Other snow pictures

It continued snowing most of the day yesterday; by the end of the day, we around 2 inches, maybe a bit more. Overnight, we accumulated at least another inch. Behold, actual snow that stuck around longer than an hour:

Yesterday afternoon, Husband and Jeric went out and built a small snowman on a big rock in our front yard:

This morning we got the news that church had been cancelled except for the first hour, but we still didn't feel safe to go (it's a 40-minute drive). It's been hovering around 30 degrees all morning, so nothing has melted yet, but my computer says the high for the day is 40, so it might not stick around too much longer! We shall see...

Helper

My boy is such a good helper. Tonight after dinner I needed to work on some YW stuff, so I strapped Rosebud into the high chair and gave her some Rice Krispies to snack on. I went back to my room to use the computer. A few minutes later, Jeric came in and said, "Mommy, I gave Rosebud too much Rice Krispies." This is what I found:

Just a few too many, really. She'll probably eat them all. At least the ones that she doesn't drop on the floor. Which she will then eat if I don't manage to vacuum them up before I get her down.

Also, he just asked me this question: "Mommy, why do people have bums?" Umm.... Not quite sure how to answer that one!

Funnies

One of these days I'll get around to telling you about October, November, December, and now January (the month of never-ending sickness), but for tonight I have a few funny stories to share about my kiddos.


(1) The other night I caught Rosebud in the process of "helping" put the trash in the trashcan, except the "trash" she was throwing away consisted of her shoes and a couple of toys. Hope she hasn't thrown away something without me noticing...

(2) I couldn't find my phone tonight. After a facebook SOS ("call me, please!"), I heard my phone ringing and was finally able to find my phone under a pile of towels that Rosebud generously unfolded for me while I was working on dinner. So helpful, that girl. Not only did she "help" with laundry, she hid  my phone!

(3) I read two stories to Jeric each night just before I tuck him into bed. Call me a bad mom, but if he is being especially difficult about bedtime preparations, I tell him he will lose a story. That gets him motivated! Well, he's outsmarted me, because tonight it was his turn to say family prayer and he specifically prayed that he would get two stories. (We read scriptures and say prayer before getting ready for bed.) Darn. Now I don't have any ammo.

(4) Jeric woke up from his nap today (I GOT HIM TO START TAKING NAPS AGAIN AFTER A YEAR OF ALMOST NO NAPS!!!!) requesting to make chocolate chips cookies. I was only too happy to oblige him. And  while they baked, we played an alphabet game that involved lots of running around. Not really a funny story, but a good afternoon.

(5) Yesterday Jeric said to me, "Moving your body is so good for you." Well, yes, but I have no idea where he learned that actual phrase. But we made a list of ways we can move our body and made a goal to do them every day. (Not that we don't already, but he was so excited about it...)

May 2012 - Portraits of my kids

We had a Memorial Day Barbecue with Husband's parents and his brother's family on the Saturday before Memorial Day. That evening, my sister-in-law took these pictures of my kids. (We're still trying to convince Jeric to smile normally for pictures.)

February 2012

Obviously the most exciting thing that happened in February was Rosebud's birth. I found a post I wrote that day but never published and added some pictures to it and back-published it yesterday; it can be found here. And in case you missed it, here is a link to her birth story. (I think it's a pretty good one!)

Here are some other pictures from that month.

Daddy getting Rosebud dressed to go home from the birth center. She was probably 3.5-4 hours old here.  

The next several are from the day Rosebud was born, after we got home.

Snuggling with Grandma. 

Grandpa kisses.  

Cousin Kiera. 

Cousin Lathen. 

Aunt Joni (who was very much not wanting to be pregnant anymore, since BOTH her pregnant relatives had given birth that same day).

Two days old. 

Two days old. 

Two days old, and proof that 9-lb babies don't ever fit in newborn-size clothes (I had been given quite a few N outfits from ladies at church, so I changed her outfit several times a day for the first few days, just so I could say she'd worn them all. Ha.)

Jumping on Mom and Dad's bed (sheets were being washed; he loves the memory foam mattress pad). 

Two days postpartum! And still feeling great :) 

Wrestling. 

And sword-fighting. 

Nene snuggles. (I never recorded this here, somehow, but Jeric wasn't able to say "Granny" when he was younger (under two), so he said Nene [pronounced like "knee-knee"] instead and it stuck.)

Peeking at Papa through one eye.

With Aunt Anna. Four days old. 

Napping. Four days old.

Jeric fell asleep in the car when we were running some errands, so they both took a little nap when we got home.

Sister kisses; Rosebud is 5 days old.

Jeric and Grandma. 

 Six days old and bright-eyed.

Resting on Mommy; 8 days old.

I didn't put her hood over her eyes like that, but I thought it was hilarious when we got home and I saw it. 

Sandwich. 

Propped; 10 days old.

Rosebud and her cousin (in utero here and here). Rosebud was 11 days old, and baby D was 1 day old. (Pardon the hole in my jeans; I was 11 days postpartum and my old ripped play-on-the-floor-with-the-kids jeans were the only ones that fit.) 

Jeric's "tiny snowman" -- the only time all winter that it snowed enough to do even this much.

What Rosebud did while Jeric was playing in the snow. 

In the snow with Papa. 

One of Jeric's Christmas presents last year was the Little People Nativity Set. One day all the people/animal pieces disappeared (the stable and other "scenery" pieces were still on the shelf). It was several days before we found them...in Husband's sock drawer!

January 2012

These pictures are from January 2012, prior to baby Rosebud's birth. The plan is to go through month-by-month and give highlights, since I haven't posted in so long. (I'm setting a goal to post once a month. Here's to hoping I'll stick to it! I'm even putting it on my housekeeping charts, so maybe that will help.)

Biker. 

He found my fluffy socks and put them on all by himself. 

37 weeks - compare to here (37 weeks with Jeric) 

Hat? Papa brought home some lunch from Hardee's one day. 

Yogurt mess. 

Practice for reading to his sister. 

Went to Wal-Mart with grandparents so Mommy could have a rest. 

Cutest Wolverine I've ever seen. 

Helping Papaw (Husband's grandfather) with the cows. 

"Helping" Daddy with homework.