January 04, 2009
January 02, 2009
Christmas
For Christmas we were with Jeff’s family. Brian and Stacy were also there and we got a call from Jeff’s brother who is on a mission on Christmas Day. Scott and Iris had lots of fun playing with the train and running around the house. I love having so much help with the kids, it makes it hard to come home and be alone with them when Jeff is at work or church.
Brian dressed up like Santa this year and Scott loved it. We haven’t really ever told him about Santa, but he has figured it out somehow. I am pretty sure he doesn’t understands it, other than Santa wears red and has a white beard and looks oddly like Uncle Brian! Scott was a little upset when Santa left on Christmas Eve and didn’t let him open the rest of the presents under the tree. We did open them the next morning and Scott loved it and Iris loved eating the ribbon.
I was able to talk to my family a lot even though I wasn’t with them. We got wonderfully fun gifts for Scott, Iris, and for us. I will post pictures of them.
Scott got a singing “O little Town of Bethlehem” book for Christmas a couple of years ago from Great Grandpa Anderson. The book plays the song and has a story to read, at the end of the book the words to the first verse of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” are printed. I have often thought about the phrase “the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight”. With these words the Lord helped me to appreciate why we celebrate his birth. I went to the temple with my good friend the day before we left for Ohio. As I was waiting for my friend I put a few names on the prayer roll and then stood back next to the wall, still in view of the notepad that is used for the prayer roll. Almost everyone that past by stopped at the prayer roll and put a few names on it. As I was in the temple session the phrase “the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight” kept repeating through my head. I began to think of the many hopes and fears I have for me, for my family, and for my friends, some of whom I had written on the prayer roll. I thought of how I saw many others stop and write on the pray roll those they had hopes and fears for. Jesus came into the world to atone and take upon himself all my hopes and fears, for surely I would nothing without him, but not only for my hopes and fears but all the hopes and fears of all that live, have lived and will yet live on the earth. Jesus was born into this earth as the prophets have testified and lived a perfect life and then gave his life as the great and last sacrifice; he did this because he loves mankind because he desires to take upon him the hopes and fears of all people if they will only accept him.
I will post pictures soon.
Brian dressed up like Santa this year and Scott loved it. We haven’t really ever told him about Santa, but he has figured it out somehow. I am pretty sure he doesn’t understands it, other than Santa wears red and has a white beard and looks oddly like Uncle Brian! Scott was a little upset when Santa left on Christmas Eve and didn’t let him open the rest of the presents under the tree. We did open them the next morning and Scott loved it and Iris loved eating the ribbon.
I was able to talk to my family a lot even though I wasn’t with them. We got wonderfully fun gifts for Scott, Iris, and for us. I will post pictures of them.
Scott got a singing “O little Town of Bethlehem” book for Christmas a couple of years ago from Great Grandpa Anderson. The book plays the song and has a story to read, at the end of the book the words to the first verse of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” are printed. I have often thought about the phrase “the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight”. With these words the Lord helped me to appreciate why we celebrate his birth. I went to the temple with my good friend the day before we left for Ohio. As I was waiting for my friend I put a few names on the prayer roll and then stood back next to the wall, still in view of the notepad that is used for the prayer roll. Almost everyone that past by stopped at the prayer roll and put a few names on it. As I was in the temple session the phrase “the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight” kept repeating through my head. I began to think of the many hopes and fears I have for me, for my family, and for my friends, some of whom I had written on the prayer roll. I thought of how I saw many others stop and write on the pray roll those they had hopes and fears for. Jesus came into the world to atone and take upon himself all my hopes and fears, for surely I would nothing without him, but not only for my hopes and fears but all the hopes and fears of all that live, have lived and will yet live on the earth. Jesus was born into this earth as the prophets have testified and lived a perfect life and then gave his life as the great and last sacrifice; he did this because he loves mankind because he desires to take upon him the hopes and fears of all people if they will only accept him.
I will post pictures soon.
December 15, 2008
Getting Ready for Christmas
I am finished! I turned in my last report this past week, which means I have finished my last class for my degree in Chemistry. What a wonderful feeling it is. For celebration we went out to eat at a Chinese restaurant. Jeff and I both like Chinese food and we knew that Scott would eat it also. Scott loves Chinese dumplings.
We are getting ready for Christmas. This year we are going to Ohio. I have sent all the presents to my family already, it feels good to almost be done with the gift giving part. Scott and Iris got to be part of a cousin gift exchange for my side of the family, they have no cousins on Jeff’s side of the family (we are waiting for Brian and Stacy to have a couple). He was so excited when I told him we could go to Target and pick out a toy for cousin Danielle and Christian. Iris was just happy to be along for the ride.
This last week Iris has decided that she can stay up as late as Scott does. Before this week Iris would go to bed at 7pm and then we would put Scott to bed at 8 or 8:30. Scott would then stay up and play in his bed until 10pm (he reads books and talks to himself). Iris would always sleep through Scott’s loud noises, up until last week. I don’t know what to do. She doesn’t wake up and cry, she wakes up and plays. I think Scott really enjoys it. We often hear her laughing at Scott. Maybe it is just a phase? At least they are in their room instead of running around the house. Last night was the worst, they didn’t go to bed until 11pm. Jeff and I were in bed wondering when they would quite down so that we could go to sleep. The joys of a having a small family in an even smaller apartment!
Scott has been learning how to take pictures with the camera and to my surprise some of the pictures actually turn out. I will post some of the ones that he took.
