Miner Family Madness

She's the Queen of the Cutie Pies!

2010-05-20T23:33:00.000-07:00

I seriously can't get enough of this little girl! She makes me soo happy! Most of you know that when I found out I was pregnant with her I freaked out just a little, but now I can't imagine what life would be like without her. She is 2 months old today! Can't believe how time flies. She is a great baby, she loves her sisters already and they love her. She sleeps at night, which is totally awesome. She has the sweetest smile in town, serious. And those dimples just make me want to squish her. The above photo was taken by Abby Kyhl of A&K studio design.

More pictures to come. I suck at blogging. Jason graduated from SUU - yay! I need to post pics from graduation. But, if you know me it may be another 2 months before I get those up. Ava is a Kindergarten grad :( Growing too fast! Savannah is on her way to 3rd grade and just had her 2nd grade program tonight and did an awesome job.

The newest member of our family

2010-03-26T19:29:00.000-07:00

Introducing . . . . ALEXA MINER! Yes, it's another girl and we couldn't be happier!

Alexa was born Saturday March 20, 2010 at 8:07 a.m. weighing in at 7 lbs. 8 oz, 20.5 inches long. She's perfect!

I went 2 days over my due date. I was pretty miserable considering my other kids were born earlier than their due date. I only took one picture to document my misery . . . .

Labor was fast and I'm glad I was able to do it on my own. Since I was overdue we were going to have the doctor break my water on Friday, the 19th but labor and delivery called saying that all the beds were full and they didn't have room for me. About midnight Friday night or I guess saturday morning I started having contractions. We waited about 3 hours to go to the hospital until they were about 3.5 minutes apart. I progressed fast, so that was good. My doctor was sick and so someone else was covering for him, Dr. Newman. I really really liked him and I'm glad he was the one on call. He took really good care of me. This is the 2nd time that happened to me with Dr. Gatherum, he's an awesome doctor but when I had Leah he was on a fishing trip and wasn't there to deliver her either. It was fun not knowing what we were having. Everyone in the delivery room was excited to see the sex of the baby too. Jason played a huge part in my delivery as well. He was able to strait cath me twice once before the baby and then once after the baby. The doctor let him deliver the placenta, he said if he would've known beforehand that Jason was in the nursing program he would've let him deliver the baby too but he didn't find out until just after she was born. Jason was really confident and seemed to know what he was doing. We were not surprised when she was born and it was a girl! I was not disappointed at all, I love my little girls. Little Alexa is just soo sweet. I cried the first time I held her. There is nothing like the love of a baby. It's amazing how much you love them, even before you know them.

They have a new thing at the hospital where the dads get to bathe the baby right in the mother's delivery room after they are born. They've only been doing it a little over a year, it was the first time I've seen one of my babies bathed right after birth, it was awesome.

The girls were all so excited, Leah wasn't sure what to think when she came to the hospital. She wouldn't let me hold her or anything. I think it must've scared her to see me sitting in that hospital bed. She was really confused.

After our 2-day hospital stay and right when we were getting ready to come home we found out that the baby had a high level of jaundice and wasn't going to be able to leave the hospital, she needed to be under the bili lights for 24 hours. I ended up staying an extra day with her, I was ready to go home for sure but it was nice to get the rest I did.

Coming home . . . .

Thank you to my mom and dad who have helped me this last week SOO much! My mom stayed with the kids, took them to school and dance and other various activities. Thank you to all the people who brought in meals. It has been a huge help to me. It might take me a while to figure out what I'm doing with 4 kids! Overall, I feel very blessed. So thankful for sweet little babies who remind us how precious life is!

Worst Blogger in the World!

2010-03-26T19:12:00.000-07:00

I've really let my blog go, I guess I just don't have much time anymore and it will probably get worst now that I have 4 kids. I neglected to make a post about Ava's 6th birthday and that is really bad. Ava is such a sweet girl and a total diva. For her 6th birthday she got to bring 3 of her friends to Funtime Inflatables. That was an experience, not sure if I will do a birthday party there again or not. She had a fabulous birthday. We're glad she's part of our family!

Ava with her poster she got to take to Kindergarten for her birthday.

