Chocolate dot

My little Micaiah was putting on his pants the other day and found a freckle on the side of his bum. He ran to me and said "look mommy a chocolate dot!" I laughed so hard. So later that day when Dakota came home he took off his pants to show daddy his chocolate dot! Dakota told him he got that from eating so much chocolate. Because to tell you the truth Micaiah eats only chocolate...chocolate milk, chocolate muffins, chocolate pancakes...yep that is how I get my son to eat anything any more. So Micaiah came up with a wonderful idea, "I want to eat my chocolate dot!" Dakota told him he was not able to, it was part of his body and he cried and cried. So every day since then he say's "I want to eat my chocolate dot!" and he finds out he is not able to. We have to pull out some chocolate chips for him to feel somewhat satisfied without the chocolate dot.

Ammon is a member

It came and went so fast. But it happened, Ammon is a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints!! He is so excited too. The next day when the bishop announced to everyone that he was the newest member of the ward he was so happy! Well, now he knows if he does anything bad he is held accountable for EVERYTHING! :)It was a very nice baptism. Suzanne (mother-in-law) and Ana (sister-in-law) were able to come down from Seattle and spend a few days with us. It was a very nice visit, we had lots of fun. Grandma gave a talk about the Holy Ghost and I gave the talk about baptism. Ana sang Ammon's favorite song "Love one another", and she did a wonderful job. I enjoyed every minute of it. My sister Summer and brother Ryan were there and a few other people from the ward.
But now with his new scriptures in hand, we have been reading every day together. And how wonderful it is to have scriptures in our life to help us and guide us. Its funny, I remember when I started reading the scriptures and the fun words you had to figure out the meaning of them and how to read them the right way so they mean what they are supposed to mean. Its fun just listening to him and then asking him what he got out of that scripture. Understanding comes with patients and lots of practice.I am so proud of Ammon. He loves the gospel so much and I pray it will stay that way for the rest of his life. He has such a strong testimony and he knows the church is true. He is a special one. After the interview with the bishop, the bishop came up to me and told me, "Ammon is very unique and very spiritual!"

Kute Kids

Ammon will be turning 8 in two weeks. He will be getting baptized in 3 weeks! we are so excited for him. He is a very spiritual person who loves the gospel with all his heart. He helps me so much around the house and with his brother and sister. I don't know how I would do it without him some days! He does funny things too. Lately he thinks its funny to trip his brother. It would be fine if his little brother was not 3. I understand boys have to be boys. But he can really hurt him being 5 years older then him. But he plays nice too! lol.
Micaiah loves to stay up as late as he can. He comes out at least 3 times after putting him in bed. My favorites excuses are: "I need a drink", "I want to do something else", "Story time", "I'm hungry", or he will get up to go to the bathroom many times. One night Dakota could not sleep so he went out to play on the computer. At the time we had a kid tent up, Bella likes to play in it, Dakota looked over in that direction and saw a pair of eyes in the tent! I think it really scared him. two things went through his head! 1, this is really going to mess me up! 2, or is that Micaiah? and it was Micaiah. It was so funny when I came out to see them two eating carrots and dip and watching a movie together at 12:30. They are crazy! Son like father.Isabella is a doll! She is so much fun to have around. The funniest thing is that she can hold her own when it comes to Micaiah. Sometimes she can get into more trouble then he does. She goes up to him and hits him across the face, and then laughs! Its so hard not to laugh myself but I can't or she will keep doing it. She loves belly buttons. It drives me crazy because all she wants to do is put her little finger in there and play. Its just not the most pleasant thing. But she cries if you don't let her play. Sometimes the only way she will go to sleep is if she is playing with your belly button. It needs to stop!!I love my little kids and the fun things they do! I can't wait to add another one to the mix! Boy or girl? people ask me. But now that I have a girl I don't mind either way! A girl may be harder when Bella and her are fighting over the same boy or "why is she waring my clothes?" but either way it will be an adventure I'm willing to take! Like I always say "Bring it on!"

