Charity and Kelly's Play

Sunday night, Kelly and Charity put on a play for us. I was the narrator...Charity wrote it.



Then Charity was Mary, Kelly was Joseph...

Nate was the 3 wise men....

And Brad was the angel :)

They did a pretty cute job though!! I was pretty proud of them and how much they actually remembered....it has been a few days afterall :) I just like it when kids come up with stuff like this on their own...means a lot to me. Cute girls.

Noah was the audience...does he look impressed OR WHAT?!!

Yesterday I got go to lunch with all my old friends from Taylorsville. I don't know why I call them "old friends", we stay in touch really well and see each other fairly often, but anyway. I just love hanging out with them. It's really fun to watch each other's kids growing and keep track of what's new in the old ward. It's just a really fun group of girls. Thanks again Julie for arranging it and for coming all the way up to Utah to visit me (because i know that's the whole reason you came up here :)). Someday we'll make it down to see you I PROMISE!! Such a fun day!

The Day After

So we had a little extension of Christmas on Friday, my Mom, Brent, Sarah, Charlie, and Heidi came over for a little gift exchange and some Spaghetti (cooked in my brand new pots and pans-thank you Pappy!!). My Mom spoiled me with Birthday gifts galore....felt like it was my birthday all over again :) And Brent and Sarah spoiled us with a little taste of Sweden. It's so fun that Brent and Nate share the Sweden thing...Nate can't get enough of all the food...Thanks again guys. I made a complete fool of myself for Charlie and he totally wouldn't even crack a smile for me....must take after his Daddy. But I'm going to be practicing up, so start greasing the smile crackers!!! It was sure fun to have everyone over...thanks all for coming!!

The Most Wonderful Day of the Year!

Christmas morning the boys came in our room as usual (possibly having forgotten that it was Christmas) and since it was already 8:00 we told them to go see if Santa had come. Their cute little voices from down the hall were so priceless! Bradley was way cute about it all. He came running back in our room to tell us the news. They could hardly contain themselves when we told them to go get the girls and that they could all look through their stockings.


Kelly is really good at savoring the moment :)


Charity in amazement. She does the most perfect "surprise" look EVER!

She had a really interesting story for us about her coming upstairs to see if Santa was here, and actually CATCHING him in the act of leaving our presents!! She actually "saw him"!!! Try to wrap your brain around that! I had to make sure I document that event :)

Santa sure spoiled us this year. I think they would have been content with just the stockings...well, almost :)....Santa sure has some pretty awesome little helpers. They sure made our Christmas nice, and we are very grateful for all that everyone did for us this year.

Noah's first Christmas turned out to be a big hit! He was not so much into opening the presents himself, but he was really good at playing with whatever we handed him :)

This ball popper is what Luke gave Noah this year (we drew names within our little family this year). I think Luke got it mostly for himself...he hasn't stopped playing with it since. Noah likes it too, just not as much as Luke does...

Here's Lukey talking to Grandma Ruthie on the phone.

I got a special little package for Christmas as well. It was probably one of the biggest highlights this year, mainly because of how it was given. I sure wish I knew who it was, and could thank them personally, but if you know who you are, and I assume you frequent my blog, so THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! It sure meant a lot to me (and Nate!). We just feel so blessed this year.

Here are some shots of me playing with my new camera! It has a really cool feature with changing the color really easily... it's my new toy.

Nate was so awesome this Christmas and hosted a family dinner with my Dad and brother and sister. He made the most incredible turkey EVER!! Thanks again Sweetie for all your hard work on Christmas day especially!

You're not supposed to cry on CHRISTMAS NOAH!!!! Poor tired little guy. He sure had his sleep all messed up that day....spent most of the day sleeping....

