Brock's Latest Antics

Brock is really coming into his own lately! He loves Indie's flower barrettes and thinks he should get to wear them too! (Maybe I should be worried?) He takes them right out of her hair and tries with all his might to put them in his hair, he has not been successful yet, thank goodness.

He also LOVES to give hugs and kisses, especially to Indie. So much so, that he often knocks her right down. She thinks this is hilarious, so far. On Sunday, he started to give all the girls in nursery hugs, some liked it and some did not. He got plenty of pushes, but kept at it. I guess we need to teach him to "play hard to get."

They really love each other...I wonder when it will all change?

Kauai, Hawaii 2009

The Downsides to Kauai 2009

Two trips to the doctors office for croup and ear infections.
Plenty of blood, raspberries and tears from constant falling and tripping.
Two 18 month old toddlers running opposite directions in the airport, at the beach and everywhere else.
Waking up at 2:30am Hawaii time, only for a few days!

The Upsides to Kauai 2009

The beach.
The weather.
The North Shore of Kauai.
Being all together as a family for a whole week!
Plenty of chickens and roosters to chase (DoDos according to the kids).
Loves donuts for everyone but me!
Pineapple and a lot of fruit.
Macadamia nuts.
A Marvelous Gluten Free Bakery with the best muffins and cookies I have had since being diagnosed with Celiac Sprue.
The kids did awesome on both flights, despite delays and being sick.

Overall the trip was really fun and really hard, not a real vacation but a real family trip. The kids loved being there and so did we, it is my favorite place to go! But I do have to say that our next trip just might be without the kids!

Someone woke up way too early...

Resilient Solutions

If you have seen the link to Resilient Solutions on the corner of my blog...this is why.

I am actually going to take a big leap and start working in a private practice! Which means I will have to learn to market myself and find my own clients. I thought about doing this about a year ago, but I didn't feel ready until now.

I am going to continue with LDS Family Services one evening a week and join with Resilient Solutions a few hours a week. I am so excited to start at Resilient Solutions, all the therapists there are amazing! This is going to be a great experience for me.

Time Flies!

Wow, it is already the end of January and I haven't even attempted a blog post since before Christmas! Time flies. Christmas was fun but we were all sick so we didn't take very many pictures or leave the house very often. We had an awesome New Year's bash that ended at 8pm and Dustin and I were in bed by 10pm! We are so old and tired.

We are still chasing the kids around. They are as busy as ever and as messy as can be! We are now looking forward to a trip to Kauai next month and we are already stressed about the flight. Dustin has been working hard to get lots of toys on eBay for a good deal to break out intermittently during the 6 hour flight.

These pictures explain what our days are like with two almost 18 month old toddlers! I think it is hilarious that Brock is a meticulous eater and Indie is a little "Pig Pen" when it comes to eating. Brock probably doesn't want to waste any chocolate pudding!

Asserting Independence

I am not sure that I am ready for this kind of independence. It seems like all I do is mop the floor!


Now whenever Brock eats, he grabs his spoon by a "death grip" and it is impossible to get it back. I guess I need to let go of the control and embrace the mess!

An Afternoon with Uncle Josh

Uncle Josh and Aunt Emily invited the family to see a F-16 jet while they were taking their Christmas card pictures. Josh is a fighter pilot at Hill AFB and he gave us the grand tour around a few of the bunkers.

Josh gave a detailed explanation of the plane to Dustin and the kids...I am not sure how much the kids remember. They did have a few incidents of slipping on grease in the hanger, but overall no big catastrophes.

Brock is giving the camera a good cheesy smile!

It was a great day and pretty interesting. Pretty crazy to think that Josh flies F-16 Jets, he is kinda like Maverick but taller.