Jordyn's birthday

I'm finally posting about Jordyn's birthday!! Since our sweetheart is a shy one and doesn't like a lot of people around all at once, we decided to go to the park and get pizza with just the grandparents! That is what she loves to do and she had a blast!
She isn't scared of anything though so she was making me very nervous. She kept going on the big slides (which are fine but of course there are big openings with big drops everywhere by the big slides).

Makenna the monkey girl!! She loves these:)

Grandma and Grandpa

Playing catch with daddy:)

Me and my sweet baby.

After we had our fun at the park, we headed back to our house for cake and ice cream!

Jordyn loves Enchanted and I got everything about Giselle except the balloons. Unfortunately, they have discontinued her! Isn't she a princess too??? Anyway, we got Tinker Bell since it's got the same kinds of colors:)

Opening presents!

We got Makenna a couple of small things so she wouldn't feel left out! She loves her Fancy Nancy books.

Giselle!!

Blowing it out! I love Makenna in this pic:)

I'm not sure why she has this face but it's super cute anyway!

Yummy!!

I think my baby girl had a great birthday! I love that it wasn't crazy and that we could concentrate completely on her and not worrying if everyone else was enjoying themselves! It was great. I can't believe my baby is TWO!!

Century of Edward!

I found this on twicrack who found it on a blog named 2sistersblog.com:) I think it's awesome!!

Bibbity Bobbity Boo

Two year stats

Jordyn had her two year check up today. We have been showing her 'Blue goes to the doctor' to get her ready for it but it didn't work that well. She is my shy girl and unfortunately had to have TWO doctors check her out. I love her doctor but lately, every time we go in, he has a student doctor there that has to do everything too. I honestly don't mind helping out but they really should ask us before we walk in the door if it's ok. If you ask me with the guy standing right there, I'm not going to say no. But my baby girl does not like strangers and then to make that a stranger that is doing all kinds of things to her!! She wasn't too happy. I also like to ask her doctor my questions so it would be nice if I could have some alone time with him and not with the guy shadowing everything!!! I asked the student guy something and he kind of gave me a not so good answer but I didn't feel like I could ask her doctor the same thing without making him feel bad. I know it's dumb but what are you going to do. And then once he was done, she had to do it all over again with her real doctor. But she is really healthy and he gave me some good advice with her eating and temper tantrums. Then it was time for shots!! There was a shortage of Hib when she was younger so she needed to get that and we ended up getting her flu shot as well. I really don't know why nurses do this but they all seem to stab the shot so dang hard into her chunky thighs. I know they want to do it fast but come on!!! I wasn't looking at the nurse when she did it but I could tell when she did it by the look on my daughter's face. It was so sad. You could tell it hurt really bad!! Thankfully a lollipop made it all better.

Her weight: 27 pounds 3 ounces (63th percentile)
Her height: 34 1/2 inches (60th percentile)
Her head: 19 inches (85 percentile)

So her weight is at a lower percentage and her height is at a higher one so she is good and proportionate. Of course, she has had a big head since the womb:)

How many jobs you got man???

If you are old enough, you will have said that in your head with a Jamaican accent:) I say that to Travis when I'm talking about his callings. He's got four!! And they were all music until today. He is in the Stake Orchestra, Ward Chorister, Chorister in Elders quorum and was the Choir director. He is now the first three plus Sunday School teacher for the 12-13 year olds.....(you know because he doesn't get enough of those kiddos during the week....lol)! I know he will do great though because he is awesome and I think he is also relieved to be done with choir. He is just not a choir person. He tried to be. He really did. But knowing about music doesn't always include singing. He teaches kids how to play instruments, not how to sing so it was a struggle for him. And of course it doesn't help when no one shows up for the practices. So, I'm happy to see him move on to something else. I hope he enjoys it:)

I was also wondering why the men in our ward have to shave when they get certain callings. We just got a new bishopric and a brother in our ward walked in completely shaved. He has had a goatee for forever!! We knew that he had to be one of the men being called and we were right. So my question is why??? Why does a clean face equal worthiness??? In all of the pictures of Heavenly Father and Jesus, they all have full beards. Some men look way better with them including my hubby. I liked him when he was clean shaven better for a long time but I have gotten so used to his chin hair that I much rather have him with it. He has shaved it a couple of times and both times, he has grown it right back. It just didn't look right on him anymore to be without it. My dad also has a full beard. He has always had a full beard since I can remember. One time his work told him he had to shave. He looked like a completely different person and we all hated it!! Including his work:) They told him to grow it back shortly after!! LOL! I'm just saying!! :-)

Happy Birthday Jordyn Jazz

(I have spaces in between each one but it keeps posting some of them together....grrr...o-well;)

Jordyn is very, very shy!! She buries her head into me when we are around anyone she doesn't see very often. We will also be walking into the store or church or anywhere and if a stranger is walking the other way, she clings to my legs and buries her head and won't start walking again for anything.

Jordyn has such a fun personality! She says words so cutely and makes us laugh all the time.

Jordyn loves to twirl her hair and often puts knots in the back of it.

Jordyn loves her 'jammas'! She loves putting her jammies on but also sometimes calls her regular clothes 'jammas' too! Travis had her shirt off for dinner and afterwards she kept yelling for her 'jammas' because she wanted her shirt back on.

Jordyn sleeps on her tummy when she goes to sleep. She doesn't want her blanket on her. She likes it bunched up so she can lay her head on it while she is in the fetal position. It's so cute.

Jordyn loves Little Einsteins, Enchanted, Bolt and now Blues Clues.

Jordyn hates her teeth brushed.

Jordyn loves her baths.

