Enjoying Our Journey's "Moments"

Thursday, Jan 27

2011-01-27T07:19:00.000-08:00

Our Friday Craft Day craft-took snow from the outside and made mini snowman inside our house, where it was nice and warm...the miniature snowman turned out so cute!

Wednesday, January 26

2011-01-26T07:19:00.000-08:00

Brynlee's first year selling girl scout cookies as a second year Daisy Scout...she was so excited to go door to door selling cookies! With Daddy's help we sold 75 boxes!

Tuesday, January 25

2011-01-25T07:25:00.000-08:00

We should own stock in Fruit By The Foots!!!! They are Hailey and Karli's definate food of choice and I wish I had stronger will to persuade them not to eat them everyday, but alas I don't, and I think soon they will have jelly intestines! ;-)

Friday, February 5, 2010

2010-02-05T12:34:00.000-08:00

Ethan had a fun sleepover with Nick and Ryan, his two best friends tonight. We had a major snow fight outside, breakfast for dinner, a fire, and major WII tournaments with the boys...The boys even slept great that night.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

2010-02-04T12:29:00.000-08:00

Went and volunteered in Brynlee's class today. I love being a mom.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

2010-02-02T11:58:00.000-08:00

Love these cute socks and a couple other pairs I picked up at Target for a $1 each plus it feels so good to eat a little healthier. I which I could bottle this feeling for when the M&M cravings come one!

Monday, February 1, 2010

2010-02-01T11:54:00.000-08:00

I've been collecting these neat clear containers for our pantry for the last couple of months. I love the uniformity, the texture of the food it shows and how CLEAN and organized everything is. They are my favorite "good thing".

Sunday, January 31, 2010

2010-01-31T11:53:00.000-08:00

Our ward's Great to Be Eight fireside was tonight. Sarah made an awesome eight cake (this isn't it but it will be until I get a picture of hers), I played the piano and the crazy thing was that we attended for Ethan's sake. I can't believe he will be baptized and starts scouts this year!! The fireside was great and gave them a great idea of what their own baptisms will be like.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

2010-01-30T11:44:00.000-08:00

This site is a familiar one in our home...Ammon is so tired he falls asleep anywhere these days. On the floor, in the kids' beds, on the couch, etc. Residency is exhausting!

Friday, January 29, 2010

2010-01-29T11:38:00.000-08:00

Made this snack for Hailey's preschool class. She was so excited and got lots of oohs and aahhs. It made me realize how important going a little beyond the norm. is a good thing.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

2010-01-28T05:49:00.000-08:00

Our little girl started piano lessons this week!! She is catching on so fast and doing such a great job! She started at the exact same time as Ethan did two years ago...January of their kindergarten year. For us this means a half hour longer at the piano each afternoon but definately will be worth it someday! Go Brynlee!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

2010-01-27T05:46:00.000-08:00

Hailey and "Beau", the rotating teddy bear from preschool and we took him on a sledding adventure and to the primary pancake breakfast. She LOVES having Beau come and visit.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

2010-01-26T05:28:00.000-08:00

More Valentine fun with our cute kids!

Monday, January 25, 2010

2010-01-25T15:01:00.000-08:00

Worked on the kids Valentine's for school today. I loved their cute signatures as a second grader, kindergartner and pre-schooler.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

2010-01-24T14:54:00.000-08:00

Ethan's wonderful, creative artwork. He is very much a budding artist and things of creative things all the time. He thought of these "friends around the world" all by himself.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

2010-01-23T14:45:00.000-08:00

Watched the Hymas kids today...Nolan walked all over the house eating his orange with vigor!

Friday, January 22, 2010

2010-01-22T14:40:00.000-08:00

Once a month I volunteer in Brynlee's classroom and I LOVE going in and seeing her at school. In the 20 minutes after school and before I pick up Hailey, Isabel and Karli, Bryn and I secretly sneak off to the donut shop for hot chocolate and a donut. It's our tradition and she loves it!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

2010-01-21T14:21:00.000-08:00

Just another icy, cold January morning but luckily school wasn't cancelled. This is a familiar sight every morning as the bus drives down the street collecting Ethan and Brynlee on their way to school.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

2010-01-20T14:19:00.000-08:00

Went for a much needed Girls' Night Out tonight to La Chatelaine with the girls. It was fun, relaxing and we laughed so much. It filled my cup.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

2010-01-19T17:13:00.000-08:00

I was asked to be a guest speaker at our ward's Provident Mothering Group on the topic of "Creativity with Your Children". It was a little intimidating but fun at the same time and I enjoyed coming up with many fun, creative activities to do with children. This tactile balloon one, one was of the examples that I made to demonstrate. It definately has opened my eyes to more fun things I can do with the kids.

