I'm so grateful to have a baby girl
She's my little girly girl
She LOVES to have fun and giggle
She is kind and will always share
She reaches out to kids who need a friend
She loves to do curly hairand is great at doing her own hair
She's so girlyloves all things girlyand it just about kills her Dad
how girls is this?
She's almost always smiling
She's doing great in dance
She's such a funny sleeper
It was a little hard to find pictures of just him
most are with his best buddy/sister, Kamryn
I'm so grateful to have my 2nd chance at parenting with my younger set.
Jared has a great sense of funHere he is at his 2nd grade store
Jared is also a good sport -twice a year he spends several hoursat Kamryn's dance recitalsThis year was good because his cousins were there to sit by
He's got a great smileHe'll play outside in the snow for hours
showing his school spiriton crazy hair day
having fun at Silver Lake
Jared's been very proud of the fact that he readthe first 2 Harry Potter books last fall
He did a great job playing soccer in the falland was on a great team
Jared is a great brother and good friend. He seems to be most like his older brother Justin - sensitive and smart with some of Taylor's fun side thrown in. He is such a good kid and we rarely have to discipline him.
He LOVES to play on the iPad and the Wii.
i LOVE being a missionary mom
and this missionary sure makes it easy.
He has a very positive attitude,
doesn't seem to be homesick at all
(sometimes I wish he missed me just a little),
has embraced everything about his mission,
writes us awesome letters,
and is very spiritual
(who knew - j/k)
Justin has been serving in the mission office since Decemberand is doing an amazing job with all of his responsibilities
Its good to see him still having funand keeping up with his soccer skills
He has seen some amazing French castles
I love to see him having fun with other missionaries
This one might be the most amazing of allBefore he left he didn't cook at all -he didn't even know how to make top ramen!So in one of his areas he and his companion decided to make dinnerfor the members. This was one of their member/neighbors and he made her dinner.It was all legal since they ate outside.
Justin looking all professional with his bluetooth headset.
Justin is a grandfather in the mission.He trained the elder in the middle, who he refers to as his son.Now his son is training the elder on the leftso Justin is a grandfather. He said he feels so old.
Justin with a cute little boyin the family where he spent Christmas Day.
Taylor is my middle child
there's something about the 3rd child
they are challenging and awesome at the same time!
but mostly he makes me so happy :)
(lately he's really been my favorite, shh - don't tell the others)
Taylor on the first day of 9th gradeIts been a good school year andhe's done very well
these 3 have a unique relationshipTaylor wants to be the big brotherbut teases them a little too muchlately they've really all started getting alongand its great when they do
i LOVE that he still likes to hang out with the familyespecially up at the cabin
i LOVE that he has school spirit
Taylor is MY child
he's most like me
maybe that's why we "argue" so much
just recently we've come to terms with our disagreeing
and have figured out how to have fun with it
Taylor is my SOCIAL oneHe has LOTS of friends and is almost always doing somethingwith those many friends
i LOVE the relationship he has with his sisterthey are great friends
Taylor is a great young manwho honors is priesthood and does what's rightHe always participates in church activities,is a good leader and example
Taylor likes to HAVE FUN!
I LOVE this BOY/MAN!
I live for Saturdays (it was Mondays until Justin was transferred to the office) when we get Justin's letters. I LOVE that he likes to write and writes us such good, detailed and fairly long letters. We LOVE having a missionary out and we will really miss his letters when he comes home.
Last night Paul and I went out for date night - just out to dinner at La Cocina, which is just down the hill from our house. It was fun because our good friends were right in front of us to be seated. They had their kids with them and we didn't so we didn't sit together but it was fun to watch their cute kids.
I LOVE being out with Paul - it doesn't really matter what we do, I just LOVE being with him. I usually talk his ear off. He's a good sport to take me out to dinner - its one of my favorite things to do and he doesn't really like it. His whole goal is just to make me happy and I LOVE him for that. I tell him I want to do what makes him happy and he says me being happy makes him happy :)
Just got back from book club tonight and it was a great night. I LOVE those ladies. I LOVE that we've been meeting on the 3rd thurs for 19 years. I LOVE the books we've read and LOVE all that we've shared over the years. We've saved a ton of money on therapy and we've celebrated so many milestones together. I LOVE Melinda for starting our book club and keeping us all together all these years.
Seriously, Modern Family is one of the funniest shows on TV. It is so well written and most episodes have come right from our house. Those writers are spot on with the activities and relationships of those families. So many things in that show remind me of my family.
What makes me sad is Paul does not like the show and won't give it a chance. He tells Jared and Kamryn that it is a naughty show. Maybe he's right, but I guess i must have my little indulgence.
i really LOVE Monday holidays so much! So much that I think we should have one every week :)
Today was super chill and laid back at our house, maybe a little too much.
