So Truman loves to do this….We have gotten a lot of stickers during the past week, for random things (Easter, Dr.’s Appointments, in the mail), and everytime, this is what Truman does with them…
What?! And then, he leaves them there for a couple of hours. I think it’s funny, and it’s even funnier to think about that this is where he thinks stickers should go, and I love the fact that he doesn’t care what others say about it either–If only he can remember this and be true to himself throughout his life. It is more important to do things that you love, than to worry about what others think. I hope as a mother, I can help you learn this lesson early on, and help you be true to yourself, even if it is a little bit silly!
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Toph took the boys to the Phillips Last weekend to participate in the Phillips Family Easter Celebrations, here are some of the wonderful pics he and my sis-in-law Em took.
Hanging out with the cousins
Dying the Easter Eggs
Trubee
Tuck Man
Everyone
Cutie Madalyn
Riding in the car up to throw the eggs down the hill
Have you seen a bigger smile?
Throwing the Eggs down the hill
(please note, I STILL don’t understand this tradition of throwing eggs, but the boys love it! )
Walking down the Hill
Easter Egg Hunt
Waiting to begin
Team Work
Truman
Tuck
Silly Tuck by his tree
The spoils
Grandma
Grandpa
Uncle Patrick and Paul
Madalyn–look at that sweet face…
Patrick
Trumans Last Birthday Party
Opening Presents
He got a new orange ball!
A new lightening shirt (that he wants to wear all the time! Ka-Chow!!)
Ava sleeping….
Bubbles
And another tradition…the hot dog roast…
And what is a holiday without traditions? Now this years traditions have been recorded.
I still have not been feeling quite up to par, this was a bad cold for me, and today, I feel like I am finally getting my feet back under me.
It has been over a week now, and Tucker did something that made me laugh. A few days ago, He posted this sign next to our front door….
He used a couple of colors, although the pencil is hard to see, he has written the word ‘Mom’ on the bottom. I am not entirely sure the other letters are, but he told me it was to let everyone know I was sick.
Apparently he was marking our house as contaminated, which I don’t blame him, I haven’t gone out but twice since I’ve been sick, and the only reason I am in somewhat good shape today is because of my hubba (who took a day off of work) and my mom…
…And how is it that Moms know just what to do to make you feel better?
My mom arrived for three days this week, cleaned my house, made me chicken noodle, split pea soup, and ham and potato casserole. She brought me water while I lay in bed, made sure I took my medicine, let me nap, and watched my children, so I could do so!
There is great comfort in mothers. I am blessed to have one who cares so much about me and my family.
Thanks to her and my hubba
who ‘held the fort down’ which is no easy task with my two crazy boys, trust me, I know…I am one lucky woman.
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my Easter thoughts….
“i am not what I ought to be, i am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still i am not what i once used to be, and by the grace of God i am what i am” (john newton)
This Easter Weekend, my body finally succumbed to the cold bug that has been circulating around the neighborhood, and it WIPED me out. I was left in my bed, too tired to move, but unable to sleep. My thought wandered, and I didn’t do a whole lot of pondering, but did do a little bit of thinking.
My thoughts turned to our Savior, to his resurrection, and the true meaning of this season. I do not have a life threatening disease, I do not have any chronic illnesses, but being sick in any form, makes you long for healthier better days. Whatever they may be. But I am blessed. Blessed with the knowledge that our Savior has risen again, and overcome the chains of these earthly bodies.
For me, my weekend was not filled with wonderful Easter Services, egg hunts, deviled eggs, and time spend with extended family, but I did have my testimony strengthened by the reminder “i am not what I ought to be, i am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still i am not what i once used to be, and by the grace of God i am what i am” (john newton)
Last week we had another adventure, (and of course a wonderful time) at the Thanksgiving Pointe Dinosaur Museum.
Unfortunately, our camera battery died, 🙁
Fortunately we accidentally started at the end of the museum, where there were more hands on exhibits were, and therefore more fun pictures….
Excavating some Dino Bones
Building a Dinosaur Habitat
Do you think these boys are brothers?
I had to post these pictures, because they make me laugh. I was trying to get the boys to look at me and the camera… First they look one way, and then the other, oh well!
