SLEDDING!!!

A few weeks ago we ventured out to find some snow and got pretty lucky.  Parker called it the best day ever.  It was pretty good!

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I'm not much of a blogger.  I often find it hard to find time, pictures, mental ability, and plain old interesting things to talk post.  I don't travel, I don't have the most exciting job, I'm not super creative and definitely don't have the time to have cute little projects because of the fact that I work.  Every once and while I will go onto other peoples blogs and be so jealous that they have such interesting lives or things to blog about.  Recently I've been following a few blogs that I have found inspiring, a litte weird but incredibly intriguing like my neices, Blueberrylake.  She is only 16 years old but has maturity way beyond me.  She simply writes about everything that makes her happy and the things that boggles her mind.

This got me to thinking....even though I have nothing exciting to blog about, I can still blog.  I have so much stuff happening upstairs that my mouth can't keep up.  I swear sometimes I have a stutter because my brain and my mouth don't work well with one another.  My blog doesn't have to be a novel describing my life, overwhelming amounts of pictures, or even unimportant day to day events that give me something to blog about.  I should be blogging about the most important things in my life that give me a reason to be here and hopefully, like my neice, these things will inspire others to do the same. 

First and foremost the most important would be this little guy...

No not Mr. Magoo but William Mace.  He was born on August 22, 2011 at 8 lbs 1 oz and 19 1/2" long.  Pregnancy was hard but actual labor was the easiest thing I've ever done.  I was induced a week early in fear that he was going to be around 10 lbs but apparently we were wrong:)  Not a big deal.  I was ready for him to come.  I adore him, the kids adore him, and he is pretty much the best baby ever.  Hardly ever cries, sleeps really good, eats good, giggles good, over all everything is good.

Like the pimpin' suit?  It was Terrance's over 30 years ago.

Well until next time:)

Growing up!

Wow! Life has gotten a little crazy in the past few months and I think it is time for a little family update. Sorry no pics but I'll work on that.

First, Tank (aka Terrance). I think he legally wants to change his name but I won't let him. He is still an apartment maintainance guy and is loving it. Hopefully he will be getting a promotion in the next week or so. It's definitely needed!! His current boss has turned him into a 14 year old immature boy. You wouldn't believe the things they do at work. I'm seriously embarrased sometimes but as long as he loves his job and keeps it, I'm happy. He recently has delved into his family history and has adopted his Scottish heritage. He's purchased a Kilt (thanks Helene for an early birthday present!) and is starting to train for the Highland Scottish Games this summer. I think it's a little weird that I'm going to allow my husband to wear a skirt while throwing around big stones and logs but if he is comfortable with it, so am I. Last thing...he is turning 30 in a week or so!! I'm hoping to have a fun surprise party for him but I haven't figured out the details. Good thing he never checks our blog or else I would be in trouble right now.

Next is me...I'm just getting fat:) I am 28 weeks and expecting a boy on August 28th. So far so good. I haven't been that sick at all and I'm not gaining as much weight as I did with my other 2 which is great. It's pretty weird how different each pregnancy can be. The weird dreams are still there but the cravings are not. I'll tell you what, this boy is going to be a crazy one. I swear he never sleeps and is constantly kicking, flipping, and dancing 24/7. At my last Dr. visit while the nurse was listening to the heart beat he kicked so hard it scared the nurse. She couldn't believe that be was that active already. That's all I need is another hyper child to keep me on my toes.

Parker is awesome. He is totally excited about having a brother and insists on calling him Beckham just because his friend at daycare has a brother with that name. I'm not so sure about it yet but we'll see. He recently moved into his own room, in the basement, by himself, and has an alarm clock and his own bathroom. I know that he is only 4 years old but he loves it and it has been a huge stress relief on me. No more fights in the morning regarding getting dressed or brushing his teeth. He does it all on his own now without being asked. He's grown up so much in the past few weeks. As far as size goes, he is 55 lbs and about 4 feet tall and mistaken for a 7 or 8 year old almost every day. He will definitely be a mini-Tank when he gets older.

