A Horrible No Good Very Bad Day

I was reading this to Gavin as he went to bed and thought that I wish Icould have been in Reno with my Hubby today. But I guess they have bad days in Reno to, or so he tells me.

So, it all started with a massive rainstorm just as I was settling into bed a 12:15. It was kinda cool to watch but a little scary and creepy when you are all alone your house and you are already a little on edge. Then I woke up to Gavin crying at 5:45 am. "What in the world" he went to bed after 10 so why would he do that to me? Why? So I try to be a good mom and not just bring him into my bed. I rubbed his back tring to get him to back to sleep until my arm almost broke off. Then I caved. I brought him in my bed. But he was not about to go back to sleep. So I finally got his Milk and a banana he was begging for. And tried to wake up the best I could and feed it to him. After two bites of banana he was done. So I tried to make him eat another. Bad idea he gagged and them smeared banana all over my bed. To say the least I was so mad. But he had a time out and said, "sorry, sorry sorry!" Why does he have to be so sweet?

After that we got up and started the day we were ready by 9 am for the day. Bathed (minus Gavin pooping in the bathub the morning was actually not horrible), beds made everything. That was such a strang feeling. I am just not a morning person. So we played outside and Gavin feel asleep in the swing at the park at 10:30. Actually the day was ok and we managed to have some fun and I just love Gavin so much. I am so exhausted though. I guess this is just preparing me to be exhausted (when the baby is here) and still carry on and make the best of a crappy day.

Jason was supposed to be home at 7 and he missed his flight so he is driving home now. (I miss my husband, he is gone a lot and well I kinda like him, so I wish he didn't have to travel and go to school) And my sister Tamzen and her boys are on there way right now. So at least tomorrow will be a better day.

-Tate

Wheeler Farms

Ilove summer so much. There is so much that you can do outside and people are always more ready to get out and sweat a little in order to have some fun. Last week we went to Wheeler Farms with Jason's family. jason had to work but Gavin and I had a lot of fun. He rode a pony and the ducks and geese swarmed him. The ducks and geese were just his size and had no issue getting close to him. It was cool. I felt like we were in the Movie Charlotte's Web, especially when the large rats ran back and forth from pig pen to pig pen. As always heres some pics. I know I post a lot of pictures but that's whats the most fun to look at right?

Got Milk?

This is Jason again. Here is a funny video I came across the other day. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Od6EN9BqVc

The Zoo

Last Wednesday we went to the Zoo. We have season passes and so far we have only gone once. I have not been feeling up to going by myself and Jason doesn't get off till the gates close. So he took off work a half hour early and we just barley made it inside. It was the perfect time to go. It was hot but not unbarable and I think we were some of the last people there. An hour and a half is plenty of zoo time at once for us. It was so much fun. We saw a lot of monkey's (which Gavin called George) and even a white alligator. Gavin loved it! He is also a bit of a scardy cat. Like when we would walk into some of the obsevatory rooms it had a dark entrance and he didn't like that. He didn't want to get to close to the big animals. We rode the train that was just a short trip around the lower half of the zoo. There was a tunnel that it went into and he didn't like that part. Plus there was this fake elephant that make loud noise as you walk by and he was extremly uneasy about that. All in all the Zoo rocks!

So, here is a story that I hope you will enjoy. Two weeks ago I (Jason) was driving home from the thriving metropolis of Ely, NV. I was probably the only car within 5 miles in each direction and I was probably going close to 90 mph. As I came over a hill I saw two little birds perched in the middle of the road. I tried to slow down to give the guys a chance to fly away, but alas, only one made it. The other one ended up leaving a little blood and feathers on the grill of my Nissan.
I felt bad. It was my first kill.

Luckily I was able to redeem myself yesterday. We have been keeping a close eye on a nest right outside our backyard. For a while it was just a mom going to and from, but soon there were 4 little heads bobbing up and down. We have been lifting up Gavin periodically to look at the little "birdies". The other day when I was out there I noticed that the mom had done some repairs to the nest. I am not sure where she found it, but she had woven a few long strands of tape from an audio cassette into her nest. The tape dangled all the way to the ground. I thought this was odd, but did not really think too much of it.

Yesterday I was barbecuing in the backyard and Tatum asked me to go get a few pictures of the nest. (Why, I don't know.) I took the camera and went around the fence to get a closer look. To my astonishment I noticed that 2 of the little guys had left the nest, but the other 2 were dangling upside down just outside the nest. It looked like they had tried to leave, but their feet got tangled up in that darn cassette tape! They had obviously been trying to free themselves for a bit, but the more they struggled the more tangled they became. Each bird had one tangled foot and they were gross. There was exposed flesh and they were obviously broken.

