Bounce

Wayne took a partial day off last week so that we could go to the DMV to get us all set up here in Idaho. We spent the day as a family going to lunch and taking written driving tests. before we left I had told Presleigh that if her and Noah were good then we would take them to this jump house place called Bounce. They were both troopers the whole boring day, so we stopped by Bounce and enjoyed some family fun time. We had gone to this place once before and Presleigh and Noah were both afraid of the big slide. This time they both would climb the stairs and go down the big slide all by themselves. They also went on the obstacle course a lot with daddy:) I mostly took pictures. It was so nice to be able to spend the day together as a family.

Some funnies

I've been holding on to a couple little things Presleigh has said lately that I think are hilarious. I have finally decided to write them down before I forget.

So the other night we were sitting at the table after dinner (I think) and we were talking about how Presleigh is growing up and getting so big. Presleigh then told Wayne and I that when she is older she is going to get to wear a ring. I then said yeah when you get married you'll get a ring like mommy and daddy's. I then asked her if she was going to marry a handsome boy like daddy when she gets older. She then replied in her duh mom voice, "No mom, I'm gonna Mary a little lamb." I could not stop laughing. Both of our kids love the song Mary Had a Little Lamb.

Sunday night I had to work, but when I got home Wayne told me that Presleigh had asked in their family prayer that night, "Please bless that we can watch tv on Sundays." I love that she is starting to say more in her prayers than her classic three lines.

Noah is making all sorts of messes these days. He is constantly dumping out his cup or bowl filled with his lunch or breakfast. He says mess probably 15 times a day. Sometimes I think he makes the messes just so he can talk about it. It's also his way of throwing a fit. When he gets upset he finds some way to make a mess. The other day it was his smoothie all over the table and floor. One of his new favorite things to get into is the laundry detergent.

Noah has been waking up a little during the night, and usually when this happens Wayne takes him in the front room and lays with him in front of the fireplace. This is Wayne's favorite place to sleep (he grew up sleeping on the heater vent a lot) because of the warmth. So today when I went to put Noah down for his nap he cried and cried and kept telling me "fire" at first I looked around the room thinking that there was a fire or something, but then I remembered that he has spent a few nights sleeping with daddy by the fire. I guess he's a big fan too.

A trip to Utah and a new job

Last weekend we were able to take a short trip to Utah. Wayne didn't think he was going to be able to go with us because he had a big assignment at work that he was working on. So I packed up the kids and headed to SLC to visit my sister and attend Wayne's niece's baptism. We were a little over 100 miles out of town when Wayne called and told me he wasn't going to be able to spend the weekend working on his assignment and asked if I would turn around and pick him up, so that we could spend the weekend as a family in Utah. Of course I wanted us to be together and didn't want him left home alone all weekend, so we went back and got him.

We got to stay at my sister's house which was so nice because she just had a sweet little baby girl. Laila is so adorable and so tiny. I am always amazed at how little newborns are. My kids had so much fun. They were so excited to see aunt Juju and Paul and even Grandma Patsy was there. When I decided to turn around to go back for Wayne, Presleigh got upset because we hadn't made it to Utah yet. Noah and Pres both loved baby Laila. Pres wanted to hold her constantly, and Noah kept giving her kisses.

We spent most of our Saturday in SLC with Wayne's family. We went to Emily's Baptism and then got to celebrate her 8th birthday too. It was such a special day for her and I am so glad that we got to be there to enjoy it with her. The kids got to play fun games at her birthday and pretty much loved the balloons more than anything. I wish I would have had my camera with me:(

Here are some pictures of sweet baby Laila:)

And sweet Baby Noah

Life has been crazy for us lately. I am working nights again at the Texas Roadhouse. It was a little crazy at first going back to work in the real world after having 2 years off. But it has been pretty good so far. I am working a few nights a week which is nice because Wayne is home to watch the kiddos. My first week of work Wayne got a major assignment at work and was working crazy hours so that he could be home in time for me to go to work. Hopefully things will slow down a little now that he is done with his special assignment.

Outdoor Fun

We've been spending a little bit of time outside this week. It's been pretty nice weather, and the kids have needed some outside time. I can not wait for it to start warming up so we can explore all of the fun parks around town.

We went to the park after dinner the other night. The kids had so much fun:) Presleigh found a friend and pretty much followed her around the whole time we were there. It was good though because Presleigh has been missing having friends around to play with. She was also very proud that she could climb UP the biggest slide at the park, all by herself. She is obviously feeling much better. I love her crazy hair in this picture:)

Noah is so fun to watch when he is playing. He makes the funniest faces and pretty much talks and sings to himself while he plays. Yesterday I secretly watched him while I was in the kitchen. He was playing with these wooden shapes and stacking them to make a "towa" (tower). While he was stacking them he was singing Popcorn Popping. Totally adorable. Too bad he stopped as soon as he heard my video camera beep:(