In the mind of a four year old

It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that I don't mind eating baby food. I love the texture and taste especially of oatmeal. So usually when I am feeding Mallory and she doesn't eat it all I finish it up. I didn't realize that Johnny who has been watching me had come to his one conclusion why I would do such a thing. Below is our conversation. Let me set the stage a bit. Roger is feeding Mallory some applesauce. It is just a jar of natural applesauce that I always buy, nothing too special. The boys want some too so Roger gets them some and eats some in a bowl as well. This is when the conversation started. John - "Dad, why are you eating baby food? Only moms eat baby food". Roger just laughed because he thinks its funny that I eat Mallory's left overs as well. Me - " Why do only moms eat baby food Johnny?" John - "They eat it so they can grow babies in their tummy." It makes sense right? He is so smart!

Falling into Fall

We had such a fun summer and have loved every minute of it! Fall has been wonderful though. There is something about fall time that just seems so great! Its the smell of colder mornings, leaves changing on the mountain, school starting, football and little league soccer, picking our harvest, preparing for winter, and bundling up and watching General Conference. We have had a pretty good start to the fall and its been the busiest one yet! Johnny started school which he loves. He can't wait to go each time! He also played soccer. He LOVED it, of course. Roger was able to coach his team which made it all that much better. It seems as though he is growing up so fast and leaning things quickly too. Ethan isn't far behind him! Watching John play soccer with Dad on the field wasn't Ethan's favorite. He was so sad each game when I told him he couldn't play. Truth is though I am sure that he would be as good as some of the other kids out there. It was a struggle for him. All in good time though for sure! Ethan is now a big boy -- (not wearing diapers) and is amazing Roger and I with it. He hasn't wet his bed once which is completely opposite from John. It has been fun to watch him feel so much bigger when he puts on his new big boy undies. Not to mention that it is super cute! Mallory is just getting smarter everyday too! She is in the suction cup hands stage and can reach anything. I am convinced she has magical power to pull the objects closer to her because she doesn't even roll over yet. She is experiencing her first ear infections as we speak and is still rather pleasant compared to our other experiences with ear infections in babies. She just keeps getting more and more fun each day!  WE LOVE FALL TIME!!  

First Day of School

John's Soccer Team

Growing Bigger ---TOOO FAST!!

LOVE THIS GIRL!  Eating baby food now - might be allergic to rice??

I just couldn't resist -- She is so patient as well, I couldn't ask for a better baby!

First ride on the mower.  Roger pulls John and Ethan around in the trailer when he mows the lawn.  They sit there for a good chunk of the time .  There definitely is a magic between boys and trailers and tractors.

You can't say Fall without BYU Football right?  One game for me.... lots for Rog!

After General Conference on Saturday we went for a hike -- I had good intentions but we just ended up in our backyard.  We had a super great time together though.  It was so magical .  The sun was just right, the leaves were crunchy, and it smelt amazing!

The boys loved playing on the secret rope swing, throwing rocks, and they were brave enough to walk across the water without any help a few times.  I wouldn't' do it cause its so cold!

And then Ethan fell in the water....poor guy needed some extra love.

OH, the harvest!  Boy have we had a fun year of harvest.  We got lots of apples and pears from some neighbors down the road so we made lots of yummy stuff.  We also have a BA-GILLION (that means a lot) of tomatoes, peppers, jalapenos.  We have had fun trying to master uncle Ken's salsa.  Sometimes I feel like a little squirrel running around looking for acorns.  Harvest, harvest, harvest!

Rog making a big ole pot of salsa.  7 quarts and 52 pints.  Some would say he is addicted!

Can't forge the hay wall.  Like I said harvest, harvest, harvest!

BYU Baseball Game

Last weekend we took our first big outing as a family since Mallory was born. We went to a BYU Baseball game. There was a BBQ with J Dawgs (famous Provo hot dogs) and then the game after wards. Roger even got a picture signed by Bronco Mendenhall. It was a beautiful day, not too hot, a light breeze, and we were sitting in the shade. Johnny and Ethan just wanted to play baseball the whole game and we have confirmed that Johnny is still TERRIFIED of Cosmo. We will not be making any trips to Disneyland until we can get over this fear. It was fun to be out of the house doing something fun as a family. After we headed to Santaquin to finish up the day with a Mothers Day dinner of grilled Salmon made by Uncle Josh. It turned out to be quite the day!

Johnny likes to help me pick out what Mallory wears. He decided that she needed to be a cheerleader for the game. So she was. She is wearing a shirt that I was given when I was little from the President of BYU (who ever that was when in 1984). My Dad worked for BYU Dairy and they sent the gift for the three of us. Ashely made the skirt from Rog's old t-shirt. It was the first time I put her in tights!

HUmmmm I wonder what Johnny...or I mean WHO Johnny is hiding from? Roger really liked scaring him throughout the game telling him that Cosmo was coming. This is where he would hide.

At the BBQ we got some bags full of goodies. In the bags were things like a baseball, these way awesome glasses, and water bottles. They LOVED the glasses!

Nice pose huh! This shows that he is really a Pearson.....cause that didn't come from me!

Ethan Turned Two!

