A Day At The Dentist

The kids and I had dental appointments today. I had rescheduled them twice,because I haven't felt up to it. I decided it wasn't going to get any better and I should just go and get it over with. I told the kids if they were really good they could pick out a treat from the store. I managed to get these pictures of them going into the dentist office.



This was Jacob's second time getting his teeth cleaned, and Marli's first.


I let the kids pick who went first. Jacob decided he would go first,then Mom, then Marli. Sounded good to me,until it was my turn and I was feeling nausau's and was trying to be strong and both kids are in my face,while I was getting my teeth cleaned. Kathy the dental hygentist only had to stop twice for me to take a deep breathe and continue. I'm pretty proud of myself that I didn't throw up!


LOOK MOM NO CAVITIES!!! Thank goodness. Jake takes really good care of his beautiful teeth. It's neat to me that Jaxon and Jacob have the same teeth. They both are so perfect and white and have handsome smiles!



This picture encaptures Marli's true personality! She's a little different and just marches to her own beat.



Marli's turn.....


The kids did great! Mom and Marli aslo didn't have any cavities! The kids got to pick out a new toothbrush,floss and a toy. I needed to go to the store and thought we could run in Walmart real quick,get a few things and the kids could pick out a treat for being so good. Jake wanted to go to Fred Meyer's instead. I didn't understand why until we got there. His idea of a treat was a new Transformer. Marli picked out a Barbi with a kitchen set that luckily was on sale. Grandma Bette was working so we visited with her for a minute. We aslo ran into My mom and dad's old neighbor Karla Ashton. Her husband Dave died suddenly the May following Jaxon. I love her and her sweet family so much. It was so good to catch up with her. Dave's Birthday is Sept. 23rd. Karla and I have a special bond that when we're together words don't need to be said ,we can just feel comfort in one another. Her daughter Megan is Brandon's age and was always Jaxon's special friend. Jax loved her so much. Jacob came along and thought Megan was just as special as his brother. It's pretty cool. After we paid for our stuff.....we we're off to get Marli to dance.


What a day off. I swear sometimes I go to work to get a break. I'm glad we got the dentist over and don't have to go again until January.

Transformers The Movie

Jake has wanted to see the movie Transformers forever. Ryan and I took the kids to it today. It was two and a half hours long and super intense. The boys loved it. Marli and I were a little scared at times.


Transformers robots in disguise....Transformers more than meets the eye!!! Optimus Prime is the semi...he's a autobot which means he's a good guy. Mega tron is the really bad decepticon. Bubmlebee is the cool car he's a good guy. Starscream is a really bad jet. Jake got him and told me he would make him a good guy. The movie was really good. When it was over Jacob and Ryan at the same time exclaimed "When it comes out on video we have to buy it"! It must be a boy thing!

Picnic At Freeman Park

The kids have been wanting to go on a picnic adventure for quite some time. Ryan and I decided to let the kids plan the day. We went to Subway got sandwiches. We brought a backpack full of whatever they wanted. We took a frisbee,baseball,mitts,football and snacks.

We found a nice spot that was seclusive to the rest of the park. It was beautiful.

The kids went exploring and found a tree with a ladder and swing. There's a book series that we read called "The magical treehouse". The kids thought that this was from the book. We imagined that the tree house was on an adventure and it might return any minute.




Ryan walked over to the swings with both kids. Marli loved swinging. Jake came back and layed on my blanket,ate a piece of licorice and enjoyed relaxing in the shade.


There were two small children by the swings. Ryan asked them if they'd like to swing. They both said yes. Ryan helped them up on the swings and pushed them and Marli for quite a while. I thought it was so sweet.

Ryan and Marli walking back from the swings hand in hand. This made my heart smile real big. It was so precious.



Jacob loves sticks. He was so excited when he found the perfect stick. He exclaimed" I'm a true explorer"!


It was fun to watch the kids discover all sorts of fun things,sticks,bugs,magical tree's. We saw some older kids playing frisbee. They were really good. The kids thought that was so cool.




We enjoyed the day as a family and our lunch tasted even better outside. It was a really fun day.

I wish I had a picture of Ryan and I playing catch. Ry had his nice mitt and I wore one of the kids mitts and played catch for quite awhile. It was really fun. Ry wanted the kids to play catch with him,but they were pretty tired. He recruited me. He was so sweet..He told me that he had the best time with me. I'm glad we took the time to have this day. I was feeling pretty sick,but wanted the kids to have this time. I bucked up and was a trooper. It was totally worth it.

