Beck Family

Oh Baby Baby!

2011-10-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

As many of you know we started the adoption process in April. With LDS Family services it takes about 6 months to get all the paperwork and certifications finished then your profile is available online for viewing, from there we were told the average wait time till placement of a child is two years. Well just like everything else in our lives things our adoption was on fast forward. I am pleased to announce we are now the proud family of a beautiful little boy. Little did we know when we started the process that we would have a baby less than 6 months later.

August 27, 2011 we received a call first thing in the morning from a birth mother who introduced herself then asked if we wanted to adopt her baby, needless to say I was a little shocked and almost speechless! I was so excited this is what I had been waiting for, another baby! then she goes on to tell us that her due date was today (the 27th) and again my shock goes up another notch. We agreed to meet and later that day we did. She was an amazing woman so wise and down to earth. She informed us that while she was due they were not going to worry about it till the 11th of September because he was measuring small. So we started waiting and preparing as quickly as possible for the birth of out third child. As the days went by and the 11th got closer and closer we wondered when he would arrive the 11th came and went and still he was not here. Then on September 14 we received a call saying she was in the hospital and we should come. Once we arrived at the hospital we found out she had been there since 2:00 that morning. Then 36 hours of hard labor later our son was born. It was the most amazing thing I had ever seen and the first labor I had ever been able to witness. My respect for the birth mother went sky high as I saw what she had to do to bring our baby into this world. I will forever be indebted to her for the sacrifice and love she has shown. He was beautiful at 8 lbs and 21 inches long was our biggest baby yet. due to some complications he was soon whisked away to the nursery where we followed and stood by his bed Looking and adoring our new son. The hospital so kindly let us stay in the long term room so we never had to leave him. Later that weekend we were able to bring him home. Kira and Malin are so excited for their new brother and so far things are going great.

It's Been Forever!!

2011-04-28T14:45:00.000-07:00

So much has happened since my last post. After spending the summer in our 5th wheel we bought a house and moved to Taylor, Arizona.

We are now close to my family, I have loved spending time with them and letting the kids get to know their other grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins.

Our Little man is growing up and turned 4 in Feb. He has also discovered Thundercats and is rarely seen without his "Sword of Omens".

Kira is loving being in Mrs. Hastings class and is learning so much. Math is her favorite and she is constantly asking me to "Play Math" with her. She also got a puppy she named Sparkles for Christmas which keeps us all busy, including Jasmine.

We went to the Renaissance festival and the kids got to ride on an elephant which was the highlight of the whole festival for them, Well that and the fairies, princesses, jousting, bird show, and swords. Now I have a really original family photo in my living room, and a great reminder of time well spent together.

Thank you WINCO

2010-11-18T12:03:00.001-08:00

Today while shopping at Walmart a woman came up to me and my sister in law saying she noticed we had alot of children and asking if we had heard of the Winco Foods ad. We said no so she went on to tell us about this AMAZING ad that was good for one day only and that we did not even need to have the add with us to get this great deal. There are tonz on deals every day but this one was Amazing because this ad gave away FREE food. So I would like to thank the Lady in Walmart for giving me and my family all this food for Free!!! 12 huge bags of malt-o-meal cereal, 12 cartons of 64oz orange juice, 12 packages of english muffins, 12-dozen eggs and 12 packages of yummy bacon. All in all this is totally the best ad ever!!

Cattle Drive

2010-10-04T17:30:00.000-07:00

There are city cowboys and country cowboys and then there are real cowboys. Living in a fairly populated area the best Sterling could possibly pull off would be a country cowboy you know the kind, they love riding horses, eating beef and wearing boots. Although they love all these things they are still just "country cowboys" well last weekend Sterling got to be a "real cowboy" and go on a cattle drive. Thanks to his friend Hal he had the opportunity to drive cattle across the plains of northern Utah. An experience I know he will never forget.

Kira Started Kindergarten!

2010-09-02T12:58:00.000-07:00

Well, my baby girl is now no longer a baby. She started kindergarten yesterday and although we were off to a rough start ( she cried when she woke up, not wanting to go) but after school was over she was excited and wanted to go back today . so now begins the early morning rising and pancakes everyday schedule lets hope her love for school continues on through high school.

Our front yard

2010-06-19T21:23:00.000-07:00

So, Since we have moved out to Newton there have been some AMAZING sunsets, I have been so happy this summer living next to the lake. This is a once in a life time experience and I am so grateful that we all get to experience it together as a family.

Ice Skating in Mantua

2010-03-15T10:39:00.000-07:00

Living in the mountains does make for some spectacular backgrounds.

I love living in the mountains and one of the reasons, is the lakes all freeze over in the winter. Yesterday we took the kids Ice skating. Well by kids I mean Kira, Malin just walked around on the ice sliding all over.

Baby Bungalow GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

2010-03-12T11:58:00.000-08:00

Baby Bungalow GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Happy Birthday Malin!!

2010-02-21T16:27:00.000-08:00

Malin means "Strong little Warrior" and as you can see from this photo that is what he was.Weighing in at 1 lb and 9 oz and 12 inches long, he really was our little warrior.

Now 3 years later he is still our" little warrior" being under the 3rd percentile for weight and height he is 23 pounds and 32 inches tall but wow has he grown!

Malin is the most AMAZING little boy I know and I am so privileged to be his mother he teaches me new things everyday. He is always so happy and has such an amazing outlook on life. Everyday he astounds me with how much personality is in such a small little body. Happy Birthday Buddy we love you and may all your wishes come true !!

Grandma Bennett's

2010-01-13T15:34:00.000-08:00

This last week we were luck enough to go to AZ and deliver some things for my family. While we were there we played, well of course we played that's what we do every time we go visit family. Some of the things we did were go bowling. The school has a bowling set we used and it was great to have it all to ourselves. Just one of the benefits of having your dad be a teacher. Plus the balls were made out of rubber so they bounced, which was great.

We also went shooting. Shooting is a tradition for us we go every time we go to Snowflake.

Malin and Kira are getting quite good.

Mary had a little lamb, well actually Kira had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow, it followed her shooting one day, little did she know...

the lamb was never quite the same after that. Poor little thing.

For Christmas Sterling and I got a game called Cosmic Catch it is a great game and really fun. it needs 4-6 players but Katie decided to play all by herself. Now the object of the game is to catch the ball when your color is called, then the ball shouts out another color. So here Katie is wearing all the wrist bands whacking the ball when each color was called, it was quite enjoyable to watch.

