Welcome the Fosburgs to 2012!

So we finally made it to the New Year!  It's been such a great one so far.


With our family as young and constantly changing as it is, every day and every week there is something new going on.  This post is all about some of the random great things we've been doing.  Here we GO!!!

For some reason I found Lizzy under here this day.  Still haven't got a clue as to why.  Any takers?  It was so funny to come into the bedroom, knowing Lizzy was napping, but not being able to find her.  Cracked me up.  She is such a sound sleeper sometimes!

Then there's this adorable video.  The whole family was being so loud I couldn't figure out what was going on.  Then I grabbed my camera as quickly as possible.  See if you can figure it out!

You guessed it!  The whole family is cheering for Ally as she practices walking.  Isn't that wonderful?  She will never remember this, but she'll always know how loved she is!

Then there's the advent of the BEDS!  For Christmas Nana and Papa helped us get new bed sets for our kids.  Evie got princess, of course, Joe got Spider man, Liz got Tinkerbell for her toddler bed, and Ally got a new Winnie the Pooh pac n' play so V could have the crib.  I was so excited to get these big kid beds finally.  We used our tax return which I was able to get done so much earlier this year.  The bunk beds will not stay like this (we hope) forever, but for now they help us with our serious space issue.

 We had so much fun 'giving' them this surprise.  It took us almost a full week to purchase, get home, and put together.  So glad they liked it after all that work!  Now they build forts off the top (thanks to mom!) and have their own personal space to be in a room that they are currently sharing.  Both kids HAVE to ask permission to be on each other's beds.  It's been a good thing for Evie's independence and Joe's growing into a big kid.  


I'm so proud of all of my kids as they get bigger.  I originally thought Lizzy would have a hard time moving to the toddler bed, but unlike both Eve and Joe, she was so ready it was like that's where she'd been the whole time.  She's amazing.  I personally felt a lot better when Ally moved into her new bed.  She was beginning to climb out of the crib and for some reason, the older kids kept climbing in to get to her.  Not a good thing!  So now Ally can't climb out and the kids respect where she is - to a point.


These next pictures are of something we do every now and then.  With Chris and I loving video games the way we do (often our date nites are spent playing together) we often find games the kids might enjoy as free downloads.  This one is a carnival game with the PS3 move controller.  The kids love to participate and do a great job taking turns.  Normally, I'm not a fan of introducing our young children to electronics, but we do this as a family activity and it only lasts about 45 min.  The kids are also learning that these are things we do all together.  They rarely see daddy play video games alone, and he never plays inappropriate games (violence, language, etc) when the kids are around or awake to know.  He's a great dad who appreciates my sensitivity to their viewing habits.

 Eve is by far more capable with this than I imagined!

 Joe has been learning great hand-eye coordination in a fun way

Lizzy is just learning how the controller in her hand connects with the actions on the screen

It's amazing to see their learning curves!

 Even Ally participates - but mostly by clapping for the older kids and playing quietly with whatever they toss her way.

Later in the new year we got a great box from Aunt Katie with our family Christmas presents.  For those who are thinking, how shameful, just take a look at the amazing gifts!  

 the girls (all three) got these beautiful skirts - which Eve wears to ballet class every Monday...

 and Joe will hardly let his superhero blanket go for a few minutes so I can wash it!

Doesn't he look so cute?

At the beginning of February, my sweet Aunt Terry passed away.  She's my father's little sister.  His family was so kind and flew me, my sister, and my big brother out to Las Vegas to be there for him.  I was very grateful and for the second time in the same year, I travelled alone.  While I was gone, my great husband, being the awesome daddy that he is, kept me in touch with my adorable little ones.

this is Eve bearing her testimony during an FHE.  Isn't she so cute?

Chris and the kids always crack me up and I love seeing the fun things he does with them when I'm not around.  We do things differently, and while sometimes that's frustrating, in cases like these, it's invaluable.  Way to go Chris!!!

Then, we finally made it to Valentine's Day which is usually pretty low key for our family in general.  The kids were learning about the letter 'I' this day in school so we let Joseph write it on daddy's card.  Isn't it so great?

 daddy of course is always the perfect gift receiver!

 Once I got home I quickly helped daddy schedule his first ever BOYS DAY!  I found that Columbia was hosting a monster truck mash up at the local arena and that it was something we could totally afford.  I encouraged Chris to go with just Joseph, though I'm sure Eve would've liked it too.  Anyway, they both loved it!  Joe had so much fun he still includes the event in his prayers reminding Heavenly Father of the truck that rolled over and caught on fire.  Apparently it made a big impression on him.  I got a great picture out of it and Joe got a plastic purple mug shaped like a skull.  What a boy!

Aren't little boys great!?

So that was the beginning of our new year.  My kids are great!  I did some new things and some great things personally.  And my family benefited from a happy, relaxed, and enjoying life kind of mommy at this point!  Good for all of us and way to go daddy for being a great example of fatherhood and a supportive, loving husband!