Monday, September 23, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
Labor Day Festivities
Once again the family headed out to the Lake House for our annual Labor Day weekend of fun. Jason's dad put together a huge list of tailgate party activities for everyone. Our little family usually shy's away from all the cheesey BYU stuff, but since this may be our last tailgate party weekend I figured we should probably represent.
I like to give a big Thank You to my friend Jamie Walker who supplied the entire family with BYU shirts for the weekend. How sad is that we don't own even one shirt!
Jason wrote us a pretty interesting cheer for the cheer competition, which we did not win. BOO!
He also cheated and still managed to lose the BYU trivia round. Cheaters never prosper, HA!
He came pretty close to winning the obstacle course though. GO JASON!
The kids had a great time as always. Adelaide had fun hanging out with her cousins, and had a cousins sleepover that she was super excited about. Ivy spent most of the weekend in the house playing, and Emilie had fun swimming in the lake. Carmella, was simply a happy little two year old. Eating ice cream and candy, and making messes, yep that sums up her weekend.
And now some photos of the obstacle course.
I like to give a big Thank You to my friend Jamie Walker who supplied the entire family with BYU shirts for the weekend. How sad is that we don't own even one shirt!
Jason wrote us a pretty interesting cheer for the cheer competition, which we did not win. BOO!
He also cheated and still managed to lose the BYU trivia round. Cheaters never prosper, HA!
He came pretty close to winning the obstacle course though. GO JASON!
The kids had a great time as always. Adelaide had fun hanging out with her cousins, and had a cousins sleepover that she was super excited about. Ivy spent most of the weekend in the house playing, and Emilie had fun swimming in the lake. Carmella, was simply a happy little two year old. Eating ice cream and candy, and making messes, yep that sums up her weekend.
And now some photos of the obstacle course.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Second Day of School
Yes, that's right. I can't be a normal mother who takes first day of school photos. At least not this year. I have an 8 am class, so Jason took the girls to school on their first day, and they weren't even ready when I left for class. So, I had to settle for second day of school photos. Now, let's just forget the fact that I'm three weeks late posting them. I can't stand all this judging. Give a busy mom a break, okay!
Also, I should probably address the fact that I just couldn't bring myself to take the traditional smile at the camera as the little darlings eagerly head out to school. I couldn't help but notice this year that everyone seemed to love the same idea that I'm sure someone saw on Pintrest. You know the one. The adorable smiling child holding up the sign or yes, possibly a chalkboard, with the year of school written on it. No, I just couldn't do it! I've never really been one to follow the crowd. So, here I present my somewhat tongue-in-cheek alternative. I think this better represents the true nature of my children.
Also, I should probably address the fact that I just couldn't bring myself to take the traditional smile at the camera as the little darlings eagerly head out to school. I couldn't help but notice this year that everyone seemed to love the same idea that I'm sure someone saw on Pintrest. You know the one. The adorable smiling child holding up the sign or yes, possibly a chalkboard, with the year of school written on it. No, I just couldn't do it! I've never really been one to follow the crowd. So, here I present my somewhat tongue-in-cheek alternative. I think this better represents the true nature of my children.
ok, maybe just one cutsie smiling one, for the grandparents.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Goodbye Snappy Cheesies
For Ivy's ninth birthday we bought her a hamster. She was so excited. Honestly, I think it is her all-time favorite birthday present. She has been so good with her little pet. She was so protective of him, always making sure that the little sisters didn't play too rough with him. She always cleaned out his cage, and made sure he had enough food and water. I am so proud of her. She took care of him till the very end.
Sadly, he passed away yesterday. Hamsters only have about a two year life span, and we had him for just over a year and a half. Last week, when she was cleaning out his cage I noticed that he didn't look so good. He was dragging his hind legs, and he had lost a lot weight. Ivy and I took him to the vet. I was worried that the girls might have hurt him, and that he was in pain. Turns out, he was just old. Every day since then, I've been checking on him. Yesterday, after the girls left for school, I went to check on him and found his little stiff body.
When Ivy and Addie got home, I broke the news to them. They took it better than I thought they would. They both asked to see his body which I had placed in a box. Ivy wrote him a goodbye letter, and Addie drew and colored a paper bed for him to rest on. When Jason got home he dug a little grave, and we held a little funeral service. Everyone said goodbye to Snappy, we said a prayer, and Ivy placed him in his grave. Addie and Ivy took turns putting the dirt in the hole. Ivy and Jason finished up while I took a sobbing Addie back in the house. Shortly after the funeral, we left for Lake House for the long weekend. I think that is helping to ease the pain, and I am super thankful that Snappy chose Friday to die and not Saturday. We wouldn't have found him till Monday night, and I think that would have been much more traumatic for everyone!
Overall, I think this has been a good experience for our family. The process of life and death is a beautiful part of our existence. It is bitter-sweet, and I love that my girls are learning how to deal with it now. On that note, I do not look forward to the day our dog Penny dies. I don't think any of us will handle that well at all!
When Ivy and Addie got home, I broke the news to them. They took it better than I thought they would. They both asked to see his body which I had placed in a box. Ivy wrote him a goodbye letter, and Addie drew and colored a paper bed for him to rest on. When Jason got home he dug a little grave, and we held a little funeral service. Everyone said goodbye to Snappy, we said a prayer, and Ivy placed him in his grave. Addie and Ivy took turns putting the dirt in the hole. Ivy and Jason finished up while I took a sobbing Addie back in the house. Shortly after the funeral, we left for Lake House for the long weekend. I think that is helping to ease the pain, and I am super thankful that Snappy chose Friday to die and not Saturday. We wouldn't have found him till Monday night, and I think that would have been much more traumatic for everyone!
Overall, I think this has been a good experience for our family. The process of life and death is a beautiful part of our existence. It is bitter-sweet, and I love that my girls are learning how to deal with it now. On that note, I do not look forward to the day our dog Penny dies. I don't think any of us will handle that well at all!
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