Where Are You Katie Sue?

Now for some cute baby pictures

2010-04-22T13:32:00.000-07:00

Here are some fun pictures of my kids that I have been wanting to post.

Here are some big sister moments. Olivia is loved very much by her two big sisters.

Nat took this one.

Olivia looks like Natalie. This is one picture where she reminds me of Z when he was a baby. She kinda looks like a cute little turtle.

I love these pictures of my 2 little ones. Jane is so sweet with her.

"Great now I have 3 girls to protect and put up with"

" And now I will have 3 girls to tease and torment."

Zerin was pretty sad about not having a brother but he loves Olivia anyway.

Babies always look so small when daddy holds them. I think Cam is asleep in this picture. He is such a great help in the evenings!

Here are a few pictures to show what I do all day....well this and take care of my other three kids.

I do a lot of this

and a little of this but as the picture shows you take what you can get when you can get it.

But besides being sleep deprived we are all doing great.

More on Baby Olivia

2010-04-22T12:41:00.000-07:00

So when Olivia was born Our Jilly bean came up to help us. She was such a life saver!!!! I didn't have to find someone or somewhere to take my kids in the middle of the night. She was even here on her biirthday. What an awesome friend. Thanks Jilly!!! We love you!

Our baby Olivia Kate

2010-04-21T19:22:00.000-07:00

Here is our beautiful baby girl Olivia Kate born March 23, 2010 9lbs 1oz 21.7 inches.I finally have a minute to write about it.
Contractions started at 12:30am we got to the hospital at 1:15am and she was born at 2:30am. It was fast and I am very thankful for that.

Jane was extremely excited to become a big sister and to finally meet her baby sister, I love how it looks like Olivia is looking up at her big sis!

I am not sure where the time has gone. When did I become old enough to be the mother of 4 kids?!

catch up #1

2010-03-03T13:53:00.000-08:00

So our lives have been pretty busy and crazy the last few months. I have a little bit of catcing up to do with some big events in our lives. Here is something that happened in December that I have been wanting to post.
So one saturday I went to get my hair done and when I got home a few hours later this is what I found as I opened the front door. Cameron decided to build and install a slide on our stairs!?!! They gathered up all the pillows from the entire house to stop them from running into the couch. Needless to say I was a little surprised when I opened the door but after being married to Cameron for almost 10 years I am used to being greeted by the unexpected when he is left to care for the children by himself for too long. The kids loved it and everyone enjoyed the fun slide for hours. What can I say... I married a big kid that knows how to build things. This is makes for a fun/ crazy/ sometimes ulmost scary combo in child rearing. At least fun was had by all... I even tried out the slide and it was pretty cool.

Nat giggled or screamed with delight everytime she went down.

Zerin had his friend Jacob over to play that day. I wonder what his mom thought when he told her that Zerin's dad made and screwed a slide on the stairs for them to play on???

Jane loved every second of it. She has no fear!

Zerin the dare devil himself went down this slide in every direction and position imaginable.

And baby #4 is.....

2009-11-11T18:30:00.000-08:00

Today we had our ultrasound. Natalie was right again and Zerin is handling it well.
It is a GIRL!!!!!! We both thought it was a boy but we are so excited for another beautiful girl to join our family. I feel bad for Z. He really wanted a brother. Half way there-- only the long, more diffucult way to go!

My Zerin Paul

2009-11-06T12:51:00.000-08:00

Today I was looking through some pictures and I came across so many of Zerin that either made me laugh or warm my heart. I think I needed to see these pictures. Sometimes as a mom I get over concerned with the imperfections of my children and I overlook the wonderful qualities that they have. Zerin is crazy and such a sweetheart. He is a very good big brother and I just love him and his contagious laugh. He is awesome and is going to be an amazing man someday. I love you Z.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T11:01:00.000-08:00

This year we had a great Halloween! We went to a neighborhood party. It was lots of fun with three legged races, cake walks, games and doughnut eating contests. After the party we played with the neighbors and had pizza all together and then went trick or treating. When we got back we set the kids up with a movie and the adults sat outside in the middle of the court and visited. Cameron brought out our little fire pit and we all had a great time. We love living on this court. There are good kids and good friends. We hope you all had a great Halloween too.

