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Friday, July 23, 2010
Another memory from heaven?
Today, while driving to the lake I had forgotten my wedding ring so I turned around to go back and get it. Once I had it and we were on our way again Maddie was talking to me about being married, saying things like, "If you have a wedding ring then you're married and if you don't then you're not married." Then she said, "Mommy, remember I was at your wedding?" I then said, "Well you weren't there because you weren't born just yet." She very sternly replied back, "Yes, mommy, I was there at your wedding with your grandpa and then I went back up to Heaven!" I didn't really know what to say, other than "Really?" That's the second comment she's made about her and my grandpa being together before she came to earth. Since I was so close to my grandpa it's very interesting for her to mention him in the ways she has, not to mention the fact that they have many similarities one includes their red hair!
Friday, July 9, 2010
Our 4th of July
Yes, we were camping on the 4th this year, but I wanted to make a separate post of them in their 4th of July outfits I made for them this year.
Maddie and her pelican. She carried that around the whole trip. It was fun to show her the real pelicans while at the beach!
Cute little Riley
Some hugs.
I thought they were pretty cute for making them the day before we left!
Maddie and her pelican. She carried that around the whole trip. It was fun to show her the real pelicans while at the beach!
Cute little Riley
Some hugs.
Camping Trip
Every year Glen's family goes up to San Simeon near Cambria, Ca to camp. I've gone a few times, but it's not as fun for me when I'm caring for babies, so this year was the first time I've gone ever since we've had Riley. She's at a good age, sleeps through the night, and walks in the dirt instead of crawls. It was SO FUN!!! I'm so glad I went. I was kind of debating it because of the big belly I'm sportin'... But decided it would be worth it to have those memories with my family.
The campground is minutes from the Ocean. You can hear the waves crashing as you fall asleep at night. We'd spend our days at the beach laying and playing in the sand.
Riley ran...
...And ran!
Maddie LOVED to be chased by the waves. We have a great video, but it was taking forever to load. She also spent a lot of time making sand castles and digging.
She climbed this "mountain" and made it to the top! Isn't she cute!
Riley loved playing in the sand with the new sand toys we bought. She also LOVES hats and picked this one out at Walmart before our trip.
It was a little cooler this day. The ground was nice and warm though, so we took turns napping and relaxed while the kids played.
This is Brenden, Glen's cousin, holding Riley's hat!
This is Leigha and Jeffrey, Glen's other two little cousins. Jeffrey couldn't get enough of Jasper. He was either playing with him or busy trying to find anything that would burn in the fire! :DWe only had room for one dog ( and we barely had room), so we had to bring the smaller of the two. Don't be too sad though, Ginger got to play at her friend Max's house. Our friend's, the Birds golden retriever. They look like brother and sister and love each other! So, she had fun too!
Jasper kept all the younger kids occupied back at camp and of course he didn't mind the attention AT ALL! They walked him, pet him, played with him, over fed him, and pretty much just loved him to death.
This was a wonderful little trip!
Pre-camping S'mores
Maddie had been asking for s'mores for a while. Her and Glen made some while I was gone on my trip so we had all the ingredients. I promised Maddie that we'd have them for family night, but family night kept getting pushed to the next day because life gets a little busy sometimes. Finally we made them! It was Riley's first time having one! Maddie had cleaned up before hand so I wasn't able to get a picture of her messy face...Darn it! Riley pretty much turned into a Smore...good thing bath time was next!
"Yummy, momma!"
"Yummy, momma!"
Weekend Getaway to San Francisco
Amazingly enough my sister and I were able to get away for a WHOLE weekend! The original plan included my sweet mom but unfortunately she threw her back out AND got a terrible cough, which put her out for the whole week prior to our trip, so she couldn't make it. My sister and I decided to go on without her, only because if we didn't the opportunity would have probably passed us by and then it would be a couple more years before I felt comfortable leaving my kids again.
We stayed with my aunt Gail, my mom's sister, in her cute house in San Francisco. She really made the best of our time by taking us to great little outer towns and restaurants.
She met us at the airport and took us to a little town called Sausalito where we had a super yummy lunch at a restaurant right on the ocean called Scoma's. Jess and I both ordered THE BEST FISH TACOS EVER! After lunch we walked around the town looking at the great shops in search of a birthday gift for our mom. We stopped in at this children's boutique were we went all googly over all the ADORABLE stuff they had. My aunt bought each of our kids a cute (not as cheap as walmart) outfit! So very kind of her! Then we dropped off our luggage at her place and she took us to downtown San Francisco. I LOVE it there. It seemed almost like a mini New York...TONS of people! It was also Gay pride weekend...that made things a little spicier! :D
Here we are on our last day in San Francisco park, which is right across the street from my aunt's house. The park is HUGE. It was for a Dutch Queen, hence the dutch windmill in the background (not sure which queen, so if you're really that interested you can google it!)
