We had such a great Valentine's Day. In this post, are pictures of the kids that I took on Valentine's Day. They received their special Valentine's shirts from Grandma B. The kids have loved wearing them. The kids love celebrating the holidays. The boys' shirts say "The Ladies Love Me." Emmy's shirt says "Happy Valentine's Day." By the way, Emmy of course has a good amount of cute Valentines bows, but no of them made it into her hair for the picture.I am so lucky to have these sweet adorable LOVE BUGS in my life.
In the month of January, I took Hyrum to the library to get his very first library card. He was so excited to write his name, in his cute Kindergartner scrawl, on his very own card.You could tell he was quite proud as he was picking out books that he could read to me to check out on his card. Hyrum thought he was pretty cool when he let Ben and Emmy check out books using his card.
It was such a fun day and it makes me smile every time I think of it. Hyrum was so cute and so grown-up. I wanted to help him increase his desire and excitement for reading and I proud to say that having his own card and picking out his own books did exactly that. I love my Handsome Hyrum.
Earlier in the month of January, Hyrum celebrated his 100th day of school. We were asked to bring in a bag of chocolate chips to share with the class. From looking at the list of food to be brought in and from what Hyrum told me, it sounded like they had quite a feast for snack time that day. I love the hat and 100th day pin that he made. He was so excited to tell me all about his big 100th day at school. I can't believe his Kindergarten year is half-way over.
Hyrum had a loose tooth for awhile. On February 1st, Hyrum bit something and the tooth became very loose. I convinced him that he should twist the tooth and pull and out the tooth came. Everyone was so excited for him! It was so much fun for me to see the joy and happiness Ben and Emmy had for Hyrum as he pulled his first tooth out. For me, it was also exciting, but makes me a little sad because it means that he is one step closer to growing up. It was so funny to hear Hyrum talk to me about losing his tooth. He told me that it hurt a little bit and that he wanted to cry, but he decided that he would be brave and didn't cry. He thought he was pretty cool when he was calling people to talk about his tooth. My dad tried to tell him that the Tooth Fairy would bring $20.00 for a tooth. I quickly stopped that idea forming in his head.
Hyrum was a little worried about what his friends at school would think of his tooth being gone, but I told him that everything would be fine.
That night, he put his tooth in a bag and put it under his pillow. Lo, and behold, the Tooth Fairy came and left a whole dollar bill or in other words 100 cents. Hyrum felt like he hit the jackpot! Hyrum said that the Tooth Fairy was really sneaky so he didn't see her. Ben told me that the Tooth Fairy went poof and was gone.
Hyrum losing his first tooth was a big and exciting event at our house.
Hyrum's school had an Outer Space Week during the last part of January. During the week, the school had various competitions and activities.
Hyrum also learned about Outer Space from his teacher. Hyrum told me that he and his classmates decided that there are aliens in Outer Space. I asked him if his teacher supported this theory, he said "No, but we don't believe her." The look on his face when he told me this was priceless. He was so animated I couldn't help but chuckle to myself.
On one of the days during the week, the kids were supposed to bring a robot made of recyclable materials. Being the amazing mom that I am, I was confused on my dates and didn't realize exactly what day the robot was due. Hence, we woke the morning of at 6:30 to bust out the robot. Brandon helped Hyrum with the frame work before he rushed off to work and I helped Hyrum with the details. Hyrum cut out and decorated all the shapes for his robot body as well as the flames on the bottom. I know we could have not made the robot, but Hyrum was so excited to make the robot. Hyrum loved pretending to fly his robot. He seemed pretty proud of his creation. I thought it turned out pretty cute. Tomorrow night we are going to his school for Science Night to see all the robots on display as well as other science items.
I don't know if I have mentioned before, but in his last year of schooling, Brandon needs to take three HUGE board exams to test his knowledge on optometry.
He took part two of three the week after Thanksgiving. He walked away from the test feeling very confident with part one and not so confident about part two.
I noticed on Facebook that one of my friends posted how her husband passed the big test. After seeing her post, I called Brandon and asked him if he wanted me to check. He reluctantly said yes (he was nervous to find out the results). I pulled an awful trick and told him that he didn't pass. I didn't hold out very long and told him the truth. He was very relived when he found out that he actually did pass.