Monday, January 18, 2010

2010-01-18T16:34:00.000-08:00

The kids BEGGED to go outside with their umbrellas and were excited when I finally consented. They had fun together running around in the raindrops and getting wet together.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

2010-01-17T13:12:00.000-08:00

Worst weekend of residency so far. Ammon was on call all weekend, and I was SICK as a dog. I have never felt so alone, sick, and homesick ever. This cold lasted two full weeks and was horrid!!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

2010-01-16T13:07:00.000-08:00

Ethan received a ton of bakugans from the neighbor boys down the street. One man's junk is another man's treasure--that's for sure! Ethan was thrilled and has a ton of these things now!

Friday, January 15, 2010

2010-01-15T12:41:00.000-08:00

Went to watch Ammon's church basketball game. What a hottie he is!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

2010-01-14T12:35:00.000-08:00

Ethan's cute cheerleaders at his basketball practice.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

2010-01-13T16:44:00.000-08:00

Now that Ethan has learned to read, storytime just got a lot more interesting for the girls! Princesses and fairytales now have a little bit more action written into them! And I can get a couple of more things done at night like putting away laundry!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

2010-01-12T12:31:00.000-08:00

Hailey and Karli were sitting at the table while I was making dinner and said "Look mom, they're kissing" and starting giggling. It was just cute and it made me smile to see them together and being cute.

Monday, January 11, 2010

2010-01-11T12:25:00.000-08:00

I was cooking dinner and saw all the neighborhood kids in our front yard, playing in the snow, throwing snowballs and having fun. We are lucky to have such great kids in our neighborhood!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

2010-01-10T11:58:00.000-08:00

I seriously believe these two were twins in heaven, separated in birth by thirteen months, who found each other again on earth. We tell Hailey that after Brynlee left heaven, she just couldn't be without her for long and came and joined our family. Brynlee is Hailey's world and her very best friend.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

2010-01-09T11:34:00.000-08:00

Ammon was post call and so we took the kids sledding on the mud/snow hill down by the river. We had SO much fun and the kids loved to go sledding. It was a bit dangerous but close to home and a fun afternoon!

Friday, January 8, 2010

2010-01-08T11:31:00.000-08:00

The 2010 Primary Pancake Breakfast was the first activity we did as a primary presidency this year. I worked sooo hard on this and spend hours doing primary paperwork but it turned our great. Ethan, Brynlee and Hailey all met their new primary teachers, enjoyed a yummy breakfast and went on a scavenger hunt.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

2010-01-07T11:27:00.000-08:00

Helped Ethan with his spelling words and we used wikki sticks as one of his spelling activities. Spelling is Ethan's hardest subject and the one we work the most on as a second grader.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

2010-01-06T11:23:00.000-08:00

Ammon and I gave each other cute new tennis shoes for Christmas-pink for me of course and Cougar blue for him. We went and played raquetball today at the gym together and officially started training for the half marathon and the sprint triathalon.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

2010-01-05T11:18:00.000-08:00

Brynlee had her Daisy Scout investiture ceremony tonight and became an official Daisy. Here's her cute little Daisy troop!

Monday, January 4, 2010

2010-01-04T11:04:00.000-08:00

Since we accomplished our goal of not eating fries in 2009, the first thing we did in 2010 was head to McDonalds for yummy, delicious fries!!! This crew dug right in and they tasted downright delicious! I was so proud of our goals that we made and stuck to!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

2010-01-03T12:25:00.000-08:00

Karli got into something (like always) and thus needed a bath. I couldn't help but laugh and grab the camera because Karli looked so cute and had SO much fun having a bath to herself with noone else in it!

