An Untimely Update

Okay, so I was sitting here a minute ago, and Martha said "I thought you were going to keep your blog more updated."
My response: "Well, the last blog I started had only one entry, so anything more than that is 'more updated', right?"

With that said, here is a little update from the Utah Donbrosky neck of the woods.  The kids continue to do well.  Brenan is just growing up and learning to not put up with his brother and sister if they give him a hard time.  He's "support" walking a little bit now, so I'm sure he'll be progressing toward the full on stroll pretty soon.
Devin is closing in on the completion of his 4th grade year.  He is doing really well in school, and once he starts reading it's hard to get him to stop.   But, sometimes we do struggle to get him "started".  The other night he saw a member of our ward, and their little girl who had pierced ears.  She is probably about a year old.  Devin walked up to the father and asked, "are those fake".  He found out they were real and replied, "she's a bit young for that don't you think?"  The father thought that was really funny, as did all of us.

Lauryn, she's just all girl and full of sass and spunk.  And boy does she have an imagination; one can get lost in there.  She's always playing with her stuffed animals and giving them names and doing all sorts of things that girls do.

Okay, there's an update for now.  I'll post some pictures next time.

Easter Greetings

Okay, so Easter has come and gone.  The kids all received new easter clothes.  This picture was taken right after church, and Brenan fell asleep on the way home.

When I finally made it home from church, we hid the baskets and some eggs, and Devin and Lauryn were on the hunt.  Brenan is still too little to search for the basket, but had a lot of fun looking at the colored eggs, and shaking the plastic ones that had jelly beans and such in them.

A Walk on the Moon . . .

And Mars for that matter.  As a family, we recently went to visit the Clark Planetarium at the Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City.  We saw the movie, "Under the Sea 3D" which was pretty entertaining, as narrated by Jim Carey.

I have to admit, my eyes are not made for 3D.  I always have a difficult time watching, and found myself closing one eye, or taking the 3D glasses off quite often.  It was pretty funny to watch the kids in the audience, including Lauryn, continually reaching out in front of them to see if they could "catch any fish".

After that, we did some exploring, and the kids, Devin and Lauryn got a chance to walk on the moon.  As you can see, they are "moving in slow motion".
They then decided to see what life was like on Mars.  They didn't seem quite as enthused to be further away from planet Earth.  Maybe it was because the temperature was warmer . . . we may never know.Meanwhile, Brenan was more than happy to keep his stroller wheels firmly planted on Terra firma.  I don't think he thought it was a big deal.  Ain't he so cute?

Full Crawl

Brenan is officially crawling.  He started about a week ago actually [I've been a slacker].  Now we are constantly on defense, watching to make sure he's not headed for the stairs or some other peril.  Gone are the days of sitting him in one spot and finding him there 10 minutes later.  But, he is a much happier child now that he has gained some "independence".Of course, all of that crawling tends to wear him out.  As is typical of a little child, they don't understand the great blessing that sleep is. 

I'm not really sure what Devin was looking at in this photo, but he was really interested in it.  He was also so handsome that I thought I'd share the pic.

Then there is Lauryn.  Man is she sassy!  She packs quite a bit of "attitude" into her daily activities.  It is amazing to see the difference in personalities between boys and girls.  We wouldn't trade her for anything.

Cute Kids

A few new pictures.  Brenan was sitting in his seat, and Lauryn decided she wanted to be in the pictures I was taking of him.  It was fun to see them together, being goofy and funny, or at least Lauryn was.  Brenan, was just happy to be there I think.

Lauryn continues to love pre-school, and she definitely has a routine when it comes to leaving.  I get to pick her up everyday and take her over to grandma's house.  We always have to go by the fish tank so she can say goodbye to the fish.  Then, as we walk to the car, she loves to have me hold her hand as she walks along the edge of the curb.  It is so cute, and it's one of those simple joys in life.  I know it won't be long before I look back and long for these days again . . . come to think of it, I already do.

On Your Mark . . .

Get Set.  Go!  Brenan is starting to become pretty mobile.  Of course, right now he isn't fully "crawling" on all fours.  He's pretty much adopted an army crawl, using his arms and his legs, but staying really close to the ground.We think it is adorable, and he is pretty happy with himself and is even more happy since he is able to move around on his own.
He is also starting to talk and write his name which we thought was pretty good for his tender age of 8 months.  Okay, I am just kidding about that last sentence.  But his algebra is getting better.
He is getting really good with his fine motor skills [picking up small pieces of baby food, etc].  It is fun to see the curiosity that just exudes from children.
Well, I leave you with a few photos . . . until next time.

What About Me?

Well, the kids have had the past few days off of school [yesterday and today].  So it got me thinking about those days of yore.  Man I miss those.  Especially when you go from New Year's day to Memorial day without a single company holiday.  This is one area where I think a lot of other countries have it right.
I mean, most of us work our fingers to the bone, day in and day out, and for what?  Most of the rest of the world already thinks we're lazy overweight Americans.  Working ourselves to death for the past 50 years hasn't yielded any different results.  So, here I am, petitioning for a few extra holidays per year.  At least 4, to fill in the gaps between New Years and Memorial Day and then between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.

Okay, now on to the family.  Devin's been running around with our camera, making videos about nothing [could he be the next Jerry Seinfeld?].  But, he's having a lot of fun, and really cracking himself up.  Brennan is just continuing to grow and learn.  It is so fun to see how interested he is in just about everything, except sleeping.  He's usually very upset when it comes to that time of day, where you know he needs it, his body knows he needs it, but he's just too curious to let himself "drift away" into sleep.

Lauryn is her sassy little self.  She is great.  We love to listen to her sing and use her imagination when she doesn't know anyone is listening.  She keeps us going, and has no problem sticking up for herself [thanks to a couple years of Devin trying to wrestle].  Well, gotta run for now . . .