Practicing the "Violin"
Natalie came out of her bedroom at 10:00 one night and was being goofy. She decided that she and I needed to have orange noses. So we got orange noses. She's a goof.
Pretty girl
All eyes
Such a big girl!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Why haven't I blogged in 6 weeks?
I know, I know... Finally an updated blog! Sorry. My life has been crazy, and I've realized that I waste too much time on the internet if I turn the computer on. I say I'm only going to take 5 minutes, but in the end its 5 hours. And my family suffers. So now it is almost 11 p.m. and I'm going to write a few things for all of you who have been DYING to know what is going on in our lives.
Halloween is such an interesting thing... does anyone else find it strange that we dress up in costumes--sometimes scarey costumes--and go to parties at the church? Or is it just me? Anyway. For preschool Natalie was Cinderella. Same dress as last year. But for our ward party she decided to be a cowgirl. Now, this little green outfit has gotten a lot of mileage... It was Chad's. He won it in a fishing pond thing at a ward party when he was about 5. Chad's cousin, Kent, who is significantly younger than Chad, wore it A LOT when he was that size. Caleb has used it for at least 2 Halloweens. And now Natalie has joined the club. She was such a cute little cowgirl. Caleb was Davey Crockett. He loves Davey Crockett and our friends had this totally cool outfit that Caleb borrowed. Claire was a marshmellow. (If you don't know the background of this, when I was expecting Claire our kids insisted her name was going to be marshmellow.) I did wear a witch hat. But it was fun. Candy, hooray. Much of it is still in a bowl on top of the fridge... out of sight out of mind, although I do allow them to imbibe on occasion.
November was busy. Thanksgiving was wonderful. We went to Idaho to visit my family. We were gone a week, drove almost 2000 miles, spent over 25 hours in the car, ate lots of food, and had a great time. For my birthday, my sister and her husband took Chad and me to dinner at The Melting Pot. I LOVE LOVE LOVE fondue. It was DELICIOUS. Thursday was Thanksgiving. Yummy food. Lots to be thankful for. Did a little shopping on Black Friday, but not until 10:00 so we didn't have to fight the crowds too much.
Saturday was my family's Christmas party in Pocatello, which was a great time. Thanks everyone for making it fun. We missed those who weren't there.
Monday we decided to take the long way home. We left Pocatello about 2 and drove to Salt Lake. I'd never seen Temple Square when it was all lit up for Christmas, so we decided to do it. It was so beautiful. And it was nice to just be together as a family and spend time with each other. We went into the Visitor's Center and saw the Christus statue and looked at some of the displays. Then we just walked around outside. By the time we left it was 7, so we got home at 2 a.m. It was totally worth it though. Tonight at FHE we were talking about the temple and Chad asked the kids their favorite part about going to the temple. Natalie said, "Going into the building and seeing the big statue of Jesus." Caleb said, "Seeing the Nativity outside." They felt the Spirit of the place and hopefully they will remember that. The extra time was worth it.
So it was a whirlwind of a week, but it was worth it. Memories were made. Good times were had by all.
Halloween is such an interesting thing... does anyone else find it strange that we dress up in costumes--sometimes scarey costumes--and go to parties at the church? Or is it just me? Anyway. For preschool Natalie was Cinderella. Same dress as last year. But for our ward party she decided to be a cowgirl. Now, this little green outfit has gotten a lot of mileage... It was Chad's. He won it in a fishing pond thing at a ward party when he was about 5. Chad's cousin, Kent, who is significantly younger than Chad, wore it A LOT when he was that size. Caleb has used it for at least 2 Halloweens. And now Natalie has joined the club. She was such a cute little cowgirl. Caleb was Davey Crockett. He loves Davey Crockett and our friends had this totally cool outfit that Caleb borrowed. Claire was a marshmellow. (If you don't know the background of this, when I was expecting Claire our kids insisted her name was going to be marshmellow.) I did wear a witch hat. But it was fun. Candy, hooray. Much of it is still in a bowl on top of the fridge... out of sight out of mind, although I do allow them to imbibe on occasion.
