MORE SLEEPY KIDS

Ava kept snuggling up to sleeping Addie.
Ava sound asleep in her highchair during dinner.

THE PRINCESS & THE PEA

As some of you know, we are very laid back about sleep around here. If our kids are feeling sleepy they'll usually find somewhere to drop and take a nap but I hadn't seen this one before. I found Addie sound asleep in the middle of kids running around wild on her chair. She looked pretty comfortable!

FOOD COLORING...NEED I SAY MORE?!

HEALTHY LIVING...I HOPE!

So Andy asked me today if I was busy tomarrow around 5:00. Quickly jumping to conclusions I start thinking of all the wonderful suprises my great husband has come up with, dinner without the kids, an hour massage at the spa, the ideas were pouring in. So of course even if I did have plans I was about to cancel them, so, no plans, why? He then informs me that he'll pick me up right before five so we can go to the medical center and get weighed, blood pressure taken, consultation and other tests that I can't remember since I was still waiting for him to mention something about taking me out to dinner. Here's the thing, Andy has been on this healthy living kick for a few weeks now which I am very supportive of as long as it doesn't interfere with what I want to eat and do. So far it has been great, Andy eats carrots after the kids are in bed, I eat ice cream. I don't see a problem. Now he would like us to both get on board with this and be a more healthy couple, you know, grow old together. Since I couldn't come up with an excuse of why I should keep clogging my arteries, I agreed to go. I got off the phone and started to think of how great this could be for us, but then I started to really think of how this could be....no more coke!? Anyone who knows me knows how much I love my coke. It is my reward each day usually around 3:00, its my afternoon coffee, it is how I survive my day. So I must have gone into panic mode because I later found myself endulging on cream puffs and a coke. This might be harder than I think. I sure hope I can do this because when it comes down to it, I really do have a huge crush on Andy and I really do want to grow old with him. So wish me luck...here I go (at least, not until exactly 5:00 tomarrow!)

CHRISTIAN TURNS 9!!!

Christian holding his cousin Justin

Christian holding baby Ava
Christian holding baby Adalyn

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Christian a year ago, on his baptism day

Today Christian turned 9 years old. It has been so fun to watch him grow up, we are so proud of him! Today for his birthday we all went bowling and then met up with Grandma and Grandpa Z to go to Gringos then we all went back to our house to decorate cupcakes. It became more interesting when Andy started decorating all of the kids faces instead! Christian got a new bike for his birthday, too bad there won't be any sidewalks for a few more months.
We love you Christian, we are so grateful to have you in our family!!!!

MESA FALLS 2006

Best Buddies


I was looking through some pictures and remembered this day we took the kids to Mesa Falls. It was a beautiful day and it was so nice just to get out! I love going up into the mountain area, it reminds me of home in Alaska.

AROUND THE HOUSE

Ava trying out her chair
Addie trying to iron Ava's pants
Dawson, Christian, & Isaac playing against each other on their DS's. They all link up their games and play together, it is nice for the fact that they sit still and I don't hear a peep out of them but this is all they want to do. So much for the days of snowball fights and reading a good book. The other day I had to make the boys but their DS's away and play with their toys. I'm such a mean mom!

I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS A LONG TIME AGO!

Ava's Christmas present finally got here. I broke down and bought her a high chair. I have not ever had one before since I thought this was an area in which I thought I could pinch pennies. I have seen the light and now I know why people use them! I could rant and rave about how great it is but since everyone else in their right mind has already tried them, i'm sure there is no need to.

HEY LADIES!

The other day Andy had to shave his beard but he doesn't ever just let it all go at once. He will usually come out of the bathroom with some sick chester moustache. This time however, he decided to be a little daring and wanted to keep his stache for a while. I was devistated since we were supposed to go out on a date that night. I just smiled and went to pick up the babysitter, and to my suprise (and relief) he shaved it off before I got home. He is such an amazing husband but the stache doesn't really do it for me.

AVA'S HATS

Addie is truly enjoying having her baby sister around. She has her baby dolls and then their is Ava who actually moves, laughs, and cries. I came in her bedroom the other morning and she had taken all of Ava's hats and dressed her up. She did the same thing this morning with her headbands but Ava wasn't smiling about it this time.

CHRISTMAS DAY

The long awaited Christmas day finally arrived, the kids were beside themselves! Santa brought the boys more Star Wars ships, Addie got the Strawberry Shortcake baby she just had to have and Ava got baby toys. Yipee!

THE JAZZ GAME

For Christmas, Christian got a Williams jersey and a ticket to go to the Jazz/Mavericks game the next night. He was thrilled! He is a HUGE fan of the Utah Jazz. We met up with our friends, the Hirrlingers who used to live in Dallas so they were rooting for the Mavs. My brother in law Craig and some of his family also joined us. It was a great night and to top it off, the Jazz won!

DOWN MEMORY LANE

Here is my family with my wonderful Aunt Janice, it was always a huge treat when she would come to visit, she would spoil us rotten! She is still just as sweet! This was around 1983.
Here we are with our new baby cousin Asha (Aunt Janice's daughter), we were on one of our famous road trips from Alaska to Nevada. 1986
Here we are again with Asha, note that Page is playing with a snake we caught and kept in a shoe box in the suburban(my poor mother!)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

This was one of our attempts to do a family picture but I have surrendered to the reality that I can't be in the picture and try to take the picture at the same time! so this year we are doing individual pictures, oh well! Where is Justin Hackworth when I need him?!

ADDIE AND AVA'S PICTURES

Here are Ava's 6 month pictures, I can't believe she is already this old! I love her cute cheeks,

her whole face lights up when she smiles!
I finally got around to taking the girls pictures since the boys had theirs done in the fall. Addie loves getting hers done, I think she loves getting the one on one attention with mom. Anyway, we got it done, phew!