DAY #8

Daddy- Today we got to go and see Grandma, Grandpa, Devin and Buddy!! Sarah slept the whole way there and was so happy when we got there. Momma said she was so happy because she talked to you first thing in the morning.She even let Grandpa hold her for a minute without crying!!! We went to Costco with Grandma, she got me two Curious George DVD's which she let me watch when we got back to her house. I ran around and around and around after Buddy it was so much fun!! When you get home I want to have a slumber party with Buddy ok?
For our evening movie we watched Uncle Ryan's favorite, Dumbo!
After an hour of me time grocery shopping (THANK YOU NATASHA AND BLAKE!!!), and after a day of help from the in-laws (THANK YOU PAULA, DAVE, DEVIN AND BUDDY!!!) my batteries are re-charged and I am ready to finish off the next 8 days. We are on the home stretch and ready for Derick to be home!! We love you honey and miss having your personality in our home.

day #7

Well today Sarah was so upset all day long I had a meltdown...to say the least and almost drove across 6 states for help from my sister and mom & dad. Love you all, and thank you for listening to my ranting today. It was pretty bad, drove me to eat one of these!
All day for me all she did was cry, I could not soothe her so she fussed and cried unless she was sleeping. UNTIL....Daddy called, then this child emerged!
Then I walked in on Kurtis and Sarah in the kitchen doing this...



May be it is me, I just need a spa day when Derick gets home!!

Memorable Quote:
Kurtis: "Did you know children and GG's can speak whale??" "Ahlu"
Momma: Wow...didn't know that....(out of the room) Bahhaaahhaaaa

Day #6

Daddy- Today Momma and I did crafts with the dinosaur kit we got at the beginning of the summer.Then we went to Airport Park with Vin. It was a lot of fun.Sar was even better today, but still not herself, she was kind of mad all day. We still love her though.Love you!
Memorable Quote:
Vinny- "OOooolaaalaaa"
Kurtis- "What Vin is there a fancy girl here?"

Day #5

Daddy- Mom took me to the office this morning, Chad gave me some exercise rings. We played with those a lot today and I played play dough with Vinny. Sarah got two teeth today so that is a total of 8!!! She was a little fussy all day but she was better today then she has been.Can't wait only 11 days left. Love you!

Here are some entertaining videos:

Kurtis trying to do the rings on his arms. (this is after multiple takes, the one he had it going really good I did not have the flip video...so sad)


Momma showing him how to do the rings on his arms.


Sarah playing peekaboo!

DaY #4

One thing that my son has picked up from his dad is using nicknames for his close friends. Zoie is Zoe and Vinny is Vin; it is so fun to hear as they are playing.

Daddy- Today we went to the library and picked out lots of fun new books (yes we took back the ones you keep reminding us to return), we also went and checked out the pet shop while we were there, Sarah LOVED the birds. She kept squealing at them. Guess what we saw when we came out of the pet shop....a miniature (Go Cart) Grave Digger. It was awesome, may be I can have one of those for my birthday.I took this photo of Sarah she has started holding mommas hands and trying to walk a little bit. Her walker came today and she loved getting in it outside. She is much happier now that she can move around and follow me more.Hope your day was good, we love you!

Day #3.....whew!

Whew...they are both finally in bed....Day #3 is almost done. Today was a long day because poor Sarah was throwing up and had an upset tummy all day. I hope this is connected to her getting some teeth and not that she is sick (because I don't want Kurtis or I to get it...) but we will watch her tomorrow.
Daddy- Today I was so excited because Z. and P. came to play outside with me while Sarah was napping. We had a great time riding bikes, scooters and running around. Kurtis did not want to take a regular photo....and then...Miss you! Can't wait to see the photos of you riding in the army trucks!!! Love you!

Before Derick left Kurtis was borrowing his ipod to listen to music while he rode his bike inside the complex courtyard. It was too funny, he is getting so big!

Day #2

Day #2 for Daddy-
Today I created my own garbage mountain (Bernstein Bears reference) on my train track!! Momma and I had a lot of fun while Sarah was sleeping. Momma also tried her best to draw a combine harvester, I colored it red.
Then we all went to church where I learned about kindness and we popped balloon animals. (Yes the entire side of Kurtis' sleeve is wet and yes it is from him putting it in his mouth...lovely!)For dinner mom made chicken fried rice, and I ate a lot.

We miss you and love you! AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! We appreciate all you do for us and hope even though you are away from us you know how much we wish you a happy birthday and love you. (Kurtis chose the photo!)

Day #1

We will see IF I keep it up, but here is our day #1 for daddy!! We started our chain, it is nothing like the one we did last year during basic training so we are thankful about that!!!Daddy- We all had a very productive day, after Sarah went down for her first nap Mommy and I played games and did puzzles.Then we sat down for lunch...where....uh oh....Sarah had a diaper accident (you can imagine)!!! I was very helpful and got Mommy a bag while she got Sarah in the bath.
Mommy said after that she needed to get out of the house so we went to Cheeky Monkey- to look NOT buy- and then we went to the puppy store which made us all happy!!
After Sarah's second nap we went to the ward pioneer party which was fun!We miss you very much daddy, only 16 days to go.
Memorable quote of the day:
Kurtis- "Whats that shooting noise coming from Sarah?"
Mommy- "Well, that is her bum I think her tummy is upset"

Kurtis reading to Sarah- It was too cute!GG and Pops, I think this may have topped our experience with Kurtis a few years ago, wait, that was in public...nevermind, that will still be one of the most embarrassing moments of my life.

Last Few Weeks Till....He's Gone.

We have been kind of spoiled the past few weeks because Derick has been working at a summer camp, so he does not go in until the afternoon. We have been so lucky to spend extra time with him before he leaves for his National Guard yearly training. I know he will not be gone for as long as he was last summer but it has been very nice to get a ton of things done and really enjoy some family time before he does have to leave us.

We went to one of Kurtis' friends for a birthday party where he....swam a ton

got stung by a bee for the first time (obviously not a photo of that, but it happened in the pool shortly after this photo)

held a bearded dragon (and hung out with a huge tortoise- but I did not get any photos of that)

Sarah and I just hung out around the pool in the shade...she was really tired since it was during her nap time.

After all of that excitement and fun Kurtis got a hair cut!!!
We got a bird feeder to watch birds outside on our patio (mom and dad now you can see it)

Update!!!

Sarah has left behind her army crawl and has started to really crawl. She is pretty fast, and before we knew it, she was lifting herself up and standing. This girl just will not slow down!! She took her first swim, which we knew she would love. She loves the water, just not the ocean.

Kurtis finished his swim lessons and loved every minute of it. Now that those are done, he is enjoying playing with daddy in the mornings and cooking with mommy in the evening. He has helped me make funnel cake, double chocolate chip cookies, and the good 'ole fashion American chocolate chip cookies.

We are all getting ready for Derick to be gone for a bit, we will miss very much and will try to keep the blog updated as a journal for him again!!