Lucas said he missed Auntie Erin and Uncle Jared too but they don't have a computer...so they will have to look in the mail...we sent them something fun!
Enjoy. I sure did. :)
Vids for Liz
The kids really miss Auntie Liz. They have been talking a lot about her since she left a week ago. Today after nap the kids were being silly and asked if I would make a movie. Well we made 3 little short silly ones just for Auntie Liz and Uncle Cory. You can look at them too. :) I tried to get Scar to say her famous "awww" but it didn't work this time...next time. If they done work HERE HERE and HERE
Infatuated, Smitten, Enamored
In love with this baby...
Oh wait this one I mean...
Juliet is the SWEETEST baby ever. I know I always say that but she is truly a jem.
She is calm, mellow and a little grunter. Like a piggy.
She smacks when she eats (probably because of her tongue) and she has this thing with her hands.
All of my kids have this thing with their hands.
They are always fisted or wide open and always up by their chins/chest.
Nathan told me that I do that when I sleep so perhaps its a hereditary thing?
Another thing I love about Juliet is that she always furrows her brows. She gets this from Nathan and Lucas...almost every baby picture of the boys they have this face.
My most favorite thing about Juliet is that she is FINALLY
6 weeks old which means we are getting lots of this...
Seriously melt.
She closes one eye every time she smiles, like her cheeks are so big they smush an eye closed.
Haha.
She is at 7.5 hours a night on sleep, 5 oz every 4 hours and just so pleasant to have around.
I just needed to share this milestone because its pretty much the most important one in my book.
0-6 weeks over...CHECK!
Dangerous
I never knew being a Witte could be dangerous!
A good friend came over and gave me a $5 coupon for Tangled. She also told me to print another $5 coupon online. When we got to Target to buy the movie they had $10 gift cards if you bought the 4 disc pack of Tangled - if you bought another Disney DVD. Well we had a return because we bought Snow White a few weeks ago and it was broken inside. So we exchanged it and they counted it with our Tangled purchase so the $25 4 disc set was actually $5 SCORE!
We decided to scrap our regularly scheduled evening to watch Tangled because Scarlett never got to see it. We only took the 2 older kids to the theater when it was out. So I decided to come up with a new recipe for my famous Snow Ball cookies. If you have had any of my cookies...Snow Balls are the most requested. I was tinkering around and ended up making Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies. They were the perfect consistency. We liked them. I made them while the kids were watching with Nathan in the Living Room. When Scarlett runs into the kitchen and grabs this...
A good friend came over and gave me a $5 coupon for Tangled. She also told me to print another $5 coupon online. When we got to Target to buy the movie they had $10 gift cards if you bought the 4 disc pack of Tangled - if you bought another Disney DVD. Well we had a return because we bought Snow White a few weeks ago and it was broken inside. So we exchanged it and they counted it with our Tangled purchase so the $25 4 disc set was actually $5 SCORE!
We decided to scrap our regularly scheduled evening to watch Tangled because Scarlett never got to see it. We only took the 2 older kids to the theater when it was out. So I decided to come up with a new recipe for my famous Snow Ball cookies. If you have had any of my cookies...Snow Balls are the most requested. I was tinkering around and ended up making Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies. They were the perfect consistency. We liked them. I made them while the kids were watching with Nathan in the Living Room. When Scarlett runs into the kitchen and grabs this...
"Frying Pans ... who knew right?" -Flynn Ryder
Yeah, she laughed and laughed and totally tried to whap Lucas on the bum with one. We ended up having to push pause and talk about how cast iron skillets are for the KITCHEN ONLY. Haha.
After a good laugh I run the newly invented cookies over to this coupon friend and what do you know...they are having Chocolate Chip Pancakes for dinner....I am such an idiot!
It was a fun night full of laughter and stupidity.
On a plus - the house next door sold in 2 months! We met the new owners tonight and I have never seen eyes as big as theirs when they saw ALL of our kids. Yea, get used to it neighbors you will be seeing those faces through the windows for the next few years. Haha
Blessing Day
Today was the day we blessed Juliet. It was so sunny and beautiful outside what a perfect day!
For Reference Scarletts Blessing DAY, Bridget and Lucas's Blessing Day, Pictures of Bridget in Her Dress, Pictures of Lucas in his Outfit.
For Reference Scarletts Blessing DAY, Bridget and Lucas's Blessing Day, Pictures of Bridget in Her Dress, Pictures of Lucas in his Outfit.
