You know how some days you just need a little spiritual boost? Well I read this talk today from the Young Women's Broadcast, and loved it! It gave me just the boost I was looking for. I think it is a must-read for all women.
1 year ago
April 2, 2010
March 30, 2010
Another quick Utah trip!
We had another amazing trip up to Utah this past weekend- this time to be with the Worth family (Scott's sister) as they were sealed in the temple. My amazing sister-in-law Sherri recently adopted 3 beautiful children. Luckily we have been able to have them in our lives for the past 2 years or so, and finally they were able to become part of the family forever. We are so happy for the Worth family, and amazed that they were able to take on 3 more children on top of the 7 they already have.
FYI In our church we believe that we can be families forever, which is such a beautiful thing, and one of the core beliefs we have. When we are married we are sealed in the temple, not only to be married for time, but for eternity. All children born to us are also sealed to us. When a child is adopted, the sealing ordinance must take place again to seal them to the family.
It was such a beautiful, yet short and simple, ceremony that I will remember forever. What a sweet thing it is to see a whole family in a sealing room. I am so glad that I am able to be with my family forever and that I know that after I die, or they die, we will be able to be with each other again for eternity. Having that knowledge gives me so much strength and happiness!
FYI In our church we believe that we can be families forever, which is such a beautiful thing, and one of the core beliefs we have. When we are married we are sealed in the temple, not only to be married for time, but for eternity. All children born to us are also sealed to us. When a child is adopted, the sealing ordinance must take place again to seal them to the family.
It was such a beautiful, yet short and simple, ceremony that I will remember forever. What a sweet thing it is to see a whole family in a sealing room. I am so glad that I am able to be with my family forever and that I know that after I die, or they die, we will be able to be with each other again for eternity. Having that knowledge gives me so much strength and happiness!
The beautiful Manti temple- it still boggles my mind that they were able to build this building so long ago.
The cute Worth family dressed in their temple whites
Holy cow, this random dog just came up and laid down in front of them waiting for a pet... so funny!
With my forever best friend! We were twins
Cute cousins Jace and Joseph
Karmiyah and Makenna- best cousins!
This pictures cracks me up for a few reasons... it tells a LOT about my son!
1. He wouldn't get in the pool because he's afraid of the water... he's a very cautious boy. (Hoping to change that this summer!)
2. He was obsessed with the pool balls and had a great time throwing them in the pool over and over and over, so much so that he didn't mind that his entire outfit was soaked.
3. He likes to stick his tongue out a lot
4. The bouncy ball in his right hand has been in that right hand for approximately 3 hours at this point.
5. He never has shoes on (which was probably a good thing)
March 29, 2010
Road Triiiiiip!
A couple weeks ago the kids and I packed up and went to Utah! I was in desperate need of a vacay, and my bestie was without a husband for a week. The answer- road trip! We had a great time together spending time outside in the nice spring weather, taking the kids here and there, and just hanging out. Megan and I stayed up all night every night talking- so fun! We were crazy the later and later we stayed up... hahaha I'm so glad we went, it was such a great trip! I need to give a shout out to my kids for allowing mommy to drive and not making me pull my hair out- thanks guys!
Jace and Jake had so much fun together!
The dinosaur museum
dressed in green for st. patricks (although they look more blue in the pic!)
me with prego (yes she is now ahead of me!)
We also had a little lunch date with my grandma Holland! Makenna loves gma H!
February 28, 2010
Switchfoot
When I was in Jr. High I started listening to an awesome local band called Switchfoot. Their songs were really fun and catchy, and their message was amazing. Since they are a Christian band their lyrics were clean, and also so inspiring. My friends and I became their biggest (mormon) fans! We went to all the concerts we could and listened to their music all the time as we drove around town.
Well, a few years later when I worked at Pier One, we were in the back room unpacking boxes with the radio on, and that is when I heard them on the radio for the first time! It was really exciting and I called a couple people from back home right away! It's awesome to see a band you loved so much for so many years make it! I have continued to love them and introduced my husband to them who also loves them.
For the first time since I moved from San Diego, Switchfoot came to town! So Scott and I got tickets, arranged babysitters, and we were SO there! :) It was such an awesome concert. We were only a few feet from the band, and had room to move (unlike many a concert I went to in HS) At one point, Jon (lead singer) climbed up on a speaker that we were standing next to and sang "This is Your Life," one of my favorite songs.
We kept saying to each other that it was nice to not feel like "mom" and "dad" for the night, and be the young people that we are! I guess that's the trade off of having kids young! We promised each other to make it to more concerts from now on!
