This little clip proves I love my sisters - you'd have to to still call them family after this! :) I found this while going through some pictures of Grandpa Long's State Championship 50th Anniversary celebration at the Jobing.com Arena. I'll post some more about the main event later.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Megan is 3!
Our cute little Megan turned 3 on March 16th. She is a very determined girl. Somehow she got into her head that she was already 4 years old. I spent a lot of time and finally convinced her about a week before that on her birthday she would be turning 3! Fortunately, if you ask her now, she gives you the right number.
A month ago, on Blake's birthday, we learned that Krispy Kreme gives you a free dozen glazed donuts on your birthday. Combining that with a dozen from Amy's amazing contest win, we had a very sweet breakfast. Chris let Megan pick out one donut just for her since she likes the chocolate ones best.
We wanted to do something different for Megan's birthday than just play at a park or something like that. At Christmastime, Chris and the boys got to pick out sets of left-over golf clubs from Grandpa Long's reunions. They try to go out with Scott once a month on a Saturday. Because of that, the kids have started wanting to go with and play golf too. So, Chris came up with the idea to go to Golfland, a miniature golf + other stuff amusement park he went to as an Arizona boy. We decided to invite the whole crowd (Uncle Chase and Aunt Kaley, Uncle Scott and Aunt Amy, and all the Arizona cousins). It was the first day of the cousins' Spring Break, so it was a perfect time to go.
Megan was the princess of the day, of course, so she wore a "Happy Birthday" tiara all day long. Chris' mom offered to watch Adam while we went, so that made the outing a lot easier, though it was still plenty crazy. We got to Golfland pretty close to opening, and started our adventure. (One funny note is that because Megan is only 3, she golfs for free!) We chose the Lost Dutchman course and kinda let the kids go as fast or as slow as they wanted too. It wasn't too busy that we felt rushed by anyone, so that was nice too. There were a few lost balls, possibly because some of the kids have been learning to golf on Amy and Scott's Wii, so their practical skills aren't too honed yet. But everyone had a great time, especially Megan, which is what mattered.
We hit the nearby McD's for lunch, and then it was home for a little relaxing afternoon and get ready for cake and ice cream with the whole Partridge family. I made another little slideshow of some of my favorite pictures from the day. Enjoy!
A month ago, on Blake's birthday, we learned that Krispy Kreme gives you a free dozen glazed donuts on your birthday. Combining that with a dozen from Amy's amazing contest win, we had a very sweet breakfast. Chris let Megan pick out one donut just for her since she likes the chocolate ones best.
We wanted to do something different for Megan's birthday than just play at a park or something like that. At Christmastime, Chris and the boys got to pick out sets of left-over golf clubs from Grandpa Long's reunions. They try to go out with Scott once a month on a Saturday. Because of that, the kids have started wanting to go with and play golf too. So, Chris came up with the idea to go to Golfland, a miniature golf + other stuff amusement park he went to as an Arizona boy. We decided to invite the whole crowd (Uncle Chase and Aunt Kaley, Uncle Scott and Aunt Amy, and all the Arizona cousins). It was the first day of the cousins' Spring Break, so it was a perfect time to go.
Megan was the princess of the day, of course, so she wore a "Happy Birthday" tiara all day long. Chris' mom offered to watch Adam while we went, so that made the outing a lot easier, though it was still plenty crazy. We got to Golfland pretty close to opening, and started our adventure. (One funny note is that because Megan is only 3, she golfs for free!) We chose the Lost Dutchman course and kinda let the kids go as fast or as slow as they wanted too. It wasn't too busy that we felt rushed by anyone, so that was nice too. There were a few lost balls, possibly because some of the kids have been learning to golf on Amy and Scott's Wii, so their practical skills aren't too honed yet. But everyone had a great time, especially Megan, which is what mattered.
We hit the nearby McD's for lunch, and then it was home for a little relaxing afternoon and get ready for cake and ice cream with the whole Partridge family. I made another little slideshow of some of my favorite pictures from the day. Enjoy!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Two months later...and we are still alive
I can't believe it has already been 8 weeks since Adam arrived (well, 8 weeks on Tuesday). Our last post said we would post again later when we had more time...Well, I have come to learn with a little newborn, a potty-training toddler, and a preschool kid that there just isn't more time. We have had a lot of fun ups and downs in the past 2 months. Adam is a great baby. The girls love him and they are wonderful mommy helpers...most of the time. :) My mom and grandma came and stayed with us for a week when Adam was born. It was so nice to have them here. They are a huge help, and we even got a few card games in. I have also had so much help from Chris' family. This experience of transitioning to 3 kids has been easy with their help. Here's my list of things I love about Adam....
Snuggling
Full body stretching
Yawning that takes up his whole face
Smiles
Cooing
How much he looks like Chris when Chris is holding him
Any time I get 4 or more hours of sleep in a row
Cute boy clothes
It is hard to imagine our family now without him. We love our little man! It's amazing how fast kids grow. I made a little video to show pictures because there are so many to show! This is actually my first video I have ever made. Chris is so good at it, that I haven't ever tried to do it. This might not be as good as Chris would make, but I tried!
