Baby......EVERYTHING!

Lilly is obsessed with baby things. She loves to put everything in a family. She isn't so much obsessed with actual babies, as she throws them out of the crib every night because she DOES NOT want them in her crib. But anything that is small she immediately says, "aaah cute baby: sock, doll, kitty, rock, or in this case grape. She had grapes for lunch the other day and she only wanted the babies. Then she would promptly eat them.....maybe we shouldn't have anymore children. But then she would pick up the bigger ones and they would either become mommy grapes or daddy grapes. I would try to convince her that mommy is as small as the baby grape and not NEARLY as big as the daddy grape but she didn't like that. She has been carrying around her baby duck and her mommy duck for the last couple days. She constantly hugs the little baby duck and just loves it. She was even looking for a baby sister for one of the "baby" dolls. So cute. Don't you guys think that we should give her a little baby brother or sister to play with?I mean she loves babies so much, who are we to deprive her of that love?

Our little hoopster!

Well I guess soccer wasn't her sport! Maddy had her first basketball game on Saturday and I am proud to report that she was good! She was really good! She even made a basket during the game and a free throw shot and a few assists. She completely held her own with the boys (they are co-ed teams). Thay have only had one practice before the game and I wasn't even sure if she would inderstand how to play but I guess I was wrong. I am realizing now that soccer may have been a little hard on her legs. You are constantly running up and down a field that is pretty big. While she is still running up and down the basketball court it isn't nearly as long and I think that it is better for her to keep up. She still complains of a few aches in her knees and she has never been a very fast runner I think because of the arthritis but basketball seems to suit her and Dustin couldn't be more thrilled. He isn't the biggest fan of soccer and would much rather watch a basketball game than a soccer game! And I am excited because dribbling a basketball is one of the activities that the optimetrist said would halp with her vision therapy so it is a win win for everyone. It has been really fun because there are two other girls that are on her team that are in our ward and we played our good friends son (also in our ward) on Saturday. So Sunday was full of compliments for her about how well she played even from the big brothers that were impressed with how well she played. She jammed her finger in the last quarter and was so funny about it when we were heading home. It hurt but she told me she has done that like a million times it was no big deal! I don't know what basketball she has jammed her finger on considering that this week is like the first time she has ever dribbled a ball but whatever! Anyway it was lots of fun and we are excited to see how the game goes next week.

Working Woman!

I just had to do a quick post because it is official! I am now a working woman! I got my first paycheck today and I am so excited. Okay so I have only been working for two days and a total of probably two hours but STILL! I think that this job is going to work out so well with me and my schedule and the kids. It really couldn't be more perfect for me and honestly I LOVE having something to occupy my mind during the day and something to do besides clean and play with the kids. I adore my kids and I love being here with them but all you stay-at-home moms know that it can get very repetative and like my sister has said, "It is like I live the movie Groundhog Day". I think this job is going to allow me to use more of my adult brain during the day. But it still allows me to get a snack for Maddy when she comes in the door, decorate the Valentines box with Josey in the middle of the day and make sure Lilly isn't ingesting anything dangerous and still earn some money. GREAT! Dustin and I agreed that we wouldn't go out and celebrate my new job until I actually got a paycheck. Tomorrow night we are going to paint the town red! Okay probably dinner and a movie we are really exciting in our old age.

BB

I had to include a picture of our newest family member BB. I finally got around to cleaning out her nasty cage and we had a moment her and me. Please excuse the chipping fingernail polish (Sunni).

Snow Days!

So the past few days we have actually gotten a little more snow! It has been very fun and they even cancelled school one day so the girls thought that was pretty cool. They have been out making snowmen and sledding and watching the snow fall. Here is Josey with her favorite baby snowman. We have a little hill in our backyard but it turned out to be perfect for sledding with Lilly. Maddy took her over and over again. As you can tell the snow is melting and giving way to the mud underneath.....
....as proven by the mud on Lilly's lips!
This was after a lot of the snow had started to melt. This is Josey's snowman family.

The girls played outside sledding down the hill for hours one day.


This is them coming in to warm up. Look at those rosey cheeks.

Does this look like the love child of Jay Leno or is it just me?
Lilly's new attempt at smiling.

