The Gabrielsen Seven

The Gabrielsen Seven

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Migraines and cruising

 Alice's cast member shirt for the Lion King Jr. play.
 Toby has made great progress in cruising along furniture this week!
 What a cutie pie! He has 3 teeth on top and 3 on bottom now. He can eat a lot more things.


 Grace looking all grown up for church on Sunday.
 She even let me do her hair in a mini French twist!
 Traditional Sunday family cooking party.
 Well checks for Toby and Alice.
 FHE object lesson using Paul's old climbing gear.
 Danny's city made of blocks. For some reason, every building and house had a separate porta-potty.
 My little guy.
 I've started buying him fruit and grain cereal bars.
 Charlie's cute Valentine's paper. "My heart is full of Toby, my family, Miss Luker, and pizza. I also like cheeseburgers."
 Charlie LOVED his first activity days! (Left, in blue)
 The kids had some fun with costumes this afternoon.
 I love this face!!
 Grace reading on the pillow throne.
 More costumes. Danny.
 Alice.
 She has been really into this unicorn notebook Dad Gabe got her at the book fair. She is constantly writing or drawing in it, then she locks it with a key. But this time, she opened it and saw, "Charlie Ha ha ha"! She wasn't mad - we all just laughed and realized it doesn't do any good to lock your journal if you leave the key right next to it!
 The menu for our make-your-own sandwich bar.
 Grace earned computer time for finishing her piano chart. She graciously allowed the boys to watch her play games.
 Me and the girls on a walk around the track.
 Charlie built this awesome "cruising station" for Toby to work on his cruising around furniture. He moved all the furniture into place by himself, even bringing stuff in from the garage and patio. Then he placed toys everywhere to incentivize Toby to cruise!
 It worked!
 The proud builder.
He was the happiest boy in the world attending his first activity days!

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Valentines 2020

Fun books Dad Gabe bought us at the book fair (plus a penguin book for Charlie, and a board book for Toby, not pictured).
 My little cupid!
 We sure have some handsome men in this family, especially that third one!
 Charlie surprised Danny by making him lunch on Sunday when the rest of us were fasting - so cute!
 I French braided Grace's hair.


 She made herself a valentine of Toby to hang in her locker. He is pretty lovable.
 Scrabble with some pretty silly girls one night.


 After sleeping in the French braids.



 All bundled up for a family walk.
Football in the backyard with Paul and Danny.
 
 A walk to "the Arctic" (our church hill). Alice and Danny, with Charlie in the background.
 You can see Charlie sliding down the ice on his belly!
 We went to Alice's "master's degree" ceremony.
 Toby looks happy here, but he actually cried a lot. It was hot, with lots of strangers.
 Go Alice!
 A bath in the sink for a very smelly boy.
 Skinny guy!!
 Maybe it's cuz he works out so much;)
 Alice made it into the school spelling bee.
 Charlie earned this by finishing his reading chart. He attended the bee with me.
 Alice just barely didn't make it as a finalist, but she did a great job!
 Spelling bee cookie:)
 Dad Gabe took the kids to the grandparent book fair breakfast.
 He said the shopping and donut-eating were quick, so he killed time with a silly photo shoot.





 Nice hair, dude!
 Overlooking Farmington today.
 All bundled up at the school playground.
 Silhouettes in the sunset.
 This kid.
 Trying to keep warm on the swing.
 Charlie made a rocket out of a toilet paper holder.
 Sticker face.
 Charlie's "shoe castle" he made during a time out in his room.
 We got the kids these valentines toys: sloth for Charlie, llama for Grace, turtle for Toby, dog for Danny, and flamingo for Alice.
 Heart pizza from Papa Murphy's.
 Lovebirds on a walk in Farmington today.

 Farmington Pond frozen over.

Grace taking Toby down the slide tonight.