Back To School

Mrs. Di called today and said first day of school is Monday Aug. 27th. Seriously? Wow! It feels like we just went to Jake's Pre-school graduation program last week.


Ryan & I took the kids to Kohl's for school clothes. I decided to let them pick out their clothes. It was so much fun. Jake asked me what size he wore I told him and he was off. He found jeans and shirts all by himself. He was so proud of everything he got. Marli didn't want me to hold the clothes up to her to see if they were the right size. She found the cutest pink silk Jammie's. We found some cute skirts on the clearance rack:) I did good staying away from the baby section. I stayed on task. Which is a miracle. It was really neat to see the kids get excited when they found something they really liked. Marli will be in Jake's class this year. Jake's on the three year pre-school program. This will be his last year. He's moving up in the world though...he'll be going Monday,Wednesday and Friday this year. Instead of Tuesday and Thursday. I hope this year doesn't fly by. It feels like they just don't stay small long enough and really grow up too fast.

Boys,Boys,Boys

I was going thru pictures today and came across this one...Jaxon as a baby. I remember Ryan making the cutest bed for him to sleep in between us. He would fold a blanket and make it into a sleeping bag. It was the best time in our lives when Jax was so small and we would all sleep in the same bed.


Here's Jakey's T-ball pictures. It was so windy the day they took these pictures.


OK so 3D ultra sound pictures kinda freak me out...so I hope everyone is OK after they see this one. When I went into the doctor on 7-12-07 they re-did my ultrasound. My friend Darla played around with the ultrasound for a long time. She did a 3D for no charge. So it's official we're having a boy. In this picture our tiny little guy has his arm and hand up to his face. When Darla was doing the ultrasound she said she thought this baby looked a lot like Jaxon. It may be too early to see a resemblance,but I'm sure excited to see what he looks like in real life. I told Ry today my goal is Oct. 25th for the baby to be born. That's like less than 90 days. He's such the optimist he said "That's like 100"! "That's a long time"! I wasn't very happy when he burst my bubble. I was trying to think it would be pretty fast. Darn him!!!!

Tuesday Craft Day

(These are Marli's creations...a scarecrow, Flower and Snowflakes)

(Jake painted a lighthouse, frog,and dragonfly)

Marli and I went to Robert's and picked up some fun stuff for the kids to paint. Tuesday my day off I decided to get all the crafts out and let the kids paint. We had so much fun.




Jake was feeling kind of left out with all my attention lately being on Marli's room. He asked me why he didn't have letters spelling his name on his wall. So when marli and I were at Roberts one of my main goals was to pick up something really special we could make for his room. I found these magnetic letters and board that were perfect. Jake painted the letters all by himself while I did the board. He told me he's going to be a artist when he grows up. Lately he's been telling everyone he's going to First art class. Whatever that means. He's a little perfectionist. It's fun to watch him he's very particular about what colors he uses and how he applies the paint. Marli on the other hand is such a free spirit she slaps the paint on and doesn't give it much thought.

Marli's New Room

Many may wonder why I haven't been blogging. Ryan has been telling people I'm nesting. I have had a to do list a mile long. Today I feel too tired to do anything. I stayed home sick from work Wed. with the stomach flu. I still feel really weak. So I decided instead of feeling sorry for myself and not getting things done around here I would try to update my blog.

One of my huge projects was to get Marli moved downstairs before the baby comes. It was really important to me to get her all settled before she would have to give up her room. I didn't want her to resent the baby. Well it's finally done. I need to hang a few pictures on the wall,but other then that it's finished! Marli asked me to paint a wall yellow and one red...so this winter that'll be a project. I took Marli to khol's and target and let her pick out new bedding and decor for her new big girl room. Pink and purple are her favorite colors. We had to find a way to incorporate the blue wall. She found this bedding that we both fell in love with. Her room has a nautical feel,with hints of Marli all around. She has been sleeping down there for over a week. I'm so proud of her. Sometimes I forget she's only three.





I'm not sure if you can make out the pictures on the dresser very good. There's one of Jakey hugging his new baby sister. Marli is about three mo. old in the picture. It's one of my favorites.

Ryan keeps telling Marli she has the best room in the house. It's nice and cool and dark...Ryan loved to go down there and sleep before it was her room. She has our queen bed set(before we were married we put it on layaway and paid it off right as we got married). It's in great condition and really nice. Ryan and I never had anything that nice when we were little. I'm glad we held on to it and din't sell it. There were a few times when we thought of getting rid of it. I'm glad my daughter loves her room. It made all the hard work worth it.