Okay, so we're back now from our trip! We got back last night, and I've been tackling groceries and laundry all day, soooo the trip pix are gonna have to wait. But I thought I'd post this idea I found on my friends' blogs and thought I'd give it a try.
Leave a comment on my blog of a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you've known me for a short time, or a long time, anything you remember! Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. Ready, Set, GO!
(I feel like listening to that song from Cats:)
Monday, July 21, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Trying Something New
We had a ton of errands to run yesterday, and the kids were surprisingly very good! I was amazed! We went to several places, most of which were down in Provo too. I commended the girls for listening to Mommy and being so good, and I treated them to McDonald's for lunch.
Last night we all went to the Stake Center so Jeromy and I could have our temple recommend interviews. Since we had to bring the kids with us to the church, we also had to bring them in with us for the interviews (crazy!). Jeromy brought Audrey in with him and she was very excited to tell the counselor all about her day. The conversation went something like this:
Audrey: Guess what!
Counselor: What?
Audrey: I tried something today I've never tried before!
Counselor: Oh really? What?
Audrey: I listened to Mommy!
I'm pretty sure it wasn't the first time you listened, Audrey (although some days it feels like it), but I'm really glad you're so excited, sweetie! So, let's do it more often, okay?
Last night we all went to the Stake Center so Jeromy and I could have our temple recommend interviews. Since we had to bring the kids with us to the church, we also had to bring them in with us for the interviews (crazy!). Jeromy brought Audrey in with him and she was very excited to tell the counselor all about her day. The conversation went something like this:
Audrey: Guess what!
Counselor: What?
Audrey: I tried something today I've never tried before!
Counselor: Oh really? What?
Audrey: I listened to Mommy!
I'm pretty sure it wasn't the first time you listened, Audrey (although some days it feels like it), but I'm really glad you're so excited, sweetie! So, let's do it more often, okay?
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Sweet Potatoes and Turkey
I was feeding Jacob his lunch and out of nowhere he decided to blow raspberries and cover me with sweet potatoes and turkey (not unusual, but it just surprised me). So I gave a small shriek of surprise and said, "Oh Jacob, you got sweet potatoes all over me. Yuck." Then Kierra reprimanded me. "Mommy, that's what baby's do, you can't get mad at him." Oops, sorry, didn't know I was mad at him. Thanks for keeping me in check, kiddo!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Hike in Alta Ski Resort
Yesterday we went exploring. We went up to Alta Ski Resort to have a picnic and a short little hike. The girls loved it, especially going on a hike with Daddy while Mommy fed Jacob in the car. It was such a beautiful day. Then we went exploring our new hometown, Draper, showing Daddy where the library is and then we drove by the temple that's being built. What an amazing view up there! If there wasn't any smog, I think you could see the SLC temple, as well as the Jordan River one and the new Oquirr Mtn. one in Daybreak. It was a great day!
Watching The Fireworks
We had fun with fireworks this year, as much as the wind allowed us! We tried to do sparklers, but had an accident that left a gruesome burn on Audrey's cheek, so Jeromy threw them away. We're sure glad it wasn't an inch or two higher! Yikes!
Messy Popsicles
One Messy Girl!
Jeromy was so excited to do fireworks, he wasn't even watching them.
Watching the Fireworks
Messy Popsicles
One Messy Girl!
Jeromy was so excited to do fireworks, he wasn't even watching them.
Watching the Fireworks
Saturday, July 5, 2008
4th of July Party
Our ward/neighborhood put on an awesome pancake breakfast (complete with dutch oven eggs- yum!) yesterday morning. They even had a bounce room thingy which Audrey beelined for right after she finished eating.
Then after breakfast they had a children's parade and they even brought a whole bunch of cool stuff for the kids to decorate their bikes. They had streamers, flags, windmills, noisemakers, party horns, you name it (we were very sad to find out that during the water fight, someone stole Audrey's flag and windmill, but left the noisemaker and party horn. Why couldn't they have stolen the loud things?).
Decorating Audrey's Bike
The only wheels Kierra owns belong to her baby doll "schtroder." She was very happy with only 2 balloons on her stroller.
Like Audrey's fancy helmet, blowing in the wind?
(Sigh) My Rambo
Here's the crowd at the start of the parade. Audrey is the one in purple, checking to see how many people were behind her. We waited there at the beginning for her to loop around the neighborhood with everyone else, like a big girl. When she finally came near the end, Jeromy found her pedaling as fast as she could and in tears, saying, "I'm not as fast as them, Daddy. I'm not winning." Poor thing thought it was a race! We felt so bad!
