I love the community we live in. They have a lot to offer. Truman loves sports, and the community offers a class called “Itty-Bitty-Ball” for children who are 2 and 3, which Truman eagerly enrolled in. The class is over now, and he got to try 4 different sports during the class. He LOVED it. He is a natural athlete, and so naturally loved it all.
He even got a t-shirt, which he still wears, and was thrilled about:
They played Basketball:
Soccer:
T-ball/baseball (I forgot to send Toph with the camera that day!) and Lastly Football:
During Truman’s ‘practices’ Tucker would follow us to station to station and color pictures of robots… (I think it was good for Tucker to watch Truman this time around. Tucker would cheer for him, as well as encourage and help him. These brothers are so much fun.)
And a video of a few highlights:
Now Truman is gearing up for his next class…Track. Because he wants to be like Dash from The Incredibles. I’ve never seen a class for track, but we’ll be looking into it! 🙂
Until then, I am sure Truman will continue to run up and down the halls, practicing for his races, and reminding me the things he learned at Itty-bitty ball, like the proper way to throw a ball.
Category: Truman
We took a few pictures before the Ward Soup-Tacular, a fun church event where you bring your muffin tins and a crock pot of your favorite soup, and taste a little bit of lots of peoples! It was so much fun!
TRUMAN (Hercules):
Tucker (Sock Monkey):
Truman’s Preschool Program and carnival
Took this before we left, Love these Hercules Muscles:
Truman was glad Grams was able to come(and so was I, it is always nice to be with my momma):
They always have so many fun games:
The classic Cake Walk:
Blow up toys
Cotton Candy
And of course, buckets and buckets of CANDY!
And honestly, I love the program they put on.
They do the cutest things, you can watch a few clips below!
Tuckers school party and parade
This is how he went to school, with his banana butt hanging out of his bag:
And wanted to take a picture like this, because this is how sock monkeys sit:
I was able to go the class party, what a good teacher Tucker has, and how fun to be in the classroom, we played Bingo, did an art project, Halloween Freeze, and ghost bowling.
Class Photshoot (can you see the girl in the top left corner? Yeah, she’s Rainbow Bright. Wicked Awesome!)
And the classroom parade:
and a great song tucker started singing in the garage, adn I couldn’t get him to sing again later, sorry about the bad quality! 🙂
Visiting the Great Grandparents, Greenes, and Ikey, Belle, and Eleanor
Great Grandpa Greene, look at how handsome he is, and that big smile. I love this man.
And the Great Hunsakers, who we are happy they are almost moved into the Condo, so we’ll get to see them more! While we were there, I noticed Grandma had a plaque, that said, “There’s no place like home, unless it’s Grandma’s.” So True, So True.
On the way home, we picked up Toph, and he took this picture of Tucker, while I was driving. He was trying to scare people. I don’t think sock monkeys are scary, do you?
Trick or treating
More pictures coming later
And yes, the shirt Truman LOVES (and wears practically year round), has been worn now on Halloween, and can finally be put up in the box for when baby brother gets to be a bit bigger.
A great Halloween season again comes to an end!
You better believe there is more details and pics to come, but for now, we are wishing you a wonderful day, full of SUGAR,
TRICK or TREATERS,
and PUMPKINS.
Because these are the favorite things at our house this holiday, and we like it that way.
The annual pumpkin carving at grams and gramps, with the Greenes, Amy and Eric. Gramps entertain Eleanor, while Grams made the yummy pumpkin seeds, and helped wash the pumpkin guts off the grandkids hands. And the rest of us, we carved.
Have I mentioned I HEART pumpkins?
Now that Tucker is in school, we are a slave to the district school schedule.
A little bit ago, we had our Fall Break, or UEA as I used to call it, and we had a great few days. It was such a good time to spend together as a family, I only wish all of life could be as wonderful as this. Here is the rundown of some of our adventures.
Thursday:
With lots of help from Grams, began cutting out Tuckers’ Halloween Costume (more on that later):
Lunch with Dad at his work:
(Where Tucker rediscovered the ‘dirty dishes/tray’ machine)
Playing with Belle, Ikey, and a visit to see sweet baby Eleanor:
Dinner with Aunt Amy:
Off to the Cabin:
Where Tucker remembered and re-visited his love of grapefruit, (as soon as we arrived, he insisted on eating the whole thing right then)
While at the cabin, we had many grand adventures (we were glad the Great Hunsakers and Hunsakers were there, so we could spend time with them too, the boys now are requesting to play with the big Hunsakers often):
Friday:
The boys helped Great Grandpa, un-dam the creek, so they could float their boats down. Tucker told me later, he thought the beavers would be mad about it. I betcha he’s probably right! 🙂
Hiking, and looking for supplies to build a fairy house, (Which I should have gotten a picture of, oops!)
Tucker found the burrs, and had them all over his entire body,
Four Wheeler Rides:
and thanks to the help of the Hunsaker Cousins, (who kept my children entertained) and my sweet hubba, I got started on sewing Tucker’s Halloween Costume. Here is the zipper. My first one that I’ve done correctly and I’m grateful for my Aunt Rosemary and My grandma’s help and guidance to complete it!
Saturday:
Another great day at the cabin,
Saturday Morning Cartoons,
Building and floating ships,
Building a bridge,
Hot tub fun,
Tucker learning to play chess,
And again, I spent some time behind the sewing machine, sewing Tucks Costume.
