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Look who lost her first tooth!

Valentine's Weekend

Scott and I had our Valentine's date on Friday when we went to our annual adult stake dance. So on Saturday we decided to do things with the kids. Scott has been dying to take Park to a Monster Truck rally.

Park seemed to be very interested, but a little apprehensive because of the noise.

He couldn't stop talking about it afterwards, though. Annicka was disappointed not to be able to go with Daddy and Park so I took her and Indie to the BYU Museum of Art and out for icecream afterward. No pictures from there since Scott had the camera.

One of those mornings...

It all started at about 5:30 this morning. Park woke up and wanted to watch "The Incredibles". I told him to go back to bed, but he ignored that advice. About 10 minutes later he was yelling at the top of his lungs from the living room, "MOM! Come in here!" I go into the living room to shush him so that he won't wake up Annicka or Indie. I tell him, "Park, it's still sleeping time. I'm not putting on a movie." I cover him with a blanket on the couch and turn off the light. Scott got up for work at 6 and right after he said prayers with me Park made his way to our room and I turn on "The Incredibles" reluctantly. Not two minutes later I hear Indie crying from his room. I get up and go in, he is poopy. So, I change his diaper and get him a bottle. After he's done drinking I lay him back down. About this time Scott is leaving for work. I go lay back down in bed and just as I think Indie has fallen asleep he starts crying again. I let it go for a couple of minutes hoping he'll go back to sleep. No such luck. I get up and go into his room and then I smell it. Another poopy diaper?!?! You've got to be kidding me! Oh, and not just any poopy diaper, a diarrhea blowout. Blowouts are not uncommon in our house, but after I already changed a poopy diaper? That's unheard of. It went up the front and the back of his diaper and is up to his neck. So I put him directly in the tub and start undressing him. He is screaming the whole time, of course. At this time Annicka and Park are both awake and since mommy is up it must be time to eat breakfast. So while Indie is crying and I'm trying to bathe him and clean up the messy clothes and sheets, Park and Annicka are both under me wanting me to get breakfast. "STOP! PLEASE LET ME FINISH CLEANING INDIE UP AND THEN I'LL GET BREAKFAST!" I finally get everything cleaned up, Indie dressed and the dirty sheets and clothes are in the washer and the kids have eaten breakfast. I'm finally getting Indie into the high chair so that he can eat when Annicka comes in, "Mommy, Park is playing with your phone!" I go into my room to lock the phone so he doesn't accidentally call someone...too late. Right then my sister is calling me back and it's obvious that she was still asleep. It was only 7:30. "Did you call me?" Sorry, Julie, it's been one of those mornings.

Cabin Fever

It's the end of January and it feels like there's no end to winter in sight. I feel like the kids are always on top of me. Their favorite game right now is "Booger Monster". Indie is the monster and they run from room to room screaming "AHHHHHH! The Booger Monster is coming!" I need to be able to send them somewhere! They go to the neighbors a lot, but I still feel like they are always so loud! I send them outside to play in the snow, but that never lasts long and Park won't even go. And he was the one I couldn't get to come inside during the summer. This morning I decided to cruise the internet and find ideas to help with our cabin fever. I came across the perfect one. They say to use tape on the carpet to outline hopscotch and a freethrow line, and I got to thinking...why not do it in the basement? So I made it a project.

Here is the before. Not very playable.

And the after. I know you can't see it all so here's everything we've got going on down here: A free throw line with the hoop, hopscotch, plactic balls to throw around, soccer goals and bikes with a gas pump they can fill up at that I found at DI for $3! Hopefully this helps!

Last night Annicka was especially tired. Normally after prayers and scripture stories I'll read a chapter book out loud. Right now we are reading "A Series of Unfortunate Events". Anyway, Annicka was crying because she didn't want me to read out loud, "because I'm too tired and it keeps waking me up." Park still wanted me to read and I tried telling her that she has been able to fall asleep while I was reading before. But she was adamant with the whiny crying voice. So I got out "Where the Wild Things Are" and I read it to Park very quietly. Guess what Annicka did half way through the book. She got out of bed feigning a desire for a stuffed animal to sleep with and came over to Park's bed wanting to see the pictures. "I thought you were too tired for me to read, Annicka." "I just want to see the pictures, mom!" Typical five-year-old!

Happy Birthday, Indie & Scott!

Indie's Birthday was Wednesday. It was very low key...just us. It was kind of nice that way. I do like to entertain, but I had a cold and wasn't up to having lots of people over anyway.

Indie was our first child who really got into his cake without any coaxing. Annicka we had to coax and Park wouldn't touch it, even with the coaxing.

What a handsome and messy one-year-old!

Indie got a fun present that I think Park and Annicka got more into than he did.

And today is Scott's birthday. Happy 35th Birthday, my love! You know how much you mean to me and to the kids. I'm so grateful for a loving and patient husband. And thank you, Rolyne (and Ron), for doing such a fine job of raising him! You've done an amazing job with all of your children, but I am especially grateful for Scott, for obvious reasons. Happy Birthday to my favorite husband and my favorite #3 child! I cannot imagine life without you!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas to all! We love this time of year and the time we get to spend with our family and thinking about the birth of our Savior!

This girls was made for hats!

Getting ready for the Nativity play!

Park has the best reactions to presents! Everything he opened was like this.

You know Park's red pants? Well he has some blue shorts too, that he absolutely loves. The kids got new PJs and Park got all excited when he opened them, when asked if he wanted to put them on? "NO!" He agreed to the shirt but wouldn't put on the pants.

Most of the grandkids with grandma and their new hats.

Mister over stimulated cranky pants! He makes a cute cranky pants, though, right?