Growing Up

Madeline is almost running now. She is truly growing right before my eyes. She has basically stopped nursing now. I've finished nursing my children. I was able to nurse all four of them. What a blessing for their health. I hope it has made a difference. I didn't think it would be that hard to be done...but everyday that passes with Madeline is a "last time." I remember all of the "first times" with Trevor and now here I am with the last times. It's harder and harder for me. I get more melancholy about it. I'm already a sentimental person that hates finishing chapters in my life and starting new ones. But, my children are beautiful and love their mommy. I love them too.

Super Hot!

One of my favorite moments lately with Luke:

Luke had chapped lips so I put some peppermint chapstick on them. He began to complain and said loudly, "It's hot!" Then, suddenly his eyes got bigger and he exclaimed, "Now it's SUPER hot!" It was pretty funny. I tried to rub it off and he yelled, "Now it's worse!" I couldn't win. But his face and expression were pretty funny. Again, love my Lukey!

Floats Our Boat

Tonight I helped my son, Zack, work on his county float for his 4th grade "County Project." I enjoy helping the kids with their school projects. It gives me one on one time with them and it creates a good memory for them. Hopefully they'll remember that their mom stayed up late, burned her fingers on hot glue and used a fortune in color ink to help make all of their projects fantastic! I love you Zacky!

With Rich County on the brain,

Lisa

P.S. Tonight was Trevor's opening night for "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." I'm excited to see him play Snoopy tomorrow!

One Small Step for Madeline...

Well, Madeline has taken the journey that begins with one step. She is getting rather good at it. She can stand in the middle of a room on her own and take one step either backwards or forwards without falling. She will walk with us when we hold her hand, but then she gets bored/tired and plops down to crawl.

One of my favorite things is her toothy grin! She also throws her head back when she laughs. She throws it so far back that she falls over. It's quite funny.

She is starting to not want to nurse anymore. She's too busy. I'm nursing her in the morning and at night, but she's been distracted for today. I want to nurse her as long as I can. Not only for the health benefit, but she is my last...so I guess I don't want her to grow so fast. Makes me cry. My little Miss is getting so big. I love her!

Hero Day

Today was Hero Day at the boys' school. Zack spent A LOT of time figuring out what hero he wanted to be. His first inclination was his dad (aw...) but he said nobody would know what he was. He joked about shaving his hair to look like his dad! He has a great sense of humor. So, instead, Zack chose his very favorite person...the person he has written reports on, read books about and hopes to be like one day...Walt Disney! I took a snapshot of his costume (that he figured out entirely on his own BTW). He is an amazing boy with a brain that won't quit. I love how he is always interested in everything. His love of reading has given him such a huge scope of life for a 4th grader. I love my Zack.

Fall Break 2010

Oct 15, 2010

It's that time of year again...when I start to dream about going to Disneyland (don't I always do that?) Fall Break! Kevin had a free room at The Canyons in Park City so we decided to have a "stay-cation." We spent Friday in downtown Salt Lake while Kevin was at work. We took a tour of the Beehive House and walked around the outside of the Conference Center. Then we took a trip to the Gateway mall and each one of my knights got a book at the beloved Barnes and Noble.

When we met up with Kevin, we went to this great place that had gourmet hamburgers (using a restaurant.com coupon of course). The sweet potato fries and the kobe beef burger were especially delicious.

When we finally got to Park City, the boys had fun in the outdoor pool, which made a great excuse to use the "steam room" afterward. We then surprised them with the DVD of "How to Train Your Dragon" and I bought YUMMY pastries from our favorite bakery in Salt Lake, Gourmandie's. We ate to our hearts content and then tried to sleep.

The next day they hit the pool again in the morning and then we hit the outlets. I actually bought myself something too! Miracle. The kids had a blast and it helped take away the "we-aren't-going-to-Disneyland-this-year-'cause-we-ain't-got-no-money" blues.....well...at least a little bit. Fun memories!

Priceless Moments

Luke was waiting outside for the neighborhood carpool to pick him up for kindergarten this morning while I watched him from the front doorway. He walked across the grass and noticed it was wet when he saw his wet footprints on the sidewalk. He promptly went back to the lawn, got the bottom of his shoes wet and quickly walked over to the sidewalk again. I wasn't sure what he was doing dragging his feet onto the cement. Then after a few moments he exclaimed, "Look, Mom! I made a 'U'!" I told him great job to which he responded "Now I'm going to make a 'K'!" Big smiles. He's getting so big. I love my Luke. He can be my greatest challenge at times, but for the most part he is my Lukey!