Just had to share...

This is just too cute not to share.

It really made my night...

I was working on the computer doing bills to send out to companies and I heard a "Psst. Mom." I looked and he was not there. Then I saw him peak around the corner hiding. Then he came around, while hiding something behind his back. I said, "What are you doing Goober?" He said, "Here Mom. Present." With a BIG smile.

He stuck out this...

He obviously has been in my Jewelry Box. Took out a bracelet, and I happen to have a 'Samuel's Jeweler's' Box that I kept from a previous gift from his daddy, and put the bracelet in the Samuel's box.

IT WAS STINKIN' CUTE!!! (I had to take a picture!) I teared up, and said, "Wow! Thank you Declan!" He was so proud of himself. Then he gave me a kiss. My goodness what a sweet son I have. These moments are really PRICELESS--they make all the hard, stressful, 'bad' moments wash away.

Lately Declan has really changed. He is still sweet, don't get me wrong, but he is really getting independent and well, 'mean'. He gets pretty frustrated with me if I can not help him with something quick enough or get him something quick enough. BOSSY. Sometimes he has even hit me. So I would "spank" him, battle his bum a little, and tell him it's not nice to hit... Then he would yell at me and tell ME not to hit. He does not quite get that I can 'hit' him, because he is being bad.

I know he is just going through a stage. I actually think the "THREE's" is harder than the "TWO's" so far. Plus, he really does miss his dad. Lately whenever I would put Declan in 'time-out' he would cry and say "I miss dad." Little Booger! Kris is still doing the Colorado job. He got to come home for a week(Thanksgiving)--which was longer than first expected. BUT, he left back this last Sunday. Not sure when he'll be back, but should be back before Christmas. Should be the last time he goes to Colorado(cross your fingers).

BUT--- Back to why I'm really writing. I am so THANKFUL to be a mom. The best calling in the world...Little children are precious. They are PERFECT. It breaks my heart and turns my stomach hearing/seeing kids that are missing, killed, etc. ESPECIALLY BY THEIR OWN PARETNS!!! I know they do not stay small for very long, which is sad and scary to think of. This is life and I hope I just take it all in while it last.

THANK YOU GOOBER!!!

Update on boys and Thanksgiving...

Need to update on my Little Mr. Gurggle, Liam. He had a Doctor's appointment on November 5th. He turned 4 months on November 6th! It is just flying...but I'm loving every minute of it. The little guys stats as of that day is:

Weight: 13 1/2 lbs.

Height: 26 inches long

Healthy, Happy, Strong

This little one is quite the mover. Quite the Chatter-box. I remember Declan being pretty chatty, blabby...but Liam is much-much more it seems. For instance. Me and my family on Thanksgiving Day, went and watched Harry Potter 7. He slept through some of it, but at the end. A whole hour. He was 'talking' making noises the whole time. I loved it, thought it was funny. Not sure if the other viewer's thought so, but :)

He can roll over from stomach to back quite easily. Has rolled over a few times from back to stomach. First time he did the back to stomach just happened to be in the tub while I was reaching for a towel. So needless to say he got water to the face. Was not a happy camper.

He is also constantly wanting to sit up if he's awake. He already can pull himself up if he's laying on my chest flat and will pull himself up to sit up.

He is so 'chill' as some of my family members would describe him as. He's a giggle machine, which I LOVE!!! Last night I was watching TV. He was looking at me and I guess I might have made a funny face, and he just started laughing...it was funny.

He also has a case of Baby Acne. It's slowly getting better here and there, but he gets quite the 'break-out'. He's still cute though. :)

I love my little Liam!!!

I have not mentioned this about Declan before, but he has been potty trained since the beginning of September!! It seriously happened OVER NIGHT. AMAZING!! He pretty much did it on his own. I remember the night before he had an accident. I was not too happy and Kris was there too. Kris talked to him and told him that he needs to start being a big boy. He can go on the potty. He knows how. Big boys do not need diapers and mom's help changing him. Declan looked at me and started crying, and said, "Sorry Mom." It broke my heart. I think he really needed to hear from his dad just how easy it is and that he is a big boy and does not need his mom to change his diapers anymore. The next day I did not even ask him to go. He did it on his own. It was great! I could not belive it. Sure he has had accidents here and there. But that's to be expected. It is hard not to get mad about it, but I realized the calmer you are about it, the better it is for them. I'm very proud of him. I knew he could do it...and I'm so glad I do not have to buy Pull-ups for him anymore!! Just one baby in Diaper's now.

We went to Manila for Thanksgiving Day. Kris finally came home from Colorado the day before!! It is so nice having him back! He's dead tired, but I do not blame him. He worked 3 weeks straight this last time. No break. Declan sure missed him to. Declan was getting to the point of where whenever he would get in trouble he would tell me, "I miss dad." haha...stinker! Anyways, my mom's food was delicious as usual. Dez, Geoff, and Phoebee were there. It was nice, too short of a visit, but nice. Wish Chase and his family could have been there, but we'll see them in January!!

