The Wacky Warricks

Look at the size of those cheeks!

2010-10-27T14:20:00.000-07:00

8-23-2010

My chubby little Kalli. I just want to squeeze those cheeks every day. I just love her to pieces!

First day of kindergarten

2010-09-23T13:46:00.000-07:00

8-19-2010

Megan has been waiting for this day forever. She has been so excited to go to kindergarten. They have changed things up this year and she goes Tuesdays, Thursdays and every other Fridays, full days. A couple of days before she got meet her teacher, Mrs. Foreman. I can't believe I have a kid old enough to go to school.

Doesn't she look so cute? You can't tell she's excited, can you.

Waiting for class to start.

Megan can be picky, so she takes a cold lunch every day. This picture was taken mid-bite so she looks unhappy, but she's not.

My mother is the best! She came to watch the younger two while I went with Megan. She brought this banner and we put it up on the front window. Megan thought it was so awesome.

Fun time with markers

2010-09-23T13:37:00.000-07:00

8-17-2010

I was getting ready for the day and it seemed a little quiet. I stuck my head around the corner and this is what I found. Gotta love her!

That face cracks me up. She knows she's in trouble even though I am taking her picture.

She even tried to use the marker for eye shadow. Thank goodness they were washable markers. It came right off.

Happy Birthday Megan!

2010-09-23T13:18:00.001-07:00

8-7-2010

Megan's birthday was August 5. I know, I'm a little late posting this. This year Megan had a party with her friends and she got to pick the theme. You would think that because she is girl she would choose princesses or something along those lines. Nope, she chose tractors. She is such a funny girl. It worked out great anyway because of all the kids that were here, there was only 1 girl. She seems to have more boy friends than girl friends.

This is my attempt at a tractor cake. I think it turned out pretty good. Megan love it.

We had a cut out for the kids to pose behind.

Brian took the kids on a number of tractor rides. I think they really enjoyed it. He told me later that on every ride at least on person either lost their cowboy hat or a flip flop.

We hid a number of farm animals in a pile of straw and the kids had to find them.

A few of the boys at the party.

Megan loves pinatas so we had to get one for the party.

And of course, cake and ice cream. Thanks to all of our friends for coming. It was a great party.

Swimming Lessons #2

2010-09-08T20:45:00.000-07:00

7-23-2010

Round 2 of swimming lessons was at Lakeview Pool. This is where she took lessons last year and she enjoyed it. She did such a good job this time and even passed her level. She will be ready for Level 1 next summer. Good job Megan!

Megan's first camping trip

2010-09-08T20:13:00.001-07:00

7-18-2010

Brian and I haven't gone camping since we before we had Megan, so the girls haven't been able to experience it until Megan went with Gramma Jello and Granpa Randy. She was so excited to go and would ask about it every day. She had so much fun and wants to go again soon. Thank you so much Mom and Dad for taking her.

This video cracks me up. If you watch her closely, about every 3 turns she hits her hat.

This is on the way up. Can you tell she is excited?

Grandma Jello and Grandpa Randy

Apparently 2 juice boxes are better than 1.

This was on a little hike they took.

At Cascade Lake

She told me she didn't fall asleep on the way home. We've got proof she did.

I just love our girls!

2010-08-29T16:38:00.000-07:00

7-11-2010

These are just random pictures of the girls. Kalli is growing too fast! I think they are all so cute and had to share.

Swimming Lessons #1

2010-08-29T16:29:00.000-07:00

6-21-2010

This is Megan's second summer of swimming lessons and she absolutely loves them. This year we scheduled it so Megan and her friend Kenny could take lessons together. Megan looked forward to seeing him every day. They both did great but didn't pass so we took another class later in the summer.

Here she is ready to go.

It was kind of nice having them in a separate little pool all to themselves.

Megan and Kenny practicing their kicking. I think it was one of their favorite parts.

Father's Day

2010-08-29T16:20:00.000-07:00

6-20-2010

A Happy Father's Day to the best dad in the world. Brian and his beautiful girls. They adore him. This year Father's Day, our anniversary and my sister's birthday all landed on the same day.

Our Anniversary

2010-08-12T14:36:00.001-07:00

6-18-2010

June 20th was our 7 year anniversary. I can't believe it has been that long already. I couldn't be happier. A wonderful husband and three beautiful girls. We have made it a tradition for Brian to take the Friday or Monday closest to our anniversary off to spend together as a family. Then Brian and I go out to dinner to end the day. This year we decided to stay close and feed the ducks at Lakeview Park. The girls love throwing popcorn to them. Of course we enjoy a little popcorn ourselves. After that we had lunch under a tree in the park and went home for naps. I think all of us took one that day.

Later that night Brian and I went to Kahootz for dinner. I really like the food there and had wonderful fillet mignon. We thought we had parked in the right place, but ended up getting caught right in the middle of the Dairy Days Parade. We ended up watching most of the parade and then went miniature golfing.

The day was very relaxing and we all had a really good time.

Helmets

2010-08-05T21:15:00.001-07:00

6-3-2010

Brian got a new helmet and everyone had to try it on. I'd say it was a little big.

Kalli's Blessing

2010-08-05T20:55:00.001-07:00

5-29-2010

We blessed Kalli on Memorial Day weekend. We figured it would be easier for people to travel with a long weekend. The day seemed a little crazy, so the only picture I got was of Kalli in her car seat. But you still can see her beautiful dress. We also have a crocheted blanket we use that day also.

What a beautiful little girl.

This is our attempt at a family picture. The button on my sleeve had got caught in Megan's hair so that is why she is crying. Kalli was crying and Ashlyn was just not interested in what was going on.

My brother and his family got Kalli this cute blessing bracelet. So pretty.

My side of the family.

Brian's side of the family.

The whole clan.

Monkey see, monkey do

2010-08-04T20:46:00.000-07:00

5-11-2010

The title of my post says it all. I pumped for the first couple of months and every time I sat down to do it, Ashlyn and Megan thought they needed to do it to. It was too funny so I had to get it on video.

Ashlyn's Birthday

2010-08-04T20:37:00.000-07:00

5-8-2010

Ashlyn's birthday was actually April 15, which was only 6 days after Kalli was born. There was no way we were going to have a party with a 6 day old baby, so we waited a couple of weeks. Thank goodness she was clueless as to when her birthday really was. We had a good time with all of our family.
I stole this cake idea off the back of a cake mix box. I thought it turned out pretty good.
Here's Ashlyn opening the gift that we as a family got her. Megan was so excited to give it to her. It is a wheel barrow and some digging utensils. Those girls love to dig in the bag yard.

