Wednesday, May 20, 2009

marker fun?!!






Lindzi decided to sample a marker and found out that it wasn't too tasty. She had just had her bath a few hours before this little incident. And it turns out the marker wasn't washable... so it took a bit of scrubbing to get it off!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Kassidy's parties

Kassidy had 2 great parties on Saturday. First she had the friend party. With the butterfly theme we made butterfly masks, painted little butterfly decorations and had a fun treasure hunt for the party favor bags. Then we opened presents and had cupcakes...it was yummy! Later that evening the family came over and we had a good time hula hooping with Kassidy's new hula hoop made by Brenda. Darin was in town as it turned out and he and his girlfriend, Diana came by to wish Kassidy a happy birthday. Jeff came out as well with Darin. Amanda and Nick are here this week so it has been fun having them around. Of course Grandma and Grandpa Shaw and Steven were here and also Brenda, Nick and Jonas. Kassidy had a great time. Below are two slide shows from both parties... so enjoy!

Kassidy's friend party

Kassidy's family party

Saturday, May 16, 2009

my first 5k



My Dad and I ran in the 5k today!! It turned out good despite my knee swelling slightly 3 day prior to the race. I came in around 27 and a half minutes... and my Dad came in around 29 minutes. Yay!! We are happy with the results!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Kassidy's cake!!!



Kassidy's birthday is this weekend and i just finished the cake tonight!!! Yay! I am so glad to be done with that... since it takes so much time and effort. Tomorrow is Kassidy's kindergarten program and Amanda and Nick will be coming for a visit tomorrow too so i will be plenty busy.
Now i have one less thing to do tomorrow.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day!!





Just wanted to wish all a happy mother's day today!! We went to a missionary farwell today and the girls did great. It was very enjoyable. John was here for the morning and so he made me breakfast in bed. The girls gave me of gifts of lotion, shower gel, body mist, and a tote bag. John got me some very nice perfume. I feel loved and i have some great girls and husband.

Friday, May 8, 2009

my new garden boxes




John made me some garden boxes on Wednesday. They are right outside the back door, so we can't ignore them or forget about them. We filled them with soil and tomato and pepper plants. Let's hope they grow well... so we can make some salsa!!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Lagoon..it's what fun is... (or so they say)

Lagoon

We went to lagoon on Saturday. The girls had a great time!! Desi is a little daredevil. She wanted to go on all the big rides. We were only there for a few hours because of some pesky rain and because we went late in the day. But we are planning on going back very soon. Brooklyn went on quite a few rides too... although she doesn't enjoy them as much as Desi - well the really scary ones anyway. John and Desi rode the colossus which is a fast double loop roller coaster. I have actually ridden it before, but don't plan on riding it again!! John, Desi and Brooklyn rode the white wooden roller coaster also. I went on the the wild mouse and really enjoyed it. I don't like the really scary rides. We all rode the music express (well except for lindzi) Desi and Brooklyn rode the screamer... which i hate that ride.. too intense. Lindzi didn't like really any of the rides. I took her on the kiddie roller coaster and she hated it. Desi took her on the kiddie helicopters and she whined/cried the whole time. She did ok on the carousel, but that was about it for her. Maybe she just needs to get bigger. Anyway we all enjoyed it overall. Afterward we went out to eat at a chinese restaurant.. yum!

Monday, May 4, 2009

ice cream....yummy!






She loves it... this particular kind was double fudge brownie!! It was good!

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Wow... 17 months old!!






Lindzi turned 17 months old yesterday. I can't believe she's almost a year and a half. Lindzi is starting to be more vocal now. She doesn't always say words but she jabbers a lot or screeches. She can say ma ma, da da, na na (banana), nose, eye (and she will point to your nose or eye) and hello which is what she calls the phone and she also can say bye and wave bye bye. She attempts to say diaper and it's pretty close. If you are drinking something and she wants a drink, she will open her mouth and say aaaa! If she wants something she will take your hand and lead you to wherever and point to it. She loves trying on everyone else's shoes and then she will try to walk in them...it's really cute! She also knows the things i don't want her to do like turn off the tv while we are watching it or push the other buttons on it. She likes the phones so we have to keep those away from her. She likes to climb on chairs and get things from table or try to get to my computer. Another naughty thing she does is she will dump the dog's water dish or food.... this one only happens when she finds the bathroom door open. I had to put them in there because of little lindzi or they would be dumped on a daily basis!! She almost always has a bruise or scratch on her head from her many clutzy moments. She's my only true binky baby.... the others didn't have anything to do with one except for Desi who had one occasionally. Lindzi loves the binky... i don't know how hard this will be to take away when the time comes, we'll have to see. The binky has saved my sanity so many times in the past 17 months!!! She loves baths. Lindzi loves her little books and she will bring you a book and then back up into you.. meaning she wants you to put her on your lap!! She loves our little dog, buster. She loves to give him treats and sample them for herself too! For some reason she likes to eat non foods such as lotion, crayons, and dog treats. Her favorite foods are pudding, cereal, peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, fruit and ice cream. She loves to go outside and run around. She sure is a LOT of work, but she is also a lot of FUN to have around!!

Friday, May 1, 2009

Spring Pictures