Monday, October 18, 2010
Pink Pink Pink
Sarah and Will are excited to have a baby sister in March! We can't wait to have her join our little family. Now, what to name her ...
Friday, October 15, 2010
William is 23 months
And a few days ... We love our William. He is such a fun kid to be around. This morning he woke up and started pointed at each person in our family and said something like this.
"Woah. Who's Dat? Dat's Mommy. Yup" (Big cheesy smile)
"Woah. Who's Dat? Dat's Rah-Rah. Yup" (Big cheesy smile)
"Woah. Who's Dat? Dat's Daddy. Yup" (Big cheesy smile )
And when I pointed to him and asked him, "Who's that?" He responded. "Dat's Wii-um" Oh how we love our sweet boy. I think today was the the first day he said his name as Wii-um. In the past couple of weeks he has started to say, "Wull" when he referred to himself.
So what's new this month? I'm not sure. Things have been just running together with everything going on. I can say that Will and Sarah are best friends. They love to hug and wrestle. It's adorable. They play well together most of the time. I sometimes have to remind Sarah to share, but mostly I just enjoy them playing together. It's a great age.
William is also starting to recognize letters. (Thank you Letter Factory!) We've put up different letters in our house and he will look at them and start sounding them out. He is really good at his "A" and "O" and "S" recognition. His favorite is "A" hands down.
His favorite book is "Moo, Baa, La La La!" by Sandra Boynton. If he's ever sad when I put him in his crib, I just open the book and start saying, "A cow says, Moo. A sheep says Baa. Three singing pigs say ..." and Will will chime in "Na Na Na" with a smile. He's getting better about saying all the animal sounds in the book. His "neigh" sounds more like a laugh (heheheheeee) and I love it.
William is so generous with giving us smiles, hugs and kisses. He loves to give high five, knuckles and noggin (Thanks Katie). He would wrestle with Daddy All.Day.Long if he could. He loves to run outside and explore.
We sure love you William. Thanks for being such a bright light in our family.
A change of plans
We have a tradition on every first Wednesday of the month to go to the zoo. It's free day for all San Francisco residents so I pack up the kids and make the 25-30 minute drive. Since it's so far away I've never been inclined to get a zoo pass. Once a month is generally good for us. We've had many, many great times at the zoo. We love seeing all the animals, petting the sheep and goats in the family zoo, playing on the playground, and of course riding the Little Puffer and carousel.
So you can imagine my children's dismay when we arrived last Wednesday to the zoo without my wallet! You need photo id and a sf resident address to get in free. We were only planning to stay an hour since we had to rush up to Walnut Creek to sign the papers for our home so going home to get the said wallet wasn't an option. The worst part was that I didn't realize I forgot my wallet until after the kids were already in the stroller ready to go to the gates. (Well, it could have been worse - we could have realized it AFTER we got to the gate.) So with weeping and wailing from my kids I apologized profusely about forgetting our "ticket" to get in and we headed to the beach. For those of you not familiar with the SF Zoo, it is located right next to Ocean Beach along the coastline. Sarah wasn't happy about the change. She wanted to see Jack and Max and Kenzie (even though I had told her that those friends wouldn't be joining us at the zoo because they had moved far, far away).
However, once I pulled up to the beach and we got out to play and run on the beach things were good. I'm glad children are so flexible! We had a great half-hour at the beach before heading back home to get my wallet - I needed it not only for driving, but for our house signing. Now that would have made ME cry if I forgot my drivers license for that significant event! (Oh, by the way, my wallet usually stays in my diaper bag, but the night before I had moved it to my purse for a meeting and didn't transfer it back - unfortunately.)
Here's how much fun we had!! Sarah and I built a sand castle while William kicked a ball all around us. We only had to reign him in a couple of times and luckily he didn't want to get too close to the water. We had a blast and I was forgiven for forgetting our "zoo ticket."
Oh and we get our keys TODAY for our new home. Can't wait!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Interfaith Choir Concert
Sunday was the 2nd Annual Interfaith Choral Concert for San Francisco and San Mateo. We had 3 other churches participate. The church was filled with members of the community and I had a great time singing. Here's the San Francisco Stake's portion of the evening's performance. We sang "Deep Deep Love" (acapella), "Child be a Song" with Angelica Hagman soloist, and "Let Zion in her Beauty Rise."
