Let's start with Christmas:
On to Ben's 1st birthday. They are out of order, so if you want sequence, start at the bottom. LOL
And lastly, here's one of my latest haircut...It's all grown out now, but it was cute for a minute...
Monday, February 21, 2011
Pictures!!!
I have been so bad about posting pics! So here are some...
Let's start with Christmas:
On to Ben's 1st birthday. They are out of order, so if you want sequence, start at the bottom. LOL
And lastly, here's one of my latest haircut...It's all grown out now, but it was cute for a minute...
Let's start with Christmas:
On to Ben's 1st birthday. They are out of order, so if you want sequence, start at the bottom. LOL
And lastly, here's one of my latest haircut...It's all grown out now, but it was cute for a minute...
Friday, December 24, 2010
Christmas Eve
I LOVE Christmas Eve even more than Christmas morning. I like the anticipation. After all the presents are opened on the day, it's over, and I'm sad. But tonight, I just get to be happy about what has yet to come. This year, we decided not to get each other presents, in order to save money, and I am totally fine with that! To me, it truly is more about giving than receiving on Christmas. My birthday, on the other hand, is a different story. LOL
I have been so bad about taking pictures lately, but tomorrow morning, I will try to make up for that. As soon as I finish writing this, I am going to find the batteries for the camera, and get it ready to go for morning.
Tonight, we read the Christmas story in the scriptures before bed. Of course, I paraphrased in some places and added some extra explanation for a 4 year old mind. But it really brought a nice spirit to the bedtime routine, and I plan to make it a tradition. Other traditions we enjoy are: leaving milk and cookies for Santa, and carrots or celery for the reindeer, and I want to start doing the Christmas Eve pajamas too, but we'll start that next year.
My kids are growing up so fast. I hope I can teach them the true meaning of Christmas. We did the Angel Tree thing, and tried to involve Nate as much as possible, explaining to him why we were buying gifts for some other kid that he had never met. But the message got through somehow, he brought it up afterward when I didn't expect him to remember. Ben won't remember this Christmas, but hopefully Nate will.
We have an ornament on the tree that says "Nate's First Christmas 2006" and he is so proud of it. Amid all the craziness this year, Ben didn't get one. But don't worry, Nate was so concerned, he made one for Ben. Nate's is a snowman, so he thought Ben should have a snowman too. I cut it out of paper and Nate decorated it. He even wrote Ben's name on it. I love that he can do that. He can write all our names now, and a few other words too.
I love this little family so much. They make me happier than anything else ever could. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Some randomness
Some random things:
1. I am attempting to start college next month. This is a very big step for me. I hope I can handle it along with 2 kids, a full time job, and a husband who often needs my help with his own school work (writing is my strength but his weakness).
2. I love having 2 little boys, it is so much fun, and gets better every day, especially now that the little one is WALKING!
3. We have become closet football fans. Patriots and Bears, in case you are wondering.
4. I like sandwiches.
5. I miss close friends.
6. Now that I have a new ride, I really want to take a road trip. But work is kinda in the way...
7. I can't wait to do a bunch of Christmas-y stuff together with the family this week. We drove around and looked at Christmas lights last night and had ice cream afterward. :)
I can't think of anything else right now. I feel like I should get some pics and vids of the kids before this time flies by!
1. I am attempting to start college next month. This is a very big step for me. I hope I can handle it along with 2 kids, a full time job, and a husband who often needs my help with his own school work (writing is my strength but his weakness).
2. I love having 2 little boys, it is so much fun, and gets better every day, especially now that the little one is WALKING!
3. We have become closet football fans. Patriots and Bears, in case you are wondering.
4. I like sandwiches.
5. I miss close friends.
6. Now that I have a new ride, I really want to take a road trip. But work is kinda in the way...
7. I can't wait to do a bunch of Christmas-y stuff together with the family this week. We drove around and looked at Christmas lights last night and had ice cream afterward. :)
I can't think of anything else right now. I feel like I should get some pics and vids of the kids before this time flies by!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Message from Santa
Here is the link in case you want to see the special message Santa sent to Nate. I hope the link works...
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
First Primary Program
Nate had is first Primary Program last Sunday, and I actually wrote about it in my paper journal today, but I thought you all would like to know about it too!
