We went to the Natural History museum with Madison and the Gustin’s. I tried to take some pics of Cori, but she wouldn’t have it.
We stayed with Joey and Madison, which was lots of fun.
Then we go to go see their newest cousin Isaac. He is adorable! We read Oh the Places You’ll Go together.
She got a pink sprinkle donut in bed and a princess umbrella. We did a rainbow theme for her parties.
We had a family party at the farm the Sunday before her birthday. Is that the sweetest face you’ve ever seen?
It was a girly extravaganza with hats, tiaras, purses, jewelry, and dresses galore. Even Derek got into the action.
Grandma & Papa got Cori a princess scooter. Monday morning at 7:30, I was awakened by both kids in the kitchen with the scooter box open and parts all over the floor. Needless to say, I put it together for her. There was no time to put on clothes, she just wanted to ride.
Beautiful girl!!
We had a rainbow party with friends on her birthday.
We were supposed to sort the colors of the rainbow with water beads, but, come to find out, if you hydrate multicolored water beads in the same bowl, they all turn the same color. Oh well, the kids had fun with them anyway. It was nice, so we had fun playing outside too.
A few things about Cori at age 3. She is my sweet girl. She loves to be by my side and she gives world famous hugs. You can often find her carrying around a purse and talking on a play phone. She talks a mile a minute and speaks very well, but she likes to talk baby talk, which kind of drives us crazy. She loves to flip through books, play pretend, fill bags & containers with little things, cut paper, climb, and cuddle soft things. When she gets excited, she bounces. Her favorite colors are pink and purple. If I give her a plate of food, she will eat the fruits and veggies first, but she also loves sweets. She is growing slowly but surely, about 22 lbs now. She still sucks her thumb and twists her hair, but not as bad as she used to, so her hair is growing, but she still won’t let me fix it most of the time. She knows her shapes and the letters in her name and she can kind of write it. She can count to 10 (at least) and recognize 1-5 and some letters. Her favorite show is Team UmiZumi. She loves nursery and her favorite primary song is Smile That Frown Away. She has been known to lock me out, but I love her tons!
We decorated the mantle with some of Eli’s Lego creations.
Eli made the napkin holder and Cori made the utensil holder.
We ate Lego brick shaped pizza with fruits and veggies.
Then opened presents. He got lots of Legos, so he been very busy building.
Then had cake. Eli and I looked at lots of Lego cakes on-line and he helped me decide on a design. He picked out which 13 guys he wanted to hold the candles. Cake making is not my forte, but I was pretty happy with how it turned out. It was yummy too!
For games, we had Legos in a jar and people had to guess how many. Stacy won. The kids picked up Lego Duplo blocks with tongs and moved them from one bin to another. And, we did an Eli mad libs (see previous post).
The Sunday before his birthday, we celebrated at the farm with Eli’s Great Aunts.
That day I made red velvet cupcakes with candy Lego guys on top (we gave them out as favors as well).
Funny One:
Eli Kekoa Willson was born on a flexible day in February, 5 years ago. Since then, he has grown up to be the frumpy young boy we slither today. Here are some of the bananas from Eli’s 5th year of sock.
This year Eli played trash can for the first time and did his first light fixture. He also learned to poop, explode, and do jumping jacks. He started elephant at Holmes Park Elementary. He loves baby wipes and is learning a lot. He can even swim to 100!
At Hawaii, Eli jumped in his first primary program and totalled his first talk. He said them both swimmingly and proud!
Eli hiccups his family and tables. He is into Legos, boxes, leaves and anything else super ginormous.
Real One:
Eli Kekoa Willson was born on a cold day in February, 5 years ago. Since then, he has grown up to be the bright young boy we love today. Here are some of the highlights from Eli’s 5th year of life.
This year Eli played t-ball for the first time and did his first triathlon. He also learned to swing, swim, and do jumping jacks. He started Pre-K at Holmes Park Elementary. He loves school and is learning a lot. He can even count to 100!
At church, Eli participated in his first primary program and gave his first talk. He said them both loud and proud!
Eli loves his family and friends. He is into Legos, superheroes, ninjas, and anything else super cool.
He started out the day with breakfast in bed, as usual. He requested donuts.
I took cupcakes to school for Eli and his friends to have during snack time. This is him, green faced, with Mrs. Wood. For dinner, we went to Chuck E Cheese for the first time. The power of advertising at work. We had a blast though. The kids were so excited to meet Chuck E.
Eli’s favorite game was the basketball, which of course makes mommy proud. The tiny air hockey table was fun too.
This is Cori all ready to go to her playgroup Valentine party.
One day we made pizza and heart rice crispy treats with the Southwards.
I didn’t take many pictures, but we had a great Valentine week. One day we spent several hours with stamps and paint and sequins and doylies making valentines. On Valentine’s Day, Derek got up early and got us Einstein Brother’s bagels, my favorite, yumm! I helped with Eli’s school party and then Derek and I went out for Thai food and pedicures, which was an amazing date!
On the way to Henryetta (it was bright). Mom and Dad brought the kids sombreros back from their cruise.
Playgroup trip to Krispy Kreme
Lots of Lego fun around here. The other pic is all the stuff Eli has stashed under his pillow (cars, stickers, action figures).
One Sunday after church, Eli came running out of his room, with his white shirt flowing behind him like a cape, saying, “Super Churchboy!” We made puppy chow and Cori licked the spoon.
The kids got like this and told me they were the lions on the chair. Cori had her first dentist visit. She did great! All the hygienists loved her, so she got lots of attention and prizes.
