Miss Mal -America's Next Top Model

Since I put some pictures of Kolby on here, I thought that I'd better add some of Mal too.  Lately she's been into posing for pictures.  She wants me to take pictures of her with a sad face, or a silly face, or scary one, etc.  So, I thought some of these were pretty cute.  We took the ones in the navy dress after church the other day, and the others were after we went shopping and bought her a couple new outfits.  She's wanting to take dance again.  We may sign her up with one of her friends from church, but classes don't start until September.  Her friend had a "Bring your friend to dance" day the other day, and she was so excited to go.  Every morning when Mal woke up, the first thing out of her mouth would be, "When do I go to dance, how many days is it?"  Finally, the day before she was supposed to go, she asked me again, and I said, "tomorrow."  Then she asked, "When will it be tomorrow."  I think she was so excited, she probably even dreamed about it in her sleep.

Soccer

Well, it's official, Kolby is now playing sports.  I have to admit I was a little scared for my baby boy when I first went to sign him up, and had to agree not to hold them responsible for any injuries or deaths that may occur.  But, I guess it's probably time that I learn to not worry so much.  It's just hard with him, since his birth and all of the struggles he went through just to be here with us today.  I think I tend to be a little overprotective with him.  That's just the Mommy-Monster in me I guess.  I'll be a wreck when they both start school.   But, K is loving it, even though his first practice wasn't so great.  He cried at his first practice and said that his legs were too tired.  We had to bribe him with ice cream and then we went and bought him new cleats after that.  We told him the shoes would help his legs to stay strong and not get tired.  It seemed to have worked.  He did much better the next time, and wants to show off his new shoes to anyone who comes over.  He is also very proud to tell everybody that he plays soccer.  We were at Old Navy this weekend and he told the lady there that he plays soccer.  She wasn't even really talking to us.   I think he's liking it better now that he is actually playing games too.  He was really getting competitive at his first game, and almost scored a goal.   Here are some pictures from the other day.

Happy Easter!!!!

Mallorie and Her Guitar

For her birthday, Mal got a Barbie guitar from Grandma Judy. Now Mallorie and Kolby are both fighting over it. Judy always gets the kids good stuff. It is a pretty cool guitar, though. It has a place for you to plug in your ipod and it plays Maroon 5 and a bunch of other popular songs. Mal Mal's favorite though, is "Girls Just Want To Have Fun." She was so excited when she opened it. Kolby went and got his piano right away so they could jam. I thought these pictures were pretty cute.

Happy Birthday Kolby and Mallorie

The kids had a fun birthday celebration at Leo's Place. They weren't too disappointed about not having friends there. I was a little worried about Mal, since she had said that she didn't even want presents this year, she just wanted her friends to come to her party. But, I think it was enough to have their Grandma and Papa there. Once they got to our house she didn't complain any more. We had pizza, opened presents, and the kids played games. Then we came home for cake. This year Kolby wanted a chocolate cake with cherries on top, and Mallorie wanted a cheesecake with strawberries on top. I thought they'd want the traditional character cake, but I guess my kids go for the taste rather than cartoon stuff - smart kids I tell you. All in all, it was my kind of party. Very low-key and stress-free. We had a great visit with my parents. We only wish the weather could have been better. While they were here, we drove to Rexburg and saw the new temple, went out to eat, went shopping, and watched lots of Lost. They brought all three seasons on DVD, so we watched all of Season One, and half of Season Two. I think I am addicted (thanks mom and dad). Now I'm all caught up and hating having to wait for a new episode each Thursday. I'm also not liking the commercials. That's one nice thing about having the episodes on dvd. Anyway, here are some pictures of the kids birthday.

Kolby and Mallorie - Then and Now

I can't believe that my babies will be turning five in 12 days.   They will be starting kindergarten too.  It doesn't even seem possible.  Seems like just yesterday that we brought them home from the hospital and seemed sooo overwhelmed, and now they are five.  This year, for their birthday we are just planning on having a small family party.  My parents are going to come up from AZ and surprise Kolby and Mallorie.  We can't hardly wait for them to get here.  It has been over a year since they have been to Idaho.  I just hope that the weather will warm up soon so they don't freeze. 

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