Reading Time

Anna and Jacob both love their bedtime stories, but we also have 10 am stories and 1 pm stories and any other time of the day that they want to read. So we were playing in Jake's room and he picks up a book, walks over to his sister, hands it to her, turns around and plants his little bum right in her lap. It was so cute! Anna just kind of sat there for a minute not knowing what to do, then she opened the book Jake brought her and read to him.


Of course the attention span of a one year old is about 10 seconds, so he was off before she even turned the first page. But he did manage to lean back to give her "loves".

Then he decided he was content to just stand by her and watch her turn the pages.

Eventually he decided he wanted his own book, but he still just watched Anna read her book from across the room. It still amazes me how quick they learn just by watching everyone else around them. Hopefully they'll always be interested in books!

You say jump, I say how high?

Anna had a hayday when her dad got on the tramp with her last week...not that he could REALLY jump with her on it, but he got her in the air a few times.

She even tried, really tried to bounce her dad a couple of times. That wasn't as easy.

Yeah, not nearly as easy as bouncing Anna. He would just WALK and she would fall down!

Cody is quite the acrobat on the tramp, partially because he has no concern for his physical body and what damage may come upon it. I filmed him doing MANY flips on and off the tramp, but it was way too long to post so this will have to work.

Daughters of Zion

I know this is a little early, but I was reading in "Stand a Little Taller" by President Hinckley and I couldn't help but flip over to see what he says on May 11, which is Mother's Day. "Put on thy beautiful garments, O daughters of Zion. Live up to the great and magnificent inheritance which the Lord God, your Father in Heaven, has provided you. Rise above the dust of the world. Know that you are daughters of God, children with a divine birthright. Walk in the sun with your heads high. Know that you are loved and honored, that you are part of His kingdom, and that there is for you a great work to be done which cannot be left to others."

My quirks

In answer to Stephs challenge...

I love to buy cleaning products. I know, don't ask. But when I go grocery shopping I could spend half the time on the two isles where the laundry soap and the Mr. Clean is. Maybe its because it makes me more motivated to clean if I have new stuff! That must be it, because ever since I moved out of my parents house I've never been able to figure it out. Nothing is more exciting to me than coming home with a new bottle of Windex! Yee-haw.

I am always cold. Well, let me clarify that, my FEET are always cold. It doesn't matter if it is 90 degrees outside, my feet will be cold. I almost loved being pregnant in the summer because I knew my feet were too swollen to be cold! I have no circulation in my feet.

This is one I just noticed a couple of weeks ago. Cody and I are devoted "The Biggest Loser" watchers. Since it was on 7-9 pm Tuesday nights, we got to watch the last half after the kids were in bed. Well, around 8:15 I would get this serious craving for ice cream. No idea why...so I love watching The Biggest Loser while stuffing my face with whatever fattening food we have the house. I even went so far as to make cookie dough just so I could eat something while watching it. Pathetic!

I am a total klutz when it comes to pushing a shopping cart. I don't know what it is but I hit everything in the pathway with the cart. There could something 50 feet away and I know its there, but I still ram into it! Yesterday at Maceys I ran over Anna's toes, of course she was wearing flip flops, and I also pinched Jake's fingers as I was passing another cart. Yeah, not very coordinated. I amaze myself than I can even make it to the store without getting in an accident every time.

I'm sure all you moms can understand this, but I have to have my hair in a ponytail at all times. I can't stand it down around my neck. I try really hard, especially on Sundays when I try to look good for church. Cody likes it down too , but it takes about 20 minutes and its right back up again. It has to be up and out of the way.

Yeah so I'm weird. I know it. But that's me!

Brotherly Love

Here is short clip of Jake and Anna giving loves to each other. Jake is in this stage right now where he loves to be "soft" and give his sister loves. So cute, I had to get it on video.