Perry Family

Nearly a year!

2011-07-19T18:12:00.005-06:00

Wow! I don't know what happened! Nearly a a year has gone by since I last posted. I noticed that the last time I posted, Austin had just graduated 6th grade. Well now he has made it through his first year of Jr. High. He did pretty well. His least favorite subject was keyboarding. Go figure, I remember loving keyboarding.

McCall has completed the 2nd grade. She had an absolutely amazing teacher. McCall also finished gymnastics for the year and doesn't want to return. Swimming is her new thing.

Asher is...well...out of control. I don't know what happened to my sweet little baby. He turned into a TERRIBLE TWO YEAR OLD!!! He is busy busy busy all day. If he is not climbing on something, he's coloring on something. It's a good thing he is so darn cute.

Austin's Choir concert. He is in the back row center.

6th Grade Graduation

2010-09-01T10:36:00.003-06:00

We did it! Austin has graduated Elementary School! They had such a fun graduation ceremony. There were a few kids that spoke, a few musical numbers, and then they did a slide show of pictures from the year. I cried a little even though I promised Austin I wouldn't do anything embarrassing. After the ceremony the students and teachers got to have a "Fancy lunch" together. It was set up in the library so cute. He went to school with a great group of kids, and he really liked his teacher, Mr. Thompson. Congratulations Austin, you make us proud!:)

Hope of America

2010-09-01T09:57:00.004-06:00

I know I brag about my kids a lot, but this is my blog, what else am I supposed to write? I seriously have the best son any mother could ever ask for. This year Austin was presented with the "Hope of America" Award. They only give this to four students a year. One boy and one girl from each 6th grade class. I think that the teacher nominates the students. It is presented by the Kiwanis Internationals club. A plaque with his name on it will forever be hanging in Aspen Elementary. The award reads

"HOPE OF AMERICA AWARD

Presented with honor to

Austin Perry

Who has demonstrated during this school year capacity for

leadership, ethical and moral character and outstanding

academic accomplishment."

My little Gymnast

2010-09-01T09:44:00.004-06:00

I am so proud of my little girl. She totally rocked her gymnastics recital! At the beginning they did a group routine. Then each girl got to do several solo parts. She was grinning ear to ear, loved performing! When we got home I asked her what her favorite part about the recital was. She said it was the trophy, which she slept with that night!

Happy Birthday McCall!

2010-05-04T11:15:00.004-06:00

Our little girl is seven! When we were in Disney land they asked us if we were celebrating anything. I told them that we had a birthday coming up. They gave her a pin to wear that read "Happy Birthday McCall" Everywhere we went the employees would say to her "Happy Birthday Princess."

She said to me "Mom, even in Disney land they know I'm a princess!"

What a fun thing that was for her. She got a new bike for her birthday (after dropping several hints) She is so funny. There has not been a single dull moment in our lives since she was born. We love you McCall, you are such a special, wonderful, beautiful, little girl!

Disney Land

2010-05-04T10:42:00.007-06:00

Finally, a vacation! We had SO much fun in Disney land. The first day there was a little hot, the next three days it rained. That's okay, we're from Utah, as long as it's not snowing we are good to go! The first two days we went to Disney land, the third day we went to Universal Studios, & the last day we went back to Disney land.

It was a lot of walking. Austin & McCall did so good. They rode everything! Except "It's a small world." My mom warned Austin about it before & he refused to ride it, none of us were disappointed by that. It wasn't very crowded, so we were able to ride everything that we wanted with out long lines. We rode "soaring over California" six times!

Asher stayed with his Aunt Jenifer. I felt a little guilty him, but once we got there & saw all the babies sitting in their strollers the entire time, I felt better. Then when I talked to Jenifer, and found out how much fun they were having, I was totally fine.

We stopped in Las Vegas on the way there, so I could go to the Coke store and take the kids to the M&M store.

We loved it, can't wait to go back!

Super Cool St. Patrick's Day

2010-04-10T21:36:00.002-06:00

This year on St. Patrick's Day I went to a Jazz game. I went with some people from work. The first half of the game we had pretty good seats, like row 23 or something like that. The 2nd half of the game 4 of us got to go down and sit on ROW 2! It was SO COOL! GO JAZZ!!!!!

Busy Busy Busy

2010-04-10T21:16:00.005-06:00

Okay, so Mike keeps asking me when I am going to update our blog. So here it goes.

