The Olson's

New Family Pictures

2010-10-21T17:51:00.001-07:00

Here is our latest and greatest family pictures. My sister-in-law took them for us. She is wonderful. She even brought us cupcakes!!! That was our bribe to be good during the photo shoot! Grayden was sure that Cheeto the stuffed dog had to come, and I was sure that eddie the dog had to come too! We had lots of fun and got lots of good pictures.

Who Needs a swimming Pool

2010-07-08T17:14:00.000-07:00

Really who needs to pay to go to a swimming pool when we have showers and buckets!!! Plus the liklihood of drowning in the shower is pretty slim!

Meet Eddie

2010-07-08T17:02:00.000-07:00

So I have been convinced for a long time that Cassie is dying. She makes this noise ALL the time that I can only describe as Huffing. Sometimes, well lots of times, she huffs so hard that she makes herself throw up. It is very gross. Well I finally took her back to the vet and they "diagnosed" her with congestive heart failure. Well to make a long story short, the only thing they can tell for sure is her heart is enlarged and is pressing on her trachea which causes her to huff. As for her life span they really can't say any thing for sure. At any rate, I figured if she was dying it would be easier if we had another dog around so I started checking out the humane societies website. Well one day I came upon this and I had to have him. It was a bit of a struggle to convince Chris to let me keep him, but he lovingly gave in. I might of played the I can't have anymore babies card and this fills that void!!!:) But really he has been a great dog. And he adores me and that really can't be bad for one's confidence even if it is a dog!

Should I be Worried?

2010-04-30T12:45:00.000-07:00

So I am wondering if I should be worried. These are some of the things I find my children doing when I am not around!!!!

DISNEYLAND

2010-02-28T17:17:00.001-08:00

Last week we took a little trip to DisneyLand with Chris' family. We had so much fun. I am such a fan of amusement parks. The kids had so much fun with all their cousins. We even took Chris' Aunt Grace for her first trip to Disneyland. She only had to wait 88 years! Jordyn was not afraid to go on anything. She went on every single ride with great enthusiasm. Carter went on all the rides except the rollar coaster in California adventure. He was not such a fan of the tower of terror, but he did survive it and has a shirt to prove it. Grayden was in heaven. He loved everything. He was always happy to have his picture taken with the characters and he loved all the rides. He did have a hard time warming up the the bear from brother bear.

Anyone who knows Grayden well knows he is a little afraid/obsessed with bears. I was a little worried about going on this trip as it was so soon after my surgery. I was afraid I would not be up to it, but I actually felt really good. I was more tired than I normally am, but that was it. I am amazed at how fast the recovery process has been.

Happy Anniversary!

2010-02-13T21:15:00.000-08:00

So today is the 11th anniversary of Chris' lovely skiing accident. 11 years ago today Chris decided to go skiing with some friends. I might add just to be fair that he went in an effort to forget about the fact that I might have dumped him the night before after he sent a dozen roses to my work for Valentine's day. It really was a very nice gesture. He sent them as a "happy friday before valentine's day" present because he knew that I was not a big fan of the actual holiday. Who knows why that scared me a little. I cannot begin to understand what was going through my very silly head those many years ago. So to make a long story short, his friends talked him into skiing with them and to this day I am not sure that I understand how it happened, but it had something to do with a broken backpack, no ski poles, and a tree and that led to a beautiful helicopter tour off the mountain. Unfortunately for Chris he missed the tour because he was laying face down on a stretcher. Needless to say my Valentines roses arrived yesterday as a "happy dump day" gift. And they say women never forget!

I SURVIVED

2010-02-12T16:18:00.000-08:00

I survived my surgery! I am feeling so much better now. I almost feel normal, just a little low energy! I was a little worried about my survival when Carter asked me at least 5 times the night before my surgery if I was going to die! I assured him he would not be rid of me that easy, but my confidence waned a bit when I called Chris to tell him the surgery had changed from the minor outpatient surgery to in patient surgery. He was a little upset, because he was not able to get work off to be with me so when it was more complicated he asked me how I expected to have major surgery with him in Ogden. He said and I quote, "What happens if you die, I will be two hours away!" After we worked through that one he called me back to make sure I had sent in the life insurance checks that were due this month! Thankfully everything went well. Chris even made it to the hospital before I came out of surgery. His wonderful work rescheduled all of his patients for two days so he could be with me. It was great to wake up to his lovely face and know he would not be collecting his million dollars!!!!! I am just happy that I won't be having to do that again. I am running out of parts that can be removed! I should have had my appendix out while I was under!!!:) But seriously, I have had so much help from family and friends. I am so lucky to have such wonderful people in my life!!! It amazes me that is is possible to have surgery and be feeling well so quickly. It has only been a week and a half. We are going to Disney Land next week so hopefully I will still be feeling as good when we get back!

