November...

Was,  BEAUTIFUL!! 

 A couple of my favorite colors from around here. There were SO many colors and SO many leaves :)

This is from the park across the street. All those leaves fell and the wind blew them all into our yard! The kids loved it and I can't be frustrated about it because they had so much fun.

 November was Freezing!

 But we still tried to get out and play at the park, 

 Swinging in the cold didn't sound so fun to me but they still enjoyed it.

The silliness continued as always-

 Cole wanted to make a scary face

 Lucy's scary face

Sadie gets food everywhere when she Eats...literally.

Cole loves to read his scriptures. He looks so big in this picture, my little man. I love him. In fact he reads them so much Sadie has started flipping through them too, because she thinks it is the 'big-kid' thing to do. 

Sadie discovered she can get to the snacks on the shelf. Ever since then she has been bringing us the containers...or just going for it herself.

We needed something new to play in on those REALLY cold days, so we pulled out some old oats and had some fun :)

I can't remember what Lucy was upset about, but she put on the cowboy hat and turned away from me. She can be pretty cute when she pouts :)

We have a couple of rotary phones in our home (it was built in the 50's). Sadie had just discovered the cords and was having a blast.

Our favorite place in the house is by the 'fire'. We hang out here in the morning when we wake up and any other time of day the heater turns on. Sadie will sit here until her skin is burning hot. 

Even when it was cold all little man wanted to do was play with his sticks in the leaves. I was grateful for the push to get out but Lucy wasn't always so happy about it :)

So good story that I have to record. The kids were all drawing on our white board, Lucy wrote her name (unprompted) all by herself! She called me over to show me her name (below), I was pretty excited about it and then Cole wanted me to look at his picture. 

Cole: "Mamma yoot! A bum"

Me: "A bird?"

Cole: "No, a bum! Like this is a bum and points to Sadie's bum"

All I could do was Laugh :) So I went to get a picture before he spoiled it...

Isn't her name great!! I was so proud of her, she did it all by herself!!

Lucy: quotes and conversations

Sometime in late July early august:  you Went potty all by yourself. We were in a public bathroom and you said "I can do it" while pushing me out of the stall. 

August: You and Cole love to share, and love to be Simba and Nala, I think that is when you play together the best. 

"That's not being helpful or kind, that's kind if being a punk. "

       Lucy to Devin after he dumped water on their mud puddle

"I run like a Carnator mom"

"Mom, can we have a bigger animal? Not a hamster. I want a big animal I can play with...." That was early October. Since then you have learned how to play with snowball and I think for now you are content.

Oct 17

Lucy kicked Cole while walking by today. So I sent her in time out. While on time out she starts singing:

"Why did mom send me to timeout?? Because i kicked Cole." 

"MOMMY!?!" (This part she yelled randomly in the middle of the song)

"I'm in time out for kicking, Cole got hurt..."

"MOMMY?!?"

:)

About the leaves falling: "Did you know what? in summer after winter, the leaves blow back up into the trees!"

"No, munchkin, I had no idea that is how it worked"

"Mom, I wanna move back to Provo. 

Why?

Because that's where all the people are, and my friends. "

This about broke my heart...

... ... Poor thing, I'm sorry we don't have more friends....

"Uh oh it's rambasees" --Ramses :) from The Prince of Egypt.

Gwate right shark"

"Her hair is funny, it has zigzags."-- talking about Miriam, Moses' sister. 

Cole notes from October

Coles is protective of his sisters, a little boy was playing by Sadie and Cole went after him and put himself between Sadie and the boy. Then the boy almost pushed Lucy and cole ran over and told him to leave his Lucy alone.

Oct 2

Cole asked me"it's okay if Sadie has a raisin?"  ...five mins later Sadie comes over and spits out about a handful if craisins into my hand... :)

Oct 9

Almost al the way asleep and still gave me a kiss on the cheek :)

Oct 10

Can children survive in Goldfish?? I guess you will let me know :)

Oct 17. 

Daddy, you hulk! 

Devin throws a pillow at Cole...Cole turns around and says

"Stop, don't move." Gestures to behind himself," lamanites get him!!"

Then Cole says "wait, stay there," he runs to the doorway and starts fighting the lamanites so they won't get the hulk :) 

Oct 20

"Mom, what's on yo ice?" 

"That's make up bud." :) 

..guess I should wear that stuff a little more often..

Lucy's talk

Primary talk on 12.15.13

This talk was mostly your words. You walked around and told daddy what you knew about Jesus and him coming again. There were prompting questions but the answers were all your own...

"Jesus came to earth a long time ago:

A big star in the sky that shined brighter than the rest told the wiseman that Jesus was born.

Samuel the lamanite said Jesus was born in Bethlehem and te nephites would know because it would be light at night. 

Jesus died on the cross and then he was risen and everyone was surprised and happy. One of his apostles didn't see him and didn't believe he was risen. Jesus came and showed him his hands and feet. 

Jesus came to the wicked nephites. After the earthquake he came came in the sky. And then he helped the righteous and the people that we're tired. 

Jesus will come again and I will be happy and smile. "