2012
March 18
Dear
Family and Friends,
Gosh,
it’s been a long time since I’ve written anything or posted anything on my
blog. I would like to say I am going to
start up that again, but we will see.
I think I
wrote a Christmas letter that gave a quick synopsis of our last year, so I will
start at this yearJ.
Elise
does some really cute things (as most 2 year olds do). One of the first times I put her in the
corner for a time out, she stomped away saying, “No! I not going!” as she was
stomping her way to sit in the corner.
Hmmm… I wonder where she learned
to say that. Obviously she knew to sit
in the corner. She is funny about time
outs. She knows when she is in trouble,
and often asks to go in the corner before she will say sorry. In case you think she is in trouble all the
time, she hardly ever is. She loves to
play and be around the other kids. She
loves to get up on the computer and get PBS kids opened up. If I ever find it quiet, I know where to look
for her. She LOVES her “pretty shoes.” They are also her Sunday shoes. She had a fever one Sunday and she was
staying home with me. The other kids
were getting ready for church, and she still had her PJ shirt on with her
diaper. We were talking about it being
Sunday, and getting ready for church.
She hopped right down from the table and said,”It’s Sunday. I need my Sunday shoes on.” She went to the cubby (which Brian made last
year, and it has been fantastic. We
always know where shoes are) and got her Sunday shoes on by herself. She was so cute. She wasn’t feeling great, so she was fine
staying home with me.
Seth is
such a joy to have at home. He is such a
great helper. He loves to do his chores
and is soooo great at it. He will make
his bed, clean his room, and help me with what I am doing. He is also doing quite well at reading. He also loves to be around the other kids and
play with whoever is playing. Brian’s
mom has been so nice to come over and watch the kids while I get a couple of
naps in every week. So, every day at quiet
time, Seth asks if Grandma is coming over that day. He loves her to come over and play Life with
him. He actually loves all games. He loves outside and is a very good boy.
Lindsay
is loving school. She is so good at
working hard and doing well at school.
She is such a sweet child and is so loving and loves to give hugs and
snuggle. She also loves playing outside
and playing with friends. She and Kara
have started ice skating lessons. They
seem to like them and they are doing quite well. She also wants to do swimming lessons
again. She loves to read, and can really
read whatever she likes. She likes the
Percy Jackson stuff right now.
Kara also
is doing well as school. She brought
home a wonderful report card. She is
working hard on learning her multiplication facts and she seems very happy with
school. I LOVE her teacher. Mrs. Becker is the same teacher Matthew had
last year, and she is great! It used to
be so hard to get Kara up and going in the morning, but she has been SOOOO
great about that lately. She will hop
out of bed, get dressed and start making her lunch. It has been such a blessing to me.
Matthew
is doing well too. He is looking forward
to soccer starting up again. The weather
has been so fantastic here. I think this
is maybe the best spring (so far- knock on wood) ever. We haven’t had much snow, and just a few days of rain. The past few weeks have been mostly in the
60s or 70s, and sunny and nice. I have
seen a few flowers poking their heads up.
Anyway, Matthew has been outside with friends enjoying the weather. He tried to make a zip line, but that didn’t
work so well. I think we need better
supplies. He also brought home a great
report card. He is such a good boy. I am glad to have him (and all my kids in my
family). They are such great
blessings.
The
weather really has been great. It
reminds me of May and June weather (but without the humidity). I have been feeling a little better, I think. I still have many ups and downs, and I get
quite discouraged sometimes. But I think on the whole, I am slowly
getting better. I actually had a
blessing that told me I would recover completely- just on the Lord's time. I am grateful the Lord loves me enough to
make me stronger. I am a ward family
history consultant. That has been fun
for me. I really enjoy helping people
with family history. It is also very
flexible, and it will work around my schedule.
I am also the ward choir accompanist.
That is great because it makes me practice the piano. I really like the songs our director has
picked out. Brian also likes it because
he doesn’t have to play the piano and he can enjoy singing.
Brian has
also kept busy with cub scouts. He
really enjoys that calling. Matthew
loves having him with him, too. Kara also
loves going to activity days with the a couple of times a month. She has really enjoyed being one of the
bigger kids. Sometimes Brian will stop
for Frostys on the way home. He is such
a fun dad for the kids. Sometimes I get
stuck into our routine (I think a routine is important, and I am glad to have
one that works for us) and don’t take time to smell the roses. Brian is really good at that. He has been back on his bike, too since the
weather is warm. I hope he can get back
into that. Who knows, maybe there will
be snow next month, like a true Wisconsin winter, but for now, we are going to
live it up.
We have
been really enjoying having Brian’s Mom and Dad around. We get together for Sunday dinners quite
often, and Brian’s mom has been helping out a lot with the kids. We have also gone down to the temple together
a couple of times. It has been really
fun having family close by. I think I
could get used to it.
Hope you
know we all love you.
Love,
Brian,
Martha, Matthew, Kara, Lindsay, Seth and Elise Taylor
