Birthday

I think this birthday was the best yet. Jami watched my kids so I could meet Mark at his work for lunch. It was so fun to see where Mark worked and to spend a couple of hours with him. After lunch I hung out at my sister Jami's house until about dinner time. After dinner family spoiled me with presents!

(All morning Zach would make me pretend cupcakes and give me little presents)

This is what Mark got me for my birthday! He totally spoiled me! I love it. We went riding the next day. Way too fun. I want to go riding everyday! To bad that is way too hard with kids.

Growing up way too fast

Grace is growing up way too fast. I can't believe she is almost 11 months old. She is such a joy. (but does have a HUGE temper!) She has become quite a daddy's little girl. After Mark gets home from work all she wants is his attention.




Grace loves my families cat!


Playing with Daddy
Had to show the vampire teeth.

My 2 year old

Zach insisted on putting these bandaids on his eyes. (He has pink eye and they were bothering him.) He wouldn't let me put them above or to the side of his eyes. He wanted them in the middle. Zach keeps us laughing...

kiddos

I haven't posted in a while.....Here are some pictures of the kids.


Zach loves the warm weather. He could play outside all day. Especially when he has his cousins to play with.


Zach loves reading. Mark reads to him every night before bed time.

The Triplets

Jami (my sister) and I call these little stinkers the triplets. The wreck havoc on everything they touch when they are together. Zach loves playing with them. He is always asking where Sadie, and Raegan are. Anyway, this weekend Mark and I watched Jami and Layne's kids. The three 2 year olds were playing downstairs in Zach's room. They were playing super good and I figured nothing could get ruined in that room so I would go down there every 5-10 min to check on them. I went down there to check on them and could smell baby powder all the way from the stairs (other side of the basement). I opened the door to the room and the room was filled with a cloud of baby powder. I could hardly even breath. Everything was covered! I found the three little stinkers jumping on the bed NAKED, Zach with the baby powder in hand, jumping and watching the powder just fly.


My picture is so fuzzy from the powder. I went in and took about 5 pictures and came out and my camera was covered from all the powder in the air.

Notice all the powder on the carpet!

Grace and her cousin Jasher playing

Grace's fangs!

Life with the Valentines.

We have now been with my parents for two weeks!! Zach loves it! There is always someone to play with.


Zach doing a little paper craft. He was entertained for quite awhile cutting paper and taping them while my mom did her sharing time next to him.



We took Zach sledding in the back yard. I was a little worried he would be scared because the hill is steep and quite long. He loved it.
Mark is playing basketball with my Dad and brother Adam. Mark is the one in the green shirt and has the ball



Zach is obsessed with all of my brothers nurf guns. He constantly has one and is shooting people.


Grace eating peaches. If there is one thing that is similar to Grace and Zach it is food. They both love to eat!

Happy Birthday JAMI

I have the BEST sister ever. Today was her birthday and she let me and my kids come trash her house for the day. She fed us lunch and everything. This is one of the best things about living back in Utah....being able to hang out with my sister.

Happy birthday Jami. Hope you had a good day. I had super fun hang out today!


Sorry no pictures. Maybe someday I can get our pictures uploaded to the camera.

Christmas And Moving

Here are some pages I have done recently.

I think it is about time i post that we are moving. Mark got offered a job in Utah. We are going to be living with my parents until our house sells. It was an unexpected and fast decision. We got offered the job a few weeks ago. so with the holidays, putting our house up for sell, and get things packed it has been a very busy month.






I just think Grace looks too cute in these pictures...

5 Year Anniversary

Yesterday mark and I celebrated our 5th year wedding anniversary. Unfortunely, Mark was sick....but got to stay home from work. So, it ended up being a great day. We didn't do much be I decorated our table and made dinner for us after the kids were in bed. It was so enjoyable to eat dinner without the kids. Mark suprised me with a wedding band!!!! When we got married we decided not to get one and that we would get one later on. I was completely shocked. Mark hasn't talked about getting me one since we first got married. It was a wonderful anniversary.

cute kids