Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Bring Spring
Spring is in the air. The weather has been lovely lately. We have been able to go out and enjoy it together.
Emerson trying out the swing, and filling the grass between his toes.
Donaven found this little caterpillar. He was so sweet and gentle with it. Exclaiming over and over that is was a friendly buggy!
We finally got the sandbox set up Donaven has been loving it.
During conference I decided to whip up a couple of these felt rosettes for myself. Can't you almost smell them?(I used a great tutorial from the purl bee found here...)
http://www.purlbee.com/rose-barrettes/2010/1/23/mollys-sketchbook-rose-barrettes.html#comments
I really enjoyed conference this afternoon. It was really uplifting. The talks on love, marriage and parenting really spoke to me. I can not wait for my ensign to come so I can study them. At one point I looked over and saw this...
It made my heart swell. I love those guys so much! Spring is here and I am happily enjoying it with the people that mean the most to me.Sunday, March 20, 2011
Thai Dance
Tonight our stake put on its annual Dance and Talent Festival. Our good friends the Angus' asked if Donaven would be interested in performing with James. Well Donaven loves James so much he would follow him anywhere. It was a short traditional Thai piece and the boys looked so sweet in their costumes.
(I know they are a bit blurry. They were so excited and jumpy!)
Donaven definitely gets an E for effort! I was really surprised he even got up in front of all of those people. He is normally very shy. I don't think he will be winning any dance competitions any time soon, but he really made us proud.
(I know they are a bit blurry. They were so excited and jumpy!)
Donaven definitely gets an E for effort! I was really surprised he even got up in front of all of those people. He is normally very shy. I don't think he will be winning any dance competitions any time soon, but he really made us proud.
Who needs choreography anyways, right? He had so much fun at the end when the music stopped he started to get upset. He didn't want to the "dancing" to be over.
Thanks to Tiffany for giving him such a fun opportunity, and for being patient with Donaven's own artistic expression. It was a lovely evening out with family and friends.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monster Toss
Donaven has a very good friend who turned three today. I wanted to do something fun to help celebrate his special day. His mom had let slip a few weeks ago that her little man was kind of in to monsters at the moment. The creative wheels started to spin and with the help of Brandon this is what we came up with...
Introducing the "Monster Toss"
I wanted to give him a bean bag game that would help him to build tactile motor skills while having fun with these brightly colored monsters.Here is a closer look.
Sweet Monster
Cyclops
Silly Monster
Scary Fanged Guy
The front view of the box.
I probably had more fun making it than he will ever have playing with it. Oh well, Happy Birthday Elliot we hope you have a great day!
As I was wrapping up the gift, Donaven ran in and insisted I take a picture of him with his scary monsters too, just for fun...
Scary Fanged Guy
The front view of the box.
I probably had more fun making it than he will ever have playing with it. Oh well, Happy Birthday Elliot we hope you have a great day!
As I was wrapping up the gift, Donaven ran in and insisted I take a picture of him with his scary monsters too, just for fun...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
March Madness
(This will be a lot of journaling so feel free to skip ahead to the next post...)
I can not believe its all ready the 15th of March! It has been a crazy month for us.
On the 5th we celebrated Brandons 29th birthday. Brandon was suppose to go out jeeping but the weather didn't cooperate. Instead he fired up the old jeep and took Donaven for a spin around the front yard a few times. He said it felt great to just sit in it again. Later that evening Susan watched the boys and I took Brandon out to an Exhibition opening at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts. It was nice eating fancy food and sipping our water while discussing the different pieces. The best part was just being able to spend time with Brandon and doing something together that he really enjoys. He sacrifices a lot for our family and I wanted to let him know that I love him and really appreciate every thing he does for us.
Then over the next week or so we all got pretty sick. I got tonsillitis and a sinus infection. Emerson got RSV (again) and an ear infection. We have all been fighting nasty allergies. I will be happy for a week of good health and no Urgent care visits.