The kids were over the moon about Juliet's special day.
Here she is in the outfit Grandma Witte made.
Our family picture. Juliet is also wrapped up in a blanket GiGi made. Each of my kids have been wrapped in this blanket during their blessing.
What is a blessing?
It is when a worth priesthood holder (Nathan) gives his child its first blessing into the world. They use the priesthood to grant blessings on their children just as their life is beginning. Some things Nathan blessed her with: (Thank you Andi for writing it all down...she wrote them all down for EVERY kid...love her!)
She will have a sweet and great spirit and a great outlook on life.
She will inspire others and people will be drawn to her light.
She will lead others by her example.
She is greatly loved by her family and friends and everyone who comes into contact with her will love her.
She will be strong in the gospel and a great example of support and kindness with others and her brotherS and sisters. Yea - we all heard brotherS. Hahaha.
This is also the time where she is given a name to be held upon the records in heaven and at church.
It was awesome.
Juliet Elise
Was totally awake for all of the meeting and I snuck a picture!
Here is the gang that was there.
It was nice to see everyone again!
Thanks Becky for taking these! Haha
Nathan, Gary, Ryan, Chris (leaving in 1.5 weeks), Caleb Pearson, Kerry Pabst, Dennis Hampson, Greg Cleverley, Bishop Oviatt, Rex Jones were all in the circle for the blessing.
Kerry and Dennis and Bishop have been in EVERY one of our kids blessing circles. It was nice to keep up the tradition. :)
Sydney - Oh Sydney.
Cousin Love
I am grateful Nathan takes his worthiness seriously. He really thinks about what he is going to say and always gives such beautiful blessings. Juliet of course is perfect. :)
Spring Break Day4
Thursday was New
We went to a new Park with friends. (it was 34 degrees)
I too was wearing flip flops - Bridget is like me...no feeling in the toes. :)
We went to Toys R Us to pick out a Wii game that the whole family would like.
And then we went Bowling! The kids have never been and Nathan's work had a "party" for those on the Cesar's Palace Project...so Nathan bowled with his work buds for an hour and then we joined them.
Today was fun doing "new" things. I tried to keep it as relaxed as possible and while we were walking to the car it started SNOWING. I should have known since it was freezing this morning. Well, I was loading up everyone in the car and slipped in the parking lot and hurt my back so bad. I could barely drive home.
When we got home I sat on the couch and could barely hold back tears. I took some motrin and still was in excruciating pain. I ended up going to bed at 7pm and slept all night in pain. I took a shower today and hope that helps but that is why I didn't blog last night because I could barely sit up. If I don't feel better by 10 I am going to go to the doctor because I have never felt this bad in my back before! OUCH!
Besides the slip it was a fun day. The kids had a blast bowling and asked to go to Fat Cats again.
They gave us 6 free games so I can imagine that we will in the future! :)
Spring Break Day3
Monday was Outside, Tuesday was Educational and Today was Cooking.
We got up and got to work! German Pancakes for Breakfast! I made a chart with pictures for the recipe...like a Rebus Recipe. Lucas would have been able to read a regular one but I wanted Bridget to be confident in her skills too. Often I find myself giving Lucas praise and Bridget the shaft. Not on purpose but because she doesn't need it like he does. Okay back to the story...The kids did everything themselves.
To help them with the measuring I used a washable marker to help them see the line better.
It just wipes right off and they get the right measurement every time!
I had them pour everything in the mini chop/food processor. It was cleaner and everyone got to push the button!
In the oven...and out of the oven...
Seriously LOVE these!
Scarlett was in charge of the fruit!
She was also in charge of plating.
We like ours with fruit, lemon juice and powdered sugar.
Everyone had 3.
Then we headed out to Atlanta Bread Company for a tour. The kids got to learn how bread was made.
We were not allowed to take pictures.
After that stop we went to Krispy Kreme Donuts to watch hot donuts come off the line.
We headed home for lunch and then took naps.
The kids woke up too grumpy for my liking so we skipped the next stop because it would have been unfair to drag them somewhere knowing they wouldn't do well and then get mad at them for not behaving when I knew they weren't up to it.
So we stayed home and cuddled...
Scarlett was singing to Juliet and she was looking up and listening it was ADORABLE <3
Juliet is getting chunkier!!!
Except she looks tiny in this picture. Haha.
We read a few books about cooking and people who do it for a living.
We talked about our favorite foods and it lead towards what I was hoping it would lead to...
PIZZA!!!
