Owen discovered he loves ketchup!
While eating one of the boys' favorites...homemade chicken nuggets and homemade rice-a-roni.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Happy Mother's Day!
For Mother's Day this year Christian was so excited that he "tricked" me. He kept telling me he was getting me flowers, and then I got a rocket instead!
Now we can all launch our rockets together!
I got two hot pads from the boys, each with their hand traced on it from primary(I LOVE them), a handmade card form Jake and tickets to a venue of my choice, but my MOST favorite present was the one Christian brought home from preschool, which included a questionnaire about me and various fill in the blank info. It was so sweet. And it's sitting on my night stand.
Mother's Day is so fun when your kids are old enough to actually make their own gift. I look forward to the years to come!
All I know is I am one lucky Mommy.
What Ethan Says
I am trying to write down more funny things that my children say, because I love going back and reading them, and it helps me to remember to laugh with my children throughout the day. So keep an eye on my Comics section on the sidebar, hopefully it will be updated more regularly now. But this made me laugh so hard, I couldn't let it be missed, so I'm posting it here as well.
I was trying to help Ethan organize his shoes in his closet and we found a BYU window sticker, so he decided to stick it on his window. It wasn't sticking, so he went to the bathroom and got it dripping wet. Despite all the water dripping down the window it still wasn't sticking. I wasn't paying too much attention to what he was doing, but after a couple more trips to the bathroom, he finally got it to stick. And then he exclaimed, "It worked! It just needed toilet water!"
Only a little boy.
And to add to that statement....
This morning we were doing grounds work at the church as a ward service project, and we were cleaning up around the trees and putting bark at their base. Ethan picked up something and brought it to Christian saying, "Look! I found some dog poop!" Fortunately it wasn't actually what he thought it was. But only a little boy would actually pick it up after thinking that's what it is! :)
Master Minds
The other day the boys kept taking q-tips out of my bathroom while I was getting ready, and this is what I found:
I thought it was clever, and then I noticed that Christian and Ethan had made every letter of the alphabet, except the ones that had any curved part in them, like B, C, D, G, etc. Of course, Christian was the mastermind behind this project. I thought that was pretty smart. :)
And now I also know why I ran out of q-tips so fast.
I thought it was clever, and then I noticed that Christian and Ethan had made every letter of the alphabet, except the ones that had any curved part in them, like B, C, D, G, etc. Of course, Christian was the mastermind behind this project. I thought that was pretty smart. :)
And now I also know why I ran out of q-tips so fast.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Grandpa's Funeral
It was a great effort to make it to Grandpa's funeral, but we are so glad we did. It was such a blessing to be there with family, and feel the spirit of eternal families. And really, it was quite a fun adventure!
My sister Sally and her cute kids, Caleb and Ella drove down with us, so we had a full van--three adults, and five kids. I was so impressed at how well they all did! We had a 5 year old, two 3 year olds and two one year olds, and we only had to stop once! The funeral was in Parowan, and it took us just under four hours to get there. Not bad with five kids. And no one even napped in the car.
We woke the kids up at 6:15, buckled them in the van and headed on our way. We made one potty stop and ate muffins for breakfast, and made it to Parowan by 10:15, where we changed into our church clothes in the parking lot, and discovered I'd left my black cardigan at home. Oh well. And we then headed into the family viewing before the funeral began.
It was so nice to be there. The funeral was nice and the kids all did amazingly well, considering the circumstances. I was trying my best to keep my children as quiet as possible, since we weren't just sitting in church, but in a funeral, and on the third row, no less, but we certainly weren't silent. And Ethan definitely had to go potty at least twice, and get a drink, with Christian in tow. :) But when the funeral was over, Uncle Tom leaned over the bench and said how glad he was to have the noise of the little ones there. And how appropriate it was. I thought that was sweet.
After the funeral we went to the cemetery for the dedication of the grave. The casket looked beautiful, and we all got to put a red rose on top. I loved to see the American flag on top and hear the gun salute and the taps played. It was a great honor to my grandpa, and grandma too. Although Christian and Ethan didn't appreciate the gun salute as much. It happened so fast I didn't have a chance to warn them, and Ethan ended up in tears! Fortunately Owen was sleeping in the car, for a much needed nap, and slept through it all. I also loved seeing Peter help carry the casket as a pall bearer. One thing I discovered at the funeral is that Peter looks just like Grandpa when he was a young man! Especially the picture of him in his uniform. It was neat to see that resemblance. I am so glad all my siblings were able to make it to the funeral! It was so nice to be together, even if for a short time. Lindsay and Joe, we missed you!
