Now, I am not sure why he has his shirt wrapped around his head in an Arabic manner, or even how he got his shirt to be in that position just right. Later he told me that his head was really hot and his shirt was really cold, so he put his shirt on his head to cool down. I know, it makes perfect sense--right?
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
More on Jaxon Sleeping
I have posted Jaxon's odd sleeping before. But I had a another surprise and good laugh the other night when I went to go check on him. This is what I found:
Now, I am not sure why he has his shirt wrapped around his head in an Arabic manner, or even how he got his shirt to be in that position just right. Later he told me that his head was really hot and his shirt was really cold, so he put his shirt on his head to cool down. I know, it makes perfect sense--right?
Now, I am not sure why he has his shirt wrapped around his head in an Arabic manner, or even how he got his shirt to be in that position just right. Later he told me that his head was really hot and his shirt was really cold, so he put his shirt on his head to cool down. I know, it makes perfect sense--right?
Monday, February 21, 2011
Karate Kid Wannabe
This kid wants to do everything his brothers do. He took his brother's karate belt and attempted some Kung Fu....
Trust me, this kid is feisty enough that you wouldn't want to mess with his "pretend" karate moves.
Trust me, this kid is feisty enough that you wouldn't want to mess with his "pretend" karate moves.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Josh Is A Kindergarten Hero
Josh was the hero in his kindergarten class at school last week. He got to bring home the class pet (Curious George) to spend the weekend with us. Josh then had to write and draw pictures of what he did will George. One of the things we did with George was we took him to the BYU vs. UNLV basketball game with us and watched BYU stomp all over UNLV. It was a great game.
Here is Josh (wearing his BYU wig) with George getting ready to watch the basketball game. We even dressed George up in a BYU shirt so he wouldn't feel left out.
While we were watching the game, Cosmo came up to our section to say hello. He was nice enough to pose for a picture with Josh and George. Josh thought that was pretty cool. (We thought that was pretty cool as well.)
After the game we stopped at the bronze cougar outside the football stadium to take a picture of George with all the boys. We had a great time with George over the weekend.
We made a poster all about Josh to take to school so the kids in his class could get to know him a little better. Josh loved being the hero at school. He got to be the first in line, do the calendar each morning and had many other privileges.
On Friday we got to go to the school to talk about Josh. Here I am (along with Josh, Jeremy and Kayden) telling his class that Oreos are Josh's favorite treat. Josh brought enough Oreos to share with his class. We also told his class about all of other favorite things and things that Josh likes to do. Then his class gathered in a circle and sang the hero song to Josh. It took everything I had to blink back the proud parent tears. It was a fun week for Josh.
While we were there at the school, Jeremy (Dr. White) got to teach the kids about taking care of their teeth. (Did you know that February is dental awareness month?) He had one of the students be his assistant and Josh was the patient. Here she is using suction on Josh. The kids learned how to brush their teeth and all about going to the dentist.
Then Jeremy put a whole bunch of cotton rolls in Josh's mouth and made Josh giggle. The class thought it was pretty funny. Over all it went great and all the kids enjoyed getting a new toothbrush. Josh was excited for us to come in and share some of his class time with him. We enjoyed being there as well. We love our Joshua!
Here is Josh (wearing his BYU wig) with George getting ready to watch the basketball game. We even dressed George up in a BYU shirt so he wouldn't feel left out.
While we were watching the game, Cosmo came up to our section to say hello. He was nice enough to pose for a picture with Josh and George. Josh thought that was pretty cool. (We thought that was pretty cool as well.)
After the game we stopped at the bronze cougar outside the football stadium to take a picture of George with all the boys. We had a great time with George over the weekend.
We made a poster all about Josh to take to school so the kids in his class could get to know him a little better. Josh loved being the hero at school. He got to be the first in line, do the calendar each morning and had many other privileges.
On Friday we got to go to the school to talk about Josh. Here I am (along with Josh, Jeremy and Kayden) telling his class that Oreos are Josh's favorite treat. Josh brought enough Oreos to share with his class. We also told his class about all of other favorite things and things that Josh likes to do. Then his class gathered in a circle and sang the hero song to Josh. It took everything I had to blink back the proud parent tears. It was a fun week for Josh.
While we were there at the school, Jeremy (Dr. White) got to teach the kids about taking care of their teeth. (Did you know that February is dental awareness month?) He had one of the students be his assistant and Josh was the patient. Here she is using suction on Josh. The kids learned how to brush their teeth and all about going to the dentist.
