I have more things to post about but I need to write this one down so I won't forget.
I left Tucker and Thadd home by themselves tonight while Norma went to a birthday party and I went to tithing settlement. I was sitting in the driveway waiting for when I could go get Norma so I wouldn't have to take the baby out of the car so many times when Abby, a friend from the ward came up and gave me a plate of goodies for Christmas. She said that she had been there just 5 minutes before and had knock on the door. Tucker had stood up, looked out the window and sat back down. So she knocked again. Tucker turned and looked at her again and then shut the blinds.
I'm laughing so hard just writing this again. I had told them not to answer the door. Guess they listened. :)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thadd's 1st Grade Christmas Program
Thadd's Christmas program was on Wednesday night. I am a little peeved about the whole thing but won't go into it. Let's just say I'm not happy with his school at the moment. Anyways, it started at 6 so we showed up at 5:30 thinking that we could get near the front. He had told me that he was on the first row and I knew that if we didn't get to the front, we would not be able to see him. Well, it was so packed already, the only place to sit was in the back. I could not believe it! I saw some one from my ward in the middle front and asked her what time she had gotten there. She had been sitting there since 5!
So to the back we went. Tucker and Norma were really sad that they couldn't see Thadd and I was really sad that I forgot my camera. This picture is from Nate's phone. Sorry it's so small and blurry. I tried to edit it and that made it worse. :)
Kathryn was able to make it and she took Tuck and Norma up to the front to sit on the floor in front of everyone. I'm so glad. I was just going to have them stand on their chairs. ;)
Thadd did amazing! I was so proud of him! He did all the actions and even when the kid next time him kept standing in front of him, ( that always happens to him) he didn't throw a fit but waiting til the first song was over and asked him to move over. He has been so excited for this program and it was wonderful to see him participate and enjoy it so much. The teachers had taken pictures of all the kids to do a slide show with and we were happy to see Thadd got on there twice! I asked him how he managed to do that and he said that someone had missed the day they had taken the pictures and he was the first to raise his hand to be in the picture with her. I love that kid!
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Sub-4-Santa
I have been touched by this story and I really have a strong feeling that I need to help this family. I've been so worried about having a Christmas for my own children that I need to focus on some one else who needs help this season too.
Please go here and read this story. It has struck me hard this last week. I know that I can't do much to help, but I'm going to do what I can and maybe by sharing this, that will be enough.
Please go here and read this story. It has struck me hard this last week. I know that I can't do much to help, but I'm going to do what I can and maybe by sharing this, that will be enough.
Friday, December 3, 2010
9 Month Stats
Kate is 9 months old! I can't believe how time has just flown by. She is crawling, babbling all the time, eating anything she can get her hands on, loves playing with Norma's kitchen and food except when she pulls the kitchen over on her. She is learning to pull herself to a stand, she is really close to getting her first tooth and she has a smile that just melts our hearts.
At her appointment today she weighed in at 17 lbs 7 oz. (25%) She is 28 in long. (66%) Her head is still big at 46.1 cm. (94%) I asked the doctor if he was still concerned about her head being so big. He said that where it leveled off from last time he wasn't. She is very healthy. There is one thing though. I didn't know that they checked babies iron levels at 9 months. So they pricked her toe, Norma was impressed that she didn't cry, and her levels came back low. With the machine they have at the doctors office, I now have to take her to have a full-blown blood draw to see if her levels are really low enough to put her on iron. I'm not so sure about this. But it is something I will have to do. I was on iron when I was an infant and have been for most of my life. So Monday I will be taking her to the lab. Anyone want to take her for me? :)
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Christmas Tree Adventures
Today was the day that it worked out for all of us to go get our Christmas trees. The boys got to sluff school for it. We had quite a bunch going. I had to find a sitter for Kate just so we would have room for everyone to fit on the way up. Amy, Thank You for taking her. It was good for me to know that she was with you and that she was in good hands. Thank you for doing that for me!
We all got loaded in. Nate, me, Tucker, Thadd, Norma, John and Celest in our car and in Dad's truck; Dad, Mom, Winni, Gerald, Reanna, Joe and Ashley. (Friends of Geralds.) We always go up past Danials Summit to the Main Canyon road. Well we got there and they had plowed the snow over the road. We couldn't make it on the road. We went a little farther hoping to find a road that we could make it up. That's when Daddy got stuck.
Everyone piled out, shoveling out snow and hooking the truck up to ours and trying to pull it out. It took about 20 minutes to finally get it out.
About this time, Daddy found out the water pump was going out on the truck. We wondered if it was a good idea to keep going but we didn't want to leave without a tree so we kept going.
