A Breakthrough...

Today as we were watching conference.. or atleast attempting with the kids... Micah said the cutest thing!

Ever since President Hinkley died at the beginning of the year Micah has had the hardest time coming to the realization that we have a new prophet President Monson. In fact at the last conference I remember Micah saying "President Hickley is still my prophet not President Monson!"... We tried to get him to like our new prophet, we even took Pres. Hinkleys picture down and put a new one of Pres. Monson up to see if it would ease Micah into our new prophet!

Well today we had a breakthrough. As President Monson got up to speak Jeff said there is our new Prophet Thomas S. Monson! ... and Micah watched intently... and after a few minutes he said... "MOM... I THINK I LIKE OUR NEW PROPHET!" It was so cute and sweet... he then explained to us "CAUSE GORDON B. HINK-OLY DIED AND SO THOMAS S. MONSON IS OUR NEW PROPHET AND WHEN HE DIES WE WILL GET ANOTHER NEW PROPHET... THAT'S JUST HOW IT WORKS MOM!"

Yesterday as Micah talked on the phone to my mom I heard them discussing why dad and grandpa were both at a meeting (preisthood session) She then explained that when Micah turns 12 that he will hold the preisthood and be able to go to the priesthood meeting with his dad and then on Sundays he will be able to pass the sacrament... in which he replied... "I HAVE BEEN WAITING MY WHOLE LIFE TO PASS THE SACRAMENT GRANDMA!"

I am grateful for a little boy who loves the gospel already. He absolutley loves primary... LOVES learning all the new primary songs, and enjoys going to church every week. I look forward to the day that he can pass the sacrament to our family at church. He is such a good boy, I love you Micah!

cAmP oUt...

I wanted a small cute little kids fire... Jeff made the Blaze of death fire... oh boy!

Talk about Static! She looks like one of the crazy models!

Now this is the life!

Halie's New Sleeping Bag!

Well... kind of! So we attempted to have a campout in our backyard... John and Kate Plus8 just did it with their kids... so they inspired us! What a fun family evening activity! Well lets just say its 10:30 the same night of our camp out and we are all inside... and I am blogging so it didn't go over as planned!... Everything was going good... we lit the fire ... roasted marshmallows.... played in the tent... made shadow animals with the flashlight.... read a story.. sang camp songs... and then when it was time for bed... Micah was not about to sleep outside! He thought animals would come in our backyard (which is impossible because it is completly fenced in) ... he was afraid of the dark... he thought Halie was afraid of the dark... he made up so many excuses of why we needed to come inside that finally we gave up and came inside! Well.. maybe next year we will actually sleep outside on our campout! Micah you are so funny!

My attempt at a collage...

GOODNIGHT HALIE!!

So as of this past weekend I decided to re-decorate Halie's room because it is time for her to move out of her crib and into a BIG GIRL BED!... I got her this new bedding from Pottery Barn... made her a headboard... so everything was going good... the first two nights and nap times were great.. untill to day when she figured out that she could get off the bed by herself!! SO TONIGHT SHE GOT OUT OF HER BED A FEW TIMES... I KEPT PUTTING HER BACK IN... I HAD TO RUN TO THE STORE SO I LEFT JEFF TO FINISH PUTTING HER TO BED. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD TILL HE THOUGHT HE HEARD A NOISE... HE WENT DOWN THE HALL ... HER DOOR WAS SHUT... HE THOUGHT SHE WAS STILL IN THERE... BUT HE LOOKED OVER AND INTO MICAHS ROOM AND THERE HALIE WAS SNUGGLED UP NEXT TO MICAH WHO WAS DEAD ASLEEP!... What a little stinker!! She just loves Micah... it was so cute... WHY DIDN'T JEFF TAKE A PICTURE!!! GUYS :) THEY JUST DON'T THINK LIKE MOMS!

Halie and Her TUTU

I took these pix for Halie's newly decorated "big girl" room! We moved her in to a bed and out of her crib and so far so good... she has slept in there for 2 days... and hasn't climbed out of her bed yet... knock on wood!!

KNOTT'S BERRY FARM!

The Kids LOVED SNOOPY!!Hot Air Ballons with Grandma!

Woah Turbo!

Halie kept saying.. hoos-e

He's smiling here... but this ride almost put him to sleep! He was so tired:)
We had to force Micah to go... but he loved the "fear-ess" wheel!

Halie was so bored when she wasn't tall enough to ride!
THE SWINGS... They let Micah go once.. he was way to short for this ride... and as soon as it took off... I was a little nervous.. we were up high!!
Oh Jeff... you look so cute!
Halie did not get the concept of pumping the bar to make the cart go... good thing Micah was behind her to push her along!!

We went to good ole' Knotts Berry Farm two days after Megan's wedding! It was so much fun.. The kids loved going on the rides... theywent on each one like twice. It was perfect because the lines were short! My mom came half way through the day ... Micah was so excited to show her all the rides! We had a blast!

KNEE HIGHS AND PRESCHOOL!

K... Megan...Here are the pictures of Halie in her Knee Highs! I love them! It reminds me of our childhood... so cute! I stuck Micah in a few pics... he starts school tomorrow... this is one of his new school outfits!