She's thoughtful!

I was laying in bed yesterday morning and Noodle came in and asked me to "draw" a name out of her bowl. So I did. I drew Lewlew's name. At breakfast Noodle told us we all had to make "something homemade" for the person we drew. I have NO idea where she came up with that idea, but I love it! Interesting enough, the kids each drew and adult and an adult each drew a kid. It worked out evenly - since we have 3 of each living here. But Noodle quickly informed me that she didn't include Maggie because she didn't think Maggie would make anything. Not could make anything, "would" make anything.:) She cracks me up.

Can it be??

It can't possible be 5 years already. I checked the birth certificate and did the math. Then I had Bret and my mom check my math. Yep, Lewlew is 5 years old today. It's almost unbelievable to me. I see pictures of her when she was 3 and I think that is her today. Where has the time gone?? She is very excited to not be 4 anymore. She woke up very happy today (not a surprise - she's a morning kid). Everyone she has talked to, she has been VERY excited and louder than usual. We are going to "McDonald's with the slide" for dinner tonight. As for me? I've know this day was coming and yet I still shed a few tears. I can't really pinpoint why I'm emotional. I guess it's a combo of a lot of things. *A good friend of mine has a friend who just lost their 3 year old to inoperable brain cancer. *Lewlew wasn't supposed to be my baby. *I feel like the time is going by so fast and I'm missing so much. *Not only are my kids getting older, but so am I! *We are moving into a new era of our lives and I'm not sure I'm ready to leave this one. However, there are advantages to having older younger kids. Camping is SO much easier! Going to the store, or anywhere for that matter, is much easier and faster. They can all put on their own coats and shoes, etc. NO DIAPERS!!!! I do have almost 2 hours to myself Tues thru Fri. Sometimes that's not such a good thing, but most of the time it is. They are bigger helpers now - but not as much as I'd like them to be :)
To summarize, it doesn't matter how I feel, Lewlew is still 5 today, Austin will be 10 in a month and Emma will be 8 in 4 months. Time still moves on. I am grateful for all of them. They truly are my blessings!

30 Day of Graditude!

30 Things I'm Thankful For - in NO particular order:

1. Moden Medicine

2. My house

3. Central heating- that when I'm cold, I can turn up the heat instead of hunting around in the snow for some wood to burn - like the Pioneers. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE a wood burning stove.

4. Central Air - so I don't have to suffer in the summer.

5. Our health

6. Bret's jobs

7. Extended family

8. Our eyesight

9. Our hearing

10. Our perfectly working bodies

11. Diet Coke

12. The USA/Freedom

13. Indoor plumbing

14. Our vehicles

15. The cabin

16. Joseph Smith and family

17. The Pioneers

18. Electricity

19. YM/YW Program

20. Scouts

21. Primary

22. Bestie

23. Maggie

24. My mom

25. Buddy

26. Noodle

27. Lewlew

28. Hubs

29. The Gospel

30. My testimony

Latest Craft...

I finished this quilt top, shams and curtains last summer. All I had to do was hem the quilt and the curtains. It took me a year to do that - but alas, it's finished.

Missing Teeth

A couple of weeks ago, Noodle lost her first tooth on the top. She pulled it out and is excited that she can still whistle!!

Lewlew lost her first tooth on 1 Nov 2010. It was really wiggily and I reached in and out it came. Super easy! She was excited! It got loose all by itself. So she lost her tooth due to natural causes - no dental reason. I keep thinking she's too young but I guess every child is different!

My too cute girls. Their outfits are similar so they wanted a picture. Don't ask why Lewlew has puffed out her chest. But anyway...

Halloween 2010

Buddy is NOT a Halloween fan. He doesn't like to dress up, he DOESN'T like to paint his face and sometimes he doesn't like to go trick or treating. So this is what we came up with this year:

Buddy is "Animal Control"

Noodle is a "Cat"

Lewlew is a "Puppy"

They were able to miss the rain and go trick or treating and brought home WAY too much candy! But they all had fun - even Buddy.

Buddy made this great tool box at scouts! He received his Bear Scout last month! And when he turn 10, he'll be a Webelo!!

Lewlew and school

Lewlew started school in September and has been like a sponge! She loves learning and she's absorbing SO much. She writes her ABC's ALL the time. She sings the different ABC songs ALL the time. She knows all of her letters and their sounds and most of the numbers! It' been fun watching her become so smart! Here she is cutting out a Halloween thing.

She colored this all by herself at school and then cut it out at home. Notice how she colored it symetrical.