Names in the Snow

We went for a walk to the temple last Sunday. While we were there we noticed the huge blank canvas of snow. Well we couldn't let it go unused, so Russell helped the kids put their names in it. If you look closely you can see Kyler's name in the middle. He did that one all by himself and I think he did a pretty good job.

Admiring the finished product. Kyler liked how much better Kaylee's name was than his, so he had Russell help him do his again.







I think that they look pretty good. We were lazy and only did Kyler and Kaylee because they are the only two that can read, and Evelyn was ready to go by the time we got done with them. I'm sure that is something that we will do a lot more often now that the kids know how neat it looks.

Evelyn Eating Food

We gave Evelyn her first taste of Peas today. She really enjoyed sitting in the high chair having Kaylee and Kenyon swoon over her.

She wasn't too sure about the eating thing though. I got a lot of funny facial expressions out of her. Below are a few that I was able to get pictures of...

This one is my favorite!

She did ok, but we had to feed her a bottle afterwards because she was still hungry. I'm sure she will get better at it and enjoy it more every day.

Kenyon & Evelyn

Kenyon has decided that he likes to hold Evelyn. The other day at church, Russell had Evelyn when he went to pick up Kenyon from nursery. Kenyon wanted to be carried, so Russell told him to hold the baby and Russell picked up both of them. We have Sacrament Meeting last, so as Russell was walking down the hall, holding Kenyon who was holding Evelyn, he had several people try to help him by taking Evelyn. Well Kenyon would not let go and would scream every time someone tried. It was quite the site. I wish I had some pictures, but I don't take my phone to church, so we don't have any. We were at least 15 minutes into Sacrament Meeting before Kenyon would let me take Evelyn away.

Here are some pictures of him holding her at home. He is also feeding her.

Some more news on Kenyon. He is pretty much potty trained! Yeah!! The first day we put underwear on him was a battle. It took me a good 10 minutes to get them on him and then he screamed for another 20. Well the first couple of days he had several accidents and didn't even care about them. Sunday, we decided he better wear a pull-up to church because he hadn't gone a full day without an accident. Well it took Russell about 15 minutes to get the pull-up on him, he wanted underwear! We didn't take him for a potty break at church because we were afraid of another fit, so he did need the pull-up. Anyway, since then he has done really well. He has gone Wednesday, Thursday, and so far today with out any problems. I guess he is making up for how difficult the others were to potty train. I just hope he doesn't regress.

Happy New Year!

We want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Christmas 2008

We spent Christmas Eve with my family. We had dinner and then Dalliam read us The Christmas Story. After the story we opened gifts. We were happy that Grandma Henningson was able to be there with us.

Kyler and Kenyon were the first ones up on Christmas morning, which was at about 9:00 am. Kaylee wasn't too happy with me when I woke her up, but she soon forgave me. Evelyn slept through everyone opening their presents and Russell fed her while the kids played with their new toys.

Kyler got a Magnetics kit from Grandma Olsen and some Legos from Santa. He has been busy for days building things.

Kaylee got ballet slippers, a tutu, and a Ballet Barbie from us and a crown from Kyler. She has been dancing for days, and does not like it that she has to take the crown off to go to bed. She also got Princess Crayons from her friend Kalli and has loved coloring in her Barbie Princess coloring book.

Kenyon got a big Magnetics set from Grandma Olsen. He has enjoyed building things like Kyler.



He also got a Handy Manny doll from Santa, which he carries everywhere with him.

Kenyon got so wore out by the end of the day, that he fell asleep on the stairs. What a crazy kid we have!

Kyler's Finished Room (almost anyway)

Here are the latest pictures of Kyler's room. The carpet was laid on Tuesday, December 23 and his bed was moved in on Christmas Eve. Kyler and Kenyon have adjusted really well to sleeping downstairs. We were a little concerned that they would be scared, but so far there hasn't been any issues. Kaylee has also done really well with sharing her room with Evelyn. Everyone has been getting between 12-16 hours of sleep a night, so no complaints from me. (Evelyn is the one sleeping the 16 hours!) We still need to do some touch up paint and get his closet shelf in, but other than that it is done! Russell did a really good job!

Family!

I just wanted to tell my family that I love them and I think they are wonderful! We are so lucky to still have my mom and dad with us. On Friday, December 12th they were driving home from Mom's Check-Up and got into an accident. They were hit head on by a car (which had already hit two other vehicles.) Mom's foot was trapped and she was stuck in the truck for about a half hour until they could cut her out with the Jaws of Life. Her left foot is broken in several spots. Dad is still and sore and might have a cracked knee cap. The x-rays didn't show anything, but it is hurting him pretty bad. The truck was totaled and if it wasn't for the seat belts and air bags they wouldn't be here. Anyway they got to spend their 40th wedding anniversary (the 13th) in Payson Hospital waiting for surgery on my mom's foot. Finally on Wednesday, they decided that they didn't want to do surgery on her bones, because she still has an infection in her abdomen (which put her in the hospital for Thanksgiving.) With the kind of infection she has, they don't want to mess with the bones, because it would be really bad if some of it got into the bones. So they just set the bones and put on a splint. This has slowed down her recovery from the other surgeries, but she is doing OK. We love her a lot and hope that the next year is a little (or a lot) easier for her!

We Love You Mom and Dad!

Busy Saturday!

We had a really busy Saturday. Russell got up early and finished the mudding in Kyler's room. Thanks to the radiant heat, the mud was dry enough to start the primer at about 1 pm. Of course the kids had to help, and they loved every minute of it (at least the 30 minutes that they helped.)

Kenyon lasted the longest, which wasn't necessarily a good thing, but what can ya do?

The primer was dry enough to paint the first coat at about 4 pm. We were mean parents and didn't let the kids help with the actually paint part. We took a break at 5:30 pm to go to Charlotte's Birthday Party, and put the final coat on at 7 pm.

The almost finished product. We still have the trim and base to do. The upper trim will be a lighter blue and the base and trim around the doors will be white. It looks like we will have a busy Monday doing that so it will be ready for carpet (of course it will be blue, too) which is scheduled for Tuesday. If you can't tell, Kyler's favorite color is blue. He wasn't very happy with us for not painting all of the walls blue, but I think he is starting to forgive us. He is happy with it so far. Russell has really worked hard and done a good job! What a handy husband I have!

Kyler's Christmas

For Christmas this year, Kyler is getting his room finished. The kids have had a lot of fun helping Russell with it. The carpet is scheduled to go in on the 23rd so Kyler and Kenyon will get to sleep there on Christmas Eve. We will put the bunk bed down there for the two boys. Kaylee will get to share the upstairs room with Evelyn. They are all really excited.

Eagle Watching

On the way home from Gunnison (getting supplies for Kyler's room) Kyler saw this eagle in the tree. We've looked for them several times, but this is the first time we've seen one when the kids have been with. Kyler thought it was really neat, especially since he is the one that first saw it.

Kenyon Helping Himself

Russell made some pudding the other day, and before he could even get it in the fridge, Kenyon helped himself to some. He is very good at getting what he wants, he just takes it.

Christmas Tree

Russell and the boys went and got our Christmas tree for us this year. I was sick and Kaylee didn't want to go. They found a really nice tree.

The kids had almost as much fun playing on the ladder as they did decorating the tree.

The finished product looks pretty good.