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March 19, 2010

Happy 3rd Birthday Aurora

Filed under: Birthday, Kids, Personalities, Something Great, Tradition, Traditions, aurora — Devanie @ 4:32 pm

Happy Birthday AURORA! In waltz the terrible 3s. I must say Aurora, you are a ball of firey energy that cannot be consumed. It can be snuggled, and squeezed but for a moment, and then you are off, peddaling your big wheel in a dress as fast as a horse! You love Horses, doga, cats, stuffed animals, riding your trike…, running around inside and out, Baby Einstein videos, squeaky shoes, and dressing like a princess. Being 3 is your BEST and most EXCITING birthday so far!

 

This year, you went from saying a few words to saying every word, everyone we run into says you speak like a 6 year old.  You do!  you talk and talk and talk, and know what you are talking about and it’s quite clear.  Today you madde a cute name for Pretzels, you said you were eating Zach’s”chrunchelzs”. 

This year you rode your first pony, at the Lincoln, NB Zoo, you started playing board games with the family, you went thru a corn maze for the first time, you went to the Barnum & Bailey circus for the first time!, you went to a dairy farm for the first time.  This year You have been to Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, & Utah.  You have also been to Colorado, Texas, Arizona, & New Mexico.

    

We will be going to Chuck E cheese for your birthday party  and I’m sure you will ride the horse there for a very long time and then play a few other little games.  You love to have your picture taken so if there are any of those I think you will gravitate to them.

We love you so much, you keep us up and running and busy and always give us something to do!

You love taking a bath and ask to take 1-3 a day!  So this year for your gift you will be getting a new swimsuit for your little pool outside and playing in the tub, You are going to love it! and your new watering can so you can help us in our new garden!

XOXO

March 1, 2010

Angels with Demons

Filed under: Devanie, Hailey, Kids, Seasons, Sierra, Zach, aurora — Devanie @ 6:48 pm

I have some super cute little angel babies, and sometimes they are not so super cute.

and here are the reasons and seasons for each

Hailey. . .Is A wiz kid!  Super smart, intelectual, always thinking and into discussions way beyond her age level.  Loves to plant things and watch them grow, and loves a good book, She thrives on learning creating, drawing, comparison, etc she sings the tune to songs correctly.  However, she doesn’t grasp the concept of clean hair and face.   She showers every day but is afraid of water in her face so she does not wash her face very well, and her hair doesn’t get hot enough water to actually get all the oils out.  So that is our Angel and Demon in Hailey at thei stage.  she doesn’t have the outer responsibility to take care of someone else unless you tell her step by step what to do and how not to get destracted. she is easily distracted.

Sierra. . .Is athletic, bubbly and passionate, she knows how to get what she needs and wants and goes for it, She’s a mover and always busy.  She’s very outgoing and has friends galore.  She tries hard in dance competitions, loves to listen to music and make up dances and will ocassionally sing.  She loves to bake and create her own foods.  However her little Demon comes out in the form of a MONSTER.  if she is tired or hungry there is NO getting thru to her, she needs things her way at that moment and nothing can stop her from her grumpiness.  Trying to get her to do homework at that point is worse than pulling teeth, it makes anyone want to pull out their hair.  if sent to her room she will thrash about her bed throwing and kicking everything off.  She can be a difficult tornado to put back together.  It happens rarely, but when it does better clear out of her way!

Zach, Zach is very easy going he will play and watch TV to his hearts content, have us join him once in a while and he loves riding his bike in the house.  He loves Trains, especially the new movie “Hiro of the Rails” Thomas and freinds.  Zach is happy to dress himself in the morning and not be picky about what he wears. Zach also loves earning “Smiley Faces” on his chore chart that each equate to 1 penny.  He was thirller to have a choice last week between a dime, 5 pennies and a nickle or 10 pennies, he chose 10 pennies because it was more! Lately his demon has been going to pre-school probably because it’s the most actual WORK he has to do!  he gets into little fight s with Aurora and ends up in time out.  Once he even stuck his tounge out at me and blew.  He’s really a treasure so far.  No real big emotional issues.

