Everyday's a good day, when you paint (even if you have to do it digitally!)

For my birthday Jared has been letting completely indulge my artistic side :)

I haven't enjoyed myself like this in a long time.  

Pure entertainment.  

The sisters are a dark-haired version of Miriam and Hazel.  I think I will be staying up late to completely enjoy my hobby. 

The Funnies

Jacob: 

Jacob has been working really hard on controlling his behavior.  In the past when he gets hungry or too tired he will flop on the ground and say, "BLAH BLAH!!!"

He has discovered he can control his meltdowns.  The other night we stayed up too late, and I was putting 3 tired girls in their jammies and brushing their teeth.  Jacob came and sat beside me and said, "Mommy, would this be a good time for me to melt down?"  I said, "Jacob, please, no, not now." 

And he said "ok "  And then went and put on his pj's

Miriam: 


Miriam and I were looking at the gospel art pictures and she saw this one of Mormon abridging the plates and she looked at me at said, "Mommy, why is he sitting on a lion?"  I explained they used animal skins as blankets and chair covers.

Hazel:

I was telling Hazel how wonderful heaven was as she fell asleep.  I told her how she watched our family before she was born, and she started to cry.  I asked her why she was crying, she said,  "I must have been really scared in Heaven, with no Mommy or Daddy,  I was very sad in heaven." 

So we talked about her heavenly parents, but I don't think she is convinced!

Eliza: 

Eliza loves to come and flop on me and then she looks at me and smiles and says, "Just me mommy, just me!"

This morning she came up to me and ripped my hair out and pinched my nose, and then she said,  "Just me mommy, just me!"