Birthday party!

Funtime Inflatables - this was the part when she was actually having fun. The first hour we were there she was crying so hard! Too many big mean boys bouncing the little girls around.

Miner Look-alike Meter

2010-01-29T23:09:00.001-08:00

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Christmas and Savannah's 8th b-day!

2010-01-09T19:29:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas break was very long, all of the kids and Jason got sick with a 24-hour flu bug, but each person had it twice so we would go one day with one person throwing up all day or night, be ok for a day or two, and then someone else would get sick with the barfs. I guess I should be glad that they weren't missing school, but we didn't really get to do anything too exciting because of it. I was the only one who didn't get it! Santa did find us and everyone was really happy on Christmas day. Jason turned 34 on Christmas Eve - man is he getting old or what?!? Savannah and Ava in their Christmas Jammies.

Leah in her Christmas jammies - man she's so cute!

Savannah had a Christmas program at her school and she got to shake the jingle bells while her class sang and she was quite proud of herself.

Savannah also turned 8 on the 28th of December. I cannot believe I have an 8-year-old! Where does the time go?!? She had 2 friends come with her to "The Princess and the Frog". I think she had a pretty good day and she is looking forward to getting baptized very soon. If you ask her what the highlight of her 8th birthday was she will tell you that her Aunt Anna gave her a perm. She has been asking for it for months now and I must say that she looks pretty darn adorable with it. I don't have a picture of her with it yet, but I will take one and post it soon. It has been so nice and easy to do, I even love it! She loved having the "salon experience". Thanks Aunt Anna for making her feel so special!

And I finally finished Leah's Christmas stocking! It took me too long not to share and post pictures! And I didn't post any other pics of Ava so I will post this one because she is such a diva! This girl is constantly singing and has taken quite a liking to Taylor Swift, really I think she might be a diva someday!

We saw our baby for the first time yesterday . . . .

2009-11-13T16:44:00.000-08:00

But we didn't see any of its "gender parts". That's right - since it is our last we are keeping it a big surprise. Things look good though and the little jr. was just as lively as could be.

Most of the time he/she had his/her leg up like this just hanging out. He/she must be pretty acrobatic!

Toes to kiss! Even though I'm scared of my ability to take care of 4 kids, I got a little excited when I saw this cute little thing.

On a different note, if you scroll down you will see our Halloween pics. I entered Jason's into a photo contest and he won the category for "funniest" costume. Hey - I got a free 8 x 10 out of the deal.

Halloween Happenings!

2009-11-01T19:33:00.001-08:00

Halloween was a hit as usual! We like Halloween at our house.

Savannah was a wizard

Ava was a "Diva"

And Leah was a cute little piglet

Jason was dressed like a girl

And I went as myself . . . . A witch!

Suprise!

2009-10-12T12:24:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm sure almost everyone has heard the news by now, and I know I am not all that great on keeping up with my blog (like anyone reads it anymore), but in case you didn't know - Yes, it's true - we are expecting our 4th baby in March! This has come as quite a surprise for us, a shock actually. I am about 17 weeks along, feeling good, I haven't been sick. Mostly, just trying to get used to the idea of having 4 kids, and 2 of them only 21 months apart! I hope I can handle it all, and in case you were wondering - this is the LAST Miner to join our bunch. And, I won't be sad if it's a girl!

Our kids are so excited, Ava has been super sweet to me and worried that if she's naughty it won't be good for my baby.

Savannah has been coming up with names, some of them a little crazy. Yesterday she was thinking of the name Stella and Emma.

Leah, well Leah is just at a fun age right now and I am loving it. I love it when she says "Mom", it is the sweetest sound. I'm sure it will be hard for her to have to share the limelight!

Ava's first day of Kindergarten!

2009-09-03T08:26:00.001-07:00

Watch out, she's in Kindergarten now! She was really scared for her first day. She cried all morning long because she did not want to go. This didn't give me an opportunity to be sad, in fact after that morning I was ready for her to go! But she really had fun when she got there and was so excited to go the next day.

Savannah's first day of school!