Sunday, January 3, 2010

2010-01-03T10:49:00.000-08:00

Discovered a new way to have the girls help set the table. They felt like waitresses doing it creativly like this and helped me out a ton too!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

2010-01-02T09:56:00.000-08:00

It was the first Saturday of the month again. We went to the usual Home Depot Kid Clinic and made wooden calendars. The kids loved this project.

Friday, January 1, 2010

2010-01-01T09:48:00.000-08:00

On New Year's Day we took down all the Christmas decorations and watched the Rose Bowl. Ohio State was playing and we were so excited when they WON the game!!! Ammon is all dected out in his gear too!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

2009-12-31T09:53:00.000-08:00

We upted New Year's a half hour for the kids. Our celebration included ice cream sundaes with sprinkles (like confetti) and then Ammon cut up a bunch of paper and had a New Year's celebration with the kids. Later Ammon and I celebrated New Years by watching the ball on TV and kissing at midnight!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

2009-12-30T09:48:00.000-08:00

Made this delicious YUMMY cake for Crisi and Jeff (our neighbors) with the dinner we took them. They just had their sweet baby Ryan and I wanted to practice this awesome new recipe for the Pinewood Derby.

Tuesday-December 29, 2009

2009-12-29T09:32:00.000-08:00

It was nice having Ammon home for his week off. He and Ethan had fun building these erector cars that Ethan got for Christmas. These two are such buddies.

Monday- December 28, 2009

2009-12-28T09:21:00.000-08:00

It was freezing but felt so good to go outside for a bit. The girls loved riding around on the Plasmid Cars Grandpa Phillips sent for Christmas.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

2009-03-31T09:42:00.000-07:00

Journaling: String cheese-always the choice snack in this household!

Monday, March 30, 2009

2009-03-30T09:40:00.000-07:00

Journaling: We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon at the library and enjoying the sunshine. Here's a bit more sunshine from our two cute redheads!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

2009-03-22T09:37:00.000-07:00

Journaling: These sisters love each other!! Brynlee always loves kissing and hugging on Karli...sometimes it's a bit too much! Karli sometimes will go to Brynlee for things she needs and I just love how much these girls get along.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

2009-03-21T09:33:00.001-07:00

Journaling: This girl is a diva in the making!!! She loves, loves, loves to play dress up and every single time we get home, the moment we walk through the doors, Hailey strips off her clothes, jumps into anything dress up she can, and hates to get in her regular clothes again! This afternoon I had to pick up Brynlee from preschool and Hailey insisted on wearing this get up. She looked so cute and divaish, I couldn't resist taking a picture!

Friday, March 20, 2009

2009-03-20T09:32:00.000-07:00

Journaling: Every year on the first day of Spring, Rita's open their doors and serves everybody free icees all day long. We love going as a Family and trying all the different flavors.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

2009-03-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

Journaling: I debated on whether or not to put this picture, but Hailey took it, and I thought it would be fun to include her photography in this project. She LOVES taking pictures every time she can get her hands on a camera. She begs me everyday to take more pictures. I love to think the kids are going to enjoy photography too. So here's me, in my element, cooking dinner one night.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

2009-03-18T09:24:00.000-07:00

Journaling: I am loving how I can do these cute little, tiny ponytails on Karli now. She is growing up too fast but I love that her hair is growing too! She is such a cutie!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

2009-03-17T09:18:00.000-07:00

Journaling: Made these delicious "green treats" for St. Patty's day. I bought the M&M's way back around Valentine's Day in excitement to make these cute treats. I love cooking fun things for our family!

Monday, March 16, 2009

2009-03-16T09:13:00.000-07:00

Journaling: We had a fun Family Home Evening about David and Goliath. We had a visual presentation in which everyone got to throw marshmallow rocks at Goliath. The kids LOVED that part!

Sunday, March 15, 2009

2009-03-15T09:15:00.001-07:00

Journaling: Karli is getting really fun at taking pictures. She really is loved by all her older siblings and loves them right back.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

2009-03-14T09:07:00.000-07:00

Journaling: Ethan, Bryn, Hailey and I spent the afternoon at the church for the Primary activity. It was "Eternal Family Olympics" and the kids had so much fun rotating stations, learning how to be a part of a team and a family. They read a story, had a snack, did fun relays, learned how to do chores and made a family flag. It was really cute!