The below pictures are some of the reason I have not been able to keep up with it, I have had my hands FULL!!

The new, most popular sentence in our home now is "Asher, get down!" He has turned into a little monkey. And the messes, oh my goodness, as I sit here right now and type, there are pieces of corn dog on the floor of the kitchen that need to be swept up.
Last night, McCall decided that she wanted some red punch, and she is NOT a baby, and she should be able to pour it herself. So the first cup she poured Asher pulled down all over himself...

The second glass she poured she put cinnamon toast crunch in with it. Why??

So I am going to try to keep up on blogging a little better, because I think it is a really great way to keep a family journal.

Most embarrassing moment #????

2010-01-26T11:48:00.002-07:00

Oh my goodness! I am so embarrassed! At church on Sunday we were sitting in sacrament, towards the back, and Asher is having a hard time sitting. What would you expect from a 1 year old? Mike put him down and he wandered around. He stops by a few families here and there. Probably to see what kind of snacks they had. He keeps making his way closer & closer to the front. I kept saying to Mike, "I think you should go get him" and Mike would say "No I think he's coming back."
Well he didn't. He wandered all the way to the front, we were all to embarrassed to go get him, except my sweet little McCall. She ran up and got him, while I was trying to hide under my chair!
I took off his sweater and just had him wear his undershirt the rest of the day in hopes that no one would recognize him.

Sweet nap spot

2010-01-23T19:37:00.002-07:00

Asher always falls asleep after eating. We recently discovered that his high chair reclines. Sweet!

Guess who's one!!!

2009-12-22T15:28:00.004-07:00

Our little man, Asher, turned one! I can't believe it! This year went by so fast. What a blessing he has been in our lives. At 12 months old this is what Asher is doing.....
~WALKING!!!
~plays peek-a-boo
~blows kisses
~says mama, dada, baba, ball, & UUHHNN (I think that is code for McCall's bugging me!)
~Patty cakes
~Has 2 teeth on the bottom & loves to brush them
~He has so much hair, I think he is due for another haircut. :(
He had his own little birthday cake & demolished it! He loved unwrapping presents. Now he thinks the presents under the tree are fair game. He just has such a fun personality, he is really happy and smiley. He is not very cuddly, just first thing in the morning he wants held for a few minutes. When I looked up the meaning of the name "Asher" it means blessed and happy. His name definitely fits him. Happy Birthday little man!

Decorating the Tree

2009-11-29T21:34:00.003-07:00

We put up our Christmas tree yesterday and OH MAN was Asher into it. Everything we pulled out of the boxes, he was all over it! We were hanging orniments on the tree and he was pulling them off faster. We put up the baby gate in front of the tree and he reached over it and pulled orniments off! Mike keeps telling me I need to tell him "No" so he will learn, but he is so stinkin' cute, I can't do it. When he gets an orniment, he brings it to us with the biggest smile on his face.

Singing in Primary

2009-11-29T21:27:00.002-07:00

Austin came home from church last weekend with spots all over his face. When asked what it was from he said, and I quote, "This is why you don't sing in Primary!" He put some of his dots on Asher's face too. My boys are so cute, even with dotted faces! I had to get a picture. (:

Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T21:17:00.004-07:00

This year was the first year in my whole life having Thanksgiving dinner at my parents house. It turned out really good. Asher loved everything on his plate, he licked the plate when he was finished! Austin went to Escalante with his Aunt Jenifer and JaCee. We played the Barbie game, and I have learned to watch your back when playing that game with my Mom! I do have a lot to be thankful for this year. A wonderful husband, healthy, happy children, and family and friends that will support me and love me no matter what.

Halloween

2009-11-29T09:50:00.005-07:00

We had a really fun Halloween this year. Austin was a zombie, McCall was a witch, and Asher was a leopard. We called him a baby jagwagger. If you have ever watched "Go Diego Go" you would remember the baby jaguar on the show. Well McCall couldn't say jaguar so she called him the baby jag-wagger. So on Friday, Asher and I went to the Halloween parade at the school. McCall saw me with the camera and kept posing. I had to tell her to act natural so I could get some pictures. When Austin saw me, he was trying to hide.

Asher did not like wearing his costume, after a while he gave up the fight and we went trick or treating around our neighborhood. Then we went to my parents so Uncle Joe could take Austin and McCall trick or treating.

