11 things on 1.11.11

11 Things I Did Today

1. Had Special K (fruit & yogurt variety) for breakfast. Mmm.

2. Crocheted some baby booties that I am preparing to sell. Oh yeah. Be excited.

3. Worked on etsy shop for said baby booties.

4. Got nervous about opening an etsy shop like all of a sudden my life would change and I would have no time for being a mother OR that people would reject my crocheted creations and drive by and throw rotten vegetables at my house.

5. Told myself to get a grip.

6. Sang with Easton in the car.

7. Met Randon to apply for more life insurance. Wow. That was a party.

8. Stopped to say hi to Grandma.

9. Went to Relief Society activity where I supposed to take pictures of the event and my camera battery died halfway through. Camera phone pictures will have to do.

10. Read Easton not 2, but 3 stories before bed "because he is 3".

11. Blogged. Yay.

a new year.

Oh goodness. It is now the middle of January. The holidays have come and gone. And they were wonderful. We had lots of fun. Here we have E on Christmas Eve in his new jammies...

 We had such a good time with family and doing all of the fun things that go along with Christmas. We got a new camcorder for Christmas so all of our focus on Christmas morning went to video. Now I am kinda sad that we don't have more pictures. Oh well. It was a great day and Easton had a blast and got everything he asked for.

And we are on to a new year. The beginning of the year brought a big change for E, he is now a Sunbeam! I can't believe it. It really does not feel like that long ago that I was writing the post about his first day in nursery. He is growing up. He is doing awesome as a Sunbeam, though it didn't start out that way. When they started bringing them in from nursery for singing time, he was not a happy camper. I am the primary chorister and he would see me up there and not know what was going on. His first time, he stood up, balled up his fists and let out an Incredible Hulk like yell/roar. I didn't even know what to do. He had never had issues with anger like that. I think he was just in unfamiliar territory and didn't know what was going on and he wasn't liking the idea  that he couldn't sit with me. At home I gave him a little pep talk and said we would have a secret code...I would wink at him from my seat and he would wink back. He agreed. Turns out he changed his mind. I winked at him the next week and he stood up and firmly stated, "Nope. Nope. I'm not going to. I'm not. No." And then proceeded to have another hulk anger moment. But after that he did better and better. And last week, I happened to glance over at him, and  he winked at me. Melted my heart a little. Now he is a little Sunbeam pro!
Last week he was even the spotlight! It was so fun to hear the answers he told his teachers:
Favorite food: Tuna sandwiches
Favorite color: red and blue
What he wants to be when he grows up: like his Daddy
If he could go anywhere: In daddy's car where he could spin the steering wheel
If he could have a superpower: run really fast
I'll have to check the paper to see if I forgot any. He is so dang funny. I love him.
Here is to a great 2011!!

christmas is coming!

 

Easton's paper chain is getting shorter.

The presents are wrapped.

(Easton really wants everyone to open theirs now. Right now.)

We finally got some good snow.

Santa is making his last minute preparations.

Easton (and I) can hardly wait.

little fella.

We were lucky enough to have the Early Elf visit our house. Sometimes he brings special treats when Easton has been extra good. He brought us the darling Fisher Price Little People Nativity Set. I realized earlier this season that I really needed to start talking more about the birth of Christ and teach E more about the real reason we celebrate Christmas. Well, we were playing with the new nativity set and I was playing a wiseman.

Me: I'll pretend to be this wiseman! 'I want to go see the baby Jesus and give him this gift!'
Easton then grabs the angel.
Easton: Then the girl with the wings flies down to the baby Jesus and says 'Hey little fella!'

Classic.

temple square.

We headed up to temple square with my family for family night. It is always fun and now even more exciting being able to see it through the eyes of Easton who thought it was just the coolest thing ever.

The whole fam minus the Claytons. Aka Cass & Steve.

E with his favorite person.

Randon disobeying my commands to smile normal.

a fun little outing.

 

A couple of weeks ago, E and I headed out with Gma and Brooke. Brooke is Gma's friend who has become one of E's favorite people. When he was younger and quite shy, he would open right up and chat with Brooke. He just loves her, and she is so sweet to him. She is always so thoughtful and brings him fun little surprises. Anyway, we went to the mall to listen to one of FM100's mini concerts. First we stopped by Santa's place. I had asked E if he wanted to sit on his lap and tell him what he wanted and he was all for it. We didn't have to wait in line for very long, and when it was our turn, he was a little shy, but went right up to sit on his lap. E was very clear in that he wanted a train that goes by itself with a remote and a Mickey game. Santa was very cute and talked to him and gave him a candy cane and we were on our way. We were walking over to Gma and Brooke and Easton had the saddest face I had ever seen. I asked him what was wrong and he said "Santa didn't give me a train!" It was the cutest thing...I guess I needed to explain more clearly that Santa brings the toys on Christmas Eve! He thought he was going to ask and get his toys right then! Cute boy. After an explanation, he was okay, and we went to listen to the concert. After that we got to ride the train! What a fun thing! He was so excited! Fun day.

face dancing by easton kenneth.