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!

What's Better Than a Day With Grandma?

A day with three Grandma's!

Last Friday I decided to take my car loving son on a trip to my mom's work. Why? Because at my mom's work there are a lot of big fun trucks to look at. But before we headed out we got a surprise visit from Grandma Darrington and Grandma Dendra!



Grandma Dendra and I were naughty. See it all started when some strangers on the street mistook Baby M for a girl-- this happens a lot with our boys. Well I've been looking at him wondering if he would make a cute girl or not-- the strangers thought he made a cute girl. So curiosity got the best of me and Grandma Dendra and I placed a bow on Baby M's head-- I've done this once with Little H and a flower and he makes a cute girl too ;)



Well Grandma Dendra and Grandma Darrington soon had to leave, so me and the boys headed to Grandma Andreason's-- my mom's-- work. As requested, she took us to see the big trucks, and boy was Little H in high heaven.





Big H was a little scared.




We always love spending the day with grandma, and spending it with three is even better!

Goodbye Dorothy!

So we're trying to sell the Buick in hopes of getting a minivan. We're hoping to sell it ourselves instead of trading it in so we can get more out of it. If you know anyone who would be interested send them our way. We're looking to get $5,000. It's a 2003 Buick Century and it's been a good car- we're just in need of more room :)







It's a very comfortable car that is good for traveling. The tires are in good condition and it has power windows, locks and drivers seat.

May 15, 2010: What a Day for a Car Show!

The sun was high, the weather was good and my Dad and I were headed to the annual UVU car show up at Thanksgiving Point. They moved it up to Thanksgiving Point a few years ago because it was getting too big for the UVU campus. I haven't been since the move, but I was definitely going to make it this year. The only downfall was that Craig couldn't come, but I had fun sharing something special with my boys, and a Daddy/Daughter date is always nice- he even paid ;)

Some Highlights










Some of Kaden's Picks




He called these the Bumblebee cars. I tried to explain that they looked like Bumblebee but Bumblebee was actually a Camaro, not a Plymouth, and we'd try to find an actual Bumblebee. No such luck though.



Some of My Dad's Picks






And mine. . .

I had to get a pic of the boys by my absolute favorite car. The 1967 Camaro. Isn't she beautiful? Sadly we never found my Dad's Camaro. His is a 1970 a hard one to come by. He actually owned one, and wishes all the time he had kept it.



Not a fan of Mustangs, but the Cobra definitely earns my respect.



I sort of have a thing for Pontiacs. Maybe because my first car was a Pontiac, or maybe because they built the first muscle car ever. Ladies and gentlemen the 1964 GTO.



Wish my Buick looked like this. I think I'll take our gas mileage though :)



My nephew made this Lego airplane and Big H somehow got his hands on it. He started blowing raspberries and making plane sounds. I thought, "Wow he knows what it is!" Then today he did the same thing with a toy whale. Guess it's just how he plays with toys.



We'll end with the car of cars. The Chevy Corvette. No matter what the year it's an impressive car- we'll excuse that little bit in the late 80's early 90's most cars had ugly body styles then anyway.

December 14 through the 16, 2009: Merry Christmas to all . . .

It appears I may have sent our letter out a little early. We have had a few events happen within the last week.

I started back to work on Monday. I'm currently subbing for the girl I'm replacing- who, coincidentally, replaced me a few months ago- and next Monday I'll officially be working again.

Craig has completed an application for UVU and has also been accepted. We're looking at our options for our financial future, and we're praying daily for an answer to be made clear.

The boys are getting more and more active. They are so close to crawling now, and they amaze us with how much they move.

My sister-in-law went into preterm labor. She started dilating and having contractions early this week. Her original due date was February, but they measured the baby and said she was approximately 35 weeks along. She's in the hospital on bed rest and receiving steroid shots for the baby's lungs.

Dorothy Ann (My Buick) has had some adventures. I backed her off our driveway and into a ditch, and she ruined a spark plug wire by getting a dirt like substance up next to them. Luckily Craig was home to help me out of the ditch. And my Dad, and some electrical tape, helped to fix the shorting out, spark plug wire.

We also received a call about Craig's debit card saying that someone was using his number to purchase gas in Connecticut. Luckily the bank caught it, and everything is being taken care of.

Craig and I are getting ready for Christmas, and the season is keeping our spirits high. Nothing will stop us from enjoying one of the most wonderful times of the year. I heard a quote that at Christmas time we feel emotions that are comparable to those we will feel on the other side of the veil. I believe that to be very true and Craig and I are very grateful for the blessings we have received and the out pour of love and support from friends and family.

God Bless us Everyone!