Wishing all our family and friends a very merry Christmas! We aren't sending cards in the mail this year, but we are still thinking of all of you this holiday season.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thanksgiving
We headed south to Utah for Thanksgiving this year. One of our stops was to visit my Grandma Elam. The kids adored her and it was so sweet to watch her play with them. Quinn and Grandma had a ball playing cars together! I love my Grandma so much and wish I got to see her more often.
Here are the cousins enjoying their Thanksgiving meal. Ryan polished off the turkey drumstick all on his own. Impressive! Not sure where Quinn was????
Thanksgiving dinner was delicious and didn't disappoint. I didn't get a picture of the beautiful pies my sister made, but they were oh so yummy!
Our turkey feathers that we mailed out to family were a success! The kids loved checking the mail box each day hoping for a feather to arrive. We loved reading as a family what our other family members are thankful for. This has been a fun family tradition.
We had our first snow fall this week. Quinn doesn't have boots or snow pants quite yet, so he had to wear Madison's old ones. When I first put on the pink boots he said, "No Mom, I want black boots." But after I explained to him it was either wear pink boots or not play in the snow he decided he'd go pink this one time.
Thanksgiving dinner was delicious and didn't disappoint. I didn't get a picture of the beautiful pies my sister made, but they were oh so yummy!
Our turkey feathers that we mailed out to family were a success! The kids loved checking the mail box each day hoping for a feather to arrive. We loved reading as a family what our other family members are thankful for. This has been a fun family tradition.
We had our first snow fall this week. Quinn doesn't have boots or snow pants quite yet, so he had to wear Madison's old ones. When I first put on the pink boots he said, "No Mom, I want black boots." But after I explained to him it was either wear pink boots or not play in the snow he decided he'd go pink this one time.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Halloween 2009
Quinn, the new sheriff in town.
Madison, the glowing Tinker Bell fairy.
Of course we carved pumpkins.
We were surprised when Madison wanted to do a scary face for her pumpkin.
Trick-Or-Treat!
Madison, the glowing Tinker Bell fairy.
Of course we carved pumpkins.
We were surprised when Madison wanted to do a scary face for her pumpkin.
Trick-Or-Treat!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Pink or Blue????
In case you haven't heard our exciting news.... we are expecting baby #3 in March! I'm 20 weeks along now and things are going great. We recently found out if we'll be having a boy or a girl. Madison and Quinn wanted to help make the announcement, so here's a short video clip with the big reveal!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Man Alive... She's Five!
All of a sudden, my baby girl isn't so little any more. On September 23rd, our Madison May turned 5! I made her favorite breakfast the morning of her special day and she ate every bite.
She got to take a poster all about her to preschool to celebrate her birthday.
We had a party with our family.
Opening presents:
She has been asking for a Barbie computer for months and months and months. The look on her face when she opened it up was priceless.
This little cake was the perfect size for our little family.
We decided she could have a friend birthday party this year. She wanted to have a Tinkerbell party and have her friends come dressed up as fairies. She chose to be Tinkerbell, of course.
She thought she had died and gone to heaven when I told her she could wear glitter for her party. And no, I don't ask her to pose for pictures. It just comes naturally to her!
Madison requested we have cupcakes instead of a birthday cake. I wasn't going to argue with that!
Quinn couldn't be left out of the fairy fun!
Coloring fairy pictures.
Decorating star cookie wands.
Playing Tinkerbell bingo.
Making fairy dust.
Pin the wand on Tinkerbell
And presents!
Hal and I really enjoyed reflecting back on the five years Madison has been in our family. She has brought so much joy and happiness into our lives. Our family certainly wouldn't be complete without our Madison. A few things we love about Madison:
* Her beautiful ballerina dancing and all the other crazy dancing she does!
We had a party with our family.
Opening presents:
She has been asking for a Barbie computer for months and months and months. The look on her face when she opened it up was priceless.
This little cake was the perfect size for our little family.
We decided she could have a friend birthday party this year. She wanted to have a Tinkerbell party and have her friends come dressed up as fairies. She chose to be Tinkerbell, of course.
She thought she had died and gone to heaven when I told her she could wear glitter for her party. And no, I don't ask her to pose for pictures. It just comes naturally to her!
Madison requested we have cupcakes instead of a birthday cake. I wasn't going to argue with that!
Quinn couldn't be left out of the fairy fun!
Coloring fairy pictures.
Decorating star cookie wands.
Playing Tinkerbell bingo.
Making fairy dust.
Pin the wand on Tinkerbell
And presents!
Hal and I really enjoyed reflecting back on the five years Madison has been in our family. She has brought so much joy and happiness into our lives. Our family certainly wouldn't be complete without our Madison. A few things we love about Madison:
* Her endless imagination.
* Her beautiful ballerina dancing and all the other crazy dancing she does!
* How she will remind us that we need to say our prayers.
* Her O.C.D. tendencies (she's way particular about keeping her room just the way she likes it).
* She's a good friend.
* She's very helpful around the house and always willing to help Mom in the kitchen.
