Mobile Moments February 2012

I have recommitted myself to post all of my fun phone pictures each month.  Here are February's random adventures.
Devin is strong enough, tall enough, and coordinated enough to give "foot rides" to both kids at the same time.  Nicholas has finally learned to hold on, which makes the ride much more exciting.

Nicholas loves to eat.  Sometimes he gets really mad, so mad that he can't figure out how to eat.  I feel bad that I laugh at him when he gets really ticked.  Poor kid, there is food right in front of you!

Anna loves to make cards.  She loves to cut, glue, and write notes. Valentines Day was right up her ally.  I asked her who she wanted to take Valentines too and she started rattling off a long list of people.  She is so thoughtful.  There were her friends, but then there were some random people too.  She had a great time writing them little notes and then we went around the neighborhood delivering her cards.  She loved every minute of it.

Sometimes we find toys in strange places.  We found a toy in the fridge once, I'd love to know how it got there.  I was cleaning some things up one day and found out little Mother in the oven in a pan.  I'm not quite sure what she did wrong or what sick and twisted "cook the mom" game was being played, but it made me laugh.

Nicholas is finally getting to the point where he can entertain himself for quite a long time.  I needed to make bread one day and he was happy and we just both went about doing our thing (Anna was reading books in the other room.)  When I finished making bread, Nicholas had created quite the mess.  He was completely happy and I didn't mind.

Nicholas loves cars and he also loves planes.  He has a toy plane that he flies around the room.  He even makes a cute little flying noise.

Anna's favorite thing to do on Thursdays is go to the library.  As soon as we walk in the door, she throws her shoes and coat on the ground, drags her library book bag to the couch and plants herself there for a long long time.  I love all the stuff I can get done while she is "reading" her books.

 Anna knows how important it is to be comfortable while reading.  Her new favorite spot is her rocking chair with a blanket.

I feel pretty strong about the importance of supporting your husband in his calling and not complaining if he is gone a lot for meetings and other church responsibilities.  When we were first married and Devin would go camping with the scouts I would try and make a treat for him for when he came home.  Devin had a pretty busy weekend with camping with the scouts, scout meetings, and Home Teaching.  Anna and I decided to make Devin some muffins to show him how grateful we are that he is one of the "good guys" that does his duty.  Anna loved making the muffins.  She did most of it all by herself.

Nicholas's new favorite book is my visual aid book for all my primary songs from when I was chorister. The binder is big and heavy, but he pulls it out and drags it to me, plops down in my lap, and waits for me to start singing and turning the pages.  He will sit there through all the songs in the binder.  He is learning to say Jesus which makes my day.

Kids wrapped up in blankets are just cute.

This is one of those really manly pictures of Nicholas.  With an apron and shopping basket he is ready for all kinds of manly things.  Look at his hand and wrist.  That kid knows how to hold a bag.

Often while I am cooking dinner Anna cooks dinner too.  She even does the dishes when she is done cooking.  Hopefully that is a habit that will stick when she does real cooking.

I'm the cool mom that kicks balls in the house with her kids.  ....nothing has been broken yet, no one has gotten hurt, and the kicking isn't that strong yet.  I'm sure when those things start to happen I will no longer be the cool mom telling the kids to kick me the ball.

French toast is so much better when you dip each piece in the jar of jam.

Nicholas has reached the "if I'm not holding the spoon or fork I'm not eating" stage.  What a mess.  But this is good.  If he feeds himself, I don't have to.  I just wish it wasn't so messy.

Anna knew what to do with a broom the first time she picked one up.  She started sweeping with it.  Nicholas on the other had, knew what a broom was really for...flying!!!  Any time he sees the broom he hops right on and makes flying noises.  We might just have to have him dress up like Harry Potter for Halloween.

I love popcorn.  Always have, always will.  We have found that popcorn is a favorite snack of both of my kids.  Don't worry, I just pop the corn, no butter or salt, so it is way better than other snack foods.  Anna and Nicholas will gather around the bowl and stuff their faces until the popcorn is gone.  Ok, and I help eat it too.

And that is February!!  Happy Leap Year!