The Dinosaur we Built–After I took this picture, I saw the big sign, “PARENTS DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN CLIMB ON THE DINOSAUR”. oops.
After the battery died, Toph came and we went to the 3-D Dinosaur Movie, and I *wish* I would have had my camera, so I could have taken video of Truman grabbing at the 3D Images that stuck out. He really thought that he should be able to get them, and continued time after time to keep grabbing them!
I love going to museums, and this was no exception. But one of the most awe inspiring things for me was standing underneath the brontosaurus bones, and looking up, at how huge and tall it was. Toph said it perfectly when he stated, “It gives me a new appreciation for our Creator, and the majesty of his creations.” True, true…
Because of this…
yum diggity, Corn Beef and Cabbage. One of my favorite meals of the year.
Delish.
and that we did!
We celebrated Trumans birthday in so many ways, and so many times, you only turn three once right?
The night before our family party and tradition. Doughnuts. We went to the Krispy Kreme Doughnut Factory (again 🙂 ) and Truman couldn’t have been happier.
They could spend hours watching the doughnuts being made…
Look at the smile on his face…
And this funny movie of him trying to figure out how old he is…
3-years-old.mov–Funny Boy
The next morning, Cat, Becca and Mom were here and we had a fun time opening presents, and having oatmeal (I had used all the eggs on the cake, so we didn’t have too many options!)
Opening his soccer net–
Tune–
Tune playing soccer–
That afternoon we celebrated with the Greene Family and Great grandparents for Lasagna and Cake and Ice-Cream. What fun.
Great Grandpa and Grandma Hunsaker made the trek from the cabin-
Waiting for the food to cook–
Here is the cake, as per Trumans request…Hercules–
Blowing out the candles
Dishing the cake and icecream–
Eating the good stuff–
Amy and Tru
The one thing that is great about having cousins, is how they all crowd when present time comes!
The planet heroes rocket he has been talking about since before Christmas, he was thrilled–
The boys and their ‘puters. They were all playing against each other some car game, I don’t know…
The next day (St. Patricks Day) , at playgroup (Friends from his nursery class), we had a little party, we had an easter egg hunt, decorated cupcakes, baloon soccer, and presents. The kids had a good time.
The guests in attendance were Asher in his St. Pattys day Garb, (and his sister Isabel, who I didn’t get a pic of)
Cameron
Ryan and Braxton
Now, we are looking forward to the party with the Phillips this weekend! Still celebrating, I’m almost all partied out, good thing he isn’t!
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Truman is 3?!?!?
How time flies, and too quickly does it fly. My little boy, Truman, is one year older. I swear he was just born, but that can’t be, because babies don’t constantly request things by saying, “Mom, put me down, I want to walk, I’m not a baby!” or “I’m a big boy mom, I’m like a big brother, I’m not a baby.”
Things I love about Truman:
–Right now, he loves the story of Sampson and Delilah. He asks me to tell him about it often, especially when his hair is cut.
–At night time after I put him to bed, he will swing his feet off his bed, and read books sitting up, using the nightstand as a table.
–Truman has such a caring heart, is full of compassionate.
–He is constantly looking to his best friend and big brother Tucker.
–Truman is happy to be one year older, because that means he’s almost as old as Tucker.
–Loves his classes, which constist of a nursery, weekly playgroup, and library reading time.
–He loves Baby Einstein Movies, and at our weekly library reading time, always chooses one to check out to take home…
–For some reason, Truman thinks that he learns everything in nursery, and is always saying things like “I learned that at nursery class, or I sing that song at nursery class” Most of the time, it is things that he probably shouldn’t be learning or singing in nursery class! Silly Boy.
Happy Birthday Big Boy! We love you!
So it can be used!!!
Ikey and Belle were here for Friday Night…
Watching a movie, Robots again, actually–
Coloring Pictures–
(again, we were so busy, I didn’t stop to take pictures!)
Then on Saturday, it was a Girls Night Out
Cat,
Becca,
and Mom
came from Logan and spent the night….
We went to the Pizza Factory and watched Stardust–How wonderful it is to have a home to share with others, and share in good company.
Yeah, people spend good money on weigh lifting equipment.
Not needed.
Solutions: just have yourselves a couple of crazy boys who want to both get superman rides at the same time….
Love the smiles on those boys faces. I’m a lucky mama.