I cleaned out my freezer this morning, yeah! I don't think I had really cleaned it out since we moved in just over a year ago! Found some scary things in there, but I found some things I had forgotten about which is great! I have the top shelf for breads/breakfast foods, next one for Jarom's lunches (and ice cream), one for veggies, and the bottom two for meat. I wonder how long I can keep it looking nice like that?
Friday, January 22, 2010
One thing to cross off my to-do list
I cleaned out my freezer this morning, yeah! I don't think I had really cleaned it out since we moved in just over a year ago! Found some scary things in there, but I found some things I had forgotten about which is great! I have the top shelf for breads/breakfast foods, next one for Jarom's lunches (and ice cream), one for veggies, and the bottom two for meat. I wonder how long I can keep it looking nice like that?
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Snow bunnies
Last year, we got a LOT of snow, but this season hasn't been too bad. At least we've gotten enough for the kids to play in! One afternoon, Jarom took the kids outside and built a little snowman. 
Moments after the pictures were taken, though, Isaac knocked him over, so it's a good thing Jarom got at least one shot in!
Across the street from us is a great sledding hill, so we took the kids over there for a little sledding. Neither Isaac nor Emilie had been sledding before, so it was fun to see their reactions. Emilie was more interested in eating the snow. I think this has to be my new favorite picture of her.
Isaac didn't want to stop sledding, and he had to go all by himself. Coming back up the hill was a little tricky, but he went up and down a dozen times and thought it was the greatest thing ever.
Moments after the pictures were taken, though, Isaac knocked him over, so it's a good thing Jarom got at least one shot in!
Across the street from us is a great sledding hill, so we took the kids over there for a little sledding. Neither Isaac nor Emilie had been sledding before, so it was fun to see their reactions. Emilie was more interested in eating the snow. I think this has to be my new favorite picture of her.
Isaac didn't want to stop sledding, and he had to go all by himself. Coming back up the hill was a little tricky, but he went up and down a dozen times and thought it was the greatest thing ever. 
Bowling
Our big Christmas splurge was a Wii, so we spent a lot of time between Christmas and New Years getting to know our new family entertainment device. And the game of choice? Bowling, of course. And who would be our family champ? None other than Isaac! He is so good, it took Jarom a while before he could finally beat him!
Since Isaac loves playing Wii bowling so much, we thought it would be fun on New Years day to take him real bowling. We invited Ammon to come along too and made an afternoon of it.
Final score Ammon won, but we all had a great time! I would have taken more pictures, but my camera battery died! I guess I took too many pics at Christmas!
Since Isaac loves playing Wii bowling so much, we thought it would be fun on New Years day to take him real bowling. We invited Ammon to come along too and made an afternoon of it.
Final score Ammon won, but we all had a great time! I would have taken more pictures, but my camera battery died! I guess I took too many pics at Christmas!
Christmas Recap
When life gets busy, blogging takes a back seat. But since I have some free time tonight, I thought I'd share a few pics and memories from our Christmas festivities.
The day before Christmas Eve, my poor sister's family came down with strep throats and ear infections and were not doing well, so instead of having our annual Sugden party at her house as planned, we changed the venue to our house instead. So all Christmas Eve day, Jarom and I were frantically racing around the house getting everything cleaned and vacuumed and ready for the big party! Luckily we were able to pull everything together and had a great evening! We missed the Eldredge clan, and the Georgia Sugdens, but at least I was able to visit with Michele and a few of her well girls before the party, and Jarom was able to get a Skype call with going with John and Katie and sweet little Hannah so we could talk with them and open a few presents together.
Emilie made a new best friend during dinner. She talked incessantly with her cousin Ben. She shared her food with him and thought he was just wonderful.
More cute cousins eating dinner.
Without the Eldredge kids, we had more roles to fill in our Nativity reading, so the adults helped out too. 
Chris helped me work on my up, down, up, POSE! Ok, so I'm not ready for my photo shoot yet, but it was still fun. Chris has his look down to a science. 
In the morning, the kids had so much fun opening their presents. Isaac could hardly contain his excitement and woke up at 6:30am ready to go, but we made him stay in bed (our bed) until Emilie woke up a half hour later. He loves his new scooter and his trucks, transformers, and Wii games. 
Emilie caught on pretty quickly to the presents and had fun slooooowly opening her gifts. She got an Elmo, some doll equipment (stroller, crib, etc), and a doggie and a doll. 
She made sure to take Elmo on lots and lots of stroller rides!
Around lunch time, Grandma and Grandpa Hatch and Ammon came over to visit for a little bit and brought some presents for everyone. Isaac loves his new Rocky truck so much, it's pretty much his new best friend.
The next day we headed out to Stansbury Park for the Hatch family Christmas party. We got there a little early and I was able to help Cindi in the kitchen a little bit. I always love cooking with her and miss not being able to do that more often. We had a very delicious dinner then exchanged gifts. Ammon got this fabulous little number from Jarom (that I made!): 
I guess anyone who is a Firefly fan will recognize this as the Jayne hat. I'm rather clueless, but it was a fun challenge to make it. I learned how to knit using circular needles and double needles, so that was cool. Ammon liked it and Emilie thought he looked pretty darn handsome. She stuck by his side most of the day, I think she has a new favorite uncle!
Here's the Hatch crew, minus Michael who had to leave before we snatched this pic:
All in all, it was a wonderful Christmas holiday!