Natalie went as a very cute cowgirl. She was very excited about being a cowgirl and had lots of fun.

Zerin went as the green Power Ranger. He has never even seen the cartoon but he was happy with the costume. I think he was just happy to have a sword to carry around.

Jane was the cutest witch of the west. It is actually Nat's costume from last year. It was a little big but very cute on her.

I went as a crazy pregnant woman and Cameron went as an overworked stress case. A good time was had by all.

Sessions update...better late than never

2009-10-11T17:19:00.000-07:00

OK so here is a recent family snap shot I thought I would share since it has been a long time since I have posted anything. What can I say. I am almost as bad at blogging as I am at writing in my journal. So here is a quick update. We are doing well. We moved .... again... but this time just across the street. We now have a pool and the kids have enjoyed it. All three of them are fish!! It was fun to spend the summer in the pool.

Zerin got baptized in August in Utah. It was a great day. He had 6 grandparents there and a lot of family. It was awesome and we are so proud of him. He is now a Cub Scout and loves being one. (Like the smudge on the camera?). Isn't Nat so cute in this picture! Her cousin Salinee did her hair. Nat gave the talk on the Holy Ghost at Z's baptism and did an incredible job. She is amazing.
As Jane is showing in this picture they are all getting big. She is still as cute and sweet as ever. We call her our Sugar Plum Princess. We are also expecting baby number 4 in March.! We are all excited and will find out what it is in a month or so. Z is keeping his fingers crossed for a brother.
So as you can see we are all still here and doing great! Life is interesting and never boring around here. I know this is a sad update for the amount of time that has gone by but at least I have done something and I will try to do better.

Montessori kind of smart

2009-02-27T08:43:00.000-08:00

This morning Natalie came into our room with this thing in her hand and says "look it is a curvilinear triangle". Cam and I thought that was quite a mouthful for a 1st grader. Cam asked her what it meant ...and she knew! She then turned it into an ellipse and told us about those. HOLY COW
And yesterday Z brought home a perfect score on his timed 7's multiplication sheet. I don't think I learned multiplication until the 3rd grade and he is flying through them in the middle of second grade.

We are proud of our hardworking students!!!!!!

So, any questions or doubts about my kids school are gone. I love the Montessori school approach! My kids are thriving at this school. Thought I would share and officially state my gratitude for this school because without it my kids would be going to school in the hood. It truly is a HUGE blessing to our family.

Science Fair

2009-02-22T21:22:00.000-08:00

Zerin and Natalie had a science fair at their school on Saturday. I thought 1st and 2nd grade was a little early to start science projects but it was fun to do with the kids. They are attending a Montessori school and it is definitely different from public school. I really like their school. They have a lot of opportunities and learning environments here that they would have at a public school. It has been great for them and a wonderful blessing for our family.... anyway back to the science fair.

Nat did her project on what materials would dissolve in water and if the temperature mattered. She did great work and was a little surprised with some of the results. This is her in front of her Project. She looks so small.

Zerin wanted to do a project about paper airplanes. He made 10 different styled/designed paper airplanes and then we flew them and measured the distance and observed the flying abilities of each of the plane. Z wanted to figure out which design would fly the straightest and furthest. He learned a lot about what folds do to the flight of the plane. Some did cool loops and some did nose dives and some flew awesome.

The science fair was fun for all... even Jane had a great time. She took notes and learned a lot.

Too much growing up!!!

2009-01-14T13:24:00.000-08:00

Jane is almost 18 months now and I am having a hard time with how big she is getting. The other day she used the potty so I went and got her a potty chair and panties. She is not really ready to potty train but I thought we would start introducing the option for her. Don't you just want to pinch that cute little bum!

