Nathan birthday

It was my nephews birthday yesturday and I was in charge of taking the pictures for them. It is his first birthday and he had a special birthday cupcake all to himself. It was really cute watching him make a mess of himself.

Sad Day

So today I was talking to Cameron about his preschool graduation tomorrow. He was excited about all the games we will do and the pictures we will take with the cap and gown. He was excited about the hot dogs we will have for lunch and just being able to play with his friends.

While we were in the subject of the graduation I thought it would be good to tell him that preschool will be ending and that it will be the last preschool day of the year. He was sad about that. I also told him that it will be one of the last times he will be able to see Issac. "Issac is moving" I said. "He is moving out of our state." Cameron said "Why, Why mommy, Why" then he proceeded to cry and cry. So I thought it might help to have him talk to Issac and he agreed.

We called up Issac and I handed Cameron the phone. The second Cameron got on the phone he started crying. He asked Issac, "Why are you moving out of state, why are you moving out of state Issac?" I don't know what Issac said but he continued to just say why, why, why. I felt bad for him because he really likes Issac and they have fun together, but this is bound to happen with friends through the years. I was trying to not laugh through this because I thought it was so cute.

We are sad that they will be leaving and we hope the best for them. Good luck you guys.

Cabella's

This was our field trip to Cabellas today. The kids were not hugely interested in every thing but at least it was something different to go see.
There was an aquarium with huge fish. The lady doing the tour was not the nicest but we got through it.
Lilly didn't like me taking her picture. Oh well you can at least see the animal in the back ground.

Burger king crowns

So, for preschool I took burger king hats and put tin foil around them to get rid of the BK logo and did a lesson on the letter Q. It was a pretty tuff day because the kids have not been into preschool as much lately. Tuesdays class went great but today I had some extra kids and extra things to do. I think the kids enjoyed the crowns though. We got through the day and the good thing is that they know that Q makes a qwa sound. They know that there is an upper case Q and a lower case q. They alos know that there are several words that we spoke about that they forgot the minute after I said it. Oh well. Kids are great. Cameron enjoys preschool. It is so nice for him to have other friends and to do different things when ever they get a chance. Cameron is getting a whole lot better at writing and is doing better at the sounds of the letters. I love seeing Cameron learn and do new things.

Well I should have gotten more pictures of the kids. I got some of Miah last night with the bk hats. Miah loves playing with paper and card board.

Park Fun

I couldn't fit all the pics on one post so here are some more. There was a tree that Cameron likes to climb on ever since he got to hang out with Issac. He wanted to show me how high he could go just like when Issac did it.

This was Miah's first time on the swing. She liked it. She was extremely tired so she feel asleep in the swing too.

I was told that it is supposed to snow at the end of this weekend. The weather is so random here. I hope that the warmer weather holds out until Sunday.

Playing at the Park

So we went to the park today. It felt great outside. Cameron rode his bike while lilly and I walked Miah in the stroller. Cameron cryed almost the whole way there because he wanted to go a different direction to the park. The picture of him on his bike is of him crying. I just laughed to myself because he just would not stop saying "I want to got the other way." We got to the park and had a great time. Miah was really interested in all the stuff there. She wanted to do her own thing and explore. We had so much fun. I love the park.

Game Boy

So this is what Cameron does best. He plays games and then he watches daddy play games. He is so into it that during the day now, instead of movie time he picks a movie that he knows has games on it. He will play those games as long as he possibly can because Xbox games and others are restricted until Saturdays. Any way that he can play games he does it.
The first picture is of Uncle Jeremy and him playing on Jeremy and Molly's game boy. Every time he sees Jeremy he will ask if he can play their game boy.
At Grandmas house they have a computer(mainly because of him) that is for grandchildren to play computer games. The second he gets there he is at that computer.
What am I going to do with this kid. Hopefully I can find something that he really likes doing and that will keep him from being glued to a sceen.

My latest favorite

12 oz Whole Grain Penne

1/3 cup olive oil

1 tablespoon chopped garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder

3/4 cup red bell pepper, diced

3/4 cup celery, diced

1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced

2 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning

2 cups broccoli florets, cut small and cooked

1 lb cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced

1 cup chicken broth

Directions:
Cook the penne according to package directions. Drain, cover and set aside. In a large skillet, heat oil to medium. Add garlic, red pepper, celery, mushrooms and lemon pepper seasoning. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add cooked pasta, broccoli, chicken and chicken broth to the skillet. Toss to heat through and serve immediately.

