There is just something about Akira. She is an amazing young lady and perfect for my first foray into parenting! There are days where I look the qualities she is developing and the things she does for our family and wonder how she is only 6.
Kira enjoys school and is doing quite well. She is enjoying all her studies and loves hearing stories from history. She gets so excited whenever she sees a picture of George Washington since we have been studying him the past 2 months. She just finished learning the preamble. She enjoys reading as long as she likes the story and I read every other page. If we keep it light and I help whenever she reads to fast and guesses rather than reading she does wonderfully. The older she gets the more I think she has dyslexic tendencies. It's really hard to tell for certain since she can read quite well and most of the 'tells' for dyslexia don't show until a child is older. It amazes me that she is doing as much as she can with the obstacles in front of her.
She takes piano lessons and while she doesn't necessarily like the practicing it's great to see her learning a new language and gaining more confidence.
Kira is extremely emotional and can cry at the drop of a hat. She also has a bit of a temper and will yell at Rora. It's hard for me to relate when she starts crying since I don't cry often, unfortunately I completely understand her temper and we have had a lot of long talks and are working together so neither of us will lose our temper.
Kira can be crazy. She has the fakest fake laugh I've ever met and laughs over and over again until I can't help but laugh at how ridiculous she is being.
She is an amazing big sister and loves to tote Ella everywhere. She saves me many mornings when I have a hard time waking up. She comes in and takes Ella to go play so I can get more sleep.
Kira is a social child. She loves spending as much time as possible with her friends doing just about anything.
Kira wants to be a dancer when she grows up. Moving to Arizona has been a major blessing for her and her dancing. She has amazing dance instructors and puts so much effort into her practicing. Last month she wasn't feeling well and didn't tell me. I had her practicing and stretching and 'putting energy' into her dancing before class. She then went to class and worked hard for an hour. When we left her class she said she wasn't feeling well. By the time I got Ella buckled into the car she said she was going to throw up. She barely got her head out of the car before she threw up over and over again. I know it's nasty, but it just shows how amazingly hard she works. When I asked her why she didn't just tell me she wasn't feeling well she said that, "I wanted to go to class. I couldn't miss it."
Six is such a fun age. She is really starting to understand the world around her and our conversations are getting deeper and more meaningful. A couple weeks ago she was telling Josh and I how excited she was to turn 8 so she could get the Holy Ghost. Rora piped up that the Holy Ghost was scary and started to cry. Without any input from us Kira explained all about receiving the Holy Ghost and getting baptized. Her maturity was wonderful to watch.
Kira has been working hard on her Articles of Faith. She copies one each day for her handwriting practice. She knows 1,2,3,4 & almost all of 6. Not bad since she started learning them in January!
I love this girl so much and am so privileged to be her mother!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Oh Aurora!
Today feels like a good day to do an Aurora update. Probably because she has tested me far beyond what I can handle...an that was all by 11am!
Rora is my wild child. She is extremely intelligent and determined. She knows what she wants and refuses to stop until she gets it. I know when she gets older this will be a major help but at 3 it is sooo hard!
She throws more tantrums in a day than Kira did in a month at this age. Everything is a major issue and she deems every situation worthy of flailing and screaming.
She has fantastic motor skills. She traced and cut out hearts for valentines day and you can tell they are hearts! It's amazing!!
She threw up today. It wasn't fun. No, she isn't sick, I just quit. I decided that since today is valentines day I wouldn't have the treats argument. I have NEVER let her just eat however much candy she would like, but rather than argue with her I let her today. She received a box of (6) chocolates from Daddy and a rice crispy heart from me for Valentines. By 4pm she had eaten all but a small corner of her crispy treat. Needless to say she threw up whilst at Gma & Gpa's house. When we came home she immediately threw another fit because I wouldn't let her finish her treat. *shaking my head* ONLY this girl!!
She loves to be involved. No matter what I or anyone else is doing she has to be right there. Whenever I cook she pulls the stool up to the counter and chatters so fast she forgets to breath. I love having her 'help' me!
