April Fools

Mother Nature really knows how to play a great April Fools joke. We woke this morning to a lot of snow. Here we thought spring was on its way and boy were we fooled. Lucas, Jesson and I had to go and enjoy by having a snow ball fight with Sadie (the dog) and making a snow man. This was Jessons first experience with playing in the snow. As you can see in the picture by the time the snow man was done he also was done.

Sleeping with Poka Dots

One of our big projects this month was paining Gracie's room. She had to sleep down in her room for a whole month to get it painted in the colors she wanted and also in the way she wanted. She chose to have one wall painted bright pink and to add orange poka dots. She came up with the idea herself but of course mom and dad had to agree. It took a while to get he room done because of illness and lack of time but now that it is done we think it turned out really cute. She is now working on getting a manicure. She has to not bite her fingernails for a whole month and then she will get to have a mani with mom. This one has been a tad bit harder for her. It is really hard to break habits but this one we thought really needed some help. Nothing like a little incentive.

Princess & Cheer Camp

Gracie has had a very busy month. She was able to be part of Princess Camp and also Cheer Camp. At Princess Camp she learned all about princesses and how they have etiquette and use their manners. They also learned a dance and performed it at a recital. This is a picture of Gracie and her best friend Olyvia in their princess dresses and tiaras that they made. Cheer camp was also fun. She got to cheer at a West Jordan High basketball game along with being part of the half time entertainment where she was able to dance with all the "big cheerleaders." She also did this with her best friend Olyvia. She is also taking piano now and loving it. The new year has definitely kept her busy. What have my boys been doing during all of this. Well they are trying their hand at being "Kiss" impersonaters or if you like they just got into moms makeup. Never a dull moment in the Sandstrom house.

Keeping up with the Sandstroms

I know it has been a long time since my last blog (November) but who is counting. I thought I would do a quick update so here goes. Pictures do all the talking. We were busy with being sick, loosing teeth, putting up a Christmas tree, enjoying a new piano, making Christmas cookies with cousins, sleepover with cousins, Christmas pajamas with the Sandstrom side, sleeping and bathing. I'm really glad that we could fit in those last two!

Where's Lucas

Do you remember those books called "Where's Waldo?" Well today Lucas and I were raking leaves and he kept saying "mom come find me" and I would go over to see him covered in leaves. He absolutely loved doing this. Isn't it so nice to see such little things keep kids happy.

Family Prayer

I usually don't blog so close but I thought this was definitely blog worthy. Last night after family home evening we all knelt down for family prayer. Jesson usually sits on one of our laps or just roams the room until we are done, but last night was definitely something new. After Lucas was done saying the prayer we looked over to see Jesson laying by us. So I had everybody stay in their spots so I could take a picture but by the time I got back Jesson had moved, so I said " lets have prayer" and immediately he went back to his spot and laid down. It was so cute to see him actually trying to be part of us during prayer and not squirming and fighting us when we try to make him sit and be still. As you can see in the picture he has two older siblings and a dad who are great examples for him.... At least in kneeling during family prayer:)

Our little Gobblins

Okay so we had no little goblins this year for Halloween but we did have a Sports Dude (Jake Roberts) Pig (Parker Sandstrom) Witch (Gracie) Devil (Jesson) and Alligator (Lucas.) We had a great time this year with the Sandstrom family for Halloween. We spent Halloween with them last year also, during a very sad time with the funeral of our 16 year old niece Lindsay Sandstrom the day before Halloween in 2008. The kids remembered Halloween as a good memory during that hard time so we decided it was good to keep that happy memory going. So we ate soup and made homemade spudnuts (doughnuts) and watched a great video of John and Jude Sandstrom (who are in Nauvoo on their mission) singing and dancing. The kids stayed warm and came home with buckets full of candy. What else could you ask for?