Then Jeremy put a whole bunch of cotton rolls in Josh's mouth and made Josh giggle. The class thought it was pretty funny. Over all it went great and all the kids enjoyed getting a new toothbrush. Josh was excited for us to come in and share some of his class time with him. We enjoyed being there as well. We love our Joshua!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Jaxon's Story Telling
I have learned that Jaxon is a different kid at school than he is at home. In third grade this year they did a story telling unit. Jaxon wrote and told his own story about three brothers all named Jaxon (all spelled differently of course). The three Jaxons all had the same dream and then somehow got trapped in the clouds and had to find a way home. I had heard his story at home, because I made him practice. Then I heard his story at school and it had changed--a lot.
Here Jaxon is telling his story. His class was eating his story up. He was doing different voices (there was none of that at home), he was doing actions (again, none of that at home), and he was really funny! (His story was a little dry when he told it at home.) I was surprised and shocked. All of the kids in his class were laughing and then looking at me to make sure I was laughing too. He did a great job and I enjoyed his story very much.
Here Jaxon is with his teacher Miss Udy. She tells me that Jaxon is always making her laugh and that at times Jaxon gets laughing so much that he starts to cry. She also says that he is a lot of fun at to have in her class. Jaxon is one great kid! (Try and get him to tell you his story sometime. I just hope you get the version that he told at school.)
Here Jaxon is telling his story. His class was eating his story up. He was doing different voices (there was none of that at home), he was doing actions (again, none of that at home), and he was really funny! (His story was a little dry when he told it at home.) I was surprised and shocked. All of the kids in his class were laughing and then looking at me to make sure I was laughing too. He did a great job and I enjoyed his story very much.
Here Jaxon is with his teacher Miss Udy. She tells me that Jaxon is always making her laugh and that at times Jaxon gets laughing so much that he starts to cry. She also says that he is a lot of fun at to have in her class. Jaxon is one great kid! (Try and get him to tell you his story sometime. I just hope you get the version that he told at school.)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
My Next Karate Kid
Josh just started Karate and he couldn't be happier about it. He is anxious to show everyone his new moves. Just try and punch him in the nose and see what happens!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Fredette About It!
We put on our BYU basketball game days t-shirts, Josh had his blue and white hair and we all went to the #9 BYU vs. #4 San Diego State basketball game last night. What a great game it was! Our Cougars won! We were amazed by Jimmer Fredette's performance and the team's defense. We cheered, we yelled, and jumped up and down. Boy it was loud in the Marriott Center!.....and Kayden slept--through the WHOLE game (even though he denies it and says he had a great time at the game last night). Go Cougars!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Christmas 2010
Wow. Christmas came and went faster than I could have imagined. We had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed everything good in life: family, traditions, parties, friends, Christmas cards, presents and of course chocolate.
Here are my handsome boys the Sunday before Christmas. It has become tradition to dress the boys up with matching ties or shirts. This year was ties. Jaxon was thrilled that he received a real tie as opposed to a zip-up or clip-on tie. (Left to right: Kayden (3), Joshua (6), Jaxon (9) and McKay (11)).
On Christmas Eve we went to Grandma White's house for dinner, a program and pajamas. Once the kids were all in their PJs, they did some dancing on Grandma's stage. Josh had all the moves and I snapped his picture while he was in midair jumping off the stage into some pillows.
Here are all of Grandma and Grandpa White's grandchildren. There sure is a lot of blue in this picture with just a little bit of pink.
Grandma read all of the kids a Christmas story. Kayden enjoyed listening while on McKay's lap.
Christmas morning finally arrived! The boys thought it would never get here. We had count down chains (that some how would get two links pulled off a day instead of one--like that would make Christmas come faster), and crossing off of days on the calendar. All of which supposedly helped Christmas get here. They boys stay at the top of the stairs while waiting for Dad to give the go ahead. The boys were up VERY early that morning, but we had forbidden them to get out of bed until 7:00. We had to wake up Kayden--it took him a minute to come around and want to have anything to do with Christmas.
Josh got blue and white BYU hair in his stocking. He wore his hair to the last BYU basketball game and made sure he put on his hair whenever BYU was in need of some extra luck. It worked because BYU won! The baby sitting next to Josh could not keep his eyes off of Josh and his BYU hair.
Kayden has found a love for Superman. Santa put a Superman action figure in his stocking and Kayden was thrilled. He also got a Mater Toons DVD and a Cars scooter (behind him) from Santa. He has decided Christmas is great!
Jaxon begged and begged us for an iPod. His Christmas wish came true and much to his delight he found a blue iPod just for him under the tree. We have been busy loading on songs and we would like to learn how to put on movies. (Any suggestions?)
Kayden enjoyed opening presents and got excited every time it was his turn....
....and when it wasn't his turn, he chose to throw a fit and hide behind the coat rack. That is Kayden for you.
