Wednesday, February 23, 2011

and the verdict is...

day 2: 4 hrs of

day 2: 4 hrs of finding a place for ewan to be treated, almost as fun as disneyland!

From Mariel who is with the girls'They have good cheese boogers.' ~ Karyn

"They have good cheese boogers." ~ Karyn
After seeing this picture again, Karyn said the chocolate milk was delicious and she loves McDonald's food.

In the ER with Ewan.

In the ER with Ewan. He needs a breathing treatment. Brian is lost with the kids trying to find Disneyland.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

girls after thunder mountain. evelyn's first rollercoaster. she loved it and karyn said her legs were shaking when she got off

sleepy boy...finally got him in the stroller!

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in line for Peter Pan

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yummmm

lunch!

thirsty girl

Thirsty girl! Evelyn's drink of choice...Sprite.

Ewan made it through the tiki tiki room...now for a little rest :)

tiki tiki :)

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Monday, February 21, 2011

They just found out! Disneyland, here we come!
 Actually, right after this picture, Karyn started to cry. I think she  had a lot of emotion going through her. When we do it again, we will tell them before going. The surprise was fun, but I think the anticipation is better and Karyn can prepare herself. She is a home body and was a little disappointed we were not home. The girls thought we were driving home and looking forward to their own beds and home.  Instead we headed in the opposite direction. She felt like we shouldn't be there. We talked about this and said we could leave and that it was okay to feel this way and we needed to listen and follow our feelings/the spirit. After talking, she decided she was home sick and having separation anxiety. We had reserved 2 rooms. One room for the girls and Mariel and one room for Brian, Ewan and I. She was not comfortable or happy about being in different rooms. She said the first night was kind of hard but the second night was "awesome."

brian told her it was

brian told her it was a little of both :)

we told the kids we

we told the kids we have a surprise for them. karyn asked if she could have a clue and asked "does it glow? or is it candy?"

who knew everyone in ca

who knew everyone in ca would be in vegas and traveling back today?

we have been in stop

we have been in stop and go traffic since we left las vegas 3 hours ago...

leaving las vegas...our hotel

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silly girls

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karyn

I am not going to

I am not going to blow myself up with food. -Karyn

in hotel room in las vegas

backwards evelyn

gunilla

backwards karyn

brian, what a hottie!

mariel :) what form!

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bowling!

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more puffet! Evelyn decided on a healthy breakfast of chow mein noodles.  Ewan ate his traditional toast and "dondunt". Karyn finished her french toast breakfast with an icecream cone.  Brian had a good denver style omelet.  Gunilla at grits or "breakfast popcorn" as she put it.  It was amazing the amount of variety that was available at the puffet.

puffet!

In the words of the

In the words of the girls...we are eating at the "puffet" (buffet). Loving it!

Evelyn just stumped her toes.

Evelyn just stumped her toes. -Karyn

It's morning, breakfast time. -Evelyn

It's morning, breakfast time. -Evelyn Is it wakey time for everyone? -Karyn

Sunday, February 20, 2011

steak n shake

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steak n shake

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Me "Look, there is our

Me "Look, there is our hotel!" Evelyn "Yay! It's the best one ever!"

booo! the pool is closed

booo! the pool is closed due to construction :(

19 floors up!

Me "Look, there is our

Me "Look, there is our hotel!" Evelyn "Yay! It's the best one ever!"

arizona!
Our drive to Las Vegas was "fun" according to the girls. We were blessed with better than expected weather.  

we are on our way!

we are on our way! just passing provo, ut.

traveling

Evelyn, in response to us

Evelyn, in response to us telling her we needed to pace our snack eating, said "Just don't worry about it! We have enough!"

we are on our way!

we are on our way! just passing provo, ut.

Friday, December 24, 2010

pj time!

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Updates on the Kiddos

Karyn lost her 5th tooth today while eating an orange. It actually stuck in the orange, just like her Aunt Brit  with the cantaloupe! She wrote on the envelope for the tooth fairy that she loves her and would like a gold dollar. Hahaha. I love her so much!

Karyn has moved up in gymnastics already. The teacher said that Karyn has an awareness of her body and what she is capable of doing more than most girls her age. Her teacher said she will ask "What is the technique?" The teacher will show her and Karyn will do it. I guess a lot of girls will take weeks to do what Karyn can do in one night. I am so happy for her. Karyn loves it and we can tell is very pleased with her own abilities. She was doing push ups and sit ups during FHE tonight to help strengthen her body. Hahaha, I love it! She is wonderful.

Evelyn had her first violin recital on Saturday and did great! She enjoys playing the violin and works hard for the 5 minutes she practices :) We are working on her endurance! She loves to show Brian her accomplishments and is very excited to start using the bow.

Evelyn loves playing make believe and is very good at it. Often, when all the kids are playing, it is Evelyn who is directing and telling everyone what to say...and everyone follows! This is with Karyn and her friends! Very cute and funny. She will also direct Brian and I in what to say...and we have to say it perfectly. She is very patient with us and will correct us if we don't say it right. She is amazing.

Ewan has had an explosion of vocabulary this last few weeks. He is jabbering ALL the time and it actually sounds like he is saying something or that what he is saying should be real words. He probably is really speaking, we just don't understand everything quite yet. He has mastered "NO" and Karny (Karyn). He will say Gammy, Gamma, Tommy, guk(cup), mow(more), and other random words. The weird thing is, is that he will say a lot of words when he is listening to me talk to the girls. He will repeat words with such clarity that it is shocking, although he won't really use them later without hearing it again.

Ewan went to nursery for the first time this last Sunday. He only screamed for about 30 minutes and then was fine! I guess he was standing at the door where I had gone out and was knocking and crying there for a while. So sad.  They finally convinced him to go look at a truck. He loves my hair like Karyn did. Although, he will rub it in his ear (hahaha) and on his hand instead of on his lips like Karyn would. He gives some of the best hugs and kisses. He is such a lovie.

I love my kids so much. We are sooo blessed to have such great children. I love love love them!