Just for Fun

Last night A wanted to put in some curlers.  She has done this many times before, for either recitals, or just for fun when she decides she wants curly hair.  L has never put curlers in her hair and I've never asked if she wanted to cause I didn't think she really cared (and they are sometimes a little uncomfortable to sleep in).

But when L saw me putting them in A's hair she wanted some also and got out the ones she wanted.  We explained that it feels funny when you first lay down but I figured since the next day was Saturday, whatever happened at night would be fine.  And she was still up for it.

This is how they started last night.

And here they are this morning. (Funny picture of L but she was really happy with her curly hair).

3 Years Old!

On Saturday our baby girl turned three! We suddenly realized she wasn't our baby girl, she was our big girl, although she'll always be our baby girl.

 

A few weeks before her birthday I said to her one day, "L can you believe you are almost 3?"  And she replied, "I know, I'm 2 and then 3 because 2 and 3 are best friends!"  It made me laugh out loud.  I love when they come up with funny little things like that.

She was so excited when she woke up on Saturday and saw the balloons on the table.  She said, "AAAAAHHHHH balloons..... thanks mom!!!"  And then gave me a big hug.  A had to point out that there were also presents on the table.

She of course couldn't wait to open any presents so she started right away with the help of big sister.

Among other things she got a new comforter and sheets for........

her new big girl bed.  She actually sleeps on the bottom and A is on the top.  We put that together after her little party with a couple of cousins.

We all had a fun day playing with cousins and having cake and ice cream.  We love you L, our littlest beauty.   Happy Birthday sweet girl!

What Should I Do?.....

What should I do when my boy tells me he misspelled a spelling word on purpose so he wouldn't have to be on the challenge list?  Not because the challenge list is hard, but because he didn't feel like getting out of his chair to get the challenge list, cut it out and glue it in his notebook.

I'm not sure what I should have done, but what I did was LAUGH!

Yes, it was him.

 

Pictures From Phone

Larry reminded me last night that he had some good pictures from his phone that I should post also.  They've been taken over the last few months and I didn't get them into the last post.  Here they are.


Larry got a really pretty picture with his phone.  I probably couldn't do that good with my camera!

At Brick Oven before a basketball game.  L is such a "big talker."  She always wants to see Cosmo and give him a hug but when he actually walks into the room she climbs onto me and holds on so tight.  She wouldn't let me hold her on the side closest to Cosmo.  Funny girl!  Everyone else loves him!  (Too bad it's a little blurry)

Drawn on our driveway.

The boys got to go to a few football games in the fall.

At a basketball game.  Not sure where R's head went :).

At Brick Oven again and this time it was Santa that came in.  Again, L freaked out.  She wouldn't go near him unless I was holding her.  She had a very tight grip on my shirt, which is why I'm laughing.

Maybe NOW my update on activities and pictures is complete and up to date.

Major Rewind

Here we are again, 2 months later.  I said I wouldn't go this long again without posting pictures but life has happened and come and gone.  So I'm going to do a major rewind with pictures that I never posted from way back into September (I think).

So to end 2012 here are some of our activities that I never got to post.

September started with A losing her first tooth.

In October we took a fun trip to Southern Utah.

Hell's backbone

Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon

Goblin Valley

Goblin Valley

Trying to take a nice picture.

Goblin Valley

Goblin Valley  (it's a miracle when we actually do get a decent family pic - and it's not this one)

Here is R at Thanksgiving and the next day I found the girls like this in the morning.

 We actually did carve pumpkins this year and it was before Thanksgiving but I don't feel like trying to switch the pictures around.

T read Larry H. Miller's biography and dressed up like him for the wax museum at school.

At the beginning of December A performed in her Christmas recital.  Of course she did awesome!

And then we had Christmas.  Sunny found her gift left by Santa on top of the piano.  And both dogs enjoyed their bones for a couple of days.  We had a great Christmas!

A couple of days after Christmas we went to the BYU vs VT game that was at the Energy Solutions Arena.  T was very undecided on who to cheer for.  Fun times and the Cougars took the win.

 On New Year's day we finally made it to Temple Square with some friends.

Here are a couple of bathing beauties!

This is why I don't let my kids dress themselves.  L chose some leggings and a way too big swimming suit to wear over to Grandpa's.  If we were really going out in public the bathing suit wouldn't have worked.

We've done some sledding.  R came to watch since he had a fractured finger from basketball.  But he couldn't resist and ended up going down a couple of times.

And here are some friends Larry found in our front yard one night enjoying the berries that are on our tree.

All that, I hope, sums up what's gone on around here.  T is now involved in a track and field camp in preparation for spring out door track and field.  R is starting baseball tomorrow, A is still dancing and getting ready for a recital in May and L is trying her best to keep up with everyone and waiting patiently for a nice day to jump on the trampoline.

Hopefully I won't get so far behind now!

Very Belated Birthday!

I'm so behind on writing about what's been going on here.  It's like the more behind I get the less I want to do it.  I guess it gets too overwhelming.  But this isn't about me, it's about our very best 9 year old boy!  Happy (belated) Birthday buddy boy!!!  We love you!!!  This boy here, our second oldest, was born nine years and a couple of weeks ago.  He is such a smart, sensitive, loving, intense, funny, thoughtful, active, handsome guy, we just had to have his party at a place called Airborne.  Appropriate, because of one of his favorite things to do... this place is all trampolines!  The kids could have stayed there all day but since that wasn't possible we had a very fun couple of hours.

It's fun for all ages.  Even the girls LOVED it!

And here are a few reminders of our little family party, the night of his real birthday.

We LOVE you T! You're one of the best brothers ever.  Don't forget it!!!



Pre Halloween and Halloween Activities

A few weeks ago T had his last Cross Country meet.  It was an All County meet and they finished with the Championship!!!  We were all so excited for him! He did great in his last race.  He finished 6th in his age group for the boys with all the teams together.  And in his group he was the second of his team to finish.  In the picture below (not the team pic), the bottom left pic is him almost at the finish.  That cute girl a couple steps ahead of him (from another team) finally got passed by my boy and he finished a couple seconds ahead of her.  Below is a pic of the whole team with the trophy they get to display at the Rec Center for the year.  It's a "traveling trophy" so they have to win again next year to keep it again.  Go Mustangs!!!

T is on front row, first person sitting on left.

 



Next, we started to get ready for Halloween.  We made it to the pumpkin patch. Had fun in the corn maze, playing on some tractors, and going on a hay ride.  R found some ears of corn on the ground and flicked pieces of corn at me the whole time we were there.  

Then, T had his Halloween Scout Pack Mtg.  The boys had so much fun with all the activities.  The girls joined in and had a blast also.

Finally, it was Halloween.  I have to admit that Halloween is NOT my favorite holiday!  But I know the kids love it so I put up with it.  I did tell R this year he was too big for trick-or-treating.  He wasn't happy with me for a while but I told him to invite some friends over to watch scary movies and that I'd buy them all the candy they wanted.  So he had friends over, ate candy, went to some neighborhood haunted houses, ate more candy, took the little kids out trick-or-treating, watched a little bit of the scary movies, ate more candy, and had fun hanging out.

 I think the kids had fun and I'm glad it's all over with.  Happy Belated Halloween!