The Didenhover Place

The Valentine Cupid

Kurt & Alisa — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:22:05 +0000

We had a visit from the Valentine Cupid on Valentine’s Day. He left some candy and window markers in our Valentine Bags. We had a lot of fun writing on our sliding glass door with the markers. Jake kept writing who the pictures were to and who they were from. Since it was Sunday we had a relaxing Valentine day at home eating a good dinner and watching the Olympics.

Jake VIP at school

Kurt & Alisa — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:34:06 +0000

Jake got to be the VIP (Very Important Person) last week at school. We got to gather things that he wanted to share and take it into his class. He picked everything on his own. He wanted to share a picture when he was a baby and of his family. Then he shared his goggles for liking to swim and go boating. Then he talked about his vacation to Dinseyland and SeaWorld. He told them his favorite book, movie, color, food, and lots more. His class got to ask him some questions about himself. He loved calling on the kids to ask the question. his teacher asked what we liked about him and we said that he makes us laugh and gives the best hugs and kisses. Video and pictures to the right.

My Birthday

Kurt & Alisa — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:39:11 +0000

This week we celebrated my birthday. Kurt bought me a mill grinder. I am so excited! I have been making our bread for the past year for us to eat. But, I had to grind the wheat by hand and it took me a couple of hours. I usually watched a movie or did some reading while grinding. It says that it will do 20 cups in 5 minutes. We are going to test it out this weekend. I also bought with birthday money a tortilla press to learn how to make homemade tortillas and I am looking at a mirror to go in my living room.
We decided for dinner to try out The Melting Pot. It was so good but a little bit more than we were planning on spending. It was a once (maybe twice if I am lucky) in a lifetime experience. I actually have a fondue pot but never really knew what to do besides just frying in oil. Now I have lots of ideas that we can do at home. Jake was so sweet all day long. He told me in the morning that he was going to try really hard to be good and not whine or complain for my birthday. And he gave me so many hugs and kisses all day. My gift from Josh was a really long nap that he took in the afternoon. I had a great day!

Month of Love

Kurt & Alisa — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:31:26 +0000

It seemed like I didn’t have very many Valentine decorations so I spent some time searching for craft or sewing projects that I could do. There are hundreds of blogs out there that it is a little overwhelming. But I did find a few projects I was able to do. I made some flower topiaries to put on a shelf. Then I sewed the Valentine countdown. I made one for my niece and nephew. We love getting our candy out everyday. Then I did the Valentine mailbags. Jake looks every morning to see if he got something. Little kids make holidays so much fun.

Josh is 18 months

Kurt & Alisa — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:49:24 +0000

Josh turned 18 months recently. He is now 35 inches tall which was off the charts and 25 pounds 14 ounces which is 50th percentile. So he is a tall, skinny boy. He can go up and down the stairs all by himself, kick a ball, throw things overhand, walk backwards, and say about 10 words. But mostly he wants to do whatever Jake is doing. He loves it when he can go downstairs and play with Jake or wrestle with him on the floor. We find them laughing and playing a lot together. Josh did have his first time out though the other day when he was throwing a fit and throwing toys. He was so good to sit there until his 1 1/2 minutes were up. Josh decided that over Christmas break he no longer needed to take two naps. There were too many things going on and his morning nap just got missed. So we are down to one nap in the afternoon. It makes for a little bear just before lunch but then gets made up with a really long afternoon nap. We are currently trying to get rid of the pacifier. He is only suppose to have it in his bed at naps or night time and once in a while at church during Sacrament. He seems to find them all over the house and sneaks them into his mouth once in a while. Then we have to walk to his bed and put it in there. He has shown an interest lately in books and we spend lots of time reading and looking at pictures. One of his favorite things to do is give kisses and blow kisses good bye. It is so cute! He is getting so big and doing new things all the time. I can’t believe how fast the time has gone.

Nursery Time

Kurt & Alisa — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:17:24 +0000

Josh went to his first day of nursery today. He did so good. he walked right in and started playing. I was really nervous for him and was afraid that he would be clingy. But, I think he loved playing with the toys. His teachers said that he did great. When I picked him up he ran right to me and gave me a hug then he started whimpering. So I think he was okay as long as he didn’t see me. We will see how next week goes.

Midas Creek Art Gallery

Kurt & Alisa — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:45:30 +0000

Jake had two pictures that were in the Art Gallery at school. The first was from the book Go Away Big Green Monster. We are not sure which one is his because his name was on the back. The second was of a penguin. He says his is the fat penguin so that he would stay warm. He loved walking around his school and showing us his work.

Happy New Year

Kurt & Alisa — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:01:51 +0000

We had a fun New Year’s Eve. We decided to let Jake stay up for as long as he wants. He made it all the way to midnight. At 11:00 he was running circles all over and I knew that he was not going to go to sleep. Kurt’s parents flew in so they spent the night with us also. We played lots of board games and Wii games together. Jake rang in the new year with noise makers and we all had some sparkling cider. Josh of course went to bed at his normal time and slept all night. Happy New Year to everyone. Pictures to the right.

Hicks Christmas

Kurt & Alisa — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:41:05 +0000

We spent Christmas afternoon over at my parents with my family. The kids were so excited to open gifts and had to wait until my brother and sister in law came. When it came time they were even more excited and running around like crazy people. I am glad that they enjoyed opening their gifts. Jake got some more GeoTrax, a Wii game, a money sling shot, and some Justice League DVD’s. Josh got a push car, a singing toy, a book, and some cars. We played lots of games in the afternoon and some more later at night. We had a wonderful dinner and enjoyed being with our family! See our pictures to the right.

Christmas Morning

Kurt & Alisa — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:35:18 +0000

Merry Christmas! We have had a great Christmas so far. We have spent lots of time at my parents with family playing games, making food, doing dishes, talking, watching movies, and letting the cousins play. Ryan was nice enough to go outside one day and help Jake and Sydney build a snowman also. On Christmas Eve the boys got to open their pajamas and Lightning McQueen sleeping bags from Grandma and Grandpa. We then went home so that Santa could make a stop at our house. Jake fell asleep pretty fast. I was shocked since I thought that I would have to tell him a few times. In the morning we saw what Santa brought. Jake got GeoTrax, books, a puzzle, Bakugans, and some new games from Santa along with his stocking stuffers. Josh got a race car racer, barn, and books from Santa. Plus we got to open our gifts from each other and Grandma and Grandpa D. Then we spent the next few hours testing and playing with everything. For breakfast, we had my family come over before heading back over to my parents. Pictures to the right.