Our First Injury

2010-08-04T11:53:00.001-07:00

5-5-2010

I knew it was going to happen sooner or later, I just wasn't sure what they injury would be. Ashlyn was so enthralled with Kalli and her eyes when she was first born. I was in the kitchen and heard Kalli start wailing. I came around the corner and saw these next two images.
Such an innocent little face. But there's menace in those eyes.
Poor Kalli and the skin above her eyes. Ashlyn had tried to open her eyes and scraped the skin above her eyes on both sides. It looked worse in person.

It's Getting Crowded

2010-08-04T11:40:00.000-07:00

4-22-2010

This was pretty common when Kalli was just born. Ashlyn apparently thought Kalli needed some company in her little chair. It would always make me laugh when I would come in to the room and see something like this.

Our 3 girls loving each other.
Sleeping the day away. I feel bad because I haven't taken as many pictures of Kalli as I did the other girls. I guess that's what happens when you are the third child.

Dressing Up

2010-08-04T11:14:00.000-07:00

4-19-2010

I'm not quite sure what these girls are dressing up as, but they sure look cute.

Megan holding Kalli at 10 days old. Megan is such a helper around with her and loves her to pieces.

Kalli's Birth

2010-05-29T09:04:00.000-07:00

I know am really behind in getting these pictures up, but 3 kids is a lot of work and I don't have much free time. I will post more pictures that we have taken since we have been home later.
I would say that her birth was the best out of all three. I pushed through 4 contractions and she was here. This picture was soon after her birth.

You can tell she had just got done crying in this picture. Kind of a pouty look.

I can't believe I am putting this picture on here. I had to go in to the hospital a day early because of my blood pressure and I hadn't had time to do makeup or hair before I left. The girls were so excited to come see Kalli.

Our three girls. Ashlyn was absolutely enthralled with Kalli. She didn't want to give her up.

I thought this picture was so sweet.

This is us getting ready to go. Of course, she didn't fit into anything. They are so tiny.

We are so happy to have her here. She is the best little baby.
We love her so much!

Kalli Brianne Warrick

2010-04-18T16:56:00.000-07:00

Kalli Brianne Warrick
4-9-10
6 lbs 14 oz
20 inches

My Girls

2010-03-06T14:17:00.001-08:00

These are some random pictures of the girls lately. I have to say, I think I have the cutest girls in the world.Getting ready for bed. Such posers!She is going to kill me for this when she gets older. We are kind of potty training, so I had to snap this picture. Can you see the whole stack of books on the counter? She loves to read while she waits.

Getting ready for church. What cuties!

Strike!

2010-03-06T14:07:00.000-08:00

Back in January we went bowling with the Mustang Club. Both girls absolutely enjoyed themselves. I love the ramp they provide for the little ones. It really helps the momentum of the ball.

Megan was so funny. She would start jumping up and down and get all excited before the ball even hit pins. I think she could have gone all night.

Ashlyn wanted to be the big girl and always carry her own ball to the ramp. You can see the ramp is about the same size as she is.

I can't take a picture these days without Ashlyn making this face. She says "cheeeeeeeese" and squints her eyes. You can tell by the smiles they had a blast.

The Doctors

2010-02-21T20:30:00.000-08:00

Right before bed the other day, Megan and Ashlyn decided that Dad needed a check-up. Megan got a doctor set for Christmas and has loved using it on everyone. I think it was hard for Brian not to laugh while everything was going on. I just love their imagination.

Checking his ears. Hopefully he cleaned his ears that day.

Looking at his teeth. Yep, nice and clean.

Yes, I'm a slacker

2010-02-20T09:03:00.001-08:00

Yes, I know, I am a slacker. I can't believe I have let so much time go by between posts. I am going to get back on track and make sure I am making regular posts from now on. Brian suggested that I don't worry about a lot of the older stuff I haven't blogged yet or I will never get it done. I agreed. I may have to make a short post of at least Christmas though.

Anyway, I sat down at the computer this morning thinking I would start my catch up today and then realized Brian took the camera with him this morning, so I don't have any pictures. I promise tomorrow you will see another post with some pictures on it.

We are so excited for our new little one to join our family. I am down to the single digits on the number of weeks left. I am always induced early so I figure I've got about 6-7 weeks left. Yippee!!

We have decided on her name and it is going to be ....... Kallie Brianne Warrick. Megan and Ashlyn's middle names have family significance and we wanted to make sure that Kallie's did too. Can anyone guess where Brianne comes from? If we would have had a boy, Brian would have passed his first name down as our first boys middle name. It's something that his family does and we had planned on doing that. But we aren't going to have any boys to pass his name on to so we thought we would change it a little and pass it to Kallie. I really like it and it was all Brian's idea.

So, stayed tuned until tomorrow for more posts from the Warrick household.

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

2009-11-23T18:23:00.000-08:00

Yes, that's what little girls are made of. And we will have our 3rd girl in April. Everything looked great on the ultrasound. We can't wait for her to be here. Here is a picture from the ultrasound today. I think her hand on her forehead is kind of funny. She had her hands by her face the whole time.

Skiing with the Colemans

2009-09-30T14:11:00.001-07:00

8/1/09

Brandon and Stef invited us to go water skiing and of course we said yes. It has been since Megan was born that either of us has gone so we were excited to get the opportunity. I got right up and so did Brian. I guess it's like riding a bike, you never forget how. Megan was a little unsure about the boat ride but Ashlyn loved it.

We tried the life vests on the night before to make sure they fit. The girls wouldn't take them off. They just walked around the house that night ready for a flood.
Ashlyn really enjoyed sitting in the tube. I think she liked the slow rhythm of the waves hitting it.

Do you think she'll be ok? She was wearing water wings, a life vest and was in a tube. We figured she was the safest of us all. She loved kicking herself around in the tube.

Poor Stef was about a month away from having a baby so she didn't get to ski. This is Kenny her and Ashlyn enjoying the water. The water was the perfect temperature that day. I think Ashlyn and Megan could have stayed in it for hours. Thanks Colemans!

Megan's 4th Birthday

2009-09-30T14:02:00.001-07:00

7/31/09

I can't believe that Megan is 4 now. Boy has time flown. She has really matured a lot this year. We love her so much and are so glad she is a part of our family. She is already talking about her birthday next year and how she will be able to go to kindergarten when she is 5. Happy Birthday Megan!

I love these two pictures because of her smiles. I see pure excitement in these silly grins. You can tell she got exactly what she wanted.

Camping with Dad

2009-09-30T13:41:00.000-07:00

7/24/09

We haven't gone camping since we had kids, so Megan hasn't been exposed to camping much. We decided that it might be fun to have Brian and Megan camp in the back yard. She thoroughly enjoyed herself. As Brian was setting everything up, she kept asking "so, what do we do next". It was pretty funny. They had a good time, but Brian brought her in in the middle of the night because he was so uncomfortable. Maybe they'll have to use the trampoline next time.

