July 4th (3rd....5th....)

I guess it's better late then never to post about our 4th (3rd/5th) of July. I ended up having most of that weekend off, which was awesome.

On the 3rd, after I got off work, we headed to Nephi for bbqing with Joe's family. It was nice relaxing by the creek that goes through their back yard and just being with family. James sported his almost too small 4th of July shirt that day.

We spent the night went to church, then headed to my mom's house for more bbqing and fireworks. It was fun visiting with my family and seeing all the nieces and nephews. After dinner, while we were waiting for it to get dark, we went for a walk around the neighborhood. I wish I had a picture of our walk. My sister and I have the exact same brand of stroller and they're basically the same colors. We probably made quite the scene. Fireworks were awesome as always. Even if it was a quick little show. Though we had this box of ones that just flashed and my brother in law said they were going to cause seizures. Ah, good times. James just stared and stared at the fireworks. I was kind of surprised he didn't cry or anything.

Waiting for the Show to Begin

James Watching Fireworks

James turned 5 months about a week ago. I wish he would stop growing so fast. He's now able to roll over on to his stomach, but then starts to get mad cause he can't go any where. It's getting easier for him to just lay there and play even though he's stuck. I'm sure in no time he'll be crawling all over and then I'll really have to baby proof my house.

Trying to Roll Over (Now He's a Pro)

His Famous Sleeping Position

The Beginning Of Trouble

He now sticks he's legs through the bars and they've almost gotten stuck a few times. I've started making bumper pads to prevent the sticking of legs in bars. I'm about 2/3 done. They are going to be so cute. I'll post pictures of the finish product.

Just what I needed....

I came across this video on a family members blog. I've been having a hard week and this was just what I needed. I thought I'd share it too for any other mother out there needing encouragement.



Thank you Beth for sharing.

My dream

I had a weird dream last night. First of all I hate it when I have dreams about work. Though it didn't take place at work, it still was about it.

It started off that I had slept in till noon instead of getting up at 5 for work. As I came out of the bedroom, Joe was watching TV and asked me why I wasn't at work. I told him that I decided last night I wanted to work the 2-10 shift instead of the 6-2 shift and I apparently had called one of my co-workers in the middle of the night and switched shifts. (Of course that normally wouldn't work cause who would be willing to pick up a 6-2 shift last min?)

Then Joe got mad cause we were suppose to leave after I got off work at 2 to go to his parents for the 4th of July and I ruined our plans. I told him I didn't care and I really needed the extra hours of sleep and we could still go to his parents after I got off.

After our argument, I got ready for work and left and that was the end.