Bridget was the bread maker:
Lucas helped Nathan roll out the dough and Scarlett shredded the cheese...with my help.
Everyone made their own combinations and then we each got a piece of everyone's pie.
Scarlett - Pineapple/Canadian Bacon
Bridget - Canadian Bacon/Pepperoni
Lucas - Chicken/Pineapple
Nathan and I had our 2 favorites...BBQ Bacon and Chicken Pizza and Artichoke Heart Bacon and Chicken.
We made a list and then decided who had the better pizza.
Lucas was the scorekeeper.
It was a fun day filled with gluten...or gluttony? I am so full. Haha.
Spring Break Day2
How we decided what to do today. Last week before Auntie Liz came I cut 5 rectangles in different colors. They were large sized. On one side I wrote something different on each one:
Outside, Fun, Educational, Cooking, New
Then on the other side we decided what we would do for each one. I gave them several ideas to choose from for each day. Then we wrote what we were doing each day and then the kids put them in the order that we would do them in.
Yesterday was Outside: Bike Riding and Popsicle Eating.
Today was Educational: Wildlife Experience Museum
We went to the Wildlife Museum in 2008 its weird that I was pregnant with Scarlett then.
This time was WAAAY better than the last time!
First we hit the bathrooms because the Wildlife Experience Museum is in PARKER.
Then we went to the Toddler Room.
Scarlett did not want to leave this room. She built a dam, did some puzzles, dressed up as animals and loved everything about this room. We spent a good 1/2 hour in here.
The other two put on an adorable puppet show.
Juliet was unimpressed. Haha.
One thing I loved about this room is that they had a wall full of drawers.
and this was what was inside...
I had fun exploring these and getting a lot of ideas for home.
After that room we hit up the main reason we went.
The frog exhibit. We have been talking a lot about life cycles (thanks Butterfly Pavilion) so I was glad that they picked this particular museum because I KNEW about this exhibit.
Lucas could read most of the signs. He was so proud of himself.
This museum had these checklists and questions so the whole exhibit was more interactive.
There were a lot of live frogs there.
Of course everyone loved these frogs...they were hopping everywhere and you could hear them through the glass. I was surprised how much the girls were into this!
This room took us 45 minutes to get through. I always seem to pick the best days to go to these places because there were hardly any people there and we could walk freely and take our time. This room also had a craft to do and experts to tell us cool facts. This kids didn't want to touch any frogs - which is good because right when we walked away one totally poo'ed all over the tray! GROSS!
The next exhibit we went into was my FAVORITE.
It was the 3D Globeology Tour.
The kids got scavenger hunt maps and 3D glasses before walking into this room.
They had different biomes and each one had cool things in it to oogle over.
Some of them had these stations in it where you match the food to the animal.
Each one had a 3D TV in it with animals on screen so you could sense them there. It was Awesome. The kids LOVED this part. I made a chart for the kids and gave them out before entering globeology. I had 1 question for each biome and if you got the answer right you got a sticker.
At the end 10 stickers merited a prize... we will get to that later.
I mean wow!
One of my most favorite things about this globeology exhibit.
There were mechanical "specialists" in the exhibits. Bridget is touching the screen to ask him questions. He not only answered the questions but they were all lifelike!
More hands on fun.
I loved these huge animals in the Savannah.
Scarlett - Not So Much.
Each exhibit had different spots where you could call on your cell specific numbers to hear the actual sounds. It was really cool.
More Mechanical "specialists"
Coral Reef = Dory and Nemo!
Now after they collected their 10 stickers the kids got to pick a toy from the gift shop since we had 20% off coupons. The kids each picked a stuffed frog. Except Scarlett - she picked a frog pen. :)
Now after they collected their 10 stickers the kids got to pick a toy from the gift shop since we had 20% off coupons. The kids each picked a stuffed frog. Except Scarlett - she picked a frog pen. :)
After a good hour in this exhibit we went to Discovery Den for some fun, climbing and art projects.
The kids did 3 each.
It was a fun 2.5 hours of learning. We looked at the artwork exhibit too but you can't take pictures in there.
The kids were so good we went to Carl's Jr. for lunch.
We NEVER eat out (fast food) so this was exciting for them.
The entire drive home the kids were telling me their favorite parts and how they couldn't wait to tell Nathan all about it. Lucas wants to get books at the library about frogs so I think we will do that tomorrow afternoon.
When we got home and took naps I had a special snack for the kids...
Gummi Frogs!
They thought it was pretty awesome!
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