Thanks Burns for watching the kids!
One of my fave songs...
Well, a few years later when I worked at Pier One, we were in the back room unpacking boxes with the radio on, and that is when I heard them on the radio for the first time! It was really exciting and I called a couple people from back home right away! It's awesome to see a band you loved so much for so many years make it! I have continued to love them and introduced my husband to them who also loves them.
For the first time since I moved from San Diego, Switchfoot came to town! So Scott and I got tickets, arranged babysitters, and we were SO there! :) It was such an awesome concert. We were only a few feet from the band, and had room to move (unlike many a concert I went to in HS) At one point, Jon (lead singer) climbed up on a speaker that we were standing next to and sang "This is Your Life," one of my favorite songs.
We kept saying to each other that it was nice to not feel like "mom" and "dad" for the night, and be the young people that we are! I guess that's the trade off of having kids young! We promised each other to make it to more concerts from now on!
Thanks Burns for watching the kids!
One of my fave songs...
Camera phone pics...
February 14, 2010
I ♥ Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays. Probably because it's all about love and sweets! This year I decided to do a little cookie exchange. There are not a lot of things I love more than 1. girl's night outs, and 2. cookies! Yummmm, the cookies were DIVINE. I LOOOOVE parties and had a lot of fun planning this one. One of my favorite party resources is Blonde Designs where I blatantly copied her ideas. :) Now you know I am not that cool.
most of the spread
my cookies
easy to make and easy to serve!
this was also easy, just a bakery box from Smith's that I put a little sign on- everyone took their cookies home in one of these babies.When Valentine's day is on sunday, it's a little weird! (Since we don't spend money on sundays) It's kind of like a two-day thing. So Saturday night we went on a fun little date. We ate at Flying Star. Everything was so yummy, especially the chocolate cake! Then, this year we decided instead of buying each other gifts we would go shopping together and pick stuff out. I picked out 2 necklaces (the cheapo kind!) and Scott picked a UNM hat. It was really fun to shop without kids!! :)
Today for Valentine's day, I gave the kids a Valentine with little treats, and Scott kept his tradition alive of ringing the doorbell and leaving heart chocolate boxes on the doorstep for the kids. I guess he used to always do that with his dad. I think it's really cute!
I got these.... did you know these basically have nutella on the inside?! Same company. Mmmmmmm
Another reason I probably LOVE Valentine's Day is because that is essentially when we first got together. Our first date was on the 11th of Feb, but I had no idea he liked me! Our second date was Valentine's day and that's when we held hands and snuggled for the first time. This picture is from the Sweetheart's dance a week later and we were officially a couple by then! I stinkin love my husband so much, and I have loved the last 7 years we have spent together. I always think how lucky I am that I found a guy that is so good for me! I don't know if there could be a better match out there! Basically he's the bomb.February 12, 2010
Jace turned 2!
The morning of Jace's birthday Makenna was so excited that she woke Jace up and said "How old are you Jace?!" For the first time, he said "two!" and put his pointer finger up! It was so cute! I had been trying to work on it with him the last couple days, but he wouldn't do it until his actual birthday I guess! So the night before I blew up about 30 balloons since he still loves them, and I think that was the best thing ever for him! He played and played and played!
For Joy school that day we went on a field trip to the aquarium and I knew Jace would like that on his birthday. It was really fun and Jace's friend Nathan came too.
Then for dinner we had Hawaiian Haystacks (Jace's favorite), and then the Burns came over! Jace opened his presents. Let's see, he got: a police battery-powered motorcycle (that he doesn't care about), a race car, Thomas the train, a leap frog cars and trucks magnet thing, a stuffed animal from the Burns, and his favorite thing- his scooter from Grandma Sheffield. He could not stop scooting around all night!
For Joy school that day we went on a field trip to the aquarium and I knew Jace would like that on his birthday. It was really fun and Jace's friend Nathan came too.
Then for dinner we had Hawaiian Haystacks (Jace's favorite), and then the Burns came over! Jace opened his presents. Let's see, he got: a police battery-powered motorcycle (that he doesn't care about), a race car, Thomas the train, a leap frog cars and trucks magnet thing, a stuffed animal from the Burns, and his favorite thing- his scooter from Grandma Sheffield. He could not stop scooting around all night!
this is a rare picture- a smile at the camera!
don't laugh at my cake
Jace did really good blowing out the candles!
scooting around!The toy on the left is his motorcycle. All the kids loved it, but Jace could care less.
with his cousins! Camden looks so cute!
