Reynolds Rampage

Dance like nobody's watching

2011-12-28T13:22:00.002-07:00

The kids had little bit of fun yesterday when they adorned their heads with whatever they could find and danced to whatever music mom could find.

Yes, that is a Tu-Tu on Parker's head.

Holiday Spirit

2011-12-28T11:54:00.007-07:00

Brought to you by the wonderful early Christmas Present from my Mom and Dad.

(A new camera lens)

Brynnlee has developed a new "cheese" smile just for the camera.

No it's not Halloween ,Kora is just that much into dress up that she got a Super Hero and a Princess dress.

Parker has a Piggy mishap a few months ago and was completely excited to get a new place to save those coveted pennies.

I wasn't kidding when I said Brynnlee was very excited to get clothes for presents. (This may be the one and only year though.)

Kora's face is priceless and so cute.

Everything was a complete surprise.

Parker told us that Santa was so good that "he new what I wanted even though I didn't ask him for it."

Halloween 2011

2011-10-29T20:05:00.002-06:00

This year we are sporting some scarily sweet costumes this year! With a sparkly witch, a fuzzy bunny, and a tricky magician.

Thanks to our amazing Nana and her awsome skills. Love Ya Nana.

What Fun!

2011-09-01T21:14:00.004-06:00

We've camped, danced, made lovely messes and rocked out. Our summer has been a whirlwind of fun and laughter. We have a blast watching our beautiful children take care of each other, love and laughed with each other and just simply be together.

Our Brynnlee is climbing, walking and jabbering up a storm. She thinks she should be able to do anything that her brother and sister can do. The scary picture is of Brynn after she enjoyed a cool, refreshing green popsicle.

Brynn loved camping with mom and dad and especially loved the cot. It was like her owe personal mini trampoline.

Parker and Kora love to "Rock Out" playing Guitar Hero. They look a lot cuter than they play.

Kora Rae just had her first dance recital and I may be a a bit bias but she was the Star! Kora stayed on her spot, followed her teacher and just danced her heart out.

This is Kora with her dance teacher Anna.

Brynn's Favorite Person to Laugh At

2011-07-11T14:42:00.003-06:00

Brynn thinks Parker is the funniest person alive. Ever since she started smiling Parker has been able to crack her up. She has even started doing funny things just to make him laugh. They are truly entertaining to watch and we finally got them recorded so you could all watch. This was just 30 seconds of the 10 minutes of fun.

Hair Today Gone Today Too

2011-06-15T11:46:00.005-06:00

I was playing around with Kora and Brynn's hair today and thought I'd share it with everyone. (Keep in mind I'm still learning)

Okay so Brynn's was just for fun!

Parker also wanted his hair cut and I mean really cut. SO we went from this. . . .

to this . . . . .

I ask him if I can rub his head for good luck but he doesn't seem to like that much.

So "Grown-Up"

2011-03-25T16:01:00.002-06:00

We found "Grown Up" Sunday clothes shopping the other day and the kids came straight home and tried on their new duds. When I asked them to stand next to each other for a picture, Parker quickly grabbed Kora's hand and planded a kiss. They also danced handing in hand as only toddlers can do. They we positively adorable!

It Was A Green Day!

2011-03-17T22:07:00.005-06:00

We celebrated the Irish in style today. Not with traditional corn beef or leprechauns or even a bit of pinching. We celebrated Green Day! We ate green eggs and green orange juice for breakfast. We ate green cupcakes and green frosting in graham crackers. For lunch we dyed chicken noodle soup green and had green kool-aide. We then finished off the day with green beans, green biscuits and green cauliflower. (plus some other stuff in between to make each one a meal) It was so much fun watching the kids try the green food and then tell me it tasted the same as the "yellow" eggs or the "orange" juice.

Breakfast

Dinner

The kids ran around telling everyone they met that it was Green Day and showing off their cute green shirts they got this morning. I'm surprised Parker didn't show off his green underware he just happened to find in honor of the day. Kora was even decked out in green hair ribbons, and green fingernail polish.

Under the Sea Birthday Party

2011-03-01T16:31:00.005-07:00

On Saturday Kora celebrated her 3rd Birthday with her friends. Kora got to play her favorite pin the Flowers on Ariel and toss the bean bag fish into the baskets.

We had three other girls at our house making sea shell bracelets, "pixie stix" sand art jars, and Sparkly foam fish.

There were games like toss the Bean Bag Fish, Keep the Bubbles "balloons" in the air and even a treasure hunt with real jewlery tresure in a little chest .

We ended the fun with a lovely purple Fish cake and blue ocean juice, with fun umbrellas and straws.

The girls loved that their tongues changed color from the purple frosting.

I can't believe Kora is already 3. She is a ball of fun all day everyday. She is definately one to keep me smiling and she always willing to give loves. Kora loves her Big brother and Little sister and is such good helper around the house. I still can't figure out where she got all her "girly" traits, from her wanting her hair done everyday, with a bow to her obsession with princesses and all things "pretty." We are so lucky to have such a cutie in our home. We love you Kora Rae!

This and That

2011-02-18T23:16:00.008-07:00

Here are some of the more "colorful" pictures of late.

This face is becoming on of our favorites, Brynn pulls her bottom lip up and pudges out her cheeks and smiles.

If Quinntin tries to take a nap or just rest on the floor the kids are pulled like magnets to sit on Daddy.

Brynn has a fondness for her toes.

Kora and her "muscles."

We were having a movie night and the children "claimed" the couch.

Brynnlee giving her ever present smile. She has no shortage.

Kora enjoyed the black frosting on the Steeler's cupcakes we made for the Superbowl.

And the best for last Brynnlee working on her bubble blowing technique.

4 Months Already?!

2011-01-07T18:44:00.005-07:00

Brynnlee is our little watcher. She is content as a baby can be. She loves just sitting in your lap and taking in all the excitement and entertainment provided by her brother and sister. On the 6th of January she rolled over for the first time and was quite upset about the whole thing. (since she got stuck) Parker and Kora love having their little sister around and are constantly fighting about who gets to try and make her laugh. They have to take turns because if they try at the same time it's a bit overwhelming for Brynn and she looks at them like they are crazy.

Brynn loves to smile and be happy but when it comes to pictures she stares them down!

She is growing so well and kind of a stretch. She's in the 93 percentile for height and only the 30th percentile for weight. Everyday we are amazed and what she learns how to do and what she finds funny. Lately she has fine tuned her spitting and she can make a cute squeak with her lips. We are so glad to have her apart of our family. (I just wish she would slow down on the growing up)

Las Vegas Airplanes and Chocolate

2010-11-16T14:56:00.005-07:00

We spent the last weekend in Las Vegas and saw some pretty cool things, and learn some very important things.

#1 Cool Thing

Nellis Air Base hosted an air show that Parker and Quinntin got to go to. They saw all kinds of new and old planes. Parker was a trooper and didn't even get burned.

#2 Cool Thing

The M&M World shop on the strip was 4 floors of everything chocolate and fun toys in the shapes of the M&M Characters. The kids liked the free 10 minute 3D movie as well as the wall of M&M's in every color possible.

