Lexi has caught on to peek-a-boo. It's her new favorite game. When she doesn't have a blanket, she'll just use her dress and pull it up over her head. Shortly after we shot this video, I had her on my lap. She looked over at me, gave me the cutest "look at me" smile, and started it all over again! I love new tricks!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Special Agent Zacky
There is a new show on Playhouse Disney called Special Agent Oso. Zack has taken a real liking to it. It's a fun little James Bond-type show. Oso is a special agent who helps kids complete tasks like wrapping presents and making party hats. It's a cute way to show kids that they are capable of doing many things on their own. Each "special assignment" has a name that kinda resembles Bond movies, like Birthdays are Forever. Fun little add-ons for the parents. Oso is given 3 special steps to help him accomplish his tasks. Each assignment then helps Oso complete a training exercise that he was working on prior to receiving the assignment.
Anyhoo! Zack has fallen in love with this show. It's his new favorite. The other morning, while Lexi was napping, I decided to bite the bullet and try and weed our front flower bed. Zack came out with me to play outside and help me dig. He dug for quite a while, then started running back and forth down the sidewalk. After a little while of doing this I heard him talking to himself when he was on the other end of the sidewalk. Then he would come running up to me. "Mom, say Special Agent Oso, what are you doing here?" He would then tell me he was here to help me dig:
"Step One: Find a shovel."
"Step Two: Start digging."
"Step Thee: Dig the hole!"
I'm excited to see him applying his new found skills to his play time! This will come in handy when I need to teach him new activities. What a cute little smarty pants!
Anyhoo! Zack has fallen in love with this show. It's his new favorite. The other morning, while Lexi was napping, I decided to bite the bullet and try and weed our front flower bed. Zack came out with me to play outside and help me dig. He dug for quite a while, then started running back and forth down the sidewalk. After a little while of doing this I heard him talking to himself when he was on the other end of the sidewalk. Then he would come running up to me. "Mom, say Special Agent Oso, what are you doing here?" He would then tell me he was here to help me dig:
"Step One: Find a shovel."
"Step Two: Start digging."
"Step Thee: Dig the hole!"
I'm excited to see him applying his new found skills to his play time! This will come in handy when I need to teach him new activities. What a cute little smarty pants!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Dinner: Impossible
We love the Food Network channel! We love many of the shows they produce. But our favorite has to be Dinner: Impossible with chef Robert Irvine. For each episode, Robert is told to show up at a certain place, he is then given a challenge of making food for a different amount of people every time and a deadline. Sometimes it's for a huge party with only 9 hours, and sometimes it's for a smaller group and 12 hours. But they always throw some twists at him. We love to watch him handle the stresses of small kitchens, under supplied kitchens, and ingredient restrictions. It's fun to see how he pulls together such wonderful meals, and always right on time. Last year Food Network found out that he had lied on his resume (who hasn't?) and fired him. Aaron and I were very upset about this! But we decided to give his replacement chef a chance. We watched one episode with the new guy (I don't even remember his name) and gave up when he made chocolate covered bacon. We weren't happy about it, but that night we deleted Dinner: Impossible from our DVR list.Two weeks ago, after the kids were in bed, we were watching Food Network. We had to rewind the commercials to make sure we saw what we thought...a new episode of Dinner: Impossible coming up with Robert Irvine! We were so excited! I even jumped up from the couch and started clapping. I decided to get online and send the good people at Food Network a note to let them know how happy we are that they re-hired this magnificent chef for this show. We then made sure it was set to record again. It feels so good to have our show back!
What an Adventure!
We went on a family adventure today! Aaron's wedding ring has had some problems over the year. The gorgeous black jade inset in the ring kept breaking. We were tired of repairing it, so we decided to talk to Farr's about options for replacing. They said we could trade it in for current value for another ring. Aaron picked out a ring that is a similar design, but with antiquing instead of stones inset. The ring has been ready for us to pick up for a few weeks, but we haven't had a lot of time now that Aaron is out mowing lawns on Saturdays again. When we found out it was going to be rainy all day today we decided today would be a good day to make the trip.
