He's back!

Russ has had a long and hectic month (Feb) so we are so excited to have him back with us! Josh (10 months today) can't stop saying "Da, Da, Da!" He doesn't just say it he screams it with such excitement it is hilarious. We went to the grocery store and the whole way he was so excited. If he saw Russ he'd yell, "Da, Da!" So on the way home Joshy fell asleep in his seat. As I went to get him out he wakes up immediately and again yells, "Da, Da, Da!" But when I picked him up he went straight back to sleep. Emily and I just laughed later. I wish I could take a picture of his face it was adorable. Even our little baby is excited to have his Daddy back. :)

Sing with me

The other day I was putting Ashley in the car and I hear her say very calmly, "Oh a bider (spider)." I looked and in her window there was this tiny spider just hanging out, but before I could kill it she said, "Sing with me, da bitdy, bitdy bider ( the itsy, bitsy, spider) went up the," and she sang the whole song to the spider. Then when we were done singing to it I killed it. :)

Big Brother Note

When I was putting Holden to bed last night I saw a note on his dresser with a candy bar (half eaten) the note read,
Dear Holden,
I'm giving the rest of the Chocolate bar to you I don't want the rest so thats why I'm giving it to you.
Your
Big
Brother,
Loren

I thought what a sweet big brother. He earned the candy bar in his class at church by doing homework, and then turning it the following week. I tried to take a picture of it, but our awesome camera couldn't pick up his soft pencil writing. So I copied it exactly how he wrote it. What a sweetheart. I picked this picture just because it was about Loren. It doesn't even go with this. :)

Cell phones and texting are beyond us!

Russ just started moonlighting and had to get a cell phone... uh oh! How do you use a cell phone and what is texting? We have had one pay as you go cell phone for a few years, which we tried to avoid, only because of finances. So we got one. Then Russ started moonlighting and apparently they didn't like that he had to call me from work so that I could call his work, and then turn on the party line (I'd put the phone down,and then they would discuss their business). :) It took Russ's job actually saying to Russ, "You need a cell phone." So now we have 2 pay as you go cell phones. :) We are so white trash it's incredible!
Anyway, Russ got texted the other night that they needed him to pull an extra shift because somebody had quit, but we didn't get it. Who knew that when your phone makes this little beep sound that you have a text. Well we didn't. We heard something weird come out of the phone, but it just didn't register. Why is calling so hard to do? I mean texting seems harder to me then picking up and dialing the number.
So when we were at church (the next day) Russ told me his work had texted him last night, and they wanted him to work today (we sound flakey, but really we're just texting retards). So he "text" them back, and he told them he never had "text" anyone is his life. I guess they got a kick out of that, but so did we. We know we are so out of the cell phone world. I hope everyone pays attentions to texting now because we're in the know and we're going to use it. Just kidding Russ. I guess texting cost more too if you don't have a plan for it. So really we won't be using it. :)

Bedtime boots

Ashley wears these boots EVERYWHERE we go! She usually is wearing her Dora backpack with it which is cute. The boots aren't so cute. Let me give you some background on these babies. First of all they've been past down through a few kids. Usually they were used for the backyard, but Holden, when they were his, decided to take a pen and color all over them. I never tried to scrub that off. So now are you with me on how beautiful these boots are? I don't force her to take them off because she really loves them. It's like she turns into a princess when she slips them on. Her personality blossoms and its adorable. Well worth looking past the boots past history. :) Anyway, now she has decided she needs to wear them to bed! If you take them off she throws a temper tantrum, which I'm okay with her doing, but not when every child is in bed already and that means I get to deal with them. So for now our beautiful yellow white trash boots are being worn to bed. :)

When do we get to go in?

Today was our wards "fill the temple" day so my friend Emily and I took our little people that weren't in school with us.
I told Holden the night before what was going down and that Miss Em would be in charge of him and the other 2 kids. He said, "After you and Miss Em go in who's going in with me?" I explained that he needed a special ticket called a temple recommend to go in, and later when he's bigger he can go inside. He said, "Well, when I'm bigger I'll just go in by myself. I don't need anyone to go with me." That is so Holden to go by himself.
First, I should say how the morning ran before we went. Actually, it seemed to be going perfectly until 5 minutes before I had to go get Holden and meet my friend. All of a sudden Ashley peed her pants (which NEVER happens) so I had to clean up the pee and then bathe her AGAIN! Then Josh pooped (which I expect out of a 9 month old) so we had to change him. Then since Ashley peed in her pink shoes she went and slipped on her yellow backyard boots! I tried to convince her to wear different boots, but she said, "I tan't I have to wear my boots to the temple." I thought that was to cute to argue with so I let it slide. :) The when I went to get Holden he stood in the hallway, and patiently waited for about 5 classes to pass. I'm waving to him trying to get his attention. He was too far to really yell his name without interrupting the students. Finally he decided he was done waiting for all the classes and he cut in front of them and came to me. :) Anyway, somehow that made us all 30 minutes behind.
As I went onto the temple and left my dear friend Emily with 5 children 4 and under, to of them being babies,at the park nearby I felt calmer. Who knows if she did, but I did! :) No really the temple was great! It was a beautiful blue sky, the weather was like 70 degrees, and the flowers were blooming. It was great. When we switched the kiddos so Emily could go in I took them around the temple grounds. I needed to go into the distributions center which is attached to the temple, but I was saving that for the end. So we started walking the paths of the temple. Ty (Emily's boy) said, "when do we get to go in there?" I said later, and then I realized that he too wanted to go in the temple. What sweet kids. The lady in the garment center gave Holden, Ty, and Ashley a temple bag to hold there acorns they found on the grounds and a temple 2009 session card. They felt like they were given the best present ever. I heard Holden tell Ty, "That was sure lucky that she gave us a temple card." They really could feel the sweet feeling of the temple. I think our souls long for it.

Is 7 now the teens?

The other day Emily was sent to her room for sassing her mother outside, and as she stomped her feet to her room and rolled her eyes, so did I (with my head down). Later after the buzzer had gone off she came out all happy and went on with her playing. A few hours later I went into her room and I noticed a few sticky notes attached to her mirror. One of them said, "I haet you mom," and the 2nd one said, "I haet your owfit too!" I just laughed to myself, and then I called her in. She was a little shocked that I found her notes. I think she had forgotten completely about it. I told her that wasn't nice and that hurts my feeling. :) She said, "Sorry." and then I asked her if she really hated my outfit. Really I was curious, and she said, "No I love it!" We both laughed! Pretty sad when they already know how to or think they know how to hurt your feeling. Anyway, I still thought it was a funny moment. I wished I'd taken a picture of it. Oh well, I'm sure I'll get another one! :)