Jace is a very special little guy. I'm so happy I'm his mommy! I definitely have a special bond with him. He's my little cuddle bug.Here are some things Jace is doing right now at 2 years old:
He talks in sentences now. The other day he said a sentence that was 8 words long! I'm glad he's talking so well now because when compared to his sister, he was a little slow!
He can put his shoes on by himself. His favorites are his flip-flops.
nicknames: Jace face, Jacey, baby boy
He is very good at feeding himself with minimal messes (yessssss!)
He loves to dump out boxes of things: toys, cereal, blocks, anything put away nicely in a box!
He still takes 3 hour naps- hallelujah
He loves his sister Kenna and says "I miss Kenna. I love Kenna." when she is gone.
He's very sweet and more on the quiet side.
He's also very cautious around strangers, and has a hard time when I leave him still.
He LOVES babies and LOVES to pick them up... yikes...
He loves to read books, especially his animal books or books with balloons.
He almost never denies me a kiss!
He despises having his hair cut, hence the long hair.
He LOVES to play outside
He still loves balls, not a shocker
He's acting more and more like a kid now! Scott was saying the other day "he's like a little person now!" Well, he's still my baby boy.
He's also still a big boy!
weight: 33.5 lbs (95%)
height: 36.5 inches (95%)
head: 95%
Doc said he's more the size of a 3 year old... :)
WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH JACE!
SNOW
Since we moved to Albuquerque 3 years ago, not once have we had enough snow that it actually stayed for longer than a few hours! The weekend we moved here to NE Albuquerque, there was actually a few feet of snow. We haven't seen anything like that since. Well a couple weeks ago we had a nice snow storm, and it stayed a whole day and a half! :) Makenna had a blast. Jace was too sick the first day to even care, but the second day he went out and loved it.
holding the snowman's hands
this is what happens in Albuquerque... drip drip drip...February 10, 2010
Inspired
I'll update soon... I promise....
In the mean time, there is a blog I've been following for a while because she is an amazing photographer. Well, recently her baby passed away from pertussis (he was not old enough to get the vaccine), and her posts have really inspired me. I have been so motivated to be a better mom to my kids through her struggles. Maybe she can inspire you too...
Natalie's blog
In the mean time, there is a blog I've been following for a while because she is an amazing photographer. Well, recently her baby passed away from pertussis (he was not old enough to get the vaccine), and her posts have really inspired me. I have been so motivated to be a better mom to my kids through her struggles. Maybe she can inspire you too...
Natalie's blog
January 24, 2010
The big 9-0
Scott's Grandma Lee had her 90th birthday party last week. We took the drive to St. Johns, AZ so we could celebrate with her. A lot of Scott's cousins were able to make it and it was fun to see/ meet a lot of them. Can I just tell you that Grandma Lee is one of my favorite people in the whole world. Things we love about her:
She always embraces us with a kiss.
She insists on cooking for us and insists on cleaning up the mess at her age.
She always plays little games with my kids.
They love her.
She loves to sing goofy little songs
She lets kids be kids, and shows them fun stuff to do at her house, like crawl through secret passage ways.
She loves the gospel.
She loves to tell jokes.
She has satellite tv, a cell phone, and the internet, and has no idea how to work them!
Everyone gravitates to her. She makes everyone around her happy.
Shooting Makenna with the party horn. They did this for a while. It was really funny!
The kids played some birthday games. This one had to do with answering a question right or you would get a little squirt. There's Jace again hanging with the girls!
I thought this pic was really cute of Jace
All of the "original" cousins that were there. A portion.
This was at the end of the day. The kids weren't having it. :)
There was a little program for grandma after the games. The Lee family represented, and we did a little skit and a song. I think the highlight was when everyone sang the song "Could I have this dance," which was Grandma Lee's song with her sweetheart, Grandpa Arlo Lee, who passed away a few years ago. It was very touching. Here are the lyrics to that sweet song...
I'll always remember the song they were playin',
The first time we danced and I knew,
As we swayed to the music and held to each other,
I fell in love with you.
Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
Would you be my partner every night?
When we're together, it feels so right.
Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
I'll always remember that magic moment,
When I held you close to me.
'Cause we moved together, I knew forever,
You're all I'll ever need
Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
Would you be my partner every night?
When we're together, it feels so right.
Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
There was a little program for grandma after the games. The Lee family represented, and we did a little skit and a song. I think the highlight was when everyone sang the song "Could I have this dance," which was Grandma Lee's song with her sweetheart, Grandpa Arlo Lee, who passed away a few years ago. It was very touching. Here are the lyrics to that sweet song...
I'll always remember the song they were playin',
The first time we danced and I knew,
As we swayed to the music and held to each other,
I fell in love with you.
Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
Would you be my partner every night?
When we're together, it feels so right.
Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
I'll always remember that magic moment,
When I held you close to me.
'Cause we moved together, I knew forever,
You're all I'll ever need
Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
Would you be my partner every night?
When we're together, it feels so right.
Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
January 19, 2010
2010 snapshot
This post is randomness and all the little things that make up our day to day life. I want to be able to remember all those little things years from now. So here goes...
Every morning Makenna comes in my room about 7:00 and we snuggle. She usually tells me about her dreams... which usually involve princesses (sometimes I think she makes them up, but I love her imagination!)
For breakfast we almost always have whole wheat pancakes, oatmeal, or eggs and toast. Makenna loves syrup and will fill her whole plate with it if I'm not looking.
Makenna goes to Joy school on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Megan, Tyler, Katie, Kaden, and Stacie. She gets SOOO excited on those mornings and likes to look really nice for joy school. She usually picks out a dress and tights and wants me to do her hair really cute.
Doing Makenna's hair is one of my new obsessions. I'm not saying it is done perfect every day,
(hahaha definitely not!) but now that I know how to do it thanks to this blog, it is a lot more fun! I seriously never even learned how to french braid until this blog... :)
Every Tuesday I get excited to get the mail to see what deals are going on that week in the grocery ads! Nerdy, I know.
Makenna has dance class on Wednesdays with Miss Kristy. We always do her hair extra fancy for her class, and she loves to dress up in her tutus and leotards. She is the tallest in her class of 7 girls. She is very good at remembering the dances and I love watching her dance!
I have been a crazy runner for the last year or so. I am training for a half marathon in April. This weekend will be the longest run of my life at 8 miles. I'm actually really excited!
Jace loves Signing Time now, just as his sister did when she was little. He calls it "Leah" and will actually sit through the whole 1/2 hour. He loves to sign lots of words, especially animal signs. He also does a really cute "I love you!"
Speaking of signing, Makenna is really cute when she signs to our BIL Brian. She signs every sign she knows to him as if it is a sentence. ie Fish dog banana backyard
Makenna is way into Barbies lately. She likes to have dance parties with them, and loves to dress them up and do fashion shows.
I have really enjoyed having a paint salesman for a husband. We have painted the whole outside of our house, epoxied our garage floor, and painted the whole inside of our house in the last year. I am going to have him paint the whole inside of our house again soon! :)
Every Friday night is pizza, ice cream, and movie night. I usually make the pizza homemade with this recipe (SO easy!) After dinner, we have ice cream. We also always rent a movie and watch it when the kids go to bed. We LOVE movies. Our favorite movies have action, comedy, and romance all in one. We saw Sherlock Holmes a few weeks ago and LOVED that.
FHE is very fun at our house these days. The kids really like to lead the music on the fireplace, and they love our trick portion. Makenna is so teachable now and it's really fun to see her retain the lessons we teach her. My goal in life for FHE is to make it fun for my kids. So far= success.
My poor husband is constantly "tired" from lack of sleep. At first he quit playing basketball Tuesday and Thursday nights, but he couldn't handle not playing! So now he still plays from 9-11, and then has to get up at 5:00 in the morning for seminary! I don't know how he does it.
Jace still loves balls. He is really good at throwing and catching them now. It is probably his favorite thing to do. He is also really good at making baskets in his basketball hoop. I have been amazed by this kid's coordination! His overarm throw looks better than mine!
Jace is obsessed with being comfortable. He hates socks, shoes, button-up shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, sweater vests, and hats. He will seriously have a heart attack some days because he "don't like" what I put on him. You can just see how uncomfortable he looks in his face! So some days he goes around with me with bare feet and a t-shirt. I bet lots of people think I abuse him... hahaha
I really enjoy making dinner for the fam every night and we sit down at the table and eat it together. The winning dinner night is usually Hawaiian haystacks.
Scott reads our kids bedtime stories every night. 2 to be exact. They love it, and he loves it, and I love it too! He is definitely more of the story teller in this fam.
The kids are in the same room together now, and probably 1-2 times a week we hear them giggling in there for a while. It is really funny and I just let them because I know they are getting some good bonding time!
