Our weekend fun

We spent a fun weekend together. Friday night we went to the drive-in in Driggs and saw Monsters vs. Aliens. I thought it would be better but it was a cute movie. The girls had so much fun. We took popcorn and lots of other goodies. We even managed to run into the Morrison's and ended parked next to them. This just added to all the chaotic fun! We got home late and everyone was out. Then Saturday we went swimming in Jackson with Ky's family. The girls had tons of fun. Ashley even went down the kiddie slide all by herself like a hundred times! Kaitlyn had fun dragging everyone up the big slide and riding it all day. Kami just sat and enjoyed the water. The girls were so exhausted when we were done. We hit Bubba's BBQ for dinner and then returned home late. We did try to pick up some goodies in town but everything was already closed, next time.

Don't turn around!!

Ashley finally got to see a wolf.

We saw tons of animals in this store next to the CLOSED candy shop.

What have you done?

I found this on Missy's blog and thought it looked fun, let's see how I do.
Rules: Anything you have done has to be in colored, bold, and/or underlined. How much have you done? It only takes about 5 minutes…Just do it..it's fun!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii - I will go I promise!
5. Watched a meteor shower
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a Praying Mantis- the girls and I did this last fall.
10. Sang a solo- not by choice!
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris- so want to...
13. Watched an amazing lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch- making hair bows and some of my cake decorating skills.
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning...
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - again I want too.
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France- so many places to go...
20. Slept on an overnight train- with my friend Amber on the way to Aspen(?)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Ran a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice- does Vegas count?
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors -don't know where they came from.
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight - one of my goals.
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie -German class!
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business - I helped Kyle get his going.
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood
65. Gone sky diving- always wanted too.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter - I have sat in the hospital one.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar- no thanks!
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square- everyone in my family has but me!!
74. Toured the Everglades- fun!
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London- definitely need too.
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - flew over it.
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - Tom Selleck and he even said hi to me!
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Visited Italy

I have 47, no I did not miss count there is one I am not admitting too!!! There is still so much to see!
Kyle scored a 51, but he is trying to claim some iffy ones like had a baby, he doesn't even have a uterus!

We're back, Two weeks in review

We finally got our internet fixed today. The problem was just a silly filter for the DSL. We spent over two weeks on the phone with them, switched modems and it was just a filter! I am glad it is fixed and now I have a ton of catch up to do.

Here is what has been going on these past two weeks:

We finally bought a popcorn popper and the popcorn is so much better than bagged! We have been enjoying this very much!

We had to get a new washer. Our old one had just had it, we had been putting it off and just broke down and did it. In all fairness we bought that washer at a garage sale like ten years ago, it was a good washer. I looked for weeks and finally decided on a Kenmore 700. It came in last week and I love it. Now we are trying to make the dryer last just a little longer, it just needs a new bearing. We have the bearing somewhere. Kyle stuck it somewhere for safe keeping, the hunt is on!
Here are the cute dresses Grandma Baldwin made the girls. They wore them to church on Sunday and got tons of compliments. They looked so cute and I love having matching dresses for all three of them. Kyle didn't get a good picture of the bottom, but they have cute little ladybugs on them.

I finished on Monday! I have been waiting to read this since it came out and have been on the waiting list at the library. Well it turns out Monica and Jarred had the book and loaned it to us. Yes, we have been too cheap to just buy it. I am waiting until they are all out on paperback. I loved the book and think it is the best one yet. Now I can't wait to read the fifth and final book. Kyle did beat me finished with this one, the only one, but in all fairness he had a whole day head start on me. I still finished in three days and could have finished in one if we hadn't been doing a play date.

This is Kami's first ice cream cone, just the cone. She has been tearing them out of the cupboard for months now and I finally gave in. She loved it! She also had shots yesterday. She got five, three in one leg and two in the other. Needless to say, she is miserable today! I feel so bad for her. I am bracing myself for the mild case of chicken pox to come in the next weeks. She weighed in at 18.4 and was over 30 inches tall, where did she get the height?

Ashley is having a busy day today. Today was grandparent's day at school. She took grandpa Christensen. She was so excited she was up before 7. Also, the tooth fairy came last night. We ended up having to pull that bottom tooth, her gums were starting to hurt. I keep telling her she is going to run out of teeth if she doesn't slow down. The top two teeth are loose too. She is just growing up too fast.

That is pretty much what has been missed lately. We have been keeping pretty busy and I am surprised April is almost over. We have been enjoying the nicer weather and finally broke out the sandals and capris. I am hoping I didn't jinx us!

Kami's Birthday Slide Show

Happy Birthday Kamryne!

