Things kids say!

Lately, the kids have been saying some really cute things. I thought that I would share.
1)We were going out to eat with the kids. I asked the kids what they would like, giving them the options of PB&J, Turkey, or Grilled cheese. Molly responded with, "I want a girl cheese" and Gabe followed with, " I want a boy cheese." I busted up laughing! I realized what they had heard for the last option. They thought they were the greatest comedians on earth and had to repeat themselves many times.
2)Gabe has been sick with a cold the last few days. He was enjoying his hoarse voice, talking as much as possible (which is an absolute ton, because Gabe doesn't stop talking for long on a regular basis). As he was talking, I informed him that he had a frog in his throat. His eyes got really big and begged me to get it out! I, once again, began to laugh at what he might possibly be thinking. I tried my best to explain, and I think he finally got it. Since then, he has been announcing to all that he has a frog in his throat.
3)Molly has been talking alot about the characters of Madagascar. She was asking me about where Gorlia lived and if she liked water. I couldn't make out who she was talking about for the longest time. Finally, I figured out it was Gloria, the hippo. To help her out we practiced saying "Gla, Gla, Gloria", but Molly just kept saying "Gla, Gla, Gorlia" or "Glorlia". So, now I just know who Gorlia is.
4)Molly was wearing a lei that Jeff and I brought back from Hawaii, back when she was like, 1. She was telling me all about how beautiful it was and how glad she was that I made it for her (she has a great imagination). Jeff's sister asked her if she knew what it was called and informed her that it was called a lei. "Yeah, I knew that," says Molly. I told her that I didn't make it, that someone in Hawaii made it (really like China) for her and that I got it in Hawaii and brought it back for her. She asked, "you went to Who-High?" I had to ask her a few times to say it again. It is so cute Who-High = Hawaii!

More fun family photos

We had a neighbor of ours take some more pictures of our family, since on our last attempt, Molly wouldn't have a thing to do with it. Our neighbor, Kara, helps teach in our joyschool preschool, so, Molly and Gabe know her pretty good. And guess what?! They cooperated! Boy am I glad!!! I think we got some really cute shots of all of us looking at the camera. Now my problem is deciding which ones to develop and in which size. My house is going to be decorated in family photos pretty soon. I also found this awesome, free website for editing your photos. You can do all sorts of fun, professional looking stuff. If you are interested, check it out. It is http://www.picnik.com/. Which ones do you like the best? Rounded corners? More vintage looking? Etc.?

Halloween

The kids had so much fun this Halloween. They were a little confused on what it was exactly because there were so many parties. Today, Gabe asked me, "Mom, what do you want to be for Halloween." I said, "Halloween is over. We don't get to dress up and go trick-or-treating until next year." He replied, "No, Mom. Halloween is the day after Thursday." He was right. Halloween was the day after Thursday, it was just that it had already passed. It is so cute to see the kids try to grasp the concept of time and holidays.

Molly dressed up as a monkey this year and Gabe went as a fireman. He had worn his costume out before Halloween had ever arrived! He wore that thing to death. I guess we got our money's worth out of the costume. Kate went as a lobster. She was a good sport for not having a clue as to what was going on.

Going to the pumpkin patch!

We went to the pumpkin patch down in Syracuse a couple of times with preschool and the ward. It was only $4 per child!! What a deal! The kids got to go on a ride on a trailer behind a tractor and learn about how plants grow. Then they got to pick their own pumpkin out of the patch. After this, they had a huge area for the kids to play: a jump house, slides, teeter-totters, a train, animals, and pig races. The kids could not get enough!

Family Pictures

We had pictures done of our family in the middle of October. It was the second attempt at getting the kids to cooperate. I felt really bad for the photographer because Molly would not stop crying and she wouldn't look at the camera. I think that Heather did a great job for having such uncooperative kids. I love the way that this gal takes pictures. If you want to check out her website it is HeatherLorraine.com. She was so inexpensive, but Jeff still says that he would have had more fun lighting the 100 dollar bill on fire and watching it float up into the air. It was a little painful to try to get the kids where we wanted them, and definitely a trial on my patience.

