The 5 of us: April 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010

A perfect day

What a perfect day today. We went to Tucano's with the four of us and my brother, Trevor. It was so fun and so good. MMMmmmmm! And then, Dave and I took the kids to the Tulip Festival. What a perfect day to be outside and enjoy the flowers. I just loved it, but I'm a nature lover. I could live in the mountains and be happy forever. The Festival wasn't in the mountains, but it was so refreshing to be in such a beautiful place with gorgeous tulips and daffodils everywhere. I love the Spring! Here's some pictures of our day. :)

Looking good Ethan!! Can you say Elvis?

My sweet little Katelyn wanted to give me a present for my birthday today. When Dave asked her what she wanted to give me... a balloon!! She got to pick it out, so now I have the cutest Care Bear balloon. Thanks Katelyn!! What a perfect present from my sweet baby girl.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Just us

Ahhhhh... memories... our first trip to Samoa. Can you just smell the ocean?

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Happy Birthday Ethan!

Ethan is 1!! I can't believe it. We had so much fun at his first ever birthday party. We invited the Hoth's and the Price's and had a great time eating great food and celebrating our little Ethan. He has developed the funniest little personality so we just love to watch him to see what he'll do next. He's almost walking by himself, but in the meantime is constantly up and about, exploring the world. His favorite corners are the vacuum closet, the bathroom drawers (particularly, the bag with Katelyn's elastics) and anything that can be pushed around.

With the help of Katelyn he's learning to say "eeeeeeee!" (cheese!) Oh, I just love this cute little guy!

When I saw this cake, I knew it was the perfect one for him. He's our little monkey. He's curious. He loves to climb. And he loves to smile. (Except in this picture. :) )

He's thinking about it... but with so much attention, he never really dived in. I must have trained him to well with good manners. :)

He got a little more into it with his cousin Daniel. He's 6 months older and knows the real way to eat cake. Hi boys!

Out of the mouth of my babes

Ethan: Mom, watch how the floor gets dirty.

(Drops his pizza on the ground.)

Ethan: See?

3-18-12

Ethan: (Achoo!) My ear hurts. I'll fix it with my water.

(He licks his finger and rubs his "water" all over his ear.) That's better.

Dec 2011

Katelyn is starting to read, so Ethan hears her sounding out words. He has started doing his own reading... "t-t-t Ethan!" 11-28-11

Ethan's learning to negotiate. "Ethan it's time for your nap." "I need to play mom. Two minutes. Okay?" 9-8-11

Katelyn was talking to Abby on the floor. I thought she was singing the ABC's to her when she asked me what was after T. I told her it was U. No, Mom! My name doesn't have a U in it! Evidently, she was spelling her name. She said, "That would be Kate-you!" Oh my... is she understanding how this reading thing works? :) 6-10-11

The kids were laughing at their own jokes in the car last night. Katelyn would say that they need to show "Drawmpa and Drammie thier gwasses." I'm not sure why it was funny... but they repeated it for a good 15 minutes. That's the funny part. 3-20-11

Katelyn is so excited to see her new sister that she frequently asks, "When is she coming out?"

Ethan is a happy kid. Morning, night, whenever. In the morning he runs out of his room and as soon as he sees Dave or I, he exclaims, "Awake!" :)

"I ov oo." Melt my heart. That's Ethan's new phrase this week. 2-21-11

Driving toward a new bridge. "Look Mom, they made a bridge! That was so nice. They made it with blocks. No with squares and they glued it together like paper." 2-27-11

After trying to explain that the sky is really big and goes a long ways...

K: The sky is floating... like toys in the bathtub.

K: Look mom, the moon is melting. (When it's a crescent.)

Every morning...

K: Mom, is it wake-up time?

Katelyn's first joke...

We need to stop and get the mail.

K: Okay, is Mel going to be there? (Smiling) Melanie? (Her aunt)

(Then she busted up laughing because she thought the pun was so funny.)

Katelyn, did you know that Heavenly Father made the earth?

K: I haven't seen the earth.

It's everything we see. He made the mountains, the trees, the plants. And he even made the sky!

K: That's cool! Did he get a ladder?

He also made people. He made you and me.

K: How'd he do that? Did he use blocks?

Jan 2011

This morning I told Katelyn and Ethan that we're going to some gardens with lots of grass that they can run around on. "You're going to be in heaven!" I said. Katelyn excitedly pipped in, "I'm going to see Jesus?!" Oh, the sweet innocence of my cute Katelyn. Dave and I are still smiling about it.

8-10-10

I was doing my hair in the bathroom when Katelyn came running in (she always runs), "My brother in the bathroom!" Uh-oh. Playing in the toilet? Bathtub? I started toward the other bathroom with Katelyn and Dave in tow. Outside the bathroom door I started calling to Ethan. "Ethan?" I was greeted with little happy sounds and grunts coming from behind the closed door. Opening it slowly I found little hands clinging to the door and a big smile... pretty proud of himself for being in the bathroom by himself.

Katelyn has a little sore on her foot today, so she declared she was sick and needed to be carried. She also couldn't sing, eat or frankly, anything she didn't want to. "I sick." We were driving home in the car and after explaining that she wouldn't be able to play outside and that she'd have to stay in bed, she had a miraculous recovery! With her head tilted to one side, she declared, "I get better!" It's a miracle!

When I get Katelyn out of bed each morning, she frequently tells me what princess character I am. Lately, I'm greeted with, "You're the queen!" She is usually Snow White or Cinderella, but my favorite is Ethan's daily "fairy tale" assignment.

Me: What's Ethan?

Katelyn: Ethan's a frog.

(or today it was...)

Me: What's Ethan?

Katelyn: Ethan's an elephant. (what?)

I was wearing some of Dave's basketball shorts yesterday. Katelyn looked me up and down and said, "You're wearing daddy's clothes!" I agreed and asked if that was okay. "No. You wear mommy's clothes!" There you have it. No more borrowing clothes. Dave will be happy. :)

Monday, April 26, 2010

A perfect day

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Just us

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Happy Birthday Ethan!

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