Whenever she gets excited she stutters. A lot. Her mind just moves faster than her mouth can.
She only stops moving if you are reading stories to her. She LOVES to read stories and will bring you half a shelf of stories at a time.
Bedtime used to be an issue, we switched her from the playpen to the bed with Kira (it's a double) because there just isn't any room in their room. She thought it was playtime at bedtime. Thankfully she will snuggle down and go to sleep if she listens to Scripture Scouts when she is in bed. The girls get to listen to Scripture Scouts IF they go to bed 20 minutes earlier than their bedtime. Oh how this has saved me! Now they rush to get jammies on, teeth brushed and cuddle up with their toys!
Rora has started saying her prayers without any help. It's so sweet. Last night her bedtime prayer was, "I'm thankful that tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we get to eat treats." So adorable!
She loves the work 'Freaking'
"These vegetables are freaking me out."
"My bum is making a freaking noise."
"Stop! Or I'm going to freak out!"
Yeah...
Whenever she can go and do anything she is happy. She goes to Music Makers and Dance on Mondays, Story time at the library on Tuesdays, Homeschool PE on Wednesdays and I teach preschool at my house on Thursdays. She loves that at these activities she has 'her friends' that are different than Kira's friends.
Charlotte is her favorite person. I find this rather amusing since she hasn't seen Charlotte for 7+ months, but every letter and card she receives is from 'my best friend!'
She is attached to Daddy and loves to go on dates.
Rora is spunky, outgoing, spontaneous, determined, frustrating, hilarious and annoying all in a 10 minute period and I wouldn't change her for the world!
Rora is my wild child. She is extremely intelligent and determined. She knows what she wants and refuses to stop until she gets it. I know when she gets older this will be a major help but at 3 it is sooo hard!
She throws more tantrums in a day than Kira did in a month at this age. Everything is a major issue and she deems every situation worthy of flailing and screaming.
She has fantastic motor skills. She traced and cut out hearts for valentines day and you can tell they are hearts! It's amazing!!
She threw up today. It wasn't fun. No, she isn't sick, I just quit. I decided that since today is valentines day I wouldn't have the treats argument. I have NEVER let her just eat however much candy she would like, but rather than argue with her I let her today. She received a box of (6) chocolates from Daddy and a rice crispy heart from me for Valentines. By 4pm she had eaten all but a small corner of her crispy treat. Needless to say she threw up whilst at Gma & Gpa's house. When we came home she immediately threw another fit because I wouldn't let her finish her treat. *shaking my head* ONLY this girl!!
She loves to be involved. No matter what I or anyone else is doing she has to be right there. Whenever I cook she pulls the stool up to the counter and chatters so fast she forgets to breath. I love having her 'help' me!
Whenever she gets excited she stutters. A lot. Her mind just moves faster than her mouth can.
She only stops moving if you are reading stories to her. She LOVES to read stories and will bring you half a shelf of stories at a time.
Bedtime used to be an issue, we switched her from the playpen to the bed with Kira (it's a double) because there just isn't any room in their room. She thought it was playtime at bedtime. Thankfully she will snuggle down and go to sleep if she listens to Scripture Scouts when she is in bed. The girls get to listen to Scripture Scouts IF they go to bed 20 minutes earlier than their bedtime. Oh how this has saved me! Now they rush to get jammies on, teeth brushed and cuddle up with their toys!
Rora has started saying her prayers without any help. It's so sweet. Last night her bedtime prayer was, "I'm thankful that tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we get to eat treats." So adorable!
She loves the work 'Freaking'
"These vegetables are freaking me out."
"My bum is making a freaking noise."
"Stop! Or I'm going to freak out!"
Yeah...
Whenever she can go and do anything she is happy. She goes to Music Makers and Dance on Mondays, Story time at the library on Tuesdays, Homeschool PE on Wednesdays and I teach preschool at my house on Thursdays. She loves that at these activities she has 'her friends' that are different than Kira's friends.
