The Great Snowman Day

This last great snow storm was for Naomi, who wanted to make a snowman!

Here is Ian's creation! He made the baby snowman; with help from Mimi.
Ian with the baby. Naomi with the mom. Vivi with the dad.
Dayna made the big snowguy up front. Only Ian would cheese for the picture.

(It is a nice view of Naomi's bum and the back of Viv's head though.)
Un snow beso.
It was a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon. We are glad the Birds came to visit!!!!

Si Vas Para Chile

Yesterday marked 1 year since our big trip to Chile. Ian celebrated by doing two things. First, Ian wore his soccer uniform from Chile and wrote a backwards 7 on the jersey in magic marker. Yeah. It was great. Pato told him he'd put a number on the back, but then didn't get to it and Ian hasn't forgotten the jersey needs a number. We also ate the last of our cookies from Chile! Here is Ian with his two little friends having hot chocolate and chilean cookies after spending an hour playing in the snow!

C-H-I-L-E. Chi, chi, chi, le, le, le. ¡Viva Chile!

Ayer marca el día justo que fuimos a Chile un año atras. Ian celebró haciendo dos cosas. Primero pusó su ropa de la selección y esribió un 7 detras de la camisa en lapíz negro. Pues Pato le dijó que iba a poner un número detras y se nos escapó el tiempo. Pero Ian no se ha olvidado que su camisa necesita un número. También terminamos a comer los últimos dulces y galletas de Chile. La foto muestra el Ian tomando chocolate calentito y comiendo galletas chilenas con 2 de sus amigos despues que jugaron en la nieve por una hora entera.

C-H-I-L-E. Chi, chi, chi, le, le, le. ¡Viva Chile!

Who's the Fat Lady?

About 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning Ian climbed into my bed and I guess, somehow, I accidentally rolled over his arm. He didn't complain about it at all, but later marched on down to Mimi and Papa's for "something." He wouldn't disclose what that "something" was. About 15 minutes later he walked up with his right arm completely wrapped, from wrist to shoulder, in an ace bandage.
"What you got there, Buddy?" I asked.
"It's an R.C. Willey bandage," he said proudly.
"A what?" I didn't even get it.
"An R.C. Willey bandage." He repeated. Then, I started laughing. Ace Hardware, R.C. Willey. What is the difference really? When I wouldn't let him wear a long sleeve shirt and gloves to church, he tired of the "R.C. Willey" bandage and took it off.
Later that night he was wrestling with Whit. I yelled, "Dog Pile on Whit!"
Ian jumped on and I went to jump on him and he screamed, "Wait! I don't want a fat lady on me!"
"Who's the fat lady?" I asked.
Later as I retold the story and said again, "Who's the fat lady?" Sophie laughed right out loud over her dinner. I guess I must be the fat lady.

Feliz Día de Amor

BE MINE!

¡SEAS MIO!

The Homemade Camp Fire

While I was doing the dishes, Ian started a campfire in the living room. Fortunately it was only a paper fire. He painted the fire on several pieces of paper and then roasted his marshmallow on a fork. (He also built a tent over the kitchen chairs.) He can't wait for summer!

Mientras yo lavaba la losas, Ian empezó un incendio en el living. Afortunadamente fue un incendio de papel solamente. Pintó el fuego encima de unos papeles y estaba cocinando su marshmallow (no me acuerdas mi castellano) en un tenador. (También hizó una carpa sobre las sillas de la cocina.) ¡No puede esperar el verano!

The Easy Way

Since Ian is a lefty, he frequently writes in both directions. He was doing this math paper and I told him to put his name on it. He said, "I did. The easy way." It is hard to see in this picture, but if you look closely, you will see that between the letters a and m in the word name, he put a big I. So, with his backwards, left handed writing....it indeed spells his name. I hope he doesn't get so lazy that actually writing out a three letter name is a chore that needs to be done "the easy way."

American Idol

Ian and I watch American Idol; sometimes. We've been able to catch a few episodes the last couple of weeks. Ian likes to put a thumbs up or thumbs down while hearing the singer. Last night I was trying to bother him by singing in his ear. He stood up, pointed his finger toward the door, and yelled, "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HOLLYWOOD!" Hum. I guess he doesn't think I can sing.

