Smile

Avery's Dad got her ready for church and made her smile! She is such a sweet baby and so happy.

Lauren

This is Lauren's new dress that Grandma Schiess bought her. She also got a new haircut and I just think she is so cute I had to post her picture.

Weekend

We had a really fun weekend. On Friday, a friend from Rexburg, Tiffany Alleman and her cute baby Reagan met us at the park. The kids had lots of fun playing on the toys and in the sandbox. Then we walked back over here and let the kids play a little longer. Her daughter is so cute. It was really fun to catch up. I am so glad she came to visit. Jerry made dinner for the kids while I went to an appointment for BBBS. I am happy to say I gave my notice this week so I just have two more weeks of trying to work. It has just been too difficult and I am grateful I am able to quit. On Saturday morning I went to the gym. I have a long ways to go but it feels really good to workout. We have a membership at Gold's gym which is really close to our house. We met some friends at Highland Park in Washington. It is a beautiful park. We brought kites for the kids. It was so fun to fly them together. Landon had a Diego kite and Lauren a Dora kite. Lauren would not let go of her kite and insisted on holding on to it while she was playing on the toys. She did a really good job for a while but eventually Dora flew away down in the canyon. Lauren was one sad little girl. We were having a great time until a huge wind came up so we had to pack up and leave. We spent the rest of the afternoon doing errands and then came home and had dinner. The kids have been going to bed early (the older two) so it is nice to have some time in the evening with just Avery. Jerry and I prepared our lessons for Sunday and went to bed. It was a great weekend.

Lauren

This morning I woke up to Lauren in the shower singing, "Shake, Shake, Shake Shake your body" over and over again. When I asked her about it she said. "Teletubbies are weird!" I am just having a hard time picturing the teletubbies singing this song because they don't even speak in words. I am just warning you that you may want to monitor what your kids watch :>

Grandma and Grandpa

We had a fun visit from Grandma and Grandpa. They were on their way back from Yuma. We had a really fun time. They got here on Friday night and stayed in a hotel that Jerry had won at a business expo. We ate dinner together and the kids had so much fun playing with Grandma and Grandpa. We were able to go and swim at the hotel. The kids are so good in the water thanks to their summer swimming with their Dad. Jerry and Grandpa went golfing at Sun River and we stayed at the hotel and got the kids ready. Then my Mom and I went on shopping trips for the rest of the day. We had a great time and hope they come back to visit again really soon.

Landon's Birthday

Today was Landon's birthday. It is hard to believe he is four years old. So much has happened in the past four years of our life. My parents were in town on Sunday night so we had cake and ice cream to celebrate Landon. His dad made a basketball cake but unfortunately we didn't get any pictures because the battery was dead on the camera. Maybe next year. Landon got a firetruck from Grandma and Grandpa which he absolutely loves. His Dad bought him a teenage mutant ninja turtle and a GI Joe which they have been playing with together. He also got a Leapster hand held learning game which he loves. Mimi and Poppy sent him a balloon boquet. It was so fun for him to open the door and get such a fun suprise. Landon took zingers to preschool for his birthday treat and has so much fun passing them out. I also took the kids to McDonald's for lunch.....they loved getting happy meals. Jerry made an awesome dinner and we had fun as a family honoring Landon. He got to eat on the "You are Special" plate and was very excited. He is a wonderful boy. We are so grateful he is part of our family.

Avery

Instructions

This is what happened when I had my back turned and the kids were playing with the markers they got from Grandma Faye. Apparently I have never mentioned that markers do not go on your face, they go on paper. At least that is what Lauren maintained when ask why she would ever do something like this. I now know I have to give them VERY explicit instructions and at least repeat them 100 times or more.