Saturday, March 21, 2009

Lizzy's Birthday pictures!

All the Warren Cousins at Cinderella

Elizabeth and her friend, Maddie

Lizzy with her friends Bella and Megan

Lizzy opening presents


Maddie (Lizzy's friend), Samie (Meliah's good friend) and Meliah

Lizzy with her ladybug cake (the wind blew the candles out!)

Meliah and Taylor enjoying their cupcakes

Kerri and my friend Emily took some pictures at Elizabeth's birthday party. I have a camera now but I didn't at the time so it was very nice of them to take them and give them to me. We had a Warren cousins party on the Friday the 13th and the weather was perfect for the kids to play outside and bounce on the bounce house and play basketball. The next day the kids went to Cinderella (High School production in Gridley) with Grandma Warren and a bunch of cousins. They loved it! Aaron and I stayed at home and got ready for another party with some good friends and Aaron's side of the family. There are just too many kids on my side of the family to have one party! Anyway, Saturday was nice but a little cold! We let the kids play for a little bit, ate and then came back to the house for some games. I should have switched and just had the Saturday one at home too, but it was an adventure and Lizzy loved her parties and all her presents! She was pretty sick after her parties for a few days... it's nice to have her in good health again. One night I sat by the tub in the bathroom with her for about 2 hours... ugh!

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Happy Birthday Elizabeth!

I sure do love my little girl. She is an amazing little munchkin with so much personality. These are the things that we all love so much about Lizzy Lou!

*She is always wanting to do whatever I am doing, and as a result knows how to do
many of the chores in the house. She folds laundry, washes dishes, vacuums,
cleans the mirrors and sinks and even gets her own breakfast.

*She is a cutting machine. We don't even need a paper shredder because she cuts
things into such small pieces.

*She loves puzzles and will put the same one together several times in a row.

*She loves avocados, green beans, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes and most vegitables.

*She loves when I substitute teach because she knows she'll get to spend the day at Grandma and Grandpa's house to play with all the special toys!

*She has two best friends that are her cousins on both sides of the family (Isabella and Grace)

*She can write her name legibly, counts to 29 and can recognize all the letters of the alphabet. (She's so ready for kindergarten... but still has another year with momma)

*I often see her singing in the car to some familiar tune with such conviction and seriousness in her face it gives me a laugh. (maybe too much american idol)

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Pay it Forward!

I copied this from my friend Emily's blog... it should be fun!

Pay it FORWARD--How it works:

The FIRST THREE people to leave a comment on this post will receive at some point during this year a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive will be a total surprise--to both of us.

The CATCH is that YOU MUST PLAY TOO! Before you leave your comment here, write a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going (you can cut and paste these instructions). Then come back and let me know that you are going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift. It's THAT easy!

Remember, only the FIRST THREE comments will qualify. Good luck!

Families are Forever!

Families are Forever!
What a great blessing

I sure do love my family!

I sure do love my family!

Our 3 little ones!

Our 3 little ones!
We have been so blessed!!!

My parenting plan!!

I have been thinking a lot lately of what I need to teach my kids to help them become independant physically, spiritually and mentally so when they turn 18 they will be able to survive on their own. The last 9 years has flown by so quickly I can't believe it. Nine more years and my first child will be old enough to be on his own. That is a real wake up call for a mother who hasn't prepared her children for those important days. I realize that I have gone on way to long without a list of what needs to be learned and done by what age so that my kids will not be horrified when they get out into the world alone. So, I've come up with a list of most everything I can think of that would be important for my kids to know and learn and what ages they should be capable. Of course, every child is different and is capable of different things at different ages. Some learn things faster and are more motivated. Others would like to just live in the home cave for the rest of their lives and have no motivation to do any of it. So, I am including my fairly flexible plan. But if you let too many years slip by, you may need to up the work to fit everything in. I got most of my ideas from a very experienced LDS author (Merilee Boyack) who has raised several children successfully! So, hopefully you find this as helpful as I do!