Davis at the Dentist

The kids had their dentist check-ups last week. This was Davis' first time for x-rays. The poor kid was so confused because they told him they were taking a picture of his teeth. He hears picture so he thinks smile, but wasn't sure if he should so he kept smiling and then stopping, kept opening and closing his eyes, all sorts of funny things. This kid keeps me laughing (or crying) all day long.

Grocery Store with Addie

How cute is this???? Our grocery store just got these mini-carts and Addie felt so big pushing the cart during a shopping trip recently. She understands this is a special treat that we get to do when we're shopping without Davis. If he were pushing that in the store, it would turn into a demolition derby.

Children's Museum Visit

The kids and I decided to venture out to the Children's Museum last week. We hadn't been in a while and they were begging to go. The second floor of the museum is where the traveling exhibits are. The last time we went, there was this huge Clifford the Big Red Dog exhibit and the kids even got to meet Clifford. When I told them Clifford wasn't there anymore, Davis broke down in real, genuine tears!

We went upstairs to the traveling exhibit first and it was this awesome "backyard" exhibit with little kid-sized garden tools, slides, canoes, a huge play barbecue, tricycle track, golf course. It is the perfect thing for us here in Nebraska during the winter.

The elevator is always a hit no matter where you are!

Chef Addie

My family of golfers will love to hear that Davis is a lefty!!!!

This barbecue station was so well done, granite counters, fake little "fire" with tools, hats, aprons, bbq food. Addie loved it.

Still Golfing

We LOVE our Children's Museum! This summer the traveling exhibit is dinosaurs - Davis will be soooo excited for that one!

January Update

Christmas was really fun, we got to visit our families and friends in Idaho. Highlights include: Sledding with Silvesters in Garden Valley (update from last year: Addie loves it now), meeting our nephew Lincoln for the first time, and seeing all siblings and their families for the first time in a year or more! I didn't take many pictures (any at all actually) but my siblings posted great ones on their blogs. The one picture I took sums up our trip pretty well:

Tired kids traveling in the car.

When we came home we had the kids open their Christmas presents from us. We got them each one big present- Addie some Barbies (that Davis has seemed to have adopted...hmmmm..) and Davis some Geotrax train sets. Some of his little friends have these trains and he will sit and play with them for hours which, if you know Davis, is no small feat.

After Christmas, I hosted Davis' playgroup/school that he has once a week with the 3 other kids who are all the same age as Davis. The other moms and I switch weeks and we just go over letters of the alphabet and colors. Although the biggest lesson for most of the kids has been in learning to share and play nice!

The kids are Davis, Katie, Bentley and Bodie (who would not look at me no matter how many times I tried!).

And last but definitely not least, January brought us Addie's 4th birthday. She was so excited to finally be four she was giddy the entire day of her birthday. She received some wonderful presents from grandparents and phone calls and was in heaven all day. Because her birthday falls so close to Christmas we decided to do minimal presents and go and DO something fun for her birthday. Her presents from us consisted of mostly dollar spot at Target, some slippers she wanted for Christmas that I forgot to buy her, and a Strawberry Shortcake balloon which Davis also adopted....

For her birthday, we dropped Davis off with a friend and spent the afternoon together. She wanted spaghetti for lunch (spaghetti is her favorite food lately) so we went to lunch.

Then that Friday Jeremy came home early (the Doc he's working for does half-days on Fridays...sweet) and we took the kids to an indoor waterpark here in town! They had so much fun sliding down by themselves and playing tag in the kiddy pool. We had a fabulous time and I think we will make our "get to DO something on your birthday" a tradition.

Since Addie turns 4 January 12, she missed the cutoff for Sunbeams last year by 12 days so was still in nursery until FINALLY this year. Last week she was asked to give the scripture in primary and she memorized it and now when we read scriptures in the morning she always wants to recite it. I took a video of it but it's not loading so I will have to try again later.

This week for church we DIDN'T GO because it was CANCELED because of a snow storm that came in Saturday night. We got about 7-8 inches but it was blowing snow so drifts everywhere. Addie wanted to go help her dad shovel so I bundled her up and out she went. (But only for a few minutes because I believe it was about 2 degrees out so she got a little cold.) Gotta love Nebraska in the winter.

Ok.....! See ya next month!

Davis' Sayings...