There she is, almost to the "finish line." She didn't give up!
Then after breakfast they had a children's parade and they even brought a whole bunch of cool stuff for the kids to decorate their bikes. They had streamers, flags, windmills, noisemakers, party horns, you name it (we were very sad to find out that during the water fight, someone stole Audrey's flag and windmill, but left the noisemaker and party horn. Why couldn't they have stolen the loud things?).
Decorating Audrey's Bike
The only wheels Kierra owns belong to her baby doll "schtroder." She was very happy with only 2 balloons on her stroller.
Like Audrey's fancy helmet, blowing in the wind?
(Sigh) My Rambo
Here's the crowd at the start of the parade. Audrey is the one in purple, checking to see how many people were behind her. We waited there at the beginning for her to loop around the neighborhood with everyone else, like a big girl. When she finally came near the end, Jeromy found her pedaling as fast as she could and in tears, saying, "I'm not as fast as them, Daddy. I'm not winning." Poor thing thought it was a race! We felt so bad!
There she is, almost to the "finish line." She didn't give up!
Friday, July 4, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
2 Months In Draper
Well, we've been here a full 2 months, so I thought it was about time to get the "what we miss/what we love" list on here.
Things We Miss About Our Old Place
-Great friends
-Great community we felt a part of
-The home we became parents in (I am a very nostalgic person)
-Our awesome "on-the-ball" ward
-My old Albies (Albertson's for you non-couponing folk) that took all my prescription coupons and loved us couponers-- I think I'm alone here in Draper :(
-The Provo Library- they are so involved with kids there! I loved sitting with Kierra in the story bowl pit while Audrey went to the big kids storytime. Plus, it was nice to win the grand prize (a computer!) a couple years ago in their summer reading program!
-My awesome hair dresser, Jamie, who I will still go to as long as we live in the same state!
-Hard water (we have a water softener here, and we loathe soft water)
Things We Love About Our New Place
-It's Huge! It has 4 big bedrooms upstairs, each with walk-in closets, and a huge loft! (pictures will be posted soon!)
-Jeromy can get home in about 10 minutes! Rather than an hour!
-I can do dishes etc. while watching the kids play or watch TV
-The loft: I can do coupons, blog, crafts, etc. while the kids play on the other side of the room
-Our yard! We have an awesome swingset and enough lawn for the kids to run around and play ball, plus we have a garden! Yeah!
-Proximity to Ikea- it's such a great store!
-Room to grow in basement (whether that means finishing it for more bedrooms or expanding our food storage down there :)
-My very own library! I have my big red couch and reading lamp next to 2 bookcases filled with my favorite books
-Our neighborhood Albies is right next door to Rite-Aid and Walgreens (and Smith's- but we don't like them too much), and a hop skip and a jump from Costco and WalMart. What more could a coupon-freak ask for?
-Draper recycles! From shopping bags and newspaper to plastics and small appliances. I'm very excited about this!!
-My new washer and dryer, they're front loaders with so many different functions that you really have to read the manual before you do anything. It has an internal water heater to extra-heat the water for the awesome sanitary function. This comes in very handy with a potty training little girl, let me tell you!
Things We Miss About Our Old Place
-Great friends
-Great community we felt a part of
-The home we became parents in (I am a very nostalgic person)
-Our awesome "on-the-ball" ward
-My old Albies (Albertson's for you non-couponing folk) that took all my prescription coupons and loved us couponers-- I think I'm alone here in Draper :(
-The Provo Library- they are so involved with kids there! I loved sitting with Kierra in the story bowl pit while Audrey went to the big kids storytime. Plus, it was nice to win the grand prize (a computer!) a couple years ago in their summer reading program!
-My awesome hair dresser, Jamie, who I will still go to as long as we live in the same state!
-Hard water (we have a water softener here, and we loathe soft water)
Things We Love About Our New Place
-It's Huge! It has 4 big bedrooms upstairs, each with walk-in closets, and a huge loft! (pictures will be posted soon!)
-Jeromy can get home in about 10 minutes! Rather than an hour!
-I can do dishes etc. while watching the kids play or watch TV
-The loft: I can do coupons, blog, crafts, etc. while the kids play on the other side of the room
-Our yard! We have an awesome swingset and enough lawn for the kids to run around and play ball, plus we have a garden! Yeah!
-Proximity to Ikea- it's such a great store!
