January was a blur....as Januaries always are...I only took one pic (of Duncan in the spelling bee) and it didn't even turn out...so guess your stuck with just a summary.
WE....rang in the New Year with Vaughn and Tammy's family playing, talking, checking out Royce's 3D tv, and watching the latest Twilight movie. New Year's morning we continued our tradition of eating at Cracker Barrell and then took the kids to see Tangled at the theater.
DUNCAN was in the school spelling bee....smarty pants....and bought an axe, to go with his sword, to play with Will and Henry and their swords and weapons. We are having an arms race over here in Flag. Royce helped him build a shield out of an old, large piece of tree bark to protect himself!
ROYCE (not to be outdone by his son and nephews) bought a gun and went shooting twice already.
BRYNNE lost a tooth, Jen accidentally threw it away, and the Tooth Fairy wouldn't pay Brynne until Brynne apologized for denying the fairy's existence. Duncan also lost a tooth and learned from Brynne's lesson to not offend the fairy kind. They were both rewarded handsomely for their teeth.
MAREN asked Dad to save the wishbone from dinner one night..she broke the bone with Brynne and won...later that day when Royce asked her if her wish had come true, she declared angrily, "It's not true...none of it's true!" I asked her what she had wished for and she replied, "To be a princess!" (To be a princess to Maren means no chores whatsoever and servants brings you everything while you sit in front of your vanity singing and putting makeup on.) Royce tried to tell her she really was a princess because she was a daughter of God but didn't get very far because "REAL princesses don't have to do chores!"
EVA started potty-training herself...she pointed to her bum and said "poo-poo", so we put her on, and now she tells us every time she needs to poop. I am loving it! She is also learning a new word everyday, including: apple, rice, blue, yellow, baby, poo-poo, etc.
JEN set a goal to finish decorating one room this winter and has made great strides with that. I'll take a pic of it and post it soon. It's looking good.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2 comments:
Jen, you must be doing something right if Eva is doing so well potty training! LUCKY! That is seriously awesome.
Maren's princess comments crack me up.
Can't wait to see your beautifully decorated room- you are very talented so I'm sure it looks great!
So...Duncan must have done well in the Spelling Bee! Did he win the money for his ax? This weapons war is intrigueing. How, exactly does all that work? Does Dunc really need a sheild? Do they really fight?
I'll bet the tooth fairy is enjoying all hte attention and the 'new' teeth!
Post a Comment