Just like Daddy!

Look at that handsome little man!

Hard Workin Man

(Preparing for a Tour of the plant)
















(Laex, not getting a tour, but had to get in on the fun)

Since it seems "WORK" has been so much of our lives lately, I'm going to brag.

It's not everyday you find a hubby like mine, no seriously.

LeGrand has quite the job. He is a Hydro-Electric Operator for Pacificorp. He loves I mean LOVES his job, in fact one day a while back he said to me, "Have I ever told you how much I love my job?" - Jokingly I replied, "Almost more than you tell me how much you love me :)"
But really, I feel so grateful that he has a wonderful job that he LOVES (Oh yeah, and ALL the other perks that come with it)!

Anyway, as a Hydro Operator he is over 5 different plants around the valley, one at the mouth of Provo Canyon, One in Midway, One in Fountain Green and Two in Big Cottonwood - if you are aware, that is quite the spread.

Well, it is currently what I would call, "Water Season", when the weather dramatically warms, the runoff is crazy therefor lots of work for LeGrand which includes adjusting water levels for the over abundance, clearing large logs and debris, cleaning clogged screens etc. And it just so happens he's been the one on-call. So our lives have consisted of, up at 6:00 am to be to work by 7:00 (this is normal), home by 4:00 pm (this is normal), getting called out nearly every night between 11:00 pm and 1:30 am (this IS NOT normal) - some nights he returns home to get a couple of hours of sleep and then back to the routine, other nights he leaves at 1:30 am and I don't see him again until 4:00 pm.

I can't complain about the extra mu-lah, but my poor hubby is exhuasted.

Thanks for working hard for us babe!

Dear Laex,

You've always been a bit "Too BIG" for your britches, in more ways than one, but today you proved to me just how much TOO BIG you are.
After an extra early morning and waiting too long for nap time, I finally got you in your crib. Unfortunately you weren't happy to be there - late nap=extra cranky Laex. So, while you cried, I patiently waited for you to fall asleep (I really needed to get in the shower) because, heaven forbid you do what you normally do (75% of the time) and poop the minute I put you in bed -then I have to change you before you'll go to sleep (I don't blame you, who would want to sleep in that crap - really?! :) )
Well before I knew it I heard a big thud - not the usual throw-something-out-of-the-crib-thud, no, it was a BIG thud. I run to your room to be met at the door by none other than YOU?! I wonder how in the heck you got out.
*Lets remember, your crib isn't a usual crib - Papa and Cade made it special for you and it is extra deep. When you were a baby I had two mattresses in it and it was all I could do not to drop you into bed every night. Well at about 15 months when you decided to start climbing with ease out of the pack-n-play I realized it was time to eliminate a mattress, so you've been sleeping on a single mattress.
I quickly gather all your blankies, your bear and puppy and re-situate the much tired you back into your crib. Not long and another BIG THUD. This time you cry, thank the heavens I was shown mercy and you didn't have a broken limb of any sort. I decide a bed on the floor will have to do, and threaten you if you leave your room. Good thing you were extra tired - you were out in a flash.
Now, Dad and I have been talking and leisurely looking for a "BIG Boy Bed" - well, you've forced us to step up our search.
I guess this is what we get for having an extra tall boy!

Love you buddy,
Mom

Debut

I know this is completely premature.

But I'm not very good at holding in my excitement!
Tune in: KSL Studio 5, Wednesday JUNE 3rd @ 11:00 AM

I'll be making my Debut!

Catchin up

Without Laex home I spent the week finishing many projects - YAY! But by Wednesday I was DEAD - I'm not used to being able to work from sun up to sun down!!
Laex had a blast with Grammie and PaPa and LeGrand and I joined them in Vernal on Thursday evening.
LeGrand and Laex got to go to Papa's ward father and Sons and then we all had a fun at their ward party where my Dad cooked a PIG!!! Yummy!! It might look gross in the pictures but...it is BY FAR the best Pork I've ever had - I grew up on it as my dad used to do many Pig roasts!
We had a great Mothers Day and got to talk to Cade who is doing so good on his Mission!

Solo

I'm out of my element today (I mean, r e a lly out of my element).

Little L went to spend the week with Grammie and Papa and me, well...

I'm not quite sure what to do with myself :)