Alpacas

{this is one of the pamphlets she brought home and she talks about how the girl just loves them and that she needs one to love}



Yesterday Jersey and Phoenix went to the South Towne Expo center and they saw an alpaca auction. Jersey has been talking about it all morning. She was telling me that there were all kinds of colored alpacas. She brought home a bunch of free pamphlets and even some free shirts. After she woke up this morning she was sitting on my bed waiting for me to wake up. She would stick pamphlets in my hands hoping I would wake up to see what she was doing. She was telling me how they eat and chew with their


mouths sideways. That they have long necks. She doesn't say just alpacas she says "pacas"



She told me that we need to have some. Which I totally agree because that is one of my life goals is to have a alpaca farm.

{ Jersey was excited about this photo because it is a "paca" family}

I'm glad that she has good Grandma to take her to places that mom or dad might not take her. I'm also curious to find out if Liz is going to start her own alpaca farm?

{This is the shirt that Jersey brought home for not just me but and grandpa Carl too}

Miss Jean

Today after I had already made breakfast for Jersey and Phoenix (cereal of course) she comes in and tells me that she has put out of the peanut butter and jelly for a sandwich and asking for more food. She looked like poor Oliver from Oliver Twist.

{My Boy}

Phoenix is such a sweet boy. I'm so happy that he is this way. Yesterday he spent the day with Grandma. She had nothing but nice things to say about him. How he was a good boy playing and eating all of his dinner. (Jersey went to pre-school and then played with friends afterwards)

There are so many times when Phoenix will just come and sit on my lap and "get cozy" or when he says " I yub you mom" that just melts my heart. Of course it goes without saying that he is quite the artist on paper and on the walls. I have learned that walls can be painted and washed. He can't be without his pillow when it's time for bed or when he wakes up in the morning.

He has to have a pillow case with the satin trim on it. When we lay him down at night his fingers go straight for it and start rubbing. He has also learned that tags on clothes have this same silky feel. So now any tag that is on clothes, towels or stuff animals he is rubbing it. (I love when Phoenix wears his "Cars" jams to bed because he won't get out of them for two day)

I know this might come off as bragging but I'm so grateful for my two kids. They are such a joy to me.

notebooks

Jersey loves notebooks. She tries to get one everytime we go to the store. The other day she cleaned up her room all by herself so I thought that would be a great prize for a little girl. She writes and writes in them making circles and feeling them in. She will be great in school when it comes to scantrons. She also loves to take pictures with them. What a funny kid?

tantrums....tantrums...and more tantrums

Wow! where do I start? At church today was the Primary program. I was so excited to do Jersey's hair. It not very often that I can do that. After Sacrament They said all the Primary children come up and we told Jersey that is was time. She started in her high pitch scream and kicking about going up. Mike took her up to her seat she still was crying pretty hard. He gave the ultimate bribe. CANDY if she would go and sit in her seat. It's amazing how candy can solve all problems. (I'm wondering if we can give candy to all the terrorist and maybe we could have world peace.) So she sang her heart out, of course I cried at every song she sang. She would be moving around and catch my eye. I would give "the Look" so she would stop smile and kept on singing. My MIL was laughing because she was seeing what I was doing.

After the Primary program was over she started crying because she thought church was over. That we could go home. So again the candy was being bribed about staying in class. (Really this candy for world peace, it might work.)

Surprisingly Phoenix was "the good" child today at church. The tables turned as soon as we got home. Phoenix broke down and he brought the rain of drama. He went straight to bed. After he woke up he was still braking down and crying for things. Mike made everyone Hot chocolate and Phoenix was so mad because he wanted some but he didn't want it hot. While we were sitting around drinking our hot cocoa. I thought "Hey this is a great time to start playing a game with the kids. I got out Chutes and ladders, the kids were playing great until they started crying. Jersey thought the point of the game was to go down the big slide in the game. We told her No and she freaked. She said to Mike "Dad stop teasing me" She even showed us the box top of the game which has a little boy having a smile on his face sliding down the slide. Yeah, I think that will be the last time I bring out that game.

Granted I know this is really nothing to get excited over. Beside the meltdowns at church I just have to laugh at them when both kids will run to their rooms and slam the door. They are both so stubborn. I can't wait until they are teenagers. Oh the JOY!