The Fishpond: December 2012

Friday, December 14, 2012

A Whole Bag Full of Tricks

Princess is 9 months and can do all sorts of tricks except sleep through the night. That little stinker. We celebrate the days she sleeps more than 2 hours. It's a good thing she's so cute. She has taken to sleeping on her belly with her hands tucked up under her face. Makes for some interesting marks on her face when she wakes.

Princess is a champion crawler and spends most of her day chasing mom around in hopes she will hold her. Mom now spends most of her day trying to keep the floors clean.

Princess is very aware of when Dad comes home and will start fussing if he doesn't come say hi. She loves to wave to him, while mom is holding her of course.

She is finding all sorts of new places to play.

Often makes a back of throat growl sound when playing

and can pull herself to a standing position.

The only problem is she thinks she can stand so she lets go and of course falls down.

Thus sporting a few bruises (the first of many, I'm sure).

She isn't cruising yet, but as you can see standing isn't too far away.

Thank goodness she hasn't attempted the stairs yet.

And finally, she will eat solid foods! Well, only if she can feed it to herself and if she likes it. So far cheerios and Gerber yogurt snacks are okay. Still not a big fan of the spoon. We will take any success for it gives us hope that some day she will stop nursing. Not really trying to do this now but need hope that someday it will happen. Especially since mom just got to asked to go to girls camp this summer. We have seven months to get this kiddo prepared to survive with dad.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

On the First Day of Christmas

12 more days til Christmas!

I was reminded of this the other day. One of my favorite versions ever!

Thursday, December 6, 2012

I'm Glad You Came

I dropped my ~~six~~ seven (just had a birthday) off at school, yesterday, at a different spot than our normal one in front of the school. I dropped her off on the side of the school. There is a chain link fence that she has to run around and then it goes straight onto the playground. As I drove up to the fence, I was assaulted with a memory of when I used to drop my oldest off for school. We used to drop her off at this spot all the time and just inside the fence would be a small group of girls waiting for Karebears grand arrival. What a joy it was to see interactions as they headed in to start a fresh new day of socializing and fun (oh and probably some learning).

There was no group of friends waiting to greet Tator but I still enjoyed the few minutes I sat and watched her before heading home. After running through the opening in the fence, she spotted the swings and ran straight to them. After sizing up the open swings she picked one a little too high for her. She tossed her backpack onto the ground and maneuvered first one leg and then the other up and into the swing. She then convinced a friend to hand her her backpack which she placed in her lap. She then sat there, swaying back and forth, taking in the world.

It was then that I noticed the song playing on the radio. The words of the chorus pierced my heart (and were stuck in my mind all day)

The sun goes down, the stars come out,

And all that counts, is here and now,

My universe, will never be the same,

I'm glad you came, came came

While not really what the song is about, it was the reminder I needed of how what counts is the here and now. I am so glad each one of my children have come into my life.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Capturing a Moment in Time

We recently got family pictures taken. Well, actually, it was awhile ago. So glad that is over with! I hate the work in getting ready for pictures-coordinating a time, deciding outfits, where to go, what poses, getting all dolled up. And then hoping we got any decent pictures after all the effort.

In reality our photo session wasn't that bad and kind of fun. The last few weeks we have been deciding on and getting pictures printed. So fun to have these adorn our walls. We have also been working on our Christmas card. Well leave the picture we picked a surprise for now.

Here's some of the other cute gems we have spent way to much time adoring....

