January 2011

So we started out this year being sick... We left Utah being sick and then came home to a week with no school... being sick. We had a lot of time together in our little apartment. Which was a Blast! We ended up watching movies, making forts, making new treats, readng books, snuggling etc. Belle the little stinker fed Cash some cheese so he had another allergic reaction- but his eyes were the only thing that got pretty puffy! But he was still as happy as can be! While we were sick... like I said we made a fort. The kids fell in love with it. I found them reading books to each other, bringing every animal they had in the fort, and while I was in a different room I could hear them laughing together in there! Belle also found two new loves... watching Mary Poppins on her pony and dressing up. I will put her in a cute outfit and the next thing I know she is wearing the most random stuff... She always has to wear her cowboy hat like Woody on Toy Story! She runs around the house acting like characters from movies! And she has turned into a dare devil... I will hear her yell "Check me out Mom" and I will look over and she is on the window ledge with her hands up like she is going to jump. UMMMM help me!!! Cash has been learning and saying so many new things... He can say Mom, Mama, Dad, Bats, Belle, Ball, Bye bye, and yeah! He has finally learned to clap and he does this new face where his mouth is WIDE open and he laughs and laughs! He thinks he is so funny! Cash is always kissing everyone... of course with an open mouth! Oh and wonder of wonders Cash is on Soy milk now!!! He loves it! I get to eat dairy now... So I got ice cream and cookies and.... I GOT TOTALLY SICK!! Take it easy on the dairy!!! So only have it once in a while now or I get a bad stomach ache... But for Cash's sake our house is pretty much dairy free still! Finally like the middle of the month we all started feeling better but it of course it's still rainy so we AGAIN went to McDonalds- I have to say I miss Chick Fa La!!! But anyways Cash got his first happy meal.... and he downed it! Was I suprised... No! Was I suprised when he ate all of his and almost all of Belle's???? NO!! This boy is a disposal! We played at the play place forever and loved it! It wasn't our apartment!

Then for the past little while I have been watchingour neighbors 3 kids while she excersizes! Claire, Olivia, and Ian! They are so fun! Everytime they come over the girls get in tutu's and have a tea party and pretend they are baking dinner! Then they want to listen to Hannah Montana and "Rock and Roll-LA" as Belle calls it! They dance forever while the boys play with cars and the dinos! Well until Cash just breaks out and dances himself!!! They always get me to dance with them- which isn't hard to get me to do!

I LOVE spending time and getting to know Belle and Cash. I love watching them grow up together. They love each other... They always have to be by each other... at the store, park, house, under the crib, wearing nothing but diapers together, eating at the table together...etc. I love going to the park with our whole family! We got to go a couple days ago and it was beautiful. The sun was out and the kids were so happy. Monkey was so happy too, He was climbing poles and throwing the football, and just being free from school! I loved seeing Belle and Cash try to slide down the slide together. Cash loved it at first but then NOT SO MUCH!!! I also love watching Belle at the park cause she like makes a best friend everytime we go... She was playing with this boy Zeke and they were lovin life!

Yesterday was interesting.... The kids and I have been having serious runny noses and I haven't been feeling to well so we stayed home from church to get some rest. Our neighbor had a really important unexpected meeting she had to go to and she asked me to watch her little boy Noah... I fell in love with him. He is the sweetest little boy! We watched him all day and I loved it the kids did too. Belle cried so hard because Noah was taking a nap and not playing with her. Later that night our other neighbor Jordan came and I had to watch him while his Mom went to work... I was laughing so hard because my house was crazy, they built forts and were saying the most hilarious things. I have to say by the time the day was over and time to go to bed.... I wiped out and I was ready to sleep for a year!!!

January has been such an interesting month... But I have learned a lot this month already through hard and precious times. I am excited to see where this year takes us! Everyday is a whole new adventure... sometimes hard... other times simple and sweet! But whatever happens this year hopefully it will be a year to remember!