2010

Hang on to your hats. Here is what we have been doing in 2010 so far....

We had a nice quiet New Year's Eve at home. We played the Wii, and made these silly glasses.

K discovered her love for eating and playing in pudding.

K and B have loved playing with each other, and being posers!

B loves to steal drinks from K's sippy

M had a birthday...the big 10!

(The cake was supposed to be a peace sign, not a bird's foot)

We took a little trip to Disneyland with the Hammond's and my parents (which you would never know due to the lack of pictures of them..sorry Mom and Dad..we are glad you were there with us even though we didn't document it!)

While on Splash Mountain, B had a little accident and smacked her head into the seat of the ride, trying to avoid getting wet. It gave her a major goose egg, and caused quite the commotion. We had to have a RN come and check her out, an incident report was filed, but the best part was she got to pick out a stuffed animal for her troubles. Aren't those eyes killer!

They also gave us this picture, which is right before the "incident." B is sitting behind R. I'm surprised Griffen didn't hit his head for as low as he was.

While in lovely warm-ish Cali, we spent a day and a half in San Diego. The kids had a ball. The water was cold (of course) and it was only maybe mid-70's but to us the sun was WONDERFUL!

I don't love this picture...I just wanted proof that K was at the beach.

S had a birthday...it's great to be 8!

and he FINALLY got to start scouts. He has been on the count down! The night before his first den meeting, he looked at me and said, "Mom, finally, I only have 25 hours until scouts. I can't wait." I hope the enthusiasm continues for a long time!

We've been eating a lot of candy...

Watching too much TV...

And getting new beds!

Whew...sorry for the marathon post. If I didn't do it all at once, I never would have finished. So if you are still here enduring all of our crazy pictures, here is a little video clip I had to post. While we were in San Diego, B found her inner waves, or something. The ocean was moving her. She couldn't contain herself. She danced this way for a good five minutes.

Silly Silly

This is a lame post. B has figured out how to flip through pictures on the computer. It's her new favorite thing to do. I just came in to the computer, and she had this picture up. It made me laugh, not the picture of her, but of S, who barely snuck his head in. This has to be his favorite thing to do! I haven't ever noticed him in this picture. Silly, Silly, S!

Cabin Fever

The kids are off track, and it has been cold, and smogy around here. But today, the sun is out, the skies are blue, and it is almost 50 outside! The kids think spring has sprung! Our entire street is off track so we have quite the playgroup going on outside! I love it. I even have my window on my glass door open a crack, letting in some fresh air. Hopefully our cabin fever will be cured for a while, because more snow is on it's way I'm afraid. The only drawback to a beautiful day like today, is it creates a SERIOUS case of Spring Fever. I'm ready for sun, and shorts, and hot summer days (I'd even just take kind of warm sunny days at this point). Come on Mr. Groundhog...don't see that shadow!

Things That Make Me Smile

Some things that are making me smile this morning:

M: Loves her baby sister. She loves that K loves her. She loves that K wants M to put her to bed instead of the babysitter, and that she can do it! She loves being a big helper. Also, it makes me smile that yesterday, M noticed that I cleaned and organized the junk draw and cupboard, and she was impressed by it! She is getting to be too big, too fast. It also makes me smile that it makes her totally grossed out that 2 kids in her grade got sent to the principles office for making out at recess! AHHH! Yes I had to make sure she thought that was gross! 4th grade!! Hello!!

S: He is such a great kid! It makes me smile that he got out of the car this morning, to open the door for his sister, because her hands were full...without being asked, he noticed she was going to need help and did it! I'm also smiling at the fact that he loves the Jazz, almost as much as his dad. The first thing he asked me this morning was who won the game, and was SO excited with the details of the exciting, unexpected win!

B: I love B's funny personality! She cracks us up. It makes me smile that she LOVED her skiing lessons yesterday, that her favorite part was "riding the magic carpet, but mostly all of it was her favorite." It also makes me smile that she was asleep in her "boyfriends" car within about 5 minutes after skiing. Another thing that makes me smile is that she doesn't refer to Isaac as her boyfriend anymore, but it is now, when me and Isaac are grown as big as moms and dads, we will get married.

K: I love that K knows when to give knuckles, then fives, then elbows. We do this ritual several times a day. I need to catch it on video because it really is cute! The first time of the day, is always after we get her sippy of choc-choc, and we shake it(her choc-choc) baby shake it (with a cute little dance). I then get "kuckles, bive, and elbow". She can then get down, and drink her choc-choc! The daily routine makes me smile!

It also makes me smile that we have good health and good bodies. Last night at the Jazz game, there was a sweet lady sitting in front of me who was paralyzed from the waist down. Her left hand was clenched into a fist, and it appeared that her right hand didn't have any movement in her fingers, yet she could move her arms. She was a beautiful lady, with a cute haircut, totally stylish, her makeup was great, she had darling earrings in too. I had noticed all of these facts before I realized that she was paralyzed. You could tell she was so happy to be out on a date with her husband.

As I watched her, I think more than I watched the game, I realized that I hadn't really looked forward to going to the game. I have had a cold, and R has been really sick all week. He finally started to feel better yesterday. I felt like going to the game was going to be a lot of work, it was a late game, it was going to be cold....blah, blah, blah, the list goes on. But watching this sweet lady, and her husband who loved and cared for her so much, she loved eating her pretzel (that her husband had to break off and put into her hand). She loved dipping into his nacho sauce, and stealing his jalapeños (that he put on her pretzel for her). She just loved being at the game. She couldn't stand and cheer, but she was into the game cheering and clapping. Every time the crowd would stand around her, her husband would stand, and hold her hand. I noticed a few times him asking if she was ok, always returned with a smile. He adjusted her legs for her a few times. By the end of the game, which was almost midnight, I could tell she was getting uncomfortable, and so was I. I was wishing for the game to end. She was still cheering and smiling. It made me realize I need to be grateful to be able to go on a date with my husband. I need to be grateful that my only problem in life is a little stuffy nose, and that I need to be grateful for my sweet family! So today, my family is making me smile!

I know...I'll get back on the blog bandwagon one day soon! But here are some cute pictures of S & B that I couldn't pass up. S was playing his DS, B was cold so snuggled in behind him. At one point, she was playing with his ear, totally content watching him play!

Oh Boy

So M and S have been reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid, M did a book report on it and had to make a model to represent a part of the book. It turned out cute, but needless to say, we've been talking a lot about Rodick and clan. So, I had the book sitting by the computer, B said, "Is this that Diarrhea in a Wimpy Kid book." Yep, that's what it will be called from now on!

This Little Piggy...

This picture made me laugh. K has just figured out this fun new trick!