Here my Mom and sisters tried to double up, it is a lot harder to catch one handed.

All in all it was a wonderful trip. I am grateful for my family and the fun we have when we are together. Thanks guys I cant wait till next time.

fall photo shoot

2009-12-21T18:41:00.000-08:00

I know there a like a gazillion photos here, if I was smart I would have just put them all in a slide show but I was feeling lazy and did it the old fashioned way which also took foreverso it really didnt matter. I haven't posted in a while and these were some of the photos I wanted to share. I will have to be more on top of my blog there is so much I feel like I have missed and now I have forgotten it, isn't that always the way if you don't write it down or record it in some way it is forgotten. Tonight however is not going to be the night for sharing all my forgotten stories I have a crying little girl in my lap and she is more important.

No I did not photo shop my baby's rosy cheeks I was just pleased as punch when I saw this photo it is now one of my favorites of him.

Happy Birthday Kira!

2009-12-01T06:48:00.000-08:00

I cant believe my baby girl is 5 where has time gone. It seems like only yesterday she was my tiny baby, almost small enough to fit in the palm of my hand.

She had a hard beginning coming at 2 lbs 9 oz 15 inches long
Now 5 years later and look how she has grown she is now 40 inches and 28 lbs!

Even though we have had some hard times I wouldn't trade her for the world. She is the most amazing little girl I have ever seen and I am blessed enough to call her mine. Happy birthday baby we love you.

The Last Minute Frock GROSGRAIN GIVEAWAY!!!! (with free bonus pattern in post)

2009-11-20T09:57:00.000-08:00

The Last Minute Frock GROSGRAIN GIVEAWAY!!!! (with free bonus pattern in post)

Trick or Treat

2009-11-04T06:28:00.001-08:00

For Halloween this year Kira wanted to be a Zebra. I have no idea how to make a zebra costume so a black and white tutu it is with zebra ribbon, zebra painted nails and zebra shoes completed the outfit. She picked out the ears herself which kinda made her look more like a cat but oh well we all had a wonderful time trick-or-treating with my sister in law and her family in Lehi.

Malin wanted to be a cowboy so his costume was easy he ended up not wanting to wear his hat but his guns, he loved his guns! the only prob. he cant walk very well while wearing them so he fell down a lot.

The kids came home with bags of candy and had a wonderful time so all in all Halloween this year was great!

Canning Crazy

2009-09-24T10:28:00.000-07:00

We have been canning our eyeballs out! we have done tomatoes, tomato soup, salsa, green beans and a ton of apples and when I say a ton I mean it. We picked one tree and got 130 qt of applesauce and that was all from one tree we still have 5 more I don't know if I am even going to bother with the other ones. I have also discovered the joy that is freezer jam and now my freezer is packed with raspberry peach jam and there is another batch of raspberries to be picked outside.

So the pictures below have nothing to do whith canning but they were taken on a trip to Temple Square and I really liked them. So here they are for you all to see. Enjoy

Picking Apricots

2009-08-13T16:51:00.000-07:00

We have tonz of fruit I am talking about 15 apple trees 2 pear trees and to my great surprise one apricot tree I just love apricots and was so excited when I saw that one of the little trees out front was a apricot tree and was producing fruit! this tiny tree produced 57 apricots! and oh are they delicious and bug free to boot unlike the apple trees which we forgot to spray so we don't have a bug free apple out of the ten zillion apples out there. Oh well we learned for next year that spraying is a necessity. Now what to do with my lovely apricots, should I make jam, fruit leather, dehydrate or just freeze them for shakes later I just don't know...

Kira's new hair cut

2009-07-18T18:47:00.000-07:00

Well I did it. I cut Kira's hair, I have been thinking about it for a while but I could not decide if I wanted to take her somewhere or just wing it. Well I decided to wing it last night and this is the end product. It is a little shorter than I was thinking but over all I think it turned out pretty good and she likes it which is a plus. It was also a lot easier than I would have thought and it makes her hair look healthier and thicker which is what I was going for. Now all I need is to get better at cutting my own and goodbye barber shop.

4th of July Weekend

2009-07-08T09:35:00.000-07:00

Wow this weekend was a busy one, and the word weekend is kinda a loose term because the "weekend" lasted a whole week. It started off on Wednesday when we all woke up at 4:00 to go watch the balloons lift of at 5:30, of course I got the time wrong and they didn't lift off until 7:30 the next day. Although they did inflate but sadly due to weather they were grounded for that day. Good thing our hotel was close and we could still see them when they really lifted off the next day. We finished up Wednesday shopping for my little sister. Everyone who knows me knows that shopping is one of my favorite things to do so of course I had a blast.

After the balloons and the shopping we went to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. Those gardens are AMAZING! the flowers and trees are stunning and the waterfall is just breathtaking. Next on out list of a million things to do was go to the Temple open house which of course was beautiful.

After the open house we drove back up to Logan to watch the "Land of the Free, Home of the Brave" stadium of fire. Those fireworks were great! they were totally worth the six dollars that we paid to get in, I cant wait till next year when we can go again.

Malin fell asleep during the large fireworks at the stadium so he missed a large part of them how anyone could sleep with all that noise is beyond me. During the home fireworks there were times for when it was loud bright and just an Amazing sight. After I took these photos it reminded me of the saying " hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil".

We also went to Bridger Bay Beach which was an adventure. The kids loved playing in the sand but the salt in the water burned the scrapes on their knees so we didn't spend that much time swimming.

For the first time ever we went to the Cache Valley Cruise in Car Show. If I had to say one word to describe the show it would be WOW. There were so many cars we only got to see a third before Sterling had to leave for work, but this is another thing that I plan on going to again next year. Every fourth of July would not be complete with out a camping trip. So camping we went, in the backyard.

All in all this was a great weekend I am so happy my family got to come up and I hope they will all come again next year.

Finally Finished

2009-07-01T12:11:00.000-07:00

We have been working on our floors for the last week (tearing out carpet and such) and now it is finally done I will post pictures of the process later but for now the finished product. I love it and I am so happy to have all my carpet be one color. Sorry the photos are a little dark the carpet is closer to the color in the first than the second.

