Sleep Walking With 3

Heath's First Day of School

2011-10-18T16:07:00.003-06:00

Now there are Churches and there are Cathedrals...and this is a Cathedral! The first time that Drew and I walked in here, it blew us away! We decided, this is where our daughter will get married...when she is 42 of course!

Daddy and Heath on the first day of school.

Mommy and Heath on the first day of school...showing their kissing hands!

Heath had a pretty good first day. He was a brave little boy. He was one of the only kiddos who did not know anybody else there and he was very sad to not have his old buddies Kevin and Kolby by his side, but he did great!

McD's in Monument!

2010-04-07T17:13:00.000-06:00

The boys building their towers! They loved the McDonald's in Monument...and really, what was not to love? It was a great place for them to go play and burn off some energy.
Heath climbing around in the tubes.
Mitchie starting off his journey...he finally made it all the way up to the BIG slide. I was not there, but I am so proud of him. Grammie said it took him some time, but he did it a few times!
Isabelle made it down the medium slide and loved it. It was nice for her to have some fun times too through all of her appointments.

When we went down for all of her appointments, the boys stayed with Grammie and Papa. They made projects and played and had a blast. They really had a great time and it was so fabulous to have them so close for us!

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T15:51:00.002-06:00

Well, Easter was a true blessing in this house. We woke up and got the kiddos ready for church and went to a wonderful mass. When we arrived back home, Grandma and Nana were waiting here for us. We said our hellos, put the ham in the oven and went downstairs for the easter egg hunt. The boys had a blast looking for eggs and Isabelle was quite content with two! The boys found her princess eggs and kindly put them in her basket for her...and a few others. After our wonderful brunch of macadamia nut belgian waffles, ham, ciabatta, cheeses, raspberry & sherry trifle, deviled eggs and a wonderful tangerine pecan salad, we were all ready to relax and take it easy for the afternoon!

We were looking at google maps on the computer and showed Heath the front of the house that I grew up in and said that is the house Mommy grew up in...to which he responded, well I grew up in Mommy's tummy! We all just giggled, it is funny what a four year old says! We had a good laugh!!! I will post Easter egg hunt pics later.

Isabelle at National Jewish

2010-04-01T11:45:00.001-06:00

Isabelle coloring at our first appointment. She was still in pretty good spirits before any testing was done!
This was the night before the ph probe was placed in her nose...and she would not go to sleep, even though I kept trying to tell her how early I was going to wake her up because she had to be done eating by 6 in the morning. She was in a good mood at 10 that night!
She adjusted well after the probe was in, but it was not that fun placing it...for the 4 of us that were helping, especially Mom! Isabelle was actually a trooper for all that she had already been through and was pretty good.
This was the little angel right after. She would not leave my side for the first few hours.
We still have not heard back on all of the test results, but we have a definitive diagnosis of asthma and a treatment plan. She now has a daily steroid inhaler twice a day and an action plan we can start to implement at home in case she starts to get sick. Hopefully we can keep her from getting pneumonia again, or at least keep her out of the hospital. She is now getting adjusted to her meds after a few trial runs on the best way to get a 3 year old to swish and spit after inhaling the steroid. We are praying that this will be the answer we have been searching for to help out our sweet angel!

Dawn's 40th B-day night

2010-04-01T10:44:00.000-06:00

Drew and I went out for dinner on my Birthday to a wonderful Italian dinner to our newest restaurant (Luciano's) downtown and then met our friends, Casey and Shannon for a few drinks. BIG thank you to Grandma for watching all three kiddos for the night!!! This was the only picture taken at a cute little bar downtown, First Street Tavern. We had a lot of fun and it was great to have a night on the town!

Funny line!

2010-04-01T10:35:00.002-06:00

It is always funny the stuff that comes out of little kids mouths and where they got it from. So the other day, Drew and I were sitting at the table finishing up our dinner, and Heath and Isabelle are running from Mitchie...as they quite often are! Heath grabs Isabelle and yells "come on Isabelle, run for your life!" Where in the world do they learn this stuff? Drew and I just cracked up. Mitch roars and growls, but run for your life...really, it is not quite that dramatic Heath! Too funny! At least it was clean and gave us a laugh!!!

A shot at a family photo...

2010-04-01T10:30:00.000-06:00

This is a very hard task for us...we do not have a lot of time to try and pose for a family photo, and so we do not have many! Here is the best shot we took of the three musketeers.
One of the two best shots we got of the entire family, although the twins both had things in front of their faces.
The next best picture...although not fabulous of Mitchell as he is trying to leap forward out of Mommy's arms. Very tough to try and get these pics! We must make cookies or something and have them ready and in sight if they participate and stay still and smile ;-)

Twin's Ice Cream Party

2010-04-01T10:21:00.001-06:00

Mitch lovin' him some ice cream. I think he had the most toppings; swedish fish, gummy bears, rasberries, strawberries, chocolate, caramel, m & m's and whipped cream!
Heath got to have some of Mommy's whip cream on his nose!
Isabelle loves ice cream...really, she loves anything with sugar!
Isabelle trying to block Heath's throw to Daddy.

Twin's 3rd Birthday

2010-04-01T09:42:00.002-06:00

Casey brought balloons over for the kiddos! They loved getting their surprise balloons...and shared a balloon each with their brother!

Isabelle looking like she may float away with her balloons, but trust me, she can hold her own with only 3 balloons!

Isabelle got a new (antique...so, really, I guess it is old) little armoire for her dress up clothes that she absolutely loves. She has all of her dresses in it and picks daily what she wants to wear for the day ;-)
Mitch got a Cars slot race car set that he and Heath...and Daddy love to play. It is a little tricky and the boys (yes, I mean all three of them!) frequently send the cars flying into the air...but they all have a great time!
Isabelle having some love for her Daddy after he dresses her in one of her many princess dresses after opening presents.
Heath was a big help opening presents and showing the kiddos what they got!

Isabelle loves her scrapbook that Nana made her. She loved to see the princesses on the pages and all of the embellishments. I think we might have a little scrapbooker on our hands! I know where she will have fun when she gets bigger!

Twin's Birthday at Corona

2010-04-01T09:10:00.000-06:00

Isabelle was LOVING the sombrero! She loved when they put it on her head and really was hoping that we could take it home with us! She really didn't even want to take it off... Daddy was really sympathetic too!
My man Mitchie didn't care, he was fine with it on. Mitch's motto...bring it on, just keep bringing me the salsa!
Well, Isabelle calmed down once the sombrero left her immediate vicinity. She even made up with Daddy for continuing to clap and enjoy himself while she was traumatized ;-)
Mitchie even found something to eat without salsa...ice cream sundae!

Birthday Mr Biggs trip!

2010-02-19T11:13:00.000-07:00

Heath got to ride in the car with Daddy!!! Can you tell that he was excited? Grammie caught the perfect look on Heath's face! This was great, he loved it!

Isabelle found the princess dresses and loved her ripped dress as she walked around the entire place thinking she was Cinderella with pink cowboy boots on! It was fun when Daddy got to tear the dress off when it was time to leave too! ;-)

Heath and Mommy smiling for a picture. Where does he get his "Hammy"ness from???

Mitch and Heath playing Dr. with the baby...is this not the cutest?

Valentine's Day

2010-02-19T11:02:00.000-07:00

Drew and I got to go out on a date down in Colorado Springs! We left the kiddos with Drew's parents (Grammie and Papa a/k/a the Fun Patrol!) We went to The Melting Pot and had a fabulous dinner and then went to see Avitar...again, but this time at an IMAX theater.

We lucked out at dinner and got one of the four private little rooms for dinner. It was very nice and romantic. It even had this adorable little rose-petaled wreath on the wall. It was lovely!

Dinner was truly amazing and so special to have time with just Drew and I not interrupted. Happy Valentine's Day everyone...hope that you all had a lovely time!

Spinning Belle

2010-01-23T22:56:00.000-07:00

Isabelle spun herself dizzy! She loves to spin and dance...all day long! She also loves to dress like a princess every day if we let her. She was busy dancing to one of her favorite songs from Cinderella and she is somewhat of a little drama queen (you would know that if you spent any amount of time around her!) and she collapsed to the floor and stayed just like this for a few minutes. It was as if she was telling me, "Mommy, I am just so exhausted and dizzy, I just couldn't possibly move...at all, not even for anything...except for chocolate!"

Heath's Love...

2010-01-23T22:51:00.000-07:00

Heath loves a frosty from Wendy's! He got one on his way home from school the other day because Grandma is...well...a softy! He could not even take off his coat or his hat, he just opened off the top and started to dig in...which was smart, because it was really cold that day and he wanted ice cream. So, he sat at the kitchen counter and ate his entire frosty all bundled up!

