Disney On Ice

On Friday Heather, Lilly, Claire, Owen and I headed to Utah to see Disney on Ice. Chad and Aaron were nice enough to volunteer to watch the babies for us. We were met there by some of Chad's family, and had a great time. The kids were enthralled with the whole thing. If you haven't ever seen one of these productions, you should go because they do a great job! We stayed in Utah with Chad's sister and then went shopping on Saturday before heading home. It was a great weekend, and we can't wait to go again!
Waiting outside for everyone to join us.
All the grand kids outside with grandma and grandpa before the show.
Owen held onto his ticket the whole time from the moment I gave it to him. He would set it down to clap, then check to make sure it was still there, then clap some more. I guess he took it very seriously when I told him not to lose it!
Claire loved having her grandma there - she snuggled with her the whole time.
Owen's face was so fun to watch the whole time! Once it started he just smiled and laughed and sang along to the songs.
Stacey and Morgan enjoying the show.
All the Clayson family that went. The kids were so happy that their grandparents were there!

Our Little Stickerbook

The other night I was leaving for Young Women's and Chad was getting Owen out of the bath, and this is what happened as I was leaving.
Claire was entertaining herself and Grant by putting stickers all over him. Chad told me by the time she was done, he had at least 10 stickers on his face. He thought it was so much fun.
Grant was so happy to be getting so much attention from his sister.

Dancing Queens

Well, I have to say that when your son grows up with an older sister that loves Princesses, this is what happens.
I spent all week watching my friends daughter from across the street, and the kids loved to get on princess dresses and dance. I have to admit that we even had a nail painting party, and Owen now has purple toe nails. It was really funny, but Chad was not happy about the whole thing. I wouldn't have done it if it was warm outside and people would be seeing his toes!

Trains, Planes and Automobiles

Owen absolutely loves trains!! I am constantly finding tracks all over the place. He keeps each set quite contained, but is constantly moving them to whatever room I am in (mostly the kitchen!). Grant absolutely loves to watch Owen play trains and will lay and watch forever. I'm not sure what is going to happen once Grant is mobile and grabs things for Owen, but right now, it is a wonderful play time for both of them.

Spiderman

A couple of weeks ago, my father-in-law helped us out and watched Claire and Owen while Chad and I went to the temple. My mother-in-law was out of town so Chad's brother and his wife took Grant. As we were leaving my father-in-law tells me that their tape player is broken, and they don't have very many kid DVD's, so I run out to the car, and grab our DVD's and hand them to him. I guess I didn't communicate very well that they couldn't watch every movie in there, but it's not like we had bad movies. So, he proceeds to name them all of to them, and they pick Spiderman. Yes the one with Kristen Dunst. They thought it was great, and they now think Grandpa is the greatest person on earth! Anyways, we pick them up and Claire is telling me all about the green guy, and how Spiderman gets bit by a spider, and I'm thinking - great! For the next 2 weeks I hear, "can we watch Spiderman?" Claire even went so far to climb on a chair and find the original copy on the very top of the bookcase. So, now I'm the mean mom who tells them no, and Grandpa is cool. But Owen did tell his Grandpa that they couldn't watch it again because mom said it was to scary. At least someone listens to me!

Boys vs Girls

I've always said that I would have a million boys if I didn't have to have any more girls. It's not that I don't love Claire to death, she is just so dramatic!! Seriously. But, as she has gotten older she is still dramatic, but becoming a better helper, and we have so much fun going shopping together. When it is just the two of us we hold hands and skip into the store. She is so fun to be with.

On the other hand, Owen has always been so easy! Seriously, until lately. If the kid doesn't get his way, he screams and won't stop until I give in. The other day Claire, Grant and I just went downstairs and cleaned up and watched a movie. When I came upstairs he had cried himself to sleep at the computer. He was mad that I wouldn't let him play - yes it was dramatic for him. As I was moving him to his bed he was asleep but started crying that he wanted to play the computer - crazy!! Then when he woke up from his nap it started all over again, until Chad came home and I finally had a little bit of help.

So, I might be changing my mind. I don't think that girls or boys are easier anymore. If you would have asked me last week, the answer would have been easy. Even though I complain, I wouldn't trade any of my kids for another. They are perfect (yes sometimes annoying), the way they are!

Last Week in Review

I haven't posted in awhile, because I don't have any pictures to share, but I thought I would share with you a typical week in the Clayson household. (OK, maybe not totally typical, but you get the point). I also realized as I was writing this that I can't live without my calendar - I can hardly remember what I did last week.

Sunday: Church (way toooooo early 8:30). Drive to Chad's parents house for dinner.
Monday: Clean the house, do laundry, workout, and take the kids to the mall to play on the toys. When Chad get homes from work I run to Office Depot to make copies for preschool, come home have FHE and get kids ready for bed. Of course I had to watch the Bachelor because I'm addicted!! Shocked about the way it turned out though!
Tuesday: Preschool and tutoring. After dinner head to YW's for a fun filled evening of sewing satchels for our Trek.
Wednesday: Take the kids to the library for story time. Head to our friends house for some lunch, and playing the wii. Workout, make dinner, and hope the kids will got to bed so I can watch Lost.
Thursday: I had to change preschool to the afternoon so I could go to a meeting. Rush home from meeting, make lunch for 2 extra kids, then run down to the preschool just in time to start! Chad leaves right after dinner for visits and a meeting. I finally finished the book I've been reading "The Ladies Auxiliary," it was great, and even fit in a Yoga DVD.
Friday: Try to run some errands with the kids, but they refuse to get out of the car. Spend a few hours at my sisters house (thanks again for lunch!). Pay bills, clean again, and fold more laundry. I talk Chad into taking us to dinner (yeah!).
Saturday: Started getting sick (I guess it was finally my turn). Went to Lowes, and then looked for a new cell phone for me. Relaxed, and then headed into work at the Holt to sell tickets for the last basketball game (I'm sad because it is so much fun working there and getting away from being a mom for a few hours). After work go to Shop-Ko to check out their sale. Head home, discuss new sprinklers were putting in with Chad, and go to bed!