Hanging out in Grandma's Bus
Just call him "Dance Machine"
Jazzy's Ugg Boots
Going to the playground
Pretty, Pretty Princess
Friday, October 24, 2008
Picture Catch Up
This Bug should have won...
Hanging out in Grandma's Bus
Just call him "Dance Machine"
Jazzy's Ugg Boots
Going to the playground
Pretty, Pretty Princess
Hanging out in Grandma's Bus
Just call him "Dance Machine"
Jazzy's Ugg Boots
Going to the playground
Pretty, Pretty Princess
Here we go again
OK, so it would be impossible to catch up on the past three months now since I last posted, without a ridiculously long blog entry. So, just suffice it to say we were ridiculously busy, things were beyond hectic and now we are back to our normal pace around here. Well, as normal as I guess we will ever be :)
The kids are great, getting cuter and sweeter every day. Yesterday they went in for the second dose of their flu shots and neither baby cried! My big, brave kids :) I guess when kids get the flu shot for the first time, they have to have two doses. So, next year and going forward they should only need one dose.
We spent this past week down between Tucson and my mom's house in Sonoita. We spent the first Saturday in Tucson for my uncle's surprise 50th birthday party. It was a blast! The food was delicious, and Taylor danced and danced! They had a mariachi band play for the first hour, then a DJ, and Taylor was non-stop. He is a great little guy,very social and is always comfortable and not shy wherever we go. Jazzy fell asleep about 8:30, so Brooks and I headed to our hotel and Taylor went home with my mom. We met them the next day in Patagonia for the Fall Festival. I wish we would have taken more time to look around and enjoy the day, but I don't think those types of events are Brooks' cup of tea. Brooks dropped us off back at my mom's and headed home to Phoenix. We spent the week watching the kids, playing around the ranch and helping my mom out with stuff. I only went into town once, and spent just a few hours with Araceli visiting her and the new baby, and then had a quick afternoon visit with Kereese before heading back to the kid's school in Elgin to attend the Burger Burn. Brooks returned to town on Saturday and we stayed at my mom's that night. Mom, Louis, the kids and Taylor headed in to Tucson that day for day one of Bugtoberfest. We met them in Tucson the next day at Bugtoberfest. Although my mom won first place last year, this year she had some stiff competition and was pretty disappointed that she did not place. I still think it was a fun event, and Taylor loved it.
Kereese came to Phoenix this week to visit her boyfriend and we got to visit again. The thing I love about Kereese is that we can go 6 months without talking to one another if we're busy and just pick up right where we left off. We have been friends since junior high. The rest of this week has been spent catching up on emails, cleaning the house and attempting to tackle the never-ending pile of laundry. Jazz is trying so hard to crawl, and I think she will have it any day now. She also has become quite the bed hog and most nights you will find either Brooks or myself on the couch so that Jazzy can have the bed. I joke I should just sleep in her crib so that someone is using it.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
July, July
This month has gone by waaaaay too fast!
Fist, we finally exchanged the camera, and the new one is working- yay! Brooks is also working on transferring our files onto the laptop, and once we get an external hard drive the rest of the files will go on that and we should finally be where we need to be technology wise :)
Things have been nuts- they are always nuts though, it seems. The kids are great. They grow cuter and more wonderful everyday. Taylor has insane amounts of energy and we think is going through a growth spurt right now. He is sleeping a little more than usual and is eating everything in sight. He is just so darn cute, I really am the luckiest mommy in the world. His imagination is amazing. Grammy Kathy made him some more Herbie t-shirts and bought him a new yellow Herbie, so most play these days centers around the Herbies. Yesterday I had the Herbies hanging up in the shower to dry and Taylor made a Herbie voice and the t-shirts spoke to me "Mommy- get us down from here!" Our electricity went out in the area for about an hour the other day, so since I had a perfectly good package of ice cream in the freezer, we decided not to chance it melting and had a bowl. I put that chocolate shell syrup on both of our ice creams and Taylor looked at me and asked, "Momma, is that bird crap?"
