Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Birthday Visit with "2 Grandma's"


So my computer was acting up and I wasn't able to put on all the pictures I wanted, so here they are. Grandma Derrick and Grandma Von Gunten came for a quick visit the weekend of her birhday and showered her with gifts! The lucky girl!


She loves her Grandma Derrick!

Grandma Von Gunten got her a little computer that she LOVES and had to have. For weeks before her birthday all she could talk about was that she wanted a little computer for her birthday like her cousins Brielle and Paige.
We went out to dinner at her favorite resturant, Cici's pizza. It was her last free meal there. She loves to "play" the video games when she's done eating.







Thursday, March 12, 2009

Happy 3rd Birthday Kaitlyn!

We had a great time celebrating her birthday at Chuck E. Cheese with her friends. She chose a Tinkerbell theme and I made her an ice cream birthday cake. I can't believe it's been 3 years! We have so much fun with her and she is becoming more and more of a Daddy's girl.

I had to stay right by her side and MAKE her open her presents because every time she heard the carousal she ditched her party and raced over to ride one of the horses.
Carousal Queen!
One time she got there and all the horses were taken so she just climbed on and stood in the middle and laughed while it went around. She can hear that thing from across the room and once she does, there is no stopping her!

Friday, February 20, 2009

What's REALLY going on

Sometimes I post a bunch of pictures then forget to tell what we're doing when we aren't in front of the camera. James traveled to California twice this month. Once to San Diego and recently to Marina Del Rey. He says he hates being away, but really can it be THAT bad? I think he just tells me that so I don't get too jealous of the fancy dinners he gets every night on his company tab. LUCKY!
I just started my Demarle at Home business. I'm a new representative for this company that sells flexible bake ware. It's great stuff! We'll have to book you a party! My friend lent me The Host, so naturally I've been reading that with any spare time I get, sacrificing valuable sleep.
Kaitlyn is loving her friends and I try to keep us busy with library story time, playgroup, playschool, and play dates. The weather was oddly warm 2 weeks ago so we were able to get out for a walk and enjoyed playing at the park. She is a very resourceful child, sometimes too resourceful. She went out to our car in the church parking lot the other day at playgroup and got her doll that she wanted. It wasn't until we were leaving that I noticed she had her doll and asked her how she got it. She tilted her head to the side and said, "I just go out to the car and get her" like there was nothing wrong. Ahhh! Right now as I type I can hear her in the kitchen probably trying to get a snack she shouldn't have because she's being pretty quiet.
Dillon is just a fun lovin' guy always looking for adventure... and the remote control. He loves to make James his climbing obstacle. He thinks he likes stairs and has climbed up a few of them before I caught him. He's only had 1 tumble, but just a stair or 2. He's more interested in going up than he is down. We have 2 sets of stairs, so I have to keep a close watch on him, or get a gate. I just keep thinking he'll learn to go down. We do have a door for the basement stairs though.
All in all life is good and we are loving life in the mid-west, just wish you all were here too!

Wizard of Oz

The kids and I went with our ward playgroup to a free Wizard of Oz display at a mall downtown. It was really neat and tons of fun!
Kaitlyn and her friends haning out in the house that killed the wicked witch of the west.
The truth comes out!

Dillon and me in Munchkin land.
Note the new do, but don't ask, it's a sore subject!


Are we back in Kansas yet? Nope, Missouri, but close enough!









Our Crazy Kids!

Dillon discovered a new way to enjoy his pacifier.

He also loves to take bath and splash a ton, watch out Kaitlyn!

Kaitlyn has discovered fingerpainting



She also loves her baby and asks me to take pictures of her with them.


Who doesn't love a good lick of the spatula?





1st Day of Preschool

1st Day of Preschool
Our little girl is growing up!