Ant Farm #3

Our family will pretty much stare at this for 20 minutes straight.
The ant farm starts off as a big block of green gel and the ants work their little tails off digging tunels. It's pretty cool. Carrie got one for William a few years back and like always, we have to bite their ideas:)What can I say, they do some pretty sweet stuff!

Owen is a giant. Lills loves to smash her face up an watch the little ants work.
Sorry Aunty Dre, I know this is gonna kill you since you HATE ants... but one of the ants is named after you. Sorry!

Hahahahha!

When I uploaded my pictures today it said there was 484 pictures to load.
Hmmmmm.... looks like the little monkeys got a hold of it.

He's a lover, not a fighter!

This little boys reminds me so much of myself when I was his age. He loves stuffed animals. Each and everyone are special to him. He tucks them all in at night and kisses them all goodnight. In the morning he is very quiet when he gets out of bed because he wants to let them sleep in. :) He's a sweetheart!

YW has had me a little busy this past month.

We just had out New Beginnings Program last Sunday. I had fun getting all this stuff ready for it.

Our theme was I Love To See the Temple since The Personal Progress Program is all about preparing the YW to enter the Temple.
Also, we went all out pink since that is another thing they are doing with the new program. Plus, it kinda goes with the Valentine-y/lovey thing going on this month.

Here is the invite, program and Personal Progress Tracker (those were my favorite to make!)
A big thanks to Hoku and Misi for translating the program into Spanish for me! Seriously, you rock!
The Spanish Branch meets with our YW and I love each and everyone of them. I even hate to say they are from the Spanish Branch cause they are all MY GIRLS!

Each girl (there are almost 30 girls total) got a tracker and had it filled out acording to all their accomplishments. It was very inspiring for me to see what they had done. I am so close, I need to FINISH!!!YW has been so much fun. I am finding it easier to balance my calling in YW, my job here on campus and my #1 calling~ being a mother and wife.
I really have to thank my husband for being so supportive while I am gone for large chunks of time serving.
I know it is hard but he is an awesome dad and always has something fun going on for the kids. Thanks you Tommy for supporting me in my callings. I love you so much!!!!

The first step in getting potty trained:

Is knowing the right place to poop.
Close but not quit!

The diaper basket is currently where our little bug goes when she is taking care of business. Maybe I should move the basket into the bathroom;).

I love this little stinker!

Dream a little dream....

I love this spot in the bushes!

New Mom

Nifae and I in the begining.

Randomness of December Convos

December was a fun month for random conversations from the boys:

The kids were cuddle up and I was saying what every mom does when your all cuddle up with your kids.:
"I love Bumbum (Nifae), I love OCBear, I love Lillsy Bills and I love your Papa!"
Owen: Don'tcha love your own self?!"

Nifae told me one December morning that, "Daddy's Dad (who has passed away) knows if there is a real Santa or a fake Santa."

I asked him how he knows. Nifae replyed, "Probably Jesus told him."

Owen : "When I see Jesus Christ I am going to give him a big, big, big, big high five. Him is going to go like this (then he shakes his hand like you do when someone slaps you hand really hard). Him is going to love it cause him has big hands."