The Philips Family

This morning I woke up and said to Ed, "What is that smell?". He said he didn't smell it. I was terrified it was my breath, but even more terrified when I realized what it was.....POOP! David had pooped in his pull-up, came in my room and took it off, then went downstairs to get another one. My morning prayer went as follows; Dear Lord, thank you for choosing me to clean up all this poop. I am not sure where I would be without feces to clean up everyday. I remember people from lifestyles of the rich and famous and wonder why they think they have it made. Why, oh why didn't I discover this lifestyle earlier in my youth so the joys of wiping poop up from around the house could have been mine? Thank you for helping someone to discover clorox wipes so I don't have to wash the rags when the dirty deed is over. And thank yoou especially that that smell wasn't my breath. Amen Here are a few pictures for your viewing enjoyment. Mallory is growing is fast! D...

Donny LOVES to play Bionicles online. Mallory We start our kids reading the "paper" early in this house. Bree's new Cinderella nightgown during "vent time". My friend Lisa gave me this cute outfit for Mallory. Bree made this model of me out of bendaroos. Notice my mouth, I am eating a pretzel. Should I diet? When your kids start making pics of you eating, perhaps it time to find a new hobby. David, during naptime, decided to get dressed. Even the socks match! They are navy blue.

All of my preciousnesses. Mallory does not appreciate bathtime yet. Proud daddy. Donny getting ready to blow out candles. David calls Mallory princess. It is the name he came up with for her. He loves her so much. Donny got what he wanted for his bday. Doesn't my mom look so pretty in this picture?!!! This years gingerbread house. Thank you so much for thinking of it Dad! Bree absolutely loves this baby! Here is the last 4 weeks in a nutshell: We had a baby, Donny had a birthday #7, Gma and Papa mntns came for a great visit and we had christmas.

A couple nights ago I went in tho check on the boys, (yes I still check on my kids before I go to bed) and this is what I saw. It is so nice to see them so sweet together. david absolutely adores his big brother. Should I skip the bunkbeds and just buy a double?

Every night before bed, the kids each read a scripture from the "kid's" Book of Mormon and then Ed or I read the same scripture from the Book of Mormon. Bree who is in kindergarten, is very anxious to read without help. So almost every word is sounded out next to a very patient daddy and a mommy hoping to speed up every word until the end so I can have some peace and quiet. (I know, I am a bad example. Quit your lecturing you judgemental people.) Tonight, it happened. She sounded out the word "darkness". VERY SLOWLY. All the sounds were perfect, then I told her to "snap it". Which just means put it together. Well, it came out "canoe a$$". I was laughing so hard, I was crying! Even Ed was cracking up. He rarely loses his composure, especially at prayer time. Bree was so good though, she didn't get offended or anything! She just kept reading. I love being a mom.

These are just recent pics. This one of Bree in the green shirt I took today. A pic of Donny's new smile. And Halloween pics. Oh, and our snow day! October28, we woke up to snow. Crazy. It was nice for Halloween, though.

The Monday night before Halloween each year we carve pumpkins for family home evening. Here are our pics. David was less than excited to carve, so he pretty much just ran around the house with this little pumpkin.