Ethan has turned two! He had a fun birthday with a Thomas the Train cake that Johnny helped me create and lots of family to help him celebrate. Now the only problem is when someone brings a present by for Miss Mallory he thinks its for him. He is such a little man who wants to be big and do big things so badly. He is a fun guy to have around though and will help you with anything.

Welcome to the Blog Mallory - Its only taken me a month!

Mallory had some pictures taken by my good friend Crystal Freeman. It was a quick photo shoot and Mallory only wet the blanket once! She just sat there politely while Crystal and I moved her around changing her bows and skirt. That pretty much sums up her personality. She has been such a good baby. Just give her some food and her bed and she is a happy camper. It has been so much fun to have her in our home. I love to cuddle with her and look at her beautiful face, tiny hands, and feel her full belly after she eats. She has been sleeping 5 to 7 hours at night which means that I am getting sleep! It just seems like she knows what she needs, she tells me, and we get it done. Things have gone very smoothly since she come home. The boys love her so much! Johnny calls her "Mal" and Ethan is working on Mallory but uses the word baby more often because he can say that better. Ethan LOVES to hold Mallory. When it is story time before naps or bedtime I lie her on his pillow in between him and I and he is just a happy camper. I am sure that he wishes that she could sleep by him all night long. Ethan is also a very good listener when it comes to hear Mallory crying. He will run to me and say that she is crying and then dash off to find her and try to help her feel better. Usually she is in her bed and he gives her all the binkys he can find, blankets, cream, all knowing that those are her things so they should make her happy. John and Ethan are such wonderful brothers and already are very protective of their little sister. It is going to be very fun to watch them all grow up together.

Look a mother of SIX feet and THIRTY toes. Crazy huh!

The Love of Brothers

I love how good of friends John and Ethan are! They play so well together. Johnny has his moments where he wants to play on his level, make believe, fighting, things like that. Ethan will just follow him around when he does that but most of the time John and Ethan meet in the middle and play on an even plane that both of them can understand. One of the things that Johnny and Ethan are HUGE fans of doing is playing basketball. They love to have me cheer while they run around the kitchen on our basketball court. Our basketball court is when we move the kitchen table out of the way and put the hoop in the middle of the dinning area. They are such great boys not to mention amazing basketball players!

The Best of Buds

Johnny waiting for Ethan's turn to run around the court and shoot.

Ethan trying really hard to be exactly like Johnny who a moment before had his elbows on his knees with his chin resting on his hands.

So CUTE! I love age two....most days!

Times and Seasons of the Farm

Do you remember these two cute little snorting baby pigs?


We got them last November. But now they have morphed into these:



They are HUGE...and very hungry ALL THE TIME! Not to mention that their skin now looks like it needs a gallon of lotion rubbed on them. Not that I would actually do that...my job is just to feed them. Roger is the lover...not that I am a hater of them but they have gotten my pj's dirty one to many times when I go out to feed them. (Yes, if you come to my house early enough you'll see me feeding pigs in a bathrobe, mulk boots, and awesome hair!) Well these two ladies have grown to about 200 lbs. I have found out that they eat ANYTHING...except they aren't too found of dried beans (old food storage) and onions that had been frozen. They are going to fill our freezer with lots of yummy sausage, bacon, pork roast, and ham. We took them down to the butcher a few days ago. I was surprised when we got home and the pigs that weren't there to greet us didn't puzzle John or Ethan too much. It has been fun to see them grow but I still like chickens better. Which brings me to another purchase.

Fourteen baby chicks that are doing well. These little cuties grow so fast. Roger's chicken coop has been put to great use! We are excited about getting TONS of eggs come August or September. So if your ever in the neighborhood give me a call and you can come by for a omelet with a side of bacon or sausage.

Spiderman

John and Ethan love to "be" someone when they get their pj's on. Johnny got some awesome Spiderman pj's from his cousin and I magically found another Spider man shirt at my favorite shopping place (Catholic Thrift if any of you were wondering). When they have on their pj's they suddenly start running through the house flying with their wings and making weird little flying noises. It sure is fun to watch these two brothers grow up!

A Snowman and a Grandma

Last week we woke up to another snowy cold day. I knew that I wasn't going to go anywhere that day! We had a slow breakfast and got a fire going then suddenly there was a knock at our door. I can tell who is at my door by the knock so I wasn't too alarmed to see Grandma Pearson poke her head in the door. She said the snow was perfect for building a snowman. I was excited since we hadn't even attempted to build one yet this season. Then she opened her snowman kit! Everything that you need to build an awesome snowman. Johnny was so excited that someone actually wanted to play in the snow with him so he ran to get his snow clothes on. Ethan was indifferent because of his hatred for gloves. But after seeing Johnny go outside he decided that he was willing enough! We had fun building our snowman and the boys had fun watching. Then we got out the snowman accessories and Frosty was created. John loved it. He loved waking up from his nap that day and seeing his friend stare at him through the patio window. After withstanding a sunny afternoon Frosty was doing a back bend so John and I ran out to fix him. He lasted for a few more days and then when Johnny told me that Frosty's face looked ugly we decided to take out the rest of his accessories. It was sad to not see him staring at you through the window. Thanks for the snowman Grandma! We are lucky to live so close to a Grandma that can drop by so often.