Monday, January 24, 2011
in a dress
Today when I picked up Thatcher from the gym daycare he was wearing a very pretty barbie dress. He looked very pretty in it too. It completely surprised me and made me laugh so hard. The ladies who work there said he brought it to them and said, "put this on." He was very excited to show me the picture of the barbie that was on the front of the dress. I love my boy and the little ways he surprises me and makes me laugh every day.
Monday, January 17, 2011
life
The only pictures I have of the last couple weeks are these of James hitting Ty on the head when Ty was sick. Ty stayed home from work as he was taking his turn with the stomach bug that we all got and James thought it was pretty funny to seek out his hammer, then uncover his dad who was hiding under a blanket, and then whack him on the head. He thought it was pretty funny...he thinks lots of things like that are funny. Whenever he gets a reaction from us, he will do it over and over again. The other day he kept putting his filthy pig stuffed animal in my face and I would try and move away and he thought that was hilarious. He is a little tease and already has such a personality.
He has certain things he really likes (besides his Mr Pig who is a constant companion these days) and he will carry whatever it is he likes for the day up and down that stairs with him and wherever he goes. I love to see how determined he gets to take things with him.
James cracks me up...he loves to talk to the birds when we are outside and does a pretty good job of impersonating their sound. He is just a funny kid and as soon as he sees he is getting a reaction out of me, Ty, or Thatcher, he hams it up and does it over and over again.
James is also a master tantrum-thrower. He likes to bang his head on whatever he can whether it is the carpet, his crib, or something else. It is super sad, but kind of funny too that his tantrum is hurting him more than anyone...poor baby.
One of my favorite things to watch is when James goes to town with his toy...it is like 'wack-a-mole' and he is pretty good at it too. He will play with it for the longest time, just placing the balls where they need to go and whacking them. He is such a smart little baby and I love my boy.
Thatcher has had a constant tummy bug for over a week, but is such a trooper...and we haven't had any on-the floor pooping since last Tuesday, nor any throwing up since Saturday night. We are keeping our fingers crossed, but potty training has been a struggle to say the least.
Thatcher is the best kid. He is so nice to everyone. He loves to count and just to be a part of everything. He never stops talking and I love hearing what he has to say. I am sure it will get exhausting at some point in time, but right now I can't imagine my life without it.
While I was typing this, Thatcher just said, "I do a big poop, that's so awesome." I love my kid.
Both boys got haircuts on Saturday. Thatcher was a nightmare, but James was a trooper and they both look quite handsome. I am hoping I can get better and better. It would be so nice to not have to take my boys to ever get hair cuts.
We spent a day in Phoenix with the Ridings and we had a fun time. I love being close to family and hope we can be even closer soon. It is funny...I am really happy and content in Flagstaff. I am excited about my calling and the opportunities to serve and be involved. I love our day to day routine and our house. I really do love my life and I feel like I have friends and things to do...and maybe I will really miss Flagstaff more than I recognize right now...but I do think I could be even happier in Gilbert. I hope I am right.
He has certain things he really likes (besides his Mr Pig who is a constant companion these days) and he will carry whatever it is he likes for the day up and down that stairs with him and wherever he goes. I love to see how determined he gets to take things with him.
James cracks me up...he loves to talk to the birds when we are outside and does a pretty good job of impersonating their sound. He is just a funny kid and as soon as he sees he is getting a reaction out of me, Ty, or Thatcher, he hams it up and does it over and over again.
James is also a master tantrum-thrower. He likes to bang his head on whatever he can whether it is the carpet, his crib, or something else. It is super sad, but kind of funny too that his tantrum is hurting him more than anyone...poor baby.
One of my favorite things to watch is when James goes to town with his toy...it is like 'wack-a-mole' and he is pretty good at it too. He will play with it for the longest time, just placing the balls where they need to go and whacking them. He is such a smart little baby and I love my boy.
Thatcher has had a constant tummy bug for over a week, but is such a trooper...and we haven't had any on-the floor pooping since last Tuesday, nor any throwing up since Saturday night. We are keeping our fingers crossed, but potty training has been a struggle to say the least.
