Falzz Alarm

I wanted to write a short post today to update everyone about the most recent developments concerning Scott's career...no not his career at NuSkin, but his singing career. As many of you know, several years ago Scott joined a group known as "Falzz Alarm." The group consists of five guys who sing pop songs while performing on stage. They have been working very hard at making a name for themselves and it appears as if their hard work is about to pay off. After several years of performing at the Scera Shell and Thanksgiving Point Theater, the group has finally been invited to open for the Jonas Brothers in both Utah and Arizona. The dates of the concerts have not been finalized yet, but we will let everyone know as soon as they are released so you can all attend. I am very proud of Scott and hope you all will take time to congratulate him when you see him.

Daylight Savings Time

It's daylight savings time once again. Fall is supposed to be the good one where you get an extra hour of sleep.... unless you are working all night, then you just get an extra hour of work. Yep, my 12 hour shift is now a 13 hour shift. Do any of you know the actual time we turn back our clock and which hour we repeat? Or do you just change your clocks before bed and know it will be the right time when you wake up? Well for the record the time change occurs at 2am. So I got to do my 1 o'clock patient rounds and then an hour later do my 1 o'clock patient rounds, again. These are the valuable things I am learning by working nights. Hope you all enjoyed your sleep!!

Cornbellys

You might remember my post a few months ago when I was worried about what I was going to do all winter to entertain Mason. I have been pleasantly surprised this fall with all the activities that have been available to keep us busy. One thing Mason really enjoyed this year was Thanksgiving Point's Cornbellys. I was introduced to it by my friend Karli who invited us to go one day. It was too perfect for Mason. All the different activities are spread out and it's a very free environment with no lines and no workers telling you to go here or do this. Mason and Payton just ran from one thing to the next and did whatever appealed to them. There were times they went seperate ways, but for the most part we were able to stick together. We had so much fun with the Bells that I wanted to go back again before it closed. Last week we went again with all of my family (except for the Chicagoians, and yes I made up that word). Here are some (okay, a lot) of pictures showing how much fun Mason had. This was the giant bouncing bubble. Mason wanted to do it with all the big kids and was getting bounced all over the place and laughing hysterically the entire time. They have these sheds filled 2 feet high with corn. It was a mix between a sandbox and the pits filled with balls. Grandpa took Mason on a bike ride. Once Cannon got going on the bikes we couldn't get him off. They had all sorts of slides for the kiddos to go down. Kennedy had fun crawling around the pumpkin patch. Don't mind my cheesy smile. We didn't take Mason in the real corn maze at all, but he really liked the mini corn mazes. Daddy and Mason went on a tractor ride through the pumpkin patch.

You win some, you lose some

This fall has been nothing short of Scott's dream sports season. The Phillies, Scott's lifelong baseball team, played great at the end of the regular season to clinch a spot in the playoffs and have flown through the first two series and are now headed to the World Series for the first time since 1993. On top of that BYU football has been undefeated and ranked in the top ten with talk about them in a BCS bowl or possibly even the National Championship game. Scott has been in sports heaven and I have been glad we have DVR. (I enjoy sports, but don't enjoy revolving my life around them). Tonight it all came tumbling down when BYU lost to TCU in what was an embarassing game for them. Scott is a little out of practice when it comes to accepting a loss (he wasn't a happy camper). Despite this unfortunate turn-around we've had a good time cheering on our teams. Below are some pictures from the tailgate parties we attend before every BYU home game. Brad and Tyson Camp sure know how to plan a great tailgate!! Here I am with Kennedy and Mason. These guys come to the tailgate every week, but usually come home with me so we can take naps (yes me too) while everyone else goes to the game. Mason, Scott, and crazy Uncle Beetle in front of the Camp's cougarmobile. We don't just tailgate, we tailgate in style. Going to the game 2-3 hours early to tailgate has its disadvantages like missing all the other NCAA football action....oh wait, not if you're at the Camp's tailgate party where they have a satelite hookup and you can watch all the games while tailgating. Here are the masterminds behind every tailgate, Brad and Tyson (in the middle). Thanks guys for all you do to make every game a fun time.

We Miss You!!

We have been spoiled for the last three weeks to have Brandon, Whitney, and most importantly, Rachel Faye in Utah with us. It has been so fun to spend time with them and get to know Rachel better. Mason LOVES Rachel!! Mason also loves playing with Uncle Beetle who always comes up with the funnest games to play. Unfortunately they went back to Chicago today and we won't see them again until Christmas. We are very sad. Here is a picture of all the Hale cousins together. Aren't these kids the cutest?

Losing Control

We have run into a little bit of a problem with Mason the past couple weeks, the problem being we are running out of ways to contain the child. Mason is rapidly developing the skills he needs to get through anything that is meant to stop him from reaching a certain destination. It all began about a month ago when he had a little growth spurt that allowed him to reach door handles. It didn't take him long to learn how to work several different kinds of door knobs including the one on my parents front door and our storm doors. This is great for him because all he really cares about is getting outside to play (where he would live if I allowed it). Basic door knobs are still a barrier, although he turns them, he just doesn't turn them far enough.....yet. Then a few days ago Mason wanted to play in the backyard while I was cooking dinner. Our backyard is completely enclosed with only a waist-high swinging gate that leads to our front yard. I often will let Mason play back there and leave our sliding door open so I can watch him while I cook dinner. This particular day he went in the backyard and immediately pushed his lawn mower to the gait and begged "peeeeess" (please pronouced like peas) for me to open the gait. I told him he had to stay in the backyard. He started whining and pulling on the gate when he reached up and very intentionally pushed open the latch and pulled the gait open all with very little difficulty. I hurried and stopped him and closed the gate again hoping he didn't realize how he'd done it. But he knew. He went right over to the latch and opened it like he had always known how to do it. So much for letting him play in the backyard. The final broken barrier was the most important of all. Yesterday morning at 5:30am while I was still at work, Scott woke to a very loud thump. He ran into Mason room to find him lying on the floor (not crying, just half asleep). He had climbed/fallen out of his crib. I am not quite sure what to do about this. Mason isn't even 17 months old and, in my opinion, is way too young for a toddler bed. But is it too dangerous for me to keep him in his crib if he keeps climbing out? I know that many parents are faced with this so please help!!! How old was your child when you put him/her in a toddler bed? If he could climb out before then how did you stop them? How can I protect Mason from getting hurt (like hitting his head on the dresser or something)? I love watching Mason grow up and watch his curiosity of the world around him. These developments might make my job a little harder, at times, but I don't care at all. I love watching him get excited when he figures things out. Being a mom is truely the light in my life. Now I just need to figure out how to keep my little buddy safe.

Lagoon Day!!

Today is Lagoon Day for all Nu Skin Employees and their families! I look forward to this every year because it brings out my inner 15-year-old. I might as well be a nineth grader at CVJH going to Lagoon with all my friends. If I'm lucky, this cute boy named Scott, who I have a huge crush on, will want to sit next to me on all the rides. And if I'm real lucky maybe we will kiss on the ferris wheel (that was for you Tiff).