Sunday, March 30, 2008

Break out the Pool!

Jer has been prepping our swimming pool, so we'll be able to use it shortly. I can't wait! I keep thinking of all the hours of fun . . . and also of how tired the kids will be after we swim (a very good thing). I found this random pic taken a year ago before one of our swimming adventures. Holy cow! I'm a little maudlin. The kids were so little!

Okay, Vegas friends . . . I'm extending an official invitation to anyone wanting a fun, free dip in my backyard (that goes for my non-Vegas friends, too, but the drive might be a little longer). The pool isn't operational, yet, but will be soon. As those temperatures climb, remember what I'm offering. :)



Okay, I realize that's a funky suit Jayce is wearing, but he loves it! Don't you love his fancy earplugs? After he got his tubes inserted, my customized earplug guy advised me that brighter was better. Between the plugs and the suit, he may be a victim of some serious mocking.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

New security measures

After a virus-filled comment below (which I deleted), I've decided that I need to moderate future comments to avoid a similar posting. I know it's such a pain (I added word verification, too)!! Hopefully this will just be a temporary thing. I would privatize the blog, but a lot of my readers don't have Google accounts. We'll try this for now, and hopefully it'll all be fine.

Thanks a lot, you virus monger out there! Boo! :(

Friday, March 28, 2008

Easter fun at Grandma's!

Jeremy's parents do a wonderful job hosting the grandkids on holidays. My own parents are extremely low-key, so it's always kind of different for me when others go all out. How fun! The Pikes created an Easter Egg Hunt with all sorts of surprises for the kids. Jayce and Alyssa always enjoy their cousins, so that was an added bonus.


Jayce, Alyssa, Eliza, Uncle Eric, Aunt Amber

Bubbles and candy . . . the signs of a rockin' party! (Eliza's head and Abbey in the background)


Jayce is still looking, while Alyssa and cousin Carson seem content to observe the surroundings. Poor Alyssa! When will those bangs grow out? I can't contain them!


A 3 year-old boy can never have enough cars!


So contemplative . . . hopefully she was reflecting on the true meaning of Easter. :)

Monday, March 24, 2008

Alyssa


I haven't had time to upload the Easter pictures, yet, so they will be forthcoming. However, I was tagged by Kellie to list eight interesting things about Alyssa. Here goes:
1. Whenever she wears a onesie she collects various things in it -- normally hair accessories. When I change her clothes, elastics, barrettes, and bows will come tumbling out.
2. Alyssa talks in an unnaturally high voice -- very feminine. I think most people address her in a sing-song way, so she imitates it.
3. She is a talker. She probably says 30 words (at least). At 17 months, Jayce had said four words and a few animal sounds (although he understood everything we said). Her current favorite saying is "Good Girl."
4. She is tough! Jayce must have trained her well. She has certain ideas and stubbornly sticks to them -- regardless of the risks of a rough and tumble older brother.
5. She loves to accessorize, which boggles the mind. I'm not an accessory person, so is this need for necklaces, sunglasses, hats, shoes, barrettes, costumes, etc. innate? She also loves wearing socks on her hands.
6. She pretends to count. If Jayce and I are counting out something to 10, she'll say "uh, uh, uh, uh TEN." She repeats the last digit with gusto. She's also fascinated in his potty training routine and tries to do it herself.
7. She's a social butterfly -- constantly waving and flirting with various passerbys. She's also really silly. She loves making faces, shaking her head, and spinning around when she's in a hyper mood.
8. She chases dogs, she loves to sing and dance, she loves to sleep (yay!), she might be a leftie, and she has the biggest and best smile. Quite the character!

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Hopes are dashed yet again! :(

The pain of being a Cougar fan continues . . . what a sad loss! Why can't we get past the first round? Why? Why?

Rise all Loyal Cougars!

Okay, I am instructing my blog readers to watch the BYU game at 4:25 (MDT) or 5:25 (PDT) on CBS. I am so nervous, and I really, really, really want them to get past the first round. Looks like UNLV will do it, so now we need the other, better MWC team to do it as well.

GO BYU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"On we go to vanquish the foe!"

Monday, March 17, 2008

Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A Pirate's Life for Me

Jayce attended Gabe's pirate-themed b-day party last Saturday, and he was the only child who kept his eye patch and bandana on the whole time. He enjoyed playing the part. However, I think he enjoyed the drama even more . . . a microburst tore through the park and blew over the gigantic bounce house. Luckily Jayce had just gotten out mere moments before, but he had fun chasing it down. Very exciting!