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Jourdan turned 29 last week! It is kind of crazy to think that he is 29, I remember celebrating his 17th birthday with him! Most of the time we still act 17 (more him then me). :) I feel so lucky to have him in my life. He is such an amazing husband and father. I could not imagine facing life's joys and challenges with anyone else.

ps. Enjoy your last year in your 20's babe! You'll be 30 before me!!

This Boy!!

Adds so much fun to our house!

Mothers Day

Mothers day has taken on a new meaning these past couple of years. This year was nice. We had a nice early breakfast out and spent the rest of the day just hanging out as a family. It was my day to not change one diaper. :)

Part 2

Just some more pictures from our trip.

Surprise!!

Two weeks ago Jourdan and I decided to surprise the kids and take them to Disneyland. And by surprise I mean get in the car SURPRISE we are going to Disneyland!! This was the first time in years we had gone with just the 5 of us. In the past we either brought my mom or Jourdan's mom or Uncle Brent or we would meet up with our southern California family. We had so much fun the 5 of us. The weather was great and the crowds were ok. We did participate in the Disney give a day get a day so we were able to get special fast passes for the rides with long lines. It was well worth volunteering to save most likely hours in line. :)

This was Mady's shocked face. Notice Bella not looking very happy well she was under the impression we were going to the Zoo and was not happy (at first) to find out we would not be going to the Zoo. ;)
The restaurant in New Orleans square has some of the best food.

Ewan LOVED the train! I mean LOVED it! Both Casey junior and the big one that goes around the park. :)
He's pretty in love with Buzz also.

Father Daughter Dance 2010

Last month Mady and her Daddy went to their first father daughter dance. For about a month we heard about it 45 times a day. Who was going, what kind of dress they had, would they dance, would daddy act silly, was Haven going?? Needles to say Mady was very excited. So was Jourdan. Getting a chance to spend one on one time with one of our kids is sometimes tough to do so it was exciting that they had the chance. :) Check out his matching pok-a-dot bow tie!

Mady and her best friend Haven! These two girls have a ton of fun together.

Holiday Season

Wordless Wednesday

The many sides of Bella :)

Long Lost Blog!!

Sorry for the serious lack of blogging. I blame it on being a single mom for 5 weeks, the holidays, and pure exhaustion! Other then totally flaking on some blog updates I feel like the 5 weeks Jourdan was gone went really well. Sure I had a couple moments of wanting to bang my head into a wall but I refrained from doing so. (barley) But for the most part all was good. The kids and I had a good time with each other. If it is at all possible I feel like we even got a little closer. I did learn some things about myself while he was gone. I learned that I can do it. It is funny when your spouse is gone you just grin and bear it, get the job done, because nobody else is legally obligated to come over and do the dishes, laundry, cleaning, butt whipping, gift buying, gift wrapping, car pool driver, .............. I also learned that I only shave my legs during the winter for my husband. :) (TMI??) But once we had him back it was great. The kids and I enjoyed having him home for Christmas very very much!

So some holiday pictures. I will start with the day before Christmas eve. My brother and Uncle have started a tradition of going snow boarding that day and they bring home a ton of snow in the back of my bothers truck. All the kids love it! My cousins are the same age as my girls and the 4 of them had a blast! I am hoping Brent and Joe keep up with the tradition even though I got my brother pretty good in the ear with a snow ball and he said he wouldn't. ;) It was totally worth it!

Ewan was pretty confused by the whole thing. After about 10 minutes we had to bring him in because his fingers were frozen!

December?????!!!!!

Oh my gosh! It is already a week into December! I love this time of year and always want it to last! Before Jourdan left we were able to take the kids to see Santa. I was expecting Ewan to be a little nervous. He wasn't at all! He practically jumped from my arms to his arms. Bella was so cute with him also! She kept asking if he was the real Santa and if he really knew who she was. :) Mady was just excited to talk about gifts......

My Husband...... The Director

Most of you know (all 2 of you who read:) that Jourdan is on his way to becoming a Feature Film Director.( http://www.roguerivermovie.com/ ) I can not even begin to explain how excited we all are for him. He leaves us next week to start filming his first movie in Oregon. He is so excited to have a couple of "big" name actors. (big name if your into horror movies) Jourdan is such a hard working dedicated person that I am sure he will do amazing at his job. Me on the other hand.... My job for the next month while he is gone will be single mom. I don't think I will be as amazing as him. Good yes (most days) amazing.......????? The idea of him being gone so long has made me way more emotional then I thought I would be. This is the longest we will go without seeing each other in 12 years. Thank God for ichat. :)

**Disclaimer*** Although Jourdan looks all important in this photo Really we were on a hike and he was talking to his MOM!! Don't want it all to go to his head. :) Love you Babe.

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This boy turned 2 last weekend. I can not believe how fast 2 years have gone by. I feel like I just wrote a post on his 1st birthday! He is still such a fun happy boy but boy have the 2's set in. He is super active and curious. Ready to climb anything, jump off anything, and even plug anything into any available outlet. Childproofing??? This guy is to smart for most of it and what he hasn't figured out yet he will very soon. :) I love that he still snuggles a lot, and even though he isn't talking I always know what he wants or needs. Happy Birthday big Boy!

And no I did not take one picture of his birthday party. Hello #3 I will try harder :)

Wordless Wednesday

I know this is a very blurry picture but you get the idea. :) We have known each other since we were babies. This one is from January 1998 I was 14 almost 15 (i know shocking) and Jourdan was 16. We were, WERE dorks! Now we are super cool adults. :)

Around the House: October

Reading: East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Enjoying: Mommy time with the kids.

Learning: Just how different boys are from girls. I know I have said it many times but the things this boy pulls on me the girls never would have dreamed of doing.

Watching: Well tonight it will be last nights episode of Mad Men. I am loving that show.

Anticipating: Hmmmm. Ok this sounds nuts, Christmas. I love the time of year. It will definitely be a different Christmas for us this year with Jourdan out of town for the month but I will still enjoy it with the kids. Maybe we can even watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation together over ichat???

Realizing: How blessed I am to have such a great husband. Even though I give him a rough time for spending so much time away working right now, I know he is trying his hardest for our family.

Pondering: Hmmmm........

Studying: Ruth and Esther and really enjoying it.

Wondering: How bed time will go tonight. If the kids will freak out or go to bed easily.

Remembering: Not much..... my brain is kind of frazzled at this time of day. :)

Praying: That our family stays healthy and that everything works out well for Jourdan's movie. :)

:) K

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Bella singing about her gymnastics teacher Mr. Flavio. Who she is in love with. :)

Field Trip

Last week Bella and I headed to Bishops pumpkin Farm. I had never been before..... WOW! It is huge! It was fun getting to do something with just Bella. Her favorite part was the pig races mine was the apple pie. She did not want to share with me. :)

Bella with possibly the sweetest boy ever, Trey. :)
After this picture was taken the lady commented on how much Bella looks like me.

Papa Time!!!

Sunday dinner's have been at papa's house. We had a super yummy dinner last week. You should hear Jourdan talk about my dads cooking. He may have married me because of it. :)

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4 Movies I wonder if I will ever be able to watch again............

* Steel Magnolias

* Term of Endearment

* StepMom

* The Family Stone

I really love all these movies but for obvious reasons can only make it about half way through each one. I have seen them all many times and know how they all end but the emotions that come out when I watch are to much, so for now I will have to skip on these. :)

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