I am not sure why I like this feature so much, but isn't it cool!

my dad is probably laughing at me if he is acutally looking at this post :)

Halfway through the day my Dad, Pam, Steve, and Heidi showed up to play with us and have a nice Turkey Dinner. They were so generous and loaded on the gifts (as if the kids weren't already spoiled enough :)). Kelly got lots of good drawing tools for Christmas....that's all she's done since :)

While the turkey was cooking my Dad, Charity, and I (and later, Nate, when we needed his bulging muscles) made the most awesome snowman EVER!! It was SO HEAVY!!! Even rolling the bottom section was difficult. But we did have to call in for reinforcements when it came time to put the middle and head on. The thing was HUGE!! I think this is the biggest snowman I've ever helped make. It's kind of leaning now, but hopefully the new tenants appreciate the beauty of it.

We did have to use a hotdog for the nose and the arms are measley, but other than that- isn't he cute!

Halfway through the evening I realized I hadn't seen Luke in a while and when I went to check in his room, this is how I found him. It must have been an accident because he was laying in Brad's bed. Christmas can be pretty tiring!!

Aunt Heidi had fun trying to get Noah to let her hold him. He's such a Momma's boy (yes, I do love it :)). But aren't these the cutest jammies EVER!! I love the two piece jammies on baby boys, with the collar....so cute! Thanks again Jen...you really did spoil us this year....

And last but not least, the beloved birthday cake!! I have the best husband in the world! He worked so hard all evening and then still had time to spoil me with a cute birthday cake! He's so good at making my day special. I really appreciate that. I did have a nice birthday in case you were wondering. My cute kids are so sweet to constantly wish me a happy day and giving me birthday hugs and kisses. It sure is fun to feel so loved! I can't believe I am 29!!! I feel so much OLDER!! Well, I guess you really can't go off of maturity level with me though- I have always acted much older than my age. Thanks everyone who wished me a nice birthday and especially to the people who REMEMBERED it, not just had it show up on their Facebook homepage :) LOL!! Totally kidding. That's still special. But there does have to be something said about those who actually REMEMBER a birthday on Christmas day. Thanks everyone who has called too. I do love the love.

Nate is so funny. He accidentally frosted the cake before he took it out of the cute pan, but it was a snowman cake, and he bought the pan and cake mix just for me!! Now that takes some planning and that is something I love about this man!!! So thoughtful!

no we don't wash his face...EVER!!!

This was the present that Daddy gave Kelly, she LOVED it...it's her "favorite". I think it's because it was from her Daddy. Charity gave a really fun gift to Nate this year. She got to go to "Santa's Secret Workshop" and pick soemthing out on her own, with her own money. She came home and was telling me about what she had picked out for Daddy, and these are her exact words, "Guess what I got Dad, Mom?!"

Me: "What?"

Charity: "A truck keychain."

Me: "That's cool! He will love...."

Charity (cutting me off): "AND it says 'GRANPA' on it!!!"

Me: "Really? That's cool. What made you decide to get one that says 'Granpa'?"

Charity: "Because they didn't have any that said 'Dad'!!"

How cute is that :) It makes me smile. When Daddy opened it we discovered it has a measuring tape on it TOO!! WOW, now that's cool :)

So, yep, that's our Christmas Day. Pretty fun day if you ask me. I love Christmas and love the memories and the traditions that it carries with it. I hope you all had a very nice Christmas.

Christmas Eve

Can you believe I forgot my camera on Christmas Eve!! Thanks for the pics Heidi!! Here's Charity and Nana.


I like this picture.


My cute little brother and sister


Luke kept asking Heidi to take pictures of him doing the weirdest things...so funny!

sadly this is how his face looks more often than not.

