Practice Turtle, the Cake

Truman, my little boog, is having a birth anniverary soon!! He loves turtles, was a turtle for halloween last year, and makes a face pretty regularly that resembles a turtle, so I thought, What the heck, lets do a turtle cake!!  This is Practice Turtle, he's cool. His face and limbs are weird, and his shell is the same color as the grass, and his shell pattern is extremely not symmetrical, but he's alright! I made him out of red velvet cake and the grass he's standing in is green banana cake with a green coconut flake coating to look more like grass. He's hanging with some bugs, they're cool too, but they don't have names.  I'll post photos of Birthday Turtle after the big day, he's not even a real guy yet and he's already cooler than Practice Turtle, he's even got a pretty sweet ride! Anyhow, this dude was fun to make and I'm going to take him to work with me today so that the ladies there can have fun eating him. Thanks Practice Turtle, you've been lovely!

"we're going backwards"

Fisher and I ran to the grocery store together today. As I pulled into the the parking lot, this is the conversation that I had with Fisher:

Fisher:  "no mama, not this way!"

me: "We have to go this way, this is the way to the store"

Fisher:  "no mama, we can't go backwards"

me: "we're not going backwards baby, we're going forward"

Fisher:  "mama! I can't go forehead!"

And then I laughed so hard that I nearly peed in my pants.

Tag... you're it!

STEP 1: Respond and rework. Answer the following questions on my blog, replacing one question that I dislike with a question of my own invention.

STEP 2: Add one more question of my own.

STEP 3: Tag eight other bloggers.



1) What is your favorite day of the week?

The one that ends with a Y

2) What is your biggest fear?

Being unable to protect my children

3) What was your worst subject in school?

Math

4) Who did you hug last?

Fisher and Truman - pre-nap group hugs rock

5) What websites do you visit when you go online?

Facebook, Zephyr Style, California Baby

6) What was the last item that you bought?

Devastator

7) If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

New Zealand

8) What is your favorite book?

A walk in the woods (right now)

9) What was the longest car ride you ever took?

8 people crammed in a station wagon from bountiful Utah to L.A. California

10) What was the last movie you watched?

Australia (One of the baddest ass movies ever made!)

11) If you had a whole day to yourself with no work, commitments, or interruptions, what would you do?

Play in the mud with the boys and not care about the mess until tomorrow

12) If you were to win the Powerball, what would you do with the money (besides invest it)?

College funds, move to New Zealand!! Buy a house for nana.

13)If you could pick the single most pivotal moment in your life, what would it be, and why?

The day I found the courage to leave a bad situation and protect my children no matter what bumps in the road i came accross, because life since has been the sweetest ride imaginable

14) Who is the person that has had the most influence in your life?

My boys. Without a doubt My boys!

15) If you had a choice of places to live, where would it be?

New Zealand! Have I not made that clear?

16)What's an item on your property you can't live without?

Water

17) If you were stranded on a deserted island, and got one luxury item to take with you, and one person to take with you, what and who would it be? 

My little family (that counts right)!! And a water purification system

18) What is one thing you would change about your life?

I would have finished college and gotten my degree before I was 21

19)If you could only hear one musical artist for the rest of your life, who would it be?

Fats Domino or Frank Sinatra

OK, I now tag:

1. Sarah
2. Katherine
3. Momica
4. Amanda

5. J and J

6. Zephyr

7. the other Sarah (yes that's you)

8. Hillary

castaways

Just a moment ago Fisher was playing in the family room and Truman and I were watching him. He was pretending to be on an island, all by himself, building a hut. Fisher walked over to Truman, put his little hand on his brothers face and said "Truman, do you wanna be a castaway wif me? Wanna be a castaway Chip? Okay."  It was awesome.

missing pieces

It has been a few weeks since my last update and a few important things have happened.  

First, Truman experienced, and loved, his very first Christmas! We got to have my little sisters here with us for the first time on Christmas eve overnight. It was so much fun to have them, and to see the boys on Christmas together. Santa brought Fisher and Truman each a new Radio Flyer bike and an Art Easel with supplies to share for their playroom.  Yaya and Paps spoiled us all and we had a wonderful holiday. Fisher even learned to share with others and to be responsible with his money. He bought all of his own Christmas presents for his cousins and Grandparents with his own money that he has been saving over the last year. He decided, after having the concept explained to him, to buy a book from Barnes and Noble to be donated to a child with less fortunes than himself. It was very sweet watching him pick out just the right book! He also decided to adopt an angel tree baby and, again with his own money, bought a new package of diapers and gave some of his own clothes that he has grown out of.  He loved to share and was very proud of himself, as was I!  

Second, thanks to my families' generous Christmas and birthday contributions, I got to start work on my family tree tattoo, which I am very excited about! I can't wait to immortalize my family in this beautiful piece of art, the design of which I owe a lot to my big sister, Sarah.

Next, my children's safety and future has again been threatened by their biological father, a matter which we are trying to rectify as best we can. Sarah, Matt, David, mom and Paps have been very supportive and helpful through all of this.  Mom, paps and David, who we live with and closest to, take the boys' safety very seriously and monitor every aspect of vulnerability with extreme caution.  No children have ever been better protected or more loved than these two perfect little boys!  Sarah has spent a lot of time researching information and resources that are helpful to our situation. Also, when we lived with her, she and Matt protected them every bit as vigilantly as our family here at home in Utah do. Again, these boys are very blessed with caring family who want the best for them. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone for looking out for my children! 2008 was a VERY scary year, and the terror is far from over. But through it all, my children have known an endless love from so many, an endless supply of support and care. They haven't had to experience our continuing fear or stress because these people have protected them from it all while loving them unconditionally. Thank you for taking care of us! We are hoping for a safe end to this nightmare before another year has passed us by, and we owe that hope to Sarah, Matt, David, Mom and Papoo. Thank you, we love you!