February 2008
23 posts
Chocolate Face →
To validate a friend’s question about whether it is a common practice to doorbell ditch treats on Valentine’s eve, I thought I would post this little clip. Spencer got a treat from his friend Avery…
Voracious Reader →
My kiddos are not the fast movers when it comes to crawling. Spencer was a roller basically until he took his first steps (THEN he decided crawling was pretty fun and fast). Emma is a bum scooter -…
Prez Day at Massanutten →
We joined my fam for a fabulous mini vacation over President’s Day. We drove a few hours south to meet up with them at a timeshare. It was FREEZING after the first day, but what a blast. We went…
Valentine's Day →
Grammy wanted to take her “sweethearts” out to lunch for Valentine’s Day, so we met up with Gpa (now called “Papa” by Spencer”) at Red Robin. Grammy had cards for all of us, and the envelopes were…
Camo Baby →
Not everyone can pull of camouflage. If you’re going to wear camo you have to do certain things. Take Harrison, for example: He’s always aware of his surroundings. Never hurts to peek over your…
Freaky Friday →
The last two Friday’s have been a little out of the ordinary. Last Friday, I had a long lunch with a silly group of friends from work at The Wing Coop and because deep fried chicken with hot sauce was not quite enough we went to Hire’s Big H after to pick up malts and ice cream. Needless to say, we were all sick from so much junk food. (You can read Amie’s hilarious [though,...
Happy Valentine's Day →
Here’s Harrison sporting his Valentine’s Day outfit from Grandma. (thanks Grandma!) He really is quite the stud muffin. Harrison wanted to wish his daddy a very happy Valentine’s Day today, so I helped him make an extra special valentine just for Daddy. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Winter Storms →
This picture was not taken yesterday but it will give you an idea of what the weather was like yesterday in Utah. The morning was beautiful and sunny but by 2pm, dark clouds had rolled in. The storm only dropped about 3 inches but the wind was relentless. 70 mph winds were reported in some places. It took me an hour to drive from work to my house (a commute that normally takes me about 8...
Master Negotiator →
Spencer: Daddy, can you read me a story before bedtime? Dad: Do you remember how I read you TWO stories at naptime? I will read you ONE story, and then it is time for bed because it is getting late. Spencer: (Runs over to his bag of library books and looks over his shoulder to announce…) I’m going to choose one with a LOT of pages. This leaves Marie chortling in the background.
LOVE snow days →
I look forward to snow days as much now as I did when I was a kid in school. It is amazing what a gift that time becomes when things you have regularly scheduled are cancelled due to inclement weather. This morning, for example, we usually go to a stake institute class - and it was my week to bring a craft and watch the kids in the nursery. When I checked the computer and looked outside (yes, in...
Happy Birthday Baby Sister →
I do remember torturing Kristin. I can remember my mom yelling to leave her alone or telling Kristin I was just teasing her. I was around four because we were living in the house in Murray. So maybe, in that small way, I can take some miniscual credit for a minute portion of her amazing sense of humor. I remember making pacts before every trip we ever took that we wouldn’t fight. I’m...
Evidence that toddlers live in the house →
Here is the evidence that three very cute toddlers live at our house: #1 There was a need to push the coffee table up against the wall of the living room. The glass from the top of it is behind the couch. #2 The treadmill has become a runway. #3 We had to turn the DVD/CD case backwards to face the wall. #4 I don’t even try to put the books back in order anymore. Wouldn’t trade it...
Houston, we have lift off →
TA-DAAA!! Look what Harrison can do!
You can see that he still has his hop in there :)
Chocolates that we made for Christmas 2007: →
Truffles: mint, lemon, orange, Mayan Almond Joy Cherry cordials Peanut butter cups toffee orange jellies raspberry jellies sandwich mints haystacks clusters: raisin, almond, peanut dried cherry in buttercream fondant caramels buttercreams Hershey’s kiss mice Mmmmmmmm!!!!
Movies with Subtitles →
As I mentioned in my previous post, I went to a movie on Saturday. I met one of my girlfriends downtown at a little restaurant called Mazza. We had lunch and headed off to the Broadway movie theater which shows mostly indie films. We decided to go see a movie which sounded mildly interesting called, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphandre et le papillon).” We suspected there...
Flight to Houston: A Comedy →
So, I fly a fair amount for work. And when I say that I mean, at least once a month. Given this information, one would think I have the whole process down. Not so, as demonstrated by the following story: I had an unusually late Friday and Saturday evening. I went to a cool party at Hotel Monaco on Friday night, which put me home around midnight. Saturday I went to a film (more on that in another...
Crawling is something to yell about →
Harrison has been trying for weeks and weeks to crawl. He’s been crawling backward since the beginning of December, and has been getting up on his hands and knees since the beginning of January. Here is is the beginning of February and still no crawling. He just can NOT figure this thing out, no matter how much we encourage him and help him out. While in Arizona we made some serious...
Bye-bye Nap Time →
Last week Harrison learned how to get from his tummy to sitting position. Yay!! I was so proud - what a big boy! It’s been so fun to see him roll and “crawl” (see previous post) around to the toys he wants, and then watch him sit up and play with them. Until today…. Today Harrison figured out that he cannot only sit up in the family room where all of his toys are, but also...
The many faces of Harrison Rex Wride →
What a goofy boy we have on our hands. He is so silly when he plays with his toys, and if you laugh at him it only encourages him to be even crazier. Here is an example of what it’s like to play with Harrison on a daily basis. He is so fun!
“Cheeeeeese!”
“Hooray for toys!”
“Bedtime already?”
“Huh?!?”
“You...
Riding with Maddie →
Cousin Maddie was more than willing to let Harrison in for a wagon ride down to Goose Creek River. These pictures make me smile every time I see them. Maddie was so happy to have Harrison sit with her, and you can see that Harrison thought Maddie was pretty great too - he held on safely to her shoes and didn’t once try to climb out or lean forward. (For the wiggly boy that we know he can be,...
President and Sister Hinckley together again →
I thought this video was very sweet. The first picture shown got me crying right off. I love to think of the reunion President and Sister Hinckley must have had and am grateful for eternal families.
Bum Scooter →
Clever Kiddos →
First off, the cutest expression EVER was captured during bath time the other day. I’m sure our children will be thrilled when, later life, they discover that some of their bath pictures have been posted on the world wide web. For now, this is too cute to pass on. Emma is the girl of a thousand faces. What a cute little sneaker! Next, we have a sweet moment with our baby girl. You would...