Landon's Band Concert

I noticed that Landon played the most prominent instruments in the percussion section for each song. I guess that means he's pretty good! I sure thought so! Here he is on the snare drum:

and the bongos:

Another Day at the Zoo

The kids had a fun day with some friends at the zoo today. The weather was really nice and warm with a cool breeze and we may have even got a little sun on our noses!

There's a tiger in there:

Everyone wanted to see!

The kids had a blast at the petting zoo! Levi tried the brush but it was kind of hard to use.

Peek-a-boo!

The kids also got to play at the playground there.

The giant tortoise

As we were walking out of the petting zoo area, a group of 3 or 4 peacocks was walking by!

Odds and Ends

This kid is growing up so fast! One more week until Nursery! Wahoo!

This is the first drawing of a face I have ever seen Jonah do- he colors a lot, but rarely draws. Guess I need to let him just draw more!

My mom used to put our pants on our heads as kids. I'm so glad I had the camera at this moment! It was so cute!

And here is a video of Jonah. I caught him reading a book to the other kids.

Our Courtship in Six-Word Snippets

Both just living in Provo area
Not going to school, just working
What to do, mission or school?
Prayed one night, mission for sure
Hanging out with cousin Aubrey 24/7
"Hey Jack's brothers live up here"
Sounds cool, let's play some games
Peter and Alan fun to hang with
Alan's mission to Iceland- super interesting!
Peter's mission to Idaho- that's nice.
Had no clue Peter diggin' me
Mission mindset- totally gung-ho now
Moved home soon after meeting him
Pretty much forgot, unexpected phone call
Jack's family- not coming to farewell
Hmm didn't expect them to anyway...
More info given- Peter liked you
That's nice. He's cool. Too late.
Left for Russia, freezing out there
Sometimes think of Peter, probably married.
Maybe write him? Probably forgot me.
Time goes on, still freezing temps
Mission soon over, letter comes
Funny and charming letter from him
I write back, another letter comes
One more from me. No response!
Uh-oh, what happened? Scared him off.
Four months later, landing in Vegas.
Chance to visit grandparents in California
Hitch a ride down, hear rumors
Grandma's been bugging Peter for months
About granddaughter in Russia, home soon
Gotta date her when she returns
Calls me up, I feel awkward
Probably forced to take me out
We have fun, like each other
Peter got sick from restaurant's food
Barfs at church next day-yuck
Hanging out all week, dropping classes
Okay, first kiss, come on already!
Finally he lays one on me
Gotta go home, long distance relationship
Lots of trips back and forth
I get hormonal and ruin proposal
He asks anyway, Cheryl sees ring
Screams out loud, everyone freaking out
Rocky engagement, mission high still there
Peter's super patient, I become normal
Both move to Arizona, working lots
Fun, hard times, poor, sharing car
Car accident, now what to do?
Borrow truck, no A/C, 110 degrees
Ride bike to grocery store together
Bike stolen, time to buy car
Wedding preparations mostly done by us
Lots of help once day comes
Very early morning sealing in temple
The start of our forever family
San Diego, so lovely, Floyd sealed
Perfect beginning of our lives together!

Such a Big Boy

Caught Doing a Cheesy Fake Smile

I thought Peter was taking a picture- had no idea he was filming.

Anyway, what have we been up to? Um, pretty much same old thing. I have noticed that like me, a few of you fellow bloggers have hit a wall these last few weeks. That's okay. I guess there's just not much going on. So I know it's a major stretch, but here are some minor details of our lives.

Eden has been allowing me to do her hair lately. In the past, this has been a bit of a battle because I can't stand her hair in her eyes ( and I will not give her bangs), and she hasn't been able to sit still enough for me to put her hair up in even a crooked ponytail with bumps all over. But we kind of have a system down now, and as long as I say "I'm sorry" after every time she says "Ow, that hurts," we get through it. I try to be gentle- she says it hurts when I haven't even touched her yet. She is getting a lot better and even lets me do some cute stuff sometimes. Today we did braids:

And this is what she looks like when we take them out! The dirt on her face just adds to the look!

I have been doing pretty well on my New Year's goal to work out. I have been going to this class at my local gym, and I love it! I have always loved strength training and with this class I also get the benefits of a group class- motivation, energy, and loud music! I was a little skeptical to go to a gym since I have never been a member of one, but I am loving it! I have been sore every time afterward (for days) so I am trying to build up some endurance so I can stop walking like a granny the day after class. Can't wait for the definition to start showing!
And in other news, I had a Parent-Teacher Conference with Jonah's preschool teacher. Jonah has achieved all of his classroom goals for the year already, so his teacher made some new goals for him. I think he is doing so much better since he started the program. Others have noticed too. He still has some work to do on his speech goals, and his speech teacher adjusted some of the goals so we knew specifically what he needs to improve on. I think that if we all work hard, he can reach his goals by the end of the year.

I made an appointment for Eden to get screened. I figure, it's free to get screened and the preschool is through the public school system, so it's free too. (Or rather, we have already paid for it, so what have I got to lose?) I think she might qualify for articulation and receptive speech delays. We'll see. That happens in about a month, so I'll post the results.

Other than that, Jonah is way into HSM 3 and wants to hear (and sing) "The Boys Are Back" all day long. I need to get video of him singing it and dancing along. We have also been reading Green Eggs and Ham a lot, and he has it mostly memorized and reads it aloud to himself. It's the cutest thing ever. I'll try to sneak a video of that too.