And I am not too sure what this one is:
And when it is time to clean up, he has been very good at listening and putting everything away.
Hey, it keeps him busy for hours and he loves it!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Forts
Dylan is obsessed with making forts. He can make a fort out of anything he gets his hands on and has made some pretty creative ones too. Even when we go visit friends, Dylan always ends up gathering almost every toy they have and builds a fort. I am not sure if my friends appreciate this too much, so we have made a rule that forts are only allowed at home. Here are some of the forts I have taken pictures of these last couple of weeks:
And I am not too sure what this one is:
And when it is time to clean up, he has been very good at listening and putting everything away.
And I am not too sure what this one is:
And when it is time to clean up, he has been very good at listening and putting everything away.
Who's the doctor?
A couple of weeks ago Nate and I both went and played stake basketball. It was pretty fun but Nate's game ended in him needing 4 stitches near his eye. Well, to save us time and money, he decided it could be fixed at home. He didn't think he was capable of fixing it so he left it in my hands. (Just kidding. He is totally capable. But it was easier if I helped.) So he told me to crazy glue it shut for him and I was a little freaked out about doing that, but I did it. And it looked really good too! And healed good too. Yay for me!!! That's all.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Policeman
Dylan loves playing policeman with Cassie, and sometimes me. He cuffs us up and takes us to jail (the back entry) until we have served our time, then lets us free.
Well, the other day I heard Cassie finally protesting the police officer and she wouldn't let him cuff her. Dylan was a little upset with her, but within a couple of minutes, it was quiet and both went on their own little way.
As I was working in the kitchen, I heard Dylan giggling in the family room and I looked over to find this:
His newest criminal.
I guess she is the only one who would play with him. A little later, I also found Claire laying on the floor with each of her little legs in the cuffs. I should have gotten a picture of that too because it was pretty funny.
Well, the other day I heard Cassie finally protesting the police officer and she wouldn't let him cuff her. Dylan was a little upset with her, but within a couple of minutes, it was quiet and both went on their own little way.
As I was working in the kitchen, I heard Dylan giggling in the family room and I looked over to find this:
His newest criminal.
I guess she is the only one who would play with him. A little later, I also found Claire laying on the floor with each of her little legs in the cuffs. I should have gotten a picture of that too because it was pretty funny.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Birthday and a vacation
Nate had some time off at the beginning of the week so we went to The Great Wolf Lodge for a few days. We have done something like this every year here in Michigan and will really miss it. The kids loved their bunk beds in the room...
The water park is really fun and FINALLY this year, the kids would ride the big water slides. We weren't stuck in the kiddie pool all day. So Nate and Dylan spent the majority of the trip running up the stairs and coming down the slides on tubes. It was great. Here, I was trying to pull Dylan in without having to go after him. Lazy mom...
Claire was a little trooper, for the most part. She was actually pretty fussy the first day and was up most of the night. I had been really sick too, so Tuesday, the two of us were like 2 zombies all day. Both tired and sick. She did a lot better after that. Only then did I notice a little tooth popping through her gums. Poor thing. She loved the water though...
And Cassie would have sat on a tube on the lazy river all day if we would have let her. At one point, Nate and Dylan were on the slides while I was with the girls. I was trying to get Claire to fall asleep and Cassie really wanted to sit on the tube and float around the lazy river so I thought, what the heck, she can do it. So I propped her in the tube and sent her down by herself. That lasted the first corner and into the water she went. So I ran into the water, baby and all, trying to get to her and some saint came to her rescue. She usually does fine by herself, but not that time. I had a picture I really wanted to post of her going down the river, but Nate wouldn't allow it to be on here. He was in the picture as well and it showed off too many of his muscles and hotness.
It was also Dylan's 5th birthday while we were gone and he was ecstatic about it. He loved everything about the trip, and especially his birthday. We finally found a good Mexican restaurant and he was so giddy when the waitresses came singing to him and gave him some ice cream.
And the best part of the party...the cake....
I wanted to make a fun cake for Dylan, but we were really crammed for time so I didn't. Plus, I needed to get the house ready for a showing that night, which was unsuccessful because they didn't like the corner lot. Seriously, it is twice as big as the other lots!!!!! Oh well. That is only 2 showings so far. Gotta love the economy here.
The water park is really fun and FINALLY this year, the kids would ride the big water slides. We weren't stuck in the kiddie pool all day. So Nate and Dylan spent the majority of the trip running up the stairs and coming down the slides on tubes. It was great. Here, I was trying to pull Dylan in without having to go after him. Lazy mom...
Claire was a little trooper, for the most part. She was actually pretty fussy the first day and was up most of the night. I had been really sick too, so Tuesday, the two of us were like 2 zombies all day. Both tired and sick. She did a lot better after that. Only then did I notice a little tooth popping through her gums. Poor thing. She loved the water though...