* She will play trucks and cars with Quinn.
* She always has to take something with her everywhere she goes.
* She loves to snuggle with Mom or Dad and read stories.
WE LOVE YOU MADISON!
WE LOVE YOU MADISON!
Still Here
Yes, it's been a long time since I've blogged. It just hasn't been a priority lately. I've even had thoughts of just bagging it altogether, but since it's the only form of journaling I'm doing, I'll try to stick with it. So here's my attempt to quickly catch up on our latest happenings.
Since Madison just missed the cut off date to start kindergarten this year, she's headed back to Brite Kids Preschool for one more year. I'm really happy about that since I'm not ready to send her out into the real world!
Quinn felt left out of the first day of preschool pictures, so he jumped in.
We managed to squeeze in one camping trip this Summer. We got together with a few families and headed over to Stanley Lake. We had a great time, even if the nights were pretty chilly. You may wonder why we are dressed in church clothes if we are camping. We managed to attend sacrament meeting smelling like campfire smoke and all!
Sawtooth Mountains
Quinn fishing at a little stock pond at Red Fish.
Madison trying to make fishing look glamorous.
Madison caught her first fish! She didn't get too close to it.
All Quinn wanted to do was poke the fish's eyes. Poor thing!
Next, was the Peach Days parade in Brigham City. Our kids had a blast playing with the Schmelter cousins and watching the parade. Quinn LOVED watching all the firetrucks in the parade go by.
Hal and Quinn watching the parade together.
I had to throw this picture in. Quinn loves to eat pickles. What he loves the most, is eating them with his Dad.
Hal celebrated his birthday in August. I won't disclose his age, but to me, he doesn't look a day older than 25! I made him one of his favorite desserts (or maybe it's really one of my favorites) a white chocolate raspberry cheesecake. It was delicious!
Each week when Hal fires up the lawn mower, Quinn is out the door in a hurry. He must get suited up for the job. Bubble lawn mower, Hal's work gloves, sunglasses, and backpack. I'm not sure why the backpack, he just likes to accessorize.
Since Madison just missed the cut off date to start kindergarten this year, she's headed back to Brite Kids Preschool for one more year. I'm really happy about that since I'm not ready to send her out into the real world!
Quinn felt left out of the first day of preschool pictures, so he jumped in.
We managed to squeeze in one camping trip this Summer. We got together with a few families and headed over to Stanley Lake. We had a great time, even if the nights were pretty chilly. You may wonder why we are dressed in church clothes if we are camping. We managed to attend sacrament meeting smelling like campfire smoke and all!
Sawtooth Mountains
Quinn fishing at a little stock pond at Red Fish.
Madison trying to make fishing look glamorous.
Madison caught her first fish! She didn't get too close to it.
All Quinn wanted to do was poke the fish's eyes. Poor thing!
Next, was the Peach Days parade in Brigham City. Our kids had a blast playing with the Schmelter cousins and watching the parade. Quinn LOVED watching all the firetrucks in the parade go by.
Hal and Quinn watching the parade together.
I had to throw this picture in. Quinn loves to eat pickles. What he loves the most, is eating them with his Dad.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Celebrating One Decade!
10 years of marriage
9 different jobs (between the two of us)
8 years since college graduation
7 months from 1st date to wedding date
6 times moving (including summer moves to Driggs)
5 loads of laundry a week
4 different cars
3 trips to the emergency room
2 beautiful children
1 eternal family
Hal, you are all that I want and more than I deserve. I love you!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Table Rock
We hiked Table Rock here in Boise last weekend. We've lived here for 8 years and we've never done this hike! So it was time. Unfortunately, when we got out of the truck at the trail head, we realized we forgot to put the hiking backpack in the truck! So, Hal being the good sport and tough guy that he is, volunteered to carry Quinn!
Here are Quinn, Hal and Madison on our way to the top. The hike takes you to the top of that little mountain with the cross on the top. I'm not exactly sure why there's a 6 stories high cross on the top of this mountain, but there is!
Quinn did walk some of the way and gave Hal a brake. Madison was a real trooper and hiked the entire way to the top! We were so proud of her and she was pretty pleased herself! I don't remember how far the hike is or how much elevation you gain.... Hal knows all the number details. I was in charge of snacks and drinks!
A view of Boise as we hike towards the top.
Yea!!!!! We made it!!!!!
Here are Quinn, Hal and Madison on our way to the top. The hike takes you to the top of that little mountain with the cross on the top. I'm not exactly sure why there's a 6 stories high cross on the top of this mountain, but there is!
Quinn did walk some of the way and gave Hal a brake. Madison was a real trooper and hiked the entire way to the top! We were so proud of her and she was pretty pleased herself! I don't remember how far the hike is or how much elevation you gain.... Hal knows all the number details. I was in charge of snacks and drinks!
A view of Boise as we hike towards the top.
Yea!!!!! We made it!!!!!
Both kids were pretty tired after the hike up, so I ended up giving Madison a piggy-back ride part of the way back down. This was a great hike and perfect for our little family.
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