New Mexico Bowl Trophy!

2010-01-23T17:17:00.000-07:00

This was pretty cool. When we got to the Wyoming basketball game last weekend, the New Mexico bowl trophy was there. It was kind of a weird bowl for us as we both went to both schools. We were really excited that Wyoming was going to go to a bowl game...until we found out that they were going to play Fresno State. We decided we would not travel to see the game as it would be gut-wrenching no matter what the outcome was. We decided to watch the game at home with a ball cap from both schools on each side of the tv! The trophy was beautiful...I took a shot of both sides of it with my phone! In the shot is one of WY's wide receivers from Casper, Zach Bolger.
This is the Bulldog side. It was an amazing game that went in to two overtimes...I thought if it went in to three, I may actually have a heart attack. WY won the game...and it truly was amazing!

The BIG 40!!!!

2010-01-23T16:23:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Heath. The day came...40 used to seem so far away, but it finally came. Daddy took it good. No big deal...just another day on the calendar.

Mitchie thinking about something...we are not sure what, but he is definitely thinking!

Mommy and Isabelle. Well...we take what we can get with Isabelle Grace, sometimes she smiles, sometimes she doesn't...snap when you can, at least she wasn't screaming...at that moment anyway!

Heath looks like he was ready to eat. Banging both fists on the table with fork in hand and staring down the waiter.

Dinner was great and it was fun to have a night out on the town with everybody!

Bday...still!

2010-01-23T16:10:00.001-07:00

Grandma and Nana at dinner.

Mitchie enjoying his company and his chocolate milk!

Dawn texting or facebooking...hard to tell, but the blackberry is never that far away ;-)
Grammie and Papa (sporting the Wyo jacket!). It was so nice of them to drive up for the night to help celebrate Drew's 40th!

New Year's Eve Party!

2010-01-23T15:15:00.001-07:00

Well, this year we decided to have a pizza and popcorn party in the basement. We baked pizzas and brought them down to the basement and ate our dinner before we started the kiddos movie...G-Force. They loved their pizza, as you can see from all the pictures!
Mitchie is going in for seconds. We ate pizza and then started the movie. Oh, we also have party hats for the pizza parties that happen in our basement!
All the monkeys enjoying pizza.
And...missy Lou pulling up her sleeves ready to dig in for some more pizza. We brake at half time of the movie to pop some popcorn and continue the second half of the movie.

Daddy and Heath sledding

2009-12-29T14:38:00.000-07:00

Heath had a tough time getting up the hill the second time. He kept falling on the climb up...big job for his little legs.
Daddy bringing him down good! They had no crashes, much better than Mommy who crashed him good!
Here they come... Doesn't it look like so much fun?
And coming in for the final stop right in to Mommy for the final journey to the car. Heath had a blast and loves the sled! He also loved his hot chocolate and marshmallows!

Mommy and Heath sledding

2009-12-29T14:29:00.000-07:00

We made it to the top...I think Mommy was more afraid than Heath to go down. It was steaper than it looked from the bottom. Yikes....once we got up there, Heath was ready to go!
On our way down...it was actually really fun!
And then there was the crash, which Heath thought was really fun! Can you see the look on his face? Click on the picture to make it bigger, it is pretty funny! You just have to click the back button to get back to the blog once you have enlarged the picture (instructions are for you Dad! ;-)
Then we got back up and kept going...and finished with smiles on our faces! It was really fun! We only made the climb and went down twice. It was a beautiful day, sun shining and no wind, but it was only 2 degrees when we left. We got home and made some hot chocolate.

Some more Christmas...

2009-12-29T13:59:00.002-07:00

Although it was Christmas time in our house it was also my mother's birthday...and not just any birthday, she turned 60!!!!!! This was a wonderful caramel apple pie...with her birthday candle in it! Happy 60th Birthday mom!
Isabelle and her pram...she loves pushing her babies around the house in her new pram from Grammie and Papa. WARNING: do not get in her way, she will run you over!!!

Belle's "Belle" gown and crown, not as cute as when she doesn't have her pajamas underneath.
Mitchie with his Monsters, Inc. book and Cars jacket.
Princess Isabelle and Daddy.

More Christmas...

2009-12-29T13:23:00.000-07:00

Here are the sleds from Santa...again, the pictures can not describe their beauty. They were so pretty! You can not see, but we had the kids names engraved on them which was also neat.
Here is the tree on Christmas morning...can you tell that we are in a recession? What??? Okay, so there were a lot of people here....but really? It was nuts! It made our house feel so little....Drew was saying it felt like we needed a bigger house just for Christmas morning!
Our kiddos waiting to come down for the big "Hoorah!"
Heath on his sled from Santa.

Merry Merry

2009-12-29T12:47:00.001-07:00

Aunt Lindy going in for the smooch with Miss Isabelle...those of you who have been around her know that this is not super common!
Isabelle with her Minnie Santa ears on.
Mitch with his Mickey Santa ears on.
The boys by the presents on Christmas eve after opening their one gift of slippers and the Mickey ears.

Fa la la, fa la la, fa la la

2009-12-29T12:09:00.001-07:00

Drew, Rich, Dawn & Lindy before Christmas dinner.

Drew and I before a wonderful Christmas meal. Mitchie also snuck in the picture sipping some festive apple juice ;-)
Grammie and Papa took Heath to the movies the day after Christmas. Heath loved it even though it was really cold outside. He got to bring home his little snack tray with popcorn and animal crackers and coke...he had a lot of fun seeing Alvin and the Chipmunks!

More Christmas

2009-12-29T11:54:00.001-07:00

All five cousins together for one quick shot....guess who we had to get in the shot unwillingly???

Heath with his Mickey Santa hat on.
Our beautiful water color from Aunt Sherry and Uncle Mike...it hung above our fireplace and was so gorgeous! The picture does not do it justice!

Mommy a/k/a Minnie Mrs. Claus helping Mitchie with his new Tow Mater and Lightning McQueen remote control cars...with his new lettermans jacket on, which he would not take off the entire morning!

The cousins

2009-12-29T11:27:00.001-07:00

So, these are the cousins from Rock Port, MO. Ryan and Alex.
Here are Alex, Heath and Ryan in front of the tree. Heath loves playing with his big cousins. He got a bonus as they got snowed in and got to stay an extra day here in Laramie before they headed home!

Christmas Time

2009-12-29T11:22:00.001-07:00

Isabelle and Heath posing for a shot. Sorry Heath, Isabelle's outfit is too cute to crop out you making sure your stuff is still attached! ;-)

Mitch holding on tight to Sarge...you know Sarge, from Cars, Mitchie's favorite movie!
Isabelle playing games with Auntie Lindy...okay, so I guess there was another shot of her cute outfit, but it is too late now to crop out the earlier picture ;-)
The dinner table....hhhhmmmmmm, and where is the silverware?

The Dance

2009-12-29T10:47:00.002-07:00

We had Christmas music going in the house and Isabelle had her princess dress and shoes on so her brother thought is was the appropriate time to give her a twirl or two! It was very cute!

He also told her he would marry her. It is so cute what they pick up from the Disney movies! He was dancing with Cinderella as far as he knew...too cute! Her prince charming in his pj's!

Story Time at Night

2009-12-27T17:07:00.001-07:00

Daddy reads to the three kiddos every night before bed. We bring them up and get them ready for bed, load them all in Heath's bed and Daddy reads a different story every night. He lets them switch off picking what they get to read. They LOVE story time with their Daddy and it usually gives me time to wash the cups from the day! It is very sweet and cute and a great time for all!

Peppermint Parade

2009-12-22T15:32:00.001-07:00

Heath with Regan and Mitch after the Peppermint Parade. All of them enjoying their cookies!
Heath listening to Mitch read him a story.
Isabelle checking out her cookie, Heath posing for the picture and Mitch checking out his big brother.
The fearless threesome...

Mr Biggs...again!

2009-12-22T11:36:00.001-07:00

Our little chef baking us some surprises!

Heath working on Mitchie's car

All of the kids in the big sandbox

Daddy getting pelted with balls by the boys...nice shots boys!

And...Daddy getting the boys back...and me for some reason!

Mitchie Scott can not get enough of Mr. Biggs! He runs from one area to another looking for new treasures...and he certainly finds them! This place is great, I wish they had one in Laramie! Glad there is one by Grammie and Papa's house, it is fabulous!

Isabelle just pooped out. She is not sure where to go next. She was busy running around collecting balls for the boys and just plain stopped and stood still for a few. Time to leave I guess. See ya later!

More Thanksgiving!

2009-12-22T11:18:00.001-07:00

Daddy looking so handsome!
Mommy and Heath having a conversation.
Isabelle Grace going in to her room ;-)

Thanksgiving...

