Friday, February 25, 2011

Newman's Review...

Life this past month has been crazy and I haven't been able to get the chance to update the blog... this is for the very few people who do read this :)....

  • I joined a gym... yes, you heard right! I joined the SportsPlex here in Kaysville and I try to go in about 6:00ish (in the morning) and work my tail off to get this tired old body back into shape... NO MORE EXCUSES!
  • Weber/Davis Corridor is proposed to run right across the street from our home in West Kaysville... NOT HAPPY! Our home may be demolished or we will be in throwing distance of a 4 - lane highway... We now are in a wait to see situation!
  • Yes, I'm still addicted and need my Diet Coke... Ethan was in big trouble after what he did in this picture :)... not really, it was pretty funny!

  • Our projects this winter was to repaint our bathroom and bedroom and give them a face lift... Here are some pictures of the bathroom... the bedroom pics will be coming, as soon as it is completed!
  • Our new challenge is to start eating at home more. These kids are just horrible when we go out to eat. Scott and I both like to eat out and with Scott now working from home we want to get out and so we go out to eat. But we decided that it was more stressful eating out that we would now make the conscious effort to plan a menu and stick with it for the week. 4 weeks later, it's working. We still go out a couple times for lunch, but for dinner was mostly make dinner at home. Yes, I'm starting to cook... Wow, I'm turning into a true homemaker!
  • Emma is now 20 months and goes to nursery without much problem for church... Her favorite words these days are "NO" and "Daddy"... Everything is no around here, even if she wants it! She cracks us up! She loves her daddy and is always saying daddy! In fact, she never says mommy. I know she can say it, I've heard it. She just decides not to call me my name, but just cries and whines until mommy comes! She hates the word "No" and when she is mad at me she runs to daddy for comfort. "Want Daddy" is the phrase I hear all the time!
  • Emma has been healthy since Christmas besides a couple of runny noses, but nothing major! She is sleeping better, but lately she is starting to wake up again. Not sure why... Nightmares? Teething? Who knows?
  • We finally got a good enough snowstorm last week... For some reason we've been missed all winter long. Anyways, Ethan was finally able to go out in the snow and make his first snowman... I know, it's about time! Here some cute pics of my little guy and his friend Frosty!

Valentine's Day weekend!

Valentines Day turned into a big family weekend for the Riddles.... Nathan and Rene came down with their family and we wanted to get the cousins together to play. We took some of the kidlets to Kangaroo Zoo... Ethan, Austin and Skyler were running and jumping none stop and Emma was attempting the jumping thing, but did not succeed... I was able to get a ton of pics of little Emma, because she was easy to keep track of... The boys were another story... They were bouncing off from one toy to the next. We were always on the hunt for the boys!





Emma climbing up and Ethan's coming down...

Rosy cheeks!



Someone was having a good time!
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Later that afternoon, we headed to grandma and grandpa's house for a night of chaos and cookie decorating! All 9 grandkids (under the age of 5) were in one room... CRAZY! It was a blast seeing the kids play and goof off together!
Yummy icing!

Ethan's strategy is how much candy he can pile up on this cookie!

The older cousins!

Good Times!


Ethan's Masterpiece!

Can you see the cookies anywhere?