and here is a bonus picture of my sister Wendy and me with Mickey on that same trip.
5 weeks ago
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Flashback Friday (on Saturday)
I didn't get to my Flashback Friday yesterday because I was babysitting for my sister and I was exhausted at the end of the day. So, today we have Flashback Friday on Saturday. I have been going through some old, old photos lately and I came across this picture from when I was 5-years-old when we went on a family vacation to Disneyland and Sea World. In this picture from left to right is: Janeene, Brenda, Wendy, and me.
and here is a bonus picture of my sister Wendy and me with Mickey on that same trip.
and here is a bonus picture of my sister Wendy and me with Mickey on that same trip.
Weekly Review 2011 - January 1-8
My New Years resolution this year is to get back to my picture a day project. I really enjoyed it in 2009 and made a book out of it (LOVE my book!). In 2010 my year was so insane that it started to feel more like something I HAD to do than something I enjoyed and I stopped somewhere around Septemberish...So, this year I am back at it and I am going to really enjoy it this year. Here is my first week of the new year, and new project.
Saturday, January 1 - We started off the year with a very special day for Kaylee. She turned eight on Dec. 24 and was baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. About 67 people were there to support her and share her special day. After her baptism we had a luncheon at our house and enjoyed spending time with our family and friends that came out for Kaylee's special day.
Sunday, January 2 - My brother and his wife had their baby girl Elizabeth's baby blessing at church followed by a luncheon at my parent's house. Here's a few of the kids with their cake (Roman has cake on his eyelashes).
Monday, January 3 - Another of our New Years Resolutions was to build up our food storage. We ordered a food storage system with a 1-year supply of food from Shelf Reliance. We got it all set up in our basement. It feels really nice to know that we are prepared if we need it for anything that may happen...or if we just get hungry and need some food.
Tuesday, January 4 - With Kaylee turning 8-years-old we told her she was old enough to decide if she wanted to get her ears pierced. She has been excited about this for quite a while and jumped on the chance as soon as she could. I took her to the mall and she picked out the studs that she wanted and was ready to go. Two girls from the store did it at the same time so they could do both ears at once. It was a good thing they did because it really startled Kaylee and she was pretty upset. After she was done being upset she was back to being as happy as could be about her earrings.
Wednesday, January 5 - Everyday lately Gabby has been having color themed days. She gets up in the morning and decides what kind of day it feels like and dresses very chromatically. This day had been declared a green day. She started out with the tutu and a ballerina shirt and after dancing around the kitchen for a while she decided to change her shirt and put on fairy wings and be a green fairy. She is so girly, and about every other day is declared a tutu day.
Thursday, January 6 - While I was getting some stuff from my mom's basement the other day we also found this Ikea tent I had bought a while back. The kids were thrilled to bring it home and play with it. I'm not sure who loved it more the girls or the dog. They spent all day in the tent and asked if they could sleep in it too. It's a bit to small to sleep in, but they had fun playing in it.
Friday, January 7 - Murray City had crews going around the neighborhood trimming the trees. I understand that they need to trim trees that are hanging over the road and power lines, but I think the crew was getting a bit carried away with the trees because they were cutting thick branches that were hanging over my yard nowhere near the road. I wasn't to happy with all the branches they cut off, but the girls had fun watching them.
Saturday, January 8 - Gabby was playing in the red Ikea tent with the door closed. I poked my camera lens in and snapped a picture and the red from the tent made the whole picture red.
Saturday, January 1 - We started off the year with a very special day for Kaylee. She turned eight on Dec. 24 and was baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. About 67 people were there to support her and share her special day. After her baptism we had a luncheon at our house and enjoyed spending time with our family and friends that came out for Kaylee's special day.
Sunday, January 2 - My brother and his wife had their baby girl Elizabeth's baby blessing at church followed by a luncheon at my parent's house. Here's a few of the kids with their cake (Roman has cake on his eyelashes).
Monday, January 3 - Another of our New Years Resolutions was to build up our food storage. We ordered a food storage system with a 1-year supply of food from Shelf Reliance. We got it all set up in our basement. It feels really nice to know that we are prepared if we need it for anything that may happen...or if we just get hungry and need some food.
