Shaun Jess and Kids

Lots of catching up to do.....

2011-12-20T12:41:00.000-08:00

Ok so looking back I haven't updated our family blog since summer of 2010 oops! I was too busy doing Abby's blog that I just never got around to it! So I will give a rundown of our last year and try to keep it short and sweet.

2011 has been a crazy year for us lots of ups and downs, but lately mostly ups thank goodness. As you all know my sister had a lot of complications from a liver transplant in October of 2010. So the first part of this year was spent up at the hospital.

JANUARY....

This month started out good we took a trip to Disneyland and had a blast. So much that we are going again next month. But the week we got home we noticed a lump on Sophie's face we were scared to death. So they ran every test possible and were stumped. We finally ended up at Primary's for an MRI and other blood work when they decided that she had an infection in her saliva glands. So we were in the hospital for 3 days on IV antibiotics. So we had a neighbor up at the hospital cause my sister Abby was still up at the U with more complications so that is how January ended for us.

FEBRUARY....

This month was ok for us still up at the hospital a lot and still trying to figure out Sophie's infection cause the lump was getting bigger. We celebrated my Birthday as well as Sophie's, Abby was actually out of the hospital long enough to be home for Sophie's birthday but ended up back in again... We still managed to have fun and do a lot as a family.

MARCH...

So this was an exciting month for us Sophie's ENT doc decided that the infection was spreading so her saliva glands needed to come out. The last thing you want as a parent is to have a young child have to go through surgery. We want to protect our kids from all the pain in the world but sometimes it is out of our hands. So March 6th she had the surgery, we were very nervous for it because of where the infection was in her face was right by her facial nerve. We were informed by the doctor that he would do everything possible to avoid damaging the nerve but that there was a chance half of her face could be paralyzed. She was in surgery for a little over 5 hours (longest 5 hours of my life.) She did well and they were able to get all the infection out but had to take all of her saliva glands out on one side of her face and part of her skin. She is really sensitive to narcotics so they had a hard time waking her up. But once she finally woke up she demanded her ice cream that we had promised her. She was in the hospital for 4 days. But I think she loved the attention. They found out that the infection was atypical tuberculosis. So weird we don't know where on earth she got it. But it isn't contagious person to person when it is the type she had. But she has been healthy ever since. The scar healed well they had to cut around her whole ear and then down her jawline to her chin so it was pretty nasty at first. But you can hardly tell now, she does have a little bit of a crooked smile now but she is still beautiful as ever!

APRIL....

This was a pretty good month for the most part Abby came home then ended back at the hospital for a blood clot and CMV. But came home right before her Birthday and has been home ever since!!

MAY...

We had some more excitement this month! We woke up one morning to water everywhere in our front room and in our Kitchen. Our water line going to our fridge broke and went under the wall and soaked the carpet in our front room. Soaked our hardwood floors in the kitchen and dripped into our basement. We had Utah flood and fire come and start the drying process. It was a loud and obnoxious couple of days. But we had a silver lining in all of this. because our carpet can be seen from the downstairs living room the upstairs front room and the stairs and hallways we got new carpet throughout our house (except the bedrooms.) We got Beautiful new hardwood floors in the kitchen. That was all covered by home owners insurance. Then why we were at it we had our cabinets painted black so we had a brand new home it felt like anyway.

JUNE...

Ethan finished Kindergarten and had a great year of school he learned to read and write and he loved every moment of it! He had a great teacher and made some great friends. We spent June swimming and enjoying life.

JULY...

We spent a week in Park City with my family which was a lot of fun. We swam a lot and went to Lagoon. And we also celebrated Ethan's birthday up there as well. It was nice to just have a fun filled week and we stayed pretty busy. Lots of laughter and fun was had by all. The end of July I had surgery to fix my Carpal Tunnel. It was more painful than I imagined but I healed quickly.

AUGUST...

I was able to go to Josh Groban concert with my mom and sisters which was a blast we even stayed down town at a hotel, it was a nice getaway. We shed some tears at the concert mostly because that music is so powerful and we listened to a lot of it while Abby was in the hospital so it brought back a flood of emotions. While I was at the concert Ethan fell off his bike, the next day when I got home I noticed he was limping. After a few days of him still limping we took him to the doctor and found out he broke his foot. So he got to start school with a big old boot/cast. He has such a good attitude about life that he just went with it and wore that boot with pride.

SEPTEMBER...

This was an exciting month for us because Abby got engaged to such a great guy. We are excited that he will be in our family!

OCTOBER...

We had a fun October, we were able to spend a weekend in Moab with some of Shaun's family and it was so much fun. We made a lot of memories and had a really good time!

NOVEMBER...

We had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! Shaun's real estate business is going very well. He is now listing homes for HUD and stays very busy. Our family is pretty healthy now and we have a roof over our heads and lots of love to share. Shaun started taking Ethan skiing and they have had a blast! He is a natural that kid and is loving every moment of it.

DECEMBER...

Ethan and Shaun have been Skiing every weekend and it has been great for them. Real estate is usually slow in December but hasn't been for Shaun which is a great blessing. Ethan fell at school and had to get stitches but he is a strong boy so it didn't seem to bug him all that much. We have great kids and a great family. We have so many blessings right now, we may not be rich and we may not live in paradise or have fancy cars. But we have each other and we do what we love and we are surrounded by wonderful people who love us. So that is all we need. We hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I know we are hoping that 2012 will be filled with more ups and less downs. But if weren't for the downs we wouldn't appreciate the ups as much!

