"She just wants to play with dolls"

Mya was in charge of the activity portion of our FHE tonight.  She wanted us to have a hula hoop competition to see who could do it the longest.  I wasn't aware of this hidden talent in our soon-to-be five year old.  But apparently she quite likes it, and she could keep her hula hoop going 1 minute and 35 seconds longer than I could.  (I lasted 3 seconds)

I guess she practices at preschool.  If I've got the story right, Stefanie asked Mya if she played with a certain girl at school, a girl that is a little shy.  When Mya said no and Stef asked her why not, Mya said that the classmate just wanted to play in one room with dolls, but Mya wanted to go where the hula hoop was.

Master Maddux

Paparazzi

We have maybe overdone it just a bit with pics of this new guy.

New Year's Eve at Noah's

 

 

Ouch

"That workout is kicking my butt! Whole upper body is sore. Gonna be worth, though.

(Workout = slipping on the ice in Liddiard's parking lot, and barely getting my arms under me before smacking my face. Back is hurting all sorts of fierce. Negotiating with ambulance chasers right now since having ice in a parking lot in the winter is clearly a sue-able offense. The American dream, getting something for nothing.)"

This was my Facebook status after taking a spill in the parking lot while helping Afton and Mya deliver their entries in the Christmas coloring contest.

Safe and Sound

(Can't get the image of the tree to lose its distortion.  Maybe it's time to get a Mac.)

Mommy/Daughter Time

Stefanie took Afton to a salon in Tooele to get a pedicure.  A little TLC for mom before the baby decides it's time to enter the world.

Lines

When you've got two parents who like things to be orderly I guess some organizational tendencies are bound to show through in the kids.  Afton and Mya like lines.  They always line their pets up along their beds so they know which pet is to be slept with each night.  But their penchant for order and sequence is most evident when we eat.  Whether we're eating at home or in a restaurant, both girls will decide a food and drink pattern that they will follow for the whole meal.

The last time we ate at Casa del Rey, the girls used the following order when eating: enchilada, rice mixed with beans, drink of water, chips, and then repeat.  And Mya will announce her "line" several times...to Mom, to Dad, and to Afton.  Then Mya will ask Afton to repeat what her line is.  And so it goes, over and over, meal after meal.

Orgill Cousins

 

Get together at Uncle Ef's house to share memories of Dad.

Raising 'Em Right

I went to the BYU football game today and this is the picture that Stefanie texted me:

Simple Instructions

Stef's instructions to me late last night knowing she'd be leaving early for a volleyball tournament:

"The girls need a bath in the morning. When they get out, just blow dry their hair."

Oh, just that? Just blow dry their hair, eh? Did she forget what my head looks like? Ignore the fact that I haven't ever used a blow dryer. I haven't done anything with hair other than shave it for a decade. I'm about as familiar with a blow dryer and long hair as I am with stirrups and a horse. She might as well have told me to crochet a blanket for the baby after I was done.