Sam's first day of 4th Grade
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Friday, August 28, 2009
School Days
My baby is going to Kindergarten!
Mary was so excited that her friend Pilar is in her class!
Standing outside Mrs. Harris's class (Mrs. Harris is going to have a baby very soon!)
MARY'S FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN!!
She was so excited. She looks like she's going into 5th grade and not kindergarten! I can't believe we are finally at this stage. She's been in Pre-school since she was 2 yrs old, so I feel like she's already been in kindergarten forever!! She's very excited to be a big kid. I love you Mary!!
Mary was so excited that her friend Pilar is in her class!
Standing outside Mrs. Harris's class (Mrs. Harris is going to have a baby very soon!)
MARY'S FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN!!
She was so excited. She looks like she's going into 5th grade and not kindergarten! I can't believe we are finally at this stage. She's been in Pre-school since she was 2 yrs old, so I feel like she's already been in kindergarten forever!! She's very excited to be a big kid. I love you Mary!!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Where has the summer gone?
Mary--she's our little monkey bar queen!
Sailboats on Lake Payette
Mary LOVES ice cream
Every little boy should have a wonderful grandpa!
These were beautiful flowers outside The Pancake House restaurant
Grandma and Grandpa King
Sam, Sarah, & Mary - downtown McCall
They loved this pool at the KOA
I love this picture of Sarah
Sam and Sarah digging in the sand
Grandpa giving kisses to the horse
I LOVE chickens
Collecting the eggs
At the Blackhawk Ranch
Wow, I haven't blogged for awhile because we have been so busy.
I was out of town for a weekend to go to Arizona to see my sister and Serena wanted to check out what it would be like to live there. (WOW, I knew it was going to be HOT but not that HOT!) I had a blast playing with Rosie and Jack. He has a lot more words in his vocab and he kept calling me Mom, Jenny. It was so cute!
Then when I got home from AZ, the kids and I and my parents went to visit McCall, Idaho. It was so beautiful, relaxing and fun. I will post a few of the pictures from our trip. I definitely recommend this little town and the lake to those of you with young families. Ponderosa Park is wonderful with it's huge trees and beaches. We spent a lot of time there just hanging out on the beach so the kids and I could play in the water. It was also fun to have Grandma and Grandpa's undivided attention. Sam rode with Grandpa in the truck all the way up to McCall and he loved that. He was sad that he had to ride home with just me and the girls because Grandma and Grandpa were going on to Spokane and further north. I had some good talks and quiet time with my kids while we camped at the KOA. Good memories. (Serena's little guy Carston said one time, 'mom, i'm having to forget some of my memories so that I can make room for the new ones.') I hope I don't forget going to the lake with my kids. It was a great trip.
One short story from our trip:
We got to visit a ranch that had horses and chickens. The kids got to feed the chickens, gather the eggs, ride the old gray grandpa horse. They loved it and so did I. The lady that runs the ranch is fascinating and very mellow. She was so nice to show us around the ranch.
Well before we left, the kids started making up a story about the animals and how they were going to church. Mary was talking about the horses and how they had church clothes on and dresses and shoes and such, then she started talking about the animals taking the sacrament. Well this made my mom and I a little nervous, so we explained to her that the sacrament is something that is very special and we don't make light of it. I think she understood because when we were driving home on Sunday, she saw some birds and cows and started again to make up a story about the animals going to church. But then she said, 'but they don't have sacrament, they just have plain bread and plain water.' Then I got to thinking about it. I'm almost positive that the animals on the earth are grateful for our Savior too. I love Mary's heart and her little stories and her meekness when it comes to learning about our Savior. I'm so grateful for my little ones.
School starts soon, August 20th. The kids are really excited to start back which I am happy about. I'm proud they love their school. Go Hillcrest Hawks!
Sailboats on Lake Payette
Mary LOVES ice cream
Every little boy should have a wonderful grandpa!
These were beautiful flowers outside The Pancake House restaurant
Grandma and Grandpa King
Sam, Sarah, & Mary - downtown McCall
They loved this pool at the KOA
I love this picture of Sarah
Sam and Sarah digging in the sand
Grandpa giving kisses to the horse
I LOVE chickens
Collecting the eggs
At the Blackhawk Ranch
Wow, I haven't blogged for awhile because we have been so busy.
I was out of town for a weekend to go to Arizona to see my sister and Serena wanted to check out what it would be like to live there. (WOW, I knew it was going to be HOT but not that HOT!) I had a blast playing with Rosie and Jack. He has a lot more words in his vocab and he kept calling me Mom, Jenny. It was so cute!
