The Hay Maze

Sebastian LOVED the Hay maze! He ranthrough it for about 40 minutes
and as you can see his face is bright red and sweaty from playing sooo hard

Seb riding a horse at Apple HIll

Apple Hill 2007

ThanksGiving Day Pictures

We all went to the Park after our ThanksGiving dinner!

Sebastian LOVES the park, he rode his bike over!

Uncle Rich helping Adelle down the slide

Auntie Karen comforting Adelle after sliding down the big slide :)

Happy Sebastian!

Adelle had fun swinging on the swings

Uncle Rich and Sebastian had fun rocking back and forth

Great Grandma Grish spent ThanksGiving with us and walked with us to the park too.

Sebastian and Mommy

Sebastian and Grandpa

Sebastian booking it home on his bike after playing for a long time at the park

Grandpa feeding the baby Girl

Sebastian decided to only wear a diaper, socks, and highheels while watching a movie

Sebastian opening presents

If you ever need a little bit of free time, Wrap up some small toys with extra wrapping paper. Sebastian LOVES opening presents and throws it aside after its opened anyway just to open the next one. You don't even need to buy new ones.......:) It was GREAT! And yes he LOVES wearing his new winter boots and he can put them on all by himself, If you look closely, they are on the wrong feet but I just leave them.......besides he's very proud to have put them on by himself in the 1st place anyway.

Quotation Quiz:

Can you Name these Movie Quotes?

"Honestly, Who Throws a Shoe?" **Austin Powers
"I'm a Grown Man" ** Rocketman
"I really should'nt put this in hyper drive, but I just can't seem to help myself, Oh Well."** Clifford
"I beleive I know what key she'll play in...F major" ** Sense and Sensibility
"Is something sposed to happen?" ** Marry Poppins
"Let's call her name Elizabeth B. or E. Bennett" ** Pride and Prejudice
"This is the most beautiful Hospital I've ever seen..,And I've been in Hospitals all over the world" ** PureLuck
"Nine Times" ** Ferris Bueller
"But my lips hurt real bad" ** Napoleon Dynamite
"Hey you guys..." ** Goonies
"He said You have very kind eyes" ** Corky Romano
"Why don't we take a five minute break" ** SpaceBalls
"Oh, I will most definetely be picking up the Vovlo" ** Freaky Friday
"No Touchy" ** The Emporers New Groove
"You are sharp as a tack" ** GroundHog Day
"Come on guys wait up" ** Christmas Story
"The yellow ones don't stop" ** Elf
"The last time I sat on this couch, my butt was orange for a week" ** See Spot Run
"Oh my gosh, I need a bowl" ** What About Bob
"That will do!" ** Just Visiting and Shrek
"Is this room soundproof?" ** Pink Panther
"You will always be my brother" ** The Man Who Knew Too Little
"In a Pigs eye" ** Curly Sue
"No more rhyming I mean it""Anybody want a peanut?" ** Princess Bride


Enjoy and Best of Luck!

Sebastian insisted on owning a very loud Santa snowglobe from Walmart. It plays 10 different Christmas songs and has only 2 volume levels...loud and louder. He also felt very strongly about sleeping with it. I heard it a few times through the night.

Sebastian was playing the piano when I left the room. I was only gone like a minute and he was stuffing wires ties into the keys when I came back. Why would he be playing it??:) Sebastian enjoyed looking at some new books with his baby cousin "Adelle" the other night.

yummy bread

Seb after stuffing a piece of Bread in his mouth.......

Sebastian eating his bread and watching Grandmas Tap-Dance Dvd. He LOVES watching Grandma Tap-dance!

sorry It's blurry

Grandma had made some bread for Sebastian and right as she began to cut it , He felt he needed to snatch an entire half for himself

Sorry I have'nt posted anything in a while, I have a tendancy to procrastinate....even on fun things..... So I don't have time for pictures just now but I though I would share about our dinner the other night.

I finely ground some dinner up for Sebastian. That is really the only way I can get him to eat the veges. I set it on the counter and went into the other room to get something. Seb was in the family room anyway with Grandma. I was only gone for like a couple minutes and when I got back everything looked just fine. Seb was still in the family room. So I picked up his bowl of dinner and began to stir it. As I stirred it I realized there was the hugest , fattest, chunk of butter in it. I asked my mom about it and she said she did'nt even see him do that. Thats what happens when you leave Sebastian alone with the butter left out on the counter. But man, he is sooooo fast and he also left the scene of the crime.....very sneaky.

I've been tagged!

Here are 6 things you may not know about me:

1. I am a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. I know it seems wierd that you may not know this about me but I'm not one to just blurt it out. In fact I often feel a little nervous about how people will percieve me, I have never been very confident in myself in many ways but I feel It is my duty to make sure that everyone knows this about me and that I am happy and proud to be a member of this church!

2. I LOVE carving pumpkins! I know it's a little childish but I like a good challenge.

3. Most of the time I complain before I actually see the good things......For example.....I am really tired of changing diapers and getting Sebastian to drink from his sippi-cup 24/7. Sorry, I had to vent just a little. Don't get me wrong though, I would do anything for him forever! :) Oh and staying up until 4:00am every night can put a damper on the next day:)

4. I can't stand it when people chew with their mouth opened, especially the crunchy stuff. I know it's something insignificant and it should'nt annoy me but I admit it really bothers me.

