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Sandy Lego - Part Deux

2010-06-16T17:50:00.000-07:00

Seems Like I manage to post about every 6 months, so look forward to the upcoming Christmas photos...

Just another day at the beach... headed out to work

Hard at work... the more I dig the deeper I get... sounds appropriate huh?!?

Not a care in the world

3 year olds shouldn't drive...

SOAKED - Part 1

SOAKED - Part 2

Snoopy!

5 year olds are much better drivers than 3 year olds... just ask the attendant that had to keep reminding Sadie to push the gas, and move the wheel at the same time...

Hunting for strawberries...

After much studying, he found the perfect one...

mmm... unfortunately after several days in the car they were molded and had aquired worms... not so yummy, so we can just look at the picture and remember how good they tasted and smelled that day!

Jingle Sadie or Sadie Bells?

2010-01-22T08:06:00.001-08:00

She's a bit winded because this was the end of about 5 minutes of performance... and yes there were some wardrobe malfunction issues...

The Sandy Lego

2009-06-30T16:08:00.001-07:00

So... it's been over a month, guess it's time to post the vacation pics. We went to San Diego, or as the kids called it, 'The Sandy Lego'. Guess it makes sense. They have beaches, Legoland... why not. We also stopped by the zoo, just so Sadie could say hi to the giraffes.

If the slideshow doesn't start, Click on the arrow to play.
Click on any slide to be taken to the album page where you can look at all the pics at your leisure.

It's a Boy!

2009-06-04T11:47:00.000-07:00

So we got a call yesterday evening & 2 hours later, here's our newest addition. We don't know much about the what's & why's of his case yet.
His name is Pierre, he's 4 1/2 months old, weighs about 15 lbs...
He's the happiest little guy - unless we dress him in Raider's gear... which means he's very smart too...
Sadie & Dustin love their new toy, they took turns singing to him on the ride home last night, and stood by his bed this morning (with as much patience as a 2 yr old can muster up) waiting for him to wake up.

Dustin & Daddy's camping trip

2009-05-21T10:29:00.001-07:00

Last weekend Daddy & Dustin went on the ward's father and son outing to warm springs ranch (about 60 miles north of las vegas)... you tell me if he had fun...

Got a dirty mouth...

2009-05-13T10:40:00.001-07:00

Daddy gave me red licorice...

and then red kool-aid... (she was so proud of her moustache)

Something new...

2009-05-04T09:06:00.000-07:00

Michelle's been asking me to update out blog for a while... so I was looking for some photos to upload, but I thought this was better.
If you don't hear from me for a while it's because Michelle killed me...

Just some random stuff...

2009-03-24T17:09:00.000-07:00

These are just some random photos (sorry some are pretty blurry, they're all taken on our cell phone cameras... this may be my justification for a new phone....hmmm)

We like our hats, gloves, & sweatshirts... they're fun novelties.
HA HA HA to all you who live in the frozen north.

Poor froggy :(

No comment... I mean, what can I possibly say?

Oh sure... I'm all smiles now... ask me why I'm in the classroom
instead of the chapel during Sacrament meeting...

Cute & she knows it. Just ask her.

"But I don't want a nap... I'm not tired"

Bono or The Edge... you decide.

Rice & Beans and Beans & Rice!!! Notice the double fork action.

Hats!

I like Hats!

Did I mention that I really like Hats!!!

Walking the balance beam alone for the 1st time.

Ta-Daaaaa!!!

Pay it forward!

2009-03-05T08:40:00.000-08:00

Pay it forward!

Lucky you! The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year. {might be a little while}
4. You will have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or maybe even some creation I haven't even invented yet (but Heaven knows it will most likely be totally fabulous and creative... :). I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. Kinda scary I know!!

Potty time

2009-02-16T10:16:00.000-08:00

Hey it's big news for us! It marks the beginning of financial freedom from diapers. Sure, on occasion she has gone potty in the big-girl potty before, but it's been more of a random accident than anything else... but today, today she told Michelle that her tummy was hurting (and since last time that was followed by pee puddles on the floor), Michelle put her on the potty and tah-dah!!!
Ok... so I'm getting a little too excited over this, maybe... I mean I don't post pictures of anyone else in the family when they put their pee in the potty... and for that, you can all be very thankful!

Disneyland!!!

2009-02-09T19:58:00.001-08:00

We went to Disneyland on 2/3 with Randy & Janna. The kids had so much fun. Dustin loves Buzz, so that was the highlight of his day... now he's met his hero, it's all down hill from here... Sadie got really good at raising her arms and yelling everytime a ride would go fast... too bad she was about a 1/2 inch too short for the Thunder Mountain Railroad or the Toontown roller coaster. To our surprise, Dustin had a blast on the roller coaster, which goes quite fast. Considering he had a white knuckle grip on the Storytime railroad & Dumbo (where we started our day), he came along way...(might have had something to do with the bearhug he was getting from Janna, and that it all went so fast he didn't know what to think?!?)
So... because the weather was fantastic, and the lines were even better, we've decided to make a tradition of going on the Monday after the Superbowl with Randy & Janna... anyone else is welcome to join us... See you there next year!

