Got me down...

Had the Flu last week. The actual flu. Tested positive and all. The Dr. was skeptical, "Everyone is coming in because of this virus, it's not the flu, but we'll test you since you have little ones at home..." Then the phone call, "Ummmm...well, you tested positive for influenza A, so..."

So that's had me down and OUT for a bit.

And, little Henry is Potty TRAINED!!! He's a champ at it too. It clicked and once it clicked it was GREAT! What a relief (for him and for me).

This is a pretty good description of how I felt all last week, and still feel though I am MUCH much better I just don't know how much I want to interact with the world just yet!

And, on the other hand, I'm SUPER excited because I'm driving to Idaho tomorrow to send my Step-mom off on her mission to Nauvoo! What a great place to be on a mission. I'm so jealous of her, and then I think about wearing the pioneer garb in the middle of a Nauvoo summer and I rethink my jealousy! I love you Margie and I am so happy for you!

A Hairdresser of Seuss Talent

Last night I was summoned for a hair-DO! So I sat where I was told and let the little hairdresser's hands carefully (or not so carefully) craft their masterpiece.

It was lovely! I looked like her rendition of Cindy-lou-who.

Here we are, my little hairdresser and I!

What talent. What vision. What a girl!

I could hardly stand it at the end of the night when she asked if I could keep it in all night and all day "tomorrow." It melted my heart and I wished I had the strength of scalp to stand the pulling and strain on my hair. Oh, sweet Sophie. I love you and I love the hair do!

Celebrating Something!!!

So. Little Henners had his 3rd birthday and it was a HUGE success. I finished the quilt and I was so happy to watch my sweet and sensitive little boy open this present. He was so excited he exclaimed, "A BLANKET! I WANT TO SNUGGLE IN IT!" It was the perfect reaction to all TJ's and my hard work. (TJ helped me in snipping all the edges. Thanks babe!)

Then Henry got spoiled rotten with all his other gifts. So spoiled, in fact, that after the day was over and he was peacefully dreaming of train tracks, lawn mowers, cars, and blankets, Sophie looked at me and said, "I'm so glad Henry had such a great birthday and he got all these great presents that I get to play with when he's in bed."

Way to go my little three year old boy. You make my blood boil (sometimes), you melt my heart, you make me swoon and sometimes I just want to hold and squeeze you because I just can't stand how incredibly cute you are. I'm so in love with you my little buddy-boy. Now, go on and get yourself potty trained! I know you can do it!

So, in other news........

TJ is going to London in April and he's "forcing" me to go with him. What's a girl to do with herself???

And in other, other news

Hallie Growls!

A Few of Our Favorite Things

Thank you Morey Family for giving us an idea to completely copy for our Family Home Evening last night.

We each picked out four things that we LOVE and that we wanted to journal through photography.

Our love scavenger hunt was a blast. Sophie and Henry had so much fun taking their own pictures that they even considered not going to the treat store afterward so they could stay and take more pictures.

So, here you have it, the things we love:

Sophie loves Hallie because she is so cute.

Sophie also loves her Dress-ups because she can pretend to be a princess.

Sophie loves books especially Green Eggs and Ham because she can almost read it.

Sophie loves pouring her own water into her cup. She's an independent little fart.

Henry loves his Sippy-cup.

Henry also loves his trucks so he can play with them.

Henry loves this big truck too.

Henry loves his microphone because he loves to sing.

TJ loves sweet little Sophie,

silly little Henry,

Debra...

And, Hallie.

Debra loves Hymns Made Easy, because she can play them.

Debra loves bed-time for the kids.

Debra also loves all the (big and little) bliss's in her life.

During the process of our camera's battery dying, we neglected to picture what Hallie loves: Hallie loves her exersaucer and her daddy. (TJ was in charge of helping Hallie with her love scavenger hunt.)

Sophie has been so excited today and she's exclaimed a couple times that this really "is a great holiday because people keep bringing us treats!"

Well, there you have it, we love our family and a lot of our toys and we especially love getting treats! Happy Valentines Day!