#1 Thing We learned

It is possible to swim out side in Vegas in Novemeber but not for very long especially with a 2 month old, a 2 year old and a 4 year old.

#2 Thing We Learned

The strip is not easy to navigate with two strollers and you do get a lot of looks carting around 3 kids in Vegas.

#3 Thing We Learned

It takes twice as long to get around a casino when you are trying to avoid the slots (the kids wanted to "play") and trying to keep an eye on every child.

All in all it was a lot of fun and we are now home freezing!

Happy Halloween

2010-11-16T13:45:00.008-07:00

The last two weeks of october were a blast! We got to go up to SLC and visit the witches at Gardener Village. We played and ate and shopped, the kids especially liked the witch hula-hooping and the witches flying in the air. We seriously used up all their energy they even cuddled up to a witch to take a nap.

The night before Halloween the elementary held a carnival where the kids danced, mixed up vials of sweet treats and even tossed a few rats for a prize. We then went home carved and hammered pumpkins, and ate white ghost cookies to finish off the night.

On Halloween night we spent the evening at the Trunk-or-Treat at thte church and eventhough it was really windy we made a killing in candy!

Parker was the only on to actually go trick-or-treating around the block that night. Kora met a fog machine at her second house and came right home.

Thanks to Nana for our adorable costumes, we definately turned heads, especially our little "stinker" in her skunk costume.

My Sweet Children

2010-10-13T15:25:00.004-06:00

Just couldn't help the Kodak moment last night.

I already have it as my wallpaper and I thought I'd share it with all of you.

Quinntin's The Birthday King

2010-10-13T15:09:00.005-06:00

Kora Rae wanted Daddy to celebrate his birthday in style so she made him a Crown! She was so excited that he barely got through the door before she dragged him into the front room to put his crown on. He wore it most of the night and he couldn't have been prouder.

Quinntin was well taken care of all day his mom brought him doughnuts and chocolate milk for breakfast, his sister, Tiffany, brought him his favorite Hermie burger for lunch at work, Quinntin got to grill for dinner and we ate cheesecake for desert. Quinntin got to order a new Airplane he's been wanting to model, and a new case for his scriptures. He was SPOILED! That's okay though I think he deserves it. I love you Quinntin. Happy Birthday!

Brynn's Day

2010-10-13T14:45:00.006-06:00

We had the priviledge to bless Brynnlee on Sunday and we had a wonderful luncheon afterwards. Thank you to all that were able to come and brought delicious food and goodies. We to those that wanted to and couldn't make it we were thinking about you.

Turning Papa into a Horse

2010-10-13T14:28:00.004-06:00

One of Kora's Favorite books is called Alice the Fairy. It's all about a little girl "pretending" to be a fairy. She can't fly very high but she can fly really fast. She's also really good at turning her Daddy into a horse. Well Kora finally got a wand so she's been turning everyone into horses and Papa was the first to be magically changed. Luckily we had a camera nearby to catch the fun magic.

Good thing she changed him back by the end of the night I don't know how long he would have lasted as a horse. :)

One Month and More

2010-09-30T15:39:00.004-06:00

So Brynnlee is a little over one month and we are loving our new little addition. She is so content with life (except when mom eats chocolate). Parker and Kora continue to help out and constantly want her to look at them, and to hold her and to show off for her. Today Parker wanted to hold Brynnlee and once I got them situated he looked at me and said " Mom now take a picture." Here are a few of our fun family pictures of the last month.

Arghh. . . Parker be 4

2010-09-30T15:05:00.006-06:00

We had a blast last week with Captain Parker's Birthday party. Parker had been waiting for this party since June. He even got to create a count down the week after Brynnlee was born so he wouldn't drive everyone crazy with "Today my party, Mom?" The day started off with "4" shaped pancakes for Parker and a lots of getting things set up.

We made pirate flags, played toss the cannon ball (hot potato), sail yer boat to the treasure (Pin the tail on the donkey), and Pirate Pirate Captain (Duck Duck Goose),

Nana made an amazing treasure chest cake and we even hunted for treasure around the house.

The kids seemed to be having a good time and Parker even talks about what he wants for his next Pirate Birthday. All in all it was fun to get thing ready and I'm a little glad it's over. :)

Settling In

2010-09-04T15:07:00.005-06:00

I had a little fun while our new little angel slept.

(Which when she sleeps it's very hard to wake her.) Here are a couple of my favorites.

The little lip curl is becoming one of my favorite faces.

Brynnlee doesn't like wide open spaces so when she is put on her stomache or back she curls up as best she can and hangs out until someone moves her again. Did I mention she's a very quiet and content baby?

Daddy having some quality time with Brynnlee. On the top, can you find her? She's in pink elephant camo. On the bottom, Quinntin is trying to wake her up so I could feed her. He was singing all the songs with hand movements he could think of.

Nana right before she had to go home.

4 Generations (Great Grandma Smith, Daddy, Brynnlee & Grandma Gray)

Uncle Dayne was SO excited to hold her.

Brynnlee Lenesa Reynolds

2010-08-24T21:38:00.007-06:00

August 22, 2010

Brynnlee Lenesa Reynolds

Born 11:30 am

8 lbs, 20 inches

After a little coaxing Brynnlee came into this world a day early. We are so excited to have her join our family, the kids couldn't be more proud to have a new sister. Parker actually got upset that he couldn't take her home the first day.

Yea! We have Nana!!

He did help Nana get a party ready for her "birthday" party at home with cupcakes, presents, treats and pictures. The cupcakes say "Welcome home Mom and Brynnlee."

More pictures to come but I need to sleep while I can. Enjoy!

Waiting . . .

2010-08-18T09:51:00.010-06:00

There's not much new to post but I feel a little neglectful not posting anything for more than a month I've been just waiting and getting ready for our new little present. Which by the way here is her most recent photo. We had a little scare on the 13th, when she just wasn't moving for about 12 hours. We went in and she's just peachy, I guess she just needed a long nap. The Ultrasound guy was impressed with her position and he got a really good picture (our best so far) of her face.

Since I last posted we've had Father's Day, a trip to SLC and Lots of fun in the sun. Here are a few of the fun pictures we've taken.

FATHERS DAY

Quinntin got a little different Father's Day this year we gave him all his toys and then left him alone to enjoy the weekend all by himself. (Don't worry he enjoyed the peace and quiet.)

Hoogle Zoo

While Daddy was at home relaxing we were playing with our Nana and our Aunt Leesa and her granddaughter Cambrie. We went to the Zoo and had a blast.

Sun Bathers

Rocking Out

This is just a fun picture of Kora and her love of music. She really wanted to listen to mom's IPOD and so we set it all up for her. I was amazed at how focused she was trying to sing to the Children's Playlist I have set up on my IPOD.

What I've been Doing While Pregnant

2010-06-15T14:41:00.006-06:00

Most prego mothers have the nesting need to clean and organize. This pregnant mom has been crafty beyond reason. Since I found out I was pregnant these are the projects I've finished and are still working on.

Crocheting around a receiving blanket and I think a total of 4 burp rags so far . . .

Kora didn't want to be left out so she has new shoulder strap pads for her car seat and a really soft play blanket. . . .

I saw one of these car seat covers and thought I'd figure out if I could make one, I also made a Boppy cover for the new little one. . .

