I want to pull my hair out!

WARNING: I am just going to be venting in this post.....so feel free to skip it.

So today hasn't been a great day. First off our TV is still broken. The kids have been great about not complaining or whining even once about it. But they think it is a great idea to go around and make HUGE messes everywhere they go. All 4 of them! They have been doing contests, crafts, dragging out every toy, building thing, etc. I am sure all of this is great for their brain.....but I am so tired of going from mess to mess picking it all up.

And how in the world am I supposed to help this kids with their homework when Grant wont get off my lap? He was trying to grab their papers, write on them, scream when he doesn't get what he wants, climb up on the table, and just cause overall chaos. Poor Mitchell just wanted some help and I couldn't give it to him.

And I swear I am ready to take Paige's recorder and break it in two. How am I going to survive next year when she starts with a real (and even louder instrument)?

I am looking forward to the weekend!!!

Harry's Playgroup

Once a week Harry goes to playgroup with some of his friends. They have a lot of fun playing and we learn about a different letter each week. He is the only boy and we no longer have any "girl" toys here at our house. So when all the little girls come to our house at first they don't know what to do with all the trucks, trains, swords, etc. But I usually find something that they like to do like play-doh or just reading to them. Harry really loves it when it is Tuesday and he gets to go play with his "best friends".

Grant is Talking!

Grant has come leaps and bounds with his talking this last week. He now will repeat almost anything you ask him to say and is using more and more words on his own. My favorite is when you hand him something he always says "danks" without being asked. So CUTE!

He thinks it is funny to scream the word back to you.

Asleep

Harry has really been into writing lately. He is always asking me to help him write his name and other things. He fell asleep the other night trying to draw and write.

Fun Sunny Days

Beatiful Days

As much as I hate CA summers you can't beat the winters. It has been over 60 all week and today was 68 degrees. HEAVEN!

Trying to be like his mom

Can you tell what I have been doing lately? He even knows how to turn on the MP3 player!

Deck the Halls

Ever since christmas Harry has been obsessed with singing the song Deck the Halls. He has made up some of his own words. My favorite is 'Tis the Season to be Careful at the end of the song.
**I have to apologize because apparently Harry had to go to the bathroom while I was taping it. Sorry***

Harry, our comic

Today Harry asked me why I was getting dressed up. I told him that an old man in our ward had died and I was going to go to the church so we could talk about what a great man he was. Then Harry got quiet and thought for awhile then he asked, "Was his name Jesus?" I laughed so hard!

Tonight during prayer Harry blessed Timmy and Cosmo. I guess it is a sign that your kid is watching too much TV when he starts to bless cartoon characters.

Digi Scrapbooking

I have been looking far and wide for Digi Scrapbooking stuff that is LDS. It's hard to find! Or at least it is for me.....any suggestions?
So I started making my own. This is what I made today! You can copy it if you want. I thought it was going to be hard but it ended up being a snap.

Here is the link to download it:
http://www.4shared.com/file/79813441/194397c2/oaklandtemple.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/79813834/2f720cee/lovetemple.html

Bear!!! Where are you???

Okay, I am horrible at losing things. I have always been that way since I was a little girl. You wouldn't believe how often my parents were frustrated with me for loosing something (coat, keys, wallet, etc). I am still that way! Now it is my husband that gets frustrated with me instead.

So why in the world would I think it was a good idea to get my child attached to something?? Why did I do it? Why didn't I get him attached to something that we have more than one of? But, no! He is attached to one specific bear and will not anything else substitute it.

Poor Grant, had to cry himself to sleep tonight because his bear is no where to be found. I went and walked around Target, Wal-mart and Food-maxx tonight because those are the three places I went with him this afternoon. No luck he wasn't there! I searched my house for an hour and a half solid, looking for it. We take that darn bear everywhere with us. He loves it so much and wont go without it....so who knows where it is?

When I put him in his bead he was still crying "I waaa bear" over and over again. *SIGH* I hope I can find it tomorrow!!! Wish me luck!

2008 in Review

Stole this idea from Susanne's blog:

Harry (these are the answers he gave me):
Favorite Book- Are You My Mother?
Food- Burritos
Color- Red
Favorite Toy- Bat Cave/Jeep
Favorite Place- Wal-Mart
Favorite Movie- Lightning McQueen
Favorite thing to do- Playing tic-tac-toe
What I want to be when I grow up- Football Player
Favorite Song- Deck the Halls/So WHAT
Least Favorite Thing- Throwing up

Mitchell
Favorite Book- Beast Quest series
Favorite Food- Cuties (small oranges)
Favorite Color- Orange
Favorite Toy- Nintendo
Favorite Place- Incredible Johns
Favorite Movie- Transformers
Favorite thing to do- Play on the computer
What I want to be when I grow up- Robot builder
Favorite Song- So What
Least Favorite thing- Eating something I don't like

Paige
Favorite Book- American Girl series
Favorite Food- Tuna noodle casserole
Favorite Color- Baby blue
Favorite Toy- Fish Tank
Favorite Place- The Exporatorium
Favorite Movie- Newsies
Favorite thing to do- Read
What I want to be when I grow up- Fashion Designer
Favorite Song-Kung Foo Fighting/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Least Favorite thing- Cleaning her room

Grant
Favorite Book- anything that Harry is trying to read
Favorite Food- Spaghetti
Favorite Color- ?
Favorite Toy- ride on car
Favorite Place- daddy's lap
Favorite Movie- Hi-5
Favorite thing to do-Play Chase
What I want to be when I grow up- Electrician
Favorite Song- Hi-5 songs
Least Favorite thing- Going to bed

Some of my new pages I scrapbooked