Aurora is 2 she says EVERY word in the english language if you tell her to she speaks in 13 word sentances.  She has a very very outgoing personality and would go home with anyone.  Her hugs are so loving and tight you know she’s a happy girl.  She dances, and sings and loves to hear me sing.  she likes books but has little patience to actually sit for them and hardly stops moving to take a breath.  She’s a busy bee, Aurora loves to dress up, She insists on being a Princess EVERYDAY which means she HAS to wear a skirt or a dress. at prayer she tries to fold her arms kneel and bow her head and close her eyes, but her body wiggles and wiggles like a worm.  He little mind is very impressionalbe and she does whatever her sisters do at prayer if it is off the beaten path.  so her Demon is lack of good rest time Right now we are dealing with trying to get her to sleep thru the night.  yes!  she is up 3 times a night and wants to cuddle in our bed but we take her right back to her room put her back and 3 hours later she’s in our room again!  I need a good night sleep or this will be my demise.  I used to never get tired, but now with her up at night and being sick and running all the errands and such that I run I’m beginning to feel the TIRED that I have never had to feel.

So that’s that.  These are the my kids these days.  Mostly Angesl, sometimes with demons ;o) pretty normal kids I guess.

February 26, 2010

Craxy Couple of Weeks yes Craxy!!

Filed under: Businesses, aurora — Devanie @ 2:00 am

So crazy it’s coming out Craxy! ;)

Aurora had an ear infection 3 weeks ago I waited and waited for her to get better 10 days, we got her in and fixed it up, but then she got a cough, one that is still hanging on.  She has coughed a phlegmy cough so much that she throws up after she runs around for just a minute and she cannot stop it.  It has been 2 weeks of this now.  I took her to the Dr yesterday.  her ear infection is gone, and she is getting over the cold but has a bit of congestion still.  Poor little 2 year old.

Last Satrday I wanted to cancel a “Saturday Boutique” that I had put together due to snow, being up most of the night(S) with Aurora and utter exaustion from not having nathan home for over a week and having just done I did my 1st “Saturday Boutique”  I should have cancelled.

My babysitter would not watch Aurora, So I decided to take all 4 of them with me.  I think one of the vendors is not talking to me anymore because of the kids!  It was very difficult, Sierra’s manners are horrible, Hailey’s lack if responsibility is infuriating, Zach was an angel  he just nicely played with the discovery toys train.  And Aurora was sick and had to just sit in the car and watch TV and if she was freed. . .she would throw tantrums!  UUUhhggh.  It was a bad week to do the event.  Traffic in was slow. and it was bitterly cold.  So next week.  I am doing it 1/2 day letting a friend take the morning, then paying her a bit and doing it in a warmer location with actual electricity and heat! =)

In the Midst of it I got suspended from my devanie@stout.org email (writing letters to my boutique vendors) account and LOST EVERYONES emails and it doesn’t look like I will be getting it back in the meantime please write me at devanie@stout.orgso I can get your email back on file.  UUUggghh!

No one comments on my posts about me or fam, so I figure. . .why write them? Doesn’t matter if I was up til 1 AM catching puke in my hands from my 2 year old who has been sick for a month with ear infections & flem cough that if she runs she vomits. And on top of it Nathan was not here to help for over a week.  I did a boutique on my own with 4 kids caught about 10 loads of puke with Aurora and puked myself once because of it. Had to hire 2 cleaning ladies cuz taking care of 4 kids is hard, then add sickness, 6 businesses and the DISHES which Nathan faithfully does. And no one really cares. Or lends a hand

After a beautiful long nap today Aurora would not go to bed tonight and gagged a few times.  eventually she gave up at 9:30 and ended up sleeping almost upside down in the recliner.

 

On a brighter note. . .

Nathan was praised up and down at work while he was on his trip.  He got the title “Role Model” which is the top 1% of GE employees.  He was awarded with a Technology Leadership award and plaque. And we found out that last September he hit 10 years and he was eligible for 4 WEEKS VACATION time a year! (we lost a really needed one last year~ but he will do better next time. ;)

February 8, 2010

Busy Busy Bee

Filed under: Businesses, Devanie, Hailey, Irish Dance, Kids, Nathan, Sierra, Something Great, Valentines, Zach, aurora — Devanie @ 2:17 pm

I have been working 5 businesses at 4 locations as well as taking care of all 4 kids needs in school out of school and running places to play with them.

I have been having loads of fun. 