2009-08-20T08:16:00.001-07:00

Today Savannah went to second grade! She was too excited to eat her breakfast and she was all smiles as I walked her to the school.

Random Stuff

2009-08-10T12:01:00.001-07:00

I can't believe that summer is almost over. We have been keeping busy with kids in swimming lessons, tumbling, and summer preschool. We've had lots of fun with cousins sleeping over and birthday parties with friends, and we have been to St. George a couple of times to their new aquatic center that is so much fun. I think they need one in Cedar for sure. Here are some random picture to share.
I love this picture of Leah, she hated this life jacket so we didn't leave it on her that long.

Jason and Leah at the Aquatic Center.

And She Walks

2009-08-10T11:35:00.000-07:00

So I have been really lazy with my blog lately and not posted anything for a while, but for documentation sake I need to post about little Leah. She finally took her first steps on August 4th, just less than a week ago. She is still really wobbly and is still practicing walking from couch to couch, or if Jason is home she practices walking from me to him.

And My favorite thing about the first picture is Jason's face in the background. He has this little girl spoiled to the core. She is definitely daddy's girl!

We love that little Leah girl!

Putting a plug in for myself!

2009-07-25T08:16:00.000-07:00

K friends, I need a favor. Please go to mommymodels.blogspot.com and vote for my shoes (#13) on the right side of the blog. I know my shoes are not the cutest pair, not even close, but keep in mind I wasn't planning on having my pics taken, I was there for my daughter's photo shoot. However, the winner gets a family photo shoot (a $475 value) and I could never afford that - we haven't had a family photo since Leah was born. You have from now until July 31st to vote - so please vote for me! Thanks!

Happy 1st Birthday Leah!

2009-06-27T07:51:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Leah! We can't believe it was only a year ago that we welcomed you into our family! A year ago today we got our new baby and new house all in the same day - it was so fun. We have enjoyed having Leah as part of our family, I don't remember what we did without her. She is a spunky little gal! Her sisters are so much help and love her so much.

Toothless Wonder!

2009-06-13T17:53:00.001-07:00

She finally lost her two front teeth - and all in the same week!

Fishin' at Yankee Meadows

2009-06-07T13:09:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we took the kids up to Yankee Meadows with my family. It was soo much fun. I think that Yankee is my favorite place to go, it is so pretty and the fishin' is usually pretty good too. We did take the poles and fished for a little bit, but Annie was the only one catchin' anything. We roasted some weenies and marshmallows and just had a good ol' time. Can't wait to go campin!

Picture Overload! This is Annie with her fish that she caught. Below is a picture of my mom with all the grandkids (minus Savannah) and Jason roasting his weenies :) Thanks dad for taking us. It was so much fun!

Field Day!

2009-05-31T12:45:00.000-07:00

The last week of school was lots of fun - the kids at Iron Springs Elementary got to have field day and it was a blast. I love living next to the school. We were able to go and watch Savannah participate in the events that she signed up for. She did really well at the frisbee throw. She and another girl in her class tied for third place.

Savannah did the cross country run and made it in last place :) I guess running isn't her thing. She told me they wouldn't let her be on the relay team because she didn't run fast enough. My favorite event to watch was the tug-of-war. If you look at the picture closely you can see the face Savannah is making. This was right before her team lost. They did best of 3 and her team won the first two! I can't wait to volunteer for field day next year.

Preschool Grad!

2009-05-29T09:16:00.001-07:00

I know I said I would post something everyday, but obviously I lied. This is Ava at her preschool graduation. I can't believe she is going to Kindergarten, that makes me a little sad. She loves Mrs. Woolsey and will miss her. She gets to go to summer school though, so she has a few more months with her.

We love you Ava! Don't grow up so fast!

Talent Show and Arts night

2009-05-23T18:33:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago they had a talent show at Iron Springs that Savannah signed up for. To my surprise she signed up to sing. She sang "I can sing a rainbow" and I played the piano for her. She was very excited and when we went to rehearsal the day before she got up on the stage with all the confidence in the world. I thought, wow, she is a natural born entertainer. Talent night came and when she saw that there were actually people there watching she did get a little bit nervous and told me "I don't think I want to do this." But I told her since she roped me into playing the piano for her then she had to do it. She did a good job, she didn't sing very loud, probably cuz she was scared, but I am very proud that she did it anyway and I hope she will continue to do things that will increase her talents and share them with other people.