Christmas Eve this year was AWESOME!! I totally loved it! The kids and I basically just bummed around and got the house cleaned up most of the morning. We were all really anxious and excited for the evening and of course the next day, but that evening was VERY special! At Nate's work they do a think every Christmas Eve where they let the kids of the controllers come and look at and talk to Santa on the radar as he is flying through the air!!!!! Now how cool is THAT!! I was seriously so excited for the kids. I wanted to document what they talked to him about. Charity was first, Santa told her thank you for doing such a great job at cleaning the kitchen lately (that's been her job for the last 2 weeks, more on that in another post in the future maybe). Then he said a few things to one of the reindeer, and then he had one of his elves point out to him that he had a pretty cool present for her in his sleigh and that she was going to love it. Then he told her that for next year he was going to be watching how well she cleans her room. Charity was pretty excited about talking to him, but she didn't say a whole lot back. Kelly was next. Santa told her that he was glad that she was such a good Kindergartener. He told her that he knew she liked pretending to be a horse, so the present he had for her was something that would help her with that. Then he told her to be sure to keep helping out with her little brother Noah. Bradley was next and first off Santa called him "Bradley the Shepherd" and told him he did a good job in his Preschool Program. Then he told him that he was giving him a present that had lots of marbles and wanted to make sure that Bradley could take care of all the marbles. Then he told Bradley to use his big muscles to take care of his little brothers. And Luke was last. Santa asked him if he liked the candy canes and hot chocolate that he had given him and told him that there was more treats and presents to come. Then he told him to be sure to listen to his mommy and to that Luke said, "Okay!" It was such a FUN experience for me (and hopefully the kids). I seriously thought it was the neatest thing.
On top of the talking with Santa, we all got to have a tour around Nate's work. It's always so fun for me to see where Nate works and being that it is all Top Secret Government facility, I wasn't sure we'd really get the chance. But we sure did!!! And it was really cool. It all looked pretty important, and we all feel really cool to have Nate working in such and important place. The kids were actually talking more about seeing Daddy's work all day than they were about talking to Santa, so that was pretty neat too. What a fun day!!
After Nate's work we all headed on up to visit Grandpa Mottishaw and Grandma Ellen, and then over to Nana's house with Brent's family, Heidi and Grandpa Hatch. We had a good time, and then drove home in the scary blizzard. I honestly thought I was going to die and miss Christmas when the wind was blowing me all over the road at the point of the mountain (if we can still call it that after they've dug it all out!) I had a very special experience with the power of prayer on the way home that I hope I never forget. Testimony builder for sure. And I was still alive to watch Kelly spread her "Reindeer food" out all over the back yard....very cute and very special for Kelly. It was a really fun day. It's too bad Christmas Eve is only 1 day.....

But as I was driving around the day before, it hit me what a special thing Christmas Day really is. And not because of all the gifts and visiting, but because it was the day that MILLIONS of people would be celebrating Jesus Christ's birth. No matter how they were celebrating it, or how much they were focusing on the fact, the fact still remains that it was his birthday celebration. And I thought that was pretty neat. I bet it makes Heavenly Father (and Jesus for that matter) smile at least a little to see His children all focused on that one day. Just something interesting to me. I'm so grateful for Christ's birth. I'm grateful for his perfect life and the Atonement as well. I am so grateful to have a knowledge of these things as well. Kelly told me of a family in our ward that has a birthday cake for Jesus and they sing Happy Birthday to him on Christmas...what a neat tradition!! I've always had a birthday cake on Christmas, but it wasn't exactly for him. It is neat to think that that is his day. That is the day that we celebrate because of him. A few weeks ago during FHE we asked the kids why we have Christmas and Bradley slowly answered (in such a cute way), "because Heavenly Father wanted Jesus to have a birthday party". I just love that!! Anyway I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas....I'm going to go to bed now, but I'll post the rest of Christmas later...

Maynes Personality Quiz

To find out which member of the Maynes Family you are most like- read each scenario and then select the option that best describes how you would act in that situation. (just a fun way to document what we're all like at this stage in our lives)

1. When you wake up in the morning you:
a. jump out of bed with a great big smile ready to tackle the day and all it's challenges
b. go back to sleep
c. get up, get dressed, then walk upstairs and fall back asleep on the couch
d. get out of your mom and dad's bed, go get dressed, and start drawing pictures for everyone you know
e. get up and start playing with your baby brother till you get bored and awkwardly drag him out of his crib and take him to the living room
f. get up screaming, "The sun is up! The sun is up! Mommy, make me some breakfast!!!!"
g. sit in your bed looking cute till someone has pitty on you and gets you out of bed.