Josh opening his Star Wars AT-AT walker. It has been a favorite toy for all the kids and they all enjoy playing with it and they play with it often. (Jaxon even asked why we gave it to Josh and not to him. I told him, "Josh had it on his Christmas wish list, you didn't." Like the iPod wasn't enough.)
McKay loves everything Lego. This year for Christmas he received two Lego games (in addition to a couple of Lego sets). Both games have been lots of fun to play together as a family.
They day after Christmas we were able to have a Christmas party at Grandma Haacke's house. Aunt Juli and her family came from Texas and Uncle Paul and his family came from Idaho. It was fun to be all together with the cousins. We sure missed Aunt Caprice and her family. Every year at Christmas at Grandma Haacke's house, we act out The Nativity. This year, Josh was Joseph.
Kayden and I were Wise Men. Do we look wise?
Midway through, Kayden decided he had had enough of being a Wise Man and decided he wanted to take a ride on the donkey (his cousin Bryan).
All in all The Nativity was a success and the kids had a great time. Here they are all dressed up. I believe we had two Marys this year (on the front row next to Kayden). Jaxon (middle row left) was a shepherd and did a great job. McKay (very back row left) was also a shepherd and enjoyed being mischievous once the performance was over.
We had a wonderful holiday, including a trip up to Idaho for the New Year. We hope your holidays were just as wonderful as ours. Good-bye 2010. What will 2011 bring us?
Here are my handsome boys the Sunday before Christmas. It has become tradition to dress the boys up with matching ties or shirts. This year was ties. Jaxon was thrilled that he received a real tie as opposed to a zip-up or clip-on tie. (Left to right: Kayden (3), Joshua (6), Jaxon (9) and McKay (11)).
On Christmas Eve we went to Grandma White's house for dinner, a program and pajamas. Once the kids were all in their PJs, they did some dancing on Grandma's stage. Josh had all the moves and I snapped his picture while he was in midair jumping off the stage into some pillows.
Here are all of Grandma and Grandpa White's grandchildren. There sure is a lot of blue in this picture with just a little bit of pink.
Grandma read all of the kids a Christmas story. Kayden enjoyed listening while on McKay's lap.
Christmas morning finally arrived! The boys thought it would never get here. We had count down chains (that some how would get two links pulled off a day instead of one--like that would make Christmas come faster), and crossing off of days on the calendar. All of which supposedly helped Christmas get here. They boys stay at the top of the stairs while waiting for Dad to give the go ahead. The boys were up VERY early that morning, but we had forbidden them to get out of bed until 7:00. We had to wake up Kayden--it took him a minute to come around and want to have anything to do with Christmas.
Josh got blue and white BYU hair in his stocking. He wore his hair to the last BYU basketball game and made sure he put on his hair whenever BYU was in need of some extra luck. It worked because BYU won! The baby sitting next to Josh could not keep his eyes off of Josh and his BYU hair.
Kayden has found a love for Superman. Santa put a Superman action figure in his stocking and Kayden was thrilled. He also got a Mater Toons DVD and a Cars scooter (behind him) from Santa. He has decided Christmas is great!
Jaxon begged and begged us for an iPod. His Christmas wish came true and much to his delight he found a blue iPod just for him under the tree. We have been busy loading on songs and we would like to learn how to put on movies. (Any suggestions?)
Kayden enjoyed opening presents and got excited every time it was his turn....
....and when it wasn't his turn, he chose to throw a fit and hide behind the coat rack. That is Kayden for you.
Josh opening his Star Wars AT-AT walker. It has been a favorite toy for all the kids and they all enjoy playing with it and they play with it often. (Jaxon even asked why we gave it to Josh and not to him. I told him, "Josh had it on his Christmas wish list, you didn't." Like the iPod wasn't enough.)
McKay loves everything Lego. This year for Christmas he received two Lego games (in addition to a couple of Lego sets). Both games have been lots of fun to play together as a family.
They day after Christmas we were able to have a Christmas party at Grandma Haacke's house. Aunt Juli and her family came from Texas and Uncle Paul and his family came from Idaho. It was fun to be all together with the cousins. We sure missed Aunt Caprice and her family. Every year at Christmas at Grandma Haacke's house, we act out The Nativity. This year, Josh was Joseph.
Kayden and I were Wise Men. Do we look wise?
Midway through, Kayden decided he had had enough of being a Wise Man and decided he wanted to take a ride on the donkey (his cousin Bryan).
All in all The Nativity was a success and the kids had a great time. Here they are all dressed up. I believe we had two Marys this year (on the front row next to Kayden). Jaxon (middle row left) was a shepherd and did a great job. McKay (very back row left) was also a shepherd and enjoyed being mischievous once the performance was over.We had a wonderful holiday, including a trip up to Idaho for the New Year. We hope your holidays were just as wonderful as ours. Good-bye 2010. What will 2011 bring us?
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