Adults, keep out!!

Jeff and I were trying to work downstairs and get some things cleaned-up. The kids were being pills and were being very demanding, so, we made them a hut. They thought that it was the coolest thing! We put a TV in their hut and let them choose a movie to watch. We were informed that it was for Wittow (little) kids only.

Poor, tired children

The kids have been so tired lately, but have been so resistant to naps. Even 7 month-old, Kate, is being difficult. Here are some pictures we caught of the children FINALLY sleeping, but in the most uncomfortable places.
Here is Molly at the dinner table. She gave up trying to eat because she was so tired. How she could sleep in this position is a surprise to me. I think it helped that she'd been given Benadryl earlier for some mosquito bites. She swells up like crazy from mosquito bites.

Here is Kate in her Jumperoo. She finally gave in to the heavy eyelids and let her eyes close.

Lately, this is the only place we can get Gabe to sleep. We were on our way to Provo to get pictures taken. He was such a gonner. He is so sweet when he is asleep!!

The twins are in preschool!!!

We bought the kids their first pair of scissors. They were for their school boxes, but they had to practice cutting for days in advance. Look at the mess!! I cleaned messes like this three or four times in one day. But what do you do, the kids were having so much fun and it was helping them develop skills. I had to keep reminding myself of it as I watched them.

How have 3 1/2 years gone by?! I can't believe that the twins are old enough to go to preschool. I hate to admit that it is a day I have waited for for a long time. Having twins has had its hard moments and it is so nice to finally think that we may be at an age where we can start to have hopes of rationalizing with them (vs. the all out tantrums and screaming). It is so nice to send them off for 2 hours twice a week and know that they are learning and having fun. It is so nice to have this time to spend getting things done that I would otherwise have to do with the two pulling at me. I am also enjoying spending time alone with Kate. We are just doing a neighborhood preschool where there are 6 kids and each mom rotates and teaches about every 5 weeks. I've already taught once, and it was fun. I don't know that I would choose to be a preschool teacher, but its not so tough once a month.


The kids had to get backpacks for school. Aren't they so cute. The backpacks are so huge and reach their knees, but they love to put stuff in them and carry them around.

Our first trip to Rigby, ID

This last weekend we went up to Rigby, Idaho to visit my sister, Melissa, and her family. They moved up there the last part of May and we haven't had an opportunity to visit them until now. We left early Saturday morning and got to Rigby around 1:30 (after one too many potty stops and a huge blow out, curtisy of Kate). We spent the day visiting, playing with my Cricut, and playing with the kids. It was so nice and relaxing! We haven't gotten to do that for a long time.

Autumn was so cute with Kate. She put her arm aroung her and read her some books.

They found several pair of sunglasses and were having fun trying them on. Even Kate got a kick out of it.

This is Kate at six months. I took her to Gingerbread photo to get her pictures done. They did a really good job and tried this hat out for the first time on Kate. I just love the look on her face. She is such a doll and has the prettiest eyes.

My sister's family pics

My sister, Erin, just got family pictures done. I just love this picture of her with her two kids. Little Blake was sure hamming it up. Erin used to make this face when she would wink when she was a kid. It is kind of funny. I think that the pictures turned out so cute. I had to add them to my blog.

Ferron Family Fun

Every year we go up to a campsite at Ferron Resevoir for the Pettey family reunion. We sure look forward to it each year. This year was especially cold and rainy. Not all years are so bad. The cold and rain had no effect on the kids. They ran around getting wet and muddy while the parents huddled in the camper or around what little fire we had.







Our sweet Kate just enjoying whatever was going on.



Our tree at Woodtick point.

The boys loved to ride on the 4-wheeler (Jeff included). This was Tyler's first year being able to drive one by himself. It was really handy because we didn't have any little kids bugging us all hours of the day to ride 4-wheelers. If they asked, Tyler would "graciously" offer to take them for a ride. He mostly just took them around and around and around the campsite circle so we could keep an eye on them. I was so cute to see the 3 boys ride together. They just giggled and played on them all day.