3 Men & A Little Lady: January 2014

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

{Pinewood Derby}

Drew and Ian anticipate the Pinewood Derby every year. They contemplate what new cool car they can come up with and plan the execution of making their vision come to life. This year Drew decided to make a block boy inspired from Minecraft and Ian went with a block of Gold! Kenny was pretty excited about Ian's choice, knowing it would be quick and easy.

Race Day!!!

So much excitement!

Ian took 3rd place, but then realized they had him in the wrong division. He graciously gave his trophy to another boy, even though all the leaders told him not to worry about it. He was a good sport about it. I was proud of him for making such a hard, but good choice!

It was a fun event, one that Owen can't wait to be apart of! I love my BOY SCOUTS!

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

{Creations}

Mya has decided that it is a lot more fun to make her own lunch than to eat what I make her. She creates her own recipes and is willing to try about anything!

Today she felt like cheesy eggs with banana and raisins!

She fried it up with a little egg shell for that added crunch!

She gobbled it right up!

She was so sweet to want to share with me, so I swallowed a bite without chewing and made over her fabulous creation. Being a mom can be so hard!!!

Saturday, January 11, 2014

{Kindred Spirits}

When we first moved to Colorado, one of the first families to invite us over were the Hillans. They are a super fun and sweet family with two daughters. I was worried my boys would be bored at their house with only "girly" things to do, but oh was I wrong!

Ian hit it off immediately with Hanna, who is his same age. They were outside playing together during most of the evening and he taught her how to play mine craft. After Christmas Ian discovered Hanna received a bow and arrow and was eager to try it out. We invited her over for a play date, which made me nervous, but also incredibly excited! I couldn't wait to see how Ian would act around a girl.

Hanna is an angel! She is a spunky little sweetheart!

She taught Ian all she knows about shooting her bow and arrow.

He showed off his new BB gun that he got for Christmas and together the two of them had a blast target practicing.

Everyone wanted to try out Hanna's new toy!

Ian took Hanna on a hike through our "forest" and would patiently hold back tree branches for her to go under or offer her his hand as she crossed the water. Kenny and I were with them and just looked at each other in awe! We had never seen this tender side of Ian before, and I must admit that I was pretty proud of him!!!!

Ian and Hanna are so much alike and had so much fun together that I hope their friendship will continue to blossom.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

{Birthday Boy}

Ian celebrated his 9th birthday with friends at the ice skating rink. It was a first for him and many of his friends and was quite comical to watch! They were either death griping the side of the wall or sprawled out on the ice for the majority of the party. I guess they need more practice!

Drew, Ian, Jacob Morse, Luke Bennet, Karter Harmon, & Gavin Hart

Ian has made such a great group of friends in Colorado. His bubbly and outgoing personality draws people to him. He is such a wonderful kid!!!

I found them congregating in the middle of the ice rink just laughing and talking.

I snuck in cupcakes for the kids and we discreetly went behind some lockers and sang to him. It was a fun party, however after so many falls and bruises, I'm not sure if Ian will pick to go there ever again.

For the morning of his birthday he requested homemade cinnamon rolls. I stayed up late the night before making them and I must say they were pretty tasty!!!

Ian interestingly enough requested a peg loom for Christmas. Ge gave it to him for his birthday and he could not have been more excited!

Ian's favorite app right now is Plants Vs. Zombies. Goofy game = Goofy kid

Remote control helicopter

Ian's love for football his tripled since we moved to Colorado. He starts playing in the spring and is preparing now!

Its been fun having grandma and grandpa to celebrate birthdays with. We love living close to family.

My little boy isn't so little anymore. Ian is almost as tall as me and he loves to stand up right next to me and measure himself everyday. He is vivacious in every way imaginable, but the most cuddly and loving at night. I am so proud of him for the good choices he makes and for being a sweet big brother. I love him dearly and am so grateful to have him as my son.

They say the cutest things.....

Mya, my little girl, said in her prayers last night, "Please help us to be strong and healthy like the Hulk!"

Owen almost ran straight into a woman as we entered a dark parking garage. As I told him to watch out, he quickly yelled, "Well she's all black!" Coincidentally she was African American! She was wearing a black dress, which is what he was referring too!

