Move over Griswalds.....

Cuz here we come! Man, last time our power bill tripled, I'm a little nervous.....

Amazed

Kayden got his shots today. Here we are a couple of hours later and he is still happy as can be. See!

Kayden looks more like.....

ME? Ya right! I did that little look a like meter thing that is on Jill's blog and it says he looks more like me by 4%-15% depending on the pictures I used. I'm sorry to say but I don't believe it. Anyone else think I'm crazy...Kayden looks like NICK all the way! (ok maybe an intzy tintzy bit like me ;) )

EDIT: Ok, I forgot. That stupid thing said Ambria looks more like.......ME then she does Chris? hahahaha ok now that is just COMEDY! I mean, since when did my head get so big?

Happy Birthday Little Man!

I am having a hard time today. Today is my little man's birthday and he is officially a 1 year old. I can't believe how fast this past year has gone by. Sometimes I wish he was that little itty bitty baby again that sleeps on your shoulder and needs you for everything. Now, he's almost walking and he has his own way of doing things. I'm happy and sad all at the same time.

I love you doodle bug!

Slacker

I know I know I have been quite the slacker. It's not that there is nothing interesting going on in my life right now, really, it's just that we have all 5 kids and are very busy. Just wanted to say I am alive and will be posting soon! Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving

Well Nick and I decided that we are having Thanksgiving dinner at our house this year. My parents, my sister, my cousin, her husband and all of our kids will be there. I'm a little nervous because this is my first rodeo and I'm not quite sure how it will turn out, but I guess we will just have to wait and see! Good thing Nick and I already got up most of the Christmas decorations over the weekend, so now we just have to worry about cooking. ....and that my friends is what I have Nick is for! I actually think he is excited to cook for everyone! He really enjoys cooking, it's really kind of cute :) So what am I thankful for this Thanksgiving? I am thankful I have such a loving, helpful, handy husband. YES!.....now let's eat!

Happy Birthday Koa!!!

We took the kids and their friend Winson to Kangaroo Zoo today for Koa's birthday party. It's full of all of those big bouncers full of air. Nick and I paid to get in so we could play too and we had a blast bouncing around and going down the 100 ft. slide. The kids have so much more fun when we play with them. Then we went back to our house with my mom and dad to open presents and have cake and ice cream. It turned out to be a pretty fun birthday for Koa. Here are some pics:

Junior Achievement

On Tuesday at about 4:35pm I took a call at work from the President of Junior Achievement (a non-profit organization centered around educating Utah's under priveledged youth). He was in a frantic trying to find volunteers to come in at 8:00am the next morning and assist with running JA City http://www.ja-utah.org/city/index.html?PHPSESSID=66d6570bf5ece794f86082da37ec870b. Another company had volunteered 15 people and had called and canceled last minute. Knowing that everyone is gone by 5:00pm I made my way around to try and round up some volunteers. After coming up empty handed I proceeded to talk Nick into joining me to volunteer.

I had been to JA City once before on a work function with my boss. I have never seen anything like it. Its set up to look like a town, with a real City Hall, businesses, banks, a restaurant etc. Each of the businesses in the city have sponsered JA and have come in and built their business to look like the real thing. Basically what happens is a school will take a field trip there (usually the 5th grade classes) and the students each get to pick what job they want to fill for the day. They are trained for weeks before they arrive, so they know mainly what they will be doing before they get there.

Nick and I were in charge of JA City Restaurant. We had a CFO, a Sales Manager, a CEO, a Beverage Manager and a Food Manager. Each student played a different role and had a manual laying out what their job responsibilities were. For example the CFO had to pay bills, make deposits, cut payroll checks, apply for the business loan etc. The sales manager had to go to the Supply Company and purchase supplies before we began.

Nick and I were there just to oversee that they all did their jobs and that the restaurant ran smoothly. The students did everything from set prices on food items, take orders, greet customers, clean the lobby, order supplies and more. On their breaks they went to the bank and set up their own fake checking accounts, deposited their pay checks, and went shopping at the other various businesses. Each business tied in somehow to the other. The kids from Qwest came in Qwest uniforms and gave us our phone bill and installed our phone, which we could use to call the other businesses. The newspaper kids came and interviewed some of us and posted our ad in the newspaper. We could buy radio ads from Simmons Media to be played over the loud speaker. IT WAS SO COOL!

I would have loved to do something like that when I was young. We were busy, on our feet all day, but the kids had such a blast! They got to spend a day in the real world and see how things work in all different types of businesses. There was even a town mayor! Nick and I really had a great time helping out. If anyone is interested they are always taking volunteers. Check out their website at www.ja-utah.org.

How early is too early?

Ok, so now that Halloween is over, it's CHRISTMAS TIME! whoo hoo. I swear I have been looking forward to Christmas since July! I asked Nick yesterday if we could put up our Christmas lights before his parents get here next weekend and he said YES! haha---SCORE! We just have to be careful how much we turn them on because last christmas our light bill tripled during the Holiday season. I know, I get a little crazy with holidays but I remember being little and seeing those crazy holiday people and I always thought "man, when I grow up, I'm going to be just like that!" So, here I am.....HOORAY!

Halloween Parade

The kids had a Halloween Parade at school and Nick and I took the day off so we could go watch them. Nakoa's Kindergarten class didn't participate but here is a clip of Ke'alohi and Kolya.


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Untitled from estocks on Vimeo.

Poor Baby....

Kayden is teething again. He is miserable. I feel bad for the poor kid because he is such a good little guy 99.99% of the time, but he has had a rough week this week. When you lay him down at night he cries and moans and chews on his fingers. Motrin helps take the edge off of it but he is still in pain and you can tell. He has had a fever, runny nose, all of the symptoms Ambria would get and I feel so bad. I wish I could do something more. Anybody have any home remedies?

Last night was the third night in a row he hasn't slept well, which means Nick and I haven't slept well. Well, Nick hasn't...I usually get to sleep and he wakes up. What a nice guy huh? Last night Kayden woke up every hour from 9:00-12:00 and so finally Nick took him downstairs at 12:45. I guess he was up til 3:45 and finally fell asleep. When I woke up I rolled over and reached for Nick and he wasn't there. So I headed downstairs. I walked all around and I couldn't find them anywhere. Finally I looked on the floor in front of the couch and Nick had made a little bed and they were both snuggled together on the floor fast asleep. Man what a good dad and what a good husband he is! I am so lucky. It's almost been three years now that Nick and I have been together and I swear I fall more in love with that boy every day. Ok, enough sap, get back to work!

HAPPY FRIDAY!