January Events

January has been great! Somehow we have all managed to keep very very busy and I love it! Our friends from SLC called us one night to meet up and have dinner. Ian and Aaron loved their little girl Sienna and she had a blast cruising around with the walker. So cute!

The boys have been loving reading books. Yes, finally Aaron is reading (more like looking) at books! While he cannot read for hours, he can last a good 5-10 minutes now!

We headed to the Auto Expo to check out cars. The boys had a blast. They enjoyed looking at all the cars and people. Ian also had fun testing out the seats and seeing if the trunks were big enough to fit him inside. While Aaron hit a very nice Mercedes with his toy Lightning McQueen car. We walked away as quickly as possible :) Don't worry it did not look like any harm was done.


After the car show we headed to Nordstrom Rack to look for shoes for Ian. Unfortunately one of his Buzz Lightyear shoes is missing -and you can't exactly wear just one. It was quite devastating for him. A couple of times he did just wear the one shoe with another none matching shoe. We still have not been able to find it, but due to Aaron's garbage obsession we are 98% positive it ended up in the trash :( All of shoes have now been moved because Aaron thinks it is fun to throw them in the trash. Gives a whole new meaning to please remove your shoes. Basically remove your shoes, leave them outside, or they will end up in the trash. Due to a complete meltdown by both children we left the store immediately with no shoes.

We came home to find a wonderful Christmas surprise from Uncle Jim and Aunt Suzanne! Ian and Aaron loved playing with their new puzzles. Aaron in particular likes to play with his while standing on top of the box.

We did eventually find Ian a pair of illuminescent puma's from Zappos.com that light up which he loves. Not to mention I ordered Ian's shoes at 7:30 pm Monday. Received free next day shipping and they arrived before noon on Tuesday -wicked fast!

Occasionally we get to enjoy a movie night together!


Aaron has become quite the adventurous thrill seeker. We thought he was going to be the mellow child -no so much. He would get so annoyed whenever Tim would stop, it was hilarious.


Ian also had skiing lessons this week. Each week he absolutely amazes me. He can go on the tow rope all by himself! So proud. The conditions were not the best that day -a little icy. He still had a lot of fun! Thank heavens it has been snowing in the mountains all week -we definitely need the snow. If only it could stop raining in the valley's and snow- we also do not want anymore of our dear Smithfield friends homes to flood.


Ian had fun chasing Tim down the mountain. Every morning when he wakes up he asks if we can go skiing again! I am so glad that he is enjoying it!


January has also brought a lot of trouble! I am not sure what has gotten into Ian. Actually I do know -he is so overtired. He is refusing to take naps. It has been two weeks since he has had a nap and he is grumpy -we all are. He still has quiet time in his room but it is not helping. If he does not take a nap then at 5 o'clock he is ready for bed. At that time we are sitting down for dinner. I have been putting him to bed at 6:30 which he seems to have hit his second wind. I have tried putting him to bed right after dinner 5:45 but he still seems to have hit his second wind. I tried putting him to bed at 5 and he woke up at 11 pm ready to play. So at bedtime when tucking him in he starts hitting, kicking, screaming and everything. When this happens he sits here....

Mr. Flamingo was currently in time out. Aaron is usually in bed for the night at this point. Which is when Ian decides it is fun to scream as loud as possible. If he starts screaming I put him outside where he is allowed to scream. Keep in mind he goes to bed in his underwear and it is just above freezing temperatures outside (I know judge all you want -but I don't need Aaron awake and screaming too). This usually brings everything to a halt very quickly. Ian then comes inside quietly and finishes time out. If he gets out of time out, or chooses to hit me in time out he looses a privilege (treats, shows, friends). These can be earned back with good behavior and chores around the house. I don't like sending him outside so I tried just taking away privileges first -it did not work and made things worse. So this is the scenario that has been playing out every night for the last two weeks at our home. I am hoping this is some kind of phase or something because it is driving me insane. If anyone has any good suggestions please share...I am all ears.