I finally finished piecing and quilting Kora's big girl blanket . . .

Parker asked me to make something out of this cute dinosaur material so he now has a place for all his toys in the car, especially since he will have to sit in the very back of the Explorer soon. The magnet board I found at the DI just waiting to be painted and put together, the kids helped me with the magnet gems too. Finally I made a nursing cover with this adorable remnant fabric I found at Walmart.

So that's it so far, it's a good thing my kids still take really good daytime naps and I have a really patient husband or else all this craftiness wouldn't have been possible.

Never too late to blog

2010-05-24T16:23:00.004-06:00

Okay so I'm a slacker! I haven't really sat down at a computer longer than 15 mintues for quite a while now and there's so much I haven't blogged. Here's a run down of the fun we've had these last few months. Easter was a blast at Nana'a house, we searched for eggs, and dyed both boiled and raw eggs. (they got into the mix) We even got the Easter Bunny to come to Nana's house. The kids had a blast with their cousins and all the great food.

The kids got to spend almost a week with thier Nana and Papa while their parents had to go back to Cedar City. They had fun at the Zoo, having sleepovers with their second cousin Cambrie and partying into the wee hours.

We are still waiting patiently waiting for our new little bundle of joy and the kids aren't sure if the wait will ever end. We only have 3 months left and I'm finally looking a little prego.

(Yea! the pictures took awhile but they're on)

Bold New Look

2010-03-16T13:57:00.003-06:00

So I've been debating on what to do with Kora's hair. I give Parker and Quinntin cuts all the time and I don't think they look too shabby but Kora's locks scare me. I didn't know what to do or if I had enough guts to just try. Well here's the result.

I think it's cute.

Everyone Celebrate! Kora's 2!!

2010-03-05T11:56:00.005-07:00

Kora turned 2 on Wednesday and we celebrated in our own small way with balloons all over the floor, pink cupcakes and some fun polka wrapped presents. Grandma Gray, Uncle Dayne and the Cronin family visited us to help celebrate. Kora loved her new clothes, her new backpack, musical jewelery box and dance clothes. She was definitely the Princess today! Thanks to Nana and Papa, Great Grandma Smith, Aunt Dot and the Utley family for their sent cards and packages Kora had so much fun opening them.

P.S. Grandma and Grandpa Reynolds, and to Great Grandma Smith this picture is for you.

Our Kora knew exactly what she wanted to do with her birthday cash.

Family Bowling

2010-03-05T11:36:00.007-07:00

We wanted to do something as a family the other night and we thought, "Hey, we haven't ever bowled together."

Parker was so excited he could barely keep it in.

Kora on the other hand wasn't so sure what all the hype was all about. Parker bowled from start to finish while Kora was a little more interested in finishing off her French Fries and dancing.

Quinntin and I have decided we are definitely in it for the experience because we CAN NOT bowl, at all. We probably took advantage of the bumpers as much as the kids did!

Special Delivery

2010-02-20T11:23:00.004-07:00

We got such a fun package in the mail for Valentines!!! Thanks to all the Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins that sent their love from Salt Lake! Also thanks to Nana and Papa the kids loved ALL the goodies and fun surprises they found.

(Parker was especially excited to get his clothes back.)

We Love You!

Valentines Days

2010-02-20T10:57:00.006-07:00

Two nights before Valentines I got this craving for a layered cake. (Since Schmidt's Bakery is now 3 hours away I had to be creative). I made two heart shaped cake French vanilla cakes and froze them. The next morning I cut each of them in in half and started my experimental cake. I had some left over raspberry canned filling ( from an earlier Cheese Cake craving) and some cream cheese frosting left over (from yet another St. Patrick's day Cupcakes craving) and I started to layer. Cake, filling, cake, cream cheese frosting, cake, filling, cake and all over Cream Cheese frosting. I then added some poof and pizazz to the top and edges and Ta-Da!

It Tasted Fantastic!

Then as I went shopping for something for dinner (mainly something different) and I found London Broil for a great price and thought "Hey I can figure out something to make with this." Needless to say I did but it was suppose to marinade for 48 hours. (that was a day too late.) So I only waited 24 hours.

We pulled out the fancy dishes and had a nice family Valentines. Dinner turned out pretty good and the kids loved eating a "fancy" dinner at their house. Kora and Parker even used their cloth napkins and little glass cups. They were adorable.

Valentines Coookies With Grandma Gray

2010-02-20T10:26:00.004-07:00

Before Valentines ( ya I'm a little behind) we had our traditional Valentines Cookie Decorating Day at Grandma Gray's house. We have so much fun decorating the delicious cookies that she makes just for us. The whole family was there and we left with quite a sugar rush. Thanks Grandma!

Can You Tell What's in the Picture?

2010-02-18T08:15:00.002-07:00

SLC "Two Day" Whirl

2010-02-02T14:08:00.012-07:00

On Saturday January 23rd I received a message from my sister inviting my children to her daughters Chuck E Cheese birthday party that Monday the 25th. I thought about it for awhile thinking "I could have gone if I had know a little earlier and had some time to prepared for it" but then I also thought "They are going to Chuck E Cheese and Parker would love that!" So I made an impulsive decision and decided to head to SLC Sunday after church. I Had already commited to an opening prayer and to help with Nursery or else I would have left first thing Sunday morning. I ended up leaving Quinntin with some peace and quiet and packed up the kids for a two-day adventure. (Boy, was it an adventure!)
The moment we arrived in SLC we went to my sister's house to have cake and ice cream with my parents. It was a fun surprise for, Samantha, the birthday girl.

We ended up at my parents late that night and were all in for a good night sleep. We started off the next morning to Discovery Gateway with Nana and had a blast! I would recommend this place to anyone. (It's a little pricey but if you can find their 2 for 1 coupons it's not as bad). The kids played with balls in a tunnel system, played with water and little rivers, bought play food at the grocery store and so much more.

Four Weeks of Christmas

2010-01-06T16:40:00.018-07:00

Wow! What a holiday!

It all started weeks before Christmas. First was Quinntin's family, we had a great turkey dinner at Quinntin's sister's house. We ate and talked and the kids ran around without a care. They had fund giving each other presents and then running off to play with them.

We also got a great family picture with only two tries.

Because Quinntin works retail we had to work around the shopping holiday. The weekend before Christmas we were able to spend four days in Salt Lake with my parents and a had lots of fun. We dipped all sorts items in chocolate from caramel to pretzels, from almonds, to cashews, and pecans. They tasted as wonderful as they looked.

(especially the pecan/caramel turtles! MMMmmm)

On Saturday we went to my extended families Breakfast With Santa Clause. Can I say he was the best Santa I have ever seen, authentic from his goulashes to his beard. He even read a story "Twas the Night Before Christmas" where the pictures had been drawn using him as the model.

The kids swapped presents and even helped each other open them Thanks Cayde and Kaetlyn.

Parker got to catch up with his 2nd Cousin Cambrie.

Kora and Cambrie posed for the matching outfit picture.

It was a fun morning, thanks Aunt Leesa, as always, it was wonderful!

Later that evening we exchanged presents with the grand kids in my family. They loved being able to give each other presents and had a blast.

