Christmas Newsletter time...

Which to choose, which to choose....

Here is what it says...

This year I decided to let Phoenix and Atticus write the Christmas newsletter. It turned out super cute and totally accurate! J With this letter we send you our love and best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New year from the Glicks!

 

Nix- “Daddy goes to school. He learns. Playful. Friend. Helpful. I don’t know. He likes to Play. Dad likes brownies.”

Atti-“Daddy likes to have a birthday. I want to go to church with him. I want Daddy to come home from work and have lunch with us. Daddy wrestles with me. He goes to work. I want to go to work.”

Nix- “Mommy likes to play with Daddy. She likes to put Christmas stuff up. Mom likes her birthday and that’s all the things about mom.”

Atti-“Mommy and me could play games. Mommy could go to work. I love to paint.  Adelaide could be here with us. Mommy could let us play games. Mommy does the things she wants.”

Nix- “Phoenix. I help people. Share. Play. Friend and I love mom. I like my school.”

Atti-“Phoenix Michelle Glick. Five. She likes to put her things into a bag. She likes to go to school. She plays at school. She likes to wear makeup like a tiger.”

Nix- “Atticus. He been sharing. He plays the WII. Atti wears shorts everyday. He loves his tank.”

Atti-“Atticus Finch Meric Brandon Glick. Five, I am three. I want to watch the frog show. Roar! I am a tiger. I go to the dentist. To eat cereal.”

Nix- “Brinna. She cries a lot, she wines a lot, she hits a lot, yells a lot and that’s all the things about her. I bet she’s going to get coal.”

Atti-“Brinna cries. She likes her doll. Play with mommy’s computer. Brinna ate poop. She eats school food. She took a toy from her friend.”

Mom, where do babies come from?

This is a picture of me 2 weeks before I had Phoenix. Last night Phoenix came to me holding her baby album, pointing at this picture and asked...

Nix - Mom, where did I come out?
Me - At the hospital
Nix - No, where did I come OUT?
Me - In Idaho at Madison Hospital.
Nix - NO MOM! Where did I come OUT?

Me- Brandon, is she asking....
Brandon - I think so...

Me - Nix, why don't we go chat on mommys bed...

I was not ready for these questions at all. I read that at 3-4 I should be teaching my children of the differences of the sexes and how important the roles of each sex is...I gess I just stayed at age 3 and 4 and Phoenix moved on.

Our talk was really very simple and she was very satisfied at the end. I found a sketch of a baby in a mothers womb and talked about how the baby has a bedroom in there with water to swim in. When the baby comes out it has its own slide to come out of. She seemed satisfied and moved on...

This morning I have not really moved on. This morning I was awaken from a very disconcerting dream.

I was pregnant and it was time to go to the hospital. I knew there were contractions but of course because it was a dream I didn't feel anything. When we got to the hospital there were pregnant women on blankets all over the lawn of this big hospital. Their families were having picnics as they screamed and one even kicked her husband in agony. I somehow knew that these women were in too much pain to walk so they were waiting for their contractions to lighten up before going in. Peculiar. I got in the hospital and felt guilty because my labor had stopped. I told them that I didn't want to be admitted. I looked down and realized that my belly was tiny and was confused. I thought I was full term but maybe I was wrong. There was no pain and there was no belly. The nurses still wanted to do testing on me so Brandon decided to go back to work. For some reason they were still convinced that I was going to be having a baby so they got me all ready and did an ultrasound. At that moment I saw the most heartbreaking thing. I cannot get that sight out of my head. The baby was very badly deformed and even crying in the womb. I don't know how but I heard it. The ultrasound tech quickly turned it off and tried to lie saying that the baby was healthy. Just then I started bleeding a lot and I know that the baby must come. I knew it was going to be a very disabled little boy and he moght not even survive the birth process.

It was then that I awoke. Sad. I told Brandon about the dream and he jokes saying that it was a sign that we should have another baby. I don't know if it was a sign but it was sad and a terrible way to wake up.

Now for the September Update...

 I have been wanting a firepit since we've moved here but I didn't know exactly what I wanted. I just decided to dig it. It turned out great so we had a bunch of friends over and had a weenie roast! So fun!

 I know I get A LOT of pics of the kids sleeping but it's hard to resist when they are SO cute!! Isn't she beautiful...asleep or awake...

 I had preschool at my house ans we read the Gingerbread Man and made ginger bread cookies! This is Brinna, Lucy, and Adelaide (who I watch a few times a week).

 This month I became an independant consultant for Jamberry Nail Shields. It's vinal that you blowdry and put on your nails. They stay on 2 weeks on hands and 4-6 on toes!! Here is a pic on mine and Nix's.

 Grandma and Grandpa Glick had their 70 year anniversary this month! WOW! We had dinner at a restaurant with the family to celebrate.

 Here is our 4 generation picture of the Glick men! Atti has a lot to look up to and a lot more to live up to!! These are great men...

Our August

 I figured I'd post a few pics from August. The kids and I went to Rainier to visit Jennifer and her family. Every year they have a party for all the youth in the area so we were there for that and it was a Luau theme. We also went to a parade which was fun. The kids love parades.

 Elaine Dalton gave a talk called Return to Virtue. Jennifer's stake young women decided to have a Virtue Run based off that talk and I was able to be there to photograph it.

Othello Cinderella Ball

 Othello put on a father daughter Cinderella Ball for the Distinguished Young Women...kinda like Miss Othello. Brandon and Phoenix went last night and I snapped a few pictures before they left.

 

 

 

Family Pictures 2012

I feel very blessed that we were able to get a gamily picture with Brandon's parents and sibblings this year! I am sad that Devon and Tino weren't there tough. It is so hard to get everyone together for a pic though. Even though we are all together a few times a year it seems that when we say "Picture Time" everyone scatters! Somehow it has fallen on me to be the mean one that forces everyone to get together!!!

 I was also able to get some great pics of my kids too!! My beautiful babies are growing up so fast that I feel like I'm having a hard time keeping up. My little Brinna baby has really changed in the last few months. She is now 18 months and in nursery! They love her in there because she is so sweet and quiet...so they say. When she is at home she is busy and very curious. A lot like Curious George. :) She is always climbing or getting into something but it is hard to get upset because she is so sweet and kind and happy. Her hair has really lightened up and we still aren't sure what is going to happen withher eye color. They look dark green or light brown but in the sun they are a lighter sage green...

 Atticus is going to be turning 4 next month. He loves anything super hero or manly...with Barbie princess every now and again. Lately it seems that he has been more active jumping and learning to do flips off the couch and chairs. He will practice over and over. He really wants to be in school just like Phoenix and hates that he has to wait 2 more years. He is a sweet boy who loves his snuggles but kisses are really "frose". (grose)

 Phoenix has grown up. She is 5 and in kindergarten. She loves it and is very confident in school. At parent/teacher conferences we learned that she is in the top 2 of the class and has been recieving special one on one and homework so that she isn't bored. She is our beautiful girl and it kills me to let her out of my sight for so long during the day. She wakes up and gets ready for school all by her self. I was meeting her at the bus after school but she wants to come home herself now so I just stare at the window and wait...then when she walks through the door I try to act busy. :)

I really should stop kidding myself...

I have been begging Brandon for a piano for a long time. I have these grand dreams that I will learn to play and teach the kids. I thought I could play for family home evenings on Mondays and Brandon would play for Christmas while we all gathered around. Well...It has been a while since we got it and I still can only plunk on it and Brandon have learned Hot Cross Buns... I'm not sure we'll be ready by Christmas. The demo key gets a lot of love in this house while the kids ballet dance all over the house.