Well, Jared just left today for a 2½ week TDY to Sheppard AFB in Texas, which means sadly, he is going to be missing Halloween with the kids… :( So he decided to at least carve a jack-o-lantern with them before he left – which they did last night. I just had to post the video – the kids were being so funny! So anyway, here’s our funny jack-o-lantern experience for this year… :)
Just posting these for fun… We realized Colette and I were matching in our pajamas one morning, and she was being so sweet and cuddly – just had to take a picture… :) I also found this hat the other day when going through all the kids’ clothes, and Colette was having so much fun walking around in it – she loves wearing any kind of accessory and “modeling” them for us… And her new favorite game is ring-around-the-rosies! She gets so excited whenever we play, and she’s pretty good at it too… :)
We had a birthday card sitting on the table for Grandpa Ray that we were getting ready to send, and because of that, we discovered that Colette is now capable of climbing all the way up onto our kitchen table. We found her exactly as you see, sitting up there, drawing with a pen on Grandpa’s card – she just wanted to wish him “Happy Birthday” herself! :) We always have to remember to keep the chairs pushed all the way in at the table now…
Funny guy – always making us laugh!
Well, this past Sunday was our ward’s Primary Program in Sacrament Meeting, and Brielle’s first time participating in one, of course – which she has been so excited about – and she did so good!! On our drive to church that morning, she was being so serious and dramatic, singing along with the primary songs we had playing, and she told me she was practicing because everyone was going to be looking at her singing… :) During the program, she was the first to jump up every time it was time for a song, and without fail, would look down at us each time with the hugest grin, and just wave and wave until we smiled and waved back. She was just so excited… And then it came time for her class’ turn to do their parts. As she went to take her place in line, Jared and I got a kick out of her slight hesitation passing the microphone, and the look she gave, as though she were considering the option of saying something into it. We could tell she was definitely contemplating the idea. :) But she was a good girl, and waited her turn. Now, I know I’m a biased mother here, but she did SO good on her part! :) It was only a few sentences, of course, but she had it all memorized, and didn’t forget even when she was up in front of everyone. I’ve been telling her all week to talk slowly so everyone could understand her, well she definitely said each word of her part slowly! But it was so cute because you really could understand what she was saying – her part was, “My favorite thing to do with my family is Family Home Evening. I love to learn with them, and play games & have treats together.” And that big old grin of hers – she just loves being in the spotlight… She definitely got a few chuckles out of the congregation – she was cute! Anyway, I know I just wrote way too much – way too proud a mom, I know! :) But we had so much fun watching our first child in a Primary Program!
Just did our family pictures -- always quite the crazy experience with these guys, but I always just love having them afterwards, of course! :)
Well, my fourth file happened to be the file I keep all my computer screensaver pictures in – which are all randomly dispersed pictures dating back from before we were married – so it was kind of fun to get one out of there! Turned out to be a pretty cute one too! :) Problem is, there really is no story behind it besides the ever-faithful me thinking my kids are too cute not to take a picture! :) I believe this was October 2006 – so pretty much exactly two years ago – which is kind of neat. Brielle is 2 ½ and Samuel would have been 8 months old, if I’m thinking correctly… (Right before I got pregnant with Colette – so she’s almost on the way!) :) And this was in our house in Las Vegas on Nellis AFB. Always that time of year when I start putting the kids in their warmer pajamas, and I’m pretty sure without fail every year, I just think they are too adorable the first time I see them in their sleepers, and always end up taking a picture… :)Little videos of each of the kids just for fun... :)
Silly Colette
Brielle Playing Piano
Talking to Samuel
Oh joy, the climbing stage! :) So I decided to just keep the camera handy throughout the day yesterday and take a picture whenever Colette was on top of or inside of something just to show how constantly that is where she is and what she's doing whenever I turn around... I gave up by about midday -- realizing I would be doing it all day otherwise! :)
I love it when it's Brielle's turn to say the prayer these days because we never know what she's going to say... The other night she asked Heavenly Father to please bless us not to get cavities and to please bless the bugs not to bite us! (We had found both a black widow and a centipede in the house that day, killed both of course (& by the way, does anyone know if a centipede is poisonous??), but anyway, I was explaining to the kids afterwards about not touching spiders and things like that, and I'm assuming that's where the part about please not letting the bugs bite us came from in her prayer)! But I just love to hear what that mind is just constantly thinking about when it comes time for her to say prayers... :)
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