Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Jake's Baptism

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Other than having a hard time accepting that I have a child old enough to be baptised everything about Jake's Baptism was perfect.


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(Sorry, my camera is slowly dying and my pictures are awful)


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Jake's Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts, cousins and his friends from church all came to support him on his special day.

We let Jake plan his baptism. It was fun to see who he wanted to speak, sing etc... For journal purposes this was the program-


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This is Skylee, one of Jake's good friends who happened to be wearing the same dress as Court. Too cute.


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After the baptism we had our family over to our house for sandwiches and salad. Thank you to everyone for helping with all the yummy food. And a big thank you to everyone who participated in Jake's baptism. We're so lucky to be apart of two amazing families.


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Grandma Margaret and Grandpa Cole



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Nana & Granddad


Dear Jacob,

Dad and I are so proud of you. Words can not express how much we love you, since the minute you were born we knew you were special and that you were sent to us for a reason. Your strength and willingness to do what is right, learn the gospel and follow our Savior is truly an example to us and especially your sister. We hope you will always remember how you felt on this special day and we hope you will always know how many people love you. We love you Jake.

Love,
Mom & Dad

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Missing Bike

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This was officially the saddest day so far of Jacob's life. A few weeks ago Jake came home from school and went off to play with friends. He came rushing back into the house and said in a panicked voice "Mom, where's my bike"? I replied that it was in the garage and he said it wasn't. I went to see and he was right - it was gone. We quickly drove around the neighborhood hoping maybe he'd left it at a friends house??? No luck. I sent out a huge text to all my neighbors asking them to keep an eye out for it but by night fall we all pretty much knew -


Jake's bike had been stolen.


Jake was too angry to cry. He kept kicking the wall or punching his bed. He kept asking why someone would steal his bike? You see, Jake's bike was his most favorite thing he owned in the entire world. He rode his bike every day, he rode it to the bus stop, to his friends houses, practiced jumps etc.. He really loved his bike and now to have it gone was almost incomprehensible for him. It was heart breaking to see him so sad. I'll admit that Scott and I were pretty angry ourselves. I mean seriously, who steals an 8 year olds bike?


Jake insisted on putting up flyers in our neihborhood so we did. Scott also called the police, we knew there was nothing they could do but we thought they should at least be aware of what had happened. It's now been several weeks since the bike was stolen, Jake still really misses it but he's doing a lot better. Now we just have to hope that Santa or Santa's helpers will help Jake get a new bike soon.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Flag Football Star

This past Fall we signed Jake up to play Flag Football and he absolutely loved every second of it. Instead of growing up and wanting to be a Soccer Star he's now changed it to wanting to be a Football Star. lol!!! I'll admit I'm not a huge football fan but I really enjoyed watching his games. Jake caught on really fast and was one of the more aggresive players on his team. Jake especially loved learning all the different plays and putting them into action. We were sad when the season ended but at least we always have next year.


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Jake's first football injury. He was so proud of it. lol!!!

Saturday, December 3, 2011

November Randomness

Here are a few fun things we did this past November. Enjoy the randomness.

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Jake and Court with the neighbors enjoying the first snow fall of the season.

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Veteran's day is a special day for me as it always reminds me of my Hero- My Grandpa Selman. Not only was my Grandpa one of my most favorite people in the world and the best Grandpa in the world but he was also a World War II Hero. He loved Remembrance Day (what Canadians call Veterans Day). I remember as a little girl going with him to special events on this day, meeting his friends who also fought in the War and listening to his extrodinary and amazing experience of surviving being a Prisoner of War for close to 4 years. One of my favorite memories as a little girl (I think I was around 10 years old) was meeting one of my Grandpa's friends who was in the same POW camp as him. He shook my hand and looked me in my eyes and said "Your Grandpa saved my life". (My Grandpa worked in the kitchen and would smuggle out Potato Peelings to his friends and these potato peelings kept this man alive). To this day, I'll never forget this mans eyes which were filled with so much love for my Grandpa. A day doens't go by that I don't think of my Grandpa as I miss him so much but Veteran's Day is an extra special day for me to honor my Hero.



