Feet First!

In the past month Dawson has just been cruising with crawling and also walking along furniture. He can stand on his own for a few seconds and it's always getting longer. He loves to climb on things-as most children do. He just thinks its the coolest thing that he knows how to climb on the couch, on the arm of the couch, onto the kitchen counter. (yes, he does this many times a day) I am always saying feet first when he goes to climb down and he is a pro at it now! I feel like he really understands me. He just scoots on his tummy until his feet are at the edge and pushes himself down. He never fails! Good job Dawson!

Husbandless again...

J.D. left last Thursday to go to cali again... :( It is truly an adjustment to have him and not have him. Thank goodness the summer is almost over! I like it better when he's here, except I do like having a lot of room in the bed to kick and roll... I like to cuddle, but a big bed is also nice. :) It's better to have him here though.

Dawson is doing so much! He repeated 'No' to me today after I said it to him... I know.. scary right? He fed himself with a spoon and has continued to since yesterday. He's a smart bugger! He can climb couches to counters in the kitchen now... go figure! He loves to dance! It's the cutest thing to watch him head bang and bounce. What's even more amazing is that he's on beat! He loves to cuddle and hold on to my neck with both hands while he falls asleep. He is standing all the time now, but isn't really into walking yet. I'm not forcing him at all.. I figure let him do it on his own. He'll figure it out. His yeast infection is finally going away! Whoo HOO! I hate them!

As for me, I am still staying at home. We have hardly been home this summer, but I'm starting to actually feel like I live in this apartment. I am looking for a 1-2 nights a week job. So any Cedar Citians hear of anything, please let me know. I finished Dawson's scrapbook for his 1st year. I know he has a month left, but I don't have anymore room in his book... Until further notice we are doing great!

Pepsi, swimming, & Cabela's!

This last Monday we went up north to visit Uncle Choc and get J.D. a scope for his rifle. We decided to start at Cabelas. Dawson loved seeing the fishes, and animals. We were there for 3 hours! Mom was ready to go home... but we had to go to Gunnies in orem. We found the scope he wanted and they mounted it... it took 2 1/2 hours because J.D.'s rifle isn't an ordinary one.. So we finally left and they closed. Next thing we know... J.D. can't pull his action out on the gun.. so to make a long story short, we stayed at Uncle Chet and Aunt Bobi Sue's house ( :( they weren't there though) Thank you Thank you for letting us stay though! We got everything fixed in the morning and headed home.

We then went to St. George and had a blast at Grandma Shelley's. She bought a sweet pool thing and Carson and Dawson went skinny dippin! Whoo hoo! They loved being naked!
To end off our fun times, Dawson is a pepsi lover.... (I wonder where that came from... yes, I'm a pepsi-holic. They say pepsi runs in the shelley blood ) Dawson found a can and couldn't resist the taste. Naked and a pepsi just might be in his top 3 things. Playing in water would be first :) I think I will send this to pepsi Co. for advertisement.... lol!

Happy Birthday to J.D.

WHOO HOO to J.D. he's 24! His birthday is the 31st of July, but my family had a celebration for him last weekend. We are going to Holden this weekend for his family celebration. At my mom's house we had a BBQ with homemade ice cream and peach cobbler! It was so yummy. Then we played Buzz Word. We then opened presents. It was such a good story I'm going to tell it.
So for years J.D. has wanted a rifle. We always found reason not to get one. This year my whole family pitched in to get him a good rifle. Me and my brother Matt went to the pawn shop in Beaver while J.D. was in cali workin. We got a rifle, some shells and a case. The day before the party J.D. said, can we go look at guns.. I replied," J.D. I'm so sick of hearing about getting a gun. We will get one when we have the money. All day thats all I hear.." He simply said, "Thats the first time 'today' I've mentioned it." Well when we opened presents I wrapped the shells and hid the gun in the other room. J.D. opened the shells and said, "... did you get me..." I said, "It's for when you do get a gun." Then I ran into the other room and grabbed the case (which had the gun in it) I came out saying, " I got you a case too, so when you do get a gun you have it. " Then he could feel the case was heavy. He thought I put his 22 in there... hahaha! Then he pulled out his rifle. He was so exstatic. It was so funny! Now.. he wants a scope... you'd think he would be more happy with just a gun. lol
ANYWHO! Happy birthday to my love!