Self Feeding

Colton would not let me feed him last night at dinner, he was fussing and crying and I just wanted to eat me meal and not go nurse him. So, I decided that he likes to feed himself maybe that's what he wanted to do. I reluctantly gave up the reins, knowing full well that I would have a huge mess to clean up but realizing that it eventually had to happen in order for him to learn how to feed himself. So these pictures are the result of last nights first attempt at self feeding. I guess
rice-a-roni isn't the best thing to begin with!

Oooh, I get to dig in myself!

Let me see if I like this!

I need to dump this out and play in the bowl!

It's too quiet in here so I'm going to make some noise!

That was fun feeding myself, I'm just going to be silly now!

T.G.I.F.

Once again, I find myself at Friday. Time really does go by fast especially the older I get and I'm starting to feel old. But that's beside the point. I do have lots to be grateful for so here is my top three for the week.

1. I am very grateful for play groups on Friday's. I really try to make it to most of the play groups so that I can let the boys play with other kids. But selfishly I go so that I can chat with other women and get to know the sisters in the ward since Sundays are way to crazy for me. So I really enjoy play groups each week.
2. I'm grateful for the cell phone that I can keep in touch with my hubby. We talk several times a day and sometimes it's about nothing and even sometimes we just sit in silence. But I like to know that we have that optional to keep us connected to each other. Even though we may we occasionally sit in silence I really think that it's instrumental to make that effort to keep your marriage strong. We have had our share of separations so keeping in touch is so important to me. I love the cell phone that has made it possible to have these silent conversations with my husband.
3. I am grateful for 3 little handsome boys in my life. I love each one of my boys. They are so different and unique, they each have strengths and weaknesses that are different from each other. They are such good boys, I love when I see them being nice to each other and really caring about the other. The other day, Nate was checking the mail for me and Josh wanted to go with but he didn't have a coat on. So, Nate was helping him look for his coat but couldn't find his so Nate found one of his and told Josh to wear it. Josh turned to Nate and said, "Thanks Nate!" Then in turn Nate replied, "Your welcome Josh!" I love seeing them doing such nice things for each other. My little Nate is so helpful to me all the time, Josh just goes with the flow and Colton is so patient and easy going. I am very blessed to have such wonderful boys. Since Danny has been gone I have tried to spend more time with them in the evening. And as I've done this I have come to realize that they are the most precious gifts I have been given. And by putting them first in my life everything else has been so bearable and better in my life. They are growing so fast that I want to spend this time with them because one day they will be grown and really those evening shows really aren't that important in the long haul of this life.
   

Baking with Josh

Uh-oh! I'm dirty!

So when Nate is in school I like to spend individual time with Josh. Today we are going to dinner at a friends house so I needed to make a dessert. So I like to have Josh help me. Well, we had just added the cocoa and I told him to turn it on. Usually he does just fine, and turns it one the lowest level. Unfortunately he just grabbed the switch an cranked it all the way over. So, there was cocoa all over the counter and us. He was coughing because of all the dust in the air. I think we must have lost about 1/4cup of cocoa. It was a huge mess but it's nothing that can't be cleaned up.

Look at what I did!

Playtime

We had a nice day on Saturday and the boys took advantage of the weather and went outside to play. They practically were foaming at the mouth when they saw our neighbors come out. Savanah is Nate's age & they don't come out often, so when they do my boys just become the crazy neighbor kids just dying to play. It's like I never let them out or something, because they just beg to play with them as soon as the appear. They had fun though because when they came back in their hands were black from dirt and their clothes were dirty. Only casualty was one of Nate's shoes that was covered in dog poop. It's still on the back porch because I just don't want to clean it off. Yuck!


Nate, Savanah, & Josh playing together so nicely.

Josh & Savanah

Nate & Savanah playing with baby strollers. There really is something in Nate's stroller that he was pushing around, however, he proved to be a true boy because it was just a basketball.