We had a practice on Saturday, and he was a little depressed at first because he didn't know all the songs. I don't know what 4 yr old knows ALL the songs, but I certainly didn't expect him to. I think he's a little perfectionist like his mommy. I felt so bad, but I learned a lesson. Next year I better work on them at home with him! No matter how busy I am.
A few weeks ago, the Primary Pres gave me an envelope that said "Your child has been assigned a line in the primary program, please practice at home." Or something like that. His line was "I can follow Jesus by _____________." So I asked Nate what he wanted to say, "How can you be like Jesus? How can you follow his example?" and his response was "I can follow Jesus by bringing the priesthood." I tried to get him to change the words so it made more sense, but that's was what he wanted to say, and he stuck with it. He memorized it for the program, and it was such a proud moment when he stood up at the microphone and said it with clarity and confidence.
During the singing, he was nervous, I could tell. It was sort of cute, he was resting his face in his hands and fidgeting. I thought that was bad, until he started chewing on his tie! Haha! That was toward the end, I think he was getting bored. They sang all the verses of Follow The Prophet and it was too long for the little kids! Oh well.
Another highlight of the day was Daddy coming to church with us to watch Nate in the program. The baby was more well-behaved with both of us there, and it was just really nice to be together in church again. That's one thing I can never complain about on my husband, he will always be there to support his kids no matter what. The snow almost kept us from making it that day, because we had already moved to our new place (15 minute drive on the interstate), but thankfully the road crews were out early and had the roads cleared. :)
In other news, Ben is officially walking. He doesn't walk around everywhere, but he will stand up at the coffee table and walk across the room when he feels like it. Crawling is still the faster way to get around, but not for long! I can't believe it, he's not quite 10 months old yet. But I guess I sort of expected it out of this one.
I need to post some new pics, will do soon!
We had a practice on Saturday, and he was a little depressed at first because he didn't know all the songs. I don't know what 4 yr old knows ALL the songs, but I certainly didn't expect him to. I think he's a little perfectionist like his mommy. I felt so bad, but I learned a lesson. Next year I better work on them at home with him! No matter how busy I am.
A few weeks ago, the Primary Pres gave me an envelope that said "Your child has been assigned a line in the primary program, please practice at home." Or something like that. His line was "I can follow Jesus by _____________." So I asked Nate what he wanted to say, "How can you be like Jesus? How can you follow his example?" and his response was "I can follow Jesus by bringing the priesthood." I tried to get him to change the words so it made more sense, but that's was what he wanted to say, and he stuck with it. He memorized it for the program, and it was such a proud moment when he stood up at the microphone and said it with clarity and confidence.
During the singing, he was nervous, I could tell. It was sort of cute, he was resting his face in his hands and fidgeting. I thought that was bad, until he started chewing on his tie! Haha! That was toward the end, I think he was getting bored. They sang all the verses of Follow The Prophet and it was too long for the little kids! Oh well.
Another highlight of the day was Daddy coming to church with us to watch Nate in the program. The baby was more well-behaved with both of us there, and it was just really nice to be together in church again. That's one thing I can never complain about on my husband, he will always be there to support his kids no matter what. The snow almost kept us from making it that day, because we had already moved to our new place (15 minute drive on the interstate), but thankfully the road crews were out early and had the roads cleared. :)
In other news, Ben is officially walking. He doesn't walk around everywhere, but he will stand up at the coffee table and walk across the room when he feels like it. Crawling is still the faster way to get around, but not for long! I can't believe it, he's not quite 10 months old yet. But I guess I sort of expected it out of this one.
I need to post some new pics, will do soon!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Forever!
I titled this blog "Forever" because that's how long it's been since my last update! I haven't posted since we left Florida, I feel bad about that. Honestly, I have been avoiding posting because so much has happened, I just can't fit it all in, and if I tried, I would fail miserably and leave you all thinking that my blog sucks. LOL
I have lots of pictures from my trip, but I haven't uploaded them yet. It was hot, the kids look flushed, and I even took a picture of the thermometer thingy in our car reading 108. Did I mention we had no air conditioning? Not because we don't have air conditioning, but because we were pulling a trailer and the head gasket was going out so we couldn't use the A/C or our car would overheat. That's basically the trip in a nutshell.
