Wow! These last few months nearly killed me! Or maybe I did die and i'm coming to you from the after life... even though I'm pretty sure they don't have computers in heaven (which is of course where I would be... right?) So I'm not dead (however it may feel some days) and i can't believe August is already gone and September is quickly diminishing. Sad, So very sad. I'll try to recap from where I left off in the last post so you can get a glimps of hell... wait did I just say I came from heaven? scratch that and lets review: August Oh August. What to say about you? You've been busy and I'm not gonna lie, a little irritating. But somehow we made it through your chaos and sailed on through to another month leaving you blissfully, in the past. The beginning of August held an unfortunate snag when as you may have previously seen, Jesse lost his job. Idearc (my arch nemisis' if you will) Laid off my husband for the second time. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice... you know. Aaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnddd BAM! unemployed... again. I won't say there weren't times I enjoyed having Jesse home though... or that there were times I hated having him home. I will say however that I think its about time that we started some kind of Emergency savings account, cause if there's one thing I've learned from all this its that life is nothing if not unpredictable. (You sneaky life, you) I'll fill you in on the weeks that ensued breaking it down by person so I don't feel overwhelmed Me In the midst of all this wonderful drama I turned 26! I don't feel any different though, except maybe I have a few more grey hairs, which could of course be accredited to my three very active children, and not age. I had a pretty great birthday: First we went to Disneyland with my "Free entrance on your Birthday" ticket (putting my free entrance towards the cost of a year pass, at last!) Then with the rest of my birthday money (and a slight addition to our mountain of debt) Jesse and I were pass wielding rockstars! It was good to feel like a kid again and at the same time be kid-less :) The next day Jessica and Garrett came to help continue the celebration with one great day of fun. Huntington and the wedge were beautiful! I had never been on a four person bike/flinstone car before and it was a blast! After our hard but fun pedaling day they took us to dinner at red robin and before we headed home we took a short hike to a pirate cave. We had so much fun! Jesse On the 4th of September Jesse landed a job with Staples business devision. He deals with business' directly and helps them order whatever office supplies they need. So far he likes it a LOT more than his last job and is fitting in nicely with all the new kids. He went a little crazy without a job for that month (exactly 1 month to the day that he got laid off, he got hired by Staples) but he really enjoyed spending so much time with the kids (even though he grossly underestimated the chaos of life at home all day, every day) We liked having him home but we are very happy to have an income again! Elliott Crazier than ever, Seriously! I think he is reaching the peak of his "terrible two" stage. Lately it hasn't just been "no" its been "NO!" He is way too opinionated for a two year old and is as always insanely stubborn, not sure who he got that from... He got to go to Disneyland for his very first time in August. First for the Main street electrical parade And then he got to spend a whole day there with Mommy and Daddy all by himself (no pesky sisters) I think he was a little awed by the whole thing, he didn't smile much just spent the whole day studying everything. The only time he showed emotion was when he saw Ka-chow and Maner in the pixar parade (Lightning McQueen and Mater) Nemo on the submarine, Dinosaurs on the train and the Jungle cruise. He managed to hide his face through the majority of Pirates so I'm not sure what his facial expression was. But he's asked to go every day since so he must have liked it. (This is the face he made all day) We've also been working at potty training and he is doing really well, though he isn't quite there yet. As a reward we got him some underwear we knew he would be excited to wear and he just can't stop admiring himself in them. It's pretty funny. Sofia & Scarlet We found out this summer that our little girls LOVE the pool/any form of water (as long as it acomidates plenty of splashing) Ruthie They also visited Disneyland for the first time in August (It was a lot of work) And they started eating regular food the beginning of this month. A big moment for Mommy and Daddy! (No more formula!!!) Well that about wraps it up for this Re-cap on life. I'll try to keep in touch better next time blog, I miss you when I'm gone.
Sofie
Sofie
Ruthie
(Ruthie is always stealing food from Sofia)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Life in the ____ Lane
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Thank goodness for husbands!
Otherwise I'm pretty sure I would die of boredom! If I didn't have my sweet un-employed husband around to watch the kids for me while I ran my errands then I never would have come home and seen a relatively large dark spot in the middle of Elliott's bedroom carpet, I never would have asked "hey Jess, what's this?" and he never would have answered "oh... Elliott had a little poop accident while you were gone, but I took care of it" and I never would have looked a little closer and asked again "what did you use to clean it up?" and he never would have replied with this gem: "Um... water and cleaner."
