Because We're Cute. . .That's Why!

It's time again for another random post. I guess there's just so much cuteness, amongst these boys, that we can't fit it all into our regular posts. So there's no way to escape a random catch up every once and a while.

Though Big H has been "potty trained" for a couple of months now, he hasn't really been "potty trained". Our biggest culprit: the pooping of the pants. I made a sticker chart to help and it slowly filled up, but he never could get quite all those stickers. Why? Because he kept pooping his pants. Finally, I took away the viewing rights of his favorite TV show, Super Hero Squad. Within a few days he was fully potty trained! And within a few more days he had filled his sticker chart!



What did he get for filling said sticker chart. A new toy! A toy which I have come to call his "potty" train. He played with it for a day or two. Now it's old news. But he is still fully potty trained and going strong. And that is what matters.



Here's my favorite little super hero, Big H again, out playing in our "yard." One day it will start to resemble a yard.



Here's another one of my little cuties. Baby M is all ready for nursery, bag and all. Our nursery leader decided to just advance him to Senior Nursery since we couldn't get him to stay in the other class. Now he gets to be in there with Craig and I, and his brothers. He loves nursery! He loves having his own little bag to carry, and he loves participating in all the actions and games. He has a harder time sitting and doing some of the activities but that's OK. All the kids have somewhat of a hard time, so it's not too much of a difference.



Here is a cute picture of Baby M caught in between the seats in the car.



On a subject completely unrelated to boys:

My friend had her little girl the weekend before Memorial Day-- if I'm remembering correctly. This is the friend who also has three boys. This is her first girl. She's the one I threw the shower for not too long ago. We were way excited to meet their new little bundle of sweetness. It was so strange to see pink in her house ;)

Our Latest Adventures

Despite what my blog says about us, we have been rather busy. Not normal "us" busy, but we still have been doing things here and there.

We were so excited to get a visit from Craig's Sister and her family. They live in Missouri, so our visits are few and far between. We went with them to visit Craig's Grandpa.




Little Baby M was so tired one day that, after getting him out of the car, he fell asleep at the top of the stairs.



We took advantage of the nice weather to do some yard work. Baby M was so cute out there with his Dad. I went to grab the camera and, when I came back, he was crying. I guess Craig told him not to touch the fire.




We also decided to enjoy a good old weenie roast. The twins don't like hotdogs so they roasted cheese sticks-- they still didn't eat them. More food got roasted then eaten that night, but we still enjoyed ourselves.



We enjoyed a little venture up to Salt Lake on Friday. We even decided to visit my cousin in Layton and see her new baby girl.

The first time I tried to find her house I go the address wrong. So I took the boys to a park we just happened to drive by.




Craig was busy in Salt Lake at this point, and we needed to return to pick him up. So I loaded the boys up and left to pick up Craig. We met up with Craig and got lunch. We were then going to head home. It was then that I realized I had left the diaper bag at the park we were at. It was about 30 minutes in the opposite direction of home. We loaded in the car, and I decided that, since we had to head back that way anyway, I would try to get my cousins right address. We surprised her with a visit and a gift from my mom. She was very gracious to let us all in, and we enjoyed a good visit.

Today the boys and I painted coffee filter flowers to put up on their tree, while we listened to conference.




More Boy Stories:

The other day Little H dropped something and exclaimed, "You got to be kidding me!"

The boys got Superman/Batman capes for their birthdays. Big H puts his on and says, "I want to go to the sky!" I then pick him up and throw him in the air.

Little H like to pretend he's a kitty. He crawls around going, "Meow! Meow!" Then he'll brush up against you. He even likes to play this when we go to the store.

That's What We've been doing

This post will be sweet and fast. OK I don't know if I'll keep either of those promises. I'll I know is I hope to do a quick catch up.



Right before Christmas we took a trip down to Temple Square.





The boys were so excited about the train ride-- Trax.



We stopped to use the bathroom in the Joseph Smith Building, and they offered to take our picture. The boys then took it upon themselves to enjoy some of the toys they had there. We did a fun Family history coloring page too.




