Amy and Family

Dec, Jan, Feb and March pics

2009-03-22T22:47:00.007-06:00

Enjoying a sunny day in MarchRiding like a pro!

Taking a break on the swings

Bubbles Everywhere!!

"I can catch them Mama!!!"

Me and my little boop

Annelise's Tinkerbell cake

Making a wish come true

Beautiful girly girl

A rare still moment

Christmas Morning gift?

Ainsley and "DaDaDa"

Opening Christmas presents in her new hat

Not so happy in her new hat

Jason and little Rusty Red

Beautiful Princesses (even Ryan has a dress on LOL)

Playing Christmas eve games

Building Gingerbread houses

Grandma know how to make it right

Mr. Liam is a sticking out there LOL

Heather's Princess dress

Two Snow angels

Pretty Pic of Butte across the street from our house

Pooped after sledding

BBBRRRRRRR

Jolly Green Princess

Ummm, sort of working hard

That alot of girlies in one tub LOL!!

Ainsly May at six months (can you believe she is almost ten month old now!)

Snuggled in

Well thats it for now!! it is now way past my bedtims so no long blog tonight, enjoy the pics of my girlies!!

Amy

Pictures from the last six months (in no particular order)

2008-11-29T22:27:00.006-07:00

Two Perfect snow angels(Thanksgiving)
AWWW isn't she sweet!(today)

Aunt Barbara Look a like (Thanksgiving)

Two Not so perfect snow angels LOL! (Thanksgiving)

Favorite place to bathe (A week ago)

Just me (Halloween)

A Bitty Pumpkin

My Little puppy

Just me again (close to halloween)

Joseph snugled in (couple of months ago)

Great Grandma Made this dress for her(three months ago)

Our remodeling crew (sept)

Look A Clue!! (Sept)

Logan D playing Blue's Clues (sept)

Even more tall! (Sept) arn't those walls awful?

First smiles (July)

Rub a dub

All wore out after a day at the lake(aug)

Squish and Nanners, Bear Lake (Aug)

Face painting from Chad's work picnic (Sept)

My new Wall Hanging that I made(Today)

Far view

Our three and four year's room (sept) you gotta admit the walls look alot better at least LOL!

Our Two's room(sept)

Summer Fun!

2008-07-27T11:23:00.003-06:00

What a summer this is turning out to be, A wedding coming up and two new babies! Speaking of which, I very very excited to be an aunt again! The count is now one Neice and Three Nephews, phew, that's alot of doobers. Little Joseph Jason was born June 18 at a whopping 5# 14 oz. and mom and dad couldn't be prouder. He is very very sweet, and will just cuddle in your arms and fall asleep (unlike another baby I just happen to know). Ryan did very well becoming a big brother. he loves to kiss on Joe and always has to ask about him and make sure he knows where "Baby Joey" is.

And as for the other baby, well, she is little more time consuming LOL! How is it at a month and half, she already knows what she wants and how to get it?? She is becoming the family diva, where everything has to be just right. She loves to be in the middle of the action and is already fighting her naps to make sure she doesn't miss anything. And napping is becoming a challenge, she has to be jiggled, vibrated, swung or rocked in order to fall asleep during the day, and if any of the above stops, she will wake up and inform whomever is closest that it needs to continue if they want her to stay asleep. At night, she does a little better, but prefers Mom and Dad's bed to her own, and sucker that I am, she usually ends up spending about half the night cuddled with me in bed. And now that she is smiling, I don't think I can ever tell her NO, **sigh**.

And speaking of telling kids no, Annelise is finally settled into her big sister role. It took her a couple of weeks to really get excited about it. But she is now my littlebig helper. She is finnally really understanding about taking care of babies. She has a doll that she has christened LuLu (???), that she rocks, feeds, swaddles and loves on whenever I am taking care of Ainsley. She is getting to be such a big girl (and she will tell you that too), and very independent and loves to do things herself ("I do It!!"). Her dad built her a sandbox in the backyard, and that is where we can usually find her. But she also has learned how to peddle bikes and she and ryan have just about wore ruts in the patio out back riding thier big wheels. Who, by the way, likes to refer to Annelise as "My P!" or "P!" (she's gonna love that when she's older). But enough rambling this time! enjoy my pics from that last couple of month.

