Here's a couple pictures from 3 years ago.
I Saturday, July 24, 2010
My baby boy is 3 today!
can't beleive my little guy is 3 today. He has been such a wonderful blessing in Matt and my life. It's hard to even remember life before him. I love you baby boy! 
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Middle Finger
Okay, I usually wouldn't post something like this but I really thought this was funny so I'll share. I picked up Emily from preschool this afternoon and asked her about her day. She told me it was good but that Wesley wasn't there today. I asked her why and she said that he may have been sick or something. She continued on to tell me that Morgan told her that Wesley was having a bad day yesterday so he was sticking his middle finger up. She said that Morgan told her that when your having a bad day you should stick your middle finger up to let everyone know. Then she proceeded to show me. I seriously laughed out loud while driving. And then we had a nice long talk..........
This is what the kids are learning in preschool these days.
:-)
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
I would like to go to the Space Meedle today!
Every day since we went to Washington, Jack asks us if we can go to the Space Meedle today. We think it's super cute so we don't correct him :-).
I can't believe it's been a month since our super fun trip but I'm finally going to get around to posting some pictures.
This was the kids first time on an airplane. They were so excited about riding in a plane and we built it up so much, that when the morning came, they were bursting with energy and excitement. But of course we got to the airport and the plane kept getting delayed and we ended up having to sit in the airport for 3+ hours. Needless to say it took a little of the excitement out of it but when we finally got on the plane, they were ready to go!
This was a trip of MANY firsts with them, which is always fun to experience with your little ones. We planned this trip because a close family friend was getting married and we thought it would be a good opportunity to make a family vacation out of it. We were lucky to have my parents with us for most of the trip and get to explore the city with them. We had very little planned and just wanted to go with the flow. That worked out perfect, especially with little kids.
The wedding was gorgeous, hanging out with good family and friends was fantastic, and Seattle is fun!
We did tons of things but my kids absolute FAVORITE thing out of the whole trip.... the indoor swimming pool at the hotel! Of course, the ONE free thing we did the entire time and that's their favorite. I love that kids are really so simple.
Here are some pics from the trip! Excessive amount of pictures coming up. I had hundreds and this is the condensed version.
First airplane ride
This was hilarious. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Suites in Seattle. It actually was really nice. Our room had a GREAT view of the Space Needle that was literally 1 block away. The suite had 2 full baths, a bedroom with 2 queen beds, a little kitchen area, and a pull out couch bed. My parents offered to sleep on the couch bed so that the kids could be in the same room as us. If any of you have ever seen that I Love Lucy episode where Lucy and Ricky and Fred and Ethel were sleeping at that hotel and they both kept rolling in to the middle of the bed.....hahaha.....if you've seen it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. This was the same bed, I swear they took that mattress off the show and put it in our room so we could get a good laugh. It was seriously so funny to watch my parents on that bed.
A little shop near the aquarium in downtown Seattle.
This picture of Matt, my dad and kids was in front of the Pike's Fish Market. This is the famous fish place that throws the fish around and yells all the time. The kids had a blast here. They had this sting ray that was hanging from the fish display. They must have had a string a attached to the end of it because everytime someone walked by they would pull the string and the fish would come flying at you. It shocked us every time but the kids thought it was hilarious.
These balloons were super cute but really not that fun to carry around all day. They hit everyone with them all day long.
I forget what this place is called, but my dad says it's the best chowder around. Boy, did he enjoy that bowl of soup.
Space Needle. Really cold, really late, but really fun and gorgeous!
Space Center Fun Zone- We hit up this place a couple different times while in Seattle. It has a bunch of scary carnival rides, games, bouncers, etc. The kids loved it...... and well, Matt did too....
I thought these pictures were really cool right under the space needle.
The reason we went was Kimber and Jacobs wedding. I didn't get a picture of the bride and groom but she looked stunning. The wedding was at the most gorgeous hotel right on the water. Just beautiful. Here are some of our good friends, Taylor, Nick, Andie, and Harper. This is Kimbers brother, wife, and 2 neice flower girls.
Dancing machines...
