Life at The Williamson's

Monday, November 10, 2008

Raking Leaves

11/8/08

During the summer we LOVE our trees in the backyard! They're great for shade, climbing, and lounging in the hammock, but come autumn it's just a mess and a LOT of work!

Oscar started Zachary early this morning raking the front while he got up on the roof and cleaned out the gutters. GROSS! So this afternoon when it warmed up I took the boys to the backyard to do some more raking!

I told myself no more than a hour of work, yah right! I had hungry kids and the sun was going down and starting to get cold. So we needed more 'breaks' apparently *wink*

Here we are working as a team!

Oscar finished up the next day with the lawn mower. He did one final cut and picked up the rest of the leaves. We bagged them all up and then took them over to Bishop Ashton's for his compost pile. Boy am I glad that chore is DONE. Until next year. *smile*

What would you do?

11/5/08

Parker comes home with a balloon he got from a restaurant. I told him to hang on to it, but when does he listen? So up up up it goes, thankfully it was in the house, but that's a problem too. I told him he would have to wait for Daddy to get home to get it down, I don't think he liked that option. Oh well.

So after dinner Daddy see's the balloon up there and I just sit and watch his mind go to work. hehehehehe He started by taking a stuffed pumpkin and throwing it at the balloon. He claims it is to get it towads the middle of the room, after a dozen tries it moves an inch. *smile*. Then Lil O joins in the mastermind work.
And well.................................................have a look for yourself.

I'm just glad nobody was hurt!

Tah Dah!!!!

20 minutes after it's down, yep it went sailing up again! Good Grief!

Happy Birthday to Me

11/3/08

Happy Birthday To Me!

So since I'm the only one to update our blog I guess I have to make an entry for myself, can't overlook a special day right?!

As I think back over the years of my birthday this is what I can remember: As a kid we would have cake & ice cream and my grandparents would come over to celebrate. I had a party once with kids, I think I was eight. One of my birthday's I was given a surprise party but I'm such a dunce I don't know how old I was. I remember voting for a President on my birthday too. I always remember Halloween Candy and decorations since my birthday is just 3 days afterwards, and one of my good friends while growing up (Kenda Gadish) birthday is on Halloween. After marriage my birthday was forgotten or put off three years in a row, mostly because of hunting!!! (that doesn't happen anymore) And one year even though it was remembered somebody feel asleep in the Restaurant!! But I'm not bitter anymore, I just laugh. In 2004, I didn't celebrate because all three kids had the chicken pox! I remember getting a chocolate birthday cake and not being able to eat it, because I was nursing Mason and apparently it didn't agree with his stomach. But then last year I will always remember because I went to the Boise Temple to take out my Endowments, Oscar met me in the waiting room there and then showed me my present - a new car, and then I was able to have lunch with some great friends. Yep I have some great memories.

This year I didn't have a party, but my loving husband Oscar took me out to dinner and waited until after we had ordered to give me my present. Two tickets to see TWILIGHT!!! WOW I was very excited. I guess he is starting to pay attention to things that interest me, plus I can't stop talking about it, and I have the countdown on the blog. Thanks honey you're the best!!

I had a few phone calls throughout the day one even with my sick sister and her kids yelling/singing Happy Birthday, thanks Sis. I even got to celebrate for a couple of days after, with well wishes and cute gifts. Thanks Jessica for the yummy lunch, next time we go without the kids *wink*

So I do this for my kids and family so I guess I have to do it for myself:

Happy Birthday to me

Happy Birtdhay to me

Happy Birthday to Vicki

Happy Birthday to me!

hahahahaha

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Lil O's 1st Hunting Trip

11/1/08

Okay so its started. My little guy, yes my baby (he always will be), went with his dad this morning to go hunt some quail and pheasants. I was a mother hen making sure he had enough warm clothes piled up the night before so he wouldn't freeze. I also reminded him that he didn't need to act tough and let his dad know if he got cold.

Getting ready to pull out of the driveway.

Gasing up

So the total count was Dave Perry (who they went with) got 2 quail and one pheasant, Daddy got 1 quail, and Lil O got to take a couple of shots. Good for a first time I'm told.

Walking in:

Oscar and Dad

Oscar, Dave's Dog, and Lil O

From the smiles on their faces it looks like they had a great time. Zachary didn't want to be left out so when Dad got home they pulled out his air soft pistol he got for his birthday. Here he is trying to shoot it.

