Price is Right

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Better late than never...

So in helping my sister finally get on the blogging bandwagon, I realized really how long it's been since I posted anything to mine. Everything has changed since Halloween? Seriously?! and I'm not going to mention when I put the "Happy New Year" background on here, because then you'd know it was LAST New Year, as in Jan. 2011. How embarrassing would that be?! So I won't say that. :)
So much for the Christmas newsletter, but better late than never, right? Here is the run down of 2011, Price Edition :)

**Jentri! My little girl who's not so little anymore!! You are such a sweetheart, and are so observant and aware of others around you. You are constantly trying to help your sisters, especially when they're sad. You are wise beyond your years, little one! :) The biggest highlight of your 2011 year was meeting Rapunzel and Flynn Rider at Disneyland. You were so so excited! Shy around them, but couldn't stop talking about it afterwards. Other highlights for you: cracking your right elbow while at Grandma Snarr's house, meeting Tinker Bell, and starting at Little Learner's Preschool, to name a few. You love your teacher, Miss Trisha, and are so excited to start Kindergarten in Fall 2012. You love Barbies, Princesses, and all things "girl." You're also quite the artist. You love to make cards for people, and color, color, color! You love anything and everything to do with your friends, and we can't take you anywhere without you making new ones. You are such a big helper and example to your mommy and sisters. You're getting too big, and Mommy's not ready for you to turn 5 yet!! I ask if you'll be my baby forever and you always tell me, "Mom, I can't. You still have a baby, it's Livi! I need to be bigger!" I know you do, but I still wish you could be my baby forever. :)

**Sassy Miss Em! You are still living up to that name every chance you get. You loved going to Disneyland this year, and especially loved the Dumbo ride with Mommy and the Merry Go Round. You're learning so much, and I love to just sit and talk to you. Your stories about the palace mountain are my current favorite. You're so creative and fun. You LOVE to dress up, and Mommy has given up on getting you dressed because you almost immediately change into something a little more "Emma." Usually a princess dress and crown. :) You love to play Barbies with Jen, even if you usually end up fighting over which Barbie you get to be. You also love to play "Disney Yand games" on the computer. You're still working on wanting to go on the potty, but I think you'll decide when it's time. Just like Jen you're getting too big, but luckily you tell me you'll be a baby forever, so we're good there. :)

**'Lil Livi Lou Who! What a character you've become! You celebrated your first birthday by going to Disneyland a few weeks before. You are so much more daring it seems than your sisters. You weren't scared at all to go on the rides, and loved crawling in the sand at the beach. Nevermind that you tried to eat a bunch, but don't worry, you quickly spit it out. :) You love to try new things, and are much less picky with food than your sisters. You also LOVE to go outside and play, no matter what the weather. You've learned so much in 2011...how to walk and talk, among so many other things. Your first word was "Hi" and Emma even called you that for a time. You love making messes and getting into things. You're so curious and adventurous. You decided on your own that you didn't want a binky anymore, and that was new for Mommy. You gave us quite the scare when you had Roseola, and with it had a febrile seizure in Grandma Price's swimming pool. Luckily we haven't had any problems since then, but that was sure scary. Your first trip to the ER, and hopefully your last! Your such a happy, fun-loving little girl. You're a Mama's girl, which is also kind of new for me! I love it! :)

Daddy Jake & Mama Kate: To be continued... :)

Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

See what I have to put up with? It's a rough life... :D

What can I say? My girls love Tangled! That may be an understatement...

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Alive and Well

So the last 5 weeks or so, I haven't been able to turn on my computer for some reason. Luckily, my patiently smart hubby researched and figured out how to fix it. Still not sure what was wrong, and I'm sure Jake's explained it to me in all that computer geek lingo, but I wouldn't know the first thing about it. Anyway, I realized not only how much time I could spend doing other things, but that I really missed having the option to blog. (Notice how I didn't say that I missed blogging, but that I missed the option. I'm so weird.) It really is my journal/outlet/scrapbook/portal to the outside world, and I've missed it. I may have missed looking at others' blogs more, but anyway... Long story short, I'm back! :)

I shouldn't be amazed at how long it's been since I've posted anything, but 3 months?! So much has happened since then that I just don't know where to start... I still need to post Disneyland happenings, Livi's birthday, among so many other things. Except Livi just woke up and I know I won't get back to this until later so I'll just post a pic of my girls and call it a day for now. :)

My Aunt Kaye took some awesome pics while we were in Anaheim last month. She's pretty amazing! We don't see her very often, so it was nice to visit and get to know her better. I think I was seven the last time I went to her house in California, so needless to say we were overdue for a visit. She was so nice to take some great pics of the girls! This is one of my favorites. Emma will tell you she's "pixing jeffry's heeah" aka fixing Jentri's hair. ;) Man, I love these kiddos!

Monday, March 7, 2011

Side to Side

The other day Jen showed me how she can make things move side to side.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Highlights of 2010 - Price Edition...

(*I started this post a long time ago, but I think I'm just going to post what I have now and add to it later. Story of my life, but oh well! Stay tuned...*)

Dear Jentri,

We can't believe you're almost 4! You have grown so much!! You are such a sweetheart, and such a great big sister. You started preschool this year, I can't believe it! You are my shy yet social butterfly. Highlights for you this year:

**Turning "fwee" and so excited to share a birthday cake, let alone a party with your sister. Always so willing to share, which makes life a bit easier on mom!

