Remembering President Hinckley

One year ago today.....
......We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet....

Storytime with Lydie...

This is why we love Lydie:

with a capital T

That's right my friends, we've got trouble! At our house trouble is also known as Lydie Jo (don't be fooled by the sweet, innocent picture!). In the last 24 hours she has been found giving her stuffed animals a bath in the sink, coloring with marker on the magna doodle and the wall, filling all the toothbrushes with hairspray, "painting" the walls with an old paint brush and some water, climbing on the counter, shaving a bar of soap with her finger-nails...the list could go on. Where, you may ask, was her mother? It only takes this child 3.5 seconds to get herself into a mess so I was probably cleaning up her last catastrophe! If she weren't so darn cute, affectionate and good at saying "I am sorry, Mommy!" , she might really be in Trouble!

crazy cravings....

what is up with all the weirdo things I have been

DYING to eat lately?!
I hope this craving thing is over soon...I want myself back!
(I know, smoothies are okay, but that's the only good thing I've wanted!)

read to me Daddy...

I am always amazed at how well the kids will sit through a book when Daddy reads to them in French. They only understand 2 or 3 of the words he reads, but they don't care. Maybe it's the one-on-one time with Daddy or maybe it's the way French sounds, but they love it and most of the time, if they want him to read to them it has to be a French book. Who knows...maybe it's helping them learn?!

Je suis toujours étonné de la façon dont les enfants restent assis quand leur papa leur lit un livre en français. Ils ne comprennent que 2 ou 3 des mots qu'il lit, mais cela ne les soucient pas. C’est peut-être le fait d’être seul avec leur papa ou peut-être que c'est la façon dont sont les sons en français, mais ils aiment cela et la plupart du temps, si ils veulent qu’il lise pour eux, ce doit être un livre français. Qui sait ... peut-être que cela les aident à apprendre le Français ?!

Merci Mamy et Papou ! Thank you Mamy and Papou!

Every year at Christmas time we look forward to our own "brown paper package" to arrive from France from "Mamy and Papou" (Roland's parents). This year it was a little late, which was great because it made the season last longer! The kids loved their new sweats and Music/books! We love you Mamy and Papou!

Chaque annee pour noel, nous recevons notre paquet venant de france de Mamy et Papou. Cette annee, le paquet viens juste d'arriver et c'est super car cela permet de faire continuer la saison de noel plus longtemps ! Les enfants ont aimes leurs nouveaux pijamas et livre de musique. Nous vous aimons Mamy et Papou !

what to do if... Que faire si ...

...your mommy is pregnant and "resting". Play with flour! It's so fun to draw in and if you step in it you can make footprints on the rug!

Another fun thing to do is play dress-up with your brother's clothes!

... votre maman est enceinte et essaie de se "reposer". Jouer avec de la farine ! C'est tellement amusant de dessiner avec, et si vous marchez dedans vous pouvez faire des empreintes sur le tapis! Une autre chose amusante à faire est de jouer a porter les vêtements de votre frère!