This week I am Pulling ALL my inventory out of 1 boutique that isn’t making me any money I keep losing $100+ a month to them so I’m moving on.  The amount of inventory is almost like moving out of a small apartment with a mini van full of kids so It will take a few loads.

 

Sierra Just had an Irish Dance Feis (fesh) Saturday that I took her to it was a long day for us.  She was cute and slightly messed up each dance causing her to not place in any event, But she will practice and do better next time.

We hosted a Superbowl party at our house  I made all the snacks and did the grocery shopping Saturday night til 11PM

I have 2 home shows this week with Cookie lee jewelry

Saturday IS MY BIG day.  I Started finding locations to hold “Saturday Boutiques” at where I invite lots of vendors (like a farmers market) to come and sell their wares.  It’s been a long fun task getting a big unique group together without getting duplicate vendors in.  http://saturdayboutiques.blogspot.com  it will be the day before Valentines and we have advertised like mad in the media online and thru emails and paper fliers.

I have to run. I need to get a piece of jewelry to a customer then to POSH to pull out of the store with Zach and Aurora

Utterly Exhausted- even after a nap day and no business but Superbowl party hostess. Sure wish Aurora would go back to sleeping thru the night. NO MORE CHOCOLATE MILK for you baby(almost3) before bed. Mommy needs SOME sleep-So does Daddy. 1st big noticeable BAG appeared under my eye yesterday. I looked OLD!

January 23, 2010

So Long

Filed under: Businesses, Devanie, Hailey, Kids, Nathan, Sierra, Zach, aurora, lights — Devanie @ 11:27 pm

 

 

Yes it has been Sooo Long since my last journal entry.

I have been busy.

Hailey and Sierra were out of school for 1 month and a week. We had Christmas, Science Fair that daddy worked really hard with Hailey on to show Magnetic Shielding.  She won 1st place there were all the 5ht graders in the school I want to say 150-200 students  7 won firts place and there were 10 1st place runners up she was the 1st closest to getting a medal in the 1st place category, she got a large Blue ribbon with 1st place on it.  we were thrilled!  They really did a good job, I just helpes with trips to SLC to get petree dishes magnets, magnetic iron filings from fuzzy face toys, and the display is what I helped with.  it took a long time to get it all together. 

I have taken the kids to SLC to the Zoo, on the Fast Train to go see The Frog Princess with Aaron Alice and cousin Ethan, We have been to Chuck E Cheese, To the Airplane Museum learning center, many times to Arctic Circle, Carls je and Mc Donalds Playlands, We have had a large snow hill in our cul-du-sac for a month now and the kids have enjoyed sliding down it. For new years we had sparking cider blasetd off some fireworks and party poppers and watches fireworks on their animal crossing nintendo game – a highlight ;o) We have been to a boutique to buy toy realistic cats that look like they are sleeping but breathing. My kind of pet! We went Christmas Caroling, Did our Lego Advent Calendar, we have been plaing with our christmas toys, claning up christmas and putting it away, nathan took down all the lights :( I was sad to see them go i love christmas lights they make the dark winter nights more interesting to look at and reminds me of the Savior.  Wish everyone could keep them up all year. We also Went With Aunt Alice and Aunt Suzie to The Gale Center South Jordan History Museum. Made Crystals from the Planetarium Store, Planted Cat Grass, Went Shopping for Webkinz online pet toys that you keepp a stuffed animal of. and MORE!

With my business endevours I have started buying tutus, pettiskirts, butterfly wings, wands, hair clips and more.  I have been putting them in one of the boutiques I sell in.  I still sell Baptizm Dresses for LDS girls, flower girl dresses, Melissa and Doug Wooden Toys and Puzzles(not doing so well moving that inventory) I’m Still selling Squeaky shoes I had been waiting for almost a month for my shipment it came in a few days before Christmas so business with those has been slower than i would have liked, but they still sell slowly.  i think i have sold more out of the house than at the boutiques in the past month ;o) 

             

I’m starting up “Saturday Boutiques”  there is an English lady that runs one of the boutiques and cannot get enough vendors int hat will pay rental spaces, i’ve told her i would try to help her get things rolling in the mantime we are going to try to get home show and unique crafters into and empty bank in front of the boutique every saturday to help her pay her rent (same landlord)  I have a lot of interested vendors we just have to hammer out the legalities with it.  And hoping that by mid March We will have loads of New vendors at the B&M boutique that will pay the rent and keep her in business.  We have some re arranging painting and filling up to do before that but so far i have recruited about 4 new vendors this week and working on more!

