Temple Trip

After church this Sunday we decided to head up to the Oakland temple and walk around, take in the scenery and just relax a little. It was an awesome way to end our Sunday and we even took a few pictures

St. Patricks Day

This year I decided that we should really get into St. Patrick's day since now JD kinda understands holidays. So we went all out, Green everything for breakfast! (Eggs and Pancakes)




Everyone loved the experience but let me tell you green eggs are kinda weird...they tasted good but visually defiantly effects things!

6 MONTHS!!!!

A half a year has passed since my little baby girl was brought into this world and let me tell you, time has flown buy! No official pictures were taken since things were so crazy around the house but I think the picture I did get says it all about how wonderful she is!



Some fun things Carleen can do:
~Walk around in her walker, all over the house!
~Roll REALLY well!
~Eats Level two baby food (she didn't like the #1 food at all!)
~eats crackers and bread and other such soft things!
~Wears her hair in a pony tail so that it isn't in her eyes
~Talk non stop to anyone who will listen
~Grabs earrings and necklaces
~Found and LOVES her toes!

Matress Sufing!!

It was time to move the house around AGAIN! (since I cant seem to like it any one way for more then a couple months) So the bed was leaned against the wall waiting to be moved into the other room while we were moving some things around. Sometimes my son is to smart for his own good because he saw the mattress and thought "OH A SLIDE!!" I walk in the room to find this!!

Rainy Days!!

Living in an apartment there is not anywhere to play, especially on a rainy day! So just to have some fun JD was loaded up in some clothes that were alright to get wet and then went out to jump in puddles!!

When it finally got to cold to play anymore it was time to head inside for a warm bath and then warm PJ's!!

5 months!!

I can't believe that it has already been 5 months! There weren't any special pictures taken this month so they are just normal everyday pictures!

Sometimes we let brother (JD) chose what sister should wear, and sometimes it is interesting!

Carleen also loves her brother a TON she is always laughing at him and would be more than happy just to play with him (since he will bring her almost anything she wants)

Some fun things Carleen can do now!
~Hair in the back of her head is finally growing back so she doesn't look so silly!
~She LOVES to chew on stuffed animals.
~The Binki is kinda getting old but the fingers are Awesome!

Third Times A Charm!

With a few twists and turns JD had an awesome 3rd birthday! We ended up at a Park in Saratoga were we had a bounce house and lunch!

Of course with turning 3 JD's really started to show his personality!! This was his official 3 year old picture!


There was a lot of fun had by everyone, and thanks to Sabrina there were even some pictures! (For some reason I didn't have even one camera, strange I know!)

There isn't anything better at a Birthday Party then bouncing around then hanging out for a rest!

There was a chance to BBQ so of course Seth was behind the BBQ cooking it up! (We cant have BBQ's at my apartments so it just sits in storage most the time)


The original plan was to have a Lightening McQueen pinata but even with a TON of candy and toys we couldn't even fill it half way, then we got a much smaller one and we had sooo much stuff that we had to fill all the pointy parts too!

It was so full that the kids couldn't break it open after MANY tries! So we called in the Big Gun, Uncle Sam, to smash it apart!!

JD had been asking for his Happy Birthday Cake since Christmas and this was the cake he wanted!Lighting the candles and time to sing!!

Time to blow them out!! ( I know this is really gross but oh well!)


With LOTS of help from friends no present was left behind!!

It was a beautiful day and I don't think it could have been any better than being with family and friends out in the sun!!

4 months and growing...

Miss Carleen reached her her 4 month marker on the 3rd and when I took a minute to stop and look at things she has changed so much! So here are a few things about our little princess!


Some fun things about Carleen:
Now really fitting into her 3 month clothes and working into 3-6 months!
JUST changed diaper sizes to a 3!
Has some pretty crazy curls in her hair.
Sucks on her two fingers ALL the time, sometimes her whole hand.
Started blowing bubbles.
Thinks it hilarious when she poops or spits up...
Has the worst gas EVER, sometimes its like a machine gun! (I'm sure she will appreciate me saying that later)
Eats apple sauce and Rice Cereal
Started playing with Teething toys and holding things
LOVES to sit in her new Bumbo seat!


Most everyone loves Miss Carleen, she is bunch of fun and always seems to be able to make people smile!

Pictures!!

So being not being able to take your own family pictures can be something of a challenge, even more so for us since JD doesn't EVER sit still! So I gave in and had them done... they turned out pretty good I think... Here are a few!







Not to bad huh? Something to decorate the walls with that is for sure!!

Gingerbread Houses

For Family Home Evening we went over to a friends house so that the kids could make gingerbread houses (which are almost always made out of gram crackers so I don't know why we call them gingerbread houses) Gingerbread houses were made but not so much by the kids we planned to make them...

David was more then happy to make sure that the construction materials are good.

Once the hard work was done the building inspectors came in to check on the work.

I think they approved!

Just when we thought things were safe in came BABYZILLA!!

Christmas Tree Hunting

Ever since I (Angie) was little the family always went to cut down a fresh Christmas tree. Of course this tradition took a little break as we all grew up and started having families of our own. Until this year! Both of my brothers and all of our families drove up the hill and went to the tree farm that we always went to. We went down the hill looking for the perfect tree.

Carleen hitched a ride with daddy in her pack and JD walked most of the way catching a ride with mom or dad when the hill got to be too much for him.

The Tree critics are very hard to please .

Time to cut down the tree! Gigi Decided to help uncle Joe get the tree sawed down!

Uncle Mike Carried the tree all the way back up the hill all by himself, it looked like a giant tree with legs cause you couldn't see Mike at all!

With the tree trimmed (VERY close to the trunk) down it is ready to get onto the stand which JD is an EXPERT at so he helped papa and Uncle Mike.

Carleen found that hanging out with Cousin Gigi was WAY more her speed then putting trees into stands!

Now it's time to get the tree in the stand and straight! A little more to the right I think...

Of course when you see Papa Johnny you almost ALWAYS get ice cream too! Gigi made out with a Giant Berry Sunday!

Which she was more then happy to share with her Cousin!

In the end Grandma had a fresh tree with its lights and most of the decorations on it and everyone in the family was all in one place!