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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Where does the time go?
I can't believe my baby is 2! He had his birthday a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. We started the day with pancakes and candles, a fun new tradition I think we'll have to keep going. When I made pancakes a week later, Andrew said, "Happy Birthday!" And he blew, like he was blowing out his candles. :) We had a fun little family party for him that night.
I wanted to share some of the fun things he is doing now. He doesn't want to be left out of anything. One of his favorite phrases now is "Me too!"
alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570792037391297106" />You wouldn't guess from looking at him, but he loves to run, especially if it's away from one of us!
He really loves his brothers and is always asking about Caden and Dallin.
Even though he really loves him, Dallin is his greatest nemesis. Anytime they are together you can count on some screaming!
He loves scary toys like dinosaurs and dragons, but stuffed animals that growl or shake, like Tickle Me Elmo, he won't go near them.
He really loves the dog, and is usually very sweet with her, when he's not trying to bite her or poke her eyeballs!
He is very friendly, loves talking to everyone, and will let anyone hold him.
He won't help pick up anything unless you sing the clean-up song, then he goes around saying "Clean up!" and picks up everything.
He's a wonderful little boy and we are so lucky to have him in our family. We love you Andrew!
I wanted to share some of the fun things he is doing now. He doesn't want to be left out of anything. One of his favorite phrases now is "Me too!"
alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570792037391297106" />You wouldn't guess from looking at him, but he loves to run, especially if it's away from one of us!
He really loves his brothers and is always asking about Caden and Dallin.
Even though he really loves him, Dallin is his greatest nemesis. Anytime they are together you can count on some screaming! 
He loves scary toys like dinosaurs and dragons, but stuffed animals that growl or shake, like Tickle Me Elmo, he won't go near them.
He really loves the dog, and is usually very sweet with her, when he's not trying to bite her or poke her eyeballs!
He is very friendly, loves talking to everyone, and will let anyone hold him.
He won't help pick up anything unless you sing the clean-up song, then he goes around saying "Clean up!" and picks up everything.
He's a wonderful little boy and we are so lucky to have him in our family. We love you Andrew!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
For Uncle Josh
This was one of Caden's writing assignments. I must say I love the detail on the bad guy!
Josh is a police officer, and he did work in the jail, but it's been about a year since he's been on the streets. I guess being on patrol doesn't sound as exciting as going to jail!
Josh is a police officer, and he did work in the jail, but it's been about a year since he's been on the streets. I guess being on patrol doesn't sound as exciting as going to jail!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Rodeo time
Every year on MLK day we go to the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver with Steve's family. This year, Steve wasn't feeling well, so he stayed home with Andrew and I took the boys. They always get excited about getting dressed up in their cowboy shirts and boots. They were disappointed they didn't have cowboy hats. Oh well. The boys love looking at the cattle and horses.
They have all sorts of booths with fun stuff to look at and do.
They have a booth where they have a huge bull and horse that kids can sit on and get their pictures taken. Of course it costs too much money, so we just looked at all the "spares" in the stable. As we were looking at the last one, they came to get the bull out. He was pretty impressive right in front of me! I came up to his shoulder!
They have all sorts of small animals on display.
The rodeo is really fun too!
After the rodeo we all go to Cinzzetti's. I think we look forward to that each year as much as the rodeo! It's a fabulous Italian buffet with more choices than you could imagine, including the dessert! I wish I had gotten a picture of all of us there. It was really fun to just visit and eat. The perfect way to end the day. :)
They have all sorts of booths with fun stuff to look at and do.
They have a booth where they have a huge bull and horse that kids can sit on and get their pictures taken. Of course it costs too much money, so we just looked at all the "spares" in the stable. As we were looking at the last one, they came to get the bull out. He was pretty impressive right in front of me! I came up to his shoulder!
They have all sorts of small animals on display.
The rodeo is really fun too!
After the rodeo we all go to Cinzzetti's. I think we look forward to that each year as much as the rodeo! It's a fabulous Italian buffet with more choices than you could imagine, including the dessert! I wish I had gotten a picture of all of us there. It was really fun to just visit and eat. The perfect way to end the day. :)
Monday, December 27, 2010
Presents
I get really stressed about finding the right gift, so this year, I tried to make meaningful presents. I've been mostly pleased with the results, so I wanted to share them. My parents are impossible to buy for. I made some tea towels for my mom and had the boys draw special pictures for her. I transfered the pictures to the towels and then embroidered them on. It's hard to tell from the picture, but it turned out really cute.
For Steve's mom, I made these profile ornaments. I had to make a set for our family, too. :)
I made a few of these gingerbread men, one my boys had to keep, one for my aunt's family, and one for a cousin on his mission. I think they got a kick out of it.
I made a fort that looks like a castle for the boys' bunk beds, and they've enjoyed it so much they've ripped a hole in it from pulling on the windows! Maybe I'll get a picture up when I fix it...
For Steve's mom, I made these profile ornaments. I had to make a set for our family, too. :)
I made a few of these gingerbread men, one my boys had to keep, one for my aunt's family, and one for a cousin on his mission. I think they got a kick out of it.
I made a fort that looks like a castle for the boys' bunk beds, and they've enjoyed it so much they've ripped a hole in it from pulling on the windows! Maybe I'll get a picture up when I fix it...
Merry Un-Christmas!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Every year we do the nativity on Christmas Eve. Here we have Joseph and the angel.
The whole cast.
Andrew opening his stocking.
The boys asked for pillow pets this year. We tried to convince them to ask for something they would play with more, but we couldn't do it. They've been so excited about getting a pillow pet for months, that alas, Santa brought all three of them pillow pets. At least they're happy with them for now...
The weather was so nice, we went on a walk to the park. Dallin even took his new Batman on the slide.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Caden's dragon
When I first told Caden he could be anything he wanted for Halloween, he got really excited about making the dragon costume. He started drawing at the kitchen table, working really hard for quite a while, and this is what he came up with:
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