Friday, February 29, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
welcome to the jungle
Dallin turned five and is going bananas!
Dallin's monkey party turned out really cute. Dallin had so much fun running his invitations around because they were real bananas with little monkeys attached to them. He thought that was pretty funny. I thought it was just creative genius! :)

The kids played 'Pin the Banana on the Monkey'.. which I should remember never works for kids this age because they have an aversion to being blindfolded or closing their own eyes. Almost all of them put the banana exactly on the monkey's hand... amazing huh? :)
So my monkey pinata proved indestructible after the multiple beatings it received... What can I say.. I make some pretty quality stuff around here! Troy ended up breaking the thing open so the kids could get their treats. 


The kids played 'Pin the Banana on the Monkey'.. which I should remember never works for kids this age because they have an aversion to being blindfolded or closing their own eyes. Almost all of them put the banana exactly on the monkey's hand... amazing huh? :)
Gavin looks like your normal darling doesn't he with that sweet smile. But not when you put the pinata stick in his hand! Troy saw him as his executioner. Gavin had such a wild strong swing it almost decapitated my poor husband a few times.


The party was fun, but after all was said and done, I realized (again) that they just don't care about all the "frills". They would have been just as happy playing out in the yard eating rice crispie treats (store bought ones at that!). But as long as I understand that all the fun themed stuff is for my own enjoyment.. it's all good.
happy birthday dallin..my little monkey!
january 24, 2008happy birthday ella
This is how Ella's morning started. Her bib says it all.
Moody. Cranky. Adorable.
Luckily Grandma stopped by. She gave her a birthday card that sings "I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream..." from Sleeping Beauty. Have you ever wondered how many times you could open one of those cards and hear the lovely recorded tune over and over and over before the batteries actually died and gave you some peace and quiet? Let me tell you.. more than a couple hundred. But after day 6 of "walking with you once upon a dream" it gave up the ghost. Thanks Mom!
I'm not big on characters of any kind... so Ella's idea of having a 'My Little Pony' cake about made me nauseous. But.. look at those big brown eyes... could you say no to them? My Little Pony cake it is!
Ella has such darling friends.
They were being attacked by the boys and had to run and hide together in the corner. You can see the look of terror in Ella's face!




Get used to it girls!

happy birthday ella bella!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
the dentist
1st dentist appointment! Well, I guess for Dallin it was technically his second. His first consisted of screaming and crying so hard that they asked me to take him home and come back in a year.
This go around we opted for a pediatric dentist that loaded them up with toys and stickers. Dallin did great this time. Ella, not so much. She kept whining loudly the whole time for candy. Nice.. all the dentists are looking at me like she's saying a four letter word. She proceeded to take after her big brother and we will be taking her back next year instead.
This is actually Ella's birthday.. but she doesn't know it. We had so many different things going that day that we just told her it was the next day. No harm done.
Happy Birthday ellabella
february 21, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
the napping house

Monday, February 18, 2008
president's day
It was such a gorgeous day outside. It was nice to have Troy home to help take the whole family on a walk to Grandma & Grandpa's house. That morning we had gone to the gym. Troy did a step class with me. Yes, Troy in "Step Challenge" (Summer, is the visual just hysterical?). Initially I was a bit embarrassed, ok more like mortified. I kept pleading for him to just go lift weights or something where he wouldn't make a spectacle. But Troy lives for spectacle! He stuck it out in step.. and to my amazement, did really well. The teacher kept referring to him as "the new stud in back". So after a grueling workout, the little "stroll" to and from my parents became a bit more challenging... not to mention pushing the limo stroller with Ella riding on top of it and carrying her big wheel that she was too tired to ride.


thank you
Karen sent us a little thank you note that Carter illustrated. Dallin saw it and wanted to write one back to them. In fact he wanted to send an exact copy back to them. I love that he even embellished his letters like Karen did. The funniest part is that this picture is actually just one of several identical copies he created over the next couple days. Each time I picked up another paper off the floor it was yet another replica of "the thank you letter". Thank You Karen!

february 13, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
at the farm
I took the kids to Killian's farm down the street and tried to get some pictures for our Valentine cards. (We decided to change it up a little from the traditional Christmas cards...that's us, always breaking the mold!) Unfortunately it was freezing and windy and they weren't too fond of sitting on cold mud.. although Allison loved eating it!
Saturday, February 16, 2008
matching game?

february 5, 2008
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Friday, February 15, 2008
you are my hero

K: You Are My Hero!!
february 2, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
valentine's day




valentine's day



The kids were so coordinating I thought that would merit a photo shoot.
Note to self... it doesn't matter how cute they look.. photo shoots where you are out-numbered 4 to 1 is never a good idea. BUT... I have a memory of today on my blog.. thus I am able to check something off my list.
Now I am off to deliver Valentines!
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