**You got to see "Tangled" and haven't stopped talking about it since. You want to be a "blondie" like Rapunzel. You will tell anyone the whole story of Rapunzel to anyone that asks, including the part about how "Mudder Goffel isn't really her mom. She was just pretending 'cuz she wants Rapunzel's hair."

**Your reaction to your new baby sister was so fun. You were so sweet and careful, and would be so helpful and let me know your thoughts on what her cries were trying to tell us. "I think she's hungry, Mommy" or "Livi needs a new diaper" You're always such a helper! I ask a lot of your 3-year-old self and you almost always say, "yeah, sure." or "ok, mommy."

**You're a picky eater like Daddy, that's for sure! You're SLOWLY starting to try new things. Your favorite foods right now are princess soup (chicken noodle in the shape of princesses), peanut butter, grilled cheese, raspberries, bananas, and "cheeseburgers with just ketchup." You're our chocolate milk girl. You LOVE chocolate milk.

**Your favorite toys to play with right now are definitely Barbies and doll houses. If dressups count they're probably top of the list. You told me once that you "just have to have the cute things." Hopefully that's not the most important thing on your list, but I'm OK with you being cute. :)

**You LOVED having your cousin Alli here this summer. You were instant best friends and had so much fun. You always love to play with cousins, but since she lives in NY it was a special treat. Especially since you were 4 mos. old the last time you saw her!

**I love your sweet smile and thoughtful nature. You're always so aware of others and love to make them laugh. I love that you stand up for your sisters, and you are almost always nice and helpful to them. I wish you could stay my baby forever, but as you always tell me, "I can't stop growing! I'm not your baby anymore!" Love you, sweet Jen.

Sassy Miss Emma,

My stubborn, almost 2 year old little sweetheart. You had a rough start to this year celebrating your first birthday in the hospital with pneumonia. No problems since then, thank goodness. You have also grown so so much this year! You are our feisty ball of fire, and we love you so much!
Highlights for you this year:

**It's been so fun to watch you grow and learn new things. You're talking more and more all the time, and your favorite phrases right now are, "me, I do" (I'll do it)

**Starting nursery: was a rough one in the beginning, but with the help of some patient teachers and your parents hovering over you for four months, you now love to go and you push mommy out the door to go to her "tass."

**Your favorite toys right now are barbies, puzzles, books, anything that Jentri is playing with, and your stuffed frog, "Bibbit."

**You threw your binky in the garbage like a big girl! We'd been asking you about it for a while, and finally you decided it was time. Mommy would have liked for you to have it a bit longer so she could get some sleep, but it turned out ok in the end and you willingly tell anyone who asks, "Beent ah bawbidge...beents ah babies." aka Binky's in the garbage, and binky's are for babies."

**You got to see your twinner cousin Ashlynn twice this year! It's so fun to watch you two 'talk' to each other and play together.

**You are a stinker but a sweetheart! You are definitely an independent soul. You want to do EVERYTHING by yourself. When you get mad, hurt, or sad you want to be left alone, but come for hugs later when you're ready. You love to make messes and explore new things. You're a good eater, and especially love string cheese, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, apple juice, mac n cheese, and carrots with "wantz (ranch)." Did I mention cheese?

**Lately you and Jen have been keeping us entertained with your knock knock jokes. Your favorite one to tell: "knot knot." (knock knock)

"Who's there?"

"Bayoh." (Belle)

"Belle who?"

"Seeping Booty." (Sleeping Beauty)

Never gets old.... :) Love you, sweet Em.

'Lil Livi Lou,

Welcome to the world, little one! You were born May 24, 2010 at 6 lbs. 8 oz. 19" long. Even though you were born in May there was snow on the ground for your birth day! We are so excited to have you with us! Highlights for you this year:

**Cousin Evan was born just 7 weeks before you, and it's been so fun to watch you two! He's always been bigger than you, but now he's got you by at least 10 pounds! You've got some catching up to do, but that's ok. You're my petite one...

**From the get-go you have been a sweet, content, happy baby. So laid back and chill. Even your mad cry is so soft and sometimes hard to hear. Mommy hopes that attitude carries over into when you're a toddler! You're always smiling, even when you don't feel well.

**Took you on your first real road trip to Bear Lake. In December it was a little chilly, but we had fun! You were such a trooper! It's no fun being in your carseat for that long, especially when it takes 6 hours to get there! You were happy to get there and play in the snow with your sisters.

**You went swimming this summer at Grandma's...you didn't like it much, but she got you the cutest little swimsuit and we had to try it out.

Daddy Jake,

What can we say? We love you! You have had a busy year, as always! You're the best hubby/Daddy in the world! You always make things so fun, and even though your wife complains that you're too loud the girls love it and can't get enough of you!

Dear Self,

You are one crazy Mama! Life as you know it is a constant game of catch up, clean up, and let's not forget play. What a great time in your life. Don't forget how blessed you are. Sometimes you do, and that's ok as long as you remember again. Being a mom is hard work, but a worthwhile endeavor. It's not always easy to see the fruits of your labors, and it's easy to get discouraged if you let yourself. It's ok to ask for help sometimes. Be thankful for what you have and don't focus on the things you don't. Oh yeah, and here are a few highlights for you this year. Sorry to get off topic... :) :