Jordyn has beautiful curly hair that is slowly getting longer.

Jordyn loves her Lady and loves to feed Lady her food whenever she can!

Jordyn loves M&M's, spaghetti O's, string cheese and unfortunately soda.

Jordyn will only eat the marshmallows from Lucky Charms.

Jordyn is learning so many words (and some colors) it's crazy. I love the way she says 'I love you'.

Jordyn loves to go barefoot (even outside). She has to get her shoes on to go outside but five minutes later or less, I will look out there and she has them off!!

Jordyn loves to play outside. She and I will be very happy when the weather cools off!!

Jordyn loves to sit like a big girl at the table even though she can barely reach it.

Jordyn loves her big sis and does everything she does.

Jordyn loves story time and knows all the actions to the songs.

Jordyn is such a sweet baby girl and we are so happy that she is part of our family!! We can't believe that two years have gone by already!! We love her so much!!

Happy Birthday sweet baby girl!!

Alone at home!!! :)

Today is the first time that I haven't had either one of my kids in forever. Well, at least when I'm not going to work or on a rare date with my hubby. I am completely alone and I can't believe how much I got done!!! I wanted to make sure I took advantage of the non interrupted time. As soon as I got home, I cranked on the radio (twilight dvd;), vacuumed out the van and cleaned it out, watered my plants (they have been neglected lately;), picked up the upstairs, turned on the tv and turned it on something other than channel 10, picked up the downstairs and straightened up, vacuumed the whole downstairs, washed the dishes and about every sippy cup we have, cleaned the kitchen, threw away old food in the fridge, put some laundry in the washer and now writing this post!! Woohoo!! I think I'm going to like this joy school better than preschool! I get to drop off BOTH of my kiddos:) I love my baby girls but man...you can get so much done when they are off playing and having fun!!!

And I can't believe my baby girl is going to be two on Friday!!! Where did the time go??? We are just going to do a simple, go to the park with maybe some pizza and cake thing, with just the grandparents. Miss J.J. is very shy at the moment and she just buries her head when there are too many people around. So, I thought about what my girl would want and what would make her happy for her day and a playground with not very many people it is going to be!!

I think she also has more of her molars but she doesn't let me in her mouth that long to check before she bites me!! But this is to document that she has got at least a couple of them:)

She's hungry!

Me: What are you doing???
Kenna: Feeding my baby!
Me: Why are you doing it like that?
Kenna: She's hungry and needs to eat from my booboo!
Me: Where did you see that from? (she did that a long time ago when I nursed Jordyn but hasn't since).
Kenna: Izaak was eating from Sara's booboo because he was hungry!
Me: Ahhhhh......(Sara is my sis and Izaak is six months old and she was nursing him Sunday).

I love this girl!! She's too funny!

Miss Elly

I massaged this sweet old lady tonight named Eleanor. Her body was slouched. Her shoulders were completely uneven. She has Parkinson's and many other ailments. I felt like I was going to break her. She could hardly hear and her hearing aid kept squealing every time I got anywhere near it. As I was massaging her, I thought of how darling this elderly lady was despite all of her problems. How I wish we all could have such positive attitudes. Heaven knows I come across some grumps that don't have to deal with any of the same issues but have the worst attitudes. I tried to give her the best massage that I could and at the end of it, she looked right at me and told me to remember her! She said, "You do wonderful work. Don't ever forget it no matter what. Even if you have bad days and wonder why you do this sometimes, remember me! You have made me feel so good. I am sore everyday but I'm not sore right now. I may be sore tomorrow but I feel amazing right this minute. Thank you so much for doing what you do and making people feel better. It is very important!" Afterwards, she gave me a big hug while I tried hard not to tear up. I will remember you Miss Elly. I will!!

My cute little crazy!!

Keeps me going

As I was driving home last night from work, I was exhausted. I had to massage all guys and they are a lot harder to work on. I also watched four two year olds that morning. I was pretty weary. I couldn't wait to get home and relax. As soon as I pull in, Makenna freaks out and exclaims, "I'm so glad you came back!! I missed you so much!" Then Jordyn goes crazy and loves me up. I love my sweet girls and I am so thankful for them! They can always make me smile!! :)

U.S. Open laughs

I have had the U.S Open on over the weekend and my girls have been entranced by it!! I tried to change the channel once and Makenna made me turn it back. We have been watching a 17 year old named Melanie Oudin beat some good people and Makenna was asking me why they yell when they hit the ball. A lot of the tennis players 'grunt' and we were just trying to explain it to her. Later on last night, she wanted to play wii tennis and she kept making noises when she was swinging just like the pros!! It was hilarious. And then Jordyn had to get in on it as well. I have J.J. on video so hopefully I will be able to put it up sometime soon. It's the cutest. Then Melanie beat her opponent again today and her family was crying when Makenna asked why they were crying. She couldn't understand why they would cry if they were happy after she just won;-) I love kids' questions....well, sometimes;)

Joy School

I think I did pretty good on my first time teaching Joy School. We had a rough morning so things were pretty stressed before everyone showed up. I worked really hard putting it together though and although I wish it went smoother, it went fine for having been the first time (for all of us;) It was hard to keep them paying attention and our Lady made it worse. They all wanted to pet her or play with her (and Lady was loving every minute of it). I even tried to put her upstairs (cause there is no way I'm putting my dog out in the heat....not a chance) but she just kept crying to come back down. All in all, I think it turned out great and it will be a good experience for Makenna! She kept asking me when we were going to go to school the whole time though!! I don't think she was expecting it to be at our house with mommy being the teacher! But she will get to go to another house next week!!