December 23, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The Creating of the Gingerbread House
December 18, 2008
In a moment of insanity I bought a Gingerbread House kit. When I got home I realized my mistake, but being too lazy I never took it back to the store. This morning I decided to open it up and let the kids have at it. Of course they were horrible all day long so I knew that I was in trouble. After dinner I got everything set up. I was half way tempted to just leave and let Greg deal with the kids, but I decided I couldn't be that mean.
I was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. There was no fighting. The kids got along really well together and they really got a kick out of decorating it.
I thought that Eliza would put a couple pieces of candy on and then eat the rest, but she put every piece of candy on and wouldn't let anyone touch her stash. She never even ate any. Forrest on the other hand put on about half of his candy and then ate the rest. I thought he would really get into, but he wanted the candy more than a fully decorated Gingerbread house.
Greg was even able to get in on the action. If you look closely enough you will see his tongue sticking out. He does that when he is concentrating. When I showed him the picture he swears he was doing it to be funny, but I know the truth he was really concentrating so he could decorate the tree just right.
In a moment of insanity I bought a Gingerbread House kit. When I got home I realized my mistake, but being too lazy I never took it back to the store. This morning I decided to open it up and let the kids have at it. Of course they were horrible all day long so I knew that I was in trouble. After dinner I got everything set up. I was half way tempted to just leave and let Greg deal with the kids, but I decided I couldn't be that mean.
I was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. There was no fighting. The kids got along really well together and they really got a kick out of decorating it.
I thought that Eliza would put a couple pieces of candy on and then eat the rest, but she put every piece of candy on and wouldn't let anyone touch her stash. She never even ate any. Forrest on the other hand put on about half of his candy and then ate the rest. I thought he would really get into, but he wanted the candy more than a fully decorated Gingerbread house.
Greg was even able to get in on the action. If you look closely enough you will see his tongue sticking out. He does that when he is concentrating. When I showed him the picture he swears he was doing it to be funny, but I know the truth he was really concentrating so he could decorate the tree just right.
Everybody is Kung Fu Fighting
December 18, 2008
Everybody is Kung Fun Fighting Well at least Forrest is.
Last night we went to Forrest's Karate graduation. He is now officially a yellow belt. We is so excited. He passed with a 90%.
We are very proud of him. He has really taken to Karate. Of course they haven't started sparring yet. That will start next month. We will see how long he lasts then.
Everybody is Kung Fun Fighting Well at least Forrest is.
Last night we went to Forrest's Karate graduation. He is now officially a yellow belt. We is so excited. He passed with a 90%.
We are very proud of him. He has really taken to Karate. Of course they haven't started sparring yet. That will start next month. We will see how long he lasts then.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
My Little Helper
December 17, 2008
As of late Eliza has become my little helper. She wants to help clean the toilet. She loves to empty the dishwasher and she even sometimes will make her bed without being asked. The other day I was doing wash and was having Forrest put his clothes away. Eliza wanted to get in on the action so I gave her simple things that she could put away in her drawers. I was soon out of simple things and she still wanted to help. I gave her some pants thinking that she would just put them on her bed until I got in there to help. She seemed to be taking a long time to come back to get more clothes so I went in to check on her. I found her trying to hang up her clothes. She had managed to get her pants hung up and was working hard to get a shirt hung up.
I took pity on her and tried to help her, but she insisted on hanging them up herself.
Yesterday we headed outside to shovel snow. Forrest got a shovel and worked hard on trying to help. Eliza of course wanted to give it a try. We gave her a shovel and she went to town. Unfortunately she was shoveling the snow from the grass onto the driveway. This drove Forrest insane, but I just got a good laugh out of it. I am told that when kids are finally old enough to do a job well that is when they no longer want to help out. I am going to enjoy this while I can. Because I know the day will come when getting the kids to complete a chore will be like try to scale Mt. Everest.
As of late Eliza has become my little helper. She wants to help clean the toilet. She loves to empty the dishwasher and she even sometimes will make her bed without being asked. The other day I was doing wash and was having Forrest put his clothes away. Eliza wanted to get in on the action so I gave her simple things that she could put away in her drawers. I was soon out of simple things and she still wanted to help. I gave her some pants thinking that she would just put them on her bed until I got in there to help. She seemed to be taking a long time to come back to get more clothes so I went in to check on her. I found her trying to hang up her clothes. She had managed to get her pants hung up and was working hard to get a shirt hung up.
I took pity on her and tried to help her, but she insisted on hanging them up herself.
Yesterday we headed outside to shovel snow. Forrest got a shovel and worked hard on trying to help. Eliza of course wanted to give it a try. We gave her a shovel and she went to town. Unfortunately she was shoveling the snow from the grass onto the driveway. This drove Forrest insane, but I just got a good laugh out of it. I am told that when kids are finally old enough to do a job well that is when they no longer want to help out. I am going to enjoy this while I can. Because I know the day will come when getting the kids to complete a chore will be like try to scale Mt. Everest.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Heading Downtown.