Then when I got home from AZ, the kids and I and my parents went to visit McCall, Idaho. It was so beautiful, relaxing and fun. I will post a few of the pictures from our trip. I definitely recommend this little town and the lake to those of you with young families. Ponderosa Park is wonderful with it's huge trees and beaches. We spent a lot of time there just hanging out on the beach so the kids and I could play in the water. It was also fun to have Grandma and Grandpa's undivided attention. Sam rode with Grandpa in the truck all the way up to McCall and he loved that. He was sad that he had to ride home with just me and the girls because Grandma and Grandpa were going on to Spokane and further north. I had some good talks and quiet time with my kids while we camped at the KOA. Good memories. (Serena's little guy Carston said one time, 'mom, i'm having to forget some of my memories so that I can make room for the new ones.') I hope I don't forget going to the lake with my kids. It was a great trip.
One short story from our trip:
We got to visit a ranch that had horses and chickens. The kids got to feed the chickens, gather the eggs, ride the old gray grandpa horse. They loved it and so did I. The lady that runs the ranch is fascinating and very mellow. She was so nice to show us around the ranch.
Well before we left, the kids started making up a story about the animals and how they were going to church. Mary was talking about the horses and how they had church clothes on and dresses and shoes and such, then she started talking about the animals taking the sacrament. Well this made my mom and I a little nervous, so we explained to her that the sacrament is something that is very special and we don't make light of it. I think she understood because when we were driving home on Sunday, she saw some birds and cows and started again to make up a story about the animals going to church. But then she said, 'but they don't have sacrament, they just have plain bread and plain water.' Then I got to thinking about it. I'm almost positive that the animals on the earth are grateful for our Savior too. I love Mary's heart and her little stories and her meekness when it comes to learning about our Savior. I'm so grateful for my little ones.
School starts soon, August 20th. The kids are really excited to start back which I am happy about. I'm proud they love their school. Go Hillcrest Hawks!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Ten things I learned today.
Oh to be young again...
1) My son loves me. Sometimes after he gets put to bed over at his dad's house, he'll call me because he has a phone in his room. Tonight he called and said, 'mom I just hate to leave you because I worry about you. I want to be with you because I want to take care of you and make sure you are ok. Dad, is a big person and he can take care of himself and I know you are a big person too but you're my mom and I want to make sure that you are ok and I just worry about you.' He is so precious! I'm so thankful that I had a son first. Now I know that no matter how big or old I get, he'll want to take care of me. How lucky am I! (I will rue the day he falls in love. She better like me!)
2) My friends love me. Today on Facebook, I was involved in a conversation with several of my friends about a tender subject, for a minute there emotions started to run high. One of these friends called me to make sure she hadn't offended me (I totally hadn't been at all). But I appreciate so much the fact that she called to make sure I was ok. I have the best friends on the planet.
3) Getting stung by a wasp REALLY hurts. I found a free patio set online at ksl.com. It just needs some TLC and some new staining and it'll look great. As I was loading the chairs into my car, a little wasp got me right between my thumb and pointer finger. It hurt bad and the lady I was getting the patio set got me some ice which was really nice of her. A little sting wasn't too much of a price to pay for a nice teak patio table with six chairs. (Maybe I was taking his home away.)
Here is the latest project.
4) Sometimes a person just has to let her kids build a fort with the dining room table and leave it up all day and night so they can keep playing with it the next time they come. Enough said. Oh, and letting them eat mac n' cheese and spaghettios in the fort makes them SO happy! (I borrowed Serena's camera for a little bit, hence the picture.)
5) Snuggling with my kids is one of my favorite things. I love the softness of their cheeks, their wonderful hands and feet, little arms that give tight hugs, and the kind words that come from their voices.
6) Hearing my children plink on the piano keys when their piano teacher comes every Wednesday morning. Even if they complain, I'm still going to make them take piano. It's so worth the $20 each week.
7) I really despise when dry yellow patches of grass appear on my lawn. It just ticks me off. I need a lesson in sprinkler systems.
8) I'm grateful for visiting teachers who like to go to dinner. It's starting to become a monthly habit. So fun! I have the best visiting teachers in the ward!
9) I need to learn to talk more positive to myself. One friend told me to give the negative voice a name. So I am going to do that. I can think of A LOT of names!
10) I will not let the adversary win. He does not have control over me and never will. End of story.
Until next time.
1) My son loves me. Sometimes after he gets put to bed over at his dad's house, he'll call me because he has a phone in his room. Tonight he called and said, 'mom I just hate to leave you because I worry about you. I want to be with you because I want to take care of you and make sure you are ok. Dad, is a big person and he can take care of himself and I know you are a big person too but you're my mom and I want to make sure that you are ok and I just worry about you.' He is so precious! I'm so thankful that I had a son first. Now I know that no matter how big or old I get, he'll want to take care of me. How lucky am I! (I will rue the day he falls in love. She better like me!)