Our Own Christmas was a lot of fun Parker kept asking " When Santa come?" and When he finally did the kids scored! Aside from the clothes and socks, Parker got a cool drill and airplane set from Grandpa and Grandma Reynolds and Kora got a cute red soft teddy bear. The kids also got Connect Four from Grandma and Grandpa Gray (They love "checkers")

Quinntin got a Guitar for his PS2 and my kids made me this cute duck! It was so cute.

Continuing on through the month for New Year's Eve Nana and Papa got to come and stay with us! The kids loved waking up and finding Nana a Papa in the mornings!
We opened more wonderful presents, made laying down snowmen and just hung out. The kids are still talking about what Nana and Papa left them.

In short we are truly blessed to have such an amazing family!

Frontier Homestead Night

2009-12-10T21:28:00.009-07:00

I heard about the Frontier Homestead here in Cedar from the Newspaper. That do a few Christmas Activity Nights that you can go and do old fashion holiday stuff, and see Santa Claus so we went Monday night for Family Home Evening.

We walked around the cabins and heard a Christmas Story by firelight, made Christmas Cord (rope with Christmas colors) and made cloth dolls. In the last house we saw Santa Claus and traced around the kids heads and made silhouette.

It was a really fun experience. The cabins are usually history exhibits but while we were there the stoves were warm, fireplaces lit and oil lit lamps everywhere. We also made Christmas cards with the printing press and wrote with feather and ink quills.Then of course there was Santa. Parker asked for trains and Kora only got close enough to get the Candy Cane.

Gingerbread Tradition

2009-12-10T21:07:00.003-07:00

We weren't able to do the big Gingerbread house party at my Aunt's house this year but no worries, my mother helped me make the gingerbread during our trip for Thanksgiving.

We brought it home to put it together with the kids and . . . Well . . . it's a much simpler version this year.

We were doing great while the kids were making their cookie trees, the walkway and putting up the Christmas Lights but then they crashed! It was fun while it lasted and boy did we have a sugar rush afterwards.

Dancing in Pink

2009-11-23T20:02:00.004-07:00

Kora was dancing around all pink and pretty with her Tu-Tu. Pig and pink jammies.

We all got a little laugh out of all the fun she was having. Notice the purse, the baseball and Parker's Flip Flop on the right foot. We weren't sure if she was going out or putting on a show.

It even rubbed off on Parker.

Potty Lessons

2009-11-11T19:18:00.004-07:00

Today Quinntin and I learned a few important things about potty training Parker.
Number 1:
Parker "Do it myself"
Number 2:
Kora wants to help her big brother.

Let me explain. . .
Tonight we were doing our nightly routine of rounding up the children changing their diapers and putting on pajamas. Kora was easy, she held still and let the process happen. Parker on the other hand was enjoying the "catch me" version of the routine. After three catches I had removed his pants, his shirt and his diaper. Unfortunately Parker would not be "caught" to get his diaper put back on. Out of frustration I told Parker "Then go stand by the potty." (by the way Parker has had a new found interest in pottying like his father, standing up but that's as far as he's ever taken it.) Well Quinntin and I got distracted by something else and Parker disappeared (remember he's still naked.) Then I heard Quinntin exclaim "Parker did you just potty?" Fearing the worst I looked to the bathroom and saw Parker climb off the bathroom stool with a grin on his face. HE POTTYED!!! For real without mom and dad, without a mess, and with no tears. That was lesson #1.
Next we were still working on getting his diaper on. He ran around giggling and Kora picked up his new diaper and held it out to him. Quinntin gave up and said "Kora why don't you put the diaper on Parker." So Kora stands up and proceeds to chase her naked, screaming brother around "trying" to put on his diaper. Lesson #2, It was so funny I had to write it down.

Aargh.... Hand Over Your Candy Boooty

2009-11-02T08:51:00.003-07:00

We spent Halloween in Salt Lake with our Nana and Papa.

We were swash buckling pirates and boy did Nana do a fantastic job at that.

Thanks Nana!!!

New Use For a Stool

2009-10-18T18:44:00.002-06:00

Kora was dragging around the stool the other day and couldn't get on top of it.

So she tried the next best thing.

Mom had to help a little but the fun lasted all evening.

Happy 75th Birthday Quinntin!

2009-10-18T18:35:00.006-06:00

I asked Quinntin what birthday he wanted to celebrate this year. (Since everyone says they are all the same.) He chose his 75th birthday now so that when he is officially 75 he'll get to feel young and celebrate his 32nd. Ever since January Quinntin has informed me that all he wanted was a Pittsburgh Steelers' Terrible Towel. We surprised him with a Steelers' logo hat too.

The kids had tons of fun with Quinntin's birthday presents too.

Bath Spooks

2009-10-18T18:33:00.002-06:00

The kids were so excited to use their halloween towels that I let them run around the house for a bit as a pumpkin and a ghost. They ran straight to their dad and gave him a big "naked" hug. I had to take a picture.

September's Smiles and More

2009-09-30T17:50:00.011-06:00

Thanks Roothoffs and Rogers for the the cool treat box in the mail.

We are still enjoying he goodies

Kora found out that she has two Elmo dolls and carries them around with her everywhere.

One Kora wanted to dress up and while I was helping her Parker decided that he wanted to too. So to avoid the "Girly Version" of dress up we found some of Parker's things that would do the job.

HALLOWEEN COMES

EARLY

Ever since I asked Parker what he wants to be for Halloween he's been asking me to open the big orange boxes in our storage. We pulled out the decorations the
other day and found some fun stuff. Especially the pajamas that Parker wore
last year that still fit this year, and pajamas that I had found for Kora
(bought last year). The kids loved the pillow case that glowed-in-the-dark.

A NIGHT OF TEE BALL

Parker got a cool Tee Ball set from his birthday so we went to the school and he showed us all how "Parker do it," he's quite the little slugger. Kora was much more excited with shagging the balls and the yellow mitt just her size. The first lesson we taught Parker was to drop the bat before you start running after the ball.

DANCING WITH THE REYNOLDS
We were flipping through the channels the other night and we stopped on Dancing With The Stars. The kids got such a kick out of it they started to shake what their Mama gave them. It was adorable so we thought we'd share it with you.

Parker Man is 3!

2009-09-20T15:01:00.010-06:00

Happy Birthday Parker!

Parker had a little party a home first thing in the morning on his birthday. Parker played with is presents all day long. We had the train out in the front room all day.

Then practiced on his scooter every minute in between. (sorry the camera has issues)

Then on Saturday Parker partied even more with a big family party. His Grandma and Grandpa Gray, Great Grandma Smith, Uncle Dayne, Aunt Tiffany, Nana and Papa Whitehead and cousins McCall and Conner were there to celebrate with him. Nana made him a cool cake with Lego cars, trains and cranes it was awesome.

Then Parker played with his new T-ball set(Thanks McCall and Conner),

his yellow semi truck with racecar storage (Thanks Macady and Chase),

and a fun Lego truck (Thanks Sammy),

Parker also got more trains, even a train puzzle which is 10ft long.

