feeding a 3 year old

When attempting to get Brock to eat and feeding him things can get pretty interesting. He usually just asks for help when he realizes he isn't going to be able to do anything until he eats. Yesterday he decided to try something new... He asked for cereal on top of his spaghetti. Gross! He ate it too. I guess if it works...

Some days I wonder why I even try to go to church when Seth is at work. Today I knew it would just be sacrament meeting for us because Brock has a bit of a cough so he can't go into nursery. I could not handle how crazy they were all sacrament! They were so crazy and naughty! I was very glad to go home and be done. I called my Mom and told her I wouldn't be coming to her house for dinner like we had planned, I figured the boys would just be a little too hard still and I was tired! She and Papa K were so nice and brought up some yummy chili for us and some fun-dips for the boys. Nothing like a sugar packet for a hyper kid! They actually love them though. Once Brock was done with his stick he proceeded to use his finger. I thought it made a pretty great picture!

So sweet! They are usual little angels so I suppose making Mommy feel like ripping her hair out once in awhile is ok. I love them so much! I wouldn't trade any day for ANYTHING, but I wouldn't mind 'tomorning' being a little mellower!

Fun pics

Jen and Blake are going to be moving to Pueblo, Colorado at the beginning of March and I am very sad about it. Blake has gone to Oklahoma City to train and Jen and the girls are here by themselves for a couple of months. While he has been gone I have been helping by watching Claire once or twice a week. She is so funny. She has the cutest little voice. Brock and Claire don't really get along very well. I call them the arch-enemies. They are always trying to hurt each other and get mad when the other is getting attention. Hopefully they will get over it soon!

Brocky had his three year old well check last Thursday and he has grown! Up until his 2 year well check he went down in the percentile everytime. Finally from 18 to 24 months he stabalized and this time he went up! He went from 28%ile to 56%ile. It was a pleasant suprise! I always am worried about his weight and how much he eats. Lately I just sit with him and feed him to make sure he eats. Now he actually likes it better that way and when I give him his food he will say, "Will you help me?" It is more work, but it obviously paying off.

Doran is getting smarter every day! He knows a lot of the letters and sounds. He gets overwhelmed easily when we work on them though. I have been feeling really stressed the last month about Kindergarten. Enrollment is next month and I just haven't been able to decide whether I should put him in or not. I don't want to put him in and have him struggle all school because he wasn't ready. He has the swing birthday so he could go next year or the following. We just really want to make the best decision for him.

Grandpa Engman has started a fun monthly activity he calls Maurice School. He teaches his grandkids useful things to help them with daily life. This last month we learned about Martin Luther King Jr., kitchen and bathroom cleaning, furnace filters, proper place setting at the table, manners, cooking, and much more. Doran really loved it. After Grandpa taught us the proper way to set a place a the dinner table Doran went through and did it correctly all on his own. He was very proud of himself and Seth and I were proud too! Today we were driving in the car and Doran said, "We are on the Earth, huh Mom?" I told him we were and then he said, "Jayce wants to get in a rocket and go into space." It is always funny to hear the little things they are thinking. I love it. :)

Bean Museum

Today Doran's preschool went on another fieldtrip to the Bean Museum. (They went last year as well.) This year went so much better. Last year they both were grumpy and we ended up leaving. This year Seth was able to come with us and they both were happy! We got there a little early so Doran and his little girlfriend Kamree chased each other around the parking lot.

Brock decided to join after a bit of watching.

Here is Doran's class this year. They are such a cute group of kids.

We got to have our own reptile show while we there. They had a turtle, a python, and a lizard. She walked around with the snake and lizard to let the kids pet them. Neither of the boys touched the snake, but Doran did touch the lizard. After they got a sheet with pictures of all sorts of different animals they needed to find throughout the museum. Doran found them all! It was a fun trip!

Brock's birthday

Last Saturday was Brocky's birthday and one of the worst things that can happen on a birthday happened! Our camera broke. I have to take all the blame for it too. I had on a long jacket and slammed the jacket in the door with my camera in the pocket. It is totally broke :( So I only have 2 pictures from his birthday which makes me really sad. The day started with Doran and I getting up before everyone else and blowing up green balloons for Brocky. Then Seth and Brock came out about half an hour later and Brock opened his presents. He kept telling us that he wanted more presents.

After that we went to Domi's baptism. It was awesome and the boys really loved watching him get baptized. After that we went to Brick Oven for Brocky's birthday lunch. He didn't eat any of his pizza, but he ate the icecream and sucker they brought out for him. Later in the evening we had his birthday party at Leatherby's, his and Seth's favorite place. He didn't really eat much icecream, but he sure played with the toppings. It was a pretty fun day. Now we have a 3 year old and a 4 year old.
Here a couple funny pictures I took with my cell phone. Brock has taken on my bad habbit of nail biting, but he has taken it to a new extreme! He bites his toe nails! YUCK! He calls all his nails fingers and when he is biting and I make him stop he will yell at me that he wants to 'eat the finger'.

