So it begins..

I was very busy about the house today. Doing dishes, scrubbing floors. As I walked past the bathroom I heard Tober in there and thought, great what new mess do I have to clean up!!

This is what I found.

I asked her what she was doing and she said she was going potty. She had taken her diaper off herself. I asked if she was done and she said no and just sat there singing to herself. Then she said all done {and she actually was, no pretending, hopped off wiped and flushed and then asked me to put her diaper back on. Then she insisted she wear underwear, which were really her diaper cover. It was really cute, she was so proud of herself.
Here's hoping potty training continues being this easy ;)

Let the fun begin, I sure love my kids.

 I have one learning to eat his own feet.

 One learning to use the potty

 and one off to preschool.

And C tells me every so often that Alfy wants us to have another baby girl soon. 

More to love right :)

Tah Face {C} starts Pre school

C, or Tah Face, which is what Tober calls him started pre-school today.

It was so fun. He had asked me to make him a speed racer back pack so this morning he and I finished putting it together, packed him a lunch and headed out. He was so excited. 

 Whether or not to put him in preschool had been a big debate for me. Somehow I felt like a failure if I sent him away. I had questions and doubts, but in the end I knew I was doing it for the right reasons and knew he would love it while it lasts.

 Of course we all miss him when he is gone. I was surprised how much I noticed something missing. C really brings a positive spirit to our home. He loves us all and tells us constantly. He makes us all an important part of his world. 

I feel so blessed that he came to our family and that He was my first kid. 

I have learned so much about mothering from him.

It is fun to see him grow up, and be so happy and full of life.

Love ya Tah face. 

book art

yesterday was Jones'day off, so we took advantage of our time together as a family and walked to the BYU art museum. It was fun, by far my favorite piece was the large sculpture made of books, It was so beautiful, in so many dimensions. It wasn't the most kid friendly place though so after a bit we made our way to the bookstore and got some bagels and cookies and cream milk {yummy but crazy sweet} and walked to the museum of paleontology. C was probably the most excited. He kept asking questions and listened very intently as I read the plaques to him. The only part he didn't love was when I pretend the giant crocoldile {with a 6 ft long head} was biting my arm. He gave me a semi smile and then looked at me like "ok now stop" When we left he told me He wanted to be a paleontologist when he grows up. I think Jones looked at him with both pride and a little envy. Envy because Jones secretly wishes be an astronaut and/or paleontologist just like he did when he was a kid.
It was great a great day.

Fabric Cars and parenting.

Yesterday I spent a good part of the day making these fabric letters with my kids for their room. They love them and loved helping me make them. After Breakfast this morning I was laying down with Alfy when C walked up to me with a pencil and told me "don't worry I put the numbers on the race cars." 

oh no. 

all day he had told me they needed numbers and I had told him we would make them another day. I should have known he would take matters into his own hands.

The picture doesn't show it very well but all the cars are covered in scribbled headlights, windows, lines on the wheels.

So now my question was what do I do about it.

I was bummed that our cool cars {my cool cars} looked sloppy and dirty, and he definitely got in trouble for drawing on something without permission, but should I attempt to erase them as part of his punishment, or should I just accept it and the fact that they are in his room.

Plus I am kind of worried that erasing them will ruin them.

Am I being too much of a perfectionist in wanting them to not have pencil scratching on them!?

morning pics

 The dress I worked on yesterday, I still need to finish the sleeves and the hem.

it use to be a vest and Capri's.

                                       {still can't find my memory card, so excuse my web cam pics.}

Morning hair :) C and I have the same morning hair.

Confidence

Today was one of those days when I wake up and have no confidence in myself or my ability to ever successfully have a shop of my own. Sometimes it seems too far away and impossible. 

I don't have the time or the skills { or the money } to get it started.

Days like this I am glad I married the man I did.

He never lets me doubt myself.

Today He got home from work and took all three kids out for a few hours so that I could complete a dress I wanted to make.

It was wonderful, and now seeing it on the dress form I feel a little more faith in myself.

It is the first of many that I need to complete before opening shop, but at least it is there. 

Grandma's funeral and being home.

Some how I have misplaced my memory card for my camera. I think little fingers took it from the computer...

Anyways, we are now home from our quick trip to CA, where we said our goodbye's to Grandma Cathryn and her desert home. We got to stay over night there and I thought it was really nice to be there one last time while it was still her home. 

I got to bring some of her things home with me.

When I woke up the morning after we got back I loved looking around and seeing how natural her things looked in my home. Somehow they give the place a depth it lacked before. 

It makes me smile.

Now that I am home and seeing the place with new I eyes, I find that I really like it!!

It is perfect for us { maybe not so much for others, because of the size, but it is for us!}

I have been so busy doing projects around the home and I am kind of sad that I haven't been documenting before and afters as well as I would like. 

Oh well, as soon as I find my SD card I will show off some of my ideas around my home and the items I inherited from my Grandma.

Also a hAha shout out.

Check out hAha's blog every friday for amazing fotography to stimulate your mind.

*loves for niece number 5, soon to join the familia, I knew it was you ;) *

And happy birthday CARL!! congrats on being old.