My Baby turned 3 and started preschool!!!!!

2010-01-14T15:40:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my baby is three! Grayden has been a wonderful addition to our family. He is so full of imagination and spunk. He is usually happy and very easy to entertain. He gets so excited about the littlest things. Every morning is like Christmas at our house when Grayden discovers Cheeto his stuffed dog! He will do anything (except poop on the potty) to go on the merry-go-round at the mall.

My little man also started Pre-school on Tuesday. Because of his speech delay he qualifies for the early intervention preschool through Jordan School District. The big yellow school bus comes to our door to pick him up and drop him off. He looked so little climbing aboard that big bus all by himself. But he was so excited. I will say I got a little sad for a second watching the bus leave, but that was short lived when I had three quiet hours to myself to clean, excercise, and shower!!!! Too bad it is only two days a week!

AWESOME PICTURES

2009-12-30T11:14:00.000-08:00

My sister in law takes some of the greatest pictures. For Christmas she gave me a disc with some of the pictures she has taken of my family over the past year or so. These three are my most favorites. It seems like there were a lot of Grayden. He is just always around and doing some of the craziest things! Thanks Amy for the super cute pictures. Grayden has been taking the book you gave us to bed at night to look at all the pictures. Should I be worried that he loves looking at pictures of himself??

Christmas "Boogie"

2009-12-28T19:47:00.000-08:00

So for those of you who don't spend much time around us you may not know that we fondly refer to Grayden as "boogie." My sister has often questioned the choice of nick name that we have assigned to him, but after viewing this picture there will be no more questions as to how he has earned the beloved name!!!! We were in the kitchen on Christmas morning making breakfast and Grayden walked into the kitchen from the living room and this is what we saw!!! You may ask what possessed us to take a picture instead of get the poor kid a tissue, but really have you ever seen a string of snot this long and thick before? Money is a little tight after Christmas and we were hoping this would win us an award!!!!!!

2009-12-28T19:38:00.000-08:00

I know I am a little late with this post, but I always seem to be behind. Anyway on Dec. 4 Carter was baptized and confirmed. It was a wonderful day, and everything went just perfect. It was very nice to spend the day with family and friends. Carter was so excited for this day to come. We are so glad that we were able to share it with him!

Happy Birthday Carter!!!!!!

2009-11-16T20:39:00.000-08:00

Carter turned 8 today! I really can't believe I have a child that old. There are so many new things they get to do when they turn 8. We have shopping for new sunday clothes for his baptism on Dec. 5 and today we got to visit the scout store! I was a little surprised that it cost $65 dollars to buy the scouting necessities! Oh the joys of raising kids! I do love watching my kids get older. It is nice to be able to spend time talking to them and feeling like you are having a real conversation. Carter is a great boy and I am very proud to be his mom!!!! I hope the next 8 years are as good as the last!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARTER!

Grandma's glasses

2009-11-16T20:32:00.000-08:00

So we were over at my mom and dad's the other night and my mom was going through her cedar chest that is full of the blankets and pillow cases my grandma had made before she passed away. Amongst the stuff were the glasses that she wore until she didn't know she wore glasses anymore. My mom did not really know what to do with them so she just put them in the chest. Well Grayden found those glasses and decided that would be the momento he would have to remember her by. He has not parted with them since. He even had to wear them to church yesterday. Needless to say, he distracted several of the ward members from watching the primary program. When he is not wearing them he nicely tucks one arm in the neck of his shirt and wears them that way.

Ragnar Las Vegas

2009-10-23T15:38:00.000-07:00

So two weeks ago Chris and I went to Las Vegas so that I could run the Ragnar relay. It was the first time they have had one in Las Vegas. I was super anxious about the whole event because I came down with a nasty cold three or four days before the race. But thank you to my mother-in-law and her herbal medicine chest I managed to make it through the weekend in pretty decent shape. The race was so fun and I am so glad I did it. I had the first leg and that was awesome because it meant I always finished first in my van. Amy, my sister in law, ran the race with me. I am so glad that she came. I would not have made it through without her. She was definately my moral support. She met me at the end of each of my runs with a banana and ibuprofen. What more can you ask for!!!!!!!!!

