I've Come Full Circle

Well, this is the first of many post this week since I won't have school after Tuesday. This past weekend I've been doing a lot of reflecting. Especially Sunday during sacrement meeting. We've been in this ward since May and Shane already has a calling. He's an Elder's quorum teacher. So two Sundays ago when we got called into speak with one of the counslers in the bishopric, I knew that most likely it was for me...it was. I am now a MiaMaid adviser. Who would have thought. I myself was in Young Women's what like 6 years ago. I feel very humbled to know that my Heavenly Father knows that I can serve him in this new capacity. I feel so greatful to each of my advisers and teachers in Young Women's. I am just praying that I'll be able to be some kind of a positive influence on these girls like my leaders were for me.

Crawling Again

I couldn't find Colson last weekend as I was cleaning the house. I ended up finding him in his bedroom entertaining himself.

The Monster at Our House

Here's colson just crawling away!

Driving In Cars With Babies

About two weeks ago, Shane and I found ourselves driving back from Idaho Falls with Colson. Well Colson happened to not be in the car seat mood and was wanting someone in the back with him so I climbed into the back and sat next to him. Even with me back there he was not in a good mood. The radio was on and I started singing to him and dancing really obnoxiously. We're talking arms flailing and doing every known dance move. Well to my utter joy Colson started laughing hysterically. This went on for some time when Shane started laughing pointing out that everyone was staring at us smiling and laughing as they passed us. It was at this moment that I realized I could care less. I was having a blast with Colson and we were rocking out! Who cares? Besides I'm sure people liked that they had entertainment on the I-15!

On the Hunt......

Our little guy has turned into quite the little mover. I have finally figured out how to transer our videos from our video camera to our computer to our blog, so I might go a little video crazy, but I don't care, Colson is just too darn fun to watch crawl and gaga and goo!

Eastern Idaho State Fair

Here in Eastern Idaho it's fair time. I love the fair. It's so much fun. This year was Colson's first time, and he loved it too! We kicked off fair week by going to the parade. There were lots of fun floats. There was a police car/truck/suv etc from each county in Eastern Idaho. They all had their sirins on and lights flashing. Surprisingly Colson lied most of it. There were a few times it was too loud and he wimpered a little.Daddy and Colson enjoying the parade

I'm not going to lie, I'm a pertective mom. So you can imagine how fired up I was as I turned around and saw Shane holding a sucker from the parade as Colson licked it. I guess I need to relax a little bit he only tasted it long enough for me to snap the picture. Shane threw it in the gutter after, as I lectured him about Colson being way too young for suckers.

MOOOOOOOOO GO the cows.

There was a little spot in the fair called AG-venture. I thought I would stick Colson on a tractor to see what he thought. HE LOVED IT!!!! I pushed him around and he thought it was the best thing ever. The only downer is that it wasn't a John Deere! Woops

The goats were pretty cute. At one point Colson had reached out and was petting it. "Mom this goat is freaking me out" "Do you think he wants a tin can or something?"

Ready, Set, Crawl.......

So things are just moving along here at the Polatis household. Tonight I got home from work and decided to pack up Colson's summer clothes he's grown out of. Well I put Colson on the floor and started to sort clothes. during the process I looked down, and as I did my cutie pie was on all fours and rocking back and forth giggleing. Now for those of you who have see Colson try to crawl lately you know that this is a huge improvment. He usually puts his head on the ground and puts his butt in the air. But now he's got the hang of lifting his head up! I guess I should go get all the baby proofing stuff now!!!! My bet is that within this week he'll really be crawling!!!!! I love ya little guy keep it up!!!

Angels to Watch Over Us....

I really do have to say that as I look back over this summer we have had angels among us in our home. Not only in our home but some that travel with us. First off I'm so blessed that Shane is safe and well. (He's only had one bad day since his seizure!) There were truly angels by my side as I had to endure that ordeal. Second I'm grateful for angels in the form of people around us. Our cousin Courtney came to our rescue and told us she would love to watch Colson for us when I started teaching!!!! To all you mamas who have had to work I'm sure you know my utter delight knowing that someone I trusted would watch my sweet little baby and love them and keep him safe!!!! It has made these first days so much easier on me.