New Baby!

Here we go! Number 4! Can I do it? I seem to ask myself every morning when I wake up. They always say once you have three you can have as many as you want. Well I guess it will be my turn to tell you if that is true or not. I have always wanted a big family and at a time in my life I thought I would only have one. So 4 is a miracle in so many ways. I am nervous only because we are not settled really, with just moving and still in an apartment and wanting a house so badly. I feel we have so much to do before this little one comes. It always bothered me when people would say when we have money, we will have children. And here I am saying something similar....They come when they are supposed to come right!?! I am so happy to have a little one on the way. That wonderful feeling you get when you bring your little baby home for the first time. The little spirit, the closeness you get with your husband and your family. How fun!!! August 21st is my due date. Having a Summer baby is odd to me since my other 3 were born in December, January and February! so this summer should be fun being all fat and HOT and sweaty and miserable. But that day I get to come home with that little one in my arms will be so worth every minute!

Santa???

My son Ammon, who will be turning 8 this February, sure asked a lot of questions about Santa this year! It makes me sad to think this is probably the last year Santa will exist in his mind as a real person. I guess we all have to grow up at some time but still I was hoping around the age of 13 or 14 even. But he is too smart for his own good. I can't remember when I figured it all out and or how I felt. I just remember how I felt when I woke up to a lot of presents and didn't care who they came from. Here were some of his questions. "How come we have the same wrapping paper that Santa used last year?" (My bad). We were getting ready for bed and out of the blue he said, "I think Santa is our own parents." Dakota just looked at me and laughed, it does not matter much to Dakota as it does me, he figures he will figure it out sooner then later but still...few more years please! I like hiding and being sneaky with the gifts, trying to find good places to hid them without getting caught. "If we are celebrating Jesus birthday then why does Santa give us gifts?" But the funnest one was when he said, "How does Santa watch us when we are sleeping? Its kind of creepy." So many questions, really funny questions and some I don't really know how to answer the correct way without lying or giving it away. I was not prepared for these questions so early. We will see what happens, maybe I'll get one more year!?!?!

Long Time

For those that care...I am so sorry for not writing in such a long time. I really didn't think it was a big deal until my sister-in-law called and said I can see you still have a cold. Well yes I do, but I have gotten better and then sick again a few times. But a lot has happened in the last few months of not writing so I will sum it up a bit. The latest news BELLA IS ONE! I just can't believe how time fly's so fast! She has taken her first steps and it wont be long until she will be walking. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and a fun time with Dakota's dad. I love cooking that meal...I know crazy but its a fun challenge. We are all excited for Christmas, and now that Bella knows how to open gifts and realizes there is a toy under all that paper it will be fun this year. Micaiah knows Santa very very well. Every time there is a picture of him he yells SANTA MAMA SANTA! Its so cute. We still have to go visit the man but hopefully this weekend we will get there. It amazes me on how expensive things are. I don't know but when I had only one kid it was so much cheaper and it seems like we got a lot more for the money. Now we have three kids and everyone only gets a gift for the same price. Well it will be fun all in all! I will be out in Utah for Kylie's wedding to take their wedding pictures and I'm so excited for them! I sure miss my friends in Utah. I can't wait to spend some time with everyone. Well i guess that is it for now. I will be better on writing on my blog. I need to make it a priority and then it will happen. Thank you for reading and come back for more!

The Cold

It is so interesting when one person comes home sick it circulates through the home and everyone else in the family has to get sick too. But they always say, "The best way to get rid of a cold is to give it to someone else." The only one that does not have this wonderful head cold is my husband...but this too shall get him. My poor little Bella, its just so sad to see a baby with a runny nose and it tickles her! And she does not like it!! Micaiah woke up with the lovely crusties around the nose...you know the ones that hurt when you try to clean them off. He did not like me at this morning. Thank you to public school, something I look forward to every year "The Cold".