"Cheese!"

David and Rebecca both love dancing.  Grammie Mangum has some snowmen that play music when you push a button, so David and Rebecca decided to dance along.  Unfortunately, Rebecca also loves having her picture taken.  She knows when she sees a camera that she should stop what she is doing, smile, and say "cheese" until we put the camera away.  So, here's a movie of David dancing and Rebecca saying "cheese."

Christmas on the Road

We spent Christmas this year in Arizona and California. Some of the fun things we did include looking at the Temple lights at the Arizona temple, playing at Amazing Jake's (a kid-centered arcade place), and visiting a cool train.



The weather was a little chili in Mesa this year, but we were ready for it. It was nice to be almost too warm in my winter coat.




David had lots of fun playing the games and running around. Rebecca wore herself out chasing her brother.


I had a pretty good battle with David at Air-Hockey. His eye-hand coordination was put to the test this time.




David Had lots of fun exploring the "cab-ba-boose" with Gram and Papa that is parked near the motorhome. He kept knocking on the door to see if anyone would let him in, but it was locked.










David and Rebecca also had fun racing their new chevron cars in Grammie and Grandpa's kitchen.

David and Rebecca have lots of fun together.  They love running around.  David is also very competitive (I don't know where he gets that from).  Since running around outside is a risk to life and limb right now, we've had to improvise.  This is a fun video of the kids running around the rocking chair.  David will run as long as someone is counting, and Rebecca is learning to follow in her brother's footsteps.  It is also a fun way to help David with his counting skills.

Cardboard boxes... Simple Pleasures

I have been going through a typical period of nesting, so I went through all of the baby and child clothes that we have.  In the process, I emptied out a few boxes.  David thought this big one was the best present ever.  He and Rebecca have had so much fun with it.  David gets inside and says, "Mommy, I want to scare you.  Sister, close it."  Like a good assistant, Rebecca closes all of the flaps and then waits for David to jump out.  If he takes too long (about three seconds) Rebecca gets impatient and opens the box.  Otherwise, they both squeal as David jumps out.  It is amazing what a simple cardboard box can do on cold, snowy days when we are stuck inside.

Half Way There...

We had our 20 week ultrasound on Tuesday.  We weren't sure of our due date going in, but the Sonographer measured the baby's head, femur, stomach, and a bunch of other things in order to find out how old the baby is.  So, within the last month our due date changed from what we thought (May 20th) to what the ultrasound shows: April 18th.  It is nice to know I am already half way through my pregnancy.  I was hoping to have a little more time during the second trimester, though, before it gets hard again.  Anyhow, here are a few pictures.  

By the way, if you want to know what we're having just email or call. We don't want to spoil the surprise for those who want to wait to find out.

Also, the top pic is the baby curled up in a ball.  The one on the left is the face, and the one on the right is a foot.

Let it Snow!

We are very lucky to live in a house with a long driveway, but that isn't always the best when there are several inches of snow covering it and we need to go somewhere in the car.  We are also very lucky to live in a house with a snow-blower.  

Here is Ganon doing one of the "blue jobs" so I could go shopping, one of the "pink jobs."  

David looked out the front window after a snow plow drove by.  He said, "Oh no, Mommy! Look, there is a big white rock in the road!"

This is just a cool pic of our backyard with a little of the sunset.