Making the connection

Ryan is doing pretty good connecting with a pitched ball...especially for a 2 year old. Isaac and Nicole do really well - their recruiting videos are soon to come:).

Some Salisbury Vocabulary ,Funnies and Sweet things too

These are some of my favorite things to read on other people's blogs (the funny things kids say), so I'd thought I'd share a few myself . . .

"Ow-bries"--Isaac saying eye brows

"Don't worry Mom, I won't crack myself" Ryan-- when climbing out of the car. (Several weeks ago, he had a spill--head first--when climbing out of the car. Could also be due to the fact that we know someone who really did have a terrible spill and cracked their skull--we used this story as a scare/explaning tactic to our kids. Also, Ryan is familiar with "Humpy Dumpy.")

Nicole--is a little planner as of late. For her birthday she made a list with a box next to each item so it could be crossed off, of things she wanted done for her birthday. Star cake, streamers, balloons, presents, etc. Then again for St. Patricks day. The list read: leprechaun trap, dinner, decorations, St. Patricks day floats, hair thing.

"I just cus-plained (explained) it to you"  Isaac 

"Mom, I won't squish on you"--Ryan --I've been very sensitive lately to elbows in my tummy when we are sitting next to each other reading on the couch.

"We're thankful we can know that this is the true church"--Nicole when praying.

Isaac helping Ryan say the prayer Isaac--"We're thankful I can get feeling better"
Ryan (repeats word for word) "We're thankful I can get
feeling better"
Isaac--"No ME!"
Ryan--(again repeating word for word) "No me!"

Nicole is convinced that Leprechauns are real. She had to make a leprechaun trap for school and while she was making it Isaac very nicely and matter of fact said they aren't real. She was pretty upset, and said he was just being mean. She's still a believer.

"This is a girl baby, and this is a boy baby"--Ryan--pointing to two lumps on the front side of me that are larger than the one lump where the real baby is. Boy is he confused!

What's faster, a fighter jet or a race car? me --fighter jet "That's what I want to drive." Isaac

I think she likes her gifts?

Happy Sweet Seventh Birthday!!

I can't believe Nicole is really seven years old. When she was a newborn Mom was at my house and we were watching the BYU choir sing the song "Turn Around" and I starting crying. Now that she is seven I'm crying even more just reading the lyrics!! I don't want her to grow up anymore!! She has been such a sweet, loving, special addition to our family. I'm amazed everyday at what a wonderful, happy, kind, loving, thoughtful, sweetheart she is.

Where are you going my little one, little one
Where are you going my baby, my own?
Where are you going my little one, little one
Where are you going my baby, my own
Turn around, and you're two,
Turn around, and you're four
Turn around and you're a young girl,
going out of the door.
Where are you going my little one, little one
Where are you going my baby, my own?
Little dirndls and petticoats, where have you gone?
Where have you gone?
Turn around, and you're tiny,
Turn around, and you're grown,
Turn around, and you're a young wife,
with babes of your own.

Nicole wanted an American Girl Birthday party, she even drew me a picture of what she wanted the cake to look like--a star (I added the American girls, nice touch eh?) and we did our best to accommodate. A banner with American girls, pictures of them decorating the walls, and between two sets of Grandparents and her own parents she got five sets of books--four of which were American Girl books. (Just in case you are not familiar with them they are GREAT Historical Fiction books for young girls.) We even managed to get her a doll--don't worry we found it used on Craigslist and didn't take out a loan to get her a new one. She also got her own set of legos, so now Isaac can have the ones back he got for Christmas. :) The boys made her quite a few homemade bookmarks--she's been know to use funny things for bookmarks and needed a few real ones--and we very excited to give them to her. When the "party" was over Isaac said "I want to give Nicole some more presents!!" He's been excited for her party for quite some time, knew about all of her presents and even managed to keep them a secret!! We had fun celebrating our favorite Nicole's birthday!!








I tried this marshmallow fondant recipe and it was so fun!! The birthday cake possibilities are endless!!

Evidence

Ryan looks so much like his Daddy, we've wondered if there is any of me in him. He's always had a hankering for popcorn though, and he pretty much ate most of this bag. PROOF!! He has at least a few of my tastebuds!! WOO HOO!!

Good Form . . .

Another Stanford Family Outing--Bowling, Pizza, and Popcorn on the house--the kids loved their first bowling experience. It was great entertainment to see them hefting bowling balls and doing their best to get it to roll down the lane. I was sure they were going to brake a hole through the floor a few times as their bowling ball was dropped straight down . . . I'm just glad it missed their toes!