This was one of the many lakes within the park. We only walked through a small portion of it and it was delightful! I LOVE this picture.
On our second day we made the two hour drive up to Carmel, which is one of my aunt's absolute favorite places. Since I had never been there I soon came to see why she loves it so much. It's such a cute, romantic little town! The homes there are AMAZING, the shops are adorable and there were so many wonderful restaurants to choose from. It was in Carmel where we found a birthday gift for our mom, a cute sun visor (she really needed a new one), and some acorn and pine cone soaps that smelled of fir trees (they go perfectly with the theme of her bathrooms).
Awww, gotta love the beach hair!
I Loved this tree!
We stayed with my aunt Gail, my mom's sister, in her cute house in San Francisco. She really made the best of our time by taking us to great little outer towns and restaurants.
She met us at the airport and took us to a little town called Sausalito where we had a super yummy lunch at a restaurant right on the ocean called Scoma's. Jess and I both ordered THE BEST FISH TACOS EVER! After lunch we walked around the town looking at the great shops in search of a birthday gift for our mom. We stopped in at this children's boutique were we went all googly over all the ADORABLE stuff they had. My aunt bought each of our kids a cute (not as cheap as walmart) outfit! So very kind of her! Then we dropped off our luggage at her place and she took us to downtown San Francisco. I LOVE it there. It seemed almost like a mini New York...TONS of people! It was also Gay pride weekend...that made things a little spicier! :D
Here we are on our last day in San Francisco park, which is right across the street from my aunt's house. The park is HUGE. It was for a Dutch Queen, hence the dutch windmill in the background (not sure which queen, so if you're really that interested you can google it!)
This was one of the many lakes within the park. We only walked through a small portion of it and it was delightful! I LOVE this picture.
On our second day we made the two hour drive up to Carmel, which is one of my aunt's absolute favorite places. Since I had never been there I soon came to see why she loves it so much. It's such a cute, romantic little town! The homes there are AMAZING, the shops are adorable and there were so many wonderful restaurants to choose from. It was in Carmel where we found a birthday gift for our mom, a cute sun visor (she really needed a new one), and some acorn and pine cone soaps that smelled of fir trees (they go perfectly with the theme of her bathrooms).
We then took a "little" walk down to Carmel beach, which was beautiful, with white sands and gorgeous trees. I say "little" because it was actually a pretty big HILL to climb back up. Easy going down, NOT so easy going up, especially for a pregnant lady with a FULL bladder. It was worth it though.
On our drive home we drove through Monterey. I would love to take the kids up there sometime. There seemed to be lots of family activities! We stopped in at this little crepe shoppe for a quick "snack" before ending our day trip. Ohhhhh yummy, so, so good! Another great day!
Awww, gotta love the beach hair!
I Loved this tree!
Jess and I have to admit, the first night was the hardest, but it got easier to be away and we really enjoyed ourselves. We'd usually end our days with dinners at home and a good movie. It was kind of nice not having to wrestle to get the kids to brush their teeth and go to bed those nights. My aunt was so sweet and treated us the entire time! Thank you so much aunt Gail! We love you very much!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Little Fashionista!
So, our little Riley, whose not even 2 yet, has taken on a real thing for clothes! I guess they all do at this age, but it truly fascinates me how picky Riley is about her outfits these days and how GREAT she is a choosing her own! She will literally kick and scream if I pick out something she doesn't want to wear. So, I let her do it and it always works! Both of the girls LOVE dresses and skirts! I'll have to get some more pictures of her outfits because really, they always match and are super cute! I guess I've trained her well!
This picture is of one that made me decide that I could no longer have her clothes folded on top of the changing table, rather they needed to be put in bins that are harder to open! She's quite the climber and decided it'd be fun to climb up and throw all her clothes on the floor after mommy had JUST re-organized them! AHHHHHH, so aggravating, but I guess the clothes were just too inviting for a toddler!
Riley LOVES to wear her sunglasses wherever we go! Right when we get in the car they're the first thing she asks for! What's even funnier is her "I'm so cool" demeanor that she takes on once wearing them! It's the funniest, cutest thing ever!
"Yeah, I'm cool...WHAT!?"
Here's an outfit that she chose completely on her own! I HAD to get a picture, I just thought she looked too cute! She's wearing Maddie's skirt. Luckily it has an adjustable waist, still big, but worked. Tell me she didn't do a great job at picking that one out!
Oh, who could resist that adorable little face? Muuuuahhh, I just love her!
This picture is of one that made me decide that I could no longer have her clothes folded on top of the changing table, rather they needed to be put in bins that are harder to open! She's quite the climber and decided it'd be fun to climb up and throw all her clothes on the floor after mommy had JUST re-organized them! AHHHHHH, so aggravating, but I guess the clothes were just too inviting for a toddler!