A Boy and a Train

2009-09-02T22:24:00.004-06:00

Ever since we packed up our stuff Parker has been talking about unpacking his GeoTrax train. When he had carpet put in his room he reminded us that he could now play with his train. Well it's out and in full swing. Because his room is a bit smaller than the basement family room in the last house we have to be more creative in construction. For example under the bed and out in the hallway. I think next time maybe into Kora's room?

Pretty Pretty Princess

2009-08-30T21:38:00.003-06:00

Kora is growing in leaps and bounds. I am so surprised at how girly she can be.

Everytime I turn around she is putting on something frilly and fluffy. She is definately bringing out the girl in her mommy.

Parker's Room

2009-08-30T21:05:00.005-06:00

The first room to be officially decorated and designed and put together is Parker's room. We painted a beautiful Navy Blue on the top of the wall and Quinntin put up Beaded Board Wainscoting around the bottom. Although Parker's Room is the smallest room in the house I think I like it the best so far. Because there was a perfectly good fan in the room we just pulled it down, took it completely apart, and spray painted the awful shiny gold a nickel satin.

Then I painted the blades a bright fun red that Parker loves to watch spin in circles. Everything just seemed to work out in the room. YAY one down, three more to go.

Navajo Lake

2009-08-30T20:55:00.004-06:00

We got out last week to enjoy the mountains and headed to the nearest lake. Since they are kids the first thing they did was throw rocks!!! A lot of rocks! It was a nice afternoon of water, lunch and a beautiful drive.

Making This House A Home

2009-08-24T09:35:00.010-06:00

It's been quite a journey to get from West Valley to Cedar City but we did it. I am about 2/3 of the way through the boxes and we're getting down to the "do we really need this stuff?" boxes.

Here is our new house the day it was officially ours.

Don't look too closely, the house needed a little tender loving care.

Here's the view from our front window, it's the elementary Parker and Kora will attend.

When we bought the house it was blue shag on the floors from the dining table to the bedrooms and pink walls everywhere else. The kitchen had tile that was cracked from foundation settling and lovely Sapphire blue counter tops. Eventhough it was only 7 years old they decorated like it was the mid 80's.

After the new kitchen floor was laid and extended, so we didn't have to eat at the table over carpet. We painted. We painted so much I don't think I'll be able to get Quinntin to touch a paint brush for at least a few years.

Parker and Kora's rooms

Above the kitchen cabinets doing some touch-ups.

The green wall in the family room and kitchen and the computer/scrapbooking room.

We finally got carpet!! The kids spent all night racing and rolling around on the carpet. They were very excited they didn't have to watch out for carpet tacks on the floor or wear shoes in the house.

They were so excited they just had to dance!!!

That's all the pictures I have for now. When I feel like we're finally put together I'll take more pictures and post the finished rooms.

Moving Maddness!!!!

2009-08-18T18:45:00.002-06:00

If it seems like you have no idea what's going on in our life, you aren't the only one. The last two months were a mess. After finding a new house, renting an old house, living in two different cities, living with our parents again, tearing out broken tile, putting in laminate floors, tearing out navy blue shag carpet, painting over every inch of the new pink house, living without carpet, getting nice new soft carpet and now moving everything inside the house from the garage we are officially living in Cedar City. I love it!!

Thanks to all those who helped us along the path to here! (Especially you Mom!)

Give me a few more days and I'll have found the right cords to download the before and after pictures I have.Until then have a great day.

Summer Begins

2009-06-05T10:11:00.004-06:00

We offically brought out the pool this time and got all slimey with sunscreen to play for hours.

Parker and Kora weren't really interested in standing in the pool but they were good with splashing and throwing thing in the water. It was really fun to watch!

With Summer comes ice cream and my personal favorite is Ice Cream in Sandwich form and the kids feel the same. I got a little camera happy but I also got some great pictures.

Work of Art

2009-05-28T07:53:00.004-06:00

In the beginning there were two amazing painters. . .

One knew where he wanted to paint, he knew how to mix the colors and he knew exactly what he wanted to paint. . .

While the other was having a hard time coming up with an idea. . . .

Until the inspiration came, why not improve upon another work of art. . .

HERSELF!

Moving, It's Official

2009-05-23T07:59:00.003-06:00

To explain, Quinntin applied for a job at Deseret Industries in Cedar City two months ago and as of yesterday it's now official. We are moving to Cedar City ASAP. Quinntin has been asked to start work on the 30th of this month. Yea it's a little soon but we have been thinking about this for awhile. In fact we found a house down south that we really like and it's definitely in the price range. Now our big problem is trying to sell our house. (Fun huh!?) I know this is a surprise to most but we didn't want to share until we knew it was a sure thing. Also we didn't think they would take so long to get back with the decision. Now Cedar is eager to get Quinntin working and we are eager to take on this new adventure.

Little Reader

2009-05-22T07:29:00.002-06:00

Parker may not know the words but he loves to read. Every night we read a story and Parker insists that he needs the book to help him fall alseep. Here's what usually happens.

I have a flash of him 5 years from now with the blanket over his head and a flashlight on trying to get a few more pages read before we catch him.

Happy Feet & Wet Fun

2009-05-12T08:21:00.004-06:00

The other day the movie Happy Feet was on the TV and we got an unexpected surprise, Parker LOVES it when the little penguin dances. So here's a little clip for you to enjoy.

Also it was a warm evening yesterday and we got a little wet, I wasn't ready to break out the swim gear so I let myself watch them get everything wet.

Kora is a "little" afraid of large puddles, baths, and pools so she had to have a little water on the side. Parker was such a helper giving sister a refill whenever she needed it.

Cute Cousins at the Zoo

2009-05-02T21:16:00.001-06:00

(Disclaimer: There are a lot of pictures posted because I couldn't pick just a few)

Hogle Zoo

Parker his Nana, Cambrie and her Nana got to go to the Zoo last Thursday and I can't believe how cute the pictures turned out. Part of me wishes these two could play every day just so I could see their reactions with each other. I just keep thinking "One day. . . " Until then enjoy these pictures.

Here are just a few of the fun pictures of actions and excitement.

I wasn't there but you can imagine

Look, he's such a gentleman, helping Cambrie down the stairs.

Parker's favorite thing at the Zoo, the Carousel.

Don't you just love this one?!

(Thanks Annette for the cute daughter that made these cute pictures even better.)

Showing Off

2009-05-02T20:56:00.006-06:00

After watching the "Wild World of Nature" directed by Parker's Cousin Sammy on her families blog, Parker wanted to make a movie too.

Although not as creative it's still cute.

(P.S. Parker is only 2 years old, and Yes, Kora had to be in the picture too.)

Park Discovery

2009-04-30T15:51:00.007-06:00

I was so much fun to watch the kids play at Park Discovery located in Cedar City, Utah during our quick weekend trip .

Parker ran around telling us he was fishing, running through tunnels and exploring every inch of the park.

Kora was much more excited about the wood chips and the slides.

Parker also got to try out his new kite he got from his cousin Macady for Easter. He was an excellent flyer he would run in circles towards the wind and away to watch the kite dip and rise. He looked so grown-up .

Spring in Parowan

2009-04-30T15:45:00.003-06:00

We recently made a trip to Cedar Cedar City trip and we stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Gray in Parowan, Utah. This is just a few shots of their beautiful backyard and some fun on the lawnmower.