Snuggling
Full body stretching
Yawning that takes up his whole face
Smiles
Cooing
How much he looks like Chris when Chris is holding him
Any time I get 4 or more hours of sleep in a row
Cute boy clothes
It is hard to imagine our family now without him. We love our little man! It's amazing how fast kids grow. I made a little video to show pictures because there are so many to show! This is actually my first video I have ever made. Chris is so good at it, that I haven't ever tried to do it. This might not be as good as Chris would make, but I tried!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Adam Christopher Partridge
I'll post a real posting with pictures later when I have more time and I'm at home. For now, I setup this little photo viewer (of my public web albums on Picasa). You can click the magnifying glass in the corner of one of these album covers and then see all the pictures in the album.
Also, quickly here are the stats:
Adam Christopher Partridge
born: February 3, 2009 at 10:00 PM
weight: 8 lbs.
length: 21 inches
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Jingle Bells
Here's the promised video of Katelyn's Christmas dance recital. The girls love to watch it and dance along. Katelyn is second from the left. Note: We were at the back of the auditorium, and we could still hear the girls singing clearly.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Loving Arizona
I know that there is a trade off when living in Arizona. The winters are nice and the summers are hot. But somehow, I just can't complain with mid-seventy degrees on January 16th. The girls and I went to the park today for 2 hours. We were all in short sleeves and it was gorgeous. I even got a little bit of a sunburn. It doesn't quite seem like winter except when I watch the news and realize it is freezing for most of the United States. All I can say is...come to Arizona.
Merry Christmas Memories
I have been so behind in the blog, but I wanted to take some time to do a little Christmas update (since we are now half way through January!). We had a great Christmas season. It was filled with two dance performances for Katelyn, a visit with Santa, and family. We were so lucky to have one of Chris' brothers (and family) stay with us over the holidays. Brett and Stephanie have one little boy, Hyrum (18 months), and the girls loved playing with him. Katelyn even learned to wrestle (one of Hyrum's favorite past times). Here's a list of some of my favorite Christmas highlights and pics.
1. Katelyn's cute Jingle Bells dance. Megan even learned it a little bit. We have another dancer in the making! We have the whole dance on video, but that will have to be added another time by Chris. I have no idea how to put it in here!
2. At Katelyn's first dance performance, Santa made an appearance. Kids are great. I asked the girls what they wanted Santa to give them for Christmas. Now, keep in mind, by this time Santa in Santa's workshop had already made/purchased an item for the girls for Christmas. I just wanted to prep the girls so they were ready to tell Santa something when they got on his lap. Megan didn't know what to say, but Katelyn stated she wanted paints. Of all the things to ask for, she just wants paints to make artwork. Wow. I should have asked her that before Santa had finished his work in the workshop. It would have been a lot easier!
3. Cute new Sunday Christmas clothes by the Christmas tree. I love my cute girls!
4. Happy Christmas day! I love the magic of Christmas with kids. They get so excited that it is contagious. That is enough present for me. I even forget that I might have something to open.
5. The hot Christmas present this year for the girls and all the cousins was light sabers. My favorite pic is Chris playing Jedi-Ninja king in the backyard. Megan didn't like it so much. She told Daddy to stop.
6. My absolute favorite memory of this Christmas was the girls gift from Santa. After all the presents were opened, we told the girls that Santa had left them a letter. The letter told them to look in the backyard for their present. They went to the back door and there was a new swing set with a slide. Here's the good part! They started jumping up and down. Megan (in the rain with new slippers on) ran full on for it. We asked Katelyn what it was. She said, "It's a...it's a...I don't know...I'm so excited I can't say what it is!" And there you have it in writing. Katelyn was speechless. Something that might not happen again for a long time.
1. Katelyn's cute Jingle Bells dance. Megan even learned it a little bit. We have another dancer in the making! We have the whole dance on video, but that will have to be added another time by Chris. I have no idea how to put it in here!
2. At Katelyn's first dance performance, Santa made an appearance. Kids are great. I asked the girls what they wanted Santa to give them for Christmas. Now, keep in mind, by this time Santa in Santa's workshop had already made/purchased an item for the girls for Christmas. I just wanted to prep the girls so they were ready to tell Santa something when they got on his lap. Megan didn't know what to say, but Katelyn stated she wanted paints. Of all the things to ask for, she just wants paints to make artwork. Wow. I should have asked her that before Santa had finished his work in the workshop. It would have been a lot easier!
3. Cute new Sunday Christmas clothes by the Christmas tree. I love my cute girls!
4. Happy Christmas day! I love the magic of Christmas with kids. They get so excited that it is contagious. That is enough present for me. I even forget that I might have something to open.
5. The hot Christmas present this year for the girls and all the cousins was light sabers. My favorite pic is Chris playing Jedi-Ninja king in the backyard. Megan didn't like it so much. She told Daddy to stop.
6. My absolute favorite memory of this Christmas was the girls gift from Santa. After all the presents were opened, we told the girls that Santa had left them a letter. The letter told them to look in the backyard for their present. They went to the back door and there was a new swing set with a slide. Here's the good part! They started jumping up and down. Megan (in the rain with new slippers on) ran full on for it. We asked Katelyn what it was. She said, "It's a...it's a...I don't know...I'm so excited I can't say what it is!" And there you have it in writing. Katelyn was speechless. Something that might not happen again for a long time.
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