Wednesday, April 16, 2014

January 2014

Still playing catch up....even in to the new year!

Our year had a rough start with 2 sick babies :-(  Yep throwing up! We haven't had that from Evan yet, so this was a surprise, and when they both got it....yikes!  It wasn't terrible, better that it happened at once rather than one right after the other.  They both took it in stride and then moved on :-)

Evan started taking great interest in puzzles and can do big ones on his own pretty well now.  He is proud of himself everytime he puts together a puzzle that has 24 pieces or more!

Some are even as big as him!

 Nana came over and we tested out the swings for the first time this year.  It was a sunny, but COLD day!
Open gym at Peak Gymnastics used to be one of Evan's favorite things to do as a baby.  I decided to try to take all 3 boys to open gym and meet a friend.....it was fun, but I sure am glad I had extra hands there!



Morgan and Riley got new Yo Gabba Gabba shirts and boy are they proud of them! They love them!

We had a successful dentist appointment this month and all 3 boys got their teeth brushed.  Evan got his teeth polished and all 3 boys got fluoride on their teeth.  NO CAVITIES for anyone!!


 This is how I found Riley after nap one morning.....completely naked!  He is experimenting with what he can do on his own :-)
We finally used our gift certificate to NW Trek and we had a blast!  Morgan and Riley could not handle sitting on the tram ride for an hour so we walked around by ourselves whiles Evan and Tony rode the tram.  We saw cool animals and the boys got to run around for a while.



We LOVE our school...Mountain Meadow.  We feel like kids get such an amazing education there right from the start and we also feel that they truly care about our kids education.  I get the joy of working there often and I love that Evan gets to attend school there.  He has learned so much and grown so much in just one year.  Every year the school hosts a Literacy Night where each classroom models a book or piece of writing through art, a skit, an activity etc. and students and their parents attend and have a chance to see what they are learning and how they are learning.  Then all the students are invited to a free book and families can enjoy cookies and juice and a visit to the book fair.  It was a great night! So much fun...OH and you get to dress as your favorite book character.  Evan doesn't really have a favorite book character, but dinosaurs and dragons are in a lot of the books he reads so he wore his Halloween costume which made the night even more fun!





My last 2 random January pictures....a trip to the barber shop where we ALWAYS have to put on the cool "shades" that Daa has, and my little monkeys in the tub at the end of an exhausting day.....I wouldn't trade it for the world!




Sunday, April 13, 2014

Peppa Pig

One of the boys FAVORITE shows right now is Peppa Pig.  Peppa Pig is about a little English pig family and their adventures.  They have English accents and different words for things that we say.

Evan has taken on the "Peppa Pig language" :-) 

When he needs a band-aid he asks for a "plaster"

When we wer on our way to an appointment he asked if we were "nearly" there.

He asked if he could put a letter in the "post" for Nana.

When he wants a Popsicle for a treat he will ask for an "iced lolli"

He says "tomato" with a soft 'a' and "zebra" with a soft 'e'

He calls a turtle a "tortoise" with a great emphasis on the '-oise'

I am sure there are many others, but these are the ones that stand out the most.  He is an hilarious, quirky and oh so loveable kid!  


Tuesday, March 18, 2014

December 2013

I am WAY, WAY, WAY behind in my blogging!  Let's just say life with 3 little boys keeps me busy!

I am going back in time to the month of December to recount what the happenings were then :-)


Morgan and Riley climb onto the kitchen table every single chance they get.  They are constantly getting into trouble.  They often really don't care if they get in trouble, they just get right back up with a big smile on their faces.  This is definitely a test of Tony's and my patience! 


Elfie the Christmas Elf visited us for the month and every night he ended up somewhere different either leaving a message or doing something naughty. We sure do love Elfie!


Evan and I went on a date to see Frozen. One of the BEST Disney movies I have seen in a long time!


A rare time when we took the boys Christmas shopping and to lunch.  They were so good!



Evan and I made our annual Christmas sugar cookies.  It is one of his favorite things to do!

Evan has quite the collection of "open and close" dinosaurs. (they are Schliech brand dinos that open and close their mouths) He had to have a picture of them all once he got some new ones for Christmas.

December was a fun and very busy month.  The boys were spoiled, we spent time with family and we were happy to relax when the month was over.




Monday, February 10, 2014

Christmas 2013

I am trying to catch up on my blogging and finally am able to write about Christmas!

We spent Christmas this year with Nana and Papa and EVERYONE was there.  It was so nice for all of the cousins to get to play together for a whole week.  They are all getting old enough to start playing together without having to be constantly watched.

Morgan and Riley still didn't quite understand Christmas and opening presents...but they sure loved new toys!

Nana and Papa got all of the grand-kids Nabi  tablets which was a huge hit!  Santa brought Evan a matchbox dinosaur set (which ended up being junk!) and Morgan and Riley got ride on mega block construction vehicles.

The most fun was just spending time together! We spent time at the mall and rode the kiddie train.  We went to the lights of Christmas at warm beach. We saw a couple of movies (walking with Dinosaurs and Evan and Nana and Papa saw Frozen) and we hung out at Nana and Papas and played.

Riley loved his Mickey Mouse from Auntie Stefanie
Train ride!
Christmas lights at Warm Beach
Christmas Eve
Morgan loved the boxes
Evan got a lot of dinosaurs!
Santas gifts for Morgan and Riley
Santas gift for Evan
Catching Evan coming down the stairs before he sees his presents.
Morgan LOVES his new guitar!

 I love Christmas time!