Hats and Dates

This past weekend we went to Byron's cousin, Dennis, mission homecoming. They had a get together Saturday night. Dennis was gracious enough to get all the young cousins a hand stiched hat from Peru where he served. That was very kind of him and very generous as there are several cousins. Landen won't wear his and that is why he is crying in this picture because I was forcing him to sit there and wear it.

After Dennis' homecoming party, Byron and I were able to go on a much needed date. We haven't gone alone somewhere in a very long time. I can't even remember the last time we went on a date. A few friends from Byron's work were all getting together to go bowling. So we decided to join them. It was lots of fun. I haven't bowled for probably 8-10 years. So it has been a very long time. The first game we played, I got a strike the very first bowl and then from then on out, I got maybe one or two pins. It was so embarrasing. I couldn't figure out my problem. My high score was 29. I know how pathetic. The second game, it hit me to use a smaller ball. Well, DUH! Why I didn't do that way earlier beats me. The second game I got a 93. Yes, that isn't great, but it is a whole lot better than 29. And besides, everyone else was getting a score around mine. So we were all average bowlers. I didnt' get any good pictures of us bowling, because Byron was embarassed that I had my camera there. He hates pictures, but I don't care. So I told him that I would only take a few and then he could go put it back in the truck. What a grinch!

Anyone want a new look!

Does anyone want a free cut, style, and dye. Yes there is a catch! It will be done by a student in school for cosmotology. She needs someone for an test this week and next week, but doesn't know who to get. So if you are interested, let me know.

Just a little update!

Not much has been going on in the Singleton home lately. We dont see much of Byron except on the weekends. He has been working 80 hours a week, YES, a WEEK! I hate it. He has got to be getting so exhausted. But somehow he is like the energizer bunny, he just keeps going and going and going.

I got together with Katie again to make hair bows. This is what I have made so far. I bought tons of ribbon, so I need to get busy and make more. These can also go on headbands, which is all that Sydney can wear right now since she doesn't have any hair. After she outgrows her headbands and grows some hair, then I can put them in her hair. Everyone knows that I am uncoordinated and not very crafty. But I guess even I can make something cute. At least I think they are cute.

The other day we walked to the park. Landen loves it there. I have the hardest time getting him to leave. He usually cries all the way home. He is such a little dare devil. When he first tried out the slide, he was a little bit nervous and wanted me to hold his hand. Now he walks up there all by himself and goes down all by himself. When he gets off of the slide, he laughs and makes a joyful sound like he just had the best time of his life. Then he runs back to the stairs to climb back up and go down the slide again. It is so cute.
I bought this work station off of Craigs list. Landen loves it! The only bad part about it, which the lady whom I bought it from warned me about, is that some of the tools are really noisy. After a while, you get tired of all the noise and want to throw the toys away. But at least it keeps him occupied for the most of the day.


I just love my little smiley Sydney. She is so dang cute! I love it when she talks to me. The close up picture is of her talking to me. It's so adorable. If I'm not paying attention, she cries until I look at her. Or she will put on a little pouty frowny face. If I walk out of the room, she starts to cry until I come back to pay attention to her. Thank goodness for the vibrating chair or else I would get nothing done. She is definatley a GIRL! Drama already! But we love her. She has such a cute personality.

A LESSON LEARNED WITH BROWNIES

I had to totally post this. A friend sent this to me. I'll have to remember this when my children are older.

