I just want to say Thank You to Leslie and Andrea.
Some days as a mom you want to be taken care of, yes even when all the kids are gone. And it's especially hard when my own mom is gone and that's who I would turn to when I needed a listening ear or a smiling face or a shoulder to cry on. It feels like all we do is give, and serve, and cook, and clean, and worry, and teach, and shuttle, and fix, and hug, and make better, . . . . the list goes on. Anyway, my girls took care of me. Yesterday Leslie had Sunday dinner and today Andrea came and got me to treat me to a drink and little time away. WOW! They may seem like very small things to most people, but to me the were ginormous!
I love you girls.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunday Family Time
On Sunday Leslie had invited us over for dinner and FHE. As a family we take turns doing a FHE once a month. Leslie's turn to do FHE is really tonight, but we had some other things going so she thought she'd do it on Sunday and we could also celebrate St. Patrick's day! She made us sherbet and lemon-lime drinks and had a treasure hunt for the little kids with a little box of candy for the treasure. Tyler went around with Kylee and Jaycelyn.
After a very delicious dinner of Shepherd's pie (this is as Irish as this family can get- we're not to excited about the cabbage and corn beef thing), we went outside to work it off. For Christmas we gave Kylee and Jayce these scooter bike things. Everyone got in on the fun. Here's Christine doing tricks.
Tyler was doing tricks too, but slumped down after Leslie made a comment about him teaching her girls bad things.
There were a couple of neighbor kids in on the fun. They were trying to see if they could coast to the corner. They did, but not without some wiggling!
Tyler and Christine - always being a bit cheezy!
WEEEEEEE! My kids used to do this same kind of thing in an old blue plastic wagon at my parent's house many years ago. We have fond memories of those times. In fact, I still have the wagon and occasionally you will see the grandkids pulling each other around in it. I even have pictures of Tyler doing it last year!! Some of us never grow up!
Go Christine! I think the big kids were a bit disappointed when the little kids came and wanted to ride the bikes. But, they all shared very well and there were no tears.
Little Emily enjoyed the ride with her mommy! She didn't want to stop.
Jayce traded with the neighbor for a ride on her scooter. Although, it was a bit frightning going down the driveway. Soooo . . . .
She sat down on it!
Kylee likes to ride fast, so mom and dad made her put on her helmet.
Kylee rides pretty good, but she won't let her dad take off the training wheels yet!
Jayce, still sitting. She was like this more than she was standing on it.
Who's having more fun? Leslie or Emily?
After a very delicious dinner of Shepherd's pie (this is as Irish as this family can get- we're not to excited about the cabbage and corn beef thing), we went outside to work it off. For Christmas we gave Kylee and Jayce these scooter bike things. Everyone got in on the fun. Here's Christine doing tricks.
Tyler was doing tricks too, but slumped down after Leslie made a comment about him teaching her girls bad things.
There were a couple of neighbor kids in on the fun. They were trying to see if they could coast to the corner. They did, but not without some wiggling!
Tyler and Christine - always being a bit cheezy!
WEEEEEEE! My kids used to do this same kind of thing in an old blue plastic wagon at my parent's house many years ago. We have fond memories of those times. In fact, I still have the wagon and occasionally you will see the grandkids pulling each other around in it. I even have pictures of Tyler doing it last year!! Some of us never grow up!
Go Christine! I think the big kids were a bit disappointed when the little kids came and wanted to ride the bikes. But, they all shared very well and there were no tears.
Little Emily enjoyed the ride with her mommy! She didn't want to stop.
Jayce traded with the neighbor for a ride on her scooter. Although, it was a bit frightning going down the driveway. Soooo . . . .
She sat down on it!
Kylee likes to ride fast, so mom and dad made her put on her helmet.
Kylee rides pretty good, but she won't let her dad take off the training wheels yet!
Jayce, still sitting. She was like this more than she was standing on it.
Who's having more fun? Leslie or Emily?I love our time together. And I love my kids.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE GRANDKIDS
It has been a really long time since I posted any pictures on my blog. I have been busy, and lazy I guess. So here you can see what I do with my time and what makes my life so busy.
Kaja's doctor said skiing is one of the best activities she could do to help with her muscle tightness. So when Andrea came to visit David pulled out skis and boots and off we went to a nearby school that has a pretty good sized hill for practicing. Kaja loved the speed but didn't like to do it herself. She liked grandpa to hold her and go fast!
The kids are having a "rootbeer" party. The best and safest place is on the floor. It makes clean up relatively easy.
Cookies and rootbeer, doesn't get much better. Unless, you're more of an adult and diet coke and chocolate is what hits the spot.
Oh Emily can't miss out on the party! She gets milk and cookies.
The kids really enjoyed the home movies of Lake Powell. It may not have been a good idea to show them though, they are bugging us to go NOW to the lake and ride the boat.
Jaxon made us nervous climbing up the playhouse. He's not known for stability when climbing, but he's happy!
Kaja loves to smile for the camera and Jayce is always demur!
