And Now We Are...FIVE!: 2013

Friday, August 9, 2013

We have a 1 year old!!

July was Kailee's birthday. We had some cake (I made 2 actually- one was cherry cake with almond buttercream frosting, and the other was a chocolate zucchini cake for those that are watching their figures). She got to open presents from Juju and Papa (she loves that doll and Reagan loves the diaper bag and wipes that came with the baby). Some friends came over also to help eat all the cake. She didnt get very messy but thats ok. It was messy enough.

In other news, Hunter starts school in 2 weeks...I can not believe my baby boy is now a kindergartener!! He will be attending a full day class and is excited to be eating lunch at school. Most of our ward (church unit) goes to a different school but our chosen school feels like it will be a better fit for him. I will keep you posted on that.

Reagan just finished up a mini "cheer" camp this week and today was her performance...she sat in a chair (in the audience) the entire time. Glad I charged and cleared space on our camera for the magical moment.

We also got to go to Idaho this summer, have a visit from my aunt and uncle, girls trip to Chicago for mom with Juju, celebrated the 4th of July with friends and had visits from Grandpa and Grandma. We are all well and happy. We hope you all are too. Hopefully I will get better at this once school starts for Hunter...but dont hold your breath.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

This stinks!

Wow- I had a (unspoken) goal to blog once a month...FAIL! We have been busy (if thats any consolation!) so I will blame it on that!

February we got to have Grandpa come and visit for a week. The kids had a blast talking Grandpa's ear off! He liked catching up with Kailee especially since that week she had found her voice!

March we got to go to a St. Patrik's Day party. We also got to watch my niece and nephew while Rachel and Luke went to Hawaii. Papa and Juju were supposed to come out but Mom had surgery on her back beforehand and wasn't able to come. Soon though! Hunter and Reagan loved having their cousins here and getting to go to parks almost every day (since our backyard wasn't done). We also got to celebrate Easter with them while they were here.

April was a month of Hunter's 5th birthday (wow- he goes to kindergarten in the fall!) complete with a Super Mario Bros. party, and backyard landscaping! We got grass in (sooo thrilled), some raised beds for gardening and did the irrigation for some additional fruit trees as funds allow. This month, we will also travel to Provo to see Aubs graduate from BYU (or arrive for pictures afterward) and possibly head to Idaho to get a quick hello/goodbye to Grandparents.

Some pictures to tide you over (hopefully). And they wont move for me- sorry.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Catching up!

Happy New Year and belated Christmas, and Thanksgiving! Things have definitely been busy and I really can't blame the lack of posts on that! Since life will always be busy, I just need to be better! Blogger is moving all my pictures below all out of sync so I apologize about that.

Settle in:

Thanksgiving- we went to Idaho to stay with my family and bless Kailee! We were blessed to have both sides of the family represented and it was wonderful to see everyone on Jeremy's side- however brief it was. We made wonderful food, got to go to Big Jud's (of course) and did some shopping on Black Friday (not the early crazy stuff- just when we got up). I was working on credits as well for my re-certification and THANKFULLY that is done until 2018.

Christmas- We went back to Idaho to visit with Jeremy's side of the family with a lil sledding with Rach and her fam (pictures are on the other computer and will be uploaded when I remember). Christmas was wonderful. Kids got to experience snow and we always love going to see family!

January: Reagan, Jeremy and myself had birthdays (not to mention oodles of other people in my family :D- January is a doozy of a month for birthdays!!). Reagan got to pick what she wanted for her birthday dinner and after many conversations

R: I want cake!

Me: Ok, what else?

R: And a candle.

Me: Anything else?

R: And fire!

It was decided she wanted cereal! She picked out Lucky Charms as her birthday dinner and we had a great dinner and "party" with just family. She loves her Pillow Pet by the way, Juju!! Hunter does too and keeps telling me we need to switch the rooms so the pillow pets can see both rooms...

Reagan is a wonderful big sister and LOVES Kailee! She is my little helper when Kailee cries and she makes sure a pacifier is nearby! She loves books and is getting introduced to "princess" and girly things. She LOVES my chap stick and other makeup so I have to hide it (Not that I wear it that often)!

Hunter keeps asking how many minutes it will be until his birthday and then gets frustrated when I say we have a few months to wait..."Thats sooooo long!" He starts kindergarten this fall and I cannot believe how fast the time has gone! He is a very smart boy and his sense of humor is starting to come out! He loves to read still and is very interested in science and math too! Writing is not happening for us but I figure his teacher has to have something to work on :) Hahaha!

Kailee is 6 months old tomorrow! She is the sweetest little thing (even when she is teething-which is right now) and loves to smile and laugh at her siblings and others. Mommy doesn't get many giggles- stinker! She loves the dog and screams little trills whenever Gidget comes within her gaze. Gidget is wonderful with her and will sit near her (mainly because Kailee is on a blanket in the sun) but far enough out of reach- so far. Kailee is rolling both ways and hates being on her tummy! I don't get much done when she is on the ground rolling around. We can't imagine our lives without her and are very grateful for her fantastic personality!