Setting up the tent.
Can you tell she was excited?

All set for the evening.

More swimming lessons

2009-09-30T13:32:00.001-07:00

7/20/09

Boy am I a slacker. I can't believe it has been so long since I posted. Megan also took swimming lessons at Lakeview Pool. Megan's teacher was Danielle and I absolutely loved her. Megan is a little leery of going under water. By the end of the two weeks, she had gone under a number of times. Danielle pushed her in the areas that she needed work in and I really liked that.

Here they are practicing their kicks.
Those kids never wanted to stay in the pool. It was pretty cold since the lessons were at 9:00 in the morning. Megan was a good sport. We will be back for sure next summer.

A little young still

2009-07-19T14:19:00.001-07:00

7-18-2009
Yes, that's underwear she is wearing. This little girl wants to grow up faster than she needs to. Sometimes when I am getting Ashlyn ready for the day, she will go in to Megan's dresser and pull out a pair of panties. She tries to put them on herself but doesn't usually have much luck. If I don't put them on her, she gets pretty mad. She has also been wanting to use the toilet. She will back up to it if we are in the bathroom. I usually just sit her on it for a couple of seconds and tell her she did a good job. She loves her sister so much and wants to do everything she does. This picture makes me laugh every time I see it.

The good old days

2009-07-19T14:10:00.000-07:00

7-16-2009

On Thursday it was so stinkin' hot that we decided to put the sprinkler under the trampoline to cool off a little. We used to do this all the time growing up, so it was fun to watch the kids do it.

Good action shot of Megan and Trent(our neighbor). They really had a lot of fun with it.
You can tell my Trent's face that the water is a little cold.

This is what Ashlyn did most of the time. She would just shake the hose up and down while standing in the little pool. She loved it.

Swimming Lessons

2009-07-19T14:06:00.001-07:00

7-13-2009
This past week Megan started swimming lessons with Amanda Deason. She has done so good. Amanda is such a great teacher and I have seen improvements already in how comfortable Megan is in the water. She is so excited every day to see Amanda.

4th of July

2009-07-09T13:40:00.000-07:00

This 4th of July we were going to be in so many different places that we decided that we would do fireworks the night before. It was a lot of fun to watch Megan and her excitement over the littlest things. And we even got yelled at by a neighbor down the street. Apparently we were scaring her dog. We didn't even have anything illegal.

Funny smile. You can tell she is having too much fun.
Not a very good picture - it was a lot better in person.

The next day we went to Caldwell and watched the parade. It went right in front of my parents house so we didn't have to walk far.

Ashlyn really enjoyed the parade. She sat and watched very intently.

We even got to see Thomas the Train.

Here is Megan eating her favorite food "corn on the cod". It doesn't matter how many times we try to correct her, she still says cod. We joke with her and tell her she is eating corn on the fish and then she just laughs.

Maybe I do have a green thumb

2009-07-09T13:31:00.000-07:00

I have never had a garden because every flower that I try to keep alive ends up dying. I decided this year I would try just a few vegetables so I planted some tomatoes and cucumbers in a couple of pots. It has been exciting to see buds actually turn into something. Here are a couple of pictures of my potted garden. I think since it was a success this year, we will find a spot in the back yard for a garden next year.

Warthen Sister Reunion

2009-06-29T20:13:00.001-07:00

This last weekend we had the Warthen sisters reunion in Heber City, Utah. We had a really good turn out but missed those who couldn't come. It was so green and beautiful up there. Here are some pictures to tell about the weekend.

This is a picture of my parents, their kids and all the grandkids. We are only missing Alex and apprently my parents and Jacob's heads. We haven't had everyone together like this for a picture since my wedding 6 years ago.
This picture doesn't do justice. It was overcast for this picture, but during the day with sunny skies, it was beautiful. They had a rainy June, so everything was especially green.

Some of the cousins hanging out. Thanks to Jason and Candee for letting us use there house. It was the perfect place for the reunion.

Friday night was motorcyle riding night. All the younger boys would stand in line for a turn to ride the motorcyle or the 4 wheeler that Jeremy had brought. Little did we know that later that night there would be a trip to the hospital. Braden ended up cutting his leg to the bone and had to have 28 stitches total. He was a trooper and we were all grateful it wasn't more serious.

Can you believe there was even a car show in Heber City on Saturday? Brian went down to it along with some of the other cousins. I think he enjoyed being able to do that while on vacation.

Connie, Mom, Jeremy, Verlee and Kaleb sitting at the pool on Saturday.

There was a 1 1/2 foot deep pool that Megan loved. She played in it the whole time. The jets would push her around in circles. It looked pretty relaxing. Here's a video of her.

Getting read for the talent show. What a great bunch of kids.

Megan wanted to do the pledge of allegiance but got stage fright and ended up needing a little help. She was such a good little girl the whole reunion. She didn't want to leave. She said she wanted to stay in Utah for a long, long time.

This is the only picture I have from the reunion of the 3 sisters. Connie and Barb were dressed up for a skit that they had done for the talent show. They were the ones that planned it and they did a great job. The 3 of them and their families used to all live in the Treasure Valley, but now that we all have families of our own, many of them have moved away. So we are always excited to see each other when reunion time comes around.

Our cute little family. Verlee took this on Saturday night after we said our goodbyes to everyone. We left on Sunday morning and made it home in one piece. We had a great time but we were glad to be back in our own home.

Happy Anniversary!

2009-06-22T21:09:00.001-07:00

June 20th was our 6 year anniversary. It has been 6 wonderful years and I consider myself the luckiest woman to be married to Brian. We celebrated by going to dinner at Brick 29. Doesn't my dinner look so yummy. The filet mignon melted in my mouth. Brian had a very good ribeye steak. Very good restaurant.

Snug as a bug ....

2009-06-22T21:05:00.001-07:00

Snug as a bug in a rug.

Our funny little Megan.

What a suprise!

2009-06-22T20:57:00.000-07:00

On June 4, Amy dropped Gage and Cole off at my house so I could watch them while she went to a doctors appointment. She was going to meet up with us afterwards to go swimming. But little Dane had different plans. She went to that appointment and was told Dane was going to be born that day. What a surprise.

This is the whole gang at the swimming pool in Angie's subdivision. They all had such a good time. They were so famished when they got out so we ate a few snacks. What a bunch of cuties!

She gets it from her dad

2009-06-22T20:52:00.001-07:00

We think that Megan may take after her dad and become an engineer. Here are some examples why. Everything always has to be lined up like this. It's pretty funny.