We found another road and... Daddy got stuck again. Worse this time. So we let the kids get out and walk around. We tried to find a potty because some of us didn't go at the house when we make the kids go. (Me.) No potty was found. They got Daddy unstuck and we drove to find a potty and eat our lunch. We talked our options and went back a ways to find another road that we could make it up. We saw some trees a little bit from a road that we could drive down and ended up hiking to get to them. They were tiny, scrawny things but it was better than going home empty handed.
I have to say that is this the smallest tree that my parents have had in a long time. But Gerald hiked for Dad to get it for him and Dad did say that he wanted a small one. Mom told him he had to decorate it this year so he didn't want a big one. He wanted a smaller one than this one even.
I forgot to take the camera back with me when we hiked back to the trees, so I'm hoping that Celest will email me the few she got of Norma and Walle trying to walk throught the snow. Norma was swimming through the snow. It was so funny! And Walle... poor thing, couldn't be seen half the time because the snow was so deep.
I wish Thadd wasn't making a face in this picture. Oh well. Norma loved her scarf and my mom made these shirts for them. They were their, "cutting tree" shirts. It was an adventure this year, cutting down our trees, but we got one and that is all that matters. We may have not finished in time for Nate to make it to class for a quiz he really coulndn't have missed and we were half an hour late in picking up Kate from Amy's but it is all about the memories that we make. This will be one of the years we talk about forever.
We all got loaded in. Nate, me, Tucker, Thadd, Norma, John and Celest in our car and in Dad's truck; Dad, Mom, Winni, Gerald, Reanna, Joe and Ashley. (Friends of Geralds.) We always go up past Danials Summit to the Main Canyon road. Well we got there and they had plowed the snow over the road. We couldn't make it on the road. We went a little farther hoping to find a road that we could make it up. That's when Daddy got stuck.
Everyone piled out, shoveling out snow and hooking the truck up to ours and trying to pull it out. It took about 20 minutes to finally get it out.
About this time, Daddy found out the water pump was going out on the truck. We wondered if it was a good idea to keep going but we didn't want to leave without a tree so we kept going.
We found another road and... Daddy got stuck again. Worse this time. So we let the kids get out and walk around. We tried to find a potty because some of us didn't go at the house when we make the kids go. (Me.) No potty was found. They got Daddy unstuck and we drove to find a potty and eat our lunch. We talked our options and went back a ways to find another road that we could make it up. We saw some trees a little bit from a road that we could drive down and ended up hiking to get to them. They were tiny, scrawny things but it was better than going home empty handed.
I have to say that is this the smallest tree that my parents have had in a long time. But Gerald hiked for Dad to get it for him and Dad did say that he wanted a small one. Mom told him he had to decorate it this year so he didn't want a big one. He wanted a smaller one than this one even.I forgot to take the camera back with me when we hiked back to the trees, so I'm hoping that Celest will email me the few she got of Norma and Walle trying to walk throught the snow. Norma was swimming through the snow. It was so funny! And Walle... poor thing, couldn't be seen half the time because the snow was so deep.
I wish Thadd wasn't making a face in this picture. Oh well. Norma loved her scarf and my mom made these shirts for them. They were their, "cutting tree" shirts. It was an adventure this year, cutting down our trees, but we got one and that is all that matters. We may have not finished in time for Nate to make it to class for a quiz he really coulndn't have missed and we were half an hour late in picking up Kate from Amy's but it is all about the memories that we make. This will be one of the years we talk about forever.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Snowman?
We had a pretty good snow today and since I wasn't going to church with a sick Norma and me still not feeling up to par, I sent the boys out in the snow. They have been waiting to make a snowman ever since Ira, Thadd's friend that lives across the street made one. Apparently, we have never taught our boys how to build a snowman or this just wasn't snowman snow material. They kept coming to the door and asking me how to make a ball. I, being in my PJ's still, told them to just go do their best. I gave them a whole bunch of fruit for the face and buttons down the front. But as you can see, no snowman.
Even the neighbor boy, Canyon, came out before church to see if he could help. Thanks to Dereck for shoveling my steps.
Thadd like swinging though.
Hum... looks like next storm I'm going to be going out with them and showing them how things are done.
Even the neighbor boy, Canyon, came out before church to see if he could help. Thanks to Dereck for shoveling my steps.
Thadd like swinging though.
Hum... looks like next storm I'm going to be going out with them and showing them how things are done.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I Hope that you had a wonderful, food filled day! I can't believe that I didn't take any pictures all day. I usually get one of the food at least but I didn't get that either. I even dressed the girls in their new Christmas dresses I made. (Yes, I made Norma another one.)
It was a wonderful week. Winni came and spent most of the week here and helped me cook and bake everything. Mostly sweets. :0) Which ended up being a good thing when I came down with a cold Wednesday night after dinner. I've never had a cold hit me so fast and so hard. I had been fine all day but after dinner, my head felt like it was in a fish bowl, my nose was running and my throat was killing me. Nate ended up making the rolls on Thursday morning. He does a better job of it anyways. My rolls never work out. I can bake anything but yeast breads just don't work for me.