I tried to upload a video on blogger, but it was taking all day and all night (hence the reason I didn't post all weekend), maybe my vid was too long . . . so if you want to watch Savannah at her talent show click on the link and it should take you there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od4fHaAhdDI

This is a picture of Savannah in front of her art projects that she did at school.

What's so funny?

2009-05-22T09:42:00.000-07:00

I have not been posting much on my blog lately because we have had so much going on, and I have so many things to post (for documentation sake). I am going to try and post one thing a day.

This is a video that is about a month old. It is of Leah laughing. We let her have a cookie and she thought that is was great! I thought it was pretty cute.

She has been such a happy baby and we have really had a fun year with her. I can't believe she will be a year old next month!

Our Zion's Excursion!

2009-04-19T21:48:00.000-07:00

Over Easter break we decided to take the kids to Zions since we had never been there before as a family. It was awesome! The weather was so nice, it was just a little overcast but perfect weather for going on a hike. We packed us a picnic lunch and found us a nice little spot next to the river. We rode the bus into the park and decided to do the "Emerald Pools" hike. It was so much fun and the kids could even do it. We weren't really sure how Leah was going to like it, but she loved it. She did not fuss at all. She sat in that little backpack as happy as could be and on our way back she slept the whole way.

I haven't been to Zion for about 10 years! I can't believe all the peeps that were there - we were shocked. Never seen that many people in Zion before.
Awesome Views!

This is Ava at the "lower" pool showing me her dirty hands. Little Ava was a trooper. By the end of the hike we had to climb over a lot of rocks and it was then that she informed me that it was "the worst day of her life." She was pretty pooped when we got home.

This is us about half way through our hike at the "middle" pool.
This is Savannah at the upper pool, her shoes and socks were soaked. I could not keep her out of the water, she was very happy to take them off when we got in the car!

Waterfall at the upper pool - it was beautiful!

Jason and the kids on the bridge

Chilaxin! I even carried Leah some of the way!

On the way home we stopped at this cool wildlife museum that was FREE and the kids really liked it and who can forget the ostrich farm? I don't think my kids had ever seen an ostrich in real life so it was pretty cool. We had a great time . . . I think Ava even secretly had fun. The next day she was drawing pics of her and her daddy in Zion - too sweet! I love making memories like these. Wish we could do it everyday.

Too cute not to post!

2009-04-15T18:12:00.000-07:00

It is "Western Week" at Savannah's school this week and so on monday they all were supposed to wear something western. She looked so darn cute and I am willing to bet she was the cutest one there!

EASTER

2009-04-15T17:42:00.000-07:00

So this post is a little late, but what the heck! I really should be cleaning my house right now, but have a chance to post before my baby wakes up from her nap.

I was so excited that the kids had a few days off of school. We did some fun things and I had a really hard time being motivated to work with them being home. We colored easter eggs, went to Zion National Park, went to the new Hannah Montana movie (which I loved by the way - I know, I'm a dork. Jason even went with us!) and a couple of fun easter egg hunts with family. All in all I would say it was a good holiday.

Leah with her egg. Does anyone else roll them down the hill after coloring them like we do?

My sister, Jana, and nieces doing some "easter egg rolling" over by Cal-Ranch down the big hill.

The Miner clan before the "annual" easter egg hunt.

Ava at the easter egg hunt. She got this hat from the easter bunny and a matching purse. She LOVES them. She and the hat are inseparable. She wore it to preschool on Monday even.

Savannah always has to do some kind of pose when I take her pic!

More than just a fender bender. . . . .

2009-03-31T21:28:00.000-07:00

Today as I was on my way to run an errand something bad happened and really stupid on my end! Why oh why do these things happen to me?

