Top picture is Ty. Bottom picture is Allie. I think they're related.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Update
Hi there, this is Ty. My mom didn't put the best picture of me sittin' in my Bumbo chair, so now you can get a better look at just how handsome I am. Aaaah, life is good. Sorry ladies, you'll have to wait another 21 years til' I'm off my mission.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
FIRSTS
I love the fall. I certainly can't believe it's here already, but I love it. Hopefully we can enjoy the cool for a while before the cold comes in to kick it out. So, we've recently had a couple of our "firsts" that signal summer has gone for the year.
-Last night we had our first chili for the fall. Which of course was accompanied by cinnamon rolls. With caramel frosting. Delish. We've had rain (a LOT of rain) this week and so it was a perfect night to stay in from the cold and have a nice hot dinner. Yea, some wives beg for nice weather, I actually beg for the cold and wet. It's just the only time I can actually get my husband in the house before 9 or 10 at night!
-We started our first fire of the year this afternoon. Many thanks to the fact that our furnace won't start. Nice. It fired up just fine about a month ago when it was nice and hot outside, go figure. I HATE paying for repair men to come! Perhaps it will just magically fix itself. I'll keep you posted on that one.
-And here is my little Ty trying out his Bumbo chair for the first time. How does one baby get so darn cute? His mama must be really good-lookin!
-Last night we had our first chili for the fall. Which of course was accompanied by cinnamon rolls. With caramel frosting. Delish. We've had rain (a LOT of rain) this week and so it was a perfect night to stay in from the cold and have a nice hot dinner. Yea, some wives beg for nice weather, I actually beg for the cold and wet. It's just the only time I can actually get my husband in the house before 9 or 10 at night!
-We started our first fire of the year this afternoon. Many thanks to the fact that our furnace won't start. Nice. It fired up just fine about a month ago when it was nice and hot outside, go figure. I HATE paying for repair men to come! Perhaps it will just magically fix itself. I'll keep you posted on that one.
-And here is my little Ty trying out his Bumbo chair for the first time. How does one baby get so darn cute? His mama must be really good-lookin!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
MATH
This:
Plus this:
Equals this:
The girls are always wanting to use scissors and for the longest time I haven't let them. Well, the other day at Wal-Mart they had some little kid scissors for a buck, so I thought "Why not?" After all, they can start using scissors to cut small things and do some fun little projects, right? WRONG. Yea, I suddenly remembered why I haven't let them use scissors. Kenna can be trusted, but obviously her little sister can't. Fortunately she is a master barber and I really can't tell where on her head the hair came from. Which is crazy because I found plenty of it on the floor and sticking to her clothes. Whoever coined the phrase "terrible two's" was terribly wrong. It's the terrible THREES and it seems to magically begin as soon as the third birthday celebrations have ended. My oh my we are in for quite a year with Miss Allie. There are days when she is definitely more spice than she is sugar.
Yes my girls really are quite sweet. Of course for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So, for every ounce of sweetness one little girl can contain, she has an equal amount of spice to really liven it up.
Our little Spice Girls:
Complete with a little art project we did where MOM did the cutting.
Plus this:
Equals this:
The girls are always wanting to use scissors and for the longest time I haven't let them. Well, the other day at Wal-Mart they had some little kid scissors for a buck, so I thought "Why not?" After all, they can start using scissors to cut small things and do some fun little projects, right? WRONG. Yea, I suddenly remembered why I haven't let them use scissors. Kenna can be trusted, but obviously her little sister can't. Fortunately she is a master barber and I really can't tell where on her head the hair came from. Which is crazy because I found plenty of it on the floor and sticking to her clothes. Whoever coined the phrase "terrible two's" was terribly wrong. It's the terrible THREES and it seems to magically begin as soon as the third birthday celebrations have ended. My oh my we are in for quite a year with Miss Allie. There are days when she is definitely more spice than she is sugar.
