Jepson's Baptism!

3 posts in one day! WHEW, I'm whooped!...lol.

My baby boy was baptized on Sunday and it is such a milestone for me! Our Branch President said at the baptism "It's kind of sad, Jepson, because your Mom and Dad won't have any more children to get baptized since you're the last one!". Ok, I wouldn't have put it like that, as this is a HAPPY occasion, not a SAD one, but I know what he meant. It did hit me that both of my children are accountable now and growing up before my very eyes. Before I know it, he'll be passing the sacrament, going on a mission and getting married! But for now, I'm going to enjoy the moment.

I am very proud of Jepson. He is the my sweet boy who doesn't see faults in anyone. He is such a happy go lucky kid who loves life and wants to be everyone's friend! He still likes to cuddle with his mama once in a while :) I hope never loses site what's important and stays my sweet little innocent boy.

My Mom, Dad and little brother, Joey, (little brother that reminds me he can whoop my butt!) were able to fly out for the blessed event. It was wonderful to see them have them participate in this fun time with us. Here are some pictures!



Jepson in his brand new suit!



Jepson with his Great Grandmother, Penny and Great, Great Aunt, Ruth.



Jepson and I.



Jepson with Grandma and Grandpa Galloway.

Jepson's Birthday!

For Jepson's 8th birthday, my sister-in-law, Allison, wanted to make Jepson a cool "Transformers" cake from scratch. We thought it would be really fun and knew it was something Jepson would love, since "Transformers" are his latest obsession.

So, Todd and I were thinking she'd bake a rectangular shaped cake and cut out a transformers mask outline and make the cake that way. Not so, she had made this cake 7 layers high and decided she was going to be "Ace of Cakes" and just start going to town carving this thing. As you can probably imagine, it didn't go so well. I think she had the idea better in her head than it actually turned out, but who were we to say anything. She went to a lot of work to plan this thing out, this was her project and when she sets her mind on something, dang it, she's going to accomplish it!!

As she was carving the cake, it started to fall apart and it just wasn't turning out. So she put some blue frosting on it and when she frosted it, Todd looked at it and said "Ya know...it kind of looks like that blue blob from that Monsters Vs. Aliens movie, let's just go with that and hope Jepson recognizes the character!". So, the next morning, Jepson woke up and said "Cool! My cake looks just like "Bob the Blob"! We all sighed a sound of relief! So, it wasn't the cake she set out to make, but all in all, the cake definitely "Transformed"...lol!

Bush Gardens surprise trip!

As I was downloading pictures off of my camera to put on my blog, I came across some pictures from a trip to Busch Gardens back in February, I believe, and I had to share this funny story.

We surprised the kids with a trip to Busch Gardens. We're fortunate enough to live about 30 minutes from the amusement park, so off we went one morning. The kicker is, we told the kids that they needed to hurry up and get ready for school, or they would be late. Todd told them that he needed to drop me off at work, as they usually take the bus and I am usually gone before they get up and ready for school in the morning and since I work right across the street from the kids' school, this was a very plausible excuse!. Now, their school is only 5 minutes away, they didn't realize we weren't going to school until about 20 minutes into the trip. This is how the conversation went while in the car:

Jepson: Uh....Dad? Aren't we going the wrong way?
Breigh: Yeah, Dad...you need to turn around! We are SO going the wrong way.
Todd: Oh, I guess you're right. Well, there's so much traffic this morning, I'll see if there's a spot up ahead where I can turn around.

10 minutes later.

Breigh: Dad!!! We're going to be SOOO late and I'm going to get in trouble! We have to turn around NOW!!
Jepson: Oh, no! I don't want to be late for school!!
Todd: I know, I know...I think there's a place up here I can turn around.

We then enter the parking lot for Busch Gardens.

Breigh: OH GREAT!!!! We've gone way too far now... now we're at Busch Gardens!!! We'll never get to school now!

At this point, Todd and I were trying SO hard not to laugh. They truly did not clue in on our little detour. Finally, we got out of the car and they realized, "OH, this was all a trick wasn't it?! Very funny guys!"..lol! It was classic. Hopefully one moment they will always remember :) Here are some pictures.



Me and the hub chillin'



Breigh and Jepson in the front entrance being silly!



These are "tree people". There is a new area in Busch Gardens called "jungala" where the tree people live. They were really nice, a bit strange looking, though I have to admit.