"To express gratitude is gracious and honorable, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven." ~Thomas S. Monson
Friday, September 26, 2008
Farm Girl?
The cow behind us was making Brooke pretty nervous. It was eyeing the kids, it definitely didn't look like it liked having the kids close. I also ran the stroller through a pile of cow manure that I didn't see. I don't know if the cows were our favorites.
But the Merry-Go-Round was definitely a hit...
Queen for the Day
This was one of the cute classmate pictures...
This was Kasidee's narrative about what she likes. I know it is hard to see, but if you look up at the top left corner the kLI is her "I like," there is an "o" on top of an "M" kind of in the middle and that is her "mom." There is also a "dad" in the bottom right corner. I was so amazed at how much she has progressed in the short amount of time she has been in school. I was worried about sending them, but I feel like we did the right thing. They are having fun and learning so much! Kasidee is definitely a queen in my book!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Love/Hate Relationship
I have a love/hate relationship with Costco. It seems like every time I go I can't leave without spending at least $100, I have gotten lost trying to find Costco (we are talking over an hour in the car each way), I have had ladies scold me for being a bad mother in Costco (I let one of my kids ride in the big part of the cart), I have forgotten my pin number and they won't take credit cards so I have left a whole basket of food and walked out in Costco, I have had my membership expire and had to stand in line with screaming kids to get a stinkin' picture taken again in Costco...The list goes on and on, and yet...I LOVE COSTCO!!! I can't stay away for more than a month. We make a day trip out of going. My kids can't leave without a hotdog or a slice of pizza, it is tradition. And I refuse to sell out and go to the much closer Sam's Club, sorry if anyone out there is a Sam's fan. We went today, and I love putting away all my fun finds. They have great Christmas kids toys FYI. Fun times.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
No Training Wheels
At the end of the video, Mark shows the fence that is now no longer there, the pile of 3 trees that were blown over in our cul-de-sac, and our missing tree in our yard.
For the benefit of Grandma and Grandpa
Parker has been asking me to teach him to play the piano for a long time...we finally are starting. This is the first song in the book and he was so proud of himself. Kasidee is singing a duet in the primary program with another little girl. She is so excited!
We are terrible
This is all of our lawn stuff piled into the side of our garage. We still had to fit 2 cars in here. I didn't think it would fit, but Mark is amazing.
Here are all the trees and branches that are piled up everywhere on the sides of the roads. I couldn't believe how many trees came down.
My neighbor took pictures of the tree that came down on our house. When she emails them to me I will add them.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
We survived!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Hurricane Ike
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Mark's latest project
Now all the food in the pantry is relocated on our counter. I am going crazy! I can't stand to not be able to clean up the kitchen. I know, I am a little OCD.
Luckily, Mark has realized that this project is a little over his head and we have hired someone to come help later this week. I love you Mark, but we still have a dozen other projects that need to be finished around our house.
Addison found the camera...
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
"Don't leave me mom, I get my backpack!"
Monday, September 1, 2008
Photo-Op
We finally started potty training Addison. The first day I thought I was going to shoot myself. But once she caught on, she has been doing GREAT! She is getting SO big!
Bailey has grown so fast. She is getting so close to laughing, I can't wait to hear her giggle! She is spoiled rotten. She wants to be held every second that she isn't sleeping, which is most of the day (she isn't the greatest nap taker).