Meet the Robinson's

Sweet Little Cameron

2011-06-06T10:40:00.000-07:00

Last month we celebrated Cameron's 3rd birthday! What a big boy! He got lots of fun toys that he loves to play with. Here are a few pictures of all of the fun we had!

We are so lucky to have Cameron in our family. He's always making us laugh. We just love those dimples too. He is currently obsessed with the Power Rangers! He talks about them all of the time. His favorite is the Blue Power Ranger, because blue is his favorite color. Actually, now there is a gold one and that's his favorite. He wanted me to call him Antonio one day because that's the name of the gold Power Ranger. He's too funny! This morning I overheard him singing "You Are So Beautiful" from the movie, Little Rascals. (I caught him on tape and am crossing my fingers that I can get it to post on here.) Then he talks about the Froggy kid saying, "I whipped out my lizard." I love this boy!

So Blessed!

2011-04-18T23:09:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to post these pictures for months now and I am finally getting around to doing it. I am so grateful to have these beautiful little children in my life. I love each one of them so much. They bring my life so much joy. I am SO BLESSED!

Mike and I continue to be amazed at how creative and smart Kaylee is. Just recently she wrote a book about a mouse who loves to draw and eat cheesy nachos. It was so cute and clever!

Jace is going through a stage right now, where he likes to wear pajamas all day. He'll get dressed and go to school, come home and change into pjs, change back into his clothes to play at a friend's house, and come back home and change back into his pjs. It cracks me up! It is nice at the end of the day to not have to tell him to go get ready for bed.

My boys have become the best of friends lately. They play with each other more than they ever did before. They like to take their shirts off and "exercise,"
which to them is running back and forth from the family room to our bedroom and dive onto our bed, and doing push-ups (it is hilarious watching them try to do them with their skinny little arms). Cameron is at such a cute age where he says the cutest things with his cute little way of talking. Just today Jace said, "Cameron you're so cute." And Cam responded, "I'm not cute, I'm awesome." He thinks the Power Rangers are so cool right now and will go on and on talking about them.

Lily is already five months old and it makes my heart ache thinking how fast that has gone by. She is our last baby and I just want to enjoy this baby time as long as possible. I find myself holding her as she sleeps and just soaking in the feeling of her in my arms and smelling her sweet baby scent. When someone gets her to laugh I stop whatever I am doing so I can hear her adorable little giggles. It melts my heart every time.

Lily Mae is Here!!!

2010-11-16T10:19:00.001-08:00

We are so thrilled to have another little baby girl in our family. She was born on November 7th at 9:33 pm and weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz and was 19 inches long. Here are a couple of pictures of her. She is so much cuter in person. Our camera isn't powerful enought to capture the amount of cuteness that she is :)

After looking over baby pictures of the other kids she really looks the most like Kaylee, a blonde version of Kaylee. So far she is as sweet as can be and we can't get enough of her.

The labor and delivery all went quickly and smoothly, if you don't count the hours of false labor I had from 1:00 am to about 10:00 am. We went back to the hospital at about 6:30, had my epidural within the first hour there, a little pitocin to speed things up, they checked me at 9:20 and felt a head and after a few pushes she was here! It really was a breeze. We're just so glad she's here and is healthy.

On Monday morning the kids came to meet their baby sister. They were all so excited to see her. Cameron was happy to see her, but was more interested in the hospital room and looking out the big window. Oh well.

It's funny how different boys and girls are. When Kaylee saw what was left of my belly she was surprised at how small it was. A week later she said that it's getting even smaller. What a sweetheart. Jace saw my stomach and said I was still fat. The next day he asked why I was still fat. Boys!

Summer 2010

2010-10-25T13:28:00.001-07:00

I was going to try to catch up and do a post for every event that took place this summer, but have decided to throw it all into one. So here it goes:

Over Memorial Day weekend we went camping up Hobble Creek Canyon with some of our favorite friends, the Carpenter's, Larson's, Jenson's, and Robinson's. The kids had a blast playing with each other and exploring the world around them. They were NEVER bored! It was a little chilly at night, but we survived okay.

The first weekend in June, Mike and I went down to Las Vegas with my brothers, Tom and Jared, and their wives, Carrie and Ashley. We met up with James and his girlfriend Ai-Ling, who flew in from Georgia. I'm not a huge fan of Las Vegas, but I really wanted to meet Ai-Ling. James was supposed to propose to her while we were there, but left the ring back in Georgia. We had a great time in Vegas. Our hotel was nice and family-friendly, we went to the Human Body exhibit, saw the Beatles Love show, and the fountains at the Bellagio which went off to Patriotic music, it was really cool!

