This was taken awhile ago. We were hoping he'd be walking soon...but he's still not very confident. It's a cute video anyway. In the beginning William would ONLY walk to Reid. What cute little buddies!
Starting up Again!
14 years ago
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Walking William
Monday, June 16, 2008
Brian Reagan
We got tickets to Brian Reagan (the best and cleanest comedian nowadays) in August and are totally excited! I was going to wait until then to tell Jed about it (more of a surprise) but i couldn't wait 2 whole months, so i told him for Father's Day! (So Em and Steve you can talk to him now about it!)
Thank you to Emily and Steve for getting the tickets for us!Sunday, June 15, 2008
We LOVE You Daddy!
(Sorry, you may have to maximize the poem to read it)
I just wanted to make a special post for my wonderful and amazing husband. He does so much for our little family and misses out on a lot because of the things he needs to do for school. He works so hard so that I can be with my two boys and does so well with his classes (though he will disagree...he's so critical about himself). He loves our boys and enjoys every minute he is able to be with them. They always miss him when he leaves for school or is gone all day studying, but are so excited when he comes home. We love you Jed, your are a great Husband and Daddy!
Mommy: Do you love your Daddy?
Reid: Uh huh.
Mommy: What do you love about your Daddy?
Reid: But I miss him (he's sleeping in right now)
Mommy: What do you do with your Daddy?
Reid: Work...Fishing...Camping
Reid and I sing just before he goes to bed (part of his routine). One night he asked for a Daddy song and I thought of this one. Ever since then he always wants to sing it. He does better when he's not being recorded. (sorry about it being dark. if it's too dark i'll try with the other camera).
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Swimming Lessons!
My Sister, Celeste, and her kids are in town for the week and we have started the swim lessons! Our Aunt Rachel is so wonderful and is teaching our kids to swim. Here's the run down of the first day...
Jace was first and did pretty well, he only cried and fussed for maybe 5 min (1/2 hour lessons). He did pretty good, although it looks like he is riding a bike under water! hopefully he will soon learn to keep his legs straight and kick!
Cassidy was next and is definitely the stubborn one! She could do things but didn't really want to. She swims well and just needs some practice at it.
Reid was last and was ok. He cried and fussed for about 10 minutes, but got used to it and did pretty well for his first lesson. I didn't even have to leave, i was able to stay and watch him! (This way a i can know what to do to keep working with him). He's quite apprehensive about his lesson today but wants to be able to swim in the ocean with his daddy when he's older so he wants to learn how to swim!
We'll see how today's lesson goes!
My Helpful Little Boy!
I just have to brag about my cute boy right now....
We were in Walmart the other day checking out. There was a little girl in the cart in front of us holding a box of fruit snacks. The box was opened and she accidentally dropped all of the packets on the floor. Reid (without being told) quickly ran over and started picking them up for her! That made me proud!
That night we went to pick Alta up at a Dairy Queen (Michael had guard so she stayed with us for the weekend!) We decided to eat there since it was dinner time. We were all sitting and Reid turns around and says, "I need to help him!" He jumps off his bench and walks to the next table and grabs the boy's chocolate milk. The other mom and I start to say no, it's not yours. But reid ignores, pulls off the lid, place it and the chocolate milk next to the boy and say "There you go!"
I told i'm how happy i was that he wanted to help. We then had a little talk on helping someone when they 'really' need help! He is so cute and is learning sooo much! (Side note: FHE really does work! We had a lesson on Good Manners Bugs and one was a Helpful Bug...he likes being the love bugs- though he isn't ALWAYS them!)
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Happy 5th Birthday Sara!
The girl I babysit had a birthday in May and I was able to plan her party! I was soo excited, it was my first girl party to plan, I had so much fun. I enjoyed just taking Sara to get all the stuff for her party (i can't wait until I have a girl of my own!)
We had the 'big girls' from our ward come and do makeovers for the little girls. they did their hair and makeup and nail polish. They all ended up curly and were so cute!
Next the walked down the runway and did a pose at the end!
We had cake and ice cream next. Sara wanted a picture of her on her cake and a mermaid so i made her into a mermaid (yes it's SUPPOSED to be her!)
She then opened her presents.
And then they had a pinata! They had so much fun!
How to Make the Cake
I started this project on Thursday (the party was on Saturday).
1. Make the cake and frost it all one color. (You can leave the cake in the pan, i'm a weirdo and add more work for me to do by taking it out).
