108th Passage

It was a Monday afternoon. I only had three children at home, which would usually mean a little more peace. Not that Monday. Allison was doing one of her things where she was screaming and nothing would console her. I tend to get a little stressed and frazzled when my babies cry for prolonged periods and nothing I do fixes it. This was the time that Morgan chose to ask for a candy cane from the Christmas tree. I permitted it.
I'm not sure what prompted me to look behind me at where Morgan was, but I looked in time to see him yanking on a candy cane hard enough to pull the entire tree over. He was lucky enough to avoid getting smashed.

While dealing with that and the crying baby, Lydia started having a melt down about a candy cane. Huge tantrum.

I hadn't planned on taking the Christmas tree down until after New Years, but since I had the option of putting all the ornaments back on the tree, or packing them up, I opted for the latter.

Later that day I had the baby asleep and I needed to make a quick phone call. I went upstairs to my room where it would be quiet. The phone call lasted 2 minutes. I know this because I looked at the details of the call on my phone. When I got downstairs the water in the bathroom sink was running and it was plugged.

I let the water drain, then I went out into the kitchen to question Lydia about the sink. That's when I spotted poor Allison in the swing with soaking wet hair.
I ordered a timeout for Lydia. The ensuing tantrum prompted me to enforce a nap instead, which she took after yelling and screaming herself to exhaustion.
Fun days.

Post-it #155

The kiddos got to spend time with Great Nana around Christmas. Allison met her for the first time. They love their Great Nana and how she spoils them. 

107th Passage

Today has been rather unpleasant, so I need some writing therapy. What better excuse than that to write my top ten of 2013?
This is a yearly tradition for me. Remember the rules? I will write the 10 things that had the most impact in my life in 2013 in chronological order. And it doesn't have to be good things. Bad things count as well. This year, however, was pretty positive, all around.

1.In January I decided to potty train Lydia. It certainly wasn't smooth sailing, but we got her done!

2. Early in the year I found out I was pregnant again! We were excited, but wary, what with my history of miscarriage. But this one stuck, and we made an announcement at 13 weeks, the end of April.

3. In March, David and I had our first anniversary, which we spent in Boise at the Anniversary Inn. It seems crazy, right now, that we haven't even been married for two years yet. But it's been a great almost two years!

4. Sometime around tax return season, we paid off our van. Hooray for traveling down the road of becoming debt free. We've still got quite a ways to go though...

5. On April 20th, David and I were sealed in the temple. A wonderful occasion, a wonderful day, a wonderful memory, a wonderful blessing.

6. Karate! I got to take lessons with the older boys and David. I actually loved it, particularly after getting the yellow belt and being able to spar. I would love to take lessons again, especially if I could do it at a faster than little boy pace. :)

7. Summer. This is kind of a cop out, but I didn't know how else to do it! We had an awesome camping trip with my family, that would have been better if it wasn't in 100+ degree weather and if there was shade. We also got to spend a lot of time with the Poston's since David's brother Matthew and his family were visiting from Virginia. We went camping with them as well. Lots of fun was had for sure.

8. I got to have an afternoon date with David in McCall! We visited places that were sentimental to us because of our honeymoon spent there. Fun times.

9. There were quite a few concerns during this pregnancy. Ultra sounds showed bright spots where there shouldn't be any. For awhile there we were concerned about cystic fibrosis, or other problems. Not fun to always have that in the back of your mind whenever you think about the precious little one growing inside of you. But it all resolved itself; yet another blessing from God.

10. Last, but not least, I had a baby! Sweetie-pie Allison joined our family in November. We love her oh so much.

That was our year in a nutshell. I look forward to the next year with my love and cute family.

106th Passage

Morgan got sea monkeys for Christmas. When he unwrapped them and we told him what it was, he was excited and said, "Now I can have my very own pet!"

Yesterday we treated the water, and today he added the eggs. So far I can't tell if the specks are sea monkeys, or if they are something else floating around. 

Post-it #154

Lydia loves nightgowns. She got this one for Christmas, and it came with a little nightgown for a doll. I considered giving that part to Alli, but Lydie got to put it on the monkey she got from Grandma and Grandpa Martin instead. 

105th Passage

Lydia is my girly girl who loves girly things. Like fingernail polish. She got a little kit for Christmas that has polish, fake nails, lip gloss, mirror, etc. in it. 

Here she is with her fake nails. They didn't last long.

 Yesterday she gave me a manicure.

 Not too shabby for a three year old.

 We also painted her toes and fingernails.

104th Passage

My baby is growing and learning! She's still in newborn clothes, but she weighed 8.2 lbs yesterday when I weighed her on the meat scale. 

She's learning how to stick out her tongue, blow bubbles, and she kicks her feet and wiggles around more during happy play time.