I was backing out of my driveway and realized that Savannah had put the dog in the car. She is always really worried that the dog is going to run away if it is outside or that I am going to run it over. I did not want the dog in the car, so I grabbed the dog to go take it back in the house. Well, I thought that I had put the car in park but I didn't. Our driveway is on a bit of a slant and the van got going too fast (in reverse) and I couldn't stop it. It was literally dragging me. It all happened so fast I didn't know what to do. I am just lucky that I didn't get run over. It scared the living daylights out of me. I could hear my kids screaming and just see the van headed for the neighbors truck. I pulled some muscles in my hand, but other than that everyone is ok. It just scared the kids really bad. The whole back window is broken and the door is smashed in. The alignment over the tire is messed up so my dad thinks it is totaled. He said it was at least 3 or 4 thousand worth of damage. The neighbors truck ended up being ok. It was a little beat up and old anyways and it mostly just messed up the bumper. They were very understanding and very nice about the whole thing. I have never done anything so stupid, I feel like such an idiot. What a nice way to introduce myself as a neighbor eh? They are probably all thinking "Watch out for that crazy lady in the white van . . . . she'll run you over!"

The other thing that really sucks is that we found out that we have collision coverage only on Jason's car and motorbike, but not on my van. Why?!? I do not understand why we do not have it. So, I need to find out if our homeowner's insurance will cover it since it happened at home.

I am really grateful that no kids were out playing in the road and I am so glad that that old truck was there cuz can you imagine if it would have gone through their garage and hit their house?!?

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!

2009-03-05T07:58:00.000-08:00

PICTURE TAG!

Here are the rules.

1. Go to my documents/pictures.

2. Go to my 6th file folder.

3. Go to my 6th picture.

4. Blog about it.

5. Tag 6 people to do the same.

Thanks for the tag April! This is a picture of Ava last year when she "graduated" from preschool. I can't believe how much Ava has grown since this was taken. I asked her who the little boy was sitting by her and all she told me is "He is a preschool guy." Last year there were about 10 boys in her class and only 2 girls, Ava was one of those girls. Ava will miss Mrs. Woolsey and she gets teary-eyed every time we talk about going to Kindergarten. Kids Corner Preschool has been good to us!

I tag: Cassie, Ranae, Bonnie, Sally, Sundi, and Kim Jensen

Cute Valentine's!

2009-02-15T15:12:00.000-08:00

For Valentine's this year Jason and I went up to Milt's on Friday night. We wanted to beat theValentine's rush - figured it would probably be really busy on Valentine's. The best part about the whole thing is that it was free. I actually won a $50 gift certificate there and decided to use it to treat Jason to a nice Valentine's dinner.

We had a really noneventful Valentine's. We took the kids to the movie "Coraline." We had to get them out of the house, they fought all day long. I kept reminding them it was Valentine's day and we were supposed to be especially nice to each other on this day. They settled down after the movie and then we kicked a few Valentine's to some friends, but not many cause it was sooo cold. My mom made these really cute little pajama pants for the kids. They are so cute - thanks mom!

My Cute Little Valentine Has 2 bottom teeth now!

These are the cute baskets I made up for the kids for Valentine's.

Matching Pajama Pants

Ava and her cute "purple" pants.

Leah and her valentine - eyeore!

Leah's First Haircut!

2009-02-07T17:02:00.000-08:00

Today Leah got her first haircut at 7 months old. Aunt Anna cut her hair and she did a great job. She always does. I was a bad mom and forgot my camera for the occassion. These days as long as I remember my kids and my wallet I am doing good!

This is Leah Before

And This is After! So cute!

Thanks again Aunt Anna - we are grateful that you have this talent to share with our family.

Ye Olde Piano!

2009-02-01T13:05:00.001-08:00

So, this is our new "old" piano. My dad is an avid Tradio listener and that is how we found this beauty. It is actually 110 years old, but it has a great sound to it. One of the keys came undone, but all we need to do is rewire it which shouldn't be too hard we are told. The guy we bought it from used to have an antique store. This piano is not all that great looking but I have plans to sand it and stain it, then paint all the ugly green stuff. I have a vision in my head for it. We figured for $250 it was a good deal, especially since we won't be able to buy a "new" piano for quite some time and I really want the kids to learn to play. It is no match to Sally's beautiful new piano Darren got her for Christmas, but it will do for a while. I will post pictures of it when I have it looking a lot better than it does now.