2. When it's time to "hurry and go" you:
a. hurry and go
b. get stressed out and start getting frustrated with every little thing that slows you down
c. hurry, but don't let a little "hurry and go" distract you from watching the rest of your show or arguing about which shoes you should wear.
d. be the first one to get all ready and get in the car with paper and a pen to draw pictures for everyone you know
e. start getting stressed out by your panicking mother and make everything you do take longer
f. slow down and beg for treats
g. look cute and suck on your fingers till someone picks you up and puts you in your carseat.

3. Your favorite thing to eat for lunch is:
a. a sandwich that you construct while smiling and anticipating savoring each bite.
b. whatever doesn't take too long to make
c. a peanut butter sandwich you make yourself
d. NOT MACARONI AND CHEESE!!!!!
e. macaroni and cheese
f. doesn't matter just as long as you can leave it sitting in the dish, untouched
g. anything that you can throw around while looking really cute

4. On a walk you:
a. smile, laugh, talk, wave to everyone, and enjoy every minute of it
b. hurry, enjoy it, try to distract grumpy kids
c. ride your bike and speed up way ahead of everyone so that you can ride back really fast and show off your cool bike moves
d. ride your bike but stay right by your mom so that she feels loved
e. ride your bike looking down at your feet while you pedal knowing that you are the coolest, fastest bike rider there is.
f. get in and out of the stroller, stop and look at every rock and bug, and beg for treats
g. sit in the stroller looking cute, sucking on your fingers

5. In the car you:
a. sing songs that you make up on the spot
b. sing to the songs on the radio
c. watch your crazy parents make fools of themselves
d. beg to listen to the Disney cd
e. beg to watch a movie
f. make random sounds with your voice trying to mute out the other sounds in the vehicle
g. sit in your car seat looking cute and fall fast asleep

6. When you watch a movie you have to:
a. try to stay awake so that someone doesn't nudge you
b. watch the entire thing with no interruptions
c. watch the entire thing no matter how hard it is to keep your eyes open
d. have a perfectly straightened out blanket in a nice cozy spot with your pillow, and some popcorn
e. have popcorn and your favorite movie, and be sitting by your Dad
f. have enough toys to keep you busy when you get sick of it after the first 5 minutes of the show, and lots of treats
g. have your mommy holding you to cuddle

7. When you are at church you:
a. listen intently not letting anything distract you from feeling the Spirit
b. get frustrated with naughty kids and escape to the mother's lounge
c. point to the words and sing to every hymn, draw, go to the bathroom, get a drink, lay down on the bench, beg for another drink
d. draw, draw, draw, and sit by your mom
e. sit by your daddy, get restless, steal treats from your little brother, go to the bathroom and need endless drinks of water
f. climb, jump, stand on the bench, put your feet on the bench in front of you, flip the pages in the hymn book, steal treats from your baby brother, test out the number of buttons your parents have that you still haven't pushed.
g. sit quietly for the first few minutes, get hungry and spend the rest of the time in the mother's lounge pretending to eat

8. When it is time to get ready for bed you:
a. get your jammies on and tuck everyone else in bed
b. feed the baby and watch your husband do everything else
c. stall, get your jammies on, stall, get a drink, stall, talk about everything that happened that day, stall some more
d. get your jammies on, take them off, get different ones on, take them off throw them on the floor, and get on another pair, get in your bed and begin straightening out your blankets....
e. stall, get your jammies on, climb in bed and request song after song
f. stall, jump in your bed, beg for treats, goof around while someone tries to change you and get your jammies on, stall, pretend like you want to sit on the potty, laugh, giggle, jump around....
g. get jammies on, nurse way longer than you need to, then cuddle up in bed with your mommy and watch 24 as you fall asleep

9. When you walk in the house from being gone all day you:
a. get tackled by your family and hold the baby while you wait for dinner
b. look around at the mess and decide to go back out
c. drop your stuff in the middle of the room and go change your clothes
d. find the picture you were drawing before you left and finish it
e. go potty
f. beg for treats
g. find a nice spot on the floor and look cute