She sat on the potty and peed on my floor twice. Thank heaven for hardwood floor.

She is also learning to put clothes on. OK, that is a shirt on her legs but at least she is trying.

She looked like such a big stinkin cute kid riding her scooter. She loves bikes. I love this age and I am trying to enjoy it as much as I can before the terrible two's hit. Maybe I will get lucky and she won't be a terrible two... I won't hold my breath but she is a dream baby.

I feel kinda guilty always blogging about Jane. I do love my other 2 kids and they are awesome!!! There that made me feel better. Am I a bad mom for wanting to take tons of pictures of Jane and only a few of Z and Nat? I guess I will try harder to take pictures of them too.

Zerin and Hailey 2003

2008-12-18T10:39:00.000-08:00

I came across these cute little clips that Uncle Jason made of Zerin and his cousin Hailey. These two kids have always been great friends and I hope they always will. Thanks for the clips Uncle Jason!!

Dress up Fun

2008-12-18T09:28:00.000-08:00

I was watching my friends little girl yesterday and Natalie and her started playing dress up. I thought it would be fun to take some pictures.

Here is Natalie, Jane, and Bethany. Bethany is the daughter of a childhood friend of mine. It was fun to watch the two of them play and become friends.

Bethany... isn't she a doll!

OK, Natalie and Bethany are darling but I could just eat this little cutie up.

Dress up is so fun.

Happy Birthday Natalie

2008-11-13T09:34:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to my Nattie Bug

2008-11-13T08:36:00.000-08:00

Warning: this post is full of mushy stuff and bragging about my child. OK Natalie is amazing. She has always been a very happy and loving kid. She is so smart and wants to excel at everything in school ( what parent wouldn't love this). My little love bug is so cuddly and sweet. She loves to cuddly with me on my bed and tell me all kinds of stories or just talk about stuff. I love that! Natalie is also a great big sister. she loves to play with Jane and take care of her. They have a serious sister bond. I hope and pray they can be as close to each other as my sister and I are. Natalie is also quite sassy and I love this- it is very entertaining!
I love you Natalie and I feel so lucky, blessed, and honored to be your mom.

Trick or Treat

2008-11-02T14:26:00.000-08:00

Here are the three trick or treaters. Doesn't Jane look good enough to eat as a green M&M. She loved going door to door and getting candy. She is crazy on sugar! She gets possessive with chocolate and all hyper. I have no idea where she gets that from.

Nat made the Cutest Witch of the West! This isn't the best picture. I have learned I can get her to be whatever I want her to be for Halloween as long as she gets to wear mascara and lipstick. She was cute and It will be a great costume for Jane in the future.

Here is Batman and Ace (Bat Hound). The mask didn't fit but -oh well, he had fun. He is getting so big. I thought that costume would fit him with plenty of room but it fit him a little too well. He has got to stop growing so fast! You should see how big his feet are.
Hope you all had a great Halloween and now that it is over it is time for the super fun holidays to begin. I am excited for them. It fells like Fall finally and I am loving it. We have been listening to Christmas music since September ( my mother -in l-aw will be so proud of us) to get us in the Holiday spirit. I am not sure what is different this year but I am all into the spirit of things. Maybe it is the crisp cool air or that my kids are old enough to enjoy it and understand it all better or maybe it is from listening to Christmas music early- I don't know. I guess I will just enjoy it all and hope you will too.

Zerin and flying to the Moon

2008-11-02T13:19:00.000-08:00

Zerin has been known for his great one-liners. Cam thought this line was so good and so Zerin that I should post about it.

The other day Cam and I were asking the kids what they wanted to be we they grow up. Nat said she wanted to be a teacher - which makes sense. She is very smart and she likes to boss people around and have all eyes on her. She is a crack up and I love her.