Yes my girls really are quite sweet. Of course for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So, for every ounce of sweetness one little girl can contain, she has an equal amount of spice to really liven it up.
Our little Spice Girls:
Complete with a little art project we did where MOM did the cutting.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
'Tis a Blessing
Now really, there never was a cuter little boy. Ever.
Yep, that's my little Ty guy all decked out in his white tuxedo. Many many thanks to Jacob's Aunt LaDean for being so generous to make Ty his little blessing outfit. His blessing day was absolutely perfect. Jacob did a beautiful job with the blessing and the afternoon was spent enjoying our wonderful family and eating some really good food. I'm still craving the homemade ice cream. And the girls are craving all the attention they got from grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was so awesome to have extra hands! Jacob and I even got to squeeze in a trip to the temple. Time alone with Jacob is almost non-existent, we loved the time together.
Is it any wonder this little guy is so handsome? Just look at his darn good-lookin' daddy!
My sumo son is now weighing in at 13 pounds. He is definitely not hurting for anything to eat, that's for sure! I can't believe how much he has changed. It's amazing what a difference 2 months makes in a baby. Our neighbors had a cute little baby girl just 4 weeks after us. She weighed 2 pounds lighter than Ty did when he was born, and has stayed just little petite. He has definitely got her beat. This is just so darn hilarious. Maybe because it looks like he's beating on her.
I've decided after having 3 babies that I really like the 2-month mark. It seems to be the point where we've gotten used to our "norm" and routine of having a new one in the home, and the newborn fog seems to have lifted. Life has definitely been kicked up a notch, but blessings keep pouring in along with the trials.
Some more random pics from our great weekend:
My Grandparents with Ty. So special. I absolutely love and adore my grandparents.
A 4-generation with dad, Grandpa Clark, and Great-Grandpa Floyd. This baby has come into quite an extraordinary family, I have to say.
Just in case you're wondering, I kiss these cheeks ALL. DAY. LONG.
And just for the record, his daddy's pretty fun to kiss too.
Yep, that's my little Ty guy all decked out in his white tuxedo. Many many thanks to Jacob's Aunt LaDean for being so generous to make Ty his little blessing outfit. His blessing day was absolutely perfect. Jacob did a beautiful job with the blessing and the afternoon was spent enjoying our wonderful family and eating some really good food. I'm still craving the homemade ice cream. And the girls are craving all the attention they got from grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was so awesome to have extra hands! Jacob and I even got to squeeze in a trip to the temple. Time alone with Jacob is almost non-existent, we loved the time together.
Is it any wonder this little guy is so handsome? Just look at his darn good-lookin' daddy!
My sumo son is now weighing in at 13 pounds. He is definitely not hurting for anything to eat, that's for sure! I can't believe how much he has changed. It's amazing what a difference 2 months makes in a baby. Our neighbors had a cute little baby girl just 4 weeks after us. She weighed 2 pounds lighter than Ty did when he was born, and has stayed just little petite. He has definitely got her beat. This is just so darn hilarious. Maybe because it looks like he's beating on her.
I've decided after having 3 babies that I really like the 2-month mark. It seems to be the point where we've gotten used to our "norm" and routine of having a new one in the home, and the newborn fog seems to have lifted. Life has definitely been kicked up a notch, but blessings keep pouring in along with the trials.
Some more random pics from our great weekend:
My Grandparents with Ty. So special. I absolutely love and adore my grandparents.
A 4-generation with dad, Grandpa Clark, and Great-Grandpa Floyd. This baby has come into quite an extraordinary family, I have to say.
Just in case you're wondering, I kiss these cheeks ALL. DAY. LONG.
And just for the record, his daddy's pretty fun to kiss too.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
3!
My little Allie Gal recently celebrated her THIRD birthday! Hooray! When did those 3 years fly by?
Look at this sweet little baby girl.
