Another Tag

Rules: No cleaning. Take pictures as is. Great, that is all I have time for anyway!


My closet: I think I need some new clothes. Our closet is gigantic and I'm not even taking advantage of it.




Check out Kyle's side. Here is my chance to tease him about this. He has WAY more clothes than me and he hasn't even unpacked from moving yet!




The Kitchen Sink: Okay so, I totally cleaned it. I don't have OCD. My sink gets dirty. Hate me.




The Fridge: So, yogurt was on sale. We like yogurt.





The Laundry Room: Pretty boring. I have big plans for this room though. Well, I have big plans for all the rooms in my house. I can't wait to start painting and decorating.





Self Portrait: Breckyn took this picture of me a few days ago. I think I'm about to attack her for stealing the camera.




My Bed: This is the only room actually painted how I want, so we need to start hanging some things up.




My Favorite Room: Every room is a project waiting to be started - so none of them are really my favorite yet. However, I love the potential of this room. Bright and spacious. Notice our awesome official Beijing 2008 Olympic doll. ;)





The Bathroom:




My Favorite Shoes: I'm not a fancy person. I prefer to be barefoot. If I have to wear shoes, pretty much I just wear these.




My Dream Vacation: I have so many. Next though, I'd like to go to the moon, er, I mean Bolivia.





What My Children Are Doing Right Now: Playing & waking upfrom a nap.

Thanks for the tag Johanna, now I tag my blogging slacker BFF JOLENE!

We've never said this...

We saw TWO wild bears last night. Yeah, we did. For FHE we went to a place where we've been told there are a lot of bear. We didn't really expect to see any. We spotted two. They were far apart from eachother. One was relaxing and the other one was on the move. Toward us. We didn't stay too long. It was cool though. (We didn't take this picture.)

Adventure of the Day {4}

Oops. I haven't been updating our Adventures lately. The girls are loving this adventurous summer we've been having. They mention it in every prayer they say! I hope they always remember the silly fun we have. Here are some highlights from the last couple weeks (when I remembered to take a picture.)

Make Banana Pops


Coupon clipping


Watercolor Handprint Canvases

After my own heart

I don't want to overschedule my children. It is so easy to get caught up in that, wanting them to do everything. But mostly I just want them be be kids. Relax. Imagine. Play.


However, swimming lessons are mandatory. All children need to know how to swim. It is a matter of safety. Musical training is critical. It is like exercise for their little brains. Some kind of team sport would really teach them how to work with others, and dance class is great for coordination. So where do I draw the line?


I asked Breckyn today what she would choose between: Music, soccer, dance and tennis? What did she choose? TENNIS! Yes! And I didn't influence her AT ALL. We searched to find an appropriate racquet. Pink, of course. Now, do they even have pee wee tennis in this po-dunk town?

We did it again & Adventures

Well we couldn't stay away long. This time we hit up San Clemente Beach. We picked up some bodyboards on the way and it was a good thing. It was great for us because of the big waves, less kid friendly though. I remembered the camera this time. Here is Kyle catching a little wave.

Breckyn doing a nice upward dog pose. She watches me do yoga in the morning.

Breckyn loved to play in the water with Daddy. Who by the way is looking quite nice, no?

Ryder chillaxed the whole day.

Kyra felt safe in her chair and seemed quite happy there.

ADVENTURES LAST WEEK:

Monday: Make Oreo Dirt Cups

Tuesday: Fun with craft foam

Wednesday: Swimming in the pool (okay, this was everyday)

Thursday: Fun with waterballoons and water guns

Friday: Shopping! (My favorite)

Love Birds - Tag from Johanna

1) Where did you and your husband meet? We grew up in the same town, opposite sides. We knew of eachothers families from the time of our childhood but didn't officially "meet" until a stake dance when we were 17.


2) First thing said? Kyle: Hey, you want to dance? Dana Lee: Sure


3) First date? We doubled with Darrin Case and Tamara Patterson. It was at Darrin's house and they made us macaroni and cheese. Afterwards we played games and really had a fun time.


4) First Kiss? In my driveway behind his old black truck. (We had to hide from my parents bedroom window.)


5) When "I Love You's" were first said: Kyle said it first. I said it a little while later.




6) Long or short courtship/engagement? hmm... SUPER long. Here is the short version of a long history. We always knew we were made for eachother, we just had to wait for the really right time to do this thang. 1st relationship: high school (I ended it), 2nd relationship: post Kyle's mission (Kyle fizzled out) 3rd relationship: pre DL mission (I left), 4th relationship: post DL mission (Kyle fizzled out), 5th relationship: started back up in November, engaged in April, married in June.




7) Where did you get engaged? On the banks of the Provo River. Kyle was fishing while I was painting my toenails. He "caught" a fish. He wanted to see if I was tough enough to gut it. I was and inside I found a ring! Don't worry it was carefully wrapped and had no fish guts on it. I was surpised to say the least.




8) Where did you get married? Manti Temple, June 7, 2002 It was a perfect day.





9) Where did you go on your honeymoon? Telluride, Colorado - Absolutely gorgous and completely empty at that time of year. Hiking, gondola rides, um, hanging out. It was delightful.


10)Where did you make your first home? Tiny, one bedroom, basement apartment of a house my parents owned and I managed in Provo, where Kyle finished up his last year of undergrad and I worked at Head Start.


Now I tag my old Iowa buddies, Katrina and Christina!

My old dollhouse

My Grandpa Brown. Isn't he so cute?



He made this dollhouse for me when I was probably 6 years old. I loved it and played with it everyday.



I broke it in some places. It used to have stairs off the porch and little doors with real tiny hinges.



It had little windows that all fell off. This wallpaper is the same that was in my room when I was a little girl.



The attic door is still there. Isn't it so cute?



I can't even imagine how long it took my Grandpa to make this. For me. I still feel special because he did that.



I've now passed it on to my girls'. I cringe a little when they play with it because it is so delicate and fragile, but I'd rather them play with it and beat it up a little more than have it sit in the closet gathering dust. I think my Grandpa would be pleased.

Adventure of the Day {2}

Monday: Treasure Hunt
Tuesday: Make Wierd Marshmellow Treats
Wednesday: Contact Paper Collages
Thursday: Trip to the beach
Friday: Play Hair Salon

Milk Allergy?

Okay so Breckyn thought it might be a great idea to put her hands into her milk and then style Ryder's hair the way I sometimes do with the hair putty. A few minutes later, welts raised all over his hands and face where the milk had touched. Then again yesterday she kindly gave Ryder some entertainment by pouring her unwanted milk into his high chair for him to splash in. She is just being helpful. A few minutes later I snapped this picture. So what does this mean? He's never had any other problems.

A Day at the Beach

Yesterday was Kyle's day off. Ever since we decided to move to California we have been imagining ourselves lounging on the beach. Finally we did it. Yesterday we spent the day at Laguna Beach. Breckyn was in heaven, chasing down waves and then running away from them, collecting sea shells and building sand castles. Kyra is still terrified of the waves, but still had fun. I LOVE the beach. It is my favorite place. I know I have a lot of those, but seriously, it is awesome. We can't wait to go back. Only problem, I forgot to take my camera, so you get this generic stock photo of Laguna Beach. Oh well, there is always next time.