Temple Square

We went to Temple Square this year during the day. We enjoyed walking around (even thought it was cold), checking out the view from the top of the Joseph Smith Building, and seeing Ashley's temple. She loves to see her temple and has decided that her favorite song is "I Love to See the Temple".

Ashley's Lips

This girl is truly a girl after my own heart...she loves lip gloss, or "yip gossies" as she called it for a while. Now she calls it lip stick but usually she is saying it without moving her lips (because you know that if you talk normal all that beauty wipes right off) so it's very hard to understand.

She also has decided that she isn't beautiful or cute or pretty unless she is dressed up. Otherwise she'll say, "I not beautiful, I in my pajamas!!" or whatever she happens to be wearing(or not wearing) that isn't up to snuff. She is a delightful little dazzler.

Singing Wicked

For our ward music night this past Saturday my friend Chelsea Frandsen and I put together a medley of Wicked songs.  I sang as Glinda and she sang as Elpheba (?).  We had been working on it for a while and we had such are marvelous time.

My Ryan also played "Axel F" on the piano.  He wasn't very pleased with his performance and is hoping to redeem himself at his recital next week.  He worked really hard to prepare himself for this performance and he loves playing this song.  He is quite the talented pianist.

Isabelle did a short clogging number with Hannah Fairbanks and her teacher, my friend, Bethany Hulse.  She did beautifully.  I love to watch her dance and she is really enjoying it.

Scott and I sang the song "Lucky" (sung by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat).  We have been working on that song for several months.  However, I still forget the words so fortunately our friends the Betham's brought their fancy karaoke setup so I was able to carefully cheat using her screen off to the side.  Scott knew it perfectly and sang really well.  I enjoy singing with him and in truth, I'm lucky to be in love with my best friend.

Unfortunately, our camera ran out of memory halfway through our song, sigh.  I'll just say that it was beautiful. (I'm sure)

Ryan and Te

Ryan loves his friends, this is Te who is a friend from school and karate and apparently from space as well.  When they get together they like to build with legos and play with the swords and guns.

Just Chillin'

Thomas, Dec. 2012

New Years Eve 2011

We partyed at Grandma and Grandpa's this year.  There was yummy food, fun games and we celebrated before 11, it was GREAT!!

The kids always have a marvelous time and they didn't want the fun to end.

Tommy

This little man is a pure delight.  He is happy and charming and easygoing (except at bedtime which we're working on).  He loves his brother and sisters and his dad but probably most of all he loves me...(smile)...I love it.  He has decided that he is very hungry so I have been feeding him rice cereal about twice a day as of this last week (he is 5 1/2 mo. old).  He doesn't like formula but I'm trying to get him used to the taste of it so that he will take a bottle when I'm away.  Right now he'll take a bottle but only of pumped milk, which apparently isn't happening any more.

He is ticklish, he likes toys, he rolls onto his tummy and gets stuck but for the most part doesn't mind it.  His little/big sis loves him very intensely and he mostly puts up with it.  On occasion he’ll give me a look when Ash is attacking him that says, “Help, mom!”  She loves to get his diapers and choose his clothes and hold him (unfortunately, I’ve found her a few times trying to pick him up from the floor and hold him by herself, he doesn’t care for that.

He discovered his toes and likes to have a good little chew.  He sometimes sucks his thumb, sometimes sucks the binkie.  He went to bed better tonight than he has in a long time, I’m relieved but trying not to hold my breath. 

He loves to play in the bath. But Ashley doesn’t like the splashes yet she hops in whenever he is it.

Whenever he sees someone he loves (me, Scott, the kids) he grins and is so happy.  Today Scott walked in to Sunday School but didn’t sit right next to us because there was no chair.  He managed to catch Tommy’s eye and that little man lit right up. 

I’m guessing he is about 16 lbs, he is wearing 6-9 mo. clothes.

He has sweet, soft kissable cheeks, he is adorable and we all love him dearly.