Plant Update

We just need it to get a little warmer so we can plant them outside. Jack is so excited for his plants. He said to them the other day, "Good job plants! Grow faster!" How cute is that?

Until I blog again, ROCK ON!

Flower Update!

Today we planted some Bert & Ernie Peppers. Hopefully they will turn out as good as the others are starting to.

The melons are slowly appearing!

Tomatoes are out of control so far. Too bad I dislike them so much I would be okay if they banned them! Jack doesn't like them either. Melissa loves them so we are good.

Basking in some sun to help with the "green house" effect!

Until I blog again, ROCK ON!

Spring is in the air!!!

Spring is for sure in the air! Jack and I planted some Elmo Tomatoes and some Cookie Monster Melons last week. Today I am sitting at work and get a phone call. It's Jack and he is so excited. He is going off about something and all I hear is "My pants are growing!" It took me a couple times of asking "what?" to understand what he was saying. "My PLANTS are growing!" He was so excited that his plants were growing. Here is what we have so far.

Elmo Tomatoes
Cookie Monster Melons

Unfortunately, the melons haven't sprouted just yet. Hopefully they will soon! Once they get a little bigger, we will transplant them out into the yard. At this point, I am not sure where we will put them. I am sure we will find somewhere. I can't wait for summer to get here!

Until I blog again, ROCK ON!

Still moving on!

Wow I am not sure where to start. We headed to Boise on February 19th for Grandpa's funeral. It was a very short but sweet service.

This is Danielle, Melissa's sister. She has been living with us. She has also been a life saver for watching Jaxon during the day while we are at work. Since Melissa doesn't have custody of Jack yet, we don't want ot put him in day care. Once Melissa has custody we are going to get him into a day care/pre-school! I can't wait and either can Dan.

This was the chapel at the mortuary for Grandpa's funeral. They played the Marine Anthem while a video of Grandpa's life in pictures played. I was the one that made the video. I am rather proud of it.

Melissa has been super busy at work and I recently got promoted. Life seems to be very hectic lately. Hopefully once the custody thing is over we will have a little more calm in our lives.

Until I blog again, ROCK ON!

Valentines Cookies

Valentines Cookies
Jack and I decided to make cookies for everyone. He was a big help rolling out the dough. He actually did it by himself to begin with. He did a great job and only needed a little help.

Once we had the dough all rolled out, we used the heart cookie cutter and made lots of hearts!

I had a great time making cookies with him. I wish I would have taken pictures of the final product but I didn't. I am lame. I can't wait for St. Patty's day to make clovers!

Until I blog again, ROCK ON!

Melissa's Grandpa!

RIP Jerome Joseph Claude Beau
9/4/18-2/2/10

Melissa's grandfather passed this week. It has been a trying month for everyone in the family. Since he lives in Boise, Idaho we have been traveling frequently. Grandpa was a Marine. Not just a Marine but a lifer! He was the national historian for the Marine Raiders! If you could see all the Marine paraphernalia in his house you would die. It will take months to clear out his house. It will be heart wrenching for Melissa. He was the back bone of the family and now that pressure will be put on Melissa. I know she can do it. She definitely has a lot of her grandfathers traits in her. She is strong and I know she can handle it!

As for all the other stuff in our lives.....things are going great. Jack is finally understanding that he lives here with us. He hasn't seen his mom in about 2 months. He talks to her on the phone and that seems to be okay on him.

Until I blog again, ROCK ON!

Merry Christmas!

I know I haven't blogged for a long time. My life has been very hectic. Here is the main reason!

Jack (Melissa's nephew) has been living with us since the end of September. Now Melissa and I have not wanted to be parents, especially me. I have never felt the erge to have a child (by giving birth or adoption). However, Jack is in a bad situation and we know we needed to do what was best for him. So, he moved in with us. We turned our purple and yellow butterfly room into a Bat Cave! He loves Batman. We put him in daycare and he absolutely loves it! I now understand what parents mean when they say it makes it all worth it when your kid does something cute or says something cute. So the times when he spills pink milk on my tan carpet or breaks the toilet tank cover, I just remember him "needing" a hug or kiss as he is going to bed (along with every stuffed animal that he sleeps with) and how lucky we are to have an influence on him.

Melissa has been in contact with a few attorneys about getting full custody of him. My hands are tied on this one since the wonderful state of Utah doesn't allow gay people to house kids if they are put in foster care or to adopt as a couple. All I have to say is our house and our influence is the best place for him to be! Hopefully once we start the process, I wont have to move my stuff out of our bedroom and act like I live in the basement as "roommates"!

Until I blog again, ROCK ON!

P.S. Merry Christmas!!!