And what a difference one year makes- my goodness:
And this just sums up Allie (and two-year-old's in general) perfectly:
In the weeks leading up to her birthday, whenever I asked Allie what she wanted she just said that she wanted blue ice cream. I better enjoy simple requests, they probably won't last long! But, I must say that I was NOT going to buy a whole tub of blue ice cream, that sounds appealing only to a 3-year-old. So, we went to Maggie Moo's (to spend the most ridiculous amount of money on a single scoop of ice cream) where we all could choose our own flavor. The day had been crazy and we didn't even make it in there until 9:30 at night. On the way over, Allie crashed in her carseat. As soon as we parked, Jacob whispered to her to see if she was ready for ice cream, and that little lady popped right up and was headed out of the car in no time! She won't miss a chance for ice cream! Of course the ice cream color of choice changed to green by the time it was all said and done. Thank goodness- the blue was the brightest blue I have ever seen and I instantly saw myself in a nightmare trying to get the stain out of Allie's clothes. Mint green was a lot more tame.
Her actual birthday was on Sunday and it was so fun to spend the day telling Allie "Happy Birthday!" and watching her just smile and love it. Here is her ice cream-shaped cake that managed to have little chunks taken out of it before we even got the candles lit.
Her sister was more than happy to help blow out the candles. All 3 of them.
She got lots of great little things for her birthday- thank you Grandmas and Aunts! Here she is sporting a little (or not so little) tutu from her Aunt Nicole. Prima Ballerina!
We love you Miss Allie Rae! My how you have grown.
Look at this sweet little baby girl.
And what a difference one year makes- my goodness:
And this just sums up Allie (and two-year-old's in general) perfectly:
In the weeks leading up to her birthday, whenever I asked Allie what she wanted she just said that she wanted blue ice cream. I better enjoy simple requests, they probably won't last long! But, I must say that I was NOT going to buy a whole tub of blue ice cream, that sounds appealing only to a 3-year-old. So, we went to Maggie Moo's (to spend the most ridiculous amount of money on a single scoop of ice cream) where we all could choose our own flavor. The day had been crazy and we didn't even make it in there until 9:30 at night. On the way over, Allie crashed in her carseat. As soon as we parked, Jacob whispered to her to see if she was ready for ice cream, and that little lady popped right up and was headed out of the car in no time! She won't miss a chance for ice cream! Of course the ice cream color of choice changed to green by the time it was all said and done. Thank goodness- the blue was the brightest blue I have ever seen and I instantly saw myself in a nightmare trying to get the stain out of Allie's clothes. Mint green was a lot more tame.
Her actual birthday was on Sunday and it was so fun to spend the day telling Allie "Happy Birthday!" and watching her just smile and love it. Here is her ice cream-shaped cake that managed to have little chunks taken out of it before we even got the candles lit.
Her sister was more than happy to help blow out the candles. All 3 of them.
She got lots of great little things for her birthday- thank you Grandmas and Aunts! Here she is sporting a little (or not so little) tutu from her Aunt Nicole. Prima Ballerina!
We love you Miss Allie Rae! My how you have grown.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Ninas
Obviously one cute little dude has gotten most of the attention around these here parts lately, so thought we'd give a rundown on what my little ladies have been up to:
For the 24th, our little town does a fun hometown parade put on by the Stake. Jacob was determined to hook up the pony cart to ride in the parade, and was just as determined that I accompany him to celebrate our pioneer heritage. Despite my initial hesitation, it was fun! Kenna decided that she wanted to ride on the float with the Primary kiddos, so Allie rode with us and helped throw out candy. Ty man just camped out in his car seat between my legs and took a happy snooze.
Kenna has a great little determination about her that is so fun to watch sprout out at times. She's been watching the neighbor kids ride their bikes around, so a few weeks ago she asked her daddy to take the training wheels off her bike. I'll be honest, in my mind I was predicting tears and much frustration. However, I gotta hand it to my little tike- she took matters into her own hands and within a few days and just a minor fall or two, had mastered riding on two wheels! She is oh so proud of herself and loves to ride. It's so cute to watch an itsy little thing whizzing past on an itsy little bike. Way to go Kenna! It's hard to get a good picture of a moving target...
