Outside

It was such a beautiful day today the girls spent all afternoon outside! Holly was so cute after we went and fed her cat she took me by the hand and took me for a walk. We walked to the front of the house down the drive way and across the cattle guard (which she navigated by herself) and down the road to Grandy and Grumpa's house. She really surprised me when every time a car came by she moved out of the road. Then we walked up to Grumpa's house to find her Grumpa. She really loves him! Here's the girls today

Sitting in her playhouseComing into the houseSlamming the door

Coming to the house

She found the brick

Charlotte found flowers today

She loves to just run up and down the sidewalk

Okay Rasband re-cap

I know I've been seriously neglecting my blog so here is a Rasband Re-cap:
Charlotte is turning into quiet a little angel. She is one of the sweetest little babies and is really letting her personality show through. She walks and now almost runs all over the place. She will do this funny little fake laugh with her head thrown back any time anyone else around her laughs. I really can't believe she's going to be one in a couple of weeks, she still so tiny.
Holly is just a monster. She is the epitome of a two year old with attitude and all! She tells me all the time "Pine Pine Pine" and she will also put her hand up and tell me stop or no or go away. She's also very sure that she's in charge which I can't help but agree. I don't know what to do. Oh well! She goes to CDO twice a week and she LOVE her school! She almost can't wait to go in the mornings.
Lindsey is doing so great, she loves to go to school and even more than that she loves to go to the bookstore after! There are a lot of little girls in the school that love Lindsey and I get to hear about it from their momma's. She just recently got braces for her feet. They go up slightly higher than her ankles and are to turn her feet out because she rotates them so bad when she walks. She's also memorizing her 13 articles of faith and has 1-9 memorized! I am so proud of her, she is the farthest of all the girls in Primary!
Kyle is working harder than I though possible. He substitutes almost everyday and the rest of the time he's taking care of the girls. He has a lot more respect for moms now which I think is good for him!
As for me, I'm just exhausted. I love school, it's really fun to learn so much new stuff, but wow it's a lot to cram into my brain! I love clinicals though. I though 12hr days would be really hard but I really enjoy it. So far Nursery has been my favorite rotation! I loved getting to take care of those sweet babies! I go to Labor and Delivery next week and I'm super excited about that! Well there we go until I get a few minutes to update again!

holly and the play house

Too cute

Lindsey has been outside playing all day in her play house, she wouldn't even come in to eat lunch. I kept going and asking her if she wanted to come in and eat, finally I just moved her picnic table over in front of her house and brought her a sandwich. She was hungry after all. As soon as she was done she got up and went back into her house

Charlotte's cage

Charlotte was crawling around chasing this sponge and when she finally caught it she sat up and was caught!

Christmas Fun

We had a wonderful Christmas this year, the girls had tons of fun which of course makes it fun for Mom and Dad. We all got to open one present last night, the girls got new pj's from mom and dad and they got mom and dad new slippers. Holly was so funny she really wanted the slippers for herself.
The girls stayed at Grandy and Grumpa's house because that is where Santa came to visit. The only thing Lindsey wanted from Santa was keys. The only other thing we could think of that she would like was a door so Grandy Grumpa Mom and Dad worked together to get Lindsey her very own door (with a playhouse attached). She has been outside playing all morning and won't come inside. When Grandy made her come in to go potty she thrrew quite the temper tantrum. I don't enjoy when she throws temper tantrums but today is was great, it meant we succeeded in getting her a gift she loves! She also got a fun new tea set that makes noise from her Grandma and Grandpa Rasband which she has already used to have tea with daddy! I don't think she's ever been happier!
Holly was so much fun this morning, Santa got her makeup for her stocking and that alone was good enough to make her day. After forcing her to open her presents she was extremely happy. She got three tutu's (or dance dances as she calls them) new boot that look like moms, Barbies and a drawing pad from Grandma and Grandpa, and a Doll house bigger than she is from Grandy and Grumpa! She's also very happy to play with her sisters toys too. I haven't taken her out to the play house just yet because I want her sister to get to enjoy that by herself right now.
Charlotte's first Christmas has been fun. She just doesn't know what to think. She got a new kitty that she loves a ride on horse from Grandy and Grumpa and a movie and some toys from Grandma and Grandpa.

Holly in a bag

Our girls in their pj's

Pretty Charly

Holly's new pj's and mom's slippers

New pj's!

Lindsey picks her head up

Hugs and kisses

This is when she saw all her makeup, she was speechless

Holly's doll house

Lindsey's play house!

We put her kitchen and arm chair in it!

Visiting with Grandy in the window

Holly in a box

Charlotte's first Christmas

Love our kitty

Charly's tutu

Holly's dance dance

She loves to draw

BOOTS!

Holly and the Catapillar

Holly is really enjoying the new things that the country has to offer. She loves the animals and loves all the freedom that living out here has offered. Today I actually lost her, she was in the backyard playing with the dogs and I went out to check on her and she was gone! I looked all over the back yard and in the drive way and I could hear her calling for mom. She had followed the dogs through the pasture and was all the way up at the front of the pasture by the road stuck in the barbwire fence! It was a little scary but I was thankful the fence stopped her The other day, she found a caterpillar and aunt Maebeth helped her bring it in a put it in a jar!