Well, not much has changed around here. It is cold and windy but we haven't gotten any snow...YET! Apparently, this is quite uncommon for Evanston. I told Nate that maybe we brought the warm weather from Logan with us. Now that I have said that, we will probably get slammed with a huge winter storm. Things are going well here. We are really liking Evanston. We LOVE our ward. Nate got released from Assistant Scoutmaster so that he could be put in as the Scoutmaster and second counselor in the Young Mens. I am really liking teaching primary. I never realized how crazy 9 and 10 year olds are...and I thought three year olds were bad. Noah is doing so well with his potty training. He wears his "knight" underwear (basic tighty whitey's) and has only had two accidents. He even went to nursery today and came and got me when he had to go potty. He is so proud of himself. Now we are just working on the poopy part...that is tough...and the overnight stuff! It is a long process but we are finally on our way! Talia is starting to really love her "babies". She puts them down for naps. She even tried to change the Ninja turtle's diaper this week. Aidan is starting to walk along the furniture which results in a lot of battle wounds. My primary kids thought that he had a grass stain on his head but it was just one of many bruises. He is such a sweet boy. We are loving being at home together in the evenings. I still can't believe that I don't have to work anymore. It is a dream come true. I can't wait for the holidays...that will be such a change for me. We are taking the kids on a train ride on Dec. 7 so that is something we are really looking forward to. My whole family is coming since we won't be together this Christmas. I am so excited!! We are just looking forward to having LOTS of time together this year without having to work. YEAH!!!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
The latest...
Bad Guys...
The kids were playing "bad guys" with their light sabers so I made them sit down for a picture. I love seeing them all together. They look so different but they are DEFINITELY siblings. They are a tough crew...I wouldn't want to be the bad guy if they were around.
Naked boy...
I keep trying to get a picture of Aidan's tummy hanging over his diaper but he never seems to cooperate. The minute I sit him down he starts to crawl toward me. So here are some shots of him standing at the side of his crib. Still cute...but the belly doesn't hang quite as much!
We had such a fun weekend with Tiff. The kids love to spend time with their Aunt Tiffy...we do too! We got to spend the whole weekend with Tiff. We spent Saturday at a family fun center called Boondocks. Tiff had some gift certificates so we got to go for free. We played miniature golf and the boys got to ride the bumper boats and the go-karts. We had SO much fun...the kids cried when we had to leave. Luckily, we get to go back to Tiff's next weekend because Nate has to take a test at the U of U. It is nice to get out of town once in a while...especially for this mommy!
Baking with Aunt Tiffy...
Aunt Tiffy is the best!! The kids got to help make cookies and boy did they LOVE that. Aunt Tiffy lets them crack the eggs and help mix them up. They love to cook and I think that they would rather help Tiffy over me any day of the week. She gives them way more freedom than I ever do!
Asleep...again...
I know that I always put on pictures of Aidan asleep in the high chair but he looks so darn cute when he is sleeping. He still has food in that one hand!
Our Handymen...
What can I say...if one kid wears it every kid has to wear it. Nate put these goggles on AIdan and the other two had to wear them too. Talia's face just cracks me up. I think she thought she was pretty funny too.
Our first "girly" thing...
I decided that I needed to finally make Talia a real girl and paint her toenails. I thought that it would be really hard because she would probably wiggle the whole time....BUT....she didn't move a muscle. She really liked it...she said she was so pretty! After they dried she kept touching them and saying "PRETTY!"...now there is a little more girl in her!
