Genesis 2:19

Genesis 2:19
And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

This was the theme of our family home evening lesson yesterday (with my brother Zac's family and my parents) in which we chose the name of our new puppy. We all wrote down names and we drew 3 and voted.

The winner: "Bloke"

This name was supplied by my niece Hannah. I think she really wanted to say "Blake" but messed up and Gina quickly wrote down the first one she said. It's definitely starting to suit him.

He's a Basset Hound/Collie/? mutt and I think he's going to be a great dog. He's been preparing me for the baby with his nighttime potty breaks, but he is really starting to catch on.


P.S. Did I mention Craig's contribution was "Barfy-McToots" I'm really happy it wasn't one of the final 3. The kids really liked that one and I'm sure it would have been the winner. I can imagine myself calling that out my door at night.

A True Artist

A true artist isn't held within the boundaries of a desk and chair. Luckily we have a cement floor.


Or...the mom could just be too tired to regulate :)

Utah Fun!

Since Suede will be 2 in April, and this was the last chance for us to fly with her for free, Craig's parents gave us some airline tickets for Christmas to come out and see the family. It was short, but fun and we're glad we got to see who we did. Craig of course spent a day on the slopes and came back bruised and sore thinking he could pick up on those jumps where he left off last year... I hear he did alright though. Suede had her first Sledding and Snowman experience and was so angry when we were leaving that she threw a tantrum in the snow. Luckily we borrowed a camera for the event since we seemed to have forgotten ours (as usual). Here is a sampling of the snow day.

 

House we have an offer on :)

Here is a video Craig made about the house we have an offer on. We're so excited. If all goes well with closing it will be ours soon :) YEAH!!!

Weird Pregnancy Dreams

So I'm blaming the hormones on my recent but frequent weird dreams. I'm either married to someone else and remember that being married to Craig was so much better and I need to just figure out how to get back, or....I forget who I am married to and know that there must be someone, but the name just doesn't come to light. A couple of them I've been married to ex boyfriends which is incredibly odd (it's never the same one. They seem to be on random selection). Luckily, I still wake up happily next the right guy.

On a similar but somewhat different note, some of you may not have caught that the baby in my belly has 3 lower appendages and is thus providing a whole new array of hormones for me to try out. I'm not the nice happy pregnant person I was with Suede. Craig would probably say I'm quite the opposite...and I must say I have to agree. Carrying boys does not agree with me :) Luckily I love the thus far unnamed anyway. Oh the things we do for our children.

Suede's First ER visit

So it seems as if I'm doing a monthly blogging. I'll try to keep it up a bit more. A couple weeks ago Suede had her first trip to the ER (to all of our great displeasure). She couldn't keep anything down, so when nothing prevailed, her Dr. sent us to the ER to get some IV fluids pumped into her veins. So sad, but it did the trick and she was up and running just minutes after. They put Dora stickers on her IV so she kept saying, "Dora owe" :(

Clawson-Sowby Family Band Premier

We performed for our ward (church) Christmas party this year and everyone from my brothers family, our family, and my parents performed. We practiced a lot and the kids did awesome! Craig and I have been teaching the Violin and Cello and it was their first time playing in a group.

Gary-vocals and guitar
Judy-percussion and children container
Zac-Bass
Gina-Cello
London-Violin
Mason-Rockin cello and dance moves
Charlie - Kazoo
Hannah-Kazoo
Noah-sweet wood block and oral metronome
Craig-Drums
Tar-Cello
Suede-jingle bells

We're planning on hitting the road in 2009. We'll let you know of our tour schedule :)