Guess who's expecting again?

If you hadn't already heard yes we are pregnant again. Sorry we have not posted anything on this yet but as some know we are terrible with the blog. Also I didn't get an ultrasound until later hense the baby that doesn't look like a worm. So we are very excited and also dreading the inevitable. I don't know how I am supposed to take care of three when my two wear me out and drives me nuts already. I am just praying that this is a girl because another boy would have me passed out on the floor. I just don't have the energy I think for another boy! Someone get me a wheelchair!! I know there are moms out there who understand about having multiple active boys and some who have more than two. I have a friend out here who has 4 boys and two are twins and somehow she is still alive and loving her children. My hero! Why can't there be another way to have a girl instead of leaving it up to the x chromosome to make it. My husband's are obviously weak sauce.

First Day of Kindergarten!

Look at this cute little Guy! Is he on his way to Kindergarten?

Parker's School Meadow View Elementary Home of the Wildcats, ROAARR!. Boy am I a crappy photographer. I have me in all these shots!

Parker was so brave because his first day was not the first day for most of his classmates. We moved to an area where they do All year round school and the Track we landed on already had started two weeks prior. I was so nervous for him and I freaked out more then he did. Parker said to me a couple nights before school, " Don't cry because I'm going to have fun at school." We had read a book about Kindergarten where the parents cried and that really got Parker upset. Fortunately another girl started her first day at school the same day and Parker's teacher seems really nice. I'm just waiting for him to boycott school one day and not want to go back. But for the most part he is enjoying school and doing well. He has even made a new friend name Jaden. Children can be so resilient. We move en around and change things up for them without even giving them a choice. It must be so hard on them and for Parker he has had his hard days during this move but overall is doing great.

Our Castle in Castle Rock!

Finally we've arrived in Colorado! Well a new twist on our life happened this summer. We did not move to Louisville, Co but to Castle Rock Colorado. The Job Paul was supposed to take did not work out and after a very stressful month waiting in Utah while Paul dashed around Colorado trying to find a Job we finally landed a wonderful Job in LoneTree Co and then found a great little house in Castle Rock to rent which is right near LoneTree. I was pretty bummed about not going to Lousiville but when I came out to Castle Rock and saw our new house and the area we lived in I got over Louisville. It is a great town and the people here are very nice. Plus the house has a huge backyard, an added bonus which I couldn't live without. We even have wild rabbits that roam our property. The kids are in heaven. Although our fam is sad that we are not closer and living in Utah, we are at least closer now and can go out to Utah much more now. The only minus right now is we have this great big house with no furniture in it and no money to decorate. I am in need of cheap ideas to dress up our bare home atleast for right now. So if any of you have any PLEASE send them my way!

No longer the San Francisco Bells!

We had the boys get their annual pics taken at JC Penney! Although we haven't even put their pictures together yet nor will we get the chance for awhile, we thought we would stick one on the blog. These boys look like the best of friends don't they. If only that were always true. They did however really enjoy posing together and thought it was a total blast.

So we don't have time to put on any other snap shots right now because we have been kind of busy lately. Well for those who have not heard we are moving to Colorado! Dental School is coming to an end and the next phase of our life is about to begin. It has been a pretty rocky year. We have been unsure about where we should move to. It seems like everyone around us has always known their destiny but us. But finally this spring we felt like Colorado was the place to be and we love a town right outside of Denver called Lousiville. Paul is in the process of signing a contract with a Dental Office in Westminster which is a neighbor city. So keep your finger's crossed-we hope it goes through.

Anyway admist all the packing, board exam taking a final piano recital and I sware a million different parties, we feel tired and frazzled but still optimistic. We will miss San Francisco so much and all the friends and aquaintances we have made. Sometimes I wonder what the hey diddle are we doing leaving such a fantastic city. Oh yeah, it's kind of expensive to live here and well we won't miss the fog! Well I gotta keep packing. Bon Voyage for now.

Parker Graduates!

Parker enjoying lunch at Preschool

I have been pretty busy these days and so I haven't been able to get things on the blog very fast but earlier this month Parker graduated from Preschool. I can't believe they had graduation for preschool. But kids do things younger and younger these days. Why not graduate too! But Parker was really excited to have a party to end preschool. Which actually was anti-climatic because he still is going preschool. The head school teacher needed to have graduation early for her to be there. Nevertheless it was a success. The Preschool made these darling memory books full of pictures and artwork done by each child for the kids to take with them. Plus Parker even got a big balloon and a trip to the ice-cream store for the occasion. He had to have one after he saw another child receive balloons for graduation. Orfalea, the preschool he has been attending has really done an outstanding job educating and nurturing Parker. They love all of him, the good and the bad, and have always worked with us to make sure Parker would be successful in life and he really has improved emotionally and socially since starting there. We will miss this wonderful school and their excellent teachers!