In June I had my ultrasound. Baby looks good and after a lot of searching we found out we're having a GIRL! We are all so excited! The name we have picked out is Lily Mae. Her name comes from my family and Mike's, so it worked out perfectly! We can't wait to see her!

Jace turned 5 on June 24th! He had a friend party at Chuck E Cheese's. The kids had a blast! We got him the Super Mario Bros. for the Wii, which he has wanted for months. He loves it and has passed the whole thing already! I'm amazed at how good he is.

For the 4th of July we went down to Provo to go to some of their Freedom Festival events. It was pretty fun. The weather was perfect! I was worried about spending all day out in the heat, but it was so nice all weekend.

In July I went down to the Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City with my mom and two of my Aunts. I had such a great time! All I did for 3 days was eat, sleep, read, and watch some amazing plays. I grew an even greater appreciation for Shakespeare and how brilliant he was as a writer. I'm afraid I'm hooked and will be going down there every summer possible!

We live so close to the Kennecott Copper Mine and have never been there as a family, so one Family Night we decided to check it out. Wow that place is HUGE! The kids especially liked the big trucks. Now we can point it out to them while driving down the street and say, "remember when we went to the Copper Mine over there?"

Over the summer Jace played T-Ball and Kaylee gave soccer a try. Let's just say Kaylee never wants to play soccer again. But I'm proud of her for trying something new. Jace, on the other hand, had a blast playing baseball and now wants to try football. He's a pretty good little athlete. At every T-Ball or soccer game Cameron wanted to play with them so badly! Hopefully he'll have his chance next year.

The Big Three-0!

2010-08-19T13:31:00.000-07:00

This was a very important and very big year for my hubby Mike. On May 25th he turned 30!!! I can't believe I am married to a 30-year-old! He is sooooo OLD!!! Ha Ha! He didn't want a big party, especially not a surprise party, which is what I was planning to do. So we had a big Jazz birthday cookie and sent him on a little treasure hunt to find his gift. A new TV!!! We've had this little 19" in our room since we've been married and I decided it was time he had something a little bigger and a little nicer so he can watch all the Jazz games he wants! Apparently I didn't get any pictures of the birthday boy on his birthday, but I did take a picture of his big cookie and the kids got a hold of the camera and took some of themselves. We love you Mike!!

Cam Turns 2!

2010-08-19T13:03:00.000-07:00

On May 19, 2010 our little blonde boy turned 2! We had a baseball themed party for him at a park after one of Jace's T-Ball games. Cameron is obsessed with balls and sports. He will randomly just name off sports. The funniest was when he was trying to poop and was a little constipated he was saying, "baseball, football, soccer game..." It was like he was thinking happy thoughts in a time of struggle :) So cute!! We got him a T-ball tee, mitt, and balls. He also really loves Meem (Lightning McQueen), so we got him a remote control McQueen for his GeoTrax. We had lots of family there to celebrate with us. The weather was perfect! We had baseball cupcakes, popcorn balls, and ice cream cones. We had just found out that he was no longer allergic to eggs so he was loving those cupcakes!

I can't blog about the party without mentioning what happened to Kaylee! Kaylee had a loose tooth and when she bit into her popcorn ball it popped right out and got stuck in her popcorn ball! Let's just say it surprised her and she wasn't too thrilled about it at first. This is technically the first time she's lost a tooth. She had her bottom teeth pulled by a dentist because her adult teeth popped up behind her baby teeth. So she was definitely not expecting this!

El Cinco De Mayo

2010-08-11T10:55:00.000-07:00

Every year, on the 5th of May, the Liljenquist family has a Cinco De Mayo party. It's so fun getting together for tacos and a pinata, and flan if we're lucky :) My brothers usually compete to see who can eat the most tacos. This year most of my brothers were away for work, so the title went to Tom. It's August now so I don't remember how many he ate, but I think he broke a record! The kids loved hitting the pinata. No one was afraid of it this year :)

Easter and Big News!

2010-04-22T13:20:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful Easter this year. We did the usual traditions: coloring eggs, Easter egg hunt, and eating way too much candy! We also had the kids pictures taken by an old friend of ours in their adorable Easter outfits. They turned out great! I love them! Here are a few of my faves:

Cam would NOT smile normal for us. He either looked concerned or when we told him to smile he made a cheesy face. What a cutie!

