Little Moments

We are busy, so busy.  I keep thinking that our life will slow down, but there are some great moments that I don't want to forget.  I feel like sometimes I don't have enough time to cherish the little moments.

Owen was sent to clean his room.  This is what I found.  Optimus Prime was tuckered out.

These two happy kids were just having a great day.

I'm pretty sure that Owen took this picture.  Ava is such a happy girl, and she loves being around all her brothers and sisters.  She just started crawling a couple weeks ago, and was so proud of herself.

February

February was a bush month.  I continue to work hard each day doing preschool and relish my Fridays and weekends.  Sundays are the best when we just get to spend time with each other.  We had a wonderful Valentine's Day, and were also able to have Aunt Amber visit us from BYU-I for a weekend.  It is always fun to have her around, and so nice for me since Chad works all weekend and I usually am ready for a break.  She also watched the kids while Chad and I went and got a few things done that we needed to do without kids.  We had to get our brakes checked (which Chad later changed by himself), and look at some things for an upgrade we are going to do on our house once Chad is done with school. 

Claire is still doing great in school, and usually gets up OK.  She is a social butterfly.  I am so proud of how well she is doing in her reading, and math.  She has grown up a lot lately.

The rest of the kids are doing well.  They keep busy, and love having friends around.  Grant is doing great with his speech, but is still working hard each day.  We are ready to see what March has to offer us.

Sledding

One Friday we got a ton of snow so we my friend Anjie and I decided to take the kids sledding.  Her sweet mom watched Ava for me since Chad was working, and off we went.  I was a little worried that it would be to cold, but it was a beautiful day.  We sled for awhile, played on the slides, then sled some more.  Grant even loved it, and Claire surprises me as usual and was fearless.  I love seeing her have fun instead of being afraid all the time.  Owen also loved it, but opted for the sled that didn't go quite as fast.

Owen, Makinlee and Anjie

This is what Grant did for the first 20 minutes.  He wouldn't put his gloves on so he couldn't get out of the car.  Needless to say he really wasn't happy that I took his picture.

Claire had a blast!!

Grant's first trip down the hill.  He loved it after this and couldn't wait to go again.

9 Months Old

Miss Ava is 9 months old!!  She is such a joy to have around.  She has 2 teeth and has many more coming.  She is not the best teether, but hopefully it won't get any worse.  She is sitting well, and is on her hands and knees, but still hasn't tried crawling.  She can go backwards and move around, but is still frustrated when something is out of her reach.  She is still loved by everyone, and is a great eater.  She is sleeping all night (most of the time), and taking 2 naps a day.  She really doesn't like bottles and will eat a 6 ounce bottle 2-3 times a day.  Usually she doesn't finish the whole thing.  She has the fattest little legs, and we are so grateful to have out little Chunky Monkey in our house.

Owen's Fire Station Field Trip

Owen was very excited for his field trip to the local Fire station.  It is always fun to see how much he has changed from the year before.  He seems like he has gotten so big lately, and is so much fun to watch in different situations.

I was so happy to see this guy.  All morning Owen had told me that the Fire station has a dog.  I was a little wary, but this made his day.

Owen found his best friend Isaac and didn't want to stay with me anymore.

Our Valentine's Day

Since Valentine's Day was on a Monday, I had a lot of fun things planned for the kids.  They are at the age where they know what is going on, and were very excited for this special day.  It started off by having heart shaped breakfast pockets for dinner.  They were so thrilled that they were shaped like hearts.

Then I got this cute princess dressed in her Valentine's Day present that Grandma Farmer sent her.

 

Owen got to go to his preschool Valentine's Day

party, and was so excited.  He loved all his cards.

On Monday afternoons I watch my friends kids.  I had made some heart shaped sugar cookies and had them ready for the kids to decorate after school.

Of course no Valentine's Day would be complete without feeding your 9 month old a sucker.  She loved it!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011

Love,

The Clayson Kids