After completely disinfecting the house and catching up on laundry we started to prepare for Donaven's surgery. Donavens name was put on the temple prayer rolls. Many friends and family prayed and fasted together in his behalf. We received many blessings. The day of his surgery came and we made the long drive over to Shreveport to the Urologist. Donaven hadn't eaten since 9pm the previous day. He did really great on the drive. Once we were called back he started to get a little nervous but a really great nurse help him calm down. She gave him stickers, played peek-a-boo with his curtains and showed him how to press all kinds of buttons to make fun noises. I was very grateful for her kindness and attentiveness. Then she gave him some "monkey juice" in preparation for the anesthesia. He got really loopy. Soon the Dr. came and wheeled him away and we were sent to the waiting room. The whole time I felt really at peace. I knew everything would be fine. The surgery went well. It took Donaven an entire day to shake off the effects of the anesthesia. It made him really, really sick. So sick that we almost took him to the E.R. Late Friday night T.J. came over and gave him a blessing and by Saturday morning he was 100% better. Monday we were able to get the catheter out. So many friends helped out. They brought meals, games, puzzles, movies, and treats. I will never be able to say Thank You enough for all the love and support that we have been shown over the past few weeks!
Now we are well and life is getting back to normal. Sorry, I know that was a lot. If you are still reading this then you are a true friend indeed!
I can not believe its all ready the 15th of March! It has been a crazy month for us.
On the 5th we celebrated Brandons 29th birthday. Brandon was suppose to go out jeeping but the weather didn't cooperate. Instead he fired up the old jeep and took Donaven for a spin around the front yard a few times. He said it felt great to just sit in it again. Later that evening Susan watched the boys and I took Brandon out to an Exhibition opening at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts. It was nice eating fancy food and sipping our water while discussing the different pieces. The best part was just being able to spend time with Brandon and doing something together that he really enjoys. He sacrifices a lot for our family and I wanted to let him know that I love him and really appreciate every thing he does for us.
Then over the next week or so we all got pretty sick. I got tonsillitis and a sinus infection. Emerson got RSV (again) and an ear infection. We have all been fighting nasty allergies. I will be happy for a week of good health and no Urgent care visits.
After completely disinfecting the house and catching up on laundry we started to prepare for Donaven's surgery. Donavens name was put on the temple prayer rolls. Many friends and family prayed and fasted together in his behalf. We received many blessings. The day of his surgery came and we made the long drive over to Shreveport to the Urologist. Donaven hadn't eaten since 9pm the previous day. He did really great on the drive. Once we were called back he started to get a little nervous but a really great nurse help him calm down. She gave him stickers, played peek-a-boo with his curtains and showed him how to press all kinds of buttons to make fun noises. I was very grateful for her kindness and attentiveness. Then she gave him some "monkey juice" in preparation for the anesthesia. He got really loopy. Soon the Dr. came and wheeled him away and we were sent to the waiting room. The whole time I felt really at peace. I knew everything would be fine. The surgery went well. It took Donaven an entire day to shake off the effects of the anesthesia. It made him really, really sick. So sick that we almost took him to the E.R. Late Friday night T.J. came over and gave him a blessing and by Saturday morning he was 100% better. Monday we were able to get the catheter out. So many friends helped out. They brought meals, games, puzzles, movies, and treats. I will never be able to say Thank You enough for all the love and support that we have been shown over the past few weeks!
Now we are well and life is getting back to normal. Sorry, I know that was a lot. If you are still reading this then you are a true friend indeed!
Gone Fishin'
A few Sundays ago Brandon decided to take Donaven out fishing for his first time. They went down to the little creek just down the road from our house. They both gathered there gear, gave me a kiss and headed out.
As I waved goodbye I was secretly praying that Brandon would keep a real close eye on him and not let him fall in the water. I almost decided to go with them just in case, but decided they would be fine and I had to let go a little.He had such a great time! See for yourself...
The fish weren't biting but he did get a worm. He was very excited to tell me all about a beaver he "almost" got as well.
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