Hawaii

2009-10-23T15:10:00.000-07:00

I know I have been neglecting my blog, but I have a few minutes to myself this afternoon so I thought I would do some updating. We went to Hawaii last month with Chris' family and had a lot of fun. It was definately a break from some of the other not so pleasant things that we have been dealing with. It was good to get away with family and just be on vacation!!! It was beautiful the whole time we were there and we loved just sitting in the sun on the beautiful beaches. Grayden was happy just to have sand!!!! Jordyn was in heaven in the ocean. I don't think she ever got out and Carter went back and forth from sand to water. Good thing they all inherited their dads skin and esceped sun burn free for the most part.

LOST

2009-08-23T19:41:00.000-07:00

So I don't really have an excuse for my absence. I guess I would rather look at other peoples blogs instead of blogging about my own life. Not that I am not enjoying my life. I am also horrible at taking pictures. I think my sisters and sisters in law have way more pictures of my family than I do. We have had a short summer this year. We are on year round school so the kids were only out of school for three weeks before they had to go back. Unfortunately they went back for three weeks and are currently off for another three weeks. We really haven't been doing anything out of the ordinary this summer. We have spent a lot of time at the pool and playing outside. We spent a week in Park City with the Beardshall family. Our big vacation is coming up in a few weeks, with the Olson family. We are spending a week in Hawaii. We have enjoyed many barbeques and trips to the park. We spent a day at lagoon last week, which the kids really enjoyed. I must admit that I am still very much a fan of roller coasters and fun rides! I miss the summer we lived in Farmington and had a season pass to Lagoon. We have even camped out at Wheeler farm for our annual ward camp out. I know it sounds like a strange place for a camping trip, but we very much enjoyed it. So there you have it. We are all doing well and enjoying the summer. So here are a few random pictures from the summer!!!!

Runnaway dog

2009-04-30T16:43:00.002-07:00

I will tell you that I adore my dog, however, she is constantly running away. I get so tired of chasing her. Lucky for me, Jordyn is in love with her or any other animal for that matter and is generally the one that is sent to rescue the wild beagle. She (meaning the dog) is a little infatuated with the neighborhood cat "meow"se. Jordyn is a little in love with the cat too. But cassie is bound and determined to bug that cat on a daily basis. Anyway the point of this post is to ask, why when she has such comfy sleeping conditions does she feel the need to run away all the time? I should really just lock the door one night and make her sleep outside, but I am afraid she wouldn't care and Jordyn would be devastated.

2009-04-30T16:43:00.001-07:00

This is what happens when mom is not home!

2009-04-30T16:40:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder

2009-02-22T18:04:00.000-08:00

Thank you, Thank you to my dear and wonderful parents who decided to donate their piano to a very good cause. Carter has been dying to start taking piano lessons. Unfortunately we have never had a piano and since they are so expensive we have just never bought one. Carter has had two lessons now and is really loving it. He has always loved the piano. Even when he was just a tiny kid he would sit on my moms lap while she played the piano and put his hands on hers and pretend it was him playing. He has been waking up early everyday so he could practice before school. We are just hoping that the newness does not wear off and that he will continue to enjoy learning how to play! Unfortunately for me Grayden thinks he should also play everyday!!!!! It can be very loud at our house sometimes!

Bed Time / Home Repairs

2009-02-15T19:28:00.001-08:00

We put the kids to bed in their bedrooms and without fail Chris and I will go up to bed and they have snuck into the hallway to sleep on the floor. I can't for the life of me figure out why they would rather sleep on the floor in the hallway instead of a bed. This particular night Jordyn took refuge from her bed in a tupperware container. Let me just say this is not the first time she has fallen asleep in a bucket or a laundry basket. At any rate Chris and I both got a good laugh from it. She did not stay there all night. I heard her get up in the middle of the night and go back to her bed.

The other day Chris decided he was going to change the faucet on our kitchen sink. He had never tried doing this before, but was determined to do it himself. Lucky for him he had lots of help from his little crew!!!!

So hard to keep up!!

2009-02-05T17:05:00.000-08:00

I know it has been a while since I have posted anything new. My grandma called me this week and asked if I had a blog so she could keep up on what was going on in our lives. So if my grandma is going to be checking up regularly I better give her something new to read. I can't exactly find my camera right now, so you will have to make do without any new pictures. I kind of feel like we are in the doldrums of winter. The kids have been outside the last few days since it has been a little warmer and it is making me feel even more antsy for the warm weather. We haven't really done anything exciting as of late. The kids are going off track again in a few weeks, so I guess I had better get started brainstorming for some fun inside activities.