Yard Work

2009-06-23T06:54:00.001-07:00

As I am sure you all know we have a little larger yard than we had before and therefore we have no yard equipment and have had to start with nothing. Next on my list is a weed eater. I have just spent the last couple of hours cutting around the edge of my flower bed with scissors, not really the best use of my time. I would not recommend it to anyone! although they now look 100 times better than before I think I will bow out an go buy a weed eater before I take on the beds in the back yard.
On a good note the Yukon we have been trying to sell has finally sold and now we are out of car debt, YAY. We have picked out the wood we want for the floor and also found carpet that we LOVE the only trick now is how to afford it. I am hoping we can figure it out and have the new carpet before my family comes on the 1st but if we don't our house will still be its multi-colored self, And thats okay.

Hopscotch Camis GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-06-15T16:55:00.000-07:00

Hopscotch Camis GIVEAWAY!!!!

Air Show

2009-06-06T18:11:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the Air Show at Hill Air Force Base. Let me tell all those who where unable to make it it was AMAZING!! I took so many pictures I had to put them on a slide show and still was only able to put on a few, but of those I did post I hope everyone enjoys them. Were are planning on going again next year and can't wait to see all the planes again when we go to the museum this summer.

Marseilles Dress SHABBY APPLE GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-06-05T18:23:00.000-07:00

Marseilles Dress SHABBY APPLE GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Dandelions three for a dollar

2009-05-29T15:52:00.000-07:00

Dandelions three for a dollar. Around the corner from our house there is this amazing field of dandelions. They were all poofy, the flowers went on forever and were waist deep (for the kids at least) I couldn't help but take a few pictures. Like always a few for me means a couple hundred, so I will not post all of them I only will post my favorites and even only one of two of those. Malin was being a bum and the only pictures I got of him smiling were the ones where he was hugging Kira but at least now I have a good picture of the both of them

After I was done with the field and the kids were totally covered with seeds, (they were everywhere! ) I decided to go to some railroad tracks and snap a few shots and when I say a few this time I really mean a few I only got 5. Luckily all five turned out. The reason I only got five was when I sat Kira down on the tracks I was not watching where I put her and I sat her right above a red ant pile and she got bit quite a few times, all the way home she was crying about how the ants were eating her. Thank goodness for suckers they make everything better.

new favorite song.

2009-05-26T07:21:00.000-07:00

I saw this on you tube and thought it was amazing! I hope everyone enjoys it.

5 years of bliss

2009-05-15T11:19:00.000-07:00

Wow I can't believe we have been married for 5 years! So many things have happened, here are just a few. We have moved 9 times then found our home in Hyde Park, Owned 8 cars, had 2 Amazing kids, racked up around $1,000,000.00 in medical bills (for the kids), Sterling finished 1/3 of School, YAY this was a big one. Got a dog, a bird and lots of fish. I have taken 10,000 pictures of my family. We have lived well and loved much. I am so lucky to have found a man as wonderful as Sterling I love him with my whole heart and want to say happy anniversary honey.

So Lovey Forever,

Amy

5 years ago today it was a little windy.

Loose Teeth Vintage Inspired Sundress with Petticoat GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-05-12T14:39:00.000-07:00

Loose Teeth Vintage Inspired Sundress with Petticoat GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Milk Weed Skirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-05-09T15:49:00.000-07:00

Milk Weed Skirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

Pulled Teeth and Dance Photos

2009-05-07T17:38:00.000-07:00

Well today was a busy day. First thing this morning we hurried over to the dentists office so Kira could get her teeth pulled. About 2 years ago she fell and knocked them really hard, they were able to put a cap on one of the damaged ones and said they might need to be pulled later on but will wait and see, well they needed to be pulled and it was on a perfect day. The day of Kira's dance pictures. She is going to get partial dentures but they will not be in for a few weeks so until then she is toothless. All in all I think she looks pretty cute, but then I am her mother.

Our Garden

2009-05-01T15:51:00.000-07:00

We Finally Finished tilling our garden! and we have learned a few things for next year. Like, we are not going to put the leaves on top to mix in, we might put a few but not all of them. We ended up re-raking them and hauling them off because they would not till. Raking a foot of matted down soaking wet leaves doesn't work very well. Any way we finally got it done and now we can plant. I am totally looking forward to planting jumbo pumpkins I have always wanted to plant them and now I have the room for it.

Malin loved the dirt he was practically rolling in it. Needless to say his sister was not helping him stay clean she was shoveling dirt and dumping it on his head. Can someone say Bath time.

Throughout the garden there were hundreds of earthworms Kira was pleased as punch when she found this one, it is the biggest worm Kira or I have ever seen. She was digging for worms almost all day.

Picnic Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-04-27T07:55:00.000-07:00

Picnic Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Ouch!

2009-04-21T17:04:00.000-07:00

So winter turns to spring and spring turns into summer, of course on the first really warm day the kids are dying to play outside. Sunday we were at a friends house playing and the kids played outside all day can you guess what I forgot? yep, it was the sunscreen and now my poor children have to pay for my mistake hopefully it will be the last of these type mistakes this summer. Kira got fried on her back and arms Malin also got it on his arms but not as bad. Now Kira only goes to sleep on her tummy because it hurts her back, my poor litte baby. I hope everyone remembers sunscreen this summer so they can avoid the type of guilt I feel.

Pleated Petal Tank ANTHROPOLIFICATION GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-04-14T14:59:00.000-07:00

Pleated Petal Tank ANTHROPOLIFICATION GIVEAWAY!!!!

Easter Photos

2009-04-13T20:00:00.000-07:00

Today the weather was great, so we took the kids outside and snapped some shots of the kids in their Easter clothes. I love how green the grass is getting, and we have not even had to water it yet. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.

Baby Animal Day

2009-04-11T07:35:00.000-07:00

This was our first year going to baby animal day, and the kids loved it. They got to ride ponies and hold all kinds of animals and even hunt some.

They loved the little baby chicks because they were so tiny and soft.

Malin decided he wanted chicken for dinner.

After the chicks they went for a bike ride on the oldest bike I have ever seen

This is Kira hunting, She was hunting Elephants.

This little goat was the cutest little animal I have ever seen. It was so small and soft

Malin and Kira loved all the animals. All the baby's were so gentle and so soft it was great for the kids to interact with them.

After all the fun at the American Heritage center we went home and lit up the fire pit to roast hot dogs and have smores.

The kids as you can see liked roasting their own dogs.

SMORES, need I say more than YUM!

I am very glad that on some of Sterlings days off we get to do some fun things as a family. I am also thankful we have a yard and a safe place to play.