Last Saturday we took the girls to a little reservoir they have here in town.
It was really fun. For 45 minutes.
Just as we unpacked the cooler, the picnic basket, the camp chairs, the towels, the cameras, the car seat with the baby stroller and then started to enjoy, it starting raining. Hard. Party over. We'll be sure to make it back, though.
This week a Primary friend had a "tea party" and invited the girls over. They were so excited to go! So they each chose a little dress up and spent the afternoon playing like princesses. Aaah, a quiet afternoon for mom. The only downfall? The quiet afternoon didn't include a nap. Beggars can't be choosers!
My little Kenna had her first soccer practice last night! I told Jacob now I'm an official soccer mom. He reminded me that now I just need a van! Hmmm, guess I can't quite fill the role just yet. Maybe I can get a great bumper sticker to stick on the back of the ol' sedan. I'll keep working on that...
She looked so cute in her little soccer garb that completely drowned her. We didn't even attempt the shorts. I'm afraid my sewing skills have met their match. We may have to save them for soccer that is 3-4 years down the road. She has 3 other cute little girls on her team and it was so fun to watch her. I think she liked it. Fortunately there was a playground next to the soccer field that occupied Allie during practice.
And of course, after a long hard day of playing in the summer sun, it's nice to just lay in bed and fall asleep next to your best buddy. Sometimes ya just gotta share your bunk.
For the 24th, our little town does a fun hometown parade put on by the Stake. Jacob was determined to hook up the pony cart to ride in the parade, and was just as determined that I accompany him to celebrate our pioneer heritage. Despite my initial hesitation, it was fun! Kenna decided that she wanted to ride on the float with the Primary kiddos, so Allie rode with us and helped throw out candy. Ty man just camped out in his car seat between my legs and took a happy snooze.
Kenna has a great little determination about her that is so fun to watch sprout out at times. She's been watching the neighbor kids ride their bikes around, so a few weeks ago she asked her daddy to take the training wheels off her bike. I'll be honest, in my mind I was predicting tears and much frustration. However, I gotta hand it to my little tike- she took matters into her own hands and within a few days and just a minor fall or two, had mastered riding on two wheels! She is oh so proud of herself and loves to ride. It's so cute to watch an itsy little thing whizzing past on an itsy little bike. Way to go Kenna! It's hard to get a good picture of a moving target...
Last Saturday we took the girls to a little reservoir they have here in town.
It was really fun. For 45 minutes.
Just as we unpacked the cooler, the picnic basket, the camp chairs, the towels, the cameras, the car seat with the baby stroller and then started to enjoy, it starting raining. Hard. Party over. We'll be sure to make it back, though.
This week a Primary friend had a "tea party" and invited the girls over. They were so excited to go! So they each chose a little dress up and spent the afternoon playing like princesses. Aaah, a quiet afternoon for mom. The only downfall? The quiet afternoon didn't include a nap. Beggars can't be choosers!
My little Kenna had her first soccer practice last night! I told Jacob now I'm an official soccer mom. He reminded me that now I just need a van! Hmmm, guess I can't quite fill the role just yet. Maybe I can get a great bumper sticker to stick on the back of the ol' sedan. I'll keep working on that...
She looked so cute in her little soccer garb that completely drowned her. We didn't even attempt the shorts. I'm afraid my sewing skills have met their match. We may have to save them for soccer that is 3-4 years down the road. She has 3 other cute little girls on her team and it was so fun to watch her. I think she liked it. Fortunately there was a playground next to the soccer field that occupied Allie during practice.
And of course, after a long hard day of playing in the summer sun, it's nice to just lay in bed and fall asleep next to your best buddy. Sometimes ya just gotta share your bunk.
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