cinnamon spice pinecones

I love the smell of those bags of cinnamon spiced pine cones. I always slow down when I pass them at the grocery store.

So now that its been a few months since the last post, there may actually be something of interest. Maybe not, but maybe.

We left Jane at home and went to California! We left on a Thursday morning and went straight to the beach. It was so...refreshing, and happy. It was joyful to see Siri with just shorts on in thefreezing cold water, laughing and playing. We went to Disneyland on Friday. Loved it. Saturday we drove down to Seal Beach. Went to a heavenly farmer's market. Mark had a wedding to shoot Saturday evening so I took Siri on a bike ride on the boardwalk, then to Huntington for dinner. I love Sheri and Liz for all their help with Jane. It was so nice to be able to relax and have two free arms-to swing Siri and especially for hugging Mark more often

Siri was a dragon and Jane was a duckling for Halloween. We went to a few friends, but mostly trick or treated in our old neighborhood in Draper.

Our good friend has a birthday on Nov 11 so this year she had an 11.11.11 extravaganza. it was awesome! It is rare that Mark and I are leaving the house at 8pm. We partied way past our bedtime.

Mark had another birthday, imagine that. He skated with his good friend Blake and a few days later went surfing! (he got to use his JetBlue pass so it only cost $25 to get to Cali. It also was no effort on my part (although I told him it was my gift to him), more of an approval that yes, he should go surf.

I went with my sisters and Mom to St.George. Mark's parents have a beautiful house down there. Liz was sick half the trip, but we had a great time anyway (and used tons of hanitizer). We hiked and biked up Snow Canyon, went shopping, and ate good food. And the best part? Waking up on my own and then laying in bed until I felt like getting up! I LOVE my children, but I have yet to love their sounds as my alarm clock.

We had a perfect Thanksgiving weekend. Pie night, oh how I love pie night on Thanksgiving Eve. Thanksgiving dinner in the 'country' aka Kamas with a Martha Stewart-esk table. All of my family was there, it was lovely. I made a lemon meringue pie. This year I learned: do not make pie at night as it you cannot rush it to cool off. If you put it in the fridge too soon the condensation with make it look like it rained on your pie. Lesson #2 Do not put the pie on the floor of the car where the kids are. They may drop their book on top of it. I took Siri hiking up Millcreek in the morning since the weather was so nice and mild. As a family we went swimming the next day, and on Saturday I took Siri skiing for the first time this season. She is much stronger and coordinated (and brave) than last season. We were riding on the chair lift and I pointed out some tracks in the snow. Whose tracks are those? I asked her. "Santa Claus!" she replied. I love her enthusiasm for all things Christmas.

ch ch ch ch....

Mark loves change, and he's good at it. Me, not so much, but I'm working on it :)

Jane this morning after bath. She's got 3 teeth and bring us buckets o joy.

We moved!
Wow, that is no small chore with 2 kids (thanks be to Liz and Lesa for watching our girls. We moved all in one day it wouldn't have been possible without them). I was so tired and felt like I had been at Lagoon all day (with the motion sickness type headache but without all the fun). We worked very hard to make my Aunt & Uncle's home look awesome, inside and out, for their return home.
We are currently with the in-laws while looking for a home.

When you doze (or go into a deep sleep) while listening to General Conference, 3 year olds have other activities to do. Not until we were on a walk later that day did I realize I also had stickers on my face.

I love my family

We went up to Silver Lake again. I walked with the girls while Mark worked. It was the first time Siri had really seen Mark in action, she wanted to follow them everywhere.

Now that I call Siri's nap time 'quiet time', she sleeps way more :)
The first pic is Siri in her old bed, and the Zebra blanket on her new (hopefully temporary) bed.

Tomatopalooza last month with neighborhood friends. Best. Meal. Ever.

Siri still asks "Is I'm still 3?"

this many

She's 3!
Happy Birthday Sirnuski and happy 3 year parent anniversary to us!

one week old
that blanket became the blanket. it doesn't look quite as nice now, but is still just as cozy.

happy 1 year

happy 2 years

she's so happy to be 3!
(because now she's old enough to take ballet class and got Cinderella dress ups of her very own)

Becoming her birthday tradition-we had Swedish pancakes ("Swedes" as she would call them) and went to the Zoo! Mark made the pancakes, stayed home with Jane while we went to the Zoo, and made homemade noodles with pesto for lunch!

blogging when I should be sleeping

Let's just start with this one...

You're thinking "What the...?" This guy has two daughters, thats why.

Love the Terreros family. Went to dinner and a Real game, good times.

swimmin

Mark always wanted to learn about cars-he got the chance when a possibly broken thermostat led to the discovery of a cracked radiator, all in 95+ degree heat

our littlest turkey is sitting and getting more and more mobile.
She prefers to pivot and crawl army-style.

We all happen to be about to sneeze in this photo.
Hosted the giant Fetzer fam for the 24th of July party. Always a good time. Always.

Siri looks like a hippo in the above picture

Went to Idaho and did the Spudman triathlon. Pre-race I always think "Why am I doing this?!" Well, even this sixth time, I went home thinking-I love that race! I was happy to have beat my best time so far, by 7 minutes. I came home to this lovely finish line. Love my husband.

I feel like this is picture perfect of Siri. A tutu so she can be dressed up,
but boots so she be practical and get her yard work done.

She's a beautfiul princess

Oh I die laughing every time I look at this picture. Siri you are so silly!

Uhh, she's awesome.

Parade for Draper Days in July. Say hello to Nacho Libre's new sidekick :)

Took Siri on a date night-reading books at the Salt Lake City library, dinner at California Pizza Kitchen, playing in the fountains at the Gateway and buying new 'princess' headbands. Love my girl, times a zillion.

Walked around Silver Lake last month. Hiked to Cecret Lake last week-SO beautiful up there around Alta. Go there asap if you haven't already.

10 year high school reunion on friday-turns out people really DO want to come!
lots of tickets sold and looking forward to it!

4th of July in Kamas

Not pictured: Mark and I going on a date, aka looking at houses. Me roasting beets, my new favorite vegetable. Mark traveling for work, and maybe getting in some surfing at the same time. Me moving hoses around the yard to keep the dry spots from dying. Janie spitting up all over whatever I wanted to keep clean. Siri and Jane entertaining each other-one of my favorite things ever. Making pancakes-we love pancakes.