Cannon has asked a hundred times this week to go to Max and Calvin's house. I love that he wants to go there! I wish it were closer. I could however do without the whining that usually accompanies him asking! After Home Depot and Santa last week we headed back to the deep south. Isaac found a BYU devotional, well, I'm sure it was really a forum but whatever, anyway he found it to listen to, then wanted me to listen. The author was George F. Will, here's the link, it was called "The Political View" and was really good. Before we had listened to any of it together he was on the phone with Blake telling him about it. He assured me he was more excited to listen to it with me than to have Blake listen to it, we'll just have to trust him on that. :) But we enjoyed it. In fact, I'd recommend it.
Sunday just felt BUSY, I start getting the boys ready at 7:30 for 9:00 church but they were both sleeping (and we have a rule around here -let sleeping dogs lie-) so it was just a slow start then rush rush rush. My mom told me Ann Romney used to put her kids to bed Sat. night in their church clothes-that might be a stroke of genius.
I'm enjoying the holiday season, and looking fwd to heading home. We listened to "Christmas in Dixie" on youtube the other day and Isaac asked "Are we in Dixie?" I said "Yes" and he said "We're just kind-of Dixie people huh?" That was music to my ears! Yes we are! Now can we ALL PRAY that Dixie State has a job opening when we are done? So far in my life I think I've done everything I "swore I'd never do" so I thinking about swearing I'll never move back to Utah's Dixie, do you think it will work?
Monday for FHE we had big plans to string popcorn for our Christmas tree...it was short lived.
Cannon was a big fat NO help (except for eating the broken ones) it was a quick 3 and out and we punted! Cannon did stick one lonely popcorn on the tree to which Isaac commented "He got more accomplished than I did." We picked up a few dollar store ornaments and let Cannon decorate it.
Also our cute neighbor Miss Suzanne gave the boys these darling ornaments her mom made for them. So cute so nice.
As usual Cannon had me laughing this week. I don't remember why but he was definitely getting what I would call a good old fashioned "butt chew'n" that he undoubtedly deserved. It probably went something like: "I've told you a hundred times, your dad's told you a hundred times, there's a reason we ask ya not to do that, your a big boy-I need you to act like it, your just creating more work for me...la la la la la la" and so on. Cann just stood there big blue eyes gazing up, taking it all, then as soon as I stopped he chirped in a far to excited voice "You can be HAPPY now mom!" I just started laughing and gave him a hug, (maybe the hug was partly so I could hide my smile a little bit) I sure didn't keep a straight face though. He's right though, I do need to get over things. Heaven only knows if I am going to be able to handle all that this little firecracker has to teach me.
It was my turn to do preschool this week. I sucked it up and decided to have it here at my apt. I live really close to the grocery store and Walmart so I thought it would be a nice break for the moms to just have an hour and a half to shop or whatever. Anyway I put more time than I want to admit into the little craft and Cannon was so excited to have his friends come, but no one came. Bummer. I had Colt down for a morning nap and it was totally easier for me to NOT do it, Cannon and I had some good one on one time and did little "projects" but he just kept asking "When are my friends coming?" and then he wanted to know if they would come after his nap but anyway, it made it a little hard. Oh well. No one responded to my text so I knew no one coming was a possibility...but still.
I threw together some Christmas cards and ordered them while I could get them @ 40% off, still haven't picked them up, hoping the thrown together cards turn out alright. Oh and speaking of 40% off I confess to doing a little cyber shopping this week too. I love it!
We've been trying really hard to learn about Christmas and what its really all about. Cannon knows the right answers but I don't know how much is sinking in. We talk about how Jesus showed us how to live and how he gave us the greatest gift, by atoning for our sins, so we can live with Heavenly Father again. (And he chimes in "And that old guy" which is Mormon because in his little Book of Mormon at the end there is a picture of Mormon when he is old and going to die and we told him he died but he lives with Heavenly Father again now. -I say I don't know how much is sinking in but really nothing gets by this kid.) We have a few books of Mormon to give away as part of our present to Jesus. Hopefully that goes well. I'm going to defer to an old favorite as far a little faith (besides the what Christmas is really about) for our post today. Its a President Eyring talk that I found in his Draw Closer to God book, in which he gives us 3 guarantees. Life seems so uncertain so often I like the idea of guarantees and knowing what's going to happen! So here they are from Pres Eyring: We will have a trial (or several) of our faith. We will have a chance to serve those UNlike ourselves. And someday we WILL see the Savior face to face!
I like it. It makes me think. It makes me want to be better. It makes me want to live more like Him. Even the trial of my faith one, I think well, I can handle it if I know its coming right? Anyway just something to think about.
Colts doing good and pretty happy most of the time, well when his tummy doesn't hurt, so sometimes is probably a better description. oh wait, and except if I have the nerve to set him down. We've been building up to this but this week especially its a major crisis if I set him down. Its annoying but I sure love holding him too so ya win some ya lose some right? He sure is a drooler lately, I don't remember ever having to go bib with Cann Man but its bib or 5 outfits a day for Colton. And I'm sure they are just moving around in there but I'm soooo not ready for teeth yet! And just this morning I was going to put a load of wash in, his tummy did hurt so I set him down on it for some pressure while I changed the wash,he arched up on his little arms so I moved them out from under him and walked back to the washer, when I got back to him he was on his back, so there ya have it. Today, Dec 6th first roll over. Grama thought he was going to wait until her house but Colton has his own ideas! Cute little stinker.
I think that is about it.
Christmas is such a fun time of year and I am getting so excited!!!!!
I think that is about it.
Christmas is such a fun time of year and I am getting so excited!!!!!





































