Building a snow fort

A day in the LIFE..

I sure hope I never forget these years, I sure am enjoying life these days, Monday through Friday Kevin has kindergarten every morning, It sure is fun to watch him learn and enjoy, Cameron has preschool on Mondays and Wednesdays so I go work in Kevin's classroom while he is gone, I share babysitting for Lorelei with two ladies in the wards, so I have their kids on Thursday and Friday mornings. Tuesdays I don't have to go anywhere for carpools, or anything so I get to cuddle with Cameron and Lorelei all day. After Kevin gets home, we eat lunch and play all afternoon, Lorelei crawls around the house amusing herself with her brothers and toys until she is ready for a nap, We recently took away technology on Monday through Thursday and there is never technology before school, so the boys only get to play with it Friday nights and the weekends, sure has helped in the behavior department. We pretty much have packed all the boys toys away and they color, play puzzles, and build things. (the things they can make out of popcicle sticks and pipe cleaners are amazing) The house stays cleaner and they are more imaginative these days. I enjoy the busyness in the morning and the down times in the afternoons. The evenings are beginning to be busy. Usually Daddy comes home from practice and we eat dinner and start the bed time routine of showers, patching, reading, and prayers about 7, but Kevin is now in a basketball clinic, we just signed him up for wrestling which will be Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus the boys are doing spring soccer together this year, and after that, T ball will start... I keep telling my self this is just beginning! I am counting my blessings to be able to stay home with them, and watch them grow and learn. I have come to realize that life is going to continue weather I want it to or not, so I better engage and enjoy it while I can. Makes life much more enjoyable. I hope I never forget the joys that the little cuddles, talks in the car on the way home from something, and hide and go seek games bring me!

Valentines day!

my new toy!

I got a new toy! So there was a "gold party" at one of the ladies house from the ward. I was sick but sent some old jewelry from middle school, and guess what I got $85 for two tiny chains! Wahoo! So I took my money and got myself a new toy! (see pic) its a baby carrier, I got it, cause Lorelei out grew my snugli and needed to get her used to wearing her on my back before Disneyland this summer, I will not be wearing Cameron in it! But I got it at once upon a child and it is like brand new! Score! I love a good deal! Smile!

9 month pictures

Lorelei 9 month apt

Today was Lorelei's 9 month apt. She is20lbs 14.5 oz, about 80 percentile and 29 inches long, about 90th percentile for height. She is ahead of the game development wise, already pulling herself up, walking along things, walking with walker, and standing up on her own... She is so proud of herself. She copy cats pretty well, playing peekaboo and clapping and blowing raspberries... One adorable kid! Love ya baby girl, I will upload her pics later!