The day before Christmas Eve, my poor sister's family came down with strep throats and ear infections and were not doing well, so instead of having our annual Sugden party at her house as planned, we changed the venue to our house instead. So all Christmas Eve day, Jarom and I were frantically racing around the house getting everything cleaned and vacuumed and ready for the big party! Luckily we were able to pull everything together and had a great evening! We missed the Eldredge clan, and the Georgia Sugdens, but at least I was able to visit with Michele and a few of her well girls before the party, and Jarom was able to get a Skype call with going with John and Katie and sweet little Hannah so we could talk with them and open a few presents together.
Emilie made a new best friend during dinner. She talked incessantly with her cousin Ben. She shared her food with him and thought he was just wonderful.
More cute cousins eating dinner.
Without the Eldredge kids, we had more roles to fill in our Nativity reading, so the adults helped out too. 
Chris helped me work on my up, down, up, POSE! Ok, so I'm not ready for my photo shoot yet, but it was still fun. Chris has his look down to a science. 
In the morning, the kids had so much fun opening their presents. Isaac could hardly contain his excitement and woke up at 6:30am ready to go, but we made him stay in bed (our bed) until Emilie woke up a half hour later. He loves his new scooter and his trucks, transformers, and Wii games. 
Emilie caught on pretty quickly to the presents and had fun slooooowly opening her gifts. She got an Elmo, some doll equipment (stroller, crib, etc), and a doggie and a doll. 
She made sure to take Elmo on lots and lots of stroller rides!
Around lunch time, Grandma and Grandpa Hatch and Ammon came over to visit for a little bit and brought some presents for everyone. Isaac loves his new Rocky truck so much, it's pretty much his new best friend.
The next day we headed out to Stansbury Park for the Hatch family Christmas party. We got there a little early and I was able to help Cindi in the kitchen a little bit. I always love cooking with her and miss not being able to do that more often. We had a very delicious dinner then exchanged gifts. Ammon got this fabulous little number from Jarom (that I made!): 
I guess anyone who is a Firefly fan will recognize this as the Jayne hat. I'm rather clueless, but it was a fun challenge to make it. I learned how to knit using circular needles and double needles, so that was cool. Ammon liked it and Emilie thought he looked pretty darn handsome. She stuck by his side most of the day, I think she has a new favorite uncle!Here's the Hatch crew, minus Michael who had to leave before we snatched this pic:
All in all, it was a wonderful Christmas holiday!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Accomplishments
My weight watchers meeting today was wonderful. We talked about some of the things that we have accomplished since joining, then we went around the room and shared some of our small victories not related to the numbers on the scale. One woman was thrilled that she can no longer wear plus-sized clothes, another ran 5 miles, another has been coming faithfully for the entire year. I shared that I've been able to drop my cholesterol level into a healthy, normal range. I've also gotten rid of almost all my "fat" clothes and that feels GREAT!
Along the same lines, I finished my yearly scrapbook pages for our Christmas party this week and I've been looking over my year in review and it's exciting to see all that we've done this year - more than I would have thought! While the year isn't quite over yet, it's still inspiring to look back and review what 2009 has meant to me and to my little family. Here are our highlights! (just click on the image to enlarge it.)
Along the same lines, I finished my yearly scrapbook pages for our Christmas party this week and I've been looking over my year in review and it's exciting to see all that we've done this year - more than I would have thought! While the year isn't quite over yet, it's still inspiring to look back and review what 2009 has meant to me and to my little family. Here are our highlights! (just click on the image to enlarge it.)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
A sleepless night
The night before Thanksgiving, Isaac's two cousins Jesse and Owen came over for a little sleep over party. They had lots of fun eating pizza (although my pizza evidently is not as good as 5 Buck Pizza) and watching a movie. The boys had a little bit of a rough time calming down enough to fall asleep - that should shock no one - but within an hour, they were all out. Here are the boys in a row watching their show and Emilie trying to get in on the action.
In the morning, I was very impressed by the mountains of pancakes those boys ate! And I was so thankful to have a little girl - three boys are a lot of work! They had a great time though, and the best part was when Jesse was hiding and we couldn't find him (he was hiding from his dad in their car), Isaac said that he'll just have to sleep over one more night.
In the morning, I was very impressed by the mountains of pancakes those boys ate! And I was so thankful to have a little girl - three boys are a lot of work! They had a great time though, and the best part was when Jesse was hiding and we couldn't find him (he was hiding from his dad in their car), Isaac said that he'll just have to sleep over one more night.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Helicopter Santa
A few weekends ago, we went down to Provo to watch Santa arrive at the mall in a helicopter. This was a new activity for us, but it was so much fun, I hope we can do it again next year!
Here is the crew waiting for Santa to arrive. (He was about 20 minutes late though, I thought that was a little rude.)
The helicopter landing. Man, did that create a lot of wind! Emilie didn't approve, but the boys thought it was neat.
The Big Man himself. Isaac made sure to yell out that he wants lots of trucks for Christmas! Emilie was intrigued, but I think a little bit scared of him. At least she got in a good wave! (Her hand is the one with the white coat.)
Here is the crew waiting for Santa to arrive. (He was about 20 minutes late though, I thought that was a little rude.)
The helicopter landing. Man, did that create a lot of wind! Emilie didn't approve, but the boys thought it was neat.
The Big Man himself. Isaac made sure to yell out that he wants lots of trucks for Christmas! Emilie was intrigued, but I think a little bit scared of him. At least she got in a good wave! (Her hand is the one with the white coat.)
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