Friday, September 24, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Six Weeks
I can hardly believe it's been six weeks since Henry joined our family! Here are some things we've learned in those 6 weeks!
- Mo loves being a big brother!
- Henry's hair prefers to be in a Mohawk!
- Going from 3 to 4 kids it a BIG adjustment!
- He is the cutest little guy we've ever seen (except of course for our other 3 kids at this age!)
Toy Review: MixPups
As a part of MomSelect I was asked to review a new toy~ MixPups (here's their website). I was given MixPups for a group of 10 children to try and see how they liked them. Here's what I got in the mail. My kids were super excited!!
We had a group of 10 girls ranging in age from 9 down to 5 1/2 try the MixPups out.
The first comment by many of the girls (and the moms) was that the Pups looks "funny" without their hair. "They don't even have ears!" was a comment I heard a few times.
Another comments was "their legs pop off!" Now I realize that this was an intended selling feature, but for many of the younger girls, as well as the moms helping out, it was a hindrance. In fact one of the MixPups came out of the box with a leg off and we couldn't ever get the leg to stay on.
The girls did enjoy mixing up and trying out all of the accessories and seeing what look they liked best for their MixPup.
All in all I think that the older girls, 7-9 year olds, likes them the best and they held their attention the most.
We had a group of 10 girls ranging in age from 9 down to 5 1/2 try the MixPups out.
The first comment by many of the girls (and the moms) was that the Pups looks "funny" without their hair. "They don't even have ears!" was a comment I heard a few times.
Another comments was "their legs pop off!" Now I realize that this was an intended selling feature, but for many of the younger girls, as well as the moms helping out, it was a hindrance. In fact one of the MixPups came out of the box with a leg off and we couldn't ever get the leg to stay on.
The girls did enjoy mixing up and trying out all of the accessories and seeing what look they liked best for their MixPup.
All in all I think that the older girls, 7-9 year olds, likes them the best and they held their attention the most.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Weekend with Grandpa & Grandma
This weekend N8's dad and step-mom, Dan & Karen came for a visit. They were dropping N8's youngest brother off at BYU for his first semester and drove down from Utah to see us. We had a great time and the kids loved having Grandpa & Grandma here to entertain them! They played A LOT of games. The kids were constantly asking to play Stratego, Uno, Sorry, Cootie, puzzles and other games. I think Grandpa & Grandma will be gamed out for quite some time:
We also took them to feed the wild burros. N8 & I have lived here for over 8 years and have never done this before:
On Sunday we got some family pictures:
They brought some fun presents for the kids too!
Grandma Karen made this beautiful blanket for Henry:
Mo got this cool mug. We'll never wonder which cup is his!
Emma got a cute little purse
And Bud some fun puzzle books:
We're glad they were able to come and look forward to their next visit!
We also took them to feed the wild burros. N8 & I have lived here for over 8 years and have never done this before:
On Sunday we got some family pictures:
They brought some fun presents for the kids too!
Grandma Karen made this beautiful blanket for Henry:
Mo got this cool mug. We'll never wonder which cup is his!
Emma got a cute little purse
And Bud some fun puzzle books:
We're glad they were able to come and look forward to their next visit!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
School!!!
The first day of school was Tuesday and boy were we ready!!
Bud is starting 3rd grade. Here he is at his desk.
This year he doesn't have one of his best buds in class. Hopefully he branches out and makes some new friends. We are super happy with the teacher he got. Here he is with Mrs Switzer:
Emma started Kindergarten and we are both super excited!! She also got the teacher we really wanted for here. Here she is in the classroom on the first day:
Mo needed to get in on the action. He's having the hardest time with all of this. He misses his big brother and sister. There were even tears when we dropped Emma off today, but is always up for smiling for the camera!
I'm hoping for a successful school year filled with friends, laughing, learning & growing!
Bud is starting 3rd grade. Here he is at his desk.
This year he doesn't have one of his best buds in class. Hopefully he branches out and makes some new friends. We are super happy with the teacher he got. Here he is with Mrs Switzer:
Emma started Kindergarten and we are both super excited!! She also got the teacher we really wanted for here. Here she is in the classroom on the first day:
Mo needed to get in on the action. He's having the hardest time with all of this. He misses his big brother and sister. There were even tears when we dropped Emma off today, but is always up for smiling for the camera!
I'm hoping for a successful school year filled with friends, laughing, learning & growing!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Daddy & Henry's photo shoot
N8 was in need of a new facebook profile picture. The one he had was taken with Emma when she was probably 3 1/2! This was my best shot at getting a good picture of N8 with Henry. We're still working on keeping eyes open!
At least I was able to get a solo shot of his with his eyes!
and a silly grin
At least I was able to get a solo shot of his with his eyes!
and a silly grin
Craft: Homemade Storage Cubbies
I ventured out to a few garage sales on Friday and picked up a few tray jigsaw puzzles. Our kids love to do puzzles, but storing them is kind of a pain! I recently came upon a simple no/low cost solution to our problem~Homemade storage cubbies!!
I first came upon the the idea at Smart Bottom Enterprises and then it took me to Family Fun. I had all of the supplies, the kids were watching African Screams and Henry was snoozing in his swing.
I started with:
~3 medium size priority shipping boxes
~12x12 coordinating scrapbook paper
~black duct tape
First I cut the flaps off one end of the boxes. Then cut the paper down so it would slide into the box. The paper isn't quite long enough, but unless you're peering with a flashlight down inside the cubby, you can't see the back.
Next stack the boxes on top of each other and carefully duct tape the front edge of two boxes, plus the paper, together. It might be easier to tape the boxes together first and then tape the paper in, but I was pretty low on duct tape and was trying to conserve!
Next cut paper to fit down the insides (I had 3 boxes, so 6 sides) and carefully duct tape.
Then I cut paper to fit the 2 outsides and the top and tapes again.
That was it!
It literally took me about 15 minutes. These would be great for school papers, mail slots or with slightly bigger boxes- scrapbook paper.
I first came upon the the idea at Smart Bottom Enterprises and then it took me to Family Fun. I had all of the supplies, the kids were watching African Screams and Henry was snoozing in his swing.
I started with:
~3 medium size priority shipping boxes
~12x12 coordinating scrapbook paper
~black duct tape
First I cut the flaps off one end of the boxes. Then cut the paper down so it would slide into the box. The paper isn't quite long enough, but unless you're peering with a flashlight down inside the cubby, you can't see the back.
Next stack the boxes on top of each other and carefully duct tape the front edge of two boxes, plus the paper, together. It might be easier to tape the boxes together first and then tape the paper in, but I was pretty low on duct tape and was trying to conserve!
Next cut paper to fit down the insides (I had 3 boxes, so 6 sides) and carefully duct tape.
Then I cut paper to fit the 2 outsides and the top and tapes again.
That was it!
It literally took me about 15 minutes. These would be great for school papers, mail slots or with slightly bigger boxes- scrapbook paper.
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