Burley Alumni Baseball Team 2007

Dan played in the second annual Burley Alumni Baseball game held this past June. He had so much fun. The game ended (well it didn't end the umpires just got tired) 4-4.

Kaerli's Stitches

Kaerli is my accident prone child. She had the longest delivery out of all three of my kids (27 hours) and she is the one with the most problems. She had to be under the bili-blanket for almost 2 weeks because her bilireuben was up to level 19 (that is bad) she looked like a pumpkin. Well she is also the only one of my kids who has had to get stitches. She got her pinky finger stuck in a swinging door. (poor baby!) She had to get 4 stitches.

Fair

This was at the Twin Falls County Fair in September. Man this was a big cow. But boy did Kaleb really like her. The funny thing is, he wouldn't touch or go near her unless I went with him. The rollercoster that Mikaeli was on (with me and two other people) is called The Tornado. It was the first "big kid" rollercoster she has ever been on. She was just barely tall enough this year to ride. She was so excited!

Kaerli, Mikaeli, Ryan, Keagan, and Kaleb.
Man oh Man did they get dirty at the party.

Kaleb's Birthday

Kaleb turned 3 on October 7th. He had so much fun. My nephews Ryan and Keagan came over and partied with us. He had a "Cars" birthday cake, and mostly tractor presents. He loves hooking things up to anything and having a trailer. Don't ask me why... maybe it is a boy thing... who knows?

First day of school

Mikaeli was so excited to get to class her first day of school. I embarrassed her by taking pictures. The teacher with the class is her new teacher Mrs. Bedke. The teacher with the umbrella is her old teacher Mrs. Gomez. Mikaeli had to switch from the afternoon class (Mrs. Gomez's class) to the morning class (Mrs. Bedke's class) because there were too many kids.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch on Wednesday and had a blast! This was Kaerli's second time going, but only first time remembering. It was so much fun watching Kaerli associate the word pumpkin (which she just learned to say) with the object. She found so many that she wanted to take home... she just couldn't pick them up. HAHA. They were usually the ones that were as big or bigger than her. All of the kids had so much fun. Going to the pumpkin patch is a family tradition we have had ever since Mikaeli turned 1. It reminds me of "Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown." The kids love it.

Kindergarten!!!

I can't believe it! Mikaeli is in Kindergarten!!! She loves school, and loves learning. She has been in school for almost 2 months and has read her first book... I am talking about a real book not "See Jane run."! It took her a few minutes to sound it out, but she did it herself. Ok I will admit. I helped her on the big words like... England and terrorize. Her first teacher was Mrs Gomez. She then had to be switched to a different class because Mrs Gomez's class was too big. Her new teacher is Mrs. Bedke.
She is getting so big! She is excited because she will turn 6 on Friday. Man I feel old!

About Us

Dan and I were married January 12, 2001 in the Bountiful Utah LDS Temple. We also have 3 children. Mikaeli who was born October 19, 2001, will be 6, Kaleb who was born October 7, 2004, turned 3, and Kaerli who was born March 10, 2006 will be 2.
Dan just finished Nursing school and is currently working towards his bachelors degree online at South University. He is working on the Medical/Surgical floor at Cassia Regional (our local hospital). He also is a referee for Football, Basketball, and Baseball in his spare time. This summer Dan had the opportunity to play in the 2nd Annual Burley Alumni Baseball game. He had a lot of fun. I will probably add some pictures from it. It was so much fun!

Erin (me) will be starting again with the college thing in January.. This time I am going to be smart about it and take classes online at the same school that Dan is taking his classes. I am involved in Mikaelis school PTO and I am in charge of the book fair which is at the end of this month (two days before Halloween UGH!) I will also be in charge of several other events during the year in which I will find out after the book fair is over.

Mikaeli as I said before will be 6 at the end of this week. She is also in Kindergarten. She is taking dance, plays sports (baseball and soccer) is starting to get the hang of reading. She was so proud of herself because she read in its entirity her first book. She loves drama, anything that has to do with dressing up, AKA Halloween. She is planning on being a "Little Black Rain Cloud" for Halloween this year. Mainly what that means for me is a lot of creativity.

Kaleb just turned 3, and he just finished getting potty trained. Although he has yet to get the hang of pulling his pants up after going potty, (which means when we are in restaraunts and he goes by himself he usually comes out completely BUCK NAKED!) Oh yes it has happened more than once. Very embarrassing. I never had to worry about that with Mikaeli, she was always self consious. Not Kaleb, Oh no! He is into cars, trucks and tractors. He gets really excited when he sees a tractor or some kind of truck. Kaleb is my tornado #1! I can never keep my house clean due to this guy running around.

Kaerli will be 2 in March, and is starting to talk up a storm. She still uses sign language the majority of the time, but her verbal skills are going through the roof. A lot of people ask me if she is deaf when they see me signing to her. I just tell them that I would rather her sign what she wants rather than screaming. I wish that I had figured that out sooner with Kaleb, that would have saved me so many headaches. Kaerli is starting to figure things out, word association. Her favorite words are "button, kitty, pumpkin and movie". She is my second tornado, her and Kaleb don't like it when Mommy cleans, because it means that all of their toys get put away. Man I can't wait until I get a bigger house where I have a room specifically designated for toys!