Thatcher is the best kid. He is so nice to everyone. He loves to count and just to be a part of everything. He never stops talking and I love hearing what he has to say. I am sure it will get exhausting at some point in time, but right now I can't imagine my life without it.
While I was typing this, Thatcher just said, "I do a big poop, that's so awesome." I love my kid.
Both boys got haircuts on Saturday. Thatcher was a nightmare, but James was a trooper and they both look quite handsome. I am hoping I can get better and better. It would be so nice to not have to take my boys to ever get hair cuts.
We spent a day in Phoenix with the Ridings and we had a fun time. I love being close to family and hope we can be even closer soon. It is funny...I am really happy and content in Flagstaff. I am excited about my calling and the opportunities to serve and be involved. I love our day to day routine and our house. I really do love my life and I feel like I have friends and things to do...and maybe I will really miss Flagstaff more than I recognize right now...but I do think I could be even happier in Gilbert. I hope I am right.
Monday, January 10, 2011
New Year craziness
Instead of recording my New Years resolutions here, I thought I would follow up on how the first ten days of those resolutions have gone. They were indeed written on New Year's day, but things have been crazy this last week and the list never made it to the blog:
-My over-arching goal for this year is to do more of the things that I like to do. This last week which has been full of cleaning up poop, and dealing with kids who don't take naps and who don't stay in their beds at night has made it a little more difficult...but I'm working on it. We still had a fun week full of the gym, library, gymnastics, play dates, dinner with friends and family time.
-I have been really good at exercising, and pretty good and not baking something every day and then eating most of it. I have been taking notes at all my classes and hope to start training with the group fitness coordinator soon.
- I have been pretty good at using my awesome new sonicare toothbrush, at wearing my retainers every night and at washing my face...but the goal to wear my contacts every day has not yet taken flight.
- I have been a lot better at praying, but have a ways to go. I haven't gotten back into the routine of reading the scriptures, but I am pretty sure my new calling is going to aid in that area. I got called a week ago to be the second counselor in the relief society presidency. I am excited to get the spiritual kick in the pants I think I have been needing for a while. I am excited about the ladies I will be working with and even though the next two months are going to kill me with Ty being MIA and so much going on, it is going to be really great too. I am excited to serve more and to get pushed into being better.
- I have been reading, but not as intensely as before. I am in the middle of two books, but neither are riveting which makes it hard to prioritize reading with so much else going on.
- FHE weekly is going ok if you count a 5 minute story about Jesus one week, and a temporarily homeless family over for dinner the next. Not the greatest, but it is a start. Bi-weekly dates was attempted and we are still determined to find success even though our plans were foiled after Thatcher threw up all afternoon of the day we were planning on going out on the town.
- Other goals that will be accomplished as the year progresses: go to the temple 12x, take a dance or tennis class, and get Thatcher in a preschool or joy school
Our family theme this year is TRUST. Trust in the Lord: his timing and his will and trust in each other. I hope we can be better about this as we make big decisions for our family's future. I know the Lord knows what is best and if we can have faith in that everything really will work out. I am so nervous right now thinking about our future I could scream...so this is a big one I need to work on personally.
So there you have it...resolutions for 2011. I think the best one is 'wear retainers every night'. Who honestly makes a goal like that? I know I am a nerd, but if it keeps my teeth straight, then it is worth it.
-My over-arching goal for this year is to do more of the things that I like to do. This last week which has been full of cleaning up poop, and dealing with kids who don't take naps and who don't stay in their beds at night has made it a little more difficult...but I'm working on it. We still had a fun week full of the gym, library, gymnastics, play dates, dinner with friends and family time.
-I have been really good at exercising, and pretty good and not baking something every day and then eating most of it. I have been taking notes at all my classes and hope to start training with the group fitness coordinator soon.
- I have been pretty good at using my awesome new sonicare toothbrush, at wearing my retainers every night and at washing my face...but the goal to wear my contacts every day has not yet taken flight.
