Drezden: "sing sing sing. Mom, oranges make me sing!"
"Mom. Mom. I know you didn't disappear. Mom. I can see you!"
"Mom, you eat a lot of chocolate. Are you ever going to give me any chocolate mom?"
"Mom. Are you listening to me? I told you that already! Sheesh. You need to open your ears mom!"
Friday, January 8, 2010
Monday, December 28, 2009
Merry Christmas!
What a great year this has been for us! We have had a lot of great things happen (James started his own company) as well as some not so great things (James appendix ruptured), but the good news is that we survived! We had a wonderful Christmas and I think James and I were more excited about the kids' presents than they were! Here is the tree on Christmas Eve:
We feel so blessed especially at this time for all of our blessings. We really tried to focus on the birth of our Savior for all of our Family Home Evenings this past month. We watched the DVD Joy to the World which is such a great video produced by the church.
Here are some pics of the kids on Christmas. James ended up scoring a -15 degree sleeping bag for his winter camp outs with the first one coming up next weekend and a new ladder! I scored a kitchen aid mixer that I am so excited about and an awesome 'Family' sign for my living room from my friend Joanna! We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!
Happy New year to all:) My new years resolution- Update this blog more often!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Drezden and the Holy Ghost
Yesterday Kayla was watching the kids for us so that we could run and do some last minute shopping. When we got home she told us about Drezden. Here is the story: Drezden asked Kayla for a candy cane. Kayla said, "You need to ask your mom when she gets home." Drezden walks into his room and then walks out of his room to find Kayla. He finds Kayla and says, "Kayla, I talked to the Holy Ghost and he said I could have the candy cane!"
What a spiritual powerhouse wouldn't you say? :)
What a spiritual powerhouse wouldn't you say? :)
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Halloween
We had Optimus Prime and two pretty fairies running around our house on Halloween this year! Here are some pics of the cute kiddos.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Its been almost five months... but who's counting?!
I have been so bad at keeping up on the blog this summer! By the way- where did the summer go?! There is so much to catch up on!!! So here goes a long post with some pictures- brace yourselves!
First off, James and I celebrated 5 years this summer! I am so in love with my man- he is awesome! We took a trip to New York the end of August. James went for business and I went for sight seeing! It was so much fun. I came back with some really cute purses. We ate at a yummy BBQ place that had a whole rack of ribs for $11! I was in heaven:)
Drezden started Preschool this year. The first two days he screamed for me to stay but then stopped crying the second he couldn't see me. The teachers say he is doing great and so I am so thrilled! Kinley and I enjoy our time together while he is gone and then we both get so excited to go and pick him up! I didn't cry on the first day I dropped him off until I got back to my car. It was the first day of the next 20+ years of his life! Here is a pic of what he looked like when we picked him up- what a stud!!!
Kinley decided to have her teeth all grow in at the same time. She just cut 6 teeth over the past month! She is such a good sport. I can't imagine how horrible that would feel but she stays in good spirits overall. She really likes to annoy Drezden any way she can. She knows the right buttons to push at any given minute to make him mad. The end result is usually both of them crying so you would think she would learn.... :)
I am back to teaching. I wasn't able to get into my classroom until about 3 days before school started due to construction. It is all set up now and I really like how it looks. My students are also amazing and I think it will be a great year!
I also went on a fun little weekend retreat with some friends this summer. We went up to a cabin that was gorgeous and played games and ate yummy steaks and treats! It was so fun to get a big group of amazing ladies together and act like little girls- complete with screaming and jumping when we saw a little baby mouse!!! Thanks again ladies for the fun weekend!
James started his own business this summer. He started a company specializing in graphic design and translation services. The name of his company is Global Q. I think it is catchy:) He loves being his own boss and has done really well! He is always working so hard and doesn't have a lot of free time. Starting a business is hard work! I love that he is such a great provider for our family.
We have been working on some projects around our house. We just got the fascia, soffit, and gutters put on and it looks amazing!!! Yay for gutters that catch rain:) We have also worked on the shed some more. All of the tools finally have a place where they belong. We have been trying to keep up with our garden all summer... I have canned a lot of salsa!! I have also ate more zucchini this summer than I have ever ate in all my life!!!! We had a zucchini grow to be the size of Kinley! We named him Sasquatch and he stayed on our table for about a month before we gave him a way.
