Mrs. Rose

My friend, Audrey, got married this past weekend and here are some cute pics from the wedding. Parker was such a good sport while I reminisced with friends and he was my camera man when I wanted to be in the pictures.

Amanda, Marina, Jaime, me
Audrey and Jeramie Rose
Marina and me
me and Jessica
me, Jaime, Audrey, Amanda, Marina

Pick Your Battles.....

ENOUGH SAID!

Keagan Laughing

Parker and I can make fools of ourselves trying to make Keagan laugh--she is selective on what she thinks is funny from us--but Easton, doesn't really have to do anything and she cracks up! I love it. I am so glad I got this on the camera--usually by the time I get the camera, she is done! All Easton is doing is waving a little paper toy and she is loving it!

Busy Week!

Here are some pictures from our busy week last week--

Keagan
Easton
My attempts at a Father's Day picture--hard with a 2 year old who doesn't want to cooperate....
Grandma's viewing--Laura, Shelley, Julie
Cemetery--Julie, Laura, Shelley, Andrea, Ashley

The funeral for Grandma was wonderful. The whole week was crazy, practicing for the song and everything--and I didn't even speak-two of my sisters had to prepare talks!! It is always great to get together with family and I am so glad that Shelley was able to come for the funeral--it had only been 3 weeks since we had seen her, but it seemed longer.

MOBY WRAPS

I am selling Moby Wraps with my sister-in-law, Amy tomorrow (Saturday) at the McKay Events Center, during the Baby Contest. Come check us out!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

and to my mom! (We share a birthday!)
Not much has happened yet today--I think Parker and I are going to dinner with my parents to celebrate the double birthday tonight. So far, Parker woke me up with breakfast--he came in with french toast and OJ and gave me the remote and said when Easton gets up, he would feed him breakfast....how romantic!! (for those of you with a toddler--you know I am being TOTALLY serious) The kids weren't up yet, so without eating I went back to sleep!! Sorry, Parker, if the kids aren't up, neither am I! Don't worry, after the kids woke up, I ate--I am not going to pass up a breakfast in bed--no matter how tired I am!

So, my Grandma Sundberg passed away early yesterday morning. I took the kids over to her house on Sunday to say our goodbyes--she wasn't doing well. But, this is a celebration--she has missed Grandpa for 6 years and I think has been ready to join him for that long. It is still sad to think that she is gone, but my overwhelming feelings are of joy for her. She can finally be with her love again and see her two children that have already passed on. At a funeral once, one of the children of the woman was saying how her dad had to finish the castle in Heaven for her mom, that is why her mom had to wait so long after her dad had passed away to join him. I guess that is finally the case with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandpa was a perfectionist, and he finally finished Grandma's castle. She was a remarkable woman and she taught us all so much. She will be greatly missed.

This is the place!

Yesterday my sister, Laura, her boys, my mom and me and the kids went to This is the Place Park. It was quite cold when we got there, but it warmed up a little. The boys had so much fun and Keagan was loving just being outside! More pictures on the family blog. http://thesundbergs.blogspot.com

Easton was a little obsessed with this wooden train. He did NOT want to leave!
my pretty girl
beating the rugs like good ol' pioneers
I think the wire beater was heavier than Easton!
all bundled up
Keagan and Mommy
The kids loved the petting zoo. Cayden and Mayson even took a little pony ride. Easton and Gage were a little too scared.

Lots of Firsts

Some fun and crazy things in the past few days--
*Easton went in his Elmo potty for the 1st time. He was VERY proud of himself.
*Keagan got her first tooth. Not the happiest of days for her. She got a runny nose and was very cross, but it is so cute--a little Chiclet tooth.
*Easton got his first fat, cut lip the other night. VERY traumatic for both me and him. It is starting to get better, but he keeps reminding me of his "boo-boo" and asks me to kiss it.
*Keagan is the rolling queen and I have to make sure none of the little toys are on the floor, or she will find them!

Easton's boo-boo. He bit his lip--on both sides, the out and inside.
Keagan--you can kind of see her tooth in this picture.
Our almost finished backyard-- in the upper right corner, I want to do a sandbox for the kids.

My sister, Laura just finished their backyard and had extra sod, so we got to use it!! THANKS LAURA AND DJ!! Their yard looks awesome--it is a LOT bigger than ours, but I am happy with our results!

Keagan--when she gets excited, she starts breathing fast--she does it in this video--it is so funny.

GIRLS NIGHT

My little sis, Shelley, left for the summer to live in NY, so we had a girls night this past Thursday. It is so much fun to get together with the girls, but sadly we don't do it enough. We usually get a little giddy and start giggling at EVERYTHING. Which is part of the reason it is so much fun! We are going to miss you, Shell, while you are gone!! Do tons of shopping!

me and Shelley
me, Laura, Mom, Ashley, Shelley and Andrea

We went to La Vigna for dinner.

YUMMY

CUTE!

One on one time with Keagan--Easton was taking a nap.

She was rolling all over the floor trying to figure out how to get Easton's cup, she finally did and I don't think she knew what to do with it. All the hard work and then what?
Easton, being the cheese
So serious

Aidan

Today is my nephew, Aidan's 4th birthday.

Happy birthday DUDE! We love you!

Ready, Set, GO!

Well, the Pinewood Derby for the Cub Scouts was last night. Interesting. It was really cute how the boys got so excited and Easton was excited for a while--two year old attention span--. The interesting thing to me, was the Dad's that got a little TOO competitive. This is for the Cub Scouts--right?? One dad actually made the race officiator redo a couple of the races because his boy's car didn't do that well. The excuse was "The track is crooked . . . ." HMMM. There were some dads who even made their own car and raced it against the other "Older Scouts". Parker vowed to me he would never do that. Thank you, honey!