Doran flexing his muscles! Brock has also started to fake cry. He will keep his eyes shut and just wail and wail! It is AWESOME! Sometimes after he is done he will say, 'I cried like a baby, huh?' He says huh after everything. It is cute. Love the little guy!

Family and New Year's!

On Christmas day my Dad and family and Ryan and his family all came to Utah. It was so fun to see everyone! We ate lots of food (including Dad's prime rib) and I gained a few pounds atleast! It was crazy how much Ryan and Emily's kids have changed since May. It always makes New Year seem depressing to me to be saying good bye to my family.

On a side note, I played in two fantasy leagues this season. On the one where I had a sweet team I won! In the other league Seth won and I came in 5th. Seth doesn't think he will ever play again because it was making him cheer for teams he didn't like. I think as long as I never draft a Cowboy I will be ok. Some weeks it was a little depressing to do bad, but overall I thought it was really fun!

Christmas!

Christmas finally came, what Doran has been waiting for since September! I kept thinking all night that he was going to wake up early and run in and want to open presents, but it didn't happen. I woke up at 6:00 and got monkey bread going and cut up some fresh fruit for breakfast because my mom and papa k were coming to watch the boys open presents. They came at 7:00 and brought Adam with them. So I got a bell and went in and rung it while Seth recorded it. Doran jumped up the second he heard the bell and took off running in to look under the tree. Brock wasn't quite so quick to wake up, but it wasn't too bad.

Brock's favorite present while opening them was the zhuzhu pet. Doran was a little sad when he saw Brock open up a leapster and he didn't have one. A couple presents later though he got one!

Doran got Wipeout for the wii. He asking been wanting thta since September too.

Brock was very slow with his unwrapping and would want to play with toys before he opened the next one. Soon I had to start helping him so we would finish before it was night time!

I got the leapsters loaded and ready and Brock then knew what his favorite present was. He would have played it all day and night if I let him! I am glad I got it online for sucha good deal!

Brock also got a knex rollercoaster. Santa must have thought that would be comparible to the racecar track Doran got. I started setting it up, but soon realized it was going to take a long time so then I took a break. Luckily I never resumed because Seth finished it! At the rate I was going I don't think I would have finished until next week.

The final product! It is pretty fun, but you can't really play with it.

Here are the kids eating Christmas dinner at mom and papa k's. Emma and the Cloward kids weren't there.

Doran folding his arms waiting to get a present.

World's cutest Steelers fan!

My little Clairebear! Every day I get sadder and sadder because their move is getting closer and closer. :( I am going to miss them sooooo bad!

Christmas Eve

Yesterday was Christmas Eve. The boys were so excited all day. They were very good minders thanks to the 'naughty list'. Last night was the Engman family Christmas party at the Huntington's. It was so much fun!

Angie does a nativity every year and it is so awesome. The boys were both shepherds this year. I thought they looked so cute. :) Papa read the Christmas story and the kids each had their parts.

Jojo and Kailey were Mary and Joseph.

Next came Boston as baby Jesus and the shepherds and angels. Brock wouldn't go in, but Doran did. For the first minute he was trying really hard not to cry because he was nervous (you can tell in this picture that he is about to cry).

Cute baby Boston in the manger. It was such an awesome set. The manger even lit up!

He finally cheered up!

Here most of them are! So cute!

Here the boys are opening up our family gift from the Huntington's. They spoiled us.

Looks like someone needs to go potty....

Doran staring at the case of Sharkboy and Lavagirl that Aunt Ang gave!

Opening up presents from Grandma and Papa.

When we got home the boys watched a little Mickey Mouse Christmas special and then we put out the milk and cookies for Santa. I thought Doran would have a hard time going to bed because he was so excited, but it was actually Brock who was restless and couldn't get to sleep. Finally they were both asleep and Seth and I watched a couple episodes of Pit Bulls and Parolees and then went to bed so the Fat Man could come. :)

Happy Birthday Seth!

Today is Seth's 28th birthday! I think Doran is much more excited about it then he is! Doran woke Seth up singing happy birthday. The boys gave him his presents and then we had Seth's parents over for breakfast.

We went to Tucanos for lunch. Doran loved it and everytime they would bring a meat out he would yell that he wants that one too. Brock wasn't the biggest fan. We told them it was Seth's birthday so they came out with a drum and made Seth shake a maraca and his hips while they sang! They were suprised he actually did it! The boys and Jayce thought it was pretty funny, but Claire was terrified!

Claire loved the food, but not the singing and the drums!

We could never go to Tucanos without the Yakiwchuks. The reason why is Jayce! She is a carnivour. As soon as she sat down she started challenging Scot to an eating competition. She may have won too... She loves that place more then anyone in the whole world. I think she would eat there everyday if she could. She has them give her everything they bring around except the fish! Way to go Jaycee!

Happy Birthday Seth! We love you so so so so much!