Random Addy

 I used to love sticking my little brother Lance in small spaces, it seems I get a kick out of doing it to my kids too.

Often Addy can be found with both her hands and her feet in her mouth at the same time. 

One nap time I had to sacrifice sleep to finish an article I was writing for KSL, as you can see Addy didn't want me to forget she was still there.  She slept with her foot on my computer screen for an hour.

Thankful for...

Every night we pray with Kent. Most of the time he just makes us laugh. He normally has a running list of things he is thankful for; his puppies, blankies, Mom, Dad, Addy. Lately he adds in the funniest things most notably he is thankful that "Mickey Mouse is happy" and that "Addy doesn't want to sleep with me" (We have tried to have them share the room for the last few night and it hasn't worked. Obviously Kent is happy about it. )

Lowe's Build and Grow

Two Saturdays a month Lowe's holds what they call a build and grow clinic. Basically they provide, for free, parts and instructions for kids to build something. These things range from race cars, to castles, to valentine's boxes, etc. One Saturday we were able to take Kent. They gave him an apron and goggles, he looked so cute. He always wants to help us hammer nails in the wall when we are hanging pictures, so this was perfect for him. They even had child sized hammers. Because there is so many kids here in Utah, and they only have 50 spots per Saturday, we have since to go back. If you are not online right when they open registration on Mondays you are out of luck. Maybe one day we can take him back.

Dad was in charge of construction.

Mom was in charge of adding decals.

Kent took credit for it all.

Funny Things

Recently Kent has been saying really funny things, and just for the sake of remembering, I wanted to record them here.

1. This morning Kent jumped into bed with us at about 5:30. Normally I hear him laugh in his sleep, but this morning was the first time he really talked, at least coherently. He said, "Mom, you need a time out."
2. During prayers last night Kent said he was thankful for the "wind in Washington".
3. This week I said to Kent, "Mom needs a shower, she's stinky." To which he replied, "You got poop in your bum Mom?"
   

Lily

When we first moved here, Kent's first friend was named Lily. We would play with her almost every afternoon in the empty parking lot at our apartment complex. They would gather rocks and dump them in the storm drains (we didn't have a whole lot for them to do around our place). Her family has since moved into Ogden near Weber State, so we only see them about once a month, but when these two get together they enjoy every second and are inseparable.

Hiding in the cupboard at Lily's new house.

Dancing with Lily. In the background we were watching video of when we went camping with them.

At the park yesterday. It was impossible to get these two to stand still, this is the best we could do.

Playing drums while singing, "Everybody wants to be a cat."

Drive-Thru Errands

I never used to use drive-thru services, i.e. banking, pharmacy. I figured it was just as easy to run inside and do what I needed to do. Perhaps it stemmed from living in Cache Valley for 4 years where they discouraged such practices because it often made the inversions just that much worse. Sometimes I even found myself unrighteously judging others using the drive-thrus, thinking they were lazy, but since have repented. Because now I know that those drive-thrus were full of mothers with babies and toddlers in the backseat. Whether they were avoiding waking up their little ones or simply avoiding the 10 minute process of unloading and loading kids I am unsure, but what I do know is that they were smart. Drive-thru banking and pharmacy services are just another ingenious invention that makes my life easier. They make it possible for me to run just two extra errands in a matter of 5 minutes, that would otherwise take me at least 30.

Sleeping kids (you can see Addy in the mirror) while I run my errands. When this picture was taken we were sitting in the pharmacy drive-thru, but you can see the bank drive-thru in the back left window that we had just visited.

You won't want to miss this post-All About Kent!

This kid cracks us up all day long. He is constantly saying and doing funny, sometimes mischievous, things. Here is a taste of some of those things...we hope you enjoy and get a laugh out of him as much as we do.

FUNNY THINGS KENT HAS SAID

I had Kent in underwear for a few hours the other morning. As soon as I put it on, he pulled the front open and said, "Where's my wee wee?" I guess he just had to make sure it was still there.

Telling me a story he said, "The car crashed into the trees on the moon on the trees". Can you picture that? I tried to draw a picture for all of you, but it didn't do it justice.

He made a vacuum out of Duplos the other day and told me I could buy it for $300 at Costco.

We were going out to buy an Easter outfit for him. I explained that he could wear his Easter outfit to church. He then proceeded to tell me, "I want a cougar shirt and two ties for $100". Obviously he has both an obsession with dollar amounts and expensive tastes.

FUNNY THINGS KENT HAS DONE

The other day while we were water-coloring he decided he needed to paint his lips. Where he got this idea, I don't know, I never wear lipstick.

Wearing Grandpa Mills' boots

After hearing splashing for a few minutes, I went to check on Kent in the bathroom. I found a clogged sink full of wet toilet paper that he was stirring with his toothbrush. And although both the sink and the toilet paper were clean I was still kind of grossed out, especially as I pulled wet toilet paper from the drain.

Mr. Potato Head getting his temperature taken. I think more might be wrong with him then just a fever.

A battle ensued and apparently Woody lost. Kent took this picture, can you tell by the camera cord?

Kent't bottem is always itchy, thanks in part to the dry Utah air and a case of eczema. You can see all the scratches on his bottom, but right above his crack you will notice he discovered a new way to itch...a ball point pen. Don't worry I threw the pen away when I discovered when he had been doing with it.

Hiding in the cabinet at his friend Lily's house.

For a while he had an obsession with poking holes in paper.

Collecting money in the couch.

In the Bumbo on the couch...I wish I could have video taped him trying to get out while not falling off the couch.

Watching "shows" in his new tent.