2009-12-22T11:13:00.002-07:00

The Thanksgiving table...it looked beautiful!
Nana and Heath playing on the couch.
Grammie and Mommy in the kitchen before dinner.
Mitchie and Heath before dinner...ready to eat!

Making my car with Daddy

2009-12-22T10:37:00.001-07:00

Heath got a car for his birthday that he could make with Daddy. They had fun painting it and painting Heath! Thanks Regan!
Heath actually loved his little black-tipped nose and didn't want Mommy to clean it off. I will have to add a picture of the final car once it was done. We had to move it to dry and I didn't snap a shot of that...will try and remember to add that on soon!

SURPRISE!!!

2009-12-14T22:46:00.001-07:00

This was a great and very fast weekend! I flew out to surprise my Dad and his wife, Cathy for their birthday. My step-brother, Rich and his wife, Wendy and their two adorable boys, Xavier and Logan also flew out from Washington. We all stayed for about 24 hours. It was quite the surprise...my own father did not even recognize me ;-) I must admit, I guess I am also aging... Above is a picture of my step-sister Tami and my Dad at the party.

And this is Tami and I. We stayed up talking late in to the night about random things, but mostly cooking and recipes and cookies! We had fun and I was sad that the trip was so fast, but it was FUN!!!

This is a picture of Cathy with one of her best friends, Sharon. It was so great to see all of their friends there to surprise them and support them!

The next morning, I got to go out to breakfast with two of my dearest friends in the world! This is one of my best friends, Wendy. Wendy and I have been friends for over 25 years (see, I am getting old!) and I even got to share a very special day with her! Not only were we in eachothers weddings, but I got married on her birthday...so, she can never, ever forget my wedding anniversary!

This is Bret...one of our great friends! Bret and his wife (Maribel a/k/a Jo) used to live in Golden CO and Drew used to stay at their house a lot! Bret and Drew became really close...sometimes Jo and I got a little concerned about how close they became ;-) They used to stay up watching Sportscenter and BS-ing about sports all the time. They are very much alike and pretty much have the same sense of humor. It was a very sad time for us when they moved back to California. Bret and I have also been friends for over 25 years...and even though you can only faintly see it, he is representing wearing the brown and gold Cowboys hat...gotta love him for it!

Toy Story 3...showing now in Laramie only!

2009-11-02T09:35:00.000-07:00

Buzz Lightyear, Woody (a/k/a Buddy) and Jessie at Heath's school party at the Rec Center...which we missed. It was supposed to be from 12:30-2:30. We got there at 2 and they were breaking everything down. It is hard to plan things around littler monkeys ;-)

Jessie enjoyed her suckers at all times...and also enjoyed making everything around her sticky!

Buzz enjoyed knocking into everything and everybody with his wings.

Woody playing at G-ma's house. We had three days of Halloween and that was quite enough! There is plenty of candy left over for a long time! Isabelle likes suckers and popcorn balls best. Heath likes chocolate. AND...who can guess what Mitchie likes???? Anyone, anyone??? Okay, that one is easy, Mitchie likes....IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!

Heath's 1st Hockey practice

2009-10-17T17:09:00.003-06:00

First time on the ice!! It went better than we thought it would, but it was still pretty rough.

This was the thing that made it better! The coach took them out to the lobby and showed them how to fall down and then how to get back up again...best thing, should have started here!

After that happened, Heath spent a lot more time on his skates rather than on his knees.

It was pretty cute to watch him skate around with the little walker. He was so proud and kept looking back at us for approval...makes you so proud!

Our little guy going for it on the ice. One bad thing...the smallest skates that they had were three sizes too big, so we decided when we left that night to order him skates and have them delivered overnight so he would have them for the next practice!

Headed back towards us...he kept looking back at us with lots of smiles. It was so cute!

Like I said, it got better after the drop and get up lesson, but there were still some falls! Here was a pretty good one. The kids are so well padded that it would be hard to get hurt ;-)

And the last picture which I thought was so cute, right after he fell to his knees, he looked right back at us to make sure that it was okay. We gave him lots of thumbs ups that night and were cheering him on! The walkers should hopefully only be around for a couple of weeks and then they should be long gone!

Heath's Birthday Party!

2009-10-17T16:02:00.003-06:00

Heath with his favorite teacher, Miss Shannon! Heath really loves Miss Shannon and it made such a difference in his schooling once she started.

Stacy and Heath...and the back of one of Stacy's twins...maybe Tanner?

Merek and Brett having some pizza.

Heath hiding downstairs from the camera. The kids migrated down to the basement early to play and leave the adults upstairs!

Regan also ventured downstairs to play...with the ballons! She loved the balloons and was happy as long as she had the balloons. Regan is Miss Shannon's and Casey's little girl...but she is soon going to have a sibling!

Nana and Mitchie...with his "I am happy" smile! He has a cupcake in front of him, therefore he is happy!

Kevin and Isabelle made friends at the birthday party! Anyone who knows Isabelle knows that this is quite a big step...especially if you are not someone who sees her all of the time! She is very particular in those she smiles at or even looks at! Usually, she looks at you and screams and then falls to the ground and face plants and won't move for a while. Good job Kevin, you made a major break through!!

Sadly enough, there was one picture taken of Mommy during the entire birthday party and this was it...Mommy and Casey. This was actually a picture taken for Lacey flashing the "W" for westside, because Lacey lives on the westside and always flashes her westside "W". I have got to give up the camera more often and Daddy has got to give up the video camera...we will have zero video of him and zero pics of me.

Heath getting ready to blow out the candle on his cupcake. He loves his new Toy Story chair and sat in it often that night!

Chase and Tatum posing for the camera.

I love this look of anticipation waiting for their cupcakes...Dalton, Tanner, Regan, Dominic and Stacy serving up the cupcakes while I was getting the ice cream ready.

Merek, Haillie, Hannah, Kevin, Isabelle, Nana, Mitchie and the back of Brett all happy with some cupcakes!

Heath got his cupcake and is thinking about eating it...maybe.

Heath and Regan opening his race car which he gets to paint with his Daddy!

Birthday Dinner

2009-10-17T10:52:00.001-06:00

Grandma, Heath and Daddy....with Daddy tickling Heathie!

Heath being Mickey Mouse with the tortilla warmers ;-)

The birthday boy with his sombrero on while they sang happy birthday! Feliz cumpleaños

Heath, Daddy and Isabelle after dinner.

Heath's Birthday Morning

2009-10-17T10:32:00.000-06:00

Heath and his Daddy on birthday morning!

Grandma brought Heath his favorite Starbucks "coffee" a Vanilla Bean frapaccino with caramel drizzled on the whip cream...yummo!

Nana brought Heath balloons before school, which he just loved!

At Heath's pre-school, if it is your birthday, your parent brings in cupcakes for the days snack. They have snack every day brought in on a volunteer basis...except on birthdays. So, I decided to make dirt cupcakes. Heath does not like gummy works, but I made sure to tell him to pull out his worm and throw it away. He was happy once he knew he could do that. The other kids loved them and the worms!

Hockey Time!!

2009-10-06T21:09:00.000-06:00

Well, Heath had a very busy day today. After he stayed at school all day and had swimming lessons, he went to his first hockey fitting. He did not actually hit the ice though. He was a very tired little boy, but he was very excited to get fitted with all of his hockey gear. He will actually hit the ice next Tuesday. They could not find stuff small enough for him, but they are looking for some more things small enough to fit him. His head, of all things, is too small for even the smallest hockey helmet. For those of you that may not recognize him, the guy fitting Heath for all of his equipment is our friend and electrician, Dave Shannon. Dave was great with Heath and helped us get him fitted the best we could in his little gear!

His little helmet. They had to get a screwdriver and tighten it as much as they could. It was still a little wobbly, but he does have a little, tiny melon ;-)

Mommy and her little hockey boy. Can't wait to see him out on the ice!

Swimming Time for Heath!

2009-10-06T14:28:00.002-06:00

Heath started swim lessons today! His instructor was so sweet and worked really well with him. He is very timid in the water but really enjoyed himself today...even went down the slide by himself.

Sitting on the side of the pool waiting to kick and then jump in and splash around.

His turn to jump!!

The jump and catch!

A big clap for the catch...woo hoo! He also lost his shorts half way down the back side when she picked him up and threw him in the air. Guess we have to put his skinny little body back in the 24 months for next week. Don't know where he is getting the tall and skinny gene from??? He is sure to grow out of it! ;-)

Heath thinking about going down the slide.

Maybe he should just drive the boat instead of the slide...hhhmmmmmm.

Naaahhhh, let's do the slide! He loved it! Got down to the bottom, went underwater and looked to make sure Mommy was watching! It was so cute! He was very proud of himself! It was a great day!