Happy 5th Birthday Ava!

2009-01-30T08:56:00.000-08:00

For the last month Ava wakes up everyday and asks me if it is her birthday. This morning she woke up while Jason was still here and when she was coming down the hall we started singing Happy Birthday to her. She got really mad and said that today was not her birthday. The wait has been long for her, but it is finally here! Happy Birthday Darling Ava! Love you - Mom, Dad, Savannah, and Leah

Ava and the ABC's!

2009-01-26T11:33:00.000-08:00

I must begin working on the ABC's a little harder with Ava. This morning we were doing her hair and she was telling me she knew all the sounds to her ABC's so we started saying a few together.

Me: Mm, Mm Monster. Mm, Mm Money.

Ava: Mm, Mm Girl. Mm, Mm Tasty.

Oh dear! Where have I gone wrong? I couldn't help but laugh. It was too cute.

The new dog - Bandit!

2009-01-24T07:33:00.000-08:00

It has been a while since I posted, nothing new or exciting going on except that we got a new puppy . . . his name is BANDIT! Grandpa Jo and Grandma Donna so graciously gave us this puppy. He is cute, but he is a lot of work. I have come to the conclusion that I am a one-dog woman. We already have a dog who is about 9 months old, her name is Chloe. She is a good dog, quiet, and shy. She may not be as cute as the little Yorkie, but she is very well-behaved. I figure we will give it a couple of weeks and see how it goes. If puppy can't learn to go potty outside I'm afraid his stay with us will be short-lived. I must say that he doesn't whine at night anymore. He is probably sick of sleeping in the laundry room and so he hasn't done it for the last 2 nights. Thank goodness.

Happy Birthday Savannah!

2008-12-28T22:12:00.000-08:00

Savannah with her good friend Leah. This year she was able to take 1 friend to the movie and then to McDonald's for her birthday celebration since I am anti-birthday party this year! I think they both had a great time and they were even a little bit silly.

Happy Birthday Savannah! We Love You!

Santa Found Us!

2008-12-25T22:29:00.000-08:00

On Christmas morning this is what Savannah and Ava found under the tree . . .

They were very excited. This doll house is as tall as Savannah! I suppose you really can't tell from the picture. Our Christmas morning didn't start until about 9 a.m. Savannah and Ava had a really hard time going to bed on Christmas Eve because they were so excited! I think after about 2 hours Jason finally brought them in our bedroom and laid with them so SANTA could actually get his work done.

Happy Girls with Crazy Hair! I think Savannah's favorite part of not being in school is getting away with not doing her hair. She begs me everyday, I don't know why she hates to have it done so bad. A fun tradition that we have on Christmas Eve (which was handed down from Jason's family) is opening a present and it is always their Christmas pajamas they get to wear to bed that night.

And this was Leah's first Christmas (I know, lots of firsts) and of course her favorite part about all of it was the bows. She wasn't interested really in anything else. And I'm sorry, I couldn't resist posting this picture . . .

All in all we had a good Christmas! But I must say that I am glad that it is over. Christmas came too fast for me this year. We hope everyone had a merry christmas and are looking forward to the new year!

Happy Birthday Jason!

2008-12-24T10:59:00.000-08:00

Happy 33rd Birthday Jason! You're old but we still love ya!

Kimber, Savannah, Ava, and Leah

Dancing Nanners!

2008-12-07T21:40:00.000-08:00

Because I posted a pic of Ava in her dance costume, I had to post one of Savannah too. She performed at "Fantasy in Frost" on Saturday. It was adorable. I wasn't able to get the video on my blog, I think the file might be to big and that is why it won't let me. Savannah is also one who is not afraid to be on stage. She is such a ham and fun to watch when she dances. I love the costumes this year. They are by far my fav!!!

Little Turkeys and First Thanksgiving!

2008-12-02T11:45:00.001-08:00

We needed a fun project to do since the kids were out of school, so we made these really easy Turkey hats and the kids had a blast. They looked cute too wearing them to Thanksgiving dinner. The little girl in the middle is my niece, Kennedy. She loves to come over and play with Savannah and Ava. She calls Savannah "Ava" and she calls Ava "Jean Jane". I think she is a little confused. We are grateful to have such good cousins.