Parker getting ready for the ceremony!

Parker and his favorite Teacher, Teacher Selma. Nice Face! He reminds me of his uncle Steve, always making a goofy face in a picture.


Listen to a Parker Original!

Fun with Friends!

We had a great time this week with our Friends from Arizona who came to visit us and get a glimpse of life in San Fran. I think they were stunned by the cold and couldn't wait to get back to the desert climate. It was good seeing them again. We all reminisced about our single and dating days and had flashbacks of "Emmet" the Band!

For those of you who did not know this Paul was in a band named Emmet, and well although we did not name our second son after the band, the band being named Emmet did have some influence on the choice! We did some pretty traditional sightseeing and not so traditional. Visiting the Wharf, Aquarium by the Bay, China Beach and a Surrey ride around Stowe Lake. The latter was pretty wild with all of us panting just to get up the hills on this crazy 4 man and 4 kid's bike! But we made it. Parker and Emmet loved visiting our friend's oldest child Evan. Parker is still talking about him saying " you remember Evan?" " I want Evan to come play with us."





Sweet Ride!
And...nice helmet's!

Feelin Irie Man !

Well here is my promised photos of our wonderful Caribbean Adventure. I can't believe we actually went. It is still so surreal. I know we are finished with it because my tan is about faded away. Soooo sad!!!For those who have not gone on a cruise I highly recommend it. We took a Western Caribbean cruise which brought us to Cozumel, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Grand Turk. We really liked Cozumel not for it's beaches or sights but for the scuba diving we did. I was really scared to do it at first and it took me a while to get used to it. But I finally got into the groove of breathing underwater and it was just amazing. All the beautiful fish we saw was well worth the panic. Jamaica was my favorite island. I loved visiting Brimmer Hall Plantation and finding out all the history of the property and seeing how the coconut, pineapple, sugar cane and bananas are grown and harvested. I even bought me a bag made out of banana tree. They make a sort of cloth material out of the inner part of the banana tree. Pretty nifty. We also explored a very cool and very crowded Dunns River Falls where tourists would link together in a human chain and climb up a miles worth of water falls. The people of Jamaica were very nice but very expectant of money. They were always after us to buy stuff and of course give tips. We also got to see a Mormon Church. The church is really everywhere. Our cruise was an italian cruise liner so it was very diverse in the cultures. We met a lot of people from Italy, South America and French Canada. I got to use my ill stricken french on the Canadians we met and with them knowing a little English we were able to communicate. We met a special lady name Jeanine who was from St Gerome and was going on a cruise all by herself to celebrate the death and life of her husband. Kind of funny but it was in honor of them always going on cruises and traveling together. She was supposedly a famous singer in Quebec and did acting I believe. Well anyway the people were so nice and I felt even bored by the time we were finished because it was just so relaxing. The cruise offered so much and let's not forget so much food. We ate like 24 hours a day. We got to see shows, have dancing lessons and listen to lots of fun music with the cruises Island band. I'm looking forward to the next cruise we get to go on. Although that could be awhile with all the debt we still have to pay off. Oh well, I can dream can't I.

For those of you who love to travel and cruise or want to desperately, you must tell me what you have thought about the cruises or islands you have been on, and what is or would be your favorite destination.

Dunns River Falls

Here's a little clip to give you the feel of what it's like to climb up the Falls

Our very own Reggae Band

What a beautiful Cruise Ship and Who's that snorkeling in the water?

Our French Friends from dinner. For some reason we were always put with people who spoke French in the dinning room because sometimes we went to the 2nd dinner hour. Was it Destiny or just a lot of French people on board. We'll never know.

At home at the plantation. The workers were always working hard and very serious!

Look! The origin of my banana bag. I bet I could totally weave this thing into a bag!

Oh la la, Paul has found a new amour. Could she be french? Oui, and what an excellent dancer she is. This could be fate! She was always singing us love songs too. Too bad we couldn't take her home with us!