In case you haven't heard, we are expecting baby #4! We are all so excited! Kaylee really wants a baby sister. And I admit, I hope she gets one. We'll see. I had my first appointment this week and heard the heartbeat. So far, everything looks good! I'm due November 12th. Can't wait!

The Sweetest Thing

2010-02-24T12:18:00.000-08:00

Two days before Valentine's Day I went scrapbooking at Pebbles in My Pocket in Orem. I pulled into the parking lot and saw 4 big trucks! I've been coming to this scrapbook store for years and on a normal day, I'll pull into the parking lot and see mini-vans and SUVs. So I'm thinking, "that's weird." Then I walk into the store, and for the first time ever, I see about 6 manly men at the scrapbooking tables, scrapping away like this is totally normal. Something they do every Friday night. Now that was a sight to see! It turns out they thought it would be nice to make Valentines for their sweethearts. I'm thinking, "oh, how sweet! That would be nice if Mike did something like that for me."

So then, after a good 5 hours of scrapbooking, I come home to a homemade Valentine card waiting for me on our bathroom counter. Mike asked each child what they wanted to tell me in the Valentine card. It said:

Jace: "Thank You?"
Kaylee: "She can have this (Reese's PB cup), I don't care."
Cam: "A Mama, yeah."
Mike: "I love you, Happy V.D. Peace out!"

There was a heart shaped Reese's PB cup taped to it from Kaylee, and an orange Skittle taped to it from Jace. Isn't that the Sweetest Thing!

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-12T15:12:00.001-08:00

We had another great Halloween this year. We went to a couple of parties, visited family, carved a pumpkin, and went trick-or-treating. Kaylee dressed up as a purple fairy for two parties, then decided her costume bugged her, so she found a cat tail and ears in our halloween box and was a cat for her school party and trick-or-treating. Cameron and Jace were Jazz basketball players, and Mike and I were their fans. Trick-or-treating was another first for Cameron this year. He was so excited to go to the first door with the big kids. He got his treat and was good for the night. He was totally content with the one treat.

We hosted a party with some friends and family this year. Mike wanted to come up with an original Murder Mystery game for the party. And it turned into a Hypnotism game instead. It was still really fun. It was the first time playing it, so there are a few kinks to work out. I was amazed that he could just make up a fun game like that so quickly. We'll have to find some more people to hypnotize someday soon!

Hogle Zoo!

2009-11-12T14:51:00.000-08:00

Kaylee was off-track for the first 3 weeks in October, so one of the fun things we did was go to the zoo. Mike took a Friday off so the whole family could go. Apparantly we weren't the only ones in the state of Utah who had that idea! The place was packed! We bought tickets to ride the train and never ended up using them because we didn't want to wait in the long line. The weather was perfect, which is good for the animals and our little monkeys, too. It was Cameron's first trip to the zoo, so it was fun to see his reaction to all the animals. I think he liked the monkeys the best. They had a lot of baby animals this time. A baby giraffe, three baby tiger cubs, and my favorite, a baby elephant. She was adorable! The highlight of the afternoon was watching a howler monkey pee from the top of a tree, and his friend below reaching his hand out to touch the stream. It was pretty funny! I wish I had it on tape!

Gotta Love the Pumpkin Patch

2009-11-12T14:42:00.000-08:00

We hit the pumpkin patch early this year, one of the first weeks in October. There's a great pumpkin patch in Riverton that has a little corn maze for the kids to run through, tractors to climb on, and tons of pumkins! Kaylee and Jace had a great time in the corn maze and picked out some green and white pumpkins. You heard me, GREEN and WHITE! Whatever. Cameron was more interested in the "Titty." It was a fun Family Night activity, and I'm sure we'll be back there again next year!

Cheese!

2009-11-12T14:40:00.000-08:00

Cameron went through a stage where he would make this cheesy grin. So cute!

Happy (late) Birthday Kaylee!

2009-10-06T13:53:00.000-07:00

Still playing Catch Up! Kaylee turned 6 on August 23rd! All of her friends are 6, so she could NOT wait to be 6 like them. She had a friend party the day before. She loves doing art, so we thought it would be fun to have a Flower Power party and do flower related art projects. We made flower necklaces, finger print flowers and coffee filter flowers. They all seemed to have a good time. Our AC motor burned out the day before, so we had the party in our unfinished basement! Later that night we had a party with my family and played games. Apparently Kaylee had a few too many sweets that day and barfed in the middle of the party! Poor girl! She was pretty embarassed about it. Then on her birthday we had a party with Mike's family. We gave her a doll house and thanks to family and friends we were able to fill it up! She loves it so much and is currently earning money so she can buy more stuff for her doll house.

