Kylee
Jaycelyn
Emily
At Kylee's last dance recital, her teacher gave her a CD off the songs from her dance class. It has been really fun to listen to. Jayce gets into the dancing too. She went to dance class enough that she knows the songs herself! Here is some cute videos that I have taken over the last couple of days. (You might want to turn off the music at the bottom of our blog.)
Jump Down Turn Around
Shoo Fly
5 Little Monkeys
I'm A Little Teapot
Saturday night we had the "Jeffs' Family Christmas Party." I have been wanting to plan a party for my dad's side of the family. His brothers and their families. We just don't see each other as much as we need to! I have also been working on my personal progress for Young Women's and decided in September to conquer 2 birds with one stone. I would plan a party for the family and do it as one of my 10 hour projects. I think that I did spend 10 hours getting this party ready. I decided that we would do a "Service Auction." Auctions are so fun!! The idea was that each person over the age of 12 years offered a service that they would be willing to do for someone else. Here are the services that were provided:
My little Emily! Emily has learned a new trick of shaking her head at you. Almost like she is dancing. She plays games with Jared and I. Jared will be holding her and I will hold out my hands to take her and she turns away from me and grins! Such a funny little girl!
She has been eating foods for a couple months now. I am a slacker mom and usually start them on solids around 6 months. At first I thought she was going to be an eater like Jayce. Jayce didn't like ANYTHING but sweet potatoes. Not even rice cereal. Emily has turned out to be quite the little eater. As long as I put some peaches in with the food, she will eat anything. Well, that is until yesterday. I tried feeding her peas. Now, peaches and peas, what a combo. No wonder she didn't want to eat it. She shakes her head at me. At first, I wondered if she knew she was saying no or if it was just a new trick. Well, when I tried to feed her the peas and peaches, I think she knows what she is doing!
Jayce, Jayce, Jayce. Yesterday, we had the early intervention program come by the house and check out Jayce. She doesn't talk a whole lot and there is a program out there that will help her and me to help her along. A nurse came to make sure she was healthy, wealthy, and wise! She healthy and wise!! :) The speech therapist said that on the understanding level, she is at a 27 month's age and on the speech she is at a 17 month's age. An occupational therapist also came, but she won't have her results until we meet again. They have to do this testing to see if she qualifies for early intervention, which she does! I hope that we can help her. She gets so frustrated when she can't get across what she is trying to say! I can only imagine how hard that would be.
Today was Kylee's Dance Recital. It has been so fun to go and watch her dance. She did so much better this year than last. Last year she was so shy and it took her a little bit to get up and dance. This year, she has been right up there. The attention span is short and we have to keep calling her back to watch Patty, but it is really fun!
Here are some cute pictures!
Her class all warming up
Ballet moves
The dance they have been practicing
Emily and I during "intermission"
Jayce was quite the happy chappy!
I LOVE the snow!!! I love when it snows and everything looks white. I think it should snow everyday during the winter and not melt so that we see the ugliness of the lawns and plants in hibernation! :) Kylee had dance today, but afterwards I told her we would make some hot chocolate and donuts! Who doesn't like hot chocolate and donuts on a cold and blustery day like today? I have been wanting to try and make donuts out of biscuits. You know the biscuits you buy in the popping cans (ps I hate those things! I get so apprehensive opening them. If Jared is around, I make him do it!!). Anyway, you can make donuts out of those biscuits. Just use a cap off of one of your spices, they are the perfect size, then just fry them up! Oh, they were delicious! I then made a glaze and just dip the top half of the donuts in the glaze and VOILA! Glazed donuts! Matthew and Addi were over and the kids seemed to like the donut holes better. I think they each ate at least one donut and a few donut holes! YUMMO!!
Jared's boss gave him some tickets to the Jazz game last night. Justin and Michelle came with us and it was so fun! We had 6th row tickets and got to go to the Sponsor's Room for dinner and snacks at half time. Now, the next time I go to a game, I will feel sorry for myself! :) We left all the kids (yes, we left Emily too!) with my parents. We were going to take Emily, but it is just too noisy and I don't think we would have had such a wonderful time! She did fine and was asleep in bed when we got home! NICE! Such a great time to go and be with Jared and a fun game! The Jazz won! WHOO HOO!!
We carved pumpkins Monday night! My mom and I cleaned out the pumpkins earlier in the day so when the guys got home from work, all we had to do was carve! Such a great idea for any of you with young kids! Cut down some of the time! :) We lit up our pumpkins last night and I took some fun pictures!
Here is a picture of me trying to take a picture of our pumpkins glowing. You have to take off the flash first! :)
Another one with the flash.
And here is Kylee and Jared's (in the back). Do you see the picture of Kylee's?
Here are some new pictures. My mom likes to buy outfits for the kids around this time of year and then take pictures. They are always cute!
Here are my girls!! :) They are all just getting so big.
Here are all the cousins.
Jaxon was done with pictures! He had enough!