Charlotte is her favorite person. I find this rather amusing since she hasn't seen Charlotte for 7+ months, but every letter and card she receives is from 'my best friend!'
She is attached to Daddy and loves to go on dates.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Innocence
We are really trying to get Kira to be more thoughtful in her prayers, so we have instilled a guideline to follow. We thank Heavenly Father for 3 items to every 1 thing we ask for. It has worked wonders and Kira is really pondering what she wants to say in her prayers. Which has led to some great discussions for us. Of course, not every discussion leaves me feeling wonderful, some like tonight's, leave me sad.
Tonight she thanked the Lord that our family is together. This should be a happy thing, except that when I asked her about it she told me that the book she is reading (Meet Julie - an American Girl) makes her sad because that family isn't together. She picked the book at the library and even though I hadn't read it I had read all the American Girl books that were out when I was a girl. I have to admit that I was disappointed when the story started out with the family moving because her parents had gotten a divorce. We then had a very, very long talk about what divorce was. She didn't know anything about divorce. I know, she is sheltered, but at six why shouldn't she be? I don't think there is anything wrong with teaching her and instilling in her that Happily Ever After is a possibility. I understand that divorce does happen, now more than ever, so American girl wanted to reach out to those girls, yet it makes me sad.
During the course of our conversation tonight Kira told me she doesn't want to read anymore of Meet Julie and I can respect her decision. While I don't want to shield her from the world, I want her to be ready for it and at six she just isn't ready. I guess I need to start screening the books she reads...I don't know why that makes me so sad but it does.
Any tips to help both of us navigate this new to us area?
Tonight she thanked the Lord that our family is together. This should be a happy thing, except that when I asked her about it she told me that the book she is reading (Meet Julie - an American Girl) makes her sad because that family isn't together. She picked the book at the library and even though I hadn't read it I had read all the American Girl books that were out when I was a girl. I have to admit that I was disappointed when the story started out with the family moving because her parents had gotten a divorce. We then had a very, very long talk about what divorce was. She didn't know anything about divorce. I know, she is sheltered, but at six why shouldn't she be? I don't think there is anything wrong with teaching her and instilling in her that Happily Ever After is a possibility. I understand that divorce does happen, now more than ever, so American girl wanted to reach out to those girls, yet it makes me sad.
During the course of our conversation tonight Kira told me she doesn't want to read anymore of Meet Julie and I can respect her decision. While I don't want to shield her from the world, I want her to be ready for it and at six she just isn't ready. I guess I need to start screening the books she reads...I don't know why that makes me so sad but it does.
Any tips to help both of us navigate this new to us area?
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Will you be my Valentine?
Valentines Day is almost upon us and since Ella won't sleep I thought I'd take the time to write down a bit about my Valentine, in question form of course, it's just easier. :)
When did you first meet? Josh and I first met at ballroom dance camp in high school. He drove me NUTS because he kept following me around and wanting to partner. He was covered from head to toe in sunburns and was a truly HORRIBLE dancer. It turns out he wanted to be my partner because I was gentle to his burned skin. It turned out that we had the same friends and were on the same team (it was an area wide camp) and the rest is history.
How long have you been married? 7+ years
What is your favorite thing to do together? We are both Disney fanatics and love our trips there...of course, since that isn't feasible very often we also really love camping and just being together.
What is your favorite quality? Josh is amazing. He isn't satisfied with where he is and is continually striving to better his faults. He makes me want to be better.
What is one specific thing that he does to keep God at the center of the family? As most everyone knows, we haven't always been religious. We didn't get married in the temple (A sacred place to perform a marriage that lasts through eternity.) We didn't want anything to do with God when we got married. Neither of us was in a place to let him in. Now that both our hearts have been softened (Children are amazing at bringing this life back into perspective!) he keeps us on track with family prayer and scripture study. I love watching him respecting the Priesthood power that he holds.