Jazzy is sweet and wonderful, as well. She is working hard on three new teeth and some days are just rough for our little princess. She makes this new grunting sound, which is what she does when her teeth hurt. She also had her four month well check and is 15 pounds, 10 ounces and 25 1/4 inches tall, which puts her about the 80th percentile for both height and weight. She is still pretty calm and content except for when those teeth start acting up.
Grandma and Grandpa Wintemute are back for the summer, but we have only seem them a few times. It takes about 45 min-an hour to get out to Surprise. Jazzy is extra cute for them, and Taylor and Grammy Marlene made cookies on one visit. Taylor also gave Herbie a scrub in the bird bath after taste testing the water. Fortunately it had just rained so I don't think he drank any bird poop.
Taylor went camping with Grammy Kathy a few weeks back. He did great- and made it about 1/2 way through the 5 day trip before he started asking for mommy and daddy. So, we drove up to Prescott and picked him up. It was the perfect length of time for him, and now everyday it seems he wants to take the chairs and couch cushions and some blankets and make a tent. He actually has a play tent in storage that we will have to dig out so he can play with it. I imagine the Herbie's will want to play camping, too.
Brooks is good. He has been working, and is trying to finish up his real estate licensing. He really wants to leave Arizona so maybe in a couple more years once we finally get through grad school it may happen.
Things have been so busy with BizEMoms. Tamara, one of the officers has been out for a bit as her daughter was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma, a rare form of liver cancer. It was a huge shock and is so sad. Things are going well though, or as well as well can be. Malia's surgery went well and she just finished her first round of chemo. With Tamara out, I am managing her end of the business. It is tough and has been tough for a while. I love this business, it just seems nearly impossible to balance work and family but I am trying hard! I get up at about 5 to spend some time on the computer before the kids get up, then steal some time during the day when they give me a chance. As soon as Brooks gets home, I am not working at all and I try not to do stuff on the weekends, but with the EVBA coming up, the holiday event still to be planned and just regular group stuff it's a lot to handle.I constantly feel guilty- am I giving Jazzy enough tummy time? Did I remember to have Taylor brush his teeth? Have I even eaten yet?
So, that's the haps. Will post more in a bit :)
Fist, we finally exchanged the camera, and the new one is working- yay! Brooks is also working on transferring our files onto the laptop, and once we get an external hard drive the rest of the files will go on that and we should finally be where we need to be technology wise :)
Things have been nuts- they are always nuts though, it seems. The kids are great. They grow cuter and more wonderful everyday. Taylor has insane amounts of energy and we think is going through a growth spurt right now. He is sleeping a little more than usual and is eating everything in sight. He is just so darn cute, I really am the luckiest mommy in the world. His imagination is amazing. Grammy Kathy made him some more Herbie t-shirts and bought him a new yellow Herbie, so most play these days centers around the Herbies. Yesterday I had the Herbies hanging up in the shower to dry and Taylor made a Herbie voice and the t-shirts spoke to me "Mommy- get us down from here!" Our electricity went out in the area for about an hour the other day, so since I had a perfectly good package of ice cream in the freezer, we decided not to chance it melting and had a bowl. I put that chocolate shell syrup on both of our ice creams and Taylor looked at me and asked, "Momma, is that bird crap?"
Jazzy is sweet and wonderful, as well. She is working hard on three new teeth and some days are just rough for our little princess. She makes this new grunting sound, which is what she does when her teeth hurt. She also had her four month well check and is 15 pounds, 10 ounces and 25 1/4 inches tall, which puts her about the 80th percentile for both height and weight. She is still pretty calm and content except for when those teeth start acting up.
Grandma and Grandpa Wintemute are back for the summer, but we have only seem them a few times. It takes about 45 min-an hour to get out to Surprise. Jazzy is extra cute for them, and Taylor and Grammy Marlene made cookies on one visit. Taylor also gave Herbie a scrub in the bird bath after taste testing the water. Fortunately it had just rained so I don't think he drank any bird poop.