Rylee is a little princess. Lately she has been way into dresses, shoes, doing her hair, painting her toenails, and likes to pretend to put on makeup when mommy does. I was so afraid that I was going to raise a total tom-boy but she is surprising me every day. She loves to dance. There doesn't even need to be music playing and she'll start dancing. Her favorite move, the booty shake (as Parker calls it). The best night of dancing ever was one night at 11pm after watching a movie Terrance decided to put on the broadway musical Cats. Rylee was totally amazed at what she was seeing. She started to mimic the moves she saw on the TV and just went crazy. Best thing ever. All of us were in tears we were laughing so hard. I can't believe how cute and adorable she is. In prep of her little brother she has moved into a big girl bed and has done pretty good. Last night she was crying and Terrance found her stuck underneath her bed. I'm not sure how she got there but that has been the worst of it. One thing that kills me is she still loves a bottle. On occasion I'll give it her (I know that's bad to do, I'm weak) but once the baby comes she is going to be extremely jealous.

Overall the Henderson's are doing great!

Hello there!

Guess what I did for the first time ever? Family photo!!

We had a hard time all looking at the camera at the same time but oh well. Isn't my family adorable!!! Thanks to Kathy for spending an hour with us and finding a great location. These are the rough drafts. I have to figure out how to change and enhance and make them look more pretty. Who knows how long that will take.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

What am I doing?

So it's 4:22am and I have no idea why I am awake right now. Maybe it was the 12+ hours of sleep I got last night, the constant worrying about finances or my crazy work week/month that all starts tomorrow...well this morning at 9:00am. No better time to check out what others are doing and let you all know what we are up to.

Let's start with the little one. Rylee.

This girl is crazy! She has been walking since....well forever....and is starting to become a total menace. She just discovered that she can climb..half way up things and then she freaks out and starts screaming. I of course always come to her rescue but have to laugh first. One day she'll figure it out. Rylee turned 1 on June 22nd and had an awesome birthday at the zoo with family. She talks a lot but the only words you can make out are MOM, DAD, and Hi. She loves giving kisses but often tries to eat you like a sandwich. Parker thinks it's the funniest thing ever. I'm betting all of you right now that one day she is going to be a beauty queen. I wish I would have gotten a picture, but one day I found her sitting in Parker's Tonka truck waving to no one. Born to be a beauty queen. I wonder who she got that from. Definitely not mom!

Parker is the best kid ever. He has officially started potty training. I know he's a little old to just be starting but I didn't want to force him and he's a little scared of the 'big toilet'. He is doing pretty good. We're still in pull-ups but he's kept them dry all day and has even clogged our toilet with a poop. He's so proud of that! Socializing is a big part of his life right now. His new best friend is our next door neighbor Jasmine (5 yrs old). It's so cute watching him walk next door, knock, and ask her to play. Every day on the way home from work he asks me if he can play with his friends. The other day I had to 'walk him across the street to see a friend'. This is great for me because after living in our house for almost 2 years, I have finally met our neighbors across the street. He's so big. The other day I noticed that he goes to my belly button! He's only 3 1/2 and the size of a 5 or 6 year old. Crazy.

Terrance is awesome! Plain and simple. He just started a new job as a apartment maintenance guy for several complexes downtown. Every day he comes home telling me about how disgusting this apartment was and how many times I would have thrown up if I'd seen it. I asked him if he likes his job. His response 'I LOVE IT'. Weirdo. At least I know that my house isn't the most disgusting thing out there:) For the past year he has always had 2 jobs. A regular 9-5 and then FedEx at night from 5:30-10. Starting in August he will only have one job!!! YIPEE!! I get my husband in the evenings! It's been so hard not having a husband or dad around very much Monday - Friday. On Saturday and Sunday the first thing Parker asks when he wakes up is if dad is home. It's super cute but sad at the same time that he misses his dad so much. I know our situation isn't bad. Some families I know don't see there dad for months at a time. Parker, Rylee, and of course ME love our dad and we can't wait to see him more. Oh yeah...I can't talk about Terrance without mentioning our new pet. The Chin!

Terrance has surprised me with how long he has been able to keep this thing growing despite how much I hate it! Oh well. He sees it as a major accomplishment:) He knows exactly what I want for Christmas...a bald chin! I hope I get it.

