but these kids are growing up way too fast.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Lesson Learned
Time lapsed: 10-15 minutes.
I was using our treadmill. Larkin was playing XBox. Will and Anna were . . .
making sure we had all the pieces to all of our board games all at once?
Larkin and I handled the clean-up of this specific mess. We thought Will and Anna had worked hard enough that day. Aren't twins fun?
*Bonus question: Can you name all of the board games in this picture?
**Hint: There are 11 total games spread across the floor.
Side-note: We have several more games. We're just glad we reached the twins before they could reach the remaining games.
I was using our treadmill. Larkin was playing XBox. Will and Anna were . . .
making sure we had all the pieces to all of our board games all at once?
Larkin and I handled the clean-up of this specific mess. We thought Will and Anna had worked hard enough that day. Aren't twins fun?
*Bonus question: Can you name all of the board games in this picture?
**Hint: There are 11 total games spread across the floor.
Side-note: We have several more games. We're just glad we reached the twins before they could reach the remaining games.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Memories...
Recently the kids have really been developing their minds. It is amazing to me to see how well they remember the things they love. They have both become quite the little singers. We will have to do another post with the song styles of William and Anna. They are getting pretty good at Primary songs.
Their memories have also shown up when they "read" books and in the form of dance. Here are a few videos of them showing off their talents. The first is of William doing the "Rexie Dance," as he calls it. Will loves dinosaurs, so when Disney's Dance-A-Lot Robot came out with a dino-stomp, Will was immediately sucked in.
This next one is of Anna "reading" Where the Wild Things Are. It's kind of hard to hear her at first because William always wants to play with the camera. But, if you listen close, she recites the book word by word and page by page.
We have also noticed that it is the end of July and we only did a small post at the beginning of June. In effort to catch up we have posted several pictures at the Le Sueur family web-site. Go check them out. There are some good times documented there.
Their memories have also shown up when they "read" books and in the form of dance. Here are a few videos of them showing off their talents. The first is of William doing the "Rexie Dance," as he calls it. Will loves dinosaurs, so when Disney's Dance-A-Lot Robot came out with a dino-stomp, Will was immediately sucked in.
This next one is of Anna "reading" Where the Wild Things Are. It's kind of hard to hear her at first because William always wants to play with the camera. But, if you listen close, she recites the book word by word and page by page.
We have also noticed that it is the end of July and we only did a small post at the beginning of June. In effort to catch up we have posted several pictures at the Le Sueur family web-site. Go check them out. There are some good times documented there.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Water Fight!!!
The twins and I decided to have a water fight one day while we waited for Daddy to get home from work. We found that the slide worked GREAT when wet - next time we'll know to put some kind of slip-n-slide at the bottom to make the transition from slide to grass a little more smooth.
Then we joined Ethan and Lindsay's family for a Memorial Day BBQ and water fight. Good thing the twins had already had some practice! (Pictures are posted at Le Sueur Street.) I can't really tell, but I think the kids had a good time.
It's official - William is exactly like his daddy.
Then we joined Ethan and Lindsay's family for a Memorial Day BBQ and water fight. Good thing the twins had already had some practice! (Pictures are posted at Le Sueur Street.) I can't really tell, but I think the kids had a good time.
It's official - William is exactly like his daddy.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Drawing the Line
Today I told the kids that they were sitting too close to the TV. Sometimes I can be so unreasonable.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Jesus Said Love Everyone
I adore these kids:
Which is why it bothers me so much when they're mean to each other. I've tried to get creative in punishing them for fighting, when I suddenly remembered stories my dad used to tell us. He said that Grandpa Rice used to make him and whichever sibling sit in the middle of the room, holding hands, perhaps singing "Love at Home," even with company over. Well, Will and Anna don't know "Love at Home" right now, but nursery has taught them "Jesus Said Love Everyone." That produced this treasure:
And this:
And later, Will decided that the baby dolls were fighting. He made them hold hands, and he sang to them.
Hopefully this will all result in more sweet scenes like this:
Which is why it bothers me so much when they're mean to each other. I've tried to get creative in punishing them for fighting, when I suddenly remembered stories my dad used to tell us. He said that Grandpa Rice used to make him and whichever sibling sit in the middle of the room, holding hands, perhaps singing "Love at Home," even with company over. Well, Will and Anna don't know "Love at Home" right now, but nursery has taught them "Jesus Said Love Everyone." That produced this treasure:
And this:
And later, Will decided that the baby dolls were fighting. He made them hold hands, and he sang to them.Hopefully this will all result in more sweet scenes like this:
Monday, May 10, 2010
Weekend with Cousins
We got to play with Dallin, Sophie, and Baby Violet all weekend while Ethan and Lindsay were out of town. Here is how we spent our time.
Reading books
Playing games
Making cookies
Nerf gun war (naturally)
Relaxing before bedtime
More games
Singing to Baby Violet ("Ring Around the Rosey," specifically)
Things we forgot to catch on camera: Playing outside on the swing set, drawing pictures with sidewalk chalk, tackling/wrestling Daddy (Uncle Larkin), Will and Anna calling Daddy "Uncle Larkin," lots of snuggling Sweet Violet, making silly faces at Violet to help her smile, playing Wii Fit and watching Dallin and Sophie break our long-standing records, etc.
We had a blast with all the kids! Poor Will and Anna's hearts were broken when Ethan and Lindsay came to pick up their kids. They still call our guest bedroom "Dallin and Sophie's room." I think we're going to have to take advantage of Larkin's summer vacation to have lots more sleepovers. Who else wants to join us?
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