Tuesday, January 4 - With Kaylee turning 8-years-old we told her she was old enough to decide if she wanted to get her ears pierced. She has been excited about this for quite a while and jumped on the chance as soon as she could. I took her to the mall and she picked out the studs that she wanted and was ready to go. Two girls from the store did it at the same time so they could do both ears at once. It was a good thing they did because it really startled Kaylee and she was pretty upset. After she was done being upset she was back to being as happy as could be about her earrings.
Wednesday, January 5 - Everyday lately Gabby has been having color themed days. She gets up in the morning and decides what kind of day it feels like and dresses very chromatically. This day had been declared a green day. She started out with the tutu and a ballerina shirt and after dancing around the kitchen for a while she decided to change her shirt and put on fairy wings and be a green fairy. She is so girly, and about every other day is declared a tutu day.
Thursday, January 6 - While I was getting some stuff from my mom's basement the other day we also found this Ikea tent I had bought a while back. The kids were thrilled to bring it home and play with it. I'm not sure who loved it more the girls or the dog. They spent all day in the tent and asked if they could sleep in it too. It's a bit to small to sleep in, but they had fun playing in it.
Friday, January 7 - Murray City had crews going around the neighborhood trimming the trees. I understand that they need to trim trees that are hanging over the road and power lines, but I think the crew was getting a bit carried away with the trees because they were cutting thick branches that were hanging over my yard nowhere near the road. I wasn't to happy with all the branches they cut off, but the girls had fun watching them.
Saturday, January 8 - Gabby was playing in the red Ikea tent with the door closed. I poked my camera lens in and snapped a picture and the red from the tent made the whole picture red.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Kaylee's sparkly ears
Today Kaylee wanted to get her ears pierced. We had told her that when she turned 8 she was old enough to decide if she wanted her ears pierced, and she really wanted her ears pierced. This afternoon we headed over to Fashion Place Mall and she picked out some cute blue flower gem earrings. She was so happy, and excited to have her ears pierced.
They put little dots on her ears to line up where to put the holes.
Another girl that worked there came to help so they could do both holes at the same time. At first Kaylee was unsure about what they were doing, and then she was startled when they shot the earrings through her ears and had a little bit of a meltdown.
Once she calmed down from being mad that it startled her and hurt a little she was back to being excited and happy about her ears being pierced.
They put little dots on her ears to line up where to put the holes.
Another girl that worked there came to help so they could do both holes at the same time. At first Kaylee was unsure about what they were doing, and then she was startled when they shot the earrings through her ears and had a little bit of a meltdown.
Once she calmed down from being mad that it startled her and hurt a little she was back to being excited and happy about her ears being pierced.
New Years Interview
A few years ago I started doing a New Years interview at the beginning of each year. I think it's fun to see how their answers change from year to year. Some answers have stayed the same, while others have changed quite a bit. You can see the interview from last year HERE, and from two years ago HERE.
Gabby (Age 5)
Favorites:
Cereal - Lucky Charms
Vegetable - Asparagus
Fruit - Strawberries
Drink - Chocolate Milk
Toy - Toy Car
TV Show - Mythbusters
Game - Busytown
Book - Curious George
Restaurant - Noodles & Company
Holiday - Mother's Day
Animal - Horse
If you could change your name, what would you choose? Lily, because I like that name.
What do you love about your sister? She's nice
Where would you like to go on vacation this year? On the Mountains
What are some of your wishes for this year? A Unicorn Pillow Pet
Kaylee (Age 8)
Favorites:
Cereal - Reese's Puffs
Vegetable - Broccoli Trees
Fruit - Strawberries or Blueberries
Drink - Lemonade
Toy - Nintendo DS
TV Show - Mythbusters
Game - Busytown
Book - Ruby the Red Fairy (Rainbow Fairy Series)
Restaurant - The Old Spaghetti Factory
Holiday - Easter
Animal - Dog or Horse
If you could change your name, what would you choose? Lauren
What do you love about your sister? She's Fun
Where would you like to go on vacation this year? New Mexico
What are some of your wishes for this year? To have my own room.
