thanksgiving point...

WE took advantage of $2 Tuesday at Thanksgiving Point, we went to the kids gardens...the outdoor xylophone...Ransom went with us and we let Roo with Manda.

they had a huge sand box...it was fun until PG threw sand into Ransom's face...:( he really didn't care for that much, so once he recovered, we found a new place to play.
water...much better. :o) Ransom decided to just chill and no risk the "river"
unlike my 2- it was the "river" all the way!!!
2 buddies in the butterfly garden
I wanted to take PD's pic, but she would turn around so I said, "you want me to take a picture of you bum?" and she stood up, turn around part way and grabbed her bum and said "nooo"
so I got this pic! :o)
here are the 3 yahoos in a little tunnel...we all had so much fun running around.
then it was finally our turn to play in the noah's ark water. that is when the craziness began. PG DISAPPEARED!!! I look for him for a few minutes THEN I started to panic, I asked everyone, and ran around looking for him. It was SOOO ScArY!!! After 10 minutes I finally found someone that had seen him...it was the best moment ever...to know that my "baby" was safe...I just help him and cried...he cried too. I am so grateful he was safe and found!
then he got to go join PD and Ransom playing in the water!
It was a fun adventure for the day. We will have to do it again sometime....
minus the getting lost part!

Our daily goings on...

Our Miss Roo (PR) is growing so fast!
She props herself up for pre-crawling exersizes...she spins in circles on the floor, and rolls to get what she wants. She holds her bottle and grabs toys to chew on...and when you pass and she is not being held, she will put her arms up in hopes of being saved!
We pulled the jumper out for her, she spins around in it and is now starting to actually jump. She is happy in there just like PG used to be....Come to think of it, I found PG in it the other day.
(I find it amusing that they try SO hard to grow up SO FAST then they get jealous of what the babies get! SILLYNESS!)
There is a happy girl!
she doesn't like to lay down much anymore...she wants to SEE EVERYTING! So she gets a Ab workout when she is on her back!
She is getting closer to sitting up, she can sit up unassisted for about a minute...this pic was 2weeks ago and she is holding on 1 of my fingers to keep herself stable in the grass outside on a slight hill in the front yard.
And it is that time again for the baby to sleep better...not to mention that she is SO interested in everyone's food, so I decided to try rice cereal on for size...she LOVES IT!
and her first feeding was a breeze...time consuming but she ate really well...I just had to keep trading her spoons...
yummy....
because she thinks she wants to feed herself...and she almost succeeds.

on to other updates...PD is learning the art of pedaling....she isn't really good at it yet but for only trying for a week or two she is doing great.
And the old favorite...the "new car" - better get buckled in....
nevermind, just climb over and sit in the back!
it is kind of fun to sit in the trunk and let someone else drive you around. :o)
I took the rice out of the bucket and filled it with water, they were in HEAVEN! They played and got soaked for over an hour...it was great!
and last night PG decided that he doesn't want to sleep on his bed so he made a bed on the floor. He was so happy that I didn't tell him to get back in his bed...and he stayed there and went to sleep so maybe we will find the tent and revisit sleeping in there. :o) He is a good boy! They all are and I am grateful to be THEIR Mom!

PR at 4 months...

She is sooo cute!
She is so happy and so strong! She just laughs and giggles...it is so cute! When I am stressed all I have to do is look at her and she makes me feel like I can do anything! :o) She is very special like that. and I am GRATEFUL for that!
she is rolling around and starting to push up on her hands and getting stronger. She is holding her bottle, she gets mad when I try to help her.
and she doesn't care for laying down...she prefers sitting up. If she is laying on her back she does sit ups in an attempt to pull herself up. She isn't completely stable but is trying really hard to be! :o)
We love you little girl!!! Thanks for coming to our family!!!

I DID IT!

I LOVE my wonderbox....
I even made bread...it was moist and awesome!
(Thanks Danna for the website to figure it out!)
It really worked!!!

Happy Birthday Princess!!!

Miss Dara turned 2! She is such a princess these days. Here are a few highlights...
the cake... She wanted elmo for a long time then one day she decide she wanted a Toy story party...So here it is!
Bullseye!
Happy Birthday!!!
Out with the candle!
Yummy cupcakes!
colored tongues from the little boys! Those cupcakes must have been grand!
Two little princesses!
PD got a new crown and skirt (which she calls 'princesses" cuz that is what makes her look like one) for her birthday so she shared her other ones with Tahlia. :o)
Cute little PR, enjoying the crowd!
PD with her new "princesses" on and you can't forget the backpack!
The Princesses were together a lot...Even in the potty! Hee hee!!
They are too cute!!!
She got lots of little presents and cards...she was in the height of the glory! She opened this card from Grandma and Grandpa and I said what is that? and she said "five"....she is smart! :o) Thanks everyone that was able to come and celebrate with us!
We love you Beautiful, Happy Birthday!!!

4 MONTHS!!

Oh how time flies!!! Our baby is 4 months old....and growing by leaps and bounds! She is SUCH a JOY to have in our home. She loves to be snuggled but she likes to play on the floor and talk and rolls around. She hardly ever cries, which is SO NICE! She smiles and laughs, rolls and giggles. she is even starting to lift herself up on her arms. She is a bit "grabby" these days. Toys, hair, food, whatever is in front of her. She can even hold her bottle! She is not consistent with holding it up enough but she can hold it! She is sleeping in her big girl bed now. She has now been camping 2ce and didn't mind it at all!

She is a pleasure...just like I was told in a blessing when I was in labor is that we would be pleased to have her - and we ARE!! :o)
We love you Reni Roo!!!

Pabst Reunion and ...

I think the pics are a little out of order but here we go.....
I must preface this with. this is one of my most favorite things every year! I love the Pabst Reunion, I just really miss going to Grandma's but not as much as I just plain miss Grandma!
One of the activities this year was going to a petting zoo/farm thing in West Valley. It was cool...I got to pet a camel! Who gets to do that?
ME!
Here are PG and PD trying to get up the nerve to have the sheep eat the hay from their hands!
But they did pet the mini-horses...the littler one was only a few weeks old...it was cute!
Us on the tractor ride! We should have sung songs! Why didn't I think of that then????
PG even got a pony ride (PD could have but that was a LITTLE TOO CRAZY for her!)
PG rode it even though we was scared out of his mind...the whole little 2 minute ride he kept saying "I want to get off...I want to get off!" BUT he did it! And I was VERY proud of him for sticking with it until the end. No regrets!
Uncle Eric playing with the kids...
She is so dang beautiful, even when she is being obstinate!!!
There was face painting too! This is PG's "how to train your dragon" face!
He was a little tired after playing ALL day in the sun and water, running around and such. He had a great time, but was really tired by dinner time!
Reni in the tent with daddy sleeping in the background.
Silly girl in the tent....She LOVES the tent as much as ...
this little guy!
superstar for sure!
after the weekend was over, our exchange students left. Off to CA then home.
Have fun and be safe Lucas, Bruno and Gabriel!
We have a chimney on our house but there is no fireplace on the inside. But the previous owners had a wall mount thing that looked like it could be a fireplace and it had a mantle ...it was kind of strange but I have kept it because I love having a mantle to decorate...especially at Christmas time. Well, the time has come for a change...so out it went. We kept the mantle incase we ever want to put it back up but the black board and the tiled step thing - GONE! The kids had a great time hammering it into pieces so it would fit in the garbage!
here is a handsome guy...just watch out for that swing! :o)
she got board of the hammering and found a pencil to chew on instead!