Peyton's talk

Sorry this is sideways but here is an example of Peyton talking in sentences.

Behind as usual

Well, for anyone who has been checking for a new entry you have been seeing that it was December already well now its February! Where do the months go? I guess I will try to catch you up on our lives the past few months. December was a busy month. We had a Richardson Christmas party again where our van got ran into. We came back home for Christmas and got to spend time with Net and Dave for a few days and Brian's mom and my parents and Lara. Every year gets more fun with the boys. Jensen set out cookies for Santa which was cute. Here are a few pictures:

Mom & Dad

Dave and Lynnette

Lynnette & Lara

Sisters

Jensen & Mommy

Jensen & Aunt Lara

Aunt Nut ( as Peyton calls her) and the boys

Grandma Jan and the boys

January was a really snowy month around our new lake area. They said that during the month of January there were only one or two days with no precipitation. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures, we didn't get out much, both boys had bad colds. Jensen had his first field trip to the Fire Dept and has been talking about fires ever since. Peyton is talking in sentences now which is exciting. The first sentence he said was "I like (yik) Dogs". Now he is saying that he likes all kinds of things, its cute. I got it on video but for some reason it is sideways and I don't know how to change it but I will post it on here too so you can see.

November's gone and it's December already

Wow, I can't believe it is December already. November flew by. I don't even know what we did in November to tell you the truth. I guess we have just all been adjusting to our new home and new schedules. Jensen is loving his new preschool. He even had a girlfriend already ( much to Moms disappointment). Peyton is getting bigger and talking more and more. The boys are enjoying having each other to play with, at least most of the time. I have been trying to get involved in local groups around here to make some friends. I have joined our local MOPS group which has been really great. There have been some great speakers that have really shown me that even though sometimes as a stay at home mom you don't always feel like you are contributing much to society but rather the job I do everyday as a mom is so important in the lives of my kids and how they will turn out in the future. Anyways, we are getting ready for the holidays around here. We have our apartment decorated and most of my shopping is done already. The boys are enjoying watching Christmas movies, hearing Christmas music and seeing lights. Peyton loves Santa and calls him Isa for some reason but he just lights up whenever he sees him. We took the boys to see Santa at the mall the other day and he could not wait to get up on his lap. They both went up together and Peyton was just as happy as could be just sitting there while brother told Santa everything he wanted for Christmas. Here are a few pics from that day!

Trick or Treat

We took the boys out trick or treating around our apt complex. Jensen was Elmo and Peyton was Tigger. I wanted to give Peyton some whiskers so Jensen had to have something on his face too so we wrote Elmo on his cheeks. They both had a great time. This was Peyton's first time going to the door himself, last year he was too little. He did a great job and was telling everyone "Tank you" and "Buh bye". He could have gone all night long but Jensen got tired after just a half an hour. Here are some pictures:

Jensen -Elmo & Peyton - Tigger

Jensen and his pumpkin

It was windy and a little rainy so we had to bring umbrellas with us. We took them around in a wagon which worked out great.

Peyton couldn't wait to check out all of his candy. He was digging through his bucket after every stop to see what all he had so he was so excited to dump it out all over the floor.

Apt Tour

Jensen's Bible Rap

The Move

Well, it has certainly been a very busy month and a half. As I mentioned in my last post, we have made a move 2 hours away from our old home to Grand Haven, Michigan. Brian was offered the job on the 7th of September and had to start on the first of October so we had to get ourselves in gear and quick. With lots of help from my wonderful mother-in-law as well as my parents and Lynnette we were able to pull it off. We put together a garage sale in just a few days time and we were so pleased to be able to sell all of our big items that we didn't want to take with us. We also got rid of a lot of toys and other misc things. Boy, you really realize how much junk you accumulate over time when you move. It's crazy. We spent the week after packing up our 4 bedroom 3 floor house. We were able to move all of our stuff into the garage by the last week of September so they could come and clean out the house. Dad and Lynnette came over on the motorcycle on my bday to help us finish packing up.
Lynnette was home for a week in September so I got a chance to spend some time with her and she and Lara actually threw me a surprise party for my 30th birthday. It was lots of fun and I was so glad Net was able to be there.

I had already set up a sister week in Indy with Lynnette and Lara for the last week of September so I went ahead and went down there and Brian and the boys stayed at his mom's house for a week. That weekend he brought over the necessities so that he could live in our new place for the first week of his new job as we were not able to get the help to move until the first weekend of October. On my way home from Indiana I stopped in Grand Haven and stayed there a few days painting walls and doing other misc things that needed to be done to prepare for the move. Brian and I had our first experience in painting and it was an adventure. We are definately not experts but I like how it makes it feel more cozy. Brian swears he will never paint again, we'll see. So the first weekend of October we loaded up a moving truck with the help of my parents and Brian's mom and we made our way over here to Grand Haven. Brian had his new boss from work come over to help us unpack which worked out great. My mother-in-law agreed to stay with us for the first few weeks so we could get set up and that was a huge help. The first week we unpacked, the second week we were in the emergency room and at urgent care with Peyton as he had an ear infection and stomach virus as well as Jensen and myself being sick for a few days that week. So that week was pretty much blown in terms of getting anything done around here. Lara and Bethany and Valerie all came over to visit us that week as well which was great! When Lara was here we went over to a pumpkin farm which was lots of fun.

Last week I was able to get the details taken care of like decorating and other misc things. This past weekend I took my mother in law back home and we went to the annual Fall Party at Ben and Tim Mowat's house. The boys went candy hunting and rolled pumpkins. Finally, to round out the fun weekend we went to my Uncle Darwin's new church for revival services on Sunday.
Candy Hunting

Pumpkin Roll

Lara, Ben & Jess


Me & Bethany