Friday, March 13, 2009

2009-03-13T09:09:00.000-07:00

Journaling: This was taken earlier in the week, when the weather was super nice. Ethan had been dressed for hours that day, but when he saw Ammon come out in a white tee-shirt and red shorts, he went and changed to be his dad's twin. Ethan loves his dad so much and loved playing ball and jumping on the tramp with him. He really is a mini Ammon!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

2009-03-12T09:04:00.000-07:00

Journaling: We had all three Acker girls (our neighbors) over today. Between their family and ours, there are six little girls between the ages of seven and two! So fun, so much pink, and lots of frilly dresses. They were enjoying the nice afternoon on the trampoline!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

2009-03-11T09:02:00.001-07:00

Journaling: Ammon geared up and took Step 3 Boards on the Wednesday and Thursday. It was sixteen hours of testing and he enjoyed Thursday much better than Wednesday. We hear if he passed in six weeks....fingers crossed...that was grueling!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

2009-03-10T08:59:00.000-07:00

Journaling: Heather, a girl I visit teach, celebrated her birthday today. She lost her mom earlier this year, and was having a hard time celebrating, so we begged her to come over and we made her this delicious, mouth water, yummy towering carrot cake and poppyseed chicken for dinner. Jeannette and kids brought the main dish and Molly, our elderly neighbor next door came along too. It was a fun evening to celebrate Heather and help her forget for a moment that her mom wasn't here to celebrate this year.

Monday, March 9, 2009

2009-03-09T08:56:00.000-07:00

Journaling: Brynlee still wasn't feeling the best, but managed to get a reprieve from the sickness to go the the Dad's Night at her preschool. She looked forward to it for days and was so excited to go on a date alone with Dad. It was so cute! They took all the dad's through a typical day of preschool, compete with snack time, recess, songs, etc. Ammon came home saying he had read a questionairre Byrnlee had written about him saying he loved cowboys and loved watching movies about cowboys!! I had to laugh...Ammon is so not a cowboy so I wonder where Brynlee got that. Anyway, it was a fun night for her and her dad!

Sunday, March 8, 2009

2009-03-08T08:53:00.001-07:00

Journaling: Brynlee picked up a nasty virus that has slowly passed through everyone. We stayed home sick from church, and she had five days of sleepyness, high fevers and droopy eyes. One week later, I am sitting here home from church again because Hailey now looks like this. It is a nasty sickness especially with the fevers and takes a while to feel better. Poor kids...

Saturday, March 7, 2009

2009-03-07T08:51:00.000-08:00

Journaling: We decided to take and adventure and when Ammon got home from the hospital, we packed up and headed with the Johnstons to the Malabar Maple Syrup Festival. We had a great afternoon in the beautiful Ohio country and learned all about how Maple Syrup is made, took a tracker ride, tasted pure sweet syrup and enjoyed a beautiful day outside.

Friday, March 6, 2009

2009-03-06T08:48:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Once again Ammon was on Friday night call and Jon Bowen was moonlighting in Mansfield, so Jeanette and I took the nine kids to the dollar theater to see Tale of Despereaux-a cute movie about a mouse. Afterward we took all the kids over to the nearby McDonald's. It was exhausting to have so many kids between the two of us, but we did pretty good and the kids came home and fell asleep! We survived another call night!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

2009-03-05T08:45:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Ethan had "Asia Night" at his school. It was a night for families to go in the first grade classrooms and view all their learning projects about Asia (the continent the school is studying about this year). It was so cool! Here is the volcano Ethan built with two of his classmates out of salt dough. We also got to watch Ethan perform in the CUTEST Asian musical program. He did such a good job and it was so fun to see him in his element at Windermere!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

2009-03-04T08:44:00.000-08:00

Journaling: See journaling from last picture.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

2009-03-03T08:41:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Hailey is such a girly girl!! She begged me for days if I could paint their finger nails. I finally caved in one day and we spent the next hour painting nails and having a girl party. Brynlee wanted her nails done too. These girls are girly to the tee! (Unfortunately though-they have inherited my bitting nails habit! Yikes!)

