I am thankful for....

These two beauties!

We had a really nice Thanksgiving at Jason's Grandma Fletchers. I wanted to get a picture of all four of us but I was a little distracted so these are the only two I got...

We're catching a TURKEY!!!!

We're catching a turkey by setting a trap! Our house will be his last lap!

We filled it with "corn" for the bait...then we went to bed, we just couldn't wait!

When we woke this morning what did we see??

Not a turkey but some poop instead! And he left a note too, it read:
"Good try, you almost caught me. I managed to escape but I left you a treat."

I guess we will have to try next year! Maybe my kids hair do's frightened it away!

Have a wonderful AND safe Thanksgiving everyone!

~cousins~

I have been tending Ethan and Mckail a couple times a week for my brother. When we got back after getting Ethan from school today they decided (with a little persuasion from me) to play outside and I thought this was too cute not to share. They had a ton of fun in the Escalade and Ethan has nicknamed Kennedie "Kenz" I think it's way cute!There are some videos too but I cant figure it out right now so hang tight they are coming!

My Rant

I have been told many times by many people that I have "spoiled" my kids. "You hold her too much" "You going to regret spoiling her" "she's such a Mommies girl!" Well isnt that what being a mom is about? Letting your kids know that they can trust you so they can feel secure??
In this cruel world I want them to have a place where they can feel that everything is ok and I am so glad that place is in my arms! I love that my girls are "Mommies girls" thats what I am for!!
I love knowing that no matter what I can ALWAYS count on my mom for a hug, even now! One day when my kids are teenagers and screaming that they hate me I am going to be SO grateful that I held them every chance I got!
Just because they would rather me hold them than anyone else dont mean that they are spoiled! They are just incredibly loved and know that I will always be there to give them a hug when ever they need one!

Ok sorry I have just been holding that in for over 3 years, it feels good to get it out :)

Good Times...LOL

Today I am watching my niece Mckail for my brother. I knew Kennedie would be territorial of the toys in her room so I decided to make them a play room downstairs. We have an extra room that will be my laundry room one day but for now it's just the clutter catcher. I had quite a few toys of Kennedies that I had boxed up and put away so I got them out. Kennedie didnt remember any of them so it was new and exciting to her too!

Here they are all ready to play!

Brecklyn even got some new toys!

Well it was all going great, so I came upstairs to share these pictures with you and a cat fight broke out! So they both spent some time in "time-out" and now they are in the kitchen eating a snack and singing "bellybutton bellybutton." Wish me luck!!

The Dunes

Heres us four at the dunes this Saturday. The sun was too bright, Kennedie wouldnt look :)

Not the best picture, but heres me and my hubby.

Kennedie, Jason & PaPa Rammer in PaPa's buggie.

This is Kennedie singing Brecklyn a lullaby. Brecklyn was kinda cranky which is real unusual for her, I thought maybe it was the noise and being away from home. Then yesterday she was still cranky...so I looked in her mouth and sure enough she's getting a tooth! I thought she was a little young for this but apparently not. Anyway the dunes were fun we went down with Jasons mom and Jeff. It was a nice little getaway!

4th tag

I was tagged by Desire...This is Kennedie and Jason golfing when we went with Grandma Jo and PaPa Steve last falll...good times!

4th and 4th1. Go to your picture files on your computer2. Go to the 4th folder3. Go to the 4th picture in the 4th folder4. Post it and tell what you remember about that picture.

I tag...Kim, Mom, Sally and Jamie.

5 months and counting

Our baby Brecklyn turned 5 months on the 10th (yeah I am blogging a little late) so here are some pictures of the last 5 months.this is at the hospital she was so tiny!

first time napping in her crib

first camping trip up Ophir


This is the day she got her first set of shots :(


Here she is playing dress up at Grandma Weezies.

Brecklyn is growing up so fast! I really wish time would slow down just for a little while but it wont so I will just cherish each moment as it passes.

We went to the doctor for Brecklyns well child exam (one month late) She got four shots and one oral vaccine :( ugh I hate that SOO bad! But any way she was in the 60% for her weight and the 91% for her height...she is going to be tall! But it runs on BOTH sides of the family so I am not shocked about that. Kennedie and I just fell into some 10% chance of being short LOL.

