Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Lunch
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Five guys
out! Stacey wanted it sooooo bad - and a pregnant woman gets what a
pregnant woman wants. We are so glad that there is a five guys here.
Stacey said that she can now live in Salem!!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Happenings
Another week has slipped by and the Month of June is starting to slip away. It is amazing how quick the weeks are going by and the weekends are going even faster!
THIS WEEK IN GRIFFIN LAND (TWGL):
Hunter and Ryan made it through the school year and it looks like their teachers are going to let them progress to the next level. Ryan graduated from 1st grade and Hunter graduated from 4th grade. It is amazing to think that both boys survived 3 schools in 3 states this year and made good friends in each place. Ryan was one of the tallest if not the tallest kid in each of his schools. He is a big boy. RIght now, Ryan is going through a stage where he only wears long sleeve shirts. No matter how hot he is or how hot the weather is, Ryan wants to wear a long sleeve shirt. He finally confided in Stacey as to why he likes long sleeve shirts and it is because he feels like his arms are too skinny. Basically, he wants to have big muscles and since he doesn't then he wants to cover his arms. We have frequently found him sleepy in his bed with his shirt stuffed with big arm and chest muscles. Funny kid. Ryan also lost his tooth this week. His second top front tooth. Hunter is still into legos. That is about all he eats, sleeps, and dreams about -- except for the occasional iChat and game playing with his cousin Dustyn. When they get online together that can play forever! We took Hunter and Ryan out to Red Robin on their last day of school to celebrate their accomplishment of making it through another year of school. This will be their first time having a full summer on a traditional system rather than the year round school. Hopefully, Stacey will be ready for that.
Sami is as sweet (and as princess) as ever. She is starting to communicate better or at least we are starting to understand her better. She still wants to have her way all the time and I usually let her have it....I mean, have you seen those puppy dog eyes and cute smile? She loves to play and she loves little kids. We went and picked Sami up from nursery the other day and the nursery leader asked if she had siblings. Stacey said that she had two older brothers, to which the nursery leader responded, "That makes sense - she plays like a boy! She plays hard!" But Sami also has a soft heart. She makes sure that people feel included and feel loved. She will frequently ask Stacey or I to lay with her at naps or going to bed. She makes sure that we have a blanket, a stuffed animal, and then she starts rubbing our faces and gives us kisses on the cheeks and says "Go Night-night." Also, many times after we eat dinner she will come up to me and say "Done?" I tell her that I am done and she puts my plate in the sink for me -- train them while they are young!
Stacey is doing well with the pregnancy. Though her back hurts and her toes have swelled up like sausages, she is hanging tough. The baby has been moving a ton lately, and has really been kicking Stacey in the ribs. The baby moves a lot more and causes a lot more pain then any of the other kids -- hopefully she is getting her 'being a pain in the butt' out now instead of later!! It is truly amazing how much she moves!!
Well, that is a quick update of the family.
THIS WEEK IN GRIFFIN LAND (TWGL):
Hunter and Ryan made it through the school year and it looks like their teachers are going to let them progress to the next level. Ryan graduated from 1st grade and Hunter graduated from 4th grade. It is amazing to think that both boys survived 3 schools in 3 states this year and made good friends in each place. Ryan was one of the tallest if not the tallest kid in each of his schools. He is a big boy. RIght now, Ryan is going through a stage where he only wears long sleeve shirts. No matter how hot he is or how hot the weather is, Ryan wants to wear a long sleeve shirt. He finally confided in Stacey as to why he likes long sleeve shirts and it is because he feels like his arms are too skinny. Basically, he wants to have big muscles and since he doesn't then he wants to cover his arms. We have frequently found him sleepy in his bed with his shirt stuffed with big arm and chest muscles. Funny kid. Ryan also lost his tooth this week. His second top front tooth. Hunter is still into legos. That is about all he eats, sleeps, and dreams about -- except for the occasional iChat and game playing with his cousin Dustyn. When they get online together that can play forever! We took Hunter and Ryan out to Red Robin on their last day of school to celebrate their accomplishment of making it through another year of school. This will be their first time having a full summer on a traditional system rather than the year round school. Hopefully, Stacey will be ready for that.
Sami is as sweet (and as princess) as ever. She is starting to communicate better or at least we are starting to understand her better. She still wants to have her way all the time and I usually let her have it....I mean, have you seen those puppy dog eyes and cute smile? She loves to play and she loves little kids. We went and picked Sami up from nursery the other day and the nursery leader asked if she had siblings. Stacey said that she had two older brothers, to which the nursery leader responded, "That makes sense - she plays like a boy! She plays hard!" But Sami also has a soft heart. She makes sure that people feel included and feel loved. She will frequently ask Stacey or I to lay with her at naps or going to bed. She makes sure that we have a blanket, a stuffed animal, and then she starts rubbing our faces and gives us kisses on the cheeks and says "Go Night-night." Also, many times after we eat dinner she will come up to me and say "Done?" I tell her that I am done and she puts my plate in the sink for me -- train them while they are young!
Stacey is doing well with the pregnancy. Though her back hurts and her toes have swelled up like sausages, she is hanging tough. The baby has been moving a ton lately, and has really been kicking Stacey in the ribs. The baby moves a lot more and causes a lot more pain then any of the other kids -- hopefully she is getting her 'being a pain in the butt' out now instead of later!! It is truly amazing how much she moves!!