A Day in the Woods

2009-09-28T09:16:00.001-06:00

Daddy and the kiddos eating lunch. We went up west of town to an area called French Creek and it was really beautiful. The colors were gorgeous and the kids loved it.

Daddy and the boys going for a little walk.

The kiddos and Mommy checking out the fall colors while Daddy snapped some photos.

Isabelle Grace stayed close to Mommy...who stayed close to the car.

Mitchie sporting that famous smile while chowing down some Yo-gos and some John Deere tractor snacks.

Heath was really hungry up in the mountains. He ate two peanut butter and jelly sammys!

Mommy taking some video. We decided we needed to trade off every once in a while because we have no pics of Mommy and no video of Daddy. So, it seems only fitting that we have a picture of Mommy taking video!

Daddy Time

2009-09-27T18:17:00.000-06:00

Daddy started a new thing...pushing the kids around on toys that are not meant for pushing them on! Well, the kiddos loved it and have now been wanting to be pushed on this and are climbing all over this. Heath even climbs to the very top and rides it like a horse...well, it made for a cute picture!

Texas came to Wyoming...

2009-09-27T18:07:00.001-06:00

Here is the meeting at the middle of the field before the game. It was an exciting day to have the number two team in the country come to Laramie. It was a sea of burnt orange and gold. What a great experience! Can not wait to go to Austin next year!!

Drew and I at the game...it was a bit chilly!

Yes...I took several shots of the scoreboard during the very short time that we actually captured the lead. It was a fabulous time to be a Pokes fan...even if very short-lived! I wish I could see the faces of all the Texas fans under that scoreboard that had to be stunned! They were all very great and after the game one couple told us we were welcome next year but to come with a little less intensity....I told them hell no! ;-)

Block Party

2009-08-30T16:10:00.000-06:00

We had a big annual block party last night. It was great this year because it was right in front of our house. It is usually around the corner, almost on our side yard, but it was really great to have it right out our front door! Our neighbors across the street have a wonderful yard and let all of the kids play in their yard, which is where you see the boys playing and Isabelle running. They have two big lots and great equipment for the kids! They are really nice and have four kids. In the first shot, you can see Drew, Heath, Mitchie at the top of the slide and Grandma.

Same four people.

Isabelle running towards Mommy and you can actually see our house in the back on the left of the trees and you can see Drew's truck! The tables were set up right in between our houses...they got approval to block off our street for about 5 hours, it was great, although we did get rained out. The kids loved it and Heath wants another block party tomorrow!

Grandma and Mitchie...they were buddies hanging out yesterday. Mitchie loves his Grandma and was loving sliding down to her over and over and over again! Grandma also made a good move tackling Isabelle before she got kicked in the head by a kid swinging ;-) Grandma knocked her to the ground real quick...good moves she had yesterday!

This is it...the last day at Disney

2009-08-30T15:33:00.000-06:00

Isabelle with Daddy on Small World

The boys on Small World...maybe for like the 300th time or so...

Back at the hotel and ready to go for our last meal.

Everyone anxious to leave the hotel room...especially Mitchie!

Aeriel's Grotto

2009-08-30T08:44:00.000-06:00

So this was the family lunch at the most amazing place. We walked down a spiral staircase and met Aeriel. Mitchie loved her so much he could not speak! Mommy actually had the flu this day and decided to stand back and not hop in the picture. I just sat back and took pics with my phone. This was the worst day for this, but we actually forgot our camera. We had to take all of the pictures with my blackberry. We did not know what a lunch this would be, but all of the princesses were announced and came out for lunch. My phone froze when Belle came to our table and a lady took Isabelle's picture with her and said she would email it to us...and you will notice that this picture is not present ont he blog...go figure! Anyway, minus me being sick, lunch was fabulous and the kids loved it!

Meet the Princesses...

2009-08-30T08:31:00.000-06:00

Cinderella and Princess Belle!

Heath going in for the hug with Cinderella. She was just beautiful!

Heath with Snow White...she was a dead ringer!

Princess Aurora with the boys. Heath said cheese so hard his eyes must have shut! Mitchie said I am still thinking about Aeriel...whew, she was my lady!

More Disney Fun!!!

2009-08-30T08:24:00.000-06:00

Here is Heath having some fun on the Carousel. He loved the carousel and wanted to go on it every time we walked by it, which ended up being great because there was never much of a line.

Heath and Daddy on the tea cups.

Heath and Regan sitting on Main Street. They were so cute together.

Isabelle looking up at her balloon. She looks like such a big girl.

Toontown

2009-08-12T22:20:00.002-06:00

Okay...so I had to do it! This is not a casual dad conversation going on. This is Daddy and Casey working...at Disneyland!! I have caught Drew on camera before working at Disneyworld, so I thought it only fair to do it again. ;-) We love you Daddy!!!

This area was great because there was only one entrance/exit! Although, Isabelle still escaped twice. I caught her both times, but she still got out... Heath, Regan, Mitch and Isabelle waiting to go down the slide.

Isabelle taking her time with one foot down savoring the slide...and creating a line behind her.

Mitchie would send Donald Duck down first and wait for him to get about half way down before he would go. It was really cute.

This is one of my favorites, Isabelle and her Daddy on the carousel. She LOVED the horsey and loves her Daddy so much! Very cute!

Waiting for the Roger Rabbit ride in toon town

2009-08-12T22:09:00.001-06:00

Heath is sitting on barrell as we wait in line. He was so excited to see his pre-school teacher, Miss Shannon! He loves Miss Shannon and Casey...and most of all, Regan!

Here is Mitchie with Casey. He got to ride this ride with Casey while we took one kiddo each.

Heath in line ready to squirt anyone who may have thought about taking cuts in line!!! Try it if you dare!!

All of us on Main Street in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle. How funny that our timing worked out the way it did that we were all here at the same time. Very fun to meet up for a few rides and lunch!

A Little Hotel Fun

2009-08-12T22:00:00.000-06:00

The kids got Mickey pancakes every morning...which must somehow taste better either being made by someone else or the fact that they are shaped like Mickey. We are going to have to start making Mickey shaped pancakes at home! This is where the twins ate every morning.

This is where Heath ate. Usually with Mommy and Daddy too! Now how do we get this kind of service at home? Does it come with these magic Mickey phones only?

Three silly monkeys after breakfast. They have so much fun together! It really is fun to watch them together sometimes. Just simple things make them so happy. They are so very sweet.

Disney's California Adventure

2009-08-12T21:45:00.001-06:00

Heath and the twins got to get big ballons today. Heath got a little excited when he was getting his Buzz Lightyear balloon. Mitch got a Cars ballon and Isabelle got a Tinkerbell balloon.

There is a whole section in the DCA for toddlers that is themed after the movie "It's a Bug's Life" and the kids love it! This is a cute little ride that flies up in the air and goes around in circles. Mitchie does not like the part where you actually have to get off and wait back in line. He hasn't learned that part very well and us trying to teach him that here is not working out so great, but we will never see these people again!! So, let him scream...

Daddy and the boys. The great part about a lot of the rides we have gone on here is we can all ride together! Another great thing is we met some friends here for a few hours and that helped us out, they actually took one of our kids on a couple of rides.

Lunch at the Blue Bayou

2009-08-12T21:23:00.000-06:00

Little miss princess got a hold of mommies sunglasses and thought that she should wear them in a dark restaurant. She does kind of look like a movie star with them on, yeah? ;-) It didn't last long...there was a little fussing when we took them away, but we replaced them with a pirate hat which she loved, go ahead and look below!

Mitchie showing off his pirate smile and some lemoande in his straw. Always a good sport and having fun!

Isabelle showing her true pirate side!! Aaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhh

Heath, another happy pirate! Took us a while to get him to put this on, but we had to convince him through normal bribes...and threats ;-) just kidding! But it did take some work to get him to put this on! Lunch was great and the kids were pretty good. Heath was a little scared of the lightning on the Pirates of the Carribean ride that goes through the restaurant and said he didn't think that he wanted to go on the Yo Ho ride because it might scare him.

Southern Bulldog Country...a/k/a Visalia

2009-08-12T21:07:00.001-06:00

Heath must have had Uncle Mike lapping the pool at least a hundred times. He was a great sport and kept a great eye on Heath and the kiddos around the pool. We got him some good exercise and I am sure he got some good rest after we left!

The kiddos eating breakfast al fresco.

Aunt Sherry and Mitchie after lots of jam. Aunt Sherry was amazed at how much he could hold in that little belly of his! It truly is quite impressive!

Miss Belle brought her blankie to Aunt Sherry and wanted her to sleep next to her. A rare occurence if you know our daughter well. I grabbed the camera too late as I think Anastasia started to sing and she had to go belt out a few lines.

