The Timms Family

The Disney Cruise

2011-12-24T16:12:00.009-07:00

The Vacation of a lifetime. Disney World and then the Disney Cruise for 6 days and nights. It was a blast to be with MacKinlay's whole family. Greysen loved being with his cousins and of course his granny.
The first night at dinner (Christmas Eve) Greysen decided that he was going to eat green beans and we were so ecstatic. He loved our reaction so much that he kept taking more and more bites. He probably ate seven green beans. A Christmas miracle. People around us were asking what was going on with all the applauding and cheering. The things parents do to try and get their kids to eat vegetables.
The captain of the Disney Magic. Greysen is three and into making scary faces much to his parents dismay.
Greysen with his pal Pluto. There were lots of fun activities, three pools, a water slide and a kids club. My favorite was the adult pool. I only went once but it was so peaceful.
MacKinlay with the dolphins in Cozumel. Greysen went with Mac but I went swimming before I got to see Greysen kissing and dancing with the dolphin. He absolutely loved it. Anytime someone asks how his Christmas was he says, "I went on a big boat and went swimming with dolphins." Yes this three year old is so lucky.
Me holding onto the dorsal fins of two dolphins. That was the coolest experience of the trip and most memorable. Once in a lifetime opportunity and I am so happy I was able to have the chance.
Piper 7 mos. with Daddy and Greysen (3) in Cozumel port where we swam with the dolphins.
On the trolley ride in Key West Florida. MacKinlay and I were supposed to go snorkeling but decided to go on the trolley ride with the kids because it was a pretty gross day and Piper was pretty attached to me. It was a fun day learning about this little Key that is closer to Cuba than the US and is connected to the US by a series of bridges.
Piper on the "Pirates" night. We all got pirate handkerchiefs and the waiters were dressed up as Pirates. Later that night they had fireworks off the boat and a desert bar. The entertainment on the Disney Cruise was pretty awesome but we missed a lot of it because of our young kids. I should've made my kids take late naps and had them stay up later so they could go and see all the Broadway style shows with the Disney characters.
Piper loves the beach. This was at Castaway Cay. A Key out in the Bahamas that Disney has leased for 99 years.
Chip and Dale playing with Greysen. Greysen didn't want to take pictures with many of the characters so I was excited that he would take the pictures here.
Greysen playing in the sand and water. It was really neat that Disney had a couple of floating water slides out in the middle of the ocean that you swam out to. The water and sand was AMAZING. Pretty cool to be on a private island.
Piper being super happy on the beach.
Greysen and Victoria dumping sand on Mac who was being buried in a hole.
Daddy and Greysen on the glass bottom boat. Piper and I skipped the boat ride because we were both tired and figured that she would be happier if she could get a good nap.
Elizabeth and Greysen on the glass bottom boat.

Disney World Orlando Dec 2011

2011-12-23T21:17:00.003-07:00

Our one and only family picture taken at Disney World out of the 4 days we were there. Pretty sad.
The first day we went to Magic Kingdom and our best friends from Georgia, the Shumways were able to come and meet us which was a blast. 2nd day was Hollywood Studios and our favorite thing there was the 'honey I shrunk the kids' set. Jones, Lacey and Greysen played there for over an hour. 3rd day was Animal Kingdom and our favorite thing there was the animal safari and the lion king show. The 4th day we went back to Magic Kingdom with all the Timms and I was so happy that Greysen was 40" and rode splash mountain with me. After going on Pirates two times he figured the big "waterslide" didn't look so scary. He said it was fun but he didn't like all the big dips.
Here we are riding on Dumbo the first ride of the day. The temperature was perfect. Sunny and high 70's. I can't imagine ever going in the summer time.
Greysen got to meet mickey mouse at Hollywood Studios and was thrilled.
Greysen and Jones playing at the Honey I shrunk the kids playground.
An upside down tree in the animal kingdom.
A lion hanging out on Pride rock. It was so cool to be that close without any fences or cages obstructing your view.
Look at this cute girl. Such a happy baby. Poor thing won't remember a thing but at least we took a few pictures of her and can say, "Piper you already went to Disney World when you were 7 mos old don't you remember?" She did great and thanks to the baby switch pass were able to go on some big rides too.Greysen, Elizabeth, Leigha and Piper with 'Citizen of Mainstreet' at Magic Kingdom. So I don't like to wait in long lines for characters and this gal comes up and Greysen wanted her autograph so she signed it 'Citizen of Mainstreet' and then Greysen agreed to have his picture taken. I bought him an autograph book an pen on day one that Mac said was a waste of money. Then I felt silly for buying it until it kept that kid entertained for countless hours. He drew on every page and carried it around with him the entire 12 day trip. He didn't get too many autographs but he sure had fun.
Our kids after an exhausting 4 days at Disney World and wait we still have another 6 day Disney Cruise...

MacKinlay's 32nd Birthday

2011-11-02T21:33:00.000-06:00

Greysen just was staring at the cake and asking, "just one lick, pleeease?" It was just torture for a 3 year old.
I sat Piper in the bumbo on the table by the cake and she pulled a candle right out. We were surprised. Piper also rolled over from her back to stomach today.
Greysen assisting daddy with the candles.
Mac turned 32 yesterday. He had to work and go to school so it was a pretty low key birthday. Greysen and I made him a white cake and white icing. The kids and I made salmon, mashed potatoes and asparagus and bought him some sweats and a face mask. Not too exciting but at least he has his family.

Halloween 2011

2011-10-31T20:21:00.001-06:00

My little witch and monster. I think they are just so adorable. I did make most of Pipers costume which I am proud to say.

Look at that cutie.
Greysen trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.
First Piper and I took Greysen trick-or-treating until Piper was too cold. Then Daddy took Greysen. After lots of trick-or-treating Greysen said to MacKinlay, "Daddy my legs are really tired." Needless to say Greysen rode the rest of the way home on daddy's shoulders. Greysen loved answering the door for the trick-or-treaters. He would give them some candy and kept walking outside saying, "trick-or-treat" over and over again.
Halloween was very exciting for Greysen this year. He was so excited to be a monster. I finally decided to buy a monster costume because making one was a disaster. Luckily he wore it to Pre-school, Music school, Daddy's Halloween work party, the ward party, the Dinosaur museum and on Halloween night. I really feel like it was well worth it.

Family Pictures 2011

2011-10-30T23:10:00.001-06:00

We took Family Pictures yesterday and it was such a challenge. Our happy little baby Piper was tired and crying and didn't want to smile. Then Greysen wasn't cooperating and I thought that we wouldn't get a single picture with everyone looking. Turns out my friend is genius and was able to get some where we were all looking at the camera. Poor Piper was just so sad. The picture below she had just fallen asleep in my arms so I just leaned her on my lap and hoped for the best. Luckily she opened her eyes and didn't cry.

Greysen's Cute Moments!

2011-10-10T13:37:00.003-06:00

Greysen is really starting to get creative when he plays with his toys. The other day he had all his airplanes in his dump truck and he said he was taking them to the airport. He tells me daily that he is going to be a pilot. At first I kept asking him, "a pirate?" Finally I got that Pilot and Pirate sound an awful lot alike.
Today he was scolding his dump truck because he wasn't being nice to the little truck so his little truck went home (under a chair). The next thing I know his dump truck is saying sorry to the little truck and giving hugs. Then the dump truck took the little truck for a ride.
He does quiet time in his room everyday and I let him pick out some favorite toys to take to his room. He took the firetruck and dump truck and a few cars. Ten minutes later he is coming out of his room and wants some more cars. I get them for him and ask if he wants Mater and he says, "no he's still in a time out." He has become quite the disciplinarian.
He woke up Piper in the swing and he knew I wasn't happy with him and he said, "whats going to happen to me?"
His trucks and cars talk to each other and play together. He likes to say, "WHAT! You be kidding me!" to his toys or pretend conversations on the phone. Apparently I say, "Are you kidding me!" way too much and need to stop.
On Saturday we decorated for Halloween and he helped lots. Then he said, "I want peoples to come and see my decormerations." When daddy came home he took him around the house to show him all the decorations he put up. He picked out a small pumpkin on his field trip last week and carries it around and shows everyone.
He is really excited about Halloween and was asking all day "when we going to go see Halloween?" He wants to go trick or treating like they did on Little Einsteins and he was supposed to be spider-man. We had a costume that we could borrow and now he is adamant about being a monster so I am making a monster costume as of late. I have explained 3 more weeks and it seems to be helping.
I get really impatient with all his talking and snap at him so I put myself in a time out. He asks, Why you in a time out?" I say because I was not being happy and nice. 30 seconds later he says, "mommy you all done with time out?" "No Greysen not yet." 30 more seconds, "you all done mommy, you be happy now?"
This kid is quite the energetic bunny and it's hard to keep up with him. I sure love him even when he drives me bonkers.