December 14, 2008
For a change of pace this year we decided to head down to Temple Square to check out the lights. Normally we stick closer to home, but Valerie convinced us to venture out a little.
Our first stop was Hires Big H for dinner. After dinner we headed down the to the library, found some free parking and then jumped onto Trax. This seemed to be an fun and easy way to be the congestion around Temple Square. The kids of course got a big kick out of it.
Once we got to Temple Square Eliza refused to wear her gloves, but luckily for us it wasn't that cold. She would run around until she was too cold and then she would crawl back into her stroller and warm up in her blanket.
I couldn't believe how beautiful the temple looked. I haven't been down to see the lights in several years. Forrest couldn't believe how big it was and kept wanting to go inside to check it out. Lucky for him we have tickets to the Draper Temple open house.
A kind stranger took our picture. It seems like we never have pictures of all four of us together. He was really nice to stop and offer considering he was alone with five kids three of whom were triplets.
Our last stop was the reflection pool. I know there was a lot of controversy when the church purchased the land, but let me tell you I would rather spend time admiring the reflecting pool than trying to cross a busy street. The area around it is so peaceful. This year they had bubble with lights in them floating on the pool with Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus in the center. It really brought home what Christmas is all about.
For a change of pace this year we decided to head down to Temple Square to check out the lights. Normally we stick closer to home, but Valerie convinced us to venture out a little.
Our first stop was Hires Big H for dinner. After dinner we headed down the to the library, found some free parking and then jumped onto Trax. This seemed to be an fun and easy way to be the congestion around Temple Square. The kids of course got a big kick out of it.
Once we got to Temple Square Eliza refused to wear her gloves, but luckily for us it wasn't that cold. She would run around until she was too cold and then she would crawl back into her stroller and warm up in her blanket.
I couldn't believe how beautiful the temple looked. I haven't been down to see the lights in several years. Forrest couldn't believe how big it was and kept wanting to go inside to check it out. Lucky for him we have tickets to the Draper Temple open house.
A kind stranger took our picture. It seems like we never have pictures of all four of us together. He was really nice to stop and offer considering he was alone with five kids three of whom were triplets.
Our last stop was the reflection pool. I know there was a lot of controversy when the church purchased the land, but let me tell you I would rather spend time admiring the reflecting pool than trying to cross a busy street. The area around it is so peaceful. This year they had bubble with lights in them floating on the pool with Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus in the center. It really brought home what Christmas is all about.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Pictures From Grandma's Funeral
December 12, 2008
I can't remember who wanted these pictures, but these are the pictures that Uncle Stephen took at Grandma's funeral. I am going to upload these to a picasa web album. If you will send me your e-mail address I will send you an invite so that you can download them. If you know of anyone that doesn't really read blogs, but would be interested in these pictures let me know and I will try to get them to them some other way.
I can't remember who wanted these pictures, but these are the pictures that Uncle Stephen took at Grandma's funeral. I am going to upload these to a picasa web album. If you will send me your e-mail address I will send you an invite so that you can download them. If you know of anyone that doesn't really read blogs, but would be interested in these pictures let me know and I will try to get them to them some other way.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Did You Know Forrest Is Getting Married?
December 9, 2008
Neither did I, but apparently this past summer while we were at a neighbors house swimming Forrest and a little neighbor girl decided they would get married. At first we thought it was cute, but it now seems to be getting pretty serious. As the little neighbor girl was leaving our house the other day. She said, "I love you Forrest" Her dad rolled his eyes and asked me what we should do about it. I told him not to worry because Forrest had ignored her and really didn't seem that in to it. That is what I thought until Sunday night. As we were driving down to my sisters house we made a game of spotting all of the temples. I then took time to talk to Forrest about the importance of temples and why we go there. After a little while I asked Forrest which temple he would like to be married in. He said, "I don't know I will just let Allison decide which temple we will be getting married in." Obviously this is getting pretty serious. Don't be too surprised when you get your wedding announcement in the mail.
Neither did I, but apparently this past summer while we were at a neighbors house swimming Forrest and a little neighbor girl decided they would get married. At first we thought it was cute, but it now seems to be getting pretty serious. As the little neighbor girl was leaving our house the other day. She said, "I love you Forrest" Her dad rolled his eyes and asked me what we should do about it. I told him not to worry because Forrest had ignored her and really didn't seem that in to it. That is what I thought until Sunday night. As we were driving down to my sisters house we made a game of spotting all of the temples. I then took time to talk to Forrest about the importance of temples and why we go there. After a little while I asked Forrest which temple he would like to be married in. He said, "I don't know I will just let Allison decide which temple we will be getting married in." Obviously this is getting pretty serious. Don't be too surprised when you get your wedding announcement in the mail.
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