If I could only remember everything

My days are filled with sweet moments of my children!  The things they do and say are priceless.  I can't get enough of them.  I really wish I didn't have to cook, clean, run errands, make appointments, and do the million other necessary things I have to do, because I could easily fill my day just listening and watching my children...they are so entertaining...everything they do and say is so precious and I just hope somewhere in my memory, each moment will stay forever.  I LOVE MY CHILDREN!!!!  I wish there was an automatic Journal writer from my brain to paper because I miss way too much cuteness (I don't want to leave the moment and miss it, but by the time I get somewhere I could record it, I have forgotten).

Embarrassing Catch Up

So November came and went and I didn't post a thing...which is extra sad to me since I have the two sweetest boys ever who are growing and developing so quickly...I have missed out on recording so many cute things I don't ever want to forget!
A HUGE one, is Jordan got his first tooth!  It was some time in November but I can not remember exactly when.  It was before the 21st when we went to Washington...Davey swears it was the 6th...I really can't remember :(.
Lyle got into ASU's Mechanical Engineering program starting this May, so we will be moving back to AZ.  We posted our apartment up on KSL and it looks like we might already have a family wanting to move in the first of January.  Exciting for the fact that we will be going back to school (and need to re-establish residency), however I am truly heartbroken because I have really grown to LOVE it here!!!  We have the most wonderful apartment I have EVER lived in with the most wonderful neighbors, and prime location!!!  Calvin has so many wonderful friends here too!!  I hate the thought of what the day we leave will be like :(.

A Favorite for every kid!

One of Jordan's 1st times in a park swing

Can't get enough of my sweet boys!  Best of Brothers!!

Making Applesauce muffins with his friend Landon Winn

Our first big snow. 

Jordan all bundled up for snow

This is one of my favorite things Jordie does!!  I love when he grabs his foot and kicks...oh it is the cutest!!!

Calvin loves playing Kangaroo!

Calvin hurt his finger and the only thing he wanted to do was show Daddy.  Daddy was at work so we took a picture and called him to tell him about it.

We went to Kneaders for breakfast on my birthday!!

Happenings this month

     Today is the 13th.  Jordan got his 2nd tooth yesterday (front left; his first was his front-right).  He has not been sleeping much but boy oh boy he is SUCH a joy!!!  He really makes me crack up every day!  He has such a sense of humor!  He loves playing with his brother, rough housing (being thrown every which way on my bed, being tossed in the air, dragged around on a blanket with big brother by daddy, hanging out on Calvin's bed (he acts like the coolest kid when he is on Calvin's bed.  He just giggles the whole time...even when he is not even doing anything...he just looks around and seems to feel awesome!).  He is not crawling yet but he gets around scooting or crawling backwards or rolling.  He has REALLY been trying to stand and cruise lately too.  Oh his smile just melts my heart!!
     Calvin plays with Olivia Redd every day.  She is his best friend.  There is another girl names Chloe they play with often too.  A favorite activity of theirs lately is having dance parties; I crank up my music really loud and they all dance like crazy :).  It is SO cute!!!!  We are lucky to have so many wonderful neighbors with kids Calvin likes to play with.  He is becoming a little dramatic though playing with the girls...their new thing is, "If you don't... (do whatever it is I want you to do)...I am not going to be your friend."  (And they actually believe each other...it is so sad).  Calvin has been a daddy's boy lately!  It is so sweet but of course, it makes me miss him.
    
     Saturday December 8th, 2012

 We went to Lowe's and made gingerbread houses.  It is cool because one side of the roof opens up and Calvin can put treasures (a.k.a. candy) inside.

 Then we went to RCWilley and saw Santa.  Calvin was really freaked out and Lyle had to hold on to him the whole time.  I was fully expecting Jordan to cry (he does with almost anyone but me), but Santa handed him a candy cane and he was totally happy the whole time :).  It was fun to watch.

 

 Toward evening we went to Texas Roadhouse in Lehi for Lyle's work party.  We sat with Gaylene and her husband.  Calvin got a hold of my phone and was taking pictures of them :).

Sunday December 9th

    

We made homemade gingerbread houses with candy from WINCO!!!  It was lots of fun.  Lyle molded the saltwater taffy into a chimney and a snowman but they melted pretty quickly.

   I make green smoothies almost everyday lately and Jordan LOVES them :).

 These are Calvin's best buddies!  Olivia on top, then my Cutie of course, then Chloe on the left, Stella on the right, and Makayla (Mack) on the bottom.  Sweet kids!

