Work out buddies...

So I did the 30 day shred a month or so ago, and enjoyed it and felt stronger, (and have since gained the inches back) so I figured it was time to start again, well we are getting fit as a family so I put my boys to work!.. (actually they were supposed to be in bed, and jumped in so Dad wouldn't make them go back to bed).. What do you think of their form?

P.S. watch the boys.... they are the entertaining part...

Random September-ness

So it has been a busy month and I finally got to unloading my Camera.. here are a few random things for ya to take a gander at…

Garden Harvests….

My new Haircut…reminds me of the news anchor women haircut… only curly, its so much fun!

I hear Cameron yelling “stuck! stuck!” like a thousand times a day but when I turned around to find this, I had to take a picture, Cameron is a climber, and yesterday he found himself on top of the TV, and he was saying “horsey!…stuck!”… :) ( and yes I know you are wondering, where is the Parental supervision in this house?)

I finally got the boys some snow pants…! They are very excited!

Cameron 2 year pictures

So blogger won't let me comment on each picture (random) So I will just mention how much fun he had running around the park on his birthday!... Plus I can go print them out at Costco, and have a hay day decorating my house!

Cameron 2 year checkup

Height: 36 1/4in which is 90%
Weight: 33 lbs 8 oz which is 95%
Head: 19 3/4 in

P.S. the doctor felt to see if he has a pallet problem..
she thinks he has a high arch but no real issues there..
so now we just work on muscle strength...

P.S.S both boys got one shot today... I chose not to give them the flu shot...
(I nor the boys have ever got them) Tyler is not so happy with me...
Do you think I will regret it?
And no.. neither of my boys have had the chicken pox vaccine either...

A year ago today...

Was the day that someone said "I think you have lymphoma, or more Hodgkins lymphoma..." yep it was my baby's 1st birthday, it was a Friday morning and I first freeked out to my Dad on the phone becuase I couldn't get a hold of Tyler, Then later after my 20 minute freek out, I spent the rest of the day as planned, taking my son with best friend/neighbor and rest of the family to Target to get these great pics... The next day was Saturday, and I was headed to this yearly gathering that I look forward to for the next 364 days of the year, It was wonderful! The theme of the night was Hope, as I listened to the nights speakers and sang the songs I was wrapped in warm arms and I had hope that everything was gonna be ok. More than a few tears were shed, but it is really nothing new, I was among my sisters, and no one really even notices tears there. I remember at the dinner before not really knowing anybody but having the bishops wife walk up to me and give me a hug, look me in the eyes and offer support, there is nothing better than that!
Again tonight I headed with my Sisters to the gathering and listened to something that was so different and yet so the same... The message was uplifting and was of happier words.. I loved it. So as I look back on the difference between Cameron's last year birthday and this one, I keep hoping, that things will continue on in a positive manner, I thank the Lord for all that he has given me. Just to mention a few, my kids, my husband, my health, a job that pays the bills, a roof over my head and Sisters (that although not biological) that love me anyways... Thanks girls, your the best!

Happy Birthday Cameron!

Age: 2 years

Nicknames: the little one, Cam Bam, baby (we are working on stopping this), brother

Favorite Activities: going outside... playing with is brother, cuddling, climbing

Favorite Foods: Cereal, sandwiches cheese or ham, bread, fruit- pears, strawberries, grapes,

Least Favorite Foods: I haven't found anything he won't eat

Favorite Music: Cars movie music, and blues clues

Favorite Toy: his brother... he loves to play with his brother!..Lightening Mcqueens are his favorite, lobes to kick balls, or hit them off his T-ball

Favorite Book: McQueen books, or books that play music to him like the VTech ones,

Favorite Item of Clothing: Shoes!!!

What Makes Him Happy: playing outside, eating, reading, cuddling

What Makes Him Sad: when he can't find his brother,

Funny Words or Phrases: "Baby did it" "Brother did it", "get it"

the boys second birthday..

So my boys got their Powers side birthday parties this weekend... they are just plain spoiled...
Not only did Grandma and Grandpa bring them backpacks filled with stuff, but also large birthday gifts that happen to be perfect for the boys. Cameron loves playing with balls and he loves lightning Mc Queen.. so Grandma and Grandpa got him this...


They both love to roll around in it and throw the balls in the top basket to watch them roll down..

