Thanks for being a hard-workin' husband and fantastic father!
Kindergarten
2 Years
Saturday, May 30, 2009
30 Something
Happy Birthday Honey!
Thanks for being a hard-workin' husband and fantastic father!
Kindergarten
2 Years
Thanks for being a hard-workin' husband and fantastic father!
Kindergarten
2 Years
Happy 3rd Birthday Cats!
I don't want you to think I am obsessed with our two cats Short-Tail and Long- Tail. I am SO not. Isn't it obvious by the names we call them by? Real creative- right? Katelyn wanted to name her cat Sally and Amy came up with Pegasus. I disapproved of both and the names "Short Tail" and "Long Tail" stuck. I wouldn't mind if they left home and never came back. Less things for me to take care of. This blog is for the kids. Strictly for the kids!!
Katelyn (5 years) claimed Short-Tail
It doesn't look like she has grown much because she has the exact same haircut. Her summer bob hairdo
2005 Adorable little Kittens- Born in Maitland, FL
Now living in Utah. Not nearly as fun as Florida was with all the lizrds and insects, but not as humid either. I hope they like it here.
Our family has grown a bit. The kids were shocked when I told them the cats were older than Brigham. BTW, Briggs is crying because he wants to hold one of the cats.
Briggy finally got to hold the cat for 1.3 seconds
Katelyn (5 years) claimed Short-Tail
It doesn't look like she has grown much because she has the exact same haircut. Her summer bob hairdo
2005 Adorable little Kittens- Born in Maitland, FL
Now living in Utah. Not nearly as fun as Florida was with all the lizrds and insects, but not as humid either. I hope they like it here.
Our family has grown a bit. The kids were shocked when I told them the cats were older than Brigham. BTW, Briggs is crying because he wants to hold one of the cats.
Briggy finally got to hold the cat for 1.3 seconds
Christian: One Month Old
I took this picture of Christian at one month because it shows him holding on to my hand. Whenever I go to put his pacificier in his mouth he grabs on tightly to my hand as if saying "Please don't go". Maybe it is me just feeling so guilty for being so busy- not being able to sit and hold him as much as I did Katelyn. I so wish I could have more individual time with each of my children.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Four Generations
Today we went to my mom and dad's because my Grandma Dennkers was visiting from California. We hadn't seen her in well over four years. Since this was the first time she had met my boys we took some pictures for their baby books.
Christian was wide awake for "GG D". She even got him to smile and coo to her! If my counting is correct I think Christian is her 21st great-grandchild
Tyler
Brigham
Christian
Christian was wide awake for "GG D". She even got him to smile and coo to her! If my counting is correct I think Christian is her 21st great-grandchild
Tyler
Brigham
Christian
Friday, May 15, 2009
Bountiful Chalk Art Weekend
On Mainstreet in downtown Bountiful the sidewalks are covered in amazing chalk drawings this weekend.
They had one area for the public to sit down and scribble in. The girls loved it and Briggy commisioned me to draw some things for him- the usual choo choo train and airplane.
Katelyn's favorite
They had one area for the public to sit down and scribble in. The girls loved it and Briggy commisioned me to draw some things for him- the usual choo choo train and airplane.
Katelyn's favorite
The Next Avon Lady
We were getting the kids ready for bed when I walked upon this little transaction taking place in the hallway. Tyler was giving Amy $1 for a sample size of toothpoaste she had gotten from school. I asked Amy if she thought $1 was a little steep. She looked at me as if she was offended. So we carried on...
I hurried to tell Mike what I had witnessed and we got a good laugh. As he was reading books with Tyler he spoke with him about the price of the toothpaste. Tyler told Mike he knew that his sister was stealing his money, but that it was okay because he would just wait until she went to school the next day and get his dollar back out of her drawer.
These are smart kids
I hurried to tell Mike what I had witnessed and we got a good laugh. As he was reading books with Tyler he spoke with him about the price of the toothpaste. Tyler told Mike he knew that his sister was stealing his money, but that it was okay because he would just wait until she went to school the next day and get his dollar back out of her drawer.
