Funny things the kids say...

Aimee: Will you stop screeching?

Isaac: I don't want to stop screeching. I want to keep on screeching.

I placed my order at the microphone at a fast food drive through (no fries though!)
Isaac: Is that a food walkie talkie?

Isaac: Oh crud! I'm never doing that again.

Jovie holds up a stuffed puppy toy, "Puppy has  a tail." She looks at a stuffed bat toy, "No bat tail."

Ikey told me that he wanted a blue semi for his potty training prize. Jovie said, "I want purple semi."

She held a teddy bear up to her head, "White bear eating hair."

She put a felt rainbow on her head and when it fell off she said, "Rainbow hat fell down."

Fall 2011

The kids were helping TB install a new dishwasher. Ikey was in charge of holding the flashlight.

He eventually put the flashlight on the floor to free up his fingers to hold dad's ear. Luckily, they lost interest in helping soon enough so TB could finish. Jovie is pretty good with a screwdriver!



Grandma Pat made this cute costume.

I told Ikey to stick his face through the bars. Like a real elephant might have, he stuck his trunk through.

Jovie checks out the scene at Barnyard Boo at Thanksgiving Point.

The kids worked diligently to cover their pumpkin in stickers at Abi and Bo's party. Jovie decorated the stem with the cap from the bottle of glue.

Get me out please. Please.

                     

Green basil down there...

Halloween River Cruise

We took cousin Dallin on the Provo River Cruise. We brought our own life jackets because the kids just keep so small. 

 

 The kids liked it, and luckily, we just barely dressed warm enough. They were a little surprised when a priate jumped on the boat.  

We took this goofball to dinner at Village Inn in Provo after this adventure. 

Breakfast with a Witch

We attended Breakfast with a Witch at Gardner Village with friends. It was a little expensive if you compare it to just buying breakfast for the kids, but it was more entertaining than that. I'd say that it was a little too busy the day we went. I'd probably skip breakfast next time and just do the scavenger hunt.

Ikey the scarecrow. I don't think this makeup is accurate, but check out the crow on his hat. =)

I dreamed up this Pocahontas costume based on these cute slippers. 

 

Buenos Aires

TB worked at the World Psychiatric Congress in Argentina so I came along. This was our first South America vacation together (we've both been to Peru, but not together), and there was so much to see. The architecture seemed kind of European to me (although I've never been to Europe) and the monuments were so monumental.

September 18

The kids were watching Tangled while I was cleaning up the house in anticipation of my HUGE vacation. I wanted to take a photo of the gorgeous little people face-to-face so I stepped between them and the TV. It looks like they want me to move.
We shut the door to Ikey's room at naptime and bedtime so he doesn't wander around. During the movie, he told me, "Rapunzel is very good with her door open. She doesn't try to sneak around." I guess he hasn't seen the end of the movie where she sneaks out for good. Don't tell him.

September 17th

Here's the news for today for TB who is in Argentina. Jovie is beautiful and sweet!

I picked her up from naptime today and she was wearing only one sock. I said, "Where's your sock Jovie?" She said, "I can't find it." I'm not kidding. It's her 17 month birthday today and she's BRILLIANT!

Ikey was playing with all the new/old metal semis, trailers, dumptrucks and babbling on and on. He said, "Michele Bachmann. Michele Bachmann. What is that?" I said, "What is Michele Bachmann?" He said, "I don't know." I don't either. Her name only comes up when we are appalled about some new crazy thing she said. I'm going to talk about her even less from now on.

This morning, he said, "Do you think Dad misses my face while he's on a trip?" I'm sure he does little guy.