did you?

Did you ever have the feeling there's a woset in your closet?

I'm back

Can you tell I'm back on line? I've got my computer back. Thanks Ryan. Ahhh, the power at my fingertips.

Birthdays and Blessings

We went to Ohio for Luke's birthday and for Sweet Sarah's Baby Blessing. We had fun, other than Olivia spiked a fever while we were there and was on round the clock breathing treatments. Uncle Eric was so nice to make Luke's favorite birthday treat. Cheesecake. Eric made a white chocolate cheesecake, and Luke was in Heaven.

Luke loves to hold little Sarah.

Olivia and Brooklyn were enjoying their cheesecake.

Yum! Luke licked the candle clean. You just can't let any of that cheesecake go to waste.
I'm not sure why he has such a sober expression on his face. He was loving his birthday.

Sweet Sarah- all dressed up for her blessing. The lighting isn't great, and her dress and the blanket have the same type of pattern. But boy is she cute.




Where's Kaiya? I didn't get any pictures of her. Sorry.

Luke's Birthday 8 years old

Luke loves German Pancakes. I made them for his birthday, he was so excited he stuck a candle in it when it came out of the oven. The candle melted from the bottom up. We cut the waxy part out.

These are the cupcakes that I painstakingly made for his class treat. 24 of these cupcakes I decorated. It was really fun, but very time consuming, and I didn't have the time to spare. I asked Luke how he liked them and he answered, "good." After that much effort, I was hoping for more. I asked what his class thought, and he said they liked them. At least when I went in for Parent/Teacher conference his teacher gushed and gushed over how great they were, and so cute, and so delicious.

So I rolled Werther's Chewy Caramels for the footballs. And did you notice that I placed each football on the 8 yard line?

Now what could this happy face be for? My big 8 year old was so excited for his gift. He got a Nintendo DS for his birthday. He was so happy. He wasn't expecting it, and he was so grateful to receive it. Happy Birthday my little man. We are so lucky to have you in our lives. Thanks for bringing us so much joy, and happiness, and love. We love you.

Looking Down

Sorry for some of the lighting issues, and the lack of being able to center and straighten pictures. But here are some of the pictures of our new floor. I need to get some with better lighting. Once the sun moves, I'll try some more. We are so loving our new floor. Now if we can just finish putting the house back together.

I was tagged to post the 6th picture on my computer . It's a great one.
So who to tag? I'll tag Molly, Andrea, Candace, Kasey, Juli (are you reading this?), and Glen and Val.

Church with Kids

Today was our Ward Conference. We had an hour and a half Sacrament Meeting. Olivia was in rare form today. Since she's been sick she has needed more sleep to try to get back to normal, and since church starts at 2:00 (and Ward Council starts at 12:30 and the whole family has to attend) there is no time for a nap. Needless to say she was tired, and mean, and grouchy, and hilarious. I mean really, don't you think that as frustrating as they are, kids are really funny when they're on one? Especially when you get to watch another parent go through what we all go through?
So back to today- Olivia yells out during Sacrament Meeting, "I'M THE KIMONO MONSTER!" I think she got it out about 3 times before we/I could shush her.
Candace you'll have to remind me what part of the meeting it happened in. I do know that it was quiet...at least until the KIMONO MONSTER came.
Oh it is so funny. I love being a parent. I love watching kids and seeing the many sides of their personalities. When I can, I'll try to post a picture of my sweet kimono monster in her kimono dress. (She really was wearing a dress that looked like a kimono, it is her Girls Day dress.)


I'm the Kimono Monster!

We've got nice carpet!

I have wanted good carpet for so long. It is here, it is in, and it looks so nice! I can't wait to show it off. Pictures soon, and once we're over this throwing up thing with Livvy, come on over and see it.

Today is the day!

New carpet today! We slept on a mattress in the dining room last night. Then they called us and told us they won't be here until 2:00. And then they said they might get it finished today. We were told before that it would for sure be done in one day. I'm exhausted.

So you think I need more huh? :)

Well I'm glad you missed me. I've missed posting. I went through a period of major computer withdrawals, now I think I have my addiction under control. At least to a point.
When Ryan would walk through the door at night, I used to blurt out, "Can I HAVE THE COMPUTER?" Not a hello, not a how was your day, not an I love you. It was all about the computer. Now I am able to control myself a little better. Although there are some days when I have to send out an urgent Relief Society message and ask for it immediately. But, blah, blah, blah. I sit here and type stuff that isn't even interesting. I mean, who needs to know about my little addiction. (Or full blown addiction)
So here's the scoop, we're getting new carpet on Tuesday. We are doing our part to help the economy. How about you? Any major purchases lately?
Our hard wood floors went in last week. They are beautiful! And I love them. Oh they look good. Are we rolling in the dough? Oh contra ire, but the insurance came through for us, and the price was right to go ahead and carpet the upstairs as well. It really needs it.
So other news... Luke is getting baptized in April. Hooray. My boy turned 8! Maybe someday I'll even be able to post some pictures when I get my computer back. We are so excited about his baptism, and to make it even better both my parents and Ryan's parents will be able to come. And they'll be here for Easter too. My kids get a holiday with their grandparents. How neat is that?
So for today the major news is that my little Olivia is throwing up. Poor little girl. Her whole body just convulses with it and it breaks my heart. I started crying at one point while she was throwing up because I just couldn't make it stop, and the look on her face was so sad. She looked like she was more concerned for me than she was about the torture she was experiencing. I realized I needed to be a little stronger for her. My poor little girl. At least she's held her dinner down so far tonight. It's funny though, she never did lose her appetite. (Now it's Saturday morning- she kept throwing up all through the night. She woke up starving, she was able to keep a little pedialyte down last night).
(Okay, back to the original post) And by the way, Juli, I miss you more than the rest too. Did you get my message?
A sweet little girl needs me.

3 Weeks?

It's been 3 weeks since my last post. Have you missed me?