My new hobby

2009-04-09T09:36:00.000-07:00

Hair Flowers! These are so much fun to make I think I got a little carried away last night and I made Kira a few flowers and clips.

On the plus side I will never have to buy another hair bow or flower.

This was my first attempt at hair clips. all the flowers are on clips but these are a little different.

not bad for a nights work.

Oh Deer,

2009-04-05T15:10:00.000-07:00

I love where I live. There are animals everywhere. Chickens , cows, goats, horses and deer they are in our yard a lot! it is really cool to see wild herds graizing in your yard, the down fall lots of deer droppings you have to pick up so they don't get eaten yum. Any way today during the break in general conference we were outside and here come the deer they crossed the street, ran right past us and just as I was getting my camera out were jumping over the fence. I am glad I got in a few shots even though they are not crystal clear.

First photos with my new camera!

2009-04-03T14:35:00.000-07:00

Yay, I got a new camera. Sterling surprised me with the camera I have been drooling over for the last while and I was sooooo excited! I love it. These are the first pictures I have taken. There is so much I can do with this camera, I cant wait till it is nice and I can go outside.

This is Malin saying Cheese! he wrinkles up his eyes and says EEESE

Twilight Tide Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-03-29T16:15:00.000-07:00

Twilight Tide Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

Baby Shower Funness

2009-03-26T15:55:00.000-07:00

I love going to baby showers, they are probably my favorite type of parties to go to. My cousin is going to have her first baby, a little girl and I am so excited to go. I love making things and this is a good excuse to create random funness. In the past I have made all kinds of things diaper cakes included. Here is a picture of my diaper cake inside is baby soap, shampoo and wipes, the flowers- hair bows and the socks rolled up like roses topped off with a nice set of shoes.

This time I was going to do something different. I decided to make a blanket but when I went to go get the fabric there was nothing I liked that went with the colors I needed. The fabric I found was not flannel like you usually need for this type of blanket but cotton so I was a little hesitant to use it, but I got it anyway and had a middle layer of flannel just in case it didn't fray as well, it frayed great I am very pleased with the finished product.

The fuzzy side is the front and the other one is obviously the back

Then on to make hair bows, put snaps on socks so they don't loose their other half in the wash or anywhere else and of course a sparkly pink little princess wall decoration because all girls are princesses. Now I just have to wait for the shower and see if I can think of anything else to make .....

Finished Photos

2009-03-25T16:11:00.001-07:00

Here are some of our wallpaper pictures. Let me just tell you fixing this room was He** !!! I am so glad we are finished.

This is the before picture the wallpaper has little orange and red flowers

this is the first wave of wallpaper we found 6 layers and thought that was all, little did we know we would find more later.

after all 8 layers of wallpaper we found the plaster, all cracked and falling apart.

This is the finished product with our new bunk beds yay I love the beds I am so happy I got them.

It is such a wonderful feeling being done with her room it was such a mess and now the only thing is the room has a slightly green tint, a reflection of the lovely carpet ( I cant wait till we replace that)

WE ARE FINISHED!

2009-03-24T21:27:00.000-07:00

Finally, we have finished tearing down the wallpaper in Kira's room and have painted it, it was going to be purple (her choice) but since Kira and Malin are sharing a room it is now white, much to her dismay (I didn't think purple was the best color for a boys room) but at least she can move back in. To celebrate the occasion we bought bunk beds for the kids. While we were remodeling we moved Kira into Malins room and now they will not sleep apart they are always checking to see if the other one is in bed so we thought what the heck they are still little they can share, for a while anyway. now we have an extra room and we are left wondering what we will do with it. I fully plan on taking pictures (my camera battery died) and posting the entire process from start to finish so you can all see how wonderful it was to tear down 8 layers of wallpaper . We thought there was only 6 but we were wrong we found 2 more layers farther down the wall. After all this I must say I will NEVER put up wallpaper in my house ever.

Fabulous Five Contest

2009-03-22T08:09:00.000-07:00

you know you want to....
enter my Fabulous Five Contest!So this is how this works...the first 5 people to respond to this post will receive something made by me for you. My choice. Made especially for you. Of course there are some restrictions and limitations:

1) I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2) What I create will be just for you.
3) It will be done sometime this year.
4) You have no clue what it will be... it may be a story. It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may draw or paint something. I may bake something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure. ;-)
5) I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? The catch is that you must repost this on your own blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on their blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did will win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!! Oh! And be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!!I found this on my friend's blog and my curiosity was peaked. I figure..."why not?" It sounds like fun. So if you are game....leave me a comment!

Modern Pirate Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-03-18T18:01:00.000-07:00

Modern Pirate Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Night Skiing!

2009-03-13T11:43:00.000-07:00

Sterling and I were able to go night skiing last night. Let me say to those of you who have never gone night skiing, it is something you really need to do. Skiing in the dark is very exhilarating! all you see are shapes and shadows. We went to Beaver Mountain at 5:00 and stayed till 9:00 and I cant wait till we can go again.

This is Sterling and I on the ski lift getting ready to do another run.

I loved my ski's they had beautiful cherry blossoms on them.
when we first got there the sun was behind the mountains but it was still light for a little while.

this is Sterling coming down the mountain as you can see there were lights so it wasn't totally dark in all the spots. When we go again does any one want to come with us?

Grosgrain: Cinnamon Sticks GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-03-06T10:17:00.000-08:00

Grosgrain: Cinnamon Sticks GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Our Vacation to Brazil

2009-03-05T17:28:00.000-08:00

The Perfect ( future) Wife

2009-03-01T17:57:00.000-08:00

When raising the perfect housewife, you have to start young so you have them well trained by the time they leave the house.

She must be able to multi task and be well versed. She must also know her way around the kitchen... Since spring is getting closer we thought we would celebrate by going shopping, we found some really cute dresses for a great price and Kira got to pick her favorite when we came home and put it on I thought oh my heavens she looks just like something out of the 50's. The shoes and the pearls completed the look. I just got a little carried away and had to play around. Granted the vacuum is not a 50's vacuum I think the look still works.

Blushing Buttercream Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-02-23T17:09:00.000-08:00

Blushing Buttercream Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

Happy Birthday Malin

2009-02-21T08:25:00.000-08:00

I cant believe it my baby is 2! Lots has happened since he was born and he has grown so much!