Piper 5 months old

2011-10-09T19:15:00.001-06:00

Piper is such a doll and we all just adore her. She has been loving to put her hands in her mouth.

American Fork Canyon-Oct

2011-10-03T15:55:00.002-06:00

We went up to American Fork Canyon with the Boyles this fall and did a cook out. The weather was gorgeous and just as we left it started to rain and there was an amazing rainbow.
Aunt Shana holding Piper
Jada being cuteMac eating some marshmallow
Greysen loving some marshmallow
Here is the double rainbow on our drive home.
Look at those golden beauties. YUM YUM.

Mac and Zane fire up the grill
Rainbow at our house.

Greysen at Music School

2011-09-19T13:22:00.001-06:00

Greysen started music school a few weeks ago. It is a class that teaches music theory and rhythm. They get to play lots of instruments and he loves the drums the best. While we were in Canada Greysen was with Mac in the sand trap on the golf course and drew a circle and said, "Daddy that's a whole note." He is at a fun age. He runs around and tells me, "I have energy." He is always jumping, running, falling and getting into stuff. Such a boy. Everyday he wants to make something in the mixer. I told him the name of the mixer "kitchenAid" and he now calls it the Kitchen Egg.

Greysen's New Haircut

2011-09-17T11:24:00.001-06:00

Greysen always wants a Mohawk but his hair was just too long so he got a Fauxhawk.
He likes getting his haircut from the professionals because he gets to sit on a motorcycle and watch TV and after they give him a balloon and lollipop. Mom doesn't like shelling out $16.
It was strange seeing him with his new look. I'm so used to the long hair but I think he is a cutie.

Piper's 4 month check-up

2011-09-16T11:20:00.000-06:00

Our sweet little gal is already 4 months old. Here are the stats:
Height: 25" 90%
Weight: 12lbs 13 oz 50%
Head: 41.2 cm 70%
She is tall gal. She is a happy baby and giggles so easily. She got her shots and was sad for a few days. The doctor said that she can go 10-12 hrs at night without eating. I think that is a little long. We have been trying to sleep train her and give her water or a Binky and she'll go 7 hrs.

Bear Lake Sept. 8-11, 2011

2011-09-11T13:01:00.002-06:00

Here is the beautiful sunrise on Friday morning. This was the perfect family vacation to have 2 other families come with us. We got 2 condo's at Bear Lake and it was a blast. There were 3 couples and 7 kids: Max (5), Greysen, Elle, Hannah (3), King (11 mos), Dakota (5 mos), and Piper (4 mos) It was great to have the kids entertain each other and the grown up to have game time in the evening.
Friday we packed up our cars and headed to North Beach. We set up camp there and MacKinlay met us a little while later with the rental boat, and we all took turns going out on the the lake in the boat. We were lounging on the beach, playing in the sand, swimming in the beautiful blue water, enjoying the scenery, going out on the boat, etc. Around 2:30 MacKinlay and Greysen started to head back to return the boat, and when he was about 200 yards out from the shoreline the boat stopped and we could see him kind of freaking out, but we didn't know what was going on. Adam called him and we found out that the key had snapped in the ignition! Leave it to MacKinlay to break something. Fortunately the guys were able to find pliers and take them to Mac and the boat started. During that drama, we got hit with some serious wind out of nowhere and the Madsens canopy uprooted and started flying and we had kids screaming because the sand was lashing against their legs and backs and flying in their eyes, we were freaking out because we just barely saved the three babies from getting smashed by the canopy, the wind finally let down and we were able to get the kids and babies in the car. We had dinner, went swimming at the resort pool, got some raspberry shakes, put the kids to bed and had some adult time.
The Girls on the trip. Hannah, Kate, Piper, Kristin, Elle and Cara.
The kids playing before we went to the pool. Greysen, Hannah, Elle and Max.

Mommy with Piper at the pool. Her first time in a bathing suit.
Max climbing up the tennis court. This was on Saturday when Greysen decided to throw up all day. Poor little guy it was so sad and I was worried about Piper getting sick so Mac and I took turns taking care of Greysen. I thought I was home free when I didn't get sick after several days until Wed night I started throwing up :(

Labor Day in Canada

2011-09-05T13:03:00.000-06:00

Our little family. It sure is hard to have everyone look good in a picture.
We went to Grandville Island in Vancouver and there were some street performers.Ice-Cream at Grandville Island. Leigha, Diana, Elizabeth and Greysen.Piper in the stroller at Grandville Island. She is honestly such an easy going gal. She only cries when she is hungry, poopie, or sleepy. So chill compared to her older brother.This is on the sea taxi that we took downtown Vancouver. Greysen and Elizabeth got along so well this last trip. They played for 3 hours without any problems. Elizabeth is a sweet older cousin to Greysen. She would make up rules and he would follow them. They were playing a game and one stipulation was he had to show his belly every time he went from the table to the couch. It was really funny.
Greysen loves to splash in Grandpa's waterfall.
MacKinlay got to go drive exotic cars with his dad and two brothers. He is the SLC Maclaren that is a $500,000 car and Mac managed to break it and it was left on the side of the road.
He had an amazing day and surprisingly the favorite car was the Ferrari.
We always fly into Seattle and drive up to Canada. My long lost friend Brianne moved back to Seattle from Boston and I was able to visit with her and meet her 3 kids. It was so much fun.

Piper's Eats Solids

2011-09-03T13:42:00.001-06:00

Piper's first time trying solids. She has been so hungry all the time that I thought I would start some cereal. Not sure how much she actually swallows because it appears more gets spat out then is originally on the spoon.
She is still a little tipsy.
Testing it out at 4 months old.

Greysen Starts Pre-School

2011-08-30T12:41:00.003-06:00

Greysen had his first day of pre-school with Mrs. Allred. When I picked him up he said, "mommy I had so much Pun (Fun)." Such a cutie and a wild one this little guy is.
Here is is smiling nice for the camera. Then he threw his truck.
This was the result of him throwing his truck. He is happy one minute and crying the next. Typical 3 year old. At least he is normal. Yesterday he was in the car with MacKinlay and saw a mini van with a roof rack and said, "look daddy that van has two mohawks." He always wants his hair in a mohawk. A couple of weeks ago daddy did it in a mohawk for church and he went up to everyone and said, "look at my hohawk." He now says it correctly, but I prefer Hohawk. His new favorite movie is Rango which is getting really old. Gotta love it!

Our Little Piper

2011-08-27T21:37:00.001-06:00

3 and a half months now. I just can't believe how fast my little girl is growing up.
I think she looks like a little doll. She is my little doll and I just love dressing her up.
Piper is just such a sweetie. We all love having her in our home. It is so fun to see her smile and now she has the cutest little giggle. Greysen is so sweet with her and entertains her.

LITTLE STINKER!!!

2011-08-12T13:52:00.003-06:00

Piper is not the little stinker. She is a sweetie pie and here she chillin' at the swim party. Her friend Kota is only 5 weeks older but they don't play much yet.
Here is the little stinker about the jump.
So on Friday we did a pool party over at Kate's house with Greysen's little friend Hannah and Piper's friend Kota. We had fun playing and eating lunch. Greysen and I walked home around 1p so he could take a nap. We get home, I take the swim stuff inside and go out into the garage to get Piper out of the stroller and I hear a loud CLICK. Yes, Greysen decided to lock the garage door with the deadbolt...I was furious. I pounded on the door but he wouldn't come. Then I checked the back door and front door...both locked. I am ringing the door bell and pounding on the door all while holding Piper in 99 degree weather and I have to pee. I was fuming mad and Greysen wouldn't answer the door. I took the screen of the front window but it was locked. I called MacKinlay at work and said he needed to call me a lock smith. He said he was on his way to my rescue. I didn't know how he was going to rescue me since he doesn't carry a house key. I hung up and decided to check the kitchen window over the sink. I am standing on a wobbly chair and finally get the screen off and the window slides open. Hallelujah...I can get in. The window is 7 feet off the ground so I go get a ladder and climb through rather than stand on the wobbly chair and break something. I get inside and I hear Greysen screaming bloody murder. I grab Piper from outside run upstairs and find him in Piper's room behind the crib with his head and arm pinned between the crib and the wall...Pull the crib out from the wall and free him. At this point spanking him was out the question. He was scared and I was holding him as MacKinlay came in the room. Mac admits to me that he came home so that I didn't kill Greysen and I admit to him that I was trying to get inside fast so he didn't come home and kill Greysen. Oh the joys of parenthood. Lesson learned....always have a spare key somewhere.

