"Life is just like an old time rail journey ... delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride." Gordon B. Hinckley

Mar 17, 2008

Happy St. Patricks Day!!


Here are the girls all dressed up for St. Patricks Day! This was a hard picture for me to get. Kenna is always on the move, so I had to put her in a basket to get her to stay still. Still didn't work that great but at least I got a picture :)

My Happy Baby Kenna...

The girls playing together, they all play so good together.

Maddy and Kynzee, some day they might hate me for making them dress up and pose for pictures. But I sure love it. They grow up too fast and I have to have lots of pictures of them.

My sweet "shortie"

Mar 15, 2008

Tag......Maddy, Kynzee

Gotta love these tags going around! I sure do, and you can probably tell because i wrote a novel about each one. Hey I just had lots to tell you about my girls. I think it is a fun way of getting to know everyone a little better.

Maddy and Kynzee were tagged by Tabrie and Briley! Here are 8 things about each of them. And we tag Anthony, Jenna, Luke, Kolton, Makensie, Kelsie, and Lucas

Maddy Mae 4 years old

1. Maddy was 15 months old when she got a Hello Kitty blanket for Christmas. Since that time she has adored anything Hello Kitty. She has a Hello Kitty stuffed animal she made at Build A Bear Workshop and she cannot sleep at night unless she has her blanket and her Kitty. She rubs the corner of her blanket and all the stitching is completely worn off because she does this.

2. Preschool! What more do I have to say. Maddy loves school. She is always wanting to wear this bright yellow Little Chick Preschool shirt. When she plays pretend with Kynzee she is Mrs. Long and Kynz is the student. She gets so excited to go to school and when I drop her off she skips and laughs the whole way to Mrs. Long. When I pick her up from school Mrs. Long is always smiling and tells me about something funny Maddy did that day. She says Maddy is definitely her class clown. I hope she always loves school.

3. I know this is an old picture but it says so much about Maddy. She loves to draw! She will sit for hours and draw and cut and tape. She draws pictures that have so much detail and she will explain them to me with a story about the picture. I love it! She sticks her tongue out while she is drawing and Josh and I get a kick out of it. Maddy is our little artist and this picture was one of her first masterpieces when she was 20 months old. It is a picture of our family. Isn't it so cute?

4. Parties, it doesn't matter whos birthday it is, when Maddy hears "Birthday" she wants to party. She loves friends and family and she knows that Birthday means getting together and having a party. She lets her energy out at parties and has so much fun.

5. Maddy will always be our "little" princess. She plays dress up with Kynzee everyday. She twirls, dances, and sings like she were from a fairytale. She will bring me a princess story to read and she will say "will you get me into this book?" And at first I was thinking that isn't possible and I would try to explain to her why we couldn't go into the book. Now we go into the book and we pretend that we are a beautiful princess and it is wonderful. I love Maddy's imagination.

6. Anything that has to do with going outside will have Maddy smiling. She loves the outdoors. I think it is because she can run and run and never stop running. She is like a free spirit and she just keeps going. You can't help but smile or laugh at her because of the energy she has.

7. Look at these girls... They are going camping! Maddy loves Kynzee so much, they are best friends without a doubt. They play all day long and very rarely disagree on anything. We finally put them in a bedroom together because they are honestly inseparable. Maddy helps Kynzee do everthing. She has so much concern for her sisters she would do anything for them. Maddy tells me when one of them is going to get hurt or when they are hungry or just when she thinks they need some attention. I love it! She is the big sister and will always be. I am so glad i had my girls so close together because they are such good friends.

8. And here is Maddy playing with Kenna. She stops what she is doing if she knows Kenna is awake because she wants to play with her. She loves Kenna! The day Maddy sees her sisters for the first time in the hospital she has loved them and wanted to be with them. You can tell she has been separated from them for to long and she is always so happy to see them again. Maddy has so much love for everyone, and I am so happy she brings that love into our home.

Kynzee Kate 2 years old (will be 3 in one month)

1. This is Kynzee! She always wears sunglasses. She is so shy and when she gets around people she wants to just crawl into a cave. She wears her glasses because she doesn't think poeple can see her. She is especially shy around her Uncles! everyone of them. when they come to the house she will take off running to hide from them.