Gabby (Age 5)
Favorites:
Cereal - Lucky Charms
Vegetable - Asparagus
Fruit - Strawberries
Drink - Chocolate Milk
Toy - Toy Car
TV Show - Mythbusters
Game - Busytown
Book - Curious George
Restaurant - Noodles & Company
Holiday - Mother's Day
Animal - Horse
If you could change your name, what would you choose? Lily, because I like that name.
What do you love about your sister? She's nice
Where would you like to go on vacation this year? On the Mountains
What are some of your wishes for this year? A Unicorn Pillow Pet
Kaylee (Age 8)
Favorites:
Cereal - Reese's Puffs
Vegetable - Broccoli Trees
Fruit - Strawberries or Blueberries
Drink - Lemonade
Toy - Nintendo DS
TV Show - Mythbusters
Game - Busytown
Book - Ruby the Red Fairy (Rainbow Fairy Series)
Restaurant - The Old Spaghetti Factory
Holiday - Easter
Animal - Dog or Horse
If you could change your name, what would you choose? Lauren
What do you love about your sister? She's Fun
Where would you like to go on vacation this year? New Mexico
What are some of your wishes for this year? To have my own room.
Monday, January 3, 2011
My New Years Resolution
This year I really want to get back into my picture a day project. I really enjoyed doing it before, and I'm sad that my life got in the way in about September and it just kinda died. This year I want to be better than even and really try to get a picture for EVERY day, not just Most days. It is January 3rd and so far I'm doing good...but it's only January 3rd. I am also going to try to post them regularly on my blog so at the end of the year I can make a picture a day book like I did with my daily pictures from 2009. I love that book and really enjoy the everyday things that I got pictures of. This year I want to enjoy it again. I think part of the reason it just stopped this year is because my life was so everywhere that my picture a day felt more like a chore than something I really enjoyed...so, this year it's back to fun, back to memories, and as always TONS of craziness.
Jazz Game (Anniversary date night)
For our nine year anniversary this year I got tickets to the Jazz game on Saturday. Paul has really been wanting to go to a Jazz game and sit in the lower bowl. I looked online and was able to find some good lower bowl tickets for a pretty good price so I decided to go for it. My little sister Marla was awesome and came and babysat for us so we could enjoy a nice night out. We went downtown to the Gateway and went shopping a little bit before we headed over to the Jazz game. It was WAY below freezing and my shopping led me to a nice warm scarf with hand pockets at quicksilver, and I also found some super cute sweater slippers there.
The Utah Jazz were playing the Memphis Grizzlies and we had some great seats! We were on row 17 in the lower bowl. The Jazz played a pretty great game and came away with a win. The score was 98-92! It was a very fun anniversary date night. My kids thought it was fun too with Aunt Marla doing crafts and playing games with them.
The Utah Jazz were playing the Memphis Grizzlies and we had some great seats! We were on row 17 in the lower bowl. The Jazz played a pretty great game and came away with a win. The score was 98-92! It was a very fun anniversary date night. My kids thought it was fun too with Aunt Marla doing crafts and playing games with them.
Kaylee's Baptism
My little girl is EIGHT-years-old! Kaylee was so excited to turn 8 so she could be baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She talked about it for months (years actually) and told everyone that she talked to that she was getting baptized on January 1st. It was actually pretty cool because she was baptized on 1-1-11 at 11:00. I am very proud of her choice to be baptized. Here are a few pictures we took before her baptism with her in her white baptism dress.
We were thrilled with the outpouring of love and support that we had from our friends and family. There were about 70 friends and family that came to support Kaylee on her special day. After the baptism at the church we had a luncheon at our house. I snapped a few pictures of my cute nieces and nephew, and the luncheon going on.
We were thrilled with the outpouring of love and support that we had from our friends and family. There were about 70 friends and family that came to support Kaylee on her special day. After the baptism at the church we had a luncheon at our house. I snapped a few pictures of my cute nieces and nephew, and the luncheon going on.
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