bunk beds

Well a couple months ago we got around to setting up Luke's new bed. I saw these beds at a yard sale as I was driving by, and I picked them up. Ben and Larry got them set up, while Sharla and I went and bought bedding. We weren't going to move Abby in Luke's room until we had the baby, but of course as soon as they were up she claimed her bed.

The only problem with a boy/girl room is trying to make it match while not having it girly or boyish. I thought it turned out pretty good. Now I'm just not sure what to hang on the walls. (the giant black thing on Luke's bed is Marvy, his gorilla)

The kids like putting blankets across the bottom of Luke's bed, hanging out in their fort. I thought after a while after the newness wore off, they wouldn't play on the beds as much, but they're in here a lot. Carly snuck into the picture, pretending to sleep.

rambles

I don't often ramble on my blog... but tonight I thought, what the heck. I like this picture of Carly... she loves to climb up on a barstool and quietly entertain herself. She'll sit up here until I finally decide that it's really not safe, and I should really be a more attentive mother. She always gives me a surprised look, like 'oh, I'm not supposed to be up here?'

I really can't get a serious non-cheesy smile from Luke. If I'm trying to take a picture of anything other than him, he jumps in front with one of these faces. Of course Abigail follows in her brothers footsteps.
People ask me all the time if I have a hard time keeping track of Luke's glasses... They are ALWAYS on his face. He wouldn't take them off if his life depended on it. He used to try to shower with them on, but I finally talked him out of it. Now that he has the power to see, he can't stand to be without them. A while ago he told me, " I want my sisters to have glasses so they can see better too." He's a good brother to Ab and Car.

I'm sure like all of you, we are getting bored of our indoor activities. I can't wait for it to warm up just a bit so we can be outside. These three have really been into books lately. Abby does this bookmobile thing, where she'll pull the basket of books into different areas of the house and say it's reading time. Of course Dallin and Carly just go along with what she says, and they follow her around the house. Abby kinda thinks she's the boss. She'll ask me a question, then she'll quickly say, "say yes" or "say no"

I hear little clicking sounds throughout the day.... Luke loves taking pictures. I usually let him with my camera, but I borrowed Eli's camera, and he really wanted to use that one. So I let him take a picture of me. I thought this picture was funny because I was with my Grandma the other day and she stared at my face for a while, then said, "I didn't know you had freckles, are they new?" I laughed... I've had freckles since the age of three.

I just liked this one of my girl, it was quickly taken in between her pulling funny faces.

Happy Valetines Day

Love, The Dawsons

Our Little Girl

I love getting 4D ultrasounds, I feel like I get to know my baby a little bit. Luke and Abby loved this picture, I think because they could actually tell what it all was. They especially loved the "electrical cord". She was sucking on her thumb and her wrist a lot. I still don't know if I like the thumb sucking or not. Carly sucks her thumb, and I've loved it since she was born, but I worry a tad about getting her to stop. I remember when I was little and my Mom put that gross tasting stuff on my thumb... that got me to stop real quick.

Superbowl Sunday

Other than the Colts losing to the Saints, we had a great Superbowl Sunday. Ryan and Courtney came up from Spanish Fork, so it was nice to have most of the Dawsons together.

Ab and Car played with their babies most of the day of course. If you look on her shirt sleeve, you'll notice a bunch a holes in it. I don't know how these got there, and apparently neither does she..... maybe the scissors remember.

Carly giggled and played all night (until she fell off the barstool) She loves playing with Dawson. You can guess what might have been the biggest hit of the night.... can you see the candy dispenser in the background? Between the 5 kids, they ate 10$ worth of candy. It's a good thing they can get all the quarters out and use them for next time.

hangin out with Grandma Sharla