Our October

Josie started a gymnastics class...and as long as I was no more than 2 feet away from her, she was excited to try new things. She actually warmed up a little bit, and by the end of the class she got her first gymnastics ribbon for doing a trick on the bar all by herself!

The kids love playing in the backyard together. Josie's new "thing" is to dress herself and do her own hair ---which explains the 3 headbands, the crooked pony tail and the snowpants. Jonah is obsessed with football and wears his "receiver" gloves all day long.

We took the kids to our Regional Conference at the Conference Center last week. It sounded like a crazy idea at first, bringing the kids and expecting them to sit quietly for 2 hours, but they actually did pretty good. It was a neat experience to show the kids we were in the same room as the Prophet.

Jonah played fall soccer and did awesome. It was fun to watch him, and I felt like he tried a lot harder than last year because he really wanted to win. He was much more observant of the score though, which wasn't such a good thing. Last year if his team got crushed, I could convince him that his team won.. this year, not so much.

Josie was a great cheerleader for her brother!

And today it is SNOWING. I hate winter.

What we've REALLY been up to!

My computer broke a while ago and I've haven't been able to update. Now I have a new computer so I'm going to be a lot better at blogging more often! This post will be a picture overload for sure, but I'll get caught up quick! Here's what we've REALLY been up to the last few months!

Reading books in the bathtub

Losing teeth


Hiding when it's nap time

The Oqurirrh Mountain Temple Open House

Playing in the backyard

Another trip to Bear World

Another awesome RV trip

My first full Marathon

My second full Marathon


Graduating Preschool

Starting Kindergarten

What we've been up to!

Climbing trees with cousins

You tubing

Seeing Wicked for the 4th time! This time we had front row seats!

Having clubhouse meetings... Jonah says you have to know the password to enter his clubhouse

Coloring in the clubhouse

staining the new playground

Playing outside!

It's still not the weather that I love... but we're getting closer!

My Dad Rocks!

Last weekend I ran the Salt Lake Half Marathon with my Dad and my brother, Phil. Phil is amazing, and beat me again. It drives me nuts because he barely even trains for these, and I feel like I kill myself training, and he still beats me! He's such a positive person, so it's fun to run with him because he's just so darn nice!
My Dad did really good! He's ran a few marathons years ago, and decided that this would be his last race. HE DID AWESOME! He is 61 years old--- and his time was great, and he even ran the whole thing with a giant blister. I love my Dad so much, and I am so proud of him for doing this.

There are only a few things that Josie will eat. Apple Jacks, Goldfish crackers, candy, pizza, and macaroni. I think she was getting a little bored with her diet so she decided to add 2 more things... salsa, and the cheese from inside cracker sandwiches.

APRIL 17, 2009
My baby girl is 2. I just can't even believe it. When I was pregnant and went to my ultrasound to find out what I was having, I started to cry when I found out that I was going to have the little baby girl that I always wanted. I wanted a little baby girl that I could dress up cute. I wanted to be able to do piggie tails in her hair, I wanted her to want me all the time, and I wanted her to be my little best friend. Josie is everything that I could have ever dreamed of. I complain about her drama a lot, but really, I love it. She is my little sweetie and I love her more than I could have ever imagined. She definitely brings something special to our family. Happy Birthday Josie girl.

Happy Easter!

There hasn't been much to blog about lately... that's why I like holidays. I'm always sure that I can make a post about a holiday! Our Easter was fun- the kids liked their easter "buckets" and the easter bunny managed to hide a few eggs in our back yard. We finished the day off by going to a park, and on a Sunday drive.