Mason

I need to record more of the funny things my kids say, so here goes this week's funniest moments from Mason

A few days ago as we were reading the scriptures with the kids the word repent came up and I asked the kids if they knew what it meant and Mia gave a good answer and Mason asked why we need to repent and I said something like "When we do something wrong or make a mistake......." Then Mason interrupts and says "Oh like when we start someone's house on fire?"............um yes Mason when you start someone's house on fire you need to repent.......said with a totally straight face while I was dieing laughing on the inside. I then pointed out that we can repent for little things too, but when I told Jared about it later that night he was proud of the fact that the kid thinks big.

One more quick one. Tonight when Mason was procrastinating going to bed he came out to talk to me. He told me that the reason he wakes at night is because Jared burps so loud at night (He pointed at his rear when he said 'burp'). I then told him the correct term is fart......come on he has got to know the difference right?????

Brant is 1!

I can't believe my baby is one year old now. I know I went a little overboard on the pictures for the post, but what can I say....MY BABY IS 1. As far as celebrating goes, we decided to do a cake and presents in Idaho right before we left to come back since Jared is in California this week and we wanted him to be there. So, my mom made a fabulous cake and Brant opened a few presents that he loved. Brants actual birthday was today and the kids wanted to make his day special, so they really went out of their way to play with him and make his day fun. They also made him chocolate chip cookies to celebrate. So, here are all my recent pictures of my sweetheart. Gosh, I love this kid!

As far as what Brant is doing, I'll try to make a list.
-Brant loves to play and wrestle, especially with Mason -Brant loves to climb on anything and as high as he can get - He loves to play the piano very loud - He loves to swing in the hanging chair on the deck - Brant loves to make a mess especially with food and loves to feed himself - Brant bites....mostly just me, but it HURTS.....but I can't be too mad at the kid because the poor thing has 10 teeth fully in 3 that have broken through and 3 more that are about to break through.....ouch! -Brant likes to flirt with anyone that will smile at him and strangers love this kid....espcially old ladies at the grocery store - Brant took 4 steps all by himself last week, but refuses to do it again - Brant can get off the bed, couch, and chairs all by himself now - Brant talks and jabbers all the time; he doesn't say anything specific except the word NO and he says it with all his might over and over and shakes his head and arms to make sure you understand; Brant is very good at telling you when he is mad....this kid has some lungs and knows how to use them - Brant loves to play and be social and to be involved in whatever everyone else is doing -  I love his smile and his heart shaped birthmark and his dark brown eyes and his slobbery kisses and his hugs as he pats my back. Brant may be stubborn, but he is the most lovable little one year old on the planet. We all love him and we are glad he is ours!  Happy Birthday Brant

Christmas and the New Year in Malad

We drove to Malad on Christmas day and had a nice Christmas there too. My kids were excited to see the new puppy that cousins had got for Christmas. We spent Saturday with my whole family taking family pictures and then my dad bought pizza and rented out the bowling alley for the afternoon which was so much fun. Unfortunately the stomach flu was going around and Mia got it Saturday night and it then went to my mom and then to me. But later in the week after everyone was feeling better, the kids had tons of fun in the snow. They got snowshoes for Christmas, so they 'explored' all around the reservouir and my parents back yard. My dad also built them a snow fort to play in. There are many good reasons why Idaho is our favorite place in the world to vacation, but our wonderful family is the biggest reason of all.

Christmas Eve in Rexburg

We had a really fun and relaxing week in Rexburg. Here are the pictures from Christmas Eve. The kids had fun making and eating sugar cookies. We went for a drive around Rexburg to see all the Christmas lights and sang Christmas songs. The kids along with Jared's help made a bed in the closet downstairs to sleep in. We reinacted the Christmas story. We opened our Christmas jammies and just had a lot of fun.

packing up for Idaho

I don't why the kids had the camera out while I was trying to pack for our trip to Idaho, but since I rarely put pictures of myself on my blog....here are two! Can you tell we are excited to head out the door and get our vacation started.

Jared Update

Here's a quick update of what Jared has been up to. He finished his last two weeks with Ernst & Young and loaded up his office and left it in the living room for Brant to climb on....what fun. He started his new job on December 17th and is loving it so far. He is the Manager of Financial Reporting for a rare earth minerals mining company. I'm glad he is liking his new job and I'm also glad the boxes are finally in his new office =).

These other pictures are of a huge igloo he built for the scouts winter campout. Jared is the scout master in our ward and he does a great job with the boys. He took Mia and Mason up to the mountains the morning after so they could play in the igloo.