Kid-isms

Obviously, it's been awhile since I've been a regular blogger. With a new baby here and summer starting, I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things. So, to bring in the warm weather (oh, I hope, I hope, I hope!) here are some kid-isms.

Me (to Eli): I had the weirdest dream last night! I dreamt we were all vampires.

Katie: Oh, cool!

Me: Katie, do you know what a vampire is?

Katie: No...

Wyatt after pulling out my hair tie and "fluffing" my hair. "Mommy, you pretty-ful!"

Wyatt has been calling me "Mom-me-me" or "Mom-mom-me" lately. Silly kid!

Me: Katie, how old are you?

Katie: Four.

Me: How old will you be on your birthday?

Katie: Seventeen.

Katie and Wyatt love to sing the "Money Song" from the Mamma Mia Soundtrack. It cracks me up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAr7cCeTmoc

One of Katie's new favorite snacks is "Pirate's Booty" from Costco... but she calls it's "Pirate Shake Your Booty."

Welcome Jonah!

Welcome to our new baby boy! Angie Jackson made this wonderful announcement for us. She did a fantastic job!

Um... yeah... So I guess I've been absentee for a while. I had some computer issues this fall that I'm still recovering from but I figure it's time to get back on the blogging wagon. There will be new pics and kiddo stories soon!

I Crinkled

So the other day Katie lets out this little toot. I said, "Katie, you tooted!" She tells me, "No, I didn't. I crinkled!" Too funny! Where does this kid come up with this stuff?

Jammie time!

So I go to get the kids ready for bed the other night and Katie wants to wear her Dora jammies. Then she realizes that her "princess" jammies (they actually have ballerina's on them) are clean and she wants to wear those instead. But there is no reason her Dora jammies need to go unworn. She has a little brother who can wear her Dora jammies.

Sledding up Remini

We went sledding up Remini on Saturday (January 16, 2010). We had a great time! We were there with the Perschon's, Fuhriman's, and Fife's. Katie Jo saw Adalyn slidding down on her bum so she tried it too. By the end of the day, she was slidding down and going up on her own. Even Wyatt had a good time. Each time we got back up the hill, he was pulling on either me or Eli to take him back down. We're hoping to go again soon!

So many stories, so little time. Christmas came and went too quickly. Rachel and Jesse came up and we had a great time with them! Eli, Jesse and Tim spent a good deal of the weekend shooting each other with Nerf dart guns. Katie Jo got a haul in Barbie's and enjoyed playing with Auntie Rachel and Grammie. More than once over the weekend, we'd hear Katie calling out, "Rachel, you missin' out on the Barbie's!" Wyatt got lots of cars and was very excited about the new tool set Santa brought him.
I will post more soon. I don't start school again until early February so I should have some time to catch up.

Art School

I started Art School (Academy of Art University - San Francisco) June 15. I love it! I'm crazy busy but this semester only lasts 6 weeks. This is what I've done so far. Drapery is up next!

So Grateful!

I got a call from Matt today; the baby I placed for adoption with Steve and Angie 7 years ago, born on Friday, June 28. He told me I was suppost to check my email. When I did, there was an email there from their family announcing that they picked up their third adoptive baby yesterday. The little family that was four is now five with little Gracie.

I am so grateful for Steve and Angie. I could not have asked for better parents for my baby. The circumstances that lead me to being pregnant and alone I would never choose to relive. But, being able to bless their baby with one of the three little miracles they have now is something I would never want to change.

Tonight I am feeling very grateful. I am grateful for the wonderful people that Steve and Angie are, for the wonderful parents they are to the baby I couldn't keep, and for the amazing examples they have been for me. I am grateful for the wonderful boy that Matt has become and that I will be a part of his life so that I can see the wonderful man he will become. I am grateful that Ella, and now, Grace have come to this wonderful family.

I am grateful that, because of the choices I made, I have a wonderful husband and two beautiful children. I am grateful for the man that Eli is. He is a great support and source of strength for me. I am so grateful for my little Katie Jo and how all the silly things she says and does brighten my day. I love that she will hug me even when I'm angry with her. I am grateful for my little Wyatt. I love each of his little toothy smiles and his silly little laugh that is so contageous.

I am grateful for my mom and dad who have been such a huge support to me. Espically for my amazing mother! She has strength I don't think I fully comprehend and unconquerable faith. She is my hero! I'm grateful for the rest of my family and friends, near and far, and for the love I feel from them.

And finally, last but not least, I am grateful for the Atonement and for a Savior who would sacrifice so much for me when I fall so easily. And for Hevenly Father who set the whole plan in place.

Lookin' like Mommy!

Eli does have the monopoly on Wyatt's looks but he can't take all the credit for our little Katie Jo!