2. Kynzee has a soft heart. She gets her feelings hurt very easy. We all have to be careful what we say because she will start crying and we won't even know why. But her soft heart makes her very loving towards others especially when someone is hurt. she kisses everything better, she is a sweetheart.

3. We have a new love in our home and that is Strawberry Shortcake! Kynzee pretends that she is Strawberry. She also pretends she is a princess and a dancer. She has an imagination just like Maddy so the two of them together make quite a pair. You wouldn't beleive the places they go or the people they become when their minds get together.

4. Oh Boy this is Kynz and one of her moods! Kynzee has so many different moods, but most of the time she is in a "time out" mood where she will either put her face in her hands and just not look at you for awhile or she will go to her room for a quick 10 seconds and then she will be back and ready to play. You can make Kynzee mad very easy but she also forgets why she is mad very quickly. She brings quite the personality into our home.

5. Auntie Katie....O how Kynzee loves her. When Kynzee sees Auntie Katie she runs to her and tells her how much she loves her. Kynzee has her favorite people and Katie just happens to be one of them.

6. Kynzee loves Maddy! She hates it when Maddy has to go to school. She asks every morning "Does maddy go to school today?" and if I say yes she will pout the rest of the morning. She is Maddy's little sidekick and she will do anything if Maddy is doing it. She giggles and has so much fun with Maddy.

7. Kynzee builds tents all the time. When there is a blanket laying around she wants it built into a tent. This might be because Maddy likes to build tents also, but the two of them can build some pretty fancy tents. They have a tent that is always standing and they still have to build their own.

8. Kynzee has the greatest love for her baby sister. She is so gentle and sweet with her. She gives her soft kisses on the head everytime she walks by her. She touches her soft baby hands and just loves on her everyday.
Now I have to add two more things about Kynzee because I am not done...
9. She loves gum and suckers and she asks me for them all day long!!!!! Kynzee will take my purse into her closet and dig for gum and then leave my purse all torn apart and when I find it, it is a mess!!!
10. Kynzee tells her Grandma how beautiful she is everytime she sees her. Grandma will have a pretty necklace on and Kynzee will say "I like your necklace Grandma" or "I like your shoes" she gives compliments so sincerly and sweetly she is a joy in our life.

Mar 13, 2008

Makenna's Crinkled Nose

These pictures are for you Jaime! Here is my babies crinkled nose, I tried to get a good picture of her smily crinkled nose but it wasn't working out to well. Now I want to see your babies crinkled nose. Ha Ha it is so funny that they both do that!



This is "I want something crinkled nose"



This is her nice soft crinkled nose



This is "I'm mad" crinkled nose



This picture was just a fun picture, not her crinkled nose....

Mar 10, 2008



I've been tagged...A Little Bit about Me

10 YEARS AGO:

Ten years ago, I was 16, the magical number where I got to start dating, driving, working, etc.. I had a job at the EIRMC Physical Therapy as a receptionist and I loved it. I had lots of friends and we were always doing something fun together. I was trying to keep myself out of trouble and be a normal teenager.

5 THINGS ON MY TO DO LIST:

1. Laundry
2. Find a desk for Josh's Office
3. Catch up on my scrapbooking ( I am way to far behind)
4. Give the girls baths! (That's always a big job)
5. Go for a walk in the sunshine with girls.

WHAT WOULD I DO IF I WERE SUDDENLY MADE A MILLIONAIRE?

Wow! There's lots I could do, I think the lists would be endless. I would pay off all our bills and then stash the rest in savings for my kids someday. I would also like to help my family out as much as I could, everyone could always use a few extra bucks. I would definitely go on a cruise with my Hubby and enjoy the sun together. Like I say the lists are endless and I would probably spend it very fast.

