Our little boy is one! Happy birthday Eigen. It is hard to believe he is already a year old.
It’s not a birthday without tears 
Eigen was so sad when I pulled his hand away from the flame. He did not eat any cake, but he “yummed” lots of frosting!
Eigen is walking a lot now. Just this week he has been letting go and cruising frankenstein style. So fun. Happy birthday to our little fruit snack loving boy.
Yesterday, Friday, Bridget and Kimball both said some lines I have to quote.
On the way to take Sterling to the doctor (pink eye) we got rerouted due to lots of road work around our neighborhood. I said we were going to be late. Bridget chimes in “we will tell the doctor we were late because of all the destruction.” Darn construction…but we ended up being only 2 minutes late.
We went on a date and left all the kids with the babysitter (thanks McKayla). Eigen did not want McKayla…so Kimball tried. He called my cell phone several times asking for help. When I called him back he was pleasantly amazed that “Bridget is taking care of Eigen. Who new she was so like her mom.” Eigen fell asleep in her arms and had a little nap and then was happy for the last bit. We went and played laser tag with friends from the ward.
So, Eigen has had ear infections for over a month now. 2 rounds of antibiotics over the last few weeks and 3 shots this week…here is hoping for the pain to stop. Needless to say we are in need of sleep.
Happy New Year!
We are all a bit tired from numerous late nights and the change in Church schedule. We now go to Church at 9 am. This is a love/hate relationship. Love going to church in the morning, hard getting everyone fed, dressed and ready by 8:45.
Sterling is now a Sunbeam. He is the “little guy” according to the others in his Sunbeam/CTR 4 class. Sharing time was about agency and how every choice has a consequence. The kids got to take turns holding a choice/consequence stick. One child said a good choice and the other child answered. For example: “clean your room before your mom asks” Bridget got to tell the consequence “your mom will be amazed!” “Eat your fruits and vegetables” Sterling responded in a sweet tiny voice “you will be healfy.” Both answers were quite precious and sincerely thought out.
Hope 2012 is a wonderful year for all.
We enjoyed a very merry Christmas. It has been a festive month, more on that later. Enjoy a few pics of our Christmas morning.
Before the excitement!
Kimball was the first to wake up just before 7…so not too early.
Logan checking out the goods in his stocking, a giant pencil.
Eigen not really into opening presents. He just wanted the little candybars that fit perfectly in his hands.
Bridget loved it all!
Logan loves legos
Kimball
Calvin and new ps3 game pieces
Merry Christmas
We started opening presents around 8, breakfast by 10 and Church at 1. Although we did go at 12:30 for choir practice. It was a wonderful Christmas day. We are blessed with good kids.
The following is a Christmas article written for the Diether Gazette.
Random tidbits: Ammon has been rebuilding boat engines. It was an exciting day when he started an engine! Kimball, Calvin, Logan and Bridget all got great report cards! Eigen has 3 teeth and 3 more about to burst through. Poor guy is getting 6 teeth within 3 weeks. Yikes. Eigen has discovered clapping his hands and playing peek-a-boo. He also is walking along walls and furniture, watch out world he is about to take over! He is an eating machine; loves food, not baby food. Sterling is my great helper. Loves to watch Super Why and play computer. Bridget is really into watching She-Ra. She loves Kindergarten and wears a dress pretty much everyday. Thank goodness for leggings to keep her warm. Busy as always.
Last Sunday eve we enjoyed watching the First Presidency Christmas Devotional. There were many distractions, for instance the sound on the TV would come and go thanks to Eigen’s busy little hands pulling on all the cables, so President Uchtdorf’s message really hit home to me. He commented that our efforts for a picture perfect Christmas do not always turn out. He said, “Christmas is really about the Christ…we, like the Wise Men of old, should seek the Christ and lay before Him the most precious of gifts: a broken heart and a contrite spirit. We should offer Him our love….emulate His example, and to go about doing good.” He went on to say, “we can rejoice even in the imperfections of the season.” Let me share, and rejoice, in some of the fun times we have had at this wonderful time of the year.
We finally decorated the Christmas tree on Dec. 3rd (need I mention the much impatience and nagging). There is something beautiful and magical of the twinkling lights and decorated tree. We put our tree in the corner this year, with not many decorations too low. We only had two ornament casualties during the decorating. Eigen enjoyed dancing to the music and trying to get all of the baubles!
