Photo Time 9-26-8

We took Daxton in to get his pictures taken for the year. I drove up during my lunch. He was good for the first 3 pictures and then he was showing off. It was not a good experience. But that is totally normal for him. My mom told him that if he took good pictures that they would go do a Build a Bear…or dinosaur. He named the dino, Dan-a-sor…creative for a 4 year old.

Daxton and is prize

Decor and a 4 year old 9-23-8

So, it's time to decorate for Halloween. Not because I love the holiday or anything, but because Daxton is a kid and every kid should get to decorate for holidays even if the parents hate it.

I invited my mom to come over and watch us decorate. First I knew that it was going to be difficult for me because I like things my way. And second he is only 4 and creative and likes things his way.



We went to All A Dollar for lunch and picked up some decorations. Not much, just enough to make it fun for Daxton. I got an idea that I wanted to wrap this banner around my door. It would have taken me 5 minutes to do it if I hadn’t had help but I had the help of Daxton.

It was so fun, Daxton was trying to get the banner to hang down all of the stairs, along the walls, basically it was everywhere but around the door. Finally my mom distracted him with taking his picture for two second so that I could get it up. He

was so excited that he just about killed me with his excitement and energy.

What should have taken 5 minutes ended up taking about 20 minutes. But hopefully he will have some fun memories of helping his mom decorate for the holidays!

Ready, Set...Go 9-20-8

On Saturday my Dad had tickets to go to the Miller Raceway out in Tooele, so when I got the invite I was all over it. We went out there first thing in the morning. Daxton was excited. It was kind of a long drive out there. We stopped for breakfast and Daxton wouldn’t eat because it wasn’t Mac N’ Cheese or chicken nuggets. He was not happy to drive all the way out there without a TV…poor kid. Haha

This is us on our way

Pulling faces trying to pass time

This is Daxton's crazy face...who knows

The wind blew like crazy. When we pulled in I saw crazy expensive cars…I was in Brandi heaven. I was so excited. Then Daxton got excited because he wanted to find MACK’s truck. There we quite a few drivers there. I did my best to watch the race but it was kind of difficult with a 4 year old who was totally tire. It was really fun though. We didn’t stay for very long. I saw a Ferrari and that made the whole trip. Dad and Daxton wouldn’t take any pictures of me so I didn’t have any but I was really there.

Daxton, our seats over looked the pits...which was the best part

Daxton and my Dad...see the pit crew in the background

This was a crashed car they were loading on the truck

Daxton's new hat, I think its missing now haha

Flowers 9-19-08

On Friday at almost 5pm I was on the phone with a customer and a flower lady walked in. When this happens I always think…oh, someone is getting flowers. She read the name on the card and she said “Brandi.” I shook my head assuring here that she was here. I was in total shock! Who on earth could this be from? I looked at the card, and since I never have gotten flowers before didn’t even know that it opened up. It was from my cousin TAHNEE! She has been my best friend since her birth. I cried. The note read, “Thinking of you…Love Tahnee.” The funny thing is that I have wanted to send her flowers for at least 6 months now. So I was so touched that she sent them to me. I love her to death and she will always be my boo-tobi!

6 Quirks 9-17-8

Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yourself. A quirk is an odd mannerism, a peculiar habit, or aspect of somebody’s character. Tag 6 fellow bloggers.

I have so many things that I do that are totally weird habits, its part of being OCD. So I will try not to do straight compulsive habits. I couldn't do this because they are totally normal to me so, thanks for the help Chels!

1. I iron my sheets. I don’t do this every time but I do it as much as I can. I like them to be nice and smooth with now wrinkles. But I am not the only one. My Grandma and Carl at work does it too so I am not he only weird one.

2. I don’t believe in making my bed. I wake up get ready and leave. When I come home I get ready for bed and get back in it so I don’t see why I really need to make it. If I was home for more then 5 minutes I would make it.

3. As soon as I see white on my fingernails I cut them. I like to keep them short. Most of the time I cut them too short and they hurt, even bleed sometimes. I just can’t stand to have nails.

4. I yell at people when I am driving. Well, I don’t yell at them but I talk to people that I think are crappie drivers. Like people who don’t know how to yield when getting on the freeway, and when you have to pass people on the right because they think the fast lane is for just driving in. I by the way am a bad driver. I know this and I don’t pretend to be a good driver.

5. I don’t like to dip. I like chips no salsa. Sometimes I do ketchup on my fries but for the most part I like it plain. I don’t like a side of Ranch with everything…I just don’t dip.

6. No fingers on the windows. You know how you see the cars that you can’t see out of the windows, not acceptable. I was raised that if you touch the windows when you get home you were going to clean the windows. I like clean windows. I try to make the same rules for Daxton but it doesn’t work because he thinks its fun to clean the windows. Dang it!

I tag Rylee, Mindi, KrisAnn, Kristy, Malia and Shae!

