an update post

not much happening, therefore, not much posting. 

just a few new things-

 

darin went back to school =( 

wes decided spoons were stupid.

i decided to give wes a piece of gum so she could see that she doesn't like it, and would stop trying to pull it out of peoples mouths. instead she loves it.

 

wes loves christmas music.

(check out that hip sway!)

wes isn't sure what to think of the snow.

wes is beautiful.

one last hurrah

i've been trying to get wes outside lots, because soon we won't be able to go out at all. every time we head out i think to myself  'this could be the last time this year'. this train of thought caused me to do something crazy yesterday. let her play in the sand box. she has always been curious about the sand, but i have two reasons why i've never let her indulge herself. 1) i don't want it to get anywhere and everywhere and 2) i'm afraid it will get in her eyes. i mean when you've got a girl like wes, it's bound to go everywhere. 

so far so good...

uh oh...

this could be bad...

there it is. my worst sand box fears come true.

i felt so bad for her poor, dry itchy eyeballs. she loved it so much i guess it was worth it. i felt a little melancholy thinking that next year when i bring wes to the park she will be totally different. as much as i love watching her change, and learn, i can't help wishing it would happen a little slower.  

one smart cookie

meg: wes where is your button?

wes:
         

meg: wes where are your piggies?

wes:
        

meg: wes where is your nose?

wes:

         

what intelect! such a clever little girl i have. 

p.s. i know wesli looks like a little mutt without her hair done. but i refuse to cut it. and sometimes i refuse to do it

bubbles

wesli loves having bubbles in the bath. she gets a hand full and just stares, and stares. she rubs it in her hair, and on her tummy, and my hair, and of course tries to eat it. she lays on her stomach, and blows on them as hard as she can. like most things she does, it makes no sense. i guess her enthusiasm makes her do strange things. what a weirdo. a crazy, fun, cute, lovable  weirdo.

made me laugh

candyce sent me this e-mail that made my day. sorry if you meant for this to be private candyce. 

Hi guys! 
So I was thinking we better get our plans in place for New Moon, so I have done some research for us. You can thank me later. 
If we go to the theatre at Gateway we can actually get an Edward or Jacob themed theatre. Plus we get a gift bag full of Edward or Jacob things. AND THE TICKETS ARE ONLY $50!!

We could also go to another theatre in Salt Lake and have a pizza party and win a prize for the person dressed as the biggest twilight fan. AND THESE TICKETS ARE ONLY $30! I was thinking we could paint our faces, Megan yours could say "Twi-mom" Shelby yours could say "Twi Freak" and mine could say "Twi Fag."

Or we could wait until it comes to the dollar theatre here in Salt Lake and you guys could come and stay with me and we could go. 
Its up to you. 

oh man. 

funny.

i love my sisters.

i am wesli. hear me roar.

i think we have confused wesli. we have been teaching her that bears say 'grrrrrr'. she caught on pretty quick and we thought it was so cute that we would clap, and kiss her and give her tons of praise every time she did it. but we also taught her that tigers and lions say 'grrrrrr'. we growl whenever we play chase or play hide and go seek. my dad taught her to say 'ahhhhhhhh' after she has a refreshing drink, but she tries to do it just like him in a really deep voice, that comes

out sounding like a growl. now she growls all the time. like every time she wants attention, or wants to play. i think she is starting to think every animal growls. she growls at everyone. check out clerk, our friends, the elderly gentleman sitting next to us in sacrament meeting... you know... everyone. they of course don't realize that she is trying to be cute, and instead think she wants to attack them or something, because she gets a lot of funny looks. sorry wes.

 

keeping up with the jones

yesterday we went to a kiddie corn maze/ pumpkin patch with the jones. me and noelle decided to put the kids in their halloween costumes. i confess i look for any excuse to put wes in her costume. who wants to spend money on an outfit their kid will only wear for a few hours, then never again? okay so i didn't buy this one. i still want her to wear it lots.

noelle and i tried so hard to rekindle the flame between wes and jett with lots of  encouraging the two to hold hands and kiss, but i fear the embarrassment after their last encounter was still lingering. they barely acknowledged each other.

 wes wasn't totally into the corn maze. she kept sitting down and eating the mud. but she really really liked the pumpkins, and the hay bales. so i guess it was worth it in the end, although i'm sure it will be more fun next year.

i try so hard to get a good picture of me and darin. i am at my wits end with this boy. i suppose i shall just give up.