Zerin wasn't really giving an answer so we offered some suggestions . It went something like this " Z do you want to build houses and buildings like Dad, or be a firefighter, or an astronaut.... "and to that Z replied with "why would I go to school for that long just to go to the moon!" Cam and I laughed pretty good at that one.

I love my Z! He is very opinionated and strong willed. Sometimes we but heads but he really is a sweet heart. He is a great big brother and knows how to be a true friend. I am so grateful he is mine.

Oh, the fun we will have

2008-10-10T13:14:00.000-07:00

Today, while my older kids are at school and my baby naps I am relishing the quiet and doing what I would like to do and enjoying the nice clean house because it will all come to an end in about 1hr and 30 mins. when school gets out. My kids will be out of school for next week. I am sure we will have all kinds of fun together but it also means more messes to clean up. I am glad they are so cute and that they are great kids. But for now I will just enjoy the quiet and remind my self how great they are so I can enjoy the next week with them.

Then and Now

2008-10-08T12:00:00.000-07:00

Just for fun I thought I would compare these two pictures. Picture #1 is from my wedding and I am 23. Picture #2 is from someone else's wedding that was born in the late 80's and I am 31. Wow - what time does to a person. OK so at least I am now older and wiser..or maybe just older.
Disclaimer: My scanner wasn't working so I used my cell phone to take a picture of the picture and scan it in that way. " You know how when you take a copy of a copy it just doesn't turn out right." - movie quote

Finally a family picture

2008-10-07T18:15:00.000-07:00

We have not had a family picture taken for a very long time. We have been meaning to get one done after we both loss some weight well... the diet plan is going kinda slow so here we are. It is not a professional picture but I thought it was cute and felt the need to post a good picture for posterity's sake.Thanks Kris!

Jane's summer of fun

2008-08-13T21:52:00.000-07:00

Jane is a tornado. Busy does not quite paint the whole picture with this little cutie. She has had a great summer with lots of fun and adventures. She started walking at 10 months and is now running. She has been doing a little of everything from reading to racing go-karts. She totally enjoys mud baths and bubble baths. She also likes the dryer - awesome- She also likes to draw and I am just waiting for to start drawing on my walls... I am tired already. With all of this busy stuff it doesn't surprise me how she can fall asleep anywhere. I love my little crazy girl! By the way I have no idea where the time went but she just turned one year old. Where is the pause button?

Katie's back and time for school

2008-08-13T21:17:00.000-07:00

Today was the first day of school for Zerin and Natalie. We have moved and my kids now go to a school where they have to wear uniforms ( which I love!) I think they are so cute in their uniforms so I had to share. Having two kids in school all day long is weird. My house was so quiet. Jane and I just goofed off and cleaned all day and it was awesome. We do miss our old school and all our dear friends. - Hi dear friends- can you believe I am blogging again? It took me long enough!

Zerin loves our dog Papaya and had to take a picture with her too.

OK maybe I am a little bias but couldn't she be in a magazine? Nat is doing fantastic! She makes friend every where she goes and is just a little ball of fire. Nat is getting settled in here at our new house and is sooooo excited for school.

OK so these pics aren't my best work but they are cute to me. What a handsome boy! When did he get so big? Z is doing great and getting adjusted at our new home and is making new friends. Moving took quit a toll on him but he his finally adjusted and things have calmed down. He is not one that takes change well but we have been having a real good time lately. Why do they have to get so big so fast?

Betrothals

2008-03-06T16:53:00.000-08:00

I am one of those moms that tries to match up each of my kids up with someone good to marry at sometime (way far) in the future. I know it is probably lame and somehow wrong but I want my kids to marry into cool families- you know- families that I like and have good and cute kids at the appropriate age. I know that this will probably not work out the way I have planned but a mom can dream can't she?

