Thursday, August 28, 2008

Google Challenge

Saw Carla's post on this, and thought it looked like fun!! Go to google images and put in your answer then pick a picture.


Your age: 30 (but not for long!!)
Favorite Color:

Favorite Flower:
Favorite Place To Vacation: Anywhere with my family!
Where do you live:
Where did you grow up:
Where you would like to travel:
Favorite Food:

Favorite Treat:
Favorite Animal:Past Love:
First Name:Middle Name:
Last Name: This pic actually came up! It's Aspen & Sierra with Janice Kapp Perry!
What are you doing right now:

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Cute Skirt Giveaway!

I have been looking around on Etsy where there are so many cute homemade items that you can buy. Here is a giveaway for a really cute skirt! Just click on the pink pic below!


Thursday, August 21, 2008

First Day of Pre-School

Marina had a blast today at pre-school. One of the moms that I babysit for has a daughter that goes to the same pre-school, (that's how I heard of it) so Marina caught a ride with her and her daughter this morning. This mom has actually volunteered to take Marina every Tuesday and Thursday for me since she has to take her daughter anyway on her way to work! I'm so grateful to her for that! Then Marina came home on the pre-school bus. The owners of the pre-school were so nice that when they heard that I babysit 4-5 babies & toddlers every day, they said that they could drop her off on their way back from picking up the morning kindergartners that they have to pick up. The pre-school is on the same main road right outside of subdivision. I am super grateful to them as well. This saves me from having to load up 4-5 babies into their car seats, get them out to get Marina, buckle them back in to go home, and then take them back in to the house! Whew...that made me tired just thinking about it!

She couldn't stop talking about it, and had to call Grandma and let her know how her first day went. She traced her name today without any extra help. The owners went ahead and put her in the 4 year old class, even though the cutoff here is Sept 1st. (Marina's Bday is Sept. 3rd) Her teacher wrote me note that said she kept up well with the 4 year old class. I'm so excited for her to make some new friends and get to have a couple of days out of the house and away from all the babies that I watch. I really think it was starting to bother her to have to hang out with a bunch of babies all day everyday!

Anyways, just wanted to share this fun moment in Marina's life!!





If you can blow up the last picture, you can see how she traced her name! It's actually really good!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Are you sure you want to??


Well, Marina's insisting finally worked! She has been asking and asking for me to take her to get her hair cut. I would always say something like, "Just a little bit right?" To which she would reply,"Nope, I want it short!" So then I would put it off and put it off. Well, today I have officially signed her up for Pre-School. I finally gave in, so that she would look nice going to school, and so she would feel special just like the other kids when they get ready for school. (She was really bummed when all the girls got to get their hair cut for school.)

When we got to the salon, everyone kept asking,"Are you sure??" And without any hesitation she would say,"Yep!" I asked them if it was long enough to donate, and they said it was. So, we decided to donate it. When I went to pay, they said it was free since she was donating it, and that they would mail it in for us. Of course, I didn't have my camera on me, so I snapped one with the phone. After she was done and hopped off the chair, she looked at me while flipping her hair,"Do you wuv it mommy?" She had the whole salon oohing & aahing!!


Saturday, August 16, 2008

Babysitting Has Paid Off!



Aspen has been babysitting quite a lot lately, and she has been saving her money with a specific goal in mind. She wanted a Nintendo DS. I am really proud of her for saving up and paying her tithing. She is learning quickly how to get what she wants herself!!

Great Job Aspen!!

Go Colts!!

We had the opportunity to go and check out the new Lucas Oil Stadium...New home for the Colts! The tickets were free, and I just so happened to get some. They sold out very quickly, but I was able to get some off of Ticketmaster, right in my own home! Awesome! The kids were super excited. They sure have become Colts fan real fast. They even know most of the players, even though we don't really watch the games.

So, it was us and 20,000 other people in our tour with us. There were several tours with 20,000 people in each tour. Needless to say, it was C-R-A-Z-Y!! Indianapolis Colts Fans go all out. They even had their faces painted just for the tour. Lucas Oil is an awesome stadium, and we had a lot of fun checking it out. One of these days, we'll have to find some decently priced tickets, so we can go and watch them play!

Monday, August 11, 2008

First Day of School!

The kids were so excited to start school today. Ryker and Harley will be at the elementary school together, while Aspen and Sierra will be at the Intermediate school together. Marina is sad that she won't have anyone to play with. I guess I may have to start looking into some kind of pre school I can put her in. I can't believe how big they are getting! Enjoy!

Friday, August 8, 2008

Hey All You Las Vegans!!

My brother and sister in law, Tyler & Anamarie, are moving to Utah! They are needing to get rid of stuff and earn some money at the same time, so they are having a HUGE yard sale tomorrow, Saturday the 9th, starting at 6am. Please email me at jamie.garyson@gmail.com if you would like their address.

THANK YOU!!!

Monday, August 4, 2008

Funniest Video I've Seen For Awhile!!

You have got to check out this adorable video!! I was in tears from laughing!!
CLICK HERE RIGHT NOW!!

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Our Star of the Week!


In primary today, Marina was chosen to be the Star of the Week! They choose a child each week, and ask them "Get to know you" type questions. Here is how Marina's question & answer session went...

Teacher: "What is your favorite thing to play with?"
Marina: "Horsees"
Teacher: "What is your favorite color?"
Marina: "Wed"
Teacher: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
Marina: "Hmmm...uhhhhh.....6!!"

What a star!!!