Ride 'em cowboy!

As we were going through all our storage items, we found these boots that used to be Jeffrey's. As soon as Mr.P saw them, he fell in love. He regularly wakes up from his nap, takes them off his dresser and puts them on before he comes out of the room. Since there is still ice and snow outside, and cowboy boots are like ice skates, we only let him wear them to church. He was so excited this morning when he realized it was church day. He put them on nice and early...when he still had his jammies on. But notice his hair is done, except for a weird alfalfa thing we took care of soon after the kodak moment.

The horse is what Jeffrey and Katie got him for Christmas. They painted it themselves, and it is small enough Mr. P gets on it, rides, then carries it and walks to his next destination. I have a great idea for a cute paint job, I am trying to figure out how much time I should let pass before I make it over.

And, yes, he is riding it on the couch....hmmmm.

I love this little guy so much. It is really hard that he goes to nursery all by himself and that he is okay with it. He is so happy to see me, and is so tired after church (2:30 by the time we are home) so he nurses and goes down for his nap. It is a good time for me to bond and re connect with him. I am such a baby about it. I know he is growing up, but he still seems like a tiny baby to me. I wonder if I am keeping him little, good thing it is his disposition to be independent. I can really see the reason the "babies" in the family are treated differently. If Savannah had been the baby...oh, that would have been bad. She actually acts more as the "baby of the family" than Parley does.

Savannah and I have been doing Kudos chart for her. It seems to really be working well. I know that part of it is age, and part of it is us letting her wrap us around her finger. Things have been going much better with her the past two weeks. She is such a smartie, and loves to learn. She is close to Jeffrey's level academically because she cares and will ask to sit and do school or get read to, or what not. Jeffrey really couldn't care less, unless it has to do with tools, working outside, large trucks, using his muscles, ect. But he is very smart in that department. Katie is as sharp as a whip in life skills, what is happening with everyone around her and math. Her handwriting is horrible, and she honestly doesn't care. She is doing well in reading, but hates it. (Didn't get that from me!) I am not sure if there is a kids in the wold who doesn't like Katie because she is SO FUN!

We will be doing school all summer because we have not been very regular since Christmas break. The kids finished their books, and we have been working on the new house or this one. We have done a lot of sorting and organizing...that is important too.

On Friday night we sat down to have scriptures and a can of worms was opened. Everyone vented/ cried and expressed their feelings. It had been a long week painting and working on the house.

Katie was upset because she hadn't been able to wear good clothes in five days

Jeffrey was frustrated because he said we didn't have enough food at the house when we were working on it

Savannah was upset because she didn't have any clothes to change into when we were down there (I am surprised she didn't mention no toilet...maybe she is used to peeing outside for a year now.

I was upset because I was tired, physically and emotionally

Mike was upset because he has gone to work on the house after a long day at his job almost every day for almost a year

Parley was running around playing "Duck, Duck, Goose!"

It was good that we all got things off our chest. After it was all said and done, we told the kids that the next day would be spent at the house too. Jeff and I got up early and went grocery shopping (we were out of a lot of essentials, I don't think I've been to Wally World since before Christmas) then we all headed to the house. We laid sub flooring until 6:30 pm. But it is DONE. The vinyl is being laid on Tuesday. Tonight we are going to plan something fun to do as a family this week. And let me tell you...we will be wearing our GOOD clothes.