I am enjoying the quiet. Finally all the loud ones are asleep. This was today:
Wrestling/convincing kids into their church clothes (depends on their age).
Ethan at 8:30 am: "I'm NOT going to church and YOU can't make me!"
Eli: "Me neither! I hate chuwch because..." (at this point I drowned him out by saying 'serenity now' to myself over and over).
Enjoyed Sacrament meeting with a 16 month old who will not sit still, and 2 boys who insist on following me, while I am following her! (Curtis and Jonah are in Utah)
Listened to said 16 month old, who took a 20 minute nap in the car, holler the afternoon away in her crib. No, she never fell asleep!
Made dinner alone, and enjoyed dinner with the usual conversation. Lately, though, my cooking has been getting more mixed reviews like this:
Ethan: "What's IN this... WORMS?? I HATE onions. And I don't like cheese either. Why did you have to put cheese on my salad? Do I HAVE to eat the cucumbers? I think I'm going to DIE if I have to eat those cucumbers.
Eli: "This looks like POOP. "
Put them to bed. And then did the dishes in 3 different shifts. I'm not complaining. I just want to remember this so I can be the one saying this: Oh, ENJOY it honey! It goes by so fast!
Thank you Anita for the delicious cake. I ate both pieces by myself, after the kids were in bed:)
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Christmas Letter 2009
Christmas 2009
Dear Beloved Family and Friends,
Another year is almost over! It’s hard to believe that we have been back in Minnesota for almost 10 months. Hopefully this will reach each of you so you will have a current address for us! 2009 has been a GREAT year for our family, and we are so excited to share the best quotes from it… they just get better and better! Don’t forget to use your sense of humor!!
Ethan: “Is your sense of humor one of your five senses?”
Eli: (wiggling his tooth) - “Look, mom, my tooth can do the hula!”
Jonah: “That's it. I'm following Satan.... just kidding...”
Ethan: “Hey mom, we have bus evaporation today... we all have to get off the bus and pretend it's an emergency...”
Eli: “I'm not really into stand up potty's... I'm more into sit down potties...”
Jonah: “I really have to go, because I can feel the hotness of my pee!”
Ethan: “Mr. E told a joke about somebody in Charlotte’s Web being an IDIOT today…”
Becky: “Mr. E is pretty funny, huh?”
Ethan:” Mr. E is HISTORICAL!!”
Eli: (eating a sour candy) - “That's as sour as lightning!!!”
Jonah: “Does Satan want us to pee our pants?”
Eli: (to Sydney our cute 6 year-old neighbor) - “What do you want to do? Go downstairs and talk, or play checkews...?”
Jonah and Becky pull up to Target. Jonah: “Mommy, you can look at youw things and for a long time of that, then I can look at my things… does that sound like a plan?”
Grandy: (Sitting in church with the boys) -“You boys need to be reverent during church!”
Ethan: “uhh… we don’t usually do that…”
Eli: “I have all the paintchence stuff and Jo has all the whininess…whiney city…”
Becky: (came up to check on JK while she was supposed to be napping and found her playing on the floor with Jonah and Eli in a pile of blankets) -“HOW DID JANIE GET OUT OF HER CRIB???”
Eli : “Well she just wanted to so I climbed in and lifted her, and Jonah got her feet and we lifted her down! And she liked it!!”
Jonah: “Yeah, see she likes it!!”
Becky: Prays that this little girl will survive childhood!
Jonah when he is mad at mom: “I’m not even youw love, not even pwetty please with a chewwy on top!!”
Jonah when he is mad at dad: “I’m not even youw buddy anymowe!!”
Ethan: “Finders Keepers, Losers SWEEPERS!”
Janie Kate: Mama, Dada, Hiiiiii, and Lala (she loves her cousin Lola)
Even though we share with you these little anecdotes that make you smile (or cringe), our lives are in fact full of wonderful and inspiring experiences with each one of these sweet children. We share with you our love for the Savior Jesus Christ and the gift of His life. He is the reason for this season! Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Curtis, Becky, Ethan (7), Eli (6), Jonah (4), Janie Kate (1) LaClaire
Dear Beloved Family and Friends,
Another year is almost over! It’s hard to believe that we have been back in Minnesota for almost 10 months. Hopefully this will reach each of you so you will have a current address for us! 2009 has been a GREAT year for our family, and we are so excited to share the best quotes from it… they just get better and better! Don’t forget to use your sense of humor!!
Ethan: “Is your sense of humor one of your five senses?”
Eli: (wiggling his tooth) - “Look, mom, my tooth can do the hula!”