It truly was a beautiful concert. I am always so impressed with the other choirs and it is such a blessing to be able to join with other churches in a common arena as disciples of Christ. I feel lucky I was a part of it again this year.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Our Home
Oh ... You wanted to see more than just the picture of how our van looked in our driveway.
Just a little about the house. It's in Walnut Creek - a 40 minute drive from the city. Roger's commute will stay the same, but those of us at home will have soooooo much more space!!! It's in a quaint neighborhood a couple of blocks from the Elementary School where Sarah and William and Peanut #3 will go to school. We love the backyard and are excited about our garden and playing hide-n-seek. The home was built in the mid-sixties with its own well and we bought it from the original owner. There's a bit of work to do, but we are super, super excited about transforming into "our" home. Bye Bye glittering popcorn ceilings!
Here are a few more pictures.
The Curb - this picture was taken a while ago. The tree apparently died and was uprooted. We have plans to put in a lovely shade tree in the near future. This was the picture that stole my heart and I told Roger that we just had to see it!
The Entryway
The Living Room (off to the left of the entryway). Rog is looking at the popcorn wondering how many hours it'll take removing it to make his wife happy ...
The Formal Dining Area
The Kitchen (They listed it as an updated kitchen! Bwahawhaaaah)
Eating Nook
Family Room aka PLAY ROOM!!! I'm most excited about transforming this room. I can't decide if this room or the kids' bedrooms will be first on my to-do list.
The Office - I don't know who is more excited about this room - Roger or Me? I LOVE that I'll be able to have my crafting and computer stuff in this room and CLOSE THE DOOR. And it WON'T be in my Bedroom. A moment of silence please :)
Guest Bathroom. Guests will no longer have to walk through my "always-immaculate-clothes-and-storage-closet-hallway" to use the only bathroom we have.
The Upstairs. Just a fun side-note. The upstairs portion of our house is the SAME SIZE as what we are currently living in.
Sarah's & Will's New Room. They are such good sharers that we decided to have them together a while longer. Bunk Beds are in our future!
The Nursery - We find out next week if this will be covered in pink or blue!
Kids Bathroom - Yes, I know you love the ORIGINAL linoleum and shower doors on the tub.
Master Bedroom with Vanity. Ahhh. I am soooo excited to ONLY have my bed and clothes housed in my bedroom. The room is smaller than what we currently have as a bedroom, but I just know it will feel so much ROOMIER without all the piles of projects and computer stuff and storage all around us!
Master Bath - More original linoleum and check out our "sea shell" toilet seat. Don't worry. There's a matching seat for the guest bathroom. Well, that is if Sarah wants to share the "Ariel Seat."
The Laundry Room ... well laundry area. It's in the garage if you couldn't tell.
The Garage. I know it doesn't look like much and it's not very pretty right now, but this is one of my favorite parts of owning a home. I will have my very own garage door opener that will allow me to drive into my OWN garage and park right next to my home. I can unload my groceries while the kids file out of the car and I won't have to worry about them running away from me up the alley and into a busy street. It's such a beautiful thing. I'm getting teary-eyed.
And last but not least - My New Love (AKA our backyard) Yes, the second photo is of Roger picking APPLES in our backyard. Sarah calls this the Apple Tree House with the Long Stairs. Oh Apple Tree how we LOVE you. We also have a peach tree, an orange tree, a plethora of rose bushes/trees, Mulberry Trees and pomegranate bushes - well thats what we can tell so far. I need Natalie to come out and tell me what all the trees in my yard are! We have plans to plant more fruit trees and add a vegetable garden. I'm so excited we have our own private well. William and Sarah LOVE playing back here and I am certain we'll have years and years of fun with family and friends in our backyard.
And now you've seen my clean slate to work with. I'm so excited to get the keys this weekend and get going on my projects!
Just a little about the house. It's in Walnut Creek - a 40 minute drive from the city. Roger's commute will stay the same, but those of us at home will have soooooo much more space!!! It's in a quaint neighborhood a couple of blocks from the Elementary School where Sarah and William and Peanut #3 will go to school. We love the backyard and are excited about our garden and playing hide-n-seek. The home was built in the mid-sixties with its own well and we bought it from the original owner. There's a bit of work to do, but we are super, super excited about transforming into "our" home. Bye Bye glittering popcorn ceilings!
