Monday, December 14, 2009

Happy 30th Birthday!


Happy 30th Birthday to my hubby! I can hardly believe he is 30. Where has the time gone? I can think of a million reasons I am thankful for him. He is such an amazing person, husband and father. He always helps out whenever I need him.

I love you more each day my love! Happy 30th Birthday!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Can you believe it's almost Christmas?!

I can hardly believe that it's that time of year again! Where did the year go? Christmas is sneeking up on us fast!

This time of year makes me miss the midwest a ton! It is just hard to think it's the Christmas season when you are wearing flip-flops. Thankfully, it has cooled off. We even are getting into the lower 40s at night! So that kinda reminds me of the midwest.

We were hoping to do the Polar Express in Williams this year. I hear it sells out so fast, like a year in advance. So, if we can find tickets maybe we can head up there. I heard it is really neat. It would be nice to see the snow again (in person).

We were so thankful that my parents and sister can down for Thanksgiving. It went by way too fast though. We were very sad to send them back home. While they were out, we went to Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa. For those of you who are not familiar with this place, it is really neat. They have this HUGE pipe organ. They play all sorts of different songs while you eat. Evan and Daphne were sucked in. It was funny to watch them. It is always such a fun thing to do.

We want to wish all of our friends and family a very Merry Christmas!

(We'll post pictures, once we get a new camera. Our's broke)

Friday, August 28, 2009

More pictures!




Evan being Evan






First day of 1st grade!




Pictures, pictures, pictures















A little belated!


Happy Birthday Daphne! Yes, I know it's a little late, but better late than never. We surprised Daphne by taking her to Disneyland and the beach for her birthday. We wanted to wait until we were getting ready to pass by Disneyland, but LA traffic! We were stuck for a while, and I couldn't wait to tell her.

We gave her a Princess dress for her to wear around the park. I'm surprised she kept it on as long as she did. It was 90+ out. I painted her nails, put on make-up (Arbonne of course). She even let me do "Princess hair". Curls, glitter and everything. It was a lot of fun. Next time, we will try and avoid the heat.

Evan...didn't think so much of Mickey. At first, he was all excited, pointing and trying to talk to Mickey. Then, it was picture time. This is what happened.

Oh, Disneyland...where dreams come true!

Sunday, July 5, 2009


This picture happened, because Evan insisted I take a picture of him, while I was taking Daphne's lost tooth picture. He kept grabbing at the camera. I told him to smile, and this is what happened. Pretty funny!

The First Visit From the Tooth Fairy!


And so, our little Princess Daphne lost her first tooth this week. It has been in the works for awhile, but she wouldn't let us pull it. So, the other morning I told her I was just "polishing" it while it was in her mouth. I grabbed hold, and she said "no". Before she could finish the "no", it was already out. It was barely in there. Funny enough, the adult tooth was already pretty far up.

I told her that she would have to put it under her pillow for the tooth fairy that night. While we were eating dinner, she said "I gotta eat fast. I've got to go to bed so the tooth fairy can come."(This was at 5:30pm!) I told her she could still go to bed early, and she did. It was a very easy night for bedtime with her!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

We were so lucky this past week to have my Mom come out to visit. It's so nice to have family come. We wish more of them could have joined us. We had a blast! It was really hard to take her to the airport today. The kids enjoyed having one of their Grandma's here to "play" with. Daphne had no problems; but Evan is in major Mommy-mode. If it's not Mommy, he's gonna scream. I think he finally warmed up this morning...before the ride to the airport.

Thanks for coming out to visit Mom! We already miss you.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Evan's 1st Birthday!



Here are pictures from Evan's first birthday.









































Evan's first hair cut!


One of my friends cut Evan's hair for the first time. He was so cute sitting there. Here are the pictures I promised.















Happy Birthday Evan!

I can hardly believe it, my baby is 1! How did the year go by so fast? It's amazing to see how quickly they go from being an itty bitty baby, to walking. Here are some pictures from the past year!







Sunday, April 5, 2009

It's been a busy month! Lots of changes going on. Daphne's teacher ended up moving, so she is now in a different class. We were so sad to hear she was moving. Daphne LOVED being in her class. She is such a great teacher! She is enjoying her new class though. She enjoys playing with all the kids. Somehow, she never runs out of energy! I am convinced, they fill them full of pure sugar and send them home!

A couple of weeks ago, we got the kids haircut. Daphne's hair looks so cute! It's finally all one length! It took a lot of convincing to get her to do all one length. I am so glad I persisted! Evan got his first hair cut, he looks like a little boy now! (I must have already packed the cord for my camera, or I would upload the pictures.)Our friend Jessica did such a great job on their hair.

We are officially moving! We are so glad to be getting into a one-story. Climbing the stairs has gotten really old. Just in the nick of time too; Evan can get up all 16 steps! It's bittersweet though; we will be moving out of our ward and changing Daphne's school. Fortunately, we aren't moving too far. So, we will still be able to see people. Needless to say, it will be nice to have our own place again!

Once we find the cord to the camera, we will upload photos!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

It's amazing how quickly time goes by. Evan is now 10 months, crawling and trying to walk. Daphne is almost 6, going on 16! Where does the time go?

We have been on a house hunt recently. We put in an offer, but have learned...a short-sale is anything but. So, we are continuing to look. We are hoping to stay in our current ward. So, that kinda narrows down the field a little bit.

For those of you that have kids going to the elementary school in the neighborhood, you might get a good laugh. Daphne was told to get in bed the other night. She kept getting out, wanting to watch what Jeff and I were watching. I finally was frustrated (this was the 5th time she was out of bed) I had to say rather loudly,"if you get out of bed again...(you get the picture). She yelled at me from her room "you are not being a pillar of character, and I'm telling my teacher about it." Oh, the joys of being a parent. Needless to say, Jeff and I got a great laugh out of it all.

Monday, February 16, 2009

This past week my parents came out for an extended weekend, it was great having them out here. On Valentine's day, instead of going out to eat and dealing with the crowds, we stayed in and grilled steak. All the adults enjoyed it, Daphne not so much. But Evan...he spit out the other food he was eating just to be able to eat the steak!Definitely a boy!!! He will eat just about anything.

For Daphne's Valentine's day party we (my Mom, Dad, Evan and myself) went to Daphne's school to help out. Wow, a Valentine's day party for kinders is a little stressful. They sure have a LOT of energy! Daphne loved showing us off.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Loving Sunny Arizona!

So, whenever I sit down to write a post, something happens. The kiddos have been keeping us very busy.

Since the weather has been so nice, we try and go to the park several times a week, because before we know it, it will be like 110 degrees! Daphne loves to swing and run around. Evan is getting more mobile, but he gets to sit on the blanket with me while we watch Miss Daphne play. The other day Evan decided to swipe a box of raisins from a friend we were with.Here's what happened.

Daphne had her last day of dance and gymnastics. The kids got to show the parents what they had learned. Daphne was so cute. She was so proud of what she can now do. It's amazing to see all the she has learned. They gave each of the kids a medal at the end. Daphne sleeps with her's. It's in her pillowcase!








Daphne after she got her medal. (So cute!)











Daphne after her tap performance.