The kids play sooo good together now. Jace sometimes cries when Makenna has to leave, and then when she comes home he gets so excited! It has been great watching them get closer.
The kids love to get into stuff together. Yesterday they found a large box of nerds while I was in the shower, and then continued to shower them allllll over my house. That was fun to clean up...
Jace just learned to open the fridge and his food of choice is always yogurt or go-gurt. He always gets one for Kenna too.
For the longest time Jace could say every word we would ask him to say except Kenna. He would say all the names of all his cousins, but not Kenna. He refused. It was the weirdest thing! Just in the last couple weeks, he's started to say "Kenna" and now he says it all day long!
When we are shopping Jace points at everything and says "super cute," "super cute." hahaha. Do I really say that all the time?!
Sunday mornings we are always a couple minutes late to church. No matter how early I get up. No matter how prepared I am. No matter how much Scott helps. I just don't know why. It honestly drives me crazy because I just can't figure it out.
Our favorite family activity to do is go to the zoo. I think it's because we are all animal lovers. We try to go as much as we can.
Makenna is my little story teller. Whenever she meets someone new at church, at the grocery store, at our house, she always tells them stories or talks their ears off. The only time I have seen her shy is when the missionaries come over.
I think the best time of the day is when daddy comes home. The kids scream "daddy!" and I can't help but get a big smile on my face too!
If we are in the car on a Saturday morning, Jace will be the first one to point out the balloons. He always spots them no matter how far away they are!
We go on family walks as much as we can, and sometimes even in the dark at night with the kids in their pj's! We love it.
Scott always wakes me up at 5:45AM to give me a kiss before he leaves.
Scott is very good at making the children giggle out of control. They especially like to wrestle him and get thrown around!
I like to watch Glenn Beck almost every day while I make dinner. He is one person on the news that I think is right most of the time.
Jace loves to eat chips and salsa with his dad.
Jace still doesn't go to nursery very well and he's almost 2! Some days he does ok, others he will scream and cry when we leave.
Whenever Scott and Makenna are gone, Jace really attaches himself to me. He'll come put his arms around me and kiss me, or sit by me and put his head on my shoulder. It's so sweet.
Jace loves to brush his teeth throughout the day. Sometimes he carries his toothbrush around with him.
During the night, Makenna is Scott's child, and Jace is mine. The kids usually do really well, but sometimes Kenna wakes up wanting the hall light turned on. I got the easier kid for now. :)
The kids both love to color. Jace is always asking me if he can "culla" throughout the day. They like to get paper from the printer and waste a bunch of sheets of it.
So that is us in a nutshell at this moment in time.
Every morning Makenna comes in my room about 7:00 and we snuggle. She usually tells me about her dreams... which usually involve princesses (sometimes I think she makes them up, but I love her imagination!)
For breakfast we almost always have whole wheat pancakes, oatmeal, or eggs and toast. Makenna loves syrup and will fill her whole plate with it if I'm not looking.
Makenna goes to Joy school on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Megan, Tyler, Katie, Kaden, and Stacie. She gets SOOO excited on those mornings and likes to look really nice for joy school. She usually picks out a dress and tights and wants me to do her hair really cute.
Doing Makenna's hair is one of my new obsessions. I'm not saying it is done perfect every day,
(hahaha definitely not!) but now that I know how to do it thanks to this blog, it is a lot more fun! I seriously never even learned how to french braid until this blog... :)
Every Tuesday I get excited to get the mail to see what deals are going on that week in the grocery ads! Nerdy, I know.
Makenna has dance class on Wednesdays with Miss Kristy. We always do her hair extra fancy for her class, and she loves to dress up in her tutus and leotards. She is the tallest in her class of 7 girls. She is very good at remembering the dances and I love watching her dance!
I have been a crazy runner for the last year or so. I am training for a half marathon in April. This weekend will be the longest run of my life at 8 miles. I'm actually really excited!
Jace loves Signing Time now, just as his sister did when she was little. He calls it "Leah" and will actually sit through the whole 1/2 hour. He loves to sign lots of words, especially animal signs. He also does a really cute "I love you!"
Speaking of signing, Makenna is really cute when she signs to our BIL Brian. She signs every sign she knows to him as if it is a sentence. ie Fish dog banana backyard
Makenna is way into Barbies lately. She likes to have dance parties with them, and loves to dress them up and do fashion shows.
