Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Kindergarten at last




Today was Sydnee's first day of kindergarten. She has been so excited for months now. This morning she was up and dressed by 7 and ready to go. She was a little nervous, she wouldn't eat her breakfast. Ben went to work late so that he could walk with us to school. She led the way to the school. She was all smiles as she stood in line waiting for her teacher to come. She didn't look back at all. She was so happy when I picked her up. She had a great day and has been talking (in a big girl voice) non-stop. Hurray for kindergarten!

Hey Maren, Where's your nose?



That's right, good job!

Goofballs



Trying on Maren's clothes

Baby clothes and memories



I pulled out a box of baby clothes today so that I could take inventory of what Maren will need for winter. I pulled out this purple outfit that is totally hideous and started to laugh. When Addy was little, terrible two's to be exact, she wore the purple outfit. She always seemed to be wearing it when she got into trouble. Take the picture for instance, she would use her laundry bag or diaper pail to climb up on top of her dresser. As you can see in the picture, she had emptied all of her clothes out of the dresser and made a huge mess. I couldn't find a picture of one other incident, but I remember it well. I went in to check on Addy during nap time. We had just transitioned her from the crib to a twin bed. When I walked in she was a greasy mess. She had used her diaper pail to climb up on the dresser. She reached way up to get her diaper rash ointment which was up on top of a shelf. She had smeared the ointment all over herself, the quilt on her bed, the wall and the carpet. Her clothes were covered and her face and hair were just nasty. She had also eaten some, gross! I got her into the bathtub and called poison control. They told me she would be fine. I had to wash her several times with lots of soap to try and get all the grease out. It took a lot of work to clean everything up, there was still a stain on the carpet in her room when we moved. The worst part is that she did it more than once. Crazy kid. This outfit will not be making its way into Maren's drawer this fall. I don't think she needs to wear the naughty toddler outfit.

The Last Hurrah


My friend Jamie and I took the kids, well most of them to the zoo yesterday. Jamie and I have been friends since we were born, okay, as long as I can remember. Sydnee loves Garrett and says she is going to marry him, so cute. It was the perfect day to go to the zoo. It was sunny and breezy, but not hot. Perfect. We had a great time checking out the animals, watching the animals we call our children and just catching up. What a great way to spend our last day before kindergarten starts. Thank you Jamie for a super day!

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Smart"ies" Girl


Maren's new favorite thing is smarties. She loves them, she screams for them when she sees them. She's a super smart girl liking the sweet stuff.

End of Summer Splash


Last night we had a neighborhood end of summer party. They had the big water slides up on the hill at the park. We couldn't keep Addy and Sydnee away from them. Maren was content to just wander around and steal potato chips. I am so grateful that we live where we do and have great neighbors. What a great way to end the summer. Addy is the blue speck just starting down the slide. I never made it close enough to get good pictures. Oh well!
P.S. Addy loved the first 3 days of school, yeah!

A Super Saturday

Yesterday, Ben and I had the privilege to go to a sealing at the Mt. Timpanogos temple. A family in our ward whom we love had their youngest son sealed to them. This family is amazing. They have 2 biological daughters and have adopted 7 children who were in the foster care system. Kim and Matt are two people who I look up to, the story of how they came to have all of their children just amazes me. Yesterday morning was just perfect. The sealer gave a little talk before the kids came in and it really touched me. He talked about the covenants that are made in the temple and their significance. It was a good reminder that was very helpful to me. When the children came in the room, I was just overpowered with the sense of love in the room. Even now I'm a little teary eyed thinking about it. I am so grateful for the gospel and the knowledge that I can be together with my family for eternity. I am grateful that Ben and I could be married in the temple and keep our children sealed to us forever.