BYE BYE BINKY!!!

I took Jackson to get his teeth cleaned at the dentist yesterday and he told me he could tell Jackson was a binky sucker... needless to say it didn't take much convincing that we HAD to take it away... well I think I did the trick today. =)

What I have learned in the past month and a half...

I have now been working nights at WinCo for a little over a month and a half and I tell ya I've learned some interesting things...

* Weird people shop in the middle of the night.

* Normal people shop in the middle of the night.

* People take their small children out at 2am and let them scream through the whole store.

* There are some guys that work there that are just kinda creepy.

* There's a lot of old grumpy ladies.

* There's a HUGE variety of pads and tampons (I've always gotten the same thing... now that I stock them I feel like I'm in that section for hours.)

* When wives send their husbands on a tampon/pad run no matter if they need help finding the right one or not they will refuse your help... GUYS---ask and you won't be standing there as long!!! (but is it funny to watch you get really embarrassed.)

* Too much smelling of soap isn't a good thing. (headache with all the smells together)

* Herbal Essences shampoo has some weird names... I can't think of any off the top of my head, but look next time you go to the store.

* There's so many different kinds of toothpastes.

* Pregnancy tests sell like hot cakes.

* Today I stocked 'scratch and sniff' toothbrushes... wow, really?!

* There's a vitamin for everything... off brand is a lot cheaper!

* It's interesting to see what people shop for in the middle of the night and the combination of things. ie; Pizza Rolls and Soap.

* While stocking 'Hanson's Soda' be very careful cutting the box. (I got squirted in the eye with Pomegranate Juice.)

* Don't drop the BBQ Sauce... it will go everywhere and be very sticky!

* Just because someone is older than you doesn't mean they get permission to boss you around. (I've let both ladies that think they can boss me around know that I don't like it and now they're kissing up to me all the time.)

* It's really not that bad working nights... it goes by rather quickly now that I've been getting used to it.

* They drug test there... do I believe it? ... No. haha


That's just a few of the things... I'm still enjoying it though. It's usually quite entertaining.

It's been awhile

This morning I took Jackson to Felida Park here in Vancouver to do a little photo shoot of him since his 2nd birthday is next Friday. I can't believe how quick the time is going!! He's having a "Jeep" birthday party, so we got him that cute hat to wear at his party. I decided to let him have it early for pictures. =)




Last week my Ashley and I took our kiddos to the Children's Museum in Portland. They loved it!!! We were there for almost 3 hours. It was a fun day!




At the beginning of August (actually while the Crowther's met at a cabin by Boise) we went camping outside of Hood River. It was our first "real" camping trip... no running water. When we went to the coast for Mother's Day there was flushing toilets and running water, so this was way different. Jackson enjoyed getting dirty and just being outside and able to run and play. There was a creek running behind our campsite and we were the only ones way up there.


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