Monday, March 2, 2009

2009-03-02T08:38:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Jeannette and I have embarrassingly enough been obsessed over ABC's-The Bachelor. Don't ask me why, but it is addicting. I waited all week for the season finally and was so excited to watch it. Jeannette and I texted all the way through! Jason (a single day) didn't initally pick Molly (above and the girl I was rooting for all along) but six weeks later, changed his mind and went back to her. First time in Bachelor history. It reafirmed how much I love this show!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

2009-03-01T06:44:00.000-08:00

Journaling: I had to chuckle when I was making our bed this morning and saw these books on headboard (I moved them up for the picture.) These describe me to a tee! That's what made me laugh...so much of me and who I am and my interests lay in this pile of books.

1)The Shack-A bookclub book for March
2&3) My new favorite author-Shannon Hale. I love her books and she is LDS too!
4)Eat Cake- The bookclub book for May that I am discussing-Plus I really do dream of decorating cakes someday.
5)Project Organization-I love anything about organizing!
6)Anita Stansfield Books-The other favorite author-cheesey Mormon stories...I love them!
7)The Ensign (my scriptures were downstairs)
8)A Kraft Recipe Magazine
10)My Photography book to teach myself how to take pictures.
12)A Parenting Breakthrough-Teaching Your Children to Be Independent (I bought this from Deseret Books). I was curious on how to be a better parent! ;-) LOL!
11)If I could have added books to this pile Twilight, Pottery Barn Magazine and The Christmas Sweater would have been in this pile.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

2009-02-28T08:32:00.000-08:00

Journaling: The Bowens got us Disney on Ice Tickets for Christmas. We anticipating the show all through the cold winter and enjoyed a fun show of Disneyland Adventures. It was about the Incredibles Family saving Disneyland from the eveil redheaded guy complete with appearances from "It's a Small World", "Pirates of the Carribean", etc. (See blog book for more information about this day). We enjoyed a yummy lunch at Johnny Rockets afterward!

Friday, February 27, 2009

2009-02-27T08:27:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Ammon was on call again. Another Friday night doing over-night call. He has been on call every Friday for the last month! Bummer! We did go and visit him for dinner though and caught him "in action" answering a page for "Dr. Rasmussen" while we were there. Isn't he hot?

Thursday, February 26, 2009

2009-02-26T08:23:00.001-08:00

Journaling: I was typing away on the computer one morning and these three enjoyed playing together. I couldn't help but capture a picture of my three girls-three cute sisters! I love them with all my heart! They are my very own life-sized dolls!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

2009-02-25T08:20:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Ethan had snack a this week at school, so we came up with some fun things. Here is an idea for one day we did-mud pies n worms! Chocolate pudding, gummy worms and oreos. The kids loved it!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

2009-02-24T07:02:00.000-08:00

Journaling: I took Hailey and Karli to Costco while Brynlee was at a friend's house and Ethan was at school. We spent way too much money, as always, but stocked up on groceries, toilet paper, diapers, aka: the essentials. I didn't have to go shopping again for two weeks! Nice!

Monday, February 23, 2009

2009-02-23T06:53:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Ethan had his second piano recital tonight. He did WONDERFUL and played the Main Theme from Star Wars. He looked so handsome and we were so proud of him!

Sunday, February 22, 2009

2009-02-22T06:41:00.000-08:00

Journaling: We were just arriving home and after we pulled in the driveway from running arrands, I turned and saw these two cuties holding holds. They love being sisters. No one told them they had to, they just do. The kids do SO WELL at taking turns of which sibling they play with. Moments like this melt my heart.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

2009-02-21T09:21:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Tonight was the annual Riverside Ward Pinewood Derby. We had so much fun! WE invited the Acker Family to join us and Ammon made two cars this year-a surfboard for Ethan and a surgery gurney for him. I made a chocolate cake, with chocolate covered strawberries and won the best presentation award. It was a fun ward activity!