Shake what your momma gave you....
Precious kids!
A little chinese restaurant we went to the next day for lunch.
We were there a couple days longer then my parents so we did a few extra things. On Sunday, I spent most of the afternoon re-energizing. I had a terrible headache and Jack had not slept good the entire time we were there. He wasn't feeling well and I had to make some calls to the doctor and pick up prescriptions and it was just bad. This was probably our most low key day. After lunch with friends, another trip to REI, and another trip to the fun zone, we decided to take the monorail to downtown and walk around. We realized that a lot was closed so we decided to view the city from a horse and carriage ride. Relaxing right? No! The guy talked to us about the death of every single member in his family and it was the saddest, most depressing ride we had ever taken. But the kids got to feed the horse carrots, so they were happy :-). All's well that ends well. We finished off the night with dinner and a taxi ride back to the hotel.
On our last day we went to the Children's Museum. This was similar to Pretend City in Irvine but way better. They had tons of things for the kids to do. We only had about 2 hours to spend there, which ended up not being enough time. We will definitely be going back there next time we visit.
An insane amount of luggage.
Jet Blue gave the kids a pair of wings to wear. They thought they we big stuff with those on.
So Long Seattle!
I can't believe it's been a month since our super fun trip but I'm finally going to get around to posting some pictures.
This was the kids first time on an airplane. They were so excited about riding in a plane and we built it up so much, that when the morning came, they were bursting with energy and excitement. But of course we got to the airport and the plane kept getting delayed and we ended up having to sit in the airport for 3+ hours. Needless to say it took a little of the excitement out of it but when we finally got on the plane, they were ready to go!
This was a trip of MANY firsts with them, which is always fun to experience with your little ones. We planned this trip because a close family friend was getting married and we thought it would be a good opportunity to make a family vacation out of it. We were lucky to have my parents with us for most of the trip and get to explore the city with them. We had very little planned and just wanted to go with the flow. That worked out perfect, especially with little kids.
The wedding was gorgeous, hanging out with good family and friends was fantastic, and Seattle is fun!
We did tons of things but my kids absolute FAVORITE thing out of the whole trip.... the indoor swimming pool at the hotel! Of course, the ONE free thing we did the entire time and that's their favorite. I love that kids are really so simple.
Here are some pics from the trip! Excessive amount of pictures coming up. I had hundreds and this is the condensed version.
First airplane ride
This was hilarious. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Suites in Seattle. It actually was really nice. Our room had a GREAT view of the Space Needle that was literally 1 block away. The suite had 2 full baths, a bedroom with 2 queen beds, a little kitchen area, and a pull out couch bed. My parents offered to sleep on the couch bed so that the kids could be in the same room as us. If any of you have ever seen that I Love Lucy episode where Lucy and Ricky and Fred and Ethel were sleeping at that hotel and they both kept rolling in to the middle of the bed.....hahaha.....if you've seen it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. This was the same bed, I swear they took that mattress off the show and put it in our room so we could get a good laugh. It was seriously so funny to watch my parents on that bed.
A little shop near the aquarium in downtown Seattle.
This picture of Matt, my dad and kids was in front of the Pike's Fish Market. This is the famous fish place that throws the fish around and yells all the time. The kids had a blast here. They had this sting ray that was hanging from the fish display. They must have had a string a attached to the end of it because everytime someone walked by they would pull the string and the fish would come flying at you. It shocked us every time but the kids thought it was hilarious.
These balloons were super cute but really not that fun to carry around all day. They hit everyone with them all day long.
I forget what this place is called, but my dad says it's the best chowder around. Boy, did he enjoy that bowl of soup.
Space Needle. Really cold, really late, but really fun and gorgeous!
Space Center Fun Zone- We hit up this place a couple different times while in Seattle. It has a bunch of scary carnival rides, games, bouncers, etc. The kids loved it...... and well, Matt did too....
I thought these pictures were really cool right under the space needle.
