Jana's Jewels

Santa

2009-12-06T14:37:00.001-08:00

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Santa came to visit yesterday at our wards Christmas Breakfast. Ben put together a photo set up and I helped him take the kids pictures. We thought for sure Emily would scream but since Aaron was so excited to see Santa she just sat there. I think it helped too that Ben was taking pictures.

Our House Looking Festive

2009-11-30T20:00:00.001-08:00

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Here is a picture of our house looking festive. I have always wanted to put lights on the house. This year because we live way out and there are no street lights, Ben agreed to put lights up. I Just love how it looks. Thanks,Honey you did a good job !

2009-11-30T19:59:00.001-08:00

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Aaron couldn't wait for the tree to be decorated so he could put the Christmas Star on.

2009-11-30T19:58:00.001-08:00

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Emily always has to do what her big brother does so we let her have a turn putting the star on too.

The Little Elves

2009-11-30T19:55:00.001-08:00

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Ben rarely gets a chance to be in many pictures. I thought this was a good chance to get my 3 elves all together.

Decorating The Tree

2009-11-30T19:53:00.001-08:00

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My favorite holiday is Christmas. This year the whole family got into the spirit of things a little bit more with me. Letting the kids put on Santa hats while decorating the tree helped get them in the holiday spirit.

Yumm

2009-11-23T02:24:00.001-08:00

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Even pretty Princess can make a mess! Emily loved her ice cream cake.

Thanks Momma

2009-11-23T02:22:00.001-08:00

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Look!

2009-11-23T02:21:00.001-08:00

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We got Emily a baby for her birthday. She just loves it. She and Aaron play Mommy and Daddy and it is so cute to listen to them play together.

What is it?

2009-11-23T02:20:00.003-08:00

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Princess Hot Line

2009-11-23T02:20:00.001-08:00

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Making a Wish

2009-11-23T02:19:00.001-08:00

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Emily 2nd Birthday

2009-11-23T02:18:00.001-08:00

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I can hardly believe Emily is 2. She wanted a princess birthday. I had good intentions of making a castle cake with a princess but this cake worked just as well and Emily didn't know the difference.

Veteran's Day

2009-11-23T02:16:00.001-08:00

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We took Aaron and Emily to their First Veteran's Day Parade. They had so much fun. I have never been to such a long parade before. It made me proud to be an American to see so many people out that day thanking Veterans.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-08T19:45:00.001-08:00

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We decided to all dress up "Peter Pan" Theme. Aaron wanted so much to be Peter Pan and I thought it would be so cute if Emily would be Tinker Bell. Then Aaron wanted Ben to be Captian Hook. So the next thing I knew I was going as Wendy. This was the first year we went Trick-or-Treating door to door and we had lots of fun. This picture was taken at the church at the ward's Trunk-or-Treat.

Fall Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-25T20:42:00.002-07:00

We had so much fun at the pumpkin patch. The kids got to enjoy a Haunted House, petting zoo, corn maze, cow ride, tractor ride and picking their pumpkin. I think we will have to make this an annual event. It was just a nice day to spend with the family.

Perfect Pumpkin

2009-10-25T20:42:00.001-07:00

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Emily found her pumpkin!

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-25T20:41:00.001-07:00

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Tractor Ride

2009-10-25T20:40:00.001-07:00

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Here is Ben and Aaron with their pumpkin they picked at the pumpkin patch. The farmer put lots of pumpkins out in the fields for people to pick. Ben was disappointed that the pumpkin vines were all torn up. Maybe next year we will have to find another pumpkin patch to visit.

Petting Zoo

2009-10-25T20:37:00.001-07:00

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Emily wasn't quite sure of petting the friendly goats who tried really hard to get her attention by butting her. After awhile she warmed up and had fun.

Hay Jump

2009-10-25T20:35:00.001-07:00

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Here is our Little Dare Devil Aaron jumping off the Hay Stacks. He had so much fun and wasn't afraid at all.

Cow Ride

2009-10-25T20:34:00.001-07:00

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Emily was excited at first to get in the cow car. However, the tractor had to stop because Emily was screaming.

