Sick Day

Today was a sick day. After spending a sleepless night comforting a sad little man with a temp of 103, two of us were ready for a day of lounging on the couch and watching movies...one of us got to.


MJ did her best to keep her brother entertained. She got a good laugh for this one.

Road Trip

Okay - so I am back from my blogging vacation.

Last weekend we took a road trip to Utah to visit family. It was so fun to visit and get acquainted with all the new arrivals. We were able to visit both of my grandmas and introduce them to our little MJ. It was also fun to break in our brand new family car. (Yes we bought a new car over winter break!! I'll have to post a picture of it later!)
This little cutie is my cousin Kylee. She is 6 weeks older than MJ. They were the cutest pair jabbering at each other and sucking on each others hands. I was so glad I got to meet this adorable bundle of joy and see her family who I have missed so much since they moved away. Ty got out his geotrax train set and Sam thought it was the coolest thing in the world. He has been taling about Ty's trains ever since. He also loved conducting (waving around a piece of spagetti) and singing Karaoke with Cassie. Sam thinks that they are the coolest kids in the world.

This photo just cracks me up. I love all these little cuties squished together on the armchair holding each other up. These are two of my cousins children, Jocelyn and Kaden. Jocelyn is 5 days younger than MJ and Kaden is 5 weeks younger. Their moms (my cousins) came up for a visit this summer and were were quite the pregnant trio touring about Seattle. I think we were all in our third trimester by then.
This is Sam and his cousin Gavin. Gavin was very generous in showing Sam all his cars and trucks. Sam was in toy heaven.
This is my sister Kara and MJ. Aren't they an adorable pair? They really do just adore each other. Kara came to visit me at BYU every year during her mid winter break, and I have managed to go visit Kara every year she has been at BYU. My children adore their aunt and I do too. Love you sis!

If you really need more pictures, there are more Utah pict posted here:

Just a word about grandmas. I love mine! They are both amazing women. I am so glad that we were able to make the trip down to see them. Grandma Jones (paternal grandma) is raising three teenage grandchildren with an energy amazing for a 78 year old! My Molly Jane looks just like this side of the family. Everyone comments on her "jones blues." I was so excited to show my grandma how much she looks like my dad as a baby. There was universal agreement.

Grandma Roush (my mom's mom) and I have always been special buddies. Grandma had major surgery on her carotid artery the week we came to visit. We were a little afraid she wouldn't have recovered enough for us to get to visit, but she is recovering wonderfully and we were able to have a great girl talk visit and introduce Molly to her. I think they are also instant buddies. Love and kisses to you, Grandma.

O Christmas Tree

When the kids and I were finally able to come home to Keenan, (we had been gone about 3 weeks) he surprised us with a beautiful noble fir in our living room. It is by far the biggest most beautiful tree we have ever had. Sam had a great time decorating the tree so we decided to spread out the fun and we let him put a few more ornaments on every night before bed. Molly enjoys staring at the lights. She will sit in her bouncer in front of the tree and babble the cutest stories. I love Christmas trees! They just make me feel so happy and festive!

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When its fall time...

We had a wonderful visit from my mom this weekend. It was so much fun to have her with us for trick or treating. Sam has a great time with his Grandma. His favorite activity with her this weekend was playing "whirley twirley" in the leaves in our front yard. Can't wait to see you again soon Grandma!

Trick or Treat

Sam loved trick or treating. We practiced once at our own door so he would know how it all worked. We went to our first house and instead of taking candy from the bowl that was held out to him, Sam gave her the treat he already had in his pumpkin. This reversal of trick or treat continued for a few houses and then he got the hang of it. I figured he last 20 min or so, but this little monkey wanted to go "again" and "AGAIN!" for almost 2 hours.
Sam was not alone in his excitement. I wish I could have gotten a picture of our neighborhood on Halloween night. I have never seen such a busy place. Kids arrived by busloads. One of our neighbors said he lost count after 3oo trick or treaters came to his door. We were out trick or treating ourselves for most of the night, so we only had about 30 come after we got home.

We were all monkeys for Halloween. The boys were monkey monkeys and Molly Jane and I were sock monkeys. I tried to get a family picture of all of us monkeys, but one monkey would not cooperate- so I photoshoped him in. :) Here is our monkey family.
And I just had to add a few pictures of my little sock monkey!

Happy Halloween!