Later that day, we went to Jakers Pumpkin Patch and got pumpkins! Here is Jayce trying to find her way in the pumpkin patch!
My girls picking their pumpkins! It was beautiful!
Jayce, my Jayce!
Kylee again. I had a hard time getting pictures of her! She is so FAST!
Happy Birthday Jaycers!
Two years ago today, our little sister was born. She was scheduled to come on the 23rd, but decided to come during Kylee's birthday party! What an event to have everyone at our house and me trying to hide the fact that I was having contractions and they were getting closer and closer and harder and harder. I was hoping that I could at least get through the party and then go to the hospital! Nope, that didn't work. We had to cut the party short and head to the hospital. They held me off as long as they could because I was on the blood thinner and wanted to make sure it was out of my system enough to have this baby! AT 3:03 she was born and we welcomed our little girl! She has been a blessing and joy to our family! We love you little one!
My girls (Kylee and Jayce) have their birthdays coming up so we had a little party for the family yesterday! WOW! It is so crazy to have their birthdays together. It is like having twins, or like Christmas around here! They had a great day and a big thank you to all that came and for the wonderful presents! We are so blessed to have such great families! We love you all!!
Yesterday before church I decided to take some pictures of my girls. They were being so funny. I just can't take pictures of them. Some other person needs to so they will be better and not pull such funny faces and poses! What silly gals!
Last Monday, Jared, the girls, and I went down to visit Jared's grandparents for Grandpa's birthday. The girls love it down there. Here are a few cute pictures!
Kylee loved holding Jayce and Jayce loved it when Kylee held her and rocked her! Such funny girls.
I know that I haven't posted pictures in long time. A couple of weeks ago, the girls had Jared blow up some balloons for them. I do not like balloons. The sound of them when the girls scratch them, the popping sound, ick! My phobia is balloons!! Anyway, Jared blew up some balloons for them and Emily LOVED that! What a cute little girl and Kylee and Jayce are so good to her!
I haven't done a tag in awhile and thought I would do this one. Jen tagged me!
4 things I love about my husband:
1. He his so handy
2. He loves his kids (and me too!)
3. He love the gospel and is a great example!
4. Is so kind!
4 Movies I would watch more than once:
1. Sense and Sensibility
2. IronMan
3.
4.
4 TV shows I watch more than once:
1. 24
2. Life
3. The Hills (guilty pleasure!!!)
4. The Amazing Race
4 Places I have been:
1. Mexico
2. Barbados
3. Florida
4. Canada
4 People who email me regularly
1. Mom
2. Jared
3. Mom
4. Jared
4 Favorite Foods
1. Chinese
2. A good soup
3. Blizzards
4. Mexican
4 Places I would like to visit
1. Alaska
2. Bora Bora
3. Asia
4. England
4 Things I am looking forward to this coming year
1. No newborn during the holidays
2. Finishing the basement
3. Halloween parties!
4. Jeffs Family Christmas Party
4 People I would like to tag
1. Mom
2. Andi
3. Megan
4. Christine
Kylee had a dentist appointment this morning. Kylee and I went back in July to get our teeth cleaned. Kylee had some cavities. After hearing that, I went home and cried for a few days! I felt like the worst mom ever. What mom lets her kids get cavities! :) I know that it happens, I just felt horrible. I get super nervous going to the dentist and I think that just picturing her having to have all that work done made me feel her pain. We went back to the dentist to get them filled and that didn't work so well. She got one of her cavities filled, but it was traumatic. We tried again a couple months later, but she wouldn't have any of that. The dentist tried to use laughing gas, but she didn't like that either. Our only other option was to go to a pediatric dentist that would sedate her. SEDATE HER! Those words scared me to death. I am not much of a medicine person. They scare me. I know that they are here to help us, but they just scare me! Anyway, we made an appointment and went to see him and get her checked out. We then set the appointment for the sedation dentistry. I was feeling a little better. I knew that we had to get this taken care, no other options on that one! Well, to make a long story LONGER! She had her dentist appointment this morning, early this morning! She did great. They gave her the medicine and then we played in the waiting area. She never really showed any signs of getting sleepy. They called us back and when she sat in the chair she was sure sleepy. She slept through most of it and did get a little upset, but then calmed down. I don't think she remembers any of it! At least, I hope she doesn't. I want her to be more comfortable with the dentist than I am!
Can you believe it! I have been blogging for a really long time. I was just thinking and I started the blogging bit when I was pregnant with Jayce, and she turns two in just a couple of weeks! Wow, how time flys!
I have wonderful and exciting news! The basement is done being texturized! Well, the main room, the bathroom, and the linen closet! I am going to go get some primer today and then we will paint on Saturday! I am so excited for this!!!! :) Jared is too! He will soon have his "man cave." We have come along way, in a year!!! :) It seems so crazy that Jared started the framing on this last winter! Well, it is coming along now. Jared is hoping to get the other rooms hung with drywall and mudded and taped before we get the carpet. We are going to probably carpet the whole thing!