Jeff and Scott went to the train store to see if they could get Grandpa Anderson's train fixed. Scott loves trains, but he had to sit through a boring adult conversation before he could go around the store and see all the trains (see first picture).
The three pictures above Scott took by himself. The first is a close-up of the Christmas tree, the second is his foot, and the last is Iris.
Iris, even though she is a girl, wears a lot of Scott's old PJ's, she doesn't seem to mind!
We are getting ready for Christmas. This year we are going to Ohio. I have sent all the presents to my family already, it feels good to almost be done with the gift giving part. Scott and Iris got to be part of a cousin gift exchange for my side of the family, they have no cousins on Jeff’s side of the family (we are waiting for Brian and Stacy to have a couple). He was so excited when I told him we could go to Target and pick out a toy for cousin Danielle and Christian. Iris was just happy to be along for the ride.
This last week Iris has decided that she can stay up as late as Scott does. Before this week Iris would go to bed at 7pm and then we would put Scott to bed at 8 or 8:30. Scott would then stay up and play in his bed until 10pm (he reads books and talks to himself). Iris would always sleep through Scott’s loud noises, up until last week. I don’t know what to do. She doesn’t wake up and cry, she wakes up and plays. I think Scott really enjoys it. We often hear her laughing at Scott. Maybe it is just a phase? At least they are in their room instead of running around the house. Last night was the worst, they didn’t go to bed until 11pm. Jeff and I were in bed wondering when they would quite down so that we could go to sleep. The joys of a having a small family in an even smaller apartment!
Scott has been learning how to take pictures with the camera and to my surprise some of the pictures actually turn out. I will post some of the ones that he took.
Jeff and Scott went to the train store to see if they could get Grandpa Anderson's train fixed. Scott loves trains, but he had to sit through a boring adult conversation before he could go around the store and see all the trains (see first picture). 
The three pictures above Scott took by himself. The first is a close-up of the Christmas tree, the second is his foot, and the last is Iris.
Iris, even though she is a girl, wears a lot of Scott's old PJ's, she doesn't seem to mind!
December 05, 2008
December 04, 2008
Iris can crawl!
December 2008, how the year has flown by. I can remember last year at this time being very pregnant or at least feeling very pregnant, and wishing time would go faster.
Thanksgiving was great. We spent it in Ohio with Jeff’s family. Scott was so excited to go. I had all the bags packed and waiting in the front room. Iris was pulling on one of the bags about to pull it over, when Scott got upset and told her “NO, Grandma’s house” meaning don’t play with that it is going to Grandma’s house. Having two children is way more fun and way more interesting than having just one.
Iris crawled yesterday! She has been trying extra hard to crawl for a few days and she finally mastered it! She is just adorable and the happiest little girl.
I will be finished with my class on Monday. Oh how happy I will be.
We bought Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Wal-mart black friday sale and watched it the other night. After Charlie gets the golden ticket and brings it home he tells his family that he is going to sell it and use the money to improve their impoverished state. The grandfather then says something to the effect that money comes and goes, but there are only five golden tickets. I was listening to a talk by Sheri Dew from women’s conference of this year in it she talked about the divine role of women and how Satan wants to confuse us of this role. The world tells us if we are not thin, beautiful, famous, and rich then we are women of no value. Satan tells the world that the work that women do in the home is demeaning and unimportant. God tells us that the work of bearing and nurturing children is divine and therefore one the most ennobling things we can do as women while on this earth (see the “Proclamation to the world on the Family”). I am graduating soon and was offered a job. This job would give me an opportunity to advance my position and to earn money. I seriously considered the opportunity and then reflected on my choice to become a mother. I decided to take Charlie’s grandpa’s advice and choose my children over money or position because those often come and go, but Scott and Iris will only be little once and this opportunity to be with them as they grow will never come again. Lucky for me I have a husband that agrees with me 100%.
We have some pictures of Iris crawling but we haven't put them on the computer yet. I will post them asap.
Thanksgiving was great. We spent it in Ohio with Jeff’s family. Scott was so excited to go. I had all the bags packed and waiting in the front room. Iris was pulling on one of the bags about to pull it over, when Scott got upset and told her “NO, Grandma’s house” meaning don’t play with that it is going to Grandma’s house. Having two children is way more fun and way more interesting than having just one.
Iris crawled yesterday! She has been trying extra hard to crawl for a few days and she finally mastered it! She is just adorable and the happiest little girl.
I will be finished with my class on Monday. Oh how happy I will be.
We bought Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Wal-mart black friday sale and watched it the other night. After Charlie gets the golden ticket and brings it home he tells his family that he is going to sell it and use the money to improve their impoverished state. The grandfather then says something to the effect that money comes and goes, but there are only five golden tickets. I was listening to a talk by Sheri Dew from women’s conference of this year in it she talked about the divine role of women and how Satan wants to confuse us of this role. The world tells us if we are not thin, beautiful, famous, and rich then we are women of no value. Satan tells the world that the work that women do in the home is demeaning and unimportant. God tells us that the work of bearing and nurturing children is divine and therefore one the most ennobling things we can do as women while on this earth (see the “Proclamation to the world on the Family”). I am graduating soon and was offered a job. This job would give me an opportunity to advance my position and to earn money. I seriously considered the opportunity and then reflected on my choice to become a mother. I decided to take Charlie’s grandpa’s advice and choose my children over money or position because those often come and go, but Scott and Iris will only be little once and this opportunity to be with them as they grow will never come again. Lucky for me I have a husband that agrees with me 100%.
We have some pictures of Iris crawling but we haven't put them on the computer yet. I will post them asap.
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