Feb 09
Everyone,
Is it bad that I JUST TODAY uploaded my pictures from December from my camera? Please lie and say it’s fine! Happens all the time!
{liar}
So…ahem…here’s what we did in December!
Every year we make a gingerbread house. This year was no exception.
We did add one two things. First was our friend Lavender joined us for the candy placing. And this year we had extra frosting on hand. And we did the best thing we could with it.
Then there was the trip to the Washington DC Temple to see the lights. Twice. Because I forgot my camera the first time.
And the great hunt for the missing glove.
Christmas Eve brought us Chinese food. So naturally, Santa got a fortune cookie for his cookie plate.
(Which said, “You will make many changes before settling satisfactorily.” I thought that was very fitting.)
Christmas was a blast!
And on Sunday! So the kids looked so so cute in the afternoon!
But before that, there were presents to open.
And bikes to ride in the house.
And we always go to Mt. Vernon the week between Christmas and New Year’s. We saw the sights:
The house.
The Gingerbread House.
The River.
The Gardens.
The Pardoned Turkey from Thanksgiving. (Professor just laughed and laughed when the turkey gobbled.)
Aladdin the Camel. (Which Professor kept a HUGE berth around. I guess camels are “scary”.)
A Distant Relative (aka my Great Aunt!).
So in answer to my above question, it IS okay that I just uploaded my pictures. And it IS okay that it took me 2 days to do this post. You enjoyed it right? That makes it okay!
Safire
SafireChristmas 2011, Christmas Eve, christmas tree, Ida, Lavender, Mt. Vernon, Uncategorized
Nov 05
Everyone,
We spent the day together, the 5 of us. So here are 5 things we did.
1. We spent part of our day collecting firewood for our friend Lavender. We filled 4 big boxes with the branches and the logs from her back yard. The kids had a great time because Lavender has a swing set. And a back yard. It was a beautiful day, with bright blue skies and crisp crunchy fall air. I got sunburned.
2. We went on a scavenger hunt for my mom and some Christmas presents. The store we went to was giving out free cupcakes and cookies and punch. It was awesome. I also scored a really fun item, and a big chunk of my own Christmas presents. Plus the kids were distracted by cupcakes so I bought them while they were with me.
3. I have done at least 6 loads of laundry today. 6. Whole. Loads. Can someone please remind the boys that they are potty trained? Mostly.
4. For 2 days in a row, the boys did not nap. They were cranky. They were willful. They were full of fire and sass. And today I really did not mind. They were just so cute and full of life! I was having the best time watching them. And Butterfly too. What a fun day they had.
5. We love Halloween candy. Pirate got a full sized Twix bar and he was so excited when he opened it that he had two. “Two! Like me and you Professor!” He was so sweet and gave one to Butterfly. What a sweet kid we have. Kids. All of them are just great.
Safire
Safireall 3 kids, daily stuff, Lavender
Mar 05
Everyone,
Remember how I said that the x-ray techs kicked me out of the x-ray room because of a risk of pregnancy? Remember how I scoffed?
Yeah, that’s still totally true.
Our good friend and old neighbor has a new puppy! She is so sweet. She is black with a tiny bit of white on her mouth that makes her look like milk is dribbling down her chin. She is a cocker spaniel and completely adorable.
She is staying with me during the day for the next little while. So she’s going to be joining the family in the day. Her name is Willow. So cute! I love the puppy breath, the soft fur, the soft feet, the growling bark, the yipping in fear, the need to be next to another living thing…ah…I love puppies. And babies. And I’ve got both! Times 2! My blog is going to be so sticky sweet for the next little while that you will all get cavities. Sorry. I do happen to know a good dentist who happens to be my brother in law.
She already knows how to get out of the house through the dog door (she can’t get out yet, she can’t open the flap but she knows where to get out). She slept at my feet for a good hour and a half while I scrap booked with Lolli. She is seriously unnerving Soot though. Our puppy, while a very good puppy, is not all that social with other dogs. I hope having another puppy around will help Soot as well as Willow.
Also, I got a new member of my camera family. A flash! I was having fun with it yesterday, but today I can’t seem to get it working. Stupid batteries. (At least that’s what the manual says it is. I’m off to buy more batteries as we speak.)
Safire
Safirecamera stuff, Lavender, puppy, Soot
Jan 17
Everyone,
We have started a new thing every month. We have been trying to have a monthly game night with friends to come over every second Friday. We’ve only had one. Other things have gotten in the way. BUT, we invited our old neighbors over every time we have it. Lavender (our old neighbor) liked it so much she decided to invite us over to her house every third Saturday.
I love going up there for the drive. They moved about an hour north of us in a little country town. (As country as it gets out here. Frankly, it’s bigger than the town in Idaho that I went to college in when I was there 10 years ago.) It was founded in the 1700s and I love driving through main street and seeing all the old churches. They live out of town about 10 minutes and I always see horses and cows on the way out there.
We always bring Soot. As we cross the Catoctin River bridge, she starts to whine. She loves it out there as much as we do. Lavender has a pug of her own, and fosters cocker spaniels. She had a brand new foster today named Rusty. And apparently he is good with kids because he could care less about ours. He was very interested in Soot but she wanted nothing to do with him.
We played Uno tonight, and Butterfly won the very first game. Then she lost the other 3 times we played and cried big sobbing tears. “But I wanted to win! It’s fun to win!” Ahhh, sore looser. She does have it right though, it’s fun to win! She’ll learn to be better with this eventually.
We had yummy tacos for dinner. Butterfly declared our meat better than Lavender’s (sorry Lavender) and only ate tortillas. The boys did very well and we only had to take away the dogs toys from Professor three times and wash his hands from playing in the dog’s water once. Pirate was so happy with the toys we brought him and was angelic. Butterfly entertained herself with the small dog openings in the gates Lavender has up and ordered the dogs around. Soot listens, and the rest of the dogs followed Soot around. It was cute.
All the kids fell asleep within minutes of getting into the van. Juice and I had a nice conversation on the way home. We got to see some snow! I believe this is the first snow fall for the boys that actually touched their skin. And that was only for a second as we bustled them into the car to get home.
We are looking forward to our next visit.
Safire
SafireLavender, monthly game night, Soot
