Pictures

That's such an original title isn't it? It's been more than two weeks since I last posted, even though I have been meaning to do it for a while. I am such a procrastinator...I have been intending to post once a week, but then I put it off for no real reason. Anyway, there really isn't too much happening right. Our back wall finally was repaired, which is a relief. Now I feel a little more protected from the street, and the children can go outside without me having to be right there every second. Also, there is now someone renting our house. According to my research on the internet, I believe they are a young LDS family. So it's nice to have the house rented out and to someone who appears trustworthy and responsible (this is assuming my internet research led me to the right people, which I think it did given certain facts, etc.)

I received a calling in church about a month ago -- I am the YW's secretary. I have worked in Young Womens before in Idaho and didn't necessarily like it, but this time is different and I am enjoying it more. Trent doesn't have a calling yet, and I think this is due to his work. So he's off the hook for now.

Brooke and Jade are doing well. Brooke has met lots of little girls at church, and on Wednesdays we have play group at a nearby park so she gets to play with them. Jade is growing up fast. Her hair is getting longer, and she's picking up words pretty quickly. One word that she says often is "sorry" because she likes to harrass Brooke by pulling her hair, scratching her, etc. I think she does it just to see Brooke's reaction. So Jade has to apologize to Brooke a lot. Of course, Brooke does other things to irritate Jade. They do have a lot of fun playing together when they are getting along, though. Here are some recent pictures of us, mostly the girls:

Jade is so funny about her pacifiers...She needs them to sleep but also likes them during the day. However, I'll tell her to take it out of her mouth. She'll do it and throw it down so I guess she's not too dependent on them. I thought it was funny when she came in the kitchen with two of them in her mouth.

I hate seeing pictures of myself, but I hardly post any so I thought I would post this one that Brooke took.

The blue thing that Jade is sitting on is a Barbie couch. She brought it from Brooke's room into the living room and was trying to sit on it. It's a little too small for her...

I have more pictures of Jade up here than Brooke because Jade is cooperative when I am taking pictures whereas Brooke isn't. Therefore, I have fewer good pictures of Brooke.

Christmas Pictures

So I posted about the whole car in the backyard thing on Christmas, but I have been meaning to post pictures of us enjoying Christmas. I have been procrastinating it -- here they are finally.

Brooke got a Barbie bicycle for Christmas.

Jade opening a gift

Jade got this little Dora couch for Christmas, and I wanted to take a picture of her and Brooke on it. She wasn't too enthused about that so Trent had to hold her down for a second, and obviously she didn't like that either.

Brooke with one of her gifts

This is the gingerbread house that I made. We actually made two -- I let the kids help me with the other one. They weren't allowed to touch this one, but they ate lots of candy and icing off the other one.