Christmastime

Our halls are decked our tree is trimmed! (It is still a bit chaotic around here, but the living room looks cute!) Morgan has been loving the process of getting out the Christmas decor. This is the first year he really gets it and he is SO excited for Santa to come to our house. Today we heard a car go by and Morgan ran to the window. "Santa's coming to our house!" he cried. He loves looking at the baby Jesus in the nativity and on our tree and his new favorite songs are "Frosty the Snowman" and "We wish you a merry Christmas".


We went to pick out a tree for FHE this week and we got such a beautiful one. Morgan helped me get the decorations on the tree today and we had so much fun! He was so cute trying to get the tiny little hooks around the big branches!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

The Power of Association

Last week we went to see the lights at temple square for FHE. On our way there, the car next to us was swerving all over the place and I said, "That car is scaring me!" (hoping that Seth would get the hint and switch lanes or speed up to get away from the scary car). "That car is scaring me, "Morgan repeated from the back seat, "AAAAHHHHH!" We cracked up. He didn't just repeat what I said, but he internalized it and added to it, very appropriately with a scared scream. We giggled the rest of the way there!

The lights were beautiful - as usual - and Morgan loved every second of it. We watched the Nativity and went up to see the Christus. It was so fun to see Morgan's little face light up as he pointed out Jesus in every nativity. Chloe was a bit chilly since she did not have a coat yet, but we layered her and wrapped her up in my scarf and I think she was okay.

GRATITUDE

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I'd take a little trip down memory lane and create a list of the things I am grateful for using the letters in the word gratitude like I did in elementary school (come on, you know you have done this people!).

 

Grandparents (mine and my kids)

Really cute kids

Amazing husband

Time with my family

Ice Cream (Snelgrove's Burnt Almond Fudge – mmmmmm)

TV shows like The Office, Scrubs and Elmo's World - on DVD

Uncles and Aunts – otherwise known as brothers, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and beloved babysitters!

Dear friends

Everyday stuff that makes me smile

 

Of course, there are many other things I am thankful for, but they just don't work with the letters. It is fun to see what you can come up with though – take a shot at it if you get a chance!

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

Chloe is such a sweet little lady and a happy part of our lives! She is growing up so fast and learning so much, even without the one on one attention she deserves. She is doing the elephant crawl - on her hands and feet, making sounds, giving the most beautiful smiles and eating regular food like a pro!

I love how she just hangs out happily (as long as someone is in the room with her) and how she plays with her brother. I love how much she loves her puppies - especially pulling their tails. I love that she wears pink and that her shoes are so much fun to buy. I love that when we finally get time just the two of us she is in heaven! I love that when I come in the room from being away for a few minutes or a few hours she gets all excited and I secretly love that when I turn around to leave the room again she gets upset - even if someone else has got her! She is my precious little girl...and there's just nothing like a little girl!

A Colorful Life

Morgan has mastered his colors! Red, yellow, blue, green, pink, black, white, orange and occasionally brown. Now just about everything he identifies in our world comes with a qualifying color description. No longer is it, "I want another binki, Mom." Now it is, "I want a blue binki, Mom." No longer is it, "Look Mom, a truck!" Now it is, "Look Mom, a yellow truck!"

With this newfound mastry of the color wheel, Morgan has become quite the artist! He loves to color for hours - with lots of colorful crayons/markers/chalk/etc. Who knows, maybe he will become my little scrapbooking buddy after all - assuming I ever get a chance to scrapbook again. Until then, at least our lives are filled with color!

Curious George

Since we just got new floors and it is getting to be winter, I decided I just might start a "no shoes in the house" rule. So yesterday, I took Morgan to get some slippers that he could wear around the house to keep his little toesies warm. At first he wanted Lightning McQueen, then Elmo, but we finally decided on Curious George. From the second we got the home until he went to bed, he wore those slippers around our house.

Chloe got in on the action too...she was so intrigued by them that she even crawled over just to get a closer look!

Hot Mommy

Today while I was getting ready I heard Morgan yelling from the kitchen and I could not figure out what he was saying. Finally, I was able to translate..."Mommy is hot!" Seth taught him this phrase the other day and got such a kick out of him saying it over and over. Morgan wants to be just like his dad. Well, Morgan, if you keep it up, you will make one girl very happy some day! Until then I sure am glad to have you as my baby boy!

Time for a Good Laugh

I was just uploading pictures that I took yesterday and this picture made me laugh! Hopefully it makes you laugh too!

I love that Morgan is stealing the show! I love Chloe's cute outfit from Grandma Becky! I love the look on Morgan's face! I love that even though I was going for a cute little posed picture of Chloe, I got a great candid of the both of them! Yep...these are my kids...this is my life...and I love it!