See Me Whirl . . .

Today Becky and I got together with our kids. As always we started out the visit with a photo shoot of Brock. The excitement really got started when we pulled out the tulle and started making tutus for our girls.

We put Paige, Syd and Brock down for a nap and sent Aubree and Ty outside to play and we went to town on an actual project. With 5 kids between the two of us projects have really slowed down. We were actually able to sit on the couch and tie our tutus.

The girls really loved them when we finished and Paige could not stop whirling and twirling.

Paige's 18 month stats

Our cute little Paigie turned 18 months old 10 days ago. I took her to the doctor and she has a clean bill of health. When she was born she had a heart murmur. Luckily that has totally closed and there is no murmur left. Here are her 18 month stats:

Length: 31 1/2 inches - 45%

Weight - 26 lbs. 1 oz. - 75%

We are happy to have a healthy little girl! We love her!

I Want to Get in the Tub!

I will admit it, I hate changing my children's diapers. Consequently they tend to wear them a really long time! My philosophy is if it isn't poopy, why change it.

Well, today was one of those non-poopy days for Ty. He was sitting at the computer for quite some time looking through a computer book. We finally made him get off the computer because I wanted to get on the computer. I sat down and my bum started feeling wet. I got up and sure enough there was standing pee on the computer seat. Ty was absolutely soaked. I am talking we could ring out his shorts and it was running down his leg.

I put him in the tub and then went back to the computer. Cody had told Paige not to get in the tub. Of course we didn't go check to make sure she didn't get in. A few minutes later we heard them both in the bathroom having a great time. I didn't think much of it because there are lots of times that one is in the tub and the other plays by the side. I finally asked Cody if he thought Paige was in the tub. He said probably. Sure enough she had crawled in fully clothed with diaper and all. However, they were having a GREAT time!

My Ty-Ty

Back in January or February we had a really funny conversation with Ty. He was really into firemen and policemen. When we asked him what he was going to be when he grew up it was always one of them.

We were all driving in the car and the conversation went as follows:

Ann: Ty, what are you going to be when you grow up?

Ty: A fireman!

Ann: What is mommy going to be?

Ty: A policeman!

Ann: What is daddy going to be?

Ty: A snowman!

We all just laughed. I was really glad Cody was sitting right there to hear.

Nursery Girl

Paige went to nursery for the first time today. When Ty went to nursery for the first time it was our first Sunday in this ward. He went right in and has never been brought to us because he was upset. However, Paige was a different story. She started crying right as we walked into the room.

She would not get off my lap and sit at the table and play. She sang the songs on my lap and had her snack on my lap. I thought she would be all about coloring a picture so I sat her down at the table. She just wanted to hold the crayons. However, I was able to get her to stay in her chair when I moved it back by me.

I was able to sneak out without her noticing and went and got Cody to switch him. She was actually doing okay all by herself until she saw Cody walk by. The tears started again and he spent the rest of church with her.

I don't think I am alone in staying with my child because when I walked in there were about 10 children and 10 adults. A few minutes later the teacher came in and that made 10 kids and 11 adults. Hopefully we will have better luck next week.

Three in Diapers

I have finally hit the ultimate! I have three in diapers. The garbage truck hauls more poop away at our house than we flush down the toilet.

Ty can go on the potty, but he just doesn't want to. It takes too much time out of his playtime.

I have found out there is something worse than three in diapers and that is trying to potty train a little boy who doesn't want to go on the potty. If anyone has any tips for me on potty training I would really appreciate it!

The Big Move

Today is a big day at our house. Not only is Paige 18 months old, but we got her a twin bed last night. We went to the store and bought sheets and the ever essential waterproof matress pad today.

Making the bed was a bit of a hassel because Ty and Paige were both a bit too excited. They can't wait to share a room so they can cause joint havoc. Paige will make her debut in her bed tonight. It should be interesting.

Thanks to Aunt Christy and Grandpa and Grandma Frederickson the room was decorated and ready to go when we got the bed.

My Garden Helper

Paige was being my helper in the garden a few days ago. I was out watering my pumpkins and squash and doing some weeding when she decided to join me. She got a shovel and started digging. Before I knew it she was covered in dirt.

She got a little tired of being out in the hot sun so she decided to go play in the sandbox. On the way to the sandbox she walked right through the sprinkler. However, instead of walking out of the sprinkler she stood there and cried. She got rather wet and all the dirt that she was covered in turned to mud. It was pretty funny.

My Littlest Cutie

Last Friday Becky and I had a grand photoshoot of Brock. We wanted to experiment taking GREAT photos of a newborn. We found out that taking bad photos is much easier than taking GREAT photos. After about 250 pictures we came up with 3 good ones. I don't know if we got any GREAT ones. After some grueling photoshopping he turned out pretty cute.

We tried to keep the other 4 "helpers" entertained. What did mothers do before TV?

Brock was born on June 12, 2008, making him 4 weeks and 1 day old when at the time of the shooting. He is loosing his newborn look way too fast. He is starting to wake up in the day. In fact, just today at Costco he screamed the whole time we were there. Many people stopped to look and admire my screaming baby and 2 other kids. One in the cart and one following a mere 20 feet away. Other people stopped to see if the little boy had a mom. Yes, he did, he was just browsing to see what he could buy with his penny. Oh Ty-Ty.