Fun in the snow with the Nash family

Mom and Dad left for Utah on Thursday in between storms. Thursday afternoon it started to snow and it didn't stop. Matt went and cleaned the commercial lots and didn't get home until after 11.

It snowed all night and Matt got up at 4:30AM to do snow duty.Matt and I had babysitting arrangements for Aunt Corrinne to watch the kids while Matt was at work but I ended up calling in. Due to the amount of snow fall all schools were cancelled. I called Julie and made plans to get together with her family and play.
I waited till mid-morning until I ventured out to their house. By then the roads weren't bad at all but it was still snowing. There wasn't any wind which kept the temperatures mild despite the snow falling. Brielle was super excited to be playing with her cousins.

Miles 7 months and Addy 4 months

not sure why that picture didn't turn, sorry

Addy is talking so much, Miles starts to laugh and roll his wrist when he sees her. I think they are going to be good friends

Brielle is in an ANTI picture stage, so I had Julie get the camera ready and I dropped her in place. However as you can see I didn't get out of the picture in time. The poor babies weren't too sure about it either. Miles was hungry and wasn't in the mood either.

I have some seriously cute pictures with Brookie and my kids.

Our snow fun began in the front yard where we played in the snow and built a snowman. We pulled out the car seat and exersaucer for the babies to watch while we played. It kept Miles occupied and happy that he had toys and could watch everyone, and Addie was so warm and toastie in her snowsuit she took a nap.

Brielle didn't really get the concept of rolling the snow. She just wanted to destroy a snowman. She kept asking if she could smash of stomp it.

Brookie was packing the snow and so Brielle followed her lead

But then she thought it was better to try to knock it over and so she would body slam the snowman trying to "smash it"

The Nash family. Addie slept through the pictures

Miles had his eyes on the snowman's nose

I think he wasn't to eat it.

Happy Days!

We headed inside to eat some lunch before we went sledding. Meanwhile Zach was busy building a carrier for the snowman to hold Addy.

Dang, why didn't this turn? Tyler was super cute with Miles.

Brielle was excited to jump on the trampoline with snow

Miles was nice and cozy on the tube

YIPPEE another sibling picture. Zach did a great job building the carrier.

I LOVE this picture.

There is a little hill by Julie and Zacs that we went to. It was perfect! Just steep enough to get some speed, but not too steep that it was hard to climb (even Brielle climbed it on her own) and we were the only ones there. Julie was super smart and had me put Miles in the baby carried (Addie was STILL asleep). I ended up doing a few runs with both Miles and Brielle. Then Brielle watched Brookie and Tyler go so she wanted to do it on her own. However the section of the hill I put her own wasn't too enough. She wanted to climb the really steep part and go down by herself. Julie was hesitant and said she wasn't responsible if something happen. But she did great. When Zach stopped her at the bottom of the hill she was laughing and said, "I do it by myself. I go fast! I do it again!"  We had so much fun. Miles did fantastic hanging out, in fact he fell asleep. We went sledding for over an hour.

Zach had to stop us or else we would have headed right into the ditch.

We headed back to the Nash home and had some hot chocolate. By then Matt was done with shoveling snow and I packed up the kids and headed over to my parents house where we were going to celebrate Perms birthday and pull out the four wheeler.

Lovin the snow

It's been awhile since we have seen any snow in the area. In fact, the weather has been SO nice-its felt like Spring. However Thursday morning we woke up to snow, it was a welcoming sight. When Brielle woke up she looked out the window and said, "it's snowing! I go outside and play." So I gathered everyone's snow gear and we headed out the door. It was a beautiful morning, and we were able to play for about 45 minutes before I took them in for breakfast.

I was excited to get Miles back out in the snow now that he is a little older, he had so much fun!

It's super hard to get a picture of the two of them together. But I begged Brielle and captured a few photos.

Brielle could stay out all day and play. I would have let her but she kept taking off her gloves. When I threaten to take her inside because she took them off she said, "ok I do inside."

I think her favorite part of playing in the snow is EATING the snow.

I had Miles in the sled heading back to the door when I hit some uneven snow and before I knew it the sled fell over along with Miles, where is did a face plant into the snow. He didn't really appreciate the sudden burst of wet cold snow on his face.

Matt on the other hand was out the door early to start snow removal on all the Ross Rental properties and missed out on all the fun.

