neglected blog...

yes, i know. it's now 2008 and i'm already behind on this thing. sam told me yesterday that i needed to do some updating. so, i've torn myself away from all the many projects i've seemed to bury myself in. okay, so here goes... 1. the sunday before christmas: we all bundled up (which makayah was quite upset about...and later was dubbed, "the little grinch" by isaiah) and headed to temple square to see the christmas lights. isaiah and "the little grinch" loved all the twinkling lights and thought it quite magical. however, according to isaiah, the lights were nothing compared to the "Christus" in the visiting center. we had made our rounds and took tons of pictures, and then isaiah said, "mommy, but i want to see Jesus! where is he?" we found our way back to the visitor's center and up to where the Christus stood. isaiah was beyond thrilled and said, "mommy! daddy! i know Him, its Jesus!" and makayah, well, she was just happy to be outside her fleece-lined cacoon. 2. christmas eve: isaiah, makayah and i made a gingerbread house and gingerbread cookies to leave out for santa, along with a can of holiday coke. "huh, dad, coke is only for santa cuz he's old. little guys can't have coke, huh, dad." 3. christmas day: makayah loved the wrapping paper she got for christmas, 'phff! who needs toys?!" isaiah tried stealing all of makayah's gifts. christmas is so much more fun when you've got kids! and of course, everyone got the traditional christmas pj pants from mama. 4. makayah's birthday week: she turned one! already? where was i this past year?! how did this sneak up on me? we celebrated a couple times, which is not unusual for our party-crazy family. we had a small celebration - just the four of us. and then on new year's we had another party with our extended family and friends at the adolpho's. oh what a night! frosting is a great way to make a mess. hmm, funny how none of it made it to her mouth. oh well. seriously though, its been so awesome having a daughter. she has brought even more joy and laughter (how is that possible?!) into our crazy crowfoot nest. she is so spicy and so fun and so incredibly and amazingly smart....and we just can't seem to take our eyes off her. oh she makes my heart melt. she is definately a wild one...and we are strapping in for one WILD ride. 5. january 2008...the new year: went to our neices baby blessing and heard some crazy woman rattle on and on and on and on and on....well, you get the picture. it was almost pyscho. but i won't get into that. i'd like to, because it was funny and throughout the entire 45 minute testimony we were trying unbelievably hard not to shake with laughter....but i shouldn't, so i won't. 6. my birthday week: went to a funeral in st.george and got to stay with gramma parson, and we also got to see the "brown" side of the family. YAY, family! it was a fun visit. when we came home from st. george on my actual birthday...i was surprised with a tasty lunch at tucanos with the whole gang waiting there for me (darrell, nathan, renee, marshelda + our little bunch). you know, i've decided i'd like to be 26 forever. its the perfect age. so there. ;) 7. last part of january: ran away to arizona with the kids and renee. no, i'm joking. i didn't run away but we did make a mad last-minute dash. i ended up with some kind of infection that might've started out as a sinus infection (so the doc says). anyway, while i was feeling under the weather, drugged up and jello-y, isaiah followed me into the guest bedroom to put me down for a nap. "mommy, i'll snuggle you for your nap and tell you a story, k?" he put his tiny arms around me and scratched my back and began, "once upon a time there was a big auntie renee and a little auntie renee..." his story became quite ridiculous and i'm sorry to say i was too drugged up to remember how it all went, but that was the sweetest moment EVER! my little boy, putting me down for a nap. my mom and renee also pitched in and gave me back rubs and foot rubs during my stay. needless to say, "umpa" and "nana" had the time of their lives with thier grandchildren. once i was back on my feet, we had a sewing rush, trying to crunch out as many outfits for the kids as we could. it was quite a relaxing time. meanwhile, in provo, the boys were starving and scavenging for food at papa johns and ruby river. hmmm, didn't i just go grocery shopping before i left? "yeah, but you can't EAT any of it. its all stuff you have to MAKE." i had to save my dear hunny from starving so we left cold and snowy arizona and came back to cold and blizzardy provo. and the snow hasn't let up since. 8. february: still sewing. no one is dying of starvation. isaiah is perfecting his manipulation tactics..."daddy, read me a story." not now. "but don't you love me?" okay, i'll read. makayah is still the queen of sheba and her favorite thing is to shake her lil' booty. we have dance parties every other day and they LOVE it. she's also working on her words. so far, she's learned how to say, "mine!" thanks to her lovely brother, isaiah. but mostly she likes to nod yes or no. and actually knows when to nod which. smart cookie. oh yes, i almost forgot. yesterday when sam got up to go to work isaiah came out after him. sam saw him in the hallway, "goodmorning isaiah! how are you?" isaiah replied brightly, "GRREAT!" later on that day we were feeding our "dancing" fire (as isaiah likes to describe it) and isaiah says, "mom, you're doing a terrific job!" awww, shucks. what a little man. today while coloring, he said, "mom, you're supposed to say - that's terrific isaiah." oh, okay. i think i've covered the important stuff. the stuff i'd like to remember anyways. i have a ton of pictures i still have to upload...so sometime this week i will try and get to them. love you all.