So little Davis has been cracking us up lately, as always. I tell Jeremy Davis is very hot or cold. He's either being the cutest thing in the world or the most stubborn. I'm usually either crying from laughter or from frustration with him. There is not much in between. He has the cutest little voice in the world and can't say his r's too well and still lisps his s's a lot. Right now my favorite word he says is "pretzels" because it totally combines both of his speech issues. Jeremy's convinced he will need speech therapy, but for now I'm getting the biggest kick out of his little voice quirks.

Here are some funny things he has said lately:

"Mmmm......these blueberries are good!" (They were black olives.)

He's been using the word 'just' in the weirdest places. Stuff like "I don't know, I just like it." Anyway, Jeremy pointed to a freckle on Davis' leg and asked him what it was and Davis said, "I don't know, it's just brown."

We made some cookies for Thanksgiving and he tried them and then told me, "They're not my favorite." (I say that all the time.)

He is obsessed with Toy Story. He shouts "To Infinity and Beyond" with one arm straight in front of him, hands in fists, and running at full speed at least twice a day. Yesterday it was up and down the aisles of the grocery store.

Addie is doing great. She has officially stopped napping, which makes me a little sad, but she will be four in a few weeks, so I guess I can't complain! She still will lay quietly in her room so I still get an hour or two break in the afternoons. 

Davis and Addie are as close as ever. Lately they've been giggling and egging each other on when we sit to read scriptures and have family prayer at night. They definitely team-up against me most of the time. Still, as their mom, it's fun to see their little bond.

And since this has turned into a post on Davis, here's a little video that only grandparents will find amusing, probably. He got this little teddy bear last Christmas and it sings this song and he was singing and dancing with it yesterday.

Halloween Festivities

We've been having a lot of fun this fall and the weather has been beautiful in Omaha. I can't complain that it's the second week of November and we haven't seen snow yet - knock on wood. 

I've been keeping myself busy with the kids while Jeremy finished up his OB/GYN rotation. We counted the hours he was at the hospital and including overnight call (nights he spends at the hospital) he worked over 110 hours in one week.  One of those overnights was the night of Halloween, so the kids and I went to a few friend's houses to trick or treat and then spent the rest of the night handing out candy to the kids in our neighborhood. I even attempted to take a shot with the three of us but my arms aren't long enough and cut out most of poor Davis. Most of these pictures were taken with my cell phone, so they're not great, but they are all I have!

I also took the kids to a Pumpkin Patch with the Addie's preschool and they loved the hayrack ride out to the patch to pick up pumpkins. It was so funny to me to see Addie in "her" little world of preschool. Her teachers were so nice and told me she's friends with all the little kids and especially helps those who are a little shy or introverted which I thought was so sweet!

 

Fall Update

We have been having a fun fall so far. The weather has been beautiful - I was looking at our blog from last year at this time and it had snowed 6 inches by now! Yuck.

Jeremy's started his 3rd year of school and has done his Internal Medicine rotation and is in the middle of his OB/GYN rotation. His hours are a little wacky, but the kids and I are adjusting and enjoy hanging together for the most part.

We were lucky to have Aunt Heidi come visit the beginning of September and I let her take all the pictures since she's so talented with photography now I have nothing to show of the visit!!! Hopefully I'll get some soon and I'll put them up.

My sweet Grandma (my mom's mom) had her 89th birthday the end of September and then passed away a few days later. I was able to go to Utah for the funeral and had a great time remembering her and my grandpa and being with my family.

My parents came out to Omaha and we did Vala's - it is this huge pumpkin patch in the area and we had lots of fun! The kids helped with pig races, there were tractors and trains - Davis was in heaven.

While my parents were here, we decided to drive and visit Independence and the Liberty Jail visitor's center. The kids did great and had fun even though poor Davis had a stomach bug.

Jeremy and I had our 7 year wedding anniversary in September! He was supposed to be home for dinner and I made some cupcakes for dessert. He actually got off early that day, got to his car, then got PAGED back in....and got home about four hours later. SO! The kids were more than happy to help me eat up the dessert!

The weather has been in the mid-70s for almost a month and we've been outside almost every afternoon. The kids love swinging and it's so much nicer now that Addie can pump herself.

Randomly, they both wanted to get in the baby swings at the park a couple weeks ago. I could barely get Addie's long legs in there. Davis has short little legs, but they still looked so big!

Here's a picture of them in March of 09, so about a year and a half ago, in the same swings.