Cow Ride

2009-10-25T20:33:00.001-07:00

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They had this adorable little cow ride at the Pumpkin Patch. The kids rode in cow cars pulled by a tractor. Aaron is seen here riding Nelly.

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2009-10-25T20:32:00.003-07:00

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Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-25T20:32:00.001-07:00

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This pumpkin almost weighed as much as Emily. It as cute watching her try to pick it up.

The Perfect Pumpkin

2009-10-25T20:30:00.001-07:00

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Here is Emily trying to find her perfect pumpkin.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-25T20:29:00.003-07:00

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Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-25T20:29:00.001-07:00

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Enjoying Family Time

2009-10-25T20:27:00.001-07:00

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Here we all are at the Pumpkin Patch. We had a great time!

Day at the Fire Station

2009-10-10T20:19:00.001-07:00

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Here is Aaron with Sparky the Fire Dog. He was so excited to see him. Emily on the other hand was terrified of him.

Day at the Fire Station

2009-10-10T20:17:00.001-07:00

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Aaron loved to pretend to drive the land rover fire car.

Day at the Fire Station

2009-10-10T20:16:00.001-07:00

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Emily thought it was neat to sit in the drivers seat of a fire truck. Of course, she loves to do anything her brother does.

Day at the Fire Station

2009-10-10T20:14:00.001-07:00

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Aaron had a blast sitting in the front seat of a fire truck.

Flaming Marshmallows

2009-10-04T17:57:00.001-07:00

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I like to get my marshmallows really burnt.

Marshmallow Girl

2009-10-04T17:56:00.001-07:00

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Emily was not sure of roasting the marshmallows but she sure did like eating them!

Smoky

2009-10-04T17:55:00.001-07:00

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Aaron was not use to the smoke from the fire.

Roasting Marshmallows

2009-10-04T17:54:00.001-07:00

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Ben, Aaron and Emily setting around the fire outside in the back yard roasting marshmallows. What fun we had!!

Bundled up

2009-10-04T17:53:00.001-07:00

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I took this picture as we were getting ready to go outside to roast marshmallows.

Soccer Boy

2009-10-04T17:52:00.001-07:00

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Soccer Boy

2009-10-04T17:51:00.001-07:00

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Aaron loves soccer. He does very well. In the spring we will put him in a league. He had to be 4 by August to play here this fall.

I wish..

2009-10-04T17:46:00.001-07:00

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I love this picture. Aaron was so serious about making his wish.

My Soccer Set

2009-10-04T17:44:00.001-07:00

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Aaron was so happy he got his soccer set. He has been asking for one for awhile.

Army Boy

2009-10-04T17:43:00.001-07:00

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Here is Aaron posing in his Army uniform Daddy got him for his birthday. He was so excited to get a hat just like Daddy's.

Birthday Boy

2009-10-04T17:41:00.001-07:00

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Here is Aaron opening his presents. He loved his birthday.

Soccer Birthday

2009-10-04T17:35:00.001-07:00

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Aaron wanted a soccer cake for his birthday so I tried my best. He loved his cake.

Dandelions

2009-10-04T17:31:00.001-07:00

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Aaron is always a good brother by showing Emily how to do things. He is showing her how to pick the dandelions and then how to blow and make a wish. You can see how big his is getting from this picture.

Dandelions

2009-10-04T17:29:00.001-07:00

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Here is Emily searching for more dandelions to make a wish on. This is a good picture so show how green it is here in Missouri.

Making a Wish

2009-10-04T17:28:00.001-07:00

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Emily was fascinated by the dandelions. I grabbed my camera and showed her how to blow and make a wish. She is at such a fun age to watch as she processes things. She is always an adventure waiting to happen.

pizza

2009-10-04T17:25:00.001-07:00

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Emily is helping add Canadian bacon to another pizza. Of course, she had to try it out and make sure it tasted good first.

pizza

2009-10-04T17:24:00.001-07:00

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Here is Aaron putting pepperoni on his pizza.