Hair Cut 9-10-8

Last night I was getting Daxton ready for bed. We took a bath…since he was filthy from being with his dad. When he was done we were washing our hands and I looked at him, he had cut his hair! I said to him, Daxton did you cut your hair? He would not answer the question. I couldn’t believe it. I think he did it sometime today. He has always wanted to cut his hair so when I saw that he had finally did it I wasn’t that shocked. You can’t really tale when it’s fixed so I guess that we are just going to have to make sure that he always has his hair done. I think I am not going to tell his dad…then we will see if he says anything to me or if he even notices it. haha

Sorry my lid was up

Fluff 9-7-8

This is the best picture I could get of Daxton's new bunny

The first thing we did Sunday morning was go to Grandma's to see his bunny...he was so excited that he was up with the sun. That's nothing new, just a pain to wake up at 7 on a weekend. Then we went to church. After church my grandma and grandpa Hyer stopped by. They stayed a long time for them. Daxton wanted to swim...needless to say, Fluff got a little wet also. He hated it. I told Daxton that his bunny isn't going to like his boy if you keep doing things he doesn't like to him. We wrapped the bunny up like a baby so he would be so scared.

Daxton insisted that his bunny wanted to go for a ride on his 3wheeler

I am not sure that with all of this love an attention that this bunny is going to live very long. Haha

The Mt. Sterling Stampede 9-6-8

Every year on Labor Day my family (my uncle Curt, with support and help from everyone) puts on a small rodeo called “The Mt. Sterling Stampede.” This year it was a weekend later do to the rain. It is so much fun. Its fun to watch the kids try a sport that is not easy, and watch how they handle the end result.

Tahnee and Jessica (cousins) riding around the arena

RaCinda, Kalie, Jessica and Sue in the kitchen

Daxton and Abbie in there cowboy clothes

This year I talked Daxton into riding a sheep. He talked to the sheep before hand asking them if “any of them had horns?” It was so funny. He was so excited. I dressed him as cowboy as I could, although my cousins were sure to mention that he looked like “a city cowboy.”haha On the sign up desk sat the trophies for all the kids to see. Daxton was determined to win one. The first event is the sheep riding. All the kids got in an area to wait for there turn. Daxton again talked to the sheep. He was way nervous but he was trying to be a stud so he handled it like it was no big deal, ya now dancing around and wiggling like crazy. Then it was his turn, they took him and put him in to get ready on the sheep. I ran out to the arena and got ready to film. The shoot opened and here comes Daxton. I was standing in the arena and with the excitement I turned off my camera. I didn’t get his big moment on film. Then to top it off the stupid sheep headed right towards me. I screamed and saw Daxton’s scared face. When he got within a foot of running into me Daxton just let go. The ride was over. Daxton was so upset that he didn’t stay on longer. He knew he had not won the ride and was very sad for like 30 minutes. At one point I took him over to the trophies and took his picture and told him, “There, now everyone will think that you won!” haha

Daxton and Hunter in line for there ride

Daxton talking to the sheep before his ride

Dad trying to cheer up Daxton

Daxton holding a trophie...that he didn't win

I knew that the bunny, chicken and goat chase was coming up so I hoped that would make him happy. The time had come. I was in the arena with him giving him all the good advice I could think of, spot your target, run as fast as you can, push whoever gets in your way, jump right on the animal of your choice and stiff arm anyone you need to in order to get what you want.” With that said and a few dirty looks…on your marks, get set…GO! They were off. I get my camera out and try to film the event; again I end up turning my camera off. No pictures, dang it! There was a big pile of kids and I though oh no, he isn’t going to get one or he is going to knock someone dead with the advice I gave him. Then all of the kids stand up and all of them had a bunny. It wasn’t just one bunny it was a pile of them. Daxton had caught a bunny! He was so happy!

Daxton right before they said GO

Daxton and his new bunny...look how happy Daxton is

Oh, on a side note, my mom made a joke and I am so proud of her I am posting it...Daxton's first name for the bunny was Shippy. Mom said, "yea, the first thing we are going to do is Shippy it off to Alaska." haha good job mom!

Then the rodeo is almost over except for the raffle. I was standing there talking to RaCinda about Daxton’s bunny that we were showing off and I hear…”Corey Hyer, Corey Hyer has won the colt.” It’s my uncle that is announcing everything, and he is a total joker so I was thinking…that’s a good one Curt. Haha Then RaCinda get a look on her face and she is like, he is serious. I turned and looked at the arena and there is Corey getting his pony! HOLY CRAP, Corey just won a pony! Daxton and I took off running. What an eventful evening. Corey was way excited to have won a pony and KrisAnn was like, what in the world are we going to do with a colt. I am not sure what the outcome was, we had to leave.

Corey (my brother) and his new colt...so excited

KrisAnn and her fake excitment over her new colt...haha

Golf N' 9-4-8

Daxton had a nap so we were able to do something after work instead of just going to bed. It was the perfect weather so I said lets go to Cherry-Hill. So my Mom and Daxton and I went for a round of golf.

Grandma Convinced Daxton to ride the aligator. He didn't want to but for the sake of a picture he agreed. But he wouldn't put his head in its mouth even for a picture. haha

Everytime I went to hit my ball there was Daxton blocking it. He was everywhere!

Daxton was so excited to be doing something...I think. On the first hole I showed him how to line up and how to hold his club. He almost got a hole in one on the first hole. I think after that he got a little cocky and wouldn't stop long enought to even look as to where the hole was.

This was us just goofing off. By the time we were to this hole he was totally done.

It really was so much fun. He had me laughing all the way through. When we were almost at the end he finally burned all of his energy so I was able to play a little golf. Only for one or two holes.

Daxton insisted that his was his favorite one. He told me all the way through that this one was his favorite one. But I think that the one where it goes in the house and comes up the little ski lift and down the snow was his favorite. Lucky for everyone we were the last people on the course.