10. When there is a sink full of dishes you:
a. do them
b. look at them and wish they would disappear
c. steer clear of the kitchen so that nobody asks you to do them
d. offer to empty the dishwasher
e. pull a chair over to the sink to get a drink and flood the kitchen
f. stand on the chair in the flooded kitchen and turn on the sprayer
g. play with and smile at your mommy

11. When someone compliments you, you:
a. say "Thank you" and feel great!
b. disagree and then try to fix it by saying, "That's nice of you"
c. agree with them
d. look shy and avoid making eye contact
e. say "hanks"! and not be understood
f. say "NO I NOT!!" then ask for a treat
g. look even cuter

12. When talking on the phone you:
a. laugh, smile, have a good time
b. try to get all your housework done
c. walk around the house, yard, telling them all the happenings of the day
d. keep it short and sweet then give the phone to your mom so you can draw your pictures without having to tilt your head
e. ask if they can come over
f. are mistaken for someone else, misunderstood, and say "Hello" over and over again before screaming, "I YOOKEY!!!"
g. try to get your head away from it so you can push the buttons

13. When you are bored you:
a. bored? what's that?
b. sit down to the computer and create meaningless posts for your blog
c. write sweet letters to your family members
d. draw pictures for everyone you know
e. play a game on the computer
f. beg for treats then climb up into the pantry to help yourself
g. crawl around looking for treasures to put in your mouth

14. When something exciting is coming up you:
a. use every minute wisely up until the event
b. only think about the exciting thing and can't get anything else done
c. make a chain to count down the days
d. draw pictures for anyone and everyone involved in the event
e. bounce around the house asking if it is the day yet over and over again
f. have no idea what is going on until the moment before it happens and beg for treats
g. carry on as usual, looking cute

15. When you get hurt you:
a. suck it up and wipe away your tears
b. don't get hurt because you're made of rubber
c. cry, tough it out, get mad at the thing that hurt you
d. cry, cuddle with someone, and cry
e. cry, then wait for someone to ask you if you're okay
f. get mad, cry, then answer "I don't know" to anything you're asked, then ask for a treat
g. cry, sniffle, curl your bottom lip, find mommy and your two fingers

16. Your bedroom is:
a. where you sleep and that is all
b. messy even though you are almost never in there
c. a complete disaster area
d. your sanctuary where you can do whatever you want with no distractions
e. always "clean"
f. the room you avoid at all costs
g. the room that makes you cry from all the way down the hall

17. When someone tells you "no" you:
a. listen
b. ignore it and do what you want
c. argue and negotiate till you get things your way
d. cry, whine, lay on the floor and kick your legs repeating over and over what you want
e. get offended and cry
f. giggle and hop away doing exactly what you weren't supposed to do, then laugh
g. smile and try it again

18. Your mouth waters when you:
a. make smoked salmon
b. see chocolate or anything you didn't have to cook
c. walk down the candy aisle
d. smell fettuccine alfredo being prepared
e. are not doing anything else
f. hear a candy wrapper
g. are watching your mommy slice up pears

19. Your idea of a good time is:
a. making out with your beautiful wife
b. a game night with family or friends
c. movie night
d. everyone sitting around coloring together
e. going to Old McDonald's
f. a jar of candy
g. sitting on Mommy's lap sucking on your fingers

20. When you are sick you:
a. don't get sick because the minute you feel something coming on you start downing the orange juice
b. just do what you do because you have no choice, but make sure EVERYONE hears about it
c. carry on as usual and nobody knows you're sick until you're throwing up
d. make yourself a bed on the couch surrounding yourself with stuffed animals because that is what you do for everyone else when they're sick and make frequent, unannounced trips to the bathroom
e. refuse to admit that you're sick even though you just vomitted all over the chair
f. run around like a crazy person for a couple of hours then sit by and stare at your mom making gagging motions with your head for five minutes before launching vomit in her direction while pushing the bowl away.....then ask for a bath
g. cry and need lots of cuddling

