Four Little P.I.G.S.

Monday, April 23, 2012

First Mall Trip?!

Believe it or not, I took the kids shopping for the first time today... by myself. I know this doesn't seem like a major feat for some, but to me, I think it's ground breaking. I took all three kids to the mall... to multiple stores even... for a couple hours. And Gwen walked the whole time. Huge! I feel like I can do anything. Big mama points today.

We got to the mall at 9 this morning, and was I really agitated that none of the stores opened until 10. Seriously? Seems plain lazy to me! So we walked around the mall, getting exercise, and putted around the bookstore awhile. And since there were no other kids in the mall that early, I let the kids loose in the play area they have there. The kids acted like I took them to Disney World for the afternoon. And Isaac spent most of the time crawling in and out of the log thing, giggling like crazy. I love how easy it is to entertain little kids. I'm going to have to put in more effort when they are older, I'm sure.

When the stores finally opened, Gwen shouted for joy and told everyone around that Children's Place was open. Actually... I'm getting kind of tired with Gwen telling strangers things. Some of it's cute and fine, but she's starting to order people around. "Excuse me! Get me those pink sunglasses ! Excuse me! I want chocolate milk!" to random customers around. She's getting quite bossy. And everyone she passes, she tells random information of our personal lives. Thankfully, she's a little hard to understand still. No body needs to know what we did that morning, and nobody cares. I'm glad she's not shy though. I want to teach her to be wary of strangers and still not squash her natural ability to make friends. Not sure how to accomplish that. Sometimes, I'm tempted to tell Gwen that some people will snatch her up and run out the door with her if she's not careful, but that's no good. Don't want to terrify her. Would be easier though...

Anyway. I was able to get the girls their summer wardrobes and we ended the morning with a yummy lunch at the subway in the mall. I had the happiest feeling, just being out with my kids, shopping, spending time together, making memories. Now lets be real here. I'm not the jolliest person in the world. It runs in my family, I think. It's not like I'm brooding all the time, but it takes a lot to just feel pleased. I don't know what it is. But all morning long, I was the happiest mommy in that mall. On the ride home, I was overwhelmed with how happy I was! I even started tearing up to some country song about fishing that reminded me of my dad. I'm crazy, but I'm having a really good day. Just wanted to let you know that. :)

When we got home, the girls tried on all their new clothes, and we made a little fashion shoot out of it.

Phoebe's new sunglasses. So cool.

And Old Navy was giving away free totes today, but this pic is more about documenting Gwen eating apples.

It's just been that kind of day. :)

Monday, March 19, 2012

Baby's First Haircut

So I let Logan cut our boy's hair.

I'm not allowed to make any negative comments. I've been instructed to not pass judgement and ask others what they think of it.

Logan things he should get an award for best baby haircut ever.

He's thrilled with the results.

Before.

After. (Wet)

Dry. (I'll let his face do the talking...)

Maybe it's just something I have to get used to. I'll love it tomorrow, I'm sure.

My baby's hair is all gone.

So what do you think?

Honestly.

(Well... maybe not too honestly...)

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

A Little Post with Little Pictures with Little People in them

Here's just some stuff we've been up to this week so far:

The girls love playing with Phoebe's early birthday present from grandma and grandpa. Since Phoebe loves animals and cars, these little animals on wheels are the perfect gift for her! And look, she even brought in her Toy Story toys to play on the tracks too. You get great gifts, Grandma and Grandpa!

Yesterday was a bright, sunny day, so I thought I'd take the kids for a walk around the block. Gwen didn't want to give up her seat in the double stroller to her brother, so I decided to just wear him instead. It was quite the work out! That little boy isn't so light!

Gwen's been begging to play Mario Kart every day. Her methods of persuasion are getting very clever. The other day she began with a story. "Once upon a time, two little girls wanted to play Mario Kart. Their mom said yes, and they were happy and played Mario Kart! Okay, mom? We'll play now." And today, she really had me laughing. "Mom, playing Mario Kart makes my heart grow bigger. But if you say no, oh... then that will make my heart grow smaller."

And Gwen's been writing up a storm, lately! I helped her write a letter to my dad for his birthday, and ever since then, she's been writing letters to every thing. She doesn't ask for my help. She sounds it out. She figured out "Love" and since it's almost Valentine's Day, she writes that everywhere. See Isaac's name? She spelled it Isic. The C is backwards. She spelled Idaho Falls the other day, but Falls was completely backwards! SLLAF. I was still very impressed.

Also this week, Phoebe and I went to Witney's bridal shower. We're so exited for her and Brendan's wedding next week!

Monday, January 30, 2012

January in a Nutshell

So I figured a little update on the family was in order. Not really sure why I feel this way, since nothing new or major has happened, but it's been a while since the last update. So here we are.

Isaac is 8 months old now and he is a live wire! I'm thinking he may just be another Gwen. One Gwen is like three children in herself, so I'm hoping another very active, crazy child won't be much different... I might be in denial. But seriously, I wouldn't have my little boy any other way. He is so much stinkin fun. The girls love playing with him. He's way into wrestling already. He will chase the girls around the living room, tackle their legs, pull their hair, flop on their faces, bite their butts. It's just about the most adorable thing I have ever seen. I can't believe how fast Isaac is developing. He's already learning to stand and trying to push himself up to it. He got his first tooth this month, 4 months sooner than either of his sisters. He has such a happy-go-lucky personality about him. How could our family be complete without him?

One of our new years resolutions this year is do more activities as a family. Since Logan has Saturdays off now, we've been trying to do fun things on those days instead of hanging about the house doing squat. So far, we've been to the Temple visitors' center, where Gwen tried to hug the Christus again, but I wouldn't let her; we've visited the library a couple times, and the girls have been reading up storms. We made homemade pizza one night, and this past Saturday, we took the kids to their first movie. We saw Puss in Boots, and they were thrilled that they got to eat pop-corn and drink soda. I think that was their favorite part, because halfway through the movie, Phoebe started getting bored with all the sword fighting, tried finding pop-corn to eat under the seats, and asked to go home. Gwen almost fell asleep on my lap. (Isaac slept through the entire movie.) Next movie we see might have to have a couple princesses in it, but as a first movie experience, I think it went pretty well!

We're excited to celebrate Phoebe's 3rd birthday in 2 weeks! I'm having a hard time accepting that my little baby girl is going to be 3. This year, however, with all the exciting happenings in February (a wedding, a first birthday) we'll be keeping her birthday low key. We'll take her out for a birthday dinner and have some cake and gift opening, maybe a game or two for the girls to play, but we'll keep it just us. Family will be in town quite a bit next month, so be sure to give her a happy birthday hug, and she'll be happy!

Isaac is huge to me! He's bigger than all the babies 1 year and younger at church, and people tell me that he looks like a little boy already, not a baby. He's my baby, don't care what they say!