It's been a while, so I decided to update....A LOT.
Read on!
There's about 4 new posts.
Maybe if I did this more often I wouldn't have to do so much at a time.
What do you think?
20 hours ago
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Happy Birthday Big Girl!
It seems crazy to think that Kyri is already 3!! Where has the time gone? We have loved every minute (well, most minutes) of her 3 year old life!!
Kyri's birthday was on September 19th. Unfortunately, she was really sick with the stomach flu. We decided it would be best to forgo the cake on this day, but we still let her open and enjoy (as much as she could) her birthday presents. Don't mind her pajamas and uncombed hair...at least she doesn't look so green in these pictures, like she did earlier in the day.
Presents from Mom, Dad, and Gray
All week Kyri was telling us she wanted balloons for her birthday. Then she woke up and, I think because she was so sick, decided she probably wasn't going to get any. So, she said to me, "I don't need any balloons for my birthday. I can just wait until my next birthday for balloons." Oh, sweet girl! You can imagine her surprise when she came downstairs and saw these! And then, to make the story even sweeter: after seeing her balloons she immediately said, "Graysen might want a balloon too. He can have one of mine. He can have the small balloon!" She's not always willing to share, so it was sweet to hear her say that about her birthday balloons, especially since Gray was still in bed! And the 2 kids did carry around a balloon all week long!
She was sick and it was Sunday, so we wouldn't let her ride her new bike outside, but we did let her take it for a spin indoors!
The kitchen she got from Grammy and Grandpa. She LOVES to play with their toy food, so this was a fun gift.
She also got some very nice cards and money for her piggy bank from the other grandparents and great grandparents. What a lucky girl to be SO loved and spoiled!
We finally got around to having birthday cake. Kyri had been asking if she could have a bunch of people over for her birthday cake, but instead we let her share her cake with me, on my birthday! She was pretty excited about that!
Kyri kept going back and forth between wanting a heart cake and a star cake. So, Gary decided to make a "Shapes Cake" for her.
She LOVED it!
Making a wish and blowing out the candles
We made the cake decorating a family event. Actually, the kids and I just sat around and watched as Gary decorated. After he made the frosting he let the kids each lick off one of the beaters. Kyri had hers cleaned off in no time, of course. But Gray had his, well, ALL over. His face, hands, and shirt were covered. So, Kyri, being the clever girl she is, said, "Can I lick your face, Gray?" I immediately laughed out loud and then said, "NO! You can not lick his face. That's gross." Funny. But gross. As my mother pointed out: at least she asked first!
Happy Birthday to the sweetest Kyri girl!
We LOVE you!!
Randomness...
Here's a few random things that I thought were worth sharing.
Look how excited Kyri was on her very first day of Joy School!
On her first day she got to take her backpack and something for show-and-tell. She decided to take Pink Bear (her favorite stuffed animal...she's had it since she was born) and Whitey (her favorite blanket...also been around since she was born)
Yea for Joy School!! She is loving it!
One day I was gone. I was actually gone overnight and Gary was in charge....of everything. When we moved here and actually had a dishwasher I was SO excited. I even told him I would never ask him to do the dishes again. I mean, I can load a dishwasher likes nobody's business....he could have a break for a few years ;) Anyway, being the awesome guy that he is, Gary decided to load and start the dishwasher while I was gone. But when I opened it to unload it, this is what it looked like:
So, random, right? It made me giggle. And I just HAD to take a picture. I couldn't even be upset. I mean, he was nice enough to even load it. And surprisingly enough EVERYTHING came out clean.
You can load the dishwasher ANY time you want, love!! :)
Cute kids on the stairs. Unfortunately, this was the best shot I could get. But it does show off Kyri's cute new haircut.
Pet Peeve
No pictures needed for this post.
I just have to mention a real big pet peeve. Seeing how this is something almost everyone I know says, I figure this would be a good way to address it rather than telling you all individually. Please know that this does not change the way I feel about you or our relationship in any way. It's just that every time you say this it gets to me, deep under my skin.
So, let's just address it this once and be done with it. And if you ever say this again, I will forgive you, but I will probably roll my eyes a bit.
Now, on to the peeve:
TEXTED is not actually a word.
However, it is just fine (and even CORRECT) to use "text" as the past tense of text. For example saying: "I text him back" rather than "I texted him back"
Get it?
Good.
Stop saying texted.
It's not a word.
AND
It drives me CRAZY!
The End.
Family Pictures July 2010
First I have to say how annoyed I am with blogger right now!! I have had SO much trouble uploading photos. I had to do these one at a time. GRRRR. Nevertheless, here they are....FINALLY!
Back in July we had a family reunion and our fabulous sister-in-law took some family photos for us! THANKS, AMBER!!
Here's just a few:
It's been nearly a year since we had family pictures taken. Now I remember why we don't do it more often....I never look as thin as I wish! However, I think that there are still some really great shots, despite the fact that I need to lose 20+ lbs
Cute little family
I LOVE this one. It truly shows off Gray's real personality.
Our model.
Isn't she, though?
My boys!!
Amber couldn't stop snapping pictures of this beauty!
And we didn't even have to rent a fan to get the wind effect...it was actually real wind!!
LOVE her!!
Again, I love this one! This is typical of what goes on around our house. Kyri wants loves. Gray's not so sure, but not quite big enough to push her away...yet. Just you wait, sister....
Again, a typical scenario of our family life. Kyri, being her silly self. Gray, playing in the dirt and getting ready to put it in his mouth, no doubt. And Gary and I pretending not to notice and believing we have the most perfect children in the world!!
Amber always does such a great job! We feel so lucky to have her in our family! To see more of Amber's work check out these websites:
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