Try this one it is healthy and delicious

Playing with new things

She was a little bored and just tryed to find anything that she could play with at great grandmas house. This kept her attention for a while. She was our entertainment.

Gandma and kids.

This is Grandma trying to hold all the kids on the stairs while we were in Rexburg. This was a GReat Grandmas house. They just couldn't stay off of those stairs. The baby that grandma is holding is Dougs sisters baby Caiden. Their next one is on the way but for now there are a total of 4 grand children. Great Grandpa Pingel died on April 2nd in the morning. The family had time to at least say goodbye.

Trip to Rexburg

We went to Rexburg last weekend to say good bye to dougs Grand father before he passed away. It was a good experience to go there a be a support to the family and realize that its good for him to go. On the drive there lilly fell asleep in the car. I saw this and was completely grossed out. It made me want to gag. The snot just hung down. We had to take a picture. She will hate this picture when she is older I'm sure.

Cameron had just drank a bottle of chocolate milk and had a ring around his mouth. Still a cute kid though.

Getting to know you

What were you doing 10yrs ago(April 1998)?

I think I was in 7th grade. In April of that year I had just tryed out for track. My try outs went fine and I was going to do the high Jump. I later decided to not to be involved with track and dropped out before it really got going. I wish I would have continued though. I was only in 7th grade because I was held back a year when I was in second grade. My Junior year of high school I completed all the credits I needed to be finished with highschool and the following fall I went to BSU. That semester I meet my husband Doug. We hung out a lot and got married the next semester in feb. I was supposed to be in my senior year of highschool during that time. I did not stay friends with the friends I had in highschool because our lives were so different. That part kinda stinks. My life has changed so much since then. I can't believe that in 10 years I finished middle school, high school, college even though it wasn't much, married, and had three kids. That has gone by fast.

Five things on your to-do-list today.

I have to do the dishes, the laundry, deep clean the bathrooms, clean up the poop in the back yard. Exercise and make sure I get my reading in. I know that that was six but there is always more.

Snacks you enjoy.

I enjoy eating cereal as a snack, cottage cheese and peaches, strawberry protein shake, anything sweet( which is why I try not to have them around) and crasins(its my new thing).

Things you would do if you were a millionaire:

If I were a millionaire I would payoff all my debt, have a really good emergency plan, buy a big house, pay off highest bills for my family, help those I knew were struggling, invest, and go on a cruise and travel some more.

Three of your bad habits:

I get really lazy sometimes.
Not completeing things or seeing them through to the end( Not all things but some).
I will sometimes let the trash pile up to over following and let it sit there for several days. I just don't bother with taking the trash out and let it stink up the closet it is in. I know thats gross.
I'm sure Doug could add many more to this pile.

Five places you have lived.

Born in Huston, Tx
Lived in Charlotte, NC till I was 8 years old
Lived in Boise, Idaho for a couple of years
Moved to Meridian till I was married
Lived back in boise for a year and a half then moved to Nampa, Id where we have lived for almost four years.

Five jobs you have had.

Started training to be a waitress at Rock around the clock only a couple of months. Caregiver at Healthy beginnings childcare. I did drug tests(inserted test strips into peoples pee) at Minert and Associates and did filing there. I actually really liked that job. Did filing with S&H inc., they were owners of lots of KFC's. Then I worked as a dental assistant at Silverstone Family dental. I really enjoyed that too.

Five things people don't know about you.

I recently wanted to become a personal trainer.
I always think I am not good enough or I don't try hard enough.
I'm always worried if I will be a good enough mother.
I know this is super weird but I have a fear of at some point being over come by an evil spirit.
I was Miss West Meridian Idaho for a year and went to Orange County, CA for the Miss America pageant. The trip that my mom and I went on down there was one of the most fun times in my life. The best trip ever.

Fun with Miah

She was in a good mood this day, at least for a short time, I caught some pictures of her in time.
She was really interested in the camera.
We played around the kitchen for a while. Trigger has been wanting more attention so he got involved.
She is my cute little baby. I love her so much. She has blessed our lives by her great personality and presence.