Saturday, March 26, 2011
Wyatt at his finest....
The older this little boy of mine gets, the more difficult it is for me to capture him being happy and cute in pictures. Most of the time he is "on the move" and won't hold still long enough to even look at the camera. And he is grumpier more often than I would like, but he sure does do some funny things that give us all a good laugh! He is now almost 17 months old and still doesn't consistently sleep through the night. Once in a while he will, but more often than not, he still likes to get up at least once at night to nurse and then wants to stay with us in our bed. I've resigned myself to the fact that he's a "high needs" kid, which means that he needs more of everything in life EXCEPT sleep. Being high needs means that he needs mama....a lot...and isn't often mellow or self entertained. But, I love this little boy more than life itself and am so grateful that Heavenly Father saw fit to bless our family with such an amazing little person! He shows such great intelligence and says quite a few words and little phrases already. We were under the impression that little boys typically started talking later than girls, but so far he's doing quite well in communicating to us. His personality is one that is very intense....and he lives up to his name "Wyatt"....which means little warrior. Being the baby of the family, he has a way of captivating all of us and often times has the whole family in hysterics laughing at the funny little things he does! I am excited to see what life has in store for us as he grows up!
A rare snow! January 3, 2011
Living in southern Utah where the summers are hot and the winters are usually fairly mild, it is a rare treat for us to get any accumulation of snowfall. The kids LOVE to play in it, of course, and take such delight in something they don't get to see all that often. This snowstorm gave us just a few inches of snow, just enough to play in and build a snowman with, before it melted away within a day or two!
The Commonwealth New Year Family Ball!
Apparently I never took any pictures of Christmas this year! :( How sad is that? Or maybe they somehow got deleted. Either way, I can't find any to post here. So I will skip ahead to the Commonwealth New Year's Family Ball that was held on January 1, 2011.
Being that we are a home schooling family, we get questioned once in a while about the dreaded "socialization" question. It always makes me laugh, because if people like that had any clue about all the social things we get to do, they'd stop themselves before letting it slip off their tongues. One of our favorite social events, is to attend this annual family ball. Yep, the WHOLE family comes to dance, not just the teenagers. We don't have to worry about crude music, immodest dresses or inappropriate dance moves. Friends dance with friends, sisters dance with brothers, fathers dance with daughters, mothers dance with sons, husbands dance with wives and it is just an all around fantastic time!
In fact, one of the Commonwealth students has put together a Spring dance, so we'll be attending that one tonight!
Being that we are a home schooling family, we get questioned once in a while about the dreaded "socialization" question. It always makes me laugh, because if people like that had any clue about all the social things we get to do, they'd stop themselves before letting it slip off their tongues. One of our favorite social events, is to attend this annual family ball. Yep, the WHOLE family comes to dance, not just the teenagers. We don't have to worry about crude music, immodest dresses or inappropriate dance moves. Friends dance with friends, sisters dance with brothers, fathers dance with daughters, mothers dance with sons, husbands dance with wives and it is just an all around fantastic time!
In fact, one of the Commonwealth students has put together a Spring dance, so we'll be attending that one tonight!
Grandpa and Grandma's 65th Wedding Anniversary!
On December 20, 2010, my only living grandparents celebrated 65 years of marriage! I love them both so much and am amazed at all the trials they've endured together, especially the past 15 years. But through it all, they have shown much love, patience, smiles and set the example for all of us to endure life no matter what!
Our new pantry
Last Spring, we began a couple of remodeling projects in our home. One of them was to greatly increase the size of our pantry. So, we took out part of the office space at the end of the hallway, knocked out some cupboards, made a new door frame and voila! Our new pantry was born! It is really great to be able to have easier access to the foods we use most often, and to be able to have more of them on the shelves.
Fall Piano Recital
What a joy it is to have two of our girls playing the piano and bringing music into our home! Maegan has now taken piano for almost 6 years, and Emily has taken piano for 3 1/2 years. Sarah is starting to ask for lessons lately, so I'm sure before too long she'll be starting up as well!
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