I know it’s been forever since I’ve posted here but I’m still alive. We had an amazing Christmas with lots of yummy food and plenty of family time. The boys are just enjoying their last official day off from school, John’s been working like crazy and so have I. I’m having so much fun designing digital scrapbooking supplies. Check out my stores and blog if you are interested. I’m going to try and be better at blogging but I can’t make any promises! Have a happy new year!!
Here’s Sesame Street’s take on Glee – awesome!
So I know I’ve been MIA for most of the summer but isn’t that what summer is for?
We got to go to Montana for a whole week and play on my parents boat. The weather was fantastic and I tried wakeboarding for the very first time. And guess what? I got up on my first try! I didn’t last long but I still did it. I got up a second time too but then I couldn’t get up again. My legs just got really shaky (I think from nerves and cold) and I just had to get out of the water. But next year I’m totally doing it again! It was FUN!
We also decided that it was time for us to start acting like mature, responsible parents so we traded in our Pilot (so sad) and got a new minivan. I was worried I wouldn’t like it but it has enough fun new options to distract me from the fact that I’m driving a minivan! And there’s so much more room -it’s really easy for my kids. And the ride is much smoother than in the pilot so I’m dealing with it!
Some other fun news…some of you know that I’ve recently gotten REALLY into digital scrapbooking. Well as of Sept. 1 I opened a store selling templates for digital scrapbookers. It’s been so much fun. If you’re interested in that stuff you should definitely subscribe to my scrapping blog and like me on facebook because there will be lots of freebies and chances to win my kits!
I’ve also decided that I really want to get back into selling Lia Sophia so if anyone wants to have a party, give me a call, send me an email, or even comment on this blog post!
John was lucky enough (or not – we’re still deciding) to get an extra week off this summer so we decided to take the kids to Drumheller to check out the dinosaur museum and those funny rocks.
We arrived in Drumheller at lunch time and tried to get some lunch at McDonalds there was an entire Hutterite colony there plus about half the population of Drumheller. Instead we went to DQ where there were 3 other people in the restaurant besides us. Anyway, we drove out to the museum and started out but joining in on a game show they were doing. We didn’t last long there though because of course Denver got bored about 5 seconds in.
Doesn’t everybody look thrilled?
Isaiah and Black Beauty – a T-rex whose skeleton turned black because of manganese.
I love this picture of Denny.
Emma did NOT like the monkey. It came off shortly after this picture was taken.
Once we were done with the museum, “dead-legs” Denver was dying to go hiking (don’t ask me why) so we drove down to the Hoodoos and did some hiking.
They have these handy little shelves for your camera so you can take a picture with your whole family in it! Genius!
I love this picture of Isaiah.
And my little dead-legged hiker.
I LOVE these kids!!!
Emma is such a daddy’s girl. John says it’s because he’s a novelty.
I have to admit, I was extremely nervous watching those two little boys climbing around up there.
We had a good time and are looking forward to a fun week in Montana next week. We also finally got some landscaping done in our yard – stay tuned for some before and after pictures!
Dance in the Rain – Photo Challenge
July 25th, 2011 | Posted by in I Heart Faces Challenges - (4 Comments)
This week’s photo challenge at i heart faces is water. I just took some pictures of the boys in the rain last week and I LOVE this one of little Denny. He had so much fun playing in the rain.
Check out the other entries here.
My kids’ Dad is pretty awesome too. He does a lot around here (when he’s home). When someone needs a diaper changing or lunch made or owies kissed he’s the first one to step in do what needs doing. He’s a fabulous example to both of my boys of how a real man should act. He is greatly missed while he’s away at work but all four of us! He’s a super fun dad too. He loves to play with his kids (which is more than I can say for myself – let’s just say I’m not the get down on the floor and play type!) They all love to wrassle with him and when Denver was about two John taught him how to tackle (actually, looking back, I think that was a bit of a mistake). John is the kind of guy that kids LOVE and are drawn to. He’s just so great with kids (sometimes it’s almost like I have four kids though…JK!) John would do anything for his three little kids. He sacrifices so much for us and I think it’s amazing. Here’s to another great dad!
I may be biased and I think there are at least three other people out there that will agree with me but I think I have the best Dad out there. I know Father’s Day is coming up but it was also my Dad’s birthday this week so I thought I’d like to write a short tribute post for him.
My dad is a stand-up kind of guy. He’s the guy you KNOW will be there when you need an extra hand with anything. He’s there whether you’re moving (he’s been there for EVERY single one of our ten moves) or laying sod or building a deck or dealing with rising water levels in your backyard or needing someone to watch your kids while you drive your husband to the ER for the third time that year. And there’s never any question either – he’ll drop anything to help someone out.
My dad is pretty serious most of the time but he has a really great fun side too. I love it when he gets to relax (like on vacation or Sunday night) and his whole personality changes. When I was little we used to have “beat-up-Dad night” every Sunday night after dinner. All four of us kids would just go to town and he actually let us! Some of my greatest memories are all the awesome family vacations we went on and how fun my dad was! I also always knew that if we were out just the two of us I could ask to stop and get a slurpee and he’s probably say yes.
Since I’ve had kids I really enjoyed watching how my dad interacts with them. It truly warms my heart to see my dad hanging out with my boys or trying to get Emma to give him the time of day. (Emma’s pretty stingy with her affections.)
So now you can see that my dad is pretty awesome but this just glanced the surface of the amazingness of my dad.
Once again, I have two photos. This week was all about Isaiah.
John worked so hard to get Isaiah’s room finished before he came home from school on Friday. We really played it up too. Isaiah asked John if he could finish his room and John started going on about how expensive it was going to be and that we just couldn’t afford it right now. Then Friday we were running around like crazy trying to get the room done before he got home. It was really pretty fun actually.
Anyway, so when he came home from school John pretended he was mad because the basement was such a mess and sent him down to get it all cleaned up. I was downstairs waiting on his bed with the camera. He was so excited and happy when he opened the door and saw all of his stuff in there. Doesn’t he look so happy?
And then on Saturday, Isaiah got baptized. I can’t believe my little boy is old enough to get baptized. I was so proud of him!
Join in…there are going to be prizes soon!!!
I’m cheating again and including two photos. Both of them are awesome in their own way and I couldn’t pick just one!
First is Emma….with her very first ponytail!!
Her hair is so sweet and curly that I don’t usually do anything other than just put a little barrette in the front but I wanted to try out a ponytail. She didn’t mind it at all, even when I was trying to get those stupid tiny elastics in her hair and pulling it and stuff. What a good little girl!
And the second picture is one I just took this morning. We are working (well really mostly John is) really hard to get Isaiah’s bedroom done this week as a pre-baptism surprise and when I went downstairs to see how John was doing, this is what I found. (Isn’t he handsome, even covered in goop?)
If you want to play along, Jamie would be more than happy to have you!
Here’s mine. Emma loves to sit on the floor while I make dinner and pull everything out of the cupboard to make stuff. This picture was actually taken in the morning while I was trying to mop the floor. Jamie would love to have you participate…check it out.
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