Tid Bits...

 

Sunshine!!! Lately every afternoon the kids and I hang

out in their bedroom, they have south facing windows in their room, so it gets warm and toasty, and I love it! I love to lay on the warm carpet and soak up some sunshine! In this picture I was enjoying the sunshine, and little Eva was crawling all over me. 

 

After taking down the Christmas decorations the house looks soooo droll, so I like to put up snowman decor in January. I got thinking that valentines was just around the corner, so I was rounding up the snowman stuff to put away, here's Eva giving the snowman a farewell hug. Now, if we could just get rid of the cold weather, bliss!

 

Last Saturday we took the kids to the children's museum, JJ loved the climbing wall, he probably went up and down that thing 100 times!

 

Sunday we had the Truman's over for dinner, I just love the kids ice cream faces!!!

 

We hadn't been to the library in a long time, probably before the holidays. We went this week, here are the kids enjoying their library books!

 

Just about  every day the kids will ask me, "Do I have a huge mustache, Mom?" Gotta love the mustaches!!! One thing Eva tells me all the time is, "Your my berry own Mom!" Love it!

 

JJ has been loving Memory. We play it at least 5 or 6 times a day!

 

Eva dancing!

 On friday JJ's preschool class went on a field trip to the planetarium. They even got to walk on the moon!

 

Saturday morning JJ wanted to take some pictures with my ipod, couldn't do it without taking one of him first!

 

I was working on this post before my family woke up. JJ woke up, and has been very patient with me, so I gave him a spin on the office chair! Yee Ha!!!

Play, Progress and Perspective.

 

My Boy!

 

One afternoon I was driving home, the drivers in front of me were slamming on their breaks, and there were cars pulled off to the side of the road. Well this Golden Eagle was stopping traffic. It was really quite a site, not something that happens every day!

 

JJ  loves to wave goodbye to his Dad, normally Spencer waves back, but on this day he didn't. JJ was so sad so I took this picture and emailed it to Spencer, it made him feel much better. Bless his heart, he is so sweet, and thoughtful!

 

My little Eva is growing up so fast, I gave her some crackers, and she counted them 1-2-3. Ah, proud Mommy moment! 

 

JJ  loves "throwing a party", it consists of blasting his radio, running around the room, and throwing his stuffed animals in the air. One night he told me, "Secretly I'm going to throw a party at night." LOL!

 

Yesterday was a little cold, but it was dry, so I took the kids to the park. Eva recently learned to pedal her tricycle, JJ enjoyed riding his scooter. 

Tonight I realized I hadn't taken a picture today. I had just been reflecting on a conversation I had with JJ at dinner. I had called the kids "My Most Precious", he asked me what that meant, and I told him that they were my greatest treasures in the world. And as I looked at the desk I thought that, no my house is not perfectly clean, but my children went to bed happy, and loved, and that is more important to me. I thought a lot about my most precious gifts and how terrible it would be to loose them. Summer shared this touching story this week http://jaredandsummer.blogspot.com/2011/01/today-i-watched-new-father-carry-his.html. And in the wee hours of this morning we got an email from Jason about a family in his ward http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=14055644. Reflecting on these events makes me so grateful to have this precious ones in my life, and to treasure them every day!

Life this week...

 

Playing Star Wars. 

 

Friday we went ice skating at the Olympic Oval, it was our first time going. JJ loved it, Eva not so much. After we took the kids to the indoor swimming pool. Then we went out to our friends house for pizza and games. What an exciting day!

 

Ah, my sweet Eva helping me fold. I gave her a pile of socks, and she went to town!

 

JJ was looking at the pictures on the wall, he said to me that he wants to show his kids what he looked like when he was little, I told him that is why I take pictures of him everyday. He asked me to take a picture of him, but then he got in trouble, so this was the result. :)

I recently got released from the primary presidency, this is the cute Thank You card I got. I missed the whole presentation, JJ threw up in the middle of Sacrament. Eh! Spencer and I have the stomach bug now.
Please let this be the last sickness! Please!!!!!!!!!!

 

After spending Sunday throwing up, I was so happy that JJ would eat something! I especially love the jam face!

