Winter/Spring 2012

We have had such a fun Winter and Spring and have big plans for an awesome summer too!  Here are some pics of some of the highlights. We went sledding with the Daltons, Blacks Bedells and Sara. Good times. :) During cold weather Jenna and I have been doing some fun little activities like playing with water and different sized containers, measuring cups, spoons etc.  I let her do this sometimes if I am baking something I don't want her double dipping in, like cookies or bread to share with neighbors. :)  We also play with food coloring sometimes, here she is painting the snow with food coloring and water.  We made pudding paint with food coloring the other day which was also a lot of fun!  We went canoeing for FHE last week.  We had a picnic in the canoe and then a little lesson about how the Lord created everything around us and how to show appreciation for nature. :)  Right before potty training we went to the farm and saw lots of animals! Jenna loved it! She especially loved climbing on the tractor and in the tree house. :)  She is growing so fast.  She can talk so well and is so imaginative and silly!  She amazes me everyday. :)

Ever Growing Toddler

Jenna is SO MUCH FUN! She is learning and growing everyday! I am constantly amazed at the new things she is always doing/saying. One of her greatest talents lately is her ability to memorize. She is so quick to memorize a book and can recite most of her books (including her libraby books) to us, or to her baby dolls when she is reading to them. She's such a smart girl! P.s. Her hair has been getting so curly lately! We love it. :)

First Snowman!

Andrew and Jenna built a snowman together, and it was Jenna's first snowman ever! It was a lot of fun. I brought out lemon halves for eyes and a carrot for them to use as a nose. I love watching these two spend time together. Jenna has always been a Mama's girl, which is fun for me but hard for Andrew sometimes. But I have had class once a week lately and Andrew and Jenna have been able to spend time one on one which has been really good for them. Andrew has been taking her to different temples (she loves temples!). He made playdough for her, they play and read books, etc. One night, I was not able to be home until after bedtime. The next morning when Jenna woke up, I went in her room to get her and the first thing she said was "I had fun with Daddy!". It made Andrew and I really happy. She is such a fun, silly, sweet, loving sweetheart. :)

So Cute

Today was special. Jenna said a prayer all by herself today for the first time and it was the cutest thing I have ever heard. She said thank you for mommy, thank you for daddy, thank you for me, thank you for my diapers, thank you for my clothes, thank you for my crib, thank you for my sound machine (pretty much everything in her room) and thank you for Jesus. Her prayer was full of thank yous and it was the cutest thing I have ever heard. I'm so grateful for such a sweet girl. She also sang "I am a Child of God" all by herself for the first time too. She is so sweet, adorable, and smart!!!!!! Love that girl.

Jenna's Birthday Continued

I am FINALLY finding time to post some more details about Jenna's birthday party. Here are some pics from our little farm themed party. We had it inside our church building, because it was too cold outside. We had lots of family and a couple of friends come. So fun! Here is a picture of the food labels. We served Chili, chex mix, and a veggie tray. We made little labels for them. Pig trough for the chili. Jenna's Garden for the veggies and Chicken Feed for the chex mix. We're creative, I know. ;)

Grandma and Grandpa Hughes with Jenna. Love them!

We played stick the chick on the farm scene.

Jenna wanted to stick the chick on my face. Silly girl!

I made little piggy cupcakes with frosting, chocolate chips, and pink marshmallows.

Jenna got Pooh bear for her birthday. She loves Winnie the Pooh.

She hugged him like he was her long lost friend. It was so cute!

Wearing her "Party Princess" sash, pooh bear in hand, and piggy cupcakes. What a good birthday! :)

We had pictures of farm animals and some crayons for the kids to color.

And some farm animal puzzles/blocks.

Happy Birthday Jenna girl! What a happy, sweet, fun-loving little girl we have!

Jenna is 2!

Jenna turned two years old today! I can't believe how fast she is growing! She makes us SOOOO happy! She does so many smart, silly, and adorable things every day! She likes to say "I twooo". She is getting really into singing songs. She frequesntly asks for "bus song", ABC Song", "paco song" (popcorn song) and "noman sonw" (snowman song). And she sings along and does the actions too. SO cute! She is an incredible little talker for her age. Some people seem to think she is talking just as much as she should be and others are blown away and think she is closer to three instead of just turning two. She LOVES crackers! Whenever I ask her what she wants to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, whenever, her answer is always "cackoo" (cracker). She is an amazing sleeper! She goes down for naptime and bedtime for us without a fuss, as long as she has things the way she likes them in her crib anyways. SHe is pretty particular. Her bear has to sleep in one corner and her in the other. And no blankets allowed. She is so funny. :) She calls me "mama" and "money" (mommy). She loves talking on the phone, loading her toy grocery cart and taking care of her babies. She is really into Winnie the Pooh, Curious George, Elmo and Cookie Monster. She got a stuffed Pooh bear for her Birthday and her reaction was priceless. She pulled him out of the bag, looked at him, then gave him a big hug, like she had just found her long lost friend. It was so cute. We had a farm themed birthday party for her with family and a couple of friends. We invited 4 of her little friends and their sibilings, but it is sick season around here, so only one of her friends and his family were able to come. And lots of cousins too. It was lots of fun! :) I'll post pics of her party a bit later. Here is a pic of her on her first birthday, her 1 year old birthday party and her 2 year old birthday party. She's growing so fast!

Fall/Halloween!

I love autumn! The vibrant colors of the falling leaves, the crispness in the air, cute chunky sweaters, boots, hot apple cider, and the list goes on and on! We have had a wonderful Fall season so far! We have taken several drives and walks through the canyon, went to Gardener's Village, we got to go to a few Halloween parties, Trunk or Treating and Trick or Treating for the first time for Jenna. We were pirates for a Halloween party, and Jenna was a warm, snuggly dressed butterfly for trunk and trick or treating! Oh, there is also a picture of Jenna painting for the first time with real paint (as opposed to watercolor or finger paint). She painted beautiful leaves on a tree. :)

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