Elijah

Elijah is a great kid. He is going through a very obstinate three year old phase right now, which has made for some not so good days for he and I. But I try to remind myself of all of his good qualities. He is always kind to other kids, and he is an amazing big brother. He is stubborn and tough. He is good and sweet. And he feels truly bad when he makes others upset, and is quick to apologize. He is hilarious, and I love his songs and stories. I love you Elijah! You are a good boy!

Embry is 7 Months Old

Miss Emme is 7 months old today! Emme is a happy and content little girl. She rarely ever cries but when she does, it is very sad and pathetic. She has figured out that she can yell though and she uses that to get attention quite a bit. Emme tries and tries to crawl but she just can't get the hang of how she needs to move her legs. She can get up into the crawling position and then rock, but once she tries to move she face plants (or as Eli says she "bites the dust". She is an awesome roller though and can get to anywhere she wants to be that way. She can pull herself up to things, and she can stand there by herself. If you hold her hands she actually can walk, and she much prefers that to crawling or rolling.

Potato Heads

Over the last two days and nights we have gotten around 15in of snow. Even church was cancelled on Sunday. The Little Gym was closed yesterday, so Elijah was very sad that he didn't get to go to his gym class. The kids and I haven't gotten to leave the house in a few days, so we have played Tato Heads and Toy Story toys alot.

Valentine's Day

Alright, so I hate Valentine's Day. I think it is the stupidest holiday ever thought up by the card and candy companies. I have never liked the balloons, stuffed animals and the candy and lets face it, pink and red really do look horrible together. I have never thought that I needed a holiday to remind me that I needed to show the people I love that I love them. But, I think this year that I maybe did need a shot in the bum from cupid's arrow to remind me that I have a great husband and great kids. I am grateful that Dustin is the great guy that he is. He is a great dad, and Elijah and Emme adore him. He has a great job that he is successful at, and he provides everything that we need and some of the things that we want ;) LOL. I am glad that he does listen to me "some of the time" when I talk to him about random things. He can always make me laugh even when I am very grouchy and sometimes mean! And overall I am very glad and grateful that he is my valentine. I am glad that I have two great kids. It was fun to watch Elijah enjoy Valentine's Day. He loves candy and cards and flowers enough for both he and I.

Solid Food!

Emme started on solid foods a few weeks ago. So far she likes cereal, carrots, mangoes, applesauce, cottage cheese and yummy yogurt.

The Little Gym

Today was Elijah's first class at The Little Gym. He is in the Funny Bugs class for the 3-4 year olds. He did really well, especially for his first time. Elijah is amazingly coordinated and strong. He was able to do a "Held Chin-up" today, which the teacher said usually takes the whole semester for the kids to be able to do. He was a crazy monkey on the rings, and he said that the balance beam was his favorite.

Sorry the videos are shakey, but Emme was trying to eat the camera the whole time.