Addi's First Field Trip

Apple Ridge Farm in Apple Hill.

Addison Bedtime

I was putting Addi back to bed for the 10th time when I heard a bunch of clunking coming from her pjs.
I asked her what that noise was and she responded-"it's my toys."
Where did this kid come from?! How can I get angry after that? She cracks me up!

Ryan the Environmentalist?

My little guy is quite the environmentalist. He informed me that it is bad to cut down trees because it kills bird's nests and birds. He then went onto say that's ok to kill red ants because they bite him. Hmm...

Besties

Kemery (5 months) & Charlie Baldoni (almost 4 months).

Ragnar Relay 2012

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco to Calistoga (Napa Valley) 194 miles!

Silly Girl

Not sure what's going on here.

Caught at work

Here I am with a running nose and a picture of how I resolve it while in surgery-it's the only way!

Dress up

They start so young.

Jesse's going to Germany

Today Jesse was called into his managers office and asked to go to Munich, Germany for 2 months, Oct. 19th-Dec. 20th.

I'm excited for him, but sad and anxious for myself. I'll miss him so much. I'm not looking forward to juggling all the kids and work, but I know I can do it.

This is a great opportunity for him and I can tell how excited he is and how good it makes him feel. All I want to do is fully support him. I love to see how he lights up when he talks about it. I haven't seen him this excited about something in a long time. Our Heavenly Father is pouring his blessings upon him and it's so wonderful to sit back and watch.

Our Kitten

We got a kitten from the Baileys, thinking it was a female. We named her Cali May. Cali for California and May for when she was born (May 14th). Jesse was holding her one day and noticed a pair (of you know what), making her a definite male. So we've been in search of a new name for him. Ryan thought of Booster, which I thought was descent. Kylee came in this afternoon and said-what did we end up naming him? Booster? I said yes, then she said, Ryan and I want to name him Puss. Jesse and I paused for a moment, looked at each other, chuckled a little, then said no.

Addison's 3rd Birthday

She got lots of dress up clothes and at 6am-post birthday she was up doing what the pictures captured.

Addi's first day of preschool

She had no problem running in and making herself at home at her new school Laugh & Learn Preschool with Ms. Cindy.

Kemery sleeping

Look how well she's sleeping-mouth opened and all!

Kemery & Koston

These 2 are quite a pair. And the size difference is hilarious!

River Cats

Great night out with Zufelts, Fox's, Reed's and Baileys! Ali and I thought it was funny seeing Jeremiah & Jesse sit next to each other. Ali said Jeremiah always wanted a younger brother.

Addison & Adrian's 1st day of Dance Class

These girls loved their first day of tap and ballet! There favorite part was dressing up in princess outfits!!

4 months today!

Doctor said we could start rice cereal twice a day. So far she loves it!

Addi's picture

She wanted me to take her picture. What a ham!

Addi's "normal" outfit

Addison picked out her clothes today and this was the most normal outfit I think she has ever put on by herself. The day before she was crusin' around in a cheetah print jacket vest and that's it:)

Kemery's 4 month check-up

Today we went to the doctors and Kemery weighs 12pds 11oz and is 24"long. She's a very healthy baby girl and has moved up to the 25% from the 10th% she was at 2 months.

Deer season

Every night we've been getting a lot of deer in our yard. Last night 2 fawn. The nights before 2 big buck.

Kemery chillin

She's a pretty good and happy baby and we love having her apart of our family!

Ryan's 1st Day of 2nd grade!

I can't believe how fast my boy is growing up. I love him so much! He finally got the fohawk his cousins had this summer.

Cast of off!

Finally got the cast off my nose to see the finally results and I love it! I'm do glad I had this done:)

Kylee's 11th Birthday cake

Every year for Kylee's birthday I've made her a special creative birthday cake-this year she requested the same cake I made her when she turned 7 except instead of using candy bars crunched up all over her cake, she wanted sugar candies.

Day 2 Packing out!

This may not look better, but it feels better.

Post Nose Surgery

This was a very very painful procedure! Day 1, I just hope it's worth it.

Another one of Addi's funky morning get-ups

Addison always comes up with something interesting to wear around the house in the morning-today it was the double headband.

Huntington Beach, CA July 2012

We went down to Huntington Beach for our annual trip this year in July. Unfortunately Addison caught Hands, Foot, and Mouth before we left. She was a trooper. It was a mild cause-only had a few sores in her mouth. It was overcast most of the time we were there and a little chilly, but a couple afternoons it warmed up. We did something new and went to a swap meet on the Golden West College campus. Other than that we enjoyed our usual shopping (getting stickers at the surf shops), catching some waves on the beach and looking for sea shells. For the most part, it was a great trip!