My Baby is Getting so Big!!

Jett is a very happy smiley baby!

Pictures taken Jan 15th

Mock Pictures

I forgot I had these pictures that one of the dads took of the mock competition. A lot better than my little camera pictures!!

Kaiya and Tatum's hip hop duo

I Like to Fuss - Jazz routine

Kiss - Hip hop dance

Ella's 1st Haircut

Ella has been begging to get her hair cut. I finally gave in and let Cirdan take her with him when he got his done....with one condition...he take pictures. Ella was very excited and loved every minute of being in the chair getting pampered.

THE biggest SEAHAWK game!

Home playoff game- Seahawks hosting the Saints who were defending Super Bowl Champs. We were picked to get blown out...but an upset was on the horizon. Qwest field was rocking non stop throughout the game. I was at the Rams game that put us in the playoffs the week before. It was electric at that game but didn't even compare to this. You had to try and catch your breath from all the action and screaming. Who would have thought we would drop 45 points on the Saints! Marshawn Lynch ripped off the greatest run in Seahawks history to seal the deal. It was a 67 yard TD run.....he ran through half the Saints D and shook the other half. Qwest field was so loud during that run it read on the seismic meter!!

Best game I have been to in Seattle. This on topped the Sonics vs. Warriors game I went to when we were the 6 seed and Golden State was the 3 seed. The Sonics clinched the series here at home and that place was jumping (Key Arena) back then it was the Coliseum I think. Shawn Kemp basically jumped over one of the Warriors for one of his best all time dunks.

I brought my buddy Nathan to the game which was a good call. He came equipped with hand warmers, foot warmers, nice gloves and a sweet down vest.

GOOOOOOOD TIMES-

Snuggles

Snuggling with the baby...



Covering the baby with a blanket...

Laying with the baby...

Snuggling with the baby...

Mock Competition

Kaiya's dance group had their mock competition to prepare for the upcoming competitions. It was a long but fun night. Kaiya did really well! She is a natural on stage and loves being up in front of everyone. Kaiya is competing in 3 dances. A large jazz group...small hip hop group and a hip hop duo with one of her close friends at dance.
Kaiya and Tatum ended up winning trophies for their hip hop duo! They were very excited about that. Jennifer (the owner) called Kaiya up after and told her that she did REALLY well and that she was really impressed.



Awards Ceremony...

Mr. Leon Washington

Puget Sound Moving moved one of the Seattle Seahawks last Thursday. Long story short - Cirdan asked him if he could take a picture with him to put on the Puget Sound Moving facebook page. Leon was all for it! He loved the idea. He also told Cirdan that he would sign stuff for the kids (Cirdan didn't even ask...he offered). So we took the girls Seahawks jerseys. Cirdan, Jett and I drove to Bellevue the day of the move to meet him and take a picture. His wife and little 19 month old son also came down to the garage to meet us. They were some of the nicest people I have met. Cirdan told them that we had a little one in the car (about 10 feet away) and his wife ran to the car and got into the back seat to look at him. I sure hope that the Seahawks re-sign him this next year!
It was a fun morning. Its been a great experience with owning our own company and I look forward to many more exciting stories!

Ella Rose 2 1/2

Ella - December 27th - 30 months old

Height - 3 ft
Weight - 30 pounds

Things she is doing...
Loves to dance
Loves playdoh
Puts sentences together and learning lots of new words
Loves to help mommy with laundry
Good big sister - loves to hold, play and kiss Jett
Likes to bring her purse when we leave the house
Likes to pretend to go to work
Loves her snacks...loves to put them in bags and purses
Loves popcorn, chocolate milk and cereal
Loves to cup her hands together and say..."I can hold him"
Has been better in stores...not so many fits
Likes public restrooms and seems to have to try them all out
Is a pro at Mario Bros on the DSi and can beat a level
She will say..."I love you!" and when we say, "I love you too Ella" she says..."I love you 2 more"
She recognizes her name written out
Likes to ride her bike around the house and can finally reach the pedals
Can sing the words to...I am a Child of God, Follow the Prophet, House upon the Rock, Popcorn Popping, Whats My Name (Rhianna), Twinkle Twinkle
Will recognize any Michael Jackson song when it comes on...even if she has never heard it before. She knows his voice.
Funny dancer and tries to copy Kaiya
Whenever Cirdan says..."Go Nana...Go Nana....etc" She dances
Dora is her favorite
Snow White is her favorite Disney Princess
Really funny personality
When you ask her a questions (like...where is your shoes, how do you want your hair? anything) her response is always...NO??