Austin's costume came with a really scary, gross mask. He didn't wear it, because it was to hot, but he kept putting it on and scaring McCall. He tried to scare Asher, and he would just smile and try to grab the mask. Pretty funny!

Halloween Cookies

2009-11-29T09:43:00.002-07:00

We made really cute Halloween cookies. McCall helped through the whole process. She loved it. Austin came around when we were frosting. Frosted a few, ate one, and then left. Asher gave up begging for cookies and fell asleep. (So cute!)

Hee Haw Farms

2009-11-29T09:37:00.004-07:00

The Halloween Miracle

2009-10-17T14:03:00.002-06:00

I can't believe it! Today is only October 17th and Austin Perry has his Halloween costume! Every year we are out the day before Halloween looking for a costume. He is SO indecisive. Then of course there isn't anything left. He has worn the same costume 2 years in a row twice! But this year he has a costume, it is something new, and it is 14 days until Halloween!! You'll have to stay tuned to see what he is going to be...

Crazy hair or hat day

2009-10-17T13:59:00.002-06:00

Wednesday was crazy hair or hat day at school. My kids think that crazy hair day means that you can just wake up and go to school with bed head hair. Wrong-O! I gave them some suggestions on how they can wear their hair. They both decided that it was just going to be to much work and they would rather wear a hat. Okay with me!

Lost tooth

2009-10-17T13:49:00.004-06:00

It's been wiggly for quite a while...

And finally on October 3rd McCall lost her first tooth!

She was eating a roast beef sandwich, and she said "it just came out" Then she took off out side and was running up and down the sidewalk yelling "I just feel so good!!!"

First Haircut

2009-10-17T13:34:00.006-06:00

Okay, so a lot of people have been giving me a hard time about Asher's hair being so long, and saying that he needs a haircut. (I think they are all jealous he he he;-) We really wanted to wait until he was a year, but we finally gave in to peer pressure and took him. Here are some before pictures...

In the back he had a tail! It was so cute, he looked like our little monkey!

So I took him to get it cut, he did pretty good, he looked so tiny sitting in the chair. Now he can see better, and we can spike it up again. He still looks like a baby, I was worried that the hair cut would make him look more grown up.

Oh! Don't worry, I saved the tail in a little baggie for his scrapbook.

The rules

2009-09-18T22:12:00.002-06:00

So McCall has always been very much into making lists. When she turned 5, she had a birthday party that she pretty much planned herself. She made a list of who she wanted to invite. She made another list of the food, decorations, games, etc. She likes to have things down on paper, so there is no question as to what is going on. So with Asher being a little wild man, crawling all over the place, McCall decided that he is just a little too out of control. (Like she's one to talk) Anyway he found the curio cabinet, and has been trying desperately to get to the things inside. McCall made a list of rules for the curio cabinet and posted them right on it. (Boy that looks classy) I asked her what on earth she was doing. She explained to me the situation with Asher. So she made up a list of rules for him.

The rules read...
1. Do not tutch (I think she means touch)
2. No fingrprits (fingerprints?)
3. No scratchis (scratches)
4. No opninge (opening-Mic got her spelling skills from her mother :)
Uh, do you think that she realizes that Asher can't read yet???

Arrow of light

2009-09-15T13:21:00.003-06:00

Austin received his arrow of light. It was really cool, our scout group does such a great job at presenting this award. He also got a Webelos super achiever award for earning all 20 activity badges. What a cool dude! Much thanks to his amazing scout leader, she kept Austin and his parents on track to make it possible!

First day of school...at last

2009-09-15T13:06:00.002-06:00

Well the kids started school a few weeks ago. They weren't very excited about it. I sure was! Austin is in 6th grade this year. I can't believe it is his last year of Elementary school. I keep telling him that the 6th graders "rule the school" he just gets embarrassed and tells me to stop. McCall is in first grade this year. I have been really nervous about having her in school all day, but she is doing really well with it, and it has been such a nice break for Asher. She told me that the coolest thing about school is that she gets TWO recesses!

We're in big trouble!

2009-08-17T21:25:00.003-06:00

The day Asher turned 8 months old, he completely changed. He has only been rolling over good for about a month. All of the sudden he is crawling! The very next day he is pulling him self up in his crib and up to furniture. Mike had to lower the mattress in his crib. I don't get it? How did this happen? Have you ever heard the Kenny Chesney song "Don't blink"??? IT'S TRUE!!!

