Pictures from this week

Mirren started bringing her feet together this week! She's got skills!

We sure love this girl . . . . and her cheeks . . . . and her cute little nose . . . . and her chin that matches her Daddy's

Church basketball! Reed wanted us to come and cheer him on and the girls were happy to comply

If I could find the picture I have of myself at the age of 3 with this same expression and a MUCH larger rounded tummy, I think we'd see how much Bronwyn looks like me at this age

This girl smiles a lot when you jiggle her. She usually looks like she's going to bite you, at least that's what I tell the girls

Aftyn wanted to pose like this with her pencil LOL

Not pictured:

   A very tired Alysa who fully cleaned and organized 2 bedrooms this week, managed to keep up on the wash and dishes and even managed to do her visiting teaching this week with her partner!
Woot woot!!

Something Funny I just remembered

A few weeks ago, I was trying to purchase some things online from Sears. As I looked at my online cart, I noticed the price of something kept changing as I went to finalize my purchase and it was frustrating me.

I saw that I had the option of talking to a live agent for my order and so I did just that. I quickly explained my problem and she resolved it within a few minutes. Right in the middle of her fixing it, I remembered my debit card had just been turned off and I was expecting my new debit card the next day. So I had no way of purchasing!

I asked the agent if I could buy it later with the price fix that she had done for me and she said it was only good for right then. I hemmed and hawed a few moments and explained that I needed to run this purchase by my husband first but Reed wasn't home yet but would be soon.

At that moment, I heard the front door open. Yay! I typed to the agent, " Oh my husbands home!" expecting her to understand that now I would be able to run the purchase by him (and I could also borrow his debit card) and make the purchase. Instead of the reply I expected, she typed to me "Oh, that's nice."  Ha ha ha!!! She thought I was just sharing random information, such as, I'm eating a chocolate chip cookie or some such random thing.

I wonder how often people share random information with those agents. Hmmmm. Something to ponder about. Laura, I smell a good story coming from this query.

12 Inches Later . . . .

And off went my hair to Locks of Love.

No pictures because all my pictures look crazy bad.

 Okay, maybe one pretty bad picture.

I feel like a new woman! And look like one too. ;) 

This haircut was thanks to my mom and sister 

dropping in and taking my oldest girls with 

them for the rest of the day.

What a nice break that was.

Especially since this is the 4th week in a row that

 Reed has had to go out of town for work for

 the majority of the week.

I'm going a little crazy.

And in other news, thanks to Bronwyn and myself, 

Mirren managed to wiggle her way off my bed and 

fell onto our carpeted floor. Head first.

Poor kid. She's going to be a sensitive child I think.

She cried and cried and then cried some more. 

It scared her, scared me and then she just needed to be 

consoled and let out all her feelings about it.

No bump appeared and after an hour no sign 

on her face or head at all that it had occurred.

Babies are tough little things.  

I'm sure glad Heavenly Father made them that way.

3 Months Already

Hi Mom!

Whatcha doin'?

Hmm, gonna have a little munch on the ol' hand

I'm gonna sneeze!

Boy did THAT feel good!

Crafty

 For Valentines Day, I surprised Aftyn and Bronwyn with their own Minnie Mouse coloring books.  For approximately $2 I have kept my girls busy for the last 3 days. Any chance she has, Aftyn is asking if she can go and color now. She started on the first page and has been working her way through the whole book. She is VERY thorough. She colors every picture completely, all while staying within the lines. The funny/odd/whimsical thing is it's all been done with red crayon. I'm not sure why.  I love it! It reminds me of something I could have seen myself doing as a child. Also today she told me that constricting means tight.

On the way home from church, I looked back to see Bronwyn clutching her wadded up coloring page from church that I had just unwadded for her. I asked her why she had wadded it up again and she told me "Because it's a secret!".  LOL Oh that girl has an answer for everything and almost all of her answers make me laugh.

This morning after feeding Mirren, I laid her on my bed to digest while I got the girls ready and had some breakfast. When I finally got back to her she was sprawled lazily on my bed with a sleepy look in her eyes. I went and kissed her sweet cheeks which made her smile sleepily. I gave her an eskimo kiss, rubbing noses with her, while talking to her and she giggled. Oh what a sweet moment to share with her. She is truly such a sweet baby and so loving.  She currently loves to lick and feel things with her tongue. Her fists are her favorites but she also likes people's shirts, cheeks and blankets. :)  

Happy Valentines Day!

Clenched Little Fists

Something I am loving right now.

Mirren's tightly clenched fists.

The other day when I was carrying her in my arms with her head looking over my shoulder,

she worked her hand into my hair and grabbed on for a more secure ride.

 (Thankfully it didn't hurt.)

When I'm not watching she likes to grab my hair and start to suck on it. 

These are things I'm going to miss in a few months. 

When she has more hand control and she can reach to grab toys and things.

We just adore this girl.