Then the next day we had "Thanksgiving" at Kris's parents house. All the siblings, spouses, kids were there. Full house. Yummy food. Good times. We happened to take some family pictures, thanks to Becky and Becky's Tri-pod :) Pretty much all of the Mullins boys HATE taking pictures. So most of them weren't too peachy when they heard the words "Lets quickly take family pictures." Mostly Kris, but... Here's some of them. Don't mind Kris. I think he really does like his family...ahhaa.

Our family of 4 :)

This was Bonnie's, Kris's mom's, favorite. Every one's smiling (except Kris), because Malloree is pulling Larry's hair :)

Then all the Mullins Grandkiddo's!!

I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. We did. Grateful for Family, Friends, Health, Shelter, Food, Transportation, JOBS...very blessed life.

My GOOBER's 3!!!

Declan Richard Mullins

November 2nd, 2007

My sweet Declan is now 3. It amazes me how much they grow and learn in 3 years. He is so sweet. He is one of the most entertaining kids EVER. Not a dull moment with him. The things he comes up with just cracks me up, and everyone around him. He will always be my baby. I look at him all the time and wonder what would life be like if he was not the fighter that he was when he was born. I could not imagine not having him here. I thank Heavenly Father from the bottom of my heart that he let Declan stay here on Earth with us. I hear and know of friends/people who have lost their child and it is heart wrenching. He is such a JOY. I am one blessed Mother. I love my GOOBER!!!

Here are some pictures of his birthday party when his daddy was home for the weekend

November 6th, 2010. Saturday

(Which was so nice to have Kris home for 3 days)

My Birthday Viking Boy! haha

Put Viking hats on the dead animals as well :) hee-hee

Could not help but take a picture of Bridger

Opening presents. He got TONS!! THANKS EVERYONE!!

Crocodile Pillow that Grandpa Larry got him... He got Woody, Bulls-eye, and Buzz... HE WAS THRILLED(as you can see) Daddy and Liam

Mr. Liam, at 4 Months

(I'll do an update on him as soon as I take him to the doctor for his 4 month check up) Tried to get a smile out of Malloree, but she was just staring at me :) haha

Grandma Bert and Wayne with Liam, watching Declan open presents

HE GOT TOOTHLESS!! It's HUGE!!

Back of the Cake...Not the best looking cake(made it at the last minute, did not go as planned)

It was yummy though! My 'Hill' with Dragons!!

Kris and Becky passing out the cake... Here's us singing to the birthday boy! It's so funny. He tried to blow out the candle before we were done, but Kris stopped him! haha..

He also had my parents, Kylee and cousin Bree come in on his birthday. They got him tons of presents as well. A Bouncy ball, as you can see in the video below. He had such a good Birthday week. Thanks to everyone of coarse. He had his Aunt Dez call him, and Uncle Chase... we have such a great family that loves our Goober so much.

Here's a video of him on the bouncy ball falling... don't mind my giggle... and me moving my digital camera in odd angles... ENJOY!

Trunk or Treat

We had a great (day before) Halloween. We went to the Stake Center here in Green River. There were a lot of cars and kids. Good fun. It was our first Trunk or Treat. Declan really enjoyed himself. Everyone LOVED his costume and got so many compliments. They would see him and say "HEY MIKE!" haha... It was also pretty funny when they would go to give him candy they did not know where to put it, so Declan would point to his costume (Mike's mouth) and say, "Put it in his mouth." A really cute feature I thought. It had a little pouch in the front for candy. Of coarse it filled up quickly...so I had to carry around anther bag/bucket to take candy out of his costume to make room for some more. It was fun, until it started raining and blowing pretty good. Other than that we had a blast! Missed Kris though....

Cousins ready to go Trick or Treating together. SO FUN and CUTE! haha...

Liam(Monster), Declan(Mike Wazowski), Bridger(Gator), Malloree(Utah Jazz Bear)...

Mike Wazowski!!

Little Monster Liam

Me, Liam and Declan waiting for it to start...TRICK OR TREAT!!!

In the car when it started getting COLD!

Kym and Miss Malloree

Us four were shoved in the back of a 4-Runner Toyota. Tight squeeze, but FUN!! haha
Pitch dark in the back, but Declan still pulled off a smile and looked at the camera! haha..

His face cracks me up!

After the fun night at the Stake Center...
My cute little Monster...

I love this time of the year!!!

...Fun Pumpkin carving...

Well, tonight Declan really wanted to carve a pumpkin REALLY bad. So when I was off work at 5, that's what we started to do. He kept telling me to "Open Pumpkin Mom." Here's pictures of the night...

Declan opening the Pumpkin...

Declan seeing the GUTS... haha

Declan and his spoon. You know...you would think little kids would LOVE to just stick their hands in it and get dirty right? NOPE, not my kid. I told him to just start grabbing and he replied, "No. I'll get dirrrtty Mom." I guess I am raising MONK, OCD. haha...

Declan took the camera and decided that I needed to be in pictures too. Not bad for a 2, almost 3, year old :) I'm carving a spider and a spider web... Then we painted the web white and the spider black... It was a fun night. Liam was just on the floor watching me and Declan the whole time.

Oooooo's...and...AAAAhhhh's....

My handsome little Mr. Goober...so proud of his pumpkin...

And of coarse I had to pose Liam next to it. He was there for it. That counts!

Look at him! I just love his smile. Melts my heart on ANY bad day...

Getting so big... growin' like a weed.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!