A Camping We Will Go!

2009-09-16T12:13:00.000-07:00

We got ourselves a tent this year and actually used it a couple of times. In July we went to Jordanelle with some friends and camped out there. The first night was horrible! Cameron woke up crying a bunch of times. Let's just say no one got much sleep that night. The second night our friends let us borrow a pack and play for Cam and he slept the whole night. Amazing! We had a great time at the lake, we made s'mookies and s'mores, and no one got hurt. (I was a bad photographer and didn't take a single picture).

Our next camping trip was up to Idaho for a Liljenquist Reunion. We stayed at the Apen Acres campground in Squirrel, Idaho. It was a nice place to camp. It was right on a golf course, which Mike and my brothers took advantage of. The first night was great. My parents and Erin and Krista camped by us. The kids had a great time with their Aunts as usual. On Saturday, after the reunion, we went to Cave Falls. The falls were cool to look at, we used to be able to walk in the cave near the falls, but it was blocked off. So, that was a little disappointing. Kaylee was so excited to be so close to the falls. As we were leaving it started to rain and hail. We were hoping the storm went around or campsite, but it didn't. When we got back our tent was completely caved in with heavy, slushy hail. It was still raining when we got there at about 5:30 and on the menu that night was hot dogs, of course! We waited in the car until 7:00 until the rain died down. Mike was able to make a small fire with the couple of logs we had left in our van. We had sort-of cooked hot dogs, bundled ourselves up real good and went to bed. It was so cold! The kids did surprisingly well. In the morning we got up and went in the van to warm up. We spent most of the morning in the warm van, packed up as quick as possible and drove up to Yellowstone. We happen to be up there on Free National Parks weekend, which was nice. On the way to Old Faithful we had some silly buffalo running up the rode, the kids thought that was pretty cool. They were also quite impressed with Old Faithful as well. It was still really cold that day, so we saw Old Faithful and drove home. Overall it was a good trip. It was colder and wetter than we had planned, but we still had a good time!

(We let Kaylee take some pictures on the road to Old Faithful)

Holy Toledo!

2009-09-16T12:03:00.001-07:00

We had a major wind storm this summer that brought down a boat load of tumble weeds! We are at the top of the hill so we got more than anyone else on the street. It was insane how many tumble weeds we had! I filled up our garbage to overflowing and started making a pile next to it, (hoping the garbage man would take care of it). Which he didn't, but our neighbors flagged him down and he was kind enough to make two trips to our neighborhood that day.

First Day of First Grade!

2009-09-16T11:51:00.000-07:00

Aaaaah! I can't believe Kaylee is in first grade! We are on year round school, so she had a whopping 3 weeks for summer break. I needed a few more weeks to get used to the idea that she was going to be in school all day long. On her first day Jace was sooooo bored! At about 10:30 he asked me if it was time to go get Kaylee yet. No Jace, just FIVE MORE HOURS! Jace hasn't taken an afternoon nap for over a year, but during that first week he got so bored he zonked out a few times. Now a days he stays busy. He is constantly asking to go play at a friends house.

I am amazed at how well Kaylee is doing this year. She gets all of her homework done and is getting so good at reading. It's amazing how quickly she picks up on it. This is the first year she's had spelling tests. She gets 100% every time!

Petting Zoo at Gardner Village

2009-09-16T11:46:00.000-07:00

We went to the petting zoo at Gardner Village with some friends. This was Cameron's first petting zoo experience. He didn't quite know what to think about those goats. We went in the middle of July. The animals were so hot and we were melting in the heat. We lasted like 5 minutes and Kaylee had a pony ride.

Mookie's Haircut

2009-09-16T11:28:00.000-07:00

For as long as we've had Mookie we haven't known whether or not to cut his hair. Pomeranian don't need to be groomed, but Shih Tzu's do. With it being so hot this summer we decided to give him a buzz and see how it goes.

He looks so different! He looks like a completely different dog! We miss his cute hairy look, but the shorter hair is so much cleaner!

A Day at Lagoon

2009-07-20T12:38:00.001-07:00

We went to lagoon on June 26th with Mike's family. The kids had a great time there. The weather was nice and the lines for the rides weren't too bad. The kids loved the swings. Mike took them on the log ride. It was a little scary for them. Tanya and I took Jace and Kaylee on the Tilt a Whirl. It spun us around so fast! Faster than any of us expected. I wish I had a picture of the kids' faces. It was so fun for the kids. They got to go on a lot of rides. We'll have to start going every year. We hadn't been for 5 or 6 years, so a lot of the rides were new to us. Mike and I, and Tanya bounced back so we could go on all the big rides with out kids. My favorite rides were the Samurai and Wicked. Good times!