2) My friends love me. Today on Facebook, I was involved in a conversation with several of my friends about a tender subject, for a minute there emotions started to run high. One of these friends called me to make sure she hadn't offended me (I totally hadn't been at all). But I appreciate so much the fact that she called to make sure I was ok. I have the best friends on the planet.
3) Getting stung by a wasp REALLY hurts. I found a free patio set online at ksl.com. It just needs some TLC and some new staining and it'll look great. As I was loading the chairs into my car, a little wasp got me right between my thumb and pointer finger. It hurt bad and the lady I was getting the patio set got me some ice which was really nice of her. A little sting wasn't too much of a price to pay for a nice teak patio table with six chairs. (Maybe I was taking his home away.)
Here is the latest project.
4) Sometimes a person just has to let her kids build a fort with the dining room table and leave it up all day and night so they can keep playing with it the next time they come. Enough said. Oh, and letting them eat mac n' cheese and spaghettios in the fort makes them SO happy! (I borrowed Serena's camera for a little bit, hence the picture.)
5) Snuggling with my kids is one of my favorite things. I love the softness of their cheeks, their wonderful hands and feet, little arms that give tight hugs, and the kind words that come from their voices.
6) Hearing my children plink on the piano keys when their piano teacher comes every Wednesday morning. Even if they complain, I'm still going to make them take piano. It's so worth the $20 each week.
7) I really despise when dry yellow patches of grass appear on my lawn. It just ticks me off. I need a lesson in sprinkler systems.
8) I'm grateful for visiting teachers who like to go to dinner. It's starting to become a monthly habit. So fun! I have the best visiting teachers in the ward!
9) I need to learn to talk more positive to myself. One friend told me to give the negative voice a name. So I am going to do that. I can think of A LOT of names!
10) I will not let the adversary win. He does not have control over me and never will. End of story.
Until next time.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Quote of the day--for Saturday July 11
Sam was having a hard morning. He came to me to ask if he could walk to the gas station, saying that he 'just needed some alone time.' He is so like me! So of course I let him go and I went about my morning routine. Some time later he returns and walks in with this huge smile on his face. I said, 'Sam, I'm so glad you're back, I was beginning to wonder where you were.' He replies, 'It was awesome mom, and the best thing I got at the gas station was a good mood!'
I love this little guy!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
My camera is in the shop...so no new pics!!
These are pics from 3 years ago when we went to the Gateway fountains. Kenna, Sam, and Sarah--they have all grown so much!!
Notice Ava crawling around on the ground looking for water! (Cami, Ava, Sarah, and Sam)
Sarah and Cami making a run for it.
Yesterday we met my sister Melissa and her kids up at Liberty park. We wanted to find a place where the kids could play in the water so she and I could plan our camping trip. Well the fountains were out of order at Liberty Park so we decided to try Memory Grove. Memory Grove was alright but Melissa thought the Gateway fountains would be better. So after packing up three times and driving around town all afternoon, we finally ended up at the Gateway. The kids had a blast getting wet and I loved the patriotic music they play while the fountains are going.
My camera got a little munched on the 4th of July, which is a reminder to all those out there to protect your camera in case you are sitting next to friends who are jumpy about spiders and creepy-crawlies!! We were sitting up on the mountain over looking stadium of fire about to watch the fireworks and Serena's brother Matt jumped because he thought he saw a spider, which made Serena jump and then I got freaked out and landed sideways on my camera, which caused the lens to get shifted and now my camera won't work at all. But not to fear, I took it into Kew's Camera Service (yes, some guy is actually named Kew!) They said two to three weeks! Argh!
Notice Ava crawling around on the ground looking for water! (Cami, Ava, Sarah, and Sam)
Sarah and Cami making a run for it.
Yesterday we met my sister Melissa and her kids up at Liberty park. We wanted to find a place where the kids could play in the water so she and I could plan our camping trip. Well the fountains were out of order at Liberty Park so we decided to try Memory Grove. Memory Grove was alright but Melissa thought the Gateway fountains would be better. So after packing up three times and driving around town all afternoon, we finally ended up at the Gateway. The kids had a blast getting wet and I loved the patriotic music they play while the fountains are going.
My camera got a little munched on the 4th of July, which is a reminder to all those out there to protect your camera in case you are sitting next to friends who are jumpy about spiders and creepy-crawlies!! We were sitting up on the mountain over looking stadium of fire about to watch the fireworks and Serena's brother Matt jumped because he thought he saw a spider, which made Serena jump and then I got freaked out and landed sideways on my camera, which caused the lens to get shifted and now my camera won't work at all. But not to fear, I took it into Kew's Camera Service (yes, some guy is actually named Kew!) They said two to three weeks! Argh!
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