laughs because it tickles him
(don't try to look up my nostril, 'kay?)

It's so hot in Arizona, I don't know how we're going to move back there next year. Maybe we can convince our combined 14 siblings and both sets of parents to move here instead!

Way To Go Carca!

My oldest sister (Carla) had her short story selected as the weekly post for this website on May 20th. It's so cute!

You should go there and read it.
I'll wait right here.

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Okay, you're back. So true, right? I think it applies to all women, and not just moms.

I Had A Little Accident.....

I don't mean the kind that requires a change of underwear.


Although new underwear is cheaper than this:


I was so excited to get to work
that I bumped the garage while backing up.

(Yes. You read that right. I was excited. But only because on Tuesday I work after the stock market closes and it's so slow that I mostly read blogs. After being gone a week, I had some reading to catch up on).

At least I hit the garage and not another car, because the garage didn't ask for my insurance card.

I've been really self-conscious about driving though. Have you ever had a blemish on the side of your face? Did you tend to stand on a certain side of someone---so that they only see your 'good' side?

Well, I find myself driving on the left side of people, so they don't see the big ol' pimple on the side of my car :(

Maybe I can use fingernail polish remover to buff out the scuffs? It worked for my Sunday Shoes when I was eight...

Arizona, Part I

Forgive me Blogger, for I have sinned: it has been 13 days since my last post....

Well, kinda. I read that BlogSpot lets you do future posts, so I set it up to automatically post on my brother's birthday while we were out of town. I showed it to him while we were down there---he didn't even blush at that last picture!

I can't believe our week of fun in the sun is over, here's a recap of the first half:

We left on Sunday & drove through Page, Arizona. It took 3 stops and 10 hours. Nathan packed an awesome lunch for us to eat while Deac stretched his legs.

We stayed with the Hunts during the first half of the week. On Monday, we walked to the park with Deacon. He seemed more interested in the landscaping than the playground equipment.


Nathan worked hard demolishing all the tile and the tub in his parents bathroom, so they rewarded him with dinner at Memphis Best BBQ. Once his dad found out that I helped by removing the baseboards, then I was invited too Ü. I don't know what job Deacon did to deserve the meal, but he sure attacked those ribs!

Love this shot of Deacon and Grandma Jo

Two-Headed-Baby-Monster

On Tuesday we went to a time share presentation at the Legacy Resort. It's normally a 90 minute presentation, but Nathan told the guy we weren't interested in buying...that we just wanted the free gifts...so it turned into a 19 minute presentation. We used the extra time to go to Last Chance, I don't know whose style has changed in the last five years (mine or the store's) but it's not the thrill it used to be : (

Wednesday I took Deacon to a pool party at my parent's house. It was fun to hang out with my sisters Carla, Monica, and Brenna. We missed Chanda and Paige, but they don't update their blogs, so I won't put hyperlinks....hahaha! Deacon had fun with his cousins. I got an action shot of him sneaking carrots off one of their plates:

Who steals carrots?!? (cute Hawaiian outfit courtesy of Callie)

(L to R): Deacon, Madison, Maci, Brynn.

Why yes, I did steal these next two pictures from Monica's blog.

Thanks for posting a 'decent' picture of me Monica
(and I don't mean that in a self-deprecating way Ü)

I had fun going under water and putting all my hair over my face (like Cousin It) and pretending I was a Sea Monster. The kids weren't too scared though. Which I'm glad, I didn't want them to wet their pants...in the pool.

Nathan spent Wednesday with his mom, that woman can do anything! She showed him how to reupholstered the motorcycle seat he brought from Utah. While visiting, I witnessed her making her own swimsuit! She also mended one of my brassieres, and altered some PJs for me! Even my sisters mention that if they read one her daughter's blogs, they always say something like, "Mom visited....and now I have new curtains." She is amazing!

Well, I was going to title this post "Arizona in a Nutshell'' but it's too long, so I'll journal the rest later.

Happy Birthday Weston! (AKA Westy, Weston Worth, Westy Bear)

Weston is the baby of the family and I can't believe he is now 17!


I tried to snag pictures from his MySpace account, but I'll have to resort to using the ones in my possession.

Colton, Aubrey, Weston March 1997


When Weston was in preschool he was voted "Mr. Hollywood" and "Mr. Handsome" by the staff. All the girls loved him (they still do!). He even got asked to Centennial High School's Homecoming Dance-----when he was still in elementary school at Oasis!