Big H really liked this star.



The Gingerbread Man Machine that was across the street, in Deseret Book.



Headed Home



And now for some random stuff.

Baby M and his cute new Onesie-- Santa couldnt' resist.




Little H sporting a new do. He was so excited about this headband.




Our first real snowfall, so our first venture out barefoot in the snow. I usually do this on the very first snow fall of the season, but we really haven't had a good one until now. We made it a family even this year. The boys weren't too crazy about that.




A couple Sundays ago we had another good snowfall and this time we decided to build a snowman with the boys. The twins got really into Frosty the Snowman this year, so they were ecstatic to have him in their backyard. Little H likes to go around and sing the song now. It's so cute!





Baby M likes Dad's computer. Even though it's not there anymore he still climbs up to that spot everyday.




I think that about catches us up. Sadly, we kind of blew off New Years. We had been going through a lot the week after Christmas, and when New Year rolled around we had no idea what to do. Our thoughts went back and forth between, "Should we try to do something? No lets just forget it. But it is a holiday." We put the kids to bed early and drank some Martinellis and midnight. BORING! I know :)

In other news Big H has begun potty training. He is doing really well. Though he still can't be trusted when he's full clothed. I'm rather impressed with the little guy. And yes it is just Big H for now. Little H freaks out every time I mention it. Craig and I have also been having fun serving in our nursery callings. We're the official photo takers. It's fun! Baby M has even started to take a stab at going to his nursery class. We haven't had much success.

That about does it, for now!

I Need to Write it Down Somewhere

Cute Little Boy Moments:

The other night the boys were watching The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Big H kept pushing buttons and skipping ahead in chapters.

"Stop pushing buttons!" I said.

Then Big H kept asking me for something. I assumed he wanted to watch the part where Jack sings "What's This!" So I pushed the chapter button back to that part of the movie. I then walked out of the room and turned around to find Little H standing in the door frame. He was saying something that I couldn't quite understand. Then it all became clear.

"Hey, don't push buttons Mom!"

The boys and I drove to church today. The twins like to climb up to the front seat to get out of the car. We were getting out and I look up to see Big H, opening and closing the vanity mirror, saying, "I see Henrum. I see Henrum."

As we walked up to go to nursery-- not just to drop of the twins, but to report for duty since I was subbing-- Little H kept yelling, "Lets go Ursery! Ursery!"

My parents have a little oval train set on their dining room table. It's an electric one. The twins played and played with it all night. Along with my Nephew K. The train track is small and tricky so my Dad got tired of having to fix it. After my nephew left to go home, Little H kept begging to play with the train set again.

"No more train! You guys keep braking it!" My dad said sternly.

"I don't break!" Little H, yelled back.



In other News:

I forgot to inform everyone that Craig got in a car accident. He came up over a bridge, on a road where the speed limit is 55 mph, to find they had put up a signal and made a one lane road. He rear ended the guy in front of him. According to Craig, my Mom, my Dad, the officer at the scene and others it was a very unsafe situation. There were few warning signs, and many other accidents had occurred. So Craig's poor car, Mitzy, is totaled. We are very thankful to Craig's parents for loaning us a car until we can buy a new one!

I also forgot to mention that Craig got a new job. As far as I understand it, he makes the brains for the blend tech blenders. The place he works is called Computral(sp?). He seems pretty happy with it so far. Twelve hour shifts aren't my favorite, but I'm going to have to get used to it seeing how Craig is going into nursing.

Along with that job he works at a couple Home healthcare places. He was working at a rehabilitation home, up in Salt Lake, but he lost that job over the summer.

We have also discovered that our camera has called it quits-- didn't even give us a two week notice. Luckily there are a few good Black Friday deals coming up, but still it wasn't an expense we were planning on. We may still be able to reclaim the camera, but chances are kind of slim. It's not necessarily a necessity, but it is kind of an important thing for us.

Well that's just some of the updates I've neglected to include in my posts. I'm sure there is more, but that is all my brain can recall for now.

Hope Everyone has fun plans for Turkey Day!