We did get woken up early with a phone call to come help put up flags in our ward (we were supposed to do take down but someone was sick so we switched). Taylor and Brooke were super good sports to get up early and go put up flags in the cold.
Then I sat next to brooke while she did her taxes - for moral support. She did them herself and is getting some money back :)
Then we went to Target to look around and Taylor got another controller for our new Wii.
Then we spent the afternoon watching Modern Family - oh how i LOVE that show. (that should be another post)
We had a nice dinner together and then I took Brooke back up to school. It was so great to have her home for the weekend.
Now back to the real world :(
This was really supposed to be yesterday's post and i thought about it several times during the day but never actually got it written up.
i LOVE all kinds of music. i LOVE to listen to music. There's not enough time to listen to all the good music.
Friday night we watched our taping of the Grammys and we were happy that it was mostly a good show with good groups performing. Our family LOVES music and we have definitely made a major investment in iPods and iTunes. One of our favorite family night activities is everyone gets a turn to play one of their favorite songs from their iPod and then tell why they like it.
Brooke is coming home tonight!!!
She is only living 20 minutes away
while going to college
but she doesn't have a car and doesn't come home very often
so when she does come home we all get excited :)
i LOVE having fun with her
i LOVE that she has good friends
i LOVE that she likes to spend time hiking
i LOVE that she LOVES the cabin like I doand always hangs out at the cabin with uswhen she can
i LOVE that happy face :)
i LOVE that she LOVES kidsshe LOVES them so muchthat she has decided to go intoelementary education
He really is my everything
He's the ONLY one I can be my real self with
that he is a hard workersometimes too hard
he's a great dadwho supports his kids in all they do
i LOVE spending time with him and our kidsespecially up at Brighton
i LOVE that he's just a big kid
i LOVE that he LOVES me i LOVE hanging out with my crazy boywe have so much fun together
i LOVE golfing with himour favorite date
LOVE to be outside with him
LOVE that we can be silly togetherand LOVE that we both LOVE footballand the UTES
i LOVE that he is all about family andthat he works hard to provide for all of us
i LOVE that he can go to church in this crazy outfit(we were at the cabin and he forgot his white shirt)
i LOVE and am so jealous that heexcels at sleeping
I wish I could spend as much time with him as his work gets him, but those days will come :)
To my Valentine - i love you xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
I'm so grateful to have a baby girl
She's my little girly girl
She LOVES to have fun and giggle
She is kind and will always share
She reaches out to kids who need a friend
She loves to do curly hairand is great at doing her own hair
She's so girlyloves all things girlyand it just about kills her Dad
how girls is this?
She's almost always smiling
She's doing great in dance
She's such a funny sleeper
It was a little hard to find pictures of just him
most are with his best buddy/sister, Kamryn
I'm so grateful to have my 2nd chance at parenting with my younger set.
Jared has a great sense of funHere he is at his 2nd grade store
Jared is also a good sport -twice a year he spends several hoursat Kamryn's dance recitalsThis year was good because his cousins were there to sit by
He's got a great smileHe'll play outside in the snow for hours
showing his school spiriton crazy hair day
having fun at Silver Lake
Jared's been very proud of the fact that he readthe first 2 Harry Potter books last fall
He did a great job playing soccer in the falland was on a great team
Jared is a great brother and good friend. He seems to be most like his older brother Justin - sensitive and smart with some of Taylor's fun side thrown in. He is such a good kid and we rarely have to discipline him.
He LOVES to play on the iPad and the Wii.
i LOVE being a missionary mom
and this missionary sure makes it easy.
He has a very positive attitude,
doesn't seem to be homesick at all
(sometimes I wish he missed me just a little),
has embraced everything about his mission,
writes us awesome letters,
and is very spiritual
(who knew - j/k)
Justin has been serving in the mission office since Decemberand is doing an amazing job with all of his responsibilities
Its good to see him still having funand keeping up with his soccer skills
He has seen some amazing French castles
I love to see him having fun with other missionaries
This one might be the most amazing of allBefore he left he didn't cook at all -he didn't even know how to make top ramen!So in one of his areas he and his companion decided to make dinnerfor the members. This was one of their member/neighbors and he made her dinner.It was all legal since they ate outside.
Justin looking all professional with his bluetooth headset.
Justin is a grandfather in the mission.He trained the elder in the middle, who he refers to as his son.Now his son is training the elder on the leftso Justin is a grandfather. He said he feels so old.
Justin with a cute little boyin the family where he spent Christmas Day.