I can't believe my baby girl is one. I have a hard time believing it has been a year. She is getting so big and has the cutest personality. She is a big tease. She is really starting to talk now. She has quite the vocabulary and associates words with things. She can ask for her binky or tell you if she wants more or out. She is getting so tall and has outgrown some of her 12 month clothes. Kami loves Mickey Mouse. She will wake up from being sound asleep if he comes on. Her favorite show is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, which buys me half an hour to shower! For her birthday we did a Mickey theme. We had blueberry pancakes for breakfast (her favorite) and played all day. She had a chocolate Mickey Cake, I found one that didn't contain milk! She also had raspberry sherbet, this was a little harder to find who new most sherbet has milk in it. She enjoyed opening her presents, once she figured out what she was suppose to do. Then she enjoyed playing with the boxes and wrappings! I think Kami had a good day. She really enjoyed all the family that came to see her. I am glad so many were able to come. We missed those that weren't with us though. Her first year started off rough, the cord wrapped around her neck twice and the milk allergy, once we got through those things she turned out to be a very happy girl. She is still so happy and was especially so today. I think her first year definitely ended on a high note. Happy Birthday Kamryne! We love you so much!


Our internet is having some issues, once it is fixed I will post a slide show.

Easter Festivities

We had a couple of fun days celebrating Easter. Saturday we got up early and went to the ward breakfast and egg hunt. We were a little late for the breakfast due to the drama around our house. At one point I said "we are not going because everyone is crying!" Everyone ended up having a good time. When we were through there we went to the search and rescue hunt. This one is a free for all. You can have as many eggs as you can get and some have prizes in them. I prepared the girls on the way just in case they didn't grab any. Kami came away with two before she started crying. Those moms are crazy! Kaitlyn picked up four before she became overwhelmed, but Ashley well you can see...

I guess she is a little more aggressive than I thought. She filled her coat, they aren't allowed to use baskets. She also managed to snag an electric guitar and some bubbles. Kaitlyn got some jacks and a water gun. They enjoyed themselves, I was a little shocked at all the greed. Then we came home and did a few things. We finished our eggs and enjoyed some nice weather.

The girls colored these sacks and then had fun jumping around with the neighbors.

We spent the evening in Rexburg to celebrate Grandpa's birthday. We had some good food and enjoyed playing Cranium with everyone. Devin was nice enough to give the girls giant stuffed animals. Kaitlyn's is a pink and green caterpillar and Ashley's a giant pink bunny. I meant to get pictures. She is so sweet and we are hoping she will be Aunt Devin soon... hint hint James!
Sunday morning the girls wore their Easter dresses grandma bought them. Except Kami who wore her birthday dress. They looked so pretty and we had so much fun with Ashley's hair. We had a nice time at church. I taught my Sunday school class for the first time, 14 and 15 yr. olds, it went well. We then had Easter dinner over at Jen and Brody's. We had so much fun and only came home missing one pair of shoes! We had a fun couple of days. Tonight we are going to do our Easter FHE and talk about the true meaning of Easter. We were so busy we didn't get to it last week. We also have a big birthday coming up tomorrow!

Here are two of Kami's birthday photos.

She absolutely hated the hat!

Easter Preparations

We have had another busy week. Monday we did a make up gym and had fun in I.F. hitting a few stores before we grocery shopped. Tuesday we spent more time shopping for a washer. On Wednesday we bought the washer I looked at on Monday and loved, should have bought it then and I would have saved a lot of time. Also on Wednesday, me and Kaitlyn went in and got our hair cut. She cut it shorter than last time, but not as short as she wanted it. She wants to cut it about two inches long. I asked why one day and was a little surprised by the answer "mom then I will look like a boy, and I want to look like a boy". I shouldn't be surprised since her best friend is a boy. Can we say therapy?...
That evening we spent with Ky's family. Gene has been in town for awhile but this is the first time Sydney has been able to join us. We had fun playing the wii, board games, eating pizza, and just visiting.

Chantelle is such a good sport. Kaitlyn is covering her ears. She hates the buzzing sound.

Kaitlyn playing ski jump on the wii.

The Baldwin girls, minus Anna.

I think Chantelle got some good photos of Mahon playing the wii. Kyle took some inappropriate photos of the dog... I won't post those! We had a fun night. Thanks Chantelle and Chris for letting us crash your house!
Tonight we dyed Easter eggs. The girls have been looking forward to this all week. However, when I gave Kaitlyn the clear crayon to color with she said "mom I need one I can see!"She used a yellow crayon for hers.
We then disposed of our leftover dye the only way possible- in a snowdrift! We have a bigger one in the backyard but it was a little dark.
And this is what I found Kami doing while we were busy with the eggs. I hope she didn't eat too many! Like father, like daughter!
We have had a fun couple of days and even had the chance to see Sydney one last time. The whole gang came up for lunch today. We had a nice visit. I think the girls are sleeping good, and will (hopefully) be rested for tomorrow. Tomorrow will be just as busy as the rest of the week, maybe busier.
Oh, and I forgot the highlight of our week. Thursday was mom's day in Kindergarten. I had so much fun with Ashley. We had "tea", danced, and ate lunch. It was a nice break to relax and join the Kindergarten life for awhile. I love her so much and love spending one-on-one time with her. She is growing so fast. How many more of these moments will I have?