Jump!

Last night Michael and I went to see Jump. We took the train into the city and then walked several blocks, found a nice deli to eat dinner at, then walked a lot more to get to the theater where it was playing. The show was Off-Broadway, so we had really good seats. They were the fourth row back.

The show was a slapstick martial arts show with a bit of gymnastics mixed in. It was really entertaining!

After the show we took the subway back to Penn Station. We saw Alysa on the subway and then a man that works with Michael on the high council. It's a small world!

Anyway, it was a really fun date!

Family Reunion and Scott's Wedding - 12/2010

For Scott and Jear's wedding, most of my family came into town.  Sara came in on Saturday, November 27th.  We got to hang out quite a bit.  Heather, Willie, David, and Aunt Betty arrived on Wednesday, December 1st.

On Thursday, Mark flew in.  Also, Heather, Aunt Betty, my mom, my mother-in-law, and I went to my mom's intuitive healer.  That was very interesting because he told us what we should and shouldn't eat.  Some of the things he told me to limit are: gluten, meat, fish, the nightshades, mushrooms, walnuts, pecans, and chocolate (yeah, right!)  I noticed that as I was limiting these foods, I lost some of the weight left from having the twins.  When I eat too much of any of those foods, my stomach bothers me.  Heather has many of the same limitations, except she can have chocolate, of which I am jealous!  I still eat it anyway.  We decided to start a blog with foods that we can eat.  We also had our feet soaked to remove some of the toxins in our blood.  After that, we went to Whole Foods to stock up on some of the foods we can eat. I mostly just hung out with Louise, my mother-in-law.  It was quite fun!

On Friday, for the most part, we just hung out, while Sara and Mark went into New York City to sightsee.  Friday night, Brian arrived.

On Saturday, we went out to breakfast at 9:00 and then had Eliza's baptism at 1:00.  At around 5:00, we went and had family pictures taken and then everyone gathered at our house, since it was nearby.  Dad, Heather, and I stayed until the pictures were printed.  Heather and I went and had some food at Chipotle while we waited.  When we got back, the usual game of dominoes was already going.  That seems to be the game of choice whenever Willie or my father-in-law is here.

Scott and Jear had their wedding on Sunday, December 5.  So, we went to church for sacrament meeting and then straight to the place where they would be married.  Jear looked beautiful and Scott was handsome in their wedding garb. The wedding ceremony was performed by our bishop.

The reception was really nice.  The hors d'oeuvres, dinner, and cake were delicious.  It was great being with family and seeing friends. Eliza and Ashleigh had a lot fun dancing and everyone else enjoyed watching them!  It was difficult to get Eliza to leave!

After the wedding, all of our family that was still in town (Brian had to leave right after the wedding), met at our house for dinner for our last night all together.  Heather, Sara,  and their families and Michael's parents were flying back home the next day.  We had a great time together!

I got to see Heather, Willie, David and Aunt Betty on Monday morning one last time before they headed back home.  It was so much fun to have everyone here.  I love my family!

Eliza's Baptism - 12/4/2010

Eliza's baptism and confirmation were on Saturday at 1 p.m.  It was a busy week because my siblings and their families were in town for Scott and Jear's wedding.  I was pretty excited to have them here and to have Eliza turning eight so close to their wedding worked perfectly.  Michael's parents were her for Thanksgiving and her baptism, too.

It's hard to believe that Eliza's eight!  She is a sweet, smart, pretty, young lady.

Twins - 11/28/2010

Here are Zac and Sam at almost six months old.

Eliza's Birthday - 11/25/2010

Eliza's birthday was on Thanksgiving this year.  Since she turned eight and would be baptized, Michael's parents came for the occasion.  They arrived on Thanksgiving day and stayed for a week and a half.

We couldn't find any birthday candles (we tend to go through them very quickly), so Eliza blew out a lighter.

These are some of the gifts she received:

It's a tradition on our child's eighth birthday to get a set of scriptures and a scripture case.

Katie wanted to eat one of Eliza's gifts, but I wouldn't open it for her.  She is wearing some of Eliza's gifts on her head and hands.

Sleeping Upside-down - 11/13/2010

Katie loves to get into the babies swings and bouncy chair.  This time, she got a little too comfortable.  Sam is hanging out next to her.

Twins - 11/13/2010

These are some pictures that Nathaniel took of the babies when they were 5 1/2 months old.

Sleeping Arrangements - 11/10/2010

At about 9 p.m. one night, Timmy got into trouble and was sent to his room.  He came out without permission and was sent back.  When I went to get him out of his room, he wasn't there.  I looked all around the house and called his name, but couldn't find him.  That is, until I looked in the corner of the family room.  He had fallen asleep in this position.

Halloween 2010

This is Timmy with his preschool class on October 29, 2010.  He wanted to be Mater from Disney's movie, "Cars," but we couldn't find it, so he chose to be Clifford.  Luckily, we have quite a few costumes in the attic from when the older children were little.

This is Eliza on the same day (10/29), walking around her school.  The day started out pretty nice, but was windy by the time she did the costume parade.  She was a little cold!

October 30, at a local farmer's market.

Ashleigh and Eliza

Eliza and Ashleigh

Katie, Eliza and Ashleigh

On October 30, I was one of the people in charge of the Ward Halloween Party, so Timmy is the only one of the kids that I took a picture of.  Here, Timmy is enjoying the rest of his donut from the donut eating contest.

First Day of School - 9/7/2010

I only got a picture of Eliza on her first day.  The kids and I walked her to school, then as we were walking back home, we stopped and watched the buses dropping off the kids at the school.

Labor Day - 9/6/2010

For Labor Day, we again had both sides of the family over, plus some friends and had a barbecue.  Then we went to a local park and had batting practice.  When the kids get old enough, we might be able to play a game...

CS - 8/30/2010

Every year, we like to go, at least once, to our local water park.  We met my mom and Whitney and her kids there, had a picnic lunch and got nice and wet!

Timmy was pretty tired at the very beginning.  He was sitting at the picnic table... then lying down.... then sleeping!

Jonathon and Christian were SO good about taking care of Katie and helping her in the little kids area.

Here, Timmy is riding on Jonathon's back and Christian is waiting for Katie.