Carli-isms

* We went to visit Logan at school and his friends in his cohort are always so friendly with Carli and Janie. E., who sits next to Logan, offered Janie a snack and while Janie was acting a little shy Carli came running in dramatically yelling, "No! Janie don't take it, it's a trick!"

* After a lesson in Primary by a member of the bishopric the kids were asked, "So, what did you think of what he said?" Apparently Carli raised her hand and in a sugary voice said, "Brother B. is sooo handsome!"

* In her Primary class the teachers were giving examples like, "What should you do if your mom wants you to clean your room but you want to play with your friends?" And, "What if your dad wants you to help in the yard but you want to play with your sister?" Trust Carli to complicate the whole thing by asking, "What do you do if your mom wants you to help with the dishes but your dad wants you to help in the yard?"

* Tonight we were talking about Shadrac, Meshac and Abendigo at dinner and I mentioned that I couldn't remember why they were thrown in the fire. All-knowing Carli: "Maybe they were trash. Or maybe they needed to be recycled." Logan blames her indoctrination on the "greenies" at PBS.

* Every once in awhile Carli and I work on learning how to read. One day she was particularly wiggly and not compliant. I told her it was hard to be her teacher when she was doing that. Her response, "I don't want you to be my teacher. I want you to be my mom."

I wish I could remember all the great things she says. She cracks me up/stumps me multiple times a day. I've given up on keeping up with her, but it's sure fun to try!

December and January

Here are some pictures from the rest of December and a few from January. As usual I didn't take any pictures at Christmas because Logan would say I partake of the "public good problem" and rely on others to take pictures and send them to me. It works... when I actually follow through with getting them. Anyway, enjoy!

Here are our annual sugar cookie-making festivities. Always a favorite!

On the way to Grandma and Grandpa's for Christmas we stopped at Arches National Park. It is beautiful and we had fun going on a few hikes on the way to and from.

It wasn't exactly hiking weather, but we bundled up and it was still fun, plus there were certainly no crowds!
You can tell it was a bit warmer on the way back, plus we went on a much more rigorous hike. You get a few comments when you are carrying two kids on your backs.

Logan is the one in the middle of the arch.

Carli and I often do "lessons" (preschool activities) while Janie is napping in the afternoon. She loves, looks forward to, and begs me to do them each day. This particular day was about weather/snow. Here are her little play dough snowmen.
This little girl surprises me all the time with what she knows. One day I walked in to see she had written her name all by herself. I suspected she could, but if I ask her to do it she says it's too hard. I am so proud of her! (Never mind that she was writing all over my playgroup schedule.)

We are pretty much doing the same old, same old. January has consisted of getting used to a little heavier semester for Logan and finding ways to entertain children in the winter - a never-ending battle. Logan is looking forward to his trips this semester and is working on getting an internship in place for the summer. The girls and I are keeping busy playing with friends, planning activities and doing lessons. We feel very lucky to be doing what we're doing!