Oh This Boy!!

My youngest son has always been strong minded and loves to go to battle some days with me. Like any other busy day we had dinner and were in a hurry rushing the kids to eat and get ready to go to Makena's third grade music concert. Hayden of all days decides he doesn't want to eat dinner and is refusing to get dressed. Like always Blaine and I say at least 50 times "Hayden, Eat your dinner and get dressed or you are not going to the concert". In all reality he doesn't even know what a concert is and could probably care less. None the less we continue to threat and he lays on the kitchen floor screaming. I mean are we really going to just leave him at home? No! I think he may be on to us because as we are putting on our coats and heading to the car we find Hayden in the car ready to go in nothing but Scooby Doo undies and shoes!!

He cries and continues to tell us dinner is yucky and what do we do?????

To keep the peace and get Makena to her concert we take him into the mudroom get him dressed and put him in the car and head to the concert.

WITH HIS DINNER STILL SITTING ON THE TABLE!!!

POINT FOR HAYDEN

The Old Dog

Our older dog Hotch is such a trooper. He spends half the day with the puppy hanging off of his neck and never growls back. He just goes with the flow of this crazy family. The things Hotch looks forward to most are riding in the car and he LOVES sleeping with the kids at night. Last night it was Bryden's turn to have Hotch sleep with him. As I went to say goodnight this is what I found. Hotch obediently sleeping in Bryden's Build a Bear dog house. That crazy dog!!!

I wish the kids were equally obedient for me. He is a great old dog!!!

Renewing the Contract

The Dodson 5 has had a lot to celebrate lately!!! This year Blaine and I celebrated out ten year anniversary. We had always had plans of traveling through Europe this year but that was a plan we made before we had kids "and built a new house". We all know kids change everything and for the better!! Since this year Blaine's brother Chad celebrated his 15th anniversary and his parents celebrated their 40th we all decided to go back to Kauai where it all began for Blaine and I and have one big party. That we did!!! I always thought Bryden got his blue eyes from Papa

Sissy and her cousin Blake. Two sincere smiles, Priceless!!

One of my BFFs came over with her family to join the party. It was awesome having them there!! Love ya Beth!!

Sissy is such a glamour girl!!

So ten years later here we are. It has been a wild ten years and I can't wait to see what the next ten bring.

I would rather be here then Europe any day! Who knew??

If someone would have told me I'd have this in ten years I would have never believed them!!

So as part of this big party all three couples decided to renew their vows. It was a perfect day thanks to all of the planning by Blaines mom. Blaine and I have decided as part of our "contract renewal" we will not be adding three more kids to the mix in the next ten years however!!

This is the whole fam!!! Including Blaine's "brother" from Finland, Ilka and his family. Now, on with the holiday season! Happy Holidays everyone!!

My New Friends

As my sweet little baby lay on the couch sleeping Saturday night my first thought was "I better get him up or he will never go to bed tonight". I tried and tried and could not wake him. He must have been so tired so took a picture of him and thought "How can he look sooooo sweet and be such a monster when he is awake"? If I only new what this boy was capable of!!!

The next day Blaine had a rec league basketball game and I could have stayed home with the boys but I have been cleaning and packing for days and needed to get out of the house, so we all hopped in the car and to daddy's game we went. It was a great day until about halfway through the game it started. That ear piercing, nerve wracking, attention getting noise. It was the fire alarm going trough the whole high school. I swallowed and said a little prayer "please don't let it be my child" and ran to where a slue of kids were running around in time to see them all point at my little angle as the culprit.
I wanted to curl up in a ball and die!!! Yes everyone it was MY kid!!!! I then got to meet most of the CDA fire department, the high school principal, and the janitor as they all ran around on a breezy Sunday trying to disarm the alarm. A little lecture to me, a lecture to the three year old burying his face in my chest and peeing down the side of my leg (we went underwear that day, bad choice) and they let us go.
Has Hayden learned his lesson??? I can only hope. What have I learned? If your not sure what to do on any given Sunday, just stay home!!!!! So now I have a story for his baby book and surely one I will never forget!!! Three year olds CAN reach fire alarms!!! I am still trying to laugh about it!!!

Tick..Tock..Tick..Tock..

Halloween has come and gone and the kids are eagerly making their Christmas lists. However, we have one minor event before the Holiday Season can truly begin. VACATION!!! Mommy has eagerly been counting the days until we leave for a little sun and R&R. Tick..Tock..Tick..Tock just 5 days until Kauai!!! I can't wait!!!

Halloween Come and Gone

Another Halloween has come and gone. The kids woke with pure excitement as they broke out their new costumes to wear to school. Hayden and I attended two crazy school parties followed by pizza with friends and an evening of "Trick or Treating" or give me as much candy as I can possibly handle. The Aisan Princess, Bolba Fett and Thomas the Train are now settling down for hopefully a long falls nap!!!
I hope the kids don't wake up asking how many days till Christmas!!

Till next year!!!

Pumpkinpalooza

Excitement is in the air with the anticipation of once again dressing up and going full force toward that final goal. The biggest bag of candy they can possibly get. Halloween can always be bitter sweet since we are saying good bye to outdoor activities (we don't ski) and getting ready for the busy holidays. We did find the time to venture out to Greenbluff on a beautiful day to pick the PERFECT pumpkin. Then daddy swept in to help with carving. I put myself on picture duty!!!

Makena ahas always been able to take the insides out!!

Who gave Hayden a Sharpie!!!!

This one is my favorite. I love the resemblance in the amount of teeth they both have in their mouths.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!