Poor Spencer had a fever around 105 and had to get a urine sample taken. Believe me, this is MUCH easier to do with a boy . . .

More pics at the wedding reception . . .

Finally . . . the "princess gown" revealed . . .

Dancing Queen . . . not afraid to be the only one on the dance floor.



"You keep running off, so now you have to sit with mommy for a few minutes . . . "




Lindsey's twins (Lindsey is the bride). I wish you could see them better, they looked beautiful! Kaci kept running off to hang with the "princesses". They were bending down to be at her level for the picture, but she was copying them and kept leaning down herself.




Torture . . . waiting for cupcakes . . .





Back on the dance floor . . .

Ok folks. Here it is. We went to a wedding reception and she was sooooo excited to go to the "princess party"! We had to drag her away from the wedding party all night. She was determined to be part of the main attraction.

Kaci and the Princess Gown

Today we did a little shopping looking for coats for the Utah trip. While browsing Kaci found a dress and decided it was hers. She carried it around the store showing it to anyone who would listen and said "see my princess gown?". She would not put it down (it's actually pretty cute) and was determined to take it home so I decided what the heck, since she never does stuff like that about clothes. She's very much a tomboy and never gives a hoot what I dress her in. So we bought it and I had to convince her to wait until we got home to put it on.
When we got home she couldn't wait to put it on, so I told her she could wear it for a few minutes until nap time. She twirled around and danced and asked for the Dora show with the princess so she could dance along with the songs (thank goodness for tivo).
The first words out of her mouth when she woke from her nap were "my PRINCESS gown!!". I told her she could put it on to show daddy when he gets home. A couple minutes later she walked out of her room with it on over her pj's saying "look! I did it myself!". It is so funny since she's never done anything like this before. As cute as it is, I hope it's a one time thing or I have something new to fight with her about . . . I'll post a pic of her with it on as soon as I find batteries for the camara.

Spencer's First Steps

Spencer started walking the other day! He doesn't quite have it down yet, but he's really trying. It's so funny! I forgot how much I get a kick out of those first few weeks of walking. He looks like a little drunk man. He's so proud of himself and you can tell he's very excited about this new skill.

This morning I changed his diaper and left him to "air out" for just a minute and he pooped all over the carpet. One of those explosions ya know? Then he stepped in it and I finally shook myself out of my panic induced paralyzation just in time to stop him from putting his hand in it to play.
Not 2 minutes after I got him rinsed off in the sink, Kaci woke up and I went to get her out of bed. She is soaking we (as is her bed) and her diaper is lodged halfway down the leg of her pj's.

What a glamorous life eh!??

Kaci is dancing around the living room singing songs for Jeremy and me. She just finished Jingle Bells and when she was done she paused and said "That's a great song!"

The other day I was leaving for an evening out and wearing one of those puffy winter vests and Kaci got all excited and asked "Mommy, you're going on a boat?" "I like your life jacket!"

On our way to Costco the other day we passed a yard sale and stopped for a minute. Kaci spotted this crazy hat shaped like a the fish from Nemo, or Little Mermaid or something and fell instantly in love with it. It's the funniest looking thing but she put it on the second she saw it and refused to take it off, so I just coughed up the 50 cents and bought it. We went on to Costco where she proudley wore it in the store. It was so funny. She had this completely serious look on her face and her thumb in her mouth walking around with this ridiculous bright yellow fish hat on her head. People kept busting up laughing when they saw her, but tried not to let her see. She got lots of compliments . . .

Halloween . . . .

Kaci LOVED Halloween again this year. We got all dressed up (Kaci a Kitty Cat and Spencer a Dog) to go to the ward party. She was so excited to go to the "Holloween Party". She had been talking about it all day. When it was finally time to go we started driving to the church. She started getting very concerned when she recognized where we were driving. She started getting mad and said "NO!" I don't wanna go to church!" We kept trying to explain that the party was AT the church, but she was not having it. It was a struggle to get her out of the car saying "NO! I don't wanna go to church, I wanna go to the party!"
I guess that would be a pretty cruel trick to play on a kid . . . tell them we're going to a party, then take them to church instead. Still,it was a little disconcerning to see how pissed off she was at the thought of going to church . . . I guess I'm not one to talk though.

