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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Plowing with Dad

The kids love to go out and plow with Daddy when it snows. After they clear the driveway (and a lot of neighbor's driveways) Rod will hook up the sled and take them up and down the street. They love it!

Monday, December 22, 2008

White Christmas!!!

Two days until Christmas and this morning our yard looks like this. It really feels like Christmas. This morning the kids were outside first thing:

This is the first snowman they have ever made without any help. Kind of a cute little guy:

There has been no time for blogging lately...I will catch up soon! Until then, Merry Christmas!

Sunday, December 7, 2008

A winter day at the park

We love spending the weekend at Grandad's lodge in Midway. We went to the park on one weekend there. It was a beautiful, clear, cold day. But we soon warmed up from all the running around and playing. You can't help but jump in and play with the kids at the park.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Decorating the tree

Decorating the tree is always a big job...even with a small tree. We found a beautiful little tree at Baum's again this year. It sprouted new growth it was so fresh. William helped me with the lights.

A few days later we put the ornaments on. It is always a trick to try to get the four kids to smile in a picture. This was the best of about ten pictures that Rod tried to take. It tells a story in itself though.

William loved playing with all the fun new toys...I mean ornaments on the tree. By the time Christmas was over I think he had broken more than his fair share of decorations.

Somehow though it is all worth it. The beauty and wonder of the Christmas tree really is special.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Visiting Santa

We visited Santa at the annual Kids Village Christmas party again this year. He was in great spirits and ready for Christmas. Tanielu was excited to see him and tell him of his wish for a hotwheels race track.

Anna wasn't nervous at all...very sure she had been good and would get the "girl crush hair extensions" set she was wishing for.

Owen and William wanted nothing to do with the stranger in the red suit.

I tried to help them relax but it didn't work. I just love having a picture every year with Santa...even if they are screaming. Is that wrong?

William quickly recovered when I let him have his candy cane. What a mess but a fun, festive night.

Silly Kid Stuff

January 2009 Anna stands up and starts dancing by our table in the restaurant. I tell her it isn't the place for dancing and she replies: "Mom, its always the place for dancing!"
November 2008 I instruct Tanielu to use his silverwear and not his hands while eating dinner and he casually replies: "Mom, I'm Samoan."
August 2008 Anna tells me she thinks it would be fun to have Hannah Montana as her older sister because then she would have really cool hand me downs.
Sunday July 6, 2008 Anna's teacher gave a lesson on the 10 lepers and taught the children about how only one came back to thank the Savior after they were healed. After class her teacher told me that Anna was the only one who thanked him for teaching class that day. What a special little girl!
Wednesday July 2, 2008 Owen and I had a date night together because Anna and Tani were at the cousins for a sleepover and Rod was working late. I asked him what he would like to do and he chose to get donuts and eat them in Mom's bed while we watched "go diego go go". Later we were talking and I told him how I couldn't wait to see what he would grow up to be because he is such a neat boy. He told me he would like to grow up to be a Dad. Then he said "but I might grow up then get little again because I ate so much junk!"
May 2008 Anna and Rod were having a long talk. Rod told Anna that picking me to be his wife was the most important and best decision he had ever made. Anna replied: "That's why I love you so much Dad!"
Owen age 3 (May 2008) I look outside in time to see Owen's bare buns and a golden fountain as he pees off our second story deck.
Tanielu age 4 (May 2008) while listening to the radio: "This is girl music Dad. It's not rock and roll!"
May 2008 I send Owen and Tanielu outside to play after telling them to stay out of the mud. I look out a little later and see them both playing with the hose in an enormous mud puddle. They were completely covered head to toe in mud. Their smiles were priceless! I wish I had taken a picture but I was too frustrated at the disobedience to stop and enjoy the moment. Live and learn.

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