SCARY!!

Ho Ho Ho

Felicity's first word(s) - just perfect for a December baby!!

Life

We are doing really well. Felicity is getting so big. She loves when I try to make her stand by herself. She giggles and giggles, which ends with her falling. Here are some of her 6 month pictures that I forgot to post (my scanner was dusty):
Easton is so fun. For some reason, he has started carrying his Yoda and Darth Vader Mighty Muggs around the house so John decided to show him a Star Wars clip. He saw General Grievous and exclaimed in excitement, "Casey Jones!" As most of you know, Easton just loves the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It made us laugh.

I have nowhere to go this week so I am determined to get Easton a little bit interested in going to the bathroom on the toilet. I tried here and there this summer, then again in September, and then again last week (I tried last week because Kadee is doing so well, which makes me think Easton should be able to do well). Last week was awful, and I did not enjoy it one bit.

We decided Easton needs to be bribed. I made a chart that he gets to put stickers on each time he goes. Once he goes five times, he gets one of his favorite things, a package of fruit snacks. When he goes five more times, he gets a Mini Mugg (see pictures below - love them).

This morning I decided to make him sit on the toilet until he went. He was not happy. He finally went so we put a sticker on his chart (he seemed quite uninterested). Late morning, I decided to force him again. He ran away from me and screamed like a mad man. Finally, he went again. We put another sticker on his chart. Then something clicked. Immediately after we put the second sticker on his chart, he went again so we put another sticker on his chart. Then he went again (all in a row). He has seven stickers so far today (already got a fruit snack). I hope this means he is getting it.

Busy Summer!

I am so happy that it is FALL! I love this season the most.

We had a very busy and fun summer. I have posted a lot of pictures with small highlights of what we did!

Felicity learned how to crawl! She does the army crawl mixed with the normal crawl.

We went to the Petersen campout, and we had a blast. Easton loved, loved, loved the four wheelers. He also carried his and Kadee's TMNT's everywhere. He just loves them. Felicity enjoyed sitting in the dirt. We also went to the Winsor and Spilsbury reunions in Kolob. I am so mad that I forgot my camera for both of those reunions. We had a lot of fun. It was so fun being with our family, and we really enjoyed seeing those that we don't see that often.

Mike and Liz and their four boys came for a few weeks. I loved seeing them. Liz taught me how to make bows, and she made Felicity two dresses out of bandanas (see the red one below). After I made a ton of bows for Felicity, I made a bow hanger with ribbon to hang all of my bows on. It is packed with all the cute bows that we made. Thanks Liz and Susie for helping me.

We went to a Pioneer Parade in Lynndyl while we were staying in Leamington for a week. Easton and Kadee were dressed as pioneers. Jonathan pulled them in a wagon! Felicity was a pioneer as well. She was JaCee's baby. We celebrated the 24th in Hinckley. We went to the parade, a family reunion, and the rodeo that day. After the rodeo, we did fireworks at my Grandpa and Grandma Petersen's home. That is a tradition I will always love.

Easton and Kadee had a blast playing with each other this summer. One of the things they loved most was jumping on the trampoline while the sprinkler was on underneath it.

We went to the res. I have not been there for a really long time.

We had a lot of days that we went swimming at our condo's swimming pool. Easton started the summer off with sitting on the step the entire time. He is so scared of the water getting his head wet. He absolutely hates it. He became braver. We went swimming with a lot of cousins this summer, and we loved it.

We celebrated the 4th of July in Delta. We enjoyed all of the Delta traditions: parade, park, and derby. On Sunday (the 4th), we did fireworks at my parent's home. Easton had a lot of fun with the glow sticks Aunt Amy gave him.

Lastly, I opened a store. It is called Winsor Digi-Designs. As most of you know, I am absolutely obsessed with digital scrapbooking. John challenged me to start designing, and I took his challenge. It has been fun. I am learning a lot too.

My newest kit that I have created is called Fall Splendor. I will be releasing it in November. My blog background and header were made with this kit.

Day at the Zoo

We went to the zoo a week ago with my sister. We had a lot of fun as you can see from all the fun pictures! Thanks to my awesome nephew for the tickets.

Rollover & 4 Generations

Felicity rolled from back to tummy and tummy to back within minutes of each other! We also were able to get a 4 generation photo on Sunday. My grandmother, mother, and daughter are so beautiful.

Playing at the Park

Easton loves when Kadee comes to play.

Happy Birthday!

John had a great birthday.

Siblings

Easton is constantly giving Felicity hugs and kisses. She is showing more personality each day, and I think Easton is excited about that.

Valentine's Day Present

The owner or manager of Market Street gave John a Valentine's Day present. I was kind of excited when he told me he brought me dinner. What an awful surprise! John was offered a live one, but he refused (I'm very thankful for that).

Our Week!

This past week, we were with Troy and Jackee's kids while they were on vacation. It was lots of fun. I will mention a few of the highlights in this post.

Easton absolutely loved to dance to a little ABC gadget on Jackee's refrigerator. It was a daily thing that he did over and over. Emilee would join him sometimes, but unfortunately I wasn't able to get her on video with him.

I enjoyed helping Ashlee make a really cute scrapbook birthday card and envelope for her friend. Ashlee pretty much did the entire thing by herself; it turned out really cute.

Kadee came to play on Wednesday, and it was a really long day for her. She ended up falling asleep in Kenzee's Bumbo.

Last but not least, Derek sang while playing the guitar many times throughout the week. I loved listening to him.
Derek

Note: I have been trying to upload the audio file as a movie file for a couple of days now, and I finally gave up. He is really good so click the link. It takes you to a blank page, but you can hear how good Derek is at playing and singing!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Easton was so excited when he opened the door this morning. His favorite Valentine was probably from David because he ran to his room and came back with his Wolverine Mighty Mugg to compare. Thanks to everyone that gave Felicity and Easton a Valentine.

I love girl clothes!

Slumber Party

I don't think it even lasted one minute!

Celebrations!

This past Sunday was Felicity's Baby Blessing and Easton's Birthday party. It was a lot of fun thanks to everyone that came.