I did a  Bridal Show with my Cookie lee Jewelry last Saturday Joe and Suzie are Marketing their Floral Preservation Business at them there.  It costs $400 for the booth I made $490 back spent 60 on babysitters and 425 to Sierra who came with me and helped me set up sell and look cute! she was awesome, I had 4 show bookings and did a Home show on Wednesday tht pulled in another $250.00  have another kinda sorta 2 bookings too so I’m hoping the home shows will be profitable from the amount i spent, so far so good, I’m going to be a vendor in the one in April at the really big expo center  It’s not cheap, and if it brings in show booking that could be great!  I’m really doing it as a hobby, it’s fun, and if Nathan would let me pay for things I would happily help out.

I also took the kids to Boise for a quick overnighter as their cousin Hanna was baptized.

        

      

 

Aurora is as buzy as a bumble bee I cannot get her to stop she keeps us so busy.

September 16, 2009

Parent Teacher Conf. Report

Filed under: Hailey, SICK, Sierra, Uncategorized, aurora — Devanie @ 3:34 pm

Hailey is missing 1 of 2 book reports.  Has some pretty good grades and butchered the State capitols test (which makes me upset because since she was 3 we have been giving underdogs on the swings for giving the right answer to the state capitol.  I didn’t see how bad it was but her grade is based on 1-2-3 and she got a 2 and this morning she told me she even re-took the test.  Guess that’s what we get when she doesn’t tell us what she needs to be working on in school. . .We could have mastered that if she would have sat and studied with us. We ask her everyday EVERYDAY what she needs to be doing for homework and it’s always the same – reading.  Which she also gets in trouble for at school ,she reads because she is addicted and cannot help but sneak it into her desk and read while the teacher is teaching.  But she has read Harry potter 1-6 since July 20 when they started school again.  and her reading vocab and comprehension are all 3’s

 

Sierra’s teacher loves he her bouncy personality and she says she is a good student!  She’s friendly, very helpful, reads well, needs to work on reading more at home, She’s mastered timed math facts in addition, subtraction and multiplication 0,1,2 so we are working on those.  She’s cruising along there. She’s reading the 1st Harry Potter book, which is farther ahead than all but 1 kid in her class. he’s on book 2.  She loves the PONY PALS book series and writes cute books about dogs and horses.  The teacher gave her a lot of 3s couple 2.75s. 

Schools out Friday.  They get about 5 weeks off.  we plan to got to the B&B Circus, travel to Missouri on the 25th pending approval from my doctor, and back.

Friday I go to Time out for Women with a bunch of Ladies in the family! =)

Aurora has an ear infection (we see the doc today)  I get my 2 week post op today too.

The yellow roses are STILL ALIVE!

April 17, 2009

Easter 2009

Filed under: Hailey, Kids, Sierra, Tradition, Traditions, Uncategorized, Zach, aurora — Devanie @ 9:05 pm

 

Thursday we made a YUMMY YUMMY egg shaped cake with yellow/orange jelly filling.  Sierra helped to decorate it.

Friday afternoon we dyed eggs and put candy in over 100 eggs for the hunts we were to go on over the weekend.

Friday we went to The Pie Pizza place – one of my Favorites!  We went with Uncle, Aaron Aunt Alice and Ethan.  We took the cake with us and shared it with their family after playing outside with their dog Max for a long time.

Saturday we were up bright and early, packed up the chicks and went to Uncle Mikes for their Egg Hunt.  It was a blast, the kids all go so much stuff!  Then Daddy went to work with Grandpa and I took the kids and thier chicks to play at their cousins house.  They watched Madagascar 2, and we went out to McDonalds to play and eat.  Then we went back to help boil and dye Easter eggs.  we got the boiling part done when Daddy was ready to go home. So we packed up and headed out to pick him up.

Sunday Morning the Easter bunny had come, leaving, bath roll on paints, candy, and an egg hunt that was little in the living room. and the Easter Bunny left a poopy raisin trail from the living room out the front door and to the lawn.

