"...then there's us."

About a month ago, Koria was talking to Jared and I in the kitchen when she made a profound comment that I think we'll just adopt as the theme for our family.

"There's little tiny people. Then there's us. We're giants."

Never said better, babe.

Steph's photo shoot

I can't take credit for the pics, but I can take credit for the kids. Thanks, Steph for lending us your talents.

Kimball

Koria

Layne

Luke

Kendra's US Passport Photoshoot--Subtitled "And We Wonder Where The Kids Get It From"--Subtitled "Herbal Essences Girl"

Model in the Making

I never did post our pics from our Christmas Eve Nativity. Koria, of course, took over responsibility of the costuming department and theatrics. We were shocked to discover that Mary owned a pink boa headband. It's actually a scarf that Koria has become fond of wearing whenever we have to be in public. Kimball made a great Joseph, Luke played the part of the baby in swaddling clothes, but shed to swaddle thirty seconds in the play, and Layne represented all of the animals present. In a picture that I am sure Jared would appreciate me not posting, he took the role of the wise men (he looks great in my aqua robe by the way), and I was the shephards/inn keeper/photographer/fight-breaker-upper. Koria let us all know where our places where and what we should be doing, especially Kimball.

Koria told me yesterday morning that she needed me to make her look "cute" for school, then reported to me that her preschool teacher told her that she "LOVED" her skirt and wanted one just like it, as well as her scarf. All I help do is coordinate the colors, people. Koria does the posing herself. I like to blame it all on the red hair. Yesterday she turned to me while I was making them lunch and said, "Mom, you're a good dress." I asked her what that meant and she said it again. I tried to clarify by saying, "Oh, you think I'm a good waitress?" I was feeding them lunch, after all. "NO, MOM, YOU LOOK STYLIN. You know, you are a good dress." Then I got it. "Oh, you think I'm a good dresser!" Nice to think my three year old thinks so anyway.

All Booked Up

A couple of weeks ago, Jared was in SLC for about three or four days on a business trip. One night while he was gone, we had a Relief Society presidency meeting here at the house. Koria and Kimball were supposed to be sleeping, or at least going to sleep when all this happened. Yep. That's every single book they could pull out of their shelves before I came in to check up on them and see what all of the loud banging was. I'd like to tell you that this just happened that night, but they treated me to it four times during Jared's stay away. I finally just gave up putting the books back in any kind of order. Actually, I finally just gave up putting the books away at all. I'm not going to show the rest of the room.

Mood swings.

The other day Kimball asked me if he could play the Wii and when I told him I'd think about it (we all know what that means), he responded, "But MOM, last time you turned off the Wii, I didn't throw a whine-a-thon!" Here's a classic example of Kimball at his finest. Shots taken over a three minute period ...

Doesn't it make you tired just looking at them?

And a few more ....

Yeah, no matter what, I'm destined to NOT keep up our blog. Sorry. Not with four under four, two with RSV, three with nebulizer treatments, a week and a half long visit to the hospital with Layne, ....where do I start .... SOOOOOOOO, here's a few pics from the last several months. That's about as good as it's gonna get.