I love a man in overalls!

I love little boys in overalls! I think it is the cutest thing ever so of course Ian has a pair. Isn't he so handsome? He is such a cute little stinker! He is learning how to wave, give "5," and loves to give hugs and kisses. Unfortunately his favorite word is "Dada" and I only hear "Mommom" when he's crying or when I'm in a room with the door shut and he wants to get in to get me.

He is getting more and more personality everyday. He is going to be a little character. A few months ago Jason was all sad because Ian was such a momma's boy and wanted nothing to do with him....well....that is no longer the case. Ian loves his mommy still but he is slowly turning to the dark side and becoming a daddy's boy. When Jason gets home from Ian's face lights up and he gets so excited to see him. He then follows Jason around the house until he picks him up. Heaven forbid if Jason goes into the bathroom or bedroom and shuts the door and Ian isn't with him. Daddy is his favorite to cuddle with at bedtime or naptime ( I know I need to get a picture of it cuz it's so cute to watch them cuddle). I knew it was only a matter of time until Mom was old news...but I was hoping to at least last a year. Oh well....at least my little girl is still a Mommy's girl.

(she's a stinker too and won't let me take a picture of her so I have to sneak up on her)
Brenna still loves to cuddle with me and spend time with me....but alas, she is growing up too and it won't be too much longer until mom gets replaced by school friends. Hmmm....what's a mom to do?

The life and times of a teenaged 4-year old

I don't know what's been going on with Brenna lately, but it's like she's a teenager. If it's like this now, I don't know if both of us will survive when she is actually one. She has been throwing fits about the tiniest things like what shoes to wear or what shirt to wear. The sad/funny thing is is that she's the one who picks out her own clothes so she gets mad at herself when she doesn't like what she picks. She's also been going through this indecisive stage. She won't make up her mind about anything and then when we try to help or decide for her she gets mad. She'll then cry and say, "Mom, how can you do this to me?" She has turned into a very independent little stinker. She doesn't like to listen, she likes to do it herself. I think I spend most of the day repeating myself of telling her to stop doing something. It's almost like she's going through the terrible two's. From the outside looking in this would all be very funny, I know I would think it was funny if it was someone else's child. Hopefully this is just a stage....and a very short one. a lot of it is probably stemming from having to share attention with her brother, but I try to do some activities with her that give her a little extra attention. There is a ceramic studio down in Ogden that we have gone to a few times to paint and she loves it! It's called Color Me Mine and it's on the 25th street in Ogden if you want to check it out.

Other than her meltdowns lately she has been doing good. She LOVES preschool! I love how much she is learning from her teacher. I love it that her teacher teaches not only preschool stuff but she teaches church stuff too. She learned about prayer today and made a prayer book to remind her how to say her prayers. It is so reassuring that she has a teacher that teaches her the same standards and doctrines we are trying to instill in her. Even though she can be a pill sometimes, I love my Brenna Kay to death!!! Even when she has had a rough day of not listening she still finds time to melt my heart and come give me a hug and kiss and say "I love you, Mom." It is so nice to watch her play with her brother and she is such a big helper with him. She loves to play hide-and-seek with him and is constantly trying to make him laugh. She is such a good big sister. She is usually pretty good about sharing her toys with him, but for some reason she doesn't like to share his toys with him. I know she is in that awkward stage where she is learning to be more independent and trying to figure out what she can and can't do without Mom and Dad. She is my sweetheart and I wouldn't trade my sassy little girl for anything.

Ian's new favorite playspot

He was being a little too quiet so I went to look for him and guess where he was?

The past few days Ian has discovered a new spot to play. I guess he doesn't get enough at bath time. If I leave the bathroom open and he sees it, he makes a beeline for it. It started out that he liked to go in because the bathtub was low enough that he could pull himself up, then it was because he thought it was fun to knock everything in the tub, and now he likes to climb in. I don't know how he climbs in...i haven't seen him do it. One minute he's out of the tub and the next he's sitting in there happy as a clam.

Doesn't he look so pleased with himself?