And here is my amour! Dining in Style!
Check out these crazy cruisers. We for sure would never be apart of this kind of brew hah hah! Is that how you spell that!

Finally A New Post!

It has been a long time I know but life has not given us much time to blog these days. Things have been pretty hectic. Getting ready to graduate, boards, a cruise to the Carribean and trying to find a job has left us pretty frazzled! But I have just a minute to squeeze in a new blog and record the events of recent.

I will be creating another post for our cruise. I can't seem to find our pics. Here are some photos of the boys grandparent vacation. The boys stayed with my folks and then went to Paul's parent's house after we came back. They really enjoyed all the snow they found themselves in. The grandparents did as well.

Here is Parker with his friend Alexis hitting the slopes together

I Love to See the Temple!

Parker really loves the temple. We went to Sacramento on our trip up to
Tahoe and visited the Temple. The Temple was closed because it was Sunday but here
Parker thinks he can sneak in anyway!

Snow What Fun!

Parker asked for snow for Christmas so we decided to grant his wish!
We took a little trip up to Soda Springs near Tahoe and we had a blast!

Although we never made it to the tubing run because we forgot cash, the boys had fun anyway building snow forts and well we tried to make a snow man but the snow was too dry
so we built a snow pyramid instead!

It looks like Paul died in a snowball fight but it's not.
It's the camera's interpretation of a snow angel.
I think the kids are wondering what the heck their Dad is doing as well.

I don't know what the boys were doing here
but whatever it is is pretty facinating!

What a cute snot nose face! Emmet didn't seem to mind though.
He was too busy throwing snowballs

Christmas in San Fran!

We took the boys downtown the other night to see the magic of Downtown during the Holidays. They had a blast. We saw the big Union Square Christmas tree, the Macy's window displays and ate Thai. Yum! Macy's did a great job dressing up their windows with real animals as well as toy animals. The darling window displays were to help the SPCA adopt out cats and dogs who need a home. I almost wanted to take one home they were so adorable! I'm sure Parker would not have minded. He asking when he is going to get a dog. I pray for a house real soon!

Merry Christmas!


We had fun taking our Holiday Pics with the Jergensen's. They do great camera work. If only we could get our boys to look at the camera!

Starting Off the Christmas Season with the Annual Ward Party!

We had a ton of fun at the annual Ward party. It was a new spin with dinner being breakfast and Madrigal style music! We even had a great Santa with the exception of some wardrobe malfunctions( His belly stuffing was coming out!). Actually Todd Fairbanks stepped in at the last minute due to the original Santa not showing up! So thanks to Todd the kids were not disappointed. I had a fun time singing with some of the women in the Ward and helping out with the piano. With the exception of Parker coming over to help me play and test out the microphones on the stage I think it went pretty smoothly. I even had a piano student and her family come to the party. I belive they had fun although I think they thought we were weird having breakfast for a Christmas dinner!

Yes Virginia their is a Santa Claus, and guess who he is!

Christmas Concert 2007!
On Dec 1st, My high stress level finally ended. I was finished with my piano recital. Yeah!!!
The girls and boy did fabulous and I was able to pull off a song of my own as well. We didn't get too many pics this year because Paul was busy chasing the boys around Cole Hall. What a wonderful Husband he is to allow me to pursue teaching!

Tis The Season To Be Sick!

Wow talk about a taboo in our family. Disease always hits us around the Holidays but it has never hit us on Thanksgiving until now! Everything was set to go. We had plans with our friends to share the festivities together and then Parker got sick. A bad cold with a fever. We then ended up sharing food only with our friends and having Thanksgiving alone. Well the food was good anyway and Parker started to perk up and then I didn't and then Emmet also dropped off the Health vine. So our whole Thanksgiving Holiday was ruined with one nasty cold. We are still sick and Emmet, who I have been worried about the most, is now on the upswing. Besides that we did get to see Enchanted a super cute Disney movie. I highly recommend it. It's also been nice to sleep in. Because the boys have been sick they haven't been waking up until 9 or so. To bad that will be over soon.

Happy Belated Halloween Post

What A Spooky Bunch!
Trick 0 Treating on Belvedere St. One crazy street for Trick 0 Treating. Lots of candy, decorations and dancing Penguins

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We had a ton of fun this Halloween. Paul and I dressed up with the kids and did themed costume attire! First time for us and we had a blast being a Honey pot, a bumble bee, Tigger and Pooh Bear! As you can see Paul needs to cut down on the Pumpkin Pie!