Daniel's 1st Haircut

I finally cut Daniel's hair, I have been meaning to do it for a while now. As you can see Daniel is NOT a fan of the whole hair cutting experience. I think he was more upset that I was trying to hold his head still then anything else. But it looks way better now with the sides short and not so long that it covers his ears.

Day to day life

I have been going through a blogging rut these days. Life has been busy but with nothing so exciting that it's worth writing about. Daniel is in full walking mode these days and it is so fun to watch him toddle around the house. He is still working on getting those same 4 teeth that he's been working on for a month now! I am beginning to think they will never come up. He is in the "stranger danger" phase of babyhood. If anyone walks into the room and even looks at him he freaks out! It's going to make having a babysitter really difficult. But I just think this too shall pass....

I had preschool at my house this week. It's always a wild time when the 3 boys and Emma get together for preschool. The boys are in their usual anti-girl mood. Poor Emma is the only girl. But she doesn't seem too upset by their attitudes. She is so shy! This morning I took the kids to the craft store and there was a little 3yr old girl there. She was so cute and asked her mom if she could say hi to Emma. So she came up to Emma and said hi and started trying to talk to her. Emma wouldn't even say hi or anything, she just ducked her head and wouldn't say a word! I guess she gets that from me, when I was young I was very very shy and probably acted the same way she does.

The kids are enjoying the sunshine today, it snowed on Sunday and Monday and it's been so cold that we still have snow in our front lawn which never sees the sun. Today though is beautiful and a "warm" 45 degrees. Kendall and Noah are working on a pinewood derby car for the ward activity. Noah sure enjoys getting out the power tools and working with his dad. He is a funny kid and I really enjoy him. It's hard to believe that he is already 7. This morning he was giggling so hard he was doubled over. When asked what he was laughing about he said he was thinking about all the tricks he was going to play on his Manna when she moves up here from California this summer. It involves spiders, so Manna beware!

So that's my week, nothing to exciting just kid crazy day to day life. Maybe something exciting will happen this week and I will have something fun to write about, but until then have a wonderful week!

Daniel is 1 year old!

Today my baby boy turns 1 year! This year has been a good one. Daniel is such a special little boy and I am so glad he is part of our family. He brings us such great joy! The other day someone asked Noah who he liked best- brother or sister, he said Daniel. Then a little later Emma was asked who she liked best- big brother or little brother, she said Daniel. So he is quite the favorite right now. We had a quiet evening with just our family to celebrate. He is starting to wrestle with Daddy, Noah and Emma, and is really getting the hang of the whole walking thing.
Daniel was more excited about the candle sitting on the cake then the cake itself! I had given him a taste of the frosting when I frosted the cake so he knew what to do with that cake when he got it!

Emma helped blow out the candle, and as you can see Daniel was a little confused about where the flame went!

He had no problem with his piece of cake!

Yummy!

After that cake it was time for the bath and a chance to play with his new toys!

Daniel opening his present. We figured he would have more fun with a bag than with wrapping paper.

Noah had to help him out a little.

I love his expression in this picture!

We got him some rubber ducks and frogs for the bath tub. He really enjoyed them!

Emma's Eating habits

Emma has been driving us crazy with her eating habits lately! There were two days in a row that she ate nothing last week! Kendall made an amazing stew last Sunday and she just turned her nose up at it and said she wanted to go to bed and not eat, so she went to bed at 5:45 that night. We have a rule that if you don't want to eat dinner then you don't have to, but you have to go to bed, and eat what was for dinner for breakfast the next morning. Also on that Sunday, she didn't want what we were having for lunch, so she had had breakfast in the morning but that was it for the day. Well the next morning, I heated up the stew and she didn't eat it, so I put it in the fridge for her to eat at lunch, again, didn't eat it for lunch so it went back in the fridge. I was getting worried as she hadn't eaten in almost 2 days! I was trying to think of something to make her eat that night at dinner. So I said we were going to have pizza for dinner and she was so excited, but I told her that she couldn't have it, till her stew was all gone. Well she did eat her stew that night, and liked it! This happens all the time these days! All she wants to eat are pot stickers, I know random, but that's all she wants! Here is Emma still fighting us on eating the stew.

Noah's New Quilt

My mom is making quilts for the grand kids birthdays this year. Noah's just came this week and it's perfect for Noah (airplanes). He loves it! These pictures aren't the best for showing off the quilt due to the bright sunshine coming in through the window, but they will have to do for now.

Daniel's New Toy

Daniel's present from my mom came in the mail yesterday and the kids insisted that we let him open it right then and there, so we did. He loves it, as you can see from the pictures. Both Noah and Emma really like it too. We have to keep telling Emma that it's Daniel's toy and we need to let him play with it. So thanks Mom, the toy is a hit!

Crystals

Noah has been asking us to buy him a fancy crystal growing kit. I thought it would be a fun idea to grow crystals but didn't want to pay for the kit. So we looked online and found all kinds of great ideas for growing crystals from stuff we already had around the house (salt, sugar, borax, and alum). These pictures were the crystals made with borax and water. They grow in about 12 hours, so we started them in the evening and when the kids got up in the morning they were all ready. They were very excited about them. It's also been great for Noah to learn all about how they are formed and all the different kinds of crystals there all in the world. He told me he now wants to make a diamond! I wish!