koriday

Koriday 2009

It is hard to believe that Kori is two years old! With finances the way they are right now we weren't able to give Kori all we think she deserves, luckily she is young enough she probably won't remember. Although presents were in short supply we did get a cake (mine always look like crap). I took her to Walmart and let her pick the cake she wanted. She chose a three princess's cake where one lights up. She was extremely excited she kept singing Happy Birthday all week. She loved the cake and she said "kori's bday", "I'm cited". We had so much fun and I hope she had the best bday ever!

I want these!!!

While we were at WalMart tonight, Kassidy saw a pretty pink box that caught her eye. Fascinated by it's beautiful packaging, she picked it up to get a better look. "I want these." she said. Kathryn and I looked to see what she was holding and discovered that our 3 year old daughter had decided she wanted some stick on boobs. Then she said, "They're for your head."

Keith

Head, Move!

Tonight Kathryn was putting a movie on for the girls to watch before going to bed. While she was adjusting the volume, Kathryn was standing in front of the television. Kassidy said, "You have a big head!" It was so funny.

Keith

Silly Kori

Sloppy Harris

Kassidy spelling her name

Since Kassidy was a baby we have been singing her a song that spells out her name, this was the first time she got it all by herself! We are so proud!

Harris Crawling

Scissors

So... I had gotten the kids dressed and fed and changed and decided that I needed I tiny cat nap. I don't even think I had fallen asleep yet when I heard nothing, pure silence, mother's of the world know this is the worst sound you can hear all day because it usually mean mischief. I decided to interrupt my rest and go see why the girl's had gotten so quiet and then Kassidy looked at me. Her bangs were missing!! It took me a few moments to realize what had happened and then I saw the scissors lying on the floor next to the girls. Then I noticed that Kassidy was not the only one missing hair, Kori had also had a chunk of hair cut away. I freaked out, they got time out while mommy figured out how in the world they had gotten a hold of the scissors. As the oldest of nine I am familiar with girls' obsession with scissors and thus always make sure that they are put out of reach. I didn't factor in that Kassidy is very resourceful and has a sturdy stool. Needless to say the scissors were not far enough out of reach. It took a year and a half to grow out Kassidy's bangs and now I get to start from scratch, Kori's is less noticeable because of the thickness of her hair it will be easy to disguise. We have all learned a valuable lesson, Mine: Nothing is ever out of reach for a three year old.

Busy Boy

Tonight was bath night at the Potter House. I was bathing the girls and decided to wait to bath Harris till tomorrow night. At least that was the plan... I put the girls in and then started to dress Harris in his pajamas. He started crying and I didn't know why, he kept looking over my shoulder at the girls playing in the tub. Daddy asked him if he wanted to bath and he got this huge grin and started kicking his feet really hard. It was the funniest thing he did not want to miss out on the fun. Once in the tub he was the happiest baby. He had fun splashing his sisters and eating their hair. I love how close our kids are. I know it won't last forever but its fun right now.

Just Acting

Kori is at that age where she is constantly repeating everything we say and do. She copies Kassidy frequently. Tonight Kathryn was complaining about here back hurting. Then we looked over at Kori, and she was holding her back with this convincingly painful look on her face saying, "back." I asked her if her back hurt and she began to smile like she was so proud she had fooled me. I asked, "Are you being silly?" She began to laugh like she was the funniest girl in the world. She is so good at acting and making it truly believable. Maybe one day she will make us lots of money.

Keith

I need Desitin!

We always ask Kassidy for her assistance while we are changing Kori or Harris' diapers. We often ask her to get a diaper for us, or to find the Desitin and bring it to us. She knows that Desitin is used to help relieve diaper rash. Well, last night Kathryn was getting Kassidy ready for bed and putting her jammies on. Kassidy told Kathryn that she needed Desitin because she had panty rash. It was the cutest thing. She figured that since she no longer wears diapers then she didn't have diaper rash, but panty rash instead.

Keith

What do I look like?

