I am finally updating my blog!!

So it has been a long while since I have time to blog. We have officially moved to Utah (June 13) and we are living in our house in Provo. It is nice to be back. We are enjoying our space and especially being able to work on the house and get things back in order. We have painted the girls room and put these cut wall stickers up...they have a tinkerbell room. I'll take photo's and post them. It really turned out cute. We are working on our room, putting up baseboard and then we'll be painting. Plus Travis has been putting a lot of work in to making the yard look a little better. We wanted to do a lot of stuff to the house when we moved in, but we weren't able to, and now we have been taking the time. :) Ellie starts school on the 18th of August...so it feels like summer is already on its way out :). We found a preschool for Aeryn that should be great for her. Travis starts school on August 27th where he will be doing a few prereqs before he applies for the nursing program!! I guess that I rubbed off on him...he thinks what I do is great and that he would really love the schedule. So we are on the long hall of going back to school. So here are photo's from the last month :)!!!



These are in no order...some are sideways...because I am in a hurry and forgot to rotate them :)

This is from Ellie's end of school party with her best friend Anna!! They were so excited to get their hair colored!!

We went bowling here in Utah the other week. During the afternoons, it is free shoes and the kids each get a free round of bowling everyday during the summer!!! They really enjoyed trying to beat their dad.....even though they have bumbers and this cool thing to roll the ball on :)

This is Xander's first big bonk!! He fell over and bumbed his face on our bricks. He looks so cute with his little boo-boo.

Oh yes...Xander has started pulling himself up on stuff. He only gets to his knees but it is amazing how he can scoot himself around a little and then pull up or get into things I don't want him into...you can also see what a mess our house is. We have only moved stuff into the girls room...everything else is in the front room and we are living out of bags/boxes...hopefully not too much longer!!

For Ellie's birthday, she wanted to go to IHOP and get the Horton Hear's a Who breakfast pancakes. We brought Ellie's friend Anna and we went before school started. It was really fun!! The kids were so good and Anna gave Ellie this really cute photo of the two of them and we put it up in her room here!! Thanks Anna!!!

The waitress even brought her ice cream with a candle in it!!

We celebrated her birthday that day at Pump It Up with some school and church friends. It is a place filled with big blow up slides and obstacle courses. The kids had so much fun and boy were they sweaty when we got home :)!!

Ellie even got to sit in the blow up chair

a photo from her birthday breakfast.

Xander ended up getting a cold and was having a lot of wheezing. We took him in to the doctor and he needed a nebulizer. Our doc was worried he was going to be admitted to the hospital because his oxygen saturation was low. Thank goodness that she gave him one more breathing treatment and he did better. We did treatments at home and he just looked so cute!

I am Pocahantas!!

My sister had this on her blog and I thought it was really fun...What do you think?



You Are Pocahantas!

Free-spirited and wise. You have a strong passionate spirit that touches and changes all who know you. The wisdom and common sense that you have is really what guides you through life. Even so, you also have a very playful side that loves adventure and excitement.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Some of my favorite pics!!

Here are some of the recent photo's of our family!!

Xander's First Popsicle!!

YUMMMMM!!

Xander's First time in Nana's Swimming pool!! He loved it so much!! Nana had the pool over 90 degree's so he really liked how warm it was!!

Travis and the Girls

Ellie's Favorite Tulip at Filoli Gardens. We went there for Ellie's field trip. It was so great! All the flowers were beautiful!!!

Ellie and her friend Sarah at Filoli Gardens

Sitting with her class in front of the mansion! She loved touring through this beautiful mansion...she thought the house was great!!

We went up to San Francisco Pier and we got to tour these old ships. The kids thought they were really neat!! The loved exploring all the rooms on the boat!

I was tagged

So I was tagged by friend Michelle...and I just finally got around to answering the "tag"...so here it goes!!

You're feeling: Great!! Travis and I just finished cleaning the girls room, doing laundry and the dishes...he really is amazing!!