5. Oh yes, I love to do an etch-a-scetch, I'll post a picture eventually.

6. I LOVE my cat.....she's completes our family and I love to spoil her.

I will tag 6 people tomorrow because tonight, right now, Seb is trying to loudly squish bugs on the outside of the window and waking up Grandma in the process....gotta go

The Little Miracles in Life

So, This is kinda like a journal entry for me. Seb and I went to see "The Bee Movie" this afternoon. It was okay. Afterwards we always have to go into the Mall to play on the lights. Most Malls have a reactrix floorboard where all the kids end up. Seb ,signed, please to a mother and child with a Balloon and they gave it to him right away. What a little miracle that was right there. Then he literally found a best friend and played with this balloon with this other little girl for like an hour before leaving and left the balloon behind for her to enjoy. The joy that comes from something as simple as a balloon. He actually left on a happy note.
Another time at the Mall, same spot of course, He made another best friend actually two, they were twin brothers and played chase with him as well. The mother kindly gave Seb a granola bar which he did not want but she insisted he keep it. The next day, Sebastian refused to eat anything, just one of those days, but finally he went into the pantry where I had put the granola bar, and that was the only thing he was willing to eat practically the whole day. That was a miracle.
Sebastian had a Doctor Appt. this Tuesday and we got there at 1:20pm with an Appt. scheduled at 1:30pm. We waited and waited and that is a very hard thing for Sebastian to do. We did'nt get called in until 3:50pm. I was sooo worried he would get bored and then out of control. Luckily he made some more best friends and he had brought in a balloon with us which he and the other children were able to play with. They were waiting also for about the same amount of time so It worked out to everyones satisfaction and enjoyment.
Sebastian always seems to get other peoples balloons, while waiting in line at the pharmacy downstairs, Sebastian gestured and squealed as a lady with a couple of balloons past us by out the door. She then not a mintue later came back in to give one of the balloons to Sebastian because he had wanted one. Waiting in line was quite easier and enjoyable with this balloon. I don't just believe these are little coincidences, I believe they are witnesses to Gods loving hand in our daily lives and Truely miracles to me. I marvel at the people who can do these kind acts. To be honest If I had been the lady walking by with the balloons I might have not seen Sebastian and just kept going, but she did, and she even turned back. Sometimes I feel like I carry it all on my own and feel overwhelmed or discouraged but as I sat tonight at the Mall, It almost brought me to tears in that we are soooooooooooo blessed and I am often too busy or distracted to recognize these little miracles and that God is truely a part of our lives every single day.
And let me tell you a smile goes a long way and I was reminded of this just yesterday on my way to a Dr. Appt. for myself. I was walking up to the hospital already feeling a little discouraged when a man passed me by and gave me the most warm genuine smile. All of a sudden I was smiling and feeling happy and hopeful.
In closing, I know that God lives and he truley loves each and everyone of us. He is always there even when we fail to recognize his loving hand.. He loves us so much. There are times when I feel like I have nothing left to give or I am ready to give up out of exhaustion and frusteration and then miraculously,all of a sudden, I get an amazing boost of confidence and energy and those feelings of dispair are gone just as quickly as they came. I admit it is a challenge for me a lot of the time taking care of Sebastian but I Know that I am not alone and that is the best feeling. I know that If we can all smile a little more and not dwell on the bad little things but see that there truely is a purpose and reason for everything we will truely be blessed to see Gods loving hand in our lives, at all times and in all things and in all places.

It was a fun but long night. Sebastian had a blast running around at Church. He got quite a bit of candy and of course did take the time to stop and taste some of it. When we got home, he ran next door to our neighbors house and bypassed the candy when they opened the door and ran inside of course to play. After that, we went across the street to his friend, Arnolds house where he yet again bypassed the candy to come inside and play, we stayed over at their house for a while and then finally went home to relax a little. We used to take him around the neighborhood but theres only so many neighbors that are okay with him coming in :) With all the excitement we finally got to sleep around 3:30am but yes this is the usual for us...Sebastian does not sleep as much as one might asume. We hope you all had a HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!

Rich and Adelle at the Carnival !

It was sooooooooooooooooo

fun carving the pumpkins!!!

And yes I am a sucker for carving pumpkins!

Sebastian was soooooo excited to see Donald Christensen there
once he rcognized him. Donald is Sebastians babysitter! And yes,
that would be Seb in the act of giving Donald arough, yet playful pat.

Sebastian had a blast building a fort out of the mats up on the stage.
He of course was the 1st one to knock them down.

Our own little Darth Vader

The Youth in our ward, put on a carnival for the kids before the trunk-or-treat. They had a bunch of games and a costume contest for all ages....Sebastian of course spent most of his time making the rounds, coming up to all his friends rather than playing any games. His favorite costume was the bull rider and followed him around until he got out of costume, so we got a picture of them together finally.