Bear Lake

2009-08-16T21:14:00.004-06:00

Bear Lake is one of my favorite places to go. I always went with my grandma and grandpa Pratt when I was little. Mike and I have kept that tradition with our kids, we take them every summer. Sometimes we will rent a boat or wave runners, but usually we just hang out at the beach. This was Asher's first time going and his main goal of the whole day was to eat sand! He tried everything in his power to get the sand in his mouth. He did succeed a few times. Mike and I fought over who would get to change the next diaper.

Austin and McCall were completely happy the whole day, just going from the dirt to the water. It was so lovely, No computer, no phones, and no T.V. I did not hear an "I'm bored" the entire day.

One of the best things about Bear lake is the fact that there are few few weeks the entire year that you can go and it is warm enough to swim, so when you hit it just right it is awesome. Another thing is the raspberry shakes. Mike and I have never left Bear Lake without getting one.

Camping

2009-08-08T17:40:00.003-06:00

We finally did it. After a couple of years of not camping we finally went last weekend. We even bought a camper last spring and have yet to use it. We went for Austin's Birthday. We camped at Montpelier Canyon in Idaho. It is about 30 miles out of Bear Lake. We didn't realise how far from Bear Lake it actually was. We reserved the camp spot a month ago. When we finally got there we were a little shocked. The Spot was nothing like it said it was online. No smooth place to put a tent (big roots sticking up everywhere and big tire marks like someone had got there truck stuck), no fire pit, no table. We drove back a few miles until we had cell phone service and called, of course they were closed. We went back and walked around the other camp sites. We noticed that the site next to ours was a lot better and had not been reserved, so we moved our reservation sign to that one and unloaded. It turned out really good. It was Austin's 11th Birthday so we made his favorite dinner in the dutch oven (tacos) and surprised him with cake and ice cream after. McCall was so excited to sleep in a tent that at about 8:00 she changed into her pajamas. Asher did so good. He was just staring at the fire. I think he may turn out to be another pyromaniac like his big brother.

Happy Birthday Austin

2009-08-05T21:37:00.005-06:00

When Austin was 2 years old, he was such a blondie. He was a surprisingly good boy when he was 2. I remember thinking, if this is the terrible two's, this will be a breeze...Then he turned 3.
When Austin was 5, he was into Spiderman, Batman, Teenage mutant ninja turtles, anything super hero. Now it's soccer, video games, his bike, and friends.

Austin started playing soccer when he was 4. When he was 9 he was playing competitive soccer. He also likes basketball and football.

For Austin's 11th Birthday we went to Bear Lake. We camped on the night of his birthday. We surprised him by bringing a birthday cake, ice cream, and presents.
Austin is such an amazing boy. I feel so honored to be his Mom and to get to raise such a smart, fun, gorgeous boy. Happy Birthday Aust!

Harry Potter

2009-07-18T17:56:00.003-06:00

I bought tickets for Harry Potter and the half blood prince movie a while ago for Mike, Austin, & me. Mike found out 2 days before that he had to work so Austin and I took his friend Kyler. The movie was SO good. I loved it! I guess I am going to have to go again with Mike, Darn it. McCall and Asher stayed at home with a babysitter. My first time EVER having a babysitter come to my house and watch kids. She is a really cute girl from my young women's class. It went really well.

Fun Family Day!

2009-06-28T17:07:00.002-06:00

Yesterday was a really fun, busy day for us. In the morning we went to the Lehi Parade. The kids loved it! There was a lot of candy. Asher slept through a lot of it. My little sister,JaCee, was in the parade for being an attendant to the Miss Lehi outstanding teen.
After the parade we went to the carnival.

After Mike, Asher, and I could not stand the carnival any longer we went out to lunch and then to the movies. It was a really busy day, but very nice to spend it together.

Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-21T16:37:00.001-06:00

Today has been a pretty good Father's Day so far. I made Mike a big breakfast this morning and then he helped me do the dishes. That is just the kind of Dad he is. He is always there to help and be involved. He doesn't like to miss out on a single thing that our kids are doing. He has a very special relationship with each of our kids. Mike is such a good Dad, I am so glad our kids have him.

I also want to talk about my Dad, although he would never read this blog. (computers are not really his thing) My Dad was always a really good Dad to me. We were best buddies when I was a little girl. He has always been a good example to me. He is a honest, hard working, good person. I love him very much, Happy Father's Day!

This picture was taken a couple of weeks ago at JaCee's Miss Lehi Outstanding teen pageant.