Friday, August 7, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Back then...
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Picture Update:
Sofie
Elliott LOVES to swim and ever since he discovered floaties we cant keep him out of the water
Monday, July 20, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Happy July!
It has been a Happy July. This month began with our Fifth Anniversary and I have found myself pondering on this over the last couple weeks. Five years ago Jesse and I were sealed in the Los Angeles Temple, bound together through Gods divine plan and locked as one for all the eternity's that lay before us. It would be a lie to say there weren't times I wished that binding promise had never been made (ie: last entry) but as I recall the years that brought us to this place in our lives I can't help but feel an amazing sense of accomplishment! We have made it so far!!! For five consecutive years we have somehow managed not to kill each other. I understand that in the grand scheme of things five years is nothing, and I'm sure those of you who have been married far longer are mumbling something about "sweet nieve Lacie what times you have ahead..." but I cant help but take some pride in our flawed, chaotic, bitter sweet marriage. Not something to be envied nessisarilly but we make it work. It amazes me that we successfully brought three beautiful children to earth and are managing to support them with the things they need, raise them with the love they deserve and teach them even though we don't really have a clue what we're doing (don't tell!) Its been such an enriching experience to watch them learn new things as they grow, they are definately worth the two most painful experiences of my life :) I have to say the neatest thing about this anniversary was my gift from Jesse (and Joe!) he presented me with a DVD of our wedding footage! Joe video taped the whole day for us and up until a couple months ago was unable to get the video. So as a surprise Jesse asked Joe to put it all together and send it to him before July 2nd, which he successfully did. I cried through pretty much the whole thing. We hadn't seen any of it since our wedding day and it was SO fun to see everything exactly five years from the day it all happened. We both felt so renewed somehow! Watching each other when it began, seeing how in love we were with each other... was like remembering that there was a time when it was just Jesse and I and we didn't have a thousand bills or a thousand kids or a thousand irritating things that bother us about each other. It was like looking into the past and plucking out something amazing and wonderful that prompted us to start this eternal family in the first place, it helped us remember that we got married because we love each other... not because we were board and had nothing better to do. Of course it helps that I have the most perfect man for me, Thats what I've realized the most this last year. He isn't perfect, but he's perfect for me. He is probably the most unjudgemental human being on the planet and helps me to see that even though people aren't perfect you can still love them, He teaches me every day that no matter how mad I am at him a little dance around me making a funny face somehow manages to defuse my desire to stab him. He humors my need for memories even when it involves extra time, money, gas, and space on the memory card. He still calls me from work to "officially" ask me out on dates, he often avoids onions because even though he loves them he knows how much I hate the smell of them on his breath. He has the thickest skin! he lets stuff roll right off his back that would take me hours, if not days to get over, and he is one of the most patient, kind, and giving people I have ever met, he still gives me the best of whatever he has to give... be it the better spot at the table or the less burnt cheese sandwich and usually I don't even have to ask. He is so loving with our three wonderful kids, he admires them so much and I know he would give and do anything he could for their well being and happiness. He encourages us to read our scriptures and pray every night which may have single handedly got us to where we are now. But most especially he tells me every day (excepting the times when his wife isn't speaking to him) how much he loves me. and that has been the loudest resounding attribute... it's hard to be annoyed with somebody who is telling you they love you. Us in review Wow... I didn't mean to turn this "Happy July" blog into "Ode to our marriage" sorry about that! To steer away from that I'll touch on a few other significant things this July has brought. Of course theres the 4th of July: I was really bummed about being in California for the Fourth because, No offence California but you are not as patriotic as some other states I could mention (Utah, Texas... pretty much anywhere else in the U.S. - JK) it seems like everybody has forgotten how AMAZING America actually is and how lucky we are to be living here (though I will say we seem of late to be going down hill a bit... I'll leave my negative comments to that) I am filled with pride when I think about the sacrifices men and women have made and are making so that we can live free! The founders of this great country recognized the importance of these things in our lives and we owe every freedom we have to them. I am so lucky to live here so that I can benefit from their vision! As stated in the Declaration of Independence "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."
Sofia
Ruth
