8 Months Old

Danielle is eight months old today. She is becoming very verbal, she loves her siblings and other "little" people, she giggles at them. She has mastered sitting up, and will now spin in a circle, lean over to reach for something (everything) and if she leans too far she winds up on her belly. She can roll from front to back too. She will learn to crawl soon (too soon). When she is highly motivated she will also start to pull up. She is very strong and very determined.

Happy's Mothers Day

Mother's Day started on Thursday when I picked Emily up from school. They had made a flower basket and a card. Then on Friday morning all the moms were invited to have muffins and juice for snack time at Brian's school. The table was decorated with flowers and paper plates. Too bad I didn't take a picture. Brian also made a card and gave me a flower pen. Yesterday we had lunch at Ruby Tuesdays, I love their chicken oscar. Eddie then started to hint at a surprise he was making for me. He had to stop on the way home at Hobby Lobby. What could it be? I started guessing but I didn't have a clue. Then he spent several hours in the garage finishing my gift. I was so excited, and didn't want to wait for morning. I woke up to my baby smiling and laughing. What a wonderful gift. The kids wished me a Happy Mother's Day, and Eddie brought in my surprise from the garage. It was my belly cast that we had made when I was 36 weeks pregnant with Danielle. He had made a mold from the cast and sanded it smooth. Now we just have to paint it and we are going to hang it in our room. What a special gift on Mother's Day.

Eddie made breakfast, and we got ready for church. During sacrament meeting the Primary children sang a special Mother's Day song. Brian and Emily went up to the stand together. This is the first time that Emily has been in Primary that they have gone up to sing. I was so proud of Brian, he behaved very well and actually sung the first line of the song. Then during sharing time the kids made a cute Mother's Day Card. Brian is into "camo" so all of my card was colored in camo colors.

Brian's Card

Emily's Card

Here are my best Mother's Day presents:

Brian Edward, September 23, 2003

Emily Rose, October 10, 2005

Danielle Kate, September 12, 2008

Slip n Slide

We went over to Jenna's house to check out her new flower beds, and play with the kids. We brought our Slip n Slide over to play with. The kids had a blast!

A Break In The Rain

It is official, we are building the boat (as in an Ark). It has rained for 10 consecuctive days. Not just a little thundershower here and there, but day in day out rain, sometimes all day and all night long. Today we got a day off but it is supposed to start raining again tomorrow night, and continue through the weekend.

Weather Update: We technically got a 2-day break because it didn't rain until after midnight on Friday. The forecast indicates substantial rain chances through late next week. On the bright side, we don't have to water and everything is very green!

Sunday Morning: Still raining...

Tuesday Afternoon: Still raining...

Nursing

This makes it all worth it! I just love spending hours each day staring into these bright blue eyes, looking up at me as if to say "Mommy I Love You."

The Ball Popper

This toy has been through all the kids. It has been the best investment. The kids have a blast watching it, pressing the button over and over, and watching the balls go around and around. It is the excitement, the anticipation, the suspense. We have lost some of the balls over the years, and replaced them with Nerf balls, they are not quite as good, but as long as it has fresh batteries, it keeps going and going and going. So whether you are 6 months, 6 or 60 years old, this toy is the coolest!

Playing With Cousin Heidi

Last week, out of the blue, Emily asks "can we go over to Uncle Dale's house and play with Heidi?" Ummm...we would need an invitation! I promised to call Holly, and ask if we can arrange a play date. Secretly, I hoped they would forget, not because I didn't want to go to Uncle Dale's house, but I felt awkward asking to come over there. Two days later, while shopping with Jenna at Home Depot, I run into Aunt Shirley. It was fate, we were meant to get together. Bravely, I share the story, and then ask if we can come over to play. She keeps Heidi on Mondays, so we planned to get together after I picked Brian up from school. I still don't know if she was just being nice (she's like that) or if she truly wanted us, but today we went over there. It was fun, here are some pictures.