It's birthday season

This is the time of year we like to call birthday season. Emma and Ryne have their birthday the end of August then Kate the beginning of September followed by Matt the middle of September and my birthday the beginning of October wraps it all up. Did I mention our anniversary is the middle of August. So this year we decided to get the kids one present they can all share. Lest you think we our lousy, thoughtless, mean parents please check out the present:

This is Cooper Karpowitz. Each of our kids asked for a puppy for their birthday, not one of them thought they would get one. We suprised them on Saturday and they are all in love. He is a great puppy, he sleeps through the night and goes to the back door when he has to go to the bathroom. Matt and I are in love with him. Our older and grumpier dog Nikki is not in love and hates this little dog. Oh well you can't make everybody. Happy birthday kids!

Men's Campout 2009

Much to my horror this is what I found on my camera after the Men's Campout. No wonder he had so much fun.

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Now I am not a major fan of professional sports but I do love I repeat LOVE baseball and this player in particular. Way to go Big Unit! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_sp_ba_ga_su/bbn_giants_nationals

Try to keep up

So I was looking at all the pictures on my camera and decided it was time to document our activities on the blog. Here goes in no particular order:

We went to Utah and got to visit with lots of family but most importantly cousins.

Kate was in her class play, she was a villager

We went to the shark reef during spring break

We went hiking over spring break

We went to the the LV ghetto zoo (lots of chickens)

Bought these eggs, can you guess which one is the girl egg?

Washed one of Ryne's feet (Vegas is dirty in so many ways)

Emma was a rat in her class play

Ryne was humpty dumpty in his class play

Ryne's friendly letter to his cousin Jacob it reads, Dear jakob are you doing good at school? I hate when Sarah tickles me. Do you hate when Sarah tickles you? I got some new toys. Your friend, Ryne. The best part about this, he LOVES when Sarah tickles him.

I got one of the best Mother's day's ever.
I think that about catches me up. Next up, SUMMER!!!

Tessie, enjoy!

My friend Tessie and I were driving home from a baby shower yesterday, and she told me something I think I needed to hear. She told that this was an blog intervention that I needed to post and change my lame Easter background. So this is my first of many posts and enjoy the new background.

A few weeks ago my sister Sarah got into my brother Andy's blog and made some much needed changes. She included a lot of fun pictures but his one did not make it. I love this picture, this picture is from one of my high school dances. I cropped the actual subjects of the picture out so you could see what weird things Andy (or commonly known as Drew) is doing off to the side. That kid is always a laugh!

"It's a real shame when folks be throwin' away a perfectly good white boy like that"

Each Wednesday night Matt and I take turns picking out a movie for the 2 of us to watch. We only have three rules:

1. The other person can't complain about the movie until it's over

2. It has to be a movie that we enjoyed growing up

3. It can't be rated R

Those are the rules these are the movies we have watched so far






We have come to the realization that some of the movies we loved are in fact stupid, whereas others (Better off Dead) are still awesome.

But now the point of my post, it's my turn this Wednesday to come up with a movie. I NEED HELP! Any suggestions would be great tell me the movies you remember loving and for all of you who suggest Goonies and I can't do it and here's why I've never seen the whole movie. I know gasp and be shocked but it's the truth.

** sidenote: Can you guess who picked which movies and what movie the title of this post is from?

Add on: Oops, I forgot to include this one, it was our first movie:

They are listening

Kate, Emma and Ryne

Emma came into my room this morning crying because she couldn't find her favorite stuffed animal, Lizzy. My advice to her was to keep looking and she would turn up. On the way out of my room Kate suggested to her that they say a prayer. After the prayer Emma told Ryne she was sad because she still hadn't found Lizzy. Ryne's response to her was "you have to do your part you can't just pray and expect it to show up you need to look for her." Not two seconds later Emma cried out, Oh there she is. And Ryne goes, see I told you, you have to do your part. I talk all day long and wonder if they are getting any of it, I guess they are.

P.S. Emma and Kate also knelt down and gave a prayer thanking Heavenly Father for helping them find Lizzy. Great Kids!