It was such a beautiful day to remember my Grandpa, and what a wonderful life he lived. His funeral program said, "An Honorable Man." He truly was.
After the funeral we let the kids all play at the park for about an hour, and then headed on the road. We stopped at Larry's Drive-in for dinner in Fillmore, and then got everyone in jammies and made it all the way home. Oh, except for that emergency potty stop in Orem when Ethan was having a melt down. Other than that, it was smooth sailing! It was a long day, but well worth it. I am so glad we went!
My sister Sally and her cute kids, Caleb and Ella drove down with us, so we had a full van--three adults, and five kids. I was so impressed at how well they all did! We had a 5 year old, two 3 year olds and two one year olds, and we only had to stop once! The funeral was in Parowan, and it took us just under four hours to get there. Not bad with five kids. And no one even napped in the car.
We woke the kids up at 6:15, buckled them in the van and headed on our way. We made one potty stop and ate muffins for breakfast, and made it to Parowan by 10:15, where we changed into our church clothes in the parking lot, and discovered I'd left my black cardigan at home. Oh well. And we then headed into the family viewing before the funeral began.
It was so nice to be there. The funeral was nice and the kids all did amazingly well, considering the circumstances. I was trying my best to keep my children as quiet as possible, since we weren't just sitting in church, but in a funeral, and on the third row, no less, but we certainly weren't silent. And Ethan definitely had to go potty at least twice, and get a drink, with Christian in tow. :) But when the funeral was over, Uncle Tom leaned over the bench and said how glad he was to have the noise of the little ones there. And how appropriate it was. I thought that was sweet.
After the funeral we went to the cemetery for the dedication of the grave. The casket looked beautiful, and we all got to put a red rose on top. I loved to see the American flag on top and hear the gun salute and the taps played. It was a great honor to my grandpa, and grandma too. Although Christian and Ethan didn't appreciate the gun salute as much. It happened so fast I didn't have a chance to warn them, and Ethan ended up in tears! Fortunately Owen was sleeping in the car, for a much needed nap, and slept through it all. I also loved seeing Peter help carry the casket as a pall bearer. One thing I discovered at the funeral is that Peter looks just like Grandpa when he was a young man! Especially the picture of him in his uniform. It was neat to see that resemblance. I am so glad all my siblings were able to make it to the funeral! It was so nice to be together, even if for a short time. Lindsay and Joe, we missed you!
It was such a beautiful day to remember my Grandpa, and what a wonderful life he lived. His funeral program said, "An Honorable Man." He truly was.
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| These are my great-grandparents, and they had thirteen children. Grandpa Gurr was the youngest of thirteen. |
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| We made an attempt to get a picture of all of us at the cemetary. Owen was missing because he was asleep in the van. |
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| My parents and all my siblings, plus sleeping Ella :) |
OUCH!
See this cute picture of Ethan? If you look closely, you will notice a diagonal bruise across his forehead. Think chain-link fence. Ethan decided to ride his trike down a steep sidewalk that ended at a locked chain-link gate. Ouch! I felt horrible. I even had his helmet for him, we just hadn't put it on yet, because I had run to get Owen out of the swing. Ugh. Would have, should have, could have. He is such a tough little guy!
Spring Surprises
We were more than THRILLED when we saw these beauties popping up early this spring, and then even more when they bloomed. I felt so lucky to have such gorgeous flowers in front of my house, without having done a thing. It was a very pleasant surprise. (Unfortunately, they're already gone, so now I need to fill the bed with something beautiful again. It makes me happy!)
And I'm even luckier to have these three handsome fellas with me all year long! I love those two pictures of Owen above. It's like he's saying "Do I really have to sit here, Mom?"
(April 2, 2012)
Three Brothers
March 2, 2012
Nearly impossible to get them all looking AND smiling at the same time....these make me laugh.
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| I think this was the best one |
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| A classic laughing one |
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