Typical Kid on Camera

So I have these videos of my kids. They make me laugh. The first one is so typical of a kid on camera. They are like a deer in the headlight. As soon as the camera goes on they shut down. The second on is you try and video one of your kids doing something cute and the other ones have to steal the limelight. Enjoy.

Megan?

Megan,
I am looking for information on Autism, and I knew that you've dealt with it, and wondered if you'd give me a call or email sometime. Katiemaam at hotmail dot com or 734 565 9781
Katie
PS if anyone else has her info, can you send it on?

Rachel's 28th Birthday

Ok now that it's almost feb I better hurry up and post my bithday stuff :)

It was on Jan 8th!

It seems like life has been busy although I can't pin point exactly why. So sorry I am late.

I had a really nice 28th birthday. I started my day with my aerobics class and that felt good. Then I made myself an egg mc muffin for breakfast :) so good!

Adam had to work but made the best of it. He came home for lunch with some beautiful roses :) We ordered my favorite pizza for dinner Canadian bacon and pineapple...mmmmmm!

Then the next day Adam and Kyler slaved over making my favorite bday cake carrot cake from scratch with lemon cream cheese frosting, it is divine!

I look forward to it every year :)

I got a sentsy warmer for my bday and have been loving trying out new smells. (they sell them at the cell phone store :) haha

anyway nothing fancy, but a great birthday and i felt very loved!

I can't think of what else I am supposed to write for my bday post. I have enjoyed my step aerobic class and yoga class. Especially the yoga class.. ahhhh... makes my body happy!

I have been learning to knit (the grandma way, you know with needles) and that has been fun. I am pretty impatient learning new things that take time... I want to be a expert right a way and try all the hard patterns and usually get frustrated and give up... so i am trying to be patient :)

I am always enjoying a good book... and looking for new recipes to try out.

My sister in law has taught me how to make some pretty sweet earrings, and that can be pretty addicting! I am excited to be done with residency although I will miss the people here.

Maybe this is weird but I am nervous to move to utah.. maybe those of you who grew up outside of utah will understand. I am just nervous about the "culture" of utah and the homogeneous environment. I just grew up with, what I felt like was a lot of diversity and liked it... so we'll see. I am sure it will be fine. I will enjoy living a half hour from a temple and seeing family more. Change is difficult but good... maybe it's good because it's difficult :)

Also sorry I haven't replied about Girl's weekend. I don't have a strong opinion as to where. I will be living close to Adam's parents so it wont be hard to get most places. I think it would be nice to do it another part of the country for those who haven't been able to attend yet.

I think if we did it in Utah/Idaho we should do a family get together. I know my husband would love to see his buddies too. I mean I would be up for doing both... but I know that is hard for some. I definitely want to have girls weekend. In addition I would like to plan a reunion where the families could get together or at least the couples.

As far as our summer plans so far we are graduating June 25th and then moving the following weekend. Then we have a family reunion Aug 7th 8th if I remember right.

anyway that's my input. Miss you all and hope all is well with you and your families!

Birthday post... a little late ;0)

I can't believe I have been so bad at posting these! Especially after "requiring" you guys to do it! What a hypocrite!

Well... Last month I turned 30! Holy Cow it feels totally ... . . . . . . .... totally . .. ..... . . . . . the same. :) I feel great, though. I'm not scared of my 30's. Not for a few years anyway! lol

So, my birthday was awesome. James really went out of his way to make me feel special, and I did! Kami took me out too and we had a great time shopping and playing with Kali- who always steals the show! My mom came down and pampered me a little too. It was awesome.

This photo was taken on my birthday. The girl on the left is my friend Millie.