I wanted to go to a live nativity. It happened to be the coldest night ever, but amongst grumbling and a sad baby, we did not let the cold stop us. Kimball really liked petting the camel and donkey. Bridget, Sterling and Eigen were a bit unsure and kept a safe distance from the animals. Inside, we got to see a large display of Nativities from around the world. It turned out to be a nice evening.
I look forward to the kids having a week off of school before Christmas. I hope to have more fun, probably not picture perfect, yet fun times together. My goal is to remember that “Christmas is really about the Christ” and to be more like my Savior. Merry Christmas to all.
We had a great Thanksgiving. Good times with family. Plenty of fabulous food. For the most part happy children. I feel very blessed.
Bridget loved the pies…but most of all the whip cream.
Happy
The kids sang songs for a little program. Eigen really loved the music.
This year the sisters made snowman cubes for the craft. Easy fun crafty time.
And…since I never posted it…here is 2010 Thanksgiving too!
At the temple for Breezy and Gabel’s wedding
The reception
Lyde discovery museum
We all loved the bubbles
Shooting, but it was too cold for some of us. I sat in the car with Bridget and Sterling.
and, of course, plenty of computer time for the boys!
Family is the best. I am thankful for such wonderful family. I love to spend time together!
Eigen is now 10 months old. His first tooth broke through on Monday the 21st, top left lateral incisor…or vampire baby
He is lots of fun, especially when he gets enough sleep. Love the boy.
Now that Eigen is almost 7 months old, my baby is growing too fast, here are his stats!
4 months
length 25 inches 75%
weight 14 lbs 15 oz 50%
head circumference 41.5cm 25%
5 months
6 months
length 26 1/4 inches 50%
weight 15 lbs 14 oz barely above 10%
head circumference 44 cm 50%
Still growing so fast, although not so high on the charts. Eigen is starting to pull himself from a sitting position onto his knees. He loves the outdoors, loves mom, and does not love sleep! Oh what a silly boy.
The end of school was a very busy time, I am finally sharing a few pics!
Calvin and his 2nd grade class wrote and performed an opera. Going to the “Princess Ball” at the library. Eigen swinging.
Preschool trip to the farm. Gorgeous day. Bridget finally was brave enough at the end to feed the llamas.
Kimball and hundreds of 5th graders performed a musical celebration “Hope of America” at the Marriot center.
Bridget preschool graduation
Kimball at the state report fair! He finished his project, it was a long process and he did a good job.
Driel invited us to Thanksgiving point gardens. Bridget needed to wear her pretty pink princess dress and thrilled at all the gorgeous flowers. It was one of the few beautiful spring days, very nice to enjoy the flowers and sunshine. We had a picnic too. (disclaimer, we did not pick the flowers, but little hands wanted to)
The garden took a transformation this year, Ammon built garden boxes.
May 20 Bridget and I invited some friends over for a princess party while the boys went to Fathers and Sons. It was lots of fun to play princess with lots of little girls. The morning after:
Eigen 4 months old
Friday May 27 School dance festival and field day.
Ammon put together new bunk beds and we started the rearranging of bedrooms. Eigen in the crib sharing a room with Bridget (she loves it), Sterling and Logan in the new bunk beds, and Kimball and Calvin in bunks in the downstairs. Eigen so happy…this was the beginning of not sleeping so well at night…here’s hoping he starts sleeping through the night really soon!
Yeah! That’s May in a nutshell!
Way back on April 30, we had an impromptu birthday bash. It was Logan style, army guys! We did military training (obstacle courses), disk shooting, and cake. Very fun party.
Check out the cake: 2 military bases, let the battle begin! It was all he ever dreamed of
Today Sterling said the cleverest things.
Walking out the door he could hear a train approaching. Yelling at full volume he screams, “can you hear me train? Can you hear me?” The train replied with a loud blasting horn. Sterling happily says to himself, “the train can hear me!” So sweet. Amazing to me, Sterling loves trains, but for the past 9-12 months he has been afraid to be outside when the trains are going by. To have him happily go out when a train is honking, and to talk to the train is pretty cool.
This morning Sterling told me “I pound (found) it outside. I am going to keep it poreber (forever).” I am not sure what he found, but it was important to him.