Talk

James: We saw the third most deadliest spider.


James: Who are the kids of this Grandma? (meaning Taylor's mom)
Me: Well Dad,
James: I know that.
Me: and Uncle Cameron,
James: I know.
Me: and Leigh,
James: I didn't know that.
Me: and Katelyn. She has four kids.
James: I thought she had Todd.
Me: Nope, Leigh. And she married Todd.
James: Where did she find him?


Today at church Hannah reached over and scratched Matthias across the face (he has a mark where she broke the skin). Matthias looked over at her and she said "Sorry Matt." Then Matthias hugged her. Glad everything was resolved so quickly.


While visiting friends the kids were playing happily most of the day. At one point Katelyn noticed a puncture in her bike seat.

Katelyn: Matt bit my bike.
Bec: I don't think he could bit like that, it's like a puncture.
Katelyn: Matt poked my bike with a pencil.
Bed: You don't know that, maybe it wasn't Matthias.
Katelyn; OF COURSE it was Matt!
Me: I agree with that sentiment.


Later Whitney came in crying that James had hit her so I went out to check on the three older kids.
Me: What's going on out here? James did you hit Whitney with a pencil?
Katelyn: Actually it was Matt.
James: Whitney is not being nice and usually she is nice.



While at my parents' house the boys were hanging off the lower branches of the tree, really small hanging pieces and stripping off the leaves. I came out to tell them not to ruin Grandpa's tree and all of a sudden about 6 feet from where they were standing a huge branch probably 5 feet long and pretty full fell from the tree.

James & Matthias: We didn't do that.
Me: I know, it just fell out probably from the wind storm the other day loosening it.
Matthias: We didn't do that. Because it was too high for us.

Father's and Son's Campout

This year was Matthias first year to go and he was ecstatic. I made the mistake of putting the new Spiderman backpack I bought him Thursday night at the foot of his bed. So he was up at 4 am playing with it. I don't know that he ever when back to sleep. By 7 he was dressed with his backpack packed and ready to go.

Then Taylor left for work to his great distress. "But is it a short day?" (Taylor got half days every Friday). So I assured him it was a short day and dad would be home soon.

He spent the rest of the day wearing his backpack around. I had him take a nap before he could go. A couple hours later he came downstairs with his backpack still on. (my mom got a picture of this, but sadly I didn't).

They finally left around 5 pm. The boys had an absolute blast. Their best friend Ryan came and the three of them went off exploring all night. The dads told them they could only go 3 trees away and off they went happy as little boys can be. The next morning they got to try out a zip line and loved that. They had a such a wonderful time hanging with Dad!







My family was in town, but I still made it to bed at 10pm, turned on my window fan for white noise and to actually have one night sleeping with a quilt rather than sweating to death. Flipped on Hannah's monitor and slept 9 amazing hours with no interruptions. Heaven.

I think we should have Father's and Son's a couple times a year...

2 Boys Have A Baby Sister

This is what happens when you have two older brothers....

Must Use Buttons

Buttons are so stinkin' cute and I've been dying to have a use for some. So I came up with this dress for Hannah. Big, fat hot pink buttons. Perfect.

James Speak

This morning I was reading scriptures and James was sitting next to me so I started reading out loud. We were in Mosiah where Zeniff and his people are fighting the Lamanites. Then I told James Zeniff dies and makes his son Noah king.

James: UH! He makes his people wicked. I didn't know he was Zeniff's son. I have to tell Matt.

(he runs in the room, Matthias was still in bed)

James: Guess what? Zeniff was a king and his people fought the Lamanites and they trusted in the Lord. Do you know who his son was? (dramatic pause) Noah. Do you know who he is? It's not the one that built a boat.

Matthias Chatter & James Speak

Taylor talking to Matthias after he left the fridge open again as he usually does multiple times daily...

Taylor: You have to shut the fridge. What do you think keeps the food good?
Matthias: Umm, prayers?



The boys climbed onto the roof of the storage shed in our yard.

James: We used all our braveness to get up here.
Me: So is your braveness all gone now? How will you get down?
James: No, it's still inside of us.
Matthias: I have 100 braveness.

My House This Afternoon

Hannah was in her crib in her bedroom so I don't have a picture of her. Aren't they cute? 2 mile bike ride.