I love to laugh

This morning Calvin came into our room and wanted me to come back to his bed with him so I did.  He laid his head on the pillow as he sat Indian style...a few seconds later he looked at me, and with a huge grin on his face he said, "I wish I could be Santa!".  I said, "Yeah, that would be cool!"  He said, "No mom, I mean the the REAL Santa!"
I have no idea what he might have been dreaming but it was adorable!
Then when I laid him down to take his jammies off,  he discovered his nipples and said, I have some moles mom.  I told him those were his pecs and that they were called nipples.  He thought that was awesome! Just thought it was funny...I just think it is cute, watching my sweet innocent little boy discover himself :)
Then while I was getting him dressed, I was putting some pants on that were a little big on him, and didn't realize, but I was putting both feet in the same leg hole. He asked, "Mom, is this the right foot?"  I said, "Yes I think so."  Then I stood him up to pull up his pants (still not noticing both feet were in the same hole),  and after shaking and hopping a few times, I suddenly realized he looked like a little merman :-).  We both started busting up laughing!!!

Halloween

This was the first memorable Halloween for Calvin!  Lyle went all out and make homemade Transformer costumes.  He was Optimus Prime and Calvin was Sound Wave (whom he thought was Shock Wave).  They looked AWESOME!!!  We went to the ward Trunk-or-Treat and everyone stopped Calvin wanting to take his picture, find out who he was, or just stare at him :).  He could barely see and he couldn't move his arms but he kept it on the whole time we went around...I was impressed!...Shows how awesome he felt in the costume :)!!  He had leg/foot pieces but he couldn't walk in them so just wore the top while we went around getting candy.  

There was also Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for people to try to get off a hanging string which Calvin thought was so cool...he had 2 :). 

After Trunk-or-treating I told Calvin we could go around to more houses and get more candy but he just wanted to go home.

He stayed up with mom and dad for a little while and we ate some Mexican food and watched a little bit of TMNT.  

Happy Halloween!!!

P.S. The Redd's had to bring part of Lyle's costume because it was so huge :).  Olivia and Stella Redd are Calvin's best friends right now.

McDonalds

Lyle didn't have to be to work until 11 yesterday so I wanted to go out and get some errands done.  I didn't end up getting anything accomplished, but since we hardly get out of the house I brought Calvin to McDonalds because he loves to play at the playplace.  He had a blast and, as always, was the best big brother ever!!!!  He played with Jordan, showed him around, and was just so caring and sweet.  I am the luckiest mom and am so happy, thankful, and proud to be able to have the most amazing boys!!!  I love you Calvin and Jordan!!!!

Lyle's Birthday

Jordan was really sick for Lyle's birthday and the rest of us are getting it but we still had a wonderful day!!!

We started off by having Texas French Toast.  Yummy!!!

Then we went to Target (Lyle had been wanting to go for weeks!).  Then we went to the Mall in Provo.  We got Calvin a new hat at the Gap and Lyle got me some nice things at JCPenney with our Rewards gift cards through Wells Fargo.  Then we had lunch at Subway.  

We stopped by home, repacked our bags then headed out to the Discovery Park by The Purple Turtle.  It WAS AWESOME!!  Calvin found some funny mirrors and Lyle captured some great pictures!

Then we went to Hee Haw Farms in American Fork.  It was so fun!!!  Lyle took Calvin on a little tractor train ride thing, we fed goats (who were like in attack mode...they were going crazy...we had to get out of there faster than planned.)  Before leaving the petting area, we got to see a mommy and her baby pigs, got to pet some almost baby pigs, and see chickens and bunnies.  There was a cow having a baby while we were there too.  It ended up being still born :(.  We then went on a hayride that took us too a huge pumpkin patch where we each picked out a cute little pumpkin (we already bought big ones at the store :( ).
Before we left, Lyle got a bunny out of its cage and helped Calvin hold it.  

They had some great slides

We shot ears of corn from canons

Calvin got to ride a pony named Bear.  Calvin remembers the guy telling us that Bear sometimes bites his leg :)

We actually picked them off the vine!!!

THANK YOU HEE HAW FARM!!! WE LOVE YOU!!

We grabbed Arctic Circle on the way home for dinner (they had Pumpkin flashlights in the kids meals, and Lyle has been dying to get one:).  

We came home, ate dinner, took baths, sang happy birthday to Lyle, and drank our Blueberry Grape Sparkling juice.  It was a great day!!!

Nielson's Grove Park

 I had Lyle catch a ride with Eddie to work today so we had the car.  Among all the errand running, we went to the park too!  It was a beautiful day!!

Calvin wanted to rock hop the whole lake but I had been carrying Jordan around for about an hour (he is 22 pounds) and I was ready to go...next time I will bring a stroller because Calvin was having a blast and as always, Jordan was loving watching his big brother!

Being a mom is the best!!!

 Calvin truly is the best big brother.  He takes such good care of his baby!!  

 He makes Jordan laugh SO much!  They both bring so much Joy into our home!!!

 Getting ready to help mommy make cookies :-)

I just LOVE my sweet boys!!!  I am so lucky to stay home with them every day!!! THANKS LYLE!  I think it is so funny because even though I am with them all day, I can't ever seem to get enough of them.  They are just so cute and cuddly, sweet and loving, happy and fun...Calvin says the sweetest things to me, and the love they show me, nothing in the whole world can top it!!!  Just wanted to post a few pics of these cutest boys that I love and enjoy so much!!