Princess Reagan is loving her activities these days. She is so into school and learning. She asks for paper at least 5 times a day and will use it to color, draw and practice all her letters. She is starting to sound things out and can now tell me what letter a certain word starts with. I am proud of her for her zest for learning. She goes to ballet once a week and it is a definite highlight. She likes to come home and dance around, chasse-ing and plie-ing and telling me, "mom this is what we do in dance." She loves to go to church and is really enjoying primary. Some funny things Reagan has said lately:
On St. Patrick's Day, someone in her preschool class had a birthday party. She brought in cookies and Reagan told her teacher, "I don't think I should have cookies because my dad gives me lots of candy!"
Last night, a member of our Stake Presidency stopped by to talk to us. When we were settling down onto the couches, Reagan grabbed my Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book (which I have been finishing up the last couple of days) and said VERY loudly, "Here, mom! Here's your scriptures!"
We sure love our Reagan!
Sweet Nolan is the quintessential 2 year old, but he is getting better and better each day. He is starting to talk quite a bit and loves to tease and laugh. He understands what we say, which allows us to reason with him. Such as "Nolan, do you want a time out?" (He shakes his head). "Then you better stop that now!" He is very social and loves to follow kids around and laugh. But he also has a soft side. He will randomly walk up to me and give me a gentle hug, putting his head on my leg or lap. He loves to be held and carried around. He likes to snuggle me when we first wakes up from his nap. And everytime he gets an owie, he brings it to me to kiss. It is so fun to watch how my kids play together these days. It is a frequently heard in our household the words, "Come on, Nolan, come play with me!" To which he responds, "YESSSS!" You can tell they love each other and as a parent, that feels so good.It has been a while since I have posted about tv shows, but I wanted to give them a shout out now and let you all know that yes, I still waste hours a week watching these shows. They change all the time, though. If I even get the slightest hint of feeling bored, I will stop watching a show. Not worth my time. On Sunday nights, we love watching The Amazing Race. This season is especially fun because it is couples from the previous few seasons. I tuned into a few episodes of The Bachelor this season, so I made sure to watch the final few episodes. While I am so glad Brad chose Emily, she doesn't seem that into him? Right? I think he is such a great guy, I hope she is right for him. I gave up Glee on Tuesday's. It didn't hold my interest anymore and the storylines were a bit much for me. But I LOOOVE Parenthood, its one of our favorites. Wednesday is our Modern Family/Survivor night. I haven't quite picked sides yet, but I am happy to see Russell gone and hoping Matt stays. And my favorite night of all.....Thursdays! So I am kind of over Vampire Diaries. They went on haitus for over a month and well, time helped me forget Damon, Stefan and Elena. But you know what, I will probably watch anyways when they air again in April. But for now, The Office (Michael is proposing!) and Parks and Rec keep me laughing! Ron Swanson alone is worth tuning into P and R.
I have been asked to be the level leader for 3rd years at girls camp this year! While I am a little apprehensive about being in charge, I am thinking it will be a good time. For year three, we get to do a three day, two night hike. It is a pretty steep climb from what I hear. We will be doing a lot of preparatory hikes for this. I am excited to be with my girls from last year. I have thought a lot about them in the last six months, so to be with them again will be good. Well, that is about it right now. Life is good and we love you all!
All was going well until we hit snow about an hour outside of Elko. We stayed the night in Elko. I think Laura and I each got about an hour of sleep that night, LOL. There is nothing quite like sharing a bed with your toddler. But we made it to Salt Lake early Sunday morning and parted ways. 
Here is Nolan, Reagan and Jane sitting in a Ben Franklin display.