Why we're wacky moments 1-6

2009-06-22T20:18:00.000-07:00

#6 We made cupcakes the other day and when you could start to smell them cooking Megan said "those cupcakes smell beautiful."

#5 Megan turned to Ashlyn the other day and said "thank you for coming out of mommy's tummy". I guess I should be thankful too. I wouldn't want her still in there.

#4 First wacky moment of the night - Last night we put the lights on our tree. When we were ready to plug them in, we realized we had put them on backwards and the plug was at the top of the tree. Second wacky moment - When we told Megan why we were taking the lights off she asked Brian if he did it on purpose. I wanted to say to her "Yes Megan, we like to hang lights two times in one night. "

#3 I was in Ashlyn's room feeding her the other day and Megan was out in the living room. Or so I thought. I had the door open and I could tell she was doing something, I just couldn't figure out what. I didn't want to stop nursing so I just waited. After a little while she walks in with a ham and cheese sandwich. I almost started laughing. Two pieces of bread with 2 pieces of ham and a slice of cheese. (don't worry, it was presliced cheese). She was so proud of herself, the whole rest of the day she kept telling me she had made me "a grilled cheese sandwich". Funny girl!

#2 Megan watches a cartoon called Kai Lan where the little girl teaches you a few words in Chinese. Usually she asks if you can say hi in Chinese and then says it. The other day Megan was going to use the bathroom and turned to me and said "Can you say poop in Chinese?". I had to turn my head so she wouldn't see my laughing.

#1 According to Megan, we are all going to become nuns. Her new favorite movie is The Sound of Music. She saw the nuns and told me that Ashlyn, me and herself needed to get black heads and dance and sing. Sorry Megan, no nuns in this household.

Mmmmmmmmm......chocolate

2009-06-22T20:11:00.000-07:00

The other day I gave Ashlyn a few chocolate chips and this is what we ended up with. As I'm sure you guessed, she got a bath afterwards.

Such an innocent face.

Happy Birthday Ashlyn!!!!!

2009-06-22T19:49:00.001-07:00

I know, I'm a little behind in posting, but better late than never. April 15 was Ashlyn's 1 year birthday. I can't believe it has been a year already. I call her my tax baby. She is such a joy to have in our lives. She makes me laugh every day. Here are a few pictures from her party.

The cake
Opening presents

She got so excited when she opened the card that had this in it. It was like she really knew what it was. She kept waving it around and playing with it. It was pretty funny.

She never did get too messy with the cake. She basically stayed on top and played with the frosting.

Easter

2009-06-05T20:31:00.001-07:00

Easter morning was a lot of fun again this year. We have made it a tradition to have the Easter Bunny hide eggs and then the girls get to find them. It is always a lot of fun to watch.

Megan showing off what she got in her bucket.
I found a bunny mom!

Look! Two eggs!

Apparently she couldn't wait for us to open the egg.

Easter egg hunt at the Church

2009-06-05T20:22:00.000-07:00

Our ward had an Easter breakfast and then an egg hunt again this year. Megan was so excited. She even got to use her new Easter bucket from Trey and Rebecca. Thanks so much Rebecca - it is soooo cute!

Here they are getting ready to go hunting.
I found one!!

Megan and Trey with their Easter buckets. I think they both got a good amount candy.

Coloring Easter Eggs

2009-06-05T20:13:00.001-07:00

We decided to color Easter eggs this year and it was a lot of fun. Megan really enjoyed herself. It will definitely be a tradition in the Warrick household.

The finished product after bath time.

Mission reunion and visiting family

2009-06-05T19:51:00.000-07:00

At the beginning of April we went to Bountiful, Utah for Brian's mission reunion. It had been quite a while since they had had one, so Brian was glad we were able to go. I didn't get any pictures, but we had Jamaican food for dinner and a short slide show. It was a good time and I think Brian was glad to be able to see some of the guys from the mission.

While were down there we were able to see my brand new nephew. He was only about a week old. So tiny! My mom was jealous that I got to see him first. This is my brother Erik and Nathan.

Megan loves babies. She was so excited to be able to hold Nathan.

Thanks for letting us come visit, Erik and Becky!

Grandpa Ralph

2009-06-05T19:38:00.000-07:00

At the end of March, my Grandpa Ralph passed away. What an incredible man. He lived a great life and I am grateful for to have had him in my life. My Grandma Rene had passed away 19 years before and I know that they are together now. I felt it a privilege to be able to be there with him in his last couple of weeks.

I had the privilege of speaking at his funeral. It was hard, but I am so grateful he asked me to do that. These pictures are from the graveside after the funeral service. He was in the military so they played taps and had the flag over his casket. It was a pretty neat thing to watch.

This is a picture of almost all the grandchildren. I think we were only missing Erik from my family and Lacy from the Pearce family. Good looking group if you ask me.

Zip me up, Mom

2009-04-09T12:33:00.000-07:00

I'm not really sure what Megan was thinking the other day, but she decided to play in my duffel bag. She would zip herself inside and then laugh. To make it even funnier, she was wearing a swimsuit and then asked for a blanket to keep her warm. What an imagination!

Another one of Ashlyn's silly faces

2009-04-09T12:25:00.001-07:00

If she isn't scrunching up her nose, she is making fish faces. You wonder where they learn these things. She makes me laugh every day.

St. Patrick's Day Hair

2009-04-09T12:17:00.001-07:00

Thanks to my friend Alyce, Megan had extremely cute hair on St. Patrick's Day. After preschool that day, I asked Alyce if she would do something with Megan's hair. Megan always lets other people do things to her hair, but not me. It's amazing how pulling her hair back changes how she looks. Too bad she won't let me do this every day. Thanks Alyce!

Crawl Space

2009-04-09T12:11:00.001-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, Brian had to get in the crawl space to do something with the phone line. I thought Megan would be scared, but she wanted to get in there with him. Crazy girl!

Of course she had to have her gloves, snow pants and boots to match Brian. He had his work gloves, boots and coveralls on. She is such a copy cat.
Silly little girl - she sure loves her daddy!

Brian's Birthday

2009-04-09T11:57:00.000-07:00

So I am a little behind in posting. I need to get on the ball. Brian's birthday was March 12. It is tradition to take a turkey to Smokey Davis and have it smoked for his birthday dinner. The party is usually with his family and I always invite my parents (which they appreciate, they love that turkey). It is always a good time and this year was no exception.

I decided to have fun with the camera and took this picture. Don't they look yummy?
Good food, good company

Ashlyn enjoying the party

Funny Face

2009-03-10T20:06:00.001-07:00

Ashlyn has started to make this silly face where she wrinkles up her nose and sniffs. Nobody taught her, she started it one day. It makes me laugh every time I see her do it. I posted both videos because it's so funny.

