A Taste of Life

It's been one of those weeks where I feel like time is slipping through my fingers! I pause throughout my day to take note of funny sayings, hilarious habits, sweet moments and new discoveries. Because if I don't write them down immediately they will fade away with time and I will eventually forget about them. I read through some old blog posts today and found a quote which read "we write to taste life twice". So here is all of the little snippets I've taken note of this week mostly so I can look back on them later and smile.

Camilla just keeps growing and expanding her vocabulary. People comment all the time on how well she speaks and the big words she uses like "fabulous" and "amazing" and "your majesty". This week I fell in love with the sweet way she pretends not to see Hyrum when they play hide n' seek. She looks all over the house before finally giving in and finding him. She also has an endless imagination and is constantly playing pretend and bringing her teddies to life. The other day she was pretending to put bike helmets on her favorite stuffies before bringing them along for her bike ride. At times I get annoyed with her constant need to bring a million stuffed animals along with us on all of our outings. It adds about an extra ten minutes to our leave time as she has to buckle everyone in and then take everyone out when we get there. But as I type this, I smile, because it's so her. Despite her love for torturing her brothers she really is a tender heart. The other day she and Hyrum were playing downstairs and she accidently hurt him. Hyrum was crying and then she started crying. I came down and asked what was wrong to which she wailed, "I did something baaaaaaad". The poor girl just felt bad for hurting her brother. It made me realize that maybe I'm a little too hard on her sometimes and that she really has a strong desire to do right. I love her desire to be a minni mommy, even though it leads to a lot of bossy play with her brother. She is one special kid, and I love her!

Hyrum is by far our busiest child. Always thinking, planning, scheming...He rambles in full sentences now, and may have a bit of a lisp. His little voice is the most adorable thing to hear. When he's frustrated he's not so good at using his words. He has a good set of lungs on him and can scream louder than anyone I know. So loud infact that it makes your ears ring and blood boil. We're working on it. We have entered a world of boyish sound effects. Just the other night I was standing outside his door for a few minutes while he was going to sleep and I saw his hand fly through the air to awesome airplane sound effects. I coudln't help but smile. He frequently mixes up his opposites and says things like, "I'm sitting far away" when he's close, or "You're so heavy mom" when I pick him up. He's become very observant lately and states his findings well. A few days ago at lunch after sitting in his chair for a good five minutes checking out his surroundings he said, "This chair is big to climb up". At dinner tonight he kept hopping off his chair and asking us to feel his belly (thanks Grampa). The only way we could get him to eat his dinner was by feeling his belly upon request and assuring him that there was still more room for his pizza. Throughout the day he will frequently pause and say things like, "I just love you Mom" or "I wike you Mommy" and then tell me he likes Camilla and Hyrum and Joe and Daddy too. He's got a good sense of family and the love that should abide there. He doesn't like to get into trouble, especially from Daddy, and will pout or hide his face when he's caught. He keeps me on my toes fishing things out of the toilet, and cleaning up messes. Despite his curiosity, I love him to pieces!

Joseph has reached a super fun age. He is completely goofy and curious and wants to be in on all of the action all the time. One thing that makes me laugh is the way he constantly pulls and bites my tee when he's propped on my hip. Sometimes his two little teeth hurt! He has entered a whole new world of discovery now that he's mobile. His favorite thing to do is climb the stairs and he gets mad when I peel him off them. He grabs at the carpet with his chubby little fingers to help pull himself up. He loves to stand on two feet and has discovered how to open my cupboard doors. It's made me grateful to the previous owners for already installing awesome child locks. Joseph's scrunchy nosed smiles are my favorite. He has recently figured out that he can play the piano keys when it's open and grins from ear to ear when he hears the music. Putting him to sleep is always fun when he hums himself to sleep. Lately he's been up all night needing some extra loves. He just cut his top eye teeth and may be cutting a couple of more. I just hope it's soon, because nine months of very little sleep is starting to get to me. Despite his sleepless nights he always wakes up in the morning with a smile on his face, ready to take on the day. I love the joy he brings to our little family!