I have really enjoyed having a paint salesman for a husband. We have painted the whole outside of our house, epoxied our garage floor, and painted the whole inside of our house in the last year. I am going to have him paint the whole inside of our house again soon! :)
Every Friday night is pizza, ice cream, and movie night. I usually make the pizza homemade with this recipe (SO easy!) After dinner, we have ice cream. We also always rent a movie and watch it when the kids go to bed. We LOVE movies. Our favorite movies have action, comedy, and romance all in one. We saw Sherlock Holmes a few weeks ago and LOVED that.
FHE is very fun at our house these days. The kids really like to lead the music on the fireplace, and they love our trick portion. Makenna is so teachable now and it's really fun to see her retain the lessons we teach her. My goal in life for FHE is to make it fun for my kids. So far= success.
My poor husband is constantly "tired" from lack of sleep. At first he quit playing basketball Tuesday and Thursday nights, but he couldn't handle not playing! So now he still plays from 9-11, and then has to get up at 5:00 in the morning for seminary! I don't know how he does it.
Jace still loves balls. He is really good at throwing and catching them now. It is probably his favorite thing to do. He is also really good at making baskets in his basketball hoop. I have been amazed by this kid's coordination! His overarm throw looks better than mine!
Jace is obsessed with being comfortable. He hates socks, shoes, button-up shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, sweater vests, and hats. He will seriously have a heart attack some days because he "don't like" what I put on him. You can just see how uncomfortable he looks in his face! So some days he goes around with me with bare feet and a t-shirt. I bet lots of people think I abuse him... hahaha
I really enjoy making dinner for the fam every night and we sit down at the table and eat it together. The winning dinner night is usually Hawaiian haystacks.
Scott reads our kids bedtime stories every night. 2 to be exact. They love it, and he loves it, and I love it too! He is definitely more of the story teller in this fam.
The kids are in the same room together now, and probably 1-2 times a week we hear them giggling in there for a while. It is really funny and I just let them because I know they are getting some good bonding time!
The kids play sooo good together now. Jace sometimes cries when Makenna has to leave, and then when she comes home he gets so excited! It has been great watching them get closer.
The kids love to get into stuff together. Yesterday they found a large box of nerds while I was in the shower, and then continued to shower them allllll over my house. That was fun to clean up...
Jace just learned to open the fridge and his food of choice is always yogurt or go-gurt. He always gets one for Kenna too.
For the longest time Jace could say every word we would ask him to say except Kenna. He would say all the names of all his cousins, but not Kenna. He refused. It was the weirdest thing! Just in the last couple weeks, he's started to say "Kenna" and now he says it all day long!
When we are shopping Jace points at everything and says "super cute," "super cute." hahaha. Do I really say that all the time?!
Sunday mornings we are always a couple minutes late to church. No matter how early I get up. No matter how prepared I am. No matter how much Scott helps. I just don't know why. It honestly drives me crazy because I just can't figure it out.
Our favorite family activity to do is go to the zoo. I think it's because we are all animal lovers. We try to go as much as we can.
Makenna is my little story teller. Whenever she meets someone new at church, at the grocery store, at our house, she always tells them stories or talks their ears off. The only time I have seen her shy is when the missionaries come over.
I think the best time of the day is when daddy comes home. The kids scream "daddy!" and I can't help but get a big smile on my face too!
If we are in the car on a Saturday morning, Jace will be the first one to point out the balloons. He always spots them no matter how far away they are!
We go on family walks as much as we can, and sometimes even in the dark at night with the kids in their pj's! We love it.
Scott always wakes me up at 5:45AM to give me a kiss before he leaves.
Scott is very good at making the children giggle out of control. They especially like to wrestle him and get thrown around!
I like to watch Glenn Beck almost every day while I make dinner. He is one person on the news that I think is right most of the time.
Jace loves to eat chips and salsa with his dad.
Jace still doesn't go to nursery very well and he's almost 2! Some days he does ok, others he will scream and cry when we leave.
Whenever Scott and Makenna are gone, Jace really attaches himself to me. He'll come put his arms around me and kiss me, or sit by me and put his head on my shoulder. It's so sweet.
Jace loves to brush his teeth throughout the day. Sometimes he carries his toothbrush around with him.
During the night, Makenna is Scott's child, and Jace is mine. The kids usually do really well, but sometimes Kenna wakes up wanting the hall light turned on. I got the easier kid for now. :)
The kids both love to color. Jace is always asking me if he can "culla" throughout the day. They like to get paper from the printer and waste a bunch of sheets of it.
So that is us in a nutshell at this moment in time.
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