What a cutie!

Daddy's girls

2009-03-04T12:53:00.001-08:00

The girls were on the floor playing with Brian the other day and I had to get pictures. They love him so much. Lately when Brian comes home from work, Ashlyn immediately crawls over to him and wants him to hold her. It is so cute.

Ouch!
What a bunch of cuties!

Preschool Fieldtrip

2009-02-25T21:26:00.001-08:00

For the month of February I taught preschool for our little group. It was fun. For our field trip we went to Cabellas and looked at all the animals. If you have never been, you should go. They have some pretty incredible displays. I think we all had a good time.

Uno!

2009-02-25T21:10:00.000-08:00

On Friday we went to the Colemans for some food and fun. After we got the kids to bed we played our favorite game, Uno Attack. We all love that game and can't seem to get enough of it. Just when you think you are going to win, someone steels your hand.

Megan and Kenny love their dads.
This was too cute. I had to get a picture. She was even rocking in it at one time.

The kids had to watch a couple of games before they went to bed.

Megan couldn't get to sleep in the guest room so she came out on the couch and this is how she fell asleep. Both Kenny and Megan were a little confused the next morning. Kenny was wondering where Megan was and she wanted to know why we weren't still at his house. Apparently she didn't remember the ride home.

Windy day at the park

2009-02-25T20:56:00.001-08:00

Last Thursday we went to Parkridge Park with Rebecca, Trey and Tian. When we first left the house it wasn't too cold but when we got to the park it was pretty cold and windy. We had some red noses and cold hands.

Ashlyn was happy when we first got there but soon got sick of the cold.
Megan loves going to the park.

Megan loved riding in Trey's jeep. Thanks for the ride Trey!

Strike!

2009-02-01T20:32:00.000-08:00

No, she didn't really get a strike, but she came pretty close a couple of times. Megan got to go bowling for the first time when we went with the Mustang Club last weekend. She had a great time and definitely wants to go back.

Brennan really liked helping Megan. That ramp sure helps a lot.
That pink ball fit Megan perfectly - her favorite color.

Ashlyn enjoyed herself too. Here she is just sitting back and relaxing.

Visit from Erik

2009-02-01T19:53:00.000-08:00

On the 21st, my brother Erik drove up from Utah to see Grandpa Ralph. And then he drove back the same day. Wow! We had to put Grandpa in a nursing home a couple of weeks ago and Erik took full advantage of a free day to come up and see him. They will be having a baby in April and he knew he wouldn't probably be able to get up here for quite a while.

Megan and Grandma Jello
Grandpa and Erik.
Grandpa later told me how much he appreciated Erik taking the time and coming to visit him. Thanks Erik for brightening Grandpa's day and taking the time to come up.

Quick trip to Rupert

2009-02-01T19:45:00.001-08:00

About 2 weeks ago we decided to take a quick trip to Rupert and visit Brian's grandparents. We don't get to see them much and decided to take advantage of a free weekend. They had never seen Ashlyn except in pictures, so it was great for them to see her.

Ashlyn and Megan just hanging out.
Megan loves her Grandma and Grandpa Warrick.

A great visit but we were happy to come home. It was sooooo cold there.

Watch Out...Here She Comes!

2009-02-01T19:33:00.000-08:00

Ashlyn is crawling! She has been at it for about a month now and is everywhere. This video was taken when she first started crawling. She is a lot better at it now. She is also pulling herself up on her knees and every once in a while she will pull herself all the way up on her feet. It is so fun to watch my children grow!

We had to move our coffee table out of the living room. The glass on it is not attached to the wood, so she would crawl underneath and then push the glass up with her head. I guess I should be lucky she never hurt herself.

New Year's Visit

2009-01-23T20:40:00.001-08:00

During the week of New Years, Jeremy and his family came down from Washington for a visit and a project. I don't think Jeremy could come visit and not do some sort of project. He always has to be busy. My mom got her kitchen redone and also a new floor in the dining room. It was really great to see them. Jeremy even saved us some money when Megan fell and busted her chin open. If he wouldn't have been there, we probably would have been in the emergency room. Thanks Jeremy!

Brian and Elijah putting new floor in. It turned out so nice.
Here is the kitchen partially done. This is so different from what I grew up with.
If you want to see the final look go to the link Jello and Pudding on my blog list.

Megan had so much fun with Kas. She spent one night with them in the motor home. She loved it. I think she had Kas wrapped around her little finger. Thanks Kas for being such a great cousin.

This is going to be Megan's new place to play when we go to Gramma and Grampa's. It's a little cubbyhole in my parents room that has mostly been used for storage. We used to play in it when we were little. Oh the memories!

Sledding

2009-01-08T12:34:00.000-08:00

The day after Christmas we went to Lakeview Park to try out Megan's new sled. We thought she would really enjoy it but apparently it scared her a little. Apparently the sled was too fast. A couple of times she went down one of the small hills on her bum. Maybe next year.

She really like pulling the sled, but not riding on it.
Ashlyn was a good sport. She went on a couple of rides.

Christmas Day

2009-01-02T20:29:00.001-08:00

Christmas day was also filled with good food and fun. We started the day out with our little family opening gifts at home. Megan was so excited that Santa came. It was so much fun to watch Megan's face as she opened all of her gifts.

Ashlyn opening a gift. She didn't do too bad but was easily distracted.

Megan's favorite present. Santa got her a Handy Manny tool set. She didn't want to open her other presents after she saw this. She loves it.

Megan got a sled from her cousin Porter. She couldn't wait to use it.

After we opened our gifts we headed over to Brian's parents house. I couldn't get a very good picture, but as you can see, it was pretty small.

Megan and Ashlyn opening gifts. By the end of the day I think Megan was tired of opening and just wanted to play. Can't say I don't blame her.

Christmas Eve

2009-01-02T20:13:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas this year with lots of family and fun. We started by spending Christmas Eve with my family at my parents house. We had good food and a silly candy bar exchange. At the end of the night we drove downtown and looked at all the lights near Indian Creek. It was very beautiful.

Grandma had set up a scavenger hunt for Megan to help pass the time. Some people had to work so we had to wait a little while for them. She thoroughly enjoyed it. When we got done she said "let's do it again!".
The fam eating dinner. Nice faces dad and Ryan.

Mom had a "great" time. It's a root beer but from the other end of the table it sure looked like she was drinking something else.

What an excited face. And we hadn't even opened any presents yet.

That night we left Santa 2 reindeer cookies. Megan said we could only leave 2 because 3 would make him too full. All week she kept asking if the reindeer were coming inside. I told her that their feet were too dirty and they had to stay outside.