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My Parents invited us to the Ogden Veterans Parade, I'll admit my eyes became a little misty watching the soldiers and veterans march by. How blessed we are to have so many people who have sacrificed, fought and who are still fighting for our freedom. Saying thank you will never come close to what they sacrifice for us.


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Having fun at Fat Cat's after the parade
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One random Sunday afternoon Jake decided to dress up as a football player (he found his football Halloween costume he wore when he was 4 years old). Surprisingly it kind of fit him, it was extra snug but he thought he looked really cool. Court then decided to dress up as a cheerleader. These two silly kids definitely crack us up.


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Every morning Courtney wakes up, climbs in my bed and we talk about what our plans are for the day. She loves scheduling out her day (or trying to schedule out what she would WANT to do that day).


Here's an example of a day that Courtney plans for herself; eat breakfast, watch a cartoon, get dressed, play with a friend, have a bath, watch a cartoon, read a book, play with a friend, eat lunch, play with a friend, color, eat a treat, play with a friend, eat dinner and go to bed. Lol!!!


Other than going to preshool and dance her all time favorite thing to do is- play with friends. Every second of the day she's asking if she can play with a friend. When she does get the chance to play with a friend and after playing with that friend for several hours and her friend has to go home, not even a second goes by until she's asking if she can play with another friend. She's definitely my little social bug but such a cute little social bug.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I've come to conclusion that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Now don't get me wrong, I love Christmas but there is something that is so simple about Thanksgiving. Maybe that's the reason I love it - because it's simple. Being thankful for your blessings, delicious food and family, it honestly doesn't get better than that. (My mom will cringe when she reads 'simple', she'll be thinking what's simple about cooking a meal for over 30 people? - I get that but you have to agree that it's a hundred times more simple than Christmas).


This year as a family we made a list of everything we're grateful for, I wanted to see how long we could make it - I think we got to 156 things we're thankful for. Next year will start sooner and try to get to 500. After you get passed the normal (but most important ones) such as family, Jesus, Temples, scriptures etc... the rest become very random. I found out my kids are thankful for pillows, leaves, carpet, pilgrims, teeth, x-box, bunny rabbits etc... The funniest is when Court started saying she was thankful for tables, chairs, bowls, plates. Jake stopped her and said "Court, are you just looking at things and saying you're thankful for them?" This cracked Scott and I up as it's one of our favorite movie quotes from Anchor Man "I love lamp".


Sorry, that was kind of random. Back to Thanksgiving. What I'm most thankful for in my life right now is- my life. I know this sounds really general but it's true. I love everything about my life including the sometimes bad stuff but thankfully it's mostly good stuff. I'm thankful for my amazing husband, my beautiful and healthy children, both our families, the gospel, our Saviour, my health, my home, being able to stay at home, Scott's job, my friends, my Aunts and Uncles etc... My list is truly endles and I'm thankful for this as well.


Happy Thanksgiving!!!


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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Oops! Forgot to Post Courtney's Dance Recital

I realized that I never made a post about Courtney's Dance Recital. Oops! Oh well, better late than never I guess?? Lol!!

Last year we started Courtney in Dance and she loved it. She absolutely loved it. In her dance class was her Cousin Aiva and her friend Raini which made it even more fun. At the end of the year they had a Dance Recital and performed two Dances. A Bumble Bee Dance and a Flower Dance. Both were adorable but definitely the Bumble Bee Dance was the cutest.

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These are the special curlers we used to make her hair super cute!




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Courtney's friend Raini and cousin Aiva



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Courtney had so much fun that we are now into our second year of Dance and like last year she is still loving it!!!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Jake is 8!

It's crazy to believe that our little Jake is now 8 years old. It's even crazier to think that he's going to be baptised in a few weeks. Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!

When Jake came to us with the idea of taking his friends to Chuck A Rama for his Birthday Party (an all you can eat Buffet) Scott and I started laughing but when we realized he was serious, we thought - why not?