You Guessed it!

Another update post!

My cousins and I have been getting together a lot. I've been loving it. I grew up with these girls and it's been so fun to get to know them again as adults and mothers. Last time we got together everyone came down to my parents house for a nice swim. It was such a fun day. We totally need to do it again!





The boys and I enjoyed a fun primary activity with Nephew K. It was a pioneer activity and there was a parade. my mom told my nephew they were going to decorate his bike. He said he wanted it decorated like a horse. This is what we came up with. I drew the head, and my parents did the rest.



We finally started having FHE in our house. It's been fun to try and come up with activities that the kids will enjoy and that will still teach them about the Gospel. This week we did a sort of scavenger hunt thing. We went around the house, yard and park finding different clues that taught us about Joseph Smith. The kids loved it!



Baby M said "Daddy" on Sunday. We drove up to my Grandpa Guthrie's hill so Craig could see where it was. Craig opened the baby's door, to get him out so we could walk up the hill, and he handed him some food and said "Daddy!" It was really sweet!



Last but not least: Our "Thomas" Boys! If you haven't heard the boys LOVE Thomas the Tank Engine! Little H is especially into it. We'd love to shower them with "Thomas" toys, but the darn things can be very pricey. We made the mistake of taking them to the "Thomas" isle in hopes of finding something small and cheap. Well there are small things, but they are not cheap. We did discover that we could buy "Thomas" clothes for pretty cheap. Little H asked for Thomas at the store the other day and I thought, "Well lets go see if we can find some pajamas. I want to get you some anyway."

Wal-Mart has this great line of $5.00 pajamas and, low and behold, they had two pairs of "Thomas" ones in just the right size. We also found some way cute Thomas shirts that were $5.00. My mom graciously bought those for the twins. She wanted to buy them a "Thomas" toy to play with in the pool, but ran into the same problem we did. The jammies, and the shirts, were a huge hit. Little H pulled the pajamas out of the box while we were at the store. The rest of the day, whenever he caught sight of them, he'd carry them around like a blanket and bring them to me and say, "Thomas!" After he took a bath, and was finally able to put them on, I told him to go show Grandma and Grandpa. He'd find them, puff out his chest, point to the picture and yell, "Thomas!" That night I took a picture of the two "Thomas" fanatics. Say, "Thomas!" Look at those grins!



Then the next day, after church, he found the "Thomas" shirts Grandma bought. He brought it to me and asked me to put it on. He was so excited about his new shirt. He even brought his brother's shirt to him, to put on. Those boys and their "Thomas"!

Happy Happy Birthday to You!

We just wanted to wish a very special Grandma "Happy Birthday!" The batteries died in the camera so that is why it was cut short. Sorry about that. Hope you enjoy it still.

I figured a post to wish Grandma S a "Happy Birthday" was also a good post to write about the cute things the boys have been up to. Plus I want to get them written down before I forget.

*Last night I asked the boys if they were ready for bed. Big H promptly folded his arms ready to say prayers. Funny thing is that I had not remembered to say prayers before bed that night. Glad my little boy is there to keep me in line!

*Along with folding their arms the boys have learned to say, "Amen" when the prayer is over. And, boy, do they have the most enthusiastic "Amen" you have ever heard.

*The boys are HUGE helpers. Yesterday we went to Carls Jr and Big H needed a diaper change. So off to the bathroom we went, but I forgot wipes. So we went back and grabbed some wipes. Little H decided to follow us back to the bathroom. I finished changing Big H and then I decided to change Little H because it had been a while since his last diaper change. Apparently he had pooped too, but the bad thing was that he had diarrhea so now his little bum was toasted. Well I had forgotten to grab some bum cream. I tried calling Craig but his phone was dead, so I looked out the door to see if I could get his attention. Craig was looking for Little H- he didn't know he had followed us to the bathroom- so he noticed me standing at the door. I sent Big H to his Dad and asked Craig to send him back with some bum cream. I went back in the bathroom to tend to little H, who screamed and hollered as I wiped his bum. Then I went to the door to check on Big H. Well, there he was, standing right outside the door, bum cream and all. It was the sweetest thing in the world!