I banned the gun after both of them (Dad and Zachary) were getting pretty lazy about gun safety! I won't embarrass them by saying what was done, just that the gun has been put away.

Happy Halloween

10/31/08

Ah Halloween has come again. What a busy day. We started earlier in the week by decorating our pumpkins with clay or paint. Parker and Mason loved it.

We didn't carve our pumpkins until today and what a job that turned out to be!! They were suppose to be apart of the decorations for our 'trunk' at the ward 'Trunk or Treat'. All but the Dragon are Williamson originals. Parker came up with his design all by himself (the one with the square eyes) although mom cut it. Mason chose what kind he wanted his to be to doesn't it look like a happy pumpkin? Here is how that turned out.

I'm so glad we're done carving!!! Here they are at the trunk or treat.

Mason - Clifford The Big Red Dog (not a devil puppy)

Parker - Spiderman

Zachary - Ninja

Oscar - Hunter

I told them once their buckets were full of candy we had to stop, so Zachary and Oscar tried to be sneaky and brought another bucket! The boys got lots of candy at the ward trunk or treat. But of course it wasn't enough so they also went trick or treating. We met up with some friends in the Meadows - Kip & Jessica Dribnak, Kelby & Alyce Dribnak, Carter Andrews (Tendra was passing out candy), and Neil Adams (Sara was passing out candy).

It was amazingly WARM for Halloween! I can't remember the last time that I didn't have to stuff the boys winter coats under their costumes. I don't remember seeing so many trick or treaters out either. It was a lot of fun for all of us, and now we have candy that will last forever!! Especially because I'm the mean mom and don't let them pig out and plus I need some too. *wink*

Hope your Halloween was fun and enjoyable too.

Parker's Hair

My Parker is such a character. I have been blessed with a strongwilled, determined, stubborn child (so a lot like me and my side of the family) I pray this will be a blessing to him throughout his life. However.....right now it would be okay if he layed off a little. *wink*

Our latest battle ground has become his hair. Yes his hair!! Every morning was a fight to get him to comb his hair decent. So after a bunch of arguements, tears, and encouragement from daddy, we have decided he can do his hair the way he wants to during the week and I get to do it on Sunday. Just to give you a taste of how it is during the week, here are some of Parker's masterpieces.

(some pictures its hard to tell if you want the full affect click on picture it will get bigger)

This one is my favorite *wink*

What cracks me up is his victorious smile he has on his face when he leaves the house for school. Also him winking and pointing at himself in the mirror, guess he gets that one from his dad! *wink*

Spirit Week at Parkridge

10/28/08

This week at school Zachary and Parker get to participate in something each day. Here's what the week looks like

Monday: Wear Orange and Black

Tuesday: Bring your stuffed animal dressed in a costume

Wednesday: Crazy hair day

Thursday: School Colors

So I didn't capture each day on camera but each day they did participate. Here is a picture of them with their stuffed animals.

Parker loved taking his Bear and they were both dressed in Hawaiian shirts.

Zachary and his Bear 'Koda'

What cuties! *smile*

Kids Say The Darndest Things

Mason - 'Guess what my secret plan is? It has to do with light. Know what? It is Jesus, I have him trapped in my closet, don't tell anyone' (hahaha) (Feb 2011)

Parker & Mason: Mason says 'I know what this is made of, maple syrup!' Parker says "1st of all there is no such thing as maple syrup!' (hahahaha) (1/26/2011)

Mason - 'I'm gonna go clean the diving room' (dining room) (1/26/2011)

Mason - Daddy was taking a nap and he walks in and says 'Hey Dad I'm learning some new moves, I can do SpinJitsu!' Daddy says 'What's that?' Mason 'You jump and spin at the same time' and then he showed daddy how to do it! (Thank you to ninja lego videos) hahaha (Jan 2010)

Mason - We are having breakfast and he is watching mom put powdered sugar on her pancakes and asks 'hey can I have some bacon sauce?' What?? He really meant powdered sugar...seriously! haha (Jan 2010)

Mason - 'Hey where's that crutnaker?' mom 'what??' mason 'You know that ornament for Parker' mom 'ohhhh you mean the nutcracker?'...hahaha (Dec 2010)