Malin James Beck, only a few seconds old. One pound nine ounces and 12 inches long. He was really early but he still had an APGAR score of 7.

He had a rough painful beginning, but has become an amazing little boy.

By 6 months he was off oxygen and eating without his feeding tube he weighed about 8 pounds and could sit up on his own. He loved bath time and playing in the pool.

One Year Old. He was starting to get teeth, eating everything in sight and rolling around to get what he wanted. Weighing in at 15 pounds and 24 inches he grew a lot in one year.

18 months old, Malin loves being outside, he was crawling around and always trying to escape toys were a thing of the past he had moved on to electronics his favorite items are the phone, VCR, computer and the stereo. Its amazing someone so small can so effectively destroy something.

Two years old, Congratulations baby, Malin weighs in at 19.4 pounds and is 31 inches tall, tall and skinny must be a Beck. Malin is walking now and a total force of nature. Getting into things is his favorite thing to do. He Loves his sister and will only get dressed and eat if she gets dressed and eats. He copies everything she does and gives her kisses at night ( he wont kiss me) Malin Laughs a lot and is a happy child. Happy birthday baby I hope you life gets easier from here on out.

SuperPeople!

2009-02-18T17:51:00.001-08:00

My Children are Super!

They have been running around the house in their new Superman and Supergirl jammies. Every child should have super jammies!

Thumbalina

2009-02-17T10:07:00.001-08:00

My baby as Thumbalina I was wonderinghow kira would look thumb sized and now I know.

Wedding Photos

2009-02-16T17:03:00.000-08:00

I found that I do have some wedding photos after all it has been my new hobby going through all my photos and editing them and I found some wedding photos, I thought we didnt have any YAY!

Wallpaper Hell

2009-02-11T18:02:00.001-08:00

I wanted to start on Kira's room hoping to get it painted by this weekend. So early this morning I started tearing down the top layer of wallpaper, little did I know there would be layer after layer after layer.....finally six layers later we found the plaster.

This was her room before. I should have just left it.

The red was the second layer under the orange and blue flowers,then it was a brown wood looking layer , a brown with blue and red flowers, then a blue and gold swirls on cream, then a baby blue something that we think was the original. Meaning it is over 100 years old.

Little did we know there was a reason for all the layers of wallpaper, they were holding the walls together! under the last layer the walls are crumbling! Huge cracks run down the walls. What we thought was going to be a fairly quick and cheep fix is turning out not to be either (quick or cheep)All in all I am up to my elbows in wallpaper scraps and wish I had never started.

2009-02-06T09:56:00.001-08:00

Burrrrr Lake

2009-02-05T07:24:00.000-08:00

Sterling had a day off the other day, which is rare now that he works swing so we thought we would drive up to Bear Lake. What we thought was going to be a short trip was a little farther than we thought, it was also nice to get out of the smog. The air was crisp, clean and freezing!

Malin was to occupied looking at the ice on the lake to look at the camera

The snow was all powder Kira liked to kick it, it went flying everywhere.

Breathing is expensive!

2009-02-01T17:24:00.000-08:00

When we brought Malin home from the hospital he was on oxygen for a while. Luckily it was covered by insurance so we didn't have to pay for any of it, but now our insurance has changed and they dont cover any pre-existing conditions. It's sad that breathing is a pre-existing condition. Anywho Malin now has a nebulizer for what the doctor thinks is bronchospasm's and this little diddy cost about $500.00 not including the meds. ouch hopefully we wont need it for long.

Bring out the Big Guns

2009-01-26T17:05:00.000-08:00

We went on vacation this last week to Arizona to visit some family and while we were there we went shooting. That is one of our favorite things to do as a family, we try to go every time we visit.

These are our new guns Sterling got the MPA-10 for Christmas and he got me the AR-15 for my birthday

This was Kira's first time actually shooting so we thought we would start her out on something without a kick

Malin also got to shoot a gun but his was a little more safe

Boys do love their Toys

Precious moments

Only in Arizona do the tumbleweeds grow to be this big!

House repairs and snowball fights

2009-01-09T15:29:00.000-08:00

We finally got the wallpaper down and the front 2 rooms painted! yay it looks so much better, but we were still lacking one thing and that was somewhere to sit. We have the 2 couches in the living room but had nothing in the family room except the TV and now we do! granted it is a little big ( about 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide) but it has been so much fun and it is amazingly comfy to sit on I think everyone should buy a love sac.

One of the great things about winter is that the snow, the kids can roll around and throw it and their clothes stay clean, it great. We were at Grandma Becks for New Years day and all the kids got to play in the back yard. I'm so glad they have so many kids that are the same age.

Malin had a hard time walking around in his snowsuit so he rode on the sled almost the whole time. Kira on the other hand made snow angel after snow angel and when we came home she tried to make a carpet angel.

Santa Makes a House Call

2008-12-24T13:26:00.000-08:00

This year for Christmas we went to Arizona and visited my parents. It is the first time we have ever gone home to Az for Christmas. While we were there Santa made a house call and came to visit my kids! yay, you see my parents know Santa personally so it was no trouble having him stop on his route for a quick visit. It was fun to see him with the kids.

I saw Mama kissing Santa Clause(don't worry honey I'm not cheating on you).

His suit was custom made with fox fur from Canada. Can you see the family resemblance? I know the Real Santa Clause.

We would also like to tell Sterling that we miss him and we are sorry he had to work and couldn't come with us we miss you a lot and hope you have a good Christmas WE LOVE YOU DADDY!!!

Temple Square

2008-12-16T07:13:00.001-08:00

For family home evening yesterday we went to Temple Square to see the lights and wow it was a lot of fun we were expecting it to be FREEZING but it wasn't really that bad and we got there before the crowd so that was also nice.

Malin was very excited to see the lights.

As you can tell it was still cold, we just didn't freeze.

All I had to say was WOW this brought Luminaries to a whole new high.

The Temple was such a beautiful place I m glad we were able to go and enjoy the peaceful feeling and the beautiful sights.

Tree Lighting Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

2008-12-16T06:50:00.000-08:00

Tree Lighting Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Birthday Photos

2008-12-12T09:31:00.000-08:00

Well I just got the kids birthday photos done I cant believe my baby girl is 4 already

Malin is almost 2! wow how fast they grow.

