December 16, 2012

Whitney reading her scriptures after church.  Notice that she is no longer wearing her dress.  That seems to happen pretty quickly after we get home.  Rachel also walked around in her shirt and tights that evening.

December 15, 2012

We decorated our living room for Will's and Rachel's combined birthday party.  The sign is kind of hard to read, but it says 'Happy Birthday Rachel'.  I think they both had a great day.  Thank you family for coming to visit.

December 14, 2012

Whitney put on the little carrier and started dancing around.  Oh to be young.

December 13, 2012

Technically, I took this picture on Friday, but I made this bag on Thursday and I wanted to show it off.  Making Christmas gift bags was one of the things we could do for enrichment (I also learned how to make English toffee).  It started off as just an ordinary white bag and there were tons of fabrics and laces and beads and stickers and so much to choose from.  I am not very creative, and it has been years since I have used a hot glue gun, but I was happy with it.  Now I just need to figure out what to put in it.

December 12, 2012

So Rachel dumped out a bunch of cheerio crumbs onto the floor; Whitney wanted to 'help' me sweep them all clean.  She tends to sweep in a circle, so the mess just got more and more widespread, but it's the thought that counts.

December 11, 2012

After taking a couple of bites, Rachel decided mashed potatoes are more fun to squish between fingers than eat.

December 10, 2012

Rachel practices good hygiene.  She loves brushing her teeth, as long as she is the one doing the brushing.  But heaven forbid one of us tries to brush her teeth for her.

December 9, 2012

Rachel got to wear her Christmas dress for church.  She looked so cute and happy in it.  Whitney doesn't have a Christmas dress, but she was still happy for the picture.

December 8, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILL!  We had a great birthday here in Cheney.  Will opened his presents and was happy about all of them.  Thanks for the presents everyone.

December 7, 2012

Will needed new shoes, so we went to the mall to find him two pairs of shoes for his birthday.  Then we went out to eat to really celebrate his birthday (even though it was technically on Saturday).  He got a nice pair of boots and some cool tennis shoes.

December 6, 2012

We did the letter J today for alphabet days.  I think the kids favorite part was using cookie cutters to make J into jello.  Then they got to eat the jello for snack and Whitney loved hers.  I was a little surprised. 

December 5, 2012

There was a lot of rolling over the couch today by two small toddlers.

December 4, 2012

Rachel got her first taste of spaghetti and loved it.  She and Whitney both were stripped down for dinner and it was a good thing because they both got so messy.  Then they had their first ever bath together with lots of splashing and giggling, so it was fun.

December 3, 2012

It was bubbles night.  Will had the girls entertained with bubbles for awhile.

December 2, 2012

Will took a little Sunday nap before church - he is hiding under the blanket to stay warm.  Whitney sat on the table and read books to him while he slept.  It was cute.

December 1, 2012

Whitney was so happy when Will came back from work and she could eat her candy.  Rachel got a chocolate chip, so she was happy too.

November 30, 2012

We made this cute snowman out of paper plates, construction paper, and a few other odds and ends.  Whitney had fun picking out things for her snowman and is now so proud that it is hanging on our front door.

November 29, 2012

I was making a Christmas countdown chain and Whitney wanted to help. Our stapler is kind of finicky though and has to be pressed really hard to work, so it was a little more work having a helper.  But oh well, Christmas stuff is for the kids anyway.

November 28, 2012

Whitney filled up the advent calendar with hershey kisses.  We are all getting pretty excited for Christmas.

November 27, 2012

Whitney found herself the big bag of sugar and a measuring spoon to get herself some bites.  I probably should have stopped her from eating straight sugar, but I decided to get a picture instead.

November 26, 2012

Rachel was quite pleased to find the big bag of cheerios (even though she doesn't look pleased).  Thankfully, she doesn't know how to unzip yet.

November 25, 2012

The exercise machine has become more like a climbing apparatus.  The girls both love sitting on the swings.  Whitney needed a little help getting down.