Riley LOVES to wear her sunglasses wherever we go! Right when we get in the car they're the first thing she asks for! What's even funnier is her "I'm so cool" demeanor that she takes on once wearing them! It's the funniest, cutest thing ever!
"Yeah, I'm cool...WHAT!?"
Here's an outfit that she chose completely on her own! I HAD to get a picture, I just thought she looked too cute! She's wearing Maddie's skirt. Luckily it has an adjustable waist, still big, but worked. Tell me she didn't do a great job at picking that one out!
Oh, who could resist that adorable little face? Muuuuahhh, I just love her!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Raise your hand if you Love Sundays as much as I do!!!
So, my friend was telling me how chaotic her Sundays are and asked if they were just as hectic for me as they were for her. This was my response: (She found it so entertaining she suggested I post it and asked if she could post it on her blog as well!)
"Oh, and I just LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE going to church with toddlers!!! It's so fun! I don't understand why you have such a hard time at all. It's pure bliss for me, like so totally relaxing. I'd rather be there with Riley screaming and throwing stuff, and trying to run up to the podium over being home any day! I mean who doesn't want to take a high strung toddler to sacrament meeting 3 hours past nap time? I wouldn't have it any other way, you know, because the spirit is SO strong when I'm hauling my child out kicking and screaming because I don't understand what she's asking for, because SHE doesn't even understand what she's asking for, because she's so beyond tired it's ridiculous!!! Having Sacrament last was the BEST idea (that someone who clearly doesn't have small children around anymore) came up with! I mean really, the BEST idea ever! Oh and yes, I LOVE getting my girls ready for church in the morning BY MYSELF (because my husband has meetings... another brilliant idea by someone who no longer has small children around)!!! And guess what? Not too far from now I'll be dressing THREE, 1....2...3...GIRLS in dresses with tights and hair bows (two of which are able to run away and scream "I don't want to...", plus packing a diaper bag, books, and coloring supplies, then I have to carry in the baby, and if she's in the wrap I'll have to put the wrap on, then get ALL THREE of my kids out of CAR SEATS, grab the big dumb diaper bag, make sure we're all holding hands, and walk into church! That's IF the baby is in the wrap, if she's in the car seat, I'll have to get the big dumb car seat out, plus the big dumb diaper bag, plus make sure Riley doesn't run into oncoming traffic, then make sure we're all holding hands and walk in! Should I smile when I walk in like I'm the happiest mom on the planet? Like I have the lightest load while wearing stupid dress shoes and church clothes that have hand prints with crumbs and food on both shoulders, maybe even on my buns because my kids hold onto my skirt instead of my hand after eating crackers that got all soggy and are now rubbed on me and crusted on! Yes, Yes I should, because it's a total BLESSING to be stressed, tired, moody, impatient, walked all over, puked on, pooped on, sucked on, screamed at and whined at! Ha, I crack myself up, I should write a book! I really do love being at church, but it's not always pleasant. I just find comfort in knowing I'm where I need to be and so are our kids! It will get easier as they get older I suppose, as in the sitting in sacrament quietly and not having to bring stuff for them to do, or dress them, or carry them in part. I don't know what types of challenges we'll be facing then!"
I forgot to mention having to also carry in my Primary Binder and Scriptures on top of the big dumb diaper bag and car seat, plus two small children while in heals, but hey... Did I mention I can juggle and walk across hot coals at the same time?
"Oh, and I just LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE going to church with toddlers!!! It's so fun! I don't understand why you have such a hard time at all. It's pure bliss for me, like so totally relaxing. I'd rather be there with Riley screaming and throwing stuff, and trying to run up to the podium over being home any day! I mean who doesn't want to take a high strung toddler to sacrament meeting 3 hours past nap time? I wouldn't have it any other way, you know, because the spirit is SO strong when I'm hauling my child out kicking and screaming because I don't understand what she's asking for, because SHE doesn't even understand what she's asking for, because she's so beyond tired it's ridiculous!!! Having Sacrament last was the BEST idea (that someone who clearly doesn't have small children around anymore) came up with! I mean really, the BEST idea ever! Oh and yes, I LOVE getting my girls ready for church in the morning BY MYSELF (because my husband has meetings... another brilliant idea by someone who no longer has small children around)!!! And guess what? Not too far from now I'll be dressing THREE, 1....2...3...GIRLS in dresses with tights and hair bows (two of which are able to run away and scream "I don't want to...", plus packing a diaper bag, books, and coloring supplies, then I have to carry in the baby, and if she's in the wrap I'll have to put the wrap on, then get ALL THREE of my kids out of CAR SEATS, grab the big dumb diaper bag, make sure we're all holding hands, and walk into church! That's IF the baby is in the wrap, if she's in the car seat, I'll have to get the big dumb car seat out, plus the big dumb diaper bag, plus make sure Riley doesn't run into oncoming traffic, then make sure we're all holding hands and walk in! Should I smile when I walk in like I'm the happiest mom on the planet? Like I have the lightest load while wearing stupid dress shoes and church clothes that have hand prints with crumbs and food on both shoulders, maybe even on my buns because my kids hold onto my skirt instead of my hand after eating crackers that got all soggy and are now rubbed on me and crusted on! Yes, Yes I should, because it's a total BLESSING to be stressed, tired, moody, impatient, walked all over, puked on, pooped on, sucked on, screamed at and whined at! Ha, I crack myself up, I should write a book! I really do love being at church, but it's not always pleasant. I just find comfort in knowing I'm where I need to be and so are our kids! It will get easier as they get older I suppose, as in the sitting in sacrament quietly and not having to bring stuff for them to do, or dress them, or carry them in part. I don't know what types of challenges we'll be facing then!"
