The Spendloves

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Fun day at the park... PICTURE STYLE!

Monday, March 1, 2010

Spring Break

Woo hoo!! We are so excited... Nik finished his second quarter of dental school on Wednesday and now we have a BREAK!! It doubles as our Spring Break, but we are still very excited about it! The kids don't quite understand what it means, but every day when they wake up and daddy is still here... very fun! They get so excited! We don't have too many plans, just hanging out! We got Ian a twin bed (he was falling out of his toddler bed almost every night) and we had to get a new computer (thank goodness for tax refunds, it just stinks having to spend them!) our old one had a nasty virus that kept coming back and it would access the internet and pull up nasty things, it wouldn't let us do anything, it kept trying to purchase spyware.... just a pain in the you know what... so instead of paying more money to have it fixed, we used that money towards a new one! Windows 7 is awesome by the way!

I got a new calling... I'm now the secretary in the primary presidency. It was pretty cool how it all took place, but I don't feel grown up enough to have this calling =) I guess I do have two kids and I'm closer to my 10 year high school reunion than not... but I still don't feel grown up yet! It is a pretty fun calling being in the Primary, but not in charge of any of the kids! =)

IAN GOES TO NURSERY NOW!!! =) Finally he goes to nursery. He still cries a little bit, but he is so brave. We got new leaders and he really likes one named Brooke. As soon as sacrament meeting is over (we have that first) he starts to cry a little and says we need to find Brooke. So we find her and he goes with her to the nursery, we don't even have to drop him off! He stays the whole time and has so much fun! He has been singing all the songs at home and he talks about it all the time! It is so cute! And it is so nice to not have to juggle both the kids!

Miranda is getting so big... she pulls herself up to everything and walks around furniture. She likes to play. It is so fun to say "I'm going to get you" and she will take off crawling in the other direction with a big smile on her face! She is so cute!

They are finally getting better (although Miranda is getting 4 teeth on the top right now) and we can start getting back on a good sleeping schedule!

We are excited to have you home this week hunny!! Love you!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Croup

Well both my kids have croup. It has not been very fun. I feel so bad for them, especially when there is only so much I can do. Isn't that the worst? Feeling like there is nothing you can do to help your kids get better? I hate it! They can only have so many steamy baths.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Funny Ian

I just wanted to tell about the conversation I overheard the other day...

Nik: So Ian what do you want to be when you grow up?
Ian: Bigger than you.
Nik: Do you want to be a Doctor?
Ian: No, you are going to be a doctor.
Nik: So then what do you want to be when you get big?
Ian: I want to play blocks, and play with my toys.
Nik: But what do you want to be?
Ian: I'm just Ian.

It was pretty funny to listen from the other room! He has been saying really funny things lately, here is a little taste:
-We were playing at a friends house and one friend pinched him. Then later he came running in the house and said "he was totally gonna pinch me again."
-Today I was vacuuming and Ian ran over and said "It's too loud, my baby is asleep, you'll have to do that later." (his blankie rolled up is his baby)
-I was holding Ian and I told him he was my favorite and he said "No, I'm daddo's favorite."
-We were playing at the park and he saw a pine cone. He said "Mmm, a pine cone." Then picked it up and took a bite. (Ice Age) I had to explain that only animals eat pine cones. =)
-That was totally awesome mommy.
-I was doing the laundry and he said "Don't do that, it's dangerous."

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Valentines Party

There are lots of posts, so make sure you see them all!
I'm all caught up!

One of Ian's cute little friends Hailey invited him to a valentines party. It was really fun! There were 7 little kids and they all had a good time! Thanks Brooke!

They made heart shaped envelopes to put their valentines in.

Then the moms helped the kids pass out the valentines. Most of them didn't really get the concept, but it was still fun!

Then we had yummy treats! It was a really fun party! Cute idea too!

Random!

These are the cookies I made for the Superbowl... it think they turned out pretty cute! =) I didn't really care who won, but this little horseshoe was easier to do with frosting than the saints logo! =)

Pretty Girl!

The other night we went down and got in the hot tub! Ian turned the jets on and this is what happened! It was pretty fun to play in all the bubbles! Ian loved it! It was really fun to go swimming... we haven't done that for a long time! (Well a few months at least!)

Miranda's girlie instincts are coming out already! She loves to help me do the dishes or vacuum, she loves to do my hair, she loves to pick out multiple outfits and throw them on the floor, she loves to have emotional breakdowns... what can I say... She is all GIRL!! =)

Hiking with Friends

So a few weeks ago we went over to the White Tank Mountains and went hiking (or should I say walking). We chose a very easy one that was right around a mile. The kids had a blast and it was fun to be in the "mountains" too! This is our friend Luke and his mom Julie!

Here are the dads pushing the strollers! The mom's were taking pictures!

I wanted to show you some Arizona landscape! =) Very different from Utah, but pretty in it's own way!

Fun random times!

These guys always take baths together now (Ian has to get in if Miranda is in) It is the only way we do it! And they have a really good time! They of course fight over the toys and Ian likes to pour water on her head, but it is still fun! I love seeing my kids play and have fun together!

Miranda is very good at feeding herself! She loves eating things by herself! She is also VERY good at finding things on the floor that I swear aren't there, but she finds them anyways! Some days she fills up on cheerios and crackers because she won't eat the baby food (probably because she can't do it by herself). As you can see she has two teeth on the bottom, and is now getting her top teeth. (fun times)

Nik doing dental stuff! Ian loved watching him! It was fun to get to see some of the things he has been doing at school!

Miranda is now pulling herself up to EVERYTHING!! At night she will wake up and stand up and cry because she doesn't know how to lay back down. It is pretty funny! This stage is fun... she is mobile, can pull herself up, can walk around things... She is going to be walking here in a few months and it makes me feel like I've missed her whole life. It seems like it took Ian forever before he walked and her life has gone by so much faster it seems!

Ian helping Nik study! He is a really good helper!

Ian loves playing with his Daddo! Here they are playing basketball! =)

Ian loves to swing! He likes to go really high (sometimes higher than I am comfortable with) and will yell at me "higher, higher" until he is satisfied! Sometimes he goes so high he has that lag time in the air when he isn't even toughing the seat. He loves it!

I hate to say it, but Miranda is my little monster! =) She is very opinionated, very moody, very sweet, very cute, very mischievous, very vocal, and very emotional! =) I love her so much! She is definitely giving me a run for my money lately! It is amazing how one minute she can melt my heart, and the next I want to sell her! ;)

The other day Ian put this headband on and said "I'm a girl."

These are Ian's most prized possessions!! These are his squishy animals. He loves them so much and freaks out if he can't find them! It is rather hard to keep track of all these little guys and Miranda likes to find them and put them in her mouth (scary) so I sometimes hide them and tell him they are lost... just to get a break for a couple days! =)

Utah trip

And what would a trip to Utah be without our friends...

The older kids

The new babies (minus one who is born and there is one on the way too!)

All the kids together! It is a housefull now when we get together!
But OH SO FUN!!!!!

My girls (minus Kaylee who had just had a baby)! Love you guys!
We always have so much fun together! No matter how much time has passed we can get together and start right where we left off! That is one of the many things I love about these girls! We are friends no matter what!