I'm lazy about taking pictures, but here is Grandma with Josh and making donuts with Will and Anna.
We're so happy that Grandma was able to visit us! We had a great week!
Friday, September 9, 2011
Grandma's Visit
Grandma Rice came to stay with us after Josh was born to help us out when Larkin returned to work. She was kind enough to make dinners for us, play with the kids, hold Josh, watch the twins during Josh's doctor appointment, etc. I think she was able to relax a little, too.
I'm lazy about taking pictures, but here is Grandma with Josh and making donuts with Will and Anna.
We're so happy that Grandma was able to visit us! We had a great week!
I'm lazy about taking pictures, but here is Grandma with Josh and making donuts with Will and Anna.
We're so happy that Grandma was able to visit us! We had a great week!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Impromptu Primary with Will
Will has had a fever for a couple of days, so he stayed home from church with me and Joshua this morning. Will was kind of sad about this because the boy loves Primary! I had worried about his transition from nursery to Primary, but after about 10 minutes on his first Sunday in Primary, he was perfectly happy. He has never put up a fight or cried or resisted going to Primary at all. I want to help him keep that enthusiasm for Primary and teach him the importance of what happens there each Sunday. So, since Will couldn't go to Primary today, we brought Primary to him.
First we had a lesson. Thank goodness for the Church manuals available online! We found the lesson that the rest of his class will be learning about today, and we discussed it, just the two of us (three if you count Josh). We learned that families can be together forever.
Then Will colored a picture of the temple, and we drew a picture of our whole family. It was fun to draw our family now that we have Josh to add to the rest of us!
Poor Will! This is what happens when your mom is the Primary chorister. He had to have his own private singing time. He loved it, though. (He's a good sport.)
This time was so special for me (and for him, I hope). It was wonderful for me, as his mother, to hear his answers to some of the questions I asked during our lesson. This kid knows his stuff! And it was great to hear his excitement when he talked about our family, especially his excitement now that Joshua is here. (It also felt good that he knew all the verses to all the songs for our Primary program. I must be doing something right in the Primary!) I loved having this one-on-one time with Will. I don't hope that Anna will be sick next week, but I do hope to have a similar opportunity with her sometime soon.
After our Primary today, I let Will play with the camera. Here are some pictures that he took - minus the miscellaneous picture of the end table, carpet, framed picture of the wall, etc.
I love my William so much!!!!!
First we had a lesson. Thank goodness for the Church manuals available online! We found the lesson that the rest of his class will be learning about today, and we discussed it, just the two of us (three if you count Josh). We learned that families can be together forever.
Then Will colored a picture of the temple, and we drew a picture of our whole family. It was fun to draw our family now that we have Josh to add to the rest of us!
Poor Will! This is what happens when your mom is the Primary chorister. He had to have his own private singing time. He loved it, though. (He's a good sport.)
This time was so special for me (and for him, I hope). It was wonderful for me, as his mother, to hear his answers to some of the questions I asked during our lesson. This kid knows his stuff! And it was great to hear his excitement when he talked about our family, especially his excitement now that Joshua is here. (It also felt good that he knew all the verses to all the songs for our Primary program. I must be doing something right in the Primary!) I loved having this one-on-one time with Will. I don't hope that Anna will be sick next week, but I do hope to have a similar opportunity with her sometime soon.
After our Primary today, I let Will play with the camera. Here are some pictures that he took - minus the miscellaneous picture of the end table, carpet, framed picture of the wall, etc.
I love my William so much!!!!!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Introducing Joshua!
He is here!!!!!! Joshua Brig Le Sueur was born on 8/29/11, at 12:44 p.m., weighing 8 lb 3 oz, and measuring 21" long. He's a handsome, quiet, sleepy, snuggly, happy, sweet, perfect baby.
On the way to the hospital
All clean!
Meeting the twins
More pictures are posted on Le Sueur Street, and even more will be posted this week. We're so happy to have Josh as part of our family!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Three-Legged Races
We played a bunch of games at Le Sueur Family Vacation this year, but the three-legged races deserve a blog post all of their own.
It started with a race of all four 3-year-olds: Connor and Will vs. Bella and Anna. Obviously the boys were a little more serious about the game than the girls.
Later, that race was followed by a parent/child race: Larkin and Will vs. Allyson and Anna vs. Heather and Connor. I like Larkin's advice to Will before the race started.
"No cheating, all right?"
My favorite part of this video was Heather and Connor's finish. I think Connor grew bored with the race part-way through.