Greysen's 1st Swimming Lessons

2011-08-11T13:40:00.004-06:00

Greysen with his class. The two boys that were in his swim class will also be in his pre-school class come fall.
Greysen would be cold everytime he got out of the pool. He liked to lay in the sun to warm up.
They would play red light, green light but Greysen would say red light, freeze and throw his arms out to the side. The other boys would say you're supposed to say red but the teacher let him do his own version.
Problem is Greysen thinks he can swim and tries but it's an accident waiting to happen. You hae to be right next to him at all times. When we go in the lazy river he makes me count to 3 let go and he tries to swim and I grab him. He sure makes me feel worn out but I love his energy.
Greysen doing his "ice-cream" scoops with his teacher.
Greysen is a natural in the water. He just is a fish out of water like his mama. Greysen loved swimming lessons and adored his teacher. His poor teacher had his hands full with Greysen always 10-15 feet away from the class. The first day one of the boys was crying for his mom and Greysen said, "my mom's over there" very matter of fact. He was not phased by leaving me. He really is growing up.

Greysen's 1st time Bowling

2011-08-10T15:09:00.001-06:00

My mom was in Utah for 10 days and it was a blast. The day before she left we all went bowling. Rylee helping Greysen bowl.
Greysen so happy to be there with Jada in the background.

Piper and Greysen with the Puppies!

2011-08-10T14:11:00.001-06:00

Piper is 3 months old. I can't believe how fast time goes.
My mom drove from California and brought her 2 puppies Ginger and Maddie along with her. Greysen loved having the puppies stay at our house. He a little rough with them and they had some fear of him but they were sweet puppies and never bit even with all the torture he caused these girls.
He loved when they would lick him. They are cute but way too much work for us at this point. Greysen is going to have to beg a long time before we get puppies. They sure are cute though.

Piper finds her thumb!

2011-08-02T22:18:00.000-06:00

Piper 12 weeks found her thumb. I took a picture, then found the pacifier. She may be a thumb sucker but I am trying hard for her to not be. As a fellow thumb sucker to another it's a hard habit to break.
Piper is so cute. We all just adore her. Greysen especially loves his sister.

Cousin's Week 2011 Pirates!

2011-08-02T16:59:00.000-06:00

The theme for Cousin's Week 2011 was Pirates. The kids loved being Pirates and it was a fun and chaotic week. We are now up to 15 cousins and that's a lot of people in a house for a week. My mom painted the pirate ship and put a lot of thought and energy into this week. Thanks Mom! Cousins: Taylor (22), Rylee (16), Randi (15), Paige (13), Rebecca (12), Peyton (12), Ashley (10), Sage (10), Cade (7), Reese (4), Gavin (4), Greysen (3), Presley (3), Jada (2) and Piper (2.5 mos)
Grammy and Paige with the pirate dogs. My mom loves her puppies and made them a pirate shirt and put an eye patch on Ginger.
Becky helping her girls and Greysen make a sand castle.
Randi (15) holding Piper (2.5 mos) at Carpinteria Beach. Randi and Paige took care of Piper and helped a ton with Greysen. It was so nice to have so much help but I did miss seeing my sweet baby.
Rylee (16) with Piper
Oldest cousin Taylor (22) holding the youngest cousin Piper (2.5 mos)
Greysen (3) the cutest little pirate. My mom made pirate shirts for all.
The balloon popping game. Squash the shark. The kids had a hard time popping the balloons in the pool so they finally put them on the grass and sat on them.
Greysen (3) and Reese (3.75) in the pirate fishing game where the little kids got lots of loot.
Paige (13) holding Piper. Paige loves babies and would hold Piper all the time.

Piper gives a little smile...

2011-07-31T14:23:00.001-06:00

We got home from California and Piper was lying on the couch and gave a little giggle. Here is a little snippet of her smiling.

Piper Update

2011-07-19T12:10:00.001-06:00

Our Piper is so precious. She is such a doll and we all love her. Greysen is getting better about saying her name but still calls her Harper.
Piper blowing bubbles.

Look at those blue eyes. I just love this sweet baby girl of ours.
Piper is 10 weeks old and she is just such a sweet baby. This week she has not been sleeping well and had been very fussy. I finally figured out that she was starving and I needed to supplement with formula. Today was the first day I didn't have to supplement formula and she has been much happier. She is still on the Prevacid and it seems to be doing the trick.

Kite Flying and Slip'n Slide

2011-07-16T15:47:00.003-06:00

First time Greysen flew a kite. Luckily Daddy was there to assist because it has been decades since I flew a kite. He had a blast.

He loved splashing us with water.
Look at that tongue sticking out.
Greysen got a slip'n slide for his birthday and we had a blast Saturday afternoon. I even got in my bathing suit and took a few runs down the slip'n slide. Piper just watched us outside. Greysen had so much fun and LOVES the water. Hopefully he can do some swim lessons before the summer ends.

Greysen's Dinosaur Party

2011-07-15T23:26:00.007-06:00

Greysen had 5 friends over for his Dino Party. Activities included a Dinosaur egg hunt, a dinosaur egg toss, Dinosaur gliders, digging for Dinosaur fossils (in the sandbox). We then read a Dinosaur book, played Dinosaur Dinosaur Egg (duck duck goose), ring around the rosy, ate cake, opened presents and ran around some more. It was the first party where just the friends come over. Fun was had by all. Happy 3rd Birthday Greysen!
Hannah, Max, Elle, Jada and Cade.
Doing the Dinosuar Egg Hunt.
Having a dinosaur egg toss with water balloons
Greysen excited to have friends over and 6 balloons.
I made Greysen's Dinosaur cake the night before and I was not happy with the way it turned out. I thought why do I even bother when I could have just made cupcakes. The next morning Greysen was downstairs with his daddy and saw the cake and got on a stool to take a closer look and said, "That my cake? It's a cool cake, I love it daddy." Then he came upstairs and thanked me for the cake. I was glad I tried my best and thought if he's happy then I am happy.This was where I found Greysen after all his friends went home. Sneaky little guy.

Greysen is potty trained and loves to hold his sister

2011-07-10T23:53:00.003-06:00

Greysen began potty training the day after he turned 3. I just had a talk with him and said today you are going to wear big boy underwear and pee on the potty so that you can go to pre-school in August. He got a Popsicle every time he went pee in the potty. After 10 mins of potty training he managed to pee and poop his pants. I wasn't sure I could do it. Day two he peed on the floor at Walmart. Overall the first three days I was a wreck and was emotionally drained at the end of the day. It hasn't been 2 weeks and he is pretty much daytime trained and has pooped in the potty everytime (after the first day). We went through lots of marshmallows, Popsicles, cookies, jelly bellies, and lollipops and it was worth it. For this kid it was all about treats!Greysen had definitely taken more interest in Piper, which drives me crazy. He wants to hold her, loves to zurbert her bare belly, touch her face (that one kills me), and do round and round the garden like a teddy bear on her hand (which is really precious).

Piper's Baby Blessing

2011-07-03T11:07:00.005-06:00

I love this picture. This was after the blessing and she was asleep and I didn't want to take her dress off so I stuffed it in the carseat.
Piper finally awake. She did fabulous during her blessing. Didn't cry at all. A way different experience than her brother Greysen who screamed through his blessing. Daddy did a great job on blessing her.
My family with Grammy and the Boyles.
Our little Family is growing.
Grandma and Grandpa Timms with our family. We had lots of family come for the blessing. All of MacKinlay's family came down from Canada.
All the Timms Grandkids
Piper 8 weeks old with mommy.

Family comes to visit

2011-07-02T11:05:00.006-06:00

Elizabeth holding Piper. Elizabeth loved holding Piper.
Leigha holding Piper.
Greysen and Daddy at the Hotel Pool.
Grandma and Piper with matching outfits.
Firework show.
All the kids.
Steven holding Victoria who thought the fireworks were too loud.
Piper's first smile on camera.
Grammy, Piper and Jada.
Mac with Elizabeth (5)
Greysen (3)
Victoria (2 1/2)
Grammy and Piper
The cousins at the Dinosaur Museum.
Grandma loving life with her grandkids
Greysen and Victoria
Daddy and Greysen at Highland Park. It was a fun Fourth of July long weekend with all the family and festivities.

Greysen's Pre Birthday Party

2011-07-02T01:06:00.000-06:00

My baby is turning 3. I can't believe it.
Blowing out the candles.
Opening the presents was so fun to watch. He loved his cape his aunt Diana made, New helicopters (hepatoppas) and cars, along with a cool buzz lightyear gun.
Grammy got Greysen binoculars which he loves and calls them his nockulars. He looks through them backwards but thinks they're awesome.
All the Family was in town so we decided to celebrate Greysen's Birthday Party a week in advance. It's a good thing we did because I got Mastitis the next week and he was still sick on his actually Birthday. More pictures to come on his Dinosaur party.

