SCISSOR MAN
Packer is the king of Scissors. He really just can’t get enough of them. His face is so intense as he tries to make his creations. I love these pictures of him.
Category: Packer
It’s a Pillow – It’s a Pet…
Pillow Pets seem to be one of the crazes this Christmas. We got Packer one a few months ago for potty training and you couldn’t find them in the stores. Then all of a sudden they are EVERYWHERE and every child has one, does yours????
movie time
crazy time
The Gunny Bag
THE Gunny Bag
It is my week to teach Joy School for Packer and his friends and ironically it was on “Order” – something anyone that knows me, knows that  I am not so good at… but… nonetheless we talked about order and goals and had a really good week. Today I introduced “The Gunny Bag” – which is a bag that likes to eat any toys that are not in order. He eats the toys that are left out but if there aren’t any toys then he cries and cries. Anyway – it was super cute and super fun and the kids all LOVED it and loved making him cry except for Packer – HE WAS SCARED. He sat in the corner of the couch and cried and whined until Gunny went back in the closet. He was literally shaking. (I guess I made him a little to scary for my wimpy child.) In the middle of the class I had to pull out the Care Bear pillow case and put the eyes on it so that my child wouldn’t be terrified. Anyway, I’m glad my week of teaching is over for the month. Maybe I can get some order restored around here – you know the post Christmas, find a place to put all of the new stuff kind of order.  Here’s one more picture of Packer and his Joy School class…
Joy School Pals
Pleasant Grove, UT
We came home to snow – the kids always love the first snow.
This year Packer was so excited to make a snow angel and a snow ball. Cali joined him and it was fun to see her ‘discover’ snow again. Benji is still waiting for someone to help him build a snowman… but now the snow is gone.
snow angel
snow ball
snow cold
Joy School
We had Joy School at our house the last 2 weeks – Here are Packer and his friends taking their rest time on the stairs. They thought they were so big.
JOY SCHOOL FUN
Cali loved being a part of school and threw a huge fit this morning when she didn’t get to go with Packer to school.
Splash Pad
We had never been to the Lehi splash pad so we went and ate lunch there and the kids loved it… we aren’t ready to put our swim suits away yet!
all 3 kiddos
brave boys
cute Cali
Oh Boy! Packer has Joy!
My little Packer is going to Joy School this year! Today was the first day and he loved it. He was so ready to go and never looked back. He was so proud of his partner picture and his ‘book’. He was a little sad because he didn’t get to do the weather chart this time – – he helped me make it so he must have thought that it was his and just wasn’t quite sure how it was going to work. I told him that he would get a turn soon. Anyone who actually participated in Joy School will be happy to hear that he was singing the Joy School song all afternoon – already learned it on the first day!
Who's ready for school? I am.
Cali was ready too!
Love the HUGE backpack, he is carrying his Pillow Pet for Show and Tell
So Excited for his FIRST DAY!
and he's home - showing off all of his 'things' that he made. What a big 3 year old!
Packer + Potty Training = Exhausting
Packer has been 3 for 3 months now. I feel like 3 is old enough to learn to use the toilet so I have been trying to potty train off and on since his birthday. BUT he has no interest and I can’t seem to find the right motivation for him. At first he really didn’t get it. Then he mastered the peeing but wanted nothing to do with the other. Now he can do both but he really just doesn’t want to. I’ve tried every bribe I can think of and he just doesn’t care, but sometimes he does care so I am trying to capitalize on those times… Anyway, it’s been a long week. I came home Monday morning claiming that this was it, this week he gets potty trained. No WAY am I having 3 kids in diapers… I bought pull ups for the first time ever and I got out the little toilet – he was excited! That first day he peed every 20 minutes so that he could put a sticker on his Buzz Light Year chart but… as soon as we went on a walk that night – he pooped his pants! Tuesday was OK until he went to the cousins, Wednesday he had just lost all interest… So today, I am recommitted. I was a mean mommy and kept him home from his cousins house today. I told him that he had to stay home and learn how to use the toilet before he got to go play with the big boys. He was mad at first but then he didn’t care and JUST NOW – he went up and pooped on the big toilet! I asked if he needed to pee even though he just did 20 minutes ago and he went up and did it!! I AM SO EXCITED! He was so excited, we did stickers and treats and he got a new book out of the prize bag! Please let this be a big step forward!?! PLEASE.
BOYS CAMP
Friday Night - July 30, 2010
Benji and Packer have been so excited for the Father and Sons camp out with the ward. They call it ‘boys camp’ and think it is so cool that they get to go with Dad, and Cali and I DO NOT get to go. Well, the campout lived up to all of it’s glory! They went up Friday night and made camp, had dinner with the ward, went exploring, tried out the playground, made it through the program, made some pudgy pies over the fire and then got their second wind when they got in the tent for the night. There is just something so exciting about tents, sleeping bags and flash lights!!
EXPLORING, Ben said they had a rock collection and Benji was organizing them biggest to smallest
Good Morning
Packer was SUPER EXCITED about this breakfast - - Dinosaur Instant Oatmeal!
They had a blast up there and Ben enjoyed the time with just the boys. I love this tradition.
Gotta love this one!
MY LITTLE BOYS
so sweet and innocent
gotta love 'brothers' pictures
STUDS
I hope they never out grow this
my favorite