Little Bit of Easter

2009-04-30T15:40:00.003-06:00

For Easter this year we had a blast. Parker had the hang of the "hunt" from the beginning but Kora had a little less enthusiasm. They were so cute and loved both family hunt we went to.

What We've Been Up To . . .

2009-04-03T07:54:00.005-06:00

It's been a few weeks since I've really posted our fun family pictures, so I'm going to do a bunch at once and call it good. I hope you enjoy!

Here's a Kodak moment if there ever was one. Our kids love books! Parker actually has to go to sleep with a book in his hands, even if he can't see it because it's too dark in his room. Parker loves it when Quinntin read Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies because dad makes awesome pirate voices. Parker's current favorite is Knuffle Bunny Too.

Kora has also started to get attached to her Piglet. She loves to "give loves" and sleep wrapped around him.

These were taken when we got that week worth of warm in March. The first thing Parker did was find his showel and bucket. Kora isn't sure what to do with grass and dirt yet but I'm sure she'll figure it out.

Then this is our backyard one week later.

Easter grass and two toddlers what more can I say? The picture show's it all.

This one makes me laugh. Parker was feeling a little sick so he spend the morning in bed and we brought the TV in. We'll now he's feeling better and we NEED to take the TV out now.

A Unique Bath Time

2009-03-21T13:57:00.003-06:00

Yesterday I was giving my children a bath, it sounds simple and uneventful right?! Well not so, let me explain:
Parker learned that if you squat and then push backwards you slide across the tub. He only has half a tub since I usually bathe the children together. The first and second time was a blast but the third time he hit the back of the tub harder than either of us would have wanted and I think he hit his tailbone. Well, he actually recovered pretty quickly, not wanting to have to get out of the tub. But before he felt completely better he leaned over pointed his tush in my direction and asked "Mom, kiss." I couldn't bring myself to do it so he got a kiss blown in that direction. ( Oh, the power of a Mommy kiss)
Next I was sitting next to the tub playing back and forth between Kora and Parker. I had my attention on Kora because she was in distress and I couldn't figure out what was wrong, while Parker was minding his own business with the water cup I use to rinse the kids off. Then I hear Parker say, "ball drop." I was confused because there isn't a water toy, that is in any way, shaped like a ball in the bathtub. I look at Parker trying to pull a brown "ball" he had dropped in out of the cup.

Then It All Becomes Clear.

Kora felt better and Parker "found" the cause. That's all the detail I can give without dry heaving onto the computer. Needless to say we vacated the tub pretty quickly, bleach cleaned the toys and tub and had to have another bath.

Oh the joys of Bath Time.

Kora's 1st Birthday!!

2009-03-12T10:42:00.006-06:00

My baby girl is growing up way too fast. We celebrated Kora's birthday with cake and presents,family and fun. It was a little over whelming for Kora with so much paper to play with, not to mention the toys, and the noise.

Elmo's mouth had a lot of food dye in it, can you tell?

I wanted to show off her cake, Elmo was quite interesting to make especially since I was to do a lot of it. My mom usually makes the kids cakes but because of her hand surgery she had to pass the mantle. I am a little proud of how it turned out. Kora loved it so much she wouldn't even touch it. I had to feed her one of the cupcakes to try and get her going but it didn't work. We even told her to give Elmo loves and she blew it a kiss.

HEAR, SEE and SPEAK no evil (at the table)

2009-03-12T10:37:00.006-06:00

We were taking pictures of Kora and Parker just wanted to have his turn so he went along with this series of pictures, just for fun.

Hands on Meal

2009-03-12T10:30:00.005-06:00

Here's a little mess to enjoy, Kora really loves Goulash.

Valentines Sugar Rush

2009-03-12T10:11:00.006-06:00

Valentines was spent this year in Parowan, Utah with Grandma and Grandpa Gray. We decorated delicious heart cookies with all the goodies you could fit on top. The grownups always go a little over the top with who decorated the best or who had the most details but all and all it's just good old fashion sibling rivalry. We had tons of fun with couins and lots of balloons!! Thanks to all who made our "many" yummy cookies.

Too Young To Be An Addict

2009-02-20T14:10:00.004-07:00

So it happened, my son is addicted to the computer!!! We found the Seasamestreet.org website and they have a program called Play Safe where you can let your child play on the internet without worrying about them clicking out and surfing the web or reseting your entire computer. We'll Parker now has his own "Street" and can't get enough of it. Actually it's a little terrifying that he knows a whole lot more than I thought.

Check it out.

I am So Blessed. . .

2009-02-06T21:38:00.002-07:00

I am so blessed . . .

. . . to have two adorable children that come running to give kisses even though I only leave their sight for two hours at night to work, who love that their mom is silly and who love to eat popcorn just as much as their mom.

. . . to have a loving husband that kisses me every time we part, who changes most of the diapers when he's home, and who lets be me no matter how crazy that is.

. . . to have the knowledge of who I am, to have become what I wanted to be when "I Grow Up", and to have a family near and far that support and love me.

Kora in Action

2009-01-24T14:00:00.007-07:00

Kora and I had a little quiet time without big brother to monopolize the camera so here are a few "in action" shots of Kora.

(She may not be terribly exciting but she sure is cute.)

Just Published

2009-01-15T18:41:00.001-07:00

Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.com

So Proud of Him

2009-01-15T13:51:00.004-07:00

My husband is usually the one to roll his eyes when I pull out the camera but this time he was the one to recognize how cute our children are and all without me there.

Here are his photos. . .

If only their cleaning skills were honed already.

They Could be Siblings . . .

2009-01-14T14:55:00.005-07:00

Twenty something years ago my cousin Jeremy and I were born 1 month apart and well we were passed off as twins on more than one occassion. Well these two are a little further apart in relation (I think Second Cousins). We found that they look like they could be "Cousin Twins" as well. The matching outfits sure help out. You all know Parker but the cutie on the Left is my cousin Jeremy's daughter Cambrie and on New Year's Eve we partied

(Round of Rock Band any one? Is that what it's called?)

We had good food, some interesting rounds of Apples to Apples and of course a New Year's kiss. Thanks to the Roothoffs for letting us crash their party.

Simple Things of Life

2009-01-05T15:50:00.004-07:00

Kora loves the simple things of life, I've found that for the last few months when life has been all about what do the kids want for Christmas that I've had a hard time finding toys for Kora. If you put anything in front of her for any amount of time she looks at you like you're crazy smiles and then comes to play with you leaving the toy in the dust.

So I've come to relish in her imagination. Recently I have found her in a toy box (rubbermaid on it's side), under the table, under her highchair, in our green tunnel and behind the quilt rack. Simply Kora Rae likes her quite places and simple joys.

Christmas Start to Finish

2008-12-31T07:54:00.009-07:00

Christmas Anticipation and some great picture moments.

The kids were just watching the snow start to fall and they were just so cute.

CHRISTMAS EVE we spent at the Nana and Papa's house

with dinner, sweets, stories and a lot of wrapping paper.

Parker jumped up and down with excitement over his new train tracks.

Kora's ball popper was a hit even with the older cousins.

