Emmie's Birthaday and Soren Bear

Emmie turned five on the 4th of November. She is getting so big. We love her so much. She is such a big helper and she totally loves Soren. Emmie is very smart. She is beginning to read. I am teaching her preschool so that she can have a chance to learn how to read before she gets to kindergarten. She listens very well and she can clean up messes really well.


Soren is a little monster. We totally love him to pieces. He is a big stinker and oh so cute. He is smart and is on the move non-stop. He can go up and down the stairs, climb on the kitchen table, on the coffee tables, on the couch, almost anywhere the older kids do. He will not cuddle anymore and wants his bree all of the time. He is worse about it than any of the other kids in this family. Oh but we do love him so.

John's the "boss of the plans"

For the last few months John has been working in Lincoln (in Toelle (sp) county). He has been building a water tank. On Sunday John took me and the kids out to see. There wasn't much to see since the water tank has been all backed filled, but we did see the control building that he also built. John has done an awesome job; Will calls him the "boss of the plans". I love John.

Halloween

Halloween is so much fun for the kids and a lot of work for the parents. When we were little we dressed up one time in our costume and if we were lucky we went to one party. Not the same for my kids. We had a preschool party, Will had a parade and a party at his school, we went to the Christiansen Family party, the Gerber Family party and the ward trunk-or-treat party. Crazy fun, but sometimes I think that it is a lot to do. The kids sure love it.

Emmie was a princess of course, Will was an army guy, Jason was a transformer, and Soren was a spiderman in the day and by night he was a cute little puppy. The puppy costume was too hot to wear in the day.

I just am glad that it is over. Happy Halloween!

Camping

This was the last camping season of the year. Our family loves to camp. The kids absolutely enjoy every bit of it.
Will is so fun to go camping with. He always wants to get a fire going. This time I caught him restarting the fire after the flames had been out for a few hours. He stirred up the coals and blew on the hot ashes and got the fire going again. He loves to burn the end of a stick. He claims that he like to roast marshmallows but really he just wants to catch it on fire. We gotta watch that boy real close.
Emmie just loves to play with her cousins when we are camping. She is such a sweetie. She'll make up any game to play and she loves to go on walks when we are camping.
Jason loves the fire too. He likes to pick up sticks and collect rocks. He loves his little cousin Ellie to pieces and he protects her as much as a two and a half year old can.
Soren gets so dirty and will try to do everything that the big kids are doing. He'll eat just about anything and doesn't mind eating dirt. He is a silly baby walking and exploring everything in sight. We love him.

We just loved everything about my little brothers wedding!

Soren's first birthday!

Soren turned one years old on September 4th. We celebrated his birthday while we were at Disneyland, but celebrated again with the Gerber side.

Soren is so funny. He is such a stinker and so strong. He is starting to take his first steps. He is so wiggly and a pain in the butt to have his diaper changed. Half the time when John gets home from work Soren has no pants on because it is just to hard to wrestle with him. Most of the time it is a two person job to get him dressed. He has ripped the decorative wood thing off the back of the changing table and we always seem to get poop on the cute changing pad. Seriously he is a monster to get changed, oh but we love him.

Greatest Place On Earth

Last week we went to Disneyland. Like they say it was "the greatest place on earth." We had so much fun and can't wait to do it again. We left on a Wednesday and stayed in Primm, Nevada (40 minutes South from Las Vegas). The next day we got to Disneyland at 10:30 and stayed until we could check into our hotel and then went back that evening. The next day we went California Adventure all day and packed our lunch. At dinner we went back to our hotel and made quesadillas. We saw the World of Color Friday night. It was so awesome at totally worth the hour wait. The only bad thing was that the kids fell asleep and we piled them in the stroller. We put Will, Emmie and Soren in the stroller and took turns carrying Jason on our 35 minute walk back to the hotel. On Saturday we took it easy and rode the shuttle bus to Disneyland. The kids totally loved everything. They were so wonderful, such a joy to go with our family. On Saturday we met Amy, Cassie, Mandie, Chelsie, and Papa and Nana at the Main Gate. Amy and I went to the Expo to get our bid numbers for the half marathon race, which was Sunday morning.

I'll have to post pictures later. The race was totally awesome and so inspiring. There was over 15,000 people lined up for the race. The race time was 6:00 am but we didn't make it through the gate until 6:35 and we had to be at the start at 5:15. It was totally insane. When we were running I was amazed at the different size and shape of everyone running. There was some totally out of shape people and some amazingly fit people. The people were so inspiring and everyone had their own reasons for running and goals to achieve. Well I finished in three hours. It was hard, but I did it and I will do another one someday. Hopefully someday soon. I need to improve my time. My legs were so tired just to start, from walking around Disneyland for three days before. Oh but, the experience was wonderful and I wouldn't have changed anything. It has been five days since the race and I am still recovering.

After the race I walked a mile back to our hotel with Jason and Soren in the stroller while John took the kids to California Adventure and I met up with them two hours later. At 4:00 we made it back to the hotel again and had naps. Went out to eat and went back to Disneyland at 7:30 and stayed until midnight. I have been so tired. On Monday we slept in and made it back home at 10:00 at night. John woke up the next day at 5:00 and went to work. And I put the house back together and got all of the clothes washed and put away so that I could start preschool the next day. It has been a busy two weeks.

Soren is 6 months old!

Today Soren turned 6 months old.

It is funny how things work. He is such a stinker and at the same time so much fun. He is quite a big boy. He weighs 20 pounds, 4 ounces. He loves to roll, roll, and roll. He has almost a tooth. His front tooth broke through the gums this week. He loves Will, Emmie, and Jason. His favorite person is his mom. Yeah! However, it would be nice if he would like his dad a bit more. He hates to cuddle unless he is drinking a bottle. He will not lay down his head on my shoulder. Sometimes I just want to cuddle with him. But I still love him to pieces. He is a noise machine. He wheezes more than not. The doctor called him "Happy Wheezer!". It totally fits him. Soren is so wonderful.

The BIGGEST Loser!

I am in a contest with my sisters and their husbands and my dad to see who can lose the biggest body weight percentage. I am really excited. I wont however say what my starting weight is. As you can see, I need to lose a few pounds. I am on the right track and I will give them a run for their money. I am so excited for what is too come. May 23 is the ending date. So far so good!

Will turned six!

William turned six on Monday, Feb. 22. He is a wonderful kid. He loves all the typical boy stuff. He loves to play on the "dirt hills", ride his bike, build Lego's, the Disney Channel, swimming, PE at school, and playing with friends. Will is so much fun. He actually listens very well, but only does what he wants to. It is a good thing that he usually chooses to obey his parents. He is learning how to read. He knows a lot more than his thinks or will let us think. We are so glad that he is in our family. He is a wonderful big brother. We love him.

I am starting a preschool in the fall

Here is a link to the preschool page that I am starting this fall.
Discovery-Preschool.blogspot.com

Total Up-date!

Here are some updated photos.
William is liking kindergarten. He is doing great and learning how to read. Emmie is a wonderful big sister. He loves Soren soooo much. She loves to play with him and feed him. It is great when she will hold him. Jason is becoming a little stinker. Maybe it is the terrible twos or something. He says "NO WAY" for everything. Sometimes it is cute. Soren is our monster baby. He is five and a half months old. He weights over 20 pounds. He is a chubbo. He is so happy most of the time. He is our little "Happy Weezer." And me, I colored my hair brown. It has been fun for a much needed change.