Tough Baby

I just wanted to post these cute pictures of Kurt. They grow up so fast. He loves the rice cereal and aren't Kurt and his Uncle Josh cuties and best of all the TOUGH BABY picture. Watch out!

PRESCHOOL, IT'S HERE

The last couple of weeks have been really busy. We have been hurrying to finish the family room in the basement for my preschool. Jedd left it until the last minute so we have spent every spare moment to get it done in time. Last year it wasn't finished and I told him that I really needed it done for this year. Well today was the big day and I survived. I was a little nervous. Things ran really smooth. I have 8 kids in preschool this year. It's just the right number. One half of the basement is the learning area and the other half is the play area. I think it turned out pretty good. Becca couldn't wait for (her) preschool to start. The daily agenda will include free time, learning time, circle time, story time, arts and crafts, music time, and snack time. Preschool is on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9-12

Homework and more homework!

This is usually the spot where Dad sits when he gets home from work to do his homework. He spends more time in this room than anywhere else in the house most days. I caught Becca in here the other day and asked her what she was doing and she said "my homework like dad, silly".

How many times does it take....

If you look real close in this picture you can see the bead in her left nostril.
Good thing I had a dental tool on had or we would of had to go to the E.R. This was the only thing that worked out of everything that we could think of.

How many times does it take before you learn not to put things up your nose that don't belong there, well with Becca 1 time isn't enough. About 3 months ago Becca stuck a small piece of crumpled paper up her nose and Jedd wasn't home so I had to call my dad to the rescue. Well you would think she would have learned her lesson, wrong. Today she stuck a bead up her nose. What is it with this kid and her nose. I thought that I was going to have to take her to the E.R. to get it taken out, but once again my dad came to the rescue and got it out. It took a bit of work because it was so big and up there a ways but we got it. I captured this one with some pictures. Lets see how long before she finds something else to stick up there, hopefully this was the last time.

Wedding, 1st day of School and Twins

Ella posing in her new outfit. How Cute.
Waiting for the bus.
Ella at her desk.

TWINS!
The girls waiting for the couple to come out of the temple.
The new couple.
Family Picture with everyone but 1. Jessicas husband was M.I.A.
Ella caught the Boutique and was very excited about it.

Lets start this blog with the wedding. Friday night we headed down to SLC and stayed in a hotel so we wouldn't have to get up so early for the wedding on Saturday. The sealing was to take place at 10:20a.m. and as you know you are to be there 30 minutes early. Well I was still sitting in the youth room at 10:10 waiting for a couple of Jedds girls cousins that said they were coming with their parents and had offered to sit with the kids. Well they came with some older cousins and not their parents so they were late. I was growing more and more frustrated waiting thinking it was going to start without me. I was also getting upset that I was going to enter the temple for the sealing mad. Just what you want when you are at the temple. Well they finally showed up and I made it, but I was still red in the face if you know what I mean. Well anyways the ceremony was very nice and it was a nice day all in all. We had a luncheon at Maddox in Brigham and the reception was in Malad at the Stake Center from 7-9. It was a cute reception.

Next Ella started school on Monday and was very excited. Her dad and sister rode the bus with her to school. I met them in at the school. We took her to her classroom and wished her good luck on her 1st day back. I cant believe that she is in 1st grade. She had to go all day from 8-3. She rode the bus home and it took her until 4:20 to get home. She was the last one dropped off. She was very tired. I don't know if I am going to make her ride the bus home, that is to long of a ride. When I can go in and get her and she would be home 10 minutes after school is over. She took a lunch the 1st day because she didn't like what they were having for lunch. She loved that there were 3 recesses. She said she played with her friend for a little while and they she chased boys. I laughed hard and Jedd was surprised. I think he was thinking about what is in store in the future. Also notice Ella got a haircut. I think it is cute. Well that has been my crazy life this these last few days.

Way Behind, computer problems

I am having computer problems again with that same virus from a while ago so I haven't been able to post anything until now and I am still having problems with the picture downloads. So when I get this all fixed(hopefully) I will fill you in on the wedding and Ella's 1st day of 1st grade and etc.

Parties, Pizza and Caterpillars

So this last weekend was a busy one. Friday I attended a bridal shower for my future sister in law Kasey Jones. We had her party at the Stake building. She got a lot of cute stuff. I gave her a picnic basket with all the goodies you need to go on a picnic, I wish I would have taken a picture it was really cute. I had to make cookies and ended up making 4 dozen. Saturday we headed over to Smithfield to Grandma Budges 70th Birthday party. She is Jedds grandma and Tracys mom. It was fun we had lunch at the park and played all kinds of games and had a good time visiting, again no pictures. Monday for FHE the girls wanted to make pizza so we did. They love making their own and it tastes so good to them since they were the ones that made it. And last the picture of the caterpillars. We weeded the flower bed and the girls found them I thought it was cute, especially since Becca freaks out with any kind of bug or insect. I was surprised she was hold it. This next weekend is going to be another busy one, we have Trevor and Kaseys wedding on Saturday down at the Salt Lake Temple. I will post some pictures sometime next week.

Kurt 3 months old and the Girls

Kurt will be 3 months old on Saturday. He is getting so big. He looks older than 3 months because he is so big. He is my chubbiest baby. He is laughing and smiling and when he smiles his whole face smiles. He is sleeping through the night, which is great. He is so cute. I can't imagine our family without him.