4 BAD HABITS:

1.Sleeping in to late and wasting my day. I just get to tired and need to catch up on my sleep, but it never does me any good, so I should stop!
2. Thinking too much about stupid things I can't change. Another big waste of time!
3. Saving my clean clothes until the pile is so big that it takes me hours to fold. And then not putting it away right when I am done folding it, so the girls get to it and mess it up, so I have to start all over! I do it every time :)
4. I change things all the time! I change the pictures on my walls, my clothes, my furniture, nothing can ever stay the same. I guess I just can't ever make up my mind of how I want things to be and keep it that way. It drives me crazy!

5 JOBS I'VE HAD

1. Valley Living Center (activities and dishwasher)
2. EIRMC Physical Therapy Receptionist
3. EIRMC Nurse in Pediatrics
4. Nurse for Dr. Mary Girling
5. Mommy (the best job ever!!)

I ENJOY...

My family, and spending time with them. Summertime and all the fun things that come with summer like camping, swimming, boating, motorbike riding, 4 wheeler riding, walks with my girls, watching my girls play at the park, going to the zoo, summertime just makes me happy. I enjoy meeting new people and making new friends. Spending time with Josh. I love to do anything with him as long as we are together I enjoy it. One of my favorites is going for a long ride sitting next to him in his truck. I also enjoy eating root beer floats with him in the evenings when he doesn't have to work :)I really enjoy getting flowers from Josh my favorites are Gerber daisies:) I enjoy the rain, a good movie, talking to friends, scrapbooking, snowmobiling, watching the girls laugh, braiding the girls hair, watching the girls dance, I guess just watching the girls do anything, sitting in a hot tub, holding a brand new baby for the first time or anytime :) my list could go on and on. There are a lot of things I enjoy. I just really enjoy life!

That was fun, thanks Heidi! I tag Katie, Becky, Jennifer, Mindy, Kacey, Stacey, Monika, Jaime, Clair, and Sam

Mar 8, 2008

Snowmobile Ride

For Josh's Birthday we went on a snowmobile ride, just the two of us. It was a blast! Now I know why Josh spends all his days off on his sled. It isn't very often that I get to go with him, so today was an amazing day. Josh took me on some pretty steep hills...well steep to me anyway. On one of the hills I got almost all the way to the top and I chickened out and tried to go back down and ended up stuck. I am obviously not the pro rider like Josh. He said to me " you have to be comfortable with your sled, it's an art kinda like ballet." Ha I think ballet on foot is a little easier than on a sled. Anyway we had a wonderful day together and I was so glad that I got to go with him.









Happy Birthday to my Husband...my Best Friend, and Daddy...our Hero!

So today is my Husband's birthday. It is such a special day, so I decided to dedicate this post to my favorite man....Josh. There are so many things that I love about him. He is such a hard worker, so giving, and loving. There isn't anything in this world he wouldn't do for me or for our 3 little girls. We are so lucky to have him. We have been through some hard times together and it amazes me how much stronger our love for each other is because of it. We have so much fun together, we make memories that will last forever. He is the Hero in our eyes! I appreciate all he does for me and for our girls. I want him to know how much I love him, and how much his girls love him. Happy Birthday!




My Best Friend



The girls love you Daddy



Just you and me in the sun



We love our Daddy...he is so fun!



I love the way that Josh loves the girls



Daddy and the girls playing dressup. Daddy is the Prince!



My favorite picture of Josh. There are only a few times that I can remember Josh crying and one of them is when he holds our new little babies for the first time. What a treasured moment!



Daddy and his little girls



Daddy will do anything for the girls...even if it means riding the merry go round.

Mar 4, 2008

Kynzee with Daddy's Glasses


We have to hide Daddy's glasses because Kynzee will get them and she plays so rough with them that when Daddy goes to put them on, they are a little bit mangled. Today she managed to find them. I was walking behind her and she was running into things and as soon as she turned around I realized why. I had to get a picture of her!

Mar 1, 2008

Dancing Girls



Maddy and Kynzee with their friend Skyler









We had a dance recital today! How fun for Maddy and Kynzee. They were so excited, it was a wonderful day for them. They are so cute when they dance and we love to watch them. Kynzee is so shy and she wants to just curl up in a ball and not dance, but we just keep trying. She wears sunglasses because she thinks people cannot see her if she wears them. Maddy loves to just release some of that energy that is bottled up. So much fun having little girls in our lives.