Uncle Mike got quite the work-out on this little visit! He outsmarted the kids though, he gave them a ride in his golf cart! The boys really loved this...Heath was so good, he kept his little arm over Mitchie the whole time. Mitch just sat back and enjoyed the ride.

Back in Bulldog Country

2009-08-12T20:56:00.000-06:00

This is right before dessert at Aunt Barbara's house. Frank, Matt, George and Drew waiting on some of Aunt Barbara's famous cobbler. She made peach and it was as good as I remember!

Aunt Grace and Aunt Barbara getting the cobbler and ice cream ready for the hungry folks at the table. It was so great to go back to Clovis and see everyone, although the visit was short. It was good to have the kiddos meet everyone.

Loads of Fun in Folsom

2009-08-12T09:29:00.002-06:00

Two bruts and a beaut!

2 babes!!!

2 buds!

Heath got dressed up by Camila and Mateo. Here he was a cute little lion. This outfit was so cute and it looks like Emilio approved!

And here is your friendly neighborhood Spiderman...with a Batman sword.

Here are the four boys playing in Emilio's crib together. Emilio liked to share and looks like he actually liked the company.

All six kiddos in the streets of Folsom after dinner. We could not get everyone to look for a picture, but trust me, they were a cute crew ;-) if I do say so myself!

A Litlle Breaky

2009-08-11T17:31:00.001-06:00

Uncle John and Auntie Lynne met us for breakfast before we left so we could see Auntie Lynne as she was sick on the day we had the little family reunion. Uncle John and Heath had fun shoulder bumping.

Auntie Lynne, Heath and Uncle John at IHOP. We had so much fun. Heathie got a pancake with a funny face on it and ate almost all of it. he loved his relatives so much!

Our Visit to Tiburon

2009-08-10T23:08:00.000-06:00

Here is the family stopped towards the end of our walk along blackie's pasture. It was great and Heath was so excited to see the Golden Gate Bridge.

This has been Drew's best friend since they were little kiddos. He lives in a great house in Tiburon and we enjoyed hanging out for the day with Rich and an evening with his wife, Christie, when she got home. Their backyard is also beautiful as you can see from the pictures. The kids loved running around their yard...and picking Aunt Christie's flowers.

Here are Heath and Isabelle walking along some of the flowers that Heath picked and threw on the ground. He thought he was being sneaky and we wouldn't figure it out. It took us a few minutes...but we caught on!

Uncle Richie got Michie to laugh and laugh and laugh!! He had such a good time playing and tickling and having fun.

Gampy and my two little boys

2009-08-10T22:13:00.001-06:00

Heath and Mitchie loved being around their Grandpa! They had so much fun sitting with him watching a movie...probably "Cars". It was so nice to have them all together and see them interact and get some pictures!

Playing at Grandpa and Gammy's house!

2009-08-10T17:55:00.002-06:00

This picture says it all! It was amazing to see my uncles all together! It has been 12 years since I have been around while all my uncles were together. I love and miss them all so much and I was so happy to see them all together laughing and getting along and loving up on all my babies! Thank you Uncles: John, Iggy, David & Nick, I love you all!! Big thanks to Dad and Cathy for putting this great lunch together...and to Henry for bbqing a TON of food for us!

I had so much fun seeing my friend Wendy. I miss her so much and it was fabulous to see her and her beautiful daughter Olivia.

This is Gammy feeding Mitchie a hot dog. She was amazed at how much food that the little guy could eat. He is quite the little machine!

The little biker girl was so funny! She loved getting on the bike and pretend riding. She even leaned forward as if she was going somewhere.

Heath loved the pool. He loved soaking his feet in it too!

And as Heath put it so well, he loved all the Uncles! Here he is with Auntie Honor and Uncle David.

Heath riding the quad...which he loved!!!

The princess!!!

Daddy and I had so much fun playing in the pool. Daddy took me swimming lots. I loved the little ladybug.

Mommy took me swimming too, and she even put me on the big, green alligator. It was kind of scary.

Grandpa played with me lots and got me some great high heeled dress up shoes. I had lots of fun and even gave him some kisses!

Here I am walking around the house making some noise with my new shoes...I got four new pair. I also got a tiara and earrings...you will see those too!

Chuck E Cheese

2009-08-04T23:27:00.003-06:00

Heath looking like such a big boy playing a video game at Chuck E Cheese. I'm not quite sure he knew what he was doing, but he did enjoy himself sitting there showing off for everyone!

Isabelle and Grammie having some fun through the window playing pat-a-cake. It was pretty darn cute!!

Mitchie showing Grammie, well, his playful side...and that, I guess, his nose was clean??? and his teeth were brushed. It did get a luagh out of all of us! I'm sure they are really clean at the old Chuck E Cheese joint!

Poppa getting some Heath lovin'!!

Here are some more shots of the silly family. We had a ton of fun at Chuck E. Cheese with Grammie and Poppa.

Pancake Breakfast

2009-08-04T23:05:00.000-06:00

Mitchie having fun with Sharlet at the pancake breakfast. Sharlet is so great with our kids, she has watched all three of them and she is just wonderful with them.

Heath and Isabelle playing around after having some pancakes... and Woody too!

Heath, Isabelle and Woody again. I think that Mitchie is still chowing down on some pancakes or playing with Sharlet.

Story time with Nana

2009-08-04T10:41:00.000-06:00

The babies love their Nana as you can tell by all of them piled on top of her. They also love to be read to.

Babies lovin' up on Daddy

2009-08-04T10:13:00.000-06:00

Some sweet shots of the kiddos loving Daddy up on the floor. It is so sweet when he gets home from work and they are so excited to see him, he gets on the floor and they all jump on him! I don't know who has more fun...daddy or the kids.

Mitchie Riding Horse

2009-07-06T11:48:00.000-06:00

Well, that looks like a good horse...maybe I could give that a ride?

What do you say I give that a lift up and hop on that Nana? Okay, now you hold that up all by yourself, that is some hard work!

Okay, that's it. Now hold on, I'm jumping on for a wild ride!

Okay, let's try both legs! Hey, mommy, check this out! This is some kind of fun!!!! Check me out, ride 'em Cowboy!!! I don't know who is having more fun, Nana or Mitchie?

Happy 4th of July!!!

2009-07-04T17:12:00.004-06:00

Here is the house all done up for July! We thought it looked like the perfect house for July. All American ;-)

Daddy lovin' up on his babies in the morning.

The kiddos having their first Otter Pops! They LOVED them, especially Mitchie!

Boy did they suck them down! It started out to be quite a chilly morning, but it warmed up quite nicely.

Chowing down on some chocolate ice cream! They loved it and got so dirty...it was great!

Look how happy Mitchie Scott is here with his ice cream and his brother and sister.

Check him out when Daddy steals his ice cream! Not amused! Daddy was just cleaning off the drippings, but it was killing me, I jsut had to steal some shots of that!

Isabelle and Heath in the big red fire truck

Mitchie and Heath in the big red fire truck

Heath getting ready to go down the big slide

on the way down...he loved it!

The twins playing in the bubbles that were at the Open School booth (Heath's pre-school). They loved this booth and did not want to leave, but once we found the ice cream, it was all good! Hope everyone had a great 4th of July! God Bless the USA!!!!

Our Little Cinderella

2009-07-02T16:36:00.000-06:00

So, it was about time to let our little princess play dress up. I went to Kmart and Wal-Mart today to find some "play" clothes for her...really, I wanted a "Belle" outfit, but I selltled for Cinderella because I had the choice of that, Snow White, Thumbelina or Davidia. I thought this color choice would be cutest on her. She LOVED it! She cried and screamed when daddy took it off for her nap today. She loves her princess dress! I couldn't get many smiles out of her, but wanted to post to the blog right away because, well, Daddy told me I had to. ;-)

This is right after her nap, so she is pretty groggy. Still loving her dress and her little Cinderella bag that goes with it!

Her serious look.

I just thought that this was a cute little profile of her. Daddy loves that her hair is getting so long. Our little Isabelle is always on the move and does not like to stay still long, so Mommy gets a quick snip of the bangs when I can and that is about the extent of our hair cutting on the princess. Gotta run...time to put in Cinderella on DVD! She sings along too, very cute!

Happy Father's Day Daddy....Let's Go Fishing!

2009-06-21T15:02:00.002-06:00

Heath posing with his new tackle box and pole. He is all ready to go catch some fish!

Heath and Daddy walking over to their fishing spot at the pond. They looked so cute going over there together. They were both so excited!

Daddy helping get Heath's pole ready to go. You can click on these pictures to see them a little better...I was on the other side of the pond close to the car and the twins.

