Nicholas the Artist

Nicholas loves drawing all kinds of birds, especially toucans, macaws, and parrots. He mostly does pictures on paper with crayons and markers but has also started exploring other media such as his breakfast plate or grammy’s iPad.

Happy Halloween

 

Check out my awesome vampire boys.  We didn’t get Cheerio in the picture, but he was one too : )

 

We’re on our way to the Stake Halloween Carnival…the boys loved the games and we got a cool professional picture from the evening.

Ryan hanging out at Nicholas’ school waiting for the Halloween parade to start.

My spooky dinner…mummy dogs, jello molds, monster fingers, and my dessert was vampire brownies.  The boys loved it!!

Miscellaneous

 

Ryan and Cheerio looking for wild animals behind our house…we’ve had turkeys, deer, raccoons, squirrels, but luckily no skunks : )

This is what happens when you give two boys finger paint.  The paint goes on them and not the paper I gave them.

I think we have a Lego genius on our hands.  Nicholas put this vehicle together by himself after carefully following the instructions step by step.

Ryan couldn’t help getting into my rain boots the other day : )   That’s Ryan for you…into everything : )!!!

My Little Babies - A Father's Poem

I finally finished the poem I had wanted to write in Angola. I don't know anything about writing poetry, but it captures the feelings of my heart - so despite the poor mechanics, that's true poetry right?

 

My Little Babies

 

A glimpse into Heaven, the day so ever clear

The memory ne’er forgotten as I saw those little eyes.

My little babies I held you close and loved you dear

I wiped away your tears, I calmed your cries.

 

I trusted in the Lord above

Not knowing the path that lay before.

One day you’ll know something of a father’s love

I want to give you all I have and more.

 

You grew so quickly with hopes unfettered

As little boys you sprang forth from baby beginnings.

My little ones to my heart so tethered

With trains, planes and dinos as life’s first underpinnings.

 

With small hands growing and yearnings inside

You strapped on your backpacks and were off for schooling.

Your hunger for learning could not be denied

My babies were leaving, who was I fooling?

 

As you grew and matured so I had to let go

To trod your own paths with courage abreast.

I watched from the window with tears a flow

Asking, even praying, that you’d pass life’s test.

 

My little babies the moment we shared was so fleeting,

From the foibles of youth, honorable men you became.

I’ll never be comfortless knowing your two hearts are beating

Your hearts and mine are really one and the same.

 

Recalling Father Lehi as a blessing giver

Know my little babies you’ll always be

May thy peace be as a river

And thy righteousness as the waves of the sea.

 

 ~~

To my boys, Nicholas and Ryan – 9/23/2012

Love, Dad

First Day of Kindergarten

 

We can’t believe our Nicholas is in kindergarten!!  Where did the time go?  He did fantastic and is already asking when he’s going to get homework (yep, he’s his mama’s son, into school already : )

Choo Choo

 

 

Ryan loves trains and cars so we caught him showing off one of his favorite toys.  He’s such a sweet boy and what a cutie! : )

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