February

Just thought I'd give an update on what we've been up to lately.  The weather had been quite wonderful here so we've spent a lot of time outside, playing in the neighborhood or at the park.  By bedtime my kids feet are black (they won't wear shoes outside) and they are exhausted, most nights Leila falls asleep before we finish reading her books.

Leila has been busy going to preschool and dance class. She was struggling going to dance class because all of her friends got in the earlier class, but Miss Lori said she could switch classes and it has been wonderful she is so excited to be with friends and goes right in without begging me to stay in the room. Leila had her valentine party at preschool last Thursday, she was so excited to make Valentine's for her friends. My mom told me about a cute idea to make an ipod valentine out of a box of conversation hearts. So Leila and I spent one night making the Valentine's for all her preschool friends, I mostly made the ipods and Leila colored and decorated hearts for her friends.  Leila is learning so much at preschool but won't tell  me a single thing.  I ask her questions and try to talk about her day but pretty much all I get is who she sat by, who was the class leader and what the snack was.  But Paul for some reason can get all sorts of information out of her.  She can recite the whole pledge of allegience, she knows who our president is, and she knows who Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are and I'm sure there's a whole lot more that she is just not telling us. 

All I can say is at least she's wearing underwear

Leila has been pretty mischevious lately.  One day I found her and her friend cleaning toys with my toothbrush and another day and found her and her friend both in the bathroom sink taking a bath.  Leila was naked and her friend was fully clothed, they had emptied a bottle of hand soap into the sink so bubbles were everywhere and water was streaming down the front of the cabinets. 

 

Greydon has been getting his 1-year old molars and has been super onery.  He now has 3 of the 4 and they  each came in one at a time,  I just wish they would all come in at one time so we would have several days of fussiness instead of several weeks.  Most days when he wakes up from his nap all he does is cry and cry.  He doesn't want to be held but does't want to be put down, the only thing that will make him happy is to go outside and play. 

Such a boy, he found the remote and is lounging in the chair

Grey totally fell asleep while I was pushing him in the swing, I don't think he felt good because right after I snapped this picture he woke up and puked all over

Greydon has been really sleepy lately and falling asleep anywhere

Greydon is a climber, everytime I turn around he is on top of something

He loved watching a movie with his sister and especially loved having his own bowl of popcorn

Leila and Greydon went in for their 4-year old and 15-month well child checks.  Leila was not happy about it at all.  When they called her name to go back she lost it.  She cried and whined, wouldn't stand on the scale or get measured but we eventually got it.  And then the poor thing had to get 5 shots luckily no more until she is 11.  Greydon was great and only cried a second for his shots.

Allyson's surprise birthday party

 

Paul is on his surgery rotation and loving it.  He gets bummed when they only have one case, he prefers to be super busy.  The rotation hasn't been too bad, he is usually home by 6 and has only had to work two weekend days.   And I've been busy with baby showers, book club, birthday parties, relief society and just being a wife and mom.