And this would be one of the fish that got away...

Heathie reeling in his catch as Daddy watches and waits.

Daddy holding the rainbow trout as Heath yells at it...yes you read that right, he yelled at the fish...but the fish got him back!

And just as he was yelling at the fish, the fish jumped up and tried to give Heath a big smooch on the face, which completely freaked him out and he screamed and cried! He was not a big fan of the fish on his face...see the look on his face in the picture? All in all, it was a great day fishing!

Three monkeys at B-ball camp

2009-06-21T14:51:00.000-06:00

Although these are not great pictures, they are all I have. I brought my old camera and something was set worng on it. These were the three little one crawling around the high school bleachers when Heath finished up his last day at the high school. He was so excited that Mommy, Daddy and the babies were all going to go see him on the last day.

I am really glad to have this shot even though it is fuzzy, this is the long hallway at the high school....someday, these three kiddos will be walking the same hallways together and will be much bigger than this. I just thought this was so cute to have them running the hallways of the school together. Next year at basketball camp, we will have to take another shot like this and keep the same thing going year after year... Isabelle and Mitchie loved seeing their big brother at camp as much as he loved having them there!

Heath's Basketball Camp

2009-06-21T14:29:00.002-06:00

Last week Heath attended basketball camp. He had so much fun!! He was very excited to go and was talking about it for a few days before he finally got to go. His hour and a half week long camp (M-F, 8-9:30) was full of 3 year olds through kindergarteners. The Laramie high school basketball coach put this camp on. What a fabulous thing for the kids to start getting excited about basketball early...and what patience for a young coach to have these little kiddos for that long every morning! Daddy got to take Heath to basketball camp the first day and he may have been just as excited as his boy!

This is Coach Mountain talking to his youngest group of kids. Heath is the one wearing the camo sweatshirt. They huddled up and listened pretty good at the end of every day and then put hands in for a nice "Plainsmen" yell. For those of you who do not know, the Plainsmen are the mascot for the high school. Coach Mountain was awesome with the kids and Heath had a blast with him. He told us he was a really nice boy and he liked him a lot but not too much ;-)

This was when Heath finally realized that Mommy was there to pick him up. He usually finished up and looked around for a while before he realized that someone was there...not realizing that I had been there for like 30 minutes or so watching. He still has such a sweet smile and loves to see his people!

Heath walking back to the circle with his Sponge Bob basketball. He was so funny at camp. Coach Mountain was working on Heath's dribbling and was trying to get him to focus and concentrate and Heath looks up at him pretty serious and says, Coach, did you know I have monkeys in my room? How do you get back to b-ball from that? He just laughed and said that's great Heath, but let's focus on dribbling right now. He told us how Heath would come with so much energy, more than the other kids, but that they all kind of hit the wall on Wednesday.

Heath trying his best to go for the full extension to make a shot. It took about all he had to get the shot to hit the basket. He was one of the youngest and smallest guys out there, but it was a great experience and we look forward to next year. He had fun and loved his new shirt that he received on the last day and his new Plainsmen basketball. Basketball camp was an overall blast and we are all so glad that he could experience this!

Mr. Biggs Rocks...just ask the kids!

2009-06-13T20:50:00.002-06:00

This was Isabelle pretty much the entire time...a flash or a glimpse of her at full speed on to the next "big thing". She ran from room to room, playing for a while with everything, from the bakery, to the beauty shop, to the room of cars, the music room...you name it, she was there, but not for long!

Heathie loved the fire truck and even got to wear a jacket and a hat...hhhmmmmmm, seems like we may have done this at Halloween? Wish we had the cool fire truck at home! ;-)

Mitchie LOVES books!!!! They are one of his very favorite things, so it was no surprise that he loved the reading room! He picked Little Einsteins, grabbed the Madagascar chair and was in heaven! You should click and enlarge the picture to see the adorable face he was making...so cute to see the look he was making as if so shocked at what he was "reading" at 2 years old!!!

What an imagination this little guy has. So funny as he has never seen a working video game machine. He climbed right up and looked through the steering wheel and stayed for about 10 minutes pretending to drive the car.

This is where she finally pooped out and stayed put for a while. Grammie showed her the sandbox. She LOVED the sandbox and stayed put for quite some time. It took a couple of baths to get all of the sand out of her hair, but it was worth it!

Heath loved going through the dark glowing maze. We were pretty shocked as it was really dark in there. The paint that you can see glowed in the dark so you could see that, but it was really pretty dark and he kept running through over and over. I hid and snapped a flash shot...nothing scared him that day.

Last shot...the three little monkeys crammed in the car together. Hard to get a shot with all of them looking let alone smiling, so this is the best we got. Thought is was pretty cute of them. They had SO much fun this day in Colorado Springs. They LOVE Grammie and Papa's house very much and love their new room...I know Grammie "thinks" it is her craft room, but it really is the kids room! ;-) We had a great visit and we are so blessed to have family so close as we lived out here so many years with family so very far away.

Heath's Spiderman Surprise!

2009-05-14T15:20:00.002-06:00

Well, it was "Bike Day" at school today so we bought Heath a bike yesterday as a surprise! Although one afternoon was not enough for him to feel comfortable riding it, he was very excited about getting it and riding around the garage yesterday afternoon!

He is really loving Batman and Spiderman right now, although I have no idea how he really knows who they are other than maybe hearing other kids talk about them at school. He does get Spiderman and Batman fruit snacks and loves them...but other than that, he has never watched them on tv, so not sure why he likes them so much.

He got right on the bike and was ready to go somwhere. It was very cute and the bike fit him very well!

Daddy (and his helper, Pumpkin) tried to show Heath how to use the pedals to get himself around the garage. Heath preferred the Fred Flinstone foot method of manuevering around the garage...whatever works! He had a great time!

So, this is him after lunch all geared up with his Spiderman helmet and pads on (Grandma bought those!) riding around the garage. He loves his new bike a lot!

Well, when it was all said and done, he wanted to take his tricycle to school today. He still had to wear his helmet for safety! The police officer came to school and talked to them about bike safety and then they got to ride around the pavement and they were all given a packet of snack tickets. They had little stands with cookies and ice cream and snack foods and they could cash in their tickets for various items...very cute! He had a blast! When I picked him up, there were about 10 kids having a total melt down when I walked in (they had just come in from outside). I couldn't help myself but to laugh and feel sorry for Ms. Shannon as she was holding a little girl in her arms who was crying alligator tears. They must have all had a wonderful time outside. Heath was running around in circles smiling and laughing...he must have been too happy to cry! ;-)

My Three Angels That Give Me a Reason To Celebrate Mother's Day!

2009-05-11T11:51:00.002-06:00

This is my oldest son, Heath (3 1/2). It took us 7 1/2 long years before Heath Aganon blessed us with his presence. It was SO worth the wait! He is very sweet and soft spoken and loves all of his people. He is still a little shy, but is starting to open up as he spends more time in pre-school. He thanks us every day for his big yellow house and for different things inside...ranging from the windows to his bed, his books, the couches, the fridge...you get the point. He is very polite and so very sweet, did I say that already? ;-)

This is Mitchell Scott (2 yrs, 3 months). Mitchie blessed us with his presence a few months early when Heath was only 16 months old. Mitchie is also very sweet and has a laugh and a smile that is so very contagious! As you can see from this look, he is also a flirt! This is our little boy that I have said from the start will date all the girls! ;-) He loves everybody and is not very shy...he will go to just about anybody as long as he sees that we trust them. He is full of love and is willing to share it with lots of people! He has overcome so much and meets any challenge given to him...a fighter if ever there was one!
Now...to the girl of the three, Isabelle Grace (also 2 yrs, 3 months). Isabelle also blessed us with her presence a few months early when Heath was 16 months old. Isabelle is also very sweet...if you are one of her peeps!!! If you are not, you better work to get on her side!!! She LOVES her daddy and she has her daddy wrapped and wrapped and wrapped some more around her little finger, and her big finger, and her thumb...get the picture?? That devilish smile is exactly what you see...a devilish smile! I am sure she has just gotten away with something, possibly just knocked one of her brothers from the backside when they thought nothing was coming! Now...don't let me mislead you, she is also so very sweet and loves her brothers so very much! She loves to give them hugs and kisses randomly for no reason, but she is going to be no cupcake either! I feel sorry for the first girl who tries to pick on her in school...watch out is all I have to say to that poor girl.
So, these are my three little sweetie pies that have blessed me after so many years of wanting to celebrate Mother's Day! All I can really say is they were so worth the wait! My friend Stacy bought us a onesie that said "worth the wait" when I was pregnant with Heath and it was so true! So, Happy Mother's Day to all the mommas out there and to all the mommas to be and to all the women in my life who will be and should be mommas and are trying in this struggle that is so very difficult...I am behind you 100% and am praying that you will experience this journey for yourself soon! Love to you all...