My Girls

2008-12-30T13:30:00.000-08:00

These are some random pictures that I wanted to post. I think I have the cutest

girls around, so I had to share them with everyone.

I love it when the girls play together.

Ashlyn loves to be in Megan's room.

We have designated the corner that Megan is

in as "the reading corner". She loves it.

I love those big blue eyes.

Megan really enjoyed the snow this year.
She couldn't wait to go outside every day.

I called my pink michelen man.

Big pink coat and big pink snow pants.

So cute!

Boy Was I Wrong

2008-12-19T09:12:00.000-08:00

I thought I had one more year to worry about Ashlyn getting into the Christmas tree because she isn't crawling. Boy was I wrong. I forgot she scoots around on her bum.

Special Day With Dad

2008-12-08T10:08:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, Brian and Megan went with Brandon and Kenny to the mountains to get a tree. It has been a tradition for our families to go cut a tree down for the last couple of years. This year we decided that the dads would take Megan and Kenny. Megan was so excited to spend the day with her dad.

Megan and Kenny ready to go
There wasn't a whole lot of snow, as you can tell.
Probably made it easier for the kids to get around.

Our tree. Brian did an awesome job picking one this year

It wasn't too far off the road.

Megan and Kenny on the way home. Brian

said they made it to about Horseshoe Bend and then

fell fast asleep.

Ouch!

2008-12-03T09:45:00.000-08:00

My poor little Ashlyn has finally cut a tooth. We found it on Sunday and she has been miserable ever since. Her nose is running constantly and she can't breathe. Part of me wonders if it's a cold and a tooth. I think I got about 4 hours of sleep last night. She made noises all through the night because she couldn't breath. I feel so bad for her. She is such a happy baby that it's a little weird to have her so cranky. I think I was lucky with Megan and her teething. I hardly knew when she had a tooth coming in. The only way I knew that she was getting a tooth was because she chewed her tongue nonstop. We'll have to see if she'll let me get a picture in a little while. Right now she shuts her mouth tight every time I try to stick my finger in. She hates the baby orajel.

2 in 1

2008-12-01T12:26:00.000-08:00

We had a great Thanksgiving this year and really enjoyed spending time with family. We had my family's at 12:00 and Brian's family at 4:00. Even though there were 2 in one day, it was basically stress free. And for that I was very grateful.

This is my family at my parents house. We only

had 8 adults and my two girls. Pretty low key

but very good food. Especially that Costco

pumpkin pie. Thanks mom!

Gramma Jello and Megan being silly with

cool whip. Megan had a plate with just cool whip

for her dessert. She loves the stuff.

Megan helping Tammy out with

pies she was taking to Tom's house.

These last two pictures are Brian's family. We had a total of 23 people. Kind of crazy, but everyone loves to come visit during Thanksgiving. The Montgomerys stayed with us and Megan and Porter thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Each night when we put them to bed we had to threaten that one would have to sleep in the van if they kept talking. I think we ended up going in about 5 times each night. Crazy kids. They need to learn how to whisper so they don't get in trouble next time. I would have taken pictures of them but they were running everywhere.

Chuck E Cheese

2008-11-25T13:09:00.001-08:00

On Friday we went with Brandon, Stef and Kenny to Chuck E Cheese. We wanted to get together and do something where the kids could run around and not be pent up in the house. And boy did Megan run around. I could hardly keep track of her. She had so much fun. It was actually the first time she had been there. Ashlyn was so good. I think she enjoyed all the activity going on.

Megan and Chuck E Cheese - she wouldn't

get very close because he kept moving.

She wasn't in to the games much. She just

wanted to ride everything.

Stef and Kenny

Ashlyn

2008-11-17T20:27:00.000-08:00

I seem to post quite a few pictures of Megan and not many of Ashlyn. I think it's probably because Megan is the one that can get up and move around and be a funny little 3 year old. Ashlyn makes me smile everyday. It is so fun to see her personality develop more and more each day. She is such a happy baby and we are definitely blessed to have her in our family.

She cracks me up when she sits and plays with toys. She is always falling backwards because she can't keep her legs still. She is always moving them. She hits herself in the head at the beginning of this video and then makes a face like it was one of us that hit her. So funny.

She has finally figured out the whole bouncing thing in the exersaucer. She is so funny when she really gets going. She loves it.

Turkey Trot

2008-11-17T20:16:00.001-08:00

On Saturday we were a part of a Turkey Trot for the Idaho Food Bank. Anyone with old cars, and even some that didn't have old cars, were able to help donate to the food bank. Each car went to 5 different KFC's and picked a card to make a hand of poker. At the end, they gave a prize to the winner. The entry fee for all of this was a turkey, $15.00 or food. All of it went to the food bank and the food bank was the last stop. We were at one of the KFC's with the cards for people to choose from. It was a long day but we had a good time.

Megan and Brian waiting. I'm not

quite sure what she is pointing at.
This was the group at the end at the food bank.
It was awesome to see the turnout we had.
I think they counted about 75 cars.

Book Club

2008-11-12T07:30:00.000-08:00

Last night I hosted book club at my house. We had a good time discussing the book I had chosen which was Tuesdays with Morrie. Morrie sure had some good insite on life. I think I will go back through my book and highlight some of the quotes he made. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. We also ate some good food. Amy asked me to post the recipe for the dip that was with the crackers. So here it is. Enjoy!

1 cup sour cream
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1 cup monterey jack cheese - grated
1 cup cheddar cheese - grated
1 4oz can of diced green chilies

Mix all ingredients together. Goes well with crackers or chips.

Pre-Thanksgiving

2008-11-04T09:38:00.000-08:00

On Sunday we got together with the Warthen side of the family and celebrated Thanksgiving a little early. We usually don't get together with the cousins because we all have our own families, so it was really nice to be together. Thanks to Tammy for organizing the whole thing. And sorry to all of the families in Utah, Washington and Arizona - you missed some really good food!

Mom and Dad - doesn't she look incredible!

It was the first time dressed and hair and makeup

done since the surgery.

Silly Grandpa Ralph!
He decided to try on Tom's Halloween wig.

My cute cousin Katie

My dad taking a picture of me taking a picture of him.

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-01T10:09:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween! We had a really great time this year with Megan. She really got into Halloween and enjoyed the trick or treating. This year we went with our neighbors around our street and then they invited us to go to their church for some games for the kids. Megan loves Elizabeth, Natalie and Trent. We'll have to make it a tradition to go trick or treating with them every year.

Our little pumpkin
Our cheerleader

This was at one of our neighbors houses.

