New Things We Learned Today

We've learned a few new things from Jovin today...

After church I asked him what he learn in Primary. Here is the following conversation:
Me: What did you learn in Primary today Jovin?
Jovin: We looked for the Holy Ghost.
Me: Where did you find the Holy Ghost?
Jovin: He was hiding behind the piano.

Lesson #1: The Holy Ghost can be found behind the piano.

We were getting ready for dinner here's a conversation between Jovin and Cory.
Jovin: I want to play hide and seek.
Cory: We'll play after dinner. Jovin, my tummy is saying it's really hungry and that it wants me to feed it. It's saying, feed me.
Jovin: Well my tummy says it wants to play hide and seek.

Lesson #2: Jovin's tummy can play hide and seek.

While we were fixing dinner Star Wars (the good episodes IV - VI) was on tv. While Cory was loading the dishwasher Jovin asked him to come sit with him. Cory went and sat next to Jovin on the couch and Jovin pointed to the tv and said, "I love this show!"

Lesson #3: Jovin really is OUR child if he can sit and watch Star Wars and know after 15 minutes that he loves the show. :)

Killpack Family Reunion 2009

The past week we have been in St. George, Utah with the Killpack side of the family for a family reunion.

We left last Friday and headed up to St. George through Las Vegas. NEVER AGAIN!!! We got stuck yet again at that stupid Hoover Dam!! It took us and hour and a half to go 5 miles!! That's just ridiculous! Anyway, we finally got to the condo around 9pm and as soon as we got there Mayer puked... yuck. At least he waited until we were there. His car seat still smells like Goldfish and Sunny D though...

Saturday we all headed out to go on a hike in Snow Canyon. I thought this was a weird name for a canyon that is in St. George and rarely sees any snow I thought it was for ironic reasons it was named that. Cor then told me it was named after President Lorenzo Snow. Boy do I feel dumb! That makes a lot more sense. Once we were all there it started to rain so we drove through the canyon and decided to eat our packed lunches in our cars. Once the rain let up the kids went and played on the sand dunes. (Sorry no pics of that cause I was in the car with Pierce. It was too cold and I left his, and Mayer's jackets in Phoenix. So Mayer was wearing my hoodie and Pierce and I warmed up in the van.)

Sunday we went to church and then spent the afternoon relaxing, playing on the playground and enjoying some yummy food.

The family relaxing.
Chad, Angie & Abby during "craft time" on Sunday.
Jenn making her delicious rolls for dinner.
Mayer on the swings.
Jovin on the swings.
Anna on the swings.
William playing in the sand.
Abby barefoot and in the water.
Anna and Mayer playing on the playground.

Monday we went to the St. George temple and walked the grounds and took pictures of our families on the temple steps. We then went to a museum that had dinosaur tracks that were found in Washington, Utah. It was really cool.

Our little family.
Some of the family on the steps.
Tuesday after breakfast half the family headed home. I (Ang) went golfing with some friends, thanks again Ray, Greg and Penny! Cor and the boys played on the playgrounds and went swimming. We then went to dinner with the rest of the family and hung out.

We drove home on Wednesday. We went home through Vegas, but went to Laughlin, Nevada, instead of the stupid Hoover Dam. It only took 7 1/2 hours and that was with stopping for lunch for 45 minutes. Not too bad. I still think next time we'll go the Flagstaff way. :)

We were really glad to be able to spend time with the Killpack family. The boys really enjoyed playing with everyone, and seeing Grandma. They still ask if they can go swimming and play with their cousins. :) We miss everyone. Thanks for the fun and all the wonderful memories.

Whoa!

Well this weekend we painted the inside of our house. No more individual colors for each room. They ALL look the same now. I miss my purple room. :( Anyway, Cor's mom came down to help us out and get it all done in 2 days. Boy were we tired! :) But we got it done! Yea! Thanks for all the help Mum! :) Also, thanks to our WONDERFUL friends who helped us out by taking our boys for two days, and our other friends who took them another evening so we could get their rooms put back together. :) You guys are the BEST and we owe you both BIG time!! :)

On Easter the boys went in the back yard and did an Easter Egg hunt. They loved it. Once Jovin realized that there was candy in the eggs, he proceeded to just open the eggs he collected already to get the candy out.





On Monday since we got all the painting done Mum and I took the boys to the zoo. It was fun. They have a new splash park there and the boys LOVED it! It has a little wade river going around the whole thing then the little fountains, but the really cool part was the cave. It has slides that go from the outside to the inside, then from the inside to the outside. It has a waterfall inside and stalagmites, and stalactites too. It's pretty cool.






I know I already posted pics of me and the boys on the carousel from the last post, but MY mom said I looked like I didn't have any hair. (I do it was pulled back in a ponytail.) So these are mainly for her so she can see that YES, I am still blonde and I do have hair and it is getting longer. :) Enjoy Mom. :)

Two Kids and the Zoo...

Last Friday I took Jovin and Mayer to the zoo. Oh, boy was that fun. :) Jovin does really well staying near me and I never have to chase after him anymore. So I put Mayer in the stroller, it was almost nap time anyway so I figured he'd sleep in the stroller. Boy was I wrong. He wanted to walk around like Jovin. So I figured if I let Mayer walk around for a while he'll get really tired and want to ride in the stroller. Wrong again! He walked the whole time we were at the zoo. :) He stayed near me and held hands with Jovin too. It was really cute.


