So here's a small sample of what we have been up to:
We went to Ammon's parent's house in Caldwell, ID for Christmas. It was quite an adventure getting all the presents there, but it was SO worth it. This picture is of Ammon reading "The Night Before Christmas" to the kids before bedtime. Then in the morning, Great Grandma Marshall, and some cousins and an Uncle came over to unwrap presents. It was a glorious commotion. We stayed at their house for 5 wonderful days. It was a lot of fun just visiting and seeing Idaho through Ammon's eyes (since he grew up there).I turned 30 in January. Period.
Here is a shot of Alauna blowing out her candles for her 3rd Birthday Party. We had Ammon's sister and her 3 girls over. We had cake and ice cream and played Just Dance 3. Loved it!
I watched my nephew while his mom and dad went to Texas for a week. It was quite the adventure. All remnants of what "Baby Hungry" ideas I had were washed away. He was a great kid, but I was SO busy - all the time. He was sick the whole time, so we didn't get outside much. So he was able to have the time to find everything I didn't have baby-proofed in my house. He and Alauna didn't get a long very well, but when they did, it was so precious. Not even a minute after he left, she said, "I miss Paxton."
I love being able to Home School Josh. He hates it, of course, but I do my best to make it fun. I am learning quite a bit as well. My favorite part this last week was being able to stick my own little blurb about Jesus Christ and beginning of Christianity as we were learning about the Ancient Romans. Bet they don't teach that in public school! Although I have very little time for anything else while teaching Josh, I sure enjoy being able to spend so much time with him. I love knowing how well he is doing and being able to take care of any problems that arise without having to hope a teacher is giving him enough individual attention. We go on outings with his "school" and Alauna is able to come with.Last week, we were able to go tour the Utah State Capitol building. It was really cool inside, and we got ALOT of exercise.
Yesterday, we went to Don Quixote at the Ballet West Capitol Theatre. It was such a delight to watch Alauna "oohing" and "ahhing" at all the dancers. She clapped so wildly and loudly after each dance that I thought her hands were going to fall off. Josh mostly like it. I told my husband that he got bored after a while and wanted to go home, so Ammon said, "That's my boy." Like father, like son. On Wednesdays, I watch a girl named Angela from our ward. She just turned 5, and gets along really well with both Josh and Alauna. She is polite and quiet. I am able to take her along when we go on school Field Trips, so that's definitely a plus.
So, that's us in a nutshell. Busy, busy, and more busy. Hopefully when the weather warms up, we will be able to more busy, but outside!