Foul Ball!

2009-07-20T12:23:00.000-07:00

After Jace's party we went to a Bee's baseball game with Mike's work. It was a lot of fun! We sat up pretty high out by the 1st base. Early in the game Mike said there was no way we would get a foul ball up there. After a while the older kids were getting a little bored, so Mike took them to ride the train they have there. While they were gone, I sat Cameron in between Tanya and I. He was having a good time. I taught him to say, "Hey batter, batter, batter!" He would say, "Hey ba, ba, ba!" So cute! While Mike and the other kids were waiting in line for the train, a Bee's player hit a foul ball our way. It hit the wall behind us brushed Tanya's neck, hit the back of the head of the guy in front of us, and landed in Cameron's seat! He caught a foul ball! He was so excited. He loves balls! I was so mad that I didn't have my camera with me, but we took a couple pictures of him with his ball when we got home. He also liked the Bee's mascot, from a distance. He was waving at it saying, "Hi!" He couldn't take his eyes off him for a long time, so I finally took him over to meet him. The bee put his hand up to Cameron to give him a high five and Cameron screamed! He was so scared. Over all, we had a good time and would definitely go again!

Jace's 4th Birthday!

2009-07-20T11:56:00.000-07:00

Jace turned 4 on June 24th! (I know, I know, it was like a month ago, but it's never too late to blog it, right?) He wanted a Hot Wheels birthday, . So, we invited some of his friends in the neighborhood and his cousins and had a fun little party. We made cardboard box race cars for the kids to race in. They were so cute! Thanks to friends and family who came and for the presents. He got a lot of fun toys. For days I couldn't get Kaylee and Jace to sit and eat their meals, because they were to busy playing with his new toys!

Cameron's First Birthday!

2009-06-09T11:05:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my baby is one! They grow up way too fast! Here are some of my favorite pictures of him over the last year:

We had a fun birthday party for him. Both grandparents were able to come as well as Alissa, Ava, Tanya, Jeff, and Erin. Thanks to everyone for coming and for the fun presents. He loves them! He got a rocking horse that he loves. He clicks his tongue when he rides it.

He got a lawn mower and a tractor truck that he likes to push around.

I didn't get a before picture but here is the after picture after eating a cupcake. He took his first bite and said, "Mmmmm."

We love our little boy so much. He's turning out to be a little comedian. His rocking horse's mouth moves when it sings and the kids were pretending that it was eating their fingers. Cameron stuck his fingers in its mouth and pretended like it was eating his fingers too. He thinks he's so funny!

Since he is one now I gave him his first Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich. He loved it! But his body didn't. He got hives on his face and arms. We had him tested by an allergist and turns out he is allergic to peanuts and eggs. It's a mild allergy and we're hoping he'll grow out of it. But for now no nuts or eggs! Which is unfortunate because he is our best eater. He'll eat most everything.

I Want That!

2009-04-16T15:36:00.000-07:00

I'm always saying how Cameron and Mookie are so much alike. Here is another example. I was doing the dishes in the kitchen and had the gate up to keep Cameron out of the cupboards and drawers. I have enough dishes to do already, right? I look over and Cameron and Mookie are both trying to get their hands and paws on Jace's Easter basket. Cam was sticking his little finger through the holes and Mookie was sticking his snout through, but they just couldn't get it! They both wanted it so bad and were fighting for the best spot to grab it. Neither one was going to give up! I did give Cameron a jelly bean for his hard work and dedication.

Happy Easter!

2009-04-16T15:27:00.000-07:00

I'm a terrible mom and didn't take any pictures this Easter, but we did take the kids to have their pictures taken in their cute Easter outfits. We had a great Easter this year. The Easter Bunny hid eggs in our house on Saturday morning. Kaylee was the first one up and she woke Jace up. The two of them found most of the eggs before Mike and I wandered in to help. Cameron even found one under a table. He was so excited and loved shaking it! We had a neighborhood egg hunt later that morning at a nearby park and that was fun. Then on Sunday Grandma Robinson and Tanya came over for another egg hunt! Mookie helped with this one! We had dinner at my parents' home. It was fun to be with my whole family, minus James. My testimony was stregthened again this year as I thought about and taught about Jesus Christ's love for each and every one of us. I know He lives!