Then Larkin and Emma showed everyone how the race is supposed to be won. And William showed everyone how cheering is supposed to be done. "Go, Daddy! Go, Daddy! Go, Daddy!"
We'll post pictures of the other games and fun activities on Le Sueur Street soon. *Cross your fingers*
It started with a race of all four 3-year-olds: Connor and Will vs. Bella and Anna. Obviously the boys were a little more serious about the game than the girls.
Later, that race was followed by a parent/child race: Larkin and Will vs. Allyson and Anna vs. Heather and Connor. I like Larkin's advice to Will before the race started.
Then Larkin and Emma showed everyone how the race is supposed to be won. And William showed everyone how cheering is supposed to be done. "Go, Daddy! Go, Daddy! Go, Daddy!"
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Summer Wrap-Up
My sister brought to my attention a little while ago that we haven't posted on the blog in a long time. In her words, "Has your summer been that boring?" Quite the contrary, actually. Our summer has been so jam-packed that we haven't had a chance to post about it. So here are the highlights.
1. Beach camping trip
Right after school let out at the beginning of June, we took the twins down to the coast and camped on the beach. It was so much fun! It was perfect because we went before it got too, too hot this summer.
2. Ohio trip
We made an unplanned, but necessary, quick trip to Ohio the following week of June. Although the circumstances for the trip were less than desirable, it was great to see my family again.
3. Utah/Idaho trip
This trip was planned, and we had a great time! We were in Utah briefly before heading up to the Le Sueur Family Vacation in Idaho, and we got to see Aunt Marie, Aunt Sally, and my old roommate, Jenny. Then we spent a great week and a half with Larkin's WHOLE family. It was awesome to have all of the family out for the week (minus Eric, who was able to come up at the end). We miss them all already, so I'm trying to talk many of them into spending Thanksgiving in Houston.
4. Scout camp
Larkin, as a dedicated Young Men's President, spent time at scout camp again this year. I don't have pictures of that, but it did keep us busy.
5. Woodbadge Boy Scout camp
Yes, Larkin spent another week at scout camp in July. This week was all training for BSA leaders, and he loved it.
6. Doctor appointments
And then more doctor appointments. And then another doctor appointment the next week. Followed by another doctor appointment. I shouldn't complain; I have had far less appointments with this pregnancy than I had with the twins. (I'm just ready for it to be over.)
7. Back to work
Larkin started easing us into his being back at work at the beginning of August. He would go into his classroom for a few hours a day instead of spending all day away from home. I must admit that it helped me a lot. However, now that school has officially started, he is back to working normal hours. I'm not ready for that. Maybe I'll have a baby next week. . . . That will give him some more time with us!
More pictures are available at Le Sueur Street - though we didn't post that many. We're trying to play catch up on that site, too.
And that has been our summer vacation! We need another vacation to recover from this one.
1. Beach camping trip
Right after school let out at the beginning of June, we took the twins down to the coast and camped on the beach. It was so much fun! It was perfect because we went before it got too, too hot this summer.
2. Ohio trip
We made an unplanned, but necessary, quick trip to Ohio the following week of June. Although the circumstances for the trip were less than desirable, it was great to see my family again.
3. Utah/Idaho trip
This trip was planned, and we had a great time! We were in Utah briefly before heading up to the Le Sueur Family Vacation in Idaho, and we got to see Aunt Marie, Aunt Sally, and my old roommate, Jenny. Then we spent a great week and a half with Larkin's WHOLE family. It was awesome to have all of the family out for the week (minus Eric, who was able to come up at the end). We miss them all already, so I'm trying to talk many of them into spending Thanksgiving in Houston.
4. Scout camp
Larkin, as a dedicated Young Men's President, spent time at scout camp again this year. I don't have pictures of that, but it did keep us busy.
5. Woodbadge Boy Scout camp
Yes, Larkin spent another week at scout camp in July. This week was all training for BSA leaders, and he loved it.
6. Doctor appointments
And then more doctor appointments. And then another doctor appointment the next week. Followed by another doctor appointment. I shouldn't complain; I have had far less appointments with this pregnancy than I had with the twins. (I'm just ready for it to be over.)
7. Back to work
Larkin started easing us into his being back at work at the beginning of August. He would go into his classroom for a few hours a day instead of spending all day away from home. I must admit that it helped me a lot. However, now that school has officially started, he is back to working normal hours. I'm not ready for that. Maybe I'll have a baby next week. . . . That will give him some more time with us!
