Aaron's Mishap

This past Sunday, Aaron was playing on the computer for a little quiet time. Lani and Ian were both asleep, Brad was studying and I had just decided to take a nap when we heard this loud crash followed by screams from Aaron. He had been leaning on the roll out part of the desk that holds the keyboard of the computer and his weight was just too much for it. Aaron went down with it, but on the way, knocked his neck into the desk part. He quieted down after some water and of course a lollipop, but when we first saw him, we were pretty worried. Turns out, it looks a lot worse than it is. (And, yes, that is a Spiderman costume he's wearing).

Our own little igloo

Brad's latest project with the boys has been constructing an igloo outside our house. It's actually pretty cool, although not really that roomy inside. Here's a few pictures of our own little igloo!

Precious Moments

Our little girl is growing up. At six months, she can now sit up on her own, hold her own bottle (which helps mom a lot :), blabber away with repetitive nonsense, and make a mess in her high chair. She loves her brothers and is either smiling away at everything they do or crying over something they have done (they meaning Ian). She survived California sleeping well for one of ours, yet catching a cold that seems to keep coming back. Already she is a little attached and doesn't do great with strangers. I'm trying to change that by frequenting the gym (with a daycare) as much as possible. Hopefully, it works.

California Christmas

We spent Christmas in California this year. It was busy, but lots of fun. The boys got to hang out with their cousins. They just couldn't get enough of each other so of course they were tired all the time from the nonstop play days. The weather was nice especially on Christmas Eve. There is just something surreal about being able to go to the beach in the winter. I do not go in cold water, but Brad took Aaron boogie boarding and everyone enjoyed the sun. On Christmas, the boys raked in the presents. They got sunglasses, robes, transformers, power rangers, Disney Cars cars, books, and I'm sure more. They were so glad Santa knew they were in California. I'm really glad we got to go on a little field trip to the La Brea Tarpits, too. I think everyone enjoyed that. It was a nice vacation from the snow and it was so fun to be with family. We really miss that out here in Utah.

I just read a book..

This is not normal for me because I rarely have the time to pick up a book longer than what I can read to my boys at night. But, I saw the book of the month at the library and grabbed it just for fun. It was actually really good and I want to share it with everyone: It's called the Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas. So, if you can, read it and tell me if you like it too!

The weather outside is frightful...

Although the snow does make our lawn look nice, I am partial to warm weather. However, we couldn't deprive our boys of playing in the snow so last Saturday when it all came pouring down on us, we went right out into the thick of it. First, we did some of our annual sledding. Brad thought up this great idea of attaching a rope to the back of our van and having one of us drive around the other on a sled. This started last year in the empty church parking lot. The parking lot wasn't empty Saturday so somehow he convinced me to do this on the road around our neighborhood. There wasn't much traffic so I thought it would be okay. All of you wondering why it would be okay, well, you're right. It's not. I wish I could've gotten a picture of Brad and Aaron on the sled with the snow plow coming up behind them. I didn't want to get out of the way because I would get stuck going down a lesser plowed street, but that plow was just too fast for us. So, I turned down the next street and got stuck in the snow for the 2nd and 3rd time that morning (too bad it wasn't the last time-snow plows take their time getting to my circle). Anyway, I did manage to get a few pictures of the winter wonderland in our front yard.

Ward Christmas Party

We went to the Ward Christmas party at the beginning of this month. It was almost like a real date for Brad and I. The kids were entertained (or asleep) and I didn't have to cook at all. Lani slept away most of the evening, Aaron kept asking when Santa was coming, and Ian showed off his talent for dropping most of his food on his shirt. When Santa finally arrived, Aaron and Ian were almost first in line to let him know they wanted power rangers for Christmas. Unfortunately, even though big brother showed him what to do, Ian took a lot of persuading to actually sit on Santa's lap. He cried until I told him Santa would give him candy:)