Kiora is 7 months old today!

Kiora is already 7 months old! I've said it many times but I just can't believe how time is just flying! She likes to babble and gets pretty loud, say da da, laugh, play with her tongue, sit and bounce along with music. She loves to try new foods and reaches for everything! She adores her older siblings just as they adore her. She is held probably more than any of the other kids ever were which probably explains why she isnt crawling! When she does enjoy floor time she seems to know just how to wiggle and scoot to be able to reach the toy she wants. She loves her musical stage, her hungry caterpillar and Mortimer the Moose and anything with music or lights! No teeth yet but chews on anything and everything. She is so happy and content and knows she is loved!

Kylie announcing she made the school play!

:) OK ... even I can't understand her at first over all the excitement, but Kylie is extremely happy that she will be playing Little Red Riding Hood in the 4th and 5th grade play! Also, Kiora, who is facinated with something on the ground (?), turned 7 months old today!!! My how time flies! Crazy that my oldest is ten already. I still remember when Kylie was Kiora's age!!

Happy day for my oldest and youngest!

Well, not only is Kiora 7 months old today!!!..... Kylie got home from school and announced that she had made the school's 4th and 5th grade play and had gotten the role of Little Red Riding Hood! Kylie is very excited as are we! This is fun timing having her excited about performing in a play at the same time as we are working at recreating the community theatre.

Logan singing 'Twinkle Twinkle little star' 1-26-09

Logan was laying in bed singing this.... it sounded so dang cute I had to get him up so I could record it. Logan is such a sweetie! "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" is his favorite song. This and I see the moon which I will have to record sometime too!

The family with Franc D'Ambrosio - the world's longest running Phantom!

Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway show came to Delta tonight and we took the entire family to see it! Wow! What a tremendous celebration of the music that established Broadway as an American art form. Of course, our favorite songs were from The Phantom of the Opera! He has starred in over 3,000 performances which has earned him the title of the world's longest running Phantom! What an honor for him to share his talent with us. And... believe it or not...all five kids did remarkably well and enjoyed the performance!

Kylie, Julaine and Loreen sang again in church Jan. 11, 2009

Kylie, Julaine, and Loreen singing a Prophet Medley

I recorded our rehearsal the day before, so...here it is... a medley of the hymn "We Thank Thee, Oh God, for a Prophet" and the primary song, "Follow the Prophet."  The actual singing in church turned out really well.  I think I may have mentioned this already, but another high councilman in our ward asked us if we "took this show on the road."  :)  We are singing with him next Sunday out in Sutherland.  He has the same topic of "Follow the Prophet" so it fits perfectly.  The girls really do a great job and I love singing with them.  Layne Dutson, the high councilman we sang with today would like to call on us again, which of course I responded with, anytime! :)

My boys!

Logan (Age 2 ...3 next month!), Jaren (Age 7). Sweet guys! And... very good buddies! I look forward to when Logan is bigger and he and Jaren can do bigger kid stuff together. But until then Jaren does ...um..pretty good...at modifying play to fit a two year old. :) Logan is holding his CTR bear! (Choose The Right)

My girls!

Kylie (Age 10), Julaine (Age 7), and Kiora (6 months). On their Aunt Alayna's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAYNA! Kylie, Julaine and I sang in church today. It was an arrangement of "We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet" and "Follow the Prophet." We recorded a rehearsal yesterday but I had to take a picture if them all dressed up today since their hair wasnt done for the video. Facebook doesnt support my video file extension so I need to figure out how to upload it still. Hopefully blogger will and I can post it to my blog. The girls did a great job and the three of us are quite a team! These three are quite a team too!

Look at how bright the moon is tonight! Just a phone cam but you get the idea!

This was taken with just my phone camera (cropped in) and of course while I went to get my good Canon camera with the huge zoom lense the clouds moved in. :( Perhaps Ill try again later. Guess this is supposed to be the brightest night the moon will shine or something. Know more details?

Wide awake STILL in the early am. Yeah notice the time...

It's nearing 4:30 in the morning and this little bundle of giggles is still awake. Yeah, that's a pacifier in her mouth that really isn't in her mouth... she is just playing with it. They never work on my kids! She wasn't interested in nursing because she was too busy giggling so I gave her something to play with... thus the whole present mis guided purpose of the binky.... hee hee. hmmm I must admit she is super cute when she gurggles and laughs! I'm sure gonna hate getting up in 3 hrs to get my oldest three off to school! Groan.... Im tired! Thank goodness for Tim's help in the mornings! Just had to share!