First Day of School

It was Eli's First Day of School.  He was thoroughly excited and was ready an entire hour early.  He got a new pair of shoes and a new backpack, that he completely loves.  I am really excited for him, he gets to go trick or treating and on a field trip, book orders, etc.  I am also nervous, because my life now begins with schedules, and planning around school.  I am ready for it and so is Eli.

Love

Riley has learned to say "I love you" only, it sounds more like "I la' ye" there would be times she would say it at least a dozen times. I still never got tired of it.
Eli, Riley and me were having a movie day because we were all sick and we were watching The Swan Princess. In the movie, the prince makes a vow of everlasting love and promises to love the princess forever.
After the movie, I was so sick and couldn't get the kids to bed fast enough and my patience was growing thin. Eli then turned to me and said " Mom, I love you and I will love you forever and after you die, I will still love you." It never ceases to amaze me how in tune with the spirit, the little ones are. After a quick prayer to the Lord, they settled right down to sleep.

Stop and Smell the Roses

This is just a simple reminder to stop and smell the roses. 
Eli did this at about the same age at the following link:
Roses!

Nae Nae Came to Town!

Nae Nae came to visit for a common relative's wedding.  She enjoyed her time with them as the visit was long over due.  She brought gifts with her as seen in the picture below.  Riley got a tea set that was pink and had the Princess Aurora and Eli got, you guessed it, Legos.  They had a great time with her and she was really patient with Eli as they sat down together and built the Legos.  I feel like this is a treat, since she wouldn't even do that with her own kids.

Riley's Wardrobe

Riley has been growing more and more persistent when it comes to getting dressed. She wants to choose her own clothes and sometimes she will get dressed over clothes already on. Yesterday, she was wearing a purple skirt and she wanted to change into a butterfly skirt. Daddy helped her change and she was upset. Daddy told her she could have one or the other. While Daddy left, she put both on, only she couldn't get the purple one over her diaper. She showed Daddy that she could wear both. She did wear both skirts all day' even though it was in the triple digits. As a parent, you have to pick your battles.

Primary with Eli

This picture is an old one, but it depicts the following events so well.  Today, I got to help with Eli's primary class. I geared him up for it by telling him the day before. At first he didn't like the idea and told me that primary is his time. It was only rough at first and then after a few consequences, he was really good, other than pestering the secretary for another talk. We told him he has to wait for his birthday. He was a bit it restless at the rejection, but one he realized his friend Kyle was giving a talk, he sat and listened very intently. Kyle told of a story about a little pioneer boy who donated his wagon to use for the building of the temple. Eli started crying and would not calm down. I had to take him outside and explain to him the importance of temples. He still wouldn't calm down until I told him that the wagon was used to carry stuff for the temple and when they were done, the little boy could get it back. He was okay at this notion and went back to class.

Somebody Tooted.

John and his family was in town and we were all seated at the dinner table and we heard a loud toot. We all looked around awkwardly, waiting for someone to excuse themselves because we thought it was an adult, and all of the sudden, we heard this tiny voice say, " 'cues me." It was Riley. We laughed for awhile and now, after she toots or burps, she says " 'cues me" followed by laughter.