Wednesday, August 25, 2010

My 2 kiddos

I don't have pictures because not much has gone on, so I though I would post some funny things about Emilie and Easton...Here we go.

Emilie and Daniel were playing around and she lifts up her arms and says tickle my arm fat dad. I think she means arm pit but got slightly confused.

Emilie is such a drama queen. If she doesn’t get her way, she is pissed. So lately when she gets mad she has been crying and saying. “This is the worsest day of my whole life” Really!
We were having FHE and she never stops talking, pretty much her hand is raised the entire time with questions or comments. So we were talking about the sacrament and about Jesus. She raised her hand and said “mom, Jesus lives in the sky and grandma lives in the sky” She really thinks my mom lives in the sky because she flies on the airplane so much. Or the last place we saw them was at the hotel in D.C. So for a while she kept thinking that grandma lived in a hotel.

Also that same night I was telling her how Jesus loves little kids so much. She raised her hand and said “does he love me” I said yes very very much. She goes “oh, then he can come to my house and play toys with me” I said well maybe someday when he comes to this earth again. She goes, “ok when he comes he will go to grandma’s house, then my house, then grandpa’s house…”

Anytime she puts a new outfit on, she twirls and then asks “mom, is this stylish” 3 going on 15…where she gets this stuff, I don’t know. It must be Daniel ;)

She was watching snow white the other day and she was in her room singing from the top of her lungs…Someday my prince will come….and then she was making up more lines after that because she couldn’t remember the right words.

She always tells me, “mom, I want to me a mom, a mermaid and a doctor” what a great combination…don’t you think.

She has been watching a little too much TV these days. She asked me to help her make Dora cupcakes. I didn’t know what she was talking about and she proceeds to tell me that you make cupcakes, then make the hair out of chocolate and let to cool, you put mango icing on for her face, chocolate chips for the eyes, and a triangle for the mouth. And she asks everyday if we can make them.

She said to me one day while drinking water. “mom water is healthy it makes your energy feel better.” Then she took a drink and said, “yup, I have lots of energy now”

She said to Daniel one day. “Dad, If I become a mom, then I won’t be your little girl anymore”

The things she thinks of and says are endless and I can’t keep track of them all. But I try to remember some of them.

And then there is Easton. He CLIMBS EVERYTHING. I have already got him off the table three times and off the bathroom counter twice. Look how close to the edge he is on the table. He loves the edge of things. He will run along the edge of the couch and then fall into the cushions. I can't control the kid.
Here is when I caught him in the bathroom. With his diaper off.
Easton has been such a cute little boy these days; he is growing up so much and getting into so many things. It’s so hard to keep up. He is a lot harder on toys and things than Emilie ever was. He loves to climb up things and the walks or runs the edge of whatever he is on. I’m just waiting for the day he takes a good dive off of something. He runs away from us whenever he can break free outside. When we were in a hotel room he would open the door and take off down the hall. We had to make sure we had the lock on the top on the door. He can now reach things on the counters, he has pulled off one of my bowls of cereal, he pushes the water on the fridge and lets in run onto the floor and laughs. He just moves from one thing to the next. He can say mama, dada, papa, kaka, no no, ba ball, gabba gabba, and more that only we can understand. He loves his 2 silky blankets, he carries those things everywhere. He also loves to sing with us. It is so cute; he gets this high pitched voice and starts singing with us, Emilie or the radio, he loves to sing and it’s so fun to listen to him.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Air Show & Anniversary Date!

This past weekend we had a lot of fun. Daniel and I had our 7 year anniversary on Sunday so we celebrated all weekend. Friday Daniel talked me into watching 2 movies that night and I stayed awake... J/K I didn't. But I tried, the last one was scary so I didn't mind missing out on nighmares to come. We had a great time doing that. Saturday morning we woke up and Daniel did outside work for a couple hours and then I went into the Salon and worked for a couple hours. Daniel met me at the small local airport and we hit the air show for a couple hours. We had such a good time with the kiddos. Emilie got to eat some Italian ice and we got to watch a lot of fun planes do some cool tricks in the air. Our favorite is when they go strait up and then cut the engine and just come flying down. Its so sweet. Anyways, so here are a few pictures from the airshow.

All the Airshows I have been to have been at Nellis Air force base. So they have all been HUGE planes and helicopters. So this was kind of fun to see all the smaller ones.
Daniel and Easton eating the Italian ice.
Here is a short video of one of the tricks. Not the best one but a fun one. Anyone that goes upside down in a plane and doesn't throw up...is my hero.
And a Family pic right before we left...the kids are hot and tired.
We went home and got fixed up. We traded babysitting with a couple who has the same anniversary we do. So they came over and watched our kids for the night while we went to Barter Theater in Abingdon. And we are watching their kids this weekend. Barter Theater is one of the oldest and longest running theaters in the Nation. It started in 1933 and made it through the great depression by people purchasing their tickets with food rather than money. It has now been called The State Theater of Virginia. I love going down to Abingdon because its down town is so nice. Its old but kept up very well. I love all the antique shops you pass and all the nice vineyards, theaters and shopping. Its such a cute town. And Easton was born there, so who wouldn't love it :) Anyways, we went to Annie and enjoyed every minute. It was so nice to be together and with out kids. We hardly get that chance. Anyways, here's some pics.
As you can see, EVERY seat is a great seat. We sat on the 4th row back. It was fun.