And this year was Leah's first Thanksgiving with us, even though she didn't get to eat turkey or anything exciting like that!

Grandpa Alma and little Leah! He never will look at the camera when I am taking his pic.

I know I am posting this a little late, but we give thanks this year for having our first home, many great friends and family, and we are all grateful that little Leah is part of our family!

Ava's Dancing Debut

2008-11-25T08:37:00.001-08:00

Ava had her first dance performance on Friday at the Talon Craft Fair and I absolutely had to post this picture because of the cuteness of Ava in her costume. I love watching this kid dance. She never gets afraid to get on the stage, she is a pure born entertainer!

Look Mom, No Bangs!

2008-11-24T23:02:00.000-08:00

We have decided that we are going to grow Savannah's bangs out - finally! We have attempted this on many occasions, but we never followed through with it because they would get in her eyes and drive her nuts, or I would have to listen to her whine about the way I did her hair. She has finally decided to give it a try and what do ya think? I think she looks pretty darn cute.

First feeding!

2008-11-11T21:06:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how fast Leah is growing up - we just started her on rice cereal. She isn't really sure what to think, I can't really tell if she likes it yet. She was more interested in playing with the spoon than she was eating. We just took her to her 4-month appointment and she is weighing in at 11 lbs. 6 oz. We are loving each moment with her. I forgot how much fun each stage is.

Leah's baby blessing and the cutest ears I ever did see!

2008-11-03T22:26:00.000-08:00

I know I am posting a lot tonight - but I have to post this pic of Jason and the girls. On Saturday morning I was loading the dishwasher and the girls had all gone and got in bed with Jason. He was in there playing with baby Leah. When I went back there they were all so cute and cuddly, I just couldn't resist taking a picture. They love their dad! (Sorry, don't look too close at Jason in his garments!)

I love that little Leah's ears! They are just like her dad's ears. We also blessed her this last Sunday. I wish I had some better pics but this is all I ended up with -

Grandpa Joe blessed her and he did such a great job. We are so happy to have this beautiful little girl in our family. I can't imagine life without her! Really, what did we do without her?!?

Pumpkins

2008-11-03T22:16:00.000-08:00

Well, we carved our pumpkins last week but I never did do a post on it. The kids were so excited to do it and then about 2 hours into it Jason and I realized that we were the ones who got the raw end of the deal! The kids were in the house playing and we were still out in the garage carving the pumpkins! Note to self (actually note to Jason): Only buy 2 pumpkins next year - NOT 4!

What a good sport-he even had a paper due this particular night and he still was willing to do the pumpkin carving party with me!

The Munchkins - Savannah got most of the seeds out. Ava was a wimp and wouldn't touch them. She didn't like how it felt.

The finished product! Jason did the cool looking ones!

Halloween

2008-11-03T21:51:00.000-08:00

Here are some Halloween pics - Savannah went as Hannah Montana, Ava was a pirate/fairy princess, and little Leah was a "lil stinker" (skunk). We didn't do much trick or treating, but the kids were happy with what they got.

Ava The Pirate!

Ava as the "fairy princess". She had a preschool party earlier in the day and when she got home she decided that she didn't want to be a pirate. Luckily I had this dance costume from 2 years ago and she decided that it was cool enough to wear trick or treating.

Savannah as "Hannah Montana"

This is our little stinker, little Leah!

We're nerds - I know!

Billy Ray Rocks!

2008-10-29T19:51:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it is Halloween time and my hubby, Jason, is always a good sport and gets into the spirit of the holiday. This year Savannah wanted to be Hannah Montana and so Jason decided (actually we decided for him) that he was going to be Billy Ray Cyrus. You have to watch the video below, I promise - it will make you smile for the rest of the day!

Ok, I'm really sad I can't turn it so you can see it right side up. You'll have to turn your head sideways to get the full effect. I should have held the camera the other way when I was recording. I can't figure out how to flip it. Anyone know? I am special.

She's Home!

