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!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

At your "friend" pre-school today, you made silly socks and you are so proud of them. You glued some felt and pom-poms and googly eyes to them and loved wearing them all day!

You are still having a hard time with the transition of no naps. In the afternoons, you still get pretty whiney and sad, but I can not talk you into taking a nap, no matter how tired you are. You used to play games at PBS.org, but now you play the Wii and watch anything you want on Netflix. I think you really enjoy your free time away from Connor! :)

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

You had a pretty rough day, and I think you were pretty tired and having some withdrawal daddy issues. I was going to put you in bed at 7:30, but then we got a better offer. The Andrews have a small plane and they offered to take us for a ride. You were so excited! Mommy was way more nervous than you and Connor! We got to go for about 45 minutes and flew all over Rexburg and got to see lots of lights and our favorite was the temple all lit up! You got a little bored and tired about half way through, but you still really enjoyed it!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentines Day! You are such a sweet valentine! All day long you kept giving me hugs and kisses and tell me that they were "Valentines Day Hugs and Kisses!" We had pink pancakes for breakfast and Jeni invited us for a Valentine dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Packer and Grandma Gardner. She made a heart chicken wreath and pink rice. I made cupcakes made with a frosting heart and your present from me was the DVD "Lady and the Tramp".

Hampton came over for a little bit this morning and gave you Valentine and then Cooper came over this afternoon and gave you a Valentine and you were pretty excited about that and then you got Valentines in the mail from Quinton and Clara and that was even more exciting! Last summer, John and Mackayla created a play called "The Campout" and tonight you all finally performed it for us. You were thrilled to be in the spotlight and had a lot of fun with it!

Monday, February 13, 2012

You have started trying to figure out letters and the sounds and you have been trying to figure out what different words start with. I hear you in your car seat sounding out words, "sss, sss, sss, snow, gggggg, green." My favorite was, "wwwwww, wibrary". I am really impressed with how smart you are!!!

We went to the funeral for your great, great Uncle Dearold Ferguson. Your Great Grandma Gardner flew in for her brother's funeral and it is nice to have her around.

It was also Aunt Jeni's birthday today and that means a lot to you because you know that after Jeni's birthday comes Valentines Day and then St. Patricks Day and then your birthday! When I told you it was over 30 days until your birthday, you were pretty upset because you thought that was a long time away!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Daddy left this morning, but he sure spoiled you while he was here. He took you shopping and bought you new clothes and got you a Wii, which you and Connor love playing Baseball on. You always have a hard time when Daddy leaves, but I know it must be so hard and confusing for you. I missed you a lot while you were with Daddy! I do need my mommy time, but I always miss you!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Daddy surprised you by picking you up at pre-school. You were so happy! Daddy took you and Connor to lunch at McDonalds, took you to the "firework" movie theater to play video games and get prizes and went to the other movie theater to watch "Beauty and the Beast". I think your highlight was that you won a stuffed animal out of the claw machine all by yourself. You had a very busy day! And now tonight you are spending the night with Daddy at Grandma Packer's. Just always remember that I love you so, so much!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

You had a rough night. Daddy is coming home tomorrow, which you thought it was going to be today and I thought you understood and were ok with that, but then you talked to him on the phone and just cried and cried and cried. It breaks my heart that it makes you so sad and I'm sure you don't understand why you can't see him more often. I am so sorry that you are going through this. It's not fair to you. I so wish I could take away your pain and confusion. Just know that Mommy and Daddy both love you very much!

Monday, February 6, 2012

When you asked this morning where we were going today and I told you that you were going to pre-school at the college, you said, "Yay, I am so excited to see Corbin." I started asking you questions about him and you said that sometimes he talks with his hands, but he can't really talk, and that when you have snacks, he has a special pillow to sit on to help him balance.

I am so proud of you and how you have befriended Corbin. You have such a big heart and you accept anyone and want everyone to be your friend.

I could learn a lot from you!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

During Sacrament meeting you wanted to go the restroom, so I let you go by yourself. You were taking a very long tie coning back, so I went to find you and were in the foyer, opening the door for anyone coming into or leaving the chapel. You told me you didn't want to go back in because you wanted to help people. As sweet as that was, I made you come back into Sacrament meeting and you were not very happy with me.

We went to Grandma's house for dinner and to watch the superbowl. As we were driving home, I asked how you liked the superbowl party and you said, "That was a party?" I guess it really wasn't much different than a normal dinner at Grandma's.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

You got to hang out with Grandpa Packer today for a couple of hours while I hung out with Grandma and Aunt Jeni. He let you play outside and cut up a coconut.

Sometimes you and Connor play so well together and sometimes I think you are trying to kill each other. But, I guess that is just part of growing up as brothers. Today you two just kept wrestling and beating each other up. You used to not fight back when Connor wrestled you, but now yo do. I guess you got tired of getting pinned by your little brother.

Friday, February 3, 2012

You love being able to get a movie from Redbox. When ever we go to a store that has one, you beg and beg go pick one out. That sad thing is that there usually isn't very good movies for you to choose from.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

You and Connor received a package today from Aunt Jessica which was full of Snoopy! There were two stuffed Snoopys and Snoopy toys and treats. At Christmas, Jessica went to Disneyland and there must be a Snoopy village somewhere. You both LOVE your Snoopys and have kept them by your sides!

Hampton and his brothers came over today for a little bit, but when I told you they were coming, as much as you really like Hampton, you said, "Oh, I wish it was Danielle coming over."

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

There is a little girl, Danielle, that you really like. She used to be in our ward and she is your pre-school on Thursdays that we do with other families in the ward. When it was time to go to that pre-school, you would tell me that you wanted to sit by Danielle. And you always tell me that Danielle and Hampton are your favorite to sit by in pre-school. One day, when I was teasing Connor about liking Dora the Explorer so much, I asked him if he was going to marry Dora, and he said no, but you said, "I am going to marry Danielle". Another time you told me that you were going to live at Danielle's house when you got married. I said you have to be older to get married, you have to be done with high school, and then go on your mission and go to college, so I said you might be 25 or 26, so you said "OK, I will marry her when I am 22!"

Right before Christmas we decorated some foam snowflakes and you made one for Danielle and insisted that we take it over to her house to give to her. So, we did and Danielle was so cute and liked her snowflake and whispered to her mom that she wanted to make you something.

Today, when you asked what we are doing tomorrow, like you do every day, I told you it was going to be pre-school at your friends house and you said "Yay, I get to see Danielle!"

And what is even better is you say her name as "Danwell" and it is just so cute!