Eric munching on apple slices

Eric got a little jealous of Josh eating apples so I gave him a slice of one to munch on he absolutely loved it, by the way he also had two jars of baby food and emptied the left over jars that were in the fridge. I guess that equals to three jars of food. I put my foot down on more than that. At least I know he's healthy.

BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love that I have two boys in a row but sometimes I wonder what I got myself into. Eric is still really young and but he loves his brother and will be happy with what ever Josh dose to him. Yesterdays incident left me and the boys laughing and when Daddy came home from school it had him laughing as well. For Christmas Josh received a bag full of animal stamps I tend to keep them up high because I love the colors of my walls and do not want more color added but yesterday Josh climbed up on the high chair and retrieved them when I was out of the kitchen. when I came back into the kitchen to get Eric I found him and his brother's head and hands stamped with elephants and zebras and Josh holding my compact make up mirror admiring his work and showing Eric. At least the boys were happy. I was able to get most of the stamps off of Eric's face but not Josh's he went to school with his face still covered in animals.

Joshua's birthday Party

Josh turned four on Sunday so Saturday we celebrated with a Harry Potter Hogwarts castle birthday party. We kept it to just family and had a lot of fun. We took him to wild island for golfing, go carting, fun house and created a impressive cake adorned with lots of presents. I think he had a lot of fun and I sure had fun with my parents as we watched Jason and Josh climb through the craziness of the fun house. Happy fourth birthday Josh we love you!

From Baby to Boy

This being the week that Josh turns four I guess I've been super sentimental so please bear with me as I get my feelings out. I find that my blog is therapeutic when I'm feeling sad or happy or feeling pleased with my children I find it helps to get those feelings out on paper or in this case on computer. A few months ago in the Ensign there was an article about blogging and how we need to be careful what we wright because it is always going to be there. I have tried to do that and I hope that someday my boys will just laugh about how their Mommy loved them so much she wanted to share their accomplishments with friends and family. I've been reading back on my blog to when Josh started Primary I have teared up many times since then I'm not sure why I can't stop the emotional roller coaster. I think it is because Josh is no longer my baby he is a boy and a wonderful one at that he is kind to his friends and his brother. I think all parents go through this where they wake up one day and realize that their babies are no longer babies, because Josh has always been smaller than his peers and very cuddly I was able to keep him my baby a little longer. I think the first time that I had this melancholy about my child getting older was almost a year ago when I took him in for testing and discovered that he had a speech delay and I could no longer help him on my own. I wish I could say that I changed my ways right then and there about cherishing every moment. I read a friends blog that was about how she was starting to really miss the opportunity to have babies and how her children were getting older and she wanted to remind those of us who have just gotten started with our families to cherish every moment. I pray that I can cherish my family because they were a special gift to me and I am so grateful to friends and family who remind me on a daily basis to cherish and love them even when the annoy me. The dishes don't always need to be perfectly done the floors do not need to be scrubbed daily and beds do not always need to be made. Playing with our kids is far more important. I hope I have not gone off on a soap opera I just want each day to be special because every day that I have is one more day I can be with my family.

Seven Months

Eric is Seven Months old now. What is my baby doing these days lets see, He loves to sit and play with toys while I do other things. I have to say this is probably my most favorite phase just before they get mobile. He is TEETHING!!!!!! not fun I had to break down and do the Oragel thing because my baby is so miserable. He is so patient especially when his big brother tries to carry him like a rag doll which by the way doesn't happen because my baby is about ten pounds lighter than my four year old. He is wearing twelve month clothes and only getting bigger every day and the list goes on and on. We just love our gentle giant. He is so sweat and soon when those teeth pop in he'll be so much happier as well.

Saw this and just had to post it

saw on the internet that Haiti is without a government. To help out, I'm donating one Obama, one Pelosi, one Reid, one Frank, one Coakley, and two Clintons! They may keep them permanently! I'd give them a Constitution, but I can't find mine right now! ~ Status borrowed from a friend. I saw this and had to make it mine too!

Cookie Time

I sure am grateful to have a wonderful husband. It's been really rough the last couple of days , Eric is teething enough said. So yesterday after church Jason tried to take care of both boys so I could catch up on some much needed sleep. The only problem with that idea was, me. I fell asleep with noise all around me and woke up to silence well when its just me and the boys that usually means trouble so fifteen minutes after I fell asleep I woke up. So Jason then tried to make cookies for everyone. That worked, Josh helped and Eric sat and watched and I finally got some nice quiet time. I took some pictures of the fun the boys all had together.I am so grateful for the boys I have they take really good care of me. By the way I finally found the baby Tylenol so Eric is a little happier.

Hike

We went on a hike and my over ambitious husband decided to take us on a three mile hike in the mud and snow and thought Josh could walk the whole way. Well we ended up carrying both boys because Josh got tired half way through but it was fun and we were together as a family. It was a very beautiful environment and Josh was able to see a Lama and Horses, Reno really has some beautiful places in it.