In what way are they selfless? When Akira was a baby my Mom was diagnosed with cancer. We knew it would be a long road ahead. Within weeks of her diagnosis Josh wanted us to move to a more expensive apartment that was farther from his work because it was closer to my Mom. We then moved to Alabama and Josh was so selfless with both time and money allowing Akira and I (and later Rora) to fly back and forth to Utah so I could spend more time with my Mom. That first year I was in Utah almost 3 months!! I treasure the memories I have of those months helping Mom and am so grateful I have a husband that knew how much I needed that. Even to the point of sending his 3 week old baby away just so that she could have a chance to meet her Grandma.
Yep, Josh is amazing and I am still so in love with him.
When did you first meet? Josh and I first met at ballroom dance camp in high school. He drove me NUTS because he kept following me around and wanting to partner. He was covered from head to toe in sunburns and was a truly HORRIBLE dancer. It turns out he wanted to be my partner because I was gentle to his burned skin. It turned out that we had the same friends and were on the same team (it was an area wide camp) and the rest is history.
How long have you been married? 7+ years
What is your favorite thing to do together? We are both Disney fanatics and love our trips there...of course, since that isn't feasible very often we also really love camping and just being together.
What is your favorite quality? Josh is amazing. He isn't satisfied with where he is and is continually striving to better his faults. He makes me want to be better.
What is one specific thing that he does to keep God at the center of the family? As most everyone knows, we haven't always been religious. We didn't get married in the temple (A sacred place to perform a marriage that lasts through eternity.) We didn't want anything to do with God when we got married. Neither of us was in a place to let him in. Now that both our hearts have been softened (Children are amazing at bringing this life back into perspective!) he keeps us on track with family prayer and scripture study. I love watching him respecting the Priesthood power that he holds.
In what way are they selfless? When Akira was a baby my Mom was diagnosed with cancer. We knew it would be a long road ahead. Within weeks of her diagnosis Josh wanted us to move to a more expensive apartment that was farther from his work because it was closer to my Mom. We then moved to Alabama and Josh was so selfless with both time and money allowing Akira and I (and later Rora) to fly back and forth to Utah so I could spend more time with my Mom. That first year I was in Utah almost 3 months!! I treasure the memories I have of those months helping Mom and am so grateful I have a husband that knew how much I needed that. Even to the point of sending his 3 week old baby away just so that she could have a chance to meet her Grandma.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
It's February already!?!
A lot has happened since I last posted so I'll try to keep it brief.
We went to Utah just after Thanksgiving, it was so much fun and way to short! One day we went out to Vernal to visit my Dad's parents. It was great to introduce them to Ella. Threw a baby shower for my brothers wife, my family is so talented! Almost every gift had some homemade aspect. It was amazing! 2 days were spent at Festival of Trees. The festival is the embodiment of Christmas for me. Everyone is a volunteer, all the $ raised benefits the children's hospital, the trees are beautiful, the goodies delicious and the atmosphere perfect. We also managed to fit in a family dinner and my Dad got a live Christmas tree that the girls helped decorate. It was a jam packed 6 days, every second was great! The girls also did good with the car ride, and not to toot my own horn, but *toot*toot* mommy is becoming a pro at driving alone with 3 girls!!
Kira danced in The Sugar Plum Tea, a shortened version of The Nutcracker. She had a blast and can't wait until next year!
I lost all my pictures from the last 6 months. *tear* The hard drive on my computer crashed and Josh hadn't backed the pictures up, even though he *said* he did...I am still having a hard time swallowing it.
Christmas was wonderful. It was low key, the girls loved the homemade nightgowns I made them and we enjoyed Jesus' birthday.
Rora turned 3!! How can that be!?! She really wanted a birthday party, and that was ALL she wanted so we planned it for the end of January (yes, it was a month after her birthday, she didn't care.) She had a green party, we had a green bag toss, decorated reusable water bottles, and ate green birthday cake. (That was dye free!!) Rora had a blast and that's all that matters.
My Dad came out to visit. He came for Rora's party and stayed another 4 days. It was so nice to have him here. Unfortunately Kira got sick while he was here and passed it on. Sorry Dad!
