Too Soon

Hello blogging world....I'm glad you are still here. Sorry I have forgotten about you these last 7 MONTHS! "Oh dear", as Sawyer says.

Since my last post...duck season has ended, soccer season is over and I had a baby. Wait what! A baby? Yep a baby!

That is how I feel since Barrett was born. Life is a whirl wind and DOES NOT STOP. Just keeps going. Ready or not. Does not stop. It really is just dragging me along.

Although I am being dragged...at times... I would not want to be any other place. It is wonderful.

Having two kids ...well I expected to be pulling my hair out constantly but that is not the case. It is taxing emotional at times but the joy out weighs the stress.

Sawyer went from being a little girl before Barrett to an instant giant after he was born. Perspective.

Barrett Bradley Stephen Jenkins. He. Is. Perfect. I think after your first child you know what to expect so you are able to enjoy the moments more. Enjoy labor....well my  labor, you enjoy the sleepless nights, the poopy diapers and the crying. All of those moments are fleeing.

Soon they are talking your ear off and not wanting to cuddle.

Soon all they want to wear are princess and fairy dresses (side note: prior to Sawyer being born I loathed the princess stage, I still find it unbearable but Sawyer just looks so darn cute when she is wearing them that I forget the nausea)

Soon they are starting preschool and wanting to go to gymnastics class!

It is all too soon...

Why can't time slow like it did when we were kids? When we thought summer was TOO far away or that turning 16 took forever. God is there a pause button? If so, can we just pause? Please!?

No?... No button? Darn

 4 hours of labor

 first bath

weighing in at 8lbs. 13 oz, 21 inches long

...latest duck fun...

This is what Sawyer was up to last Wednesday after Daddy got home from Duck Hunting...
YES that is a dead duck and YES that is Sawyer holding it by the neck. When Brad left for work that day he had to take the duck with him. Sawyer was soooo mad that he took it she pitched a huge fit with tears and all!

(Sorry the quality is not to good)

Duck Hunting

As most of you know may Brad has recently become obsessed with duck hunting. Most days you can catch him practicing his duck call when I am trying to have a conversation with him. Or looking up duck hunting videos on You Tube. Naturally Sawyer has also become curious about this new area of Brad's life. Sawyer will sit on Brad's lap while he watches his duck hunting videos and say "Dada that ducky needs a band aid". Or they will practice their duck calls together. Sawyer has her own duck call that she can also practice with.

Brad was working over at the Gutierrez's preparing for the start of duck hunting season a couple weeks ago. He was working with decoys, which for the non-duck hunting folks are fake ducks. Sawyer was loving all the fake ducks and decided to start naming all the ducks. She would label them Dada duck, Mama duck, Lola duck and Mom duck. She even took one duck into the bathroom with her when she needed to use the potty. It was so cute!

Sawyer wiping the ducky! She is so thoughtful ; )

Brad swears that he is going to have her hunting in the duck blinds next year...he is duck dreaming!!

Halloween 2011

Sawyer was very excited for Halloween. No not for the candy, but because she was going to be a Lady Bug. We didn't actually explain what trick or treating was until Halloween morning. This is how the conversation went:

Mama: Sawyer tonight we are going to go trick or treating at Grandma's house. We are going to knock on people's front doors and they will give you candy when you say trick or treat. Then you say thank you. Let's practice. Knock, knock... then they open the door. You say...

Sawyer: tick or treat

Mama: Then they give you candy and you say...

Sawyer: Tank you!

Mama: Good job poopy!

Later that morning in the car I over heard this conversation Sawyer was having with herself...

Sawyer: You knock, knock. They open the door. Tick or treat. Candy. Tank you!

It was pretty funny to overhear her rehearsing how to trick or treat. I am constantly reminded how sweet little children are. Here are a couple photos from the night. Sorry for the poor quality of some.

Sawyer made treats for her friends at daycare (Mrs. Diana's house)

Leashed at the San Diego Zoo

This past weekend we visited the San Diego Zoo. Sawyer loves animals and has no fear regardless of which animal it is. No matter how big a dog is, she will kiss it right on the mouth and pat it's back. Aunt Lyssie has a snake named Pedro. I disdain snakes. Sawyer on the other hand likes them. The first time that she saw Pedro she motioned wanting to touch him. Every time that we visit Papa, Mimi and Lyssie, Sawyer asks Papa to take out Pedro so that she can hold him. So, natural while at the zoo Sawyer was excited to see the Burmese python that was 10ft long and eats children for dinner. The snake slithered its disgusting scales over towards the glass and stood just about as tall as Sawyer, who was pressing her forehead on the glass. With a crowd behind her Sawyer precedes to repeatedly kiss the glass where the snake's head is. You may be thinking, "Whose child is this?", well at least that is what I was thinking. Answer: Brad's child! Brad had snakes all growing up and has mentioned wanted to get one for Sawyer. I think he needs a reminder that she is only TWO.



Our trip to the zoo was fun and also exhausting...for me. The San Diego Zoo has numerous hills throughout it and Sawyer found it hilarious to run full spend down each hill. Luckily she did not duff it anywhere. Our day was wrapped up with Mimi purchasing a fake snake for Sawyer to tote around her neck and Grandma Coe buying her a monkey backpack which also doubles as a child leash. That's right a leash. I look down upon those parents that harness their children into a leash. I have always said I will NEVER do that. I stand by that statement. I felt helpless though as my mom and Malia were fastening Sawyer into her new Monkey backpack/ leash. They mentioned something along the lines of doing me a favor, but I was too appalled to listen (lol). Although the site of my crazy energetic precious child in a leash made me vomit in my mouth, it was pretty funny to watch because Sawyer thought it was a game to try and run away. Sawyer's mongey (monkey) is often worn around the house, but I detached any evidence of a leash. I would hate to be looked down upon for having a child leash... :)

I'm Two!!!

Two years old. Sawyer is two years old. Two years ago our lives changed dramatically. We went from a family of two to three.

Just in time for her second birthday Sawyer could respond to the question, "How old are you?". We decided to have a small celebration with a cupcake and the classic Happy Birthday tune. We finished the night by giving Sawyer a new trike. A couple weeks ago we were at Sport Chalet and Sawyer ran over to the bike section. She hopped onto this super cute retro trike and tried to ride around the store. Even now she can't really petal but rather scoots around on her trike with a huge smile.

Spokane

The Jenkins family made their annual summer vacation trip up to Spokane, WA to see the Dietzen family. We were so excited for this trip for many reasons. One, Sawyer and Mason (JD and Angela's 19 month old) are older now and we wanted to see how they interacted and played. Second, we haven't seen Baby Parker (Nick and Anna's 11 month old) since he was 3 months old. It is so fun to catch up and hang out.

Mason and Sawyer were like two peas in a pod. They followed each other around, got into trouble together and giggled a lot. They loved playing together! It was so refreshing to sit back and watch our little kiddos play together.

Every time Brad and I visit Spokane we daydream about moving up there. The air is fresher, the trees are greener and it's affordable! Maybe one day we will have the chance to live in a beautiful place like Spokane...

Baby Parker is so sweet. He has beautiful big blue eyes and is always smiling.