They went and played on the little playground they had there. It was cute, I think they did that longer than the time we spend looking at animals. :)


We got to ride on the carousel too. It was pretty windy there and they closed it after our ride. I'm glad they waited until we rode, cause I promised the boys we'd ride it before we left the zoo. :)
It was fun, we missed Cor and Pierce they were spending some time at home. :) We'll take them with us next time. :)

On the way home we got stuck in traffic. It was really upsetting to Jovin. He kept telling me to go faster and move into another lane so we could go faster. I'm a little concerned about when he gets to the age to drive. I think he'll have some road rage problems. :) This is a pic of him yelling at the drivers around us to "Get out of my Momma's way!" (Isn't he sweet!)

Then the last 20 minutes home they both crashed. :) Ah, the quiet part of the trip. :)

Sunday Best

It's not that often that I can get a picture of the boys, all dressed up and cute, before we rush out the door to get to church on time. Actually, Cor took these pictures while I was trying to finish getting ready. Aren't they handsome!?! I'm not sure why Pierce is fully dressed and in the baby tub, you'll have to ask Cor about that. :)

Look Who's 2!?!

Yesterday was Mayer's 2nd birthday! Yea! It started out with opening some presents that Jovin picked to give Mayer... hence they were things that Jovin wanted to play with. He also got a digital camera. So most of the day was spent breaking up fights between Jovin and Mayer. :) Last Friday we took Mayer to Build-a-Bear to make his own friend since he keeps taking Jovin's Monkey that he made at Build-a-Bear. He picked a teddy bear and enjoyed watching it be stuffed. He picked overalls for it to wear, they are the same ones as Jovin's Monkey, so their friends match. He calls it "Eee Bear" or sometimes it sounds like "Eet Bear".


As soon as Cor got home we opened some more presents from the Grandparents and played with them. Oh what fun!
He got books, a truck, and a Care Bear from his Grandparents and Aunt. He loves the Care Bear cause Jovin has one and now he does too. :)

He got a tent with a tunnel to play in from his Grandma and he loves it!! Going in and out of the tunnel and then he likes to stand in the middle of the tent and spin around.



Mayer was excited to blow out his candle and he even tasted the frosting right after he blew the candle out.

I can't believe he is 2 already. He's talking a bunch. Loves to read books, watch Phineas and Ferb, along with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Little Einsteins. He enjoys drawing and coloring. He LOVES to snuggle still. I think that is my favorite thing. :) In the mornings, and after nap, he will come to me with both his blankets and come cuddle with me for a while. Also if we are watching one of his favorite shows he likes to sit with me. He's VERY helpful too, he likes to help clean up toys, and get things for me and help cook. He's a wonderful, happy spirit that we are glad is in our home.
Happy Birthday Smushy! We Love YOU! :)

New Things Happening

Jovin has really been into playing Mario Kart on the wii. He used to only do the battles cause you don't have to stay on a set course. He can now do the races too. He's gotten really good at it. He begs me daily and multiple times a day to play.


Pierce is doing GREAT sitting on his own. I would always start him out with the boppy around him cause he's so chunky that if he just started to lean a direction he'd fall right over. Well now he immediately rolls off the boppy and goes and sits himself up somewhere else and plays with toys. I took the hint today and not once used the boppy. He did great. Caught him self twice and once really smacked his head, but Jovin was jumping to make him laugh so he didn't cry too much. :)

Mayer got a new hair cut the other day. I miss his curls, but it was getting SO long that it was time for a trim. He looks older to me, but that could also be because he turns 2 tomorrow. :)


Pierce is pretty much crawling. More still scooting around backwards but he has made it forward a couple of times. He is all over the place and getting suck places now too. Oh the joys. It was funny the first day he figured that he could move around I had him in the boppy on the floor and I went in the kitchen to start lunch when I came back in the living room I couldn't find him. I started to panic, I know he couldn't walk out the door but how do you loose a kid in a house!?! Jovin then started laughing at me cause I was walking from room to room calling out "Chunkers where are you?" and Jovin laughed and said, "Momma he's stuck by the couch" while pointing to the spot where Pierce had wedged himself between the wall and the couch. He just BARELY fit. :) I walked past him like 3 times and didn't hear him or see him.


This really isn't a "new" thing but it was cute. I tried to get a picture of him asleep at the end of his nap but I woke him up. Oops!

Simpsonized Killpack's '09

Just thought I'd update what we'd look like in Simpson form. :)

Boys Getting Their Groove On

Oh, this is Clap Your Hands, by They Might Be Giants. :)

My Little Guys

So I'm tired of having my little gripe session about my birthday be the thing that pulls up on our blog so time for something new... so here are some pictures of the boys that I took today. Enjoy! :)

Jovin, Pierce, and Mayer actually all looking at the camera and smiling.
Mayer (hands in mouth), Pierce (hands on legs), Jovin (finger in nose)
JOVIN
MAYER
PIERCE