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Friday, May 17, 2013

April and May with the Phillips

 
Hi everyone!  Here are some pictures of our activities over the last two months.  We've been having fun!
 
 
 
Nathan with his preschool set up at home with Mom while Kathryn is at her preschool.  Nathan was spelling the word lion but he had to add a "D- daddy" at the beginning and a "K- Kathryn" at the end.  This makes perfect sense because lion ends with "N - Nathan."  His favorite letters are N, K, K, D, M.

 
Nathan as a football player at the Redskins stadium where we went for the open stadium day.

 
Kathryn - our football girl!

 
Nathan climbing the tree in our backyard

 
Kathryn and Nathan with their book buddies from preschool.  We had two days of intense Winnie the Pooh and Tigger adventures while Kathryn and Nathan got to borrow these characters. 

 
Steen-bean happy at the park

 
the whole gang playing in the front room, probably while Mom is cooking :)

 
Dad and Steens

 
Mom, Nathan, Kristina, and Kathryn at the pool.   Dad was there but was the picture taker for this shot.

 
Nathan with both legs in one hole of his sport shorts.

 
Kathryn with the fairy princess from the Velveteen Rabbit - an excellent show we went and saw with her preschool group.
 
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Funny and sweet time...
 


Nathan talking about Mac and Cheese... "I don't like cheese!  I just like mac and."

Kathryn talking about Winnie the Pooh... "I love you forever and I'll never let you go.  Mom, can you write that down?"  (She knows I write down the sweet things they say so she lets me know if she thinks that something should get written down on the list.  :)

Nathan after "spying" a mailbox in the Eye Spy Game... "That's what we learned about in preschool.  And mail trucks!  And mail mans!  And slots!"

Kathryn: There's a golf field.
Mom: What's golf?
Kathryn: A game with a stick and little white ball and you hit the ball into a hole.
Mom: That's right.  Good job!
Kathryn: But how do you get the ball after you put int in the hold?  Isn't it 4-600 feet deep?  (This came from reading "Magic School Bus: On the Ocean Floor"

Nathan: Mom, can you pick up Steen so I don't kick her over?

Nathan: Is my toast done?
Mom: No, not yet.
Nathan: Mom, you are not right on!  (I always say "right on!" when they're doing a good job.)

Kathryn teaching us ASL at lunch and making up new signs...
Kathryn: Are you ready to sign "half new"?
Mom: What does "half new" mean?
Kathryn: It's the 2nd day of having something new.  Half new!

Nathan: When I'm older, can I go to the temple?

Kathryn: When I grow up , I'm not going to be a mom.
Mom: Oh, did you change your mind?
Kathryn: Yes, I want to be a mailman now.  Actually a mail carrier.
Mom: Oh, why is that?
Kathryn: Because then babies won't spit up on my clothes.

Mom: Ok, time for bed (at 1 hour past bedtime!)  You can ask all our questions tomorrow.
Kathryn: Mom, if I pray and ask Heavenly Father to help me remember my questions, He will?

After accidentally bonking Nathan's head while giving him a piggy back ride to bed...
Nathan: Mom, when I go to bed tomorrow, can you not bonk my head and shoulder?

On Sunday trying to encourage them to do Sabbath activities...
Nathan: Mom, can we play with my frisbee?
Mom:  Let's see... how can we make it a scripture game?
Nathan: By throwing it.  See, like this!

Kathryn:  If you brush your teeth, they'll be as shiny as a temple.

Talking about Kristina while pointing up to the sky...
Nathan: When she's bigger, bigger, bigger like a helicopter, then she can walk like me!"

After a morning of playing tackle football with Mom...
Nathan: I don't want to get tackled.  I just want to get a touchdown.  (And then later on...)  Now, let's just tackle!

Nathan: I know how to play rugby.  You just tackle!

Kathryn: I read my third book.
Mom: (shows the ASL sign for 3)
Kathryn: Oh, this is the planet we live on.
Mom: Earth, the 3rd planet from the sun?
Kathryn: Yep!

After looking through my church binder...
Kathryn: I was looking in your binder about the Marbles.  And they have 9-10 kids.  And they're texting to text!  (making sense of her world but how does someone have 9 to 10 kids?)

Friday, April 26, 2013

Hello everyone!!  Finally a new update from the Phillips family. 

Some of our latest pictures:

 
all the kids by the flowers at the Washington DC Temple
 

 
Kathryn riding on her new bike
 

 
 
Nathan trying pink shoes on at Payless
 

 
Kristina standing up on the cart at Target
 

 
 
Kristina playing with Nathan's ball


Here are some funny and sweet things that the kids have said over the last few months.  Enjoy!

Mom: Did you have lunch at the birthday party?
Kathryn: Yes, we definitely did but not healthy at all.  Well, we did have apples.
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Seeing the temple, Mom asked Kathryn, "Whose home is that?"
Kathryn: It's Mom's and Dad's and Jesus' home.
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Nathan: I love Heavenly Father.
Mom: Why?
Nathan: Because I really love to go to church.
___________

In Sacrament meeting, the speaker was talking about having faith as a mustard seed.
Nathan: They said "nursery" for Nay.
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Kathryn: I want to sit by the missionaries (at dinner) so I can love them and stuff.
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Out of the blue at lunch...
Kathryn: I know!  We can have my birthday party at Wal-Mart.
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When Mom closed the cupboard too hard...
Nathan: Try again Mom.
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Speaking to Paul while Kathryn and Nathan played...
Kathryn: Are you going to be the parent and make sure no one gets hurt?
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Pointing to a train engine in a book...
Mom: What's his job?
Nathan: To clean the cheese stick up.
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Don't you love kids!

Monday, February 25, 2013

Our visit to Grandma Jean and Grandpa Rick

We have had the great blessing of spending a little more than 2 weeks in California visiting Grandma Jean and Grandpa Rick.  What a treat to spend time with such wonderful people at this time in life.  I am so grateful!

Here is our trip in picture review:

Happy Valentines Day, Dad!


Steena and Nay Nay on the couch


Nay's Valentine gift from Grandma Jean - a LOT of suckers


Bonding with movie watching


Nay and Grandpa standing up to eat  :)


Kristina and Grandma became great friends


Kak and Nay drinking out of their milk flavor sticks 
(the new way to have strawberry or banana flavored milk)


Jelly Belly Factory 

Steen Bean in the laundry basket


Kristina practicing sliding on the floor


Nice Jelly Belly Factory hat


Enjoying wonderful maple bars!

Let the Jelly Belly tour begin


Nathan and Kathryn in a plane at the Air Force Museum

inside a World War 2 plane

WW2 helicopter

with our tour guide in a plane at the Air Force museum

Steen got worn out from the field trip

playground outside the Air Force museum - isn't that a cool rocket!


Kristina after eating her first waffle bite!!

Cute Bean with the monkey hat from Grandma Jean's fun hat box


Family Night skit: Kathryn is the man beaten up on the road; 
Grandma is the Good Samaritan giving her water

Family Night skit: Grandpa walking by and not helping (he's either the priest or the Levite here)

Kristina is the innkeeper where the Good Samaritan (Grandma) is taking the Jewish man who was hurt (Kathryn)

Nathan happy as a clam 

Grandpa with his two cute granddaughters