And Cassie would have sat on a tube on the lazy river all day if we would have let her. At one point, Nate and Dylan were on the slides while I was with the girls. I was trying to get Claire to fall asleep and Cassie really wanted to sit on the tube and float around the lazy river so I thought, what the heck, she can do it. So I propped her in the tube and sent her down by herself. That lasted the first corner and into the water she went. So I ran into the water, baby and all, trying to get to her and some saint came to her rescue. She usually does fine by herself, but not that time. I had a picture I really wanted to post of her going down the river, but Nate wouldn't allow it to be on here. He was in the picture as well and it showed off too many of his muscles and hotness.
It was also Dylan's 5th birthday while we were gone and he was ecstatic about it. He loved everything about the trip, and especially his birthday. We finally found a good Mexican restaurant and he was so giddy when the waitresses came singing to him and gave him some ice cream.
He loved opening presents. He made sure everyday leading up to his birthday that I wouldn't tell him what he was getting. He wanted all his presents to be a surprise. He loves to dress up so we got him a little police outfit to join his many other costumes. Or I guess Katelyn gave it to him. Right Candace?
We had a little birthday party for him when we got back too. I made little super hero capes and masks for each of the kids and they loved them! This is about as crafty as I get, so I was super excited about them too.
And the best part of the party...the cake....
I wanted to make a fun cake for Dylan, but we were really crammed for time so I didn't. Plus, I needed to get the house ready for a showing that night, which was unsuccessful because they didn't like the corner lot. Seriously, it is twice as big as the other lots!!!!! Oh well. That is only 2 showings so far. Gotta love the economy here.
And, to make this post even longer, here are 5 fabulous things that I love about my fabulous 5 year old...
- He is my snuggle bug. I LOVE to cuddle up to him and give him kisses on his big soft cheeks.
- He gets so excited for birthdays and holidays. He knows that Easter is next, then Daddy's birthday, then we move, then Claire's birthday, then Kindergarten, then mommy's birthday, then Cassie's birthday, then Christmas, etc. etc. etc. He is always counting down the sleeps until the next exciting event.
- He lives for wrestling with his daddy. This is his favorite thing to do every night before bed. I have also caught him quietly talking about how daddy is his buddy. Too cute.
- He loves to shovel the drive way, especially with daddy. But when it snows and daddy isn't home, he will go out there all by himself and shovel it. Even when it is -20.
- He loves to draw pictures and letters. The pictures are so funny too, they really make me laugh.
I love this kid!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Hair cut
Look at this very cute and innocent looking little boy...
Well, a couple of weeks ago, he decided to cut this cute little girl's hair...
Dylan loves both of his little sisters to death, but he wanted another little boy to play with so he cut Cassie's hair so that she would look like him. The above picture is after the hair cut. Thank goodness he didn't get it near short enough to look like him, but he still cut about 4-5 inches of blonde curls off.
Well, a couple of weeks ago, he decided to cut this cute little girl's hair...
Dylan loves both of his little sisters to death, but he wanted another little boy to play with so he cut Cassie's hair so that she would look like him. The above picture is after the hair cut. Thank goodness he didn't get it near short enough to look like him, but he still cut about 4-5 inches of blonde curls off.
At first I was really upset, because when it comes to doing Cassie's hair I always have struggled with getting it to look cute. Until just recently, I have been able to put it up into 2 little knots and it was so quick and easy to do. And she looked cute too. You can see her in the background of this picture...
It was the only one I had with her hair like that (not the best picture). But then on Sunday, I got a little excited when I was styling her hair and it went even curlier than before, and now looks like this...
Pretty cute eh?
So anyway, we fixed what could have been a big mess. Hopefully this won't happen again. And the silly thing is, is that Dylan went and found my supposedly hidden hair-cutting scissors in the back of my bathroom drawer instead of using one of the five pairs that are hanging out around the house.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
It's finally official!!!!
We are moving to Logan, Utah in June!
We are pretty excited because this was one of our top choices of where we wanted to live. We love Cache valley and have many great memories already created there. Go AGGIES!!!!
We are pretty excited because this was one of our top choices of where we wanted to live. We love Cache valley and have many great memories already created there. Go AGGIES!!!!25 things
I just did this on facebook, because it is the thing to do. If you are have already read it, sorry.
1. - I drink a glass of orange juice with my breakfast every morning.
2. - To help us save money during residency, I have my hair cut at the Beauty college. And actually a couple of weeks ago I got so tired of my hair that I pulled out the scissors and cut it myself. And I like it better than most cuts I have received. Which leads to #3...
3. - I have never been a huge fan of my hair. It doesn't do a whole lot besides the same style I have had for the past 20 years.
4. - I love silence. I don't listen to music much when I drive.
5. - You know when you are walking down the hall at church and see someone coming toward you and it is just you and that person and it is kind of awkward and you try to avoid looking at them and don't know what else to do? Well, I always feel like I have to make small talk with people like that and then I usually say something dumb and then it is more awkward and I should have just kept walking instead of opening my mouth.
