castaways

Just a moment ago Fisher was playing in the family room and Truman and I were watching him. He was pretending to be on an island, all by himself, building a hut. Fisher walked over to Truman, put his little hand on his brothers face and said "Truman, do you wanna be a castaway wif me? Wanna be a castaway Chip? Okay."  It was awesome.

missing pieces

It has been a few weeks since my last update and a few important things have happened.  

First, Truman experienced, and loved, his very first Christmas! We got to have my little sisters here with us for the first time on Christmas eve overnight. It was so much fun to have them, and to see the boys on Christmas together. Santa brought Fisher and Truman each a new Radio Flyer bike and an Art Easel with supplies to share for their playroom.  Yaya and Paps spoiled us all and we had a wonderful holiday. Fisher even learned to share with others and to be responsible with his money. He bought all of his own Christmas presents for his cousins and Grandparents with his own money that he has been saving over the last year. He decided, after having the concept explained to him, to buy a book from Barnes and Noble to be donated to a child with less fortunes than himself. It was very sweet watching him pick out just the right book! He also decided to adopt an angel tree baby and, again with his own money, bought a new package of diapers and gave some of his own clothes that he has grown out of.  He loved to share and was very proud of himself, as was I!  

Second, thanks to my families' generous Christmas and birthday contributions, I got to start work on my family tree tattoo, which I am very excited about! I can't wait to immortalize my family in this beautiful piece of art, the design of which I owe a lot to my big sister, Sarah.

Next, my children's safety and future has again been threatened by their biological father, a matter which we are trying to rectify as best we can. Sarah, Matt, David, mom and Paps have been very supportive and helpful through all of this.  Mom, paps and David, who we live with and closest to, take the boys' safety very seriously and monitor every aspect of vulnerability with extreme caution.  No children have ever been better protected or more loved than these two perfect little boys!  Sarah has spent a lot of time researching information and resources that are helpful to our situation. Also, when we lived with her, she and Matt protected them every bit as vigilantly as our family here at home in Utah do. Again, these boys are very blessed with caring family who want the best for them. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone for looking out for my children! 2008 was a VERY scary year, and the terror is far from over. But through it all, my children have known an endless love from so many, an endless supply of support and care. They haven't had to experience our continuing fear or stress because these people have protected them from it all while loving them unconditionally. Thank you for taking care of us! We are hoping for a safe end to this nightmare before another year has passed us by, and we owe that hope to Sarah, Matt, David, Mom and Papoo. Thank you, we love you!

"We are not enemies, we are friends...as Americans, we are one"

No matter how you voted today, no matter what you feel tonight, please start your day tomorrow an American citizen. Get behind our new President of the United States of America, and stand proud. We are not enemies, we are not two seperate parties.

We are Americans, we are brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, cousins, aunts and uncles, lovers, friends, and family. We are proud of our country and our heritage. If your nominee lost you should feel your disappointment tonight, but let it go tomorrow and be one together. Be proud, be supportive, be American!!

We, as a free country, have elected a new President! Lets welcome him and support him, he is OURS!!

Yahoo Obama, Yahoo America, Yahoo Freedom!!

Turtle Babies

Fisher & Truman were little turtles for Halloween this year. Fisher wore his costume every day for about a week before the big night, and wants to wear it to bed every night since! They were both awful cute in their matching suits!

The local mall hosted a trick-or-treat, for a few hours in the evening the children got to go store-front to store-front in the safe, warm indoors to start their holiday in comfort! I loaded the boys up in their wagon and off we went. Truman had his own little bag (for me) but Fisher had his hands in both bags!
As soon as a piece of candy hit his bag, Fisher was working to open it. I was scrambling to check everything before he got his little hands on it! Before he had anything half open though, he was given another piece, would then drop the first and begin work on the new arrival! Truman was content to watch. His little eyes were as busy as Fisher's little hands!
As soon as we got home from the mall Trick-or-treat, Fisher and I walked around the block together, just the two of us, while Truman took a little snooze with Yaya. Uncle David, Hali & Bryar came over later in the evening and the three of them and Christian tagged along with the boys and I in our wagon through the neighborhood on a real door to door Trick-or-Treat. We had so much fun! Almost immediately after leaving the driveway, the wagon ride lolled Truman right to sleep. He missed most of the scenery, but he sure looked comfy! His little costume was very snug and warm and he really enjoyed the ride! David was dressed as Sweeney Todd, Bryar was a little pink daisy, Fisher and Truman were in their turtle costumes, I was G.I. Joe and Christian was a rock star. We made quite a group of characters.

Happy Halloween

4th folder, 4th picture

This is a picture of Truman, taken shortly after he started pushing himself up on his skinny little arms! Jack, Paps' and Yaya's black lab, had just drive-by-licked Truman's face, which explains the "what the crap was that" look that Truman is wearing here! It was too funny!

I was tagged by Katherine to do a 4th folder, 4th picture post. I tag Sarah, Yaya, Amanda, Jerid and Jesse to do the same! Open your fourth pictures folder and select your fourth picture. Then tag four more people! It was fun to indulge in a little random silliness!