We decided to make an adventure out of the trip. Since Zack loves trains so much, we decided to take TRAX and the Frontrunner up to Ogden. Farr's is less than a mile from the train station, so then we could walk up to the store and pick up Aaron's ring. When we told Zack that we were going on a train ride he was expectantly excited. We took off early this morning and drove to the TRAX station on 90th. We then rode it to the end of the line where we got on the Frontrunner up to Ogden. We had so much fun! Zack was sooooo happy to be on a train!
When we got to Ogden it was pouring rain. Good thing we were prepared! We had umbrellas, warm jackets and hoods. We had Lexi in the stroller, warm and dry, and Zack had his own umbrellas. Unfortunately, he only made it a block before he wanted to be carried. So, Aaron made the rest of the walk with Zack on his shoulders. By the time we made it back to the train we were soaked! Poor Zack was not happy about it. Fortunately, the train was warm and dry, I brought snacks and downloaded a movie on my ipod, so Zack was happy again in no time.
When we got back downtown we went to Happy Sumo for lunch. Aaron loves his sushi! I was just excited that Zack ate his lunch, after 3 pieces of string cheese and 2 packs of fruit snacks on the train. By the time we were done with lunch and back on the train, the kids were exhausted. We rode TRAX back to our car and came home for a much needed nap, for all of us. What a fun way for us to make the trip to get Aaron's ring. I certainly appreciate my car more now, I wouldn't want to take the kids on public transportation every time we needed to go somewhere, but it was fun for today!
We decided to make an adventure out of the trip. Since Zack loves trains so much, we decided to take TRAX and the Frontrunner up to Ogden. Farr's is less than a mile from the train station, so then we could walk up to the store and pick up Aaron's ring. When we told Zack that we were going on a train ride he was expectantly excited. We took off early this morning and drove to the TRAX station on 90th. We then rode it to the end of the line where we got on the Frontrunner up to Ogden. We had so much fun! Zack was sooooo happy to be on a train!
When we got to Ogden it was pouring rain. Good thing we were prepared! We had umbrellas, warm jackets and hoods. We had Lexi in the stroller, warm and dry, and Zack had his own umbrellas. Unfortunately, he only made it a block before he wanted to be carried. So, Aaron made the rest of the walk with Zack on his shoulders. By the time we made it back to the train we were soaked! Poor Zack was not happy about it. Fortunately, the train was warm and dry, I brought snacks and downloaded a movie on my ipod, so Zack was happy again in no time.
When we got back downtown we went to Happy Sumo for lunch. Aaron loves his sushi! I was just excited that Zack ate his lunch, after 3 pieces of string cheese and 2 packs of fruit snacks on the train. By the time we were done with lunch and back on the train, the kids were exhausted. We rode TRAX back to our car and came home for a much needed nap, for all of us. What a fun way for us to make the trip to get Aaron's ring. I certainly appreciate my car more now, I wouldn't want to take the kids on public transportation every time we needed to go somewhere, but it was fun for today!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Family Home Evenings
This year we were very excited for Easter. Zack is finally catching on to traditions, and holidays are so much fun because of it. I am really getting into it too, this is one of the fun parts of having kids! I got my new Easter baskets done, and they look so pretty! I went to Michaels and bought some matching baskets for all of us. Then I bought some springy ribbon, one for each of us. The boys got the ribbon around the basket and the handle, and the girls have a bow as well as the wrapping. I am so proud of them. 
While I was getting into the traditions of the Easter Bunny, Aaron reminded me about the importance of Easter and that he wanted to focus on the real reason we celebrate; the resurrection of Christ. Later that week I was talking to Britta about how excited I was for this Easter, and about the conversation Aaron and I had about the reason for Easter. She told me about her tradition with her kids, she does her baskets on Saturday, so they can focus on Christ on Sunday. I love this idea, so naturally I'm stealing it.