One funny thing I forgot about--when the Webelos came over a couple of weeks ago to our house, Parker was trying to bond with them and pulled out his old comic books. One of the comic books Parker got when he was about their age, and one of the boys said, "Wow, this is ancient!" HOLY COW---am I so old to these boys that I am considered ANCIENT??

More Zions pics

Long, long drive, but well worth it. I would recommend to anyone to go down and see the beautiful mountains and go on a couple of hikes. We didn't do anything too hard, too many kids in tow, and too out of shape, but the ones we did were beautiful.

Cute couple! Keagan was snoozing in the Moby wrap and Easton was on Parker's back.
Lawton, Aidan, Olive, Opa, Abbey, Oma, Easton and Parker
Abbey and Aidan. I love this picture, I think it is so sweet how they were holding hands.
The fam
Miss Keagie stretching

Zions

We got back from Zions National Park last night. We went down with Parker's parents (visiting from Virginia) and his brother's family. It was so nice down there! The weather was perfect and it was great to spend some uninterrupted time with the family. I got a TON of pictures, but just picked a few of my favorites.

Our MOBY WRAP advertisement. Parker with Keagan and me with Easton. (If you are wondering why I was carrying the heavy child, Easton was having a traumatic day and didn't want ANYTHING to do with his daddy.)
The cabin Parker's brother found online for us to stay at! Good job, Lawton!
Keagan in the Moby, sleeping and Easton being dragged by me . . . .
Me and Easton
The whole gang.

me, Keagan, Opa, Easton, Abbey, Amy, Olive (on Amy's back), Oma, Aidan (behind Parker's Mom) and Lawton

Mother's Day

Here are some late Mother's Day pictures.

Keagan and Mommy
Easton, Keagan and Mommy
"DON'T TAKE MY PICTURE!"

Keagan's 7th Month Appt

Keagan had her 7 month appointment today. She is doing really well, meeting her milestones, growing, etc. She is 13 lbs. 14 oz, the 2nd% and she is 26.8 inches, the 60th%, so kinda tall and VERY skinny. But, the doctor said she looks good and is not worried about her. Yipee! She has had a little cold the past couple of days, but she is such a good, sweet baby and just wants to cuddle with Mommy.

eating a banana
Mother's Day

To Scout or Not To Scout . . .

That is the question. Parker's answer is a resounding NO.

We had our first Webelos meeting tonight. Interesting. We are supposed to have 5 or 6 boys, but only 2 came. One boy was really sweet and was very excited. The other one . . . a little strange (putting it nicely).
Let me start at last week. So, it took us forever to get a hold of the old Webelos leaders to get the information we needed. We finally did and Parker went over to their house to get the "gear". He came home with a HUGE box of -- well -- junk. That is my "non-scouting" opinion. When I first saw the box, I was a little overwhelmed and quite a bit frustrated. "What have we gotten ourselves into?" I kept asking myself. Looking through the material, binders, etc., was a bit daunting and it seems like this is more than the regular church calling. I know, I know, MAGNIFY YOUR CALLING. I don't know if I am there yet. Especially if I have to wear one of the ugly scout uniforms. (I am determined to get through this calling without getting one, but we will see. . . )
So, that is the update on our family scouting experience. Not much yet, but the Pinewood Derby is in a couple of weeks, so hopefully some great stories from that.

Girlie Night

So, last night I threw a baby shower for my friend Tara from high school. 5 other girls from the old gang came and it was so much fun to chat for a couple of hours! It has been too long since we have gotten together! I made a diaper cake for Tara with the help of my mom and sister, Shelley. I think it turned out so cute.
After everyone left, of course I remembered that I hadn't taken any pictures! I even had my camera out to do so, but I forgot!

To all of my girlfriends--love ya and I am so glad we got to see each other! Good luck to Tara with the rest of her pregnancy and her labor! She will be a great mommy!

Parker Pipes in

A few weeks back Julie encouraged me to write of my feelings for my children for posterity sake, here goes:

My young son Easton, from the moment I witnessed your big eyes staring at me wrapped in your first blanket I have considered you my angel. I think of you as miracle from god helping me to see that despite all the evil, death, pain, and misery witnessed that there is light, there is hope projected from Him, through you, unto me each day. I swore to raise you to be honest, righteous, kind, smart, and proud of who you are. You have so much strength. When I was your age my mother's friends would often tell her that I was the "angriest boy" they had ever seen. I thank god that you are kind and unselfish in your love, you have blessed me forever and I will always protect you and love you with all my heart.

Keagan, you are, with the exception of your mother, the prettiest girl I have ever seen, for the first few months you were with us I had a hard time being close and emotional with you, you seemed so soft and delicate (like a flower in full bloom). I, being who I am, wasn't sure how to treat something so pure, you intimated me. I have been in countless confrontations, I almost never hold my opinions in, and have only been intimidated by two other people (your mother, and Buddy) in my whole life, you scared me. Then one day, you leaned your soft head on my shoulder, your little hand resting on my chest over my thumping heart, your eyes looked up at me and projected a faint smile of peace and safety. I cried a singular tear, kissed your head and knew that you were mine. I will always protect you, you will never have to fear anything or anybody, I will always honor your mother who loves us all so much, and make sure that when you grow up, the man you marry honors these same commitments.

To both of my children, I love you very much. Please, love one another.