Jett's 2 Month Check Up

December 27th - Jett is 2 Months

Weight - 11.5
Height - 22.75

Things he is doing...
Smiling a lot
Trying to laugh (sounds like a cough)
Squeals and screams high pitch
Locking legs and loves to stand up
Starting to like the Bumbo for little at a time
VERY good baby
Will fall asleep on his own
Rolled from stomach to back 2 times
Loves taking baths
Takes a lot of energy for him to cry...like he doesn't want to
Eats all the time

Some pictures taken at 2 months...

BFF's

Best friends, popcorn and a movie.

New Years Eve

We ate cake...

Played some games...

And fell asleep on the couch before midnight...

2010 was the year of hospital visits and 2011 will be the year of paying off those hospital visits!!

Happy New Year!

Eulogy Talk

Death is a graduation day, and a time of assessment to see what we have become…Sterling W Sill

On September 24th 1921, Dr. Pearce delivered a 9 ½ pound baby girl to LeRoy and Evadene Holland in Brigham City, Utah. She had lots of dark hair and was told she was the butter ball of the nursery!

Grandma was the first of four siblings born. She is survived by her brother D.L. and is preceded in death by brothers, Lee and David and by her husband Glen.

Lee passed away at age 4. Grandma states in her personal history about a tender story of when Lee was ill and to go to the hospital. Grandma felt sad for him so she offered him her marble collection that she collected over the years. His last words to her were... “save them till I get home”…She was never to see him again. He had passed away from ruptured appendix, ironically in the same room grandma had been born in. The sadness she felt could not be written.

Life for grandma was simple in those early days of her childhood. Her favorite thing to do was dress in coveralls and a straw hat and ride with her father in the water wagon as he worked on the city streets. She says she was the envy of all the kids and I bet she loved it that way too! And then there were big double decker ice cream cones her daddy would buy for her at the railroad station after completing his work for the day.

Grandma and Grandpa were baptized in the old tithing office in Brigham City, on the same day, January, 5th 1929. At that time they did not know each other. It would not be until Grandma was 12 years old before their paths would cross again.

Grandma grew up being daddy’s little girl. Some of the greatest times were spent picking cherries and peaches from his orchard and selling them on the roadside for money.

Grandma’s mother sewed all her dresses and they were always pretty. However, there is one dress she did not sew.

For the junior prom there was a dress that Donna and her friends Barbara and Helen saw in downtown Brigham. It was the pretties dress they had ever seen. They were in awe of it. Helen raced home to tell her mother to buy it for her. Donna knew Helen would get the dress because they had more money. When Donna came home, looking sad and quiet, her father knew that something was wrong. She explained about the prettiest dress she had ever seen and that Helen would be wearing it. Donna, not knowing her dad had left for town, was surprised to see when he cam e home he had a box. When she opened it, there was the pleated georgette dress! And it was just her size too. When she went to the prom, she felt like a queen. To her daddy she always was, They had such a special relationship. When Grandma got married and left for Seattle, he told a neighbor “when Donna left; she took a part of my heart with her.”

Some of my fondest memories from when I was a child are the times that I spent over at Grandma’s house. She went out of her way to pamper all of her grandkids and make us feel special. There is a long list of simple, but meaningful things she did for all of us. Ill never forget each time she would kick Grandpa out of his chair so I could watch TV. I knew the most delicious plate of cinnamon toast or macaroni and cheese would soon follow.

All of us will always cherish the time and moments we had with her here upon this earth.