Hermie

Meet Hermie our one and only (I hope) pet. This was Aaron's little Christmas gift for the family and boy is it exciting! I had no idea that Hermit crabs were so interesting and the pet store they went to sells them with these cute decorated shell. As long as you keep your hand straight it should crawl on you and not give you a pinch. Pretty cool. The kids loved creating it's little home and our author Mary ran and made a sign for it's home (Hermie's Home) upon arrival . It was so darling.

(ssshhhh...and it may have made me want a little puppy or kitten...only a little)

UPDATE: No one has played with Hermie past day two of his arrival. I'm glad he doesn't require any attention on my end.

A New Year

With the new year comes some resolutions...some new, most the same as last year's. Keeping record of my Littles has moved to the forefront. Time is passing so quickly and my Littles aren't so little anymore. I wanted to put these two pictures up to help me remember each day I check my blog to keep updating, even if it's brief. 

The "normal" picture above reminds me of each of their personalities so much...

Cameron with the excited and ready to go expression, Nikki with the big hearty laugh, 

Noah with a happy smile, and Mary posed like the sweet little angel she is. I feel so blessed.

This "not-so-normal" picture reminds me to enjoy the moments, even though they may drive you a little bonkers. 

So, Happy New Year and I hope come next January there may be one resolution to check off the list.

Merry Christmas 2012

We were planning on going to Utah this Christmas, but the roads were pretty bad this year and the idea of a 18 hour car ride with four little ones did not sound fun. So we celebrated with the Idiarts at home, which was wonderful.

I love this time of year to think more about the Savior and how to be more like him.

Nicole loved Santa...Cameron, not so much.

Pianist Mary

Mary began piano this summer. She has had one student recital already, but this is her first done at the VA for parents and veterans. She did very well. I am so glad she is learning, and I might add that I am learning a lot too!

Cameron's TWO

Here is my darling eye lash batting handsome little man. Happy Birthday sweet boy!

Broken Collar Bone

On Thanksgiving morning amid rolling out the rolls, Noah broke his collar bone while playing bucking bronco on his cousin's back. We didn't realize it was a complete break until we got x rays the next day. Noah was a real trooper and it actually healed rather quickly. Jared and Marcus brought him this awesome candy card, which may have made the break worth it.

Amatchi's funeral

Amatchi's funeral was beautiful. We traveled down and stayed at Linda's home. It is sad to see this chapter end. Our ties to the basque community won't be the same now and I will miss her. She has been gone for a time now, mentally, and for that reason it is nice to see her resting. I will cherish all the love and kindness she has shown me through out the years. I imagine a beautiful and touching reunion with Aitatchi and her parents in heaven and I bet there is a little bit of moose going on up there and a lot of celebrating. xoxo