Jonah: “That's it. I'm following Satan.... just kidding...”
Ethan: “Hey mom, we have bus evaporation today... we all have to get off the bus and pretend it's an emergency...”
Eli: “I'm not really into stand up potty's... I'm more into sit down potties...”
Jonah: “I really have to go, because I can feel the hotness of my pee!”
Ethan: “Mr. E told a joke about somebody in Charlotte’s Web being an IDIOT today…”
Becky: “Mr. E is pretty funny, huh?”
Ethan:” Mr. E is HISTORICAL!!”
Eli: (eating a sour candy) - “That's as sour as lightning!!!”
Jonah: “Does Satan want us to pee our pants?”
Eli: (to Sydney our cute 6 year-old neighbor) - “What do you want to do? Go downstairs and talk, or play checkews...?”
Jonah and Becky pull up to Target. Jonah: “Mommy, you can look at youw things and for a long time of that, then I can look at my things… does that sound like a plan?”
Grandy: (Sitting in church with the boys) -“You boys need to be reverent during church!”
Ethan: “uhh… we don’t usually do that…”
Eli: “I have all the paintchence stuff and Jo has all the whininess…whiney city…”
Becky: (came up to check on JK while she was supposed to be napping and found her playing on the floor with Jonah and Eli in a pile of blankets) -“HOW DID JANIE GET OUT OF HER CRIB???”
Eli : “Well she just wanted to so I climbed in and lifted her, and Jonah got her feet and we lifted her down! And she liked it!!”
Jonah: “Yeah, see she likes it!!”
Becky: Prays that this little girl will survive childhood!
Jonah when he is mad at mom: “I’m not even youw love, not even pwetty please with a chewwy on top!!”
Jonah when he is mad at dad: “I’m not even youw buddy anymowe!!”
Ethan: “Finders Keepers, Losers SWEEPERS!”
Janie Kate: Mama, Dada, Hiiiiii, and Lala (she loves her cousin Lola)
Even though we share with you these little anecdotes that make you smile (or cringe), our lives are in fact full of wonderful and inspiring experiences with each one of these sweet children. We share with you our love for the Savior Jesus Christ and the gift of His life. He is the reason for this season! Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Curtis, Becky, Ethan (7), Eli (6), Jonah (4), Janie Kate (1) LaClaire
Monday, January 11, 2010
Christmas Day 2009
Ethan and Eli - the little stinkers- wriggled through a gate made of about 30 feet of hemp rope, placed specifically at the top of the stairs to keep them up, and got a look at all of their Santa gifts in advance. Curtis jumped out of bed and hollered at them to come upstairs-
Curtis to Ethan: Why did you go downstairs?? You knew you weren't supposed to!
Ethan: kind of wailing- Eli TEMPTED me!!!
I was so disappointed that I missed seeing their faces when they came down the stairs! But after I got over that, we had a fun time opening stockings, playing with toys, and opening more gifts!
Jonah loves clothes, he loves to look 'cool'- and he does, wearing the same 3 pair of ratty sweats over and over!
Bakugans and teeny baby doll! That's what having 3 older brothers will do to you!
Jabba's sail barge!
The funnest part about D-Rex was listening to Ethan talk to it like it's alive... "oh D-Rex, you have really soft skin... come on D-Rex, get Jonah...
In the afternoon we went over to grandy and Grumpy's house for Christmas dinner, and opened more gifts.
Oh, and Curtis spent some time outside shoveling and snowblowing! It started snowing Wednesday night, and didn't stop until Friday morning- it was awesome having a white Christmas, all snug and cozy inside while the snow came down. We are so blessed to celebrate the birth of Christ surrounded by family this year!
We came home and ended the day by watching Santa Buddies by the light of the Christmas Tree. What a fun day.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Christmas Eve 2009 is:
Bethlehem supper by candlelight- hummus, olives, foccocia bread with artichokes and capers
Dressing up
Eating on the floor -fun but hazardous with candles and a 1 year old
Reading Luke 2
Opening 1 or 2 special gifts
Putting new ornaments on the tree
Make sure the stockings are just right
Put out the milk (had to be chocolate this year b/c of Max and Ruby) and cookies for Santa
Dressing up
Eating on the floor -fun but hazardous with candles and a 1 year old
Reading Luke 2
Opening 1 or 2 special gifts
Putting new ornaments on the tree
Make sure the stockings are just right
Put out the milk (had to be chocolate this year b/c of Max and Ruby) and cookies for Santa
Go for a drive and look at lights while the kids complain the whole time
Go to bed with butterflies in your tummy and wait for Santa!!
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