June and July Pics

2008-07-27T10:19:00.006-06:00

Alicia and Joe, just a few minutes old
Ryan Michael
"Come On"

Heather Beany Beany rocking Ainsley
Gogan D was the only one brave enough to lay down in the water, the girls said it was too wet
Baby Jophes

The big doobers lined up on the curb for Dubois's 4th july parade
Annelise finally got brave enough to get her feet wet

Her new sandbox

At crowheart
Ainsley and her Great Grandma
Ainsly and Grandpa at the Crowheart ranch
Just a fun pic of Gogan D
Annelise scored big at the parade, getting lotsa goodies

Soo sweet, her cheeks are getting sooo chubby!
A1 and A2 cuddling on the couch
Nanners in her carseat, she loves to go.
Chad and the girls watching a movie in his "Dad Throne"

Ainsley Irene

2008-06-12T12:41:00.002-06:00

She has arrived!! Yep SHE, we are more than thrilled to have our newest princess join the family. Ainsley Irene was born June 10 at 5:36 pm after a pretty easy labor and delivery. She weighs 5#9oz, 17 inches long, brown hair, ten finger and ten toes!!

My Girls!

2008-06-12T11:40:00.004-06:00

Waayyy to Long

2008-05-12T17:36:00.004-06:00

So i know it has been quite awile since I have updated, and the sad thing is, I really don't have any real excuse as to why not!

But some updates:
Pregnancy is going well, and I finally look really pregnant, and I feel it! baby is acting like a little soccer player, a very squirmy soccer player. and NO I still do not know what we are having. We will find out in the delivery room (Sorry Sara). Four more weeks and counting, this last month has been the longest, I am just sooo ready to meet this little person.

Annelise is still her usual boppy self. Her speech is clearer every day and she can express herself very well now. In fact, she rarely gives her vocal chords a rest. She is a singer and will sing from the time she wakes up until after she goes to bed. Sometimes I can recognize the song, but most times it is one of her own making about everything she is seeing. It is really cool to be able to get a glimpse of the things that really make an impression on her and how she is seeing the world. Sometimes she sees things in a way I never would have thought of. We are begginning to tackle potty training, so any tips are welcome!

Some other exciting news, at least for us, we are finally buying a home. we will be moving at the end of the month. With the house market being so crazy, it has been an interesting process and things seem to change everyday. I am just anxious for closing day so I can quit worrying about it!
So the end of this month, we are really really hoping baby doesn't come too early, as we have not anything ready because we have had to pack it away to move. the next couple of weeks are going to be crazy!

Big Birthday Girl

2008-02-18T18:05:00.002-07:00

Well, its here, the terrible twos! lol, I didn't realize just how little drama was in my life until now. But other than that, AnnePearl's birthday bash was alot of fun. and this was my first try at a princess cake, although I will admit it did take me three boxes of cake mix to get it right. But AnnePearl liked it, so I guess that is all that mattered. She loved being sung to and them had to blow out the candles a time or two(or three or four). and she knew just what to do with her stack of presents.

After that, all the sick germs caught up to all of them and all the kids crashed for the rest of the afternoon. but it was fun anyway. SO here are a few pics from that weekend!

Fun pics

2008-02-18T17:14:00.005-07:00

December Cold and Christmas Baking

2007-12-26T19:31:00.000-07:00

This month was a fun one! We decorated the tree (and Nanners didn't forget herself), hung lights and baked our little hearts out! It has been soooo cold the last few weeks that kids have only been able to go outside on a few days, but they take full advantage, even if they do have to bundle up so much they can hardly move. They also helped with holiday baking, making cookies, cinnimon rolls and sticky chex mix. Christmas pics will be soon to follow. ( in case your wondering, Annelise has a band aid on her nose because Logan bonked his and needed a band aid to make it better, makes perfect sense, right?)