The Family at the Farm

2009-05-10T21:43:00.000-06:00

Okay, so it is not a great picture, but sometimes you get what you can get! Isabelle was not happy (you just can't see the screaming and the tears in this shot), Mitchie was clearly crying, Heathie is not looking and was crying, Daddy was ready to lose it and Mommy was ready to rock and roll!! Hey, when that camera is out, you gotta be ready to smile, when is everyone else going to learn this lesson??? Just suck it up and take a good photo! ;-) We really were having a fabulous time and all the tears were short lived. As soon as we got everyone down, they were all happy! I guess this shot will not work for the Christmas card...oh well...we have a lot more time left this year!

My Little Guy Chowing Down on Mother's Day!

2009-05-10T17:21:00.001-06:00

Okay...so, Mitchie should have been charged for an adult at our Mother's day buffet brunch! Here is a list of the foods that he ate that day: Clam chowder (with a little tabasco!), pork loin with au jus, prime rib with au jus, ceasar salad, couscous, rosemary potatoes, crackers, french toast with whip cream and strawberries, yogurt, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, 2 cupcakes, smiley face fries and strawberries...some plain and some dipped in chocolate! The best part...he ate for free! Now...he only ate small bites of some of this, but are you kidding me? He is only 2!!! He was a machine! He ate way more than his mommy, sister and big brother combined! It was a great meal and we will continue to go back every year! Check out this video of him eating his cupcakes. Just like his big brother, he hates to get his hands dirty and he has figured out a way to eat his cupcakes and not get a speck of frosting on his hands!!! Pretty smart cookie!

A Day at the Farm

2009-05-09T21:26:00.002-06:00

We went to the farm today in Fort Collins and the kids loved it, especially Heath! We drove down and met Grammie and Papa for lunch at Macaroni Grill and then headed to the farm. It was a great day and we got to have a Mother's Day lunch with Drew's mom! The weather was fabulous and the spring was in full bloom!

Isabelle Grace loved playing in the sand. She was peeking at us through the tractor for this shot. She just loved getting dirty in the sand. Their baths were definitely needed tonight!

Mitch was having so much fun climbing up the slide over and over again. He didn't want to ride on the horsey or the tractors, he just wanted to slide. It was the first time he went up and down the slide by himself and he loved to just keep going over and over again!

Heath was so excited to ride on the John Deere tractor...it was all he could talk about today on the way down! We should probably have one at home...

Here is Mitchie getting ready to go down the slide again. He was so funny and so proud just playing by himself and letting the other two do their thing.

Isabelle on the John Deere with the devilish look on her face of what she is going to get in to next!
And the grand finale of all three of them running wildly all over the farm together. They had so much fun together! It would be so great to have this is as our property, it is a great facility and we had so much fun!

Easter

2009-04-13T16:23:00.000-06:00

Finding some Easter eggs...had to look in the tree house.
All the kiddos had camo baskets. Isabelle's turned into a skirt and the boys turned into a sun hat. They were pretty cute.
Mitchie loved the idea of finding eggs in the house...especially ones that looked like sports balls!
And the family picture...which was not easy to take! We had lots of bad shots and this one is not great, but it was the best of the ones we took. Hope everyone had a Happy Easter and that the "funny" rabbit as Heath calls him came and visited you too!

Jumping High

2009-04-13T16:04:00.000-06:00

Well, this is our big boy. Sometimes I just look at him and can not believe how big he looks. He just won't stay little...how does that happen? The twins just kind of grow slower and kind of stay smaller than most kids grow, but Heath won't. He just keeps growing and growing. He is still so sweet and polite and loves his babies so very much!
This is Isabelle jumping on the tramp...I know, she should not have the little spoon in her mouth while jumping, we took it out! We took a couple of pictures and then realized she had it in!!! It is a tiny little barbie spoon (thanks Rachelle!) and she loves to play with it and had it in her mouth when she started jumping and I was snapping pics and then realized it and made her get down, but it really was a funny pic with her hair flying and her catching some air...so I posted it anyway...knowing people would judge me. Whatever, let it fly, I can take it! ;-)
Mitchie is a little more timid on the tramp then the other two are. He bounces more than jumps, so I can not really catch a shot of him catching some air, but he does love to play on it and bounce around.
And then there is the other fearless wonder! This kid loves to try and clear the top bar. He would love to bounce up to the second floor if he could! If we tell him to come jump, he bolts from anywhere and comes flying over to the tramp and jumps as high as he can as fast as he can and then leaves and goes on doing whatever he was doing. They have so much fun together and love to be together!

Bowling Time

2009-04-13T15:46:00.000-06:00

This was Heath's first time bowling. He had a blast!
He had so much fun at Brady and Sage's birthday party! He did get in trouble when he ran half way up the alley because his ball did not make it all the way to the pins and he thought he would just go get it himself. Not one of the smartest moves he has made...
This is one of Heath's favorite girls!! Kenzie looked so cute and was quite the bowler! They had lots of fun!
This is Sage and Brady after blowing out candles on the adorable "5" cupcake cake. It was really cute! We will miss Brady and Kenzie so much when they move next month. A lot of the kids friends have moved and that is always sad for us, but I am glad that we have had the time that they have had with them! They will forever be in our hearts!

A Day of Mitchie

2009-04-13T15:33:00.000-06:00

We try to do a day of Mitchie every time we take him down to Denver Children's Hospital every six months. So this last time was the first time we have not gone down the night before and spent the night. His appointment was at 11, so we just went down that morning and did not have to spend a lot of time waiting around. We got in pretty quick and had a fabulous appointment! We went straight to Chuck E. Cheese for pizza and fun after the appointment. Mitchie got to ride some rides and play a few games.
He was not a huge fan of the little rides, but was a good sport of mommy snapping a few quick shots for the blog!
The best part of the afternoon was our table. The place was empty and we got to sit close to the stage and Mitchie loved to see Chuck E. Cheese perform 80's songs when the curtain opened. He sang right to our little boy! It was a great day and mostly because the appointment went so well. The neurologist was so happy with Mitch's progress that we get to wait a whole year before going back!

Our sweet Belle in the Hospital

2009-04-13T09:13:00.000-06:00

Well, our little girl has been sick this year. She has had pneumonia three times this winter and has ended up in the hospital twice (her stays being exactly one month apart). This is her little crib in the hospital. It is almost like a cage. It has metal bars that pull up so she can't fall out, but mostly she slept with me in the bed.
She was so exhausted from fighting treatments all the time that she actually fell asleep with her head sitting straight up in the air for about 30 minutes.
Loving up on her Daddy. She loved her daily visits from Daddy!
And sleeping so sweetly on Mommy. Probably the happiest she looked the whole time she was in the hospital!

Children's Museum Day

2009-03-26T03:25:00.000-06:00

We had lots of fun at the Children's Museum. Mommy and Daddy took us to the Children's Museum and let us play around. I, of course, went straight for the cars. Here is another one of my silly faces that I was trying out...not sure, this one is just called "the scrunch".
Heath and Isabelle played behind the puppet stage yet never performed a show for us. They just randomly tossed puppets at us...maybe that was the show?
I think Isabelle is waiting to take Mitchie's order, what do you think? Or maybe she just locked him out. The second may be a more likely scenario!
Three monkeys playing nicely for the end of our stay here at the museum. They had fun and pooped themselves out. All in all, a great day!

Flying High

2009-03-26T03:17:00.000-06:00

I love playing with my daddy! Daddy was throwing me high into the air. He and I had so much fun at the park. I could not stop laughing. I knew that my daddy wouldn't drop me...he kept catching me every time. We had so much fun!

A Day at the Park...in March!

2009-03-26T03:10:00.000-06:00

Here is Isabelle fully enjoying the swing. She loves every minute the swing has to offer. She did not want to get off at any time and was absolutely devastated when we stopped it and took her off...believe me? She actually did enjoy it for a few seconds and then I took a few pictures and got this shot which I just had to post!
And since I posted Isabelle's happy moment on the swing, I had to also post Mitchie's happiest moment on the swing also. He didn't enjoy most of his time on the swing and wanted off most of the time, so he was not on long...but long enough to snap a few pics.
Heath and Mitchie loved playing together and it was so fun to watch the two side by side playing around the park.
Heath loved the big slide at the park for 5 year olds. He has just started to show this "no fear" thing which mommy is just LOVING! Daddy ran up the ladder behind him as he made the climb to the top about 5 times. We had a great picnic on a blanket and soaked up the beautiful day. There were even kids out in shorts...we thought it was a little chilly out for that, but it really was nice. Gotta love sunshine and warm days when you can get them in March in Wyoming!