Greysen's First Set of WHEELS: Power Wheels that is

2011-07-01T09:06:00.000-06:00

So excited with all the power.
He loves the bed of the truck and the first thing he did when he got in the backyard was collect all the balls and put them in the bed of the truck.
So happy to have his own set of wheels. Such a spoiled boy.
Grandma and Grandpa bought Greysen his first set of wheels for his 3rd Birthday. He is so excited to drive his truck all over the neighborhood. His driving skills are pretty good so far. Greysen is very good about sharing and letting his friends drive him around. Here is Elizabeth driving with Victoria and Greysen as passengers.

Shumways come to visit from GEORGIA

2011-06-23T11:05:00.000-06:00

We found a water park in Highland that was fun. Here Greysen is loving life.
Lacey 3 yrs, Greysen 2 yrs, Jones 6 yrs. Greysen had so much fun playing with Lacey and Jones. He calls them his cousins and wants them to come back. Maybe we'll get to fly to Georgia and see them soon.
Rachel holding Piper.
Piper 6 1/2 wks with Rachel.
My dearest friend Rachel moved back to Georgia 3 years ago and it is always fun to have them come for a visit. They came out for two family reunions and stayed with us and it was so good to see them again. We miss you guys.

Greysen loves his sister

2011-05-20T09:05:00.000-06:00

Greysen almost 3 and Piper just 10 days old.

Picture Below: Greysen almost 3 and Piper 8 wks old.
Greysen is such a great big brother to his sister Piper. He does however call her Harper. Apparently Harper is easier to say than Piper. The other day he was saying Harper is crying because she is really hungry. MacKinlay asked what is her name and he said Harper crying because she hungry. MacKinlay said what is her name and Greysen said Harper crying because she hungry. MacKinlay asked again what is her name and he finally just said, "Her crying cause she hungry." That made us both laugh. Eventually I think he'll get her name down.

Piper coming home from the Hospital

2011-05-12T12:15:00.001-06:00

Getting her dressed in her going home outfit.
First car ride, to her first home.
Our First Family Picture.
Big Brother Greysen with his baby sister Piper.
She is still so little and such a sweet baby. Daddy is excited to get us out of the hospital.

Piper's First Bath

2011-05-11T16:41:00.000-06:00

Just like her big brother, Piper loves to have the warm water wash her head. Piper has been doing really well eating, and keeping her blood sugar up, so we are hoping that she will be able to come home tomorrow. Kristin is excited that she can now have Piper in her room with her since she no longer needs the terrible IV. She has been poked and prodded since she was born, and has all of the bruises to prove it.

Our Little Piper

2011-05-11T16:20:00.000-06:00

Mommy and her little girl. Kristin is so excited to finally be able to put bow's in one of her children's hair. Daddy did not like it when she would try to put them in Greysen's.
We don't think that Greysen has quite figured out how much this little girl is going to change his life!

All that I can keep thinking is "oh no, boy's are going to try to date her!"

Grandma Timms spending some quality time feeding Piper.

Piper Elise Timms

2011-05-10T21:42:00.005-06:00

Piper Elise Timms was born at 10:12pm on Sunday May 8th, an Mothers Day miracle. She is 6 pounds 4 ounces and 19 inches long. She came 3 weeks and 2 days early and was quite a surprise to Mommy and Daddy. Kristin had been feeling contractions for a couple of days, but of course was thinking that it was just false labor. We decided that we should go to the hospital anyways, and of course after about 3 hours we were on our way home. After about an hour at home, the contractions became about 5 min apart, and a lot stronger so off to the hospital we went. After about half an hour there, the doctor was on his way and we were headed for a C-section. The doctors were so happy that when she came out she pinked up right away which is a sign of her lungs working well. She has lot's of dark hair, just like her Mommy did when she was born, and a cleft in her chin just like her Daddy and big brother. Unfortunately little Piper was having some problems with low blood sugar, so they needed to put an IV in and feed her some sugar water to get it up. Mommy and Daddy are sad to see the needle in her head, the only place they could find a good vein, but her blood sugar is all the way back up and she will get the IV out tonight. Big brother is doing well since Grandma came on the big airplane to see him and spend time playing with him, and we know that he will be a great big brother. Mommy is doing pretty well, and excited for when she can leave the hospital and take her baby girl home. We both feel so grateful to have a happy healthy little girl, and are so excited to have such wonderful children.

Sky Train and Sea Bus in Vancouver

2011-05-02T18:51:00.005-06:00

Greysen on his first sky train ride from Surrey to downtown Vancouver. He thought it was pretty cool.

Steven was making Greysen laugh on the skytrain and I was so happy to get some candid shots of our little guy.Looking out the window of the Seabus over to the island that we were going to.
Greysen found his Easter basket that afternoon and was so pleased with all the things from the Easter Bunny. MacKinlay's favorite thing that Greysen says is Hepitopper for Helicopter. Grey got a Hepitopper in his Easter Basket and was thrilled.

Playing in the waterfall and coloring Easter eggs

2011-04-23T18:31:00.007-06:00

Saturday was such a nice day outside. Greysen was having so much fun with his cousins and going in Grandpa's waterfall and pond. The water was so cold but he of course didn't seem to mind.
Greysen playing with balls and bubbles and loving life. He got wet from playing in the pond, so off went the clothes.

Coloring Easter eggs. Paint brush genius idea aunt Diana. It kept Greysen entertained for at least 15 minutes. Then he started dropping colored eggs in the dye and making a mess.

Easter Egg Hunt and Spagetti Lunch

2011-04-23T18:06:00.001-06:00

Greysen had his first Easter egg hunt and thought it was so great. Then when he found out there was candy inside of the eggs he was really happy
Greysen looking at Grandpa thinking "what in the world are you doing?"
Grandpa having some lunch with the grandkids. We were supposed to dish from the table but I skipped lunch.

Greysen loved eating spagetti with his hands and mixing it up. He and Leigha ate for 25 minutes because they were having so much fun.Elizabeth was cracking me up.Elizabeth was cracking me up. She said, "but mom I don't like to get messy I need a fork." She was much happier once she had her fork.

Day at Stanley Park in Canada

2011-04-22T17:37:00.001-06:00

We went with the whole family to Stanley Park on Good Friday. It was such a nice day and everyone had the same idea to go to the aquarium.Greysen is our little tree hugger. Not really but he had fun climbing in the tree.
Here we are waiting to get into the aquarium and Greysen was chowing on Grandpa's popcorn.

Elizabeth and Greysen watching the Beluga whales.
The five grandkids in front of the Beluga whales tank.

Greysen with Steven in the Amazon. It was so humid that it steamed up my lens on my camera.
All 5 grandkids up a tree and happy.
Elizabeth (4) Greysen (2) and Leigha (9) on the little Easter Train.
Greysen thought the Easter bunny was pretty neat. It was a fun day and it was great to have MacKinlay's whole family together.

Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point

2011-04-19T17:24:00.004-06:00

This was our 3rd year going to the annual Tulip Festival. Greysen enjoyed it more now that he is older. His favorite part was feeding the coy fish and the waterfalls.
He was running down the hill and fell belly down and cried for just a minute and once he showed me his hand for some sympathy he was off and running again.

There Greysen is running before the fall.
Our Family Picture by the fish. Greysen 32 mos. and baby girl 34 weeks.
Look at how many coy fish there were! They were 5 fish deep and going crazy for the food.
Greysen loved feeding the fish. I must admit I liked watching them too!
So happy to see the waterfalls. He talked about it for days after.
Greysen thought the goose was pretty cool.

Greysen's Hot Boots

2011-04-13T17:11:00.002-06:00

Greysen loves his hot boots. He calls his snow boots his hot boots because they make his feet hot. He always wants to wear them because he can put them on all by himself. Sometimes he likes to put them on his hands and crawl around. He says he is a puppy and wants you to pet him. He is developing an imagination at this age.

Converting from Crib to Big Boy Bed

2011-04-13T01:16:00.003-06:00

I try and remember all the funny things that Greysen says but then I forget to write them down. Lately if anyone says that he is getting big he corrects them and says, "no, Greysen still little." He wants to be little and hasn't really liked converting to the big boy bed from the crib. I decided to take off the front piece of his crib and for the past 4 days he has been pointing to it saying, "Missing a piece. Where'd the piece go mommy." The first day he looked all over for the "missing a piece" but then gave up. He has now been sleeping in the big boy bed much to his dismay. He still tries to sleep in the crib but falls out in the middle of the night and I put him in his big boy bed. He just started climbing out of his crib 4 weeks ago after 10 months of being able to climb into it. My little baby is growing up to be a little boy and I am happy and sad all at the same time.