There is nothing like the refuge of the mountains, away from the internet, phone calls, and etc. To enjoy time together as a family, and getting projects done! Hurray for long school vacations.
Created treasures out of trash….
(A three seated Rocket to be exact, with ‘control panels’ and ‘blaster offers’)
We’ve had any major battle wounds…
(Nice Shiner, eh? Tucker fell and hit his eye on the door frame, thank goodness it was the afternoon after make up pictures)
(Truman fell off the bleachers at wrestling practice last night, and has gotten himself a bruise right next to his eye)
Neither are very good pictures, but they both have big bruises. Is it a genetic thing you think that they both fall on the right sides of their heads? Hmm…
Since I’ve had a ride on a school bus…
(Pumpkinland field trip, See other post for details)
Goodness, goodness. Time Flies Right By.
Yeah, I’ve heard it, I know it, but IT’S HARD when you have days where your heart just breaks, and you feel like just crying.
Today I sent both of my boys to school Crying.
Both.
This has never happened.
And the crazy thing is, there is no logical excuse for it happening. We had a little bit of a rough morning (it took us longer to get their rooms cleaned before school, but nothing big!), and the boys both got a good night sleep, and were excited and ready to be at school. They both had smiles on their faces, backpacks on their backs, and were chattering away until we got to their classroom doors. Then what happened? I don’t know, at their doors, they both fell apart.
Tucker began crying as the students began lining up for school. And wanting to be at home playing with me instead of at school, and wanting me to be there to pick him up, the second it was over. After a bit of talking, hugging, expressing love, he went into class. Still a little teary eyed, but okay.
So we rushed home, gathered Trumans stuff, and ran off to preschool. Truman got to be the special helper today. He has been talking about this day for WEEKS. He chose to take Oreos for snack, and was so excited to be able to pass them out, and lead the class, and so on and so on. We walked in his building, and all of the sudden, right as we were about to walk into the classroom, he just froze and started to bawl. He didn’t want to go either. He wanted to go home. Again, after some talking, hugging, and looking at the fun pumpkin stamp they were using today, Truman decided to go (I knew this day meant so much to him!). Again, he was still teary eyed, but okay (and even a little bit excited to use the stamp), so I left.
Then I got home. I just sat in my kitchen for a few minutes, and wondered what had happened today, I was kind of in shock. I came to no conclusions, as to why today happened as it did. There is nothing harder than walking away from your little ones when they are upset, (even if it is just a little bit). And I began to rack my brain for preventive solutions for next time. Did they need more sleep? No. Were they hungry? No. Were they feeling a big emotion? No. And on and on, and on. But came up with nothing….
But then as I begin to take an ‘Eternal Perspective’ and realized that our Savior does not swoop down and make everything alright for us when we have our trials. He gives us tools, like the comforter, to aide us through our hard times, but he doesn’t solve our problems for us. As a mom, I so often want to make the world a perfect place for my children and help them solve their problems, but we don’t live in a perfect world, and I can never make it so. So today I am reminded, yet again, of how important it is to give my children the tools and teach them the important things they need to survive in this crazy world we live in. And begin to wonder now, what have I taught them?
Because no matter how well things are going, we need them. Even on those good mornings, when seemingly nothing is wrong.
And yet again, their is the reminder that being a parent is rough. Don’t get me wrong, I love it. But it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I’m just getting into it…so many things I still have to learn.
Matching Superman Hats, Superman Gloves, warm coats and Granola Bars.
And everything is always better under the kitchen table. Right?
The boys spent the day winterizing the yard, it was a brisk fall day. And thanks to their winter weather gear, they spent a lot of time outside, and enjoyed the first cup of hot cocoa of the season.
Hurray for change of seasons, and change of pace, and cute boys.
Last week, we went with some friends on a ‘Witch Hunt’ as Tucker and Truman called it, around Gardner Village. This place is so much fun, and thanks to some advice of a friend, we printed off a paper before hand about the witches. When we found them all,
and had written down there locations,
And taken a few pictures, (Tucker was not happy that I was making him sit next to a girl witch)
we took our paper to the Bakery for a cookie.
The boys had a great time running around finding the witches, and it was such a beautiful day, it was hard to believe it was Fall! We had a good time, and I think we’ll make this a yearly tradition.
I love conference weekend, or as Christopher calls it, Pajama Church. I love the messages we hear from the leaders of our church. I always leave feeling uplifted, and wanting to be and become a better person. This time we were up to Logan-town again, and had a great time.
Here are the pics, and some highlights.
We found the material for Tuckers Costume (more details on that to come),
I got the awesome-est birthday present, the swivel sweeper. My floors have never been cleaner.
Toph took the boys and Dallin Paul to the Home Depot building project. They built fire engines, and Dallin Paul totally got in on the action. They are all good little builders.
Of course there was omelets, a Phillips Family tradition, and boy were they delicious!
The boys did awesome listening to conference, thanks to conference treats, conference books, coloring Grandpa’s Legs, and looking at stories with Grandma.
Also, Toph and I were able to get away for a few minutes, and visited Frederico’s. They have the best Ham and Cheese Salads. I have been craving that ever since we left. I think I could eat that every day, and not get sick of it, with of course the garlic bread.
And a good walk with Michael and Madalyn (and Dodger the dog) to feed the horses during priesthood.
We had a great time in Logan town!