Third I feel blessed that I'm even here sitting blogging. This past Saturday I decided to make a quick trip to Pocatello to a teacher store to get classroom stuff. On the way back I was driving on I-15 and an idiot, and calling them an idiot is a nice way to put it, decided to come to a complete stop in the left hand lane to use one of the emergency exits. (Which by the way is a misdemeanour and $1000 fine and up to a year in prison) So anyway I was far enough back to break, but doing so fishtailed my car and then flung me into a 360 in which I proceeded to skid sideways across the interstate in between cars. (There were cars and trucks everywhere!) After one 360 once again my car spun in the other direction into a 360 again and I proceeded to skid sideways on the interstate again. I ended up breaking to a stop in the borrow pit on the right hand side of the road when a Uhaul semi missed me by literally a few inches. I was praying the entire time, as my sweet baby boy sat strapped in his car seat sleeping, only to wake up after the car came to a halt because he had been woke. As I jumped out of my car to get Colson a BLM Ranger who had seen me in this rear view mirror pulled in behind me while another couple who had been 3 cars behind me and had seen it all stopped to see if I was all right. All of them couldn't believe we had made it out alive let alone with no scrapes or scratches. Our car was perfectly fine! The cops sent out a description of the vehicle and the cops monitored the interstate south and then out to Twin Falls to try and get the car. They also sent the Fort Hall Reservation cops to search the REZ. To my knowledge they never found the driver who almost killed me and my son. That night as Shane and I talked it was weird because I had such feelings of peace. I had been through a traumatic experience but yet here my family was safe unharmed and in bed tucked in for the night. I know angels are among us there is no doubt. I'm sure they're by our sides as we go through our day to day struggles. I'm sure they are lifting us up and carrying us when we feel like we can't walk one more step. I know my Father in Heaven is aware of me and my family and races to help me when I need heavenly help. And I am sure without a doubt that I am the recipient of His sweet, peaceful power as he watches over me everyday of my life whether I am aware or not. Count your many blessings name them one by one, it will surprise you what the Lord has done.

Snap Shots of our Family

Last Sunday we had family pictures. We think they turned out pretty darn good! Colson was such a sport since we had to do them in the evening he was up way past his bed time, but he smiled like a champ. These are just some of the pictures. I'll post more of Colson's baby pictures we took later.

1,2,3 Strikes You're Out At the Old Ball Game!!!

We went to visit the Nielson side of our family in Colorado. Shane and Colson had never gone to a MLB game so we decided it would be fun to go to their firework game. We went on the 3rd which turned out to be really good. It poured rain 2 hours before the game so the game was delayed, but after the rain the sky cleared and the night was beautiful! We had the best time.

The Rockies played the Dimondbacks. They won 5-0 we saw some pretty awesome home runs!

Shane had his first baseball brat. Foot long of course. It was topped with all the onions and peppers!!!

Our happy little family. Colson kept trying to grab the ladies beer behind us. She thought he was the cutest thing and told him he needed to wait 21 more years until he could partake in the goodness. Shane commented back, yea, 21 more years or longer......

Can Brian ever take a normal picture?


My favorite brothers!!!! Well my only brothers.

Before the fireworks everyone from left field and the Rock Pile got to sit down on the field so they could watch the fireworks. The fireworks were awesome. We were hoping that they would at least be as good as the Melalueca fireworks show in Idaho. Lockheed Martin funded the fireworks and they were even better. The ending was amazing!!!!! Colson had fallen asleep on my dad's lap, but he woke up 10 minutes before the fireworks. He loved them. They didn't scare him at all. He loved the lights and booms. He's such a great baby.

Scary Week at Our House

So I'm sure quite a few of you already know about our crazy week. We really haven't told too many people, just because, well just because. On the Monday after Father's day, Shane wasn't feeling too well. He got ready for work, but informed me he needed to lay down and sleep for a little while. He took a 3 hour nap, and then came out to the living room. He still didn't feel good. We were talking about Colson being in a grumpy mood which he's never in. I was waiting for Shane to reply to a question I had asked him, when I looked up and saw to my utter horror Shane convulsing and thrashing sideways in his easy chair. Panic immediately set in as I jumped up and left poor Colson on the floor with a diaper half on and half off. I called 911 and tried my best to not freak out, but I was, I won't lie I was sobbing unable to do anything to help Shane. The lady I was talking to on the phone told me to try and lift him on the ground. I just thought in my head, are you crazy lady he's like6'2 and I'm 5'1 there's no way. The worst case scenarios flashed through my head as I just prayed for the EMTs to get to our house. By this time Shane was foaming at the mouth and grunting and grasping for air. The EMTs showed up and poor Shane fought the EMTs the whole time. He was so confused. They finally got him to get into a chair that moved him down our stairs and onto a stretcher. As I jumped in my car to follow the ambulance to the Hospital the EMT said Shane was finally coming out of it. By the time I got to the hospital Shane was awake and coherent. He didn't remember a thing. So Shane had a seizure. He's had tons of tests to make sure it wasn't anything serious. They still don't know what caused it. We're going to the Nerologist this week. He's doing good and staying at home recovering. The worst of it now is a torn roatator cuff in his left shoulder from when he was thrashing about.

