New Blankets

yesterday i went to the store to pick out material for a fleece blanket that i was going to tie for my friend as a baby gift. i came across a totally cute fabric that i liked for mikenna. i thought to myself that i really wanted to make her a blanket. this was a perfect idea. first of all her blanket is a small ragidy old ripped 28 year old yellow blanket. i know this because it is my baby blanket. some how when she was a baby, i used it for her once and never got it back. i have been trying to preserve it but she is so attached to it. my kids have a blanket maniac obsession. anyway, i bought the fabric and made her a nice big comfy blanket.

this is her old blanket...

and i traded her for it with this new one.. and she loves it. last night i gave it to her and to my shock, andon was very upset he didn't get a new blanket. i felt so bad and his blanket is pretty beat up to... plus this is a new interest that i enjoy doing so .....

i went back to the store today, bought some more fabric, and made andon a new fleece blanket as well. i thought it would be so hard for them to let go of there blankets but they love their new ones so we are all happy

getting ready to go to bed with their blankets... now i am trying to find people and things to make some more blankets for.

First Time Experience

SNOW, a first time experience i had today. i have been in the snow before but living in it is totally different.

last night it started to snow little flurries and left some white ice on the yard. the kids were so excited so they went outside to play.

i woke up this morning to my backyard looking like this...

holy cow that is a lot of snow. it is crazy to me. i know a lot of people reading this are from utah and other way more snowy areas, but when you come from hot arizona this is new.

here is my front yard... it was so pretty to see the trees all white and all the rooftops.

this is part of my house and yard.

so after i take the pictures, i go to wake mikenna up for school. she is not the best morning person so all i had to say was "mikenna come look at all the snow outside, there is enough to make a snowman" she jumped out of bed and we went to look outside. about 15 minutes later john informed me it just was announced on the news that school was cancelled. what? that is weird. nothing ever cancelled school when i was growing up. anyway, the boys were up within a half an hour later and within 15 minutes after that, everyone was dressed and ready to play outside.

the snow was so white and soft and the kids had a blast. we all went outside and had a ton of fun...

mikenna and andon scooped up lots of snow and had snowball fights...

mikenna made a snow angel...

kelton mostly stayed on the side walk and didn't like it when he tried to walk in the snow. he fell a little but enjoyed just being outside and watching everyone...

john and i loved spending the morning with the kids and playing with them...

and of course we made a snowman with a hat, two raison eyes, a carrot nose, three cherry buttons, no mouth, and two yellow straw arms.

was it a fun morning? yes it was different and fun and the kids had a blast, but i still would not survive living in the snow. i am so glad i got this experience, it has been a good day.

Andon's Birthday

i am a few days late on this post but on monday the 1st Andon turned 3 years old. he really has grown up lately and is so handsome. he loves balls, big cars, animals, and watching movies. he likes to drink strawberry milk with a straw and eat waffles with syrup. he is obsessed with gum. he likes to be outside and he wears shoes all the time. we have been working on potty training but he is not doing so well as mikenna did. it might take a little longer for him to get it but i'm not giving up. we love andon so much and having him a part of our family.

for his birthday we had a family bbq at our house and it was real fun. this picture didn't get turned the right way but it is of andon before his birthday party.

all the kids eating food

andon with his football cake.

blowing out his candle

opening presents with the help of all the kids. there is no breathing room when it comes to seeing the gifts

grandma weaver was in town visiting from utah so she was able to be there and we love when she comes to visit.

at the end of the night, his "best buddy" cousin sawyer ended up getting to stay the night. the boys were bouncing off walls until 11 o'clock and playing with all of andon's new toys. i think it is safe to say he had a great birthday and now is a big boy.