I am not sure what has been happening the last week, but I have been not blogging- I have missed you all! I am not a t.v. watcher, but I tell you I love to read blogs I follow!
Arianna keeps up hoping- I tell you. She is the funniest girl. Lately she has been saying and doing so many things that make us laugh- I have been writing them down so I can remember them and share them.
So, last Monday we were starting Family Home Evening. I asked Arianna to come over so we could get started. Her response: I'm busy, Mom. I can't come right now. Here is what she was doing:
As I post this I realize she had also somehow lost her pants, so you get to see her in all her no-pants glory. She was seriously lounging in the chair reading the book and was 'unable' to come. Funny girl.
Another day, we were sitting at dinner and Arianna cried out, "Mom, I hurt my leg!". I went over to look at it and it was spaghetti sauce from her dinner. I told her that and she said, "Oh."
A couple nights later at dinner, Emma was giving me a hard time eating her vegetables (which isn't like her) and Arianna said emphatically, "You HAVE to eat your vegetables, Emma, you HAVE to!!" She is so funny.
Arianna is 2 and 2 year olds love to repeat everything they hear. Arianna said to Emma last week, "Come here, sweetheart!" It was so cute to hear that coming from such a little girl.
Last Sunday, during Sacrament meeting, Arianna wanting to participate in the singing of the Sacrament Hymn and pulled out the Hymnal, opened it up and started singing, "I love you, you love me, we're a happy family. . ." I promise, I tried not to let it happen. . .I really did. . .they found Barney on their own at the library. . .and they love him. The also found the Wiggles. Lovely.
Last bit to share today: Kenneth likes to give the girls bear hugs. One day after a bear hug, Arianna said, "Want a bear kiss, too!" They also love to get Elephant hugs from Dad. He lifts them up and swings them out in front of himself kind of like an elephant trunk. They giggle with delight.
I am so thankful for my little munchkins. Arianna is such a wild little chicken. She can surely make you crazy, as 2-year-olds can, but most of the time she is just so stinkin' cute I just want to eat her up!
So beautiful. If there were some mountains jutting up behind this, it could pass for Switzerland- so beautiful!
Here's my stud muffin on the tractor- he's pulling the baler.
Big Daddy's raking and Kenneth is baling- yup, for those of you new to this- that cylider behind the tractor is a bale of hay. (Big Daddy is what we call Kenneth's Dad- funny, huh? I've got to tell this story. . . So, one time when Kenneth and I were jsut dating we were at the farm at dinner and I was asked to say the prayer. Kenneth's dad must have been not feeling well or something, because I wanted to pray for him during the prayer. Only thing was, I got to the part where I needed to say his name and I had no idea what to say- Bill? no, that would be weird. . .Mr. Larchar? no, weird, too. . .Brother Larchar? no. . .Dad? no, a little too presumtious- we were just dating at this point. Hmm. . . Big Daddy- that's like a nickname- yes! That will work! (All this going through my brain in the split second before I actually had to refer to him in my prayer, of course!) I finished the prayer and Kenneth's whole family busted up laughing at me- which they still love to do! Okay- back to haying. . .
There's Emma in the Kubota in the foreground. One of the favorite things to do on the farm- Kubota rides! She and I had ridden out to the field to bring Kenneth some lunch.
Big Daddy raking
Another shot of a bale and the machinery.