Last night Kassidy was laying on her stomach watching stuff on the computer. Kori stepped onto Kassidy's back and Kassidy yelled out, "Kori, I am not a stool!" Kathryn and I have never said that before. It is amazing to me that at 3 she can associate that people step on stools, and since she was getting stepped on she felt like she was being used as a stool. I underestimate her all the time. She always blows me away when she makes such intelligent comments.

Keith

Picnic

Keith asked me yesterday if I had done anything fun with the kids while he's in Houston and I said no. Feeling guilty today I took the kids shopping to Wal-mart and while at Wal-mart I was thinking about what I could do for cheap that would be fun too. The idea came to me, A picnic at the park down the street from our house. I told Kassidy I was going to get McDonald's and then drop the cold groceries off at the house and then we would go on a picnic to the park. Kassidy proceded to tell me that in order to have a picnic we needed a blanket and a basket. I don't know where she learns this stuff, but I told her I would get a blanket out of the house. We went to the park and I set out the blanket and got the kids out of the car. We started to eat and then Kassidy said "This is not a real picnic because we don't have a basket". I told her we didn't have a basket and she said we need to get one so we can have a REAL picnic. I told her we'll have to get one before we go on our next picnic and that satisfied her for now. Our kids are so smart, I have never taught her about picnics but she learned it from somewhere and I got a good and much needed laugh out of it.

The love of my Life

This week Keith went to spend time with his family in his hometown. I could tell he was home sick so I told him to go ahead that I would be fine. There are very few times anything Keith does gets on my nerves, although in those times which many of us have you don't ever think what if they were not here tomorrow. This week has given me a new perspective on what Thanksgiving really is. I probably don't tell Keith enough how much I love him, appreciate him, want to be near him every second of the day, can't wait to sleep next to him at night. I wondered while he's away does he think I don't miss him or did I tell him enough while he was here that it carried over into his trip. I could not live my life without Keith, he is the reason I'm at this point in my life. When making the decision to go to school he told me that he knew I could do it. I worried about me not working for a while and he told me we would get through it and be better off once I'm finished. Keith is always there by my side supporting me and giving me confidence in myself. Keith is and always will be my Best Friend. I didn't know what that word meant till I met him and I thank God everyday for our pushy friends forcing us to attend a young singles activity one day years ago. Its hard to think of any time in my life and remember Keith not being there, since the day we met we have been attached in a way I can't explain. I feel I knew him in the pre-existence and we were destined to be at this point in our lives together. Thank you Keith for showing me what true friends can be I was not given that opportunity in my youth to have close friends,we always knew we would just be moving. Thank you.

Jesus Loves Me

We have been talking to Kassidy a lot about Christmas. Kathryn asked Kassidy if she knew why we celebrated Christmas. Kassidy replied, "Um no." Kathryn explained to her that we do it for Jesus to celebrate his birthday. Kassidy said, "because Jesus loves me, and he wants me to have presents!" This reminds me of the many blessings we receive when we live the teachings of Jesus. Jesus truly does love us and wants us to have presents. As long as we do what is right we will all be given these presents to help us have fuller happier lives. One of these presents is being able to return to His presence if we live the commandments. Children are so wise without even realizing it. My kids teach me life lessons every day.

Keith

My Treat

Today Kori pooped in the potty. It is really the second time, but we want to make a big deal out of it to encourage her to want to go more. It had been a while since she had done it last, and we haven't really been pushing her to be potty trained because she is still only one and a half years old. We were so excited for her and we all clapped. Even Kassidy was telling her good job and cheering. Then we decided to give Kori a piece of candy as a reward. This is also what we did with Kassidy when she was potty training. Well Kassidy wanted a piece of candy too so she told Kathryn, "I pooped last year." just to get the reward. It was so funny. She poops everyday, but she remembers the time when she got candy just for doin' her business and wants to go back to that. I think all of us should get candy every time we poop. Or, ice cream sundaes even.

Keith