10 week sneak Peak

2007-11-27T18:29:00.000-07:00

Well, here s/he is!! I had my first ultrasound on Nov 19, which said I was at 10 weeks 2days. So now, that puts me at about 11 weeks. The dr said everything looked fine and all of my labs came back healthy, so, so far so good. My official due date has been set on June 15, which sounds FOREVER away!! My tummy is already rounding out and and pants are getting a little snug around the waistband, things are showing a heck of a lot faster this time around!! I remember with Annelise I could still wear my skinny jeans when I started seeing her kick. Now if that wasnt' a weird feeling, seeing those little bumps coming from a flat stomach!! But alas, this time around my stomach was definatetly not as flat to begin with, and things are a-stretching faster LOL. But at least I have been feeling better, the morning sickness is almost gone, so if I could just get my appetite back, I'll be as good as new. Right now the only thing that even sounds a little bit good is chips and salsa, I just love the salty of it and could eat it for every meal, either that or cheese quesodillas with salsa, yum. Well, at least it is not pickles and ice cream!!

October surprise!!

2007-11-01T21:04:00.000-06:00

So, our little family has had a pleasant surprise, yep, Bingham Baby #2 is on the way!! We found out at the middle of october, I havn't had a DR appt yet with an ultrasound, but the baby should be coming around June. We have started talking to Annelise about the new baby, but of course it makes NO sense to her, she just grabs one of her babies and points to it, then gives me a look like "DUH mom, here is my baby". Which, with good timing, she has suddenly taken an interest in playing babies. As far as the pregnancy goes. this one is making him/herself known a little more forcefully than AnniePearl did. I wake up feeling really well, but the nasea just gradually grows until all I want to do is put my head in a toilet and hope I puke! At the moment I am trying Ginger tea (which, BTW is disgusting) but it seems to be helping. Tomorrow I am baking ginger snaps, a much tastier way of getting ginger, if you ask me.

But I know that I havn't posted in a month, so of course have a months worth of pictures to share. Halloween was a hit this year, the kids dressed up and we hit the RS hospital and mall for our trick or treating. They were all so cute, heather as a princess pixie, annelise as a ladybug, ryan as a pirate and logan, well, logan went as a stubborn three year old LOL! but they got the hang of trick or treating pretty quick, they learned to just elbow thier way to front and hold out their buckets. The first sucker anniePearl got just made her day, all night long she had to show everyone her sucker.

Also you can't go through fall without a few pics of kids jumping in leaves. Sara made a huge pile and all the kids just loved wrestling in the leaves. I posted a fun then and now pic. One is annelise in october a year ago playing in the leaves and some from just yesterday. It is fun to go back and see just how much she has changed, how much my baby has grown in one year. and now we are going to have another new baby to cuddle, I just can't hardly stand it!!

Okay, so I just figured out one of my online scrappy buddies (Angel bear) tagged my blog so here goes!!1.Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself (on your blog, we all want to know them). Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
7 random things:
1. I love the smell of vanilla
2. I chew my fingernails
3. I still get a kick out of writing in ink other than black and blue
4. I love, love my photo printer
5. I am jeleaous of my husband being able to go scuba diving this month
6. I hate getting up before 8 in the morning
7. I can only scrapbook at night

Links:
http://angelbearscraps.blogspot.com/
http://patty-comeau.blogspot.com/
http://sara-justus.blogspot.com/ (okay I know Laura already got you, but, I don't know that many people with blogs!

Okay so I can only list one other blog that Laura hasn't already, but check out these ladies blogs!

October Pics

2007-11-01T20:29:00.000-06:00

September

2007-09-24T20:57:00.000-06:00

So, it

has been awhile, this month has been a little different. We (as in Sara and I and now Jason) are finally getting settled in and learning what this place has to offer.We are all signed up for mom and tot swim lessons in octover and I am now an official member of the Seppie Telecommunications Volleyball team. Yep, I've got my out of shape A** running and jumping pretending like I can still play volleyball. and let me tell you my a** is sure feeling it today. Yesterday we played two games back to back and I have used muscles that thought they were retired! but it is all in fun, Sara is there also and we have met some really cool ladies from GR and RS. It lets us get away from the kids for an afternoon, anyway.

and speaking of kids, the four cousins are getting to be peas in a pod. I have never seen anything more hilarious than when they all get to giggling and wrestling together. and yes, they do wrestle already, its like watching a pack of puppies. Logan was teaching AnniePearl how to tackle and of course she practiced on Everyone. Heather and Annelise are starting to play together, even playing pretend. It is just so much fun to see them act out their pretend worlds. Annelise and Ryan, however, well, lets just say they are the same age and therefore always want the same things at the same time, which usually results in screaming, hitting, biting and fighting on both sides. And here I thought my little girl was an absolute angel. Well, at least she is learning how to fight back a little.