I forgot to mention having to also carry in my Primary Binder and Scriptures on top of the big dumb diaper bag and car seat, plus two small children while in heals, but hey... Did I mention I can juggle and walk across hot coals at the same time?
Monday, May 31, 2010
Disneyland
We had the BEST day at Disneyland for Maddie's Birthday. We went ON her actual birthday, which fell on a Wednesday so it wasn't too crowded. It looked like it was going to rain on our way there, but once we got to the park something magical happened and it was a PERFECT day!
It was nice going just the four of us this time. Last year we went with my whole family and Glen's two sisters, which was also a great time, but it's really hard to keep track of everyone! This time we went on lots of little kid rides, some that Glen didn't even know existed and he WORKED there! It was a surprisingly relaxing and fun day! Both girls were great, I was a little worried about Riley, because she's such a busy girl but the day definitely kept her busy enough!
Maddie and Tink!
Riley passed out on Pirates of the Caribbean!
Riley FREAKED out on the first 4 rides, the Carousel being the 4th, then after that she gave up and realized this was what the day was all about so she coped by hiding her head into my shoulder on some and then others she just quietly rode along!
In Toon Town
Daddy, Maddie and Mickey!
Mommy, Maddie and Minnie (Riley was playing in Toon Town with either Glen or I while we waited in the line to see the characters, she was TERRIFIED of the characters!)
Minnie's Kitchen
Our Little Family
Minnie's Kitchen
Our Little Family
Disneyland really is a magical place!
Maddie's 4th Birthday!!
The pictures are not in order but for some reason I couldn't copy and paste them this time. Oh well!
Opening her presents! I didn't put them all up, but she got great gifts from family and friends!
Maddie next to her cake wearing her Little Mermaid costume!
The BEST cake made by Denise (and Heather)! Isn't that amazing!
Handing out her invitations
Maddie's BEST friend Lexi!
Our Little Maddie had a
Little Mermaid
Party
Opening her presents! I didn't put them all up, but she got great gifts from family and friends!
Maddie next to her cake wearing her Little Mermaid costume!
The BEST cake made by Denise (and Heather)! Isn't that amazing!
Handing out her invitations
Maddie's BEST friend Lexi!I still can't believe Maddie is FOUR!!! She's grown up so much, even since her Birthday, which was back in March. She's a very sweet little person. She loves to draw and knows how to write her name, my name, Riley's name and Daddy! She's very determined to get things right and won't give up until she's got it! She wanted to learn how to make the number 5 so she drew and drew and drew until she got it. Now her new challenge is trying to draw a person like how mommy draws them. I told her I LOVE the way SHE draws people because it's her own special way. She's not quite satisfied with her own version of a person but is working on perfecting her art! I think she's got a lot of Mommy and Daddy's qualities, Mommy the perfectionist, Daddy the perfectionist and a little OCD!!! More important, she's striving to do things in a way that she thinks is the RIGHT way and I don't see any harm in that! We love our little Maddie girl and are so proud of the person she is and of who she will become!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
I'm such a SLACKER!!!!!
Ok, so I know it's been FOREVER since I've posted, and I do apologize. I used to be so much better at this, but I've just been too lazy to upload new pictures and sit here and type about everything that's been going on...mainly because there is ALWAYS something going on!
Here are some really cute pictures of my really cute girls that I wanted to share. There are more posts to come, like Madison's 4th Birthday which was way back in March! Also we have our first picture of the new baby to show off. In case you hadn't heard we're having our 3rd girl at the end of September!!! Poor Glen... and poor me for having to be pregnant during the ENTIRE summer! Oh well, I'm going to try VERY hard not to complain about it and just be positive and excited for our next beautiful little girl.
Ok, until next time...
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