Mason - He is running around the couch chasing his brothers and yelling 'I have lots of gas in my butt!' (Dec 2010)

Mason - Mom is in the kitchen and mason is in the frontroom and starts yelling.....'Hey mom I FARTED! It's bad one, can you smell it?' hahaha (11/1/10)

Mason - GREAT! Now I only have one eye! Lily poked the other one! hahaha (11/1/10)

Mason - 'Dad can you make an agents house with dangerous stuff so when bad people that lie come, we can burn a hole in their pants and smash their face?' (wow! Oct 2010)

Mason - Driving in the car, 'We couldn't go outside at preschool today because of the hell in the backyard' Mom looks surprised and asked 'what's hell?' he says 'You know those white ball things?' Mom said 'You mean hail?' he says 'Yah, hell!' hahahaha (10/26/10)

Mason - Mom and Mason are getting ready for church, doing our hair in the bathroom, nothing is being said. He pipes up "Can you just be quiet please! I'm trying to concentrate so I can get my hair just right" (mom just shook her head smirking, seriously!) (10/17/10)

Mason - Moose Grandma (Williamson) was here visiting it had been a couple of months and as always she brought fun things for the kids. As she was leaving Mason says "She's one heck of a woman!" LOVE IT! (10/10)

Parker - He was asked 'You want some doritos?' he answers 'No, just give me a burrito' What??? (9/10)

Mason - 'Mom I want some mosquitos!' What?? (he meant skittles, hahahaha) (9/10)

Mason - 'I have an idea, you can sleep and I can shit' oops! He meant to say sit, hahahaha (9/10)

Mason - (Posing) 'Don't worry ladies' (9/10)

Mason - (wearing an apron) 'I'm like a kangaroo! I have pockets, but they have skin' (9/10)

Mason - 'Look at my boobies' 'You like my boobies?' 'You want to kiss my boobies?' He is sooo much like his daddy! (10/4/10)

Mason - Hey mom look at this cow head! I looked back and he was holding a goat head! I told him the right word and he said 'see it's two horns on its head'! (9/3/10)

Parker - During scripture study he said 'And behold, I do make the racoons on plates...' Umm Parker that word is record, hahahaha (3 Nephi 5:11 9/1/10)

Mason - 'Whatcha gonna make me for dinner dingdong?' haha His daddy had called him a dingdong earlier and I guess liked the sound of the word. (9/2010)

Parker - 'Did we get that diarrhea movie today?' Oscar looks at him funny then says 'Do you mean Diary of a Whimpy Kid?' hahahahaha (8/28/10)

Mason - Talking to Zachary says 'How long is your stummy gonna hurt' (8/29/10)

Mason - 'How about we call everyone in the galzy to get their money and go to the wood store to buy some wood to build our treehouse. That would be a GREAT idea.' (8/25/10)

Parker - We were babysitting some parakets for a friend, and he is watching them one time. He says 'Hey they're biting each others hair. (laughing in the background) he says 'I mean they're fur (uproar in the background). I say 'honey they are called feathers' he says 'oops' then he starts giggling (8/15/10)
Mason - 'Hey mom the birds are kissing!' (8/16/10)

Mason - I was helping him get a wet shirt off and he starts yelling 'You're hurting my owls!' Me 'What are your owls?' He says 'I'm mean my eyebrows!' (Aug 2010)

Oscar - He was being a zombie staring at the computer while I was trying to talk to him. He kept answering 'yes' to whatever I was saying so I said 'Do you pick your nose?' and his reply was a blank stare at the computer. I said 'Well do yah?' he said 'Yes' I start giggling and say 'You pick your nose?' he finally looked up from his trance! (hahahaha July 2010)

Mason - 'I'm trying to pick a bugger to eat' (hahaha 7/24/10)

Mason - I want to watch Michael Jackson (repeatly). I finally look at him with a confused look and say 'Do you mean Percy Jackson?' Mason says 'Oh yah!' (7/23/10)

Zachary - Dad unpacking groceries, picks up the cantolope sayin 'mmmm melons' "Zach you know what melons are right?" Zach says "We actually call them coconuts!" (hahaha wrong bodypart Zach! hahaha) (May 2010)

Mason - Getting ready to get in the car he runs through the house and yells "I call machine gun!" (hahahahaha he meant 'shotgun') (May 2010)