This week living with Brielle

Currently Brielle will occasionally poop on the potty. This week she wants to sit on the big potty and spread her legs and try to watch. She asks all the time where the poop went (even though she hasn’t pooped yet)? She then jumps off the toilet and is fascinated with the water. She asks if she can touch the water, she puts her head inside the seat of the toilet (I guess to get a closer look of the water), she likes to flush the toilet, she likes to climb on the toilet, she likes to put her feet on the toilet. I am thinking she thinks the toilet is a fun toy.

Everyday she pulls out an arm full of shirts and carries them around

I was pushing Brielle on the swing and she said, “Reach for the sky!” This phrase sounded very familiar so I asked her where she heard this from. Her reply, “WWOODDYY!”

She will cuddle with me or give me a long squeeze and say, “Mom! I love you SO much.”

This one doesn’t thrill Matt. Everyday she is going around calling him Matt. He tried not to respond to her but it hasn’t stopped her. We say yes that is his name but he is your Daddy and you need to call him Daddy. She will tell me all the time, “Mom. Matt is home.”

Brielle new trick is to take off all her clothes including her diaper. She thinks before every meal she needs to take off all her clothes. I tell her no and she starts to cry telling me she doesn’t want her clothes to get all dirty. Then throughout the day she will take off her pans and sometimes her diaper. My mom said I did the same thing. Oh joy!

'P' items

For New Beginnings in Young Womens the girls were asked to wear as many "p" items as possible. The leader in charge was going to participate but I did not plan on it. However hours prior to New Beginnings I was playing with Brielle when I saw a pink flower lay. When I was putting Miles down for a nap I started to think of all the "p" related items I had. I figure I would participate because I was creating a long list. Having a little girl was very helpful, she has SO many pink and purple items.

I was thinking of so many items I had to write them down so I wouldn't forget:
Pink bow
 purple  bows
Pink rubber band
Purple rubber band
Pooh bear hair tie
Pink hat
 purple Dora letters
Pink eye shadow
 purple eye shadow
Pink lip stick
Pink cheek color
Padded bra
 Poke a dot bra
Panties
Panty hose
 pink sock
Poke a dot sock
Purple pants
pjs
Poncho
Purple shirt
Pink butterfly
Pearl earring
Purple earring
Pink necklace
Personal progress necklace
Pink ring
Purple bracelet
Purple ring
Pearl ring
Pearl bracelet
Pink lay
Pink purse
Purse
Pink toe nails
Panty liner
Pink coat
Pink scarf
Pink gloves
Pink ear warmers
Purple headband
Purple hat
Perfume
Phone
Pink shoes
PedAlign orthotics
Pink gum
Paper clip
Pink highlighted
Pink sticker
Purple mirror
Princess mirror
Pacifier holder
Pacifier
List of possibilities
Pink hair clip
Purple hair clip
Pretzel
Pocket
purple head band

Needless I showed up with the most "p" items. However some of the girls had some really good ones like: pinkie, pale face, palm. It was seriously one of the most interactive and fun New Beginnings I have ever been to.

Valentines Day

Valentine's Day was on a Monday this year, which meant Matt had a day off. However our Fallon house is vacant and we have to get it ready to rent again. As a result we went down to Fallon for the day. I was super excited to do some Valentine activities with Brielle so I just took them with me. Matt slaved away on the house all day while the kids and I hung out at his parents house.

I found the perfect card for Brielle this year (it had several of the Disney Princess on it) and I had stuck a box of candy hearts in the envelope. She was super excited to open it.

I love how Miles is watching her every move.

It's really hard to get a picture of the both of them together.

Brielle wanted the to eat the whole box of candy so I out them away. She watched me and after I walked away she tried to get them

I had planned on  making sugar cookies with frosting on top as our fun activity. We waited till after her nap and by then Tiffany was home from school.

Tiffany was a huge help

Grandma was nice enough to hold Miles while I helped the girls

While we were waiting for the cookies to finish I thought I would take some pictures of Miles with a balloon. He was ecstatic to be playing with it.

After the cookies cooled we put frosting on them and decorating them. Brielle liked the decorating, but I think she liked the eating better.

Doesn't Miles look so excited?

Tiffany took this picture, I think she did a great job!

I have to admit, the cookies were SO good.

I knew it was a matter of time before Brielle dumped them all out.

Gotta love cousins

Miles was reaching in grabbing toys and moving the box around. He is starting to manipulate large items.

Brielle was so excited to get dressed up and dance

When Papa came home from work he played with Miles for a little bit. It was so fun watching to two of them interact.

Norma made a lovely dinner and afterwards we had a dance party.

It was such a fun day. I may not have seen Matt nor have a romantic dinner but I had a great time with the kids.