Sunday Snippets

Our Week In Review

• Not much to report this week.  Isaac and myself flew out to Houston Wednesday to see the Mr.  The weather was perfect in Houston, warm sunshine, slightly chilly breeze. I think I'm going to like Houston Winters.   
• My wonderful in-laws and my sweet sister Cozy watched Alivia and Dylan while I was in Houston.  I'm really grateful for their help and service.  It won't be too long from now that our family will be a thousand miles away from everyone we love.  I'm going to miss the love and support and help everyone gives to our family.
• I really struggled to want to do anything for Halloween this year, so I found myself at the Halloween store late Tuesday night paying WAY to much for last minute Halloween costumes for my kids, because I couldn't stand the look of disappointment in their eyes.
• Mr. Giovannoni celebrated his 32nd birthday, although there really wasn't much celebrating.  I really have dropped the ball with everything in life right now.  I just hope the Mister knows how much I love him and that someday I'll give him a great birthday, with gifts and everything...SOMEDAY!  
• Isaac was absolutely terrible on our flight home from Houston.  We were blessed to sit by so many nice people who were kind and understanding, when they could have been rude and outwardly frustrated!  Longest three hours of my life (and everyone elses for that matter), that's for certain.  Despite his atrocious behavior and my splitting headache from being head butted we made it back to Utah safe and sound. 

Sunday Snippets

Our Week in Review

• Uncle Eric, Aunt Cozy, Braxton and the kids and I all drove up to Sundance to take some pictures.  I love the mountains.  I am going to miss them dearly.  The crisp air and the beautiful fall colors, were enchanting.  I tried capturing a picture of the beautiful colors of the leaves on the mountain up ahead of us with my phone, but the kids were screaming and fighting, I was hanging out our van window and the sun was blaring head on, none of which makes for a good picture.

 

•  Where did my baby boy go?  He's only a year and a half, but when I look at these pictures I see just how much he has grown and changed.

 

• Then I saw this picture and I was like who's child is that?

 Isaac isn't the only one growing up.  I can't believe my little girl is turning 5 next month.  All of the sudden her underwear is to little, her face shape is changing and her capri's are actually capri's rather than pants on her.  I can't help but wonder if someone's sneaking growth hormones to my kids :)

• Dylan was to busy running around like a wild child to have his picture taken, and while his looks and appearance aren't changing much now, I see a lot of growth and change in who he is on the inside.  
• I braved taking all three kids by myself to the Lehi Legacy swimming pool.  It turned out to be a pretty fun adventure.  Isaac cuddled up to me the entire time and Livie and Dylan had a lot of fun going down slides and playing with the water spouts. 
• We tried doing a picnic at the Discovery Park one evening as well, but it got cold and dark right after we got there, so that didn't turn out nearly as fun as I hoped. 
• My make it Monday craft didn't work out so well either.  It looked very easy and simple and I imagined it being a really fun project for the kids and I.  Not so.  Maybe I'm craft impaired....We'll just have to see if I can come up with something better for tomorrow.

Sunday Snippets

Our Week in Review

More appropriately titled the last few weeks in review

• The home in Cypress which we loved and hoped and waited for twice, finally SOLD to someone other than us. 
• Alivia and I have had a rough week. That girl is insanely stubborn and can throw the mother of all psychotic fits.  After a particular situation in which I reacted horribly to her tantrum, I just fell apart.  Later that evening Alivia looked at me and said, "Mom you are doing a great job with your kids"!  I was horrified and touched all at the same time.  I do not know what motivated her to say that, but it certainly made me think twice.
• The children are driving everyone crazy.  Living in someones elses home if beyond hard, for every one involved.  I'm living in total dread of fall break this next week.  
• Alivia has learned to spell and write her first name, she has so much fun writing it and is so proud of herself.   I totally burst her bubble the other day though when I tried to teach her her last name....My poor children!  Can you imagine having to learn and spell GIOVANNONI.
• Isaac has begun his morph from calm, gentile, sweet innocent baby into a saucy energetic, pushing, hitting, throwing, destroying angel!  I love him more than words, I really do, but oh my he can really make a mess and he throws tantrums that almost beat out Alivia's.  He screams like he's at deaths door if I walk out of his line of vision.  He gets into a smack down fight when ever I put him with other toddlers, it makes nursery time one anxiety filled event (for the both of us). 
• Dylan is still doing fantastic in school.  He is currently keeping himself busy by "writing" books and spouting facts and teasing his great grandmother.
• We have surpassed the 4 month mark since Mr. Giovannoni left us for Houston.  Life really is what happens when you're busy making plans.  Because none of this was in my plans! 
• I've been absolutely horrible about keeping current on this blog, mostly it's because I'm suffering from bi-polar emotions and I've been afraid that I'd jinx myself or say something absolutely horrendous, so I've just kept quiet. 
• Dylan and I went to our first live general conference session thanks to my parents who invited us along and my sister who gave us tickets so we could go.  Dylan slept through the entire thing, but I enjoyed every second of the peace and quiet and the messages.  I got to sit with my mother, my father and one of my brothers as well as my two little sisters.   It was awesome to have so many of my family there together. 
• I like to escape to the park with my kids, it gives everyone a nice break.  Isaac always goes and finds a puddle to sit in, silly kid.  I'm going to miss our park excursions, once the cold settles in and winter begins, I might officially go insane this winter....Let's all cross our fingers and say a little prayed that we (and by that I mean the kids and I) can be in Houston before that happens. 
• I've been teaching my sister in-law to crochet.  I'm not a very good teacher, but I think she is doing a very good job.
• I've decided to do a little project called Make it Monday with my kids.  Hopefully I can make a go of it and start making some good/happy memories, while we're at Grandma's.
• I got to help Ernie and Diane and Grandma "Joe" harvest their potato crop.  I was in seventh heaven, I really do love gardening.  It's the first time in months I momentarily forgot my problems.
• Halloween is almost here and I have no desire to make or buy my children costumes this year, can we just cancel the whole darn thing?
• The fall leaves on the mountain are just stunning right now.  I'm hoping their brilliant colors will stick around for another week or so, so I can take the kids on a long drive through the canyons, so we can be surrounded by beauty. 
• Alivia and Dylan did so good with their parts in the primary program today.  It was nice to have an uneventful primary program for once.