Sing, Baby, Sing

March 20, 2012

Emma Loves to Sing

Emma loves music.  She loves to dance, sing, shake it!  Here is just a little insight into our everyday "musical" life with Emma!  Her personality is so adorable!

At the Splash Pad & Pool

March 16, 2012

Neighborhood Pool & Splash Pad


We are fortunate enough to have a huge pool and splash pad IN our neighborhood!  And, our HOA is nice enough to HEAT the water!  So on Friday, at the end of Talmage's spring break, we headed out to the pool.  We were determined to swim, even if it was only 82 degrees.  The kids LOVED the splash pad, even though I'm pretty sure the water was not heated.  It was freezing!  I thought Emma would be cold to play but she had a blast!  I just bought new swimsuits for the spring/summer season and they look adorable!  I was so excited to be able to put them in their new suits!  Here are some pictures from the splash pad.  

Running Home

March 10, 2012

4th T-Ball Game

Here's a video of Talmage running home during his 4th T-Ball game.

March 10, 2007

5 Year Anniversary

Saturday, March 10, 2012

We celebrated our 5 year anniversary a week ago.  It was a Saturday, just like the day we got married.  We started off our special day with Talmage's T-Ball game.  Afterwards, Dad and Linda took us out to breakfast at Denny's to celebrate!  We also made sure to stop by Jamba Juice, at Power and Ray.  Our first date was at Jamba Juice and we also had it on our wedding day.  Needless to say, Jamba Juice holds a special place in our hearts.

The night before, Jacob came home from work with a dozen red roses and one pink rose.  He then said, "I'll love you 'til these flowers die."  After that comment, I looked down at the roses and discovered that the pink rose was fake and, therefore, would never die.  SO sweet!  He also gave me a musical card that played one of our favorite love songs when we were engaged, "I Do" by Clint Black.  It was the next best song, next to our wedding song, which was "You Had Me From Hello" by Kenny Chesney.

I wanted to do something different and unique this year so I bought a bunch of small gifts, wrapped them, and had him open them every hour on the 5th minute of the hour.  Ex: 10:05, 11:05, 12:05, etc.  He started at 10:05 and ended at 5:05.  Some of the gifts were: dvds, tie, shirt, candy, etc.

Our wonderful friends and neighbor, Dan and Tiff, watched our kids that night so we could go out.  We headed to our all-time favorite restaurant, Rosa's Mexican, in Mesa.  Then we went shopping at Chandler Fashion Center and stopped for some ice scream on the way home.  After we picked the kids up and put them to bed, we watched a movie together.  It was a perfect day and perfect night to celebrate our special day and our magical marriage.

Here are some pictures from our wedding.  Enjoy!

Family Night at the Park

March 16, 2012

Emma Maren takes her first steps!

Emma stood up for the first time today and took 3 steps tonight for daddy! Woo hoo!!  

3rd T-Ball Game

Talmage's 3rd T-Ball Game

3.3.12

Papa and Linda came to Talmage's game and it was a blast! Talmage is improving each time he plays! He got the ball more than half the time! And he was quick to run right to first base after he hit! I'm so proud of him!

Fielding

Papa giving a pep talk

Emma watching brother from the side lines!

Get Ready...

Yay he got the ball!

Snapshots

Breakfast before T-Ball

3.3.12

Exploring Brother's Room

Playing with Brother's Toys

2.28.2012

While Talmage is at Preschool, Emma loves to explore his room and play with his toys. I found her underneath his nightstand the other day. 

2nd T-Ball Game

2nd T-Ball Game

2.25.12

I forgot our camera for Talmage's 1st T-ball so here's his 2nd one! Talmage's team is the green team! Everyone's shirts are the same but his team has green sleeves. He improved a lot from his first game. His swing was really strong and he ran the bases a lot faster this time! In the outfield, his position was shortstop (between 2nd and 3rd base). The 1st game he played shortstop and 3rd base. Papa was able to come to his game this time and was out there in the field helping! Talmage loved having Papa there to help! He got the ball three times this game too! I think he's really starting to get the hang of the game!

Talmage & Coach Ty taking a practice swing!

About to hit the ball

Outfield

Here's a video of Talmage running HOME!

My Birthday/Valentine's Day

Birthday/Valentine's Day

2.14.12

Here's Talmage Valentine we made for his classmates at Preschool.
We attached candy on the back.

I have the most amazing husband ever! He had to work today but I woke up to a homemade cake, birthday & Valentine's balloon bouquet, a dozen roses, chocolates, a valentine card and a handwritten poem, a gift card and spending money to shop today, awesome gifts and lunch at Firehouse Subs. Then we enjoyed a wonderful night of Olive Garden take-out, cake & ice cream and a chick flick (after the kids were in bed)! I'm so luck to have such a thoughtful husband! 

He even remember our kids and bought Talmage a chocolate baseball and Emma a stuffed animal and soft rose! I didn't expect him to do so much so I also picked up a few candies for the kids. I got Jacob some Reese's' hearts, a few DVDs that he'd been wanting and a card.

My red roses!

My birthday & Valentine's balloons

Cover of my card

Inside right

Inside left
Here is his super cute poem he wrote me!

Talmage's 1st T-Ball Practice

First T-Ball Practice

2.16.2012

We signed Talmage up for T-Ball and he has been loving it. It started the middle of February and lasts until the end of March. He has a total of 6 practices and 6 games. It's so fun to see him play and improve! Here are some pictures from his very first T-Ball practice.

All ready for practice!

Looking out for the ball!

Throwing the ball!