Mookie + Gorilla Glue = Not Good!

2009-04-16T15:04:00.000-07:00

We don't have our fence finished yet. (The posts are going in this weekend!) Mookie has always been really good at staying in our backyard without the fence. Over time he's gotten more brave and has wandered to the other side of the fence. One afternoon I noticed him laying on our back porch chewing on something. I was surprised to see he had gotten his paws on a bottle of Gorilla Glue. Where in the world did he find that? We've never owned a bottle of Gorilla Glue! It was all over his mouth and on his front paws. I snatched the bottle and let him stay out until the glue dried. The label said something like "harmful if swallowed may be fatal." I called Mike to tell him what happened and he looked online and found multiple articles of dogs who have swallowed Gorilla Glue. It expands in their stomach! One dog had a mound of glue removed the size of a cantelope! There wasn't very much missing out of the bottle, maybe a half ounce. So we watched him carefully watching for signs, lack of appetite, vomiting, and troubles going to the bathroom. Three days after he ate it he threw up 3 times. It was the weekend, so we waited until Monday to call the vet. The other dogs we read about had to have surgery to remove the glue. How much is that going to cost us? How much is Mookie worth to us? It was hard to think about possibly putting him to sleep when he has so much life to live! We love him too! Luckily when I called the vet they said as long as he stops vomiting and is still eating he should be fine. And he is! If you ever have this stuff in your home, keep it away from pets and children!

Silly Kids!

2009-04-16T14:54:00.000-07:00

I think I've mentioned this before, but Jace is always saying the funniest things. What a fun age! I wish I was better at writing them down. The only thing I can think of that he's said recently is "What in tarnation!"

Cameron has discovered a secret hiding place. Under the sink in their bathroom is completely open for him to get in and crawl around. After bath time on Tuesday Kaylee and Jace joined him in his secret hide out. He loved it!

This is the silliest song and dance Kaylee has ever learned. All I can say is, "A tutie ta!"

Family Jam Time

2009-04-16T14:50:00.000-07:00

Before we had the wii, we had to find other things to do together :) Mike has dusted off his old guitar and has had fun jamming with the kids. Cameron loves music and dances along. What a cutie!

Wii Finally Got a Wii!

2009-04-16T14:40:00.000-07:00

We have wanted one for a very long time. I think they are fun for the whole family, and something that we can do together. Mike likes to point out that I was the one who wanted it and bought it. Usually it's the husband who goes out and buys one. But I guess I'm weird. :) We also bought the American Idol game, Wii Play, and Metroid. Kaylee likes to play golf and sing on American Idol. Jace likes bowling and the tank game on Wii Play. We can not get him to sing! He's so funny! He'll get the songs in his head and sing them every day, but will not sing into the microphone! We haven't figured out why. So far it's been fun for everyone. I'm glad I bought it! :)

Kaylee's Cut :(

2009-04-16T13:49:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago I woke up to the sound of Kaylee screaming. My immediate reaction was that she was fine and just upset about something small. She tends to over react to things, so I assumed Jace took a toy of hers, or was about to throw something at her. She came into my room saying that she cut her finger. Still not that worried. Then she says, "I didn't know I wasn't supposed to cut with a knife!" Well, that got my attention. She was being little miss independent and making her own breakfast. She was trying to cut an apple with a bagel knife and cut her left index finger. When I first saw it I could see it was pretty deep, and knew we needed to get her to a doctor. What do I do? Apply pressure right? Yeah right! Like she's going to let me near her finger. I got her a clean towel for the blood, frantically got dressed, dropped the boys off next door, and rushed to the doctor's office. Of course our doctor wasn't in that day, but Dr. Poor was very good to help us. She could have used a couple of stitches, but there was no way she would hold still for that. So, the doctor told us to clean it 2-3 times a day and put neosporin and a clean bandaid on it. The first couple days were rough. She didn't want us to take the bandaid off or clean it, great! After many tears and screams we've been able to keep it clean. It's been two weeks now and it is looking really good. Hopefully it will never happen again. Later that day she was watching T.V. and they talked about safety in the kitchen. She said, "Now I know not to cut with knives." She says she can't use knives until she's a grown-up. I think she's learned her listen. Poor girl. When I was in junior high I cut my finger with a knife on my right index finger, so I know what she's been through. It was a dumb mistake, and a lesson learned. We'll both have matching scars!

I'm in Love!