CHRISTMAS MORNING

Parker hung up our

Christmas Ornament from

Disney World.

Santa set up a cool track with Parker's Christmas present, Parker was so excited he was speechless for a good 30 seconds. Once he found the train controlers he was lost in play.

Kora gave kisses to her new doll

Kora and her new music table and personalized books.

We had a fantastic Christmas filled with family and that was such a blessing.

Hogle Zoo Lights

2008-12-09T10:18:00.004-07:00

We braved the cold (of course it was the coldest night this year) and visit the zoo.

The lights were fantastic and so pretty. We didn't get to see any of the animals but the moving lights were worth it.

Parker loved the Merry-Go-Round even when his hands were so cold. He wanted his gloves off so he could hold on to the pole. (Brrrr....)

Kora looks worse than she was, she refused to put her head in to stay warm.

But I CAN'T Wait!!!!

2008-12-09T10:09:00.004-07:00

Sorry Grandma Gray,

Parker couldn't wait until Christmas but he could wait for the perfect time to sneek up stairs and open your present before mom could stop him. Parker just couldn't get the packaging tape off the box so he brought it to mom to help him. Mom caved and let him he loves the dragon.

(She did save Kora's it's only slightly opened)

THANKS!!

Quinntin Told Us Not To Get Sick . . .

2008-12-01T15:16:00.002-07:00

. . . and the next day Parker woke up with a barking cough. For the last two weeks my family and I have been dealing with CROUP.
It all started off with us talking about the many times we've been to the hospital this year. Parker began the year with a hospitalization with RSV for two days. Then after diagnosis of pneumonia a ten day bout of antibiotics Kora was born. This one was my turn for the hospital stay.
We had a good few months there with only minor runny noses, bruised muscles and normal stuff. Then I was in instacare for a painful toe injury. Parker one-up'd me by breaking his arm a couple months later. Then Croup. Parker and Kora have been coughing and wheezing and lossing their voices over the last two weeks. Parker was the only one that had to spend one night in the Rapid Treament Unit for his breathing. We are all but recovered now but there is still one month left.
(Maybe Parker and I are ones that should focus on health)

Parker's Packing Skills

2008-12-01T15:12:00.003-07:00

Last Friday I was packing the kids stuff to take over to Nana and Papa's house you know, pajamas, blankets, etc. Well I had the diaper bag taken care of and had placed the overflow (pajamas) into Parker's little travel bag on wheels. Usually I let Parker pack one of his toys to take and play with so it didn't surprise me that he began to pack his new train in the bag. I thought was so cute that I just let him finish putting the track and road signs in as well. We arrived at my parents and I was telling my mom how cute Parker was with his packing I opened the bag to pull put one of the train pieces and inside I found another "cute" item Parker had packed without me knowing. I pull out a bowl of Ramen Noodles, fork and all, from the bag. It was his bowl from lunch that had been left on the table, I guess Parker was worried that he wouldn't be fed what he wanted during his visit.

Looking Back

2008-11-05T13:49:00.009-07:00

I was looking back through my pictures as a child and couldn't help but see some of the similarities between my daughter and I. These two pictures are Kora at 7 months and me at 8 months. Maybe it's just me but they are quite alike, not exact, she still has some of her dad in her but still alike.

It was just a random thought and an entry I thought was cool.

Here are just a few more comparisons.

I found this picture and just had to include it. (doesn't it break your heart?)

Family Halloween

2008-10-29T11:19:00.005-06:00

Every year my mom gets a huge food filled party together with all my aunts, uncles and cousins and this year was just as great as ever. Here are a few pictures of all the gang.

My mother made all the costumes you see here (left to right: Tigger was bought cuz it was adorable, Jessie, Peter Pan, Little Bo Peep, Tinkerbell)

Kora and Chase were getting to know each other. I think Kora moves so much that Chase can't keep up. He loves to just stare at her and wonder. Give them a few more months and these cousins will be unstoppable. (They are only 2 months apart.)

Cool teenage boys holding the cute babies, not something you see every day.

This is a picture of the amazing food we sampled, it's always so good.

Halloween in Neverland

2008-10-21T15:44:00.006-06:00

My mom did it again, the cutest costumes ever. We went to Disneyworld and did the Halloween Party so I thought Peter Pan and Tinkerbell would be great costumes. They were so cute. We had to go get their pictures taken.

We are so ready for Halloween!!!

Peek-A-Boo is a Dangerous Game

2008-10-20T22:33:00.003-06:00

You have to watch the video

to understand.

Don't worry we caught her before she fell but the video doesn't show that.

The Great Pumpkin Search

2008-10-16T15:03:00.003-06:00

We went on an adventure last Tuesday to the Pumpkin Patch. Parker thought it was cool to tromp through the dirt and touch big orange balls.

Then when he got tired he'd jump into wheel barrow and have a ride.

Kora just sat around looking cute. Isn't she adorable?! Quinntin mentioned being terrified of her getting older (something about needing to buy a shotgun).

Growing Up Too Fast

2008-10-13T16:55:00.008-06:00

Kora is learning so much, so fast. I keep telling her to stop and be my little baby but she doesn't think that's a good idea. She wants to be able to keep up with and defend herself from her brother. Not that Parker is brutal, he just loves her way too much and give intense loves. She looks like she's having fun huh?!

Kora has mastered the crawl, she is no longer an army crawler. She is a full fledged four appendage crawler. (And she's already too fast for me, aaaahhhh)

Then out of no where she stood up and smiled. Kora is already trying to move thost adorable toes to walk. NOooooo!!!! Not yet!!!

To make it even more of a treat she smiles with those dimples to show us how amazing she knows she is.

Kora found that she can see herself in the oven door!! She was so intrigued with herself I couldn't help but take a "few" pictures.

This one she was practicing standing on the outside of the laundry basket and then out of nowhere she was suddenly inside the basket practicing. The tumble in the proccess didn't even phase her.

Reynolds Family Trip

2008-09-30T17:15:00.006-06:00

WOW!! You know I was a little hesitant taking two children under the age of 2 across the country for an entire week but I was the best vacation ever!! Before we got to Florida we had a short layover in New York City. Parker and Kora were quite the travelers. They entertained themselves well in the busy JFK terminal.

SEA WORLD Orlando

We started our vacation at Sea World, Parker loved all the "fish" he couldn't get enough of all the creatures we saw. Unfortunately we didn't get to finish the day in Sea World because of the tropical down pour that decided to send us home. We saw everything thing we wanted to except the great Shamu.

We made the best of the day with a stop at Downtown Disney to check out the Lego store.

We then spent the next three days at the Magic Kingdom, and boy were Kora and Parker the stars. Everywhere we went people stopped us to smile at Kora or ask Parker about his cast. The Characters were amazing and the Cast Members (workers) were so sweet.

The ladies of Main Street were enthralled by Kora's smile they wanted to stay and take more and more pictures.

Parker loved Mickey and Minnie's house with all the big objects and fun places to explore.

We stayed for the "Not So Scary Halloween Party" we went as Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, A Lost Boy and Wendy. Once again Parker and Kora stole the show. We had people asking us where to buy Kora's costume and if they could take a picture of Parker. (thanks Mom for the amazing handmade costumes!!!)