Here was redemption staring me right in the face! I decided to take action and perform emergency surgery on the 2 birds. Tatum ran inside and got me a pair of scissors, a step ladder, and some rubber gloves. I spent about 10 minutes disconnecting them from the nest, but they were still connected to each other. After some careful snipping I was finally able to separate the birds. (I think I missed my calling in life. I should have been a surgeon!) It was quite obvious that they each still had to deal with their broken leg. One did not make it and we found it dead by the fence today. However, one survived and was hopping around the playground for most of the day. It was fluttering a little at lunch, so I am hoping that he taught himself how to fly and flew off into the sunset. Either that or a cat ate him! Just kidding...I think he made it.

THE END

Pictures from the 4th.

Here are the pics to go along with the last blog. They are out of order so good luck.

My favortie comment of the whole weekend... Jason kissed me on the check before I feel asleep and said, "You taste salty." Can you blame me, it was hot a girl is bound to glisten a little.

Happy 4th of July...I guess.

So, what a busy weekend. I am almost recovered and the last load of laundry is almost done. With the 4th on Friday, Tenille, Taft and there friends, Lawerence, Lina and Lindsay, got here on Thursday. (The three L's as Teague calls them.) On Thursday night we went swimming and played some games, none of which I won. The next morning we all woke up early so we could drive to Provo to catch some of the parade with Teague and Jakelle. It was so much fun, and luckily it was sorta over cast otherwise the 100 degrees would have been torture. Gavin loved all the bands, floats, trucks and car. I taught him to say, "good job band." He said it everytime a band walked by. After the parade we walked to Village in for Breakfast. Why we walked I don't know. I haven't excersized to much latley and I thought I was going to have the baby as we walked over the train tracks. Just kidding. Maybe it was just my pre-pregnancy pant were cutting off my circulation even though they were all the way un-zipped. It was so worth it, cause breakfast was so good. Man I love food. On the walk back to Teague's house Gavin wanted to stop and play every couple of steps. It's a good thing Teague and Jakelle came and picked us up the last few blocks.

Later we headed to the mall so I could get a pair of pants that fit and to cool off. The rest of the day was spent waiting for the fire works by the Staduim of Fire. We waited there for about 6 hours. Thanks to Teague we got the same great spot that we had last year. We ate Pizza, lit fireworks, got a bunch of free food and stuff from venders, played games. Jason even took Gavin's bike and he rode it in the street after it was blocked off. We also had some substitute nephews help us with the fireworks. They were cute, but they made me miss Brody and Payton. Maybe next year we can all be together for the 4th. (The rest of my family was in Dekalb, Illinois visiting my parents new place) When the fireworks started it was amazing, definatley worth the wait. Gavin did much better this year. He was still a little nevous and tried to run away from the firework. So I covered his ears and held him tight. We were so close you could feel the fire works. I think even the baby was like, what the heck is happening out there. I love my boys they are the best!

The day was good, except the part were some rude people ran a way red light and cut us off. We told them that they were rude and they told us to chill and it was all good and flashed us a peace sign. Yeah it's cool be jerks, way to celebrate your freedom. Nothing makes me more irritated than things like that. So as we passed them a few miles later I mocked them and gave them a peace sign. They hung there heads out the window and yelled some nasty thing to me, while I yelled "Happy Independence Day...I guess."

Ok so the rest of the weekend was just a jam packed and fun. Saturday morning we all slept in. Then we went swimming at our pool. I forgot to mention how much Gavin loves company. He loves to go from one person to the next. Man that boy love to have lots of attention. And everyone was loving giving it to him. He is still saying everyones names, hoping that when someone comes to the door it all of those people again. He was a bit disapointed when it was just his dad yesterday. Anyways we went bowling later that afternoon and I wish I had my camera there. Gavin had this little bowling ramp to push the ball onto the alley and he was so excited to bowl with us. And man I saw some moves that he has never danced before. He was digging the music at Orchid Bowl.

Needless to say we were sad to see everyone leave Sunday evening. And I think we could have slept all day yesterday.

It's a Boy!

Isn't he adorable!

I am so excited. We found out today that it is a boy! I thought it was a boy all along but we were wrong last time. We would have been excited either way but there are obvious pro's and con's to both sides.

Pro's

Gavin won't be the only boy like Jason
We don't need a new wardrobe

More testosterone in the Keith Family

We know what to expect

We already have the Pee Shield

I don't have to worry about being a proper lady

quite yet.

Con's

I am way outnumbered

I can't buy a cute new wardrobe
(oh, and the shoes and accessories)
More testosterone
My favorite color is pink and there is no
hope of having a pink room now.

Anyways, I think for us this is the best! We can't wait to see what he is like. We can only imagine another little Gavin, because that is all we know. But I am sure he will have his own style and personality. It will be fun to see what he brings to our lives. It all seems so much more real now. 19 weeks and counting!