Nothing

So I just went to upload some pictures to make a post and my camera battery ran out so it couldn't import any pictures. Ha! I really don't have much to say.

The kids were all eating apples tonight. Scottorn had a Granny Smith, Lily a Red Delicious, and Ammon and Anna each had Pink Lady. They were all sitting on the living room floor chomping away. It was so cute! I love them!

Scottorn LOVES blueberries and is always standing next to the fridge signing "more" to tell me he wants some. Lately his fingertips have been stained from eating so many! He also loves the horse they got for Christmas. He walks up to it and kisses it then knocks it over so he can lay down on it and kiss it from head to toe. I need to get it on film. It is so cute. Actually, I do have it on my camera, but my camera isn't on right now :) Later.

Last week Ammon and Lily were chasing each other around and being rough as usual and Ammon "accidentally" (he says that too much) ripped Lily's earring out of her ear. She was hysterical and thought it was stuck in her ear. I had to explain that it was just where the hole in her ear was for her earring that she was feeling. It was a pretty crazy event. Lots of screaming and crying and then laughing. Ammon was a good big brother and found both the earring and the back to it. We were all crawling around the kitchen floor looking over every inch. Ammon said (before he found it) that whoever found it got $15. I told him he could pay it since he was the one who made it come it. He came out even :)

Scottorn continues to love playing in the toilet, with the toilet paper, the toilet brush and the plunger. Gross, I know. Adam was saying how nice it would be to get him potty-trained and I laughed and said that as long as he thinks it is a toy we will have NO luck there. Funny kid he is! My favorite is when I have just bathed him and got him nice clean clothes and we are all ready for the day and someone leaves the door open and then I hear him swishing around in the water. It is even better when Anna forgets to flush and then he has a little something more than water to play with. BLAH! :( He thinks it is great though because then he gets a second bath, which he LOVES plus he got to play in the toilet and he already had a first bath. So that works out to three fun outings with water all in one morning. What a lucky boy!

Anna is learning to write her name and LOVES preschool. She asks everyday if it is a preschool day. She loves to sing and color and dance and dress up. She goes through about six different outfits or dress-ups every day. There is constantly a pile of clothes on her floor. I can't keep it clean. She inherited Lily's old bike and we put the training wheels on it. She loves it so much. I keep using that word, I guess I LOVE the word LOVE! You can't help use it when you talk about her though (well any of my kids for that matter!) The other day she rode it for over an hour straight. Back and forth on the back porch. Her poor bottom didn't appreciate that. A few things she says that I absolutely adore are "Strawberry Cake Cake" and "Seriously!" She is a true character and is so much fun! She is always making me laugh. She is very expressive and has two volumes, LOUD and LOUDER! Quiet is something we are working on fitting into her vocabulary.

Lily LOVES school. She loves her teacher. She loves her friends. She loves homework. She loves to learn. She loves to read. She actually gets upset with me if I tell her to stop doing her homework! She is so different than Ammon in that regard. She stills loves her best friend Jordan. She is doing well with the piano. She has a loose tooth, her first! She said tonight that she wanted to grow her hair long like Rapunzel's. I don't think that will ever happen. She hates snarls and that is why she loves her hair short. I think it is cute on her, but I do miss her long hair. Oh, Scottorn loves Lily to pieces. She is so good to him. He always wants her to hold him and he loves her animals. She gets mad when he takes them though because he slobbers all over them when he kisses them. But, she loves him to pieces too!

Ammon is doing well in school and is such a good boy. He knows what is right and I am always so proud of him when he tells me about things from school or with friends that aren't right. I am glad he is observant and is recognizing things. He loves Scouts and friends and wants a new bike. Our neighbor said he could have his old one, but we are waiting for it. I wonder if it would be rude to go over and ask for it? We gave his bike to Lily, which we are going to paint pink for her. Anyway, he wants a bike. He is also doing well with piano but his heart is set on the electric guitar. Why?! I do not like it. I told him he has to learn on an acoustic first and then electric. That will be several more years, I hope! He really enjoys reading and although he says he doesn't always love school I think he does.

Adam is as wonderful and great as ever. Actually, I think he is better. I love how my love for him keeps growing. It just keeps getting better and better. I love him more all the time. I see how much he does and who he is and I feel so happy to be his. Life is good. He is so busy with work right now but we are so glad he has so much! He should be finishing up tomorrow with his first trial. He has done a few others, but this one he was first chair on and has done it all himself. Although he has been so tired and stressed, he has loved it. I love when he practices what he is going to say on me. It is fun to watch him. I am glad he loves his work because I can honestly say that I would not like being a lawyer. He is so good at it though!

Funny that I titled my post "Nothing," and then said I didn't have anything to say...I guess I was wrong. I had A LOT to say. Hopefully I will remember to charge my camera tomorrow so I can post some pictures. They are always better than words!

August - December

So I have obviously been horrible about blogging. Certainly not on my priority list. I used to do well, but then I started keeping a journal and my blog fell to the wayside. I used to use this as my journal. I have really enjoyed keeping a personal journal, but I do miss not updating my blog at least semi-regularly. So, in an effort to catch up I will sum it all up simply.

