Asparagus Mush
Yum yum!!! It is actually delicious! I love raw steamed vegies! I blended them up with left over mushy rice and they are all ready to freeze.
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11 Mar
Screaming Monkeys
Screaming Monkeys
Garth brought home SCREAMING sling shot monkeys. They are loud!!! The girls love them! But they will probably “get lost” soon ;)
11 Mar
Daddy is HOME!!!
Daddy is HOME!!!
And sound asleep!!! I got Emi and Garth was able to sleep in a little longer. :)
10 Mar
Snug as a bug!
Snug as a bug!
Emi still loves being wrapped up tight for bedtime! She will lay and smile & talk and then drift off to sleep within 20-30 minutes. If she cries she usually needs to burp and then lays right back down. My sweet girl!! She sleeps from 8pm ish to 6:30am ish.
10 Mar
Sa-weet Potatos for Emi
Sa-weet Potatos for Emi
I had a great time using the rice cooker to make these sweet potatos. Super duper easy!! I cooked rice (1 cup rice to 3 cups water). Next I added the steamer full of sweet potatos and cooked everything again. This makes the rice nice and mushy! Then I blended it all together in my little machine thing. These [...]
10 Mar
New Daily clock system
New Daily clock system
Our new clock system is working GREAT!! The girls and I plan out the schedule. Always Repeating & Required are: 7am wake up happy 5pm eat dinner 6pm read scriptures 7pm go to bed & get story 8pm be in bed (NO story) 9pm sleeping zzz zzz zzz Everything else is flexible and working great!!!!!! We do two days at a time on one [...]
10 Mar
Sweet Potatos
Sweet Potatos
Yum! Yum! Emi’s first flavored food. And she loves it!!! Mushy overcooked rice mixed together with boiled or steamed Sweet Potatos. Does anyone have any delicious baby food reciepes?
10 Mar
Census 2010
Census 2010
I think it is SUPER awesome to be part of the 2010 census! I can’t help but think back on our ancestors being part of the census long long ago and that is how we do our family history research. So cool!! And I wonder if someone will look back in 2200 and find our [...]
10 Mar
Friends to play
Friends to play
We had a playdate with Gracie, Nicole, and the other Gracie from preschool. They played great — except a few bits of drama mostly our Gracie was getting tired and wanted everything to go her way.
10 Mar
Birthday cupcakes
Birthday cupcakes
We made cupcakes to take to Gracie’s preschool for Ainsley’s birthday. :) we are celebrating all week!
10 Mar
Freezing!
Freezing!
Ainsley, Emi and I walked to the neighbors and this is what Ainsley did to stay warm. She couldn’t see except 8 inches infront of her feet.
10 Mar
8
8
We were up and out early so the girls got to jump on the tramp before preschool. It was FREEEEEEEZING!! but they were happy!
09 Mar
Lots of Birthday wishes
Lots of Birthday wishes
Loved ones called, Txt, and FB and wished Ainsley Happy Birthday!
09 Mar
Video Chat
Video Chat
We were attempting to do a Video Chat with Dad (but his Internet was too slow) and so we did one with grAnnie and sang Happy Birthday and gave her a tour of the house. It was a great end to a wonderful birthday!!
09 Mar
Pizza for Dinner
Pizza for Dinner
Ainsley has had a GREAT birthday!!! She gets to do anything she wants!! For instance: she picked all three meals today. In the car singing to Barbie she got to pick what color Barbie she was going to sing and told Gracie what Barbie she had to sing along with. She got to pick from the treasure box [...]
09 Mar
Another Great DEAL!
Another Great DEAL!
We drove to salem to get the house shelf and then we drove to Murray to get the high chair. Emi and Ainsley were champs in the car all day!! This is the Eddie Bauer high chair you can buy new at Toys R Us for $150 and I got ut on KSL.com classifieds for $60. [...]
09 Mar
Mom’s curse
Mom’s curse
Being away from my mom is bad!!!! I wanted her to come this weekend while Garth was gone. But she couldn’t. She got sick, there was a disaster at school and it snowed in Vegas!!! I told her she better listen to me next time!!! Because bad things happen when we are apart for too long. [...]
09 Mar
Preschool pick up
Preschool pick up
Miss Barbara says Gracie is doing great!!! This is the other Gracie who lost her tooth when our Gracie bumped her mouth yesterday. They were telling me the story. It was a bonding experience! Gracie is so happy and LOVES her new preschool!! There are 15 kids and 3 girls named Grace. Grace, Gracie, and [...]
09 Mar
Total Savings= $340
Total Savings= $340
You can buy this shelf new at Pottery Barn kids for $399. I bought a handmade replica from the classifieds for $50. Total savings = $340! Sa-weet!!!!!
