Random thoughts about my kids

Here are some things my kids have been saying lately that make me smile.

On July 3rd, we were getting ready for Kyson's baptism and I couldn't find my makeup case.  Now, this isn't normally a big deal because I don't usually wear makeup, but when I go out I like to wear a little.  Anyway, I was getting agitated and Ethan grabbed my face, patted my head and said, "Mommy, don't worry, you don't need makeup.  Your face looks so beautiful without makeup.  You are soooo pretty!!"  Ahhh, sorry son, I still want my makeup!

Emily is funny because she always says things are awesome.  She also says "Oh my GOSH" all the time.  Kaylee was telling her something this morning (I didn't hear that part) and Emily said, "Oh my GOSH, Kaylee that's so funny!"  What a hoot!   Also, we were at the doctor for her on July 7th (ear infection) and they wanted to put the pulse-ox thing on her finger (you know, the thing with the light and it looks like a chip bag clip).  Well, Emily was very nervous but the nurse and I finally convinced her it wouldn't hurt.  She timidly put the clip on her finger with eyes closed.  "Oh, that doesn't hurt at all.  hee hee!"  Then, when we were waiting in the room, she looked at the sharps container and said, "Look at all those owies.  I don't want one of those.  They hurt."  Smart kid.  She is also funny because when people say she has pretty hair she brushes it back with her hand and says, "mmm, yeah, I have pretty hair."

Kaylee and Justin are just getting smarter and smarter and I really can't keep up with it all.  I love that Kaylee talks to me and can discuss things now.  If she throws a fit she will come back later and explain why she was acting that way and then apologize.  Man, I hope that habit continues!

Justin is wonderful and super sensitive.  He is ultra protective of the family and will do anything to protect us.

Carter is wonderful because he is learning new things all the time.  He vocalizes a lot and you can almost tell what he is thinking now. 

My kids rock.  I love them and really do enjoy having them in my life!

Easter eggs

So we finally were on the ball enough to get our Easter eggs dyed before Easter. We didn't think to take pictures during the activity. Here are my sweet kids enjoying the magic of Easter eggs. Ethan wondered if we could keep any of them white. I told him we have to do that everyday anyway so no way!

Carter Eats

Carter has started eating solid foods. It's going pretty good. He seems to like all the food he has tried. Here he is trying rice cereal for the first time. He likes cereal. The only problem is when he eats rice cereal or oatmeal he breaks out. I'm going to give him a break from that stuff for a few weeks.

Here he is with sweet potatoes. Loved them! Matter of fact, he loved them so much that he kept eating them and over ate and then spit everything back up. What a joy!

He reminds me so much of Emily when he pulls this face. I'll have to find some pictures of her this age so you can compare.

More sweet potatoes. Yummy!!

So happy to be eating real food!!

A Tale of Two Pigs

We have a tradition in our family that whenever a baby is born, all the kids receive a new stuffed animal. When Emily was born, she received her prized pink pig. As anyone who knows us has witnessed, Pig goes EVERYWHERE with our family. This pig could not be more loved even if it were a real live pig. Being so loved has led to many, many hours in a hot washing machine. I know it doesn't look like it, but it's true. It is truly loved.

Randy and I decided we should get a new pig so that we can retire old pig to a shelf. When New Pig came in the mail, I couldn't wait to give it to her. She was so excited and loved them both.
Here she is so happy because now she has 2 pigs. How lucky could she be?

Here she is after I told her that now Old Pig can take a bath and she can hold onto New Pig.

And here are the 2 pigs. They will be best friends for sure!

DADicure Salon

Kaylee introduced Emily to nail polish last Saturday. After Emily's bath Sunday morning, she noticed some of the paint was chipping off. So, who did she go to fix it? Why, Dad of course!! He definitely has a careful touch! If he's too good he might end up doing all of our nails! Welcome to the Dadicure salon!

Post edit: Emily has had her nails done before by Kaylee and me. What I meant was Kaylee reintroduced Emily to nail polish for the season. She was so excited to join Kaylee in all the fun!

Pinewood Derby 2010

We had our pinewood derby a few weeks ago and Justin and Ethan both got to do a car. They were lucky because last year Randy was really busy during the pinewood derby and wasn't able to help. I am not very good at the whole thing. Justin's car last year was a basic blue and had coins glued all over it to make weight! It was terrible and he was sad. What do I know? I was pregnant and trying to keep 4 kids out of trouble with the race officials!

This year was different. Randy was able to help them a lot more and things went a whole lot better! Justin came in 2nd! Ethan did really well and almost placed. He wasn't happy because he didn't get a medal. We told him he has 2 years to get ready for his real derby so these are just practice runs!

Good job Team Garn Boys!!

I don't scrapbook

I don't scrapbook. I have never scrapbooked. Don't get me wrong, I think they are fantastic. I love looking at the works of art that people put together for their posterity. I don't like the pressure of it. I take plenty of pictures of my family so I'll remember things and the way we all looked. They aren't in cute books with awesome cut-outs and whatever else goes with those cute little books. I figure I have enough kids now that they can all make scrapbooks for young women and scout/young men projects. Besides, they are much more creative than I am and it comes to them with much less pressure!

So, why am I saying all this? I started this blog as a way to avoid scrapbooking while being able to jot down things that have happened in our little life. The problem is I don't find time to jot down things very often. My last post was way back in November and I don't even feel bad! I have enjoyed reading everyone elses blogs so much that I don't have time to work on my own. I started feeling the "pressure" of keeping up a blog and I avoided it even more. Then, I was on other peoples blogs and realized that I am not on there lists anymore and realized that maybe I should blog a little more so I don't get blacklisted by all my friends. Then this blog would really just be for cyber posterity because no one would follow anymore!

So, here I am. I am going to post a couple things (maybe) and then who knows when I'll be back! But just know it is your fault that I don't have time to post often. If all of your lives weren't so exciting, I could spend all my computer time typing about my life.