I can crochet

I have been a slow learner when it comes to crocheted. I learned how to make hats a few years ago, and just this winter, I have learned how to make booties. Ohhhh the joy of baby booties. It has been so much fun. I love them so much. I still have to add buttons to the ones in the picture, but I am proud of myself for learning quite a few new stitches. What a perfect gift to give to someone. I already have a handful of sets ready to go.

What is that?

The boys were watching a show when this picture popped up. Tyler looks at me with a puzzled look on his face. He looked so confused....then he asked me what that was. It made me laugh.

And, if you don't know what it is either...it is a telephone.

Hair cuts

I don't know why, but these pictures make me laugh. It's probably because Cory spiked their hair and the clip to hold the towel...funny. I am so grateful that Cory is able to cut the boys hair. It has saved us so much money. I think he has cut his own hair for over the last 10 years, so he is very experienced. It still makes me nervous when Cory asks for help trimming his hair. I just don't know if I can do it.

Playing at the park

As I mentioned in another post, the weather here has been crazy. There hasn't been much snow at all. There are a few days where it has been warm enough to go to the park. I think on this day it was 32 degrees out. That's warm...right? The kids love the change and love being able to play outside. Cory and I tend to freeze while we watch them play. But, it is well worth the joy they get from going to the playground.

New favorite book.....

Oh dear me....as I have been organizing the house, Tyler stumbled upon this lovely book. I didn't realize what it was at first. I had to go through it and take out a few pages before he could have it back. He loves to look at pictures x-rays, bones, skulls, and anything else related to the human body. He has found this book fascinating and will ask us questions about the pictures and try to figure out things by himself. He is such a smart little boy.

Winter

This has been a very odd winter here in Idaho. There has been hardly any snow but it's been cold. We can't go to a playground because of the cold, and we can't go sledding because there is no snow. The boys do love to go "swimming" in the tub though. We get all of our beach toys and throw them in the tub. The boys will play in there for hours if I let them. They are super excited to go to the beach this summer and keep asking when we are going. This will just have to do for now.

Organization

So I have been really into organizing lately. Thanks to Pinterest, I have so many new ideas for organizing all my stuff.

Fabric covered DVD's!!! We don't watch them anyways, so now they are being used as a stabilizer for my fabric.

Hall closet. Looks amazing plus I cleared a whole shelf off.

Another view of the closet. We can see inside there now. Yeah.

Our coat closet. Gloves, hats, and scarves are in the pockets of the shoe organizer. The kids can reach them now and they put them away with no problem too. Instead of just throwing them on the floor.

My favorite picture of my fabric covered DVD shelf. Ha ha. Now I can see all my fabric and what I have. It is very inspiring now that I can see what I have.

Ouch

Cory and I were enjoying a wonderful lunch together, when we both got phone calls from the school. They had said Tyler tripped and got hurt. So, we rushed over to the school and picked up Tyler.

I was sad to see him with this road rash. Poor guy.

He had tripped while playing and running and fell on his face.

Potty Training

Potty training has been a very difficult task for us. Jason struggles so much. I hope we will be able to get him trained soon. He has to take miralax everyday to help him as well. It's just kind of frustrating. Ergh. Hopefully soon. He goes on the toilet a few times a day, but still wears a diaper for poopies. Any ideas to help us?

School

Tyler is doing soooo well in school. We are so proud of him. He loves being at school and learning. He is reading and writing so well now. We love hearing him read books and write us notes. I am glad that he loves learning. I hope he continues to excel. We are grateful for the medication he's on to help him with school!!!

Bunk beds part 2

They are finished. Yeah. We love the new beds that Cory made. He did such a fabulous job with them. The kids have loved having extra room to play in. I still have to paint them, but at least they are being slept in and are sooo beautiful. I still need to paint there room as well and do some decorating. I am thinking of doing a light blue on the wall and chocolate brown for the beds and then distressing them. I will probably wait until spring summer for the painting. I need to try to find some art for the walls.

Jason went with me to get the bunky boards. This is how we drove home. He thought it was so funny.

Christmas Day

This year, both the boys were so excited about Christmas. Tyler asked so many questions about Santa and Christmas. And I think Jason was interested just because Tyler was. The boys woke up at about 7 on Christmas morning and we went downstairs to see toys and presents galore. Jason's favorite gift was a Diesel 10 train from Grandma and Grandpa and Tyler loved his Hot Wheels Track from Santa.

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve we went to my parents house for some fun. We went sledding first in the pit for a few hours. The boys loved it. After we were so cold from sledding, we went inside for some hot cocoa. We were excited to give mom and dad some gifts and the boys were able to open a few as well.

We had an awesome Christmas Eve. Dad and Cory took some really cool videos of sledding too.

My favorite ornament!!!