Spring Update

Hi! I know I'm about 3 months late posting these but, I figure that in years 2 come, I'll be glad that we have the post. Especially with something as important as this! Sarah's 2nd Birthday! We had planned a girls get away to Kata's house in St. George and since it was Sarah's Birthday as well, I thought we'd have the party while we were there. As you can see, burgers at Artic Circle, a Princess Cupcake Cake and some of Sarah's Best friends were all we needed. Then, when we got back we had a 2nd round with Grandpa John and Daddy. What a lucky girl!

Christmas 2008

Here are the photos from Christmas 2008. We stayed up with Grandma and Grandpa Evans. It was so good to see everyone! I think you can see that we had a great time sledding with Annie and Bret on Christmas Eve even though Sarah was frightened of Sledding after Daddy's foot sprayed her face with snow the whole way down the hill. Oh, well. I'm sure she'll like it better next year. Johnny was a little dare devil (big surprise, I know). He found some jumps and would drag his feet to steer himself towards them. Annie and Bret had a good time seeing what was in store for them in a few years when Drewie is 4. And as always, Meggie was such a good little helper. She's so cute to her little cousins Johnny and Sarah.

Christmas 2008

What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than by posting picture of Christmas??? Things are pretty hectic at our house right now. Between John's calling, My calling, and My tutoring in the evening we see each other about 2 hours a week. O.K. Maybe a little more than that but it's still pretty crazy which, sadly, means I've cut back on most of my other activities like blogging, going to the park etc. However, I have had a request from John to update the blog so I'm going to do it. And, yes, for those of you who were tired of the fall leaves, I've broken down and changed the background as well.

Disneyland 2008

Here are the pics from our Disneyland Trip the week before Thanksgiving. We had a great time. Sarah LOVED the princesses and Johnny is still pretending to ride the Tower of Terror and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad everyday. I was having problems with my camera so I had to wait until I was at my mom's house to get her pictures. Thanks, Mom!

Why I love Usborne books

By now most of you know that I'm a Educational Consultant for Usborne books. I got involved with them 4 years ago when Johnny was a baby because I wanted to build a great home library. I've done home shows on and off since then but mostly, I just order the books for myself and any intersted friends and family. Recently, I've started selling them directly to Libraries and Schools in the Las Vegas Area and I have to say that its helped me get even more excited about them. I swear that I will stop buying them for myself with every order that I submit for someone else but I just can't help it. I love to read to my kids and I love that they love books. At this point, half of our Christmas budget will probably be books, but Oh well...

Above is a picture of what I found one night when John put the kids to bed. Its so sweet I had to post it. He said she kept requesting books to bring to bed with her so she could look at them and this is how it ended up.

Here are some pictures that my mom took of the kids and me while she was out visiting us in October. We went to the Rain Forest Cafe and The Mirage Dolphin Habitat. We also went to the pumking patch and to a few parks. I love spending time with her almost as much as the kids do. One of the perks of living away from family is th Quality time we get to spend when people come to visit. Of course she was the one who remembered the camera so the pictures are of me and the kids. And, like a good daughter, I never got any of her. Oh well, I'll make up for it in Disneyland in a few weeks.

Bryce Canyon - Labor Day 2008

I was feeling guilty earlier in the year that I don't get I feel I should done in a day so I decided that I should blog only as a reward. Well, you can see by my lack of posts how often that works. Anyway, John asked why I don't update it anymore and said that he checks to see it which made me realize that its not just for me, and by not blogging I'm missing out on keeping up with my friends so...I'm back!



I know this post is not very timely but it was a great trip so I want to add it anyway. We went to Bryce with my sisters and their families over Labor day and had a great trip. We had one day of rain but other than that, it was a lot of fun. Johnny LOVED camping with his cousins and Sarah loved playing in the dirt. The views were gorgeous and I would definitely go again.

Hair today, gone tomorrow ...

Here are a couple of shots of our first attempt at piggy tails in Sarah's Hair. I didn't believe she had enough to do it yet but Kata had faith. I know their slightly ridiculous but we've worked 18 long months on growing this hair and we're proud of it. Besides, I think they're pretty adorable.

Long Time NO Post

It's been a crazy summer between the Chicken Pox, Johnny's fractured pelvis, and Sarah's tubes we've frequented a few too many Dr's and Hospitals. But, I think things are finally starting to improve. Here are a few pictures of Johnny and Sarah playing Indiana Jones. He loves pretending to swing from a whip while he runs around. Daddy's the one who got him the cowboy hat and cap gun. Sarah has one as well (with a pink cowgirl holster) but she's much more interested in wearing mom's shoes and jewelry.



As you can see he's running around pretty well for someone who fractured their pelvis in 5 places. You don't get the full Indy effect unless you imagine him singing the theme song at the top of his lungs while he runs, jumps, swings, etc.

Here are a few pictures of a play date that Sarah and Johnny had with their good friends Jake and Adam Rasmussen. We decided to play dress up and as you can see everyone had a good time. The older boys wanted to be super heroes and then the little ones wanted to join in. Little Sarah chased poor Jake around the house trying to give him kisses but he just wasn't sure about it. If this is any indication of things to come then, Anna you should be safe and I should be very worried.

The boys call Sarah "Princess Leah" when she's in her tutu. She loves to walk around in it and patt at all the ruffles.

I Love this picture. My babies play really well together right now so I'll be sure to keep this picture and show it to them when they're teenagers

I had to put this one in because I loved Adam the power rangers face so much. Anna always has such great pictures of my kids (an added benefit of being good friends with a profesional photographer) so I thought I should post this one of her little super heroes.
It appears that Jake may be warming up to the idea of kissing Sarah. Anna might not be so safe after all.