Ian y yo miramos American Idol; a veces. Tuvimos tiempo a verlo la semana pasada. Ian le gusta ser juez; poniendo su dedo arriba o abajo mientras se escucha el cantante. Ayer yo estaba molestando, cantandole en el oido. Se paró, señaló hacía la puerta, y gritó, -NO VAS A HOLLYWOOD! Ummm. Parece que él no cree que yo puedo cantar.

Reading Fun

Mimi is busy teaching Ian to read! He is so excited since he can now read three chapters in a "big kid" book. Chapter one goes something like this:

Red

Come Red.

Come Come.

Come here.

Come Nancy.

Come Susan.

Come here.

Come here Nancy.

Come here Susan.

Come here Red.

Chapter two goes something like this:

Bill

Come here Bill.

Come, come.

Here Bill.

Here Susan.

Go Nancy.

Go Susan.

Go. Go.

Stop Nancy.

Stop Susan.

Stop. Stop.

It's been pretty darn fun and we aren't ever going to stop reading now!

The Big 05

It finally came! Ian's birthday! The big 05. He was so excited. It started with breakfast in bed.
Then we spent the afternoon playing in the snow. It's true, Ian's sled is a silver bowl! Fun stuff.
After a pizza dinner, the party started. Ian led everyone in singing Happy Birthday. He also decorated his own cake. (He's returned to his pj top, but if you look closely, he's wearing suit pants. He wore his suit the entire day, because it was a special, very special, occasion.)
The gifts were a hit, especially the spin art kit. Always an artist first, this was his favorite gift. He also got a new shirt, a couple of games, a volcano building kit, a Curious George book and Bull Dog from the Super Dog series. We had to try the spin art kit right away!!!!
Before bed we filled our shoes with hay and left them on the porch in hopes that the three kings would pass by and leave us gifts. (They did!) Ian used his slippers, because those are the biggest shoes he has!
For my part, I can hardly believe that he his five. It's okay though, the day he turned five he started talking about being six!

El 5 de Enero fue el cumple de Ian. Su día empezó con desayuno en la cama. Despues pasamos todo la tarde jugando en la nieve. Tuvimos pizza para la cena y la fiesta despues. Ian ya pusó su camisa de pijamas de nuevo por la fiesta, pero si pueden ver sus pantalones, son de su traje. Pusó su traje porque el día fue muy especial. jiji. El decoró la torta y está dirigiendo la canta de feliz cumpleaños. Recibió muchas cosas; jugetes, ropa, un Bull Dog (amigo de Super Perro), un volcano que realmente funciona, y unos libros. Pero, su cosa favorita es un "spin art" una cosa donde puede pintar (si pueden imaginar). Todo es el arte por ese nene. En final dejamos los zapatos afuera con la esperanza que los reyes magos no solamente pasarán por España, pero aqui también. (Y lo hicieron). Por me parte, no puede creer que ya cumplió 5. Me parece imposible, pero ya el día de su cumple empezó hablar de cuando va a cumplir 6. Se crea grande.

2007

Happy New Year 2007

We had a great celebration running up to Ian's friend Kellee's house every hour leaving a "New Year's" treat on the door along with a note informing her where it was midnight: Rio de Janiero, Santiago Chile, San Juan Puerto, Rico, Boston....etc. Ian only made it until 10:00 before he fell into a sound sleep. (I followed shortly there after.) The next morning, he was thrilled to find a note informing us that midnight did actually occur in Utah....along with a pile of candy. Before we went to bed, we made a toast to the new year. As seen in foto #1. Ian wanted to toast in the new year another way; which you can see in foto #2. Have a great year!

¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

Ian intentó a mantenerse vivo hasta la media noche. Pasamos el tiempo llevando notitas y dulces a una amiga de Ian, se llama Kelle, cada hora para celebrar la medianoche en otra lugar; Rio de Janiero, Santiago, Chile, San Juan, Puerto Rico, etc. Ian se quedó dormido a las 10:00 (y yo...justo despues). En la mañana él estaba super feliz a encontrar una nota y dulces en nuestra puerta avisandonos que de verdad la media noche llegó a Utah también. No voy a intentar de explicar los fotos porque es una broma en pura ingles. ¡Prospero Ano a Todos!