Our New Improved Backyard

2011-03-31T01:01:00.000-06:00

Here Greysen is being the pilot on the airplane teeter-totter and the next door neighbors' kids.
Had to have this. Luckily I had my brother-in-law and sister Shana help me assemble this huge hunk of metal. It holds 7 kids and holds up to 600 pounds. It has made Greysen slightly more popular in the neighborhood which works out great.
This is Greysen on his "belly swing." I bought him the bucket swing but that requires mommy to put him in and push. So I told him that this is the belly swing when mommy can't be with you. It took him a week or so but he eventually caught on. The yellow bucket swing is the favorite of all the kids his age.

I was shocked that he could hold onto the rings. He said he wanted to be a monkey and swing from them. Then he did his monkey noises and was cracking us up.
Here he is on the top story of his "treehouse" he likes to climb up the ladder and look into the neighbors yards and yell, "Hi! Hi!" over and over again. It took him a few days to go down the slide but he now loves it.
Here Greysen is in his "yellow swing." The higher the better. He was really afraid of swings before and would only go on them for 5 minutes but he has since moved on and loves the swing. Swing has not quite sprung, but we have had a few nice days and have spent them outdoors on the swings. Thank goodness for our new fence that was installed mid February. It has been a dream come true. Not the best babysitter but it does allow me a couple minutes to run inside or make dinner. It sure will be a dream this summer with a new baby.

Coloring Easter Eggs

2011-03-27T00:45:00.002-06:00

Daddy bought this for Greysen the day before at Joann's Fabric store 50% off and Greysen would not stop talking about "decorate eggs" This kid loves eggs and the fact that they were Mickey Mouse was more than he could handle. By day 2 I said okay let's decorate eggs. He was thrilled but is still a little young to do it by himself the way he would prefer. Decorating the eggs did the trick and he quit talking about it once it was done.

Greysen and Daddy coloring eggs together.
Mommy holding the egg and Greysen coloring with crayon.
So excited for the eggs to boil. He was patiently asking every 2 minutes, "decorate eggs, now, please?"
The final product. Only 6 eggs because a few broke when he GENTLY threw them into the water to boil. It was a fun project. A month too soon but way to make Easter last!

Hockey Night at the Timms

2011-03-25T00:40:00.001-06:00

Greysen and Hailey got into the chips and were going to town.
Greysen and Hailey in their Canucks' Jerseys. Greysen likes to say, "Go Nucks, Go."
MacKinlay loves Hockey and our friends that he knows from B.C. came over to watch the Canucks game. Fortunately we won and all 3 were happy. Robyne and Eldon's little girl Hailey is so calm and mellow and just chill. Very different from our wild child Greysen. Boys and girls are definitely different that is for sure.

Farm Country

2011-03-10T00:34:00.000-07:00

They sell corn at Farm Country and Greysen loves to feed the animals.

Greysen loves, loves Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point. It was a somewhat nice day and we had to go before the weather turned freezing. We met Jada and Hannah at farm country and Greysen had so much fun feeding the animals. I was a pretty sad that they raised the prices and it now costs $2 for the pony ride instead of being free. Luckily I had a leftover ticket this time but Greysen expects to ride the ponies. When he is 3 I will have to start paying for him and he will get a free pony ride. Until then I am not sure it is worth the $2.

Kristin's 31st Birthday

2011-03-09T00:07:00.002-07:00

28 weeks pregnant and having a Happy Birthday!
Mac, Greysen and Mommy with the edible arrangement.
My friend Cara and her 3 kids came over and played on the swing set that was finally assembled the day before.
My friend Kate and I only 6 1/2 weeks apart in pregnancy. She fortunately had her baby almost 2 weeks early and is happily unpregnant. Her little girl Hannah is Greysen

My birthday was when Mac was just recovering from surgery. He and Greysen ordered me an edible arrangement and had it delivered. It made me laugh because the only other time that I have gotten an edible arrangement was when I was pregnant with Greysen. It was a sweet and thoughtful present from a husband that had been house bound and had only been home a little more than a week. Then he surprised me with the baby bedding that I had my eye on. He had it shipped to my sister's and she brought it over. He is so thoughtful and I am excited to set up the nursery.

Mac had Back Surgery

2011-02-24T00:00:00.000-07:00

On February 24, 2011 Mac had his back fusion surgery. This surgery was much more invasive than the surgery that he had April 17, 2010. They ended up putting 2 plastic cages onto his L-5 and S-1 discs and the nerve on the left side had been completely flattened because of the herniation. When he woke up he was in an indescribable amount of pain. He is now 6 1/2 wks post surgery and is doing so much better. It was a necessary surgery but so painful. He had to be in the hospital for 3 days and his back still hurts him daily. It will take 6 months to fully fuse and 4 months before physical therapy can begin. Poor little Greysen only knows that Daddy's back really hurts. Thank goodness for modern day medicine and here's to a speedy recovery.

January trip to California

2011-02-23T14:44:00.003-07:00

My mom and I went to Carpinteria State Beach while I was in California. I couldn't take the cold so Greysen and I went to Cali for the week. The weather was gorgeous. I left Utah the day it snowed and the week I was there it was 75 almost everyday. We had such a great time.
Greysen loves the beach. He loves putting sand in his mouth with a shovel which makes me not very happy.
Mommy and Greysen making a sand castle.
Here we are again. We couldn't have gone on a more perfect day. We should of brought an umbrella because it was getting toasty in the sun.
The next day Greysen and I went to the beach with Gavin and aunt Lala. Greysen was a little stinker running all over the place, throwing and eating sand. He had a lot of fun playing with his cousin Gavni aka Gavin. He loves the beach and brings me the sun tan lotion and says, "mommy go to beach" I keep telling him that the beach is by grammy.
I got to see my best friend from when I was seven at my mom's house. This is Tiffany-Ann and she was able to come for lunch. Here we are both pregnant again. She is 12 wks here and I am 22 wks. Her little boy is just a few months older than Greysen.
Grandma and Grandpa bought Greysen a Canucks Hockey Jersey and matching hat. Greysen puts it on and with his hands in the air yells, "go nucks go" it is so cute. Daddy is definitely brainwashing his little boy.
Yesterday I told Greysen that daddy would go to the hospital to have surgery and he tried to say surgery and then said, "put band-aid on daddy's back" I said well, kind of something like that. He is going to miss his daddy while he is in the hospital.

Disneyland 2010

2011-01-21T21:11:00.025-07:00

Greysen's second time to Disneyland. Once when he was 7 mos and at Christmas when he was almost 2 1/2. He loved it but it was really crowded and we didn't get on much. He loved the Disney characters the most. He wanted to keep going on rides but the lines were crazy. He did like it's a small world and the buzz lightyear ride a lot. The drops on Pirate had him hanging onto my neck for dear life. Overall he had fun and I think he'll love next Christmas when we are on the Disney Cruise and he can eat breakfast with Mickey Mouse.
Greysen 29 mos. baby girl in belly 18 weeks. I was just starting to get over the horrible 24 hr a day nausea. This is in front of It's a small world.
They Boyles with Goofy. We had a fun group with the Boyle family, Wilkinson family, my mom, Peyton and Rylee, and Greysen and me. A group total of 14 people makes it hard to stay together. Greysen meeting Goofy. He absolutely loved it and loves looking at the pictures of him with the puppy Goofy.Peyton, Goofy, Becky and Reese.

We went to toon town and got to meet Minnie at her house. Greysen loved it and Presley and Jada were in Heaven. Jade was in line saying I kiss Minnie. Presley was tickled by Minnie and talked about it for the next two days.
Jada waiting and being so excited to see Minnie.
Greysen and Presley playing in Minnie's house.
Greysen loves horses and really like the carrousel ride.Presley waiting in line just being a cutie pie.
Greysen wanted to ride on Dumbo after the carrousel. But with a two hour wait he just sat on one of the Dumbo's.
Greysen put way too many bunny crackers in his mouth when we were in line for Pirates and it started slipping out of his mouth onto Rylee. Shana and I couldn't stop laughing.
So it was an eventful day at Disneyland and I will never go back after Christmas again. It was crazy busy but still fun. Lauren and Gavin didn't come because Gavin doesn't like Disneyland and MacKinlay was meeting a contact from work in Brea so he got out of going, which was probably a really good thing.

Greysen Says the funniest things

2011-01-21T21:11:00.022-07:00

Greysen is now 2 and a half and is starting to say really funny things. He took a little while to talk but now he's on a roll. He is really obsessed with money and he loves coins. We drive by Mac's work a lot and he loves to say, "Daddy work, wook mom." I asked him what daddy does at work and he told me "daddy make money" I was cracking up because a couple week before he pointed out Daddy's work and I said yep daddy's making money because he's a financial advisor. So now he says "daddy make money" and I asked him yesterday if mommy makes money and he said "no". Pretty soon he'll be saying "mommy spend money".
Greysen's favorite movie is Astroboy the past few days that is all he wants to watch. He wakes up and the first thing he says is "watch Astroboy". He is a cutie and keeps us smiling. Our favorite is the way he says okay and instead of saying coming he say "toming". His other big thing lately is to make castles. He likes to take a blanket and put it over the couch to make a fort but he calls it a "tastle" for castle. He is a bouncy boy and is always jumping and loves to fly like superman off our bed, which makes me nervous that he will break something. He loves me to watch movies with him and is constantly giving me the overview and turns my head and say, "wook mom they fly high in sky."

