captain hook and tinkerbell

here they are...i was frantically trying to finish sewing their costumes (we had driven back from canada and arrived early that morning...4am to be exact). isaiah was really looking forward to being a pirate so i just couldn't let him down. and what would captain hook do without a little tinkerbell to pester him?

"root canal"

we are so behind, but i am attempting to make it up. so here goes. like we told most of you, we'd gone to canada to visit grandma and grandpa crowfoot...plus, we all needed to see uncle deb, or so we thought. turns out, i didn't really need a root canal and deb said my teeth were perfectly fine. sam didn't have any problems either. the only person who needed a filling that day was poor isaiah. luckily, uncled deb had told isaiah that he had awesome 'batman teeth' and that he wanted to see them more closely. thankfully, isaiah's cavity was very superficial and he didn't even need anesthetic. whew! it was over before he knew it! the rest of our trip was wonderful and full of laughter. we spent most of our nights chit-chatting and busting the seams of our pants with giggly madness. i even teared up, i laughed so hard! sadly we don't have any pictures of our little escapade up north...but the hendy's do....so you can just follow the link to their page and see our wild indians with their newest (and only, so far) cousin, tahlitah. such a sweet, sweet baby! well, i really do have to make this short. i might elaborate a little more later on. but for now, goodnite!

who's the boss?

i really do love all the stages my children have gone through...but i think the age when they begin to talk is truly the funniest. my son says the most random things at the most random times. a week ago he taps me on my leg and says, "mom, i'm incredible!" "you are?" "yep, i'm incredible!" i can't wait to hear all the crazy thing my daughter will soon be saying. the two of them together have created a wild tag-team duo. they both love to tackle me and wrestle me down to the ground...only so makayah can plant slobber kisses all over my face. but i think, they secretly love to drive me crazy. and they are so good at it. however, with all their silly antics, my son is such an amazing big brother. when makayah makes a break for the dog food, isaiah scrambles up behind her, grabbing her chubby legs and dragging her on the kitchen floor out of mugsy's bowl. he also keeps an eye on her so she doesn't tumble down the stairs. she, of course, despises the restrictions, and howls every time her ankles are taken hold of. despite her screams, i'm so glad that isaiah cares enough to take care of his little sister. he'll be turning three next month, and it blows my mind. i wish i could just keep him small enough to fit inside my arms forever. i love reading bedtime stories, singing bedtime songs, and holding him before he drifts off to sleep...and i have to keep reminding myself that one day, things will change with every year gone by. but thats the way things are, and i suppose i just have to revel in the time we have now; in the time he is small enough to hold in my lap, small enough to snuggle up to...the times he will let me and calls out, "mommy, hold me!" it is quite funny to think that one day, I will be the one small enough to fit in his arms. that will be strange. so for now, i'm incredibly lucky to have two snuggle bugs curling up in my arms. makayah, deceitfully cuddly, i only say that because of her sometimes prickly personality...will smile, let out a burst of giggles, curl her head towards her shoulder, and then bury her head in my neck. i love it. oh my baby girl! she is so sweet and spicy! just today she wanted to play with my laptop. i told her she couldn't touch. she pointed her finger at me and let out an angry yelp. what the?! my little girl is already talking back? the whole thing just took me by surprise, i laughed...and i'm sure that just egged her on. i'm so bad at doing that. i would be consistent in my discipline...if only it weren't for the laughter. kinda sends the wrong message to them. oh well. so, isaiah jumps in and says, "mom. don't get mad at makayah." ????what's going on here? i'm being double teamed! (see, they look sweet and innocent...) the odds were not in my favor today. anyway, it turned into another wrestling match, and i think i lost. hmm, i'm gonna have to rethink my strategy...especially with my little diva. she's throwing me for a loop here. oh yeah, speaking of rascals, my pug snuck out of the house this morning and was unfortunately returned by the cops...agh! somedays, i seriously contemplate selling the mangy thing. BUT, he's my son's dog..."mom, don't be mad at mugsy." why? "because, he's my dog." oh, well, in that case... anyway, it was another fun, but very exhausting day. i don't think it would've been that exhausting had i not have had to unpack and organize the office area. yes, we are back in our house in provo. relieved, is definately the word for it. isaiah missed his jungle room and kept asking when we were going home. no place felt like home compared to this one. and i am glad we are back.

mommy time...

i figured its been a couple months...our little family is doing well. and i've let up on the computer a ton. i don't know what you would call it. i suppose i am trying to feel like i have some control in my life since i feel so completely out of control of the entire moving situation. it seems everything in utah is for sale...and we just aren't looking to buy, which makes it quite difficult to find a place we like, and would like to live in temporarily. currently, we are still looking and we just might have to stay put in our house in provo, which i'm actually hoping for. so, who knows? but like i was saying earlier...i've definitely forfeited alot of mommy time to the computer and realized how selfish that is. to correct the situation, i thought i could really put my ece degree to good use. my son is now at an age where we can do more activities together and he's so eager to learn. my daughter is at the stage of exploring and crawling about, which makes things fun. so, i might've gone overboard, but i've designed our day similar to any typical preschool day. and i've mapped out the entire week...our new routine according to the likes of my children. i've scheduled walk times, playground/park times, bath times, story times, etc. and each day is its own theme day. for instance. monday: family day; tuesday: arts and crafts day; wednesday: movie day (to limit the amount of tv time); thursday: make-believe day; friday: sport day/picnic at the park day; and saturday is devoted to college football - works out for the entire family since isaiah is so football crazy. :) and last but not least, sunday: church day, of course. it might seem overboard, but after a couple weeks of putting this schedule to practice, we've really enjoyed our time together and i really, really enjoy being a stay at home mommy. i wanted to be more involved in my children's lives, playing a more active role, whether its dressing up as a princess to play "kingdom" or making pumpkin cookies with my son for movie day. but the best day is picnicking in the park. it gives us all a good dose of exercise! except makayah really doesn't like the swings. and isaiah is getting really good at riding his bike all by himself! i have to admit, its really made our up-in-the-air situation more easier to bear, and i love spending my days with my children and i feel better about myself knowing that i'm here for them. yeah, i might be sacrificing time for the things i'd like to do...but honestly....what's a few minutes on the computer compared to a few minutes cuddling with my babies, reading stories? my children are sooooo worth the time. :)