We also had a visit from Brittney this weekend. She could only make it up for a day, but we were all really glad to see her, especially Annelise. She just loves giggling with her aunt. They spent the whole day entertaining each other. although for some reason, Annelise persisted in called her Grandma, hhhmmm, will have to work on that.

Fun August pictures

2007-08-23T21:10:00.000-06:00

Well, now that I am a little bit caught up, I've got some time to sit down and really update my blog!! This weekend was a busy one, everyone came up to help Sara and Dan move into their new, beautiful home. (just a little bit green here, but I know, my time is coming). I am really happy that were ended up here together. We have just about gottten all of our favorite parks scoped out, have made our scrappy contact at the LSS and found a couple of building for our future daycare center that we want to open! The plan for a home daycare together is full steam ahead mode. In fact, our first kid will be here on monday, (Okay, so it is Ryan, I know he is easy, but its a start). But it is our goal to be in full operation by the end of the month. Sara and I are going to get our elbow grease out and get everything done next week, then it is just the waiting game.

We also took a couple of days and visited our Grandparents in Crowheart, it was really nice to see Grandma and Grandpa and Dad. The kids just love going up there and this time threw a big fit when it was time to leave. G&G had a good time just laughing a the three of them and they got an earful from each of them. and of course, Grandma had a batch of chicks one of her hens managed to hatch. Got all three of them excited! Poor hen didn't know what was going on with three toddlers screaming at her babies. But here are just some fun pictures from the last few weeks

Moved, again

2007-08-16T18:01:00.000-06:00

Well, we are mostly settled in, and for those of you don't know, we packed up and headed East. Chad has started his new job and has been doing well. He is putting in alot of long hours, but everyone does in a new job. So far he seems to like it, i am sure the much bigger paycheck is helping in that attitude :). But if you need our new address and phone numbers, give us an email and we will get that to you. Sorry no pictures this time!

Beach Bums

2007-06-10T21:08:00.000-06:00

On warm afternoon, we decided to head out of town and hit the beach. We packed a picnic and spent the day laying in the sun, digging in the sand and picking out seashells. It was a nice way to relax after a long week! (and yes, I am saying to hell with it and showing a picture of me in a bikini top)

Haaaatt

2007-05-12T19:04:00.000-06:00

So right now, AnniePearl really likes hats, she has to point them out us everytime she sees one. Here is a picture taken today in her Grandpa's hat. I guest this picture really strikes me becuase she looks much older. My baby is just getting so big, I can't get over it!!

Dandylion Season

2007-05-08T17:46:00.000-06:00

So, I have forgotten how much fun dandylions can be! I remember making bouquets for my mom and grandma or whoever else I thought needed one, but that has been a long time ago. But the great part is, now it is my turn to get them! Annelise loves them, and can spot one a mile away. Every time we go outside to play, it turns into a dandylion excursion. But it takes certain characteristics in order to be a keeper dandy lion, here is what I have learned so far: they have to have a long stem, they cannot be too low to the ground, cannot be squished in any way, and it has to pass a taste test, and keepers can double as "pretties" for the hairdo!

Out of ICU

2007-04-22T09:49:00.000-06:00

Yeahh!! Kent has been moved out of ICU and is now in rehab. I am not sure, but I think they have removed his treach, but he can talk now, whether they did or not. So he is doing very well. And I just wanted to give everyone a gentle reminder that now is when he needs visitors the most, so if you have an afternoon free, please buzz on down to see him, family support will really help in his recovery!!

Update

2007-04-16T11:26:00.000-06:00

So here is another update on Kent. He is doing really well again, he is responding normally and can follow any instructions they give him. They are going to start working on his vocal cords today to see if they can get him talking. He has been up and walking a little bit every day. He can stand up long enough to take a shower and has gained a little bit of independance. At this point, he is now cognizant enough to be bored, so is watching movies. He does have a blood infection (MRSA), which the heavy antibiotics needed for that, caused him to get C-DIF(which is expected) (which was causing the bowel problems) but they have switched anitbiotics and those been resolved. Melanie flew up a few days ago and Chad is driving up today, so give them a call today if you would like to hear more.

