Rocking Chair

I started reading a book to the kids during our babysitting swap...and the next thing I knew I could no longer hold the book to turn the pages. All 3 kids piled on my lap with their snugly friend of choice. It was great. This is definitely one of my most favorite things as a mom. I love to sit in a rocking chair with a little one to snuggle up too, and read songs or sing or just talk. I just never had 3 great kids+ their friends at the same time! What a blessing. Thank you Ryelle, Benji and Anna You made my day!

Once there was a Snow Man...In April!!!

Once there was a Snow Man, a snow man, a snow man....Tall Tall Tall!!!

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul, With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal....

Can you believe we had a beautiful snow man the first Saturday in April?

Well, WELCOME SPRING!!! Well even though I want to be out planting my pansies with Benji like we usually have by now, I was pleasantly surprised to find fine "snowman snow" (the pack-able kind) falling outside our windows early this morning! We have missed our snowman chances all winter. Benji and I were very bugged. Weather it was that dry powder snow or we were on the go the few times we had the nice "snowman snow" we had missed our chances this winter. Benji was so excited to see so much snow and ecstatic when I told him we had "snowman snow". Dad was a little less enthusiastic at first as it meant Benji was bouncing all over him while Dad was trying to get his "Saturday sleep in time". Well we made it out to construct the most beautiful snowman on the block just in the nick of time because only 2 hours had past after our snowman's birthday when there was no more snow on the block at all (except for our Frosty himself) and his head fell off...

Well in conmemoration of our Frosty (yes we were all singin that song all day) we had hot coco and cinaman rolls and a fire going as we watched General Confrence Saturday Session...

Sweet family memories!

Watch for our March Madness More posts to come!

Febuary flys by.

Well it's time for my review of the month past. I can hardly believe February has gone already. Although I had only previously posted 2 blogs for February we did do a lot more fun stuff then mentioned so here I go on the run down...



Back in November Benjamin attended a good friends Birthday party.The kids planted peas as the activity and as party favors they were able to take them home and watch their plants grow.

It was a fun thing to do during winter and to his great surprise a few days before Valentines day we discovered 2 pea pods has persevered thought the winter on my kitchen window for Benjis eating pleasure!

Ryelle became a basket case…She loves to walk around inside Benjamin’s Laundry basket it’s the silliest thing to watch. She has been known to spend a whole hour in there. Its actually quite a wonderful discovery because she can entertain herself so long I can get a few things done while she is in there being silly!

Lessons were taught in sword wielding…

Benji started Gymnastics classes at the local community center. There are so many activities offered here I am really excited. I was just disappointed that I didn’t know about them sooner!

We made way too many valentines sugar cookies and Benji got shot by Cupids arrow.

Someone had a fun time experimenting with long hair styles & bubbles. (not me)

We were proud to watch Benjamin write his name out on all 20 of his Valentines cards for the first time.

I was happy to be a volunteer at Benji’s pre-school Valentines party and again gained a greater appreciation for his sweet teacher Mrs. Gray! She can pull off quiet and amazing party for a lot of little children.

We had the pleasure of seeing some of the fam before uncle Jerry and Aunt Tanya's headed in to the MTC…We will miss you guys for the next while but we love you and are grateful for your example of service!

Benji got a hair cut short to be like Dad- shortly after we discover that we still prefer the longer hair on our little guy because we like him looking like a little boy for as long as he can. We feel like he gains a couple of years & his tender round little face seems to slip away with the shorter hair.

Benji and Ryelle met up with Elmo,& Ryelle fell in love with him! She kept hugging & snuggling with Elmo and she cried when we had to finally leave him.

As for me I discovered a new fabulous recipe or two...This one is called Apricot-Ginger Chicken

And was quite the crowd pleaser. I enjoy cooking especially when I find a fun tasty recipe so I thought I would share it with you...
http://www.abc4.com/content/about_4/gtu/recipes/story/Budgeteria-Apricot-Ginger-Chicken/hYNpp5Aus0qzqNVhMpgTdg.cspx

Thanks for tuning in for my monthly review!!! And we hope yours was as nice as ours!

Benji's Big Boy Bike

We went out for a walk on a pleasant winter Saturday afternoon....Benjamin took his Christmas present out for his first spin. He is so pleased with himself. The weather has been so nice we have been able to go 3 times this week. He hopes to go every day. I am so looking forward to spring!

Like Pinocchio

I love what he brings home from Pre-school!