Evergreens in the Book of Mormon

Today we drove to Orem to meet Kyle for dinner.  I was determined to keep the boys awake so they wouldn't be up all night after a little evening nap.  So, I asked them questions the whole 20 minutes to UVU and gave them a Starburst treat for their answers.  The first thing I asked them was to tell me any scripture story they could think of.  Sepa said, "Ummm . . . remember the guy, that ate the fruit on the Christmas tree?"  It was cute as could be.  Scripture study is working even if the details aren't quite right yet : )  But not bad for a three-year old  : )

forts and stairs

One of the boys most favorite things to do is build a fort.  Sometimes it drives me nuts with the mess it creates, sometimes I use it as an excuse to vacuum under my couch cushions (since that is the number one building material for their forts), and sometimes I use my brain and get in the fort with them.  Today, I pulled Ka'imi in and we had a blast giggling together watching Ka'imi squeal at the feel of the blanket over her head.  We stayed in there until we couldn't take it any longer and needed fresh air.   Here are a couple pics I took before I went in for the fun.

And here are some pictures I finally took of Ka'imi by the stairs.  We have to block it off everyday to protect her from falling.  She does really good going up with a spotter - it is one of her favorite things to do right now.

Below: I love this picture with all her roundness.  Those cheeks?  That is exactly what mine looked like when I was her age. 

Total cuteness in the everyday.

Chill

It is interesting to see the differences between my children, even between the boys.  One unique thing about Ikaika is his attention span.  Today, he wrapped this tin treasure chest with plain paper and then spent almost 45 minutes coloring it yellow (you can also see he wrote his name).  I've noticed that Ikaika is very good at taking his time to complete something.  He is in no hurry to speed through life and I like that about him. My Kaiks :)

PS. I am so behind in posts, but will get caught up soon . . .

My Knight in Shining Armor

I always let the boys decide the theme of their birthday.  Sepa wanted a Knight theme.  We are just doing a family party, but I still created this to remember years from now my darling Sepa at 3 years old : )

What I did today . . .

Cleaned my computer area (a big feat, for sure) and created these posters for the boys room. 
I feel pretty good . . .

Ka'imi - 10 months

Ka'imi at 10 months:

• very, very mobile crawling everywhere
• heads straight for the stairs any chance she gets  She is very good at climbing up them, but really has no clue about coming down and the fact that gravity can do a real number on her if mom' s not right by her side.
• loves her brothers (she loves to see them in the morning), but their screams and cries upset her.
• has her two top teeth broken through her gumline (just barely).
• still getting up once a night (I am crossing my fingers that in the next month she'll sleep all night long).
• loves patting things
• still wants to explore the world by putting everything in her mouth
• says mama and dada

 I love it when she makes this cute face by making an "o" shape with her lips.  So sweet :)

Baby Baby

Side note: My sister pointed out to me that my blog may be favoring a cute little girl named Ka'imi.  I know - it's just so hard to not post about her cuteness.  But I am going to try and do better and remember my cute boys as well.
So here's one for Sepa.

This past summer I bought this American Baby Doll at a yard sale.  The silly thing is like $50 and I bought it for $8.  It is really cute with outfits with shoes and stuff.  Anyway, it was down in my photo studio (right now I use it to show parents how I was them to hold their babies in a pose).  We were down there today for some pictures and Sepa found it.  He took care of it for almost the rest of the day.  It was so cute.  He was very protective of it when the boys would come around.  I love it - he's going to be a good Daddy when he grows up.