The Little Things

Friday, November 1, 2013

The grass is always greener. . .

This year was the first year my dream came true!! Since I had children I have dreamed about the Halloween I got to stay home sans kids and pass out candy. I could be in my warm little house with peace and quiet for just a moment after the chaos of getting everyone in costume and out the door with all the appropriate buckets and lights they will need to safely and effectively collect their loot. I would see all the cute little kids dressed up and pass out candy while chomping on my own in between trick or treaters. I have never been able too until now, this year I did it, I stayed home and while Swifty took all the kids out trick or treating. I was in my warm little house with peace and quiet for about twenty seconds before I realized I was lonely. I missed the joy of watching my sweet children run from house to house. I missed walking along with the one that is straggling behind. I missed chatting with my husband and neighbors while we strolled along, and I missed being cold enough when they got home that I want to have any hot chocolate with the trick or treaters. So I guess the grass is not always greener, and next year we will leave a bowl on the door step and I will go trick or treating!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Sunrise

This morning as I am trying to get kids ready for the day Hyrum comes running in the kitchen jumping up and down in excitement. He had just discovered a sunrise for the very first time ever!! He quickly got his blankie and went out to sit on the back porch to enjoy a beautiful sunrise. Ellie came out and look what happened next. . . . She was cold so Hyrum opened his blanket and she plopped herself down.

All of these kids have a special bond in one way or another. I am not sure if I am more thankful for a beautiful sunrise that reminded my family to slow down and enjoy the beauty all round or the beauty in seeing my children loving and caring for each other. Both are sweet, sweet blessings this morning.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Life

We were driving home from church today and heiselt wanted a butterfly he made at church, it was a clothespin with a Baggie and the Baggie had chocolate kisses in it. I could not reach it, so the screaming began. Once we tried to empathize with him he got angrier next thing we know it was raining in our car! He threw a whole water bottle from the back all the way to the front!

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

sisters

It has been so fun having my little homebodies at home, and considering I am getting clumsier by the day, feeling huge and not all that happy to move, I am so thankful these little bodies prefer to be home playing together and doing art projects. Onto another note the other day KB and I were painting her nails and little bean was so curious about it all. A few hours later I was cooking dinner and when I walked into the living room I saw this. . .

Sisters, always good to have one no matter the age difference

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Our normal

So the other day I was going through our pictures and I thought to myself why in the world does no one in this family seem to think I need to be in any pictures. It seems the only ones I am in are the ones either I try to take with my short arms which ALWAYS cuts off most of my head, or the ones my cute kids take but are never at a very flattering angle. Then I came across these pictures and remembered! This amazing man always has at least one but often many more children in his arms so I can carry my camera and take pictures. I LOVE this MAN!

Monday, December 10, 2012

AHHH!

I am soooooooooo behind and even worse I have missed sooooooooooo many important events in our life. So this is my attempt to redeem myself for the year. stay tuned for important life updates.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Bubbles

The weather has been AWESOME!!!!!!!!! So we have been living the dream :)!

Philosophical phrases from the Bee's

After our power came back on KB very excitedly yelled "we have lightricity"

KB's favorite new phrases are... "are you thinking what I'm thinking", and "I don't have an idea about that". She is also really into people coming over on her designated time. All the way home from church she cried because she wanted a friend to come over (problem I didn't have enough dinner to share). I said well maybe we can call and see if they can come over tomorrow. KB's response "but I wont want them to play theeeeeeeen!" Oh what do ya do?

Out of the blue KB says "mom, say I one the arm" I hate to admit it took me longer than it should have to realize we were playing the "I 8 the arm" game. Anyway as we were playing, I told KB "I 2 the alligator", she cracked up and said I didn't achoo the alligator I coughed the alligator.

Yesterday I was sitting down, and unprompted, KB walked up to me and, pointing to my left eye said, "Daddy, that is your good eye." I replied, "Oh really?" She continued, indicating my right eye, "and that is your bad eye." She then spit in my "bad" eye and said, "Now I am getting your bad eye wet." I told her that if she spit on me again, I would have to look at her with my bad eye, and needless to say, a few seconds later, I was looking at her with the bad eye.

About a week ago, KB went to the bathroom and was talking to Swifty while she was going. This is what she said, "Dropping a load makes your tummy feel better, that is why I still have the coughs". I wasn't quite able to follow the logic behind her statement.

Keeping in mind KB was just told she could not watch a movie because it was Sunday, she said to me, "Mom sometimes it's not Sunday!"

Buster's New Tricks

Talks like Crazy, his favorite phrase is "No MAMA", he likes it so much he tries it out in different voices.

More new tricks... Buster can now bark like a dog (although it sounds more like Tim Allen's grunting on Home Improvement), bop his lips like a fish, growl like a tiger, say dayers, in reference to his big sis., he runs, and loves to tease us. He also says dace for me to dance with him. He must have things a certain way and until he talks better we are not quite sure what that way is. Hopefully we will know soon.