Little Conversations

I find it so hilarious to have conversations with my 2 year old. There is a point when you wonder what your baby is thinking and as they get older, it is fun when they can express themselves. This is a conversation I recently had with Mason:

Me: Mason, Do you want to go with me to the Doctors? Mommy has an appointment today.
Mason: Are they going to fix you?
Me: They are going to take some of my blood to make sure the baby is okay.
Mason: From your hair?
Me: No....they will take the blood from my arm.
Mason: Oh, yeah...right.

On the way to the Doctors office...

Mason (as we are pulling out of the driveway): Where is the doctors?
Me: It's about 10 minutes away.
Mason: Is that his house?
Me: No
Mason: Is that his house?
Me: No, that's not his office.
Mason: Is that his office?
Me: (We are barely pulling out of the neighborhood now) No.
Mason: Is it back behind us?
Me: No (growing a little impatient now)
Mason: Is it up ahead of us?
Me: Yes...we'll be there in just a bit.

At the Doctors office...

Mason: (Standing at the check in desk) Are we done yet?
Me: No, we just got here. It will be a little while.
Mason: (As a man walks by) Mom, who's that guy?
Me: Just a guy.
Mason: (As a woman walks by) Mom, who's that guy?
Me: That's just a woman
Mason: (As a woman with a cane walks by) Mom, what's that?
Me: That's a walking stick called a cane.

Okay....so the questions are endless, and sometimes it does get a little tiring answering all of his little questions. But since he's 2 and so inquisitive I know he is just learning so much and trying to take everything in. Such a fun stage.

Swetsville Zoo

Today we visited Swetsville Zoo in Fort Collins. It's about 30 minutes from our house. Swetsville Zoo is not a real zoo, it is animals and other amazing items made out of metal. It was free and the kids loved getting out and doing something fun.

Lexi, Mason, Jordan, & Lexi

A pure miracle!

I FOUND IT. If you read my previous post, you'll know that my diamond fell out of my wedding ring. I decided to go through the vacuum bag and found it. It was a long and tedious job, especially since I didn't even know if it was in there. I searched for an hour before I found it. Ahhhhh.....the power of prayer and faith!

SO SAD!

I'm really sad and upset because my diamond fell out of my wedding ring today. I guess this is what happens when you don't take it in for maintenance after 14 years of marriage. I don't know when it fell out today, but I've cleaned my bathrooms, gone to the library, gone grocery shopping, among several other daily SAHM stuff. It could be ANYWHERE and I am very skeptical that it will be found.

Looking on the brighter side....this will give Doug an opportunity to get me a new ring (after, of course, we dig up some money). I think I might go white gold next time around.

What a sad day.

Enjoyment

Every year my goals are the same:

• Lose weight
• Get out of debt
• be more organized
• read the scriptures more
• be more consistent with family prayer
• write in my journal
• become more intelligent
• be a better wife, mommy, daughter and sister
• Read more
• go on more dates
• go to the temple more
• blah blah blah

Every year I strive to become a better person, but my goals are endless. They always will be. So this year I will still focus on my endless list of goals to make me an amazing person :), but I am mainly just going to concentrate on enjoying life. Enjoy my family, enjoy my friends, enjoy laughing, enjoy not having to work yet, enjoy learning and growing spiritually & intellectually. I'm just gonna take it all in. What are your goals this year?

Happy New Year

We went to my sister Marilee's house for a New Years Eve party. We played games and made homemade pizza. My family was a little wild and crazy (and LOUD), but we still had a ton of fun. Here's some snapshots I took: Benjamin, Daniel, and Marilee Charles cookin' the pizza
Steven riling up the kids (Kaylee, Lexi, and Mason) And yes, Mason is spitting...we're working on that.
Nathaniel and Jordan playing the Wii.

Marilee, Doug, and Daniel

Happy New Year!

Christmas Morning

Organized chaos? HA!

The loot

Christmas Eve

For Christmas Eve this year we had a delicious Ham Dinner followed by some fun events. We acted out the nativity story, watched Claymation Christmas, played some games, had dessert, and opened 1 present. The kids set out cookies and milk for Santa, of course. We enjoyed a nice evening at home.

The girls received a new pair of pajamas, Jordan received PJ Bottoms (the shirt is old), and Mason received new slippers (which he LOVES).

December Updates

I haven't taken the time to blog the past few weeks, so I thought I would give you all an update.

1. If you haven't heard yet...we're having a boy! We can't wait. We're trying to pick out a name and hopefully we will have one chosen by April.

2. We had a good time at our Ward Christmas party. We ate food, saw Santa, sang karaoke (well Kaylee and Lexi did anyways), and went room to room while being told the story of Christ's birth. Mason was a little tired and ornery that night, but we still had a good time.

Mason isn't in the picture because he was terrified of Santa and refused to go near him. The ironic thing is that he talked about seeing Santa all day long and even told us he was going to ask him for a little computer for Christmas.

3. Recently, Mason has decided that he is done with naps. Some days he'll take them and some days he doesn't even seem remotely tired. Some days he'll just crash wherever he is, especially after an emotional 2 year old tantrum. Here are a couple of places I have found him: He fell asleep to the lull of the vacuum.

This second one is at the second to top stair. He threw a tantrum because we didn't go into the library to exchange his books (I used the drop box outside of the building). He was really tired that day. Obviously, for safety reasons, I had to move him.

4. Our ward family surprised us the other night with a gift on our doorstep. It was a gingerbread house kit. The younger three kids had a great time putting it together (Jordan was too busy doing something on the computer).

The kit only included the house itself. Luckily, I rummaged through the pantry and found frosting, pretzels, marshmallows, and chocolate chips to add. Mmmmmm... Thanks Peak View Ward!

5. Unfortunately, all 4 kids have been sick. It wouldn't be a Farr Family Christmas without someone sick. I think Jordan and Mason are the only ones who will have lingering symptoms for Christmas. Doug and I are crossing our fingers that we don't get sick ourselves.

6. It snowed and snowed today. We are all excited to have a white Christmas. :) I don't know if I'm just being lazy or if it's because I'm pregnant (we'll opt for that), but I didn't get Christmas Cards out this year. Happy Holidays to all and I have enjoyed reading the cards that we have received. If you want to know what we've been up to this year....just read our blog. :) Merry Christmas!

Child's joy

Last night we put up Christmas decorations and the kids were soooo excited. When I turned on the lights to the Christmas tree, Mason said, "Oh my gosh, beautiful". I've never heard him use the word beautiful before, so it was hilarious. This morning, this is how I found Mason....It is going to be such a fun Christmas this year!