Pizza

2009-10-04T17:23:00.001-07:00

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On one night in September Aaron wanted to make pizza. I enjoy allowing the kids to help in the kitchen so I thought this would be a good project. It actually turned out really well.

reflecting

2009-08-30T19:13:00.000-07:00

We have been here in Missouri over a month now. I must say we are really enjoying the move. The house we moved in has had some problems. The biggest one is fleas. For those of you who know me well things like that really bother me. I couldn't figure out why Aaron and Emily had all of these little bites on them. Ben thought at first it was because they play outside in the grass. Then one day Ben was down stairs and one landed on him. We have sprayed down stairs since and I hope we solved the problem.

Ben is loving his job. He takes photos of promotions, head and shoulder portraits of the soldiers, special occasions, balls, training and change of command. Needless to say he is in his element. His bosses are very cool and are family oriented. This was a good move for him.

I found a job on post at an Elementary school called Pick as a Remedial Reading Teacher. I am really enjoying this. The district is paying for me to get training in the Reading Recovery program. So at the end of this school year I will have 8 credits paid for.

The kids are enjoying our two story house. They have made friends at day care. Aaron is having some problems developmentally so we are seeking help from the district. He will have speech soon and I have asked for a full comprehensive test. I am hoping he is just going through a weird phase but if there is a problem I just want to be able to help him.

I am missing the shopping in Las Vegas. There is only a Walmart here in Saint Robert but I do get to use the commissary on base. If I want fabric I have to travel 25 minutes to the next town. They have a little shopping center with a few stores. So I really have to plan my shopping trips.

All in all we are happy with our choice to move. The people here have been very helpful and we find them to be most hospitable. We do miss our friends and family. You are all welcome to come and visit.

Cheese

2009-08-23T19:57:00.001-07:00

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Ben was trying to take pictures of us making play dough. Emily is such a ham she says cheese but she still had a binky in her mouth. Ben said " NO Emily I will not take your picture with a binky in your mouth" so she took it out and threw it then said CHEESE!

Kids at play

2009-08-23T19:55:00.001-07:00

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Making play dough

2009-08-23T19:54:00.001-07:00

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We took time tonight to make home made play dough. I let Aaron choose 4 different colors. Here we are making the first color green which turned out to be the best one even thou all the others were made exactly the same. This is our attempt at helping Aaron gain fine motor strength in his fingers. Took him for pre school screening and did not like the outcome. He was lower than I had thought. This is me feeling guilty and trying to make up for lost time.

No that is not a goatee

2009-08-23T19:50:00.001-07:00

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Aaron wanted to make pudding and Emily didn't want to be fed so this is what happens when she feeds herself.

Ice cream monster

2009-08-23T19:47:00.001-07:00

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We were craving ice cream so we got these cones from commissary that had caramel inside them. Emily just LOVES ice cream, but would rather bite the cone at bottom.

Hi!!!!!

2009-08-01T19:59:00.001-07:00

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Precious moments.

Aaron & Emily

2009-08-01T19:58:00.001-07:00

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Ben was playing with his new work camera and took this of the kids playing in the backyard

I am so cute!!!

2009-08-01T19:57:00.001-07:00

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Check out the cute pants. Got them at Children's Orchid before we left Las Vegas.

I am a ham

2009-08-01T19:55:00.001-07:00

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Aaron is getting so big. Its hard to think he will be turning 4 next month.

Hanging out

2009-08-01T19:53:00.001-07:00

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Arron and Emily on porch at house we are renting in Saint Robert, Missouri. I took this myself, look out hubby I am getting to be good photographer also

Beauty Queen Continues

2009-08-01T19:50:00.001-07:00

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Second try! Thought I would try blow drying it with the rollers in. It still didnt work :( Stay turned for HOT rollers.

Beauty Queen

2009-08-01T19:42:00.001-07:00

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My dream was to always have a little girl. I try so hard to make her look cute. However she always rips the stuff out of her hair. We tried to put soft rollers in her hair, but she ripped them out also. Her hair is just to soft and fine to keep the rollers in.

Mozart?

2009-08-01T19:39:00.001-07:00

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I caught Emily climbing up on the stool to play the piano.

Doing Easter eggs

2009-04-27T00:57:00.001-07:00

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Daddy helps Emily put her eggs in the dye to color her Easter eggs.

