Where is Mason??

You know how grateful you are because the kids are playing in their room and leaving you alone. You think in the back of your mind you'll probably pay for it, but it's worth it for a few moments of peace. Well, the lil' kids were playing in their room for a LONG time one day. When they came to tell me they couldn't get Mason, I wasn't alarmed. Our cat is a master of avoidance with the kids. They wanted to show me what they did and pulled my arm to their room. I found every toy they owned, every pillow, and every blanket and piled it high in front of the dresser. They said Mason was under all of it. AHHHHHHH!!! Under this heavy pile of stuff? I quickly started digging to the bottom, but couldn't find the cat. I heard a small meow. Where was he?? In the bottom drawer, stuffed in with all the pants. Poor kitty!! I guess he wasn't as good as I thought he was of avoiding the kids.

Jeff's First Sacrament Talk

Jeff was asked last Wednesday to give a talk on Sunday. He was ADAMANT that he wouldn't do it!! After a long talk with dad, he agreed. They worked on it a couple of days. He was very nervous, but didn't give any more resistance to doing it. He did a great job!! He read every word, but hey, beggars can't be choosers. He did it!! You could see the relief on his face when he sat down and Ben and I gave a big sigh of relief as well. Whew!!

Happy Valentines Day!

Hope you have a happy valentines day! (Hannah)

Hannah's Roomy Redo!

Hannah here! I know I have my own blog but because my mom hasn't posted anything on her blog in MONTHS I thought I could post something and make it look a little better!! (It KILLS me!) I HAD FUN REDOING MY ROOM like:
choosing the lights
choosing the paint color
choosing where to put the furniture
and doing all the things listed above!
Thanks mom!

Them's My People

A few funny "kidisms" from our house.

A couple weeks ago, Molly had croup (a very obnoxious cough) and we were both very sleep deprived from her persistent coughing. After 3 nights of this, I took her to the doctor. When we got there, I thought to myself, "man her diaper is HUGE". I didn't think she had THAT much to drink. The doctor went out to get a shot for her, so I quickly went to change her diaper. I took off her pull-up and realized why it was SO HUGE . . . I had never taken off her night time diaper. I had just pulled the pull-up over the top of it in my sleep deprived rush. The doctor, nurse and I had a good ole laugh (tears and all). Mothering aint' for sissies!

I gave Mo, our babysitter, a picture of the kids when she came over one day. Jack asked if he could see the picture and when he looked at it he commented, "Hey, them's my people!"

The lil' kids had made a mess of a piece of chocolate cake by quickly stuffing it in their faces while they ran around the island in the kitchen. There were crumbs EVERYWHERE!! (I was going to the restroom . . . . I know how irresponsible of me . . .) I told them they had to clean it up. They got out the vacuum and cleaned up all the crumbs and then preceded to suck up their jammies, their hands, their hair, the cat, etc. They were giggling the whole time, so I let them at it. They came over to show me their new discovery. They were sucking up their mouths . . . ooh gross, right? Who knows where that nozzle has been? It get's grosser . . . they both have colds. YUK noses, streaming with thick green mucus. Well in the process of sucking their mouths, they were also sucking the snot off their faces. Long streams of snot going from the nozzle to their nose. SICK!!

Oh, the joys of lil' toddlers. I'll save you from the potty training experiences . . . sigh . . . .


Oh, yes Molly has very little hair. In March Jack cut the back off. We hide all the scissors in the house. In April, they found some random pair in the craft closet. He cut the top off. Both times while a babysitter was here. It's still very short, very!! Thank goodness she has a bit of hair on the sides for pig tails.

The Game is Where??

Tillamook? Really? That far? I was a bit surprised to hear Jeff's soccer game was in Tillamook. Which isn't so bad, because what do you get to do when you go to Tillamook? The cheese factory of course.




Delicious! We weren't the only ones who had thought of it that day. It was PACKED. We stood in line for 30 minutes for ice cream. It was worth it!






We drove the long way home up the coast and hit 3 beaches. It was a great family day! Oregon is a beautiful place to live!

Molly!

I love this little person! She is so fun, sassy and helpful! She slept (or shall we use flipped and flopped) with me last night because of ANOTHER ear ache. Poor thing. She would wake up and hug me around the neck and make sure I was still there. How can you get upset about waking up that way??

She loves the boat, her family (especially mom), being outside, the chickens, HER BOOKS!!, HER DOLLY!!, dancin' and eating!! She is a good eater. She loves to help with laundry, emptying the dishwasher, cleaning her room (or any room), and she will do almost anything you ask her to do. The other day, I was in the shower and Jack came in frustrated to the bathroom. He was frustrated with his socks. He couldn't get them on. I said to Molly, "Will you please put your brother's socks on?" She rolled her eyes, told him to sit down, and put his socks on. Now remember, she is the younger one. I chuckled about it all week.

Her favorite word for the week is "STUPID". That isn't so funny! Grrrr!