Mystery

A few days ago Rockwell got huge hives all over his arms and legs. They were bad. He didn't seem to notice so that was good. I still have no idea what caused them. Its a mystery. Hopefully they won't come back.

Sunday Best

I love how cute they both look. I love soaking up their cuteness! 

New Year

On New Years day we were feeling adventurous and went on a hike. Someday are just good and that day was a good day. I love doing "wholesome recreational activities" with my little family. We didn't go on a very hard or long hike for obvious reasons, but they did pretty well. Daisy did well with assistance from Dad. On the way down to our car I had her though and she trip on a rock. I caught before she hit the ground, but in her meanest bossiest voice she gave that rock a good yelling. It was a beautiful morning a great way to start the year.

He was a good passenger.

I love her long little legs.

So thrilled to be photographed. 

Rockwell was wanted to do some exploring on his own.

Good to have such a great Dad!

The world of little people...

Growing up my next sibling was 5 almost 6 years older than me. My days were with just my Mom. I remember going on field trips with Heidi's fourth grade class to metor crater and to the state capital with Tim when he was in the 8th grade. I think about my young childhood and try to compare it to my children's world now. They are so different. For me this is the first time I have ever been in a world that is completely determined by little people. I was the only little person growing up. I don't think I determined much of anything. I was the tag a long.

I am not really trying to make a point or share a deep thought just an observation about my world. I live in a little persons world totally for the first time. I got glimpses of it when I would be at friends houses growing who were  not the youngest and had siblings closer to their age. Bath times for everyone, filling glasses only up a fourth of the way, the Lion King on all day, and a house covered in multiple children's toys. I always thought it was strange and chaotic. I was used to basketball games in the evening and grocery shopping with my mom, not a little kids world. My mom might remember it differently.

Someday I will have big kids, then teenagers, then they will be gone. I guess that's how it works. I am enjoying my little peoples world. I hope it doesn't fly by in a blur of diapers and Disney movies.

Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam!

 Daisy said goodbye to nursery on Sunday. She is now a sunbeam! She got to go into Primary on Sunday and get a little certificate and sucker. She picked her nose the whole time she was up there. 

She is getting so big. Just turning into a little girl more and more.

Our sunbeam!

Santa

This year Santa was in full glory at our house. Well kind of. I think Santa really sunk in for Daisy after she got to sit on his lap. She asked for a Piggy bank. Too cute right?

I know that I just posted 5 picture of the same thing. But I love her face in each one. I love her talking to Santa and looking at him, then just sitting there. 

On Christmas Eve she put out cookies and mild for Santa and it was serious work. She helped me make the cookies earlier that day. All week she kept telling me that we needed to make cookies for Santa. It was too fun!

Christmas 2013

The last few years of Christmas I have enjoyed but I have to admit that I have felt kind of disappointed. Maybe I set the bar too high or maybe I was just missing Christmas with my parents up in Pinetop. I don't know. Anyway I decided that I was just going to be happy with Christmas the way it came even if it didn't live up to the hype in my head. I don't know if anyone else ever thinks like that, probably just me. Well it worked. I enjoyed this Christmas season so much. I loved having Daisy be old enough to want to drive through our neighborhood every time we came home at night to look at lights. I loved Christmas shopping. I loved the Christmas Devotional and singing carols at church. I loved being with our family. I enjoyed this Christmas season and everything it brought.

We spent Christmas Eve with Aaron's parents and Grandparents at his parents home. It was a nice relaxing evening. We played a few games of ladder ball and all the grand kids were lucky because Grandma Rena got a bounce house to play in. Daisy loved it. Even though it was there all Christmas Eve day and Christmas Day I neglected to get one picture of kids bouncing in it. Oh well.

Our kids got Christmas jammies this year. Daisy was super excited.

                                               

Aaron and I must have been more excited for Christmas Morning than our kids because we woke up an hour before they did. Once Daisy got up she shot out to the tree but Aaron grabbed her and we all got Rockwell then walked out to see what Santa brought us. I hope I never forget what my children's faces look like on Christmas morning. Its just magical and so sweet. She didn't run and open gift she sat and looked at everything, taking it all in.

Opening up our stalkings.

Christmas day was so busy I didn't take many pictures, but here are Rockwell and Boston. They were both busy and moving so I didn't get a good picture but they were both cute.

We spent the morning at Grandma Rena's and opened presents with Aaron family, where we found out that Aunt Heather and Uncle Jared will be having a little girl and that Aunt Kim and Uncle Nathan are having baby number four. Very fun Christmas surprises. Neither Aaron or I won the pickle this year. Next year...

Then we had our annual meal at Grandma Melba's, then back over to Grandma Rena's for the Brooks family Christmas get together. It was a good day. Went by to fast.