So, I have some great news! I actually kept 3 out of the 4 new year's resolutions I made last year! I feel like this year I kind of have a head start! SUCH a great feeling. 2009 was a year of several personal challenges and triumphs. I started my own Bow business/ website, lost some weight, and most importantly, grew closer to my Heavenly Father. I have one main goal for 2010... don't take ANYTHING for granted. Its our last year in CA, our last year living close to my mom, close to Kami and I just feel like my life, my kids- everything is speeding by too quickly. I hope to cherish all the good moments of every day.

Our big news is that James has been assigned duty as a doctor on the USS Nimitz- an aircraft carrier out of....... SAN DIEGO!


Well, I should say, it will be in SD for a while. The Nimitz is scheduled for a 12-18 month dry dock period beginning in 2011. It will dock in Bremerton Washington and we'll go with it! We are looking forward to that exciting new experience! Washington state has always attracted me in lots of ways. I'm excited to see if it'll meet my expecatations. ;-)

I wanted to talk a little about the next girl's weekend. As we left the last one, there didn't seem to be a real concensus of what to do about this next one. Its going to be a Summer of transition for many of us who are starting new jobs or military positions. I think I would just like some feedback on what to do. Does someone just want to volunteer to plan and organize it? Kami has said she would do it here in SD again, if people were interested. I haven't asked him, but I think my dad would be willing to let us use his house in SLC again. Does anyone else have an opinion? It would be nice for whoever does take this on to have time to put into planning. Does everyone now know where they'll be next July? Do we still want to do it in July?

PLEASE, if you read this, post your opinion. It helps to know where everyone stands. We want as many people to come as can! Its too fun to miss out on! :)

BY THE WAY! Thanks to AMY for the cool T-shirts! I'm going to post a picture of mine soon.

~Jenny

So Much Good News!!

I am so jealous of everyone. Congrats Joni and Megan. I am 10 weeks away (from delivery of my baby girl) and it seems like an eternity. Megan...Heck yeah...girl's weekend with you next year. You will love it. There is a lot you can do through BYU-H there too. Have fun. Anyway, I got home and got all your Christmas cards. I am such a slacker but I just posted a huge blog on the family blog, so if you care, take a peek and that's the best I can do for now. I am frantically studying to retake my boards in a month so free time is limited. Anyway, well, Have a Happy New Year!!!

We finally have a job...

With the scholarship payback looming over our heads, we've had a stressful few months of trying to figure out where we'd end up for the next four years. It ultimately came down to two good choices, both of which offered him a spot.

We had to choose between this little dot on the map in the midwest...

And this:

Needless to say, we went with Hawaii. Jason will be working in a small rural clinic on the North Shore of Oahu. So, every day we'll see the ocean and beautiful views of the Ko'olau mountains

And we get to live right by this

We feel so fortunate to be able to do our payback in such a beautiful spot of the world where our kids will learn so much about culture and be exposed to a more relaxed, less competitive lifestyle for a while. A few months ago we thought we would be destined for either American Samoa or an indian reservation. The site in Hawaii came up just at the right time. Maybe the scholarship wasn't such a bad deal after all...

(Girl's trip 2011 in hawaii anyone?!)

New Arrival!

It's a Girl! Sophia Juliet
Born December 2nd

6 lbs 4 oz

17 3/4 inches long

We have successfully brought another beautiful baby girl into the world. She such a perfect precious baby. Needless to say, we are all wrapped around her tiny little finger (especially daddy, who is snuggling with her every chance he gets) We couldn't be happier and I couldn't have asked for a better birthday or Christmas present than this sweet little bundle of joy. It has taken me a little while to post this but this season has been a little busy for our family. Ten days after the baby was born Eden was also baptized. So I had to add that announcement as well. She is so grown up now and I love hanging out with her! What a fun stage she is in!

Anyway, I think I am the luckiest mom in the world and my life is perfect! God has given me so much more than I have asked for or deserved and I feel truly blessed! Anyway, love you all!

P.S. I can't find a pink double stroller! I am now finding out they are only made in singles (like no one has more than one girl!) So, if anyone knows of any place or website that sells pink or more girly double strollers let me know.