Love the kids' faces

I should write that down

"Shut up and listen to what I meant", Minnie
I asked Princess if we should go watch Minnie unwrap her presents. After hearing presents,Princess said, "Ho, Ho, Ho"
While traveling home from Kindergarten Bud Boy told his dad, "School gives you something to do while you wait for lunch."
Tator commented, "I thought dad was weed hacking and you were going to mow." Mom replied, "He is probably just getting the lawn mower ready." Tator then replied, "or he's scaring a cat."
Important decisions need prayer!! Heavenly Father can answer our prayers with a Yes, No, or Maybe So. "When He answers yes, it is to give us confidence. When He answers no, it is to prevent error. When He withholds an answer, it is to have us grow through faith in Him, obedience to His commandments, and a willingness to act on truth. We are expected to assume accountability by acting on a decision that is consistent with His teachings without prior confirmation. We are not to sit passively waiting or to murmur because the Lord has not spoken. We are to act." Elder Richard G. Scott
Our home teachers shared a lesson on being thankful. After the lesson he said this is important, even for the wee ones. Bud Boy pipes up, "I love the Wii!"
Bud Boy is showing mom how Tator just hurt his arm. After showing her all the ways he can no longer move it he then says, "and this is the arm that does the remote."
We overheard Bud Boy trying to sing the lyrics to Check Yes or No by George Strait. "Do you Love me? Try guessing No"
Bud was asked to pick the song for FHE. He said I want to sing, "Follow the Prophet, Follow the Prophet, Don't go straight....."
"Mom, we're on the free way. That means you can go whatever speed you want. It doesn't matter. What matters is that you keep driving" Bud Boy
"I've seen Avengers 20 times. Wait a minute. Am I just making things up? I do that sometimes." Bud Boy
Bud Boy said to his sister, "You're a toilet". She said, "that is so rude". He then said, "Okay you're a couch"
When Bud Boy heard the song Call Me Maybe on the radio he yelled, "it's the song where she says Just give me a banana ; call me, maybe."
Bud Boy was listening to music on the ipod, "Mom it's the song where the guy plays the piano and the other one plays the Jell-O!"
After watching the Olympics, we overheard Tator saying( while playing with Barbies): "And she sticks the landing; no wobbly bobblies."
After going under his bed, in an attempt to retrive some toys, Bud Boy said, "I have a slight problem. I can't breathe under there."
Bud Boy said, "This is the bread I want, it's wheed bread."
While going through the clean laundry on the couch Jolly J exclaimed, "Quit sitting on the laundry! Now my clothes smell like butt."
Tator asked, "Dad what time does bedtime even start?" Dad replies 8 o'clock. Tator then says, "that's why we go to bed at 8."
Jolly J said to her sister, while counting up her game score, "You made me count to neven and I don't even know what letter that is."
I overheard Tator singing, "Adam was a prophet. First one that we know. He was called to Egypt."
Karebear was showing us that the outside lining of her lunchbox had a hole in it. Teasingly Dad said. "What, you expect us to buy you a new lunch box every year?" Bud Boy piped up, "You can just use a paper sack."
The song, Live Like You Were Dying, was on the radio. After hearing the line, "I loved deeper", Tator asks, "Why does he love big bird?"
Grandpa F often gives the girls money after attending a game they have played in. We went bowling as an extended family. After Bud Boy finished bowling he went up to Grandpa, held out his hand and said, "I had a game."
Karebear stated that "Dad was using his frustrated words" while working on the car.
Bud Boy asked mom to look in his eye because it was hurting. While inspecting he looked at mom's eyes and said, "Mom your eyes are starting to crack."
While driving Jolly J asks, "What does prindel mean?" We figured out she was looking at the gear shift (PRND3L).
Tator sits down with her plate of roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, and a roll at Sunday dinner. " Mom, this is like food from the olden days!"
Bud Boy is 22 your favorite number? "Yeah, it's a high number"
Hearing my son call out, "Amer-i-caw flag" every time he sees the flag.
Bud Boy claiming, "It is tomorrow" whenever we talk about doing something tomorrow.
After watching the news Tator asked, "Do we get tormadeos?"
While licking the beater Tator said, "Mom, Santa must really like you" Why? "Because you make good recipes!"
Bud Boy gets in the van and states, "Hot! I can't breed"
After hearing someone burb Bud Boy said, "Ha, Ha I do that too!"
Tator asked, "Mom, how long have you been married? " After answering she then asked, "How long has daddy been married?"
"I'm going to make my bed. That's a great idea and great ideas give you power!" Bud Boy
When we ask Bud Boy something and he doesn't know he says, as he shakes his head, "I can't know."
"We don't discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves." Dieter F. Uchtdorf
After putting on his tie Bud Boy exclaimed, "I look like daddy's age!"
Bud Boy's current favorite song is Tinkle, Tinkle little star. Up b b b the world so high.
Tator comes into the room where Bud Boy is attempting to stand on his head. "Bud Boy I can see your butt crack. Mom, What's a butt crack?"
As we pull out of the garage to take the girls to school, Bud Boy states, "Good-bye house, we'll see you soon."
After watching her dad dance Minnie asks, "Is that a dance from the 80's?"