I'm back!

So much for keeping this thing up . . . Ok, so I'm going to try to remember how to put pictures up here now that I've reset my password that I forgot cuz it's been months since I've been logged on.

Journal Entry

Spencer's first tooth is cutting today. I can just barely see and feel the little edge poking out. Poor guy, he's so grumpy. Yesterday we moved Spencer into the crib and Kaci into a twin bed. I don't think anyone got a good night sleep .

We got back from the family reunion in Utah last week, and I'm still recovering from the trip. We had such a great time though. I'm planning on putting some pictures and stories up, but don't quite have the time or energy yet.

Family Journal Entry

Friday at playgroup I cought Kaci climbing across the top beam of one of those big wooden playsets (like you buy at Costco). It was soooo high! Even I was suprised, and she doesn't suprise me much anymore. I had to pursuade her to climb back through the window of the 2nd story of the playset since she was way out of my reach.

That morning I walked in on her with a squirt bottle drenching the laptop. I was so sick about it and sure that it would never recover, but our freind Aaron told him how to dry it out, and it seems as good as new now! Thank GOODNESS!!

She refused to take a nap today. I left her in her room crying for and hour and a half before giving up. When I finally went in there she was a sweaty mess. Her hair was standing on end from rubbing up against the crib tent and her her face was drenched with sweat, snot, and tears. She was sticky and sweaty. The second I picked her up she was catching her breath, you know how they keep kind of sucking up air for a while, and in between her hiccops she hugged me and said "There. That's better." She may be fierce and volitile, but thank goodness she recovers fast!

Kaci and Spencer

Well, today was "one of those days". Kaci had to be checked for a bladder infection at the doctor. Ever tried to get a urine sample from a toddler who is NOT potty trained? It's not fun. The nurse was amazed at how strong Kaci is! We were there for 2 1/2 hours! Luckily the test was negative though . . . last night Kaci wanted the DVD player from on top of the bookshelf and Jeremy was in the middle of something and said he couldn't get it for her. When she kept asking, he told her to "get it herself" thinking it would stall her a few minutes. Instead, of course, she said "ok" and immediately scaled the bookshelf. She was literally at the top pulling the DVD player down by the time Jeremy got from the couch to grab her (which was only about 2 steps away). She is such a monkey! I had to put a padalock on our fence to keep her in. Jeremy didn't believe me that she was getting out on her own. He was sure I was not latching it properly (the latch is on the other side of the door and you have to reach around to get it open). I cought her trying to get out after I put the padalock on. I sat there and spied on her to see how she had been escaping. She was climbing the fence and reaching over the top. She had totally figured out how to open it.
Yesterday, she "said the prayer" for the first time. It was so cute. She's done it on all the mealtime prayers since then, and she's really getting the hang of it.
Spencer is getting so big! He's nice and chunky! He's really sweet and just sits and stares at me until I look at him, then he smiles. Sometimes I'm busy doing somthing and get that feeling that someone is watching me and I look at him and he's just staring at me waiting to get my attention. He's a real momma's boy and I have to admit I like it! It's nice to be someone's "favorite" person in the whooooole world. :)
Well, gotta go get ready for Jeremy to come home from work for the weekend, Yeahhhhh!!

Me & Spencer. Isn't his fohawk cute . . .





Kaci and Nathan "swimming" . . .

Kids riding the pony....

Jeremy playing with the kids . . .


Kaci and Cami (her cousin) jumping on the tramp at Grandma and Papa Clason's house . . .


Ben and Spencer . . .

Spencer being cute . . .

Kaci doing nude gymnastics on the bar "Papa Al" (dad) made for her . . .

More at Jeremy's Birthday. Cara and Ben drove down from Bakersfield to visit. It was so fun to see them! Cara looks so cute with her little "baby bump".

This was taken at Jeremy's Birthday dinner. We can never keep Kaci out of the cake. She LOVE'S birthdays!

This is Kaci and Nathan (one of her best friends). We have play dates whenever possible. They really love playing together. Nathan's mom is Jeremy's cousin Monica. She and I have gotten to be really good friends. Her new baby Zack is 3 months older then Spencer, so they will get to play together too!

My first entry!

Ok, here goes! I did it!! Now I just need to figure out how to get pictures on here