21. At night, in bed, you:
a. fall asleep faster than you can say zzzzzzzzzzzz, snore, get up with crying kids
b. try to fall asleep, snore, sleep, nurse, finally get up with crying kids
c. slowly fall asleep, roll around, fall off your bed, get up and walk around the house, sleep some more
d. quickly fall asleep, climb in bed with your parents
e. sleep, have accidents, sleep
f. accidentally fall asleep and sleep soundly 'till the sun comes up
g. cry for a second then fall back to sleep, eat and look cute while you try to play with a tired Mommy

22. Your favorite thing about Christmas is:
a. the surprises
b. making it fun for the kids
c. opening up the presents and getting what you want
d. seeing Santa
e. getting presents
f. wrapping up the presents and eating all the goodies
g. ornaments within reach, lights, and eating the broken candy canes that you find all over

Now add up the number of times you chose each letter, and if most of your answers were:

a. You are a Nate. You have a positive, happy-go-lucky outlook on life. Sometimes unrealistic, but that's okay. You are a hard worker, very dedicated to your wife, kids and career. You've been called the "Golden Boy" because of your remarkable "good luck". You are very strong-willed, even-tempered, fun to be around. You are patient. You are humble. You like to use a wet rag when you clean the kitchen. You have a great sense of humor, but sometimes people don't know you're joking. You are sometimes hard to get to know and most people will say that they "thought you were the quiet type". You have a knack for the obvious. You're sweet, gentle, and very thoughtful of those you love. You look good in a suit. Very loyal. Though the training is tedious you are looking forward to an exciting career. You enjoy working with the scouts. You want to be able to help other people. You love to be with your family.

You enjoy the company of Christas, and have a sixth sense with Bradleys and Lukes.

b. You are a Christa. You have a cute family that you love very dearly. Sometimes you let the little things get you down or stress you out when you know that they shouldn't. You are working on your patience. You like things to be easy or stressfree. You know that you overthink things. You spend a lot of time looking at your friends' blogs because you are interested in their lives. You are very stubborn. You hate the feel and smell of wet rags. You like to relax, and spend time at home. You're hopeful. You enjoy what you do and learning from your mistakes. You have a lot of things that you would like to do and think about them all the time, but rarely get around to doing them. You enjoy a clean house. You look forward to your future. You like baking and doing crafts and enjoy the satisfaction of creating something your family can enjoy. You love happy children and a smiling husband. You love to laugh.
You enjoy the company of Nates the best. But work just fine with all types if you're in the right mood.

c. You are a Charity. You are a sweet person, full of energy. You feel like nothing needs to be said quietly or lacking in spunk. You talk with your hands and eye brows. You love to laugh. If you're not busy you make yourself busy. You don't like doing chores and are excellent at stalling. You know how to get what you want. You are a leader. You are very good at delegating responsibility. You love to do things on your own, but only if you know how. You can get discouraged easily. You get bored with things quickly. You are very easily distracted. You love to read and can read at a level way above your age. You enjoy school and all the extras that it entails. You enjoy learning to play hockey. You love affection. You walk out onto a playground and immediately have everyone at your command. You enjoy learning. You like being the oldest and you use it to your advantage. You love to have friends come over and love to be able to be on your own. You like to make others happy.
You get along well with Kellys and Lukes. But work just fine with all types as long as they are doing what you say. You've also mastered the art of negotiation with Nates and Christas.

d. You are a Kelly. You are a fun person who is often mistaken as quiet and timid. You do enjoy time to yourself, but you love the company of others. You are a very good artist and spend 90% of your time drawing. You like to make up games for the family to play together. You are learning to read and enjoy it. You are usually happy, but make it very obvious when you are not. You like to be wearing an outfit that demonstrates how you are feeling or who are you are being. You love to help out. You love to be a helper dog named Rosabelle and insist that everyone call you "Rosabelle the helper dog". You are very sensitive to different textures of clothing. You like things to be in order and love to organize. You can be indecisive, but once you have made a decision you are not changing it. You enjoy learning. You are very mothering. You are very gentle and loving with anything and anyone you come in contact with. You have pouting mastered. You love to make people happy and love to show people how much you love them. You are good at flying under the radar. You love your family and being together.
You have Noahs and Bradleys wrapped around your little fingers, but enjoy helping those of any type.