6. - I love that I can go to the store here and usually don't ever run into people that I know. Except the missionaries. I always seem to find them where ever I go. But anyway, for this reason, you can sometimes find me looking a little white trash. If I don't know the people, then I really don't care what they think of me.
7. - I am very very gullible.
8. - I don't ever wear jeans at home, unless someone important is coming over. Sweats and comfy clothes all the way.
9. - I also don't like wearing skirts and dresses. In fact, when we get home from church, the first thing I do is change my clothes, even before unloading the baby or taking care of the kids. When I was younger, I may or may not have worn long johns under my skirt to church more than once.
10. - I am pretty competitive when it comes to sports, board games, and (when I was younger) relay and crawling races.
11. - I used to feel sorry for kids that lived in the city. I always wondered what they did for fun. They probably felt sorry for me too.
12. - My husband and I have never had any credit card debt. Our goal was to make it through residency with out any and we are almost there.
13. - Our couches are almost as old as I am. We were supposed to get new ones as a gift to ourselves after medical school, but that hasn't happened yet.
14. - The total value of our car and van combined is less than $1000. (I just checked on cars.com)
15. - I am truly a home body. I would rather stay home and rent a movie than go out on the town. And as my friends have learned, when my husband is home, I am home.
16. - I am more of a clean freak then I would like to be. My house must be spotless before the kids go to bed so that I can sit and enjoy a clean, silent home by myself.
17. - I make a mean Swiss Cheese Chicken dinner.
18. - I never ever thought I would live this far away from home. I have really enjoyed my experiences in the different places I have lived.
19. - It really bothers me when people are so indecisive and just won't tell me what they want to do! But I have realized that I am the exact same way.
20. - I tend to get stressed out a little too easy. For example, thinking of what to put on this list has caused a couple of sleepless nights.
21. - I think I can get along with and make a comfortable conversation with almost anyone.
22. - I really lucked out in college with great roommates and created so many fun memories with the girls from D-1!
23. - My sisters are my best friends and I can't wait to live a little closer to them.
24. - When my whole family gets together it is CrAzY! And always so much fun!!!
25. - I would like to have 2 more kids. I think. My husband wants more than that.
1. - I drink a glass of orange juice with my breakfast every morning.
2. - To help us save money during residency, I have my hair cut at the Beauty college. And actually a couple of weeks ago I got so tired of my hair that I pulled out the scissors and cut it myself. And I like it better than most cuts I have received. Which leads to #3...
3. - I have never been a huge fan of my hair. It doesn't do a whole lot besides the same style I have had for the past 20 years.
4. - I love silence. I don't listen to music much when I drive.
5. - You know when you are walking down the hall at church and see someone coming toward you and it is just you and that person and it is kind of awkward and you try to avoid looking at them and don't know what else to do? Well, I always feel like I have to make small talk with people like that and then I usually say something dumb and then it is more awkward and I should have just kept walking instead of opening my mouth.
6. - I love that I can go to the store here and usually don't ever run into people that I know. Except the missionaries. I always seem to find them where ever I go. But anyway, for this reason, you can sometimes find me looking a little white trash. If I don't know the people, then I really don't care what they think of me.
7. - I am very very gullible.
8. - I don't ever wear jeans at home, unless someone important is coming over. Sweats and comfy clothes all the way.
9. - I also don't like wearing skirts and dresses. In fact, when we get home from church, the first thing I do is change my clothes, even before unloading the baby or taking care of the kids. When I was younger, I may or may not have worn long johns under my skirt to church more than once.
10. - I am pretty competitive when it comes to sports, board games, and (when I was younger) relay and crawling races.
11. - I used to feel sorry for kids that lived in the city. I always wondered what they did for fun. They probably felt sorry for me too.
12. - My husband and I have never had any credit card debt. Our goal was to make it through residency with out any and we are almost there.
13. - Our couches are almost as old as I am. We were supposed to get new ones as a gift to ourselves after medical school, but that hasn't happened yet.
14. - The total value of our car and van combined is less than $1000. (I just checked on cars.com)
15. - I am truly a home body. I would rather stay home and rent a movie than go out on the town. And as my friends have learned, when my husband is home, I am home.
16. - I am more of a clean freak then I would like to be. My house must be spotless before the kids go to bed so that I can sit and enjoy a clean, silent home by myself.
17. - I make a mean Swiss Cheese Chicken dinner.
18. - I never ever thought I would live this far away from home. I have really enjoyed my experiences in the different places I have lived.
19. - It really bothers me when people are so indecisive and just won't tell me what they want to do! But I have realized that I am the exact same way.
20. - I tend to get stressed out a little too easy. For example, thinking of what to put on this list has caused a couple of sleepless nights.
21. - I think I can get along with and make a comfortable conversation with almost anyone.
22. - I really lucked out in college with great roommates and created so many fun memories with the girls from D-1!
23. - My sisters are my best friends and I can't wait to live a little closer to them.
24. - When my whole family gets together it is CrAzY! And always so much fun!!!
25. - I would like to have 2 more kids. I think. My husband wants more than that.
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