wave

Sydney learned how to wave & we all got so excited & waved back, now repeat 9000 times!

So cute! She adores Clayton & I adore watching them together. It kind of breaks my heart that when he leaves on a mission she won’t even be in kindergarten!

repeat

It’s a good thing this baby is so happy, because we are back at the dentist.

Porter had a baby tooth that got chipped and it was cutting his tongue, so the dentist pulled it out.

Then I took him to SIp’N for a treat.

I never mow the lawn or shovel snow, because Laun and the boys do it. But with Clayton and Laun gone, I finally got out there. It’s almost March and look at all this snow, I’m so done.

Marlee’s art work at the schools art gallery night. She did a Vincent Van Gogh, heart piece & paint.

Sunday habits

These 2 cuties have a habit of making us walk the halls with them during sacrament meeting.

Usually Laun or Clayton take them out.

snowy Sunday drive

stages

We are in so many stages right now…teenagers, elementary age, toddler and baby.

The teenagers are out, so we took the littles to McDonalds.

It may not seem like a big deal to most people to see their 3 year old climb in a play center, but it does to me. He ‘s only been out of a body cast for half a month & look at him go! I could cry with joy.

city basketball

It was fun seeing Clayton try a different sport. Their team never really practiced, just played for fun. And Clayton progressed over the short season.

dentist

Why do little kids look so cute in the dentist chair?

On March 11th of 2016, we found out she had an abscess under her silver tooth, so it had to be taken out, but a new tooth wasn’t coming in yet, so they had to put a spacer in. Well, almost a year later she got her spacer out! The tooth isn’t poking in yet, but the x-ray shows it will come in soon enough that she no longer needs the hardware. Not all good news though, her front tooth came in wrong and it goes behind her lower teeth when she bites down, so she has to see an orthodontist.

our Rose

be still my heart…

3 days ago

Remember 3 days ago when Clayton rototilled the garden? Now it looks like this!

kids make me laugh

It’s hard to get a non-blurry photo of these two, but they are becoming good buddies.

I think they both enjoy the saucer.

The scouts went roller blading, there is never a dull moment with Porter, I’m glad Laun is a leader & can capture moments like these, so funny.

progress

This little elephant has only been out of the cast for 10 days & he could care less about the walker. He’s doing well, his walk is still slower and he limps, but he’s getting stronger each day!

I love how he uses L instead of S at the beginning of a word. For example, today he said, “ling me a long momma” (sing me a song mamma).

We are going through the garage and yard stuff. I sold our old stroller and we went through car parts. When we lived in Tucson, Laun bought a bunch of items off auctions and sold them to have some much needed money, like gas to get to Show Low, etc. There is still a lot left and we really don’t want to move them again, but it’s worth money, so selling them would be smart, but Laun is so busy with work. He is going to teach the boys how to list the parts and sell them on eBay and we will split the profits. Getting rid of stuff and making money, win-win.

Getting ready for a break, going on a bike ride.

Grateful to these big brothers for taking Marlee to the church parking lot & helping her become a confident bike rider.

Laun teaching Clayton how to rototill the garden, older kids rock!

lazy

I’m assuming one of the males in the house put Sydney’s onesie on over her pants, hahaha.

relaxing

Carter pulling Marlee’s hair, I wonder when she’ll notice.

Sadly, all our food storage we’ve bought over the years went bad, maybe it’s from storing it in hot storage units? Oh well, someone is picking it up for animal feed. I guess it is less stuff to pack when we eventually move again.

St George Soccer

We do the February soccer tournament in St. George to escape the cold and warm up. Unfortunately, it was unusually cold today. High School soccer is about to start, so Clayton will take the club season off.

cutest fans

Dinosaur museum between games, Carter loved it.

He’s left his walker a lot today, I’m curious to see how much longer he needs it.

Iceberg for dinner and ice cream-

One last game in the cold and then headed home. Way to go T. It’s been really fun watching him play keeper. They tied the first game and lost the second. It was fun seeing the team together after winter.