09 Mar
House bookself
House bookself
Just barely fit in the van. Killer deal on ksl.com classified ads. It is a pottery barn replica made by a friend of these people that are moving. I got it for $50 bucks.
09 Mar
3 years old
3 years old
Our big birthday girl! She needs some practice holding up 3 fingers. But she is so cute concentrating getting them up.
09 Mar
Happy Birthday Ainsley!!
Happy Birthday Ainsley!!
Ainsley turns 3 today!! She is such a wonderful little girl! She has 1000+ word vocabulary and speaks in long sentances. She knows all of her letters, sounds, colors, and shapes. She LOVES technology and can use my iPhone and Laptop like a pro! Happy Birthday sweetheart!
08 Mar
Garth’s full session
Garth’s full session
Garth filled the room by using the word “poo” in his sessions title! All his nerd buddies have 8thgradehumor!! He presented for an hour on “Your Flash App looks like poo” I wish I was there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The room was packed with people STANDing! I am so proud of him!!
08 Mar
FHE
FHE
Mouse cookies. (Jr mints) and milk. We read the book “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie” Missing Daddy still at his conference.
08 Mar
Free time
Free time
Gracie at preschool. Ainsley at playdate. I have 1.5 hours of free time. I enjoy snuggling with Emi. She has been on the grumpy side since yesterday afternoon. I don’t know if she misses her Daddy or if she is teething. Until a tooth pops out or Dad gets home I will just sit and [...]
08 Mar
Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Gracie is all ready for Kindergarten in the fall! We signed up today and the girls watched the flag & announcements while I was doing paperwork. Then I dropped Gracie off at her new preschool with Mrs. Barbara. And Ainsley off at a playdate. I’m home alone w Emi. My girls are getting so big!! [...]
08 Mar
Goofy girls
Goofy girls
We made it through night #2 w/o Dad. Emi woke up around 6:30ish and I rolled out of bed 6:45ish. The big girls popped out of bed at 7:30ish and were acting super silly to make Emi laugh putting on her headbands. The last photo is my favorite.
07 Mar
Hugh Crew
Hugh Crew
We went to the Hugh’s for fast Sunday and had a great time!!! Kent Lee & Bobbie. Bryce & Kasie and baby girl Juliet. Kim & Jake. Kourtney, Kamille, & Bryce. Kara & Jay were not there. I miss my family! It was our first Fast Sunday not in vegas at my mom’s house for the last [...]
07 Mar
Grandma J’s skirt
Grandma J’s skirt
I wore one of Grandma J’s skirt to church today. It is super cute wool grey pleated. And I tied a green scarf around the waist. She would have turned 97 years old on Friday, March 5, 2010. She passed away Feb 13, 2003 just before Garth and I started dating.
07 Mar
Happy!!
Happy!!
The girls woke up happy and watched a movie again so I slept in! Then they got dressed on their own (g tights were too small and a needed help) almost on their own. It was a great happy morning! We made it to church on time (20 min early) and we sat on a [...]
06 Mar
Slumber Party
Slumber Party
We are watching Netflix. We found a cute cartoon about Camelot. All snuggled up together in our bed.
06 Mar
Where am I??
Where am I??
I swear I live right here???? But where is my house??? I can see the temple but how do I get there?? I finally pulled over and Maped it. I was on the wrong road! And there was a large canyon in the way! No WONDER all the roads dead-end. I drove up and around [...]
06 Mar
Bye bye
Bye bye
The girls did great!!! (watching Barbie 3 Musketteres helped) I gave him a big HUGE HAPPY HUG (with a tear in my eye) and jumped in the car to drive home with hungry Emi.
06 Mar
Ephiphanie
Ephiphanie
Epiphanie is doing a huge giveaway. A Canon 5D Mark II or a $2500 Southwest Card!! Check out the details at: www.haveanepiphanie.com
06 Mar
I <3 Garth
I <3 Garth
He is the best!! He is teaching an 8 hour workshop tomorrow and a 2 hour speaking session on Monday. I know he isn’t all ready for either but today he spent all day helping me and the girls! He is amazing!!!!!! And is just going to “wing-it” tomorrow! JK We will miss you Garth!! Be [...]
06 Mar
Saturday
Saturday
We cleaned all morning. I took a nap. Garth watched a movie with the girls. And now we are headed to SLC airport to drop him off for his conference in San Jose. Just as we are all packed up the car won’t start. Dead battery. After a quick jump we are on the road. [...]
06 Mar
Organizing toys
Organizing toys
I gave Gracie a bag to fill up from the toy room. She brought the bulging bag upstairs and laid them out. These are the sort of treasures I pick up and put in the treasure box every few days. The treasure box is about the size of a tissue box.
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