A little bit of everything

2008-12-07T08:33:00.000-08:00

Well a lot has happened since we moved and I havent had alot of time to blog so now I will try to play catch up.
First Kira, my baby girl had her birthday! So happy birthday baby ( she turned 4)

We don't like cake and so we have cupcakes ( they are smaller) or pie for our birthdays. For her birthday dinner we roasted marshmallows and hot dogs out back by the fire pit.

We also started stripping our really ugly wallpaper and what a surprise that has been. It went from ugly, to well still ugly but not as bad only we found that somewhere along the line someone plastered over parts of the bottom layer of wallpaper so we don't know how to remove it without tearing off plaster and drywall. FUN!

We also bought a soccer ball. Just look at our future soccer star go.

we have also played in the millions of leaves that have fallen on our grass im not kidding there really were MILLIONS!

I will be forever thankful to the young women of my ward who came and raked my leaves it took 12 people over 2 hours it was really a lot of leaves.( this is the front yard)

Now that is what I call service, thank you.

and lastly we got a new family picture. What do you think?

Thanksgiving

2008-11-28T07:27:00.000-08:00

This Thanksgiving we went to Grandma Cindie's house and we had a wonderful thanksgiving lunch then wonderful chocolate pie
the kids are very thankful for pie.

After dinner they played a game called Elefun it is a great game for little kids. The elephant blows butterflies out of his trunk and the kids run around with butterfly nets trying to catch them.

After all the thanksgiving fun, we woke up this morning with the FLU !!!! yay happy days. We hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving, and Happy Holidays!

Stitches

2008-11-21T18:41:00.001-08:00

Today was the Neo-Natal follow up clinic, which I love to go to because they have tons of different Doctors and they give your child the full workup and check EVERYTHING! today it took SIX hours but I have had it last longer. Anywho everything went fairly well until we went to the hospital to check Malin's ears and while we were there Malin was running, tripped and fell, hit his chin on the chair and split it open. Earlier I have said I have tough kids but today I was totally impressed Malin did not cry at all through this whole thing. We drove to the Doctor's office and Malin got 2 stitches what a big boy. now we have matching scars on our chins. All in all today I think we spent the most time with doctors since we left the NICU and I hope this is not a sign, 2 stitches at 2 I really don't want to go for 3 at 3.

More home pictures

2008-11-15T21:00:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite rooms is the kitchen I love the brick and the stove top, the pink wall is not my favorite but I plan on painting and I have limited it down to red, yellow or cream what color do you think I should do?
Another one of my favorite rooms is Sterlings office/ library these bookshelves run down two sides of the walls, now all we need is more books .

We Bought a HOUSE

2008-11-14T21:38:00.000-08:00

Yay we bought a House, and were finally able to move into it and I am sooooo Happy. We were waiting for while to move in and now we are finally here and loving every minute of it. I have lots of pictures and not a lot of space so I will post them as I am working and redecorating the inside. The house itself is over 100 years old so it has lots of character and also really "lovely" wallpaper, paint and carpet as I am sure you can imagine. One thing we really wanted when we looked for a house was a big yard and the yard here is wonderful! it is .61 of an acre with 13 apple trees a few pear trees tons of raspberries and grapes and lots and lots of grass

Kira was very happy when she woke up this morning. She looked out the window and saw that there were chickens and horses in the back yard she was talking all day about the animals, you can hear the roster crow all the time, and can also see lots of goats from Kira's bedroom window

I call this the "Barn", it is behind the garden and next to the well and the tree house, technically it is just a really big 2 story shed but you have to go up the ladder to get to the second story. I will post some more pictures of the insideof the house later I have been unpacking all day and I need to go to bed.
Oh, for all those who don't know we moved to Hyde Park which is about 20 min. south of Preston Idaho.

Commissioned Watercolor Portrait GIVEAWAY!!!!

2008-11-14T21:22:00.001-08:00

Commissioned Watercolor Portrait GIVEAWAY!!!!

Nordic Bo Peep and Long Lost Sheep Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!

2008-11-14T21:22:00.000-08:00

Nordic Bo Peep and Long Lost Sheep Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!

Homeless

2008-11-11T07:05:00.000-08:00

Well as of 12:00 last night we are officially homeless. We gave our 30 day notice thinking we had plenty of time to get the new place ready but it didn't work out that way and we cant move in for a couple of days, but we had to move out so now we are HOMELESS! he he. We are now hotel and house hopping until the wonderful day we can move into our lovely new place, and let me tell you living out of a uhaul is really not all that fun,but you do what you have to. I hope to have good news ( that we moved in ) soon and I will post some pictures, in the meantime every one enjoy the homes your in and have a wonderful day!

Tough Kids

2008-11-05T14:30:00.000-08:00

I always knew my kids were tough, mostly by how they respond when they are in pain, but I never knew they were tough on the outside as well as the inside. This last week has taught me that. on Monday we went to feed the ducks with some friends and while Kira was feeding one a goose came up and bit her finger, she was a little freaked but no blood so she was fine.Then Tuesday, after I had lowered Malin's bed he was jumping on it and fell off the bottom (we only have a rail on the side) anyway he fell off and his head hit the wall, he left behind some hair on his way down luckily there was also no blood only a little bald spot and a good sized bump.

Tropical Tree Frog Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!

2008-11-03T07:43:00.000-08:00

Tropical Tree Frog Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!
This is a awesome costume check it out!

Trick or Treat

2008-10-31T19:14:00.000-07:00

Halloween, I think is a wonderfully fun Holiday Kira and Malin went trick or treating with some friends up in grandmas neighborhood (it is so much nicer up there) luckily we went early because it started to rain.

This year we took Jasmine. We have always felt sorry for those dogs that are dressed up like bumble bee's or hot dogs but when we saw this costume we couldn't help ourselves we had to dress her up.

Halloween is a big deal to my family we All love to dress up. My Dad always goes way out. This year he decided to go as the joker, it is amazing the things you can do with a bald head.

My little sister Katie went as a Dark Angel if you notice her shoes they are silver high heals that are about 3 inches high, Oh man those were the days when I could wear heals all day and not kill my feet.

My older sister Christie dressed up as a Gangster all the people at her work dressed up as Gangsters ( she works at a bank) but they were not allowed to have guns I wonder why?...

I hope every one had a wonderful Halloween, including my hubby Sterling who was not able to go with us, due to him getting a new job in the E.R. So congrats honey. we missed you and love you.