Owen told me today, "You are the best mom I ever had! I love you all the way up to Jesus!" He also loves kissing and told Kenny, "I just want to stay home from school and kiss mom all day!"

Drew lost a tooth at school when he bit into his apple. He felt the tooth inside his mouth as he was chewing and when I asked him about it, he said, "I didn't realize it was mine and I wondered if it was one of the workers!"

While at church, a teacher asked the kids what happened to Jesus right after he was baptized and brought up from the water. Ian enthusiastically raised his hand and said, "He asked for a towel!"

After a long struggle with my boys, to get them inside, bathed, and into bed, I yelled, "I am done, go to sleep!" Owen looked up at me and said, "Mommy I'm sorry you're sad, but the problem is that you don't beat up Drew and Ian. Just beat them up and I will be on your team!"

We are not a family who eats beans, so when Drew went to a friends house to play and eat dinner, he was hesitant to eat the burrito that had refried beans in it. When I picked him up he said to me, "Mom she put mud inside the burrito!"

Aunt Connie pleaded with Owen to shoot his daddy with the gun instead of her and his response, "No, he's the best daddy i've ever had!"

I begged the boys to quit fighting and Drew looked at me and said, "Its not Mothers Day anymore mom!"

Owen got kicked in his "man hood" and said, "Oh, I hurt my Tenders!"

Drew asked this morning, "Mom in 2011 can we get a cat?"

Everytime I feed Mya prunes, Owen comes up to me and says, "Me like chocolate mom!" I give him a bite and his face turns to total disgust.

Owen ran up to me after wrestling the dogs and said, "Me see Cassie's boobies!"

While I was nursing Mya, Drew walked in and said, "Is she done drinking from your boob?" I replied, "No and it is called a breast, thats the proper way to say it." He looked at me puzzled and said, "No thats the Spanish word for it."

Kenny opened the fridge and said, "Something in here stinks." Ian looked at him and said, "Dad, sometimes I toot over there!"

Last night as the boys were saying good night to Mya, Drew looked up at me and said, "Mom, Mya has a boy haircut!"

Drew was reminding me about how when we saw macaws in Hawaii, that one of the macaws was chewing on a woman's hair. He said, about the macaw, "Thats not very nice, it's not choosing the right."

My favorite word Drew and Ian used to say when they were toddlers was, Laddie- for water. I thought it was such a cute word. Owen comes to the fridge and points his little finger and says, "Wa-Wa" for water. So cute!

Last night Kenny went in on a call to deliver a goat and Ian came into our bed. He climbed in and snuggled up beside me, he usually snuggles into Kenny. I asked him why he was snuggling with me and he said, "I can snuggle you because daddy isn't here mom!" He is such a daddy's boy.

Ian is such a daddy's boy. The other night Kenny had to go to the clinic and Ian was sobbing for him for a good twenty minutes because he wanted to go too. When I asked him why he was so upset he replied, "I just want my daddy, he is my favorite boy!"

Birthday parties celebrated in California are usually BIG! There is always a huge jumper, pinata, food for the whole family, and tons of presents. Well we went to a party last night and the boys spent 2 hrs. jumping in a big jumper. On our way home we saw another party going on that had an even bigger jumper with a slide attached. Ian asked, "Can we go to that party too?" I replied, "We don't even know who those people are. " His response, "Well lets just go ask them their names."

As we prepared to go to the Glenwood Springs pool in Colorado with Kenny's four sisters Drew impatiently said, "Come on girls, you're taking too long!" Kenny told him, "Get used to it, this is what men do, wait for girls to get ready."

Much to my dismay I found black ink all over our white sheets on our bed. I of course went straight to Ian and asked very sternly, "Did you write on my sheets with a pen?" With an innocent look he replied, "I was just trying to write my name."

Drew was watching me as I divided my hair into sections with clips to straighten it. He looked up at me and said, "Wow, you look beautiful!" Then when I was completely done with my hair he said, "You're a cute little mommy!"

Ian was dipping his finger in Kenny's contact solution and then touching his eye. I asked him what he was doing and he replied, "Just putting my eyes in mom!"