Well I guess that only leaves me. I'm still working for Salt Lake County but got a promotion about a month ago. I am now a Program Manager at the County Sports Office in Murray where I run county wide programs. My old boss now calls me the Queen Shiz! I'm pretty much a glorified coordinator. Most Program Managers run their own rec. center but I get to run programs instead. I now work with 4 other full time people in an office. Doesn't sound that weird. Well I went from a super busy rec. center with a constant flow of people coming in and out, phone ringing off the hook, running 7 programs at a time, constantly being bothered by front desk staff, and working evenings and weekends....to working in an office with 4 other people:) I don't work at night or on the weekends unless it's a special situation, I maybe get 5 phone calls a day, and I never get bothered by the front desk. It's so weird! The first 2 weeks I really struggled and wondered if I had made the right choice in moving BUT I discovered that when you have no distractions you can actually get a lot of work done. I'm over the Salt Lake County Corporate Games (olympics for companies), Adult and Youth Volleyball, Snow Blitz, and vending. Vending is a little weird but whatever. I love it! On another note...I am now a runner. I know it sounds a little crazy. Me of all people...running! My neighbor has been training for a half marathon and I offered to help her. We started running over a month ago and haven't been super consistent because of my crazy life but we have been able to 4+ miles every now and then. I even finished a 5K without stopping. Near the end I was running incredibly slow but I was running. I promised her that next year I would run the half with her. I better stick to my promise. Sorry so random but I just completed my first season of coed softball. I played with a few of my volleyball girls and their men up at the U and it was a ton of fun. Of course I was the only one with kids. It was a ton of fun even though I'm not very good. I played 2nd and swing like a girl! No seriously I am now famous for the best full swing bunt! The only athletic ability I have is toward volleyball. I make a complete fool of myself with everything else. Of well.

Well that's us in a nut shell. We've had a pretty fun summer so far. Lots of trips to the Zoo and the lake, we've hit up Wheeler Farm, the Scottish Festival, and the Gateway fountain. I guess I better get to bed since I have to wake up in 2 hours.

Good night...morning!

The only and best way to update....

So this post is kind of screwy! I can't figure out how to rearrange my pics. They are way out of order and some didn't even load. Bummer.

Enjoy!!!

Kathy grabbing Gold & Silver Pawn (Pawn Stars) Bodyguard's gun

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Headed to Hoover Dam

New favorite toy

New favorite place to climb

New favorite place to hide

Wonder Pet Parker

Super Rylee

Birthday present to Parker from friend at work

Terrance the robot

Parker's 3rd Birthday

Self explanatory

Super cute hot pink cast!!!

Massive splint but she didn't care

Trying to crawl

Rylee's part of the mess

The entire mess

Parker the turtle

Parker's house

Super cutenesss

Christmas with the cousins at the Phillips'

Rylee's Christmas present from Aunt Heidi

The Boys (2 are wanna be's, can you tell?)

Christmas goodies

Christmas 2009

I know I need to just get in the habit of posting a blog on a regular basis but I just forget...or something. So I figure pics are the best way to update our family status. We've been through a lot since December. First there was Christmas; then there's been a lot of play time at home that have resulted in the biggest messes; our awesome experience with a broken leg and DCSF (Department of Child and Family Services) in our very own investigation with a detective and everything, new daycare, and a super cute hot pink cast; Parker's 3rd birthday with Transformers; Super Hero Day; more messes with a new hiding spot; the best road trip ever with my sisters and mom to Vegas; and of course Sponge Bob day! A lot more has gone on but that's all of the pics that I have:)

Other than that...Parker is huge!!! At his 3 year check up he is the size of your average 5 year old. He is starting karate next week and he is so excited to be a ninja. HE desperately needs a haircut. I call him my homeless child:) Rylee is getting bigger and bigger everyday. She is 9 months old and getting into everything. I'm afraid she may start walking soon. She can say 'Dada' and 'Mama' pretty good and she's figured out how to point. Apparently she has figured out how to climb stairs really good. I just got her down from the top of my stairs (13 of them to be exact). Terrance is working like mad while studying at the same time. I don't know how he does it. He loves FedEx and that where he ultimately wants to end up, as one of their aviation mechanics. Since Christmas he has not shaved his goatee. He's going to grow it out for an entire year. It is so nappy!!!! I don't think he'll last past June. I'll post a pic as soon as I can. I am the same as I have always been. Still working my tail off at Dimple Dell and at home. I was called as the wards Women's Sport Director and have enjoyed playing basketball for once in my life. Who knew it could be so fun?I'm playing in a couple volleyball leagues and I'm starting my first coed softball league in a couple of weeks. I've never played before so I am scared to death!!! Bummer is that I'm playing a ton but I'm not losing any weight. I blame it on the Easter Candy!

We're still hanging in there....which is a good thing!

Gotta love my 3 year old!!

March 17, 2010

Mom: Guess what day it is today? St. Patrick's Day!!
Parker: What?
Mom: We get to wear all green today because it's St. Patrick's Day.
Parker: No mom. It's not Patrick's Day, it's Sponge Bob Day!

Needless to say we had a yellow dinner that night:)