Casserole Carrier!

I just made this today, and am a little proud of myself! Sewing is not my speciality, but I did it without a pattern, (well I love the one Grandma Simpson made and I kinda copied it)! Spent about 3 hours on my first try, next time I hope to finish it quicker! Let me know what you think!

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Reese is in Pre-school. She loves it. She has made some really cute friendships within her classmates too. Recently they had their Christmas program which included some songs, a little dance and some stage fright. Reese keeps her finger in her mouth when she is nervous or being shy. Doesn't she look like a little angle with the garland on her head? This was for Away in a Manger song, her favorite. Everything about Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus she loves. We went to the nativity festival at church and she admired EVERY SINGLE baby Jesus. Imaging how long we were there for! I love her and she is such a blessing!

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So cute with Grandma Lay
This is my Cindy Lou from Whoville

Mom and Dad Lay had a mini Christmas night for us, we had soo much fun, and the kids enjoyed getting some early presents! Pillowpets of course!

The excitement of decorating your Christmas tree can be sooo special for your child. I love the happiness this season brings!

Jake and Dad drew a target on the window and played with the nerd guns, this kept them busy for a bit. The things Jake does when he gets bored!

Making a gingerhouse was soo much fun, even more fun was sneaking the treats that go on it!

This is our 9ft tree this year, Jake said "why not, we have high ceilings!" OK!

The TURKEY! B might of been a little afaid of this placed right in front of him.

It was so nice that Jake's sister Sheena and Steven drove over from AZ to spend Thanksgiving with us. We are sooo grateful when our family comes to see us, we miss everyone dearly.

This is us. We celebrated our 5 years on November 4th. It has flown by and we love every minute of it. With 2 crazies and keeping our lives sane, time goes fast. But, wouldn't change anything about it, it's perfect the way it is!

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Reese has LEARNED how to cross her eyes

(and she does it for mostly every photo taken, great.)

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Where have I been? Well, not blogging, apparently FB is getting the better of me. Not much has changed we are just living life down in Temecula. It has been nice, our winter is what you see in the bottom photo of R and B. We did however make it up to Big Bear to go tubing. It was a blast! The kids loved it! Reese got very brave and wanted to ride superman style on daddys back down the slopes. It was funny because when we got up there there was no snow, then we pulled into the park and found snow. They have machines to make the snow for tubing, and it was really cold, 40 degrees, so we were just fine with the manmade stuff!

DAD, this is for you!

My dad has called me asking if I was going to update my blog, and I thought about it at first. And, I didn't realize that is has been since forever since the last update! Sorry Dad, and others! Here are a few pics of the fam. my sister came for a visit with Ryder and we had soo much fun together. We really didn't want them to leave. Jake is in Rhode Island for school. He dislikes it 100% and can't wait to come home. We miss him soo much. Actually he just found out that he might be staying in class for up to 5 months. Now, my next excitment is waiting for my sweet sis in law and her four kids to come in June. My house will be a {ZOO}! That's ok though, I love them and it will be totally fine.

Our Family Portrait

OK guys, here it is Reese's first drawing of something that looks like something! I asked her what it is and it is our family. I know it looks freakishly odd, but I am SO proud of her! I swear once she starts doing a new hobby, she really picks it up! We are getting really excited just thinking about pre-school, we know she is just going to have a blast!...I love that she gave me only one EYE, and how frazzled Jake looks! And, Brody is sleeping, and how she has long hair only on one side {maybe of the haircut she gave herself?} Its great! I love her tons!

I made a TUTU!!!!

I made this the night before Reese's birthday. It only took me an hour to do, and I was very happy with myself when I finished. I put it on her bear when I was done, so she would see it first thing when she awakes. She saw it and came out of her room, yelling at me that she got a TUTU! I am so glad that she liked something that I made for her!
And, she is absolutely darling in it when she is showing me her twirly dance!
I {love} her to pieces..........

Brody.

He did this to himself, I swear!
He always gets lured into playing dolls with Reese

He loves Reese's bike, poor guy has mostly girl stuff to play with!

He was literally picking a fight with Tinkerbell pinata,

Look at his face, he was huffing at her!

And, he is already trying to pick up on the girls! lol

Brody is getting soo big soo fast! He is very loving and listens surprisingly well! He has been attempting to jump off the couch, isn't he too little for that? Following Reese around is what he loves to do, and take whatever she has! These two are such fun kiddos!

Happy Birthday Reesie!