Wednesday was at Animal Kingdom. Quinntin and I decided this is the best place to find short lines for character pictures. We got all the main characters here and saw some amazing animals. The Safari was so cool, you get right up close to the animals and they sometimes get in the way.

We started our day at MGM Hollywood with a Play and Dine at Hollywood and Vine Resturant. Parker grooved with the characters of Jo Jo's Circus and Little Einsteins. He was so much fun to watch. Kora even got into the mix.

MGM was more for Quinntin and I with all the roller coasters and shows.

Parker did get his own personal Flight Check at Star Tours. He is too short for the bumpy ride but because they were a litte slow in the evening Parker got to take his whole family on the ride (minus the motion) he was so excited to watch the robot and loved to whole experience. It was AWESOME!!

We ALL needed a little break on Friday so we took a road trip to Clearwater Beach near Tampa. We learned that Parker would live in the water if we let him and Kora loves the taste of sand. The beach was full of the softest sand, we found a few small seashells and loved the sea food dinner on the coast. It was nice and relaxing.

Our final day was to visit all the places in Magic Kingdon that we missed the first day. Kora met princesses and we saw the amazing light show. It was a great end to a great family trip.

The Most Adorable Children Ever

2008-09-05T19:21:00.007-06:00

It's offical, (no I'm not bias) I have the most adorable kids ever. We went to Kiddie Kandids yesterday for Parker's 2 year old picture and Kora's 6 month picture and WOW. They were so patient and so good with the kids I love them. I would suggest them to anyone who wants a good kids picture. But I can't believe how great they turned out this time. I had to show them off.

Here is the final and most sweet picture ever.

It looks like they'll like each other forever huh?! (If that were only true)

Dinosaur Museum

2008-09-03T12:50:00.005-06:00

On Labor day we decided that we all needed to get out and because it was raining we chose the Dinosaurs. Parker was a little wary at first, her wasn't really sure if it was okay to touch anything. By the time we were finished he was touching everything. He had a blast in all the hands-on exhibits.

We saw gigantic bones and beautiful animal paintings.

Parker also got to dig up some bones with brushes, and check out his own version of erosion. Even with one hand he was exploring everything.

Parker's Green Arm

2008-09-03T12:39:00.003-06:00

So it's offical, Parker broke his wrist after falling feet first out of the Explorer. The doctors said not to worry about the growth plate but they'll check again in Four weeks. Yes, FOUR weeks that means Parker gets to have his cast during his 2nd birthday and our week long vacation in Walt Disney World. WE decided on green to match his Peter Pan Halloween costume for the "Not So Scary Halloween Party" in Disneyworld. He's a trooper though, the cast doesn't slow him down at all.

Camera Fun

2008-08-28T14:22:00.006-06:00

I was playing around with my camera the other day. I never imagined that my back yard had some good places to take pictures. I just thought I'd share a few.

Oops!

2008-08-26T15:42:00.004-06:00

Last Friday the 22nd of August Parker decided to have a new experience. He fell out of the Explorer and broke his wrist. For now Parker gets to wear a soft cast but on Thursday he'll get to see the doctor and maybe get a hard cast. Unfortunately he broke it at the growth plate so we have to keep an eye on that. For now Parker is back to his old self with a few extra frustrations, like Sign Language.

Ward Camp Out

2008-08-10T19:58:00.004-06:00

On Friday night we decided to be daring and go spend a night at the Ward Campout. Daring because we don't have a tent and Kora still wakes up at least 2 times a night to eat and we'd be sleeping in our Exploring in the back. We failed to realize that it's still a hard surface and there are a few holes when the seat lay down. All in all we had a surprisingly decent night. Parker as usual woke up before the sunrise. (He'll never need an alarm clock, he's up at 6 am regardless.)

Parker learned the joy of a nice warm fire and well, Kora didn't want to miss out on her beauty sleep.

We had a nice simple camping trip with just the basics. Parker was in the height of his existance with all the dirt EVERYWHERE. I don't think we were there 5 minutes before his face was covered in dirt and anything else that would stick.

Big Brother Little Sister

2008-08-10T19:51:00.003-06:00

It's amazing that eventhough they are so young my little ones are always next to each other. I'm always turning around and there's Parker cuddling up to Kora or Kora is staring at her brother like he's the coolest person in the world. Parker hates it when Kora cries and Kora always giggles and smiles at her brother's antics. It's not an every day thing, they are still siblings, but I can't help but hope that this keeps up and strengthens. I mean I see the possibiliy of a great friendship. I mean doesn't everyone deserve a brother that watches out for you and a little sister than makes you giggle.

Parker Expresses Himself

2008-08-10T19:42:00.004-06:00

Lately Parker has been exploring all the different artistic venues, this day was the scrapbook table and the shiney stickers he could get his hands on. Parker got tired of covering the plain white paper and went down the abstract route. (yes that's a hair bow in his hair, he found his sisters hair supplies)

A Little Wobbly

2008-07-25T09:57:00.002-06:00

So Parker has this new obsession. He wants to do anything and everything that mom does.

I get a kick out of all his attempts at wearing my shoes because he always seems to find the shoes that are the hardest to walk in. He doesn't care for my Sketchers or my walking shoes, he likes heels and sandals.( Should I worry?)

Tracy Aviary

2008-07-11T14:56:00.003-06:00

On Quinntin's day off we have been having family outings. This week was Tracy Aviary. Parker loved the ducks and the other ducks but not the loud, screeching peacocks. We tried to get him to feed the ducks but he was more interested in tasting their food than getting close enough to feed them. Parker finally, one at a time, dropped food to the ever waiting ducks.

Artist in the Making

2008-07-11T14:52:00.002-06:00

Parker has found a new medium

and he's creating artwork all over the place, paper, clothes and himself.

4 Months and Counting

2008-07-11T14:47:00.002-06:00

Look at how grown up she looks!!

Kora is all smiles all the time.

Dinosuar Park

2008-07-11T14:36:00.006-06:00

July 8th we went to the George S. Eccles Dinousaur Museum and played with the dinos. Kora was intrigued with all the big creatures and Parker was in awe of the noises that came out of nowhere. We had fun in the sun learning about all the different and new dinsaurs at the park. It was nice to get out as a family.

Can I tell you how nice it is to be home with the kids.

I little camera happy and Parker enjoyed the lime light.

Could this cute boy be dangerous?

A New Cousin

2008-07-11T14:32:00.002-06:00

Kora and Parker have a new cousin, okay so I'm a little late with the anouncement but I have very little quite computer time these days. Chase is my Brother's new little one born in May, making him about 2 months younger than Kora. They are so cute together, it's nice to have another baby in the family to play with.

A Girls Best Friend

2008-07-11T14:29:00.001-06:00

Kora has a new friend.

Her "little" chick is so soft and cuddly how could she not love it?!

1-2-3 - Roll Over

2008-07-11T14:20:00.003-06:00

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Kora is on her way to mobility. (Yeah! for Kora but hesitation from Mom :P ) Ever since Kora learned this new talent she is all over the place and no place is safe. I tried having a heart to heart with my children letting them know that only one of them could be the mover the other had to be the baby. (Neither of them understood my plight.)