I think that this is the saddest entry I've ever made on our blog. But we still feel so blessed that Shane is safe and back at home with us. Thanks for all the Prayers!

Won't You Be My Girlfriend?!

Our friends Broddie and Ashley just had a little girl a bit over a month ago. They came down from Montana for a weekend and we got to see Olivia. She is the cutest little girl ever. I know Colson is only 5 months old now, but it still blows me away to see the difference in size.

Colson and Liv on their first date... Supervised by both sets of parents of course!

We don't have a picture but they both ate a little dinner together too....

Putting the moves on.

It's true, we caught Colson staring at Olivia's bottom. And you had better believe we were laughing really hard, and didn't discourage it one bit! His ears crack me up in this picture.

I love My Feet

Whoever said that it was rude to put your foot in your mouth? Well, our little toe sucker could think of nothing more enjoyable or fun as sucking on his feet. They are one of his favorite treats! Seriously though he cracks me up every time he does it, and he does it a lot so you can imagine my day is full of laughing and smiling.

Shoshone Falls for Father's Day

This was a great first father's day for Shane this year. SInce I"m teaching Idaho History this coming school year we decided that we would start visiting some of the sites in Idaho. We decided to hit up SHoshone Falls. It was beautiful. We've been getting so much rain here there's water everywhere. A fun little fact about Shoshone Falls, it's actually taller than Niagra Falls! Who would have thought.

You can'ttell by his face, but Colson loved the mist coming up over the falls....

Little Trekie

I just stared at our blog today so sad because I have not blogged in quite a while (or at least it feels that way). We're just hanging out right now not doing too much. Shane's been working full time on the farm for his dad this summer, and so we really don't get to do too much stuff. We did manage to go out to dinner and a movie Saturday night. We saw Star Trek and loved it! Colson came with us and even had his own seat. He watched he first part, but started to get tired and ended up falling asleep in my arms. But we're happy to report he slept through the entire movie. Colson is most definitely a movie buff like his daddy! (It was took dark to snap a picture or else we would have!

Home Sweet Home

We have moved into our new apartment. Honestly we weren't planning on moving until tomorrow (Friday). But windy weather made it possible for Shane to slip away from work and move. We love our new apartment. As we climbed into our bed last night after utter exhaustion Shane mentioned he felt like we were actually home. This is our third place we've lived in since being married. Shane's right this apartment feels like home. It's not that the other places weren't nice, but there was just something missing, something just a little off. I'm not sure what that something is but whatever was missing is here now. We signed a year lease, so we know we'll be here for a while.

My First Mother's Day

I have to admit, it's a little weird celebrating mother's day because I'm a mom. My whole life mother's day has been me celebrating my mom. I got my gift when I woke up this morning. Shane brought them into our room after I woke up. He got Colson's little hand and foot cast in a plaster mold. Now I get to have his cute little feet forever! Even as he gets bigger :( The pictures didn't turn out very good, because the figures are all white, but you'll get the idea. I think I'm also going to change the light blue ribbons to red.

Moving on Up!

Over the past four and a half months we have called Hawker Funeral Home, home. It's been so great to live here, but we're ready to move on and so we're moving next week. We just signed a lease today. We're moving into a new development on Hunter's Loop by the Charter school in Blackfoot. Shane's excited because we'll get to have our grill for the summer time, since we will now have a balcony off of the apartment. It's a lot smaller than where we're living right now, but it's forcing us to down size and get rid of stuff we've never even used. It's kind of funny, because my sister is moving into a house at the end of May. I guess May is the month for moving!

4th Grade Here I Come!!!

So it's official, I will be teaching 4th grade next year! This was the second interview I had. Both went really well. After the interview at the second school I drove off and called my mom to discuss the job interview. Like 30 seconds into the call the principle called me and said they had forgot to ask me a few questions. So I made a U turn and went back to the school. When I walked into the conference room, the principle offered me the job! I was so excited. This will be so great. Shane's excited because I get to be his sugar mama for a while until he gets through school!!!!

The Blue Elephant Blankie

When I was little I didn't have a blankie or stuffed animal I took with me. I know a couple of my siblings did though...aka the blue bunny blanket and puppy. Well, I think with Colson's influence of his aunt and uncle he will too have a special comfort item. My mission president's wife sent him this cute little blankie with an elephant head on it. It's so soft. I'll rub it's face on Colson's cheeks and he just loves it. It's just so soft. I walked past him today and the cutie bug had a tight grasp on it. Once with his and and the other time with his arm. I swear he's the cutest baby ever, but of course he is because he's mine!

