Sunday, January 22, 2017

January 22, 2017 Happy birthday to me.

 I have started working out again.  Ike is less than pleased.

 My friend Megan didn't know I was taking this picture.  She made me this beautiful pie for my birthday. Our other friends took me out to lunch.  I was spoiled.


 Ike got sick.  SOOOO sick.

 Becuase I was sick we have been hanging out at home.  Rex made his first necklace.

Chloe made her first necklace.  I should have just let her go, like I did Rex but I am so OCD.

Sunday, January 15, 2017

January 15, 2016 Ike impales, Chloe date, Rex art


Ike impales and likes it.

 Chloe drew all the characters from Tom a German show the kids LOVE.  She did a great job.

 I found this in my schedule.  I love Chloe's addition and spelling.


 We got so much snow this week.  The kids were ok at helping.

 We have a National Geographic angry bird dinosaur book.  Weirdest combo ever.  Ike in enamored with the book especially this page of this dino eating a fish.  He frequently opens it to this page and repeats fish, about a million times.

Ike eating rice for breakfast.

 Ike loves my new measuring cups.

 Rex made a hedge hog and bat in school.  I am enamored with is work.

 Mike is being well fed in Poland even if they are working him like a dog.

 Chilling.


Thanks to great friends, Chloe and I had the special opportunity to sneak away for some ice cream together.  Luckily we both  love MINT!  On our mother daughter date she quickly made a list for us to do that included:
Me sing and she dance
Her sing and I dance
read together
get ice cream

We were unable to fulfill watch a movie
do go noodle
art
it was a great list.
Chloe's amazing list made me think of this sponge bob episode.

Sunday, January 8, 2017

January 8, 2017 Dri's last week, schuyler's birthday

Frankfurt natural history museum:
 Bald eagle.  I just love Chloe's "serious" face.


 Then this little copy cat joined in on the fun.

 Dino bones

 These two have been so cute!


 Dinosaur bones from BYU

 ELEPHANT!  I just kept screaming and pointing.

 Rex loved the gems

 Rex loved the cheetah.  He is ready to run.


 Chloe and the rhino.  In German it directly translates to nose horn; not to be confused with unicorn which translates to one horn.


 They had great taxidermy.   Usually I am not a fan but these crazy birds won me over.

 Ikes end to a perfect day.  We had to junk that bottle.  Some things you just can't come back from.

 Love these three.  We had an awesome day.

We just celebrated Schuyler's birthday.  She would have been four. It is hard to process her absence in our daily lives.  I know being her mom changed me, in a second, for the better.  Her absence and shaped me as well.  She has taught me to love more and deeper.  She has taught me a lot about being sad and imperfect.  She has taught me that love trumps all.  As we love one another an trade doubts fears and hate for love forgiveness and charity our lives change,  our world changes, and our hears change.  I know this time on earth is about us learning more about our maker and this process to return to him.  I am thankful for the atonement and learn more about it every day.  I hope everyone in my life knows how much I love them and  I thankful for the love they share with me. 


 SNOWMAN!  Ike is obsessed with snowmen right now.  We have a book about them, and have read it many, many times.  He wouldn't let us close the windows because he wanted to see it even thought it is pitch black at night.

 The only other thing Ike will eat beside milk is nutella.


Dri is loved.

 Ike kept crawling on her back and peeking over her shoulder.

  I made horn gestures and Ike and dri chimed in.  It has been so much fun having dri in our day to day lives.  We had a great visit.  We have been missing her so much it was magical having her around again.  When we got home ike keeps calling for her.  She is missed when she is gone and we love it when she is here.

These three playing on dris bed after she took off.

Chloe's drawing of tom.

Sunday, January 1, 2017

January 1, 2017 Prague and New Years!

 Ike was in heaven.  Sheep!



 Prague the city square was so beautiful.


 Trdelník



 The were having a Christmas market with yummy food.

Love this church.

 Great doors.

 Awesome ceilings.




 Subway.


 More cool doors.

 Creepy puppets.

 Eis.



Ike was mad because he wanted ice cream.  We got him some and he didn't believe it was, and went back asking for more.

 ICE CREAM!

 Prague! 

Love this little water mill.

 Subway.


 Ike was so HAPPY about the metro...I was not.

Metro.


Heidelberg. 


 Ike kept dragging his feet.  Literally.


Chloe saying cheese.

Ike wanting to get into the action.

 Heidelberg church.


 Love the ceilings.




 New years bike.


 It has been cold and frosted over.


Making all the yummy food for new year.

I woke up to the kids making this list on new years day:
I haven't had a cookie since last year.
I haven't had a nap since last year.
I haven't had a nap since last year.
We haven't cleaned the playroom since last year.
                                       Rex and his ninja moves.