Well Kevin is in love with Dinosaurs.. so they got him this...


this thing is huge!...when he unwrapped it Tyler had the remote control and started moving it, had it roar at Kevin and start walking towards him, he ran away, around behind the island back and forth watching this thing... it was so cute!.. then he asked "can you stop it".. It took him a good five minutes after we told him Dad was controlling it to get used to it enough to get near it. It didn't take Cameron half that long although he did climb into my lap for a minute before he went over and slapped it...lol.. ADORABLE!

To add to the spoilage, we had Strawberry cheese cake, and ice cream, plus Uncle Kens gifts... We joke that the kids are going to think that they don't have birthDAYS but birthMONTHS... they get to party all month long! (and this year it is true!) Cameron doesn't actually turn 2 until this saturday but has already had two cakes and two birthdays parties.. yep spoiled!

Can I just say...

That I love my kids...

We started Kevin in Preschool this year, even though he won't start Kindergarten for 2 years, he is behind if he was going to start kindergarten next year but is doing well, His Mom (yep that is me) is the only set back ( is it bad to learn what NOT to do on your fist child?) He knows his alphabet and his numbers and colors and shapes, but has never really been big into coloring or writing or cutting of paper.. why might you ask?.. because his mom never handed him a writing utensil or scissors for fear of what he would do with them, So in effort to get him up to speed with the rest of his class (all of which are starting kindergarten next year) we have been cutting and writing and drawing like crazy! He is making great progress, other than he doesn't really press hard enough with a pencil, he is now holding it correctly (most of the time) and is cutting soo much better.. why? Because we now have, number time, letter time, scissor time, and all sorts of "time" on the "chore chart" now.

Cameron is doing much better on his speech, he is now doing much better with intial sounds "b" and "p" and we are moving on to "t" and "d"... his vocab is quite large he just has issues with articulation, the worst is the "x" sound and "c" "k"and "s".. it almost sound as if the sound isn't coming out his mouth but his nose, which is making his speech thearpist wonder if he has a soft palet problem... the good thing about Cameron is he can handle different therapies that other kids his age, usually they don't use flash cards with 2 year olds, usually they do "play therapy" but he loves to do the flash cards (at home or at speech) and because he loves to color she can get him to color the words he has to say... although he still has a 2 year old attention span so he does end up doing "play therapy" he is doing really well!

Cameron's favorite thing to do now is "color" pronounced ("dolor")... he does how writing utensils the correct way and now becuase Kevin is doing it, is wanting to write letters, although his favorite thing is stars and hearts.

Kevin has been going through a fun stage, when I ask him to do something he answers "of course" and goes and does it... LOVE IT!

Aparently someone told Cameron his is turning two next week and his first response to everything is..... "NO!"... his has the best pout and gets more attitude everyday. ( such a fun stage... can you see me rolling my eyes?)

We overhauled the boys room last night, the crib is gone, the boys are sleeping in the big bed and the room is all switched around, the book case is out... they read so many books every night, that they were all over the floor in the morning, now We are treating books with more respect!

Kevin's 4 year well child check up...

He is 37.8 lbs which is 50% for his age.
He is 42.5 in tall which is 90% for his age.
He is happy, healthy, a little bit strong willed and darn cute!

Kevin's 1st Primary Program

Goofy Kevin before we left for church...

Huh.. before we left for church...

Kevin before we left for church...

So today Kevin sat on the stand at church the whole time.. we were very surprised... A month or so ago we were supposed to as Kevin what his "favorite part of being in our family is..." he for some odd reason told us.. going to church with us... why a three year old (at the time) enjoys Moms most stressful hour and 15 min of the week.. I don't know but that is what he said.. fast foward to today. When they asked the primary children to come to the front, he went!... and sat in his seat... and then ran back to us... so Mom took him back and left him... he looked so sad, me and Tyler were about to cry watching our little boy up there... they went through the first group of kids and their first song... he was almost in tears, and Tyler figured out what he was mouthing to us.. (so surprised he wasn't yelling at us, by the way) he wanted his T-rex... well in an attempt to get him to say his correct part and not yell something angry into the microphone I took him his tiny sponge yellow T-Rex. He stopped crying and eveything... the second song ended and they said "what is your favorite part of being in your family..." He said it "going to church with them".. Such a proud moment!... he then continued to play with his yellow T-rex, and tap the girl next to him for the next half hour... I couldnt be more proud! :)

Kevin's 4 year pictures...

So we got Kevin's pictures taken by a friend (she had a special going on, love it!) this year instead of at Sears like normal.. and we don't regret it at all!


Handsome guy!

"This is a dinosaur egg..."

I don't think he stopped moving the whole time she chased him around the park...:)

I swear she asked him to jump! Look at that six pack! :)

One of my favorites!

