It's Time...

Okay, I have had a feeling it is time to go private. I'm not sure who reads my blog, but the few out there that do lately...thanks for the comments. I want to make sure my kids and my family are as protected as they can be in the world we live in these days.

That being said, I know some people that read my blog don't have a blogger ID...it is really easy to get one. If you want to keep up on my blog and need some help, email me or call! I want you to be able to still see my children grow and our family's doings :).

Leave me a comment (with your email address if you think I don't have it) or email me. I will be going private at the beginning of next week!!

Spotlight-JennaMarie

JennaMarie's turn....so many things I want to remember about my kids at the different stages in life.

• Jenna LOVES to smile. At anyone. She has to make sure everyone is looking at her and will flash her cute little smile.
• She loves to sit on laps. If you are on the floor, doesn't matter what you are doing, she will come to you, turn around and back herself right into your lap. She will make herself comfortable too.
• She loves to squat down to do things. My mom thinks it is like a little china woman picking rice. Jenna doesn't sit, she squats.
• She loves to be in the bath, but without Anthony. She will sit and play in the water forever if she is in there by herself!
• Jenna LOVES our dog Chiga. If we give her something to eat, she will try to take it over to feed Chiga and loves to pet him.
• If she finds a necklace around the house, she has to put it on. She loves shoes and always wants chapstick on when I put it on. How can she already be such a girl when she is only 15 months old?
• We love when her hair whisps out to the side. She has a ton of hair in the back, but not a lot on top. The stuff in the back is curly, so it often makes her look like she has wings coming out from behind her ears. Cute stuff!!
• JennaMarie loves to eat apples, bananas, any fruit, granola, yogurt and just about anything we put in front of her. She is a great eater!
• She has to have her blanket with her when she is sleepy. She has two that she really enjoys, but one is her favorite for sure.
• She enjoys turturing her brother. Sometimes it doesn't work out so good for her, but she loves to make him squeal.
• Jenna loves when her dad comes home. She will run from anywhere in the house if she thinks she hears the door shut. She hardly leaves his side when he is around.

We are so glad you are in our home JennaMarie! We love you!!

Spotlight--Anthony

Some fun and random things about Anthony. . .I want to remember some of the things he does right now.

• He LOVES to jump off things, especially the couch.
• He likes to play with his motorcyle and 'jump' it in the air.
• He enjoys saying the prayer "all by myself"
• He is always wearing shorts and a white t-shirt if he can help it. I have limited that attire to the house, but if he is home, that is what he is wearing.
• If he has socks on, big IF, he has to have them pulled up as FAR as they will reach.
• His cowboy boots are his shoe of choice right now.
• He can 'read' Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? all by himself.
• He loves to eat Ramen Noodles, fish, peanut butter and jam sandwiches and chocolate milk.
• When he goes to bed, he has to have his blue blanket, slippers, bear, sippy cup and WAY too many other things.
• He loves to play the Wii with his dad. In fact, he loves to do just about anything with his dad.
• He enjoys going to wrestling matches and watching the middle schoolers wrestle.
• He loves to sing songs and read books.

We love you Anthony!

My Little Drummer Boy/Girl

This was our Saturday morning activity while Dad made homemade pancakes! Anthony was having so much fun, Jenna wouldn't hold still to get her clothes on... hence the half on onesie. My kids sat and entertained themselves for so long, I might let them get the pots, pans and spoons out every day. They even played nice with each other!! Gotta Love the toys that aren't really toys at all!

Links

I added some more fun links to visit on my side bar. I have been inspired by many blogs, but I LOVE what I learn to make from http://everydayfoodstorage.net. Check it out! You can get so many recipes and actually use and rotate your food storage from this site.

I also added my sister-in-laws creative blog. She has great ideas and I love looking at them and drawing inspiration from them, so I thought you might too! You can find it here: http://jag-favorites.blogspot.com/.

I hope you enjoy these fun blogs as much as I do!!

Happy Halloween (finally)

I've noticed my blogging days happen on Thursdays a lot. It must be the day I get to play on the computer :).

We had a great Halloween. Anthony and Jenna got dressed up to go to our friend Carter's 1st birthday party on Thursday night and after that, they wanted to be dressed up all day Friday. We had to convince Jenna to dress up on Thursday, but she loved it on Friday! Anthony got to dress up to go to preschool on Friday morning and had his costume on and off all day. He LOVED being a cowboy with the whole get-up. I think he looked pretty dang cute! Thanks Grandma Williams! He loved it when he could carry around his gun like Dad. He has spent countless hours hunting all the wild game in our backyard. He has gotten an elk, deer, bear, wolf, and a panther (as seen on dad's wrestling jacket). He even brings in the meat, cuts it up, prepares it and puts it in the freezer! What a great helper I have!

Friday was a fun filled day. After preschool, I had Anthony help me gut the pumpkin that I would be making dinner in. He thought it was gross, but got used to it by the end. He also helped me cut out the rolls in Halloween shapes. We did cats, pumpkins, moons, and bats. We also made yummy pudding cups complete with ghost shaped cool whip on top! It was a fun dinner. After dinner, we went over to our stake house and did a "trunk-or-treat". The kids go from car to car in the parking lot and it was great. It was a wonderful night and we got finished before the rain came. Jenna got to be two different outfits because the monkey suit was a little small and we didn't want to cram her in it too long! I think she is adorable either way...monkey or lady bug!

Anthony wanted Dad to dress up as a hunter, so Jake put on his NASTY Levi coat and Cal Ranch hat! Gotta LOVE Dads that will dress up!! Holidays are WAY more fun with kids to celebrate with!