Siri loves her new swimsuit (or any new piece of clothing for that matter). Its so cold in the house when we first wake up, but she doesn't care! She just wants to put on the suit.
Swimming in St.George.
Some friends of mine work for Axlscloset.com. They needed a 12month girl to model so I volunteered Jane.
Jane didn't agree with my decision.
My old house is for sale ($275K short sale in case you're interested)! I lived in that wonderful abode for 22 years. Mark's brother is a real estate agent so we walked through it last week. Although they did some updating, it looked much better, inside and out, when we lived there.
I LOVED that house!
In case you missed this gem on Facebook.
Or even if you saw it, here is another chance to laugh out loud.
Jane that little turkey! She pulls everything out of the cupboards, loves to squish food between her hands, and oftentimes wakes up way too early. But she is so stinkin cute and we love her to the moon and back!
I'm SO thankful to have 2 healthy kids.
I'm thankful that I'm healthy. I have really loved training for this marathon. It has made me do things I never thought I could do. Its made me appreciate Mark's training and all the work he did last year for the Ironman. I've listened to some great books that I otherwise wouldn't have read/listened to.
...my blogging time is cut short as I need to help Mark before he heads out to Cali for the weekend!
*Mark has all the good pics from Christmas and Jane's birthday, so maybe if we're lucky he'll post some later.
Updating this blog isn't a priority for me, as you can tell, but I'd like to keep it updated enough that people don't delete it off their blog roll:) I love looking at other people's blogs and seeing what is new with them. As for us, a few highlights are:
Jane turned 1. So thankful to have her. I love to smell her and kiss her warm neck when she wakes up. I love when she yells MMM! after we say 'amen' to prayers. She is on the verge of walking and has her 6th tooth coming through.
I'm unofficially training for a marathon. I started the week after Thanksgiving, but haven't actually registered yet :) Mark doing the Ironman inspired me to take on a challenge and something new. I plan to do the Sand Hollow marathon on March 31st. If you have advice-regarding running in general, running in the dark, in the cold, alone, long distances, certain shoes, opinions on how to fuel...please tell me!
Siri is in swim lessons at Swim Kids in Holladay. She's improving and is now to the point where she's super excited to go (she used to be afraid). She loves to play dress ups, soccer, ballerina, read books, and 'help' us cook. She and Janie love playing with each other and I'm so thankful to have 2 healthy kids!
Mark continues to nerd out on his computer and phone as he responds to 'new inquiries' from people interested in wedding (and other sorts of) photography. Although he doesn't have a boss to deal with, being self-employed most definitely has it's challenges. He's finally found what works for him, which means being on his own in which he created his new company, Pier23.
I love the smell of those bags of cinnamon spiced pine cones. I always slow down when I pass them at the grocery store.
So now that its been a few months since the last post, there may actually be something of interest. Maybe not, but maybe.
We left Jane at home and went to California! We left on a Thursday morning and went straight to the beach. It was so...refreshing, and happy. It was joyful to see Siri with just shorts on in thefreezing cold water, laughing and playing. We went to Disneyland on Friday. Loved it. Saturday we drove down to Seal Beach. Went to a heavenly farmer's market. Mark had a wedding to shoot Saturday evening so I took Siri on a bike ride on the boardwalk, then to Huntington for dinner. I love Sheri and Liz for all their help with Jane. It was so nice to be able to relax and have two free arms-to swing Siri and especially for hugging Mark more often
Siri was a dragon and Jane was a duckling for Halloween. We went to a few friends, but mostly trick or treated in our old neighborhood in Draper.
Our good friend has a birthday on Nov 11 so this year she had an 11.11.11 extravaganza. it was awesome! It is rare that Mark and I are leaving the house at 8pm. We partied way past our bedtime.
Mark had another birthday, imagine that. He skated with his good friend Blake and a few days later went surfing! (he got to use his JetBlue pass so it only cost $25 to get to Cali. It also was no effort on my part (although I told him it was my gift to him), more of an approval that yes, he should go surf.
I went with my sisters and Mom to St.George. Mark's parents have a beautiful house down there. Liz was sick half the trip, but we had a great time anyway (and used tons of hanitizer). We hiked and biked up Snow Canyon, went shopping, and ate good food. And the best part? Waking up on my own and then laying in bed until I felt like getting up! I LOVE my children, but I have yet to love their sounds as my alarm clock.
We had a perfect Thanksgiving weekend. Pie night, oh how I love pie night on Thanksgiving Eve. Thanksgiving dinner in the 'country' aka Kamas with a Martha Stewart-esk table. All of my family was there, it was lovely. I made a lemon meringue pie. This year I learned: do not make pie at night as it you cannot rush it to cool off. If you put it in the fridge too soon the condensation with make it look like it rained on your pie. Lesson #2 Do not put the pie on the floor of the car where the kids are. They may drop their book on top of it. I took Siri hiking up Millcreek in the morning since the weather was so nice and mild. As a family we went swimming the next day, and on Saturday I took Siri skiing for the first time this season. She is much stronger and coordinated (and brave) than last season. We were riding on the chair lift and I pointed out some tracks in the snow. Whose tracks are those? I asked her. "Santa Claus!" she replied. I love her enthusiasm for all things Christmas.
Mark loves change, and he's good at it. Me, not so much, but I'm working on it :)
Jane this morning after bath. She's got 3 teeth and bring us buckets o joy.
We moved! Wow, that is no small chore with 2 kids (thanks be to Liz and Lesa for watching our girls. We moved all in one day it wouldn't have been possible without them). I was so tired and felt like I had been at Lagoon all day (with the motion sickness type headache but without all the fun). We worked very hard to make my Aunt & Uncle's home look awesome, inside and out, for their return home. We are currently with the in-laws while looking for a home.
When you doze (or go into a deep sleep) while listening to General Conference, 3 year olds have other activities to do. Not until we were on a walk later that day did I realize I also had stickers on my face.
I love my family
We went up to Silver Lake again. I walked with the girls while Mark worked. It was the first time Siri had really seen Mark in action, she wanted to follow them everywhere.
Now that I call Siri's nap time 'quiet time', she sleeps way more :) The first pic is Siri in her old bed, and the Zebra blanket on her new (hopefully temporary) bed.
Tomatopalooza last month with neighborhood friends. Best. Meal. Ever.
Siri loves her new swimsuit (or any new piece of clothing for that matter). Its so cold in the house when we first wake up, but she doesn't care! She just wants to put on the suit.
Jane that little turkey! She pulls everything out of the cupboards, loves to squish food between her hands, and oftentimes wakes up way too early. But she is so stinkin cute and we love her to the moon and back!
