Our Little Actress

Matt's sister, Raegan, took these pictures of Daphne last week. She is so dramatic- she is always making up stories, songs and creating scripts for all of us. Some of her latest quotes:
"Mommy, How do you say nipples in English?"
"Mommy and Daddy wear a mitten and play softball."
Daphne woke up the other morning and came into my room to tell me that she was hungry. I had bought a new kind of cereal (Cracklin Oat Bran) a few days before and she led me to the pantry and pulled out the cereal and said, "I was dreaming about this cereal and I was thinking about it in my bed so I need to eat it." She ate every bite!

Playing with Our Cousins

Last weekend, Isaac & Daphne's cousin's slept over- they had a great time together!

Neighbors!

Isaac & Daphne are so excited to have neighbors who are their ages. We are dealing with teaching a little moderation in this aspect. They want to play with their neighbors all day long! Here is a pic of Daphne and her new best friend, Lauren, in princess dresses, hair uncombed, jumping on the trampoline. They are so cute together. Isaac is struggling a little with the moderation aspect. On Friday, I had to ground him from playing over at the neighbor's homes! Isn't he just five? I told him that we were done playing with friends for the morning and he threw a fit and hid from me! I was running around our street in tears and I finally found him sitting on the couch in our downstairs family room- he snuck in the back door. I think he has learned his lesson now. We are so happy and blessed to have such great neighbors and it will be (hopefully) great for the kids to have such good friends close by!

Strike A Pose

Daphne is such a little actress! She asked me to "take my picture- I will make a funny face!"

Learning to Write

Isaac has become (finally) very interested in writing & drawing! Here are some of his most recent creations!

We Moved!

Hey Ya'll!! Sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything- we've been a little busy!! Here is our new house! It is in a really great area and we love it! Matt is not a big fan of the blue, so we are considering painting it white with black trim. I will try to post more info soon. We have had such amazing experiences since we made the decision to move- we feel very blessed to have this opportunity. I am sending out an email with our new contact info! Thanks for all of your prayers and support during this stressful time!

Isaac's Graduation

Isaac painted a picture of me, and the narrated caption reads, "She loves me and rainbows. She tells me to clean my room and gives me hugs. She is cute and pretty."



Isaac and his amazing teacher, Sherrie West!





Isaac graduated from Weber State University's Preschool today! (sniff, sniff) He will be attending for another week, but today was the little end-of-the-year program. He was so cute! They performed sign language to many songs and Isaac was a Cheetah in the "Animal Rompus".

Funny Stories and Cute Pics!

These are just some cute pics of Isaac & Daphne and their cousin, Corbin at Nanny's on Sunday!

Funny Stories of The Week:
At the grocery store on Saturday, a demonstrator handed me a sample of cheese chips and I said, "Thank You." Daphne looked at me and said, " I like how you used your manners, Mom."

The other day Isaac said, "Hey Mom, Do you know what's gross about penguins? I reluctantly answered, "What?" Isaac's eyes lit up and he said, "The Mommies barf up their food into the babies mouths!" mmmm... the joy of having a son! - His new favorite show is Planet Earth and he is sharing even more fantastic facts with us all the time!

Three Marys

So, Tuesday morning after Easter I was getting ready for work and I could hear, through the baby monitor, Daphne waking up in her room. She was singing Mary had a Little Lamb. Then it sounded like she was singing Jesus Loves Me and Mary Had A Little Lamb at the same time. I went into her room and said, "What are you talking about Daph?" and she said, "There are 3 Marys!" and then she began singing, "Mary had a Little Lamb, Little Lamb, Little Lamb (singing in her own tune) and Jesus died and his body was in the tomb, and Mary Magalum found him, and Mary is in Isaac's class." Then, now speaking, " See? There's 3 Marys!" It was hysterical and impressive and darling all at the same time. I ran and got the video camera and tried to get her to do it again, but it wasn't quite the same the second time around. I just am so impressed with her grasping that much of the Easter Story at her tender age, at her connecting the 3 Marys she has heard of and then putting it all into a song! She is absolutely brilliant!

LIPS

Tuesday morning we were getting ready for school and Daphne was sitting on the counter next to my purse. I ran upstairs to grab my teacher bag and I came back to find Daphne like this, who said " I need more Lips!"

Our First House- part two

Okay, here is the outdoor view of our first home. I have also included a picture of the view from our back porch. While I love looking out at the mountains while I eat breakfast, our new home will have a decent view of the mountains as well and we will have more room and better schools for our children! I really do love this house, but the time has come to move on.

Easter 2007

Here are my precious darlings on Easter. Don't they look cute? They had sooo much fun and Daphne has been telling everyone about all the eggs and where she found each of them! Earlier this week we were grocery shopping and I bought candy and little plastic eggs. The kids were asking what we would do with them and I told them that Daddy would put the candy in the eggs and then hide them in Nanny's Yard so that you can go find them! They were so excited. When we got to the checkstand, Isaac was telling the cashier the whole story about the eggs and she said, "Are you excited for Easter?" Isaac said, "Yes! and I'm going to get a chocolate bunny!" The cashier was enthusiastic and responded appropriately, then after a moment of silence Isaac said, "Yea, but mostly it's about Jesus." I could have just kissed his face!