Emily found the 'tupperware' cupboard and pulled them all out. Isn't it funny how you can have such great toys in the other room and they want the kitchen and the drawers.
I had Leslie's kids for a couple of days while she and Jared played in Florida. They were in the sun and we were cold and still had snow. The girls really wanted to go outside. I said no at first, but they just kept buggin me and I caved. They really liked to wear the old jackets grandma has and I wrapped my big scarfs around their necks.
You can see Jayce's little red face. The scarfs were long enough I could wrap their necks and heads up. They look like little 'sheik" princesses.
Jaycelyn really doesn't care for the camera. Kylee does!!!
I'm not sure what Kylee is doing! The sweater she's wearing. I knitted for Leslie when she was 5.
This jacket was David's when he was a boy. My kids wore them and now our grandkids are wearing them.
Here's Emily playing with the plastic bowls and keeping warm inside while the big girls played outside in the cold.
Andrea and the kids came over to keep us company and hang out. As you can see they all get into the Guitar Hero thing.
Kaja has her own special way of holding the guitar. She gets pretty serious about it.
Then there's Andrea who can play it cross legged and sitting down!
This past weekend David and I went to St. George. He had some business meetings so I took my sewing machine to make the grandkids pillowcases for St. Patricks Day. Hey - so it's wierd! I had a great time and did just what I wanted and finished my project!
Here are the finished projects!
I had the whole set up going. I had an ironing board, my cutting board and my sewing machine! Great fun!!
Another picture of the finished pillowcases. When I was at the store getting the material a lady asked me what I was going to sew. When I told her I was making them for the grandkids, she told me she had 57 grandkids!!! I was amazed, and a little sad. I don't think I could do this for 57 grandkids. This may be my first and last year of making pillowcases. Then I thought a little later about it . . I don't think I will get close to 57 grandkids!!!
Kaja's doctor said skiing is one of the best activities she could do to help with her muscle tightness. So when Andrea came to visit David pulled out skis and boots and off we went to a nearby school that has a pretty good sized hill for practicing. Kaja loved the speed but didn't like to do it herself. She liked grandpa to hold her and go fast!
The kids are having a "rootbeer" party. The best and safest place is on the floor. It makes clean up relatively easy.
Cookies and rootbeer, doesn't get much better. Unless, you're more of an adult and diet coke and chocolate is what hits the spot.
Oh Emily can't miss out on the party! She gets milk and cookies.
The kids really enjoyed the home movies of Lake Powell. It may not have been a good idea to show them though, they are bugging us to go NOW to the lake and ride the boat.
Jaxon made us nervous climbing up the playhouse. He's not known for stability when climbing, but he's happy!
Kaja loves to smile for the camera and Jayce is always demur!
Emily found the 'tupperware' cupboard and pulled them all out. Isn't it funny how you can have such great toys in the other room and they want the kitchen and the drawers.
I had Leslie's kids for a couple of days while she and Jared played in Florida. They were in the sun and we were cold and still had snow. The girls really wanted to go outside. I said no at first, but they just kept buggin me and I caved. They really liked to wear the old jackets grandma has and I wrapped my big scarfs around their necks.
You can see Jayce's little red face. The scarfs were long enough I could wrap their necks and heads up. They look like little 'sheik" princesses.
Jaycelyn really doesn't care for the camera. Kylee does!!!
I'm not sure what Kylee is doing! The sweater she's wearing. I knitted for Leslie when she was 5.
This jacket was David's when he was a boy. My kids wore them and now our grandkids are wearing them.
Here's Emily playing with the plastic bowls and keeping warm inside while the big girls played outside in the cold.
Andrea and the kids came over to keep us company and hang out. As you can see they all get into the Guitar Hero thing.
Kaja has her own special way of holding the guitar. She gets pretty serious about it.
Then there's Andrea who can play it cross legged and sitting down!
This past weekend David and I went to St. George. He had some business meetings so I took my sewing machine to make the grandkids pillowcases for St. Patricks Day. Hey - so it's wierd! I had a great time and did just what I wanted and finished my project!
Here are the finished projects!
I had the whole set up going. I had an ironing board, my cutting board and my sewing machine! Great fun!!
Another picture of the finished pillowcases. When I was at the store getting the material a lady asked me what I was going to sew. When I told her I was making them for the grandkids, she told me she had 57 grandkids!!! I was amazed, and a little sad. I don't think I could do this for 57 grandkids. This may be my first and last year of making pillowcases. Then I thought a little later about it . . I don't think I will get close to 57 grandkids!!!Well, that's been my life for the last couple of weeks! I love it! My kids joke with us about getting what they want. All they need to do is tell David and I that the grandkids would really like, let's say for example: a swimming pool, and we, David and I, would go right out and get it! As I look over these pictures and my life right now, maybe they aren't so far from the truth.
I hope my kids know that we love them very much and will do what we can for them. We support them in their efforts now as they make a good life for their families and do the right things. We are blessed to have such great people as our children and their spouses. They bring joy and happiness to our lives every day!
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