Archive for category Helaman
Warthog Soccer
Helaman is playing soccer for the first time this season, and I’m his coach. He’s so far, unimpressed, but seems to be having fun in his don’t move around a lot way. We’ll see…
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- 1st Practice
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- A Kick!
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- Playing Goalie
New School
Helaman started preschool again in August. He’s at a new school and he LOVES it there. And his teachers love him, which makes a huge difference for me. (When daddy gave him a blessing on the first day of school, that was one of the things he blessed him with. I’m so grateful for that man!) The learning here is really self-directed, and he can go at his own pace working on things he is interested in. It’s a perfect fit for my little man.
Isaiah had a hard time the first few days, he really missed his brother. But we are always so busy, he hasn’t had a lot of time to mope about it.
Sometimes we worried that we hadn’t done the right thing keeping him out of kindergarten, but he’s doing so well, we are very reassured. We always knew it was what we were supposed to do, but it’s still so comforting to that he’s so happy and it’s all working well. I’m so proud of my little preschooler, who is flourishing, and doing so fantastically!
My little buddies
Posted by Jinny in Helaman, Isaiah, Our Family on September 20, 2009
My boys have been such good friends lately. I just love watching them play together. They are so different, but they love each other so much and have so much fun together. A couple of goof balls!
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- Buddies!
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- Silly
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- Silly Copier
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- Sandy
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- Me Too
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- Tunnel
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- Throwing Dirt
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- Popcorn Bowls
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- Poser
Smokers? No!
Our recent trip to Gridley was to pick up this truck we bought from a friend there. As Helaman was exploring the new truck he came a cross the cigarette lighter and asked Omar what it was for. When Omar explained it to him, he told his dad that they had better throw it away so no could smoke with it. (He is really grossed out by smoking.)
He’s been listening to us discuss if we are going to keep this truck or sell it for the last few days. Yesterday he told Omar that we can’t sell the truck because “then some bad person might buy it, and use it to smoke.” I guess that settles that. 
And then July
Posted by Jinny in Helaman, Isaiah, Our Family on August 8, 2009
Swim Lessons
July was filled with days spent at the pool and nights spent outside with daddy “working” on his motorcycle. It doesn’t get cool until late at night, so the boys were up late every night playing out side once the sun went down, and then they would sleep in every morning until it was time to leave for the pool. I even got a few mornings to myself until Isaiah realized I wasn’t sleeping in, too. We didn’t do very much work, we mostly played all day every day and every night.
It was a fun and relaxing summer month.
But it was exciting too. At the beginning of the month, Llael came down for the fourth of July. We played in Ridgecrest and then went to spend the actual 4th in L.A. With lots of swimming, beaches, and fireworks, we had a great time.
Mommy & Isaiah on the train
At the end of the month we had another exciting adventure. Isaiah, Helaman, and I rode the train to Sacramento to stay in Gridley for a week. We left on Sunday night, and Omar joined us on Thursday night. We had lots of fun, but even in a week, it felt like we could never see everyone. There are just too many people to love in Gridley!
(Note: If you want to get more juicy, or boring, details, you can click on any of the thumbnails in these posts.)
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- Bowling
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- Me too
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- Crazy Balls
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- Swimming
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- Skiing
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- Fireworks
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- Ooooooh
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- Brothers
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- The Cheese
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- Us
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- Hiking
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- Packin
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- Dahoney Beach
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- Uncle
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- Beginning
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- Finishing
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- Me too!
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- Buddies
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- Long trip
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- Swim Lessons
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- Pool at the pool
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- Trail Bike
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- Mommy & Isaiah on the train
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- Stickers on the Train
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- Squirt
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- Jacketless Jump
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- Goggles
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- Cold and Cute
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- Grandma Ruth
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- Big Boy Park
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- Parking
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- Trampoline Wrestling
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- Sprinkler
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- “Swimming”
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- The Big Slide
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- Rides
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- Together
Also in May
Posted by Jinny in Helaman, Isaiah, Our Family on August 4, 2009
Some other things I don’t want to forget from May:
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- Sand Storms
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- Bath Drink
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- Bath Smiles
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- Cheese
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- Florence
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- Applesauce
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- Mother’s Day Present
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- Mother’s Day Presents
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- Peek-a-boo
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- I’m not tired!
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- Dinosaur Big
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- and Dinosaur small
May trip to Gridley
Posted by Jinny in Helaman, Isaiah, Our Family on August 4, 2009
We’ve made a lot fast trips to Gridley this Summer. We’ve enjoyed spending this time with our family, even if it is always just a fast weekend.
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- Isaiah bounces
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- Big Pizza
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- Sunglasses
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- Dunk
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- Dinosaur
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- Grandma
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- Balls
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- Swimming
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- Spinning
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- Haircut
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- Bath
Smart Boys
Posted by Jinny in Helaman, Isaiah, Our Family on July 15, 2009
I know! I’m way behind. I have lots to write about, but the big stuff I think I’ll remember. It’s the little funny moments I’m afraid of losing. So for posterity… here’s some stories of my genius babies.
Helaman tied this car to his bicycle and was pulling Isaiah around on our patio. Since I was raised in a barn, and they started their lives being raised in a barn, they are almost always outside with no shoes on like the little farm babies they once were. Poor Isaiah’s toe got caught on the cement, and ripped his toe nail and it was bleeding. Daddy took hiim to get patched up and told Helaman they probably couldn’t do that anymore because Isaiah’s feet dragged.
When Omar came back out, Helaman had put these bricks in the car for Isaiah. He put him in the car then bent down to make sure his toes wouldn’t touch, and they were off again. What a funny kid.
Today Isaiah and I were naming parts of our faces. He had to touch both ears “the other side” and both eyes, and was pretty excited to know were everything was and how to talk about it. I asked him where his forehead was and he pointed at his head, but looked confused. I showed him where it was on the front part of his head, but he said, “no, one-head”. I thought it was so funny. I told him it was called a forehead, but there was just one. He kept repeating, “just one” and looking at me like I was crazy. He loves counting, but I never realized before he had some concept of what he was saying after all.
The best part is, no I can tell him just one more, and know he knows what I am saying…
Yesterday for family night we did 4-wheeler rides. The boys loved it. There are some little hills in the desert across the street from our house, and Omar would slow down as he approaced the hill and then one of them would shout “gun it!” and they would race up the “bumpity-bumps.”
I love watching my sweet husband with his boys. He’s such a good dad and they love him so much. When Isaiah woke up from his nap today he was crying for his dad. He said he wanted him to come home with him. I told him that meant that he missed him. When Omar came home from work, Isaiah ran up and hugged him and said in his most pathetic voice and big eyes, “I missed you, daddy. I want you come home with baby.” (This is why daddy’s go to work and mommy’s stay home, it would break my heart!)
Funny Boys
On Sunday after Church we were in our room changing when Omar had to relieve some of the gas you hold all through Church… Anyway, as soon as the noise was made Isaiah yelled, “Uh-oh! Poop!” and then ran over and tried to pull Omar’s pants open to check his diaper like we always do to him. I haven’t stopped laughing all week.
Last night we went to Chili’s to use the gift certificate my parents gave him for his birthday (thanks guys!) Helaman wanted to dump the Sweet ‘n Low on the chips. I told he could put it on one and try it himself, but he wasn’t interested. The next thing I know he is crying, “I don’t like it!” while spitting chip on the table. He had taken my suggestion and dumped some on a chip and tried it. A little while later my thoughtful boy handed me another packet and his crayon and very seriously asked me to write “Don’t Eat This” on the packet, I guess to warn other people. He looked so concerned. How sweet is that!