Taylor is my middle child
there's something about the 3rd child
they are challenging and awesome at the same time!
but mostly he makes me so happy :)
(lately he's really been my favorite, shh - don't tell the others)
Taylor on the first day of 9th gradeIts been a good school year andhe's done very well
these 3 have a unique relationshipTaylor wants to be the big brotherbut teases them a little too muchlately they've really all started getting alongand its great when they do
i LOVE that he still likes to hang out with the familyespecially up at the cabin
i LOVE that he has school spirit
Taylor is MY child
he's most like me
maybe that's why we "argue" so much
just recently we've come to terms with our disagreeing
and have figured out how to have fun with it
Taylor is my SOCIAL oneHe has LOTS of friends and is almost always doing somethingwith those many friends
i LOVE the relationship he has with his sisterthey are great friends
Taylor is a great young manwho honors is priesthood and does what's rightHe always participates in church activities,is a good leader and example
Taylor likes to HAVE FUN!
I LOVE this BOY/MAN!
I live for Saturdays (it was Mondays until Justin was transferred to the office) when we get Justin's letters. I LOVE that he likes to write and writes us such good, detailed and fairly long letters. We LOVE having a missionary out and we will really miss his letters when he comes home.
Last night Paul and I went out for date night - just out to dinner at La Cocina, which is just down the hill from our house. It was fun because our good friends were right in front of us to be seated. They had their kids with them and we didn't so we
 didn't sit together but it was fun to watch their cute kids.
I LOVE being out with Paul - it doesn't really matter what we do, I just LOVE being with him. I usually talk his ear off. He's a good sport to take me out to dinner - its one of my favorite things to do and he doesn't really like it. His whole goal is just to make me happy and I LOVE him for that. I tell him I want to do what makes him happy and he says me being happy makes him happy :)
Just got back from book club tonight and it was a great night. I LOVE those ladies. I LOVE that we've been meeting on the 3rd thurs for 19 years. I LOVE the books we've read and LOVE all that we've shared over the years. We've saved a ton of money on therapy and we've celebrated so many milestones together. I LOVE Melinda for starting our book club and keeping us all together all these years.
Seriously, Modern Family is one of the funniest shows on TV. It is so well written and most episodes have come right from our house. Those writers are spot on with the activities and relationships of those families. So many things in that show remind me of my family.
What makes me sad is Paul does not like the show and won't give it a chance. He tells Jared and Kamryn that it is a naughty show. Maybe he's right, but I guess i must have my little indulgence.
i really LOVE Monday holidays so much! So much that I think we should have one every week :)
Today was super chill and laid back at our house, maybe a little too much.
We did get woken up early with a phone call to come help put up flags in our ward (we were supposed to do take down but someone was sick so we switched). Taylor and Brooke were super good sports to get up early and go put up flags in the cold.
Then I sat next to brooke while she did her taxes - for moral support. She did them herself and is getting some money back :)
Then we went to Target to look around and Taylor got another controller for our new Wii.
Then we spent the afternoon watching Modern Family - oh how i LOVE that show. (that should be another post)
We had a nice dinner together and then I took Brooke back up to school. It was so great to have her home for the weekend.
Now back to the real world :(
This was really supposed to be yesterday's post and i thought about it several times during the day but never actually got it written up.
i LOVE all kinds of music. i LOVE to listen to music. There's not enough time to listen to all the good music.
Friday night we watched our taping of the Grammys and we were happy that it was mostly a good show with good groups performing. Our family LOVES music and we have definitely made a major investment in iPods and iTunes. One of our favorite family night activities is everyone gets a turn to play one of their favorite songs from their iPod and then tell why they like it.
Brooke is coming home tonight!!!
She is only living 20 minutes away
while going to college
but she doesn't have a car and doesn't come home very often
so when she does come home we all get excited :)
i LOVE having fun with her
i LOVE that she has good friends
i LOVE that she likes to spend time hiking
i LOVE that she LOVES the cabin like I doand always hangs out at the cabin with uswhen she can
i LOVE that happy face :)
i LOVE that she LOVES kidsshe LOVES them so muchthat she has decided to go intoelementary education
He really is my everything
He's the ONLY one I can be my real self with
that he is a hard workersometimes too hard
he's a great dadwho supports his kids in all they do
i LOVE spending time with him and our kidsespecially up at Brighton
i LOVE that he's just a big kid
i LOVE that he LOVES me i LOVE hanging out with my crazy boywe have so much fun together
i LOVE golfing with himour favorite date
LOVE to be outside with him
LOVE that we can be silly togetherand LOVE that we both LOVE footballand the UTES
i LOVE that he is all about family andthat he works hard to provide for all of us
i LOVE that he can go to church in this crazy outfit(we were at the cabin and he forgot his white shirt)
i LOVE and am so jealous that heexcels at sleeping
I wish I could spend as much time with him as his work gets him, but those days will come :)
To my Valentine - i love you xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo