January 12, 2018

the beginning of january

 the kids were out of school for an extra long time this winter break
so we found things to keep busy
like visiting michael for lunch
 i sewed hazel a new dress
 hazel spent an entire day reading a book
 these two have so much fun playing make believe together
this day eleanor was a king and olive was the queen
wearing a crown eleanor made for her
 jude is extra adorable in henry's old suit

 this kid is a sunbeam! 
 he did surprisingly well
let's hope it stays that way
 he wasn't very happy there wouldn't be snacks or toys
 we finally painted our room! we painted it a nice bright white and finally filled in all the holes
left by the last owners
only took 3+ years!
 after church on sunday (1-4) we put jude down for a nap after dinner
and he slept until the next morning!! 
he woke up super happy, i think he needed some extra rest
 eleanor looks adorable in her recital costume for next week
and she is the sweetest girl in the entire world
she keeps talking about how much i do for her and all the kids
and says she wants to do all of it for me, the cleaning and cook all the meals
except the haircuts, she can't do those
 still my baby

 he finally decided a couple weeks ago, just before he turned 15 months, to be a walker
and it's the cutest

 michael kills me
i jokingly told him if he wanted to go on a date he'd have to ask me like prom
and then when i woke up the next morning i saw this in the bathroom
he is the funniest
 giving the living room a little refresh using what we already have
 and working on a family history wall
of us and our parents and their parents
the kids love it already and so do we
 jude is so much fun and becoming his own little person


January 4, 2018

my new favorite picture of eleanor


Christmas to New Years

 up way too early and so excited on Christmas morning
 stockings

 lots of chaos and happy surprises
look how happy noah and hazel are that they got tablets!
 Christmas breakfast
 playing with michaels...i mean noahs new sphero robot ball
 hazels new bedding looks so good under the paper flowers

 i finally got dressed 
 we ran to the gas station for whole milk for jude
  i love seeing all the Christmas cards we get displayed on the door
 by Christmas evening i was ready to take the decorations down 
 and we decided after 3 months of henry sleeping in our bed EVERY single night
to baracade him in his room
we cant let him get to his door because he will bang on it for hours if hes shut in 
so we were making a soft stop before the door
he got it down but ever since we have been much stricter and its helping keep him out
 the day after Christmas we took the kids ice skating



 it was freezing and a little too tricky for Eleanor but these three lasted quite a while
 then we headed to the discovery center (thanks for renewing our pass grandma and grandpa olson!)
the mythbusters theme is pretty cool

 olive has been working on this tooth for days
 morning cuddles
i love jude resting on me!!
 just missing noah 
who is mastering the art of sleeping in this winter break
getting dressed, doing chores and cleaning their rooms gets them tablet time
its working out quite nicely right now
 brothers
 michael took the big three to see the new star wars
they all liked it as far as i know
 we got noah this funny picachu pajama outfit for Christmas and he loves it
 jude loves his new thrifted little ride on toy
 i like wearing vintage dresses
michael caught the flu i had
and stayed home with the little three on new years eve
and i went with the big three and taught my class for the last time
i took them cinnamon rolls and milk and they loved it
 the little three fell asleep early on Christmas eve
 but these three made it until midnight with michael and i
we watched Anne with an E on Netflix and did a puzzle together
it was one of my favorite new years eves ever
 heres to 2018!
some of our goals include 
at least one week sugar free and social media free 
monthly dates to the temple
monthly regular date nights
100% home and visiting teaching
sticking to a budget for the first time in our marraige
running a half marathon
be healthy and get in better shape
no icees unless we{re on a roadtrip...or maybe once a month..haven{t settled on that yet
wish us luck!

ps if my grammer is extra awful in the most recent blog posts
it{s because this new keyboard we got doesn{t have all the keys
it{s a little infuriating but oh well