Ding Dong... The Bachelor's Gone...

2009-01-04T22:14:00.000-08:00

Now he's Janna's problem...

Randy & Janna

See you later...

"Goodbye Miami. Jamaica, Here we come!"

Below is a slideshow of a hundred or so photos from the wedding... This was easier than loading all those photos and having to scroll for pages and pages...

Christmas

2009-01-04T20:56:00.000-08:00

We had a good Christmas this year. With everything going on in our lives and the world, we feel truly blessed and hope everyone had {as Dustin says in his deepest Santa voice} a "Murry, Murry Christmas"!

Sadie Claus

Reindeer ready... where's the sleigh?

So let me get this straight... He really knows if we've been bad or good?

Rock on! I snagged this KISS shirt from Uncle Randy.

"Oh Christmas Tree... Oh Christmas Tree..."

Santa's handiwork (I had no idea they had bananas at the North Pole)

Tell Santa to use less tape next year... Pleeeease!

Santa's helper (since Randy was occupied this year
Dustin stepped in to do the present distribution)

Hard hats required in this zone...

What a mess...

Hello. My name is...

Ole'

That's just great... a new kitchen, play food,
aprons, small appliances... you expect us to
fix breakfast this morning???

Snow!!!

2009-01-04T19:42:00.000-08:00

First, it's old news, but yes it snowed here a few weeks ago. We had about 4" and it was nearly gone by morning... but school was cancelled (apparently that's funny to people in Utah and other frozen places), anyway... the kids loved it

Our first Christmas decoration of the Season

2008-12-09T18:32:00.000-08:00

Michelle got her temporary post-op cast removed today and sweet talked the nurse into giving her something festive for the holidays... since she'll have this for the next 4 weeks :)

Christmas Past

2008-12-05T12:20:00.000-08:00

2006:

Christmas can't come soon enough...

Santa couldn't have brought a better present

2007:

Dustin's "Evil Santa" is scary

Sadie's favorite gift... the box, not the blanket

We'll have to cut her off the egg nog sooner this year

We will miss Moo's smile and laugh this year :(

"Can I open it now?"

Cheers! Raising a cookie to wish
everyone a great holiday season!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING...

2008-11-25T17:21:00.000-08:00

You try to get them to sit still, look in the same direction, and smile at the same time...

Finally...

a day at the orchard & park

2008-11-12T10:08:00.000-08:00

We went to a local orchard just before Halloween to get some pumpkins... guess other people had the same idea, just a little sooner. When we got there they weren't even charging the normal $3 admission because everything was so picked over... oh well, we had just as much fun. Sadie carried 2 over ripe tomatoes the whole time. Dustin was fascinated by a ladybug and the huge zucchini. Michelle being from Utah, couldn't believe we would actually be buying zucchini and told me about having to lock the car at church during harvest season so you didn't end up with grocery bags full of the green stuff.
After we had lunch, we went to the park I designed to let the kidlets run. When we got there, they were having a fall festival... the kids had a great time, even if Dustin was a little nervous in the bounce house and Sadie zoned out on the swings.

Halloween

2008-11-06T08:10:00.000-08:00

This year we went to a halloween party at Michelle's work a few weeks before Halloween, then we went to our ward trunk or treat the night before Halloween.
This year Sadie fit into Moo's chicken suit from last year... still not sure who was a better chicken... Sadie was cute though, especially when she was flapping her wings and clucking...

super heroes need to stick together

yeah... I don't think Dustin thought much of the other chicken at the party

super heroes doing battle

mission accomplished... now it's time to dance

not the funky chicken you may be thinking of,
but a funky chicken none the less

sneaky chicken

Batman and replacement sidekick... spidermoo

cheesy grin... must be that it looks like batman
is wearing his underwear on the outside

cluckin' chicken

a very proud Spidermoo

Signed, Sealed, Delivered... She's ours

2008-10-03T13:22:00.000-07:00

The judge signed the paperwork on Monday, then
finally, this past Saturday we were sealed to Sadie
in the Las Vegas Temple.

(L to R) Grandpa Langham, Grandma Lavona,
Grandma Knight, Grandpa Knight, Mommy, Sadie,
Grandma Langham, Daddy, Uncle Randy, Aunt Janna

Did I mention I got new shoes for the occasion.... I like shoes!

Sadie & Grandma Langham

Well, now that the sealing is done, why wait for
my baptism, they have water right here...

