March 2014

Our branch had a super fun activity at the roller rink. The boys were going bonkers that afternoon and I threatened that if they didn't have good behavior, we wouldn't be going skating. Tommy went up to Damon and said, "Please Damon. Be good! I've never been skating before and I really want to go!" They had so much fun! Barrett had 3 places he had to be that night and was able to make it for part of it. Tommy was getting really good by the end, especially for his first time! I even saw him do a little jump, which he was super proud of! Damon went with his school for a reading reward, so totally felt like a pro out there! 

We went to the temple one beautiful day! We played outside the entire time! Hannah discovered her love of Cheetos:)

 Just basking in the sunshine!

The boys were excited to build their leprechaun traps. 

This is Damon's

 This is Tommy's trap. Unfortunately they didn't catch a Leprechaun this year, but found some gold Rolo's in their traps instead.

 Hannah reminded us of Winnie the Pooh, licking the deliciousness out of her bowl!

 St. Patty's Day! Most adorable girl ever!

 We had a green dinner. Green pesto Leprechaun bowties, green beans, green jello, green limeade.

 I have no idea what Tommy was doing with this baby...he's so funny.

 Guess who's hair is long enough for pigtails?!! We bribed her with Barney while doing her hair. Adorable!

 Tommy built this little fort one afternoon for his stuffed animals. It eventually grew into a fort for people, then the boys built one in their rooms, then in the basement. 

 Our meager March activities.

 First Sunday in nursery!! Yeah for 18 months!!!

 I'm pretty sure she had just devoured an orange chocolate muffin...of course she's smiling:)

 We had big plans this weekend to go on an adventure to the Crayola Factory, but ended up having to postpone the trip for many reasons. We were afraid to disappoint the boys, but came up with a fun plan instead. Breakfast, dad helping the missionaries move, Chuck E Cheese, McDonald's, craft store, Frozen, then wrestling with dad. It was a pretty fun day.

A few funny stories:

*Tommy's teacher told me one day that she had heard a humming sound in the classroom. She asked around to see who was making the noise, then saw Tommy, legs crossed, fingers/hands out, eyes closed, humming/meditating. She said it was hilarious! He was so serious and told her he was meditating. He was super into Ninjago again this week...obviously.

*Hannah is into throwing things in the garbage. I discovered a hat for her baby doll in the trash one day. Also, I had thrown some valentine conversation hearts away one day. I was working at the table then turned around to see little missy eating the candy out of the trash! I pulled her away and her cheeks were bulging. She started crying and the candy just started falling out of her mouth, which made her mad because she was trying to eat them...bleh!

*No big surprise that Hannah loves Barney. I've been noticing her throughout the day jabbering and doing little actions. I've learned that if I start singing a song from Barney, she'll start doing the actions for it! I told Barrett that she has a false sense of reality from watching Barney...like it's perfectly normal to just break out into song and actions!! She is too cute!

March Snow Days and more!

Of course the first Monday and Tuesday in March the kids were out of school because of yet another snow storm!! Damon and I decided to make some yummy mint cookies. Hannah loved eating the frosting off the beaters.

 The first day, Barrett took the boys out into the snow. The next afternoon, I took the gang out (it was much warmer by then!). I pulled out some sand toys for Hannah. She discovered the fun of eating snow and loved it!

I helped the kids build snow castles. It was totally fun.

 

I've been making lots of bread lately. Hannah wanted to watch it mix.

 Tommy decided to have a rainbow day. I had him make a rainbow for our pot of gold. He also made a fluffy white cloud. Then he wanted to make a rainbow snack. We looked online and found rainbow cupcakes. They were time consuming, but turned out really fun!

The boys were invited to a Minion Birthday Party. It was the best party ever! The kids had so much fun. Minion games, cotton candy, pinata, and an ice cream truck even came and they got to pick out anything they wanted (so did the adults!).

Rest of February 2014

One day I came into my room and discovered my dresser handles were being used as a Lego guy jail. Tommy is super creative and loves to play.

 Damon's 1st Grade music performance was in February. We had planned for Grandma to fly in the night before so she could see it, but because of the snow storm, school was cancelled and so was the performance. Unfortunately it was rescheduled for after her fight home. It was pretty adorable. All the songs were about books, Presidents, and Martin Luther King Jr. Damon had a speaking part and a drum solo (which apparently he "came a very long way"...sometimes he doesn't have much rhythm). He did awesome!! Hannah loved standing in the aisle copying the actions and clapping after each song. We joked that it was like Barney Live for her:)

 The weather has been incredibly unpredictable! One day school is cancelled because of a snow storm, then a few days later, we're in sweatshirts playing outside, then its snowing again!! We are desperately looking forward to spring!!!!!

 Tommy had a Wild West week in preschool. He was so excited for Wednesday to come, so he could bring home all his "cowboy gear". 

 This Hannah is just too cute. Sure she has the baby belly and big cheeks and kinda mullet hair, but we adore her! One day she was dancing with Damon when he started doing handstand break dance moves. She started copying him...so cute!

 Our craft wall for January and February. Snowflakes, snowmen, penguins, and more!

One night for Family Home Evening, we did some Winter Olympic events. We had bobsled racing (pushing each other around in a laundry basket...Hannah's favorite!), speed skating (standing on paper towels in the kitchen and moving around the table), the luge (sleds down the stairs...the boys' favorite!), torch relay (flashlight torch from primary), snowboarding (strapping into Dad's snowboard and trying to hop and do tricks), and then had peanut butter cookies for dessert (our Gold medals!). It was really fun!