Isabelle

I am trying harder to keep a "family journal" and have decided that blogging it is the easiest way to do it....for now....

So, sorry to bore you...but here are some cute things that Isabelle said today....

This morning I ran to the store before Ladd left for work (going to the store is so much easier without kids....I use to think it was hard with one kid when we just had Lauren, then Miles came and I was exicted to go to the store with JUST Lauren, and then Isabelle came and now I get excited if I only have to take 2 kids to the store....Anyways, when I got home, I found Isabelle with a piece of chocolate, I took it away from her and told her she hadnt eaten her breakfast yet and she said to me with a very STERN voice "Mom, I am just not happy with you this morning".

I was on the computer trying to do something today when Isabelle came to me with her binky and blanky and wanted me to hold her (she is the snuggling queen). I told her to hold on and let me finish what I was doing. She started crying and said "But mom, I dont have anything that I "yuv" (love) right now. I felt so bad, so I picked her up and she wrapped her arms around me and said "Now I have something that I YUV YUV YUV". I love this girl and apparently she yuvs me too!

The other day when I was running errands with Isabelle and Miles...Isabelle did something to Miles that made him mad and he said, "Isabelle thats not nice, thats mean" and she said again in her very STERN voice "Dont even think about saying that to me mister, I am a happy girl"

Of course these are all cuter in person...but they bring smiles to my face and I will enjoy reading them down the road when my kids are all grown up!

Happy New Year everyone!

Happy Day!

I just got a call from my brother-in-law that my younger sister,
Cammie just delivered a healthy baby boy! Tears immediately came!
This is my sister who lost her sweet Sage a little over a year ago.
What a sweet day it is to know that she is holding a sweet little baby boy!
I only wish I could be there to witness the beautiful moment that my
whole family has been waiting for!

Congrats Cammie and Kenny!!!! I cant wait to see pictures!

Ladd

I got this from my friend Carlen's blog....

what's your husbands name?

Ladd

how long have you been married?

10 years

how long did you date?

3 months
engaged for 1 month

how old is he?

6 years older than me
(I wont go into the "when you graduated highschool I was only.....)

who eats more sweets?

I do all the way and I have the body to show for it

who is a better singer?
I say he is

who is smarter?

depends on the issue

who does the laundry?
I do
But he probably wishes that he did sometimes when it takes me a week to get it folded

who pays the bills?
auto pay

who sleeps on the right side of the bed?

me

who mows the lawn?

he always has

who cooks dinner?

me
we would eat ramen noodles if he did

who drives?

mostly me

who is the first to say they are wrong?

he is

who kissed who first?

he did
(even though it was soooo against his "policy" to kiss someone when
only knowing them for a week, but it was the middle of the night and we were on the beach and it was a full moon...how could he resist???)

who asked who out first?
we never really had a first date...we just kind of started hanging out together as much as possible

who wears the pants?

not sure

i tag:

everyone

A Great Video

Going Private...

I am going private....too many people visiting from places I dont know.....

Leave your email address if you want an invite...

Church History Sites....

Yesterday we decided to head out and explore this new land we live in. We started off first to Independence, Mo. We went to the Church Visitor Center there. What a great experience. They have a wonderful 20 minute tour called "Gods Plan for Families". That was a tear jerker and motivated both Ladd and I to work harder as parents and focus our attention more on our kids.

Then we were off to Liberty Jail - another amazing experience. To see the actual site where the jail stood and learn so much more about Joseph Smith and his experience while he was in this jail for 4+ months. It has made want to be better, do better, and work harder. To take my struggles and trials and turn them into faith building experiences and to draw closer to the Savior. It was a wonderful day for our kids to see these places and hear what the sister missionaries had to say. It was wonderful for us as parents to see their excitement and watch their testimonies grow!

Knowing that Joseph was in this jail in the exact same freezing weather that I am in, yet I have a warm house, carpet, bathrooms, food, a stove and so much more....I cant even begin to complain about this bone chilling 8 degree weather, with the windchill, -10 degree weather. He is an amazing man that I want to know more about and be more like!

I hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas Season.

I finally got around to taking some family Christmas pictures. I would have loved to go outside and take some pictures....but it is FREEZING here!!! With the wind chill it is 9 degrees and tomorrow with the windchill it is suppose to be -6. So not worth it. So this will have to do. Maybe next year I will get around to doing Christmas Cards. I always tell myself "next year will be the year I do them...and here we are, I am telling myself the same thing. Maybe if I start on them in a few months I will get them out in time for next year. Oh wait...I am going to have a newborn. We will see.

We are all doing well. Life is good. We feel very blessed in our lives.
Lauren was baptized.
Miles likes school.
Isabelle is as cute as ever.
Ladd LOVES his job...(and it is stable....that part I like!)
I am getting bigger and bigger and this baby is coming soon.
We are happy and healthy.

How is that for a Christmas card?
Maybe I will do a "Family Spring Newsletter"???

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Crazy Spaghetti Dinner

My Bishops wife in Issaquah gave me a "care package" for our road trip to Kansas and in it was this great book called "Family Fun". It has a million things to do with your kids to have more fun as a family.

One of the ideas was "Pig Out Dinner".....you serve your kids favorite dinner in pie tins and tell them they can not use their hands....Only their mouths. We had a lot of fun and of course the kids were laughing the whole time...

Thanks April for the wonderful book.....

Christmas is here

I miss Washington, my friends, the beauty....that sums up my day today.  

Thats all folks!