The tRicK is to ENJOY lifE. Don't wiSh away your dAys, wAitiNg for betteR ones aheAd. -Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Our 6 Year Old!

Our Miss Gooberella turned 6 years old yesterday!! They had Johnny Appleseed's birthday party at school so she got to have an extra fun birthday at school! Thanks to Mari who kept my three little ones, I went in to help with the party. It was fun to meet her school friends and see her in the classroom.

Ky lost another tooth last week, she is up to 8 missing teeth! He toothless grin is pretty cute. I think she should be a vampire for Halloween.. :)!!



Ky with her PINK Ballerina cake!



Her famous toothless grin!



We had cousins over for cake and ice cream. Thanks for coming Amy and Brad!



All 6 in one breath... yep 6... How did that happen?! I spoke in church on Sunday and in preparation thought about moving to Flagstaff 6 years ago, when little miss was just 7 days old! We were crazy, by the way. But we have had an amazing 6 years!



Monday, September 12, 2011

Daddy's Favorite Shrimp!

Steve got this shirt for Maeli, the kids think it is hillarious! We had shrimp Alfredo the other night and they were laughing through the whole meal...
"Is this dad's favorite shrimp... nope Mae is dad's favorite!!"
They thought it was so funny and I thought they were so funny!






1st Day of Preschool!!

Johnny started preschool today! He was most concerned about whether or not the train table was there... He played with it when Ky went to the same school 2 years ago and has been dying to play with it again! It may be the only reason he wanted to go to school this year. :)




Sunday, September 11, 2011

Our John Dude

Johnny's words...
"Now I know, because I tried it."
After trying to start the car and getting a super size lecture from mom... He finally agreed that it was dangerous, because he tried it and it scared him. We have always said if we can get Johnny on the right track NO ONE will sway him... I think this shows how important that is going to be... Mr. I will accept the lesson once I have learned it for myself! I guess that is what we are here for, to learn, I just hope he can learn some things without trial and error! :)

Then he says sweet things like this...
"Little Maeli girl, you are as fragile as a flower."
He is a super sweet boy, who LOVES his baby sister!

In other news...
Kyla has lost 7 teeth to date, she pulled one out today, all by herself... It was barely hanging on, sideways and everything. She has only grown 2 back... 5 teeth down make apples a bit of a challenge. Steve calls her "toothless" and she really is. Good thing school pictures are next week, we'll have her jack-o-lantern grin documented!

Our bishopbric changed today. After 11 months as 2nd counselor Steve was released... and called as 1st counselor. I wasn't too worried about it, until Steve reminded me that this time it will be for more like 5 years... oh yeah and oh well.

Maeli is ONE MONTH OLD today! She has "woken up" as Steve calls it. She doesn't sleep 24/7. We have discovered that she likes to be held if she is not sleeping... not too unusual for a teeny tiny miss, but it does make cleaning the house and making dinner a little more challenging. Someday I will have a clean house again, until then, I will LOVE my tiny mess makers! "Tiny"makers not tiny messes...

Leo is still Leo, he has decided that he would like his way, once in awhile, but he is the easiest kid to talk out of a tantrum! "My cry, all done." He has also decided he wants to wear underwear...

As long as I don't let myself get too worried about the state of my house or having the perfect nap schedule I do great. I feel blessed to have my four beautiful children and the best husband around. Ky told me at dinner I am the best mom she has ever had... not too much competition for that title. :)



Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Beautiful Flagstaff

We live in such a beautiful place!! We went out for a little hike on labor day, it was perfect !



10 kids and 6 adults... we were kind of trail hogs!



Maeli's first hike!


Saturday, September 3, 2011

SISTERS!

As promised... SISTERS PICTURES!







The BEST big brother!

Johnny is such an AWESOME big brother!! Last night he wanted to choose Mae's jammies. He was very meticulous about the process. He choose a couple out of the drawer, laid them out, then debated the pros and cons of each. Zipper vs. snaps, green vs. pink etc.


Minions

Steve has finally trained his minions!!
Cleaning the toilet...


Chillin'...

This chore thing is working out well for Steve!