Grayden Turns 2!

2009-01-13T10:23:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my baby is two!!! How fast the time flies! Right now Graydens favorite thing is Handy Manny so as you can see that is the kind of party we had. How lucky for him his dad even dressed up as Manny. I am not sure he actually even noticed, but it was entertaining for the rest of the family. We had a great time.

Happy Holiday's!

2009-01-03T15:59:00.001-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve night at our house with my family. We had the annual Christmas story puppet show. We had a nice dinner and it was very low key and casual. It was wonderful. Then Christmas morning Chris' parents came to see the kids open their presents. The kids didn't wake up until almost 8. We stayed home all morning and enjoyed the snow. We had lunch with Chris' family at his mom and dads and then went over to my grandparents later that evening. It was the first Christmas since we have been married that we have spent any time at our own house. We are usually out of the house for breakfast and we don't come home until late in the evening.

We had a nice new years too. Carter and Jordyn slept over at Grandma Joanne and Grandpa Rogers for New years eve and then on New years day we hung out with Chris' family. We had tons of food, played lots of games, and watched some football. It was nice to spend time together. We are excited to start a new year! Hopefully it will be a good one!

Still Alive

2008-11-23T19:46:00.000-08:00

So we are still alive, I have just been horrible with keeping up on the blogging world. I like to check out everyone elses blogs, I just don't like to update my own. Not to mention the fact that we are horrible parents when it comes to documenting our children's lives through photos. We did have a family picture taken a week ago which actually turned out pretty good minus the bandaid that so beautifully covered the large gash in Graydens head. Lucky for us, for a small fee the bandaid can be erased and a new eyebrow created. Unfortunately the very large fee for the actually disc was a bit steep so who knows if you will ever be able to actually see the picture. This is why we never have pictures taken in a studio.

Really we have been up to nothing exciting. Chris started a new job, Carter turned 7 last week, Grayden has broken the same kitchen chair 3 times in the last month (thus the gash on his head), Jordyn has been very much enjoying the fact that Steven had a new baby last week so Chuck, his dog spent a few nights at our house and this week Robs is visiting her in-laws, so Otis is vacationing here. The kids are currently off track and have been home for the last two weeks and we still have two weeks to go. I think I might go crazy before they go back to school! I am just glad that they aren't off the whole month of December.

Well there really is no more to tell.

Nothing New

2008-10-11T19:33:00.000-07:00

So I have not posted anything for a long time. I think the biggest reason is I have not had anything to take a picture of and posts with no pictures are not nearly as fun. Really we have been up to nothing. With the economy in the state it is, we have really been staying home most of the time and trying to make the money stretch. Grayden has been keeping me very busy. He never ever gets tried and while he is awake he is constantly in motion. I am very happy because he is quite happy, but seems to always be making a mess or getting into trouble. The other day I was in the process of doing some laundry and the doorbell rang. Jordyn ran to answer it and I hear a mans voice say "is this yours?" I heard her say "yes" and he asked if he could talk to her mom or dad. I came around the corner right at that moment and he is standing in the doorway holding Grayden. Of course he is mine. I am thinking why do you have him? He says, "He was in the middle of the road and I almost ran over him." I about had a heart attack right then and there. I thanked the nice man and had a nervous breakdown as I was closing the door. So I took Grayden to the garage door and asked him to open it. To my amazement he opened it right up. So he had just quietly let himself out the garage door and decided to explore the world. Needless to say we will be installing a lock high on the door and Grayden will be spending more time in his play pen. What gets me the most is his is starting speech therapy next week because he doesn't say a darn word, but he can open door all on his own!!!! I am pretty sure I have been nominated for the mother of the year award!!!!!!

Disneyland

2008-09-12T12:07:00.000-07:00

Grandma JJ's 80th Birthday Party

2008-09-02T14:46:00.000-07:00

This last Saturday my Grandma Beardshall (aka JJ) turned 80. She wanted to celebrate her birthday with her family so she decided to have a little party at This is the Place Park. We were able to hang out at the park for a while and then have a nice private lunch in one of the pioneer houses. It was fun to celebrate her big birthday with her. The kids enjoyed the activities, animals, and activities.