It was a small Thanksgiving at my parents house this year. It was just our little family, my parents, Gerald, Winni and my uncles Lynn and Grant came. It was wonderful! My dad was so happy that his brothers were coming that it made it such a nice day. I haven't seen him that happy for having people over for a long time. Mom even got off work when she was suppose too and Cindy stopped by and got some turkey before heading home to bed.
*I had to add in this so that I can always remember. My Uncle Lynn had a hook for his left hand. At dinner, we hold hands when we say the pray. Norma happened to be on Lynn's left side. He had had his arm in his lap until this time. I was a little nervous about how Norma would react. Lynn put his arm on the edge of his wheelchair when Norma reached for his hand. She looked at it, grabbed it and closed her eyes for the prayer. Lynn said she kept lifting it up and down all through the prayer. Later, Gerald was holding Kate and came and sat next to Lynn. He held up his hook to pretend to get her nose. She turned and looked at me and gave me one of her,"Is this really for me to play with?" grins? It was great! She sat and played and tugged on it for about 10 minutes. I had to keep telling her to be soft. She thought she had a new toy. I love my Uncle Lynn and my boys have always been very shy around him because of his hook and wheelchair. He has no legs and I think that scares them too. When I was in Kindergarten, I took Lynn to school for show and tell! I think he is the best! So glad to have spent some time with him.*
I am so thankful for all the many blessings in my life. My wonderful husband, who is the perfect companion and friend. Tucker, who is such a helper and a good example for hie younger siblings. Thadd, who is always willing to help with Kate and always ready to laugh. Norma, who is my princess and such a girl. I don't know what I'd do without her. Kate, who made my life complete in her presence. My parents and siblings, my wonderful in-laws, our home and neighbors, the list can go on and on. I have thought of my many blessings today and I wouldn't have them at all if I did not believe in my Heavenly Fathers love and in his son, Jesus Christ. All that they have done so that I can have these blessings, for that, I am truly thankful for. With the holiday season officially upon us, I pray that the Spirit of God by with all of you and your family's and that we can remember the true meaning of the Season and have it be the main theme of our holidays.
Sending our love and blessings your way, Happy Thanksgiving!
It was a wonderful week. Winni came and spent most of the week here and helped me cook and bake everything. Mostly sweets. :0) Which ended up being a good thing when I came down with a cold Wednesday night after dinner. I've never had a cold hit me so fast and so hard. I had been fine all day but after dinner, my head felt like it was in a fish bowl, my nose was running and my throat was killing me. Nate ended up making the rolls on Thursday morning. He does a better job of it anyways. My rolls never work out. I can bake anything but yeast breads just don't work for me.
It was a small Thanksgiving at my parents house this year. It was just our little family, my parents, Gerald, Winni and my uncles Lynn and Grant came. It was wonderful! My dad was so happy that his brothers were coming that it made it such a nice day. I haven't seen him that happy for having people over for a long time. Mom even got off work when she was suppose too and Cindy stopped by and got some turkey before heading home to bed.
*I had to add in this so that I can always remember. My Uncle Lynn had a hook for his left hand. At dinner, we hold hands when we say the pray. Norma happened to be on Lynn's left side. He had had his arm in his lap until this time. I was a little nervous about how Norma would react. Lynn put his arm on the edge of his wheelchair when Norma reached for his hand. She looked at it, grabbed it and closed her eyes for the prayer. Lynn said she kept lifting it up and down all through the prayer. Later, Gerald was holding Kate and came and sat next to Lynn. He held up his hook to pretend to get her nose. She turned and looked at me and gave me one of her,"Is this really for me to play with?" grins? It was great! She sat and played and tugged on it for about 10 minutes. I had to keep telling her to be soft. She thought she had a new toy. I love my Uncle Lynn and my boys have always been very shy around him because of his hook and wheelchair. He has no legs and I think that scares them too. When I was in Kindergarten, I took Lynn to school for show and tell! I think he is the best! So glad to have spent some time with him.*
I am so thankful for all the many blessings in my life. My wonderful husband, who is the perfect companion and friend. Tucker, who is such a helper and a good example for hie younger siblings. Thadd, who is always willing to help with Kate and always ready to laugh. Norma, who is my princess and such a girl. I don't know what I'd do without her. Kate, who made my life complete in her presence. My parents and siblings, my wonderful in-laws, our home and neighbors, the list can go on and on. I have thought of my many blessings today and I wouldn't have them at all if I did not believe in my Heavenly Fathers love and in his son, Jesus Christ. All that they have done so that I can have these blessings, for that, I am truly thankful for. With the holiday season officially upon us, I pray that the Spirit of God by with all of you and your family's and that we can remember the true meaning of the Season and have it be the main theme of our holidays.
Sending our love and blessings your way, Happy Thanksgiving!
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