Chamberlain

Chamberlain started Pre-school today. 

It was nothing short of an answered pray for us really.

You see I dropped the ball in getting Chamberlain into a Pre-school for the fall.

We travel a lot in the fall and I just didnt think it would be worth it since we are gone most days. 

But due to my new calling and Josh's crazy work and school schedule it really has limited our travel.

So needless to say Chamberlain is bored.

I can tell he needs more than just me everyday.

I searched and searched for something to get him into and I came up with nothing that would fit with our schedule.  Then we finally just asked for help...in prayer form.

And just when I thought we had nothing, a sweet lady from our ward walked up to me, {while finishing up my calling} and asked if Chamberlain was in any-kind of Pre-school and if not would he like to join hers. 

And of course I said YES! 

Our Heavenly Father does love us. 

He knows our needs, He knows are wants and He most definitely answers our prayers.

Even if its to help me find something as small as Pre-school.

This is another small yet cherished experience of the love our Heavenly Father has for His children.

  Chamberlain also wanted me to document that he can touch the door knocker. 

While we are at it I have a few Chamberlain-isyms that I have written down and I do not want to forget. I mean he is only 5 even if he looks like he is 7 or 8, he still says funny 5 year old things.

When Chamberlain is jumping into the water (or on his sister for that matter) in cannon ball form he calls it canyon ball.

When he is going agasint someone like in cowboy golf or the Wii he calls it Versus. For example he'll say "Hey mom Tanner is versing me"

When Siri falls down or anyone really, he calls it Timbered, as in "Mom Siri timbered down." instead of Siri fell down. 

He calls it Frootball instead of Football. We don't know why we correct him all the time.

We find ourselves always going to the BYU Creamery and he calls it the Cream Mary. 

On our way to Kanab Grandpa Chamberlain got Chamberlain into reciting all the towns and their high school mascots. One small town is named Mt. Carmel, and he calls it every time 

Mountain Carmel.

pure laziness.

Not much has been going on around our house. Well at least from the productivity side. 

With Josh being super busy with mid-terms and work we have really been low key.

We are thoroughly enjoying the crisp fall weather, the bright colorful leaves, discovering a new park, digging up the dirt in our garden, and lounging on our blue chairs in the backyard sipping on green smoothies, loving the simplicity of our life at this point. 

Which I feel isn't going to last very much longer. I feel a change coming on and I can't quite put my finger on it, but I know its coming.

As for now I will enjoy the simple things.

swings

Just another day at the park soaking up the fabulous fall weather.

We have just been lazy around here. 

However, we did find out that Siri does not like the swing. 

In fact at one point we thought she was going to throw up from motion sickness. 

Just for fun

I found some pictures of Siri and her cast.

She was really quite cute with it.

I made an observation.

When we spent the week in AZ only one person (outside of the Children's museum) or so,  the whole time we were there commented or noticed her cast.

However it was complete opposite in Utah. I think every where we went people would ask and make comments. I thought that was interesting. 

She has been cast free for a week and is getting stronger and stronger. 

Sometimes she trips and goes to catch herself with her left arm and it gives way and she face plants. 

snow and a fat lip.

We pulled out pants, jackets, long sleeves and anything for Chamberlain that would fit from last year and I eventually had to turn the heater on, first time this fall.

 It was a nice 65 degrees in the house when we woke this morning and only warmed up to 66 around 1:30 pm.

And when the clouds cleared we saw that icky white stuff.

I wish we could have lounged around all day in our PJ's, play games and bake cookies again, but alas we had things we needed to do. 

I went to the dermatologist today to have a look at my lip and 30 minutes later I came out with a fat lip and 7 stitches.  Nothing serious just a festering cyst that I could not get rid of all summer long.

So for the next 11 days I will have these long strings in my mouth that when I eat feels like spider legs or hair... take your pick. 

All evening Chamberlain has been reminding me about the "rip in my lip." Awesome.

Oh and Siri has the most darling shoes on. She loves them. They are leopard flats and she wore them all afternoon, even when I tried to take them off, she refused so she wore them till we went to bed.

And did I mention my lip is sore. Like so sore I can feel my heart beat in my lip.

Double awesome. 

Happy Birthday Grandma Johnson. 

We love you.

rain.

Today was cold and it rained all day, in fact it is still raining.

It was the first sign (for me) that winter is on its way whether I want it to come or not.

I let the children stay in their PJ's all day.

We baked cookies, took long naps, played Go Fish, painted with watercolors,  and stared out the window at all the passer by's. 

Today reminded me of a poem from one of my favorite authors/poets 

Shel Silverstein

titled 

 Here Comes

Here comes summer,

Here comes summer,

Chirping robin, budding rose.

Here comes summer, 

Here comes summer,

Gentle shower, summer clothes.

Here comes summer, 

Here comes summer--

Whoosh--shiver--there it goes. 

Thats truly how I feel today.

Just yesterday the kids and I and Marshall spent the afternoon outside playing in the dirt collecting bugs. And lounging in the golden afternoon sun.

I was thinking how nice it would be if everyday could be like this,

perfect temperatures and sunshine.

As opposed to today, we never left the house.

Here comes winter...!

Happy Birthday Mom

Happy Birthday Mom!

We love you.

We loved celebrating your special day in our home.

You make everything merry and bright!

 We celebrated with Blueberry muffins for breakfast and a Sour Cream Blueberry pie complete with candles.