Slacker.

Good day!


I know, I know, I am fully aware of my slacking off lately. I am rather disappointed in this.
Things just haven't seemed to slow down at all lately.

Where to begin?

In the last six months:

-Tyson has received a raise and has gotten promoted at Morgan Pest Control, He is also still a volunteer fireman and has recently gone on a few "structure" fires. I use to get a little nervous about these fires, but not so much anymore.... He totally loves it. He says it's an adrenaline rush, and beyond rewarding when they have an opportunity to save someone's life. Tyson is going to school this semester, and hopefully will be able to get a degree within the next year or so.

- I have continued to do hair at Salone Sienne and I honestly do love doing hair. It's not always an easy job-- achieving exactly what the client is shooting for, however, when I make someone feel beautiful, it's totally worth it. I am also working for DB Systems in Hurricane. I mostly list items on Ebay for them ( and I get to do this from home) But occasionally I work in the warehouse on random things. I am grateful for this job... it's really nice to be able to do this from home and make some extra money. I am also the enrichment coordinator for church. I have a full-blown love/hate relationship with this calling... but, non-the-less, it's coming along okay.

- Parks is still going to Pre-school and he really loves it. He loves riding the bus, loves his friends, and really loves learning. He has improved on many levels but of course, he IS still 3 1/2 and can be troublesome. I relish the opportunities I have with him where we have full conversations about the new things he is interested in, new friends, new favorites, etc. He often surprises me at how quick-witted he can be for his small size. He adores Scooby-doo, Dino Dan, and Umizoomi right now. I say, right now, because these 'things' seem to change on a regular basis. Parks is such a handsome little boy. He has exceptionally long, thick eyelashes and gorgeous brown eyes. I've wished many times to have those beautiful eyelashes.

- Tracen is now 10 months old and is such a chub lub! I could easily eat him up with kisses all day. He is a total Momma's boy and I have thoroughly enjoyed this. Parks is/was only that way when he is/was tired, sick, hurt, etc. My little Tray-Bug is starting to walk but isn't as steady as he sometimes thinks he ought to be. He has probably gotten way more goose eggs then the average ten month old. I'm sure of it... Poor kid. Tracen loves to eat, and eat, and eat... oh, and eat. He outright loathes bath time and will spend forever playing the bath. Right now he is teething but does have his bottom two teeth already. He is into mimicking right now and will try to mimic almost anything we do... He blows raspberries like nobodies business, and has started to babble. He can say Momma, Dadda, and of course: no. =D Tray has the most adorable dimples ever. Every time he shows off his tiny two-teeth grin his little dimples pop out -- or in. ;) I am crazy about them.

Anyhow, so here's a slight update on what's going on. I will try to work on keeping up a little more.. Especially with photos!!
xoxox

{park says}

Parks: Mom, whats Maya going to be for Halloween?
Me: A Princess.
Parks: What's Tracen going to be?
Me: A monster
Parks: What's Shawn going to be?
Me: A hippie!!
Parks: OH, I want to be a Hippo, or a Rhino!
Me: No, Parks, a Hip-pie, hippie!
Parks: Yeah, a hipp-o, hippo!

Parks says:

I dropped my flat iron on the floor in the bathroom...and this is our convo:
Me: Oh, man...
Parks: aw... snap!

Another Conversation with his dad:
Tyson: What's your name?
Parks: Parks Irvine.
Tyson: What's your brothers name?
Parks: Tracen Irvine.
Tyson: What's Daddy's name?
Parks: Tyson.
Tyson: What's mommy's name?
Parks: Mommy.

Parks is starting pre-school today and I am really really excited for him, but I have to admit, I am a tiny bit sad that he's getting so big already.
He is one of the most stubborn kids alive. I'd bet on it.
He still carries a toy with him quite often, and doesn't want to ever leave it's side.
He tries to "wrestle" with Tray quite often, and I have to remind him that he's being too rough with his brother.
He loves to jam out to music in the car.
Sometimes he'll walk around the house on all fours and pretend to be some kind of animal.
He has recently named his favorite dragon, Camden, Camden the Dragon.
His favorite color is red.
He has conversations out loud to himself quite often : "Guess what? We are going to Gammy's house in a little while to play.... dat will be so fun, huh? Okay.. go get your shoes"
He loves to watch cartoons in the morning.
He'll only eat cereal if it's dry... no milk in it.. and pretty much only golden grahams.
I often call him P-Monkey, because he can and does climb everywhere.
He loves to take showers.
Wants me to sing "Silent Night" to him STILL every single night, AND prayers with mommy & daddy.
His prayers usually go exactly like this : "Dear Heavenly Father, in da name Jesus, Amen" -- nothing in between.
He likes to be in charge.
Favorites: Busses, Rv's, Diesels, Planes, and of course Tractors!
Parks is a lot of fun, but such a little handful, and I'm so excited to see what this school year will bring with him.

Silly kid.

I have to admit, this little sunshine is so very special. =)

Lake Naci, CA

Lake Naci for Memorial.
It was a ton of fun. We invited some friends-- and all ended up having a blast-- minus the cold weather... =/ Parks loved it, he was in his own element for the most part and overall behaved really well. Tracen was a perfect baby. He does really well for the most part and seems to only cry when he's tired and/or hungry. I've been blessed to have good babies.

My goofy dad! ;)

Parks and Kade

Our dock is the furthest one, with the slide.

It's a party! Parks is 3!!!!!!!

Parks had a birthday party at his Gammy's house with lots of family. It's so fun for him to have so many cousins. We had pizza, pasta salad and cake/ice cream. It wasn't anything to exciting, fairly simple.. but I think he felt special-- which is what counts the most!! =)
Parks is my little challenge, but I am so grateful for him and I do love him very much. He's taught me a lot about being a mother.... and I am excited about this next year of pre-school and such. He's so big now... and very busy... but it would be very boring if he weren't around. ;)

Tracen Taft Irvine

Tray has now been blessed with a name. We blessed him just recently. It was a really beautiful blessing that his dad gave him. I was grateful that much of our family was able to be with us to celebrate his day.