Just some fun pictures

2007-04-12T11:53:00.000-06:00

Here are some fun photos from the last couple of weeks. Chad built AnniePearl a sandbox for our small deck, and she has been putting it to good use, getting absolutly filthy by the end of the day. Oh well, I guess it't not fun if it's not dirty!!

And as for Kent, he has still not completely recovered from his setback. It was an infection and they are doing everything they can to help him recover. He is not as resposive as he was and they have delayed his moving out of ICU. He was doing extremely well before that, but even then he had a very long road ahead of him. His recovery has just been set back by a few weeks.

Kent Update

2007-04-03T11:14:00.000-06:00

We received a phonecall this morning from Sally at LDS, and Kent has had a set back from yesterday. Last night his blood pressure dropped and they are now giving him meds to bring it back up. His heart rate has gone back up, and they are looking into the cause. Right now they are not sure, but they think it may be an infection. Russell is at the hospital with him right now, and we will be finding out from him and will spread the news. This is all we know at this point. He is not is any danger, but has just taken one step back, which the staff at LDS has told us may happen. So just keep Kent in your thoughts and prayers today.

Update on Chad's Dad

2007-03-27T16:06:00.000-06:00

Well, here is an update on Kent. After the scary crash a few weeks ago, he had started to improve a little. However, our concerns about his care at St. Mark's, were growing. They were pretty much just letting him lay there and waste away. He was not getting any PT and was losing weight drastically. His basic care was also horrendous, as when we visited him, he hadn't been bathed, washed, shaved or any oral care for several days. His Meds mere hanging empty and was laying on bloody sheets. So between us and the doctors, we decided to move him to LDS hospital. After about a week of red tape and waiting for a bed to open up, we finally got him moved this morning, and tell you what, his improvement in just several hours has been astounding. They Drs and Nurses at LDS were floored that he had been sedated like he has for so long, (we think St. Marks used the sedation as a kind of restraint, he was easier to take care of when unconscience) they couldn't believe that he had not gotten any kind of PT and they even said he looked terrible when he came in and they had him cleaned up and looking like new in no time. And now as I writing this, he has been there for six hours and they have gotten him off the sedation, he is now pretty much awake and aware and able to let his wants known. They have gotten him up in a chair, done physical therapy (afterwards, kent was trying to do leg lifts in his bed, the nurses had to tell him to knock it off :-) ) and have set the respirator to the wean setting, and thier goal is to get him off the ventilator as soon as possible. Chad was there several hours as every department you could think of met with him to discuss his dad and get any background information that they could. The dietician was floored when he realized just how little calories Kent was getting in the day and plans on doubling his caloric intake to try and get him to gain some weight back. The hospital staff has been very open and communicative and are much more tolerant of family visiting. We are just feeling very optimistic about this and we are very grateful this move went through. It is scary to think of how long Kent would have laid in bed, wasting away at St Mark's, until he would have been able to go home. Anyway, thank you for your thoughts, I think we can finally be optimistic about Kent's recovery!

2007-03-21T12:20:00.000-06:00

It had been too long since we had seen Grandpa U, so this last weekend, he made a quick trip up to see us and "play babies". We had a good time, Annie Pearl really took to her Grandpa, and was not very happy when he had to go. But they had fun at the state park picking rocks, looking at the river and just hanging out. At home Grandpa got a kick out of teasing the poor girl, however, she could give it back in spades! I am just so excited this summer to have family so close and to be able to spend time like this with everyone!!

Afternoon at the Zoo

2007-03-12T18:59:00.000-06:00

Talk about a beautiful day!! The Temperature reached in the 70's today, and there was no way you can stay inside on a day like that!!! It was Chad's birthday yesterday, but he had to work, so today he got to choose what we did today, and anyone who knows Chad shouldn't be surprised he wanted to go to the Zoo, so we packed everyone in the car and took a trip to Hogle Zoo. We were excited to get to show Annelise all the animals in her story books. But we had a good time, the animals are always fun to see, and there had been alot of changes as Hogle zoo from when I went there as a kid. The park is not very big, but it is the perfect size for kids, they can see everything but not be exhausted by the end of the day. We are definately going to go back this summer and visit again.

