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.

Road Trip to Vegas

I have been wanting to get a picture with Warren and the temple for sometime now. As we drove down to Vegas we stopped at the temple for a little break.

While we were visiting Jessica and I took the kids to a water park it was quite fun to watch:)

We enjoyed being with Porter, John, Jessica, Grandpa and Grandma. We miss you we are glad to be back with Kyle and wished he could have come with us.

pictures to be posted later:)

haPpY 1st BiRtHdAy WarReN!

We love you!

Love,

Mom and Dad

A breakfast pancake in the shape of the number 1.

This is the only time that we were ever able to put this Happy Birthday hat on his head without him wanting to take it off immediately after.

 

Playing with a toy that he got for his birthday.

 

I want some more!

   

Boy how you have changed!

Boston (This was awhile ago March 23-28)

I went to Boston for the first time and loved it. It is a wonderful city. I was able to do a couple presentations, one on research in ESL writing conferences and the other on my MA project. Both were great experiences that helped  me get my feet wet in the professional development world. The convention was great but I wasn't able to go to many other sessions because I was sick and tired a lot. The morning I flew to Boston Warren had his hernia surgery and we woke up early. Consequently I didn't get much sleep. I also didn't get sleep on the plane ride or the first night in the hotel because of different  circumstances. I have had issues with mono a couple months ago and it felt like it had come back. So I spent most mornings sleeping in and getting rest and then going out later to the conference and listened to others' presentations. It didn't help that after the conference I tried to do as much as possible with colleagues around Boston and make the most of the trip. It was still amazing and beautiful around Boston. We were able to go to a Boston Celtics game, travel around the Freedom Trail, go to Harvard, and eat at a few different restaurants. The Boston cream pie is the best at the Omni Hotel. I was also able to bring home a Boston cream pie for Ila too! We traveled around using the subway system which was very easy to use and understand. This was my first trip were I was able to use a subway. It was fun watching and seeing so many different people. As if you can't tell I don't get out of Utah very often. I really loved it there. I would never drive there but I could live there and just use public transportation. Fortunately BYU paid for the most expensive parts of my trip because of the research and presentations. Thank you BYU! I can't wait to go back someday with Ila and Warren.

Happy Anniversary

Time to CELEBRATE

2 years