Fun at the Park

2008-10-29T07:22:00.001-07:00

There were huge piles of leaves all raked up, so instead of playing on the park equipment the kids wanted to play in the leaves and they had a wonderful time rolling around and throwing them at each other.

When we got home there were tons of leaves stuck in their clothes and in Malin's diaper, there were so many they almost had another pile to play in.

Kira and her friend Megan having fun playing together

On Sunday we went to the park to feed the ducks before church ( our church starts at 2:30) and there was this beautiful bush so I propped up my camera and took a family picture we can never have too many of those.

Malin's first steps!

2008-10-27T07:56:00.000-07:00

FINALLY Malin is starting to walk. At a little over 20 months I am sooo ready for him to be able to walk around and stop wearing holes in his jeans. He has been walking with his walker and while holding your finger but not by himself. Then on October 24th at Grandma Becks house he took his first steps totally by himself and walked from the door down the hall it was AMAZING I am so proud of him.

GROSGRAIN MINI STORE OPENING NOVEMBER 6!!!! AND BIG PREVIEW GIVEAWAY!!!!

2008-10-27T07:54:00.000-07:00

GROSGRAIN MINI STORE OPENING NOVEMBER 6!!!! AND BIG PREVIEW GIVEAWAY!!!!

Fun at Grandma Beck's

2008-10-27T07:29:00.000-07:00

Kira dressed up for Halloween and became our very own Sleeping beauty. She zonked out on our way to the Beck family Halloween party. How she can breathe it is beyond me she shoves her blankie in her mouth then covers up her nose, and that is how she always sleeps.

At Grandma's house all the kids trick or treat from door to door (there are a lot of doors at grandmas house) it is a safe, warm and allergy free way to trick or treat.

We actually got all of the grand kids (on Sterlings side) to stand for a picture at the same time as you can see there are tons more girls than boys.

Halloween Pictures

2008-10-16T13:38:00.000-07:00

Taking pictures is one of my favorite things to do so I thought I should take pictures of the kids in their Halloween costumes, sometime before Halloween. I set up a photo shoot in Kira's room and voila, this is what I got. I am glad that they were both in good happy moods, things are always better when the kids are happy.

If you couldn't tell Malin is Lion.

Kira is Sleeping Beauty. She said and I quote " I want to be Aurora her dress is so sparkly and beautiful!"

Fall

2008-10-06T10:58:00.000-07:00

Fall is my Favorite time of year. Watching the kids play in the leaves, wearing hats and sweaters, boots and gloves. Your nose turning pink in the cold. I dont think there is a season more beautiful than fall.

Big Kid Beds

2008-10-01T10:08:00.001-07:00

Kira upgraded from her twin to a double. So now she has lots of room for all her sleeping buddies ( Malin got her twin' so she got the guest bed. Sorry family now it's the air mattress or the couch when you come to visit.)

Before

After

Malin got a Big Boy Bed!! yippee! he is out of his crib, now if only we can get him to stay in his bed. He did okay last night and only fell off 2 times, I think we will invest in one of those side rails so he wont fall off so much, at least he fell onto pillows so he had a soft landing.

Before

After

Vegas!

2008-09-26T10:59:00.001-07:00

We were in Vegas for my Cousin Holly's wedding and were able to see my family. It was lots of fun we don't get to see them very much so that's a treat, we all stayed in the same hotel, walked the strip and went shopping all in all it was a good vacation.

Me and My sisters. Katie and Christie minus one sister Kim

Outside the Temple with my family, minus a few members. Sterling, Christie, Katie, Kira, Me, Cody, Malin and my Mom

Sterling and I at the Bellagio gardens

We watched the fountain twice it was Amazing if you ever get a chance to watch, I recommend it

Kira had a good time in Grandmas room at the hotel, she was trying to catch the dust.

A day or two at the farm

2008-09-26T09:49:00.000-07:00

Malin's first pony ride went really well, he was able to stay on the horse for two rounds then he had enough.

Kira Loves horses and really enjoys riding them.This time she rode around all by herself.

Malin's Favorite animals were the goats and he couldn't get close enough

Little hands on the farm. The kids had a good time at the state fair picking apples and planting veggies,milking cows and collecting chicken eggs.

The Farm at Thanksgiving point has really friendly animals, the cows really liked Malin, but the feelings were not mutual.

Isn't this the cutest little Alpaca you have ever seen? I just love his hair

Raspberries

2008-09-24T14:14:00.000-07:00

We went to Logan yesterday and picked some raspberries. They were sooo yummy, Kira wouldn't eat them because they had holes, she did enjoy feeding them to Malin and picking the wild flowers that grew near by. All in all it was a good day

Body World 3

2008-09-13T08:38:00.000-07:00

Body World 3 is coming to Utah. yay We are so excited we went and got our tickets today. The exhibit is in Utah from September 22 through October 10th at the Leonardo in Salt Lake. For those of you who have never heard of body world it is an exhibit with over 200 bodies ( those are real humans that have been preserved ) The exhibit shows all kind of things like bodies without skin and bodies that are just veins so you can see all the veins in you body we are sooo glad that they came to Utah. If you want to go I suggest you buy your tickets they sell out fast.

This is a picture of one of the exhibits, isn't it neat?

Kira's first dance class

2008-09-11T09:48:00.000-07:00

Kira's first dance class was a lot of fun. They dance for the first half hour then do gymnastics for the second half. She had a really good time and enjoyed wearing her dance clothes and jumping around.

Tag, your it

2008-09-10T16:41:00.000-07:00

Picture Tag

Tagged by Maureen!

Read after the last picture to see if you have been tagged... the rules are you have to take 10 pictures of the following things and you have to do it right away. No straiting, cleaning or wiping you kids nose (I mean it!). then you tag 6 others.

1. Kids: this is what mine were doing, Kira was trying to vacuum and Malin was helping her. He He cant you see what a big help he is.

2. Bathroom: sorry about the odd angle it is shaped like and L and kinda hard to get all in one shot looks like its time to wash the towel's.

3. Closet: okay so maybe I have a few shirts can you guess my favorite color?

4. Favorite shoes: well I would rather go barefoot than wear shoes and then I only wear flip flops I even wear them i winter but for my favorite shoes I would have to say I like the way these look the best even though I only have one thing to wear with them.

5. Self Portrait: okay so this is a little old it is from Christmas but I was trying to find one and there are only like 10 pictures with me in them in the over 3000 we have on our computer and this is the only one where I am by myself. wow that is really sad.

