Easter 2012

We started out the day going to church after I made some bunny shaped cinnamon rolls (from a can). We had two kids with fevers so we split the duty (I went to Sacrament and then missed Sunday school and went home so that Thad could hit the tail end of Sunday school and be there for Priesthood) so we didn’t get a nice family picture—we will have to do that another day! It was a nice meeting though and it is always good to be at church!

The Fongs and Repettis organized an egg hunt so Nathan and Sammy and I went over there after naps while Daddy stayed with the sickly ones. We hid tons of eggs and the kids had a great time with their cousins. Grandma and Grandpa are cruising up the coast so they missed out on the fun this year!

After the egg hunt we headed to Grandma and Grandpa Marcroft's house for Easter dinner with the cousins and an egg hunt in the back. We had delicious ham dinner and enjoyed our time with Aunt Addie, Uncle Eric and the Badalamentis!

Enjoy the pictures…

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Egg Hunt with the Fongs and Repettis VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Going Birdy–Angry Bird Madness Continues

Sammy who eats, breathes and dreams about Angry Birds was window shopping for Angry Birds items…the backpack was about $70 (ouch!) so I said that we could make them out of felt and glue or sew them onto t-shirts or bags. (The model to the right is younger brother Danny who liked the green bird that Nathan picked out.)

We tried to get felt at a few places around here but finally had to head to Joann Fabrics in Cypress and we’ve made two items so far! I even made patterns in case there are other moms out there with too much time on their hands.

Sammy didn’t like it at first and was concerned that it was in pieces but was very happy with the result. He told me, “wow Mom. You’re really good at gluing! There are some Moms that aren’t so good at gluing but they’re great at sewing so it’s okay.” LOL.

Get the patterns here!  Patterns for felt or other fabric if you want to make your own Angry Bird gear (t-shirts, backpacks, etc!)  PDF file includes: Black Bird, Green Bird, Yellow Bird, Red Bird, King Pig

And one more thing just for fun. Sammy loves telling stories and had me write this one down last night. I thought I’d type it in here since it is my journal too.

Ice Angry Bird by Sammy

The Angry Birds like Angry Birds Space. The Ice Bird said, “We have to work together.”

The black bird said, “Of course! We have to work together!”

The ice bird was fearless and the pigs were still in their space ships flying to the Planet Freeze Brrr. The Ice Bird loved it there—that is where the Ice Bird was born. The pigs were hungry. The Ice Bird said, “We can’t quit!”

And then the Mighty Eagle wiped out the last level of Planet Freeze Brrr. And they went back to Earth with their eggs and the Ice Bird said, “See you next time in Space, Angry Birds.”

Another tooth and a crafty(ish) mom!

Sammy fell the other day and his already loose tooth got even looser. Then at McDonald’s he came over with a bloody mouth and with a little twist from Sarah M. the once dangling front tooth was finally out (I say finally since it has been loose for a while and he’s had kind of a silly smile as it “floated” back and forth in his mouth!)

Here is his picture right after losing it! Thanks Sarah for snapping it since my camera was with Thad on a scout trip!

We stopped at Redbox for a movie (we made popcorn and had smoothies after dinner for a movie night since Daddy was gone). They had ToothFairy 2 which was cheesy but it was only $1.26, you can’t beat that!

That night I was officially in spring break mode and thought, hey, why not make a little tooth out of felt for him to put it in! I had felt leftover from the boys’ baseball banners and and I made one in under ten minutes and I think it turned out cute! :) Too bad the baby was super fussy and that I passed out after putting him down and somehow the tooth fairy forgot to stop by. We realized in the morning that the tooth fairy wanted Daddy to see the tooth before she took it that is why she didn’t come while he was on his scout outing. PHEW! Anyway…I just cut the shape out and stitched a simple stitch around the edge by hand making a little pocket. The next day I added the S and made one for each of the boys! Hooray for me!

Family Time on a furlough day!

It’s Spring break and time to catch up on cleaning, blog posts and lots of time to play (pics and posts later!) As I was pulling pictures off I realized hoe behind I am! Here goes the first post! :)

March 26th was a furlough day and it was a great mini stay-cation day. It made me really excited for spring break! Here are some of the things we did that made it fun for us!

We live really close to the train tracks and so sometimes (if we’re ready to go) if we hear the trains (especially if they’re switching) we’ll jump in the car or grab the stroller(s) and race around the corner to see the trains! The boys have always loved this and often go train chasing with Thad while I’m at school! This time was especially fun since Thad and Sammy have been riding their bikes more and they rode to the trains and then an additional 5 miles! Go Sammy boy! :)

Here are some pictures from our walk!

The boys and I walked around our neighborhood until they got back from their ride and then we ate at Costco. It is the cheapest place to feed our family (when we’re not at home and Mommy cooks). Hot dogs and pizza…yum! Daddy spoiled us with churros too!

And later that same day we tried out a kite that I got for $1.26! The wind wasn’t the greatest that day but the boys loved it! Daddy got it to go way up high!

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Samism: His Newest Obsession…Angry Birds!

Overheard in our house a week or two ago…

Sammy: Mom, I know what I’m going to ask Santa for..
Mommy: Oh yeah, what?
Sammy: Well, I don’t need a smart phone or anything, but I want an iPod to play angry birds on…

So…he loves Angry Birds and up until he/we discovered it on Facebook a week or two ago only played it from time to time on someone else’s phone while waiting before/after practice. Now he has to earn time to play it by playing outside and helping out.  He still loves snakes and sharks but does make lots of pictures now and scanned this one in himself today.

And yes, I did say he scanned it in himself. He is beginning to read things very well and pretty much figured it out on his own. I did have to help him (from afar) to flip the image.

Anyway…I know it is silly but I’d love to be able to remember these days in the future…

Benjamin–3 months old

Wow. Three months have passed already…time flies and it feels like he’s always been a part of the family!

Highlights? He loves to smile…tracks his brothers all over the room and they each adore him. They’re even starting to help more with him if I need them to hold the bottle or make him smile when he’s fussy (which isn’t often—he’s a good little guy who really only cries to tell me that he’s hungry or tired).

 

Here are a few pictures of him! Enjoy! We love you Benny!

Photo Update on the boys…

I haven’t blogged since I have gone back to work. It has been a little busy but I survived the month of January going back, starting basketball season with Sammy, Thad going back to school, grading too many final essays and trying to fit time to be mommy. I am still trying to recover from the sleep deprivation but I thought I needed to post a few pictures of my boys…that always makes me smile.

Sammy is getting really good on his bike! He’s been riding without training wheels for a few months now but I don’t have to worry every time he gets on about him crashing. And he is really good about wearing his helmet even though none of his friends wear them! Hooray Sam!

The boys got a new bed to share! They love it and on most nights they are really good and go to sleep quickly.

Benny’s first time on Daddy’s shoulders…fun…and cute! :)

All of my boys before bedtime!

Bathtime for Benny-boy! (He’s about 10 weeks here!)

Before church and haircuts…Sammy’s hair was getting super long!

And just one more of toothless since he’s changing so much!