Where does the time go?

I can't believe it's been two weeks since I've posted! We've done lots of fun things. I guess I just haven't felt like blogging lately! Maybe because I'm enormous and acid reflux is taking over my life:)

We've had such a warm December and we've decided we really like it this way. If it will only snow for Christmas! We had one snow storm and got a couple inches (maybe) of snow so Easton and I went to play in it. Well, he played and I waddled around after him with the camera.

He loves throwing snowballs,

and making snow angels.

This is how his smile looks when it's really bright outside:)

Hmmmm other fun things we've done...

We watched The Grinch one night (the one with Jim Carey because I thought that would be more enjoyable for the whole family) and Easton got to open up some presents early from Grandma and Grandpa Cook and Aunties. He got stuffed animals of the Grinch and Max along with the book. He sat and watched the movie pretty well but had some concerns about it. It was a little scary and sad for him. If you ask him why the Grinch is so sad he'll tell you it's because he needs more friends! I probably should have chosen the animated one.

We've wrapped a bunch of presents and I've been so impressed that Easton hasn't tried to open ONE! He totally gets the concept that he'll get to open them on Christmas and I love it!

We went to see the Forgotten Carols at Cottonwood High School with my family. My sister, Cassidy, was in the choir. Tyson and I thought it was a lot better than both of us expected. I thought it was going to be sad and depressing and Tyson thought it was going to be boring choir music, but we actually both really enjoyed it.

Easton and I went to Kennedi and Collette's Christmas dance recital yesterday. He loved watching the dances and applauded so politely for the first 10 dances or so and then he couldn't take it anymore. He had to get out into the aisle and dance. We got a kick out of him spinning around and kicking his legs up. After a while I heard him say, "I just touched that bum." Sure enough he was waiting for people to walk past him and smacking them in the bum! I had to make a few apologies and tried not to laugh as I wondered where he learned that.

Easton has had a lot of funny things to say about Christmas. We have loved teaching him Christmas songs because he learns them so easily! We got a "Little Drummer Boy" book from the library and now it is one of Easton's favorite songs. When we ask what song he wants to sing before bed he almost always says, "Come they told me." For some reason he especially loves the part that says, "Mary nodded" and asks us to sing that part all the time. We recently figured out that he thinks the little drummer boy's name is "Par rum pum pum pum." He also knows Frosty the Snowman, Jingle Bells, Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Away in a Manger, and Silent Night.

The other day he found some Christmas ribbon and wrapped himself up in it. He came up to me and said, "I'm Cindy Lou Who!" There is a part in the movie where the Grinch wraps Cindy up like a present at the post office. I can't believe he remembered it because it had been two weeks!

Also Grinch related... we were at Walmart the other day and I told him we needed to find a present for Kennedi. Easton said, "and De'yet (Collette)." I explained to him that we were supposed to get a present for Kennedi and someone else was "getting Collette's presents." He must have thought I meant someone else was taking Collette's presents because he looked up at me very concerned and yelled, "maybe the Grinch!"

One day I was singing, "I'll have a blue Christmas without you..." Easton stopped what he was doing and said, "Mom, I'm comin to Christmas!"

I'm sad that I can't remember all the funny things he says! He just makes our day with his comments!

We had the Page family Christmas party last night. Easton LOVED playing with his cousins! There was a lot of delicious food and we had so much fun with white elephants as always!

Sledding

When we put Easton to bed at night we try to ask him a question or teach him something new as we are leaving the room because his little brain just starts thinking and it distracts him from us leaving the room. He just thinks until he falls asleep. I know it sounds weird, but it works for him. Last week we had been reading a Jingle Bells book before bed and we talked about how sleighs are like sleds. He didn't know what a sled was, but I told him the next time it snowed we could go sledding with dad. It snowed pretty much all day Sunday so we told Easton we could go for FHE Monday night.

Easton and I had fun going to K-Mart and picking out the sled. By the time Tyson got home and we got all bundled it was after 5 and the sun had set. We got in the car and had no idea where to go to find a hill. We decided to head toward the mountain and finally settled for a teeny tiny hill near a trail head. Tyson and Easton went down one time and they were done. It was dark and freezing and Easton just thought that was all there was to it. No need to go down over and over. He was content.

Cheese!

Some more funny things Easton has said lately:

Easton had some leg cramps or something and wouldn't walk on his legs one night. When they first started hurting he just stood in place and bent his knees and said, "How Easton walk mom? How?"

This morning on the way to church I said, "Easton you're goofy."

Easton: "Um no mom, I'm not goofy. I'm a boy."

We were walking out of the mall past Cold Stone and Tyson and I were having a conversation. I was holding Easton and he leaned over and tapped Tyson on the shoulder and said, "Dad? Can I have some ice-cream please?" He has learned that when he asks for things so politely he pretty much gets whatever he wants:)

On the way home from the mall he informed us that he is on his way to fame and glory. (Like the cougars.)

Something funny Tyson said last night: (he he he)

Tyson fell asleep while I was still searching for apartments online. He was asleep for about 45 minutes before I finished and handed him the computer cord to put in the floor where it was plugged in. He put the cord on the floor and turned back to me and said, "monkey see monkey do!" I laughed and he said, "Don't ask me where that came from. I just have that song in my head." I said, "Ok well I'm gonna remind you about this in the morning!" Of course this morning he couldn't remember it at all!

Just for Laughs

Easton was walking past a bag of potatoes that was sitting out the other day when he squatted down and started yelling,

"MOM! MOM!

A NEPHITE!"