Easter eggs

2009-04-27T00:47:00.001-07:00

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Aaron was so excited to color his eggs. He keep wanting to put more eggs in dye and not to let them sit long enough in the dye. Got to love the excitement of youth.

Aaron and Emily Easter 2009

2009-04-11T21:19:00.001-07:00

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Trying to get both Aaron and Emily to stay still and pose together is a challenge. We took Aaron's Easter picture here two years ago and like the shot so we thought we would try to get both of them to sit on the tree stump. This is the best result we could get :)

Being Cute!

2009-04-11T21:15:00.001-07:00

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Emily had fun posing with her new hat!

Emily's Easter Hat

2009-04-11T21:14:00.001-07:00

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I found this cute hat at the dollar store. Although, this is not Emily's Easter dress she will wear for church we like it because when she wears blue it shows off her eyes.

Easter Bunny

2009-04-11T21:12:00.001-07:00

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We took Aaron and Emily to the Albertson's for an Easter Egg Hunt. They had a lot of fun. They weren't too excited about the Bunny but they will pose for Daddy any time!

Stuck

2009-03-08T13:19:00.001-07:00

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Ben was fixing Aaron some breakfast when he heard Emily squealing. When he turned and looked he saw that she had climbed into the drum Aaron got for a present and had gotten stuck. So of course the first thing Ben does is go get the camera.

Protect and Serve

2009-03-08T13:16:00.001-07:00

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Aaron saw the local Fire truck in the parking lot of local store. When he got home he wanted to play fireman so he got out an old costume and played with it all evening.

My Jewels

2009-03-01T18:04:00.001-08:00

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Here Daddy

2009-03-01T18:03:00.001-08:00

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Emily was in a sharing mood so she decided to feed daddy some frittos

You need water also?

2009-03-01T18:01:00.001-08:00

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Aaron was helping water the bushes in the backyard by hand. When we asked him to look this way to get his picture taken he turned his whole body thus spraying his parents with the hose.

Been gardening long?

2009-03-01T17:58:00.001-08:00

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Aaron having fun digging in the garden getting it ready for planting the new crop of tomatoes.

Future Artist

2009-03-01T17:56:00.001-08:00

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Aaron and Emily are wanting to be the next future Rembrandt so they were practicing with water painting.

What is wrong with this photo?

2009-02-11T19:57:00.000-08:00

Emily had already had her turn in the tub and was fully dressed. I decided to go and see how Millionaire was doing when we heard Aaron say, "Sissy". This is what I saw as I entered the bathroom. I had Ben take a picture, just glad she didn't get hurt.

Little Princess

2009-02-04T19:36:00.001-08:00

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Emily had to show off her pretty dress Nana got her for the Winter season. My friend Evelyn took a picture of the dress and then made her the pretty bows in her hair so they match.

Precious Moments

2009-02-04T19:16:00.000-08:00

Thought I would share with all of you of few of my favorite memories that have happened recently. Aaron is going to start speech real soon so as you can imagine some of the things he says come out very comical. The other day he was riding in the car and said, " look Daddy I have a big dick". Ben turned around and said, " you have a what." Then Ben realized he was talking about the stick he picked up from the yard. Ben got a chuckle from that and I told him later that should have been a proud moment in his life.

Emily is becoming little Miss Dare Devil. Her favorite thing right now is to trying climbing up the dinning room table chairs while they are still tucked in. She amazes me everyday because I don't remember Aaron being like this. Although, she does have a big brother who she watched and mimics every move.

Our nightly rituals are story time, singing time and then prayers. It is my favorite part of the whole day. I love how Aaron sings right along and now Emily is trying really hard to sing "I am a child of God." It's moments like these that make me very grateful for my two beautiful children.

Weee!

2009-01-19T21:16:00.001-08:00

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Aaron's face says it all. I had to share this with all of you, it makes me smile :)

Ready, Set, Go

2009-01-19T21:11:00.001-08:00

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Here's another picture of Aaron giving his Sissy a ride.

Here We Come

2009-01-19T21:08:00.001-08:00

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Aaron decided Emily needed a ride in his loader truck. Emily thought this was hilarious.