 The lizards recently died. Of course it was a disappointment, so Spencer told JJ we could get a fish. We ended up getting a blue beta fish, that JJ named "Goldie".

 

Eva in her "hideout" at the doctors office. JJ had his 5 year check up, he had to get his Kindergarten shots, poor kid!

Happy Birthday, Christmas, New Years!!!

 Wow, Christmas has come and gone, JJ turned 5, and here we are in 2011. We were super busy in December, so I've gotten behind on just about everything. I think I did a dozen loads of laundry over the weekend, and I'm still not caught up yet. JJ went back to school, so I'm hoping that since we will be back on a schedule life wont be so chaotic.

 

The kids enjoyed eating their breakfast on the little table.

 One of my family traditions growing up is we made a new ornament every year. The kids really love to paint, so they each painted their own gingerbread man.

 Cheese!!!

 

JJ's Christmas program at preschool! He had a Santa painted on his thumb, he was worried about it getting ruined, so he stood there with his thumb up almost the whole time.

 On Dec 18th the kids and I went to the Lucia. My sisters family participates every year. The kids enjoyed visiting Santa, playing with their cousins, and dancing around the Christmas tree.

 

Silly Face!!!

 JJ's such a good brother, always making his sister happy, here he's "reading" her a story.

 

JJ had one homework assignment over the holidays: Make a Snowman. His teacher prepared a cute little bag with the buttons, coal, carrots, raisins, and a scarf. So cute! 

 

One of JJ's friends couldn't make it to his birthday party, so they dropped off a gift before heading out of town for Christmas, He got a Play dough Burger Builder. Doesn't it look yummy!!! Ha! Thanks Maverick!

 

Do you see the determination?

 

Mmmmmm! Sugar Cookies! The kids always like helping with these!

 

On the 23rd we went to Temple Square. It was great family time!

 

We spent Christmas Eve with the Pratt's. Here are the kiddos in their Christmas Pjs!

 

Eva on Christmas Day, she got this dress up, crown and purse from Grandma Julia. Thanks!!!

 

Happy 5th Birthday JJ!!!  Opening his scooter from Grandma and Grandpa Pratt. Thanks!!!

My family came over for dinner to celebrate the December birthdays, but mostly JJ's birthday. Thanks everyone for helping make JJ's birthday special!

 

On the 27th JJ had his very first friend party. He had fun, but he soon wanted to just be alone. He said his favorite part was the pinata. Go figure!

 

JJ popping a wheelie on his scooter. He got very comfortable on the scooter really fast. He zooms around the basement so fast it scares me.

 

 JJ got two light sabers for his birthday. It's funny when Eva comes at you with one!

 

My little fashionista. Ha! Eva wants to wear a "Crown" aka headband and a flower every day, sometimes she gets a little carried away!

 

So I got all my Christmas Decorations put away, then Target had all their Christmas decor 75% off. I am in charge of Festival of Trees for 2011, so it's the perfect time to get the decorations. Here is a sneak peek at what our tree will look like. I couldn't help myself, I had to put it together, to make sure everything looked good together.

 

New Years Eve we went to our friends Brijesh and Reena's house. They had bought some fireworks, here JJ is hiding his face from all the smoke.

 

Bubbles! The kids love to get a straw for every meal, but the especially love when they can make bubbles!

 

New Years Day we all went up Big Cottonwood Canyon for a little tubing. Eva and I spent most of the time in the car, she does not love the snow. Thanks to Spencer for my Kindle I red in the car while we waited. JJ loved tubing with his Spencer. He was disappointed when it was time to go.

 

Sunday we celebrated Spencer's birthday with the Pratt's. Becky and Grandma Grimshaw were able to join us, which was a special treat. The kids loved playing with Aunt Becky. When Eva prayed she said, "I'm thankful for Becky", how cute is that!

 

Last night while I was making dinner Eva was pouting, she wanted me to hold her, the next minute she was passed out on the floor...

Ok, so now I am caught up on the blog. Whew! Spencer is so supportive of my efforts to preserve memories of our little family, bless his heart! So I will continue to post a picture a day(weekly of course) through out the year. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!