Friday, February 20, 2009

2009-02-20T06:38:00.000-08:00

Journaling: It was my day of the month to come volunteer in Ethan's first grade class. I was in charge of helping at the number blocks table and I loved seeing Ethan ineracting with all his friends and what he was learning. He sure loves school and I enjoy being a part of his learning too.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

2009-02-19T06:12:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Brynlee let me do "princess hair" for preschool today. As I finished and stuck the bow in, her hair glowed in teh morning light and looked so pretty!! I love having little girls-my own little dolls to play with!

Wednesday, February 18 2009

2009-02-18T06:07:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Ethan's last game of basketball was last weekend. Crazy how the season is already over. Ethan did an amazing job and can't wait to play again next year. He may be short but he is talented! Ethan and Coach Steve with Ethan's trophy for the season. Good job buddy!!

Tuesday February 17, 2009

2009-02-17T05:32:00.000-08:00

Journaling: I became the Box Top "Publicist" at Ethan's school a couple months ago. Christy Harston and I ran the a collection contest at Windermere for two weeks and then collected all the box tops from all the classrooms. Christy cut out over a thousand and Ammon and I cut and count over two thousand!!! It was so time consuming but fun to see how just collecting what would have been trash made over $400 for Windermere!

Monday February 16, 2009

2009-02-16T05:24:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Ammon came home this morning, tired from a long night of call. We were all glad to see him and he was glad to come home!! I noticed all his accessories...pagers to alert of trauma call or someone needing to get a hold of him, his Mt. Carmel badge, his Children's Hospital badge, with the sun, for the rotation he is on this month. This waistline is carrying around A LOT of responsibility!!! Ammon is patiently trying to figure out if pediatric surgery is the way to go for him and our family. Mostly though he has really enjoyed his month working with children and doing his peds rotation. I am so grateful to him for the hard worker and breadwinner he is. What would we do without him?

Sunday, February 15, 2009

2009-02-15T05:21:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Hailey has become quite my little buddy our kitchen. The moment I make dinner, cookies, rolls, playdoh, etc. she is right there beside me asking to help and pour. The funniest thing is she likes to do it "all by herself", without my help because she is "all grown up". ;-) Karli usually isn't to far behind and ready to munch on whatever we are making!

Saturday, February 14, 2009

2009-02-14T05:20:00.000-08:00

Journaling: For the first time in 8 years we enjoyed a night our for Valentine's Day. We went to the Cheesecake Factory with the Burts, Kelly's and Dotsons. So fun!!!!

Friday, February 13, 2009

2009-02-13T05:16:00.000-08:00

Journaling: The kids had so much fun this year creating their Valentine's and exchanging them with all their friends. Ethan chose Speedracer, Brynlee chose Barbie and Hailey Disney Princess ones. I love reliving all this Valentine fun through our kids! ;-)

Thursday, February 12, 2009

2009-02-12T06:16:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Melty beads abound on snow days. Ethan has been coming up with some great projects on his own! Luckily Karli doesn't eat these anymore either! I am grateful the kids don't beg for video games every hour to stay entertained. I love creativity!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

2009-02-11T05:11:00.000-08:00

Journaling: I was taking Ethan to piano lessons. Hailey begged to wear her dress up clothes and knowing we wouldn't be getting out of the car, I obliged. Then she fell asleep. When we got home, I caught this princess in her sweet slumber. She loves this coat too. She calls it her "Santa coat" because of the fur, and refuses to wear her other one!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

2009-02-10T04:13:00.000-08:00

Journaling: We are getting this little one ready for kindergarten. Afternoons are spent practicing letters, writing her name and delving into sight words. She is a smart girl!

Monday February 9, 2009

2009-02-09T04:04:00.000-08:00

Journaling: I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!! Karli and I love to play the "Yud You" game. That's how she says "I Love YOU". I always hear, "I YUUUDD YOU" from the other room and then I go running in, point at her and say "I love you"! She giggles, points as me and says again "I YUD YOU". Today I caught her pointing back at me. I will always treasure this picture. To me, it does say a thousand words. Our baby is growing up. She'll be two soon. In fact, now she is 21 months old. We love her so much!!! (Her hair was flaming and crazy because she had just finished lunch and I had wiped all the spaghettios out of it! It makes her look even more fun!!)

