Halloween 2009

Obi Wan Kenobi and Sleeping Beauty have had quite the week of parties! And have enjoyed every minute of it! We started the week with the ward Trunk or Treat...

And after all the inbetween class parties, we ended with of course Trick or Treating! Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween as we have!!

Now I am trying to avoid inhaling all the collected sweets! :)

Pumpkin Pumpkin!

I LOVE Halloween! I love carving pumpkins. but I am not very good! So Monday for family night we carved pumpkins. Lauren helped me this year and wanted just a heart...so made my job easy! Zach kept coming up with crazy things like Zelda and Skeletons...but we finally decided on a more simple pumpkin. It took longer to decide what Zach wanted than to actually carve the pumpkin! I also tried to make carmel apples for the 1st time...they didn't turn out so good! But what a fun family night!

Camping!

Gerry took the kids camping last week Friday up Mt. Charleston. The kids LOVED it! They said it was their best day ever! Who knew! They asked me many times to come, even offered to buy an air mattress...yeah 34 weeks pregnant, my nightly trips to the bathroom...would not mix with the outdoors! And it was a bit chilly! So I enjoyed the quiet evening at home! Too bad I sent Gerry with a low camera battery...not many picture... just great memories!!

Our Big 3rd Grader!!

Zach started 3rd grade yesterday! Ahh! I can't believe my baby is in 3rd grade. When I was lacing up his new school shoes I couldn't believe how big they were. Where has the time gone! He is growing up so fast! Lauren and I were sad to see him go back. The house is awfully quiet with Lauren in preschool and now Zach in school! I am excited for Zach to get back into the school thing and make new friends! He will do great! and it's always fun to see the growth with each year! WE LOVE YOU ZACH and are so HAPPY your ours!!

Soccer Begins...

Zach had his 1st soccer game on Saturday. I almost said forget it. It was awfully hot. I mean HOT! When I signed him up for soccer I thought Vegas people would only play a sport if it was reasonable weather. Either I am not adjusted to the temp. or people are crazy. I seriously felt bad for Zach out on the field running. I tried to be a positive cheerleader! :) Zach told the coach he wanted to be goalie part of the game, which he did awesome at...smart move required less running! :) Zach played great and we were so proud of him! I look forward to the season...especially once it cools down!

Our Little Preschooler!!

Monday Lauren started preschool. She loved it! I was a bit nervous because ever since I have talked about her going to preschool she has said, "I go preschool ALL by MYSELF?!?" Last year we did a mommy and me preschool...so this year would be some change. Once she got her Tinker Bell "pack pack" (aka back pack) she has been thrilled. I think meeting her teacher Miss Lesly, at orientation also helped. With pack pack in hand Lauren walked in and didn't turn back! She was so brave and loved every minute! I thought I was going to be sad...of course I missed her. but I was just so proud of my little baby girl!! Who is growing up!! She brings so much joy to our lives! and I am just so happy to have her in our family!


The highlights in Lauren's 1st day of preschool were:

playing on the playground, painting with her favorite colors, reading books, singing songs, snack time, and she was good, "Mom I only did good things...not bad things!" You could say the day was a success!! WE LOVE YOU LAUREN!!

***ANYONE that can help...why are my pictures crappy on my blog? Do I need to resize them before uploading!? It's ticking me off. They look good normally just not on the blog. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

WAY overdue and many things skipped!

I LOVE LOVE overcast, raining days in Vegas!! You can actually walk to your car without needing to turn around for a 2nd shower! Saturday was the perfect day to venture up into the mountains...okay 5 miles up...and we found Red Rock National Park (quite small...only 13 miles drive) but very pretty! The kids enjoyed our small trail hike in the light rain and were so sad when the 13 miles (driving that is) came to an end!

It's a...

I am a lame blogger now! But today we found out what we are having so I thought I would update! Gerry is offically calling it Frank the tank and the newest is Goliath!! That's right it's a boy!! We are thrilled! We will however be working on some better names!! :) No pictures because I am too lazy to upload and we are on our way out of town!! But wanted to let you all know our exciting news and say Happy 4th of July!! Love ya all! Becca

New Friends!

Moving to a whole new state and not having any friends or family can be hard...at least for me. But you know us the out going people we are, made friends quickly!! :) Meet our new friend

However after I got in the car and said the title of what our new friend produced, a u-turn was quickly made by Gerry. He said my 1st clue was the dog on the cover...I guess Marley and Me is a kids movie. I thought with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston it would be good. Gerry has decided that he will be the one to visit our new friend! Either way we are happy about our new friend...Red Box. (California never had these.)

I know lame post....just wanted you all to know we are alive and well and hot here in Vegas!!

Super Nanny??

Does anyone ever feel like they need Super Nanny to come to their house?? Or should I be embarrassed that I just asked? Crap! Bedtime is early tonight!

Welcome Home Sam!!

Have I ever mentioned I hate living away from family?? :) I know I know... always! Well especially today because my sweet little brother arrived home from serving his mission in North Lima Peru!! I am so very proud of him and so happy he is home! I did get a phone call right after he got off the plane...but that isn't the same as the big hug I have waiting....until then, I love you Sam and so happy your home!!

Easter Best (for the Grandma's)

Excuse the awful shadows, lighting, and very unprofessional pictures. However I still think my babies look cute! Too bad their mom is completely too lazy to take real pictures in good lighting...I will use my recent excuse for everything...I'm pregnant! haha :)

For those of you who visit teach...

I got this in an email and I had to share! I love this! I think I would be a better visiting teacher if it came to this! haha! Just kidding! Thanks Holly for the email! LOVE it!!

More Big News...

So having a baby just wasn't exciting enough...we thought we needed more to add to this year. Well Gerry got a good job offer in Las Vegas that we couldn't pass...so we are moving in like a month. That is right... we are going to Vegas baby!! Crazy huh? It still hasn't quite registered...way to much excitement for me! We are excited, but of course we will miss many things about CA. And change is always a bit scary for me! So if anyone knows of good area's to live in Vegas...please do share!! And for sure come visit!