To your left: A laundry basket filled with folded clothes that need to be put away....I am just taking a blogging break!!

On your mind: I have 30 minutes until i have to pick up ellie from school and I really should be doing other things besides blogging :)

Last meal included: blueberry muffin, kiwi, and glass of milk

You sometimes find it hard to: get my kids to go to bed....this drives me crazy...i just need some quiet time at the end of the day!

The weather: cloudy and cool

Something you have a collection of: children's books, scrapbook supplies, and rubber stamps

A smell that cheers you up: pumpkin pie (even candles) and cinnamon...i love candles that smell like either one of those smells...i burn them all year round.....oh yah and I LOVE the smell of chlorine/bleach.....it just makes me happy.

A smell that can ruin your mood: fish

How long since you last shaved: Yesterday morning :)...before church

Yesterday, The current state of your hair: Curly

The largest item on your desk/workspace (not computer): I actually don't have a work space right now, everything is spread all over the place!! I am excited to get back to our house in utah to be able to have a workspace!

Your skill with chopsticks: I love to use them....i started when I was a kid and my nana and poppa would take us toe Yuen Yungs all the time. My poppa really helped me learn to use them!

Which section you head for first in a bookstore: Kids books

Something your craving: something with a lot of garlic!! Like a huge bowl of pasta.

Your general thoughts on the presidential race: i was bummed when Mitt Romney dropped out....I think I should start a right in campaign....."Write in Romney!!!" Maybe I should make a movie for YouTube and start this campaign!!

How many times you've been hospitalized this year: None in 2008.

Favorite place to go for a quiet moment: Right now....I don't have any where to go....even the bathroom...the kids start banging on the door..."mom what are you doing, i want to come it"

You've always secretly thought you'd be a good: Talk show host!!

Something that freaks you out a little: My kids not being nice to other people

Something you've eaten too much of lately: Nothing....I am doing Jenny Craig for a month to help get really focused on my weight loss.....It is okay, but I sure am not eating too much of anything

You have never: Bought myself really nice jewelry...just junky costume jewelry

You never want to: Sail on a boat...I really get sea sick!!

Tag You are It!!!: My sister Allison, My sister-in-law Melissa

New pics!!

So I took Xander to Kiddie Kandid's to get his 6 month pics done....He was so perfect. He smiled perfectly and was so happy! The girl who was taking his pictures thought he was wonderful!! The pictures went really fast, because she could get a great picture with one or two shots!! I don't mean to brag about him...but he really is an amazing baby. He is so layed back...just like his dad, and he is so happy. My favorite is the way that he smiles at his sister's. He LOVES them! He gets so excited everytime they come around and they love him just as much!! I feel like we were really blessed with Xander!!

This is my favorite picture from the bunch. He has the sweetest look in his eyes!





He always turns his head to the side when he is getting flirty with someone. He loved the girl taking his pictures and was giving her the flirty face!!



Doesn't he look like such a big boy....he looks like a school picture. He was sitting on this little stool. He was really cute!! He loved it!

Xander's 6 months!!

Today we took Xander in for his 6 month check up. He was 19 lbs 14 oz and was 27 3/4 inches long. He is a big boy. He sure loves his sisters and they are so good to him. He loves to grab their faces and squeeze. Because of this, we always have to make sure that his nails are clipped because he has been known to scratch pretty hard :)!! We had a great Easter and I wanted to put some photos up!! Here he is just starting to be able to sit up by himself...he tips over very easily still :)


















We had a lot of fun going over to Nana's house to decorate Easter eggs. The kids eventually lost interest but Travis and I had fun finishing the eggs!!







The kids looked really cute in their easter outfits. The girls chose their own dresses, I just told them that they had to coordinate. I thought they did a good job!!

Our little Butter

So Xander is almost 5 1/2 months. We have lovingly nicknamed him butters....it started with my little buddy...they buddy...then budders...which has turned into butters....the girls both call him this. I love it, i think it is so cute. Here are few pics of the girls with him!!