Chad's Dad

2007-03-10T21:54:00.000-07:00

This is for anyone who hasn't heard, Chad's Dad is in the ICU at St. Mark's in SLC. So I am asking for people's thoughts and prayers right now. This is a very unusual situation. Kent was up Skiing about a month ago and fell and ran into a tree with his leg. He broke his femur in four places, but was unhurt in any other way. They plated and put a rod in his leg and everything looked like it was going to be okay. However, after leaving the hospital and going into a PT clinic, he began having difficulty breathing. He ended back in the hospital for awhile, but they released him again to the clinic. He again had breathing problems and they rushed him back to the hospital and had to intubate him. For the last three weeks he has been in a drug induced coma and about a week ago they replaced the breathing tube with a traech tube. On Monday, Kent had a major crash and three of his organs shut down and we came very close to losing him. He is now on continious dialysis because his kidneys are not working and is still on a respirator.
We had a sit down with the doctors on Thursday and got the full story on his condition. The heart and lung doctor said there is only two things you can really do with lung patients and that is steroids and antiboitics, and they are using both, but he is not responding.They cannot find any infection in his lungs and are basically at a loss as to what is going on. Basically his lungs are full of fluid and stiff as a board and they really don't know why. At this point the only thing left to do is wait. Right now he is on a rollar coaster and has not shown a general trend towards getting better or worse. The doctors say once a trend starts, that is probably the way he will go. But if he does start getting better, they believe everything else will start to heal also, including his kidneys and liver. So if you have a minute, give Kent and the family a thought. This has been very hard on everybody, especially the not knowing.

Officially one!!

2007-02-24T15:30:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it!! My baby is officially one!!
We were moving into our new apartment on the tenth, so we couldn't do anything then, but I still coudn't resist dressing her up like a dolly and getting some pictures. We were able to get her sitting in her chair for half a second to get this, this is her official one year old picture.

A few days later I was able to get this picture, I just love, love her little smile, it just makes me want to give her a big hug. she was having fun "helping" me unpack boxes, and I tell you what, she would unpack them, allright, all over the place!! but it kept her busy and happy while I tried to make the place livable.

So on the 24, we were able to, finally, throw her a birthday party. Her Grandma Bingham, Grandma and Grandpa Comeau came, and of course Mom and Dad. She had fun opening presents, (it didn't take her long to remember how to rip the paper!!) and of course we had to spend time between each present to see how it worked, tasted, threw, . . . etc.

Getting a couple of hanger were some of the funnest presents, it was lotsa fun taking them out and putting them back into the box, go figure.

I made little individual cakes for everyone and attempted to decorate them. They all came out looking pretty lopsided and messy looking, but they tasted pretty good, so I guess that is what is important. Annelise was mesmerised with the candle, but didn't quite get the point of blowing them out! She really liked the happy birthday song, her little eyes just lit up when everyone was singing just to her!!

Now eating the cake was another fun experience, I think she smeared more everywhere than she raeally ate!

This is just the aftermath, before I rushed her to the tub and gave her a quick bath!

And of course, when ner face and lips are the absolute messiest, someone, (I won't mention names, MOM) got her started on blowing rasberries, big wet blue ones!

2007-01-30T20:44:00.000-07:00

Well, I had to try it, Annelise and her first pony tail! She is finally getting enough hair so that a rubber band will stay in it. However, the result is a little Flintstoneish, thinking of calling her Pebbles!! :-) But I was surprised she actually left it in all day, and when we took it out, she looked like a rock star with a mohawk!
the third pic, however is a little demonstration of her temper, which she shows very quickly if she doesn't get what she wants, she s ONLY ONE!! she is not supposed to be a little diva yet, but I tell you what, she is oppinionated and not afraid to let you know what she thinks!! I don't know what I am going to do when she turns two, send her to her Aunt's, I think, let AnnePearl boss her around for a awhile :-). But it is fun to see that she has so much spunk and personality, I don't think she will be afraid to go after anything she wants!

Just for you Dad!

2007-01-19T16:37:00.000-07:00

WE finally had a nice day that was at least 20 deg, so we packed all the kids in a wagon and went for a walk. Afterwards, we played in the snow drift outside the house. The kids were just so cooped up from being inside so much, it was a fight to get them to come back inside!
Just clost up of Anne Pearl and her rosy cheeks. She was so bundled up that she could hardly move or see~

Logan went with His Mom and Dad for the day to SLC, so we got to hang out with Heather all day. The highlight of the day was story time and seeing "Moose" the mouse and all the fish in the tank. The girls had fun listening to the story and dancing to the music.
Heather found the colors and the coloring pages the kids library had for all kids. She sat there for quite a while coloring her picture.
Anne Pearl just had fun pulling all the books off the shelf and turning pages. But she also danced to the music and banged sticks like the big kids.