Up to Date

2011-01-21T21:11:00.019-07:00

So MacKinlay hurt his back again on New Year's Eve. Not the best way to bring in the new year. He has since had an MRI and they found a piece of disc floating around in his back and pushing on a nerve and he is in a lot of pain. He has been off work since the 5th of January and is in lot's of pain. Poor Greysen always hears from me that my belly hurts and from daddy that his back hurts. Hopefully he can have surgery within the next couple weeks to get rid of the pain. Surgery a second time around is worse than the first but he is in so much pain.

Christmas Part 2

2011-01-21T21:11:00.018-07:00

We got back home and Greysen had more presents waiting for him to open from Grandma and Grandpa. He was sure excited to get more toys. Books and Stickers, toys and clothes. This little boy is so spoiled.
Here he is unwrapping some adorable Roots' sweats.
Don't you just love the "say cheese" face. He is a pro at this one. But he isn't really smiling. A thank you to Mac's parents for sending us so many fun things and I got a roasting pan that will surely come in handy.

Christmas 2010

2011-01-21T21:10:00.015-07:00

This was the first time in at least 4 years that all the six siblings were together at my parents house in California for Christmas. It was a packed house and getting ready for 9am church the day after Christmas with 16 people was a challenge but we all made it. Even my dad went to church for the first time in a long time.
All Greysen wanted Santa to bring him was a Sally car that could slide down his 'cars' ramp. It was so cute. I convinced him that he also wanted Santa to bring him a woody doll with a string. When we ask him what Santa brought him he says, "blue snacks" which is code for fruit snacks. He didn't care about the toys but boy was he excited to get his blue snacks that is an occasional treat.
Santa came on Christmas morning as a surprise. Greysen thought it was pretty cool. Presley was a crack up. She saw Santa and was grinning and giggling like crazy. She was shaking she was so excited.
Reese and Presley sitting on Santa's lap. They are the opposite of Gavin who doesn't want anything to do with Santa. When his mom Lauren asked him what he wanted Santa to bring him he said, "I don't want Santa to bring me something. I want Santa to bring you a pillow pet and Thomas trains and then you can give them to me. This is the second year in a row he has not been a fan of Santa. We'll see what he does next year.
Jada wasn't afraid of Santa and had a grin from ear to ear.
Greysen was super excited to get a dinaco helicopter. I kept putting it away and all day he would say blue copter and do the sign language for helicopter.
Here is Greysen and Mommy with his woody action figure and sally car.
Greysen loves to read. He got some classics in his stocking. His most favorite book these days is "mother book" which is what he calls, "Are you my Mother".
Greysen got a Mickey Mouse Pez that he was pretty excited about. He loves Mick and the rest of the Mickey Mouse clubhouse characters.
Here is Reese, Presley's older sister. She is a little more reserved while holding the hampster and she is such a sweetie to Greysen. Greysen just adores his cousin Reese-E.
This is Presley. Becky and Brian's youngest girl. She is such a doll and so good natured. She loved holding Rylee and Peyton's hampster on Christmas eve.

Christmas morning with aunt La La, Gavin, and Bop bop. Greysen got a Buzz Lightyear for Christmas and Gavin was a little envious. We put buzz in Greysen's bed because the kids were fighting over him. Gavin would go in our room and exchange his prized trains that Santa brought him for buzz. It was making me crack up. Fortunately he got to go 2 days later to the store and buy his own buzz.

Christmas Decorations

2011-01-21T21:10:00.008-07:00

This year I made a Christmas wreath. First wreath I have ever made and I think it turned out ok. Always room to improve. (The one I made is the larger wreath).
First year that I had a tree that I decorated my tree that I bought on sale last year. This was a huge step up from our 5 ft Alpine tree that served it's purpose for 6 years.
Here is the final look of our downstairs living room. Greysen did really well leaving the ornaments alone, but he couldn't keep his hands off my friends tree that had more the fun Hallmark ornaments that do cool stuff. I guess the key is to buy boring ornaments.

It's a Puppy!

2010-11-04T13:21:00.007-06:00

We are now over 10 weeks pregnant and when I showed Greysen the Ultrasound picture and asked what it was he got excited and said, "puppy!" I said it's not a puppy and he said, "big puppy"? He is going to be sorely disappointed when I come home from the hospital with no puppy. He likes to pretend that the baby is in his belly. He points to his belly and says, "baby." I ask him if the baby is in Greysen's belly and he says, "no, mommy's belly." Such a cutie.

The due date is May 30, 2011 and we are so excited to have another baby in the house. Greysen loves babies but I am sure it will take a little getting used to a baby that we don't give back. He always wants to have the neighbors' baby come over and play.

Out to Lunch with Uncle Scott

2010-10-04T13:54:00.002-06:00

My oldest brother Scott and I were able to meet in Salt Lake and go to lunch together last week. He was visiting from California and so Greysen and I met up with him. Greysen thought Scott was great and was at ease with him. We walked around the mall watching Greysen run and run. Then we went to Cheesecake Factory where Greysen bounced all over the place and tried to climb over the booth to someone else's table. We had a good time though.

Carpenter Greysen

2010-10-04T13:42:00.002-06:00

Greysen loves to play with his set of tools. Lately he wants to wear the hat and belt and measure everything. He has been at a very fun age and is becoming much easier even though he is two. We haven't hit the terrible two stage yet but he definitely already went through the obnoxious one year old stage. Last week it was getting close to naptime and I was downstairs cleaning up while Greysen went exploring upstairs. It was a little too quiet so I was worried that he was into the lipstick drawer or making a mess elsewhere. I went upstairs and he had put himself down for a nap. There he was in his crib fast asleep. It was so precious and made me laugh at the same time. Such a neglectful mom I am. This was a once in a lifetime moment because he hasn't done it since. What a cutie.

Greysen's New Tricycle

2010-08-16T15:38:00.002-06:00

Daddy put together Greysen's Trike and Greysen kept picking up parts saying, "Whast dis."
Greysen really likes that there is music on the trike and other fun features.
Here is Greysen's friend Hannah. He liked to push the back of the trike. He hasn't really wanted to sit on the trike and ride yet. He just likes the buttons.

Farm Country

2010-08-16T15:32:00.001-06:00

Gateway Water Features

2010-08-16T15:27:00.002-06:00

Greysen really liked the water features just outside of Daddy's work in SLC.
What a cutie.
Greysen has been such a fun sweet 2 year old.

Cousins Week 2010-High Hopes

2010-08-16T14:46:00.004-06:00

Oh, how our little Greysen loves to play in the dirt.
This year cousins week was at Carpinteria Beach. The theme was high hopes and how to reach for the stars.
Randi (14) and Jada (20 mos) playing in the water. Jada loved the sand and water.
Here Greysen (24 mos) is rolling in the sand. He loves the beach but it was a little chilly for him. He would say "cold" or "home" after he went in the water and was miserable.
Reese (3), Peyton (11), Becky, Presley (23 mos), Cade (6) playing and having fun.
Becky with Presley.
Grammy with Gavin (3) at the beach just chillin.
Here's some of the gang practicing on the stilts.
Gavin practicing on the stilts.
Becky and Presley.
Cade, Lauren, Gavin and Shana.
Peyton and Taylor on the stilts.
Lauren and Kristin on the stilts.

Greysen's Birthday Party

2010-07-12T21:04:00.006-06:00

It's all about the cake for the birthday party. Greysen has been obsessed with the movie 'cars' so the theme was cars.

Here is the water activity. A blow up water slide. Greysen only wanted to watch the kids. Sage took him down the slide once and he didn't like it at all.

Greysen's friend Hannah and mom Kate. chowing on some chips. We had a variety of food. Veggie burgers, hot dogs, hamburgers, fruit, salad and chips.

Greysen watching the sparklers on his cake.

Lacey was so excited to have cake. All the kids were gathered around choosing what piece of cake they wanted.

Greysen opening presents. He really liked opening presents and he would pull at the packaging and say, "open."

Greysen got trucks from Grandma and Grandpa and all the kids at the party had a blast with them. Between the water slide, trucks, sandbox and water sink the kids were well entertained.

Look how many kids were in that tiny little sandbox!

At the end of the party we found these little munchkins picking at the cake. I thought it was so cute.

