Tonight we gave Tim some ice cream and he left half of it melted in his cup on our end table in our family room. We didn't notice right away but finally realized that Allison had found it and was enjoying herself immensely.....sooooo funny!
Today Justin called and asked if I'd like to bring the kids and go out to lunch with him! I was excited because this is something we rarely do and it is always fun. We stopped at his work and he decided to have us come in and meet some people he works with which was fun and then we went to Carl's Jr. Tim had more fun playing than eating and Allie enjoyed watching all of the kids play. Being a holiday today, it was very crowded but still fun. Luckily Tim wanted to play on the little slide and all the rest of the kids were loving the big slide so it worked out great!
Then we came home and Tim slept from 1:30 until 4:45 when I finally went in to make sure he was okay and not sick. I don't think he's sick but he needed some good R&R I guess. He probably would have slept longer if Allie didn't go in there and wake him up...she loves going in his room!
It's been a good day!
By the way, Allie is starting to walk....yay!
So, I have decided that I want to re-decorate my family room. I used to have my sailboats and lighthouses upstairs but I have decided I've moved on and will put them in the family room downstairs. I want to get something a little more modern so I have spent some time in the last week checking out Michael's, Target, Walmart, Hobby Lobby, IronWorks and I'm heading to Tai Pan Trading on Wednesday too see their selection. I need to refill my 3 shelves and put something on my fireplace ledge and entertainment center. Any ideas or store ideas would be appreciated. I love dark reddish brown colored items! If anyone is interested in coming over and giving suggestions, that would be awesome! Now if I could only get rid of my black piano and get a piano the same color as the rest of the room.....wishful thinking!
Here is Allison wearing most of her dresses. Since I was starting to put away clothes that are too small and putting away Christmas stuff, I decided I better take her picture in some of my favorite dresses, enjoy!
Christmas dress!
Santa Baby!
Valentine dress!
Sailor dress!
Purple dress!
A few days before Christmas we visited with Justin's extended family when visiting his grandma for her birthday on the 21st. Then on the 23rd we went to the Martin family party at the JSMB and had a nice time. On Christmas Eve Justin went hiking all day and I went to help my sister-in-law Andrea who had surgery the day before and then I went to my parent's to set up my mom's present, a curio cabinet. I then hurried to the McMurray's for a wonderful turkey dinner and then back to my parent's for PJ's.
Christmas was a fun day for us! Tim was sooo excited and we loved seeing his excitement this year! He got a racetrack and some new little cars, a Thomas the train tent, and a Thomas the train laptop for the big gifts. Allison got a musical table to push buttons, a doll, a piano and some bubbles. Justin got a sleeping bag and some snow tubes from the kids. I got my entertainment center (again!) and a little massager, movie, and a necklace and bracelet from my kids. We hurried before the snow got too bad to my parent's and had aebleskivers and swedish pancakes for breakfast. Then we opened gifts and watched The Pink Panther waiting for my grandparents to come. They never showed up so we went to McMurray's and had a relaxing afternoon! We hurried and left when it really started to snow and really beat the big storm by getting home at 6:30 PM. Overall it was a fantastic and fun day with family! Here are some pictures:
Tim with his race track (favorite present!) and Thomas the Train tent
The loot!
Justin with his snow tube from the kids!
Justin with his Best Buy gift card, thanks Jer!
Allie with her new rattle!
Tim hiding in his Thomas the Train tent!
Lately when saying Thank You Tim has decided to drop the You and just say Thank. He doesn't say thanks in the traditional way, but just thank. I find it hilarious and Justin tried to correct him but I told him to just let him say it that way for a little while and it will correct itself! My little boy cracks me up all the time.
Also, many people comment on this but those of you who don't get to be around Tim, almost every phrase he says ends with a little raise in his pitch. Everyone in church knows when Tim is talking because he has such a unique way of talking. I love my little boy!
On Monday I was driving home from having lunch with the Salt Lake Council of Women in SLC and it was snowing and slushy/icy on the freeway. I was feeling pretty confident in my driving skills and driving at 65 MPH in the fast lane heading north on I-15 between Bountiful and Centerville. All of a sudden my car started to slide and I lost control. My car started to spin and I made an entire 360 degree turn across all lanes of traffic and my car finally caught some traction right before I hit the cars entering the freeway. I was able to stop in the middle section between the cars getting on the freeway and the cars on the freeway although I felt as though I would continue until I hit the barrier on the right. What a feeling!!!