This is my son Z and he is betrothed to this little doll Katelyn. She is as sweet as they come. Cam and I love her parents. They are close friends of our and are just about the coolest family to marry into. They are just awesome. Oh-- did I mention that my Zerin is named after Katelyn's dad? Would that be too weird to marry the guy that was named after your father? Oh well, it is already set up with a verbal agreement between parents.

This is Natalie and she has known this cutie pie since before she was one. We used to drive by the Timpanogus Temple and Nat would say "look mommy it's the Timpanogus Temple, where I am going to marry Jack". Jack and Natalie have always been great friends and Jack comes from a very much approved family. Jack's family is awesome and we love them. Definitely a meant to be couple. How cute will their kids be??

Now for Jane

Worthy of Jane

2008-03-06T16:00:00.000-08:00

This is my Jane. She is sweet and cute and is showing signs of great intelligence. She is from the craziest family you will ever meet. We are now accepting applications for a (way far in the) future spouse. Those who seek a betrothal with Jane should posses the following qualifications:

Must be cute and nice.

The suitor's family should not be much crazier that Jane's family

Must be a hard worker

Must be friends with her parents

Things that will further along an application:

coming from a rich and/ or well educated family.

There are a lot more qualifications required to get to marry my Jane but meeting these qualification will get you in the door. I will interrogate approved applicants and their families further into the application process.

This one is a possibility! What do you think Kimberly? How about a double wedding? (This is Sam, Jack's little brother)

Shopping drunk

2008-03-05T10:06:00.000-08:00

This has been bugging since yesterday. I was in Safeway yesterday and while I was in the check out line there was a lady in front of me with an out of control two year old. She was kinda talking funny and kept rambling on about her three other kids. She said she had a 4yr old and a 6 yr old also. Then as I looked in her cart by her little two year old there was a bottle thing (I am pretty naive, so I am a little slow when it comes to these kinds of things) but the stupid lady was DRUNK!!!!!!!!! How- How do you get drunk in the middle of the day in a grocery store with a baby???? How could someone do that. She was gone before I could really do anything or say anything. I have just been sick thinking about those poor children and how that woman needs help. OK- Thanks I just needed to vent about that a little more. I guess sometimes a prayer is all the help you can give.

Update for new friends

2008-03-04T10:45:00.000-08:00

I am excited to find some old friends that blog also so here is an update on our crazy family.This is Zerin (6). He is a fun loving, sweet guy that loves to swim, ride bikes, play with his dog Papaya, and to him a water balloon fight is the most fun thing in the world . He is my Z and I just adore his imagination. Oh- he is the best big brother ever!

Natalie is our beautiul 5 year old that keeps us on our toes. She is always singing and twirling. She loves cute clothes and music...We we are in serious trouble with her ! She is so sweet and I love my Natibug!

And this is Jane. She is 7 mo. and is really as cute as this picture depicts. She is always waving and smiling and she is now moving around everywhere and anywhere she wants to go. I am not ready for her to be moving. I love my Sweet Jane- she is our little piece of heaven.

For Grumma and Papa Ken

2008-02-10T21:11:00.000-08:00

We have a very full house these days. My Sister-in-Law Aubrey and her 4 kids are staying with for a while. Yes, that means there are 7 children in our house. It is pretty crazy around here but the kids are having a blast! So here is a post for Grumma and Papa to see what we have been up to.

The kids are such good friends and have been playing so well together. They are so hillarious and feed on each others energy and imaginantion- No wonder I am so tired.

There is a lot of playing dress up and twirling going on with all these girls around. Cameron is going for the uncle of the year award--He earned the Father of the year award a long time ago.

Yes and tonight there was dancing. Z is pretty good at dancing and spinning the girls around. He has been a big trooper with all these girls around doing girly stuff. With all this training around girls and dancing skills he might turn out to be quite the lady's man. I hope they all stay cute and little for a long while. - I am not ready for anything else.
Anyway- We miss you Graumma and Papa Ken! We all hope to see you soon.
We Love you !!!! Cameron, Katie, Zerin, Natalie, Jane, Aubrey, Hailey, Katelyn, Lauren, and Adam.
(Jane was asleep and Adam was gone so there will be pictures of them later.)