The reason we went was Kimber and Jacobs wedding. I didn't get a picture of the bride and groom but she looked stunning. The wedding was at the most gorgeous hotel right on the water. Just beautiful. Here are some of our good friends, Taylor, Nick, Andie, and Harper. This is Kimbers brother, wife, and 2 neice flower girls.
Dancing machines...
Shake what your momma gave you....
Precious kids!
A little chinese restaurant we went to the next day for lunch.
We were there a couple days longer then my parents so we did a few extra things. On Sunday, I spent most of the afternoon re-energizing. I had a terrible headache and Jack had not slept good the entire time we were there. He wasn't feeling well and I had to make some calls to the doctor and pick up prescriptions and it was just bad. This was probably our most low key day. After lunch with friends, another trip to REI, and another trip to the fun zone, we decided to take the monorail to downtown and walk around. We realized that a lot was closed so we decided to view the city from a horse and carriage ride. Relaxing right? No! The guy talked to us about the death of every single member in his family and it was the saddest, most depressing ride we had ever taken. But the kids got to feed the horse carrots, so they were happy :-). All's well that ends well. We finished off the night with dinner and a taxi ride back to the hotel.
On our last day we went to the Children's Museum. This was similar to Pretend City in Irvine but way better. They had tons of things for the kids to do. We only had about 2 hours to spend there, which ended up not being enough time. We will definitely be going back there next time we visit.
An insane amount of luggage.
Jet Blue gave the kids a pair of wings to wear. They thought they we big stuff with those on.
So Long Seattle!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Folsom Fun
About 3 weeks ago we took a trip to Northern California to visit our good family friends, the Marrs. We had a wonderful time hanging out with them. The kids had a blast running around their house and causing complete chaos. We also got hang out with some of Matts family that live there. Matt has some really awesome cousins who also live in the Folsom area, that had us all over for dinner one night.
I'm pleased to say that my kids did excellent on the drive to Folsom and the drive home. It took about 7 1/2 hours and there was no major breakdowns. Not even any minor ones. A few months back we had gotten a really great deal on those DVD players you put on the back of your headrests. BEST purchase ever made. When they started to get a little restless, I would turn on a movie or sing-a-long and boom everything was good. I would totally recommend them to anyone that has to drive long distances with the kids.
I miss Jenny, Kody and the kids a lot but after going to see them, I realize that they are in a good spot. Their community is great, their church is great, they have lots of family and suport around them, they have a lovely house, and they seem to be happy. So I will no longer be sad that they left me. Now I'm excited to have another great place to go and visit great friends.
Here are some pictures of our fun weekend with the Marrs and Sandersons.
Aren't they precious!?!
This is pretty much Jack and Laneys relationship. Jack is always going in for the kill and Delaneys always pushing him away. She's going to be a heart-breaker.
Folsom is SO beautiful Everything about it is gorgeous. This particular day it was raining and then all of a sudden the sun came out and it was so bright and 2 FULL rainbows hit the sky. It was amazing to see. This picture doesn't do it justice.
Maggie, Quincy, and Emily
Chase and Jack
All the crazy's
They boys
The stroller crew
The only picture I got with Jen
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Be careful when playing in the rain, it's dangerous
I had been promising Emily that when it rained again I would take her down to the park and jump in the puddles and make a slip-n-slide with the slides at the park. And Emily with her wonderful memory reminded me as soon as it started raining again so we were off to the park that afternoon. I decided to grab 2 plastic trash bags to go down the slides. While we were walking to the park, I realized that a plastic bag would probably not work on a plastic slide. Me being the genius that I am, decided to use my 2 year old as a test and put him on that bag and slide him right down. He flew and I do mean FLEW so far off that slide and landed right on his head. So I quickly got down the play equipment to comfort my poor little guy who's crying and I hear right behind me Emily screaming down the slide with her plastic bag and then she proceeds to FLY and smack right down on her bottom. So now I have both kids really crying and giving me this look like 'I can't believe you did this to me.' I seriously felt horrible. But despite the few moments of pain, we did have a really fun time getting soaking wet, jumping in puddles, and building some good sandcastles with the wet sand. So let this be a warning for you...... be careful when playing in the rain, it's dangerous.
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