Reese turned 3! She had such a wonderful party with a few of her friends. She wanted a Tinkerbell theme, so I tried my best! I got really into it, I know that sounds sad huh! But, I made these really fun wings for the girls and swords for the boys. They decorated them with all sorts of fun stuff! We had a huge pinata, that all the kids loved. Jake had to carve a stick and make a club to open it! It was that much of a heavy duty pinata, it was hilarious! It was nice to have a little party with her friends. Reese has developed such a sweet personality. She is SO kind to her friends and notices different behaviors. She still loves her blankie, and wants to cuddle with it always! She wants to talk about Jesus at the breakfast table...I should learn from her! Now that she is 3, all she talks about is going to class {pre-school} and tells me that I can't teach her! Jake and I are really lucky parents to be blessed with her life and we love her very much! She gives us soo many fun adventures and says the darnedest things! I can't believe she is already 3, it's going by way too fast!


My sweet friend got Reese this apron for her birthday. Her mother is a crafty person and made it for Reese. It is the cutest thing ever! Reese is in the kitchen with me soo much more now and is always wanting to help, but first "my apron mom"! I love it soo much, I asked her to make me a matching one!!!!

A little Late Happy New Year!

We spent New Year's Eve day at Sea World. It was a great day, the weather was beautiful! We thought of going to the beach like last year, but we wanted to use our free pass to the park. The day was great, the kids had a blast. There is a Seasame Street play park and that is where the kids spent alot of time. We saw the Polar Express in 3D, thank goodness it was only about 10 minutes because we were barely lasting. Reese loved the penguine exhibit; thinking it was "Happy Feet" movie. Jake got to ride the Atlantis, and as you can tell on his face, it was a THRILL! Brody enjoyed his time most in the sand pit, the kid is always playing with something dirty! Jake and I ended our night at 11pm, yes we are party poopers. Mostly me, I was really tired after a long day! Overall, we brought in the new year with new expectations of ourselves and are looking forward to "2010"!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone! This is what Christmas looks like at our house! We had such an early morning, Brody was up at 6 and reese heard him and once she opened her door, she was screaming and smiling ear to ear! Soooo much fun when Santa comes to our house! This year Santa brought Reese a shopping cart with two babies, and a lawnmower for Brod. And, for all of us a trampoline. This year was especially special. Not that we wouldn't love to be with our family in WA. But, we were by ourselves all day and didn't have to go anywhere. It was nice. We stayed in our jammies all day and played with our new gifts and really enjoyed our little family. Jake and I are really blessed with the family we have, what a wonderful gift from our Heavenly Father. I have been reading alot of Nativity stories and showing them on a felt board about the birth of Jesus. I think Reese has got it down! I want them to know the reason we have Christmas, and not just look forward to all the {presents}! A big thank you too all who have sent us cards this year, we look forward to checking the mail everyday to put another greeting up on the wall. I like to save them on rings so we can look back at the past years. WE hope that everyone enjoyed their Christmas day! Mom, Dad, Mom and Dad Lay, we love you guys soo much and wished we could of seen you this Christmas. We are especially grateful to have you all in our lives. Posted are some pics of our Christmas! OHHHH I forgot!!!! Sadly, Jake has finally gotten the stomache flu, and has been sick all afternoon. I am just glad it is over now. We have all had it within the last week, and it has been NASTY! He is in bed resting, and I have kept the kids away from him so he can have quiet! Thank goodness for all the new toys and trampoline!

{Reese and I decorating the tree with our fancy earrings}

{Brody had to give it a try too, silly boy}
{Fireplace photo of sibling love}

{We tried}

{Reese is our new photographer, she has great skills}

{Our free Christmas tree Jake got on base! our best one ever! Most the ornaments are 3ft high, due to Brod whacking them all off.}

{His new tow truck, fascinating!}

{Reese loves her Shrek baby}

{Jake and Reese are super excited about his new lunchbox. It came with a promised lunch every workday.}

{Our Christmas day mess}

{THE NEW TRAMPOLINE, which is going to get the most use}

{Thank you Grama and Grampa Lay}

P.S. This is funny! We didn't have presents under the tree before the Eve. Reese really wanted some so we wrapped up a box of cake mix and Frosted Mini Wheats cereal, just incase Brody got to them. Her first gift that she opened after playing with Santa's gift was the cereal. We forgot to take them out! Once she opened it she screamed...." I GOT FROSTED MINI WHEATS, WAAAHOOO! I LOVE MINI WHEATS!" and same with the cake! Who knew? we could of saved alot of money!