The kids and I decided that we would make a special treat for Brandon to have when he came home from school. We went all out as you can tell. I even broke out the frosting and so elegantly wrote congrats...actually, Brandon did.A huge burden was lifted with finding out the results. We only have one more big test in April. Congrats to Brandon on a job well done.
Emmy (and Ben) were invited to a birthday party in January. Emmy decided she wanted to be fancy for the party. I tried to salvage the curls from Sunday (not successfully) and dressed her up in her adorable tutu outfit she received from Grandma N. for Christmas. She is in love with headbands recently so the one she received from Grandma N. was right up her ally. She loved that fact that we put some lip stick on. As I said before, she felt fancy.
As soon as I whipped out my camera, Ben hopped into position to have his picture taken. Doesn't he look handsome? I love his big brown eyes. Emmy came up with her own pose on this one.My mom sent her shiny flip flops. She has wanted to wear them every day, even though it is freezing outside, she still insists on wearing them. She isn't a big fan of socks and would prefer not to wear them at all, so I think that is one of the reasons she LOVES the flip flops.I love her. Her cheeks still have the baby chub that I think is adorable.Below is her silly picture she wanted me to take. We love our silly, girly, sweet, and precious Emmy girl.
Things To Do Before Kindergarten Starts... *Zoo-CHECK *Sprinkler Park-CHECK *Carousel *Mud Island *Movie with the Family-CHECK *Go Miniature Golfing *Read 20 Books
"If you are still in the process of raising children, be aware that the tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly cleaned surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will disappear all too soon and that you will—to your surprise—miss them profoundly." -President Thomas S Monson
Sisters, there is something inspiring and sublime about the little forget-me-not flower. I hope it will be a symbol of the little things that make your lives joyful and sweet. Please never forget that you must be patient and compassionate with yourselves, that some sacrifices are better than others, that you need not wait for a golden ticket to be happy. Please never forget that the “why” of the gospel of Jesus Christ will inspire and uplift you. And never forget that your Heavenly Father knows, loves, and cherishes you.—President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
In this post, are pictures of the kids that I took on Valentine's Day. They received their special Valentine's shirts from Grandma B. The kids have loved wearing them. The kids love celebrating the holidays. 
The boys' shirts say "The Ladies Love Me." 
Emmy's shirt says "Happy Valentine's Day." By the way, Emmy of course has a good amount of cute Valentines bows, but no of them made it into her hair for the picture.
I am so lucky to have these sweet adorable LOVE BUGS in my life. 
You could tell he was quite proud as he was picking out books that he could read to me to check out on his card. Hyrum thought he was pretty cool when he let Ben and Emmy check out books using his card. 
He was so excited to tell me all about his big 100th day at school. I can't believe his Kindergarten year is half-way over.
For me, it was also exciting, but makes me a little sad because it means that he is one step closer to growing up.
It was so funny to hear Hyrum talk to me about losing his tooth. He told me that it hurt a little bit and that he wanted to cry, but he decided that he would be brave and didn't cry. He thought he was pretty cool when he was calling people to talk about his tooth. My dad tried to tell him that the Tooth Fairy would bring $20.00 for a tooth. I quickly stopped that idea forming in his head.
Lo, and behold, the Tooth Fairy came and left a whole dollar bill or in other words 100 cents. 
Hyrum felt like he hit the jackpot!
Hyrum said that the Tooth Fairy was really sneaky so he didn't see her. Ben told me that the Tooth Fairy went poof and was gone.
Hyrum cut out and decorated all the shapes for his robot body as well as the flames on the bottom. 
I know we could have not made the robot, but Hyrum was so excited to make the robot.
Hyrum loved pretending to fly his robot. 
He seemed pretty proud of his creation. I thought it turned out pretty cute.
Tomorrow night we are going to his school for Science Night to see all the robots on display as well as other science items.
A huge burden was lifted with finding out the results. We only have one more big test in April. Congrats to Brandon on a job well done.
Emmy came up with her own pose on this one.
My mom sent her shiny flip flops. She has wanted to wear them every day, even though it is freezing outside, she still insists on wearing them. She isn't a big fan of socks and would prefer not to wear them at all, so I think that is one of the reasons she LOVES the flip flops.
I love her. Her cheeks still have the baby chub that I think is adorable.
Below is her silly picture she wanted me to take. We love our silly, girly, sweet, and precious Emmy girl.