If I try to say much more, I won't do it all justice. Just know that everything fell into place, just as it did the first time we moved to Salt Lake. I got a job managing an apartment community (out of our home, I don't go to an office-the apartment is sort of the office), which gives us free rent, utilities, and salary. I love the company that I work for. It is small, and family-oriented, but they operate as a big company (as in, rules, regulations, things are streamlined, organized, functional, efficient, etc). So it's been great.
I found this awesome preschool for Nate. I have been intending to homeschool, but now that I'm working, I just don't have the time to teach him the things he is SO ready to learn. Fortunately, through the gals at my church (who teach there), I found this little school to put him in. They call it a "homeschool based" school because it's Pre-K thru 12th grade, but even grades 1-12 only go a half day, they learn pure academics, and leave the rest for the family to teach. His class is Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8-12, and he is learning SO MUCH. He's like a little sponge right now, and I'm go grateful for the opportunity he has to learn. The preschool class is small, about 8 kids, and the teacher is great. We had parent/teacher conference already, and she said he was doing so well, even though he came in to the year late. He is even a "contribution" to the class, and that it's better with him there! His natural desire to be obedient helps the other kids, I guess. He must get that from me. Although that trait didn't show up in me until adulthood. I was a rebel as a teenager. But maybe all teenagers are...
Anyway, back to the point. Kid updates. Ben is...a handful. Don't get me wrong, he is the cutest baby I have ever seen (maybe even giving Nate a run for his money) and he is SOOOO happy. He loves everyone and thinks it's always party time. However, he doesn't sleep well, and is into EVERYTHING. I really have my hands full with this one. He's a joy to be around, but WOW, he's a pain in the rear right now. LOL I'm sure he will grow out of it a little bit. Or maybe it will get worse...Oh boy...
He is going to be walking any minute. He is 8 1/2 months old and is already walking while holding someone's hands. Oh, and he has 2 very cute bottom teeth. :)
Steven is doing well in school. He doesn't like any of his classes, but he is getting through. He's taking mostly general ed classes right now, Math, English, Computer Literacy, and his Diversity requirement "Film and Culture." It could be a cool class, but it started off in the horror genre, and as some of you may know we do NOT enjoy horror and gore, and he was forced to watch a lot of it. Next up, the "diversity" portion of his class was all about homosexuality, and he had to write a 6 page essay on a gay-themed movie. You can guess how much he *loved* this part of class. There are other teachers that teach different things to fulfill the diversity requirement, one teaches more about black films and culture, and one about Asian film and culture (I think), but he had to get "the gay one." Poor guy. LOL
I am doing pretty well also. Even though I work at home, it takes up pretty much my whole day Monday through Friday 9 to 5. But it could be worse. I'm at home with the kids and I'm making money. And I hardly have to do any housework- Steven does all of that (except dishes, I still do that-and we don't have a dishwasher)! It's a nice break. Although the change in roles has taken some adjustment for both of us, and we could really use a vacation. Haha! But again, I love my job. Wow, that's something I don't know if I have ever said before! Also, I am going to start taking classes in the spring. Just one or two at a time. But at least it will get things started. I have been helping Steven learn his math, and I figure I better go ahead and take those classes while it's all fresh in my mind. I think I am going to major in Music. I have tried to decide on other things, and I just don't feel as passionately about any of them as I do about music, so why wouldn't I just do something I love?
What else is going on...not much. My overall weight loss has been good. I am finally back to the size I was when I got married 8 years ago. Of course, things don't look the same as they did then, if you know what I mean. It's hard to believe that the tag on my pants can say "6" and I still have cottage cheese thighs and a flabby tummy. But oh well, I am not complaining!! To clarify, not all my pants are 6, some are 8, but again, I'm just thankful for that! Not complaining!
So far, the weather has been great here in Salt Lake. I hope we are still just as happy here when the snow comes. Actually, it was the end of April/beginning of May snow that was depressing. The beginning of winter snow is fun and exciting. Am I really talking about the weather? Sorry!
For now, I don't know what else to say. I'm sorry if this has been boring, but at least I finally caught up (sort of). I will try to post pics and videos soon.
I have lots of pictures from my trip, but I haven't uploaded them yet. It was hot, the kids look flushed, and I even took a picture of the thermometer thingy in our car reading 108. Did I mention we had no air conditioning? Not because we don't have air conditioning, but because we were pulling a trailer and the head gasket was going out so we couldn't use the A/C or our car would overheat. That's basically the trip in a nutshell.
