Friday, May 28, 2010

Golden Gators and a Tooth

The Last week of school, each grade celebrated the "Golden Gator Awards." It is basically like "student of the month" but here, it is a Golden Gator (the school mascot) and it is every 6 weeks. Guess who got it? Both of my little girls. :) They both did not know it was them, and it was a surprise. It was fun to go and see their little faces when their names were called. :) Congrats Jayda and Halle!


Jayda and her teacher, Mrs. Martindale





Halle and her teacher, Mrs. Ogle



Halle also lost her FIRST tooth on Thursday. She was eating dinner and it cake out in her food...;( She didnt know, so she spit her bite out in the trash, wondering what was so hard...then we had to dig for it when we figured it out. :) That's okay...the tooth fairy doesnt mind, she will still take it and leave a dollar!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Happy Birthday My Sweet Little Baby!




Today was bitter sweet. From his little escapade at 2am this morning, then to his feeding at 6:30...I was constantly hugging him telling him Happy Birthday. :) I really think he understood, even if for a little bit, that something was special about today.
How fast time goes when in retrospect. Although this past year has been the toughest one in mine and Nelson's 9 years of marriage, Ryder (having a baby) was the one constant good things that brought us joy. (Oh, and the other 4 kids :). But having a baby is just something different in itself. It reminds you of the possibilities of the future, of the goodness and innocence of Heaven, and of the trust Heavenly Father, somehow, has in you and your abilities as a parent.

Ryder has been an angel from the day he was born. He was sent to us to bring peace no doubt in the rough times. He has always been so mellow and patient in everything we have done in the last year. (Minus when he sits down to eat and demands food. :) But it seems in the times when I need him to be patient he ALWAYS is. What a blessing he has been to our family.

He has had a great birthday. We played today, dressed him in his little shirt with a "1" that Grandma bought him to wear, and kissed and hugged him all day. We sang Happy Birthday a trillion times and he danced and clapped along to "If you are Happy and You know it" a few times as well. He is almost "completely" walking now, he takes about 10-15 steps before falling and I am sure will be chasing us all around the house by next week. Whenever we would tell him "Happy Birthday" all day, he would smile his big dipples at us... I just really think he knew it was some sort of special day.

He got his first haircut this morning. I trimmed the top of his hair, it was getting way too long for the "spikey" do I like, so we trimmed it up and trimmed the back a smidge!

We a fun barnyard cake and had Grandma and Grandpa come over for a yummy dinner and cake and icecream. He opened is presents...or should I say the girls opened his presents....he was just trying to play with them before they yanked them out of his hands. I let the girls each pick one thing for him at the dollar store...
Jayda got him so Maracas (decorated with the Disney "cars"), Halle got him a Spider-Man Kite (but I think she plans on it being hers), Mia got him a rubber snake he loves....and Sienna got him a hulk bouncy ball. :) They loved picking stuff out for him and surprisingly it wasn't junk. He loves it all! My sister got him a cute sports toy, and Grandma and Grandpa got him some cute, much needed, clothes.

We were sad to not have a big party, and not be near a bunch of friends and family, but we had a good day.

Happy Birthday Baby Boy. Mom and Dad love you tons!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

My little boy is growing up...

I cant believe Ryder will be 1 this week. I am so sad about it. Time has gone by so fast. Here are a few pictures of him lately. He sure has quite the personality. He is so happy and smiles his little dimples at all the strangers and reaches out to shake their hands...such a social bug.

He does pretty good standing up and takes a few steps. He will be walking in no time and keeping up with everyone else I am sure! If only I could make him slow down just a little bit more. :(





Friday, May 14, 2010

Father's & Sons & Princesses

Tonight was Father's and Sons in our ward. As you know, Nelson has not gone before (for obvious reasons), unless it was to go with his dad and brothers in Utah. Well, now he finally got to go. Ryder, Nelson, and Grandpa headed out Friday night to the ward Father and Sons....just for a few hours, but still. Ryder was so excited, and Nelson said he was so happy and had sooo much fun. :) Can you tell he is excited? (Nelson & Ryder!)