Parker - Zachary come home talking about how he didn't make the track team and was bummed about it, when Parker pipes in "Sucks to be you!" and turns and walks away! I couldn't help but hide the smirk while being mad at the same time (May 2010)

Oscar - walks out into the frontroom "something stinks in my room and I can smell it out here." Goes back into his and back into the frontroom again "I figured it out it was my butt" (May 2010)

Parker - "Is Raegan coming for the junk yard sale?" Mom says you mean the 'yard sale'? Oh yah (May 2010)

Mason - Sitting in the kitchen with his older brothers when he hears mom's cell phone ringing. He flips his head around and says "What the hell?" (umm oops May 2010)

Oscar - Mom do you know Mason has a 'Devil' popsicle? I look at him and say 'do you mean 'double' popsicle?' I see the light click behind his eyes and we both laugh, Mason had a popsicle with the two sticks in it! (4/18/10)

Mason - I say 'Why are you telling fibs?' he says 'Ummm cuz maybe I'm the Joker'! (hahaha 4/8/10)

Mason - I am writing down what he has just said that is making us all laugh and he says 'Hey! Is that my funny list? Can I see it?!' (4/8/10)

Mason - Maybe I just got my nuggets kicked (Lovely! 4/8/10)
Mason - I found some bugs in the bathroom so I squished them (claps hands together) & put them in my hair. (me laughing) Then I take them out & throw in the garbage, then I put jello in my hair, then I put water, and then cheese! Just kiddin mom! (3/31/10)

Mason - I smell like hamburgers and boogers! (That's gross! 3/31/10)

Mason - "Dad do you know how to treat girls? You slap um and then you kiss um. But you have to be careful because they might kick you in the nuggets!" (Wow where does he come up with these things?) (3/21/10)

Mason - Laying with daddy on the front room floor at 6 am. Daddy is patting his head and combing his fingers through his hair when Mason says "Daaaad! It's not time to play, it's time to sleep! That's what mom says" *smile* (3/21/10)

Mason - Sitting on the couch with something stuck up underneath his shirt, with a big grin on his face. "Look at my sexy boobies" we all look then he says "Just kidding they're Easter eggs!" he then pulls out an easter egg! hahaha, good grief! (3/15/10)

Parker - After running around like a wild man and eating a brownie says "Man! I'm really thirsty!" Mom-"Do you want some milk?" P-"I'm just really thirsty!" then he takes out his bottled water from the fridge and starts drinking. ???? (3/15/10)

Mason - Talking with Grandma Bullock after she just put some lotion on her hands. M-"you wanna take a bath?" G-"Oh you want to take a bath?" M-"No you take a bath" G-"Me take a bath?" M-"Yes" G-"Why?" M-"Cuz you stink" hahahaha (3/13/10)

Mason - Talking with Grandma Bullock, M-"my plan is to go throw a mudball at my dad." G-"That's not very nice" M-"But that's my plan" (3/13/10)

Mason - Was in the bathroom supposedly getting ready for the day. "I'm doing laundry" When we checked on him he was rubbing a towel on his underware over the heating vent, because they were 'wet'. Lovely!!! (3/13/10)

Parker - He was watching Oscar sand a block of wood to shape into a Space Derby Ship, when he saw the pile of sawdust on the table. "Wow this sawdust is so soft you can make it into fur" (Feb 2010)

Mason - He's in the bathtub this morning getting ready to go to church, I'm fixing breakfast. Oscar comes in and says 'Can you hear Mason? He's baptising himself' we listen and he is saying (while plugging his nose) 'In the name of Jesus Christ Amen' then he dunks his face in the water, and then starts all over again! hahaha, I guess thats one way of getting prepared for church :) (2/21/10)

Mason - I'm getting breakfast ready this morning and open up the freezer, Mr Cuddles (a blue stuffed animal) is in there. I say 'Who put Mr. Cuddles in the freezer?' Mason says 'I did, cuz I wanted him' (2/21/10)

Mason - The older boys were putting the little ones to bed since mom and dad were out. While he is being tucked in he says 'I'm having a baby' Parker pipes in 'Oh yah who'd you marry?' Mason says 'my baby' (2/20/10)

Mason - We were getting ready to have lunch and watch a movie, I wanted him to fold his arms so we could have a blessing. He says 'Let's just talk a minute' then he looks around and all of a sudden his hand comes up and slaps himself on the side of the head and says 'The bug is dead!' then he folds his arms. (seriously!!!!) hehehehe (2/11/10)