He loves his fist in his mouth.

Three Months and Still Growing

Colson is now three months old. He's 22 inches long and 8 lbs 12 oz. We think it's funny, because that's a good size for most babies when they're born. He's catching up quickly though. This week he's started to roll onto both of his sides. Today he almost rolled over onto his belly his head and feet were turned, but he just couldn't get enough momentum to get his belly flipped. I'm pretty sure that within the next week he'll have perfected the art of rolling onto his belly. It's just scary because after he learns to do that most likely he'll be rolling around from place to place. I'm not sure if I'm ready for that yet!

Colson has recently become very aware of his little hands. It's funny, because he'll knock his binky out of his mouth just so he can try to stuff his fingers and hands into his mouth. He's got one hand in there but now he's working on stuffing both in at the same time!

Families Are Forever

A few weeks ago one of our close family friends had their new little baby boy of three months pass away. He was just a little older than Colson. He did die of illness, it was not unexpected. I sat here reading their blog and sobbing, I literally can not remember the last time I have sobbed this hard. I can not even start to imagine what they are going through. One thing is clear to me, these two parents are divine. They have taken this loss with great faith and hope. My prayers are with them as they continue to find peace and comfort.

Tractor Time

Shane is working on the family farm for most likely the next year or so. These wonderfuly warm days have brought on planting time. Shane has been planting sugar beets in a tractor, so we thought this would be the perfect time to give Colson a taste of farming and riding in a tractor.
Colson loves being in the tractor. He figured out that he has a fasination with the big wheels and he gets transfixed on them as they go round and round. Call us dorky parents, but we even busted into a few rounds of "The Wheels on the Tractor Go Round and Round".

Good-Byes!

I have to admit that I have been waiting for this day for sometime now. Yesterday was my last day of student teaching. My experience at the Elementary school where I was at was a good one. I'd be fibbing if I said it was perfect, and those of you who are teachers realize that you will always have crazy days. (Especially when the weather changes!) But I'm going to miss the sixth graders I taught. They were all so sweet yesterday through the entire day they kept trying to persuade me not to go. I Left in the morning to observe a 1st grade classroom, and they informed me that I needed to stay in the sixth grade and that there was no reason why on earth I would want to go and hang out with 1st graders. It was pretty funny. Later on in the afternoon they threw me a surprise going away party. It was really cute. All I have to say is that deep down inside past the pre-teen drama, sixth graders have soft kind hearts.

An Easter At the Park

This Easter was beautiful, a little windy, but beautiful. Church was great. It was the first time we stayed all three hours with our little guy. He did a lot better than I thought he would. We decided that we just wanted to do something with our family, so I made a picnic lunch and we went to the park. Later on in the evening, we went to Shane's parent's house and made an appearence. Our nieces and nephew got a rabbit for Easter. Shane enjoyed getting to pet it. I thought it was really funny to see Shane with a little rabbit.... I guess you just had to be there, or maybe you just have to be me to see the humor in it....

I love Shane's poofy hair in this picture. I don't know why but I think it's sweet!

Sleeping Babe

So we are starting to get into the phase of sleeping through the night finally. Colson is such a good sleeper when he decides he wants to sleep. Last night we fed him and put him to bed. Around 4:30 I woke up in a panic thinking that something was wrong with Colson since he had not woken up. As I ran into check on him there he was just snoring away. I was totally relived and thought that this would be the dawning of a wonderful time! (The picture was taken when I got home this afternoon!)

Jambo From the Bumbo

On friday we hung out with some of our friends who have twin little boys. They are getting so big. It was fun to see them play and "crawl" around. The boys were watching Baby Einstein and we plopped Colson down in front of the TV in a bouncer. As soon as we set him down he was smiling and cooing. He thought it was great. We thought it was really funny, because on the screen it was just little kids dancing around on their tippy toes. Long story short yesterday we went to IF and bought a Baby Einsteins video and a Bumbo chair. Bumbo chairs are made in South Africa. They are the best chair ever if you have kids. At practically any age it sits your baby up straight so they can look around and see what's going on. When Colson starts eating solids we're going to use this to feed him. This is so much better than a high chair, at least when they're small.

Colson loves his Bumbo. They're so great. He's only two months old and he can sit up in it.

We decided that we needed to start early teaching Colson the importance of watching Confrence. Shane gave him a pep talk this morning telling him he was going to get to hear the prophet talk about Christ. Colson was more than enthusiastic breaking out the smiles and giggles!