August: Anna turned three. Scottorn turned one and started walking. Ammon and Lily started third and first grades.

September: Anna started preschool and I canned pears, pear jam and pear syrup. Ammon, Lily and I started taking piano lessons.

October: Adam and I ran the Bizz Johnson Half Marathon in Susanville, CA. Adam turned 34. Made homemade doughnuts and root-beer and had friends over for Halloween.

November: Sewed 24 aprons for a craft fair. The kids were off-track. Two of my very best friends moved out of state :( My dad and Tykota came out for Thanksgiving and we all drove to Sacramento to Adam's parents. Adam's brothers came. It was fun to get together.

December: I turned 30! Lily got her ears pierced. Adam and I dressed up, I in a formal and he in a three piece suit for his Christmas party. Christmas with all it's fun and magic. We went to parties, caroling, bowling, sledding, luminaries and ginger bread houses.

I am going to try to post twice a month this year so this will count as one!

Pictures to come...

Ammon's Baptism

In a nutshell...

March: Potty trained Anna
April: Dug a huge hole in our rock/dirt in the backyard for the tramp.
May: Put the backyard in.
June: Celebrated our 10 year anniversary. Lily finished kindergarten. Ammon finished 2nd grade. Went to Sacramento and Ammon turned 8!
July: Went to Utah. Went on a week long staycation and had a blast!

Anna wake boarding with Adam! She is so brave!

Ammon is getting baptized this weekend! We are all so excited for him! He will also start 3rd grade next week. Maybe after the kids are back in school I can find some time to blog more. I have been terrible about it! Scottorn is 11 months old and getting into everything. He is so much fun! Anna is growing up fast and turning out to be so cute. She is so energetic and dramatic. We love her happiness! Lily is almost ready to start 1st grade and can't wait for school. She loves our neighbors puppies and is sad that only 3 of the 8 are left. She wishes we could have one. I do too! We have had a blast this summer. Sacramento, Utah, camping, boating, Tahoe...fun, fun, fun! Maybe I'll get a chance to post more pictures soon!

Snow day!

Our ruler measuring the snow on the tramp

Two weeks ago we woke up to a winter wonderland! It was beautiful! We don't get much snow here, so to get that much was amazing. Church got cancelled, which is funny because living in both Utah and Omaha, that never happens for that amount of snow. Anyway, we were happy to have a day to relax and enjoy the snow. We had a foot of snow on the tramp and the kids had fun jumping in it. We also built an awesome fort in the front yard. Too bad it was gone by Thursday! It was sunny and warm and every day another wall had fallen down. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!

Six Months

Scottorn is such a delight! I have never known of a happier baby, EVER! He is absolutely amazing. I love his smiles and kisses and laughter. He is a gift from heaven for sure! This was a big week for him. He finally learned how to roll over from his back to his belly and Friday his bottom left tooth came in! He is getting big so fast! He loves to play with toys, especially the hard ones that make a lot of noise when he bangs them on his tray. It's no fun when he whacks his head though, which he does too often! He is getting better at the Johnny Jump and would probably use it more if Anna didn't insist on always using it instead! That girl is funny!
Scottorn was almost all better last week. His cough sounded so much better and then, it struck again! He sounds so gross. All the kids do. I don't know what they caught, but I don't want it. I hope it goes away soon and that we can be a healthy family again. I haven't been to church in two months and am afraid to go once we are all better. I am just glad that Scottorn has stayed happy through it all. He is eating well, sleeping well, playing, is happy, but just has a nasty cough. Dear Cough, Please go away! Sincerely, Our Whole Family!!!!

Oh, Scottorn might get his first haircut today or tomorrow and I will put on some cute pictures of him later.

Five Months

Well, Scottorn got sick at the very beginning of January and was sick for the whole month. It was only really bad for two weeks and he is actually sick again, GRRRR! I hate it when my kids are sick, it makes me so sad! Anyway, January was a rough month for all of us. We all got sick twice. We just kept passing it around. Scottorn had a sore throat, fever, earaches, cough...yuck!

Anna loves her little "broder" so much! She always wants me to take her picture with him.

They both have some seriously chubby cheeks!

1/28/2010
Scottorn is 5 months today! He is so sweet and happy. He loves to spit raspberries and is starting to try to grab toys. He loves Ammon, Lily, Anna, and of course, Mom and Dad. He is such a joy and we all love him.

3 1/2 Months and 4 Months

These were taken around the middle of December so he was about 3 1/2 months. I absolutley LOVE his chubby cheeks!

Thumb sucker! He doesn't always do this, it is usually his whole hand!

Four months in these two pictures.

Two finger sucker, just like his big brother! (He doesn't do this anymore either).

This is from journal from December 28th:
Scottorn is four months old today! I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. He is such a joy. I love him to pieces. He is so so so happy and so mellow. He just falls asleep when I lay him down if he is tired. He will chill out on the floor for quite awhile when I need to get things done. He loves to have us look at him and talk to him. He is getting to be pretty social. He coos, spits, smiles, and his whole body squirms when he talks. He is the happiest baby ever! He is such a blessing in our home. All the kids just love him too! Ammon changed his wet diaper for me today and he did a good job. Scottorn just smiled at him the whole time.