5 going on 15

2008-01-21T20:12:00.000-08:00

So should I be scared of her ever reaching the "teen years"? Natalie is my little ball of fire. She is full of love and life. She is a great kid with a very fun personality. She can be a way prissy girl or she can go play in the mud-- I like that! She is so fun to take shopping for clothes because she is cute most things she puts on and she has already formed a serious fashion sense. Where did she get prissy and the fashions thing because I am not the greatest at either of those.. Maybe I can learn the fashion thing from her. Anyway I saw this picture and I needed to write something nice about Nat because sometimes her great bold personality is a bit much for me to handle. I think I must be getting old because she has way to much imagination and energy for me and she wears me out. But I can see this strong and fun personality becoming a great person who will do incredible things in her life. I love you Nati -bug!

Happy Half Birthday to Jane

2008-01-21T19:44:00.000-08:00

Today my little baby Jane is six months old. Where did that 6 months go? Time goes by so fast during all the cute baby stages. Jane is as sweet as this picture looks and I just can't get enough of her. Happy half Birthday Jane! Why can't they stay seet like this forever or at least for longer?

Cousins are Great

2008-01-10T08:19:00.000-08:00

I never lived near or played much with any of my cousins growing up but Cameron did. He is always telling me stories of playing with his cousins and how cool it was. Well now I know what he was talking about. M nieces and nephews are so cool. On both sides of our family we have fun and crazy kids that are all good friends and they take care of each other. I LOVE THIS! These pictures are all from my side but that is only because I didn't have any good pictures from Cam's side...We need to work on that. Anyway Cousins are GREAT!

Cousins are great because they are your best friends no matter how long it has been since you have seen them.

Cousins are great examples! My nieces and nephews are awesome examples to my children.

Cousins are great because they are there to help you when you need a hand.

WE LOVE OUR COUSINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TPing art and rules

2007-12-28T10:31:00.000-08:00

Someone loves us enough to TP our house. I have no problem with being TPed but there are rules.

Rule #1 You do not TP on a rainy night!!!!! This is the ultimate rule of TPing and should never be broken. Those that break this rule should have to come and clean up the nasty mess they left.

Rule # 2 You do not TP some one's house when you truly have bitter feelings towards them because it makes you want to do mean things rather than all in the spirit of fun things.

Rule #3 You can only dish out what you are willing to take so Jill be prepared for payback!

Rule # 4 Receipts- If you are going to plan a TP attack please be smart enough to not leave the receipt from purchasing the toilet paper on the lawn of the house you are attacking. It can be a dead give away as to who decorated the yard and can leave you wide open for revenge.

Rule #5 Technique is very important and should be practiced before hand if you are bad at it.

Rule # 6 Don't waste the roll. I found like 5 half rolls unused in the decorating process.

What other rules can you come up with???

I do have to say that they did a pretty good job on our house. I took the pictures whan it was almost all cleaned up.

Child labor

2007-12-02T22:21:00.000-08:00

Do these pictures scare you? Yes, this is my son Zerin on top of my mothers roof working with Cameron and his uncles. My husband grew up doing construction. He has memories of driving forklifts when he was as young as 6 yrs old ( these memories are factual- I checked with his mother). Needless to say Zerin up on a roof does not phase him at all. In fact he felt like Zerin was behind in his construction training. The thought of my 6 year old son up on a two-story roof would have made me extremely nervous about 7 years ago but now... it is just part of the game. So my question is... would you let your son/daughter (because- oh yes Natalie has helped on a roof as well) help reroof a house or use power tools or things like that?