Here are a few more pictures.
The Curb - this picture was taken a while ago. The tree apparently died and was uprooted. We have plans to put in a lovely shade tree in the near future. This was the picture that stole my heart and I told Roger that we just had to see it!
The Entryway
The Living Room (off to the left of the entryway). Rog is looking at the popcorn wondering how many hours it'll take removing it to make his wife happy ...
The Formal Dining Area
The Kitchen (They listed it as an updated kitchen! Bwahawhaaaah)
Eating Nook
Family Room aka PLAY ROOM!!! I'm most excited about transforming this room. I can't decide if this room or the kids' bedrooms will be first on my to-do list.
The Office - I don't know who is more excited about this room - Roger or Me? I LOVE that I'll be able to have my crafting and computer stuff in this room and CLOSE THE DOOR. And it WON'T be in my Bedroom. A moment of silence please :)
Guest Bathroom. Guests will no longer have to walk through my "always-immaculate-clothes-and-storage-closet-hallway" to use the only bathroom we have.
The Upstairs. Just a fun side-note. The upstairs portion of our house is the SAME SIZE as what we are currently living in.
Sarah's & Will's New Room. They are such good sharers that we decided to have them together a while longer. Bunk Beds are in our future!
The Nursery - We find out next week if this will be covered in pink or blue!
Kids Bathroom - Yes, I know you love the ORIGINAL linoleum and shower doors on the tub.
Master Bedroom with Vanity. Ahhh. I am soooo excited to ONLY have my bed and clothes housed in my bedroom. The room is smaller than what we currently have as a bedroom, but I just know it will feel so much ROOMIER without all the piles of projects and computer stuff and storage all around us!
Master Bath - More original linoleum and check out our "sea shell" toilet seat. Don't worry. There's a matching seat for the guest bathroom. Well, that is if Sarah wants to share the "Ariel Seat."
The Laundry Room ... well laundry area. It's in the garage if you couldn't tell.
The Garage. I know it doesn't look like much and it's not very pretty right now, but this is one of my favorite parts of owning a home. I will have my very own garage door opener that will allow me to drive into my OWN garage and park right next to my home. I can unload my groceries while the kids file out of the car and I won't have to worry about them running away from me up the alley and into a busy street. It's such a beautiful thing. I'm getting teary-eyed.
And last but not least - My New Love (AKA our backyard) Yes, the second photo is of Roger picking APPLES in our backyard. Sarah calls this the Apple Tree House with the Long Stairs. Oh Apple Tree how we LOVE you. We also have a peach tree, an orange tree, a plethora of rose bushes/trees, Mulberry Trees and pomegranate bushes - well thats what we can tell so far. I need Natalie to come out and tell me what all the trees in my yard are! We have plans to plant more fruit trees and add a vegetable garden. I'm so excited we have our own private well. William and Sarah LOVE playing back here and I am certain we'll have years and years of fun with family and friends in our backyard.
And now you've seen my clean slate to work with. I'm so excited to get the keys this weekend and get going on my projects!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Thirty (plus) Flirty and Thriving - Singles Conference
This is a shout out to all of my completely cool and awesome single friends. My hometown is hosting an LDS mid-singles conference at one of the most beautiful times of the year. Early registration is almost up so hurry now to register!
The inaugural Mid-Singles Conference in scenic St. George, Utah is on November 5th, 6th, and 7th. Come escape cold weather climates and join hundreds of singles from across the country & Canada for ...
* Amazing Speakers and Workshops
* Eric Dodge with his live band
* Olympic-style games like Sand Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, 3-Legged Races, Pickle Ball, Kick Ball
* Service Projects, Temple Sessions
* Dancing, Speed Dating, Karaoke, Guitar Hero and more!
* Pre and Post Conference HIKING in Snow Canyon and Zion National Park
* Invite your friends, spread the word and don't forget to register today! Early registration is only $55. The price jumps to $65 on October 15th with final registration on October 29th.
So make it a road trip if you're close by or if you're flying go into Las Vegas for the cheaper fares. Southwest flights from SFO are as low as $59 each way! It's going to be THE place to be the first weekend in November.
PS For those married friends - pass it along to single members of your family, ward and stake, and of course your awesome single friends. The goal is 1,000 participants!
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