February 07, 2010
Ansel's scripture
Ansel did a scripture in Primary today for the first time. He recited Job 19:25. He memorized it and did it for us at the house the past several days, but got very nervous at the microphone. I thought he may not say anything. But, I just had to tell him the words and he repeated them. It was so cute. We are proud of Ansel. He has seemed so grown up to us lately. I guess it's because he shares his random thoughts with us more often. It's pretty fun. (Also, he has been whining a lot less lately.....yipeeee, that will always help!)
February 04, 2010
a mouse?
I've been hesitant to blog because I need to get the Christmas photos on the computer and "catch" up the past two months. But, oh well....some day I will put the photos on my computer and get things updated. Anyway, we think we just saw a mouse run from under our couch (that we were sitting on) to the kitchen. GROSS! It was extremely fast and black and small. Neither of us got a real good look. Joseph is at the store right now (per my request) buying something to get rid of this thing. I find myself not wanting to pick things up on the floor next to me because I'm afraid a mouse will run out and climb on me or something. Joseph loves to laugh at me in situations like this. He jokes: Is this the same girl who disposed of a rat that she caught in her apt in Costa Rica? Or would not be startled to find large spiders on the walls or cockroaches in the kitchen in the Guatemalan apt? Of course I respond: In latin american countries there are SUPPOSED to be gross things like that. But, in my house in Kansas? Oh no! Not here!
February 03, 2010
having a big dad
Joseph was doing dishes (yes, i know i'm such a lucky girl) when Ansel came over to him saying "Dad! Dad!" Joseph stopped, turned around and said, "Yes, Ansel." Ansel said, "Um...you're so big it makes me forget what I was going to say." Joseph said, "Did you just say: I'm so big it makes you forget what you were going to say?" Then Ansel replied, "Yes."
December 23, 2009
a house for hermit crab
Joseph can sometimes get into these silly moods...
He was reading "a house for hermit crab" by Eric Carle to our kids. On each page hermit crab finds a friend that he tenderly, carefully, or gingerly (etc.) picked up and placed on his shell. But instead of reading the words "and placed on his shell," Joseph decided to say in a loud voice, "and smashed it to pieces." I don't know how funny this sounds, but we laughed so hard. Ansel especially would loose it every time and wanted to hear the story again. good times.
(on a side note, joseph's behavior was inspired by the soup nazi episode of sienfeid. the soup nazi didn't know his armour was for elane or he would have taken a hatchet and "smashed it to pieces" instead of giving it to her.)
He was reading "a house for hermit crab" by Eric Carle to our kids. On each page hermit crab finds a friend that he tenderly, carefully, or gingerly (etc.) picked up and placed on his shell. But instead of reading the words "and placed on his shell," Joseph decided to say in a loud voice, "and smashed it to pieces." I don't know how funny this sounds, but we laughed so hard. Ansel especially would loose it every time and wanted to hear the story again. good times.
(on a side note, joseph's behavior was inspired by the soup nazi episode of sienfeid. the soup nazi didn't know his armour was for elane or he would have taken a hatchet and "smashed it to pieces" instead of giving it to her.)
December 16, 2009
pronouns
My sister let us borrow her "the princess and the pronoun" book and I LOVE it. I don't really remember learning much grammer/parts of speech until I learned spanish. Isabel seems to be picking it up better than I did. Tonight she was reading me a book that said, "Mike opens a word window. Guess what Mike sees?" Isabel stopped and said, "Why didn't they use a pronoun? It would be better with a pronoun." I asked her how she thought the sentence should read and she said, "Guess what he sees?" I was pretty impressed. Thanks to Cindy for letting us borrow her parts of speech books for extended periods of time, we are putting them to good use!
December 06, 2009
funny funny mother
So, I remember one year my mom read this to us and we laughed so hard. She could barely get through the story. I just read it to Joseph and I was laughing uncontrollably (tears were coming down my face!) He did not think it was as funny as I did, but maybe you will enjoy it!
See Mother - See Mother laugh - Mother is HAPPY.
Mother is happy about Christmas.
Mother has many plans for Christmas. Mother is organized.
Mother smiles all the time - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
See Mother - See Mother smile - Mother is HAPPY.
The shopping is all done. See the children watch TV.
Watch children, watch.
See the children change their minds.
See them ask Santa for different toys!
Look, Mother is not smiling - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
See Mother, See Mother - See Mother sew.