As part of our focus, we made sure our family home evening was about the resurrection. I put together a lesson about how Christ died and was buried in a tomb, then he came back to life. I cut out a tomb, a stone and a picture of Christ for us to color, and showed him how Christ was laid in the tomb, the stone was rolled in front and three days later, he came out resurrected. I hope he caught on to the concept, but it's hard to tell. It was exciting to see his face as he was learning new things. He will now answer the question "Why do we celebrate Easter?" with "Jesus was resurrected!". It's times like these that I love the most about spending time with my family!
While I was getting into the traditions of the Easter Bunny, Aaron reminded me about the importance of Easter and that he wanted to focus on the real reason we celebrate; the resurrection of Christ. Later that week I was talking to Britta about how excited I was for this Easter, and about the conversation Aaron and I had about the reason for Easter. She told me about her tradition with her kids, she does her baskets on Saturday, so they can focus on Christ on Sunday. I love this idea, so naturally I'm stealing it.As part of our focus, we made sure our family home evening was about the resurrection. I put together a lesson about how Christ died and was buried in a tomb, then he came back to life. I cut out a tomb, a stone and a picture of Christ for us to color, and showed him how Christ was laid in the tomb, the stone was rolled in front and three days later, he came out resurrected. I hope he caught on to the concept, but it's hard to tell. It was exciting to see his face as he was learning new things. He will now answer the question "Why do we celebrate Easter?" with "Jesus was resurrected!". It's times like these that I love the most about spending time with my family!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Growing Up
What a beautiful little girl we have been blessed with! She is growing so fast too. We took her to the doctor at the end of March to find out that she is in the 93rd percentile in height and the 82nd percentile for weight...what a tall drink of water! She's all healthy and happy. So, we started her on cereal after our 4 month appointment. She's getting pretty good at it too, but we're still trying to get her to take the spoon without her binky following it! That's ok, we'll get there.
She's also getting pretty good at grabbing things she wants. We have entered the grabbing phase, what fun! The other night we had strawberry shortcakes for dessert. Aaron had her on her lap while eating his, and she sure liked the way that bowl of sweets looked. She started reaching for it, and she was persistent. Aaron would move the bowl away from her, but every time he brought it in front to eat some, she was coming at it again! It's no longer easy to eat with her on our laps...what a fun phase we're heading into!
She's also getting pretty good at grabbing things she wants. We have entered the grabbing phase, what fun! The other night we had strawberry shortcakes for dessert. Aaron had her on her lap while eating his, and she sure liked the way that bowl of sweets looked. She started reaching for it, and she was persistent. Aaron would move the bowl away from her, but every time he brought it in front to eat some, she was coming at it again! It's no longer easy to eat with her on our laps...what a fun phase we're heading into!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Honey-Do List: Yard Work
One of the things that Aaron has looked forward to the most is getting a Honey-Do list. He loves to work with his hands, and couldn't wait to get started on projects in our new home. The first thing he wanted to take care of was our yard. Our tree out front was grossly overgrown. Aaron wasn't sure if our homeowners insurance would approve the policy until the tree was taken care of, it was rubbing up against the shingles on the roof. I was anxious for him to take care of it because there was a branch that would rub against our bedroom window, really annoying in the middle of a windy night! Aaron did a wonderful job trimming up the tree, it looks so nice! Unfortunately we did see some shingle damage after getting the branches down, but we did expect it.
Our next project in the yard is our garden. We have a patch outside our patio that will be perfect for a small garden this summer. We got all the ground cover pulled out, and most of the big rocks out of the patch. We're going to plant some tomatos and peppers, perfect for sandwiches and salsa. It feels good to have our own place to take care of!
Our next project in the yard is our garden. We have a patch outside our patio that will be perfect for a small garden this summer. We got all the ground cover pulled out, and most of the big rocks out of the patch. We're going to plant some tomatos and peppers, perfect for sandwiches and salsa. It feels good to have our own place to take care of!
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