Here we are before the show.
At the start of the show they come out and ask who is from the farthest away. Daniel and I thought we had this hands down. I raised my hand and said Nevada & Utah. And this other girl raised her hand and said Kenya! What! Ok, she totally wasn't from Kenya, she was like with her family and stuff. But she must have just got back from there or something, she was giggling the entire time because she new she wasn't really from there. So anyways we missed out on some sweet prizes. Oh well, we almost won though :)

After the show and on our way to get some ice cream.
And here is us...7 years later.
Thanks for taking me babe. I loved it and I am very excited for the many more years to come :)
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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Happy Anniversary Babe!

7 Years ago today, I made one of the best decisions of my life. I am so extremely happy to have Daniel in my life, I couldn't be a happier girl. I feel so very blessed to have met Daniel and for the opportunities we have these last 7 years. I am so excited to spend many more together. He is definitely my better half :) I am so grateful that he works so hard to be able to provide, love & care for our family. He is an amazing husband and father. I love you more than ever! Happy Anniversary Hot Stuff!
Look how young...wow, doesnt see like that long ago :)

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Welcome to Mayberry!

Last weekend we took a small road trip to Mt Airy, NC. The Combs invited us down with them, we had a great time. We couldn't pass up stopping by Andy Griffiths stomping grounds, it was a lot of fun to walk downtown and see all the fun Andy Griffith sites.
Here we are packed in the car :)
Emilie wanted to do a funny face...
This was the funny restaurant we ate at. Goobers is such a funny name for a food place. But I have to say that the food was great. The kids had some sort of fried mac-n-cheese, I had some bacon and cheese fries and Daniel had some wings. It was a fun little place.
Next up was Opies Candy Store. Emilies eyes got so big when we walked in. She was in Heaven and though it was so cool. Especially when we told her she could get a bag and put a few pieces in it. I loved seeing all the old time candy from when I was a kid or remembering it from grandmas house or something. Lots of fun.
Emilie and I
Daniel and Easton at the Snappy Lunch.
This was a remodeled car from the show that you could rent and take a tour around town.
Everyone walking to the court house
Here we are. YAY.
I told Emilie to make a sad face..
She did a pretty good job
Me trying to reenact the episode where the inmate breaks out of jail because the keys are within reach :)
Daniel at Barneys Desk
And now at Andy's
Emilie with the towns taxi
In the Barber Shop Hydraulic Chair. This thing was sweet.
Emilie and I at the monument
And here's the Man of the town. Although the town is not too happy with him right now because he just made an Obama commercial, who would be... Kind of funny.
Daniel went to a race that night with Troy in Winsten-Salem. He said it was loud and he has never seen so many rednecks in his life. lol. He had fun though.
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Monday, July 26, 2010

A whole lot of NOTHING going on

Well...we literally have not had much going on so that is why the blog has been lacking a little. I try to keep it updated once a week but I haven't really had much to blog about. So here are some very random pictures from my phone. Our FHE last week was on Honesty. So we taught the kids about being honest and told them the Stripling Warriors story. Then they got to color their Warrior Headbands. They thought they were so cool. Easton LOVED having the same thing as his big sister.

Emilie is looking Real Nice in this next picture...let me tell ya. One morning she came out from her bedroom looking like this...All I could do was laugh and she was so serious and was posing on the step and said does this look cute. When I didn't answer she came closer to me and said 'mom, do I look stylish?...if you like it then I will keep it on if you don't like it then I will take it off' I was dying laughing and she was so serious. Her attire includes a pink summer dress that she wears faithfully everyday, a cover up, a scarf, 2 belts, bracelets, a baby toy arm band, and some crazy hair. What do you think...Is she "Stylish"
She literally has this pink dress and another summer dress that she wears everyday. She begs and begs if I say we have to go somewhere and I won't let her wear it. She has one of the two on before we even get up. She wakes up, takes her PJ's off and puts these things on...at least they are not ugly but I am getting sick of seeing them everyday...
Daniel and I have gone to 2 movies in the last 2 weeks. Its like a miracle..really. We went and saw Eclipse and thought it was good, and better than the first 2 as far as acting and cheesiness and then we went and saw Inception. That movie was great and I still have so many questions. Does the top stop spinning???? I can't decide and either way leads you to think about a 1000 possibilities...If you haven't see it, do because its great! Anyways, here is a picture of us waiting to get into the movie. We played some hoops at the arcade outside. This pictures was taken to document my win. Daniel played first and shot 14 then I played and shot 26 then he played cause he wanted to beat me and shot 23...So overall I am the WINNER. YAY. I pretty much love it when I beat Daniel at anything!
And some not so fun news around the house. I was making this cute hand towl apron for Grandma Vandykes Birthday. I was pretty much finished and I cam into the living room and found....
This....I had left the iron out unplugged. But Emilie plugged it in and left it flat down on the carpet. I am very glad it didn't start the house on fire. But I just kept telling myself that I can handle this. Daniel walked in as I was discovering it. We had to call our landlords and they were nice about it...I don't know what they are going to do we are still waiting to hear. Anyways, so was a great day at our house.
Emilie and Easton are trying to stay busy getting into things. I feel like I can not keep my house clean. When I clean one thing then another room gets dirty. They have been swimming a lot as well. Daniel just started is 2nd 5 week rotation today. Kind of sucks because its and hour away. His last one was right next door at the hospital so it was very nice to see him at lunch. But anyway, we are creeping up on 3 months left and we are so excited. As for myself...well....pretty dang bored :) it really is sad when I have the bachelorette to look forward to tonight. I need some motivation for  my workouts. I am sick of just running and need to mix it up a little. I wish I was near SUU still so I could get my butt kicked at kick boxing or aerobics. Anyways...that's all I guess. Hope you loved this random post...
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