This past week Rylee asked me why she didn’t have her own scriptures to take to church.I really didn’t know why – Jaycee had them before she started sunbeams. So we went off to the distribution center and she picked out her first scriptures.She would not let them go.Even though I had other errands to run that day, she carried her scriptures with her throughout the stores and everywhere we went that day.
Finally Sunday came and she was SO excited to bring her very own scriptures with her to church.She’s such a big girl and I am so proud of her for knowing the importance of the scriptures and wanting to have some of her very own.
And here she is on her way to Church, with her scriptures in tote:
Rylee looks so grown up in this second picture, it almost freaks me out. Where has my baby gone?
Today was the March for Babies.Our family participates in this fundraiser for the March of Dimes every year.It’s a way for us to celebrate our 2 beautiful full-term babies (now 5 and 3) after loosing six babies during pregnancy.My sister Janette and her family walk with us to celebrate their preemie daughter, Brooklyn, who came too soon but survived thanks to the wonderful medical advances and research that the March of Dimes supports.The March of Dimes mission: To improve the health of ALL babies.
Our team is the Sweet Baboo’s
The 2010 walk was at This is the PlaceHeritagePark in Salt Lake City. I loved the venue, and the weather was awesome – it was definitely our best walk ever.There were about 4,000 walkers coming together.We brought our neighbor with us, and the girls had a blast!
The walk was fun and there were so many fun activities for families. We had bounce houses, obstacle courses, and inflatable slide, plus face painting, petting zoo, train ride, live music, yummy food, plus being able to enjoy all the fun stuff at the park.I didn’t think the girls would be as interested as they were in looking in the buildings, but they seemed to not be able to get enough and really liked seeing how the settlers of the SaltLake valley did things, and what their houses, schools, hospital, etc looked like.
After loosing six babies during pregnancy, I was so blessed to have to beautiful, healthy babies. I want every parent to know the joy of having a full-term healthy child. Unfortunately every single day thousands of babies are born too early, too small, and often very sick. Many families know the heartache of loosing a baby during pregnancy or soon after birth. I want to help change this.
Please join me in the fight to give every baby a healthy start at life. Click the link below to join my team, make a donation, or start your own team in the 2010 March for Babies.
Not only is this a great cause, but it’s also a VERY fun activity for families.
Jaycee turned 5 just 3 days after Christmas. I can’t believe how grown up she has become. Just turning 5 made her act a little older. She literally woke up taller (according to Grandma’s marked yard stick), and she tried her best to act more polite and talk more adult all day. Becoming a five year old meant growing up. She also decided that since she is 5 she needed her own bedroom, and since Chenylle moved out, Jaycee took it upon herself to move her things into Chenylle’s old room and claim it as her own.
On the day of her Birthday Jaycee wanted to celebrate by going to the Treehouse Museum with some of her friends. Brianna and Brooklyn came along and then joined us for lunch at McDonald’s. They seemed to have a great time. I really hate going to those playlands, but I made an exception for Jaycee on her special day.
After lunch we came home and the girls spent the afternoon playing and doing crafts as I decorated the house. Then Emily and Lindsay joined us for dinner. Jaycee picked her favorite meal - Chicken Enchiladas. We ate, opened presents, and then had cake (Hello kitty with Strawberry filling). Emily and Jaycee taught Lindsay the Hoedown Throwdown, and then we played the Disney Sing It on the Wii. Everyone had a blast singing to Disney’s pop hits and High School Musical tunes.
It was a fun day.
Jaycee’s birthday party was held on New Years Day. She invited 17 of her cousins and friends and had a great turn out to her party. Jaycee wanted a “movie star” theme, so we invited guests to dress in their Hollywood best. We had a red carpet photo shoot, made picture frames, served pizza for lunch, decorated costumes, had a stage for karaoke, and a bounce house with a slide. It was a ton of fun and lot of craziness. Jaycee loved her party and was sad to see the bounce house taken down (even though it stayed up for 2 hours after the party was over). The party was a hit and everyone had a great time. Thank you to all of our guests for coming and for the fabulous gifts. Jaycee couldn’t ask for better friends.
(click on the picture to see more). We had a fabulous Christmas this year. The girls were both so excited and could hardly contain themselves for weeks before the big day.
My family celebrated Christmas the Sunday before. Everyone came for dinner, exchanged presents, and had a great time together.
Christmas Eve Aunt Jana and Uncle Jason came for a traditional steak dinner (mmmm) and Jaycee told us all the story of Christmas. Then Jaycee and Rylee got to open one present (traditional pajamas) and then we went to see the drive-through lights in Layton. They weren’t quite as good as the ones we saw the week before in Willard Bay with Tammy, but they were still great, and the girls enjoyed it. We were a little bummed not to be able to see the lights at Temple Square this year, but Rylee’s asthma is really bad and the inversion is horrible for her. We figured it wasn’t worth an asthma attack.
Christmas Day was great. The girls slept in until after 9 - which I should have been grateful for, but since I couldn’t sleep past 7 it was hard to wait for them. When they finally got up they rushed for the presents and had a great time opening them all. They got mostly the same things: Pillow Pets and Puzzles from Santa, Princess barbies, new barbie cars, new clothes, crafts projects, new microphones with stands, wii games, and some other things. Jaycee has been talking about getting a Pillow Pet for months and she was so excited to get the one she wanted (even though a few days later she and Rylee traded). We didn’t have to rush off to visit family this year so after eating a delicious scone breakfast the girls got to try out all of their new toys. Then we had a yummy lunch with Grandma and Grandpa House.
In the late afternoon we went to visit Grandma Wales and eat dinner with her. She fixed us a yummy Ham dinner. We had a great time visiting with her.
The Sunday after Christmas the Wales/Hamer family got together for our Christmas celebration and annual Bingo Party. I always look forward to this party, and this year was a great one. We had some yummy soups, got some great gifts, had a fun visit from Santa, and a great game of Bingo. Who could ask for more?
It was a wonderful Christmas, and I hope the rest of you enjoyed yours as well.
Jaycee has been performing throughout the Wastach front with her singing group, the Choral Collection. She loves to sing! If any of you care to see, here are some clips of her performances.