Taylor went camping with Grammy Kathy a few weeks back. He did great- and made it about 1/2 way through the 5 day trip before he started asking for mommy and daddy. So, we drove up to Prescott and picked him up. It was the perfect length of time for him, and now everyday it seems he wants to take the chairs and couch cushions and some blankets and make a tent. He actually has a play tent in storage that we will have to dig out so he can play with it. I imagine the Herbie's will want to play camping, too.
Brooks is good. He has been working, and is trying to finish up his real estate licensing. He really wants to leave Arizona so maybe in a couple more years once we finally get through grad school it may happen.
Things have been so busy with BizEMoms. Tamara, one of the officers has been out for a bit as her daughter was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma, a rare form of liver cancer. It was a huge shock and is so sad. Things are going well though, or as well as well can be. Malia's surgery went well and she just finished her first round of chemo. With Tamara out, I am managing her end of the business. It is tough and has been tough for a while. I love this business, it just seems nearly impossible to balance work and family but I am trying hard! I get up at about 5 to spend some time on the computer before the kids get up, then steal some time during the day when they give me a chance. As soon as Brooks gets home, I am not working at all and I try not to do stuff on the weekends, but with the EVBA coming up, the holiday event still to be planned and just regular group stuff it's a lot to handle.I constantly feel guilty- am I giving Jazzy enough tummy time? Did I remember to have Taylor brush his teeth? Have I even eaten yet?
So, that's the haps. Will post more in a bit :)
Friday, June 27, 2008
Three years down...many more to go!
We celebrated our three-year anniversary this past Tuesday. Brooks took the day off of work, and we had originally planned on taking a day trip somewhere, but just waited until the last minute to begin planning anything. We needed to go somewhere that would be cool enough and enjoyable for the kids. So, next year for sure we'll have our act together and go somewhere fun!
Taylor ended up planning our day. We went and saw Kungfu Panda, which was quite cute. Taylor also decided that we should get some popcorn, and Daddy decided we should get some cookie dough bites, as well. After the movie, we went and had a romantic lunch at McDonald's, and Jazzy hung out with us while Tay played in the tubes. They both behaved really well at the movie and Tay couldn't help but talk throughout the whole thing. He was just so excited about all the different animals! He did get a little scared, so it was a good thing Daddy was nearby.
Brooks and I have been together for 6 years now and married for three. We met just after his birthday in 2002, and have had many adventures since then, including moving to Phoenix together and having our cute little babies. I love being married to Brooks and I can't wait to celebrate many more anniversaries!
Taylor ended up planning our day. We went and saw Kungfu Panda, which was quite cute. Taylor also decided that we should get some popcorn, and Daddy decided we should get some cookie dough bites, as well. After the movie, we went and had a romantic lunch at McDonald's, and Jazzy hung out with us while Tay played in the tubes. They both behaved really well at the movie and Tay couldn't help but talk throughout the whole thing. He was just so excited about all the different animals! He did get a little scared, so it was a good thing Daddy was nearby.
Brooks and I have been together for 6 years now and married for three. We met just after his birthday in 2002, and have had many adventures since then, including moving to Phoenix together and having our cute little babies. I love being married to Brooks and I can't wait to celebrate many more anniversaries!
Monday, June 16, 2008
So much to say, No pics to post!
It seems as though I have not been blogging as much as I should be- we have been so busy! Plus, no blog seems complete without a recent pic of the two cutest kids in the world- and i have no pics to post! Not that we haven't taken any, it is just that the new camera that we got came with a new picture program that we can't quite figure out. We were able to upload the pictures from our trip to San Diego, but for some reason we can't upload the newest round of pictures. So, figuring out what is wrong is now on Brooks' to-do list, which is not long at all, but just never seems to get done.
The kids are good, super cute and smart and growing and learning each day. Taylor loves space and Herbie. He has a few books now on Space, plus some super cool IMAX space movies we bought him a few weeks back. He tells us all sorts of things, for example Saturn has ice cubes (because it is cold), the moon has craters, and the Sun is on fire. Jupiter also has "a big red spot and squirrely lines!" Potty training is not as interesting as the planets and solar system, but we are working on it. We just got a call from the preschool he is on the waiting list for , and they might be adding a new class in the fall, which means he would not be on the waiting list but would get right in. So he needs to be potty trained by the middle of August!
