Thanksgiving weekend

This year was an inlaw year so we went to Ryan's dad's in West Valley for Thanksgiving. It was a great meal, Beckie is a good cook but it just didn't really feel like Thanksgiving. Nothing beats a big Thanksgiving dinner at Ganny's house followed by a long game of chicken foot dominoes and left overs and pie. We didn't go over to Kim & Beckies until 3pm so we had all morning with nothing to do so we decided to put up the Christmas tree. I never thought the day would come that I owned an artifical tree and that I would put it up on Thanksgiving. What is the world coming to? I am glad to have it done though and with Ryan's scheduele the way that it is we have to take advantage of the time he is home. I can't believe Christmas is so close.




This was quite a funny site.

Emily showing off her "socks".

Meeting baby Greyson

We went to see Amy G. and her new baby boy Greyson (love the name!!) on Wednesday and I wanted to get a picture of him and Mack but with all the excitement we never took one. I am the worst about remembering to take pictures, I always leave that up to Ryan or Arin. However I did get this one of Emily with her twin buddies Max and Zac. It was a fun time and Greyson was such a cute little guy. At 3 weeks he is still smaller than Mack was at birth. Oh well maybe football is in his future.

Isn't she a little young for this?

Isac and I were putting laundry away in Emily's room while she played. Out of no where we heard her say:
"You my supaman. I yub you."
We looked over at her and this is what we saw...

Big Mack

I forgot to update everyone after Mack's 4 month appointment. He weighed in at a whopping 19lbs. and 27in. (Emily weighs 23lbs.) That puts him in the 95% percentile for everything including his head. I think he must get his big noggin from my side of the family, but we all know what they say..."Big head, big brain." Dr. Doug thought it would be smart to go ahead and start him on solids now rather than waiting until 6 months. I thought this would make him bigger but the doctor informed me that he wasn't getting full on formula which has alot more calories than baby food, so by feeding him solids he will be satisfied and eat less (at least that is the idea). So far he is enjoying it. He is such a sweet little guy. He is so mellow and even tempered (most of the time) and he is our most cuddly baby. He just loves any attention and will sit by watching and waiting for someone to acknowledge him and then shower them with smiles and giggles when they look his way. We think he has alot going on behind those big blue eyes. This picture is a little outdated but it shows off one of his new discoveries...his tongue. He is also rolling over and starting to figure out that he has 2 really cool attachments that he can grab things with and put into his mouth. If anyone has figured out a way to make babies stay babies I would love to know about it.

Halloween...Finally

I was beginning to think that it would be next Halloween before I got these posted but here they are. We decided to make Halloween a family affair this year and we all went as characters from The Wizard of Oz. Emily has been telling people for weeks who we were going to be...Daddy be scarecrow, Mommy be green witch, Isac be da tinman, Macky-Moo be da nice lion, and Emmy be Princess Dorothy. Isac was suprisingly a good sport about it despite some wardrobe malfunctions. Mack hardly wore his costume and Emily loved her costume especially her ruby red slippers (thanks Weema). It was a fun time. I took the kids around the neighborhood while Ryan and Mack stayed home to hand out candy. Isac's friend Isaac went with us. We went up and down 2 streets and got plenty of loot so we called it a night. Emily really got the idea this year and thought the whole arrangement was a pretty sweet gig...All I have to do is say "trick-or-treat" and they give me candy? Yes! There is no telling how much candy she or Isac have eaten over the last few days but it's only once a year right?



This is Emily after bobbing for apples her way...inside the tub.

A look back at Halloween

I thought it would be fun to post pictures from past Halloweens. We are missing 2 years-in 2005 Emily was a ladybug and Isac was the Grim Reaper and in 2004 Isac was a ninja. I love Halloween.

Bumble bee and Ash from Pokemon 2006

Prince Philllip 2003

Family 2002

Pirate 2002

Indian 2001

Cowboy 2000

Raggedy Andy 1999

Monkey 1998

Ryan as a Clown

Emily going to school

One morning a few weeks ago Emily decided she wanted to go to school. Isac had just left with our next door neighbors, the Deans. Before I knew it, Emily had on her shoes & backpack and was out the door running up the sidewalk to go to school "with the Deans". I grabbed some pants and the camera as fast as I could but I don't think the pictures quite captured the intensity of how determined she was to go the school. Her little legs were going as fast as they could go. She always wants to be just like Isac and do everything he does. That makes for some interesting moments around here.

End of summer, Ready or Not

Usually by this time of the year the cooler weather is a welcome change but for some reason this year I am just not ready for Fall. Maybe it is the thought of bundling up a little baby or constantly worrying if he is warm enough, or not being able to let the kids play outside, I don't know. So we had Arin & Troy over last Sunday to savor the warm evenings before they are gone. We roasted marshmallows and made smores (one of my all time favorite treats) and enjoyed each others company. Isac, Emily, & Mack are lucky to have one of the best aunt/uncle combos a kid could get.

Memories...

I was just reminicing and looking through pictures in iPhoto and thought it would be fun to post some. It was 4 years ago this weekend that we moved into our house. I can't believe that much time has past and it is hard to remember life any other way. We still love our house (well kind of a love-hate) as much as we did when we first saw it. Here are the pics...the first 2 are of the basement before we remodeled, the second is now Isac's room, it us to be our big TV room. The first is one of the little windowless bedrooms we had that is now part of the bathroom. Good times.

We couldn't resist...

Amy's surgery update

Well I guess it is offical my heart is no longer broken. I had my 1 month checkup/echo on Tuesday and everything looked good. The device is in place and there was no inflamation or other complications. I will continue taking the Plavix and blood thinners and go back again in November for another echo and bubble study (this is where they inject a solution and watch to see how many bubbles pass through and how many make it to your brain. There shouldn't be any now). I am relieved that everything checked out ok and I am grateful to have it taken care of. If any one is interested, here are two interesting links- one is all about the device and procedure. The other is the website of the doctor that performed the surgery:

http://www.amplatzer.com/products/asd_devices/

http://www.sorensenmd.com

Could life be any better?

Our little Macky is getting big too fast!!!

Isac's 1st day of school

It is hard to believe Isac is already in 4th grade. I remember alot about life in the 4th grade and it is weird to think that he will have memories of this time in his life too. He is excited to get back into the swing of school. His teacher this year is our next door neighbor, Mrs. Dean and there are several of his good friends in his class so we are really hoping for a smooth year!

Mack's 2 month checkup, etc.

Mack had his 2 month checkup today so I just thought we would update everyone on his progress. He is 14 lbs. 24 in. which puts him in the 85th percentile. He has a pretty good chance to be as chuncky as Emily was if he stays on this path. It is hard to believe that he is already 2 months...time goes by too fast. He is starting to smile and coo alot now and is still such an easy, happy baby. We are so glad to have him in our family. The rest of us are doing good too. Ryan started back to school this week and so far his classes are ok. He will be gone everynight except Tuesday, Friday, & Sunday. I'm not sure how I am going to like that. Isac is counting down to when school starts for him next Wednesday. He has enjoyed summer but I think we are all ready for a little more structure in our lives.

Fun day at Jungle Jims

Aunt Cindy is in town and she wanted to take us out to lunch somewhere that the kids would enjoy so we loaded up and headed down to Jungle Jim's in Midvale. It is a Chuckie Cheese knock-off, pizza, rides, games, etc. We took along Isac's friend Isaac and they all had fun. Emily loved all the rides and all the attention from Aunt Cindy. She is finally learning that Aunt Cindy is her friend. Thanks Cindy!!

Jungle Jim's

Emily and Desitin

Emily is obsessed with "medicine" as she calls it. It is very tricky to keep it out of her reach and she wants it put on at every diaper change. I guess we should be glad it's a doll and not Mack.

Mack's first cookie

Emily thinks the doctors recommendation to start solids at 4 months is asking a little too much so she decided to "share" her chocolate chip cookie with Mack. What a nice sister...rice cereal is overated anyways right.

Boys goofing around with the new computer

Isac and his friends discoverd how to take pictures of themselves with the computer and then morph them. Well the rest speaks for itself. Needless to say they had a lot of fun.

Hello

Hey Everyone. Amy and I have decided to jump on the latest fad and create a blog to keep eveyone informed on what is going on in our lives. We hope to be able to make regular postings and post alot of pictures. You all will probably hope for Amy's postings over mine because I tend to be not very informative and Amy is just better at this kind of stuff than I am.