Monkey hand and other random thoughts...

This weekend, I decided that we needed to rearrange the seats in our van. I thought this would be a simple task, because we only needed to move one seat over. WRONG!! We tried to remove the seat, and it got jammed. Collin and Maya were outside with us, and Collin kept saying "I know the answer to the puzzle, I know the answer to the puzzle!" We were not in the mood. I was trying to keep the mood light while we worked on trying to get this dumb seat out. So I asked Collin what he thought. He replied "Just wham it in!" It was so funny the way that he said it, we just laughed and laughed.


After the seat adventure, we told the kids we were going to go get them each a fish. Maya was thrilled until she realized that we were only going to get one fish bowl and put it downstairs. This did not fly with her, she wanted it in her room. She was whining, and whining, and carrying on. Maya gets pretty intense when she gets herself all wound up. So when we pulled into the parking lot she said, "I'm going to kick you guys when we get out." Dan and I stopped and started laughing and laughing!! She realized what a monster she was being, and she started laughing too!


Jensen loves to "help" me unload the dishwasher. His favorite part is helping me unload his bottles. A couple of nights ago he was helping me, and he was playing in the basket that holds all of the tops to the bottles. He started saying "Help, help" and walked over to Dan. He had stuck a piece to the bottle down inside the bottle and reached in to grab it, and his fist wouldn't fit through the opening. He would not let it go! We called him "monkey hand" after that story about the monkeys and the food and the monkeys won't let go of the food. Whatever, if you have heard the story, you will know what I'm talking about!!

Oh, I'm anemic!!

Okay, so I am so THRILLED!! I was talking to my parents a couple of weeks ago, because I had NO energy. I was always tired, and COLD!! I couldn't even walk upstairs without getting winded. I had a spacey head, and was dizzy. I blamed most of these symptoms on the medicine I take everyday. It was B A D. Well, my parents, being the brilliant people that they are put two and two together, and told me to start taking some iron supplements.
So the next day, I took one. I felt FANTASTIC!! Energy, no more space head, no more dizziness, all of my symptoms were gone. I haven't felt this good since I had Maya. It's been a couple of weeks, and I can't believe the difference in the way that I feel. Moral of the story, your parents are STILL always right...

Pizza Night

This year we have decided to spend Friday nights doing family things!! Last night, we made our own pizza!


We ended the night with a game of Ker Plunk, and cookie pizza!! A good time was had by all.

War Paint...

So Jensen has discovered a fun new thing. Coloring... with markers. He loves it. He will take me by the hand and lead me over to the cupboard saying "Color, color". He refuses to use crayons, he just throws them on the floor.

Being a good boy, keeping the colors on the paper.



I guess this is a good way to get a bath multiple times a day!!

Divine baby.

Been Busy!!

I haven't posted in a while due to the fact that I have started spring cleaning my house!! I love this time of year-- I know, I am a freak. I LOVE to throw stuff away and give things to the DI that no one has looked at in months. I also love to have a clean house, which is not an easy task with three crazy, active kids!
This week I went through my whole kitchen. Top to bottom. I got rid of a TON of junk. This afternoon, I painted one of the walls in our dining room a rusty red color. It took FIVE coats but it turned out FANTASTIC!!

Collin gets baptized

On Saturday, January 3rd, Collin was baptized. It was a VERY cold morning, and we had to be up at the stake center at 8:15. This would be easy if I didn't have to get three kids, myself, and Dan out the door with a PERFECTLY spotless house!! It was such a wonderful experience. Dan and Collin practiced what he was supposed to do for about a week so Collin wouldn't be nervous. He was so sweet that morning.

After he was baptized, Dan confirmed him a member of the church. He is such a good boy! I am so proud of him. We got him his own set of scriptures for his baptism, and he has been so interested in reading them. He is so proud of himself and will show me where he is reading in the Book of Mormon. I love you Collin and I know that you made the right decision in getting baptized.

Mom, I'm ready for Collin's baptism!!!!!

Last night we were going through Collin's ties to find one that matched his new baptism clothes. Dan found one that was Jensen's size and clipped it on his shirt. When we tried to take the tie off, he started crying, so we left it on. He wore it for most of the evening. I love this baby!!!