- I have been a lot better at praying, but have a ways to go. I haven't gotten back into the routine of reading the scriptures, but I am pretty sure my new calling is going to aid in that area. I got called a week ago to be the second counselor in the relief society presidency. I am excited to get the spiritual kick in the pants I think I have been needing for a while. I am excited about the ladies I will be working with and even though the next two months are going to kill me with Ty being MIA and so much going on, it is going to be really great too. I am excited to serve more and to get pushed into being better.
- I have been reading, but not as intensely as before. I am in the middle of two books, but neither are riveting which makes it hard to prioritize reading with so much else going on.
- FHE weekly is going ok if you count a 5 minute story about Jesus one week, and a temporarily homeless family over for dinner the next. Not the greatest, but it is a start. Bi-weekly dates was attempted and we are still determined to find success even though our plans were foiled after Thatcher threw up all afternoon of the day we were planning on going out on the town.
- Other goals that will be accomplished as the year progresses: go to the temple 12x, take a dance or tennis class, and get Thatcher in a preschool or joy school
Our family theme this year is TRUST. Trust in the Lord: his timing and his will and trust in each other. I hope we can be better about this as we make big decisions for our family's future. I know the Lord knows what is best and if we can have faith in that everything really will work out. I am so nervous right now thinking about our future I could scream...so this is a big one I need to work on personally.
So there you have it...resolutions for 2011. I think the best one is 'wear retainers every night'. Who honestly makes a goal like that? I know I am a nerd, but if it keeps my teeth straight, then it is worth it.
Thatcher-isms
Thatcher has been cracking me up lately. He is so funny. Sometimes he tries to be funny, but most of the time it just happens. He is the sweetest boy and it has made all the pooping accidents, throwing up, diarrhea at church incidents, and not-going-to-bed dramas bearable. But, to be honest, it has been a rough week with the Thatch-man.
Here are some of his funny saying from the last couple days:
- this morning when I was brushing my teeth he came into my room yelling, "Hey, Jen Martin!"
- yesterday, Thatcher came up to Ty and said, "Dad, I lost mom."
- this morning I told James that we should start calling him 'handsome' and maybe he would respond better to that. Thatcher agreed that "hamster" was a great name for James and that he wanted to be called "hamster" too
- yesterday Thatcher informed us that "Mom is Sally, Dad is Yeti, and Thatcher is Lightning"
- we are working on "excuse me" but right now Thatcher prefers to say "stop talking Mom" when he feels he has something important to say
- we have been discussing the importance of earning things, especially since we have been pulling out all our trick to work on the aforementioned problems (pooping on the floor, not staying in bed, etc.). Now Thatcher informs me when he feels he has "earned it"
- the other day Thatcher explained that "Mater loves Ramone, and Slow (what he calls Flo) loves Lightning". He had them kiss and everything
- Thatcher is very good at expressing when he is happy or whatever else he is. He often tells us, "I so excited", "I go potty!", "I happy", "I love you", "Thatcher tired", and "Thank you mom/dad". He really is the sweetest kid.
Here are some of his funny saying from the last couple days:
- this morning when I was brushing my teeth he came into my room yelling, "Hey, Jen Martin!"
- yesterday, Thatcher came up to Ty and said, "Dad, I lost mom."
- this morning I told James that we should start calling him 'handsome' and maybe he would respond better to that. Thatcher agreed that "hamster" was a great name for James and that he wanted to be called "hamster" too
- yesterday Thatcher informed us that "Mom is Sally, Dad is Yeti, and Thatcher is Lightning"
- we are working on "excuse me" but right now Thatcher prefers to say "stop talking Mom" when he feels he has something important to say
- we have been discussing the importance of earning things, especially since we have been pulling out all our trick to work on the aforementioned problems (pooping on the floor, not staying in bed, etc.). Now Thatcher informs me when he feels he has "earned it"
- the other day Thatcher explained that "Mater loves Ramone, and Slow (what he calls Flo) loves Lightning". He had them kiss and everything
- Thatcher is very good at expressing when he is happy or whatever else he is. He often tells us, "I so excited", "I go potty!", "I happy", "I love you", "Thatcher tired", and "Thank you mom/dad". He really is the sweetest kid.
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