ORDINARY

2008-08-27T10:15:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I have posted anything, but the reason for that is because there is absolutely nothing going on. Unfortunately for me the kids aren't even in school right now. We are on year round school here and on C track. So that means they started the end of July, went Three weeks and then went off track for three weeks. I am not such a fan, but turns out no one really asked me what would work best for me. If they had I surely would have said year round is great, but they never need to go off track. So as you can see we are just trying to survive the next two weeks and then we will be in good shape for a little while. At least we have stayed away from the hospital and surgery!!! Well hopefully we will do something fun in the next two weeks and we won't appear to be as boring as we really are!

Birthday Surprise

2008-08-13T05:57:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Taytwinkletoes taking over today...

I wanted everyone to know that WENDY TURNS THIRTY TODAY!!

Holy oldness!!

Being the friend that I am, I have hijacked her blog!!

I know how much she despises my camera, but I made a little slide show of all the silly things we have done over the past few years. There are so many funny stories behind each picture. Good times for sure!

I just want to say, for the record, Wendy is absolutely the best kind of friend anyone could ask for. I'm not just saying that because it is her birthday, either! She has been a great support and friend and listener when I needed it the most.

I hope you have a very excellent birthday, Wendy. Cheers to turning 30!

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Recovery

2008-08-09T18:06:00.000-07:00

I have been a little slow at posting this last month. I have had two surgeries over the past four weeks so it has been a bit crazy. Luckily both of the procedures were done laproscopically so at least the recovery has not been as bad as it could have been. The first one was just to remove a cyst from one of my ovaries and remove one of my fallopian tubes. Last July I had one of my ovaries removed. Luckily they were able to just remove the cyst this time and leave the ovary. I am very happy about this as I was not ready to go through menopause before my 30th birthday. Anyway I recovered from that and just got back into my running groove again just in time to have my gallbladder removed. That was just done on Tuesday and it has been a bit more difficult than I expected. The pain from the gas that they use to blow you up during the procedure is a little more than painful when left in you. But thankfully Chris took one day off work to help with the kids and Heidi took grayden the following day. My other kids are back in school already so I was able to take it easy. Friday Chris left with the kids for a camping adventure with his family near Jackson Hole. I am sad to miss the family time, but have done very little this weekend. I am finding it hard to get off the bed much. Hopefully we are done with surgeries for the summer and I will be back to my normal self very soon. If this post makes no sense just remember that I am at least 3/4 stupid from all the medication I have taken this week!

Baby in a Bucket

2008-07-28T13:36:00.001-07:00

Who needs a swimming pool when you can just sit in a bucket? I wish I was small enough to get my whole bottom half in a bucket! Grayden never runs out of new and exciting things to try. I guess I should just be glad that he is not like his dad who used to sit in the toilet when he was his age!

Pioneer Day/Jordyn's birthday celebration

2008-07-28T13:24:00.001-07:00

Jordyn and her birthday doughnuts
Dave, Shey, Robs, Grandma Joanne and Hayden
Grandma Joanne and Grayden
Jordyn and her new Bike
Grandpa Roger and Hayden

We had both of our families over to our house on the 24th of July to celebrate pioneer day and Jordyn's upcoming 5th birthday. We had a lot of fun and a whole lot of people. It was very fun. Our backyard has been so great for family get togethers. The kids had fun playing water games and lighting off fire works. I am never sure who enjoys lighting them more, the kids or Chris. Fireworks are a favorite past time of his. Our good friends had to leave early because Jennifer said she was going to have a heart attack if she watched Chris and his fire safety violations!

Stupid computer

2008-07-28T13:08:00.001-07:00

My computer would only let me post five pictures. I didn't want to leave Larissa out. Especially since her heart belongs to a vampire!!!:)

Village BBQ

2008-07-28T12:55:00.000-07:00

Last week we were able to get together with some of our old freinds from when we lived in the village. It was so good to see everyone. We often look back on the three and a half years that we lived up in the student apartments and remember what a fun time we had. We never miss the actual apartments but we sure do miss having so many friends living in such close proximity. We sure wish we could get together more often. It was so fun to see how many kids we all have put together and how old some of them are getting.

Is it a monkey?

2008-07-22T09:36:00.000-07:00

Carter is absolutely enthralled with tree climbing and will attempt to climb anything he possibly can. He has been known to climb the lamp post in our front yard. He is actually pretty good at it, I just hope he manages to keep from breaking any bones!