Sadie, being the wiggly little worm she is,
with Grandma & Grandpa Knight

Before & After? So, as you get older the suit gets darker,
but the hair keeps getting lighter. I'm not sure if this
is a picture of where Grandpa Langham used to be,
or where Uncle Randy is headed?

Sadie hanging out with Grandpa Langham

What's taking Mommy & Daddy soooo long?

Sadie pushing Grandma Knight, otherwise known as
how I entertained myself waiting for Mommy & Daddy

BIG HUGS... these were frequent
throughout the day, we didn't mind.

Janna & Randy

I asked if there was any business Randy & Janna
wanted to take care of while we were there...
but nooooo, something about Janna wanting
her family there, or her family killing her... one of those

Sadie being Sadie

Temple Atruim

Las Vegas Temple

Sadie & Mommy

Enough being cute, I'M ALL DONE NOW!

Dinner at Claim Jumper

It's been quite the week, but we're not done yet...

2008-09-24T12:45:00.000-07:00

On Monday, we finalized Sadie's adoption!!! It's been a long 2 year's, and can hardly believe that chapter has ended. Still, we can't help but feel that it's still only 1 down, 2 to go... we hope. We can't know what the future holds for Dustin & Zahmarie, so at this point, we do our part, we pray, and we leave the outcome in God's hands. This Saturday, we will finalize the more important part of all this. We look at the court's adoption decree not as the end, but the last hurdle. Now that we have that we will go with Sadie to the temple Saturday to have her sealed to us. This has been an amazing week, one that we have waited for for a long time. Hard to believe it's finally happening.

Weekend with Randy & Janna

2008-09-24T11:55:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Moo Groove

2008-09-18T14:57:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you just need to dance

Special guest appearance by Sadie... yeah so this is the music to a Beck's beer commercial, he loves it so much I recorded it just so he can groove whenever the need arises.

It's about time...

2008-09-05T13:07:00.001-07:00

The first time Michelle held our Sadie...

I know I usually have the kid's updates on the side, but this news is just too big for that...
We just got our confirmed court date to finalize our adoption. It is Monday 9/22. We've scheduled our temple sealing for the following Saturday 9/27 at 10am.

We would love to have you attend if you can... PLEASE let us know. That afternoon we'll have a small party for family.

Then the next morning, Sunday 9/28 9am, we will have her blessing at church and all are invited to attend. Please contact us for directions to the church.

Farts are just funny!

2008-09-05T12:42:00.000-07:00

So the kids are eating their pizza, Michelle was taking the video of her playing the violin with her fork & knife when out of the blue Sadie starts emmitting a gaseous barrage. I've decided that farts are just innately funny. Notice the effort of the leg hike for maximum effect.

Slideshow... I'll update this occasionally with new stuff

2008-08-18T09:49:00.000-07:00

One year ago...

2008-08-18T09:14:00.001-07:00

Even though the kids still seem so small, it was interesting to see where they were a year ago. We picked up Zahmarie, on August 10th, 2007. Dustin was back with his dad, but did come to Sadie's party.

Sadie's first birthday party...

We got her a brother for her birthday...

She liked him... he was fun to climb...

He didn't like it quite as much and spent most

of his time trying to get away, but she was faster.

Our road trip to Rachel, NV, just outside of

Area 51... He spent most of the 1 1/2 hour trip home

screaming in the back seat.

Sadie's groove

2008-08-14T17:08:00.000-07:00

October 2007... I just wanted to try uploading a video... Thanks for your help Kristie!

For those of you who are new to this, you can click on the word "comment" at the bottom of any post to include any of your comments, complements, criticisms, cuestions, or concerns... we like to hear from you.

Sand!!!

2008-08-14T00:36:00.000-07:00

Grandma & Grandpa's backyard...

... is the world's greatest...

...sandbox!

Dustin playing soccer, Sadie's mesmerized by the sand.

More from Trona

2008-08-14T00:31:00.000-07:00

Grandpa teaching Dustin to fish

Smooch!

Grandma helping Sadie open her present

Sadie showing Grandpa how to rake the carpet

Heading Home

2008-08-14T00:25:00.000-07:00

Saying goodbye

Ready for 4 more hours?!?!

Death Valley sand dunes

Maybe there is a bigger sandbox than Grandma & Grandpa's

2008-08-13T23:34:00.000-07:00

Getting ready to go to Grandma's

But we don't know we're going to be in this car for 4 hours

Here we go....

2008-08-13T17:39:00.000-07:00

This is our first attempt at this, so it may be a bumpy ride for a while. We are hoping to replace our "My Family" site with this. I saw Kristie's site when we were at Grandpa's house this weekend, it's great. So much easier than the other site. I loved the videos.
So... we'll use this to post photos, videos, happenings, etc and hopefully we'll hear from you as we do.