Friday, February 26, 2016

Happy Birthday Crew: Part 2

Crew waited until Friday and we all went up to Reno as a family to celebrate and do a little shopping and dinner together. Our waiter was awesome and brought both boys a pazookie for Crew's birthday. BJ's never disappoints. 

Crew loved dinner and the time we were all able to spend together. It was a good day!



Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Happy Birthday Crew: Part 1

Unlucky for Crew, he had to have school on his birthday. But we made sure to sing to him a million times before we sent him to school. I also  went into school and had lunch with him. He didn't want to leave school for lunch because he wanted to make sure he got time to play. Everyone sitting at the lunch table excitedly sang happy birthday to Crew, and he turned a deep shade of red. But his little grin let me know that even though he was a little embarrassed, that he loved the attention of his friends singing to him!

Soon enough school was out and Crew came home to a decorated kitchen and the requested chocolate mint cake.  The boys played, no homework was done, we had the requested quesadilla dinner, and family over for cake and presents.

Crew received fruit and snacks for school and a chest to build with Abe's mom, money from my parents, and a bruder tractor from Abe and I. When Crew unwrapped the tractor and saw the bruder box, he closed his eyes until he turned the box over and was able to get a good look at what was in the box. I think it was a home run gift. 

Lots of singing, love, and happiness were shared with everyone. 

Crew is one amazing boy! He works so hard, is obedient, kind, and a good example. He loves to show affection and spend time with those that he loves. Even though school is not his favorite, he works very hard to do his best and please his teacher. He has great discipline and is able to make well thought out choices. He is getting more goofy and a little silly in his personality. Thankfully he has a really goofy set of parents that keep him laughing, loosened up, and laughing at himself. He has developed a love for chapter books and listening to our nightly reading. I love Crew and all that he adds to our family. Our family is so much better because of him!

How is it that he is already 6?! Can time please slow down so I can enjoy this time of life longer!!?!









































Tuesday, February 23, 2016

iPhone Round Up

 January was a little rough with sickness, strep, and ear aches, but we made it through. A couple naps in the car helped.

 We continued to be blessed with snow throughout the month and loved seeing white when we looked out the window! One day the boys went over to Grandma and Grandpa's to help build a snowman because there was enough on the ground!



 Sawyer is my little workout buddy in the morning. Although, he normally is snuggled up in a blanket and his jammies watching me breath heavily and sweat to death. That's enough entertainment to keep him still!

During February Crew received a lot of "friendship letters." One of the most hilarious letters was actually a book and it depicted a girl giving Crew a hug on one page and the Crew giving the girl a hug on the next. When we got to that page Crew said laughingly, "I don't know why she is pushing me down in this picture and then I am pushing her down. She is so silly!" I love this boys perspective!!





More snow! We built Olaf!!

Sawyer and I had to get some shopping done before my parents came to visit. We stopped at Costa Vida and I enjoyed my cute dates face! He slipped and fell into the corner of our car door and gouged his head open the day before. When Crew and Sawyer were together every stranger that spoke to us asked if his brother had been the one to hurt Sawyer. It was kind of an interesting phenomenon.



 My parents came and we enjoyed slightly warm weather, but not what we had been enjoying. It was nice enough one day to go on an atv adventure with Grandpa.


Mandatory bruder play

Abe bought a shipping container for his most recent business adventure. He thought his truck looked cool and wanted me to make sure I got a picture of his set up before unloading the container.


Blue skies and walks to the hay barn, climbing tree, and rattle snake hill have been frequent on our list.




 This chapter book was so cute! I really enjoyed reading it and the boys loved it. It was initially shocking when the Grandma smacks the girl in the beginning and I wished I would have not been reading so fast that I could have edited it out. However, we had a really good conversation about how adults should treat children.

My sunglasses bit the dust after four and a half years. Sawyer and I went shopping together. He loved shopping and checking out the glasses. He was very careful and obedient and didn't touch any glasses that he was not told he could. He really liked the red pair on the right, but I went with a more neutral look.

They boys had their teeth cleaned and did spectacular. Crew went back a week later to repair a chipped sealant, but no cavities!


 They took selfies of their pearly whites to send to Abe.


Another climbing tree adventure. Sawyer tried to blow some snot out but did't have enough force. It went down his face!  I climbed up the tree to clear out some branches so help encourage the boys to climb higher. It was somewhat successful.