More pictures are available at Le Sueur Street - though we didn't post that many. We're trying to play catch up on that site, too.
And that has been our summer vacation! We need another vacation to recover from this one.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
From the Mouths of the Twins
Will and Anna come up with some pretty funny things. I'm sure a lot of them are "you-had-to-be-there" moments that other people won't think are funny, but I wanted to document some anyway.
On discussing where we live:
Anna: We live in Houston, Texas! Houston is the city, and Texas is the apartment building.
On drinking milk:
Anna: Mom, is milk good for our bodies?
Mom: Yes, it has calcium that is good for our bones.
Anna: Oh yeah! My bones were coming out of my body, but now I drinked some milk, and my bones aren't coming out of my body anymore!
Practicing his Primary talk while dressed as a pirate:
Mom: The Book of Mormon. . .
Will: The Book of Mormon, arg!!! . . .
Mom: . . . teaches us about Jesus Christ.
Will: . . . teaches us about Jesus Christ, arg!!!
Etc. (This carried on through his whole talk. Luckily, he didn't add the "pirate-speak" when he actually gave his talk a few days later.)
At a friend's house:
Will: Where did you get this [train table]?
Friend's Mom: The kids' grandparents gave it to them.
Will: That was so kind! Did you write a thank you note?
On looking at baby pictures:
Anna: Will, is that baby you or baby me?
Will: That is baby me.
Anna: With that tube up your nose? [Will had a feeding tube up his nose for his first few days in the NICU.]
Will: Yeah, I had that tube up my nose.
Anna: (inspecting Will's face) Is it still there?
After playing dress-up:
Anna: Will, is this blue ring what you gave me when we got married?
Will: Yes. Mom, I gave Anna that ring when we got married.
Mom: You and Anna are married?
Will: No, we got married when we were grown ups.
And finally, my recent favorite quote that comes not from the twins, but from the source of their sense of humor:
Allyson: You said it in an obligatory way.
Larkin: I don't know what "obligatory" means, so I promise I didn't say it in that way.
We love our silly family!
On discussing where we live:
Anna: We live in Houston, Texas! Houston is the city, and Texas is the apartment building.
On drinking milk:
Anna: Mom, is milk good for our bodies?
Mom: Yes, it has calcium that is good for our bones.
Anna: Oh yeah! My bones were coming out of my body, but now I drinked some milk, and my bones aren't coming out of my body anymore!
Practicing his Primary talk while dressed as a pirate:
Mom: The Book of Mormon. . .
Will: The Book of Mormon, arg!!! . . .
Mom: . . . teaches us about Jesus Christ.
Will: . . . teaches us about Jesus Christ, arg!!!
Etc. (This carried on through his whole talk. Luckily, he didn't add the "pirate-speak" when he actually gave his talk a few days later.)
At a friend's house:
Will: Where did you get this [train table]?
Friend's Mom: The kids' grandparents gave it to them.
Will: That was so kind! Did you write a thank you note?
On looking at baby pictures:
Anna: Will, is that baby you or baby me?
Will: That is baby me.
Anna: With that tube up your nose? [Will had a feeding tube up his nose for his first few days in the NICU.]
Will: Yeah, I had that tube up my nose.
Anna: (inspecting Will's face) Is it still there?
After playing dress-up:
Anna: Will, is this blue ring what you gave me when we got married?
Will: Yes. Mom, I gave Anna that ring when we got married.
Mom: You and Anna are married?
Will: No, we got married when we were grown ups.
And finally, my recent favorite quote that comes not from the twins, but from the source of their sense of humor:
Allyson: You said it in an obligatory way.
Larkin: I don't know what "obligatory" means, so I promise I didn't say it in that way.
We love our silly family!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Dress Up
The twins LOVE their dress-up box. It's fun to see what they decide to dress up as on different days. They often dress up and then put on "plays." Here are some of their recent performances.
The Princess and the Pirate
The Cowgirl
The Adventures of Batman and Batgirl
Batman and Dorothy in Oz
Two Buzzing Bees
The Princess and the Pirate
The Cowgirl
Plays that I've missed taking pictures of:
Little Red Riding Hood and Batman vs. the Big Bad Wolf
The Ballerina and the Bee
Pocahontas and the Cowboy
I'm sure there are others that I've forgotten about. I'm excited to have Larkin home all summer so that he can fill the role of the Big Bad Wolf in my place. I've been "killed" by Batman enough to last me a while.
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