Jazzy, is sweet and so wonderful, and calm and content. She still sleeps through the night most nights, and is just a happy baby. She is always smiling and has the cutest giggle. Her 4 month appointment is the first week of July and we are anxious to see her height and weight.
Brooks still loves work. He goes in most weekends, he is pretty busy during the week and goes out to a lot of properties to visit with the tenants. It takes him out of the office a lot, but keeps everyone happy. He also started working out again.
And I am busy, busy, busy. Between the kids and school, BizEMoms and trying to keep us with friends and get some play time in for the kids. We had a visitor from another website, www.OurMilkMoney.com come out from California to speak with the group, and it was so cool! It was an awesome opportunity we could not pass up.
Dale and Marlene come back this weekend, and next weekend Tay is going camping with Grandma and Grandpa near Prescott. We'll miss him, but I am sure he'll love it!
The kids are good, super cute and smart and growing and learning each day. Taylor loves space and Herbie. He has a few books now on Space, plus some super cool IMAX space movies we bought him a few weeks back. He tells us all sorts of things, for example Saturn has ice cubes (because it is cold), the moon has craters, and the Sun is on fire. Jupiter also has "a big red spot and squirrely lines!" Potty training is not as interesting as the planets and solar system, but we are working on it. We just got a call from the preschool he is on the waiting list for , and they might be adding a new class in the fall, which means he would not be on the waiting list but would get right in. So he needs to be potty trained by the middle of August!
Jazzy, is sweet and so wonderful, and calm and content. She still sleeps through the night most nights, and is just a happy baby. She is always smiling and has the cutest giggle. Her 4 month appointment is the first week of July and we are anxious to see her height and weight.
Brooks still loves work. He goes in most weekends, he is pretty busy during the week and goes out to a lot of properties to visit with the tenants. It takes him out of the office a lot, but keeps everyone happy. He also started working out again.
And I am busy, busy, busy. Between the kids and school, BizEMoms and trying to keep us with friends and get some play time in for the kids. We had a visitor from another website, www.OurMilkMoney.com come out from California to speak with the group, and it was so cool! It was an awesome opportunity we could not pass up.
Dale and Marlene come back this weekend, and next weekend Tay is going camping with Grandma and Grandpa near Prescott. We'll miss him, but I am sure he'll love it!
Happy Father's Day!
We hope all the Daddy's out there had a nice, Father's Day!
We had a relaxing weekend. The kids were extra cute and sweet to their Daddy, who didn't ask for anything on Father's Day. I came down with a cold, and Brooks is in the middle of this bet with some guys from work, so this coming weekend we will go out to celebrate:)
I am a very lucky woman to have Brooks as my husband. He is very sweet and kind, and is the best Daddy two kids could ask for. He loves his little rascal-do Taylor, and his sweet, content Princess Jazzy. I love looking into their sweet little faces and seeing the image of their Daddy. And, I love watching him hold them or play with them.
We love you Daddy!
We had a relaxing weekend. The kids were extra cute and sweet to their Daddy, who didn't ask for anything on Father's Day. I came down with a cold, and Brooks is in the middle of this bet with some guys from work, so this coming weekend we will go out to celebrate:)
I am a very lucky woman to have Brooks as my husband. He is very sweet and kind, and is the best Daddy two kids could ask for. He loves his little rascal-do Taylor, and his sweet, content Princess Jazzy. I love looking into their sweet little faces and seeing the image of their Daddy. And, I love watching him hold them or play with them.
We love you Daddy!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Jazzy Girl
Jasmine is just a wonderful, little baby! She is always smiling, and very easy to please. She has also slept through the night practically since day one. She will sometimes wake up around 4am or so for a little snack, but always goes back to bed. She also wakes up half the time with a dry diaper! We call her "Jazzy Bear" since she'll eat, eat, eat, then eat some more then she'll go into hibernation for either a really long nap, or bedtime. So now we joke that she is potty training herself already :) She loves to talk and is always chatting away with Daddy when he comes home from work. We really are very lucky to have her and she is the best baby girl we could ever ask for!
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