Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Daddy came in his big, work big truck and you and Connor think it is so fun to ride in! You also love that you can reach the window lever and roll down the window. You can't do that in the van. You are sure being spoiled by Daddy! You get to go to McDonald's all the time and he is always getting you lots of treats!

Monday, February 27, 2012

One of your favorite things ever to do is go through the car wash! I don't go through one very often, but you and Connor love it! We went through one today with Jeni's car and then while I vacuumed out the car, you and Connor peek through the windows of the carwash and follow the cars. JAs we drove away from the carwash, you told me that when you grow up you want to work at the carwash.

Daddy came tonight to loan us his car because he has a company truck to drive and you were so excited to see him! You love going to Grandma's to spend the night with him.

Thursday - Sunday, February 23 - 26

We had a fun weekend in Mountain Home with the Jenks Family! We left Thursday afternoon and picked up Grandma Packer. About 20 miles away from our destination, we had a huge adventure - the van broke down! We had to wait about an hour for the tow truck to come and you and Connor were bouncing all over the place. When the tow truck finally came at 9:30, you and Connor were so excited to ride in it and enjoyed it for about 5 minutes before you both fell asleep. But, you were excited to be at Quinton and Clara's!

Heather and Barry left Friday morning for a little get-a-way, so we had tons of fun with Grandma and Quinton and Clara. You all played outside for a long time and ran around the house and wrestled and played. Grandma and I made you "glow" jars and you ran around the house pretending that you had caught monsters in them.

Saturday was spent playing more and Grandma and I made you a pajama eater - an animal to keep your pajamas in during the day. You got a turtle, Connor got a doggy, Quinton got a dinosaur and Clara got a caterpillar. You all loved them and ran around the house with them!

On Sunday, we went to Stake Conference and ended up sitting in the Relief Society room, which was kind of nice because it gave us a little bit more freedom. You 4 kids were really good for the whole two hours.

Because the van was a goner and needed a new engine, Grandpa Packer drove over and rescued us and we all drove home on Sunday afternoon. You were exhausted from all that playing and took a good, long nap! We had a great time and you keep telling me that you wish we lived closer to Quinton! I agree!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

You and Connor say some words in the same way. The one I noticed today was girl. You both say it like "grrr" and the L is very hard to hear. It's so cute!

I finally told you and Connor that were going to go to Quinton's house tomorrow. You were so excited and you are finally figuring out what "tomorrow" means. You asked me if tomorrow means after pajamas. You measure time in terms of naps or bedtime. I guess that is because I am always saying, "we will do this after naps, or we will do this when you wake up tomorrow."

On the way to preschool you randomly said, "The rule is when you go through a car wash, you have to a car. You can't just walk in it". So random, so cute!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Today is the first day that you lost your privileges for playing the Wii. This morning you were grumpy and mean to Connor and so i wouldn't let you play the entire day. You were pretty upset at first, but then you didn't ask again the rest of the day. I really want you to understand that the Wii is a privilege and you can lose it at any time.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Today is President's Day, so John came down and played the Wii with you while Connor was taking a nap, and I let you play for about 3 hours. I now understand that was a big mistake. It makes you tired and grumpy. We are definitely going to limit your time with the games. But, I do have to say that I am really impressed with how well you can maneuver around the Wii and play the games. You are already better than me!

Friday - Saturday, February 17-19, 2012

Tammy and her family came and stayed with us this weekend. You havbe so much fun playing with Bridger, Braxton and Brielle! They played the Wii with you a lot and ran around the house with you a lot. In fact, you had so much fun running around, you threw up last night after going to bed. You kept calling Brielle, "Danwell".

Yesterday, Connor got his picures taken at JCPenny for his birthday, you stayed out in the lobby, watching a movie, but you kept coming into the studio and asking, "Is he doing good?" It was so sweet of you to be so concerned!

Tonight, you asked if tomorrow was a Preschool day at the college, and when I told you it was a holiday, "President's Day", you got very sad. you really like that school!