Random Cuteness and New Talents

Our little guy LOVES the bathtub!  And rolling around on the floor.  And sitting up by himself.  And rocking back and forth and back and forth...

One day we were playing outside.  Ben kept teasing the girls, so I sent him inside to go to his room.  A few minutes later, I went inside to check on him, only to find him making us all egg sandwiches for dinner!  I couldn't get mad at him for serving our family, although I did remind him that it would be better to make the choice to come inside before he teased so much next time!  He's my little chef!!!  (And they were fantastic sandwiches!!!

Yes, I made all three of these dresses...with lots of help from my dear friend!  She's amazing!!!  One morning and half of an afternoon to put these babies together!  I've been walking past the fabric at Walmart for months, thinking that it couldn't be too hard to make.  It wasn't, but I'm sure glad that I had guidance!!!  And, yes, my seems even matched for the red lines around the girls!!!  Thanks, Marianne, for all of your help and encouragement; I feel so accomplished as a Mom!!!

Mother Goose's Goose is Loose

Annie's class did a little play and then recited all the poems they have learned throughout the year.

Mitchell charmed the audience and cause many a parent to say, "Oh shoot!" as their camera was not ready!  Sorry; he's just a cute little guy!

Annie and Kiara reciting their poem.  It was a great little program!  Loved this Kindergarten class!!!

5 Weeks and 3 Days

Waiting in the Dr office to get Annie's cast off!!!

Our little tag-along.  This is one of the last times I've brought heim around in his car seat because he is a solid kiddo!!!  And such a happy guy to just hangout wherever we are!

The beginning of the saw!!!!  Annie did terrific - didn't flinch at all!

She was a tiny bit nervous on this part, but quickly gave me smiles when she noticed I was watching.

It's coming off....

This little girl - she's so brave!

We were surprised to find a sunflower seed beneath all the wrappings....hmmm - don't even know the last time we had them!  After x-rays, we found her arm was about 90% healed.  Therefore, she was still on restricted gym classes, no softball and still no bike-riding.  She also isn't supposed to run around, swing, wrestle, etc...  She did great with all of her restrictions for the first day and a half...  She's as busy little girl!  We go back next week to get another set of x-rays and complete freedom!

So Yummy for the Tummy!

Each Monday (or Sunday) night we have Family Home Evening.  This consists of singing songs, a short lesson from the scriptures or just basic society rules/values, and a treat.  It was Ben's turn to make a treat, but we didn't have all of the ingredients so we moved dessert to the next night.  He had spent a good 30 minutes pouring over some of my Pampered Chef recipes books in order to choose.

 Ben's Masterpiece - Mint Chocolate Silk Torte - and it was FABULOUS!!!  The only part he didn't help with was taking the pans out of the oven.  He kindly also took some to his teacher at school, as he was apparently so excited to make this dessert (it honestly took all afternoon), that he told her all of the yummy ingredients.  It was delicious!!!!  Way to go, Ben!

So tired....

One night around 9, Andy and I were watching a movie for our date.  Annie wandered down, ignored us, used the bathroom and didn't come back out.  Emily wandered down a few minutes later.  Andy followed her into our bathroom and check on Annie in the process.

 Annie was cold and could only find my shirt for warmth.

 Emily didn't have anything readily accessible, so Andy covered her with pillows.

Such cute little girls.  They walk the entire length of the house twice to get to our room and can still fall right back asleep!

Friday Evening - and hard at Work!

I tell you - the men in this house can WORK!  In our efforts to get the garden spots ready, we trimmed a few trees and split some of the wood we already had to make it more user-friendly.  After several days and many hours of labor, we have our garden in (and are very thanful for the four missionaries in our ward who gave many many hours of service to help!!!)

 This night it started to pour just as they were finishing up, so we all hung out in the garage for awhile.

 The kids watched the water from the gutter before braving the FREEZING cold rain!

 I LOVE clean little kid feet.

 Love how Emily is holding onto Ben for security...such sweet moments!