25 January 2012

January

This month has flown by as it seems the rest of my months will while I've got small children in the house! Here are a few things we've been doing:

-painting (on paper, faces, the table, the walls, and the floor...)
-Annie learned how to sit by herself, fall to her tummy, roll to her back and sit her self back up! She laughs at everyone (in an encouraging way!), she is a delight even when she is sick, which she has been. I secretly cherish those nights when I have to sleep with her in the recliner because she is coughing too much. I know those nights will be less and less as she grows up.
-We've been trying to get outside still, despite the cold, we take walks and attempt to play at the park on days when the sun is out
-reading! We all love to read and having the library so close is a blessing, mommy, Archie, Annie and Daddy all have lots of books to read.
-cleaning/organizing- Archie is really resisting nap time, so it has become clean and organize time, today is his bedroom
-exercising, i am loving my elliptical, thank you Ben!
-drooling, Annie must be getting a tooth soon, she is non stop drool and snot
-having family time. Ben is just working, not doing any other 'project' or application, so we have had a lot of time together, it has been wonderful. We play and read and cook and take family 'trips', one of Ben and Archie's favorite spots is Macey's to get 23 cent ice cream, we are going to try to take advantage of this time and go to museums (the free ones) visit family, do small dates with our kids and do family outings as the weather is nice. I love it!
-praying, baby Issac was born about a week and a half ago, 10 weeks early! He seems to be doing well, well enough for 10 weeks early, but we've been able to talk to Archie a lot more about prayer and how when we pray Heavenly Father can bless other people, like Issac, Owie, Aunt Christy and Uncle Alex. We love our new cousin:






Painting. I think I was watching as he emptied all the paint bottles onto the plate, I am pretty sure I was on the phone and Ben was on the computer.
I just love these two!