So at home, We decided to have a Princess Party with Grandma, and we invited Katelyn and Kenedie. We got all dressed up and ate lots of pink stuff and junk food, and watched Cinderella. :) It was lots of fun! :)









PS Sorry for the bad quality of pictures....my camera is broken, so now my "camera" is the cell phone..:( Not greats pics, but they will have to do.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Halle's Kindergarten Program

Today was Halle's Kindergarten program. It was so cute. They sang cute songs and did such cute motions. I wish I could get them on here, but it takes way too long. :) Here is a few pics of her and all the Kindergarteners!

Great Job Halle Bug! :)





Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Peace, Love, World....Famous

Most of you know about my cousins super cool fashion line, "Peace Love World." (We are wearing it in the header pic). She started it about a year ago in Miami, Florida and it is becoming super popular. My sis, Angie, is "The Boss" and lives a fabulous life with this up and coming amazing company!

My kids were some of the first to wear them...





Now look who is wearing them...
(The white box on top is her latest PLW shipment for the kids' birthdays which were yesterday!)









Just to name a few! My kids (and I) are big fans of Kate Gosselin and her kids...so they love to see them wearing the same clothes they have! :) It is funny!

A few other people, of many, who support PLW and all it stands for are So You think you Can Dance winner, Janine Mason, The Bachelor's Bob Guinney, Taylor Swift, Ellen Degeneres (who LOVES it by the way, Terrell Owens, and if you watch weekly, you will see it on 'Dancing with the Stars' in their rehearsal clips. That doesn't even skim the surface, lots of other famous people love it and wear it.








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Monday, May 10, 2010

If You Give A Mom A Muffin

(feel free to sub juice for coffee :)

If you give a mom a muffin,

she’ll want a cup of coffee to go with it.

She’ll pour herself some.

Her three year old will spill the coffee.

She’ll wipe it up.

Wiping it up she’ll find dirty socks.

She’ll remember she has to do laundry.

When she puts the laundry in the washer,

she’ll trip over boots and bump into the freezer.

Bumping into the freezer will remind her

she has to plan for supper.

She will get out a pound of hamburger.

She’ll look for her cookbook.

The cookbook is setting under a pile of mail.

She will see the phone bill which is due tomorrow.

She will look for her checkbook.

The checkbook is in her purse

that is being dumped out by her two year old.

She’ll smell something funny.

She’ll change the two year old’s diaper.

While she is changing the diaper the phone will ring.

Her five year old will answer and hang up.

She’ll remember she wants to phone a friend for coffee.

Thinking of coffee will remind her

that she was going to have a cup.

And chances are… if she has a cup of coffee

her kids will have eaten the muffin that goes with it.

– author unknown

I really think the only thing missing from this is the mom checking Facebook.

***Stole this from my friend's blog...way too true to not post!

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Mother's Day

Here are the cookie bouquets we made for Grandma Cluff and Laura. The girls practically did all of it. They painted the flower pots, helped cut out the cookies, and decorated them 95% by themselves. They did such a good job. I think they turned out adorable!




Happy Mother's Day Everyone!!!!!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Eventful Day

Today we ran lots of errands and got lots of things ready for Mother's Day tomorrow. Ben and Pam and my Dad and Laura are coming over for lunch and some Black Tie Mousse Cake. (Yes, from the Olive Garden) I made it!!! Cant wait to eat it! Me and the ganache had it out a few times, but in the end, it turned out okay. It doesn't look exactly like the cake at the Olive Garden, but I bet it tastes like it! It was a big learning experience, and now I know how to make it perfectly.Until tomorrow!!

Here is my Mother's Day Gift to myself!


We also fixed the girls bikes so they could finally ride them. Mia wanted to try to learn...she was a little nervous after a few spills, but she will get it fast. Poor baby, hasn't had a chance to even try, because our bikes have been flat for over a year! No excuse...its been a tough year!

Here's Mia trying to ride her bike!





We spent the rest of the day making Mother's (Grandmother's) Day Gifts for Grandma Cluff and Laura. (We wish Nana would be here too...but we gave her a present last week!)

Stay tuned to see what it is...tomorrow. (Cant' post in case Grandma sees it before we give it to her!)