DISENYLAND!

We just returned from Dinsey Land with our daughter Odessa and had a blast.

The long lines and tired feet was worth it.

I was really surprised in what Odessa like! She LOVED the rollercoaseters and splash mountain. A year ago, she would have left in tears from those rides, but she had a such a good time. AND of course she was so excited to meet the princesses, especially Tiana, who she was so happy that was there!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

A FEW PICTURES OF OUR HALLOWEEN WEEK!

Pumpkins!

Odessa, Addison and I headed down to Stahlei farm in St. George last Friday, to get a pumpkin in their pumpkin patch....unfortunatley I did not bring my camera, or my phone, so I was unable to get pictures of the tractor ride, or the pumpkin patch....that didn't have much of a selection anways!-Odessa had to carry the pumpkin out, so I told her she had to pick one that she could lift....needless to say we only got a four pound pumpkin that is a little lopsided!

We decided that we would carve pumpkins for Family Home Evening tonight....

We had some friends come over with their little girl for the activity too!

We ate pizza, and set out to work. Odessa and Adam did most of the work while I fed Addison.

I think they did a pretty good job for the pumpkin we had!

Here are some pictures of our pumpkin carving FHE!

Salt Lake City Trip

We have been very busy in Cedar City the last couple of weeks- with lots of visits from family and friends, preschool starting, gymnastics starting, volleyball in full swing, Shakesperean plays, dentist appointments, and just daily life....it is nice to get away from all the hustle and enjoy some time up in Salt Lake with my family and friends.

Adam is out of town (as usual) so I decided to take the kids up to my parents for a mini labor day getaway.

I have enjoyed the help with the kids, and I think my parents and my sister have enjoyed playing with the kids.

Noey and Odessa played in leaves, made tacos, and watched movies together.

Addison-well he slept and cooed and giggled a lot....which is always fun to be around.

I was able to take a break last night from the kiddos and go to dinner with two great friends last night. We went to Tepenyaki (sp?) which was was YUMMY! I left my father in charge of the kids- The picutre is what happened when I left him in charge...........

I had a great stay, but it is back to Cedar City in a few hours!

FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL

ODESSA STARTED HER FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL TODAY. SHE IS VERY EXCITED TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND LEARN NEW THINGS. MY LITTLE GIRL IS GROWING UP! :)

My little poser!

Odessa being cute as ever!

Addison's Eating for the first time!

Last night we fed Addison rice cereal for the first time!

It was fun to watch him "TRY" something new. He had about three spoonfuls then he was done!

We will try again tonight!

Bumbos and Mosquitoes!

Odessa has become obsessed with mosquitoes of late. Every time she has an itch, she thinks she has been bitten by a mosquito. She has even been looking for mosquito bites on Adam and I. In the picture she is trying to look for mosquitoes in Adams hair.....AND she is using chopsticks to do the job...she was pretty disappointed when she didn't find any!

Addison is now sitting in his Bumbo seat. We got this as a gift, and I have heard how great it is.....he seems to like it!

Family Vacation

In our busy summer we found time to take a family trip up to Brookings Oregon. Brookings is a quaint little town, that is located on the Pacific Coast. It was quite the change from Utah....I don't think the temps reached higher then 65 degrees! It was cool and foggy! I loved it. We were able to stay at a place called Rainbow Rock with Adam's parents...we explored the beach, and found an amazing cave that was full of crazy rocks and colors! Odessa was able to explore some tide pools and bring home some interesting treasures. It was a VERY long drive- with a newborn, we had to stop a lot more, and the stops seem to be quite a bit longer too. Odessa traveled well....she watched a lot of movies and played with her barbies the whole way.
We were also able to visit the Redwood National Forest, and drive along the California coast....and visit a few light houses.
It was a fun trip, but we are glad to be back home in Cedar City.

Busy Saturday!

OUR ACCOMPLISHEMENTS FOR THE DAY:

JENNY- MOWED LAWN (believe me this is quite a task. Our grass was over a foot long...it was the first time mowing it since we got in the sod. I have not mowed a lawn in a VERY long time...so I was proud of my accomplisment, despite the 12 bags full of grass, sore arms and legs (we have a push mower), stinky body and green hands.)

JENNY AGAIN- SHOPPING AT HOME DEPOT/WALMART- I bought a bunch of "things" for our lawn/garden with the kids in tow....(edger, hose, mulch, extension cord, flowers,..blah blah blah)

JENNY AGAIN-PLANTED FLOWERS!-

ADAM- PUT TOGETHER A SWING SET- Adam put together Odessa and Addison's first swing set. For for hours Adam labored and sweated and cussed his way through the endless directions. The result was worth it though!

ODESSA- PLAYED on her new swing set

ADDISON- POOPED!!! (he didn't yesterday)

Addison's blessing!

I forgot to post pictures of Addison's blessing on May 2, 2009....well okay I didn't forget to post them, I just didn't because I did not have this blog started at the time.

Here are few pictures from that day.

Sunday

Last night I mentioned to Adam that I was excited to go to church at our own ward.....but at 2:00 am....Odessa got sick and I was stuck home with the kids today! The poor little girl threw up about five times, and is just miserable...she is now holding down sprite!(YEAH!)

Addison has been fussy today, which makes me think he is coming down with something too! :( My poor kids!

Adam is gone for the week....traveling for another volleyball camp in Green River WY.

I am not looking forward to having him gone, but I AM looking forward to having a bed all to myself and total control of the remote!

Idaho Falls!

We are in Idaho Falls now! Adam is doing a camp in Black Foot, which is about thirty minutes from here. We are spending the week with some family up here. (My first husbands family lives here) Odessa and Addison are enjoying be loved and cuddled...and did I mention SPOILED.....and I am enjoying just having the help with the kids! WE only get up here about 2-3 times a year...so we take full advantage of the time up here. I am lucky to have so many "parents" that love me and my family.---and I am happy that I remain close to them all!

Blogging!

This is my first real attempt at blogging! I have done some other online journaling, but I have yet to really get into this....so here goes!

Today we left Cedar City and hit the road for our two weeks worth of travel....We are going with Adam as he does his volleyball camps! Our first stop is good old Idaho Falls! Now, I used to live there, and altough I love my relatives there, I do not miss the city! It is too cold, and too boring. We are then coming back to Utah, where we will spend a week with Adams parents down in Mapleton!

We had a chance to go the open house of the Day Break Temple.....It was really pretty! Odessa did such a great job! She was so reverant and respectful!....Adam did a good job too, and didn't break anything (besides his zipper!- Adams zipper on his slacks broke about five minutes before we were to go to the open house...he held his fly closed with a few saftey pins...hehe! He was not a happy camper!)

Our day ended with having KFC with my father, and buying Adam a new pair of slacks....ones with a working zipper!