Dr. Visit

I have to say Jason and I are very grateful that our boys have been healthy so far this winter season. Josh had gone through three ear infections by the time he was Eric's age and Eric has not had one. Today Eric had his six month check up and this is the results, it is looking like Eric will have to have that surgery but the hospital and surgeons have a program where once a year they donate to the families who do not qualify for Medicaid but can't afford a pricey surgery so if we can get on the list Eric's surgery will be free. As for his measurements he weighed 18lbs so a little lighter than I thought but that puts him in the 50th percentile so still very healthy. He moved up from the 70th percentile last time to the 75th on his height so he will be a tall little man someday. His head measurements crack me up it is in the 90th percentile for his age. Now the Dr. told us that he can see we feed our baby well now what dose that say for our other boy who was never even on the chart for his age and still is not? oh well that little boys 4 year check up is in February so I think I want Jason to handle that appointment I'm not sure I could handle the tears from Josh I also don't think I could hold him down while the nurse gave him his shots. I swear the things Mommy's do out of the good for their children's health. Our family has been very healthy lately and very blessed. I hope you are all finding joy through these sometimes difficult times as well.
by the way the picture of Josh and Jason the reason Josh is not wearing a shirt is I had just given him a hair cut and he wanted to sit by his daddy and I just couldn't resist taking a picture of this very precious moment.

Primary

Josh went to Primary for the first time yesterday. It has turned out to be a blessing that I'm a primary teacher because I was able to watch my child as he took a big step. He was very well behaved. He sat in his chair folding his arms and listened to the talks, prayer and scripture. Over the last almost four years I have discovered the essence of Joshua Kjar. It is just go with what ever life throws at me. That is truly how my son has done things in his life. He is a great teacher to his Mother. I admit I could not help but tear up as I watched my baby grow up before my eyes. So call me a sentimental Mommy I'm very pleased with the way my son entered the Primary.

Christmas 2009

Christmas was a wonderful experience this year. Josh has gotten to a age that is so much fun to watch him eagerly anticipate Santa's coming. We spent this year with Jason's family and had so much fun as we watched Eric and Dilyn celebrate their first Christmas together. a special thank you to family and friends who gave us beautiful gifts and hope you enjoyed your celebration of Christ's birth as much as we did. We love all of you and pray for a happy 2010 year.

Eric is Six months old today!

I'm not sure exactly how it happened but Eric is six months old today. He such a pleasure to our family he weighs about 20lbs and can fit into some twelve month outfits. He can sit up on his own and roll from his back to his tummy. When he wants something he squawks at us till we get what he needs. He loves!!! food. His favorites are sweat potatoes, Carrots and peas. He loves rice cereal with milk. He loves nursing. He dose not like green beans or bananas. He loves to play catch with his big brother. The ball they use is a stuffed base ball the size of a medium size ball.
Eric's personality is really starting to come out he is very calm and happy. He loves his brother who in return adores him back. I feel so blessed to have these two boys in my life.

Josh

So I try really hard to dress my boys so they look great. Josh today had other plans. He took off the out fit I put him in and dressed himself he felt he did not have enough protection so he put on three pairs of underwear all backwards, a pair of jeans, backwards and a sweater backwards. At least he wants to dress himself now I just need to help him learn to put everything on forwards.

Santa Clause

My boys were able to visit with Santa tonight. Josh has loved Santa since he was a small baby and Eric didn't seem to to mind either he even smiled at Santa. They both were able to sit on Santa's knee and smile at him. Josh told him how good he has been this year and in return Santa gave him a hug and a toy and a bag full of sweets. I love the symbolism of Santa. I just hope my children will continue to love Santa as much as I do. Merry Christmas everyone:)

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Snow!!!!!!!

Well we have had amazing amounts of snow the last couple of days and being that today was perfect conditions for making a snow man my wonderful boys did just that. They built a snow man named Roy. I love snow but I kinda hope it is gone by the time we leave for CA.

Just having fun

I was going through all of Josh's old baby clothes because Eric has out grow all his 3-6 month stuff and I found all the old Christmas clothes. Now doesn't Eric make an adorable Santa's helper?

First snow day with lots of fun

Today was the first real day to have fun in the snow its still snowing by the way. I'm not a big fan of snow but Josh is and that's whats important watching my child run and play in the snow was fun. I even threw a couple of snow balls at him that nailed him in the face and what did my big boy do? He laughed and threw one back at me. We have a little friend over today and after falling face first in the snow he decided that he had had enough but not Josh he played in it till he was freezing. The older my boy gets the more fun he is. Eric stayed in the snuggle carrier with me the whole time snug and warm. He just stared at the snow, in a couple of years he'll be able to have a snow ball fight with his brother just like I did with my brothers when I was a kid.

Christmas

We were gone Thanksgiving like we always are so we didn't get our Christmas stuff up till last Saturday and the tree we did on Sunday as a family home evening activity. It was a good thing that we did the lights on Saturday because the first snow fall of the year came Sunday with heaps of snow. Now we are ready for the beautiful Christmas season. Hope everyone else is doing good.

Look what I can do!

Eric has really been trying to sit up for a few days now and today I was able to get a picture of him he sat that way for about a minute before falling to the side.