Sunday, March 30, 2014

What we have been up to lately :)

We have just been doing our usual stuff :) But here are some pictures from the last week or so :) We are getting used to being in Third ward. And have met so many wonderful people who have become our good friends already!! Its amazing what the Gospel does for us and that we can have friends no matter where we are. We miss our friends in Fourth ward but are so glad we still get to see them :) Pros to living in a small town! We have had play dates, we went to the temple last Saturday with the Lester clan! ( I am so proud we haven't missed a month!! Living up to our goal so far :) Play park fun, library class!! New News: Paysen and I are starting mommy and me swimming lessons on Tuesday!! We are so excited to put that in our routine :) That will be twice a week for the month of April :) Paysen is a little fish and I know that he will love it!! He knows how to do most of the things so I am excited for what he will learn! Also Alex is busier than ever!! We haven't really seen the guy all month, We have been blessed beyond measure:) I love how happy his business makes him and the rewarding feeling that he gets each day!

 Play date with Teagan!!
 These two are so silly!! They are good friends, Paysen loves being with Teagan

 This sweet boy is growing up so fast!! I feel as though he looks really tall in these pictures
 We have been missing our cousins in NYC!!! We cant wait until they are only five hours away from us!! 
July get here soon :)

 Play park fun!! Paysen was so proud of himself that he climbed up here all on his own.. Look at that smile :) He has been trying for a little while and finally did it!! If you want my opinion this is the best age!! :) I think I say that all the time!!

 Momma's new cleaning method of which I am IN LOVE with!! If you know me I love my to do list and Love crossing things off each day and feel so warm and fuzzy afterward. I now get the same feeling with my cleaning method. I have my six things that I have to do daily.. and then my few deep cleaning items for each day of the week.. ex: Mondays my laundry day and change the sheets day and organize all the closets! Plus my six things and I am done!! So easy and I stick to it! I don't scrub my bathrooms till Wed. It makes it so simple and plus having all my laundry done the load seems so much lighter each Monday now!! I feel as though my house is cleaner and I can see out my windows because they actually got washed! My six things include: The dishes, make the beds, wipe counter tops and table, sweep the floors, pick up everything, tidy bedrooms. Anyways thought I would share my new love in life, I feel so underwhelmed with house work now and I am actually getting more things done than when each day I would try to do everything! amazing :)
 I forgot to mention our new callings: I am in the Mia Maids which I was so tickled about I love being in Young Womens and I am so glad that I am still in there woot woot!! Alex is the new Scout Master over all the wards here and he also Teaches in Elders Quorum!! I love my Young Women, This Wed. we decorated cakes and learned new things! It was the best!
 The cakes after we decorated them!

 Library time!! Paysen loves the coloring table

 He made this adorable little chick in his class!! We read about spring animals
 shopping for books


 Our library right now has this amazing Disneyland display right now!! Paysen loves it, I mean to the point that when I say we have to go he gets really sad! But We think its just for us because we are going to Disneyland :) It has been so fun to look at each time we are there

 On Friday I had the kids all day and Aunt Cassidee came over to hang out with all of us! Alex had some time in the morning and we asked if we could go change the tires on all of our vehicles, and she said YES!!! I was so happy to have a little morning date with my sweetie! We got popcorn to celebrate for Free even better right :) We went through the car wash and had a great few mins just the two of us! Yes it was perfect in my eyes and what true love is all about.. The little things!! He even got a bag just for me so I ate both of them! I love Les Schwabs popcorn
 It was a beautiful spring day and so with the kids we made cookie flowers!! They thought that they were so fun to make!! A great way to celebrate spring! My mom use to make them with us

 Last Sunday we spoke in church and so I made some quiet books for Paysen, I liked how they turned out! A Huge SHOUT OUT to the Perry family who let Paysen sit with their family :) He did really good and sat there the whole time! Love you guys!


 Paysen is really into sorting everything and anything!! His favorite lately have been my measuring cups :) He is so particular of where each item goes. I think he gets his little ocd from him momma! The other day I opened my bathroom cubbord up and there were all of my spices perfectly placed and all lined up with the biggest in the back to the smallest in the front. :) It was a proud moment for me lol
 another quiet book that I made for the sacrament. I love this one.. Thanks to pinterest
 I love how this one is set up it goes through everything from church to baptism to priesthood missions etc.





 We walked to the park ( which is really close to us ) and had a picnic and played/ Mason and I beat Alex by one point in bball such a fun sunny day

 I also read in the sun!!


 I love to see the Temple
 I love being in the temple


 Paysens new reading spot in the bathroom while mom gets ready

 Breakfast date with daddy
 
 Mcdaonalds play date




Monday, March 24, 2014

A Paysen Update!!!

Our little boy is sure growing and talking like crazy! Here are some fun things about him.
He loves his library class that he goes to twice a week. He especially likes craft day and to be with all of his friends there. 
Every morning we meet friends at the indoor park!! He loves it. His favorite toy there I would say would be the vacuum :)
He loves nursery and when I drop him off he says bye bye mommy love you, I go play. 
He is really starting to say lots of sentences: Where are you? I want to play outside. I am hungry. I want water. There he is. Where is my daddy. I love you. Lets go bye bye. Those are the ones I can think of.
He can spell his name... He repeats the letters and knows what letters are in his name 
He loves singing songs especially the ones with motions and he knows all of them! His favorites are three little monkeys jumping on the bed. Head shoulders. itsy bitsy spider. hokey pokey. monkeys swinging in the tree. popcorn popping. He loves singing time at the library and has learned a lot of these there.
He loves having play dates at our house.
He is our outside boy and spends as much time outside as possible. He loves going to the park!! 
He loves his bike and climbs on it constantly! If he isnt shooting hoops that is what he is doing :) 
He loves picking up his cousins after school and being with them. They all play hard and loves when his cousins are here.
 He is such a happy boy and wants to do what is right we love that about him. 
He is a good friend and a good sharer he never gets upset over a toy. He is so kind to other kids and if one of them gets hurt he gets really concerned and has to make sure that they are okay, 
He is a huge book lover and always has a book in his hand. He loves to sit in his many reading places and will read for hours! He loves his books 

Heres some pictures of our sweet boy who is almost two!!! 
We are heading to Disneyland as part of that celebration we cant wait :) 

 All ready to go for a fun day
 At the doctors

 Play park fun


 library craft time


 dipping french fries at our lunch date :)

 HE melts my heart

 Play date with his good friend Teagan

 Before his library class he loves to play on their play structures











On our way home from mom and dads the roads were terrible and so we got a suite with a jacuzzi! Paysen loves to be in the Bathtub

With his Pal Mickey Mouse
Watching cousin Mason Play basketball
He was their biggest fan!! He loved to cheer loudly and would yell GOO GOOO... He would clap his hands it was so cute to watch

He is getting so big!

one of my favorite crafts

Cheering on the La Grande Tigers basketball team :)
Paysen in his new suit
HE loves his tractors and cows!! Anytime we are in the farm store he insists that he gets more :) He always says PAPA'S tractor! :)