November was busy. Thanksgiving was wonderful. We went to Idaho to visit my family. We were gone a week, drove almost 2000 miles, spent over 25 hours in the car, ate lots of food, and had a great time. For my birthday, my sister and her husband took Chad and me to dinner at The Melting Pot. I LOVE LOVE LOVE fondue. It was DELICIOUS. Thursday was Thanksgiving. Yummy food. Lots to be thankful for. Did a little shopping on Black Friday, but not until 10:00 so we didn't have to fight the crowds too much.
Saturday was my family's Christmas party in Pocatello, which was a great time. Thanks everyone for making it fun. We missed those who weren't there.
Monday we decided to take the long way home. We left Pocatello about 2 and drove to Salt Lake. I'd never seen Temple Square when it was all lit up for Christmas, so we decided to do it. It was so beautiful. And it was nice to just be together as a family and spend time with each other. We went into the Visitor's Center and saw the Christus statue and looked at some of the displays. Then we just walked around outside. By the time we left it was 7, so we got home at 2 a.m. It was totally worth it though. Tonight at FHE we were talking about the temple and Chad asked the kids their favorite part about going to the temple. Natalie said, "Going into the building and seeing the big statue of Jesus." Caleb said, "Seeing the Nativity outside." They felt the Spirit of the place and hopefully they will remember that. The extra time was worth it.
So it was a whirlwind of a week, but it was worth it. Memories were made. Good times were had by all.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Mom's education
Its amazing how much you learn as a mother each day. For example, today I learned something new. A Barbie ballet slipper will successfully pass thru the digestive tract of a 10-month-old baby. Its a fun surprise when you are changing a diaper. We didn't save the slipper.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Entertainment Review
Friday night we went to dinner at the Outback. We really were going to try someplace new, but everywhere we went had really long lines, and there is nothing worse than waiting for food that isn't satisfying. So we went with an old standby. And it was worth the wait--this time we got a dinner and an appetizer to share, and that worked splendidly. We weren't charged for our drinks--YEA FOR FREE STUFF!! We went out because it was our anniversary on Monday. We've now been married 7 years. My sweet husband surprised me with flowers--7, one for each year we've been married. I was so excited!
After we got home we watched "Made of Honor." Patrick Dempsey has come so far since "Can't Buy Me Love". The movie was cute. Why must they put those certain scenes and those certain words in movies? Not necessary. They ruin movies. But it is a fun story.
I finally read Twilight. I really enjoyed it. Its addicting--I couldn't put it down. I was sort-of disappointed with some aspcts of the story. I'm trying to decide if I want to read the rest of them. I know how they end because I've talked to enough people that have told me. I am excited to see the movie, although I don't like the actor for Edward.
I also re-read one of my all-time favorite books, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Its about a girl growing up in, well, Brooklyn in the early part of the 20th century. Its one of those great coming-of-age, overcoming-your-difficult-circumstances type of books. I highly recommend it to anyone. It isn't exactly politically correct but its such a great story.
If you have any suggestions of good books or movies, I'd love to hear them. I'm addicted to movies and books, and I am always looking for something worth watching and reading.
After we got home we watched "Made of Honor." Patrick Dempsey has come so far since "Can't Buy Me Love". The movie was cute. Why must they put those certain scenes and those certain words in movies? Not necessary. They ruin movies. But it is a fun story.
I finally read Twilight. I really enjoyed it. Its addicting--I couldn't put it down. I was sort-of disappointed with some aspcts of the story. I'm trying to decide if I want to read the rest of them. I know how they end because I've talked to enough people that have told me. I am excited to see the movie, although I don't like the actor for Edward.
I also re-read one of my all-time favorite books, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Its about a girl growing up in, well, Brooklyn in the early part of the 20th century. Its one of those great coming-of-age, overcoming-your-difficult-circumstances type of books. I highly recommend it to anyone. It isn't exactly politically correct but its such a great story.
If you have any suggestions of good books or movies, I'd love to hear them. I'm addicted to movies and books, and I am always looking for something worth watching and reading.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Our craziness.
Things have been crazy here the last couple weeks. I have so many things I want to talk about, but I'll just give a quick update and a few highlights.