Trent, Elizabeth, Megan and Natalie

Trick or treating

Pumpkins and Powertools

2008-10-30T09:16:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday we carved the pumpkins that we picked from Grandma D's garden. Megan thought the insides were gross but still had a good time. This is the first year we have carved pumpkins with Megan and I think we will have to definitely make it a tradition.

Aren't they so cute!
Megan trying to help scoop the innards out.

Brian did a good job of carving. But we were trying to do circles on one of the pumpkins and our knives weren't working to well. So what does Brian bring out, the power tools. Our pumpkin carving experience wouldn't have been complete without power tools. Megan didn't like the noise, so we only used it on one of the pumpkins.

Here is the after picture. Megan was the one that came up with the angry face.

Now that's a big dog!

2008-10-29T10:55:00.001-07:00

For our preschool fieldtrip yesterday we went and saw some Irish Wolf Hounds. Holy Cow! Those are some huge dogs. I don't think you really understand how big they are until you see them in person. We had a great time and really enjoyed the dogs.

This is Bubba. He was the best of them all.

He could have cared less that we were there.

Megan and Beni really liked the dogs.

Ashlyn never made a peep while we were there.

Probably because it was so cold.

You can see by this picture that the dogs are

as tall as the kids. If they stand totally upright

they can measure up to 8 feet.

I'm afraid someday we may have to get a dog. Megan really seems to like them.

A Cruise with the T's

2008-10-27T09:36:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we took the mustang and went for a cruise with the Model T club. We went to Idaho City and had lunch at Trudy's. Several months ago, Trudy's caught on fire and damaged most of the restaurant. It was good to see it rebuilt and busy as always. She makes the best food. We had a great time.

A nice shot of some of the cars that came along.
The lady in the pink is Trudy.
She is the nicest lady you will ever meet.

Daddy and Ashlyn

The scenery on the way up was incredible.

This photo is great but doesn't do it justice.

I love all the different colors in the mountains

at this time of year.

Bzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!

2008-10-26T14:19:00.000-07:00

On Friday Megan told me she found a spider on her trampoline and that she needed the fly swatter. I really didn't think she would be able to kill it, but I gave her the swatter anyway. A few minutes later she walks in with this. It was actually a bee. He was smashed pretty good and apparently she's not afraid of bees.

Happy Birthday To Me!

2008-10-21T21:18:00.000-07:00

My birthday was Sunday the 19th so we celebrated with Brian's family on Friday. Good food and good company. Ham and scallopped potatoes. Yum!

Megan doesn't even like olives,

she just likes to play with them.

My sister stopped by on Sunday with this cake from her and my parents. When I got it, it had a piece missing from the middle, so I just thought I would continue. It seems like the piece missing from the middle is becoming a tradition in my family. I think it must taste the best.

My funny family!

Thanks for a great birthday everyone!

Free at Last!

2008-10-20T14:25:00.000-07:00

10-16-08
It has been a long road, but Ryan is finally free. My brother made some choices in his life that took him down a road that wasn't so good. He has been on probation for a couple of years and has had some driving restrictions as well. He has totally turned his life around and Thursday was the last day of everything. He is off probation and all his restrictions for driving are gone. I am so proud that he made the decision to change the direction his life was going.

We went over to his house on Thursday and celebrated. Congrats Ryan, we are so proud of you!

I thought this pictured was kind of funny because he kind of looks stoned.
Megan and Uncle Ryan

Becky and Ryan

This is Megan playing the guitar with Ryan. She loves guitars and loves to play ZZ Top on them. (I'll have to explain that on another post)

The Pledge of Allegience...kind of

2008-10-20T14:15:00.000-07:00

10-16-08
At preschool, Megan has learned the Pledge of Allegience. She basically has the whole thing memorized, but usually she needs me to say it with her. I let her try to do it on her own. She did pretty good, but missed a little. For some reason she thought she needed to yell it.

Tian's first playdate

2008-10-20T14:08:00.000-07:00

10-16-08
Rebecca, Trey, Tian, Angie, Beni and Beck all came over for a playdate on Thursday. This was Tian's first playdate with the group since he was born. Megan is all about babies so of course she had to hold him. Megan, Trey and Beni had a great time and of course us mothers enjoyed being able to gab. No pictures of Ashlyn, she slept through the whole thing.

Cheesy grin!
The Boys - Tian and Beck

Pumpkin Picking

2008-10-19T11:12:00.000-07:00

10-12-08
Grandma D had quite a few pumpkins in her garden this year, so we decided we would go pick some to carve for Halloween. Megan had a good time choosing just the right one.

Hmm...which one should I choose?
A little heavy, but she got it.

Ashlyn and Dad just watching

Cold, Cold, Cold

2008-10-19T11:03:00.000-07:00

10-11-08

We had some very cold days last week, but that didn't stop Megan from playing outside. She just bundled up and went out anyway. Ashlyn and I decided we would enjoy the warm house.

Safety First

2008-10-15T21:35:00.001-07:00

We practice safety in the van, even with stuffed bunnies. Megan had to make sure her bunny had her seat belt on so she would be safe.

Gage's Birthday Party

2008-10-08T10:34:00.001-07:00

Gage turned 4 this last week and had a birthday party at The Maize. We went a hayride, picked out a pumpkin and ate some yummy cake. We had a great time. Megan and Beni were running through the pumpkin patch holding hands and falling all over each other. I wish I would have had my camera. Thanks Baumgartners for a fun afternoon.

Ashlyn and Beck - the two baldies
Megan and Beni - the two blondies

Posing with the tractor driver

Fun times with Colemans

2008-10-08T09:32:00.001-07:00

We love to spend time with our good friends Brandon, Stephanie and Kenny Coleman. Megan and Kenny get along so well and love to play together. I have forgotten to post some of the things that we have done lately with them, so I thought I would combine them all.

We went to the fair with them and had a blast. It was fun watching the kids on rides, but as you can tell from the pictures, our kids aren't tall enough for some rides so we had to go with them. It was funny to watch all the guys cram into these tiny helicopters.

Brandon and Kenny

Stephanie, Kenny, Megan, Amelia and Alisha on the Dizzy Dragons.

They all had a good time on this ride.

Megan and Amelia on the Kangaroos. Megan talks about Amelia all the time now.
Can you believe it. I put a picture of me on the blog. Not too many of
those. I'm usually the one behind the camera.
Ashlyn ended up falling asleep in this position.

Last Friday we went to Settlers Park and had a little bbq. Megan and Kenny loved all the cool things to play on. Megan wouldn't stop running around on all the equipment and really worked up an appetite. Afterwords, we went to the Coleman's house and just hung out.

All of us enjoying some good hamburgers and hotdogs.