These are smart kids
Topsy Turvy Tomatoes
I am so excited about our tomatoes this year! This gadget allows the tomato plants to grow upside down and it is hanging over my deck. I was a bit bummed that we would not be able to have a garden because of all the deer that come through our yard, but then I saw this beautiful invention on the TV. Ronni and David started theirs before I did and said their plant was huge already.
We planted an Early Girl and a Cherry for the kids to snack on.
Kate's new do
Summer! Summer! Summer!
Time for a new short hair due.
We had to forego the "Locks of Love" thing because we needed to sprinkle the hair in the back yard to keep the deer out of our yard and garden.
Time for a new short hair due.
We had to forego the "Locks of Love" thing because we needed to sprinkle the hair in the back yard to keep the deer out of our yard and garden.
Oh Deer!
Going through the normal morning chores and Amy yells, "Mom there are police cars in front of our house again." Again? These police love to be in our circle!
So I go to the window to investigate and I see that there is a sick/injured deer that they are trying to coral... into our yard. The deer is lamely walking in a circle over and over. One cop gets her by the ear and drags her onto our grass. She is resisting and so the other cop grabs her by her other ear and just about ripps it off. So I see him reach in his belt and pull out something black and I am pretty sure it was square in shape. I seriuosly thought they were going to taze the poor thing and let someone nurse it back to health.Yeah right.
He fires a shot at her back end and she goes down for a bit and I realize that my 6, 4 and 2 year olds are watching all of this. I am thirty years old and this is the first time I have seen an animal be shot. They should not be seeing this. So I see the cop aiming again and I tell them to look at me and of course they won't and he fires a shot into her chest and down she goes. I was crying. The kids were glued to the window. Tyler couldn't wait to go down and get a closer look.
The police drag her to the curb and we wait for them to leave. Our neighbor tells us the wildlife and game are going to come and pick it up. This all happened at 9am and they came and got the deer at around 4pm. This was all the kids could think about all day.
Our view from my room upstairs
So I go to the window to investigate and I see that there is a sick/injured deer that they are trying to coral... into our yard. The deer is lamely walking in a circle over and over. One cop gets her by the ear and drags her onto our grass. She is resisting and so the other cop grabs her by her other ear and just about ripps it off. So I see him reach in his belt and pull out something black and I am pretty sure it was square in shape. I seriuosly thought they were going to taze the poor thing and let someone nurse it back to health.Yeah right.
He fires a shot at her back end and she goes down for a bit and I realize that my 6, 4 and 2 year olds are watching all of this. I am thirty years old and this is the first time I have seen an animal be shot. They should not be seeing this. So I see the cop aiming again and I tell them to look at me and of course they won't and he fires a shot into her chest and down she goes. I was crying. The kids were glued to the window. Tyler couldn't wait to go down and get a closer look.
The police drag her to the curb and we wait for them to leave. Our neighbor tells us the wildlife and game are going to come and pick it up. This all happened at 9am and they came and got the deer at around 4pm. This was all the kids could think about all day.
Our view from my room upstairs
Christian's Blessing May 3, 2009
It was a wonderful Sabbath Day! It was fun to have so much family around for this wonderful blessing.
So glad for the preisthood and the many blessings receive from it!
So glad for the preisthood and the many blessings receive from it!
"I just want to give you a BIG HUG!"
Way to go Katelyn! Katelyn starred in the production of "Jungle Book" as Kaa the big snake. This was her first performance apart from school concerts and she was great.
Another part she had was the vultures. They were hand puppets.
Sorry the pics are so dark, we were far away, bad lighting and she was always moving too fast. We did get a lot of great pics of the back of Briggy's huge melon
Another part she had was the vultures. They were hand puppets.
Sorry the pics are so dark, we were far away, bad lighting and she was always moving too fast. We did get a lot of great pics of the back of Briggy's huge melon
All the Buzz
At the end of April, Amy had her end of the year creative dance concert. Her costume was a bumble bee and they danced to the song "I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumble Bee". Amy did a fantastic job, even with the costume malfunction (watch out Janet Jackson). We are so proud of her hard work!
Amy at her creative dance class
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