BBQ at Grandmas

2008-07-22T09:25:00.000-07:00

So one of our favorite things to do in the summer is BBQ at Grandma Linda's house with all the cousins. This is the latest one. We discovered that Grandma likes to teeter totter, and it is always fun to see how many grandkids equal one grandma. We also determined that Grayden might be a genius. He discovered the ice cube and was quite proud!! We won't tell him that he was not the first. We also had some fun Whinnie the Pooh birthday activities for Tristan's second birthday.

Surgery

2008-07-09T10:14:00.000-07:00

Grayden had his adenoids taken out yesterday. He actually did very well. We were supposed to be at the hospital at 6:30 a.m. I had set the alarm for 5:30 so I could take a quick shower before we went and Grayden was supposed to be bathed right before he came because they say it cuts down on infection. Well I ended up falling asleep in the night in Graydens room because he had woken up and when the alarm went off Chris thought I was already gone and turned it off. Well at 6:30 I woke up and realized it was far to light to be 5:30. I was dashing to get dressed and pull my hair up while Chris quickly bathed Grayden. Needless to say I did not get a shower. Luckily we are only half an hour late and it was fine. They took us back took his weight, temperature, blood pressure, and oxygen. Then they sent us to a room to put him in a gown. The anesthesiologist came in and talked to us and they had him take some happy drugs and then we just sat reading books until it was time. He was so funny because he was just sitting in a chair with his books, blanket, and big floppy eared orange dog and we could not stop smiling, and his eyes were rolling around. He was so tired. It made me laugh and I sure wish I had remembered to bring my camera. They came and took him back and I just read my book for a half hour or so. It really was not a long procedure. They doctor came back and told me everything looked fine. It took a little longer than they anticipated because they could not get the breathing tube down his throat. He said he has a much smaller throat than he has seen in a long time. About ten minutes later they brought him back to me. He was a bit upset and very hoarse as he was trying to come out of the anesthesia. He screamed for about twenty minutes and then fell back asleep for about twenty minutes. When he woke up the next time he was much better. He certainly was in good spirits considering what he had just been through. He enjoyed a few popcicles and some apple juice and then they let us go home. He was a little slower than usual, but really didn't skip a beat. I was hoping for a nap myself, but he never slowed down. He even accompanied me to a doctors appointment later and my doctor was amazed he was as chipper and active as he was. What a trooper!!!!! I think I was more exhausted than he was. He even enjoyed a piece of pizza for dinner. I am including a picture of the famous orange dog that accompanied him for surgery. The nurses thought it was pretty amusing that he was so in love with it. Notice the stitched up eye. It had a little run in with Gus (Grandma Joannes dog).

Backyard Campout

2008-07-06T11:22:00.000-07:00

Chris bought a new tent for our upcoming camping trip with his family. The kids were so excited. They desperately wanted to set it up in the backyard and sleep in it. Chris promised the kids on Thursday night they would set it up and camp in the yard. They finally got it up around 11:00 pm. Unfortunately Grayden was still asleep so he and I camped inside. But the kids had a great time.

Nutrition 101

2008-07-02T09:03:00.001-07:00

The other day Chris took some butter out of the fridge to soften so he could make cookies. I guess he figured if he put them in the window sill they would soften faster. Well our very busy Grayden stumbled upon the sticks in the window and thought they would make a very yummy treat. Don't they say fat is good for the toddler brain??

True Love

2008-07-02T08:58:00.001-07:00

So this is Cassie's new best friend. I think she has found her true love at last!!!!!

Never tie your dog to the jogger!

2008-06-28T20:31:00.000-07:00

Today I took Grayden out for a jog in the stroller. I always tie Cassie's leash to the jogger to free my hands and if I were being honest she helps pull the jogger up the hills. Well I stopped to talk to a neighbor and was not paying attention and cassie went to sniff a tree and pulled the whole jogger over on the drive way. I felt so bad. I pulled it up and got Grayden out, but unfortunately he was already wounded. It was a sad day in his life. But at least he has a story to tell. (I won't mention the fact that he still doesn't speak even one word!!!!) I guess I will just have to tell his story for him.

Sprinkler Fun

2008-06-26T21:32:00.000-07:00

This evening Chris turned the sprinklers on in the backyard. He was outside with Grayden and he decided to let him run right through them. Don't mind that I had just given him a bath and put his pajamas on. Oh well. He had so much fun.

New Beginning

2008-06-26T21:26:00.000-07:00

So Here goes a new chapter in our lives. The Blogging chapter. I am not sure I am going to be very good at this, but I will give it a try!!