Thayne and Rachel come for a visit!

2010-07-12T20:53:00.003-06:00

Thayne and Rachel came for a family reunion and stayed at our house for a week and we were able to spend time with them just like old times. One day we went to Temple Square and here are some pics.

Greysen loved the reflection pond and played and spashed there for 15 minutes. It was tough to try and drag him away.

Greysen with daddy walking around.

Here we have Greysen (2) Jones (5) and Lacey (3). Greysen had some withdrawls when Jones and Lacey left. He loved having friends to play with. I had withdrawls when Rachel left but we had lots of fun times and laughs together.

Boston June 9-12, 2010

2010-06-20T19:40:00.008-06:00

MacKinlay and I in front of Faneuil Hall with Quincy Market in the background.

Some of the Highlights of Boston.

Huge statue of Paul Revere

The view of the Old North Church where the lanterns were hung. Two if by land, one if by sea.

We got to do a tour of Paul Revere's house on the day we did the freedom trail. I love looking at houses and seeing the old furniture and the way people lived. And Paul Revere didn't yell, "the British are coming." He probably was a little more quiet and said the redcoats or the regulars are coming. We get a lot of untrue facts by the poet Longfellow.

MacKinlay, myself and John sitting in one of the boxes that you would purchase and decorate in the old north church. You would pay about $75,000 a year to own one.

The tavern where the minuteman met before the war. This was considered a nice place to stay the night. Some of the rules included no more than 5 men to a bed, no boots allowed in bed. Glad I didn't live in the 1700's.

A statue of the minutemen in Lexington. This is where the first battle was on April 19, 1775. Just 77 of the townspeople fought there. The colonists did not even fire a shot, that is why the "shot heard around the world" is in Concord were the first colonist's fired shots.

Many famous authors lived in this house at one point or another. There was Nathaniel Hawthorne and Margret Sidney. It was just down the street from the home of Louisa May Alcott.

This was the home of Louisa May Alcott. I was so sad that we missed the last tour.

This was the barn on the property of the Alcott's where Louisa May wrote Little Women.

The North bridge where the shot was heard around the world. Nobody knew who shot first but we know that it was the beginning of the revolutionary war.

Here is a statue that honored the men in New England fighting for their land. They were not trained militia but men who worked in the fields or were merchants.

This was a boat house that MacKinlay really wanted a picture of. There was a girl standing at the dock for about 20 minutes and he really wanted a picture. Finally I shouted across the water and asked if we could take a picture. She moved, I was embarrassed and Mac got his picture. Then we saw her while we were waiting for a table at a small cafe in Concord. I was so embarrassed and my hat was a dead giveaway.

New York June 4-9, 2010

2010-06-20T19:39:00.005-06:00

New York City is has been nicknamed the city that never sleeps. Even the post office is open 24 hours a day, 363 days a year. I hadn't been to the 2 by 13 mile island in ten years and it was a blast. It was MacKinlay's first time and it met his expectations and he enjoyed all the shopping. We both really enjoyed the view at the top of Rockefeller Center.

June 5th- Standing in Times Square at 10pm after dinner with lots of people. Earlier in the day- Bus tour of the city, Shopping at Macy's.

June 6th- On the way back from the show "A Little Night Music" starring Cathrine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury. John Timms is Catherine's #1 fan so we were able to get the 40% off tickets at the TKTS booth and ended up sitting in the 2nd row. I thought she did a great job.

Here Mac is with his mom standing in front of the Swarovski crystal wall on the way up to the viewing deck on top of the Rockefeller center.

Outside the Rockefeller Center. This is where the famous ice-scating rink is in the winter but in the summer it is a restaurant.

June 7th- We took a taxi down to Wall St on morning so MacKinlay could see where all the action happens when he places trades.

June 7th- Boat ride around the island. Great views of the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges. The view of Lady Liberty was amazing and there were no lines. It was perfect.

Today was our anniversary. We shopped a lot, went out to dinner and went up the Empire State building at night. Surprisingly at 9:45pm it was still really crowded and we were exhausted. But it was beautiful at night.

June 9th- John and Leslie in the horse drawn carriage riding through Central Park.

Nice relaxing way to see the park I have to admit.

June 9th- Went to the American Girl store that was four stories high and it was so cute. Then we caught our plane to Boston for the next couple days.

Greysen's Early Birthday Presents

2010-06-02T12:51:00.000-06:00

Greysen finally got a sandbox and was in Heaven. He was thrilled and I am sure it will provide hours of entertainment. We decided to give him his Birthday presents a month early and let him enjoy them since he won't know the difference.

Greysen also got a water sink. He loves sand and water and the sink has a pump to pump the water. There were some friends from Canada with their kids so he had a little mini Birthday party.

Here Greysen is with his new sand toy and the sand toys he got in Cancun. Finally put to good use in Utah.

Fun Times at Tanglewood Park, NC

2010-05-12T12:40:00.012-06:00

Easter Sunday 2010

2010-04-03T23:24:00.004-06:00

Here we have Brandon, Jodi, Paul, Alex and Greysen right before our big Easter breakfast. Mac's cousins from Colorado were in town from Colorado so we got to spend a couple hours visiting with them. Greysen had a blast with them and was sad to see them leave.

Here Greysen is getting into his Easter basket. He was not a fan of the grass getting stuck to his feet. He did love the jelly beans and handed the peeps to daddy. He got a Cars cell phone, truck and cash register. Brandon was kind enough to show him how the cash register worked.

Cancun, Mexico in March

2010-04-03T23:20:00.003-06:00

We had a blast in Cancun last month. We went with grandma and grandpa Timms for 5 days and had fun playing in the sand, swimming, and building castles. Greysen got an ear infection the day after we got there so he wasn't his usual jovial self. The suite was amazing and we had an ocean view right from our balcony.Our one and only Family photo from the whole vacation. This was in the lobby of the hotel.

This was Greysen's favorite place to peek out. There was a opening at the bottom of the wall where he could see the swimming pool and ocean. He loved taking his bath out on the balcony in the jetted tub.

Greysen Playing in the Dirt

2010-04-03T23:16:00.005-06:00

Greysen had so much fun playing in the dirt of the garden boxes one Sunday afternoon. He had been so fussy all day and then decided to climb into the garden box and have some fun. He was rolling around and playing. When I would walk away he would lay down like he was going to take a nap. It was cracking me up.

First Day of Nursery!

2010-01-11T00:20:00.004-07:00

Greysen in dressed in his suit for his first day of nursery. Kind of silly to have him wear a suit for nursery but it was a kodak moment. Grandma bought it for him when he was six weeks old and it finally fits and it was a big milestone today. Our little boy is growing up so fast. I can't believe yesterday marked 18 months and today was his first day of nursery. Time flies.

Here Greysen is with mommy and daddy in his little Calvin Klein suit. Greysen did great for his first time in nursery. Greysen clung to Mac's leg when he got to nursery but Mac was able to distract Greysen and leave. Greysen made it the full hour and 45 minutes! The teachers said he whimpered maybe 30 seconds and was fine the whole time. When he saw me he gave a big grin and ran to me and was ready to get out of there. He colored a picture, well a few lines of colors, and we took it home as proud parents would. Hopefully next week he'll do just as great.

Christmas Day 2009

2010-01-10T23:55:00.002-07:00

December 21, 2009
Christmas at home in Lindon. We did Chrismas at home in Lindon on Sunday after Greysen's nap. He had been sick this day but was feeling better and loved the puzzle that grammy had gotten for him. We opened presents from grammy and R.H. instead of taking them to Canada around our little tree. Thanks mom & dad.

December 25, 2009

Here we are on Christmas Day in Canada. Greysen, Victoria, and Elizabeth are at the top of the stairs waiting to go down to the basement to see what Santa Claus brought.

Greysen got a Firetruck from Santa Claus and loved it. He got a remote control truck from grandma and grandpa but isn't sure how it works. He likes to push the truck. We got to stay in Canada for a full 10 days and had a great time.

Seventeen Month Pictures

2010-01-10T23:50:00.002-07:00

December 9, 2009

Here is Greysen at seventeen months. I am really bad at having his pictures taken. It works out much better to have a photographer come to the house to take pictures. I think she is amazing. She also took our engagement pictures and wedding pictures.

Temple Square Christmas Lights

2010-01-10T23:28:00.005-07:00

November 29, 2009

My Parents came the day after Thanksgiving for the weekend for a friend's 70th birthday party. Here is my dad the infamous R.H. with little Greysen. He really does exist. R.H. stands for Ron Hilton but he goes by R.H. or grandpa, bop bop, scary grampa, maurice, etc.

We went down to Temple Square to see the Christmas lights. It was a lot of fun. We went with Grammy, R.H. Zane, Shana, Cade, Sage, Jada, MacKinlay, Greysen and myself. Greysen liked looking at the lights and stayed warm enough.