If I try to say much more, I won't do it all justice. Just know that everything fell into place, just as it did the first time we moved to Salt Lake. I got a job managing an apartment community (out of our home, I don't go to an office-the apartment is sort of the office), which gives us free rent, utilities, and salary. I love the company that I work for. It is small, and family-oriented, but they operate as a big company (as in, rules, regulations, things are streamlined, organized, functional, efficient, etc). So it's been great.
I found this awesome preschool for Nate. I have been intending to homeschool, but now that I'm working, I just don't have the time to teach him the things he is SO ready to learn. Fortunately, through the gals at my church (who teach there), I found this little school to put him in. They call it a "homeschool based" school because it's Pre-K thru 12th grade, but even grades 1-12 only go a half day, they learn pure academics, and leave the rest for the family to teach. His class is Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8-12, and he is learning SO MUCH. He's like a little sponge right now, and I'm go grateful for the opportunity he has to learn. The preschool class is small, about 8 kids, and the teacher is great. We had parent/teacher conference already, and she said he was doing so well, even though he came in to the year late. He is even a "contribution" to the class, and that it's better with him there! His natural desire to be obedient helps the other kids, I guess. He must get that from me. Although that trait didn't show up in me until adulthood. I was a rebel as a teenager. But maybe all teenagers are...
Anyway, back to the point. Kid updates. Ben is...a handful. Don't get me wrong, he is the cutest baby I have ever seen (maybe even giving Nate a run for his money) and he is SOOOO happy. He loves everyone and thinks it's always party time. However, he doesn't sleep well, and is into EVERYTHING. I really have my hands full with this one. He's a joy to be around, but WOW, he's a pain in the rear right now. LOL I'm sure he will grow out of it a little bit. Or maybe it will get worse...Oh boy...
He is going to be walking any minute. He is 8 1/2 months old and is already walking while holding someone's hands. Oh, and he has 2 very cute bottom teeth. :)
Steven is doing well in school. He doesn't like any of his classes, but he is getting through. He's taking mostly general ed classes right now, Math, English, Computer Literacy, and his Diversity requirement "Film and Culture." It could be a cool class, but it started off in the horror genre, and as some of you may know we do NOT enjoy horror and gore, and he was forced to watch a lot of it. Next up, the "diversity" portion of his class was all about homosexuality, and he had to write a 6 page essay on a gay-themed movie. You can guess how much he *loved* this part of class. There are other teachers that teach different things to fulfill the diversity requirement, one teaches more about black films and culture, and one about Asian film and culture (I think), but he had to get "the gay one." Poor guy. LOL
I am doing pretty well also. Even though I work at home, it takes up pretty much my whole day Monday through Friday 9 to 5. But it could be worse. I'm at home with the kids and I'm making money. And I hardly have to do any housework- Steven does all of that (except dishes, I still do that-and we don't have a dishwasher)! It's a nice break. Although the change in roles has taken some adjustment for both of us, and we could really use a vacation. Haha! But again, I love my job. Wow, that's something I don't know if I have ever said before! Also, I am going to start taking classes in the spring. Just one or two at a time. But at least it will get things started. I have been helping Steven learn his math, and I figure I better go ahead and take those classes while it's all fresh in my mind. I think I am going to major in Music. I have tried to decide on other things, and I just don't feel as passionately about any of them as I do about music, so why wouldn't I just do something I love?
What else is going on...not much. My overall weight loss has been good. I am finally back to the size I was when I got married 8 years ago. Of course, things don't look the same as they did then, if you know what I mean. It's hard to believe that the tag on my pants can say "6" and I still have cottage cheese thighs and a flabby tummy. But oh well, I am not complaining!! To clarify, not all my pants are 6, some are 8, but again, I'm just thankful for that! Not complaining!
So far, the weather has been great here in Salt Lake. I hope we are still just as happy here when the snow comes. Actually, it was the end of April/beginning of May snow that was depressing. The beginning of winter snow is fun and exciting. Am I really talking about the weather? Sorry!
For now, I don't know what else to say. I'm sorry if this has been boring, but at least I finally caught up (sort of). I will try to post pics and videos soon.
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