Seppi Tales...

1st story- 2 weeks ago Jeseppi and I slept over at my mom's house with Kris Kris (my sister) and Hailee (her daughter). In the morning I was getting ready for the day in the bathroom and Seppi comes around the corner holding a dead mouse in his hand saying "look mommy a mousy" I didn't know how else to respond except by SCREAMING!! I grabbed his arm and flung the mouse out of his hand, right as Kristi turned the other corner and we almost hit her with the dead mouse. The next thing I know Seppi and Hailee are crying and Kristi and I are Screaming still. I had to explain to Seppi that the mouse was dead, which made him cry even harder, and he said "No he's sleeping." It was TRAGIC. Now Seppi walks around saying (sometimes to complete strangers). "and mommy SCREAMED the mouse, but it was dead." and then he laughs.

2- In August Jeseppi and I went with Sabrina (my sister) and her two kids Alex and Ben to the Dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point. We all had a fantastic time and Seppi absolutely loves his cousins. Well, it is now December and just about everyday I still hear "But, we went to the Dinosaur Museum with Alex and Ben, and the Super-Soraus was GIGANGIC." (Gigantic). He will even tell the cashiers at the grocery store. It has made a lasting impression on him. One night I was helping him say his prayers and it was around General Conference time and I tried to have him say "We're thankful for the Apostles" but instead he said "Thankful for the Fossils, at the dinosaur museum, with Alex and Ben." HA HA HA HA

3- Last week Mike needed a little space to get ready for a big test so Seppi and I went up to Bear Lake, where my other sister lives, Jami, we went up with Kristi and Hailee, and Jami has 4 kids. Well, the whole 3 days we were there, we literally vegged out and watched TV.. (totally a little vacation that we needed). So, one day while we 3 sisters were vegging on the couch and totally being the greatest mom's that we are (ha ha). The 3 toddlers were having the best time playing together. Seppi found a fisher price shopping cart and decided to RIDE it down her stairs, Probably seemed like a fun idea at the time, right? So, we hear the BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM, just like you would hear if they just shoved the shopping cart down the stairs and thinking that's exactly what happened, none of us even really budged from our cozy locations. UNTIL... We heard the CRASH and the CRY that came later at the bottom of the stairs. YUP, that would be my little man! ha ha. I couldn't figure it out, so I asked him, "Did you get into the cart and ride it down the stairs?" he just said "YA, I did, I went BOOM BOOM BOOM- CRASH- and bumped my head, OUCH." Now he tells everyone this story as well.. and laughs and laughs about it.

4- Seppi and I sing pretty much all day long! He loves the Tangled songs and lately he really loves church songs too. He'll sing almost all the words of "I am a Child of God", "I Hope They Call Me on a Mission", "I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home", "Give Said the Little Stream", and "I Love to See the Temple".. So, the other day I was driving us home, and we pass the Capital building all lit up at night and Seppi says, "Mom look the Temple, The Temple is the Holy Ghost" (because the song goes "The Temple is a Holy Place", but he's learning about the Holy Ghost too and so He got a little confused." Any way just down the street we saw the actual Temple and I told him that that was the Temple.. He's so observant and learning SO MUCH.

5- So the other night Mike taught the FHE lesson on the first Article of Faith, he did a great job, he had pictures to explain and teach about each person in the God Head and we all repeated it several times, He really is an excellent Daddy. So, then a couple of days later, Seppi and I were at the Dollar store picking out Christmas Wrapping paper (they had all the Christmas stuff out, just like every other store..) and Seppi see's an angel and says, "mom, You're an angel" and I said "oh, thanks, you're an angel too!" then he got this thoughtful look on his face and says, "but, you're not a God." and I said "no I'm not a God" and he said "and, I'm not a God" (speaking about himself) and I said "nope, you're not a God." He's really picking up on the things that we are teaching him and it is so fun and rewarding to see!