Saturday morning four of Jake's friends and his cousin Logan arrived at our house and we were off to Chuck A Rama's. We let the boys sit at their own table and then let them go to down. I think the record was ten plates and I think nine out of the ten plates was dessert. The boys had a ton of fun. After stuffing themselves we took them back to our house to open presents and let them hang for a couple of hours. I have to say it was the easiest and cheapest Birthday Party I've ever done (a big thanks to my Mom and Dad who joined us at the restaurant and gave us some Kid's eat FREE coupons).


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Jake's actual Birthday fell on Sunday. Jake had to wait until after church to open his presents because his Dad was at early morning church meetings. Jake said it was the longest church 'ever'!!! After presents we ate a big BIRTHDAY brunch which consisted of all of Jake's favorite breakfast foods; pancakes, eggs, ham and scones. Later that evening we headed to Grandma's house for dinner and Birthday Cake!!!

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Happy Birthday Jake!! We love you!!!!

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Pumpkin Patch Bust

I don't know what it is about my kids but they either have the worst timing for getting sick or they can't handle anything fun. Here are just a few of many examples - tell me if you can't see some kind of pattern.

1. Jake's 1st grade field trip to Dinosaur Park - the night before he throws up and misses it.

2. Halloween Night - Jake's trick or treating but gets a stomach ache and I have to take him home and he misses out on the rest of the night.

3. Lagoon day with Scott's family - The night before Jake throws up and gets a fever and we can't go.

4. Courtney's first day of pre school - The night before she throws up and has to miss her first day.

5. The latest one - Courtney has her first pre-school field trip to a Pumpkin Patch. When we arrive she starts acting grumpy and won't smile. The whole time she complains of a tummy ache, we end up having a miserable time and leaving early.

So, the question is - is this all just a crazy coincidence and my kids have the worst luck ever??? Or, can they honestly not have fun or can't handle the idea of fun and some how they make themselves sick??? All I know is I'm getting sick of my kids getting sick on the 'fun days'. Grrrrr!!!



Here are some pictures of Courtney's field trip to the Pumpkin Patch. You can tell by her eyes that she's not feeling well.



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Courtney's friend Emma


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Poor thing.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Halloween

Returning home with only a week left before Halloween Scott and I tried to do as many Halloween activities with our kids as we possibly could. We went to the pumpkin Patch and saw 'Scary Pumpkin Man', put together costumes, went to my parents ward's Halloween Party, went to a Corn Maze, carved pumpkins etc... (Sadly all of these pictures were erased from my camera).


I still can't get over how warm Halloween was this year. It was definitely a picture perfect Halloween. This year Jake dressed up as a Boxer. He came up with the idea and put his costume together (thanks to all of his Dad's fighting gear in the basement). Courtney was a Bumble Bee. She really, really wanted to be Rapunzel (she was Rapunzel last year) but I really, really wanted her to be a Bumble Bee. In the end we compromised, she was Rapunzel for her Birthday Party and a 'Princess' Bumble Bee for Halloween. It was a win win!!!!!




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Jake at his school's Halloween Parade.



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Halloween afternoon we carverd our pumpkins!



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Pizza and salad at my Mom's house before Trick or Treating



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The ice cream house! Who doesn't like to trick or treat for ice cream???



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We ran into our cute Dunyon cousin's. Darling!


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Half the night we trick or' treated with my family and the second half we trick or' treated with Scott's family. Best of both worlds.



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It's always fun to end the night at Grandma's house with yummy hot Chilli and fresh rolls

Courtney and Baby Lydia

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Courtney and her favorite Baby. Baby Lydia. How do I explain to her that baby has moved away? Breaks my heart!!!!

My hot husband!!

My hot husband!!

Mom and Courts morning routine. Hair & teeth time!

Mom and Courts morning routine. Hair  & teeth time!

Sarah's 23rd Birthday! LOL!!!

Sarah's 23rd Birthday! LOL!!!

St. George

St. George

Jake swimming in Pine View

Jake swimming in Pine View

Jake and Coco with Cousin Tyler hanging out in St. George

Jake and Coco with Cousin Tyler hanging out in St. George

Coco kissing Chucke Cheese

Coco kissing Chucke Cheese
We took Jake and Coco to Chucke Cheese for their first time. We all had a blast!

almost kissing counsins. Too cute!!!

almost kissing counsins. Too cute!!!