Six months old

2009-06-17T13:54:00.004-06:00

What a blessing Asher has been in all of our lives. This is what he is up to at 6 months old.

He smiles all the time.

He can sit up and wave bye-bye.

He puts everything in his mouth, and if he can't fit it in his mouth, he just licks it.

He eats rice cereal, sweet potatoes, apple sauce and crackers. (he makes a bug mess with crackers)

He still does not sleep through the night, but he only wakes once to be fed, then goes back to sleep, so it's not so bad.

We still can not tell if his eyes are going to be blue or brown. They seem to change daily. I'm rooting for brown, Mike is rooting for blue.

Sometimes he is cuddly, but mostly he wants to play.

He always arches his back to get down, but he is not sure what to do when he gets there.

He loves his big brother and sister. He watches them very carefully and they can make him laugh better than anyone.

He loves to go for walks in the stroller, sometimes we take him for a walk just to get him to sleep.

Goin' to the Dentist

2009-06-04T10:35:00.003-06:00

Today the kids got to go to the Dentist for their 6 month check up. They have a really good Dentist and look forward to going. Both kids checked out good with no cavities. He said soon McCall will start to get her 6 year molars, and Austin will start to get his 12 year molars. I was thinking this is going to be fun...All three of my kids are going to be teething at the same time.

My wheels were just to fast

2009-06-02T13:28:00.003-06:00

Oh dear! We had another McCall incident. Saturday night Austin and I went on a bike ride. When we got back Austin wanted his dad to go with him. (We were taking turns staying home with the baby.) Well McCall wanted to go with them on her scooter. I begged her to stay with me, I didn't have a good feeling about it. But she insisted on going. She took off with the boys, practically flying down the sidewalk. Not 3 minutes later Austin comes in the house and told me that McCall just fell and hurt her head. I ran down the street and found her and Mike walking back to the house. When she saw me she started crying really hard and said "my wheels were just to fast." She scraped half of her face really bad, I don't know what to do for it. This is a picture I took of her this morning, you can see how bad it is. : - ( My poor baby!

I thought girls were supposed to stay at home playing house and playing dress up and barbies. McCall likes that stuff, but she also likes all the boy stuff too.

If you noticed the moon boots, just remember she dressed herself!

Dance festival

2009-06-02T12:58:00.003-06:00

I love the dance festival at school! I'll never forget in the 5th grade when my class did a dance to "eye of the tiger" Austin does not feel the same way about it. He has been begging every year since KINDERGARTEN to let him miss that day of school. But I always make him go because I enjoy it and also because elementary school goes by so fast and I don't want my kids to miss out on a single memory. Austin's 5th grade class did a 90's dance to "you can't touch this" by MC Hammer. It was fun (for me) and brought back a lot of fun memories from the 90's. He is the one in the white shirt and light blue Boozer hat.

McCall's Kindergarten class did the hokey pokey, she got right into it! She is the one in the dark peach shirt.

I took Asher with me and he really liked all the music and kids. I was trying to keep him out of the sun and he wanted to be standing on my lap dancing and bouncing. Man, when that kid walks I am not going to be able to keep up with him.

Kindergarten class of 2009 presents...Giant John

2009-06-02T12:02:00.003-06:00

McCall was in Kindergarten school play called Giant John. She played the Queen. (very appropriate for her) It was so cute, I cried. All the kids did so good, I was totally impressed. They were all loud enough to hear and they all remembered their lines. They have the cutest class, and teacher. Good job Mickey, you are quite the little actress! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po8SrIY3wYk

2009-05-10T21:35:00.004-06:00

Evel Knievel

On Saturday May 9th McCall tried a little stunt. I heard a cry coming from the back yard and thought to myself " Here we go again, Austin made her cry." To my surprise Austin was helping her get to me. She only cried for a bit, then I asked what happened. She proceeded to tell me that she rode a small skateboard down the slide! The skateboard hit her in the eye. I started laughing and so did she. She is O.K.. Here are the damages.....Mike.

Happy Mother's Day!

2009-05-10T21:12:00.004-06:00

Today turned out to be a pretty good Mother's Day. Every year the only thing I ask for is a day without the kids fighting. This year they set an all time record! They did not fight until 7:33 p.m. It was amazing. But now they are making up for lost time. I love this picture of them, it looks like they like each other. I love being a mom, it is the best! They are so cute, it makes it all worth it.

