Yarn Dolls

We were getting a little bored one night and I remembered that my mom used to make us yarn dolls, and so I thougth I would give it a try! The girls enjoyed them, but I had to do all of the doll making - so I think we will hold off on anymore doll making until Lauren is a little bit older so that she can do it!

The New Bike!

Our Lady Lauren is 3 1/2 years old and she has never had a bike! Ooops! A while ago she came back from the College Day Care and was so excited because she got to ride a bike and quote "I rode a bike mom, and I didn't even fall off!" With her voice rising with excitement! We had been thinking about getting her a bike for Christmas - but then she couldn't ride it because it was cold. So I was going to wait until her birthday - but that seemed to far away. So Erik and Lauren made a special trip to Walmart and got her a bike!

Lauren SO excited for her new bike!

Waiting so patiently for her dad to get the bike all ready!

Erik spoils Lauren rotten! He thinks I do.. but if I were there buying the bike I would have probably just boughten the bike and nothing else. He bought her the barbie helmet, the barbie basket, and the little sreamers that go on the handle bars! He is the weak parent!! Just kidding!

And she is off :)

She is a very causious bike rider and doesn't care to go too fast! Training wheels make it a peice of cake for her to ride. I am not looking forward to teaching her to ride without them because I can see the drama after he falling off once or twice! So for now we will stick with the training wheels, and maybe when she is 7 we will try to take them off ;)

Ahh! Warm Weather!

I absolutely positively LOVE signs of sunshine and warm weather! I love the change in seasons - when the leaves first turn beautiful colors of orange, red, and yellow, the first snow, but mostly when spring time comes around!! When it is warm out my house grows out into the lawn (and for those of you who know my house, know, that it could use some more room!) I love being outside with my girls! It is so fun to watch Lauren grown because last year at the park I would have to do lots of things with her - but this year she has grown quite the imagination and it is fun to watch her use it! Lauren also entertains Sawyer (oh the joys of having more children!) Sawyer is in heaven when she is outside and loves the park because she can climb and climb and climb! I have to laugh at myself, but I am so excited because Lauren understands how to play hopscotch! Last summer I would always draw out the hopscotch and she showed no interest in it and to my surprise when I drew it out she knew what to do (she must have picked it up from day care!) It is so fun to watch kids grow!

The girlies enjoying the warm weather at the park!

 Sawyer has no interest in me while at the park! She is to worried about what to do next and where she can climb! Every picture I took she was always looking somewhere else!

 Lauren in the "castle" with her "gold"

Disney on Ice!

I was talking with my sister-in-law Kandance last Wednesday and she was telling me that they were going to Disney on Ice the next day. WHAT! Apparently I am out of the Metra Park loop and never know what is going on there.. but I immediatly checked to see about tickets and ordered them for that Saturday! I am pretty sure I was more excited than Lauren was! I have been to Fantasia on Ice, and Pocahontis and loved them both, so I knew this would be just as amazing! So that Saturday Lauren, Lila, my mom, and I headed to Billings (Sawyer was not invited because I thought it might be more like making her stay still in church! Maybe the next time Disney on Ice comes to Billings!) 

 Lauren and Lila on our way to Billings!

What a bunch of dorks ;)

I only got a few pictures of the Little Mermaid part! There was The Lion King, Little Mermaid, Lilo and Stitch (I haven't seen that movie, but it was SO cute on ice!), and after an intermission Peter Pan! They hit the high points in each movie and it was so cute!

Singing "Under the Sea"

 Lauren, Lila and I during the intermission

 Lauren and Grandma Jolley

 Lauren doing a fish face in her $10 dollar hat! The only bad thing about Disney on Ice is that all the Disney products they were selling were WAAAYYY over priced!

Lauren loved it and my mom, Lila and I loved it just as much! I hope Disney on Ice comes back to Billings soon :) 

The Things Kids Say!

We had been playing outside and it was time for us to get in the van and go, and Sawyer did not want to get in the van so she was crying and throwing a fit! As we started driving I told Sawyer in a stern voice to stop crying and that she was ok ( and maybe a few other pleasant things I'm sure) and Lauren started to tell me "mom, Sawyer doesn't understand you because she is still little and she doesn't like it when you talk in a mean voice, she likes it when you talk in a nice voice, so just let her cry for a minute and she will fall asleep, ok."

We were at my moms house eating dinner and Lauren was asked to say the prayer and so she started and then she needed some help and my mom helped her, my mom:help us to be kind to one another, Lauren: help us to be kind to one another, my mom: please bless my dad while he is at work, Lauren: *pauses* ( in a confused voice) please bless grandmas dad while he is at work, my mom: please bless your dad while he is at work, Lauren: oh! Please bless my dad while he is at work!

We were spending the night at my parents house because we were going to Billings early the next morning and Triffen was spending the night too and he wanted to say the bedtime prayer. Here is how it went.. Dear Heavenly Father, grateful for this day, we had pizza and ice cream for dinner, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen! All is a days work!! Love these kids!

Silly Sawyer

Today I was trying to get Sawyer to say please in Sign Language, and so I was rubbing my hand over my heart and saying please as I did it and so on. Then I took Sawyer's hand and did the same motion over her heart.. Sawyer looked at me like I was crazy, then I picked her up and she started to sign "please" but it was over my heart! She thought she was pretty cool, I suppose I would interperet that as please!

What we have been up to...

I titled this post with high hopes that I would have all of these fun, exciting things to write... and I've got nothing! I am sure we have been doing something, but I guess we are just surviving as for now! I am taking a class on Campus at NWC - Fundimentals of Physics (yuck.. I know!) and so every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I find myself in Powell - Lauren goes to the Daycare and Sawyer gets tossed around from place to place, and I am so grateful for the wonderful ladies in my life who agree to watch her! Lauren really enjoys going to the Daycare, and I am so excited for her to start Preschool next year because I know she will love it! Lauren started Dance in the Fall and she loves going to practice with Miss Candida and all her friends!
On Wednesday's we do a little Preschool/playgroup with some of the moms in Byron and the kids learn a little and play alot! Of course the moms enjoy it just as much because we get some fun adult conversations in!
As for the rest of the week inbetween school, playdates, and dance we visit the grandparents and cousins, play/fight (whats the difference, right?!) do hair (thats what I get for having two girls and me in the house) and most of the time hang out!
I would really like to say that I do crafts, teach Lauren letters/numbers/sounds (on a daily basis), makes fabulous meals, and so on.. but who am I kidding here! Lets just say I am trying :)
I got a new van a couple days ago.. yes, I said VAN! I am so excited about it and officially feel like a grown up! We got an '04 Toyota Sienna and for the year the price and the look it is exactly what I wanted! I never thought I would be the happy owner of a van kind of gal, and Erik never thought he would own a van either.. but I am very excited about all the room that we now have in the van (notice that I said I  am very excited, Erik is not so much and doesn't think he wants me to bring him a lunch out to work anymore because he is embaressed of it - and you know, that is ok with me!!) Me and the girls are happy to cruse around in the van because WE make it look good! Haha, ok enough about the van!

Other than that, we are really up to not much more! It is my goal to keep this blog going, so hopefully I will succeed!