2. Tape the picture you want to a cookie sheet, then tape wax paper over the top of it.
3. Outline everything with black icing. (Buy chocolate icing and black food coloring, or you can use white icing, it just takes more food coloring)
4. Fill in everything else with the color you want it to be. I don't have frosting bags with the tips, i just used plastic baggies and cut the corner. The tips would work way better! Use the star tip to fill in the other coloring.
(Keep refreezing everything. It's easier to work with when the black frosting is frozen. I always stuck it back in the freezer when i was getting new frosting).
5. Once everything is filled in, put it in the freezer and wait until ALL of the frosting is completely frozen. Then take the wax paper off of the cookie sheet and set it on the cake where you want it. Press firmly then slowly and carefully peel it off. The picture will be backwards and may need some touch-ups (mine definitely did!)
This is the first time i did this and now know to do BIGGER pictures. It seriously took me 10 times to do her face and even then it doesn't look good! So if you are going to do it do big pictures, face shots.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
We love the Water!
Saturday we went to a barbecue at my uncle and aunt's house (John and Jenny). It was their annual opening the pool party plus to congratulate Whitney (cousin) for graduating from High School! It was full of visiting, swimming, eating yummy food, swimming, playing and more swimming!
Reid loved every minute in the pool. In fact he pretty much spent every minute in the pool. I had to make him get out for at least 5 minutes to eat his dinner. And even that he didn't eat much of. And why should he when he could be swimming?! Luckily he learned from last time and knows NOT to pass the line. He did well too. Hopefully i'll be able to teach him some swimming skills this summer.
William loved the water also. Though he didn't stay in as long as Reid did. However, once there were willing arms to take him in he was ready! (And there were plenty on willing arms-I love it when the cousins come...I get to relax!)
Of course Reid ended up in Time-Out. He has to at least once!
One of our willing set of arms (thanx Ashley!)
And also Maddie!
The boys also enjoyed the 'warm water bath' (the hot tub). And surprisingly transferred well between the two without any problem.
Friday, May 30, 2008
You have toTry This!
When you look at this picture you see Albert Einstein...right? Now step back 15 feet and look again...who do you see?! (I stole this off a friend's blog, thanx Becca)
You Are Bubblegum Flavored Gum |
 You are friendly, outgoing, and energetic. You love life, and you can always find some reason to smile. You are a bit hyper, and you're always looking for your next challenge. You love getting things done - and you are usually on the go. Your confidence and positive attitude makes you a very attractive person. You can be a little flaky at times, but people are able to overlook that - because you're so fun! |
Cozumel
While my boys, grandma and I were in Texas, jed and his brothers and dad went to Cozumel. They pretty much scuba dived and snorkeled the whole time. they did look at some ruins but didn't stay long because they realized they were wasting time they could be spending in the water! Luckily De is a picture taker so we were able to have proof of their trip! Jed did take some underwater video, we'll have to post it once it's cropped because you'd all get motion sickness otherwise!
Austin, Texas
So it's taken me forever to finally post about our trip to Texas...but here I am. We had so much fun there (thanx again Melissa for letting us invade your home)! We did a lot of fun things and most were free, so that was nice. The weather was wonderful and everything was o green. I loved it!
Reid called Melissa, MYlissa...We did go swimming and with the frightening experience reid gave us all by jumping into the pool with no one near by prompted me to start him in swimming lessons. Luckily grandma saw him and got to him first, 20 seconds later he was fine and now knows he isn't supposed to jump in the big pool by himself...the children's museum was fun (and free on wednesday nights!) the boys loved the train the most.
Thank you again Melissa and gavin for letting us stay, we're excited to see you guys soon!
Friday, May 9, 2008
Devious Reid
I was looking through my pictures and came across this one and just had to share it! This is the look I deal with practically every day! But I still love him and the excitement he brings to our family!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Just Playing Around
For Sara's birthday party she wants to be on her cake and she wanted a mermaid, so i thought i'd give it a try! Here's Sara and Reid as a mermaid (and merman).
I am going to try to frost Sara's picture onto her cake! We'll see how it goes, it sounds pretty easy. I'll let you all know how it turns out!
Twighlight Series
Ok, I know i am way behind in the times for reading these books...but at least i only have to wait for the 4th one to come out in August! i am soo addicted to it (and i've only read the 1st book). I don't usually get into a book (i'm not a big reader), but i've read some other books by Stephanie Meyer and really enjoyed them. I finished this book in about 2 days (including 2 nights of staying up late...while Jed slept -how opposite is that!?)
Anyway, if any of you haven't read it yet...you're totally missing out! It is sooo good. Now I am waiting...patiently...for the next two books to be sent to me (Thanx Celeste!)
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