Sunday, February 8, 2009

2009-02-08T11:31:00.000-08:00

Journaling: While in Indy, we also visited Paul and Cristy Michaelson and family. It had been five years since we had seen them and they fed us a wonderful dinner and it was fun to catch up about people from Fresno!

Saturday, February 7, 2009

2009-02-07T11:28:00.000-08:00

Journaling: We then spent Friday night at Saturday at the Carribean Cove Waterpark. The kids were in heaven!!! They loved being back in the pool and the water and enjoyed themselves so much. We all did. It was nice to be away from life, from the phone, from work and from responsibility!!!

Friday, February 6, 2009

2009-02-06T11:23:00.000-08:00

Journaling: We took off on our first getaway of 2009! We drove to Indianapolis and spent the afternoon at the Children's Museum and enjoyed the new Lego Exhibit. And, I think our family pictures are getting worse!!! ;-)

Thursday, February 5, 2009

2009-02-05T04:02:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Thursday are dance days for Brynlee and Hailey. Brynlee looked so cute at the bar, I couldn't help but sneak in a take her picture! I love her little pointed toe. I'll have to catch Hailey next week!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

2009-02-04T03:57:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Brynlee and I made these cupcakes together for her to take to preschool. It was her day to celebrate her half birthday and her share day and we wanted to do a pink theme. It was so fun decorating them with her. She asked me everyday until that morning when we were going to do them together. I love this girl!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

2009-02-03T03:53:00.000-08:00

Journaling:

"Sisters by Chance, Friends by Choice"

A typical afternonn while Karli sleeps. These two are getting to be the best of friends. They are such girlie girls! I love it! From the dolls, to the barbies, to the dress up shoes, I love every second of having little girls. (Well except for the mood swings!!)

Monday, February 2, 2009

2009-02-02T03:52:00.000-08:00

Journaling: This little sneak found the Andes Mints for the hot chocolate. From the looks of it, she enjoyed every little sneaky bite!! She was too cute to be mad at for long! ;-)

Sunday, February 1, 2009

2009-02-01T02:54:00.000-08:00

Journaling: This is how it goes. I was working on a project and like always, the kids had to be right by me. We all shared one little table together, each doing our own project-sewing, playdoh, etc. I think I really like having church in the morning!! It makes for a nice family craft day.

Saturday, Jan 31, 2009

2009-01-31T02:47:00.000-08:00

Journaling: This is my life. I was on the phone making lunch and talking to Chelsea. I heard the kids say "Look at the snow!!!" I turned around and saw this on our kitchen table. Now don't think I condone eight little feet on a kitchen table. I don't. But, I couldn't help grab the camera, and even though the picture is blurry, this is so what happens when I talk on the phone. Chaos. The kids getting away with things they shouldn't. But this showcased the kids personalities to the tee! Hailey-our singer-complete with the mini hymn book she carries around. Brynlee the motherly one with her hand on Ethan. Karli-willing to follow the kids to do anything and Ethan-the daredevil-getting ready to hang off the table. Yep, this pretty much sums them up!!

Friday, January 30, 2009

2009-01-30T02:38:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Ammon had his huge-once-a-year ABSITE test the next morning. This is what happens when he studies at home...the kiddos climbing ALL over him. I was laughing because this is life as we know it. It always has been. School + lots of kids= The Rasmussen Family! Bless Ammon's heart!

Thursday, January 29, 2009

2009-01-29T02:35:00.000-08:00

Journaling: I walked in on Ammon doing bedtime one night. It was so cute to see him reading and all the kids surrounding him listening. I am a lucky wife and mom! The camera happened to be sitting on the the dresser!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

2009-01-28T02:27:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Ethan's favorite thing is sneaking in the girls bed to sleep. Right before I went to go up to bed one night, I checked on the kids one last time. Sure enough, he was in there and snuggled right up to Hailey. His wife will love this! ;-)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

2009-01-25T15:00:00.000-08:00

Journaling: Some favorites in our house right now.

Favorite Movies: Brynlee can't get enough of the Barbie movies.
Favorite Cookbook: I picked this up at Sam's last week...I LOVE IT!
Favorite Meal: Hailey dubbed this meal "her most favorite ever!"
Favorite Cookie: Andes Mint Cookies. YUM! (See attached recipe)