I don't know what kind of loser pays an 8 year-old to be her Homecoming date
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I heard it only cost ten bucks and dinner at The Olive Garden before the dance.

Needless to say, all the other girls kept cutting in to dance with such a handsome gentleman.

(Warning: Adult content below)

It's been just over two years since The Incident. And by "incident", I mean the time when Weston started a forest fire at Scout Camp. He was then trapped in the fire and had to be air lifted to the hospital.

He had burns on most of his body :(

In case you are wondering, he is fully healed and back to "Mr. Handsome" status:

I mention this because I think he's finished paying back the U.S. Forest Service as well as the hospital that chartered the helicopter ride, so he might actually get to keep his birthday money this year!!! Ü

To the Best Mother (and Wife)

Aubrey, since we are going to be waking up early tomorrow and traveling all day, I will not be able to do the traditional mother's day things, i.e. breakfast in bed, foot rub, or other motherly favorites. You do such a good job about telling everybody how great Deacon is doing and making things up about me to make me sound like I'm more of a catch than I am. Unfortunately you don't blog enough about yourself, so I'm going to take the liberty to inform cyberspace why you are the best mother ever.

• You are so caring to our child. When I thinks it's funny if Deacon gets hurt, you are right there comforting him.

• You never get frustrated at doing motherly things like putting him to bed, getting up in the middle of the night, or getting those nasty boogers.

• You do your best to feed him balanced meals, even if you justify cheese as having all the nutrition he needs.

• You are his favorite to play with, maybe because you are the one who talks me into buying the toys he needs to have.

• You are the best at blogging (or Journaling as you prefer to call it) all the little things so we can remember them later.

• You make it so easy to be a father, I kind of wish we would have started earlier... Na, I liked our time before a kid.

• You are somehow able to be both my baby's mama and my sugar mama at the same time.
  

I hope this humble posting without videos or fancy slide shows lets all of you know how blessed I am to have Aubrey as our son's mother and my wife. Happy early Mother's Day Aubrey, I love you.
P.S. You will get your real present later tonight if you catch my drift.

Kid Quotes....Uh, I mean Nathanisms

My sister Monica* has these "Kid Quotes" on her sidebar where she keeps track of all the hilarious things her children say.

Now, because Deacon can only say three words, there's not much to document (but thank you for asking---his words are "uh-oh," "ball," and "dada").

However, his father says the darnedest things. So I think I'll start keeping track of "Husband Quotes" on the side bar right over here

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(It's under our family picture).

I shall call these profound thoughts "Nathanisms." Ü

*P.S. I don't have a crush on Monica or anything, but I do mention her a lot because she is so bloggerific. So if you don't already have access to her blog, you should tell me. If not for the kid quotes, then do it for cute pictures of her "numerous" sets of twins.

'Da Jazz

Not a big NBA fan. I didn't even know that the season was still going, I thought it ended during March. Isn't that what March Madness is anyway?!? Huh?

Anyway, I got a memo at work stating the Jazz are in the playoffs and that we could wear jeans and our Jazz Jersey's to work on game days. Well I don't own any jerseys, but I love a good dress-down day, so I borrowed a jersey from Deacon and safety-pinned it to the front of my shirt.

Even though she lives in Tucson, my awesome sister Paige tracked down a Utah Jazz jersey for Deacon before he was even born! Naturally, he looks a lot better in it than I do (gotta love his wiry little arms), so I'll have to post a picture of him in it.

April Abridgment

April is the month, that my boys came down from Heaven.
Baby Deacon has turned one, and Nate turned twenty-seven.

A student at the hospital, bought Ben Folds tickets for a date,
But he had to go with Nathan, 'cause he asked his girl too late.
So Nathan sprang for dinner and they shared an ice cream sundae.
It crossed his mind much later, that last part seemed quite gay.

He went on a four-man fishing trip, and a lesson they did learn:
With no women to pack sunscreen, they all received a burn.

He also had exciting news, several letters from Weber State.
Acceptance to four new programs--so now what is our fate?
He's leaning towards Nuke Med, and another year I'll pine.
But the end is getting closer---Arizona in Two-Thousand Nine!

Deacon has a new craving, eating raw potatoes!
But him sneaking in the pantry is the last of all my woes---
I found him splashing in the toilet (I didn't shut the bathroom door).
Nate sought to reassure, saying, "Don't worry, it's happened before."
Those are not the 'comforting' words, a mother wants to hear.
Multiple forays in the toilet...but he barely turned one year!?!?