2009-02-21T20:14:00.001-08:00

February is the month of love and I wanted to express my love for my family. I have a wonderful husband who puts up with me. He doesn't complain when he comes home to a messy house and no sign of dinner, and he answers my phone calls even though I usually only have random things to say. We've been together for 7 years and I've enjoyed every minute!

Kaylee is so creative and loves to learn. Everyday she finds some sort of art project to do. She recently had an interest in sewing. She found a scrap of fleece and some felt pieces and "sewed" a blanket with patches. The needle and thread thing got a little too complicated, so she prefers sticking things together with that yellow tacky stuff. She's also really interested in learning about how things are done. For example, we were watching "High School Musical 3" and she kept asking how they did certain special effects. My favorite way to answer is, "I don't know, what do you think?" She comes up with some pretty could ideas :) When we went to the Draper Temple open house I was trying to explain some of the things we do in the temple. She was really interested in knowing what happens after we die. What an important thing to learn at such a young age. I love Kaylee so much and am glad we can be together forever!

Jace is so cute. He's at that age when he says the cutest things. He loves playing with older kids. He thinks they are so cool. A friend in the ward tended my kids while I went to the dentist. They have a 4-year-old named Jackson. For days he talked about him. "I asked Jackson how old he is and he is 4." "Jackson has a transformer and I broke his arm off." "I played a race car game at Jackson's house, and it goes really fast." and on, and on, and on! Jace also has a nurturing and loving side to him. He will randomly give me hugs and I tell you, there ain't nothing better than that! He has a cabbage patch doll that Grandma Robinson gave him. He named him Cameron :) (It gets a little confusing sometimes.) He takes care of his Cameron like I take care of my Cameron. He puts him on the potty, tucks him in his bed, and even breastfeeds him! I love it!

Cameron is such a joy to have. He is the happiest baby ever. Now that he is crawling he is constantly putting things in his mouth! It was so much easier keeping things off the floor when Kaylee was a baby. I don't remember finding stickers and pieces of paper in Kaylee or Jace's poop :) He's recently discovered the tupperware drawer and Mookie's food dish. He loves that dog...from a distance. This is a picture of him watching Mookie run around playing with a toy. He had the biggest smile on his face!

It's amazing how much Cameron and Mookie are alike. I'm pretty sure they have about the same IQ. They both follow me around the house, and are chewing on things they shouldn't. I think I say "Cameron, no!" as much as I say "Mookie, no!" The cutest thing ever was when they were fighting over the same toy! Cameron was playing with a slinky and Mookie took it from him and went across the room to chew on it. Then Cameron crawled over and took it from him and started playing with it. Then Mookie took it back. They went back and forth for a long time. It was so cute!

I am in love with my little family and am so grateful to be with them forever!

Meet the Mookie!

2009-01-09T21:17:00.000-08:00

We did it again! We got a puppy last week. He is a shiranian (shitzu-pomeranian mix) and is absolutely adorable! Mike fell in love at first sight. So far he looks like a keeper. He has typical puppy behavior: chews on everything, licks Cameron to death, and pees and poops on the carpet. If anyone has any puppy training tips we would love them. If we can survive the puppy stage we know he'll be a great dog. He loves to snuggle with us and follow us wherever we go. We are very excited for our new member of our family. Kaylee loves to play with him. Jace is beginning to get more brave around him, so that's been really good. Cameron likes him as long as he doesn't nibble on his fingers and lick his mouth.

Our Trip to Cabo!

2008-12-29T20:44:00.000-08:00

I look outside and see all that cold snow and wish we were back in Cabo! We had such a great time! We flew to Cabo, Mexico on Sunday, December 14th. We left Denver at a chilly 0 degrees, and arrived to a warm and humid 80 degrees. What a huge difference that was! We stayed at the RIU Santa Fe resort. It was a really nice resort that had restaurants and pools and was right on the beach. We got a lot of sun and ate a LOT of food! Cameron and I spent our time at the pool and on the beach. I did take one boat ride out to Lover's Beach where we saw sea lions and a lot of tropical fish. Cameron was such a good baby! He was happy the whole time. He loved playing in the sand and the pool, but didn't like the ocean. Too scary! After three days of playing in the sand he finally decided to taste it. Unfortunately he liked it.......a lot, thus ending his play time in the sand. We were so lucky to have a such a good natured baby. The only time he really got cranky was waiting at the Denver Airport for 7 hours due to snow delays. But who can blame him :) While we were in Cabo Mike was a little more adventurous than me. He went para sailing and deep sea fishing with his family. He actually caught a Marlin! (with a little help from Jeff and Tanya). The main reason for our trip to Cabo was for Alissa and Jason's wedding. They were married on a private beach as the sun was setting. It was really pretty and she looked beautiful. We are so happy for Alissa and Jason! I would highly recommend vacationing to Cabo. The fresh corn tortillas were SO GOOD and I have never eaten so much flan in my life! Some things I didn't expect were that the food tastes different and when you are on the beach you have locals trying to sell you stuff the whole time. Other than that it was wonderful!