THERE ARE BILLIONS MORE STORIES.. But, I think I've written enough for one day. Seppi is such a fun Kid, I am such a lucky lady to have him as my little buddy. I Love every ounce of him and am So thankful that I get to be his Momma and teach him something new every day.
We really do have a great family and despite the hard days, we are all really happy because he have each other and because we have a firm foundation in the gospel to build upon. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A GOOD LIFE!!

Can't Believe it.

WHY... is there Christmas music on the radio already? and in every store??
I feel like the Thanksgiving holiday doesn't get the attention it deserves.
Don't get me wrong I LOVE Christmas, but I can not allow myself to listen to Christmas music or watch Christmas movies until The DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING..
Then it goes full force. I have several Christmas presents already to go, But I will not allow myself to wrap them until after Thanksgiving. That helps me get into the Christmas spirit, when it actually Christmas time.
Thanksgiving is a great holiday, why can't we just celebrate that first? ha ha.
I went to the library and checked out a bunch of Thanksgiving books for Seppi and I to read, and He is totally enjoying running around gobbling like a turkey!
Thanksgiving always makes me reflect on what I am thankful for and helps me put my mind and my heart in the right perspective so that I really can enjoy the following holidays, remembering all that I have been given.
So please go right on with Christmas in your own way, but give Thanksgiving the whole month of November first!

Who needs there own backyard to enjoy a perfect fall day?

Yesterday Mike and Seppi took a little walk to get the mail. A couple of minutes later I hear Loud screams and laughter of pure joy! Mike calls me and says "come on out here with us, you won't want to miss this, and bring the camera!!"

There was a HUGE pile of leaves all raked up for us ready to play in! Who would be able to miss such a fun opportunity to play in them? NOT US!

We had leaf fights, (even Seppi threw them at us!!) we jumped into them from the tree branches, we buried each other in them.

We had a lot of fun. It was a fun spontaneous thing that we did today. I LOVE DAYS LIKE THIS.




Look how sweet Seppi is. He's giving Mike kisses here, He always kisses our "boo boo's" better now, and is our personal Dr. He has the magic touch to make anyone feel better!

I JUST LOVE THIS PICTURE, I HAD TO SHARE IT.

More Halloween pics.

Buzz Light-year to the rescue!!!

Last week "the mom passe" got together and went to the family Halloween party they had at the U.
It surprisingly was a TON of fun. Here are all the little friends that came with us.

Seppi was able to get some good Trick-or-Treating Practice here. He'd say "Trick-or-Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat." That is as far as I was willing to teach him! ha ha. and then He'd politely say "thank you SOOOO much! and wave goodbye."
He truly got into the Buzz light-year costume! He'd say "Where did Seppi Go?" and I'd say "I don't know, all I see is Buzz light-year" and he'd poke his head out of the hood and say "here I am mom!" LOVE THIS KID!!!
He would also say "Buzz light-year to the rescue" and "to infinity and beyond" as he ran off into the distance.
(Running is a favorite of his lately, he's getting fast).



There was tons of little craft tables (which were not a hit with my little space ranger). He was all about the candy! He has completely adopted Jerry Signfield's saying "get candy, get candy, get candy"!!!

Seppi, Knox and Maylee Just waiting to get going!

Seppi and Maylee, right after they had their faces painted.


This lady would not paint a rocket ship on Seppi's face, SAD.. So, instead he picked a frog. Ha ha. totally fun, but had nothing to do with his costume.

And Pony rides. I could not BELIEVE that Seppi wanted to go ALL by himself, He did not want me to walk beside him. He really is growing up so fast.


On Halloween we went Trick-or-treating around mine and Mike's neighborhood that we both grew up in with a bunch of Seppi's cousins and my siblings! Lots of fun, What a BEAUTIFUL night! Those pictures will be coming soon!
P.S. This Buzz light-year costume is what kept me busy making while Mike so studiously prepared for his Doctoral Project! (which by-the-way went very well for him!!- such a proud little wifey!)