AND THE BIG NEWS OF THE SUMMER........ Drezden is potty trained completely including at night!!!! One day a switch was flipped and he decided he wanted to go potty like a big boy. It is amazing!!!! He is so awesome and we are so proud of him. He has started praying by himself and I love to hear what he prays for. Usually it is to go to his cousin Andy's house or his friend Leighton's house, or for transformers, or to go to the park! He loves to read The Book of Mormon (or rather look at the pictures while we read)! He is growing up so fast!!
I am sure that I am missing many important and pivotal experiences of our summer. I will try and be better as I update more frequently throughout this year. We hope everyone is happy and healthy! We love you guys:)
First off, James and I celebrated 5 years this summer! I am so in love with my man- he is awesome! We took a trip to New York the end of August. James went for business and I went for sight seeing! It was so much fun. I came back with some really cute purses. We ate at a yummy BBQ place that had a whole rack of ribs for $11! I was in heaven:)
Drezden started Preschool this year. The first two days he screamed for me to stay but then stopped crying the second he couldn't see me. The teachers say he is doing great and so I am so thrilled! Kinley and I enjoy our time together while he is gone and then we both get so excited to go and pick him up! I didn't cry on the first day I dropped him off until I got back to my car. It was the first day of the next 20+ years of his life! Here is a pic of what he looked like when we picked him up- what a stud!!!
Kinley decided to have her teeth all grow in at the same time. She just cut 6 teeth over the past month! She is such a good sport. I can't imagine how horrible that would feel but she stays in good spirits overall. She really likes to annoy Drezden any way she can. She knows the right buttons to push at any given minute to make him mad. The end result is usually both of them crying so you would think she would learn.... :)
I am back to teaching. I wasn't able to get into my classroom until about 3 days before school started due to construction. It is all set up now and I really like how it looks. My students are also amazing and I think it will be a great year!
I also went on a fun little weekend retreat with some friends this summer. We went up to a cabin that was gorgeous and played games and ate yummy steaks and treats! It was so fun to get a big group of amazing ladies together and act like little girls- complete with screaming and jumping when we saw a little baby mouse!!! Thanks again ladies for the fun weekend!
James started his own business this summer. He started a company specializing in graphic design and translation services. The name of his company is Global Q. I think it is catchy:) He loves being his own boss and has done really well! He is always working so hard and doesn't have a lot of free time. Starting a business is hard work! I love that he is such a great provider for our family.
We have been working on some projects around our house. We just got the fascia, soffit, and gutters put on and it looks amazing!!! Yay for gutters that catch rain:) We have also worked on the shed some more. All of the tools finally have a place where they belong. We have been trying to keep up with our garden all summer... I have canned a lot of salsa!! I have also ate more zucchini this summer than I have ever ate in all my life!!!! We had a zucchini grow to be the size of Kinley! We named him Sasquatch and he stayed on our table for about a month before we gave him a way.
AND THE BIG NEWS OF THE SUMMER........ Drezden is potty trained completely including at night!!!! One day a switch was flipped and he decided he wanted to go potty like a big boy. It is amazing!!!! He is so awesome and we are so proud of him. He has started praying by himself and I love to hear what he prays for. Usually it is to go to his cousin Andy's house or his friend Leighton's house, or for transformers, or to go to the park! He loves to read The Book of Mormon (or rather look at the pictures while we read)! He is growing up so fast!!
I am sure that I am missing many important and pivotal experiences of our summer. I will try and be better as I update more frequently throughout this year. We hope everyone is happy and healthy! We love you guys:)
Friday, June 19, 2009
Happy Birthday Kinley!!
Kinley is 1 today! I cant believe how quickly a year goes by. She is now walking all over the house and she is such a happy little girl. We love her tons and are so happy she is a part of our family:) Happy Birthday little Princess!
Here are some pictures of her today. Thanks to James family for coming and eating some cake and ice cream. We love it when you visit!
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