2008-10-24T21:57:00.000-07:00

Well, she finally made it home! Thursday my little sister, Jana, came home from the Eugene, OR mission. I can’t believe that is has already been 18 months. We got to go to the St. George airport and welcome her home. Jason and I barely made it there in time. In fact, the plane landed before we even got there. There was a livestock truck that wrecked on the freeway and we got stopped up in that mess for a bit. We did get there in time to see her get off the airplane. These pics didn’t turn out great. The sun was shining and ruined all my plans for good pictures. We are glad to have Jana back home! We missed her a lot!

Savannah with the poster that she made for Jana.

Ava with the poster she colored for Jana.

The Whole Fam!

Friends who greeted Jana at the airport, Noah, Chelsea Goddard, and Julie Jensen.

Pictures to die for!

2008-10-20T23:17:00.000-07:00

Ok, this is a shout out to Emily from Wink Fotos. Today she took pics of my little darlings and they are so beautiful, I have to share them with you all. Her blog is winkfotos.blogspot.com. She did such an amazing job! Thanks Emily.

Aunt Jana, I am so excited to meet you!

2008-10-19T18:50:00.000-07:00

As you can see on the right hand side of my screen I am counting down the days until my little sister, Janalee, will be home from the Eugene, Oregon mission. She will be flying into the St. George Airport on Thursday evening. We can hardly wait for her to meet Leah!

Ava's first field trip

2008-10-14T21:17:00.000-07:00

Ava had her first field trip last friday with Mrs. Woolsey's preschool class. They went to the fire station on 800 west and to the new safety house. It was really cute and a good presentation for the little tikes. I was glad she was able to go and learn about fire safety.
They even got to sit in the big fire truck. They could have probably fit their whole class on that front seat! This was everyone's favorite part was seeing the fire trucks.

Ava and her best friend, Ashlin.

This "firefighter" was actually one of the dad's who came with his son to the field trip. They said that once they put all of their gear on it weighs about 60 lbs. Yikes! Glad I'm not a firefighter.

She did it, she rolled over!

2008-10-09T21:18:00.000-07:00

My little Leah girl rolled over for the first time today. I walked in the kitchen to put something away and when I came back this was how I found her - she wasn't too impressed, but after the first time she just couldn't stop! She rolled over 5 times today. Awww, she is getting so big!

Autumn Leaves Are Falling!

2008-10-05T18:03:00.001-07:00

We drove up to Cedar Mountain this afternoon to see all the beautiful fall leaves. First we stopped up at kids pond and the kids talked us into letting them fish for a little bit. I just happened to have their poles and tackle box in the back of the van so we let them. I was glad they didn't catch anything today! Fishing wasn't really in the plans. After kids pond we drove up by the "C". I was sad because all the red leaves are gone and it snowed up on the mountain this weekend. The yellow leaves were still pretty though. I love Cedar Mountain!
Jason told the kids to do a crazy dance - they have so much fun when he is around. Fishing at Kids pond.

Baby Leah's first autumn outing.

Little Ava

The kiddos and me!

Can you tell I really like pictures?

Cassie, I finally made a blog!

2008-10-04T16:50:00.000-07:00

Ok Cassie, it has taken me this long, but I finally figured out (I think) how to make a blog. This will be a fun place to keep updated with my friends and share cute pics of my kids. Hope you all enjoy!

Savannah -

Savannah is in first grade. She is such a sweet girl. She just lost her first tooth. Here are some pics below of the joyous occasion.

This was before Jason pulled her tooth. She was a little scared. She even made us say a prayer.

Nurse Jason got some lidocaine to put on her right before he pulled the tooth.Screaming!

She was finally happy when it was all the way out! Nurse Jason looks like Charlie Manson in this pic!

Ava -
Ava is a sweet 4-year-old. She is in preschool and loves it. Everyone that meets Ava loves her. She misses Savannah when she is at school. They are best friends. Here are some pics of Ava on her first day of school.

Isn't she cute?!?

Meet Baby Leah -

This sweet little girl was born June 27. She is such a sweet addition to our family. We are so happy she is here! Everywhere I go people comment about how much hair she has. That is the first thing they say "Look at all that hair!" I love it!

Freakin' Cute!