Abs & a Hat

Jorgen likes to work out with me when I do Pilates, Yoga, or Body Combat. Today's exercise of choice: Body Combat. Jorgen is usually off playing with his trains by the ab workout part but not this time. He laid on the floor right next to me and started crunching. It was so funny and I am glad Justin was home to take a few pictures of our little tough man.

Pretty good form for a two year-old;)

At the end of the workout, completely exhausted.

But not exhausted enough to show the camera a little smile;)

Thanks, Jorgs, for being my workout buddy! I love you!

A cute little girl in a brown hat

OK mom, I am DONE!
(mean mom, I know, but this picture was too cute not to post)

New Things

First Timer
Our little man, Jorgen, didn't watch TV until he was a year old. I was hoping to have the rule with Shelley. However, the other night I was just curious to see what she would do if she watched Baby Einstein. I thought maybe it would be good for her eye stimulation and Jorgen loved it when he started watching it (and still does). So, I told them we were going to have a picnic and watch a show.

Jorgen was totally thrilled!

And Shelley thought it was AMAZING! Her jaw is dropping.

And very soon BOTH of them were totally mesmerized!
This picture has to be my favorite. They look so much alike. I noticed that Jorgen's shirt says Stanford and Shelley's shirt says 'dream'...We are living the Stanford dream....but I don't know if the 'Stanford Dream' consists of plopping your kids in front on the tube like I did tonight;)

Really, they didn't even flinch when I took these pictures.

So that was Shelley's first time watching TV and I do not think I want her second time to be any time soon. However, I am going to ask her ophthalmologist to see if Baby Einstein is good stimulation for her visual acuity. Wouldn't that be funny if he encouraged TV watching!

A Game
The following are pictures of Jorgen entertaining Shelley at the table. Jorgen plays this little game with her on a daily basis. He will go on one side of her seat and pop up and say 'peek-a-boo' and then run around to the other side and do the same thing. He does this over and over again and Shelley thinks it is so funny! He is such a good little entertainer.



















Our Little Newsie
A dear friend gave Shelley the cutest little hat for Christmas! Jorgen and I came home to a little newsie girl today - Justin had changed Shelley and accessorized her head with the new hat. The first thing Jorgen said was, "Sheyees a newsie!". I think it's so funny that he even knows what that is. We took more pictures of her with her hat on today that I will post later. She is such a doll!










Kids say the darndest things
Jorgen is so funny these days. The other day he looked at me and said, "You have a basketball on you." I asked him where and he pointed to one of my moles. So just to be sure he thought my moles were called basketballs, I asked him where else he saw them. So he pointed to a few others and then said, "When I grow up I get some on me too."

Jorgen hearts Trains

Many of you know about Jorgen's obsession with Thomas the train. We spend a good part of each day play with trains, reading about trains, telling each other stories about trains, and I'm sure Jorgen dreams about trains. Today we made the coolest train track, incorporating wood tracks, with his Thomas tracks and accessories and also making a huge tunnel out of big blocks. I was quite happy with it and Jorgen thought it was fantastic! It's interesting how I am fulfilled by very different things than I used to be prechildren: Jorgen being the #1 potty trainer, Shelley being so chatty and adorable, any moment we get to spend with Justin, making super cool train tracks, having a clean home, making yummy dinners, seeing my children play together, and just basically making my family happy. I have the most wonderful family and the best life!

Check out our cool track...oh, and the totally unattractive, not to mention strange, picture of me is Jorgen taking a shot at photography. I thought it would be fun to include one of his first pictures (using our expensive camera). Next time I think I will do my hair and sit rather than squat:)

Potty Training, Play-doh, and Adopted Parents

I've been slacking on my post updates. So this post is going to be totally and completely random.

First things first, I officially only have to buy one size of diapers now! And it is not because Shelley wears the same size as Jorgen. Oh no, it is because my boy is POTTY TRAINED!!
YAY for Jorgen!
Go Jorgen go!
I just decided it was time and went for it. He has done wonderfully! He had two accidents the first and second day but after that he only had a #2 incident at church but thanks to some wonderful advice with helping overcome the fear of pooping, he now does everything on the potty! And last night he stayed dry the entire night!
Way to go Jorgen!
I was so dreading strapping down and doing this but it has been so much easier than I thought! It might help just a tiny bit that we were given Thomas and Friends trains from my sister, Shanda, with which to bride Jorgen:). I'm sure we'll have our fair share of accidents to come but for now, he's doing amazingly!
What a boy!!

Jorgen's new found love is Play-doh! He loves playing with it and loves it even more when daddy gets involved (apparently mommy isn't that creative with play-doh!). Justin is so creative with play-doh. He even made a Thomas the tank engine replica that was so neat - Jorgen smooshed it before I got around to taking a picture of it.

Justin taught Jorgen how birds were created with play-doh:) From gathering the leaves to make a nest all the way to the birth of the baby bird (in Jorgen's hand). Maybe Justin should go into claymation?

The baby bird is sitting on top of the mommy's head.

Our last FHE was about the Lehi and his family following the Liahona. So Justin decided we should make play-doh liahonas.

Justin was quite proud of his liahona and Shelley really really wanted to have it!And she got it...looks at Justin's face...He was crushed when she ruined it!

We had wonderful visitors on Sunday, Grandma Dixie and Grandpa Tom (our sister-in-law, Siena's parents). We love them so much and are so grateful they live close! They really are Jorgen and Shelley's adopted Grandparents.

By Daddy

Justin loves to take pictures of his kids, and for some reason, a lot of the pictures he takes are taken at the dinner table. Jorgen is always so full of funny faces! And Shelley just loves to sit and watch him! She often does this funny position where she dangles one arm over her chair and just hangs out.