And I thought he didn't listen

So Drake is a total spaz about noises he cannot identify. Especially if he hears a weird noise when he is in bed. Some time ago (after going into his room three times in one night to identify strange noises), I told him that it's just noise and he didn't need to be afraid. And all he needed to do was say a prayer and Heavenly Father would help him not be scared. So tonight I hear him crying a bit so I go in to see what is wrong. It's a noise (the fan blowing some papers) so I tell him it's not something to be afraid of. And he says "I know, I say Heavenly Father, help me not be scared". My heart just melted. How sweet is that?

South Dakota

We just got back from a trip to South Dakota with some of Shane's family and I thought I would share some photos. We left on Wednesday and drove straight through (a twelve hour drive). I was really dreading such a long car trip with Drake, but he did great and only really started complaining about the last 45 minutes and that was because Daddy pointed out "Crazy Horse" and Drake couldn't see it, so it caused stress.

On Thursday we went to the Mammoth dig which was really cool. There were literally thousands of bones in the pit. I was really impressed.

Then we went to Evan's Plunge which is a fun little water park. Shane took Drake on the water slide and he seemed to be ok with it, but I think it scared him a bit. He kind of had a look on his face like he knew he should like it, but he really didn't. Thursday night we went to Mt. Rushmore, and the photos just don't do it justice. It was so cool.

Friday we went to Bear Country and learned that bears can be taught to be pack animals. LOL We first drove through the park and there were so many bears, just wandering through the fields and by the side of the road.

Then we walked through this part where they had baby bears. It was so fun to just sit and watch them play and run around.

In the afternoon we went to Reptile Gardens which was fun. We got to see a little snake show, a bird show and an alligator show. This guy showed us how to "control" an alligator. It made me nervous just to watch him in this enclosure with a couple dozen alligator. But it was really cool.

Friday night we went to a chuck wagon dinner and show, which was this group of fiddle players. It was ok, but not my favorite part of the trip. Drake was really restless so I ended up taking him outside so he could run around. At least the show was loud enough that I could hear it.

Saturday we went on a train ride, which was the highlight of Drake's trip. He was so excited to ride a real train. It was pretty fun.

Then we went to a gold mine and it could have been fun, but our tour guide was a bit weird (ok, a lot weird). But Shane bought me a ring with Black Hill's gold in it, so that made me happy. After that we were "funned out", so we just had dinner and took the kids to the pool.

All in all it was a fun trip and Shane's family is a joy to travel with. Thanks to his sister Melanie for planning such a fun trip.

He's so logical

Many of you know that I have started training to run a 5k (not a big feat, I know, but when you haven't even jogged for years, it is not easy). I have been going in the mornings before Shane goes to work, but since he was out of town yesterday, I had to take Drake in his stroller. So I start running and the following conversation takes place:

Drake: You running? (with some shock in his voice)
Me: Yup
Drake: Who is trying to get you?
Me: Nobody, I am just running.
Drake: Why?
Me: Cause it is good for me.
Drake: Oh
((Couple of minutes of silence except for my labored breathing.))
Drake: You ok, mommy?
Me: Yeah, it is just hard to run.
Drake: Then stop running.

Such a logical solution, why didn't I think of it?

So....yeah

It's not that I don't want to blog, I just find my life so incredibly boring that I figure no one really wants to read about it. I am truly going to try to do a weekly update and see if anyone actually reads the darn thing.

So let's see....I just finished my second week of "training" for a 5k I am running with my sisters in the fall. I can't say I am loving it so far, but I do feel better, despite having lost no weight. GRRRR!! And speaking of not losing weight, I just lost my "biggest loser" contest with the hubby. I talked big, but when it came down to it, he more than doubled my weight loss. He is looking pretty good though and has some pretty nice muscles. Mmmmmm!!

Anyway, Drake got his first black eye this past week. He fell off a stool and then the stool fell on him. It was sort of cool to watch the bump and bruise form instantly since I had never seen that happen before, but I feel really bad for the kid. Shane is trying to teach him to say "I disobeyed" when people ask what happened. Bad Daddy!

It's a small, small world.

(You can hum the song if you want to while you read this.) So I signed up to be a Heritage Makers consultant a couple of weeks ago, though I had never heard of them and have no idea what I am doing. (More on that later). Well, the other day, a guy Shane works with is at our house for lunch and Shane mentioned that I was going to be gone that night. The guy says "so is my wife", to which Shane replies "she isn't by chance going to some 'scrapbook' thing is she". Come to find out this guy's wife also does Heritage Makers. So we met up at the meeting and I have to say, I love her. So now I at least have a buddy in this little business endever.

Time to update

You know, I would be better about updating if you visitors would leave more comments. :) Anyway, Easter was a couple of week and it was a blast. It was the first year that Drake really got into it. He was so excited every time he found and egg and thought he had to open them as soon as he found them, which resulted in a lot of candy on the ground. Oh well. These a my two favorite photos from the weekend. As you can tell, he LOVED his new Thomas movie.

Is it false hope?

For a couple of weeks now Drake has been interested in the "potty". I sort of brushed it off at first, but finally decided that if he wants to potty, I would give it a try. So for the last few days I have been asking him if he needs to go. And other than at night and during naps, he has not gone in his diaper at all. The only problem is that he never really tells me he needs to go unless I ask him. Am I trying to do this too early, or should I stick with it and just be patient. I don't feel frustrated at all, I just don't know if it is really too early to hope for him to be potty trained. He is just under 2 1/2. What do you think?