**We got 2 kittens. Fuzzy and Rascal. Black and white and very cute. But one week later we had a tragic accident, lots of tears, and a kitty funeral. We now only have one left, Rascal. He/She is cute and feisty and has to go to the vet tomorrow, where we will find out the gender, decide when to neuter/spay, decide whether to declaw, and potentially get shots. I've never had a pet before--not even a goldfish--so this is a first for me.
**Claire had her 9 month check-up and is still long and skinny. She's crawling on all fours now and a 5th tooth popped thru today. We have been calling her Hurricane Claire because she destroys everything in her path. But she is also very cute and happy and fun.
**Natalie had her 4th birthday.... It was the longest birthday ever because we had cupcakes at school on Thursday, her real birthday, but had cake and ice cream with Grandmas and Grandpas on Friday. She was really fun and she is very spoiled. I decorated her cake with Disney Fairies. Pictures will come as soon as I find the connection cord.
**Caleb is doing awesome in school. He's on the 99th percentile for reading, compared with the state (those tests are so lame) but considering he reads like a Third grader this wasn't a surprise. He reads anything he can get his hands on. He's currently working his way thru the boy scout manual. Any suggestions on other reading material is welcome. But he does get tired of it and anxiously looks forward to Saturdays--days off!
**Chad has been sick with a cold of some kind. Not fun. A couple weeks ago he spent 18 hours with the youth in our ward on a trip to the temple. They drove a bus up to Billings and they had bus problems and were gone ALL day. But it was actually a really great experience for a lot of people. The youth in our ward are so great!
**My parents, and 2 of my sisters came over for a visit this past weekend. It was so AWESOME to see them. I took for granted the time I had when they were so close and I wish SO SO SO SO much they were closer. Hopefully someday we'll get back that direction. Thanks again for coming over.
**General Conference was amazing. So many good things were said I can't begin to choose my favorite talk. I'm excited to read everything when the new Ensign comes out.
So there's an update on our craziness. Pictures to follow
**We got 2 kittens. Fuzzy and Rascal. Black and white and very cute. But one week later we had a tragic accident, lots of tears, and a kitty funeral. We now only have one left, Rascal. He/She is cute and feisty and has to go to the vet tomorrow, where we will find out the gender, decide when to neuter/spay, decide whether to declaw, and potentially get shots. I've never had a pet before--not even a goldfish--so this is a first for me.
**Claire had her 9 month check-up and is still long and skinny. She's crawling on all fours now and a 5th tooth popped thru today. We have been calling her Hurricane Claire because she destroys everything in her path. But she is also very cute and happy and fun.
**Natalie had her 4th birthday.... It was the longest birthday ever because we had cupcakes at school on Thursday, her real birthday, but had cake and ice cream with Grandmas and Grandpas on Friday. She was really fun and she is very spoiled. I decorated her cake with Disney Fairies. Pictures will come as soon as I find the connection cord.
**Caleb is doing awesome in school. He's on the 99th percentile for reading, compared with the state (those tests are so lame) but considering he reads like a Third grader this wasn't a surprise. He reads anything he can get his hands on. He's currently working his way thru the boy scout manual. Any suggestions on other reading material is welcome. But he does get tired of it and anxiously looks forward to Saturdays--days off!
**Chad has been sick with a cold of some kind. Not fun. A couple weeks ago he spent 18 hours with the youth in our ward on a trip to the temple. They drove a bus up to Billings and they had bus problems and were gone ALL day. But it was actually a really great experience for a lot of people. The youth in our ward are so great!
**My parents, and 2 of my sisters came over for a visit this past weekend. It was so AWESOME to see them. I took for granted the time I had when they were so close and I wish SO SO SO SO much they were closer. Hopefully someday we'll get back that direction. Thanks again for coming over.
**General Conference was amazing. So many good things were said I can't begin to choose my favorite talk. I'm excited to read everything when the new Ensign comes out.
So there's an update on our craziness. Pictures to follow
Monday, September 22, 2008
Imgainary Friends Part 2
The other day on the way home from school, Caleb was talking on the "phone" and I heard him say, "Are you kidding me?... No way.... Okay bye!" He hangs up. "Mom, that was Jisa's mom. Jisa got sick and had to go the hospital and she DIED!" Natalie started to cry. "Not she didn't! She's my friend. She didn't die!" You can't kill other people's imaginary friends.
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