Love Birds and Hearts

Feb. 5, 2011

In the BHG magazine this month I saw a darling Valentine decoration that I just had to make. I looked simple enough so I went for it. I bought some fabric at Walmart ( and enough left over to make a twirly skirt for my Twirly girl Hannah). If I could make a suggestion to anyone that might want to make this too it would be to use paper instead of fabric. There is so much cute scrap booking paper out there and for every occasion and taste that you are bound to find some that is just right for you. The reason I recommend paper over fabric is that it is easier to cut out small birds and hearts and it won't fray.

I've got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

Feb. 4, 2011

Caleb is sick. He woke up with a fever this morning and laid on the couch all day. While he slept Hannah and I planted some flowers for the back balcony.
I love flowers and plants and all things green, (well, not poison ivy)

































Pizza and a movie night was just Me and Hannah. I carried Caleb into his bed around 5pm and Hannah and I just hung out together watched the Princess and the Frog and waited for Cory to come home. He called me around 6:30pm to say he was leaving in about 30 minutes so I read to Hannah 3 different books of The little Mermaid
sang a few songs and put her to bed. It was nice just spending time with her. I held her on my lap until she was done with the movie and wanted to play (can you guess? yes...) The Little Mermaid. On a side note sometimes she calls out to Caleb, "Oh, Prince Eric Darling..." He usually says, "I'm not Prince Eric I'm a fireman!" But every once in a while he answers, "Yes?"

TV buddies

Feb. 3, 2011

While Amber and I exercised upstairs, Caleb and Roegan watched a movie together downstairs. Caleb had never seen the movie before so he constantly asked Roegan questions about who was who and why were they doing what they were doing. I never once heard Roegan get frustrated with him. Instead he answered every question Caleb asked. What good friends!

"W" week

Jan. 31 - Feb. 4, 2011

Here's what were learning this week for the letter "W."
Tuesday: Animals - Grey Wolf and Woodpecker
Thursday: Social Studies - Map of the World
Friday: Water Paint (but we're probably going to make a Valentine Craft instead)
Poem: Wee Willy Winkie (Nursery Rhyme)
Composer: Sir William Walter
Bible Story: Jesus Walking on Water (I stopped doing this a few months ago because I felt like I needed to make "preschool" a little shorter. I tried it again this week and the kids really enjoyed it, so... Bible Story is back in)

Sunday too

Jan. 31, 2011

We enjoyed Stake conference this morning and each other this afternoon. Ben let the kids play on him while Cory, Alison, Sara and I played a scrabble type of game called SLAM.





























After our game we cleared the table and decorated cupcakes. And then a few of us decorated ourselves. I don't have a picture of the art my self but I think Connie or Alison will post something soon.
Then we went into the music room and played charades for kids game. Sara is acting out one of the clues above and Hannah is Twirling.

Saturday Fun

Jan. 30, 2011

Cory and Caleb went out with the Boy Scouts this morning to collect canned food. Well, actually Caleb played at the Pitts house for 2 hours while Cory walked around City in the Hills with the Boy Scouts collecting food.
When Cory and Caleb got home, we ate a quick lunch and then Caleb and I went to see Tangled with all the Randall Fam. Cory stayed home with Hannah because she was coughing and needed a nap more than she needed to see the movie, (It was good by the way).


After the movie Jesus took Patrick and Elena home for a nap and Ben took Caleb to our house while the girls went to Super Top Nails (by the Red Pepper) and had a Pedicure. It was great to just sit there for a while and watch a really great movie... just kidding it was the silliest SyFy movie ever about a prehistoric Shark and Octopus that could jump out of the sky and destroy an airplane. In the end I think the "Scientists" decided to bring the two arch enemies together to fight it out among themselves. Although our nails were dry and we missed the final scene.

Playing Nice

Jan. 27, 2011

Caleb and Hannah played together so nicely this afternoon. Hannah played with Aunt Sara and Aunt Alison's childhood Barbie and Ken dolls and Caleb played with Cory's Lego boats from his childhood. It was really nice to not hear any screaming and hear giggles and playful banter instead.