Parker - After having been told he couldn't do something and was upset about it says 'Parents ALWAYS get what they want! That's not FAIR!!' oh the hardship of being a child (Feb 2010)

Parker - We were watching the American Idol auditions and one of the Jonas brothers was a celebrity guest. So he asks 'What type of Jonas brother is that?' I say 'You mean which one?' he says 'I mean which type is he' I say 'That's Joe is that what you mean?' he says 'Yes!!' (feb 2010)

Mason - 'I'm going to dinner with my girlfriend!' hehehe (feb 2010)

Mason - 'Invisible Kennedy beat the crap out of me! I'm gonna beat the crap out of invisible Kennedy and then I'm gonna beat the crap out of invisible Jaxson!' Then I watch him as he uses his fire thrower which is a tupperware ketchup bottle, and does his karate moves all over the house!! hahahaha (both are his cousins)(2/2/10)
Parker - I was so happy that one of my dear friends Judie & Jody were able to bring their adoptive children home from Haiti, so I was talking about it to Parker. A little while later he comes to me and says 'You know those two kids Judie owns?' I say 'you mean adopted?' he says 'oh yah' (he still slips up every now and then) (2/1/10)

Mason - During pack meeting we found Mason out in the hallway of the church with his hood up over his head. He was standing in the dark and mumbling to himself. Zach asked him 'what are you doing?' His response 'I am talking to my master it's none of your business!' (2/2/10)

Mason - As we are leaving pack meeting he is spinnin round doing karate kicks and stuff and looking down the dark hall. He's freakin out about monsters. My friend Wendy was sitting on the couch and he says to her 'Don't let that monster get your baby' (I'm pretty sure he meant her 1 1/2 yr old daughter) then he says 'You have to do your Kung Choo' then he does another karate move and leaves. hahaha (2/2/10)

Mason - This morning I told him to find some socks. His light was off in his room so he says "I can't see" but he puts on his flashlight. I say "can you see them now?" He says "No, it looks like a vampire took all my socks"!! (1/28/10) Honestly, where does he come up with these things? hehehehe

Mason - He says to me "Mom Batman want me a fight Joker and Mr. Freeze with my super duper power and strength, so I gotta pack my stuff and go" I say "But I'll miss you" and he says while putting his little hands on the sides of my cheeks and looking right in my eyes "But, I'll be back someday" he starts walking away "I'm leaving tomorrow to the batcave" (1/27/10)

Mason - "Mom I want some jello in my hair" Confused I asked "Do you mean gel?" he says "Oh yah" (1/26/10)

Mason - I am watching Mason play the wii tonight and say "Mason you keep running into stuff" and he says "I know thats why I'm not smart" (1/25/10)

Mason - Says to daddy 'When you get back from the store I'm gonna slap you in the face' WHACK......yep daddy got slapped right in the face (and he hadn't even left for the store yet), thank you to "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" (1/22/10)

Mason - I was trying to get lunch together for Mason today by asking him questions about what he wanted and going through the kitchen at the same time. He is getting in the fridge to pick something and then turns around at me all serious and says "I get what I want for lunch so why don't you just zip your mouth" Wonderful! I just had to laugh that one off (1/21/10)

Mason - After being told not to mess with something of daddy's, he tried to anyway. Daddy told him again and then sent him to go blow his nose, 10 minutes later I heard him "Wo, I thought you were gonna beat the crap out of me" hahahaha He said it so calmly and to no one in particular. (1/16/10)

Mason - Wakes up this morning and immediately finds me and asks (with sleepy eyes) "Did I pass my indian test?" What??? (1/20/10)

Parker - That's disappropriate!
(his own mix between inappropriate and disrespectful) (2009)
Mason - "Look at my face the whole time" while you are staring at his face he turns around bends over and farts in your face! (learned that one from his daddy) (2009)

Mason sayings: Waaiitt a Second, Clause it (meaning pause it), you know, and mission accomplished
Retroller (meaning controller), Regot (meaning forgot), and 'I believe I Can Fly - then jumps off the headboard of my bed into the mattress

Zachary sayings: Take Evasive Action. That's not FAIR!

Oscar sayings: I'm just sayin. Are you Serious! Really! R u kiddin me?!

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