Christmas Card Pictures

2008-12-11T23:44:00.001-08:00

I am actually going to send out Christmas cards this year! It's sort of been a hit and miss tradition in our family. But this year has been pretty eventful, so I feel like there is actually something worth telling people. And I have somehow managed to find time to do it. Just like I have found time to blog. (It is 1:00 am. right now, tee-hee!) So, yesterday I got the kids all dressed up and gathered them around the fireplace to take a few pictures. Cameron was starting to get hungry, so I was worried I wouldn't be able to get him to smile. And of course, Jace didn't want anything to do with it. I'm thinking, "Maybe we won't be sending out Christmas cards this year." But then I bribed him with chocolate and he sort of did better. See for yourself:

In the end we had a couple that were decent enough to put in our Christmas cards:

When I was editing the pictures on the computer I couldn't help but notice that Kaylee looked a little purple. She had been playing in our freezing cold, unfinished basement and I had just given her a quick bath. It's kind of funny when you compare her coloring to the boys. Poor girl!

We've Moved!

2008-12-10T15:24:00.000-08:00

Moving is no fun! We are hoping this is the last time we ever have to do it. To lighten the stress of packing, Mike put Cameron in a box. He loved it! He was in there for about 20 minutes just as happy as can be. I swear he made car sounds while he was is there. Very Cute!

We are now officially Herriman residents! So far we really like Herriman. It's new and has a lot of young families like ours. We went to our new ward and were welcomed by a lot of friendly people. It is so hard going to a new ward and not knowing anyone! Our ward is really big and it's a little overwhelming trying to figure out who everyone is. I joined the ward choir and the aerobics class to try to get to know people better. The Welkers (our next door neighbors), invited us over for dinner last week. They are so nice. Our kids are all about the same age, so it will be fun for them.

Here is a tour of our new house: (I don't know how long this will be available)

http://www.circlepix.com/tour.htm?id=682224&mls_tour=1

As much as I don't want to say it, Jace is no longer potty trained. I guess I spoke too soon. Maybe after Mexico we can get more serious about it again.

Playing Catch Up!

2008-11-17T12:55:00.000-08:00

I told my friend Loni I would start doing my blog again. Many of you know that we are moving this month, that's all I ever talk about these days. I'm just a little excited :) As a result of our move we will be leaving some great friends we made in Spanish Fork. So, it's time I get more serious about this blog of ours. My last post was in April. This is what my journal looks like. About every 6 to 12 months I play catch up on every thing that has happened since my last entry. So, here it goes: We had a baby! Cameron was born on May 19, 2008. We were blessed with another healthy baby! Jace turned 3 and had another Cars birthday. That boy is a little obsessed. Mike got a new job at Lumenis. They make lasers for medical purposes. He loves his new job, but is not fond of the commute. Kaylee turned 5 and had a Teddy Bear Factory birthday party (our less expensive version of a Build-A-Bear party). She also went to Build-A-Bear and got a Kitty with a Fairy costume. Kaylee started Kindergarten just 2 days after her birthday. She loves school, her teacher, and her new friends. She told me today that now she knows all the kids names in her class. Just in time for her to go to a new school and learn a whole class full of kids names. Oh well. For Halloween this year Kaylee dressed up as a Queen, Jace was a race car driver (surprise, surprise), and Cam was Dopey. Our most recent announcement: Drum roll please ..................................Jace is now potty trained! Woo-hoo! We are so proud!

My First Post

2008-04-25T21:28:00.000-07:00

Starting a blog is on my list of things to do after preschool is over and before the baby is born. My last day of preschool was yesterday! Woohoo! I'm so excited to have my time and my house back. I've taken down the alphabet that was up on my wall and all the posters. The walls are bare, but my family room looks like a family room again and not a preschool. Now I just need to clean out the 'preschool closet.' That's also on my list of things to do after preschool and before baby.

I am terrible at keeping a journal and am looking forward to using our blog for this purpose. The kids have said and done so many cute things that have all been forgotten. But not anymore!