Girls are still homeschooling and I enjoy it more each week. We are crazy busy with outings everyday (minus Thursday where I teach preschool out of my house.) and life is just flying by!
Kira is keeping busy practicing her dancing. We are heading to Disneyland in 5 weeks and everyone is excited. Kira is performing 3 dances there and is the hardest working 6 year old I know. I am so proud of her!
Ella is still the sweetest baby. She is completely laid back and has no desire to talk, crawl, or do anything away from Mom. She has a myriad of whines from sweet to mad to convey her feelings and as long as Mommy is within eye sight she is happy.
Wow, that's a very brief summary! I hope you are doing just as wonderfully as we are!
We went to Utah just after Thanksgiving, it was so much fun and way to short! One day we went out to Vernal to visit my Dad's parents. It was great to introduce them to Ella. Threw a baby shower for my brothers wife, my family is so talented! Almost every gift had some homemade aspect. It was amazing! 2 days were spent at Festival of Trees. The festival is the embodiment of Christmas for me. Everyone is a volunteer, all the $ raised benefits the children's hospital, the trees are beautiful, the goodies delicious and the atmosphere perfect. We also managed to fit in a family dinner and my Dad got a live Christmas tree that the girls helped decorate. It was a jam packed 6 days, every second was great! The girls also did good with the car ride, and not to toot my own horn, but *toot*toot* mommy is becoming a pro at driving alone with 3 girls!!
Kira danced in The Sugar Plum Tea, a shortened version of The Nutcracker. She had a blast and can't wait until next year!
I lost all my pictures from the last 6 months. *tear* The hard drive on my computer crashed and Josh hadn't backed the pictures up, even though he *said* he did...I am still having a hard time swallowing it.
Christmas was wonderful. It was low key, the girls loved the homemade nightgowns I made them and we enjoyed Jesus' birthday.
Rora turned 3!! How can that be!?! She really wanted a birthday party, and that was ALL she wanted so we planned it for the end of January (yes, it was a month after her birthday, she didn't care.) She had a green party, we had a green bag toss, decorated reusable water bottles, and ate green birthday cake. (That was dye free!!) Rora had a blast and that's all that matters.
My Dad came out to visit. He came for Rora's party and stayed another 4 days. It was so nice to have him here. Unfortunately Kira got sick while he was here and passed it on. Sorry Dad!
Girls are still homeschooling and I enjoy it more each week. We are crazy busy with outings everyday (minus Thursday where I teach preschool out of my house.) and life is just flying by!
Kira is keeping busy practicing her dancing. We are heading to Disneyland in 5 weeks and everyone is excited. Kira is performing 3 dances there and is the hardest working 6 year old I know. I am so proud of her!
Ella is still the sweetest baby. She is completely laid back and has no desire to talk, crawl, or do anything away from Mom. She has a myriad of whines from sweet to mad to convey her feelings and as long as Mommy is within eye sight she is happy.
Wow, that's a very brief summary! I hope you are doing just as wonderfully as we are!
Friday, December 21, 2012
Christmas letter 2012
Sorry I couldn't send a letter out to everyone, have a very Merry Christmas!!
My name is Charsty Babb, and
I'm preparing for the world to end on Dec. 21st. The universe is imploding
because of a temporal distortion. (That means time is speeding up exponentially!)
I'll try to explain. You see, it all started back in May. May 3rd,
to be exact.
On May 3rd, my life once again changed forever. Ariella Cheyenne was born, and she was perfect. I noticed the temporal distortion shortly thereafter. We found out that we were moving from Alabama to Arizona and had less than a month to move. Ella was 5 weeks old when we made our trek west. I accounted for missing hours of time then simply because I was busy with a move, a new baby, and fitting as much friend-time in as possible before we moved. I didn't realize that I hadn't lost hours simply by being too busy—the hours just weren't there anymore!
Somehow, without my ability to account for the time, Ella is now 7 months old! Yes, I said 7 months! She loves food, toys, and getting toted around the house by Akira. She is the best real life doll, with her sweet nature, her smiles, and her desire to be right in the middle of the action!
