Addy's lucky day....

So, Ian and I have been trying to teach Addy how to ride a bike without training wheels for 3 years now. Whether it be fear or desire, we just couldn't get her to ride. But boy-o-boy was she the best scooter rider ever and could keep up with the boys on their mountain bikes.

Tonight Hunter and Kadan came running in the house proclaiming, "Mom, Mom. You won't believe this. Addy is riding her bike and learned all by herself."

I quickly put my laptop down and ran to the front door. To my surprise, there was Addy riding like a champ. "Woo Hoo, Addy May! You did it! You are so awesome! How in the world did you learn how to ride all by yourself."

"Well Mom, I just had to practice and practice and finally I can ride my bike.... It must be my lucky day."

P.S. kinda embarassing but if you look at Addy's outfit and notice that it is at sunset you will see that the kids stayed in the PJ's all day long. Yep, just one of those completely lazy days.

Kadan sweetness...

Since Kadan's baptism, Kadan has read at least one column in his new scriptures each night -- never missing a day. Sometimes he comes up to my room at midnight (I thought he was well into REM sleep by then) with his scriptures in hand asking if he can read to me from the Bible. Of course, I cannot say no to such a lovely and simple request. So, ofttimes I find us cuddling as he reads ever so slowly, making sure that he sounds out all the difficult words by himself. Tonight we were reading in Genesis and he came across Jehovah. Carefully he sounded out the word. I could tell that the word "Jehovah" was relatively new to him so I asked, "Kadan, do you know what Jehovah means?"

"No... not really."

"It's another name for Jesus Christ."

"Oh," he says with a grin and then by change in expression I could tell he was contemplating something. After a moment he said, "Well.... I think I am going to say Christ every time I see Jehovah because (he chuckles) it just a lot easier to say. Don't you think so?"

I giggled in agreement.

Rough and tackle friendships....

This football season has been a wonderful time for the kids. Not only did they learn hard work and discipline but they also learned the value of fun and friendships. About half way into the season, Hunter would make sure that we were at least 15 minutes early to practice so he could play with his friends. Kadan soon joined in the fun with his football fellas. They played Red Rover, Smear, tag, and all kinds of made-up games with a football. It was so fun to see these boys interact with each other. I found myself parking along side the fence to grinfully (my new word) watch. These times are what life is all about.

What is an ancestor?

Hunter and I were on our way to school this morning and we had a fun conversation.

"Mom, I think I know why we only have ancestors (pronounced an-sisters) and not an-brothers. Because it would be weird to call our family grandsister and grandbrothers so we just call them an-sisters which means both brothers and sisters."

He is such a deep thinker -- I love to hear him give explanations for common terms of life.

First Comfort home decor party....

was a wonderful success. It was a blast to talk about decorating and dreaming of cute houses while feeling our tummies with lots and lots of chocolate. I also loved decorating my house with all the holiday fun. Hunter walked in from school and said, "Wow Mom. This looks awesome. Can we have our house look like this all the time." Well, I wish I could but with piles of messes and rowdy kids, I am sure that it wouldn't look cute for long. I would love to share with you how things looked.

Oh, and one last thing -- look at this awesome chair that Annie designed -- just got it in this week. I totally LOVE it, especially with the crystal detail. But, it is much too cute to sit on and have my kids sticky fingers all over it so it is going to Annie's house in her bedroom -- I am definitely jealous :-).

Boy oh Boy am I OUT of it....

when it comes to hip and cool music. I realized it when I was so excited about this brand new song I just heard and found out it was at least 2 years old. So, I am in desperate need of help. Can you gals help me by posting a dozen or so songs that are your favorites and are recent?

Kids play at the wedding...

Karen's and Mike's wedding was a lot of fun and was in beautiful St. George. Did I ever say how much I love St. George? I am still trying to convince Ian that trading the pines in for the red rock is a must. After the rehearsal dinner the kids played at the golf course. It was so beautiful there and they loved running around making up all sorts of games. Here are some pictures of our silly crew.