A tribute to my mom....I remember when I was in brownies, my mom was my leader. She was so fun! She taught us some really fun songs that I still remember to this day. When I was a teenager she was still singing those songs and it wasn't so cute.
She is an amazing mom. She would do anything for me and my family. She is a really good grandmother to my kids. I am so glad they have her. Every child deserves to have a wonderful grandmother. Happy Mother's Day mom, I love you!

Twitchy

2009-05-05T21:18:00.004-06:00

McCall was in a school play the other night called Hansel and Grettle. She was an elf named Twitchy. It was so cute! She actually remembered all of her lines. She really played her part up, it was so funny! We were so proud of her.

It's a girl thing...

2009-05-04T12:37:00.002-06:00

Today I got a free sample in the mail of a Kotex product. McCall saw the box and opened it. She asked "What's this?"
I said "It's a girl thing."
She said "Well I'm a girl."
Oh Crap! That line always worked on Austin! Am I really ready to have a girl???

Happy Birthday McCall!

2009-05-02T21:59:00.006-06:00

I can't believe that my little girl is 6 years old! McCall is our miracle child. First of all we never should have had a girl. In Mike's family they have all boys, his brother's have almost all boys, he has mostly all boy cousins, and they have all mostly boys! So during the sonogram the doctor told us he was about 60% sure it was a girl. We thought that it couldn't possibly be true. Well when she was born it was obviously a girl and had the most amazing blue eyes I thought for sure they would go brown. I have brown eyes and Mike has blue. Brown are so dominant that I thought I would never have a blue eyed child.
McCall is such a fun little girl to raise. We could be out in the middle of the desert (which we have before) and she could find something fun to do. She also knows how to push me out of my comfort zone, which I need. She is so out going and I am not, so when I am with her, it forces me to be. Every day with her is defiantly an adventure!
Today is also McCall's Great Grandpa Pratt's Birthday, I think he had a hand in sending us a blue eyed girl on his birthday!
We love you Mickey, you are our little angel girl. Happy Birthday!

First Birthday

Second Birthday

Third Birthday

Fourth Birthday

Fifth Birthday

Today-sixth Birthday!!

Birthday Party

2009-04-27T20:20:00.002-06:00

We went to Mike's grandfather's 80th birthday party on Saturday. It was good to see him and it was the first time he met McCall and Asher. He was so proud of his grandson (Mike) and his great-grandkids. He introduced us to EVERYONE! We were glad we went.

Nimmy Nimmin

2009-04-27T20:02:00.003-06:00

We took the kids swimming over spring break. It was Asher's first time swimming and he loved it. He stayed in the pool for an hour and did not want to get out! We bought him a life jacket but, he didn't much like wearing it. We had a fun day together!

Easter 2009

2009-04-14T10:06:00.006-06:00

On the Saturday before Easter my kids beg all day to color eggs. I like to save it for the evening to help calm them down. This year they did sandblasting on their eggs.

On Sunday morning they found all of their eggs and then we went to church. We all had some beautiful lessons. Austin and McCall were excited to tell us all that they learned about Christ's Resurrection.

After church the five of us spent a fun day together. We played games and watched movies.

We had a really good day, and I am thankful that our kids understand the true meaning of Easter!

4 months old

2009-04-11T10:35:00.007-06:00

Poor Asher! I thought after some time McCall would get bored of him and go on with her own business. But, she hasn't. The other day she decided he needed a girlfriend. I assured her that he really didn't. Well she found him one......

The next day Mic said to me "Mom, I think Asher needs to look a little more stylish." This is what I found....

Here's McCall looking a little more "stylish"

Drive up window

2009-03-31T19:17:00.002-06:00

Our cat, Zack, has his own personal drive up window. It is so funny! There is a tall table on the deck by the window. He jumps up there and just sits and watches us. We keep some kitty treats by the window to feed him. He'll watch me do the dishes, lick his chops when I am cooking dinner, and watch the kids play. It's kind of like we have a peeping Tom...Cat!

Blessing day

2009-03-31T18:35:00.004-06:00

Our little baby boy was blessed on March 29th. He looked so cute. A couple of the Elders that were in the circle with Mike came up to us after church and told us that Asher was just looking up like he was looking at an angel. I have a feeling that there were a few angels there that day.