-Room to grow in basement (whether that means finishing it for more bedrooms or expanding our food storage down there :)
-My very own library! I have my big red couch and reading lamp next to 2 bookcases filled with my favorite books
-Our neighborhood Albies is right next door to Rite-Aid and Walgreens (and Smith's- but we don't like them too much), and a hop skip and a jump from Costco and WalMart. What more could a coupon-freak ask for?
-Draper recycles! From shopping bags and newspaper to plastics and small appliances. I'm very excited about this!!
-My new washer and dryer, they're front loaders with so many different functions that you really have to read the manual before you do anything. It has an internal water heater to extra-heat the water for the awesome sanitary function. This comes in very handy with a potty training little girl, let me tell you!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
My Night
So I didn't get to bed till midnight, at which point I took the girls to the bathroom so they won't wet their beds. As soon as I got to the potty with Audrey and pulled down her pants, she flipped out. She has a hard time figuring out what is reality in the middle of the night, and so she started screaming. For a HALF HOUR! Neither of us could calm her down or fully wake her up. She kept saying things like, "Kierra lied!" "I want fish!" or other gibberish. Yikes!
Between 3 and 5 (I don't remember) I fed Jacob.
At 7, when Jeromy was leaving for work, the girls started screaming because they heard the garage door go (which is just underneath their room) and didn't want Daddy to leave. So before I could even wake up, they were down in the garage flagging down their Dad. He gave them a hug and I told them they could cuddle with Mommy in my bed. So we all piled up in my bed to sleep a little longer (they usually don't wake up till at least 8).
At about 8, Jacob and Kierra woke up, so I sent her in to his room to play with him so I could buy more time.
At 8:30, I got a swift kick in the back, on purpose, because apparently I was taking up too much room on the ONE foot edge of my QUEEN bed. Whatever.
Needless to say, we didn't really start the day off right. And now I'm really regretting staying up to read last night for many reasons. And I think we've decided that Audrey just can't handle being woken up in the middle of the night, so if we do take her to the bathroom, it will be only a short while after she's fallen asleep. We CAN learn from this!!! I must!!!!
Between 3 and 5 (I don't remember) I fed Jacob.
At 7, when Jeromy was leaving for work, the girls started screaming because they heard the garage door go (which is just underneath their room) and didn't want Daddy to leave. So before I could even wake up, they were down in the garage flagging down their Dad. He gave them a hug and I told them they could cuddle with Mommy in my bed. So we all piled up in my bed to sleep a little longer (they usually don't wake up till at least 8).
At about 8, Jacob and Kierra woke up, so I sent her in to his room to play with him so I could buy more time.
At 8:30, I got a swift kick in the back, on purpose, because apparently I was taking up too much room on the ONE foot edge of my QUEEN bed. Whatever.
Needless to say, we didn't really start the day off right. And now I'm really regretting staying up to read last night for many reasons. And I think we've decided that Audrey just can't handle being woken up in the middle of the night, so if we do take her to the bathroom, it will be only a short while after she's fallen asleep. We CAN learn from this!!! I must!!!!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Determined To Be Irreverent
So tonight during family scripture study, I was feeding lines to Audrey to say. She was supposed to say, "...because of us." Instead, she said, "because of Kierra," and then snickered a little bit. Kierra (not paying any attention to the giggling and Mommy and Daddy reproving her sister) said, "I'm in your scriptures, Mommy?" She was thrilled. Well I'm glad one of them was listening!!
Then a few minutes later, Kierra was saying the family prayer with Audrey's help (we have Audrey help Kierra when they're fighting over whose turn it is) and Audrey was determined to get her parents to laugh, I guess. She had Kierra bless everyone in the family, then, "Bless Daddy, and please bless Daddy's car, and please bless Mommy's silly car, and her head..."
I'm not sure if she's testing her boundaries or what, but ever since we started family scripture study a few weeks ago, it's been crazy. We thought they'd be able to handle a whole chapter, then it turned into just a single page, now we're lucky to get a column and still feel sane enough to put the kids to bed. Me thinks we're being tested to see if we're actually serious about this goal. Baby steps, keep thinking baby steps.
Do any of you have any tips and tricks regarding family scripture study or prayer you'd like to share?
Then a few minutes later, Kierra was saying the family prayer with Audrey's help (we have Audrey help Kierra when they're fighting over whose turn it is) and Audrey was determined to get her parents to laugh, I guess. She had Kierra bless everyone in the family, then, "Bless Daddy, and please bless Daddy's car, and please bless Mommy's silly car, and her head..."