You may think that I have gone crazy, thinking that time is speeding up, but I have more proof for you skeptics. Aurora is about to turn 3! Ever since Ella has been born, Rora has been a big sister! How did that happen? Where did my baby go!?! She loves to read, and we sit down together often to work on learning her letters. She is picking them up quickly and her joy is infectious! She loves to do whatever Kira is doing, especially crafts. Give her a pair of scissors, paper, and glue, and she will be quiet for hours! She loves to dance and is so excited that, come January, she can start taking classes. She already comes up to me and shows me 'Tondoo, ba-mon' (Battement Tendu). Every time I turn around, she is doing something new, and her hair seems to grow an inch each week. (I know that it's all part of the temporal distortion. . .)
So you're still a skeptic? I have yet to wow you with my evidence? Let me try again. Last night Kira noticed that her tooth was loose. I felt it; sure enough, it was loose, but just barely. This morning whilst eating her breakfast (Yep, you guessed it!), she lost her tooth. Less than 12 hours later! We both know that isn't possible. . . Somehow I missed up to two weeks of time! Who knows what tomorrow will bring! Perhaps she will be in toe shoes (her dream) instead of ballet slippers. This Saturday she gets the opportunity to be a soldier in The Nutcracker. I hope time slows down a little so I can enjoy it! Kira started playing the piano this year and is learning to love it. It's so fun to watch her figure out which note to play next. She loves all her extracurricular activities: dance, piano, home school meet-ups, weekly trips to the library, etc, etc. She
is quite the busy young lady!
As for me, time is slipping by ever faster. I'm sure I don't need to give you any more examples—by now you must have become a true believer. Until the universe implodes, I will continue to keep myself busy. I am homeschooling Kira. I love being able to watch her learn and grow. In church I have the honor of being Rora's nursery leader (my favorite calling), and I enjoy watching her interact with—in her words— "my nown friends." I am extra thankful that Ella still loves to cuddle and nurse. There is just something so magical about the special smiles and secrets that a baby has while nursing. On the off chance that I am wrong about the end of the world, I have decided to better myself through my sewing skills. While I never will claim to be a seamstress, I have started taking great pleasure in being able to create clothing. I enjoyed making everyone's Halloween costumes this year. Rora was Alice in Wonderland, Kira was the Queen of Hearts, Ella was the White Rabbit, I was the Cheshire Cat, and Josh was the King of Hearts. The girls had a blast with it, and Rora still insists occasionally that I call her Alice, not Rora. Wish me luck in my current sewing endeavor, making matching Christmas nightgowns for the girls!
Josh, of course, is all on board with the world's ending. He, however, is spending his time trying to figure out how to survive it. His most time-consuming hobby right now is shooting. I happen to enjoy it as well and it makes for a perfect (And free!) family date to the range each week. He is still working for Verizon Wireless as a supervisor in technical support. He is enjoying the new environment here in Arizona. His greatest pleasure right now comes from the fact that, as Rora says, "Daddy is my favorite."
On May 3rd, my life once again changed forever. Ariella Cheyenne was born, and she was perfect. I noticed the temporal distortion shortly thereafter. We found out that we were moving from Alabama to Arizona and had less than a month to move. Ella was 5 weeks old when we made our trek west. I accounted for missing hours of time then simply because I was busy with a move, a new baby, and fitting as much friend-time in as possible before we moved. I didn't realize that I hadn't lost hours simply by being too busy—the hours just weren't there anymore!
Somehow, without my ability to account for the time, Ella is now 7 months old! Yes, I said 7 months! She loves food, toys, and getting toted around the house by Akira. She is the best real life doll, with her sweet nature, her smiles, and her desire to be right in the middle of the action!