Just Having Fun....

2009-03-26T02:51:00.000-06:00

I love wearing my Fresno State hat around the house these days. I am mommy and daddy's littlest bulldog fan!
I like to try different faces out all the time. My daddy and mommy just laugh at me and think I am so funny. What do you think about this one? It is kind of a combo fishy face-blow a kiss face all at the same time...cute, huh? Can you tell how hard I am concentrating?
And here I am just flashing that famous Mitchie smile! I must have just finished doing something naughty and then trying to look super cute afterwards...do you think it worked?
Oh mom, it wasn't me, it was Batman! See, the guy right here on my jammies, see?

My First Day of School!

2009-03-10T16:47:00.000-06:00

So, this was my first day of school...pre-school, that is! I decided to sleep in. Mommy wasn't sure whether to wake me or not since I have been sick, so she let me sleep. I slept past the time I was supposed to be there. I finally woke up when mommy came in to check on me. I was very sleepy. I woke up a little grumpy, but quickly cheered up with my toast and banana. I got ready for school and off we went.
This was my outfit. I was excited to go meet some new friends!
This was my first friend, Rory. She was a little skeptical at first. She asked my mommy if I was a baby. She was confused why my mommy stuck around for a while when no other mommys where there. She warmed up when my mommy pulled out the camera though! We were at the pasta station having fun! I had a great day and tons of fun! I will go back tomorrow and see how it goes.

We turned 2!!!

2009-02-23T22:22:00.001-07:00

This was my butterfly quilt that my grammie made me. I was also wearing my crown...get used to it!
I am not so sure I will always be wearing my crown like my sister. She thinks she deserves to wear one all the time...me, well, I am just a regular guy.
This is the elephant cake that our mommy made us. Daddy was so proud of mommy for making us this cake. She thought it was so funny to add peanuts for the elephant to snack on! It took her a really long time to carve out the shape and add all the icing!! Her hand got really tired ;)
We sort of blew out the candles. Our big brother Heath helped...and mommy too! We were kind of interested in the peanuts and didn't even eat the cake. We didn't really feel very good on our birthday. We got to spend time with our friends and we got some really great presents and played hard!

Here I am with my daddy at 2 years old, and down below I am with my daddy on the day I was born just two years ago.

And this is me, Mitchie looking at all these cool presents and fun things to open at two years old. Down below, I was fighting with everything I had while holding on to my mommy's finger on the day I was born. Amazing what can happen in two years and with only 20 pounds.

Isabelle Gracie's room

2009-02-03T20:09:00.000-07:00

So I loved this tree when I got the new Decor Elements catalog from Stampin' Up! and thought that it would be so perfect in Isabelle's room. I had to paint over her little bouncy words that said happily ever after, but you can still see the adorable little froggies, foxtails and dragonflies that Jenise painted while I was on bedrest with the twins. The quote says "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams". I love the way it looks and Isabelle has been fascinated with it as it is right above her bed.

Check me out...

2009-01-30T16:36:00.001-07:00

Okay, so I am the only girl. My Mommy likes to dress the boys, but she REALLY likes to dress me! She has her favorites...and so does Daddy! I think that we will start having a fashion show on the blog now too so you can see just how cute and wild some of their favorites are! Mommy has started an album of just my outfits...not a scrapbook, just pictures!
This is one of my Mommy's favorites! Grandma came over and asked what I had on. Uhhhhh, an outfit Grandma, really!
And this is what I sported for Daddy's birthday party at Corona Village...did anyone see the picture of Daddy in the sombrero? I have to remind Mommy to post that!
And yet another one of my mom's choices. Grammie, did you catch the boots? My Mommy loves to shop at Hannah Anderson when the stuff goes on sale! She says that they have the best sales after Christmas and it is a good time to buy sizes for next year! Whatever Mom!!!

To cake or not to cake?

2009-01-30T14:09:00.000-07:00

Hi! My name is Isabelle and I like cake. I started liking cake about one year ago. I can not lie...if I smell it baking, I start to crave it. An overwhelming sense of excitement starts to fill my every ounce of existence! I sometimes get so excited that I start to scream out of control!!! My mommy tries to calm me down, but there is just no use...I have an addiction. I NEED cake! Lucky for me, I know that there will be cake coming shortly as I am coming up on birthday #2. Surely Mommy and Daddy will not deprive me of cake, right? I need cake, did I say that already? Sure, there are other things that I like and that make me happy, but I NEED cake....

Couch fun!

2009-01-30T13:56:00.000-07:00

So, our physical therapist did say that it was a good idea for the twins (especially Isabelle) to practice walking on the couch without the cushions on it for balance and strength. We have decided to take this to a whole new level. The kids love it and really, if you were that size, wouldn't it be more comfortable?
It is also easier for them to get in and out of and also works their leg muscles to step in and out all the time.
At first, they fell quite a bit walking on them, but they have mastered it pretty quickly!
And this says to me, Mommy, what did I do to deserve two brothers??? She is definitely going to be one tough cookie! She gets beat on a lot and can fight back with the best of them! She went crashing into the metal gate with her face yesterday and I was waiting for her to cry...she never even thought about it.

Muffin Day

2009-01-30T13:48:00.000-07:00

So we got bored after playing this morning, so we decided to make some chocolate chip muffins. Here is Heath showing you exactly what kind...just in case you needed to know.
And surprise, guess who was behind the box???
Heath ate 4 muffins an hour before lunch. He chowed them down 1/2 a muffin at a time. I think it is safe to say that he liked them.
And truly, what is not to like? They were pretty good! I did manage to limit myself to one...this morning that is!

Three little monkeys...

2009-01-07T13:36:00.000-07:00

So this picture made me think of speak no evil. I thought, I know Mitchie will play peek-a-boo...it was just getting Heath to cover his ears. So, we are out of order, but you get the point, right? They are all in their personalized robes (Mickey of course!) from Grandma...a Christmas present to keep them warm.
Speak no evil, hear no evil & see no evil. This was quite the challenge. I am not sure I could have ever pulled this off without the Mommarazzi camera! Thanks to my wonderful husband, I have the camera of my dreams!

Time out.

2009-01-06T16:45:00.000-07:00

So, a few minutes ago Heath got himself in trouble. We are working really hard at trying to get him to "rest" (a/k/a nap!) after lunch as he really does need his afternoon nap but fights it something terrible! So, he was being naughty and I sent him to time out...a few minutes passed and I told him he could get up but to come and see me. I didn't hear anything so I thought he just went the other way. I waited a couple of minutes and went to check on him and he is crashed out in the time out chair. This is so ironic isn't it? So, we have a party to be at in 15 minutes and we will be a little bit late while he catches up on some zzzzzzzzzz's. Now, where am I supposed to sign up for my catch up zzz's??? Aaahhhhhh, the life of a child!

Oops...caught me!

2009-01-06T16:27:00.000-07:00

Okay, so if you don't really know Isabelle, here she is in a nut shell. Daring, courageous, full of spunk, mind of her own, sassy (yes, she is...I can not deny it!) and ready to take on anyone at any time...yes, that includes mommy and daddy! This was after getting her down about 4 times...I know it is crazy, but I just had to take a shot because this really does show her true colors. Most of all, she is a loving and cuddly little girl who just wraps her daddy tighter every morning she flashes that smile!

Aebelskiver Breakfast!

2009-01-06T16:23:00.000-07:00

Isabelle thinks that they are pretty tasty. This is her second helping. This is quite amazing, she hardly eats anything.
Mitchie, well, he eats everything, but he did have himself a couple of big helpings. He thinks that they are finger-lickin' good!
Heath is not a big eater at any meal. As you can see, he ate some goldfish with his aebelskivers. He really only ate a couple of goldfish, he just carried them around for a lot of the day...transporting them in the box by his plate.

A typical weekend day in WY

2009-01-04T10:11:00.000-07:00

This is Mitchie playing so nicely all by himself. He is not bothering anyone, just having himself a good time.

Now enters his sister...not so bad, they are quiet and sharing with one another.

Now the big brother comes in to play...and everything blows up! Isabelle Grace says I am out of here and I am shutting the door on the way out!! You two have some serious problems... Brotherly love...it just makes my heart melt

But, after some making up and smiles, Isabelle courageously re-enters the garden and shuts the door. All is well.

80's Rocker Girl??

2009-01-04T09:46:00.000-07:00

Okay, so the kids were playing in the Thomas the Train tent and it sure did a number on Isabelle's hair. Does she not look like she should be on the album (you know, the thing that holds a record?) of Guns & Roses or Bon Jovi? Okay...if you think you are courageous enough, click on my picture and make me bigger...c'mon, I dare ya!!!!