Favorite Conversation of the Day...

Tonight we were driving home from Zoo Lights in Denver. The boys were talking about something with fire so I asked...

Mom: "Are you guys talking about something from a movie?"


(G's response was a little short and annoyed that I had interrupted their conversation)
G: "No mom we are only talking about dangerous stuff"

Mom: "Why are you guys talking about fire"

G: "Mom it's just dangerous stuff and you probably don't know about fire cause it's dangerous and only boys like dangerous stuff"

I was trying not to bust out laughing, but contained myself to allow the boys to talk about dangerous boy stuff like fire :) A little bit later I again tried to join in the conversation.

Mom: "G did you have tonight at Zoo Lights?"

G: "MOM!! We are only talking about dangerous stuff tonight, nothing else. Tomorrow we can talk about the other stuff"

Ha! He was so serious about the dangerous topic, so we appeased him and talked about tigers, fire, guns, and wolverine the rest of the way home. It was so funny and cute to see how he is becoming a little man! I love you sweet boy!!

Skeetles and N&M's

I meant to post this around Halloween but am just getting around to it! I have loved all the different stages of language we have gone through and I fear we might be getting to the last stages since he is getting so big :( So I just had to post how cute these little words are. He calls Skittle, Skeetles, and M&M's, N&M's :) I just love this sweet boy!!

I'm so Thankful!

Thanksgiving makes me think of all the things I am thankful for. Even though I have a million things to be thankful for, I have to admit that I have the greatest husband ever and seriously just love that boy. This past year has been another year of transition for us. Jeff lost his job a week before Thanksgiving last year and was unemployed for 5 months. It now seems like just one more chapter in our ever changing and always eventful life :)

He is now employed with a great company and loves his job. He recently got a promotion and is a manager. I just started thinking how our lives have been rooted in change and adjustments since we got married, and yet we have always been so happy. I am convinced that it is because we have been surrounded with God's grace. In his Grace God put us together knowing that we would laugh more than we fight and truly love living life together. It's odd to think we have been married for 6 and a half years now I still feel the same fondness and affection for my hottie as I did on our wedding day. I put this picture on because I remember taking this picture and thinking how funny and sweet Jeff was all at the same time. This morning he gave me a kiss on the cheek and I got that same feeling. I love that our life has been crazy, messy, real, and wonderful, and I have loved every minute, so today I just have to say I am so thankful for Jeff and the joy we have shared in 6 short years of marriage. Thanks God for blessing me with him, he has been one of the greatest gifts you have given me!

Life Lessons

I think we may have taught Gentry about the concept of Grace a little too early in life. Today when he got in trouble and sent to his room, I came in to give him his consequences (a spanking), and the first thing he said to me...

Mom I really just need some Grace, that's all I need, not a spanking!

I actually just started laughing because it was so funny. He was as serious about Grace as I was about giving him a spanking, and did not understand why I was laughing at him.

Favortie Conversation of the Day...

I over heard a conversation between Gentry, Christian, and Olyvia. I am just hoping that Gentry doesn't have psychic powers :)

Gentry:"My mom is getting me a baby brother and a baby sister. I can't wait to play trucks with my little brother, and you can play with my little sister, Livvy."

Christian: "Are you really getting a sister and a brother?"

Gentry: "Yea my mom said I could have both."

Liv: "Yes and I am going to play with your little sister"

WHAT???? If your wondering, no I never said we were having a twins, I haven't even said we would have ONE!!! It did make me feel a little bad, but not bad enough to jump on board with his idea of twins for the Swanson family!

We still love our Buffs!!!!

Even though our Buffs are having a rough season, we are still their biggest fans! We recently went to a game and had so much fun with G! Not to mention the Buffs actually won!!!

Look at those sweet eyes! He had so much fun!

My 2 favorite guys!

Gentry smiled the entire game just like this! He loves his Buffs!

Thinking how fun it will be to be a Buff someday!!

(Seriously what other school has the view we have from Folsom field? Aren't those mountains just gorgeous?)

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...it's...underwear man?????

I have mentioned before how G loves costumes and being characters. Well that hasn't changed, but his idea and costumes have!! Lately he has been making up his own superheros which is fine, but he has also been making his own costumes :) I keep thinking he is doing this for a attention and to be funny, but he's not. He is dead serious about his costumes of choice, and let me tell you he is not the least bit embarrassed to be seen in these outfits!!! We have been to the gym, park, grocery store, and chiropractor dressed like this! I know I could make him change but the truth is I don't really care about what he wears as long as on Sundays I get to dress him!

Ya, it's what you think...underwear over his Wolverine costume...and yes we went to the gym

If I was a bad guy I would be really afraid of spidey/wolverine/underwear man!

Cat in the Hat with a cowboy vest, a pirate hat, and his Kachow backpack playing at the park. There were 2 other little boys there that loved his outfit, they kept calling him "little pirate boy".

Gentry's Magic Trick

Gentry has been interested in magic tricks lately...not really sure why! This is his attempt to "magically appear (disappear) this monies (quarter)" All of his magic tricks include dropping something down his pants and then picking it up :) He has also been "appearing (disappearing)" when we get in the car...this actually just entails switching car seats :) He is always so excited to tell me that I didn't even see him "appearing (disappear)".

Pearl St. Stampede (A little Late)

I am a little late on this post but oh well!! When mom and dad came up to help celebrate mine and G's birthday we of course headed down to Pearl St to support our Buffs! Even though they are having a rough year we just LOVE our Buffs!

The troops headed to Pearl St. They sang the fight song all the way there!

Watch out for those Buff boy muscles :)

And we are done for the night!

Gentry's first Soccer season!

Gentry played soccer this year for the first time! It has been really fun! Here is a little video of G making his first goal! We laughed so hard after this because this was the first game, and even though he made a goal, he didn't really get the significance of it, he actually got really embarrassed because everyone was yelling at him and giving him high fives!! The parents get way more excited than the kids do! We have really enjoyed this season and laughed more than anything else! I am convinced that sports at this age are purely created for the parents entertainment :) The kids decided they wanted to be the DUCKS...not super fierce but it adds to the entertainment of this season! Sorry for Jeff screaming in the camera!!

Gentry's first soccer game and first goal!

GOOOO DUCKS!!

The Duck that leads the kids to the right goal...most of the time :)

Let's be honest, his favorite part of soccer is the fact he gets a G2(a nickname my dad gave him), cause he knows I would never give him one just because...way tooo much sugar!!

G has been wearing Jeff's army bandanna cause he thinks it makes him look like wolverine, it's that or make his hair spikey...bandanna it is says mom!!!!!