Merry Christmas

Ho. Ho. Ho. Merry Christmas. Christmas morning was a very big hit.

We hope your day was a joyful as ours was.

The first thing Ian said when he finished opening his presents was:

"My birthday is in 10 days!"

Jo. Jo. Jo. Feliz Navidad. El día fue un éxito total.

Esperamos que tu día fue lleno de gozo igual.

El primer cosa que el chico dijó cuando terminó con sus regalos fue:

-¡Mi cumple es en 10 días!

Christmas Eve

It's Christmas Eve and Ian decided that the reindeer would probably be very thirsty from their big ride. He filled up a pot of water to give them a big drink. He also left carrot sticks all over the lawn along with oatmeal mixed with glitter. On Christmas morning he was so excited to see that the water was all gone he didn't notice the soggy oatmeal on the lawn until yesterday morning. "Mom," he said, "This is really weird."

"What honey?" I asked trying to get him into the car.

"The reindeer food is still here. They only drank the water, they didn't eat any of the food."

"They ate all the carrots," I answered. My flashlight and I knew that for sure.

"But they didn't eat any of this reindeer food."

"Aunt Brooke must make rotten reindeer food." I had to blame somebody.
We decided next year to play it safe by ONLY putting out water and carrots. We are bagging the oatmeal forever!!!

Es la noche buena y antes que Ian se fue a dormir; pusó agua afuera para los renos. El estaba segurisimo que ellos iban a tener mucha sed. También dejó zanahorias y una mexcla de comida para renos hecho de avena y centellas. En la mañana estaba tan feliz a ver que los renos tomaron todo el agua no se dió cuenta que había avena mojada por todo el pasto. No se dió cuenta hasta ayer cuando me dijó- Mami. Pasó algo super raro.

-¿Qué? Le pregunté.

-Los renos solamente tomaron el agua; la comida está todavía aqui.

-Comieron las zanahorias. Yo y mi linterna sabían eso segura.

-Cierto. Me dijó -Pero no comieron la comida que hicimos nosotros para los renos. (En la tarde hizó la comida de reno con mi hermana Brooke.)

-Parece que Brooke hace comida mala. Lo le dijé. Pues tuvé que hacer la culpa a alguien.

Ya decidimos a dejar la aveno y centellas para siempre y quedamos en dejar agua y zanahorias solamente. Pues; eso es lo que comen los renos.

Spreading the Cheer

One of Ian's favorite things to do at Christmas is leave treats for the neighbors, ring the doorbell and run like mad. He's ready to deliver the treat! (He's tried it too....you can see by the smudge of chocolate on his face!) Nobody will guess his true identity tonight. We probably won't write again until Christmas is long gone. Happy Christmas everyone!!!!

Ian le encanta dejar dulces y galletas en las puertas de nuestros vecinos, tocar el timbre y correr como un loco. Es su cosa favorita. Está listo a dejar un plato de dulce (y ya ha probado todo; puedes verlo en su boca). Con su mascara, va a mantener su identidad un secreto. jiji. No vamos a escribir mas hasta despues de la Navidad....entonces ¡¡¡Feliz Navidad a todos!!!

La Casa de Jengibre or The Gingerbread House

Some kind soul left a gingerbread house kit on our front porch. We had a lot of fun putting it together. Ian let me put the house together, but refused to let me put on the candy. He's the artist in the family and believes I have no talent in .....well....anything.
Una persona misteriosa nos dejó esa casa de jengibre. Nos divertimos mucho edificandola. Ian me dejó poner la casa, pero no me permitió poner la dulce. El es el artista de la familia y piensa que no tengo talento por....pues....nada.