Mother will make dresses - Mother will make robes -
Mother will make shirts. Look - Mother put the zipper in wrong!
See Mother sew the dress on the wrong side.
See Mother cut the skirt too short.
See Mother put the material away until January.
Look, Look. See Mother take a tranquilizer - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
See Mother, See Mother buy raisins and nuts.
See Mother buy candied pineapple and powdered sugar.
See Mother buy flour and dates, pecans and brown sugar, bananas and spices and vanilla.
Look, Look. Mother is mixing everything together.
See the children press out cookies.
See the flour on their elbows.
See the cookies burn. See the cake fall.
See the children pull taffy. See Mother pull her hair.
See Mother clean the kitchen with the garden hose - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
See Mother. See Mother wrap presents. See Mother look for the end of the scotch tape. See Mother bite her fingernails. See Mother go. See Mother go to the store 12 times in one hour!
Go Mother, go! See Mother go faster. Run Mother, run.
See Mother trim the tree. See Mother have a party. See Mother make popcorn.
See Mother scrub the rug. See Mother tear up the organized plan.
See Mother forget the gift for Uncle Harold. See Mother get the hives!
Go Mother, go! See the far-away look in Mother's eyes.
Mother is disorganized. Mother is disoriented - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
It is finally Christmas morning. See the Happy Family.
See Father smile. Father is happy. Smile Father, smile!
Father loves his new neckties. Look, Look. See the happy children.
The children will remember this Christmas.
See Mother. Mother is slumped in a chair. Mother is crying uncontrollably.
Mother does not look well. Mother has dark ugly circles under her blood-shot eyes.
Everyone helps Mother to bed. Mother sleeps quietly under heavy sedation.
See Mother smile - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
See Mother - See Mother laugh - Mother is HAPPY.
Mother is happy about Christmas.
Mother has many plans for Christmas. Mother is organized.
Mother smiles all the time - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
See Mother - See Mother smile - Mother is HAPPY.
The shopping is all done. See the children watch TV.
Watch children, watch.
See the children change their minds.
See them ask Santa for different toys!
Look, Mother is not smiling - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
See Mother, See Mother - See Mother sew.
Mother will make dresses - Mother will make robes -
Mother will make shirts. Look - Mother put the zipper in wrong!
See Mother sew the dress on the wrong side.
See Mother cut the skirt too short.
See Mother put the material away until January.
Look, Look. See Mother take a tranquilizer - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
See Mother, See Mother buy raisins and nuts.
See Mother buy candied pineapple and powdered sugar.
See Mother buy flour and dates, pecans and brown sugar, bananas and spices and vanilla.
Look, Look. Mother is mixing everything together.
See the children press out cookies.
See the flour on their elbows.
See the cookies burn. See the cake fall.
See the children pull taffy. See Mother pull her hair.
See Mother clean the kitchen with the garden hose - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
See Mother. See Mother wrap presents. See Mother look for the end of the scotch tape. See Mother bite her fingernails. See Mother go. See Mother go to the store 12 times in one hour!
Go Mother, go! See Mother go faster. Run Mother, run.
See Mother trim the tree. See Mother have a party. See Mother make popcorn.
See Mother scrub the rug. See Mother tear up the organized plan.
See Mother forget the gift for Uncle Harold. See Mother get the hives!
Go Mother, go! See the far-away look in Mother's eyes.
Mother is disorganized. Mother is disoriented - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
It is finally Christmas morning. See the Happy Family.
See Father smile. Father is happy. Smile Father, smile!
Father loves his new neckties. Look, Look. See the happy children.
The children will remember this Christmas.
See Mother. Mother is slumped in a chair. Mother is crying uncontrollably.
Mother does not look well. Mother has dark ugly circles under her blood-shot eyes.
Everyone helps Mother to bed. Mother sleeps quietly under heavy sedation.
See Mother smile - FUNNY, FUNNY Mother.
December 01, 2009
happy halloween a month ago
I just realized that I never posted these photos....Lincoln was a frog, Ansel was Buzz Lightyear, and Isabel was Cinderella. Ansel fell asleep in the car on the way to trick or treating and was not in the mood for photos, but we got a pretty good one after at the house. The kids took turns handing out candy. They were SO excited every time the door bell rang. Every year I get WAY too much Halloween candy. So, this year I was trying to take it easy, but we had more trick or treaters than ever. I guess next year I will return to my old philosophy of: you can never really have too much candy!
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