e. You are a Bradley. You are a gentle, sensitive little person. You have the world's biggest dimples and love to show them off. You are shy and quiet for a while before warming and opening up to people. You have a really fun and wild side that not too many people get to see. You love to wrestle and play games. It's easy to make you laugh. You are sweet to smaller people and can be somewhat hostile to those bigger than you. You are very protective of your things. You run like a Super Hero. You get attached to things quickly. You shine in the spotlight and let it catch every crevice of your personality. You enjoy being out and about and love to be with other people. You're very good at figuring things out and thinking about things logically. You are happy about yourself and the things you do. You are not afraid to admit that you're the best. You like to have all the details before making a move. You can be very indecisive. In fact you're almost always indecisive. You have a hard time sticking with the decisions you make. You love your Daddy and will behave like an angel when he is around. You love to pile all the cushions from the couch up and jump on them.
You work best with Nates. You love Christas, but can't seem to want to do what they ask. You enjoy rough housing with Lukes and Noahs, and being sweet with Charitys and Kellys.

f. You are a Luke. You are a very cute and interesting creature. You spend most of your time asking for food. You do not like to eat at meal time. You love to laugh and make others laugh, but there is definitely a time for seriousness. You are very outgoing and love to be in strange places and make yourself at home quickly. You can turn anything into a joke if it will benefit you. You are a joker and like to play tricks on people. You get mad easily. You get frustrated when the things you say are repeated back to you more than once. Or if someone can't understand you. You are in charge. You love to play and bounce around. You're very good at throwing. You are very easily entertained and entertain yourself well. You love to hug your mommy really tight when you get out of the car. You have a cute little bounce in your step. You love being dependant on other people except when it's convenient for them. You're very good at lightening the mood. You are a very good helper. You enjoy putting all the shoes in the closet. You have no desire for continence. You love to eat sweets, but the sugar in baked goods is too floured down for you. You love to do new things and show off how good you are. You love yourself.
You like to play hard to get with all the other types. But you know that they all love you the most.

g. You are a Noah. You are cute, quiet, and enjoy a good suck on your fingers. You do not have a set sleeping/eating schedule. You like to be spontaneous. You are pretty content to eat just about anything, but not more than once within a 5 day period. You are a sweetheart. You love to cuddle. You love to nurse and have no desire to switch to a bottle or sippy cup. You are easily constipated. But a few bites of prunes clears that right up. You love to crawl around and taste everything within your reach. You are very sweet in public and enjoy looking around at everyone and rarely cry. You love to flick your bottom lip and enjoy the sound you can make while doing it. And you love to flick other people's lips as well. You know you are innocent and expoit that fact. You know that if you cry loud enough you can have whatever you want. You want to stay little forever and so do all those around you. You have an awesome family that make you the center of their world and will do anything to make you smile and laugh. Which you do quite easily.
You enjoy the company of Christas the most, but as long as they're being sweet and fun you work well with any of the types.

Sledding some more

Luke was so good at bringing his tube back up the hill all by himself- I LOVE that!!

Brekken sharing his sled with Bubba (and please don't look at the short snow pants with ankle socks and holey tennis shoes that he is wearing- we're still working on getting the snow gear--last year's stuff is all outgrown or lost!)

Here's a less incriminating shot :) Cute little Brekken could hardly move with all his snow stuff on- so funny!

When I took this picture I had no idea what agreat bumb shot it would be- sorry!! But I wanted a picture of our house from the snow hill :)

Noah was a good boy just hanging out in the backpack the whole time.

Kelly is a pro at running and launching herself down the hill :) She showed off her moves for us.

The kids and I and our friends went sledding on Thursday. It's so nice to have a sledding hill for a backyard. We're totally going to miss that! (I'm way to sentimental for all this moving!!)