Claire

I realized that I haven't posted anything about my sweet Claire for a little while. Especially since she has turned 6. Here are some fun facts about Claire.
- She is turning into a big helper (when she wants to be), and is estatic for her new baby to come so she can help with it.
-She is stubborn!! If there is something she wants, she will do it regardless. Therefore Claire and I butt heads all the time.
-She loves Kindergarten, and her teachers. I think she is slowly learning that school is a lot of work. However getting her to do homework is not my favorite task.
- She is very social, and would say that her best friends are Cosette and Cassidy who she is constantly playing with.
- She still wets the bed which drives her mother crazy. She also sucks her thumb and bites her nails - all of which drives her mother crazy.
- She is very picky about her clothes. She actually put on an outfit the other day and told that it just wasn't a good outfit. I thought that was pretty funny. She still favors wearing skirts and tights all day, but we are working on wearing pants more often.
- She still loves princesses, and will dress up to play princesses and barbies.
- Her favorite foods are pizza, mac and cheese, sandwiches and spaghetti.
- She loves dance, and is loving her dance class this year. I am very proud of how far she has come from the beginning of the year.
- She loves music, and recently discovered Hannah Montana!
- She is a joy to have in our family, and is constantly keeping us on our toes. I am so proud of all of her accomplishments in life, and look forward to seeing what she does with all of her energy in the future.

We love you Claire!

New Pictures

I finally got the kids some new pictures - pick your favorite mom!! I have not been very good at keeping up with pictures because it seems like the only place you can go around here is Wal-Mart or Sears, and by the time you get what you really want, it costs you an arm and a leg. My friend told me about a girl she knows in Idaho Falls that just has a little studio in her house, and the price was very reasonabl!! She did a great job, and got the perfect pictures. I am so happy!! The kids were great, and I'm sure we will be visiting her again. If anyone else is interested, just let me know. She did all 3 of my kids for $70.00 and gave us the disc so we can make our own copies.




All photos by LM Photography

What have we been up to???

Yes I know my blogging has been rather sad lately, but I am all caught up (I think). But I thought I'd fill everyone in on what we have been up to.

Claire has finally learned how to ride her bike. HALELUJAH!! We told her yesterday that she couldn't ride her friends anymore, and she was off. She is doing great, but still needs quite a bit of practice. Owen has been busy with soccer, which means we have all been busy with soccer. We seem to be running from one place to another, but I'm not really sure what we are always doing. Grant has finally learned to have a little bit of independence, and has loved being outside this past week. Yesterday he looked so big in his ball cap walking around. It almost made me cry, but I should be happy because he needs to grow up fast with another one coming soon. I hope the warm weather doesn't go away, but I'm afraid that it will be gone soon.

As for me, I have been busy with work, and taking care of everyone. I had to work at the ticket office the last two weekends, but I am now done until football season starts in the fall. I have been taking care of a family who has seem to come down with some kind of stomach flu, and have washed a million blankets!! I am sooo sick of laundry. I finally finished all of it on Friday, but it returned in a furry today after kids throwing up all weekend. I am hoping that we get over this soon, and now Chad has told me that he isn't feeling well. On the bright side that means that I don't have to cook dinner. :-) I am due in 5 weeks, which means nothing really, but I am soooo ready for this baby to come. My body does not like being pregnant this time, and it is probably quite the site to see me get up in the evenings. I'm sure it is funny!! I'm just praying I don't have to be pregnant any longer than necessary.

Chad has been busy working on the basement, and has accomplished quite a lot. He has the recessed lighting in, and all the sheetrock up in Claire's room. Hopefully I will be able to paint it some time next week, so we can get the carpet ordered, and move Claire down there. I am still trying to get her to not wet the bed, but have decided that is a task I might not every complete. I'm debating about going back to pull-ups or getting a bed wetting alarm. We will see what happens.

So I really didn't fall off the face of the earth, but I just got a little behind. I will try to keep everything updated a little quicker!!

Monster Trucks

Saturday was a big day for Owen it was MONSTER TRUCKS!! He has been so excited for this for quite a long time. I think Chad was just as excited, but I don't think he would admit it. I had to work all day, and sell tickets, so Chad brought all the kids down to show them the trucks before it started, and then he came back with Owen and his dad for the show. The boys had a great time, and Owen can't wait to go again next year. I had a fun day in the ticket office, my favorite phrase was "that is all the seats you have left!!" Seriously people it is the day of the show, and probably the biggest show put on at the Holt Arena. We actually sold out this year, and people were not that happy. It was really sad for me to watch all the kids with their dads have to be turned away because if they are anything like my son, they were really looking forward to this.

Soccer 2010

After our disastrous last season of soccer with Claire we decided that she could stick with dance, and we would let Owen give it a try. He was sooooo excited for soccer to begin. It also has helped that our friend/neighbor Darik is his coach, and his daughter Ellie is on the team. Owen was out in the freezing cold during the first practice and doing everything he was told. His first game was great. He gets right in there, and isn't afraid to go for the ball. I'm pretty sure he even knows which goal he is supposed to kick it into. He didn't play the whole first game because his mom forgot to bring him water, so I won't make that mistake again. I guess during the game this last weekend he knocked down a few people without knowing. The one time he knocked a girl down and fell on top of her, he came to the sidelines feeling really bad that he made her cry. It doesn't hurt that he is aggressive, and that he has a heart. I think we are in trouble!!

Easter Eggs

This year we actually didn't color our Easter eggs until Easter day. We just never got around to it, but we couldn't not let the kids have this chance, even though it takes us about 10 minutes to complete a dozen eggs. Claire and Owen are professionals, but Grant was a beginner. I had read this idea where you put the egg inside of a wire whisk, so they don't fall out. It actually worked really well except for the fact that Grant wanted to keep taking it out and kept spilling the dye. Chad was a good sport and let him do two eggs. By the time he was done with two the rest of the eggs were done anyways. Sadly the eggs were taken out of the fridge at some point, so we never got to eat any of them, but it was still a fun activity.

Easter

We had a very quiet Easter this year. Since it was Conference weekend, there was really no need to leave the house. It was cold outside, so we really just stayed inside and enjoyed a quiet day. The kids were so excited to see that the Easter Bunny had left them some treats. Owen got a few monster trucks, Claire got Beauty and the Beast figurines, and Grant got a new bathroom toy. They each got a book and some candy, and were kept busy all day. We hope everyone had a very Happy Easter!