Who Am I? - Poem assigned for Open House at School

Just sharing a poem written by James for a school assignment. The poem was formatted where he had to answer questions to complete the sentences.

Who Am I?

By James Stock

Who am I?

A basketball player, a boy scout, a Mormon.

Do other people really know who I am?

To my parents, I am the oldest and most responsible son,

To my teachers, one who always is ready to work hard,

Sometimes I am respectful,

While other times I am selfish.

I am part of the world.

Part of California,

part of a community,

part of a LDS church,

part of a family.

Mature when it comes to school, I am one who gets his work done on time.

Yet a child when around friends, I am a goofball around friends.

I am always hardworking, caring, determined, funny, and polite.

I am a positive person who will worry about everything said or assigned.

I dream about playing on a NBA team.

for a job,

for money,

for a family.

I remember when I did not like being a cub scout,

And yet sometimes I miss the good times.

Often now as a boy scout, I feel like going back in time and changing my experiences in cub scouts.

Sometimes I want to go to my own world,

Only to play basketball and play video games.

Who am I?

Tall, very blond, responsible, funny,

And most of all, a trustworthy leader.

My Boys

My heart melted when I drove up the street and saw my boys playing basketball together. In my mind's eye I immediately saw my pair of toddlers in their cargo pants and little boy shirts shootin' hoops on their Fisher Price basketball stand. I'm so glad they have each other - it's a pain and a blessing having boys so close in age.

October Rundown Week 4

Red Ribbon Week = I'm at school dressed and ready daily to take yearbook photos :)

Rain = walking at mall

Dance

Last week of basketball

Visiting Teaching

Encore Choir

Post Office Field Trip - scouts

Boy Scouts

Pack Meeting - Cub Scouts

Two interviews for scout badges

Scout Camp out for James & Dad

Star Wars Episode II for Jake & I

Bridal Shower

PlaySchool Halloween Party

Crazy Hair Day

Trunk or Treat at Church

Halloween at Our House:

Jayson's pumpkin:

Jessica's pumpkin:

Our pumpkin muffins:

East Canyon

Little Boy at Play

This is a regular sight at our house.

Usually he sets up his Tonka Chuck & Friends Play Yard Set in the walkway by the kitchen.

This is classic - toys oozing out of the organization bins in the background and two pairs of sister's shoes lying around.

DISNEYLAND - January 2011 - His Own Annual Pass

Jayson has his own annual passport now. He & I have had several Daytime Disney Dates while the kids were at school. I love having one on one time with him. He's still afraid of the characters, but he saw Mary Poppins and wanted to approach her. He clung to my leg so I could get enough distance to take a photo. He listened to her talk with her British accent. He might have been crushing on her.

A Dozen Years for Our Firstborn - January 18, 2011

I always like to make birthday cakes for my children. Perhaps I should invest in cake decorating classes. I insist on doing it, but have absolutely NO training. So I decided I should make a sphere cake for the ball (which I think I had to bake twice because I didn't let it bake long enough) and made homemade marshmallow fondant because I didn't want all the preservatives in the store bought variety and because I was trying to make the cake as difficult as possible. Marshmallow fondant was a ridiculously sticky mess until you get it kneaded to the right consistency. But I has happy the I could create a #12 basketball jersey for the cake.

Pizza Pajama Party - The American Girl Late Over

Jessica usual dreads the annual Fathers & Sons weekend. Being the only girl in her family it makes her feel especially left out because everyone gets to go but her. This year we planned to have a Pizza Pajama Party while the boys were gone. She's always asking when she can have sleepovers, so we also made this event into a LATE-over (where you go, stay late, have all the fun, but then get to sleep in your own cozy bed).

On her birthday Jessica received several American Girl craft supplies from her friend Mallory and from her Mom. This was the perfect night to complete these fun projects.

Upon arrival we jumped right into CRAFTS. The girls started to scrapbook their photos from the American Girl Cafe lunch we had on their birthday weekend. The moms were taking turns at the iron to apply the decals to their daughters aprons and matching doll aprons.

The girls and their dolls wore their matching pajamas :)

We enjoyed Papa Johns Pizza, salad, and root beer together. The girls had Rainbow Sherbet and the moms had Blueberry Pomegranate Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream. I would have never thought to toss those flavors together, but SO GOOD.

We finished out the night with the Kit Kittredge movie. It was a super fun girls night. Looking back I don't even remember how pounding my head was through most of the evening.