6. Laundry room: Luckily the laundry "room" is just a closet and the door to get to the dryer is broken so you only get to see the washer which is a good thing because all the mess is on the dryer. Thank goodness for broken doors. ( I never thought I would say that.)

7. Kitchen sink: You got me on a good day. I would rather clean 5 toilets every day than do the dishes. once a month.

8. Fridge: I know it looks like a lot but I think maybe half of the food in there could walk out on its own if you left the door open long enough.

9. Favorite room: Lets see, do I really have to explain this one...

10. Dream Vacation: Brazil Copacobana beach baby!

Okay....I now tag: Amanda Atkinson, Christie Jones, Tannie Bennett, Amanda Bailey,Lindsey Bullock and Megan Gorrell Have fun with it and GOOD LUCK!!

Camping !

2008-09-02T10:45:00.000-07:00

This was our first camping trip that we have all gone on together. We were very happy with how well the kids did. Now we can't wait till we can go again.

Kira and Malin loved being outside and roasting marshmallows.

The weather was wonderful, and we all slept very warm. Both of the kids slept all night and woke up Happy Campers, YAY!

BBQ Update

2008-09-01T16:21:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone sorry to do this but we have to move the BBQ to the weekend of the 12th and 13th because of regional conference the adult session is sat. night and and Sterling works Friday. Hope everyone can still come.

BBQ

2008-08-28T13:25:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!
We are having a BBQ/Luau the first weekend of September. everyone is invited, just bring your own meat and a side dish to share. There will be a kiddie pool for the kids, hot tub for the adults, games, food and fun. We hope to see you all there. For more details or directions give me a call or leave a comment and I will get back to you.

Fun in the Sun

2008-08-20T10:11:00.000-07:00

Saltair is an excellent place to take the kids. We went up for a couple of hours and let the kids play in the water and the sand, the water is great because it is so shallow it's really warm and it doesn't get really deep unless you go about a mile out, so it was like a HUGE kiddie pool. Kira and Malin both had a really good time I cant wait till we go again.

Family Photo's

2008-07-22T15:09:00.001-07:00

We got our family pictures taken today, for $20.00 Kiddie Kandids did pretty well .

4th of July Weekend

2008-07-14T20:09:00.000-07:00

HOT AIR BALLOONS!

The Hot air Balloon festival was AMAZING!!. Malin really liked the balloons and was pointing at them for as long as he could see them.

HOOGLE ZOO

It was Malin's first time at the Zoo but I think Kira go a bigger kick out of it than he did ( if you look close you can see Malin's and my reflection in the glass by the Alligator.)

FIREWORKS!
The fireworks at Thanksgiving Point were good. We had to wait a long time, 2 hours before an then it took us almost 2 hours to get out of the lot. We did have fun before wrestling and playing in the grass. while we were waiting for it to get dark.

GRADUATION!

Sterlings Graduation!! yay he finished, at least with this part hehe. Graduation was great, the food not so much. Because it was his pinning it was a sit down dinner, and it was catered at $15 a plate so I was expecting a little more food than what we got. All in all it would not have filled Kira up and she never eats.

PROVO RIVER RAFTING

After graduation we all went rafting down the provo river all the photos taken on the water have not been developed so pardon the wet dog look we had been soaking and freezing for the last couple of hours.

after all the fun we went home to BBQ on the gril and soak in the hot tub. It was wonderful having Christie and Keith up for the weekend.

Growing up is hard Work

2008-06-29T15:27:00.000-07:00

Today for lunch Malin was eating chicken nuggets. Then he got really quiet, when I looked over at him I realized he was totally zonked. I didn't know eating was so tiring.

Fun in the Pool

2008-06-22T17:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday while Sterling was at work I filled up Kira's little pool so she could go swimming. I think she has gotten a little spoiled, the first time she went in her pool we ran a hose from inside so the water was warm and the last couple of times she has gone swimming it has been in the hot tub, so when filled her pool with water fresh from the outside hose she totally wigged out and would only put her feet in until the water warmed up. By that time Sterling was home so he stuck her little chair in the water so she didn't have to get wet at all.
Malin also had fun splashing people from the outside. The water was a little to deep for him When it goes past his belly button he dunks his head with his mouth open and tongue out trying to drink it so we have to keep it pretty shallow when he is in the pool.

A Day at the Park

2008-06-21T08:28:00.000-07:00

We went to the park with some friends recently. After we fed the ducks we went walking on a little trail near by. We crossed a little bridge and then walked around, on our way back we decided to jump rocks and logs over the stream, I went last so the logs were a little wobbly and one rolled, luckily I only fell in a little and got muddy from the knees down , it was lots of fun. Jacob the little boy Kira's age and Kira play so well together that Mike (Jacob's Dad) and Sterling have arranged their marriage, it is so funny watching them play together when you ask Jacob what is Kira's name he says "Kira Lems", and the other day at home Kira asked where Jacob her husband was, its amazing the little things kids pick up.

Jacob feeding the ducks , Kira Megan and Jacob on the bridge.

Our Little Artist

2008-06-18T14:31:00.000-07:00

The first one is of her Daddy with a 5:00 shadow then one of a stray cat that hangs out around the house. The last one is me and it shows how thin my hair is, really I'm not exaggerating

Kira loves to draw on her magna doodle. Because we cant save the drawings, I have taken pictures of them. I was very impressed and proud of her drawings because she is only 3. I thought they showed a real likeness to the subjects she was drawing.

I Love You

2008-06-15T19:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Fathers Day Sterling. I hope you have a wonderful day I just wanted to say some reasons why I love you, I love how just touching you makes me feel better and watching you play with the kids, I love you playing with my hair at night, I love how how you think that you love me more and are forever trying to prove it. I love you loving me and I know I love you. Happy Daddy Day Honey.

Home Sweet Home

2008-06-02T17:16:00.000-07:00

We have just moved into our first house and it is so wonderful I love it, it has room to breathe and my kitchen is great I have lots of counter space so now I can prepare food on the counter and not on top of my washer. It also has a lovely back yard with lots of trees and flowers and vines we have only lived here one week and already we all love it, it is going to be hard to leave when Sterling graduates in 3 years, but until then we will enjoy every minute.

Daddy's Little Girl

2008-05-19T16:00:00.000-07:00

Today we took Kira to get her pictures taken she had so much fun getting dressed up. She is all girl as you can tell by her painted nails and poofy tutu.