The Nativity

So, the annual Nativity play took place again. Ian was, of course, a wise man. He can not be convinced to play anything else. Last night we had family home evening and talked about the true meaning of Christmas. We had a doll we wrapped up in "swaddling clothes" and set in a "manger". Ian said, "Can we keep this by the Christmas tree? I want Santa to know that we love Jesus." I thought that was pretty darn cute!

Ya hicimos el nacimiento de nuevo....Ian y sus primos. Ian insistió en ser un rey mago de nuevo. No quiere ser nadie mas en la obra. Anoche tuvimos el noche de hogar y hablamos de la verdad de Navidad. Tuvimos una muñeca que pusimos en un "pesebre". Despues Ian pusó todo en frente del arbol de Navidad y me preguntó, -¿Podemos guardar eso cerca del arbol? Quiero que Santa sabe que aqui amamos a Jesus. Yo pensé que eso fue hermoso.

Feliz Navidad

Merry Christmas! As you can see the natives are restless waiting for Santa. We had a great time last weekend with the Birds here visiting. We also have a little snow. Enough for this guy and one shovel of the driveway. Fortunately Uncle Spencer was here and took care of that job. Here's hoping for a white Christmas this year!

¡Feliz Navidad! Como pueden ver los locos están inquietos esperando a Santa. Disfrutamos mucho el fin de semana con los Bird (Dayna y su familia) aqui visitando. También tenemos un pedazo de nieve...suficiente por el tipo en el foto y también a limpiar la acera. Lo bueno es que Tío Spencer estaba y hizó el trabajo por mi. ¡Ojalá tenemos una Navidad Blanca ese año!

The Lights at Temple Square

We went to Temple Square last night to see the lights. The first picture is Ian singing a Christmas Carol at the top of his lungs. We had a fun time as you can see by his angelic face posed in front of his "favorite tree". Merry Christmas! We went with the young women and he spent most of the evening trying to hold hands with an older woman (age 9). He is definately starting early and has a little bit, okay maybe a lot, of Iver in him (obviously).

Ayer fuimos al Templo de Salt Lake para ver todo las luces. Aqui pueden ver Ian cantando un villancico en voz muy alta. Disfrutamos mucho, pueden ver por su cara de angel en frente de su arbol favorito". ¡Feliz Navidad! Fuimos con las mujeres jovenes de la iglesia y Ian intentó a tomarse la mano de una mujer mas grande (9 años) todo la noche. Está empezando muy joven. Parece que tiene un poco, mejor dicho...mucho de Iver adentro de si (obvio).

Getting Ready for Christmas....La Navidad

Here is Ian waiting for the light parade to start! Today we officially begin our countdown to Christmas. We are so excited. Ian can't wait....and frankly neither can I.

Aqui es Ian esperando un disfile de luces. Hoy empezamos la espera a la Navidad... oficialmente. Ya estamos muy animados. Ian no puede esperar y yo tampoco.

El Día de Gracias

Hola. Voy a escribir los mensajes en ingles y castellano hasta que todos pueden entender en ingles. jiji. Los siguientes fotos que se pueden ver en el blog son de Ian celebrando el día de gracias. Es cuando empieza todo los fiestas navideñas aqui. Para recordarle de todo los bendiciones que tenemos nosotros hicimos un pavo de papel que pusimos en la ventana. Cada noche durante la cena escribimos una de las bendiciones que tenemos en una pluma para el pavo.

Aqui es la lista de Iancito:

Jesus
La Pascua
La escuela
Todo la gente
Tía Kaila
Tío Toño
Flores
Mamá
Las guaguas
Una cara feliz
El profeta
La comida
Los Bird (Las niñas de Dayna...no los pajaritos.)

Espero que disfrutan de ese sitio y que pueden mantenerles mas cerca a Ian.

Thanksgiving Dinner

Here's Big E & Stir Fry enjoying Thanksgiving dinner!

Ian and I created a paper Turkey to put on our window. Every night we wrote the things we were thankful for on a feather and added them to our turkey. Here is Ian's list:

Jesus

School

Easter

Everyone

Aunt Kaila

Uncle Antonio

Flowers

Mommy

Babies

A happy face

The prophet

The food

The Birds (Naomi and Viv...not cheap cheap)