Well, that is a quick update of the family.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Sami Shopping
shopping carts for kids. Sami thought she was the queen of the
world...of course she always does!!
Monday, June 07, 2010
Status Update
It has been a little while since I have posted...hopefully, you will understand the reasons why 1) Moving and settling into the house 2) My job 3) The boys have been on the computer non-stop 4) it is baseball season, and 5) too tired an lazy. But I need to catch-up so I will try and fit a lot of the more interesting things in this post. First of all, the baby is 6 to 8 weeks away...and contrary to my wants we will not be naming the baby CATCHER, PRINCESS LEIA, or LITTLE FART (maybe we will have a 5th?). We have had some good experiences lately in the family...and I am not just talking about the all the yard work that we have been doing. For the first time in our family, we have been very disciplined about reading the scriptures (except when Cari and Scott were here) and it has got the kids thinking a lot. Ryan decided about two weeks ago that he wanted to bear his testimony at the next fast and testimony meeting, but he was nervous because he didn't know when he should go up. The bishopric actually came over to our house and issued Stacey and I callings (another story I will share at the end of this post) and Ryan asked the Bishop about sharing his testimony. I think the Bishopric helped ease his fears. So, on Sunday I asked Ryan if he was going to bear his testimony - after starting to get up and he would sit back down because someone else got up, then he finally went and sat on the stand and bore his testimony. It was simple and sweet about the church, families, and being grateful for a body. He did a fantastic job! Of course, Stacey and I were as proud as could be.
Hunter decided one night several weeks ago that he wanted to know if the church is true. So, each night Hunter ensures that him and I kneel down in PARTNER PRAYER (something my dad did with me growing up) and we offer a simple prayer to help Hunter know if the Church is true. Hunter is still waiting for his answer and each night we have a discussion about effective prayer and what Hunter needs to do get his prayers answered as well as trying to instruct Hunter on recognizing the spirit. It has been great. Also, I have taken a little extra time with Hunter each night to answer questions or to just talk with him. It has been such a great experience. Sometimes we talk about Legos or Star Wars, but most of the time we talk about important things in his life (turns out that it isn't always Legos and Star Wars). Some discussions end up going 30 to 40 minutes before we know it! But let me tell you something -- it is better than watching DANCING WITH THE STARS, AMERICAN IDOL, and (yes Amy) GLEE. It ranks right up there with THE OFFICE, MODERN FAMILY, and BASEBALL TONIGHT, however. I encourage everyone to take just an extra 15 minutes of YOUR time to spend talking with your kids (not sure how Austin or Colby will react to this, Sami mumbles something about Twinkle Twinkle).
I promised the story about the bishopric so here it is: The whole Bishopric came over to our house last Tuesday night to issue Stacey and I callings. Our whole family sat in on the discussion as the Bishopric welcomed us to the ward and issued our callings. Stacey got one of the best callings in the church (besides Sunday School Golf Instructor - which I am still pushing for in the church - unsuccessful so far). She does the weekly Bulletin or Program designer. I got called to be the 1st counselor in the Young Men's - so I work with the Teachers. As soon as I accepted the calling Hunter said "My Dad is not a fan of teenagers!" We all laughed as we weren't sure what he meant by that but he remembered an experience I had in our ward in Colorado where I chases some Priests around the church trying to get them to go to Mutual. Anyway, I do like Teenagers, but I am not going to be a fan of teenagers in a few years when Hunter hits that wonderful age...
Hunter decided one night several weeks ago that he wanted to know if the church is true. So, each night Hunter ensures that him and I kneel down in PARTNER PRAYER (something my dad did with me growing up) and we offer a simple prayer to help Hunter know if the Church is true. Hunter is still waiting for his answer and each night we have a discussion about effective prayer and what Hunter needs to do get his prayers answered as well as trying to instruct Hunter on recognizing the spirit. It has been great. Also, I have taken a little extra time with Hunter each night to answer questions or to just talk with him. It has been such a great experience. Sometimes we talk about Legos or Star Wars, but most of the time we talk about important things in his life (turns out that it isn't always Legos and Star Wars). Some discussions end up going 30 to 40 minutes before we know it! But let me tell you something -- it is better than watching DANCING WITH THE STARS, AMERICAN IDOL, and (yes Amy) GLEE. It ranks right up there with THE OFFICE, MODERN FAMILY, and BASEBALL TONIGHT, however. I encourage everyone to take just an extra 15 minutes of YOUR time to spend talking with your kids (not sure how Austin or Colby will react to this, Sami mumbles something about Twinkle Twinkle).
I promised the story about the bishopric so here it is: The whole Bishopric came over to our house last Tuesday night to issue Stacey and I callings. Our whole family sat in on the discussion as the Bishopric welcomed us to the ward and issued our callings. Stacey got one of the best callings in the church (besides Sunday School Golf Instructor - which I am still pushing for in the church - unsuccessful so far). She does the weekly Bulletin or Program designer. I got called to be the 1st counselor in the Young Men's - so I work with the Teachers. As soon as I accepted the calling Hunter said "My Dad is not a fan of teenagers!" We all laughed as we weren't sure what he meant by that but he remembered an experience I had in our ward in Colorado where I chases some Priests around the church trying to get them to go to Mutual. Anyway, I do like Teenagers, but I am not going to be a fan of teenagers in a few years when Hunter hits that wonderful age...
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