Great Fun!

Ammon's cousins Preston & Claire came to visit us from Virgina. Ammon corrected me every time I referred to them as his cousins and told me that they were his friends.

After two days of rain, the kiddos were excited to play outside. As you can see from the pictures they were covered from head-to-toe in sand.

We stripped the twins and tried to get them all inside for bathtime. Kathy and I were outnumber by the kids, and needless to say their fun didn't stop there!

Once we were able to get everyone inside they had even more fun with bath time. Trying to get three kids out of the bathtub was not an easy task either. I took Preston out after washing his hair, and he kept trying to get back into the bathtub. Kathy finished cleaning Ammon & Claire and everyone was dressed and ready for bed.

In PJs, but not ready to sleep... Can you tell by the smiles they're giving?

Family Trip to Cade Cod & New Port, Rhode Island

Picture of the girls

Kite Flying Fun!

Ammon woke up one morning and said that he wanted to fly a kite high in the sky. Nathan and I aren't sure where he came up with this idea. After making a target run, we purchased a cheap kite for him. Here are some pictures of Ammon & Daddy flying his new "Thomas" kite.

This picture is a little blurry, but I wanted to show how well Ammon flew the kite by himself.


The weather is finally warming up. It's still in the 30's in the mornings, but has been in the mid-to-high 60's in the afternoon. I am so thankful that spring has finally arrived! Ammon and I love spending time outdoors together. He is entertained for hours playing in the sand. I never thought that I'd be so happy to experience the warm sun again.

Lovely Days of Spring

Ammon loves to pretend to be different animals. Nathan and I tend to be the mommy and daddy of whatever animal(s) he decided to be that day. We must address him as little (animal of his choice).

Two days ago Ammon woke up calling me "Mommy Pig" and proceeded to call me that throughout the morning. After various attempts to convince him to be a different animal, I finally took a more blunt approach and just told him that I wanted to be "Mommy Bird" instead. Normally this wouldn't have been an issue, but we had a planned play date with a friend and I would have been a little embarrassed had he continued to call me "Mommy Pig" infront of strangers. Luckily by the time we arrived to the Thompson Library Ammon had moved on to being a little lion instead. So, I was mommy lion for the rest of the day. Thank goodness!

He is also very curious about learning everyone's name, and wants to give a name to every object that he encounters. We spent some time at the local library this morning reading books and putting together puzzles. Every object on the puzzles (fruit, construction equipment, animals, shapes & fish) had to be given a name. Ammon definitely gets his creativity from Nathan, because I struggled to come up with creative names for him. In fact, he rejected most of my name suggestions and ended up naming the objects himself.

Ammon can be a bit of a challenge (which naturally comes with raising a two-year old), but he brings so much joy into our lives. Here are a few pictures from the last month.

Ammon loves to slide!

He is quite the little climber. He must get this from daddy too.

Ready for Easter

We attended a local easter egg hunt this weekend. Ammon has a new found love for eggs... and I'm not talking about the eggs that chickens lay either. He discovered the difference when he grabbed an egg out of the refrigerator this morning expecting candy. Much to his surprise this egg wasn't full of candy, and it didn't taste very good either. Mom had fun cleaning up the mess and Ammon enjoyed his 2nd bath for the morning. Well, let's just say one of us enjoyed it. I did find humor in the situation though.

Ammon is a choc-o-holic! Easter has become one of his favorite holidays.

Ammon & Daddy with the Easter Bunny

WOW! I'm a BIG boy now...

Ammon is constantly reminding us that he's a big boy now (except when he wants to be "just a baby").

His favorite thing to do is sing. He loves to hear his own voice and is constantly making up songs about his rubber ducky, Thomas the Train, Lightning McQueen and other race cars. He also insists on wearing his "red race car shoes" and "runs fast like race cars do."

Ammon is learning his letters and loves to sing his ABC's. He hasn't quite learned the entire song and skips several letters, but looks forward to singing, "next time won't you sing with me" and usually specifies a specific person that is suppose to join in next time.

Here are a few pictures from the past week.

Ammon's new buddy Ethan Adams came over for a play group this past week.

Ammon came walking into the room this morning wearing my boots. I was actually quite surprised by how well he was able to walk in them.

Visit to the Park...

Ammon drove his "boat"

He & Daddy also took a stroll on the frozen pond.
Gotta love the weather here. We're anxiously awaiting Spring's arrival!

Growing too Fast

This past week Ammon started to refer to Nathan and me as "Dad and Mom" or "Nathan and Lona." I'm really missing the "mommy" references. I know this is such a small thing, but I guess it just reminds me how quickly Ammon is growing up.

Arizona Trip

Ammon & Lona took a trip to Arizona to visit family and friends while I attended a training seminar in California for the Air National Guard. Ammon loved seeing his Papas and Grandmas, Aunts and Uncles, and cousins.