*Little H loves to be a big brother. Last night he wanted to help Daddy with the baby. He got things for Dad like burp rags and wipes. Then I helped him get a binkie for Baby M. After delivering the binkie, Craig said, he climbed up on the bed so he could hold Monty and help him feel better. What a sweetheart!

Each time the little boys help it feels my heart with such joy. They have grown so much, and they are just such little sweethearts.

*Baby M has been a big helper too. He plays with toys pretty well, and he just gets calmer everyday. He keeps mom happy by laughing and smiling, and he's been sleeping without having to be swaddled. I sure love that boy!

Well hope you had a Happy Birthday Grandma S! We love you and appreciate everything you do!

What to Name this Update Post? Hmmm. . .

I was trying to think of a title for this post, and everything I typed I had typed before. Apparently I'm not very creative :)

I know I need to blog about our trip to Southern Utah, but I have to do a quick catch up first before I get way behind.

First lets cover

That's so Random

One January morning Craig found this huge icicle on our house. I had to get a pic so I could put it on the blog.



You should have seen the fog we had the other night! It was amazing. I couldn't stop taking pictures of it, and yet I never managed to capture how thick it was.



Trying to be Crafty, Creative and Keep us all Sane

I went to buy bibs for the boys the other day and I found them to be a little expensive. So I decided it wouldn't be too hard to throw some together myself. I cut out the patterns and then started to sew them by hand. Only thing was they looked terrible. My grandmother came to the rescue with her sewing machine. Her only request was that I bring them to her next time to cut them. I admit it! I'm a terrible cutter, especially without a pattern. Sigh, one day I'll own a serger.



I started these rewards charts for the twins. I got the idea from Alisa. She said she uses an envelope. The boys may not get it, but I have fun with it. And they seem pretty excited when I pull out the marker to draw a star in the box. When they fill up the boxes they get to pull of the yellow paper at the bottom to reveal their prize. Is it wrong that I'm so excited about this?



Since Craig is gone all the time he started to get sad that he's not here to see the boys growing and changing. Today I decided I'd email him daily pics of the boys and tell him what cute things they did. Will see if I can keep it up. I guess I only have to do it on days that he's not here.



I'm terrible at reading to my children at bedtime, so I'm trying really hard to bring there hour lesson's back. I mentioned them once before. We started doing them in an attempt to get them more used to nursery. I've done pretty good the last few weeks. The boys are starting to pick up on stuff too. We watched the "Letter Factory" movie and they both made the "F" sound. And before it started they were saying the "A" sound in anticipation. Later Big H said purple, orange and square. Little H said red and circle. They are so cute! I had them showing off their new words to everyone.



My sister in law and I decided to meet up at play places once a week so the boys can run around and play and we can sit and visit. The boys decided to feast on some ketchup. More on that later.



Those Silly Boys

The boys were enjoying a lovely lunch the other day. I cooked hot dogs and gave them some ketchup to dip them in. Guess what they ate for lunch? Ketchup! Actually little H did eat most of his hot dog. Big H, on the other hand, had mostly ketchup.




The boys apparently nabbed the camera and took a few snap shots. I thought I'd share one of their works of art. We really need to get them toy cameras before they ruin ours.



My mom bought these foam squares to put down in the boys room. We ripped out their carpet because their room was always flooding, and I didn't want to deal with it on top of everything else. Thanks Mom!



I hope this video works. Baby M has been making new sounds. And boy are they cute!



Seriously! Adorable!

Births and Birthdays

My friend had her baby at the beginning of the month and I just had to put it in a post because I'm so excited for her. She is going to be an awesome mom! May I also mention that when we went to see her I could hardly walk ten feet without someone stopping me to tell me how cute my kids are. I still find it funny how complete strangers will drool all over my kids as if they were their own.



Nephew M just celebrated his 1st birthday! What a cutie! We love having him in the family, and I was so glad he made a mess of his cake.



That about cover's it. I think. I guess will call it good. It's a pretty long post already.