Shaylee's haircut

Shaylee got a haircut and it is darling. I thought she would cry when she saw it, but she was sooo excited and now she acts like a grown up girl.

I took the kids to Layton park last week since the weather was so nice and they all feel asleep on the way home. My plan worked.


You know the part in the movie "Marley and Me" when Jennifer Aniston finally gets all the kids asleep, and then she collapses on the bed....desperate for a break? And then the dog starts barking and wakes everbody up? I think we can all relate to that part in the movie. For example, the picture above.....only instead of a dog.....it's Kate. She is the first to get up every morning....comes bouncing into the bedroom "I have to go potty!" Then she stomps back down the hallway yelling at everybody. The second Tyler hears her loud voice, he wakes up "Kay....Kay!" Then she goes back into her room and starts bossing Shaylee..."Shaylee, talk to me!" Yes, this is every morning. I could write a book called "Mornings with Kate." Afternoons are better.

They are so cute, it's all worth it.

Little Stinker

.....and this is why I don't get on facebook anymore!

This is what we call Tyler's "O" face.

And this is what happens if you rest your head on the floor.


Who could get mad at such a handsome little boy?

And this is what happens when mom makes you get your picture taken.

The end of another year!

This is Shaylee's new insulin pump. She chose blue because that's her favorite color. We all love it. It came with a remote control glucometer and so the other day we were in a movie and Shaylee was eating snacks, so I pulled out the remote and gave her some insulin from two seats away! I love this thing.


This is Tyler right after we put up our Christmas tree. Only a few ornaments survived the Holiday season.

And this is Tyler opening his jammies which he hugged and snuggled all morning long.





Christmas jammies
We had a good Christmas. Kate got "all the babies" and is absolutely thrilled with them. We've been busy baking cupcakes and making hamburgers out of playdough. Next blog we will talk about those New Year's Resolutions. Shaylee says that one of hers is to give everyone presents every day. Kate's is to get "all the babies" again. I'm excited for New Years and am looking forward to starting a brand new year.

The Christensens do Hip Hop

Happy Birthday Kate

Kate turned 3 last week. That girl gets cuter every day!


Funny Kate Quotes:

• Imagine Shaylee sitting on the floor crying and Kate is rubbing her back "What's wrong Shay? Is it dad?" - 2 years old
• When Shay gets mad at Kate, this is what she always says "Don't worry bout it Shay!"
• Aaron was giving her a bath and she HATES to have her hair washed. Kate was throwing a fit and AC says "KATE! What do you want me to do?"
  

"Just rinse and get out!"

• Kate was combing my hair the other day "Mom. Your hairs is crazy.....you need a bath!"
  

Bowling at Fat Cats. Note to self....."don't walk out onto the lanes!" Those 16-year-old employees will getcha!
Kate had a "Dora" Happy Birthday complete with Dora cake and presents. It's a dream come true.

Trick or Treat

Princess Jasmine and Cinderella, Iron Man, Sully and chicken boy. The best thing about being a parent is that you get to be a kid again. The kids had fun trick or treating and Shaylee sold all her candy to us in exchange for a toy. She'd rather have a toy and I save on dental bills.
Win, win! And can I just say that I am loving this fall weather. LOVE IT!

Happy Halloween

Well we've had our share of Halloween and it hasn't even come yet! Yes, the Christensens love Halloween. We had a murder mystery dinner with AC's family. It was a "Western" dinner mystery so we all had to dress like cowboys and cowgirls. The script was really funny and it ended up being a lot of fun. We took the kids to the Dinosaur Park for trick or treating. They always have fun doing that.

Well, I noticed the snow falling today and I'm trying not to be sad about it. It's gonna be a good winter. Now if I can just find things I enjoy doing inside, then the next 6 months will be a breeze. Maybe I'll get me a new coat, that will make going outside more fun. We've all been sick already so that's out of the way. Bring on the snow! I can take it. Enjoy this festive video and turn the music up!


P.S. It was just Root Beer folks.

Photo shoot

1st Grade!

First day of school.


Shaylee is my little artist. These are my two favorite pictures of hers. She actually drew the giraffe in Kindergarten which amazes me. She drew the goat last week.


Shaylee is a funny girl. I have a few stories to share about her that happened this summer:

FAVORITE SHAYLEE MOMENTS 2009:

1- When Grandma Lorna came to dinner one night, Aaron was playing his favorite game called "Guess What Movie This is From." Aaron was playing a song for his mom and told her to "guess what movie" and Shaylee said "Oh, don't make the old lady guess." Grandma laughed.

2- I took Shaylee to a wedding reception and after waiting in the line for a looong time, she decided to walk around. Later, she comes running up to me and says "Mom! I found a shortcut to the party......come on!"

3- My favorite- 2 weeks ago I was getting the kids ready for a primary water party. Frantic and running late....I admit I was a little bit of a grouch. Aaron says to the girls "Mommy is in a baaad mood. She must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!" Shaylee was quiet for a moment and then said "Maybe she fell out of bed.....hit her head......and her brain changed."

End of Summer

My cannas are finally sprouting flowers. It only took them 3 months to grow, but it was worth the wait. So yardwork is done for the summer. These flowers were the ONLY plants I planted this year since we spent the entire summer pulling weeds out of the backyard.






This is what they looked like before the flowers came up.


This entire space was covered in weeds that grew to be waste high. It took us 3 weeks to get them all out by hand! Then AC made this cute little pathway so we could get to the garden easily. Next year we will build a garden box to the left and grow some food! I want to cry knowing this will soon be covered in snow. Boo.

We also bought the kids a swingset complete with monkey bars, a slide, swings and a playhouse. They LOVE it. I love it. I'll post pictures after AC gets the roof put on it. We also spent another 3 weeks pulling weeds and clearing space to put the swingset.