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Monday, February 27, 2012

Board and Batten Inspiration

So the internet on my computer hasn't been working, which is where all my pictures are downloaded. (I'm using Nic's laptop now.) But I can't wait to show you our board and batten! I really, really love it! We did our downstairs family room area and "the brown room" downstairs (as we have called it - an extra room that has been used to collect stuff) which is now Hannah's new room!

There are a million and one tutorials out there... I thought I'd share a couple of my inspirations and then hopefully I'll be able to share my pictures soon!


My Blessed Life

Nesting Place


Brown Paper Packages


Love it! I really love design. Do you have any favorite home decor, design type blogs or websites?
Can't wait to show you ours!

Monday, February 6, 2012

always something...

...sneak peak...

Poem by Hannah

Hannah wrote this poem all on her own, just for fun. I think it's pretty cute!

Translation:
You are my best best
with a twinkling star
in the night
the star is shining so bright
in my heart I think Heavenly Father
is making me think of
that. I am sleeping
in the night
I turn on my lamp :)

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Conversation with Bry today

Bryson: Why Heavenly Father love us?
Me: Because you are His child. You are a child of Heavenly Father, a child of God. He knows how awesome you are. He watches over you.
Bryson: Earth is scary.
Me: Why is the earth scary?
Bryson: Because Heavenly Father doesn't live here.
Me: But He lives in Heaven and he is watching over you and protecting you.
Bryson: Why Heavenly Father love us?

I'm not exactly sure what he talked about in Primary today... The earth is scary. We have to realize that and be ready, but I hope my kids know who they are, that Heavenly Father does love them, and He will help them combat this scary earth!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Stats

Bry woke up yesterday crying because his leg was hurting then was limping around the house all morning. Nic told him we'd better just cut his leg off. (Sounds like a dad doesn't it!?) So when Bry found out we were going to the doctor, he looked at me very worried and quiet-like and said, "He going to cut my leg off?"

I took Easton and Bryson for their well-child checkups and we made it out without any legs being cut off! I haven't done great at recording Easton's stats so I thought I'd better get these down:

On February 1st, 2012
Bryson weight: 25.3 lbs - less than 3rd percentile
Height 36" - 10th percentile

Easton weight: 16.3 lbs - 25th percentile (with helmet on)
Height: 25 1/4" - 10th percentile
Head: 80th percentile (yes, that was without the helmet on)

9 pounds to go and Easton will have caught up with Bryson. For some reason I don't think it will take too long! Easton isn't a "big" kid by any means, but he actually has little rolls on his legs. Its pretty cute. He had to get 4 shots (one was for flu) and one oral immunization. He was pleasant all day yesterday! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that its the same today! We have a helmet appointment tomorrow...

Here are some past stats:

August 16th, 2011
Bryson weight: 24.4 lbs
Easton weight: 8.6 lbs
Easton height: 20"

November 7th, 2011-Easton
Weight: 12.9 lbs - 20th percentile
Height: 23.25" - 15th percentile

December 7th, 2011-Easton
Weight: 14 lbs - 22nd percentile
Height: 24 1/4" - 16th percentile
Head: 85th percentile

Monday, January 30, 2012

Bryson: I turned big!

 Sunbeams + Underwear = BIG!
 Can you believe he is in Sunbeams?! (Sunbeams is a children's class on Sunday's at church.) Our Bry has to say good bye to nursery at the beginning of the month and he was NOT happy about that! He cried the whole way in. Nic sat with him for awhile. I was told that he was the "helper." He helped our fabulous singing lady, he helped do the spotlight (on Hannah), he helped give announcements... basically everyone was so, so nice to him and let him be their "helper." He had a substitute that first week, but the next week his teacher was so good with him. She knew his name and let him sit on her lap. He still seems to go back and forth between his teacher and music leaders lap... If not there, he's NOT sitting, but standing around and usually wiggling. I asked him today what his favorite part of Primary was and he said wiggling his ears, stomping, and spinning around... I'm assuming that they were singing Do as I'm Doing! He's just a little guy... but he's getting big!

And since we were doing big, we decided to go really BIG... potty training! We wanted to wait until the holidays were over. Then picked a week that was low key and we could stay home - no carpool, no helping in Hannah's class, not a parent week for music class, no helmet appointments for Easton, etc, etc! That happened to be the week of January 16th. I have to say I was pretty nervous about it. I thought Bry would be extremely hard... but HE HAS DONE AWESOME! I am so proud of him. In fact he has heard me say this so much, that when he goes I'll say it and he would say back, "I'm so proud of you, Mom!" Ohh, what a cute kid. Or sometimes he'd say, "You're so proud of me!!!"
Really?! Bry getting Lightening underwear in his stocking. He really was excited!
He really has been a pro. He's had less than 5 real accidents with "tinkle." As for the other, twice he had a panicked, red face as he realized "it" was coming out. Then we had 3 days were he didn't go "stinkies" at all. The first day we drank a lot of water and had a lot of practice. It all clicked so well. I've been so impressed with how he'll run in from playing outside or stop eating a brownie to run to the potty with no coaxing from anyone. He really is big!
Bryson is so fun to watch and listen to. He loves to pretend to be Lightening or Buzz... and the sound effects are awesome! If not pretending himself, he's down of the floor playing with his gazillion cars. One of his motivations for learning to go potty was a "little Mater" and a Cars dishes set (for him to eat with). He even like to "snuggle" with his cars when he sleep. Occasionally he has ALL his cars in bed with him and after he falls asleep we have to go in and remove them, because we hear them every time he moves at all. Sounds cozy, huh!?
Once he realized I was taking a picture of him, he had to get all the cars in the picture.
Sorry I couldn't choose just one. He's just too cute and this is our everyday! (Notice the sweater too!)
This kid is so active and so into EVERYTHING! He keeps us on our toes. He keeps us moving. Keeps us rolling our eyes... keeps us pretty frustrated. Keeps us feeling loved and needed. And keeps us laughing.

When telling my mom about going potty he said, "I turned big now!" We are so proud of you Buddy! Good job being big. Love you to pieces!

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Easton: 6 Months & Beans!

As of this week, our little guy, Easton, is 6 months! He is just part of "us" and I can't imagine him not being here... but it doesn't seem like he should be so big yet.
Yesterday was his first time eating "solids" other than rice cereal and oatmeal. We tried green beans. The expression to the first bite was the best, but after that he didn't seem to think they were too bad.
 Sleeping, well... he wants to take a late night nap and wake up at 11 pm or so. Then he is sleeping until about 5 or 6 am, which works out with me going to exercise, because I need to feed him before I go anyway. He isn't quite sitting on his own yet. He can for a minute, if he folds himself in half. He's getting a little closer.
He is a happy little guy and makes us all smile and we all love to make him smile (especially Bryson). Boy he's a cutie. Love you, E.