I am so lucky I didn't hit anything or anyone in my crazy driving experience! I truly do not know how I did not hit anyone because there were cars all around me and I was definitely not the only one on the road but I am so grateful that I am safe and well! The Lord must have been really looking out for me and there must have been hundreds of guardian angels paving the way! After this happened, I drove home in the slow lane only going 50 MPH and I am definitely going to be more careful in the future when driving in the snow!
It's been a while since I have posted so I figured it was time for an update. First of all, Tim is still sleeping in his bed all night and he only wakes up and cries when he is not feeling well...it's awesome! I have also finally stopped feeding Allison at night and let her cry it out and she now sleeps through the night with just an occasional cry now and then. I am loving my sleep!
Justin just finished up his semester at BYU and is finally going to be around a little more. Last week was especially busy for him with homework and Young Men's and group projects and studying for finals...what a crazy week it was for me and him.
My brother and sister-in-law had a new baby boy named Tomas and in the McMurray family there were 2 baby girls born to Shannon and Deanne. What a time for babies! Justin figured out that by next March when all the babies that are due are born, there will be 7 girls in a row in the McMurray family.
Justin and I were able to attend his work Christmas party this past Friday and on Saturday we took our family to see the Festival of Trees. I always love attending the Festival of Trees and this year was no different. For Thanksgiving we had dinner with the McMurray family and it was very tasty with 4 different squash/sweet potato dishes to choose from, yum! After that we visited my sister Sherri's apartment and had pie and then we visited my dad and grandma for a bit. That evening Liesl and her kids spent the night and then I went black Friday shopping with Liesl and Brynn at 4:30 AM. Then Justin and I went to test drive some vans and then I picked up my brother's kids and they spent the night Friday night. We took them home on Saturday and finally relaxed Saturday evening, I was very tired!
I'm sure more has happened but that is all I can think of for now....Merry Christmas everyone!
So, my sister-in-law Heather gave me the best idea to keep Tim in his bed all night and it has now worked for over a week! She suggested that I offer to give Tim 3 pennies each morning when he has slept through the night in his own bed and not come in our room. He absolutely LOVES it! Every morning he wakes up so excited and comes running in our room asking for his 3 pennies.
After he did this for a week straight, I rewarded him with his 3 pennies like normal plus a nickle. Currently Tim is using my piggy bank until I can find a cheap plastic one for him to have. Any suggestions on where to find one? I strongly encourage this method if your child loves money like Tim does. He talks about it during the day and whenever we ask him what he'll get when he sleeps in his bed all night, he yells "Pennies, 1, 2, 3 Pennies!" By the way, Tim did a pretty good job sleeping in his bed all night but every 3-4 nights he would wake up and come in our room and want to sleep with us. We rarely let him in our bed and would just take him back to his room, but since we're still up with Allie 1-2 times each night, it was getting hard to be up with Tim also. Thanks Heather!!!
Well, Halloween was a busy day for us! In the morning I took the kids over to Justin's work to give him his laptop that he forgot and on the way home stopped at the Post Office to mail a package. Then I sent Timmy over to Sammy's house for her party and took Allison with me on errands. We went to Honda on Riverdale road and bought a new sunvisor for my car. Then we went to the mall so I could try on some shoes that I was thinking of buying 2 for 1 online for my birthday (I actually went home and ordered them, cute Skechers mary jane black and brown shoes).
Then I grabbed the kids and headed to Bountiful for the cousin Halloween party at Heather's. It was a lot of fun and then we finally made it home to relax for a bit. Then Justin and I went to our ward's trunk or treat and then home to take Tim trick or treating. We didn't stay for the chili cookoff because we wanted Trick or Treaters to be able to come visit but we didn't get very many and should've just gone to the ward party instead. We watched some goosebumps shows, sent our kids to bed and finally went to bed ourselves. A busy but fun day!
Pumpkin Allison and Justin
Timmy after getting home from trick-or-treating