You may think that I have gone crazy, thinking that time is speeding up, but I have more proof for you skeptics. Aurora is about to turn 3! Ever since Ella has been born, Rora has been a big sister! How did that happen? Where did my baby go!?! She loves to read, and we sit down together often to work on learning her letters. She is picking them up quickly and her joy is infectious! She loves to do whatever Kira is doing, especially crafts. Give her a pair of scissors, paper, and glue, and she will be quiet for hours! She loves to dance and is so excited that, come January, she can start taking classes. She already comes up to me and shows me 'Tondoo, ba-mon' (Battement Tendu). Every time I turn around, she is doing something new, and her hair seems to grow an inch each week. (I know that it's all part of the temporal distortion. . .)
So you're still a skeptic? I have yet to wow you with my evidence? Let me try again. Last night Kira noticed that her tooth was loose. I felt it; sure enough, it was loose, but just barely. This morning whilst eating her breakfast (Yep, you guessed it!), she lost her tooth. Less than 12 hours later! We both know that isn't possible. . . Somehow I missed up to two weeks of time! Who knows what tomorrow will bring! Perhaps she will be in toe shoes (her dream) instead of ballet slippers. This Saturday she gets the opportunity to be a soldier in The Nutcracker. I hope time slows down a little so I can enjoy it! Kira started playing the piano this year and is learning to love it. It's so fun to watch her figure out which note to play next. She loves all her extracurricular activities: dance, piano, home school meet-ups, weekly trips to the library, etc, etc. She
is quite the busy young lady!
As for me, time is slipping by ever faster. I'm sure I don't need to give you any more examples—by now you must have become a true believer. Until the universe implodes, I will continue to keep myself busy. I am homeschooling Kira. I love being able to watch her learn and grow. In church I have the honor of being Rora's nursery leader (my favorite calling), and I enjoy watching her interact with—in her words— "my nown friends." I am extra thankful that Ella still loves to cuddle and nurse. There is just something so magical about the special smiles and secrets that a baby has while nursing. On the off chance that I am wrong about the end of the world, I have decided to better myself through my sewing skills. While I never will claim to be a seamstress, I have started taking great pleasure in being able to create clothing. I enjoyed making everyone's Halloween costumes this year. Rora was Alice in Wonderland, Kira was the Queen of Hearts, Ella was the White Rabbit, I was the Cheshire Cat, and Josh was the King of Hearts. The girls had a blast with it, and Rora still insists occasionally that I call her Alice, not Rora. Wish me luck in my current sewing endeavor, making matching Christmas nightgowns for the girls!
Josh, of course, is all on board with the world's ending. He, however, is spending his time trying to figure out how to survive it. His most time-consuming hobby right now is shooting. I happen to enjoy it as well and it makes for a perfect (And free!) family date to the range each week. He is still working for Verizon Wireless as a supervisor in technical support. He is enjoying the new environment here in Arizona. His greatest pleasure right now comes from the fact that, as Rora says, "Daddy is my favorite."
And so, as time speeds by faster and faster, we wish you
all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! That is, if the world is still here
then!
Saturday, December 1, 2012
A Visit to Vernal
We took a trip out to Utah this past week. The drive there was great. The girls were so quiet and well behaved. They scrapbooked almost the entire way. It was really cute!
We arrived Friday afternoon and then Saturday morning we drove out to Vernal to see my Dad's parents. They hadn't seen Ella before and I really wanted them to meet her. Monica and her girls came with us making the drive fabulous since Dad and Tanner had all three girls with them while Monica and I only had the babies who slept almost the entire way.
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We arrived Friday afternoon and then Saturday morning we drove out to Vernal to see my Dad's parents. They hadn't seen Ella before and I really wanted them to meet her. Monica and her girls came with us making the drive fabulous since Dad and Tanner had all three girls with them while Monica and I only had the babies who slept almost the entire way.
I'm so glad that I went to Vernal. The best memory of the day happened when the girls were coming out to the living room from the bedroom, they'd take one look at my aunt and run screaming back into the room because she was a monster. Unbeknownst to the girls my Grandpa got down on all fours and hid in the doorway. As the girls passed he scared them. It was so fun to watch them play.
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The girls had to take a break from playing to nurse their babies
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