I had to post this picture because it made me laugh.

Brian with his good friends

Pooh, Piglet and Tigger.

CEI Picnic

2008-09-28T14:12:00.000-07:00

Brian's work had a company BBQ in Idaho City a couple of weeks ago. This is the 2nd time they have done this and we have definitely enjoyed both times. At the park they had jump houses and slides for the kids to play on. You could also take a golf cart and see the sites throughout the town. Megan went for a ride with Brian and thoroughly enjoyed it. We all had a great time, especially Megan. She wore herself out with all the other kids and slept the whole way home.

My Wonderful Mom

2008-09-18T09:55:00.001-07:00

I can't believe that I haven't blogged in so long, but it as been a little crazy lately. About 2 weeks ago, my mom went into the hospital and had one of her kidneys removed. It had a tumor on it and they had to take the whole thing. The surgery went well and she was able to come home after about a week. Then a couple of days later she was back in the hospital for pneumonia. I am happy to say that she is home now and she looked great yesterday when I saw her.

I love my mom so much and I am so grateful that the cancer didn't spread to anything else. She is one of my best friends and I couldn't live without her.

I love you mom!

They're Straight!

2008-08-19T09:48:00.000-07:00

One week later and I would say the surgery was a success.

Before

Bandages after surgery
After

Don't they look great!

Our Little Trooper

2008-08-13T21:35:00.001-07:00

Megan had her surgery on her thumbs yesterday and everything went great. She was such a trooper throughout the whole thing. The only thing we had to fight her a little on was the medication to make her a little loopy so they could put her completely under. She said it tasted gross and wanted some water. I thought she looked so cute in her hospital gown.

They gave her coloring book to pass the time while we were waiting for the surgery to begin. She doesn't usually color that much, but she loved it that morning.
This picture is of her showing us her sticker that told us her temperature. I hadn't seen anything like that before. I think she kind of liked having a sticker on her forehead.

You might not be able to tell, but she is a little loopy in this picture. At one point she broke out in the Veggie Tales theme song. She was pretty funny to watch when the medication started taking affect. It definitely helped lighten the mood. I was fine until they rolled her away on the gurney. Then Brian and I both lost it. Thank goodness we weren't away from her for very long.

This picture is after her surgery in recovery. We asked her to smile for the camera and this is what we got. She was trying. I thought it was a funny picture. The nurses told us that most kids come out of anethesia very irritated and most of the time unconsolable. Not Megan. She was so good and never complained a bit.

She has a pretty big gauze bandages on that we will be able to take off on Thursday morning. Then she will where regular bandaids for about a week and then she's done. We still haven't given her anything for the pain. I can't believe that. Except for the bandages on her hands, you wouldn't know she had surgery yesterday. She did such a good job with everything and we are so proud of her. We will post a before and after picture once we take off the gauze.

More Birthday Fun

2008-08-13T20:57:00.000-07:00

Megan had a pretty good birthday this year. On Thursday she celebrated with Trey and Beni at playgroup. Thanks so much for the yummy cupcakes and the gifts. She loves them so much.

On Sunday we had a BBQ with family for her birthday. She made out pretty good. She doesn't like cake, but as you can see she likes frosting.

We had a surprise visit from Jeremy and Kasidee. They were on a motorcycle trip and stopped by. They had perfect timing. It was a complete surprise when I opened the door and Jeremy was standing there. It was great to see them.

Ryan and Becky and my mom

Brian's parents and grandparents

Tom, Megan and Ashlyn

Ryan, Becky and Great Grandpa Ralph

Happy Birthday Megan!!!

2008-08-08T21:01:00.000-07:00

I can't believe our little girl is 3! Time has gone by too quickly. It seems like only yesterday that we were bringing her home from the hospital. She is such a joy in our lives and we love her so much. I love to tell Brian at the end of the day all the silly things she has said and done throughout the day. She is such a help with Ashlyn and loves her so much. Happy Birthday Megan!!!!!

Water Wagon Fun

2008-08-08T20:35:00.000-07:00

I turned on the hose for Megan to play with the other day and let her have some fun. I went inside but peaked back out when she wasn't looking. Apparently the wagon is fun to fill up and sit in. And she was trying to wash her hair in the second picture. Oh, to be young again.

Roe Ann's in Emmett

2008-07-27T15:45:00.000-07:00

Every year there is a cruise in Emmett based at a local drive in called Roe Ann's. Everyone drives their old cars up and down the main strip in Emmett. The street is lined with people watching all the cars. We drove the '66 Mustang and Brian's parents drove their Model A. I didn't get any pictures of the cars, but these are a few pictures of us watching the cars go by.

My two cuties!

She looks a little annoyed in this picture. Probably because it was so hot.

Rosy cheeked Megan

2 Thumbs Up....Or Maybe a Little Sideways

2008-07-22T08:47:00.001-07:00

As you can tell, Megan's thumbs aren't exactly straight. I didn't notice it until about 6 months ago. I told her to give me a thumbs up one day and this is what I got. I tried to straighten them for her but they won't budge. Her pediatrician recommended a hand doctor so we set an appointment to see him. The prognosis - congenital trigger thumb - on both thumbs.

The only way to fix them is with surgery. All they do is snip the sheath that is around her tendon and everything is fine. It is a day surgery, but she will have to go under because she is so young. The date set for the surgery is August 12.

We have been telling her that she is going to go to sleep and while she is sleeping, Dr. Robinson will fix her thumbs so they look like mom and dad's. She doesn't seem to be scared for now. Who knows what will happen when we get there for the surgery.

I'll make sure to keep everyone updated after the surgery and post pictures so she can show off her straight thumbs.

Playdate at Beni's

2008-07-18T15:52:00.000-07:00

We went to Angie and Beni's house on Thursday for a playdate. The girls decorated princess crowns. Megan had so much fun. Thanks Angie!

Best Friends Forever

Decorating the crowns
Taking a break for a snack

4th of July Cruise

2008-07-18T15:45:00.000-07:00

Over the 4th of July weekend, Brian entered his 1966 Mustang in the Northwest Motorfest. He had a good time admiring all the other cars. The night of the 5th we went downtown and cruised with all the other cars. They block of quite a few streets downtown for this cruise and there is always quite a crowd. As you can tell, Megan is enjoying herself on Tyler's lap.

Ashlyn enjoying her first cruise in the Mustang
Waiting for the cruise to start

Copycat

2008-07-18T15:39:00.000-07:00

I can tell Megan wants to grow up so much faster than I want her to. She has to copy everything I do. She has to blow her hair dry, put makeup on, curl her hair. She always sees me after the shower with a towel on my head and decided she needed to do it to. It was such a cute picture I had to post it.