I'm not sure if she's testing her boundaries or what, but ever since we started family scripture study a few weeks ago, it's been crazy. We thought they'd be able to handle a whole chapter, then it turned into just a single page, now we're lucky to get a column and still feel sane enough to put the kids to bed. Me thinks we're being tested to see if we're actually serious about this goal. Baby steps, keep thinking baby steps.
Do any of you have any tips and tricks regarding family scripture study or prayer you'd like to share?
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Wall-E
Let me just say that this movie was super cute! So much fun! And I'm so glad that I picked the dentist that I did because every quarter he has these types of events, for free, with tons of prizes (ok- plus he was great with the girls when they went in for their checkup). Audrey won a $5 gift card to 7/11 and Kierra won a T-shirt with the dentist's logo on it (a toothbrush superhero). They were thrilled!
This afternoon Audrey got her crayons out and was wondering what she should draw, and I told her to draw a picture of Wall-E. She said she didn't know how, so Jeromy told her to close her eyes and remember what the robot looked like, and then open your eyes and draw what you remembered. This is what she drew:
Isn't she a great artist for 4-years-old!?!? She had no help with this, but she was able to make him have block-ey kind of feet (she colored in the track lines on his feet so now you can't see them) and clamp-like fingers. Okay, so the girl robot is actually white, not green, but I guess that's a hard one to do on white paper. And she didn't have feet or hair. Oh well, creative license. But she even put a little door on Wall-E's belly for the trash-compacter part. Oh, and if you're wondering, the yellow line is the cricket friend.
Bottom line: my daughter is talented (yes, I am biased and I'm okay with that), and you HAVE to see this movie!
This afternoon Audrey got her crayons out and was wondering what she should draw, and I told her to draw a picture of Wall-E. She said she didn't know how, so Jeromy told her to close her eyes and remember what the robot looked like, and then open your eyes and draw what you remembered. This is what she drew:
Isn't she a great artist for 4-years-old!?!? She had no help with this, but she was able to make him have block-ey kind of feet (she colored in the track lines on his feet so now you can't see them) and clamp-like fingers. Okay, so the girl robot is actually white, not green, but I guess that's a hard one to do on white paper. And she didn't have feet or hair. Oh well, creative license. But she even put a little door on Wall-E's belly for the trash-compacter part. Oh, and if you're wondering, the yellow line is the cricket friend.
Bottom line: my daughter is talented (yes, I am biased and I'm okay with that), and you HAVE to see this movie!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Jacob Giggling to Audrey
Apparently, he thinks pulling on his feet and yelling is hilarious. I wouldn't. But he was giggling so much that we had to get the camera out. Believe me, he was giggling even harder before we got the camera out. Love these kids!!
She's Very Inventive!
She just couldn't quite reach that high shelf, so she made herself some stairs.
Engulfed In Books
I've got a problem. I seem to enjoy acquiring and talking about books better than reading. Well, that might not be altogether true, but it's just so hard to find regular time for reading. I am able to cram a book in the couple of days before a book club, but then my kids are neglected, and I feel guilty, so I don't open a book for awhile, yada yada yada. Meanwhile, I keep collecting and adding to my to-read list and the books pile up.
It doesn't help that I'm a very slow reader. Neither do my I've-got-to-get-out-of-the-house-by-myself shopping trips to the book store.
I guess I like to surround myself with great books that I'd love to read, but don't seem to have the time for. So, in a way, they're sitting there on hold till the kids are in school, or we're empty-nesters. Now that's just silly thinking! I want to read now, dag-nab-it!!
I've GOT to find a solution to this crazy cycle, and not buying any more books does not really appeal to me. So, Jeromy and I have decided that every Wednesday night is going to be my night to get out of the house and do whatever I want. I can go couponing/grocery shopping, clothes shopping, or most importantly, go to the library to read!!! I am very excited about this. I hope it works out. I'll just have to be very good as I walk by the For Sale book counter in the entrance of our library (my newest guilty pleasure- the hardcovers are 50 cents and the paperbacks are only a quarter!).
But I still need your help. How do you all find a regular time to read? How do you make it a habit? How do you put a good book down to deal with life (i.e. kids)? I need some good ideas!!
It doesn't help that I'm a very slow reader. Neither do my I've-got-to-get-out-of-the-house-by-myself shopping trips to the book store.
I guess I like to surround myself with great books that I'd love to read, but don't seem to have the time for. So, in a way, they're sitting there on hold till the kids are in school, or we're empty-nesters. Now that's just silly thinking! I want to read now, dag-nab-it!!