Loved getting the boys together!.. Kevin kept saying there were crocodiles in the water, I think Cameron believed him.

Cutie pie!

I think he is ready to pounce!
You are one cute 4 year old Bubba!
(and that is just the beginning of the adorable pictures!)

My first (real) 5k...

The time chip..

Showing off our consecutive numbers...

Waiting for the race to start...

This is what we looked like the whole 3.1 miles!

Us at the finish line... a little pinker in the face...

Final times:
Amy and Mark: 32 min 40 sec
Catherine: 33 min 11 sec
( ok that is what we saw as we crossed the line)

on the website the official* times were
Mark 32 min 41 sec ( 10 min 30 sec mile pace)
Amy 32 min 42 sec ( 10 min 31 sec mile pace)
Catherine 33 min 16 sec (10 min 42 sec mile pace)

Spanish fork 5k
September 5, 2009 7:30 am

Happy Birthday Kevin!

So it has been 6 months since I did this last, so in honor of his birthday today.. I thought we would update...

Age: 4 years

Nicknames: the big one, Bubba or brother

Favorite Activities: Playing with his dinosaurs, Running, jumping, climbing

Favorite Foods: PIZZA- pepperoni pizza to be exact, chicken nuggets, cereal, dragon berries (dried cranberries),water

Least Favorite Foods: if you call in breakfast, lunch or dinner, he doesn't want it.. you must say tacos or grilled cheese sandwich, not dinner or lunch.

Favorite Music: the music on his night time thing, music from the movie CARS, and the dinosaur king song, He sings the ABC and his numbers.

Favorite Toy: any of his T-Rex toys...plus the car dinosaur track he got for his birthday.

Favorite Book: dinosaur books, he is collecting the "how do dinosaurs..." book series

Favorite piece of clothing: he would rather run around naked

What Makes Him Happy: going to the park, eating, reading, his dinosaurs, his Dad

What Makes Him Sad: loosing his dinosaurs, having to stop playing outside

Funny Words or Phrases: "oh, nevermind!" "you don't need the calories" "of course"

As a side note we had his pictures taken this morning... I am very excited... I can't wait to see them!

Pictures!

The boys had their Wardle family Birthday this past weekend...

Kevin and his "Terry the T-Rex Cake".. My first attempt at shaping a cake...

Cameron and his "dirt cake" he kept eating the gummy worms, frogs and bugs off the top...!

This is what we find every night since we changed the crib into a toddler bed

Cherry tomatoes out of the garden...



Our first watermelon out of the garden!

Ta Da!

Peppers and onions out of the garden!

My hair..

On a good hair day....lol

Kevin waiting to jump off the diving board at swim lessons...

Cameron holding on for dear life!...


Use your arms! Swim lessons are so much fun with Dad around!

Tyler's new toy...

Tyler is now teaching technology and this has sparked his interest in software like crazy, he is enjoying Photoshop.. he did the photo in my header and he did this one... what do you think? It is our wedding picture, in front of our temple and our anniversary pictures ever since... I LOVE IT!

A Summers worth of Pictures

Proof that my husband is a Grilled-cheese-a-holic... he actually made it on the waffle maker!

Some of our tomato plants, Roma's and Cherry's

My jalapeño plants.


My Orange pepper plant, (they are actually turning Orange now!) and my Green pepper plants!


My Squash plant and my two watermelons!


Our cantaloupe plants and our (eight ball) Zucchini plant


Our Corn. (yes some of it is short this year, I had two many rows to get between them and pick weeds so it stunted them.. but the ears themselves are still full size!)

Tyler took the boys to the dinosaur museum while I was at my 6 month apt! They loved it and still talk of "fossils"!



I soaked Tyler's feet before I took a razor to them, the boys wanted to get in on the warm water.. I however did not give them a pedicure! and Mommy's first pedicure (Wardle Reunion) the boys still talk about "mommy's blue toes"

The boys in their helmets and knee and elbow pads.. they love riding their bikes. and Kevin's helmet had been used extensively!

At the Hogle zoo on the Wardle reunion.

Driving plains and cars at Lagoon on the Wardle Reunion.

With Mommy on the laggon train, and on the octopus at Lagoon

Kevin Jumping off the diving board on the Wardle Reunion, and Cameron and Daddy enjoying the motorboats at Boondocks on the Wardle Reunion

Us trying to get a family 4th of July Photo. Proved to be impossible!


The boys making pudding at Grandmas house and Cameron's first (and hopefully only) stitches.