Tuesday, August 26, 2008

GIRLY THINGS


i had my niece over the other day to make tutus. emily has one, but insisted on wearing this instead. even though they are 4 years apart, they are so cute together. hannah is such a good big cousin, and emily absolutely adores her.

i am so excited that emily's hair is getting so long. i have started experimenting with some different hair styles. here are a few that i liked.
so, i have really been wanting to buy myself a purse that is already made, but i feel so guilty (or something) spending money on something that i can make. anyway, this is what i came up with today. i don't know if i love it, but it will do for a few months. by the time i get rid of it i will not have to carry diapers anymore (hopefully), so i won't need something quite so big. i think that this is my 7th bag in almost 2 years that i have made. wow! that is actually quite a few now that i think about it. all my old ones work great as church bags.


Saturday, August 16, 2008

5 YEARS!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
i really can't believe it has been 5 years. in some ways it seems like longer, and others it feels just like yesterday. i guess that's a good thing. i just want to tell darrel how much i love him and appreciate everything he does for me.
FOREVER AND A DAY!

Saturday, August 9, 2008

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

ryan started preschool on wed. he loves it! he probably could be starting first or second grade right now without a problem, so i basically just put him in school for the socialization. he has 2 new friends and they are both named josh. he calls them "my joshes." i tried to take his picture alone, but emily insisted on standing right by ryan, and she had to have her back pack on too.

MORE RANDOM VACATIONS PICS


we took the kids to wheeler farm one day. ryan was laughing so hard at this sheep because it kept "talking" to us. he liked the sheep and all the other animals, but he was most impressed by the orange cone. it's funny what catches their attention.

on your mark... get set... GO!!!!

we went to gateway on night and all the kids (and grandpa chief) had so much fun playing in the water.
i love those bums! the kids played naked in momo's backyard for a few hours. it's nice she has such a big backyard with lots of fun things for the kids to do.
on the train at the zoo. notice how all the girls are dressed alike?! pretty cute huh? we didn't even plan it that way.
no! look this way.....
"CHEESE" funny how they both do it the same. they look like they could be twins. everyone assumed that they were when we went shopping, and when they asked how old they were and we told them 2 differant ages, they all looked confused.

fast asleep. after all, shopping is hard work.
(oh by the way kristy, thanks for the new idea for em's hair. it's my new favorite style. i do it like that all the time. have you been able to do hannah's?)



we were at cafe rio in vegas and we let ethan and ryan sit at a table by themselves, and they each had their own chair. we thought it was so cute that they chose to sit in the same chair together. they had so much fun playing. this was the first time since they were born that they actually "played" together. they were inseperable the whole time we were together. it's fun that they are more on the same level now. they are going to be best buddies!!