Zoo

Here are the pictures from the zoo...Thanks for sending them Marci!

Ok this is actually lagoon but it was so cute I thought I would throw it in :)

The giraffes (my favorite) actually I just love the little garage doors...but Kennedie wanted to ride them!

Heres Lu Lu on the train, she is always such a good baby!

Kennedie being compared to a gorilla...lol

The famous Lion Water Fountain

We really had alot of fun I love going with Kennedie to all of her little school functions. I am so lucky to be able to stay home and share these experiences with my girls!

Quirk Tag

I was tagged by Kim...well here goes nothing.

Rules; 1 Link the person who tagged you. 2 Mention the rules on your blog. 3 Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours. 4 Tag 6 other bloggers by linking them.

1. I count the letters in words and sentences and then I mess with the punctuation until it is an even number.I am obsessive with this, if I am sitting really quietly I am more than likely doing this. I do it with almost every conversation, I have done it for YEARS and I know if most words are even or odd just off the top of my head by now. (ok thats a bad one!)

2. I HATE fingerprints especially on the microwave UGH but really on anything! This is a tough one with a 3 year old and a house with a flat screen tv, a marble fireplace and lots of black furniture!

3. Toppings HAVE to be on TOP. With sandwiches and hamburgers both! I have even been known to order a hamburger and specify this. It seems like a simple task to me but people always put that stuff under the meat. I want the mayo, ketchup and mustard on the bun then the lettuce then pickles then onions, cheese then meat and if it's wrong I will fix it before I can eat it.....lol Jason thinks I am totally insane over this one!

4. When my adrenaline rushes it makes my arm pits tingle LOL I know it sounds so wierd...well, thats probably because it is, but it's true!

~These last two are just like two of Kims....maybe it's in our genes?!?~

5. I am absolutely terrified of calling people on the phone and sometimes answering too. I get butterflies and YES my arm pits tingle HAHA. I used to ask if we could have pizza for dinner and my dad (knowing my fear) would so "Only if you call and order it" needless to say we would NOT have pizza that night! I am ok with calling my mom, jason and my grammie but thats about it. SO dont think I am rude for not calling I just get nervous, I know it's irrational but none the less... THANKS GOODNESS FOR TEXT MESSAGING!

6. I am very picky about my house (and my towels) I get upset at Jason for not helping me sometimes, but then when he does I stand back and direct him or I just go back and do it myself so it kind of defeats the purpose.

Ok there you have it, hopefully none of you try to commit me now.

I tag Desire, Mom & Jerri (since you two have no posts)

The Happy Halloween With A Scary Ending!

We had a great Halloween week, The girls were Little Bo Peep and her Baby Lamb. Kennedie had a carnival at school. I forgot my camera so thanks Marci for the pictures! This is Kennedie Brecklyn and Gracie, as you can see I was a little nervous about Brecklyn falling off...
heres the parade at school she was so cute!

This was the beginning of our trick or treating, Brecklyn was such a trooper!



Heres the last stop, Grandma Jo's house, we always end there because they get new jammies so they can take their costumes off. We had so much fun, But then we had our scary ending...

The Scary Ending

So when we got home from trick or treating Kennedie and I ran across the street to take our friends a halloween gift. On our way home I was carrying her, it was dark and sprinkling a little but we were running and playing like we always do. But then we hit a pot hole, which is no surprise in Tooele, we stumbled a couple times but I knew we were going to fall so I dropped to my knees hoping to take the first blow and hang on to Kennedie but when we hit she fell out of my arms. Seeing her little body hit the ground and HEARING her head smack the pavement is the single worst thing ever! So I ran her inside knowing that she would need stitches which she didnt thank goodness, Jason tried to calm her down while I stopped my knee from bleeding. Then I got worried about a concussion so we called Dr. Grandma Jo and she told us what to look for. But anyway she was fine and cheered up after a bit and we played doctor she even let us put an ice pack on her HUGE goose egg. She was pretty excited that she got to sleep with us too!