there would still be you and me...: March 2012

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Oh Boy!!!

Over the weekend we had quite the fun photoshoot involving our little family... some of the many pictures are starting to trickle in and I'm so excited!! YAY! More to come!

Fun with phones

Finally downloaded a bunch of pictures off my phone.. Here's some favorites

New Birthday Shoes

Roller Skating Bday party

My little Free Spirit

Whoa Beef-Coon! (Audrey's pet name for the springy racoon ;)

Snuggle Bug

Yay for Spring clothes

Good make-up day with unintended fro from the wreath in the hallway

Alphabet cookies

Oh What a Beautiful Morning!!!

Dapper Daddy's Birthday

Dark Horse before the storm

My sweet nephew playing in Laura's scarf

Lou-who

The Boy.

After Chrurch

Straight shooter

Loving my new dress

Growing up!

Beautiful baby-sitter

Nothing to spark a friendly cousin competition like an all out air-soft gun war. Jessica, my niece, now has a FIANCE!! Mark is his name -can't believe it still - and he happens to be a big fan of air-soft guns. So apparently are most of the kids in our entire extended family... or at least they're fans of wearing hoodies and chasing each other around the yard. This Saturday Mark was generous enough to come and share all his toys with our giant collection of Livingston/Trewartha/Kienow rugrats.

A very good time had by all

Here's the fighting crew, looking tough

Here's the likely much smarter crew - taking refuge on the "off limits" trampoline

Fun times!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Stepping Stone

Or should I say Mile-stone? One of those points in my life when I realize how quickly my kids are growing up! yikes! and For Audrey the milestone of getting braces! Although looking at her before pictures, I must confess I was asking myself, why are we doing this again??

The answer seemed to be that her jaw is out of line and causes her pain, so on go the braces...

but asthetically I think she's perfect!

Get ready, get set...

Go!! you're now the proud owner of a pre-teen with braces!

She's such a cutie. I guess keeping her in an awkward stage a little longer isn't such a bad thing...

I heart her.

Quotes of the Day

As I was braiding Audrey's hair this morning, she was quietly watching in the mirror. When I had one braid almost done, she said in her best announcer voice, " And thus, the braid is formed." Silly girl, she cracked me up so much I was cry-laughing
Kid's stuff: Elle, Sun Scream = sun screen Reese talking about the wake behind the boat- " I hope I don't get stuck in the quake"
During our trip to Colorado, Elle started dancing to the music as best she could in her carseat, she kept saying, look guys, check out this bust out move... It was pretty cute.
At dinner, I was mentioning that I had a sore hamstring. Reese heard this and said, a what? a meatstring? When we corrected him (holding in our amusement..he's sensitve) he then said, oh I know why bears and tigers like to eat people, cause they're made of ham!
Today when I was taking the kids to school, I had on a black coat of mine with a big oversized collar, I didn't bother to fold it down and when Reese saw me he said, "Cool Mom, you look like an evil genius." I like the way the boy thinks.
So this one is for Sam, and it's more what he did than what he said... When we were going to Moab a few weeks ago, I asked him to throw some socks in the suitcase for me. When we got there I realized he had done just that, thrown in a pile of random socks. I asked him what's with this? He said, well I figured you'd at least have a couple matches in there somewhere. Now, most of you guys might be thinking, yeah, that makes sense... and you ladies, well I know what you're probably thinking.. Sorry honey... you know I love you!
Elle told me she didn't want me to get married, I told her "I already am" she cried and said " No! because then you have to be a princess!" I think she thought if I was married I would go away and live in a castle somewhere. Too bad that one's not true.
Today Reese said, Mom, I think I want to be a millionaire except I don't want to live in a Hotel. I said, why would you live in a Hotel, and he said because all millionaires live in hotels, right? I said, no actually those are just their really big houses.
Audrey will get to be Clara in the nutcracker this year, the day she found out, she was running around the house chanting, "I'm awesome, I'm awesome," Glad to know we've raised modest children!
We were sitting in the car, again we seem to drive around a lot, and Elle said," Hey Everybody! I want wings!" I said to fly with? and she said "Yup."
The other day we were in the car talking about ancestors, and Reese said "hey, don't we have anbrothers?"

100 Things to Give Thanks For!

Jesus Christ, Prayer, Temples, Scriptures, Company of the Holy Ghost, Joseph Smith, Parents who are Good, Grandparents who Paved the Way, Loving Beautiful Husband, Audrey, Reese, Elle, My Sister, My Four Brothers, Wonderful Sisters in Law, My brother in law, Sam's wonderful Family, Loving support system of friends, Nieces and nephews, Warm comfortable Home, Living in a Free Country, Living in a good Community, Living in a Safe Place, Cars, Clothes, Food, A Husband that loves to Cook, A Husband who's funny, Kids that are funny, Good Health, Strong young body, my height, ability to go to stores when I need something, being able to buy things for fun, The Preisthood in my Life, the Sacrament, Church Callings, Garbage service, Lawn Mowers, Reliable Cars, Being able to afford gas again, food storage, stores like costco, Our Country's abundance, DVR to pause and record programs, Fresh available foods, living close to many temples, Home ownership, Free Agency, The way my life's turned out so far, Being lucky enough to see Hawaii, Florida, New York, Washington DC, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Belize, Guatemala, Going to DisneyWorld, Swimming in the Ocean, Being Alive!, A Body that can Carry me, Computers, Cameras, Technological advances, My sense of style, My Talents, People's goodness, my shoe collection, being coordinated enough to enjoy sports, Living without pain, being able to travel, Sam's job, wonderful insurance, perks from Sam's work, indoor plumbing, refrigeration, warm water from the faucet, safe drinking water from the tap, furniture, blankets, clothes, toilet paper, dollar stores, fast food, availability of food, Washer and Dryer, Dishwasher, Possibility of progress, Ability to Change, Gift of Forgivness, Ability to Repent, Living in Peace, Not suffering from natural disasters, Stoves, Soap, Government that helps its citizens, Police officers, firefighters, Great Teachers, Hospitals, Medical Technology, Restaurants, Movie Theaters, Art, Music, Having a Dad who's smarter than me.. :) Good Weather, Bad Weather, Being a Mom, Being a Woman, Being a Daughter of God, Life's Experiences,