We managed to have Creamed Eggs for breakfast and still got all cutsie and ready to go to Church.  It was REALLY nap time for Aurora and Zach so Daddy had to take them home for naps.

Sunday Evening was Dinner at Uncle Joe’s with a Ton of family and even some of their friends.  Good thing I made Deviled Eggs and them More while I was there, We all brought it pot luck style and there was just enough food for them all.  he kids had the BIG egg hunt where they scoured play sets, gardens, picnic tables, a pond and more to get their basket full of goodies.  Hailey was in her dress coming down the rock climbing wall on the back of the play set, her shoe snagged her dress and she FELL spilling her basket and falling to the ground.  She was OK.  Aurora danced and danced for everyone – such a cutie and when she dances she really shakes her tush.

went home went to bed. the end.

January 2, 2009

Cutest Cuddle EVER Christmas Morning!

Filed under: Christmas, Kids, Personalities, Uncategorized, aurora — Devanie @ 9:50 am

Sweet Aurora, is unique at our house.  She is a Complete CUDDLER.

Seemed only fitting to give her one of her favorite things to cuddle in MAMOUTH proportions. 

The day got even better when she and daddy were sitting down with the large stuffed animals and she cuddled forever with them.  I brought a bottle, she layed in the lap of one bear while pulling a puppy up over her lap as a blanket to go “nigh, night” in.

ADORABLE!

Auroras Christmas Cuddle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaD8PYmMhXk  

The Cousins CAUGHT Santa Clause 2008

Filed under: Christmas, House, Kids, Seasons, Something Great, Tradition, aurora — Devanie @ 1:23 am

Hailey, Sierra, Summer, Merlin, Carolee, Zach, Josh, Aurora, and Ethan Got to see – and visit with Santa this year!

Last year they got a peek and snuck up the steps to see him.

It may never happen again!  it happens so rare if ever in anyones lifetime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOAmv_wWdc8

December 12, 2008

Holiday Festivities

Filed under: Christmas, Hailey, Kids, Personalities, Seasons, Sierra, Traditions, Zach, aurora — Devanie @ 11:18 am

Last night Nathan took us all out to  a lovley evening adventure.

 We drove to Thanksgiving Point to see the “Holiday Lights” there.

There are a few options of ways to get thru the lights.  There’s your car, the trolley, a hayride – horse pulled, or a horse drawn carriage.

Since it’s probably our 1 big activity for the year, we were there early enough that our whole family could go in the Horse Drawn Carriage.  It was GREAT

Hailey bundled up in blankets and told Nathan and I what was coming up before we passed it (we were riding backwards, but that didn’t matter because all the light items were visible from both sides).

Sierra grabbed a blanket and was invited to the seat with the driver of the carriage and often got to lead the horse (Belgian) named Annie on the path thru the tall lighted arches, sculptures, scenery, skiers, snowmen, deer, waving Santa, and so on

Zach even with his coat hood strapped over his mouth was tossing out phrases left and right.  he was loving the whole thing.  At one pont there were 2 elves (in lights) building a doll house and he yelled out “They’re building a Castle”

Aurora spent the first part waving with her right hand fanatically at the Santa Clause lighted arch with waving and the words HO HO HO blinking.  It was like she was in a parade and she felt the need to continue to wave off and on throughout the journey.  She called Santa “Shanah”.  She’s repeating most words we say now.  Later she was standing on my lap trying to get the whole 360* view.

We loaded off the beautiful horse drawn carriage and petted the horsey for a while.  The kids LOVED it!  Then Daddy drove us to our nearest Krispy Kreme doughnut shop where we all went in for the doughnut making adventure and had our free HOT doughnut.  Nathan picked up a dozen and we headed home in time for bed. 

I had spent the day wrapping Christmas presents and left them on the couch so the kids could help put the present under the tree – for baby’s sake, so they could see that they belong under the tree – not just presents they can take out and open up anytime – like Zach did the 1st night I tried.

So now the girls are all excited about what they might be getting for Christmas.  And This morning I didn’t wake to the sound of paper being torn of gifts like Zach did to Uncle LeeJoes presents ;)

No camera these memories are ones we will just keep in our minds. – or for my forgetful mind – this memory will be blogged and then written on our yearly ornament as things we did for the holiday season 2008.

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