The girls are growing up so fast as well. Ella will be starting 1st grade on August 18th. She will be gone all day. It will be interesting to she how she adjusts to all day. Becca is looking even older now that Kurt is here. She was the baby but know she looks so old. And you know what all that means, I am just getting older along with them.

Jam, Jam, and more Jam

Jam any one! Today me and the girls made jam. They were quite the helpers. It was a big mess but they had fun. We bought to flats of raspberries from the Corbridges yesterday, and they weren't cheap, either. I made jam from all the raspberries except for 3 cartons. Thats a lot of jam. There are 14 big jars and 5 little jars. We love jam but I don't know if we will anymore after this batch, just kidding.

Road back to good health, hopefully

Tuesday was the big day. I had my gallbladder taken out. The doctor said that everything went really well and I should start to feel better. I am feeling pretty good just a little sore where the incision sites are. My worst day was the day of the surgery, I didn't wake up very good from being put under. I threw up all day and that is the one thing I hate most off all is being nausea and throwing up. Other that that things are going really well. I hope am done going under the knife for a while.

Bubble Gum Aftermath

This is the aftermath from one of Ella's birthday presents. Ella got a gumball dispenser for her birthday and the girls just loved getting gumballs out after they would put money in it. I kept thinking in my head I am going to regret this toy because I will be cleaning gum out of my carpet because Becca likes to play with hers and I kept telling her to stop playing with it. Well, things went a little different. Becca came out to the living room looking like this and I asked her why she would put gum in her hair and she said I didn't do it Ella did. Needless to say Ella was in trouble. I was afraid that I was going to have to cut it out and then she would have a really short chunk of hair right in the front and I would have to cut bangs to make it look okay. Well luckily I had some spray that takes sticky stuff off windows and etc so I sprayed that in her hair and combed it out with just minor damage to her hair. Kids.

BIG BOY and update on Gallbladder

So Kurt had is 2 month checkup yesterday and he's growing like a weed. He weighed 14lbs 15ozs that's just 1oz from 15lbs. That puts him at 95% in his weight. He was 24 1/2 inches long and that puts him at 90% in his height. He likes to eat.

My gallbladder surgery is scheduled for Tuesday the 22nd and I can't wait. Pretty said to be excited to have another surgery but I can't live like this anymore. I have an attack almost every day. I was up last night with one from about 1am until 5am. I am pretty tired this morning and the kids are on one, go figure.

Below are some posts from last weeks craziness

Saturday we welcomed home elder Trevor Ward
All the kids had special shirts
Ella saids I love Pato we dont know why she started to call him that she just came up with it and it stuck he didnt like it at first because it means duck in spanish
Beccas said Want to play princess? she doesnt really remeber trevor so we had to come up with something
Kurts said New huntin buddy jedd and trevor love to hunt and kurt is going to be there new hunting buddy

WELCOME HOME ELDER WARD

Trip to Salt Lake

Jedds brother Trevor came home on Saturday from serving a mission in Ecuador, so we deceided to make a mini vacation out of it. We headed to SLC on Thursday to stay a few nights until Saturday when we would pick Elder Ward up at the airport. We arrived at the hotel that night at about 7pm and finally got checked into our room after 3 failed attempts on there part in giving us the wrong room3 times. Lets just say we won't be staying there again. The girls took advantage of the swimming pool both days and just enjoyed being away. They haven't been able to do much since to baby. On Friday we went to Hogle Zoo. It was a great day. It wasn't to hot or crowded. The zoo has done a lot since we were there last year. Beccas favorite was the snakes for some reasons, ewww! Ella liked a little bit of everything. Then Saturday we headed to the airport to pick up Uncle Trevor. It was a good get away.

Ella turns six!

Ella turned 6 years old on July 9th. She loves presents. It was a long day waiting for dad to get home from work so we could start to celebrate her birthday. We had a small get together, most of the family was gone out of town. I made her a barbie birthday cake. The barbie is wearing a dress made out of cake. Ella thought that was pretty neat. For Ellas presents she asked us for a new bike and a gift card. We gave one to Jedds dad for fathers day and she asked us what it was so we explained it to her and she just thought that was so cool and wanted one for her birthday. She was so excited when she opened her card and saw the gift card in it. She couldn't wait to spend it. Dad picked out the bike, I was so sure about it. It had to get the BIGGEST and the best. I told him she hasn't even learned to ride the little bike she already has without the training wheels. Needless to say that night we had 2 crashed and many tears, but it was a fun day.

2 months old

Kurt was 2 months old on July 9th. He is such a wonderful baby. He has been smiling, cooing and giving out a slight laugh for the last 2 weeks. He is also becoming a great sleeper. He goes to bed between 9 and 10 and then he will sleep until 5:30 or 6 and then I feed him and then he will go back down until 8:30 or 9. It is great. He is a chubby baby, his nickname in Tank. He has an appointment this week so I will let you all know how much tank weighs.

Happy 4th of July

What a busy 4th, but it was fun. We started the day off with the parade in town. Becca caught candy while Ella rode on a float with her friends. Later we ate dinner at the Wards and the kids played together and went swimming in the backyard. Then we headed to my parents for a while before heading back into the park for the rest of the festivites and last but not least the FIREWORKS. They were a little disappointing this year. That about sums it up for our 4th of July.