This is my safety concious husband teaching his nephew the basics of cheating the safety devise on a nail gun. This is a fun game he and his brother would play with each other as teenagers. Good thing he has grown up since then.
I am sure some might have issues with my children helping roof a house or other things like using power tools and so forth but I do have to say I am glad that my children are learning skills. These skills are very valuable and can help many people... like grandma.

I do have to say that Cameron is very good about teaching them how to do things safely and intellegently. He does not let them just goof off and play in a construction zone. If this was not the case they would not be up on the roof.

Bloggers Block

2007-12-02T14:54:00.000-08:00

I had the wonderful chance to go to my mom and dad's house for the Thanksgiving holiday and spend time with them. I was able to spend some one on one time with both my mom and dad which I haven't been able to do for a long time and my kids were able to spend good quality time with them both as well. We had a blast! I got to work a little bit with my dad and cook a lot with my mom. It was great! My soul needed the trip. We also got to visit with all of my family which is always a lot of fun. The kids love their cousins and the friendships they have with them are incredible. it doesn't seem to matter how long it has been since they have seen each other they just pick up where they left off and play and love being together. I love that.
I guess I have had blogger's block for a while because of our trip and getting back into the normal routine.
Aren't my parents cute!! They are incredible people.

Sunday Readers

2007-11-04T21:24:00.000-08:00

Here are my three smart kids. Zerin Is a pretty good reader but he is in denial about it. It is not his favorite sport. He believes reading is only done for homework reasons anything else needs to be read to him by mom.... this is true reading denial.

Natalie on the other hand loves to read and tries to read everything she picks up. She is becoming a pretty good reader too.

Then there is our genius baby. Here is Jane reading her first book at 3 months. What can I say she totally gets her brains from me... OK maybe not but she can hold things.

The haircut blues

2007-11-04T21:00:00.000-08:00

As you can tell I am doing a lot of updating tonight. It has been a crazy week! This is a picture of Z just after I cut his hair. He hates haircuts. This is his best I hate haircuts face.

My piano surprise

2007-11-04T20:26:00.000-08:00

Cameron brought home this cool piano. He bought it from a guy he was doing some work for. It will be perfect for teaching my kids how to play the piano. Yes, I can play the piano- It is one of those talents I have tried to hide. I just can't play in front of others so I have been hiding it so I wouldn't be called upon at church to play. Maybe I will practice and get better at playing in front of others...maybe not-I need a lot of practice first.

Halloween

2007-11-04T20:02:00.000-08:00

Zerin was Optimus Prime (Leader of the Autobots) He has loved the Transformers for years and has now fulfilled his dream of becoming one

Natalie was the most beautiful Cinderella that there could be. She was just excited because I l let her wear mascara and no glasses to school. This is a picture of her and her teacher - Kinderella.

And here is Jane the cutest mermaid of all time. "New sea shells?" (line from the movie The Little mermaid)

So here they are in there costumes. I am dressed up as a fat girl. I am really a size 4.

My Hero

2007-10-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

It is official--My husband Cameron just got a great new job! This new job will be great for his resume, career, and our livelihood (which is always nice). He will have to commute but it will be worth it. He is excited and I am very proud of him!!!!!!!!!

Technology has ruined me

2007-10-26T17:51:00.000-07:00

So our cable and internet services went out on Wednesday and I have been a little out of sorts. I guess I hadn't realized how much I depend on technology to handle things in my life. I do everything with the computer. What did we do with computers before the internet anyway??? I am happy to be back online and there is now balance back in my life. Wow I am pathetic. Denae what did you say about blogging isn't essential in life? I might not be the best blogger but I sure doing it and reading others. It is a great way to stay in touch and communicate. It is addicting but we will just call it a hobby.

Natalie : The best big sister ever!