We all met up in Rock Springs one lazy saturday and had lunch at Applebees, where all the kids got balloons. Annelise just loved her balloon and wouldn't put it down until she finally crashed that night.
However, a great tragedy would orrur: the balloon would get stuck on the ceiling. I have not seen Annelise that devastated over a toy!
She just cried and pointed at her balloon, until someone would rescue it for her. Then she would just giggle hesterically when she would get it back.
Then all was okay with the world again, at least until she let go of the string again :-)

Christmas with the Family

2006-12-30T21:16:00.000-07:00

Christmas was alot of fun this year, we spent the weekend at Mom's in Evanston, where we played games, opened presents, went sledding, Here is a pic of Sara and I playing Pente, (where I won 15-2, or there abouts :-), kinda pissed her off).
Uncle Jase, at his best. Although he has a little four legged yellow baby of his own, his neices and nephew gave him the practice he needed to take care of bugsy (or is desal, maybe pete or was it still foreskin?(dont ask about that one)
A new toy! Grandma gave anne pearl this dog that sings and wiggles around on the floor.She LOVED it, made her scream and giggle. And you can see the new grandbaby in the background wondering what the heck it going on.
The aftermath, but not as bad as when all the paper was still laying around. Dan is trying on a new coat from his sister, he's probably thinking "damn, I look good in this!"
Sorry about the sideways pic, forgot to turn in before I saved it. but this a Anne Pearl's christmas dress made by her Great Grandma Urbigkeit. This was probably the most feminine she has been since she was born. But she just looked really really cute!

Coupla cuties!!

Here are the christmas kids. Heather and Annelise in thier Christmas dresses from their Great Grandma U and logan sitting in the matching rocking chairs their Great Grandma and Grandpa U got them for christmas. It was quite a challenge to get them all sitting in the chairs at the same time,and to get all of them looking in the same direction. I think we really lucked out on this pic!

Staying at the Allisons

2006-12-17T01:14:00.000-07:00

Well, our stay at the Allison clan has been fun and educational! Annelise is learning quite a bit from both her aunt and her cousins, including, how to eat suckers, how to paint with pudding (although most of her artwork ended up either on her or in her!)

Annelise also got to help them decorate thier tree for Christmas, she loved the ornaments, the tinsel and chasing Logan and heather around the living room. I played photographer so that Sara could also enjoy decorating the tree with the doobers.

But Annelise is not the only one learning during our stay. Sara is letting me raid her scrapping supplies and letting me try my hand at it. She is being very patient with me and my endless questions, but it is alot of fun to get my favorite pics scrapped, and it is pretty obvious who my favorite subject is!

Back Home, for good!

2006-12-06T19:59:00.000-07:00

Well, we have made it back to Wyoming, we are now staying at my mom's until we find our own place. But we have been here about two weeks, after spending Thanksgiving plus a few days at my Dad's . All three of us kids were there, and Heather, Logan and Annelise, of course! Grandma was just tickled pink to have three of her great grand babies there and they did a pretty good job of pestering their Grandpa U as well.

Being closer has been great!! I have already seen more of H&L this past month than I have since they were born. They are just getting so grown up, I still can't believe they are going to be two! At the same time, I can't believe Anne Pearl is getting really close to her first birthday! Hanging around these cousins of hers, however, has inspired her to get moving, she started walking around thanksgiving day and hasn't looked back. Everyday her confidence gets stronger and she takes more steps with better balance. Here are a few pics of the last couple of weeks!!

New Blog

2006-11-21T22:12:00.000-07:00

I am new at this blogging stuff, So this is the trial run to see how it works!!

We all went to a swim park, but Annelise was not so sure of the hat, although she loved the pool and loved the lazy river!

Annelise and her dad out hiking, she loved being able to look over his shoulder at all the trees and birds!

Leesy learned to crawl just the day before and was putting her new skills to use by chasing leaves and dandylions.