Star Wars Mania

So call us overprotective but my girls had never seen Star Wars (or Harry Potter or SpiderMan or etc etc) They have never really really pushed to see them and I really try to go by the rating system and I always tell Maddy that if a movie is rated PG-13 then she has to be 13 to see it (whether I stick to this over the next five years I don't know yet but for now it works). Anyway, she was recently invited to a Star Wars birthday party. She came to me one day asking me if there were any girls in Star Wars. So I explained all the characters in the movie and the basic plot line and she was enthralled. So I started to feel bad, like maybe I had deprived my kids of something that they would really enjoy and have a lot of fun with. So Dustin and I decided to let them see Star Wars. I am still not going to let them see a couple of the movies but I think the older ones are good for them. So we watched one the other night and Josey fell asleep but after it was over Maddy sat up and said, "THAT WAS AWESOME!" So this is the light saber that she made at the party and she has been playing with it constantly. She asked me to take a picture and she posed for it. And as a side note they both have crushes on Luke Skywalker apparently. Please disregard the crazy midget girl in the picture.

Nacho Night

So Dustin decided to do dinner on Saturday, which was great with me! So he got all the makings for nachos. He told the girls that they could all make their very own nacho concoctions. So they all got up to the counter and started creating. I just kinda stayed out of the way and made sure Lilly didn't fall off her chair and let daddy take the lead. The girls had tons of fun and we had a repeat performance the next night because they had so much fun. Maddy was VERY particular about how she wanted hers.
Josey spent more time caressing the cheese and making sure each chip had just the right amount of cheese (meaning basically it is cheese and chips not chips and cheese).
I don't even know what to say about this picture. Anything that anyone had Lilly had to have as well. Even if she already had some in her bowl as soon as someone touched an ingredient you had to pass it to Lilly next.
Maddy ended up making nacho sandwiches. She is my creative eater. She is constantly trying to come up with new things to eat in new ways. Her proudest creation is sandwiches with chips added in. It is actually pretty good.

creepy

Is there anything worse than sitting on your bed and suddenly from under the pillow crawls out a big brown spider and it quickly creeps all the way down the length of the bed?

Gordon B. Hinckley

June 23, 1910 - January 27, 2008

I just felt the need to acknowledge the passing of our prophet today. We found out last night as I know many of you did as well. I felt a little in shock because I think that I have taken for granted the fact that he has been with us for so long. We all watched as he has gotten older and older over the last 12 years but I guess I just didn't want to really think about him actually leaving us here. When Dustin's mom called to tell us the news I started to cry. It was honestly a reaction I didn't expect. It wasn't like this was completely unexpected given his age and frailty. But, like my friend Heidi, all I could think about was his reunion with his wife Marjorie. They weren't seperated for very long but I could only imagine how happy they were to see each other. We talked to our girls about what happened and they asked me why I was crying. I told them that I wasn't crying because I was sad, even though he will be greatly missed by many, but I was crying because I was so happy for him. He had finally completely his great mission on this earth and was reunited with his loved ones and we can only imagine our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ there to welcome him home. Dustin told the girls that there was probably a big party in heaven last night as such a great man was welcomed home. I can't stop thinking about him today. I am also very thankful for the way that our church is set up. It is such a comfort to know that the leadership of this church is set up as it should be so that this time of transition is smooth and not full of chaos. I will miss seeing him in conference. I loved President Hinckley.

6 habits

Okay I was tagged to list 6 habits I have, I am assuming good or bad. So here goes. I am going to try and think of 6........

1. This one is kinda gross and my husband HATES it but I got it from my dad. I blow bubbles with my tongue. I know I shouldn't even admit it but when I am bored I find myself doing it unconciously. I remember watching my dad do it when I was a kid and thinking that was so cool so I worked and worked on it until I could finally do it and now it has become a very bad habit. Thanks dad.

2. I rarely finish my drinks. I always leave just a little bit at the bottom. I don't know why and it drives Dustin insane! I think I am planning on drinking the rest.....just a little bit later.

3. I never zip up my jackets and coats. I don't know if it is from growing up in California where you really didn't have to wear a coat very often and you could get away with not zipping it up. But for the longest time Dustin has had to remind me to zip up my coat when I am complaining that I am cold.

4. I don't untie my shoes when I take them off. I just slide them off. Isn't that supposed to say something about my personality?

5. I got this one from my mom. I wear my sunglasses as a headband. If I am wearing sunglasses on a sunny day when I go into a store or back home I forget to take them off and it will be like hours before I realize that they are still on my head like a headband.

6. I don't like to be ready early. I guess I feel like I look my best RIGHT after I have gotten ready and that if I get ready too early I will not look as good anymore. My hair will be flat, my make-up worn off and I will inevitably end up pulling my hair back. If I can just get ready and walk out the door I will look my best. So I tend to run on the late side especially now that I have three girls that I have to get ready as well. I always want them to be ready before me so I can take those last few minutes to finish up myself.

So those are 6 things that I could think of off the top of my head. I tag Liz, Amanda, Andrea and Alli. What are your habits?