Christmas

We spent Christmas Eve night up at the Johnson's home.  I thought Warren would be a little more interested in opening presents this year.  He is not quite there yet.  Everyone had to open a gift before he  decided that this could be a pretty cool thing.  Gpa. J. sat behind Warren to be his helper.  Warren started to rip small pieces of the paper from the gift handing them to Grandpa and then saying, "Thank you."  He made it about a 1/3 of the way down and got distracted by this--------------------->

Yes, Nerf guns.  He loved sticking the little Nerf darts into the barrel.  Because of his disinterest in opening his presents I have his Valentine's Day gift (a book) for him already and a coloring book & puzzle for next year.

We had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed being together with both of our families.

Royal Oaks II Gingerbread Construction

December 19, 2010

We had a wonderful time making gingerbread houses with our neighbors. 

Warren had a great time sampling candy from not only our house (Kyle did a wonderful job!), but everyone else's house as well.  He was on the candy prowl, especially the M & M's.

The Lunts with their lovely home.

The Fitches with their winter wonderland house.

The Larsens with the bears peeking out the window to welcome their cousins.

and

The James with the chocolate chip roofing.

I had a fun time baking the homes before.  I loved the holiday smell the gingerbread houses brought to our apartment.  It was amazing. Kyle helped out by trimming the hot houses when they came out of the oven.  Warren helped out by taking long naps.  

Here is a fun video of several family members dancing to the Wii Just Dance game. Of course Warren is the primary star. ;) Enjoy.

Highlights

Sept.

Kyle's birthday

Oct.

Warren's first BYU football game

Ward Halloween Party: we were all frogs

Trip to Vegas: Hanging out with cousins and being great helpers to Uncle John and Grandpa while they put in the sprinklers.

Trunk or Treating with the cousins

Nov.

Went to Jordan River Temple, Memories of April 11, 2008

Took Kyle couponing... an awesome shopping trip

My birthday: awesome phone calls from family they are all so talented with their singing skills, visit from friends with special treats, birthday wishes at church (even passing a card around sneaking it by right under my nose), a birthday visit from another friend on Monday, and birthday wishes from fb buddies thank you for making it such a great day. My first video game (I never thought I'd ever get one, Warren and I dance every day)

Pictures of some events will come later;)

PS I almost forgot playing intramural women's and coed volleyball as well as coed bball

Peek a Boo, I'm Watching You

Today I caught Warren trying to attach the nozzle of the pump to the valve of the tire.  Earlier today he tried to comb his hair today too, so cute.  A while ago he discovered where the mop, broom and dust pan were and started to mop, sweep, and just carry the dust pan around the house. Mom and Dad throw stuff away in this white bucket why can't I, the sippy cup today, yesterday it was my visiting teachers white sandles, que verguenza, we had a good laugh at that one!  It is truly amazing how observant these little ones are. He has said a couple more things like blueberry (I pulled out some grapes in relief society and he called them blueberries too) he is working on light.  A swing is Weee or anything that rocks back and forth.  We love watching him and are grateful that he was sent to our home:)

An Update on Our little Man

Oh, we love our little screech who brings us a smile everyday:)  He keeps us on our toes and moving things to higher ground.  Warren took his first steps about a month ago after our trip to Vegas.  This week he has really taken off it has been fun to see his balance and confidence improve each day.(He still prefers crawling.)  I love it when he walks around flapping his arms or waving a toy/spoon(whatever he finds interesting at that moment).  He his learning all the different sounds his voice box can make and today rediscovered during sacrament meeting that the chapel has a great echo and was squealing with delight then Kyle quickly walked out the chapel doors.  He'll sit on Kyle's shoulders and flip backwards making your heart jump if you've never seen him do it before.  Put hats, lids, hair ties, etc. on his head and say, "Hat, hat." (He doesn't always say it.  When I was 7 1/2 months pregnant with him we had an "American Idol" type show and our special ed. team along with the principal and another teacher from the 2nd grade team performed a cute kids song  Got A Hat Hat,) The other day we went outside our apt.  he saw the hose and it sounded like he was saying water, water, water.  When he drops things on the floor he'll say "Uh, oh".  And sometimes it sounds like he is saying "What's that?" when he points to things.  Dogs and Cats make him giggle and if the birds would stay still long enough he would chase them too.  Best of all loves to cuddle and hates to let go when Kyle is leaving to teach in the morning.  We love him so much and are grateful for the lessons he teaches us each day.

The Rose

Rose gardens are so enchanting.  I love the delicious scent that whisks you off your feet as you walk by.  Growing up my grandma and grandpa had an elegant rose garden in front of their home.  Whenever we went there during the spring/summertime we would leave with a bouquet of roses from different hues of the rainbow.  I loved them.
In the house that I lived in had a rose bush with gorgeous fire and ice roses that were breathtaking.  They were the second best thing about the house the first were the good roommates that I had.  I loved coming home and seeing the roses in bloom.  Walking up the steps onto the porch was like walking into an enchanted garden.  A visual awareness of the awesome wonders of the earth created just for us.
In June I went rollerblading and was noticing all of the beautiful flowers especially the roses.  My grandma's and grandpa's birthday are during that month so I was thinking of them as well as trying to remember how to skate its been awhile.  One of our friends in our ward recently moved into a house.  As I rolled by I noticed a beautiful bush of yellow roses and yes I stopped to smell them.  They were delicious.  In my head I said I should go and ask them if I can have one to put in our home but I thought I better continue my ride before it gets to dark.  The next day our dear neighbor brought over two of the roses that I was admiring.  It was a little tender mercy.  I was so grateful that she brought me those roses it was so sweet and was a highlight from my week.  Thank you, Thank you.