After the service, everyone came over to our house for lunch. We have such a great family, they are always there to support us. It means the world to us. I was worried that no one would be able to come because when we woke that morning there was a huge wind storm. But everyone was there showing how much they love that little boy!

Thank you to all of our family that came. (Ben&LuRae, I consider you family too) We love you all!

Wax Museum

2009-03-26T10:43:00.006-06:00

On Friday the 5th grade had their American Hero Wax Museum. Each 5th grader had to choose an American Hero to learn about. Austin chose John Hancock. They all had to write a short speech to tell why their person is famous. We went to the school to see him, he did a really good job. It took a lot of bribing to get these pictures though!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2009-03-24T14:24:00.002-06:00

St. Patrick's day was such a busy day and I didn't have time to post, but really wanted to. In our family we have always loved St. Patrick's Day because it is my grandfathers (Papa) birthday. He was the absolute best grandfather anyone could ever have. My whole life I have always thought we were part Irish. I just found out last year that we really aren't, we just thought because Papa was born on St. Patrick's Day we must be. I miss him so much and I am so grateful for this day!

The kids had a fun day in school. Leprechauns have been sneaking into McCall's classroom at night and playing tricks for a couple of weeks. On St. Patrick's Day they left the class chocolate and stickers. She made a paper leprechaun that day and brought it home. She danced and danced with it. It was pretty funny!

So cute...

2009-03-06T13:40:00.002-07:00

Asher is such a good baby. How did we get so lucky??

The baby powder incident (dun dun dun!!!)

2009-03-03T17:09:00.006-07:00

Never a dull moment at our house. Actually McCall must think there are lots of dull moments because she gets bored easily. She is very creative in finding things to do. On this particular day she wanted to do magic. She found the baby powder. (dun dun dun!!!) Later she told me this is what she did and why. She held the powder in her hand and threw it to make "smoke." Ahhhh!! When we have moments like this, I have to take a picture, because I know later it will be funny.

Pinkalicious

2009-03-03T16:30:00.004-07:00

McCall had to learn a story to tell in front of her class last week. She chose "Pinkalicious." She did such a good job (at least at home, who knows what she did in class) we decided to dress her for the part. She looked SO cute!

2 months old

2009-02-13T16:42:00.003-07:00

Asher went to the doctor today for his 2 month check up. The doctor said he is perfect. We agreed. I told my brother Joe that, and he said he could have told me that for free! He weighs 11 lbs and is 23 1/2 inches long. He had to get 5 shots, and he was very brave. (He did much better than his mom)

Today I got to go to lunch with my sister who lives in Escalante! It was very cool to see her. I wish we could have spent more time together, but she usually can't stay for very long.

Happy Anniversary

2009-02-09T21:20:00.004-07:00

Today is our 13th wedding anniversary. I had to work today, but Mike sent me some beautiful flowers at work. He is so thoughtful and sweet! Happy anniversary, I love you!

By the way ~ Happy Birthday to my super cool brother-in-law!

SEP conferences

2009-02-06T09:56:00.005-07:00

Last night we went to our kids parent teacher conferences and were pleasantly surprised. Both Austin and McCall are exceeding their expectations at school. Both teachers had very good things to say about their academics and behavior in class. All the things parents love to hear! We let them each pick a book from the book fair and send some of their friends val-o-grams. We are quite the proud Mom and Dad!

Skip ka bobs

2009-02-05T11:14:00.005-07:00

One of the reasons I wanted to start a blog, is because kids say the darndest things. The other night McCall was begging for a snack and Mike told her no, because it was time to get ready for bed. She said "Fine, it you won't let me have a snack, I'm not going to eat!" Yesterday, McCall and Asher went to my moms for a couple of hours while I went to work. McCall was helping my mom make shish ka bobs. McCall told her they were called "skip ka bobs." There is no arguing with her, we will now all call them skip ka bobs. She is SO FUNNY!

What were we thinking??

2009-01-30T13:37:00.006-07:00

Mike and I always wanted to have two kids. When we had our two kids, a healthy beautiful boy and a girl we were so happy. Then, much to our surprise Asher came into our lives. Last night Mike and I were looking at him and Mike said to me "What were we thinking?"

I said "What!" Thinking maybe he thought we were crazy for starting over.

Then he said "If we would have only had two kids, we would not have this little boy, I can't imagine life without him. " I completely agree. Asher is an amazing little boy, I can't stop staring at him, he is so cute. (He looks just like his Daddy) All three of our kids are such a blessing.