Here we are all bundled up walking around. My mom was happy to go back to sunny California after the weekend in Utah. She is a California gal and loves the beach too much. The morning she left she had to scrape ice off the car and after stomped inside and exclaimed, "I hate Utah." And back out she went.

Halloween Night

2009-11-21T21:48:00.002-07:00

I had no idea that a 15 month old would have so much fun on Halloween. MacKinlay and I took Greysen Trick-or-Treating to 6 houses then went home to pass out Canadian chocolates. Greysen loved dumping the candy over his head and then putting back in the bowl. When he would hear the doorbell ring he would jump, grab 2 fists full of candy and run to the door, then would close the door. He had so much fun and it was difficult to get him to go to bed. He didn't want to eat the candy but he sure loved playing with it.

Halloween Party

2009-11-21T21:27:00.002-07:00

Greysen got to go to his first Halloween party this year at our neighbor's house. Greysen wore an Indian costume I made, I dressed as an Indian and MacKinlay was a cowboy. Greysen had lots of fun playing with the kids.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

2009-11-19T08:09:00.005-07:00

Congratulations to MacKinlay for his new promotion with his current employer. We are so proud of his hard work and dedication. Greysen and I are sad that MacKinlay will no longer be only 1.9 miles away from us but we are so proud of him. MacKinlay will be starting his new position on December 7th and will be commuting to downtown Salt Lake. The details of our one car situation have yet to be determined. WAY TO GO MAC!

HEE HAW Farms

2009-11-12T20:10:00.001-07:00

We went to HEE HAW Farms just down the street and had a fun Saturday afternoon as a family.

Greysen throws the Ball!

2009-10-15T19:59:00.002-06:00

Greysen is a boy. His favorite thing is balls. This can be anything that looks like a ball, such as oranges, apples or rocks. Here Greysen is with daddy throwing and catching the ball.

Greysen Swiffers While He Walks!

2009-10-04T10:50:00.002-06:00

Greysen has finally started to walk more consistently. Just like many toddlers he loves the swiffer and loves to get it out of the pantry. I figured if he wants to play with it then I would put a cloth on it and let him pick up some dust. So here Greysen swiffers as he walks.

Greysen Eating Bratwurst!

2009-10-04T10:39:00.005-06:00

Greysen likes to be just like his dad so he blows on his food before he eats it. It is not always hot food. The other day he was blowing on his cheese before each bite. The other night MacKinlay cooked up a Bratwurst and Greysen ate 3/4 of it. Yesterday MacKinlay made two Bratwurst and Greysen spat it out. You just never know day to day what this kid will like. He is sure a cutie.

Greysen Update

2009-09-29T08:46:00.002-06:00

Greysen went to the dentist for the first time yesterday. He is a little behind with his teeth, but we are going to wait another 6 months before we get concerned and take X-rays. I have felt that Greysen is behind in many ways such as walking, talking and getting teeth. In the past week I have realized that he may be behind in some areas but ahead in other areas. He has just learned to blow his nose, puts the shapes in the shapes cube, and is starting to follow directions. He may not talk or walk but he understands and can get into lots of things.

Our Climbing boy!

2009-09-13T18:45:00.003-06:00

Greysen is our little climber. He loves to climb on the school desk, over the arm of the couch down the couch to the end table, on the end table, over the arm of the other couch, down the couch, to the popcorn machine to open the door. Then he climbs down the couch and crawls to the school desk to do it all over again.

J-E-L-L-O

2009-08-28T21:47:00.002-06:00

I made a lot of pudding today for MacKinlay and Greysen. I fed Greysen some and he started freaking out because he wanted to hold the spoon.

I gave him the spoon and then he was freaking out because he wanted the bowl.

I gave him the bowl and he stuck his hand in and then he wiped it on his face.

That is when I had to get out the camera and capture this fun moment. He sure makes me laugh.

The OREGON Coast

2009-08-28T21:25:00.004-06:00

We went to Lincoln City, OR this past weekend with the Timms family.

I have never felt water so cold. It couldn't have been more than 40 degrees. It sent cramps up my legs but Greysen didn't seem to mind.

Greysen loves the beach. The second he saw the sand he wiggled out of my arms and stretched out belly down on the sand and just giggled.

The only drawback with the beach is Greysen will not stop licking the sand. He is a picky eater yet he can't stop sticking his tongue right on the sand.

We went to the aquarium and I thought this 7 foot shark was captivating.

Here is Greysen with daddy checking out the fish.

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

2009-08-16T18:47:00.003-06:00

Happy 60th birthday Grandpa Timms!

Cousins Week 2009

2009-07-21T19:32:00.006-06:00

Every year for the past 7 years my mom has done cousins week. She chooses a theme and does a full week of activities around the theme. It started with 6 cousins and it has grown to 14. This years theme was "Around the World." She painted a huge plane and every couple of days we would board the plane and go to a different country and learn about the various places. We went to Japan, France and Hawaii. It was a blast and all the cousins had such a great time. Thanks mom you are the best!
Grammy with the 5 new grand babies under the age of two! Reese 23 months, Greysen 12 months, Jada 8 months, Presley 11 months and Gavin 22 months. Next year they will have even more fun playing with each other.

8 of the 14 cousins holding one of the snakes that the Reptile Family brought on the last day.

Ashley and Rylee as Sumo wrestlers on the day we "visited Japan" The background is the huge plane that my mom painted by hand. It is hard to see with the poor lighting but it was so amazing in person.

Greysen sitting on a tortoise.

Greysen and me on our visit in Hawaii.

Here is Greysen at the beach wearing his sand beard.

Greysen playing with his aunt Becky.

Greysen loves the beach and can't get enough of the sand and water. I wish we lived near a beach because it entertains him for more than a hour. It is the world's largest free sandbox. Maybe someday.

Greysen's Birthday Party

2009-07-11T17:26:00.004-06:00

We had a fun swim party for Greysen. We had an inflatable water park with three slides and the kids loved it. Greysen's favorite part was the birthday cake. He didn't want to eat the cake but he loved playing in it. It was a fun time!

Here Greysen and Daddy are with the #1 birthday cake.

Here is the fire engine cake for the rest of the people at the party.

Greysen's Birthday, Almost

2009-07-08T17:24:00.002-06:00

Greysen thought loved his birthday cake. He dug in and had fun squishing the cake through his fingers and wiping it everywhere. There was a huge mess in seconds.

Greysen Loved the Beach

2009-07-07T12:09:00.003-06:00

Greysen loves the water! He is just like his Mom, loves rolling around and splashing in the water. We took Greysen down to Cresent beach and he could not get enough. He liked pushing the sand around and watching it fall through his fingers.

Big Boy Car Seat

2009-06-28T23:04:00.004-06:00

Greysen's big boy car seat arrived the other day and he has had so much fun playing with the box. He climbs up the box, then onto the chair, then climbs down and the process begins again. He is our little monkey and has recently figured out how to make his way on the couch in the loft. He'll have to wait to ride forward facing until he is 20 lbs and one. He has reached 19 lbs so car rides should be more tolerable in just a few weeks.

Lehi Round-Up Days!

2009-06-28T22:57:00.002-06:00

We went to Lehi Round-Up days on Saturday and Greysen loved looking at the animals and going on the swings. I pushed him on the swing facing me and as he came towards me I would jump back like he was knocking me over. He thought it was hysterical and had the hiccups to prove it.

Eleven Months Today!

2009-06-09T22:48:00.003-06:00

We finally got a seat on the bike for Greysen for his 11 month birthday celebration. Okay not really. But we did get it today and he loved it. He is growing up so fast.

Eleven months today and Greysen is all over the place. He has learned to pull himself up the child school desk and stands on the seat. HE is walking all around the furniture and loves to throw the tennis ball. He has four teeth and enjoys biting my arm, shirt and nose.

How big is Greysen?

2009-06-04T18:53:00.003-06:00

Finally after four months of asking Greysen how big he was he finally figured it out. Persistence is the key. Now we will have to work on a new trick. Any suggestions?

Greysen and the Slip and Slide

2009-05-30T13:09:00.005-06:00

It took him some time, but he got the hang of what he was supposed to do quick enough. The water was freezing, but he did not care one bit!

Greysen and the Otter Pop!

2009-05-28T19:46:00.002-06:00

I made the mistake of eating an Otter Pop in front of Greysen. Soon after I started, he was grabing for it and asking to try it. After getting used to the cold, he loved it!

Greysen's first time at the Zoo

2009-05-28T19:18:00.004-06:00

Greysen loved going to the Zoo for the first time. His favorite part was the Rhino, and the Penguins. He could not stop talking to them. Bla bla ba ba ba.