Missing your siblings

This is an older picture taken last Summer....but now that Xander is talking and improving his vocabulary, he sure does mention Dylan, Makenzee and Wyatt a lot. He prays for them and asks to call them on the phone, and knows what is there stuff that is here at our house. "Dylan's Legos" , or Wyatt's trains.

Yesterday he wanted to call them and I said, "We can't because they are at school"
And Xander said, "No Mom, they are in Utah, Utah Mom"

I am really excited that we are bringing another member to this team, because I think Xander is going to be an awesome big brother!

Thomas the Tank engine (2 year old story)

Pre School Activities

So just in case you were curious...This is what the gun looks like...Still missing a few components but isn't it scary looking. So if it ever comes to the end of the world
and you need Military Home based protection. Jeremy "Rambo" Johnson would be here to protect you.

While the other parental unit..builds guns with Xander.

Mom does more preschool like things...like today we mixed flour, water oil, cream of tarter and salt to make a wonderful mixture of play dough.

Whoops they were put in the wrong order...Here Xander is making the dough...
above enjoying his creation.

Or puts sand in a storage bin and creates a little sand pile for busy hands to play with outside on the deck. Yes it is messy, yes it gets on the deck..but my philosophy is 3 hours of pure joy and play...and 10 minutes of clean up for me. Is worth it.

So I hope the warm weather comes back so we can enjoy the Sand some more :)

Sunday Dress Up

No, it is not Easter yet...but looking through my Mom's old pictures....it always seems we took a picture on Sunday. So in Downs tradition and since Xander always looks so darn stinking cute in his Sunday best! We snapped a couple!

He LOVES his Grandma!

My Treasures! I love them soo much!

Helping Dad/ Jeremy is Cool

Xander loves it when Jeremy gets the tools out. He loves to be right there fixing and building.

Jeremy has been slowly buying parts to make his own AR over the past 4 years. For those of you not familiar with Gun language that is Automatic Rifle. He is getting pretty close to finishing, dang it. :) I guess it shows his true man genes, because he also is really good at sewing, painting my toenails and making pillow case dolls.

Jeremy you rock! I am glad you can enjoy your AR very soon!

Xanderisms

A cute little Xander time
happened today,
He Had a little fall and came my way.

I was eating chips and he came to me all sad.
So I offered him one hoping it would get rid of the bad.
I told him "This chip will make better"

Well he did not put that chip in his mouth.
He put it to his bum.
And said, "Yes mom chip made it better"
And then he ate it up
Yum Yum Yum....

Conference Weekend

This is a comment I left on a blog, C Jane that I read..... in response to her video of What I know.

Well this is what I know :)


Thanks for sharing this! I am glad I know what I know too... And because I have such a strong testimony and faith in my savior Jesus Christ. When I read other comments that question my beliefs. I am glad that I have a testimony of prayer, knowledge of the scriptures that I can search, ponder and pray and once again be reconfirmed in my beliefs.

Heavenly Father answers prayers, Loves us and wants us to return to him.

Joseph Smith was not perfect but Jesus Christ is and that is whom I look for my salvation.

Joseph Smith, Bless his heart, was called as a Prophet of God and I know he was and I am thankful daily that he was who he was and for having the courage to bring the restored gospel to the Earth. So that we can truly understand the divine mission of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

I am so excited to enjoy the words of our precious treasures, the 12 apostles and the first presidency this Weekend!

God bless us all