BROWNIE RECIPE
A father of some teenage children had the family rule that they could not attend PG-13, R or X rated movies. His three teens wanted to see a
particular popular movie that was playing at local theaters. It was rated PG-13. The teens interviewed friends and even some members of their family's church to find out what was offensive in the movie. The teens made a list of pros and cons about the movie to use to convince their dad that they should be allowed to see it.
The cons were:
*It contained ONLY 3 swear words!
*The ONLY violence was a building exploding (and you see that on TV all the time they said),
*You actually did not "see" the couple in the movie having sex, it was just implied sex, off camera.
The pros were:
*It was a popular movie, (a blockbuster).
*Everyone was seeing it.
*If the teens saw the movie then they would not feel left out when their friends discussed it.
*The movie contained a good story and plot.
*It had some great adventure and suspense in it.
*There were some fantastic special effects in this movie.
*The movie's stars were some of the most talented actors in Hollywood .
*It probably would be nominated for several awards.
*Many members of their Christian church, including the pastor, had even seen the movie and said it wasn't really "that bad".
Therefore, since there were more pros than cons the teens asked their father to reconsider his position on just this ONE movie and let them have permission to go see it. The father looked at the list and thought for a few minutes. He said he could tell his children had spent some time and thought on this request. He asked if he could have a day to think about it before making his decision. The teens were thrilled, thinking, "Now we've got him! Our argument is too good! Dad can't turn us down!" So, they happily agreed to let him have a day to think about their request. The next evening the Father called his three teenagers, who were smiling smugly, into the living room. There on the coffee table he had a plate of brownies. The teens were puzzled. The father told his children he had thought about their request and had decided that if they would eat the brownies, then he would let them go to the movie. But, he explained, just like the movie, the brownies had pros and cons.
The pros were :
*They were made with the finest chocolate and other good ingredients.
*They had the added special effect of yummy walnuts in them.
*The brownies were moist and fresh with wonderful chocolate frosting on top.
*He had made these fantastic brownies using an award-winning recipe.
*And best of all, the brownies had been made lovingly by the hand of their own father.
The brownies only had one con :
*He had included a little bit of a special ingredient: The brownies contained just a small amount of dog poop. But he had mixed the dough well
and they probably would not even be able to taste the dog poop and he had baked it at 350 degrees so hopefully any bacteria or germs from the dog poop had probably been destroyed. Therefore, if any of his children could stand
to eat the brownies which included just a "little bit of crap" and not be affected by it, then he knew they would also be able to see the movie with "just a little bit of smut" and not be affected. Of course, none of the teens would eat the brownies and the smug smiles
had left their faces. Now when his teenagers ask permission to do something he KNOWS THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING the father just asks, "Would you like me to whip up a batch of my special brownies?"

Sydney's blessing dress

I am finally getting around to posting Sydney in her blessing dress. Thank you everyone who attended and a BIG THANKS to Wendy for making her beautiful dress.

Be Careful

Just an FYI, Byron's work truck was broken into last night. Luckily nothing was stolen, because he brought everything into the house with him. When he left to go to work this morning, both doors were open. This worries me. I thought our little neighborhood was safe. Apparently not! Now I will worry every night about someone breaking into the vehicles or the house. So just a warning to all, remember to lock ALL your doors. Be Safe!

Sydney & Landen

Today we went to the Dr. Sydney had her two month appointment and Landen finally got his late 15 month appointment done.

Sydney has grown SO SO much since she was born. She can no longer wear her 0-3 months clothes because they are too short on her and some are too tight and some of her 3-6 are too short on her also. She is going to be so tall. Hopefully she won't be taller than Landen. She is now 23 1/2 inches tall, putting her in the 90th percentile. And she now weighs 12.8 pounds, 95th percetile. WOW!!!! I have a chunkers on my hands. Landen was never even close to the 90 percentiles. He was always in the 50th. Her head is at least average, 15cm, 49th percentile. I have decided to only get half of her shots at a time. Four is just too many for a little baby to handle. So we will be going to the Dr. office every month for the next three months. No fun, but oh well. Sydney is such a great sleeper compared to Landen. She will sleep for six hours at night on most nights. YEAH!!!! She is smiling so much and is already a typical girl. Loves to talk. She is so social. She will smile at you and when you talk to her, she tries to talk back. It is so dang adorable. I love it when she makes little coo's and talks to me. When she wakes up in the morning, she is all smiles. I love her smiles. What a great start to each new day.


This is a picture of Landen after I cut all of his hair off. Now I miss his longer hair. I think I will let it grow out a little bit longer, but probably not as long as it was even if I did like it. Landen also had a Dr. appointment today. He weighs in at 23.6 pounds, which is only in the 30th percentile. He is 35 inches tall, 90th percentile. He deffinately gets his height from his Dad. Head circumference is 19, 75th percentile. He is my little tuff guy. He is starting to say a few more words. He says HOT, DOG, GO, Dad, Mum. He is signing MORE, FOOD and loves to nod his head YES or NO when we ask him questions. MORE has also become his sign for MILK. That one word I have tried to teach him, but he just won't do it. I think he would sign more words, but I haven't really been very consistent with it. I should teach him more signs right now because he seems to be really receptive to it and wants to learn how to sign so he can communicate better with me. At church, when the chorister is leading the music, he waves his arm around trying to copy her. So adorable. He loves to go to nursery as long as I am with him. Once he notices I am gone, the tears start to flow and the lungs start to scream. I just have to give it time and hope he will last through all of nursery without needing me. He is such a great older brother. He is so good to her and is always trying to give her hugs or kiss her. He loves to hold her hand and put it up to his face. It's so cute.
What can I say, I have the two most adorable kids on the whole earth.