I've GOT to find a solution to this crazy cycle, and not buying any more books does not really appeal to me. So, Jeromy and I have decided that every Wednesday night is going to be my night to get out of the house and do whatever I want. I can go couponing/grocery shopping, clothes shopping, or most importantly, go to the library to read!!! I am very excited about this. I hope it works out. I'll just have to be very good as I walk by the For Sale book counter in the entrance of our library (my newest guilty pleasure- the hardcovers are 50 cents and the paperbacks are only a quarter!).
But I still need your help. How do you all find a regular time to read? How do you make it a habit? How do you put a good book down to deal with life (i.e. kids)? I need some good ideas!!
Audrey's First Soccer Game
Audrey started soccer today! She sooo needed an outlet for all her energy and is very athletic, so we've been looking very forward for when she could finally sign up for soccer.
We are so proud of her for how hard she played tonight! It was so much harder than she thought, but she stuck with it, after running off the field several times to tell us she was done and wanted to go home, but she stuck with it. For the first half, she was practically the only one on her team that was aware of where the ball was and that you were supposed to try and get it (and I think she was the best kicker and runner on our team, but that's just my opinion;). She was trying really hard not to get frustrated that whenever she got the ball, someone either took it from her, or she couldn't get it quite in the goal. Put she kept going, and finally she asked the coach if she could be the goalie. She loved it! Good job, sweetie!!
Nervous Anticipation
A Few Pointers (I think she's listening)
Our Firecracker
Can I kick it now?
In The Lead
In The Lead Again
Great Catch!
True Calling
So does this make me an official soccer mom now?
We are so proud of her for how hard she played tonight! It was so much harder than she thought, but she stuck with it, after running off the field several times to tell us she was done and wanted to go home, but she stuck with it. For the first half, she was practically the only one on her team that was aware of where the ball was and that you were supposed to try and get it (and I think she was the best kicker and runner on our team, but that's just my opinion;). She was trying really hard not to get frustrated that whenever she got the ball, someone either took it from her, or she couldn't get it quite in the goal. Put she kept going, and finally she asked the coach if she could be the goalie. She loved it! Good job, sweetie!!
Nervous Anticipation
A Few Pointers (I think she's listening)
Our Firecracker
Can I kick it now?
In The Lead
In The Lead Again
Great Catch!
True Calling
So does this make me an official soccer mom now?
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
We're So Lucky!
There was a drawing at the girls' new dentist for tickets to go see Wall-E and we were one of the families to win! Plus, there will be more prizes at the movie! Rock on!!!!
Whew!
It's official: I'm all caught up with everyone's blogs on my Google Reader!! Yeah! (It only took me a week of diligence!) And for those of you who haven't converted to the wonderfulness of Google Reader and RSS feeds, I'll try to get to yours soon.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Friends Are a Gift
We made some friends!! Yippee! A gal in our ward that I have come to know in the Mother's Room at church, invited us to dinner at their house last night (isn't that one of the easiest and greatest places to make friends, the Mother's Lounge?). They are such an awesome couple and we had so much fun chatting and eating fabulous food (I have no idea how I could even come close to that to invite them over here for dinner:). So now I just hope they didn't think we're really boring or weird (I sound like I'm in Junior High, don't I). And we're going to the neighbor's house tomorrow to play, so that'll be fun too.
Plus, the Wilson's from our old ward came and visited us this weekend and we had so much fun catching up and playing. Thanks for visiting us guys!
The hardest part about moving was leaving so many good friends behind. I know, I'm whining again, sorry. I just have to have a pity party every other day or so until things gets better I guess. Our neighborhood and ward felt so close and this new one does not (I'm still miffed that the 3 new sisters that have moved in since we have were cheerily welcomed and introduced in Relief Society and I was not!). But Jeromy and I have been trying really hard to get out of our comfort zone to make it work here.
Anyway, we're loving our house now and wish you all could come and see it! If you can afford the gas, you're all welcome!! Until then, I'll try to start posting pictures as more and more areas of the house become more presentable.
Plus, the Wilson's from our old ward came and visited us this weekend and we had so much fun catching up and playing. Thanks for visiting us guys!
The hardest part about moving was leaving so many good friends behind. I know, I'm whining again, sorry. I just have to have a pity party every other day or so until things gets better I guess. Our neighborhood and ward felt so close and this new one does not (I'm still miffed that the 3 new sisters that have moved in since we have were cheerily welcomed and introduced in Relief Society and I was not!). But Jeromy and I have been trying really hard to get out of our comfort zone to make it work here.
Anyway, we're loving our house now and wish you all could come and see it! If you can afford the gas, you're all welcome!! Until then, I'll try to start posting pictures as more and more areas of the house become more presentable.
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