2007-10-26T17:41:00.000-07:00

I took these really cute pictures of Nat so this is All about Natalie time. I have an almost 5 year old ball of fire named Natalie. Natalie is a wonderful sister to her baby sister Jane and to her older brother Zerin. Natalie is a very big helper to me. She is the best big sister ever!!! She is always getting something for me or throwing stinky things away for me and she does all of this with a smile on her face. Natalie is very smart and even more important kind to everyone. Natalie loves to write and draw and play with our dog Papaya. Natalie is a true blessing in our home. She is beautiful inside and out!
Celia I need training on how to do the pictures cool like everyone else.

Pumkin Farmer?

2007-10-21T15:22:00.000-07:00

Let's clairify "Cameron's Dream" of becoming a pumkin farmer - this is more of a lazy ambition that he likes to pursue when the hectic, rat-race nature of his typical day is just a bit too much to handle. He finds it to be a better release than using words like !@#$ and !@#$#% (which he picked from work... and his brother).

2007-10-21T15:08:00.000-07:00

Cameron the Pumpkin Farmer

2007-10-21T14:54:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of our three little pumpkins we have been growing since early this year. The one in the middle is my favorite.

My husband Cameron loves to garden. He has always had this great dream of becoming a pumpkin farmer. This last spring as he planted our garden he asked me if he could quit his job and become a pumpkin farmer. I told him that he should first see if he could grow pumpkins successfully. Well here are the pumpkins so I guess I will let you know when we open our pumpkin patch.- It probably won't be this year.

IT Help

2007-10-20T17:53:00.001-07:00

OK those of you that need technical help to navigate through the blog- I won't mention any names - Stacy- here is a post for you. If you want to leave a comment click on the word comment (in small print) that is below this message. thanks for all the comments. This really is fun.

2007-10-19T22:06:00.000-07:00

All about Jane

2007-10-19T21:52:00.000-07:00

I love each of my children but their are days I would love for time to stand still so I can just sit and hold my sweet little baby Jane. She is such a good baby and time is just going by way to fast! She is already almost 3 months old and growing so much. If time could just slow down --even just a little. Here are some pictures that I took today. Yeah I know--She is beautiful

Zerin the Great

2007-10-19T21:49:00.000-07:00

1st graders know everything.

2007-10-19T21:12:00.000-07:00

I did not know that 1st graders knew everything and is never wrong. My big first grader confirmed this to me today. What happened between kindergarten and first grade to bring about this vast knowledge? What happens in second grade? Do they then know absolutely everything or is second grade the pinnacle where things start to go down hill? Zerin seems to think he knows the words to the "Transformers" song. Well - he is way off but he insists that he sings the right words. Does anyone really know the right words to the Transformers song?
Zerin's version: Transformers more than meets disguise....yeah it just gets worse.

Rule # 1

2007-10-17T18:58:00.000-07:00

OK first lesson -check spelling. I am really not that bad at spelling, I was just too busy trying to ignore my kids to create this blog. Sometimes moms have to ignore their children at a subconscious level to accomplish things- or am I the only bad mom that does that?

2007-10-17T16:21:00.000-07:00

Blog challenged

2007-10-17T16:18:00.000-07:00

Let's try this again Here are some pictures of my three Kids. Zerin is my 6 year old boy with Payapa our dog, Natalie is our big almost five year old, and Jane is our adorable almost three month old perfect baby. OK so pictures are there and I don't know exactly what I am doing but hopefully I will get better at this.

Here I am

2007-10-17T15:47:00.001-07:00

OK... I am finally setting up my blog. I have great goals that I want to accomplished by doing this blog. I have always been the worst journal writer on the planet and I have been really bad about taking pictures of my kids lately. So my blog will now be the closest thing I am going to get to a journal and well... you can't post without a picture - the pictures are what it is all about.
Also now my family can see what we are up to when ever they want.
For those of you that do not know me I am a 30 year old stay at home mom. I have three kids...well four if you count my husband. We live in the Bay Area of California.
OK enough of the typing lets see the kids.
I have been trained by Celia the blog master. Lets see how good of a student I am.