2009-01-19T17:06:00.000-08:00

We have now entered the world of having a MUV (Mormon Utility Vehicle) This is our "new" van. It is a 2004 Toyota XLE Sienna Limited mini van. We got this as our new vehicle after Ben's pick-up truck got totaled in an accident on the day we had snow here in Las Vegas. The kids really love it because they now have a DVD player built in to watch as we drive. It also has a navigation system so now we should never get lost :) We also have room to haul more people around we they come visit us.

Aaron bike ride

2009-01-18T11:55:00.001-08:00

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play at park

2009-01-18T11:54:00.001-08:00

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Emily's First Birthday

2009-01-15T04:01:00.000-08:00

I love that you can put almost anything on a cake these days. One of these days I will have to make my kids their own birthday cakes when life gets a little less hectic.

We had Emily's birthday party at Bucci De Peppo's and invited family and friends. Emily loved all the attention and had a great day. Grandma Morrow sent the bib she is wearing so she could show off that Emily was one. Uncle Mike, Aunt Kim and the whole gang came.

The birthday girl decided she needed a little " Jackie O" look .

Aaron had to sit by Laquita at Emily's party. He was trying to take in all the excitement of everyone being there.

Here comes the cake!

Mommy and Emily making a wish together!

Dinosaur and Ladybug

2009-01-14T18:54:00.000-08:00

Here is our cute Ladybug and Dinosaur. Some of you have already seen this because we sent out Halloween pictures but for those of you who haven't I wanted to had it. Aaron and Emily did so well letting Daddy take picture after picture till Mommy was satisfied.

Miss Emily the Ladybug. She looks so serious here but she was so cute in her costume.

Here is Aaron in his dinosaur costume showing off his Rexi he built at Build A Bear for his birthday. He goes through phases of things he likes but he hasn't gotrn tired of dinosaurs yet!

Halloween

2009-01-14T18:45:00.000-08:00

Thought I would go back and add some pictures of previous events. We promised Aaron we would carve a pumpkin. He got to pick out the pumpkin he wanted and Daddy helped him draw the face and carve it. Emily even helped by trying to scoop out the guts of the pumpkin.

We went to the church for Trunk-or- Treat. We got caught in traffic but had lots of fun anyhow.

2009-01-13T21:55:00.000-08:00

I am trying to spend more time playing the piano. In the process my little " Mozart" likes to play too. Aaron has always loved to play the piano and we have never discouraged him because he is gentle. However, his sister is not following in her brothers foot steps in on this area. Nevertheless I like to allow Aaron to develop his musical talents.

2009-01-07T19:28:00.001-08:00

Rub a dub dub Emily in the tub

2009-01-07T19:10:00.000-08:00

Aaron showing off his new bike he got for Christmas. Pappa taught Aaron in two days how to ride back and forth down our street. We now have to run to keep up with him. Emily felt left out so we got Aarons old tricycle out for her. She had lots of fun having us pull her up and down the street like her big brother!

Christmas 2008

2009-01-06T20:02:00.000-08:00

Aaron was so excited to see Santa Claus. Emily was a little apprehensive but since brother was there she did ok. Aaron was a lot of fun this year for Christmas. Emily on the other hand didn't really care.

Welcome to My new Blog

2009-01-06T19:48:00.000-08:00

Well after much peer pressure I finally have a blog. I need to thank my husband as he set this up for me. Some of you know that I am now a Special Education and I have had a good start. Our kids are growing like weeds. Aaron is now 3 and seems to learn a new phrase every day. Emily is 13 months and is walking or more liking running all the time. She is taking after her father and is the little dare devil in our lives. I am not looking forward to the day when she wants to go ski diving like her daddy.
We are the proud new owners of a Toyata Siena Mini Van. This is due to the fact on our snow day in December Ben was hit by a car. It did so much damage the insurance company called it a total loss. It was a blessing in disguise as we could pay off my Camry and only have one car payment. I wasn't sure I wanted to join the mini van world but I am quite enjoying it. The kids love the fact the they know have a DVD player to watch movies on.
Stay tuned for more news from the lives of the Morrows.