PERFECT DAYS

2010-07-16T09:56:00.000-07:00

So it has been a long time since my last update, 6 months to be exact. So since January not a whole lot has changed with us but we have done some fun things. The kids are growing so fast I can hardly keep up with them. But we enjoy everyday watching the kids grow and learn.

So since January we have been on a few vacations and Sophie turned 2 at the end of February and Ethan graduated from preschool. So Lets go month by month and I will share the perfect days we have had in these last 6 months.

February- Like I said before Sophie turned 2 her birthday is leap day so she didn't have an actual birthday this year but we celebrated on the 28th. She got a lot of cute clothes and toys. Her newest obsession is Barbie so that is new to us having a boy that is older. I don't even know where she learned about Barbie's. I guess it is a girl thing.
Oh and my Birthday is in February too and that was a perfect day we took the kids to see Princess and the Frog and went to dinner. So February was a good month for our family.

March- Well I don't think we did much in the month of March that was out of the norm but I am sure it was a fun month...

April- We had an eventful month in April we went on a little vacation we took the kids to Mesquite for a few days. We drove into Vegas and went to Circus Circus the kids thought it was great. We also hiked around Valley of Fire State park. Ethan did a little climbing and thought that was Awesome. Then we stayed in St George for a few days and went to Snow Canyon and Zion National park. Luckily the day we went to Zion was Earth day so we got in for free so that was a bonus. It was a really great vacation and it was nice having some family time. While we were on vacation Ethan said mom I know what vacation is and asked what is it and he said "it is a special time with your family when mom and dad don't work and we are together having fun." Ethan was right it was a special time and we did have a lot of fun!
Over Easter weekend we went to Bear lake with Don and Michelle it has become a sort of tradition the past few years. It was a lot of fun and probably the only Easter ever that I went sledding. Don and Michelle were very generous to us all that weekend and we had such a good time. We went sledding, we sat in the hot pools in Lava and the Easter bunnies (Don and Michelle) left big baskets for all of the kids with a ton of treats and toys. And we even had an Easter egg hunt in the snow. And to top it off a great Easter dinner.

May- We had a great month of May. We went to Park City with my family it was unseasonably cold and snowy but we still had a great time at the pool and playing games. We even got my dad playing Rock Band. It was a great little vacation
Mother's day was awesome as well Shaun spoiled me with plants for our garden and roses and breakfast in bed. Then that night we had a party at my sisters house and gave gifts to my mom and watched a movie I put together for her. It was a perfect day!
Another great thing in May is my brother Caleb started dating a really cute girl, Trisha. Who I actually have known since 2nd grade. We even made up a dance together when we were little and did it for a talent show for our class. I am so glad they found each other and it has been great having her around theses past few months.

June- We had some pool days but June was a little cold for June but we had some really good days. Father's day was nice I spoke in church that day and it was nice to be able to talk about my dad and Shaun and show my appreciation for them both. The down side to Father's day is everyone got the stomach flu and we were sick for a week so we had to postpone doing anything for a bit. But once we did get together it was a lot of fun! We did have a bad day in June, Sophie dislocated her thumb and we ended up going to Primarys and she has had a little cast on her hand for 5 weeks now. We are hoping that she won't have to have surgery but we will know that in a few weeks. I had a few girls night out in June which were a lot of fun. One was for my friends birthday we went to dinner and walked around gardener village and went out for ice cream. Then on the 30th I went to Eclipse with a few friends and it was awesome!!! Yes I am one of those and I don't care I enjoyed it.

July (so far) We have had a lot of "perfect" days this summer as you can see. But July has been especially fun! We have had a lot of days in the backyard playing on the slip and slide and the kiddie pool. This has been the first year that we have really used our backyard a lot. And it has been a lot of fun.
The weekend of the 4th was a lot of fun we had a BBQ with some friends on that Saturday and it was a great night. The kids all played so well together and we were able to talk with the adults without the kids pulling at us. It was really fun to watch all of the kids together especially during the fireworks. And on Sunday the 4th we had a BBQ at my sisters house. My parents were in Canada and my brother was out of town with his girlfriends family. So it was just the 3 sisters and our little families. It was a lot of fun though, more fireworks and fun!
On July 6 it was my work Lagoon day and this was a perfect day the weather was perfect 80 degrees and sunny, and it wasn't too crowded. The kids were so well behaved no fighting or crying. Ethan was even tall enough for the Bat roller coaster and he went on that a few times and loved it! I bet next year he will be tall enough for most of the rides. We stayed all day 11:30 till they closed the kids were so tired. Sophie got a second wind though and was singing and laughing the whole way home it was so funny! I wish I could relive that day it really was great!

I just had to focus on all of our great days we have because I have been reminded lately that things can change all too quickly. So we need to live everyday to it's fullest and have perfect days. Not because we are always on vacation or spending money or on some beach somewhere. But because we have people who love us and who are here with us enjoying life! The simple things matter the most! A few weeks ago a cousin of mine who's children are 18 and older and are all moving out of state said something to me that hit me hard. She said she didn't realize it at the time but she already had the happiest parts of her life. And that is when she had little kids that were giggling and happy and no worries in the world. And that is where I am right now I have an almost 5 yr old and a 2 1/2 yr old and they are wonderful! They are so sweet and don't have a care in the world and don't have any adult problems yet. So I know these are the happiest times of my life and they are happy because of my beautiful children and my wonderful husband. I am blessed!

HOLIDAYS AND SUCH!

2010-01-12T19:28:00.000-08:00

Well it has been almost 3 months since our last post so I guess it is time. Since the last post there has been some Holidays. So if I can think back that far I will fill you in on how those all went.
Halloween was Fun we did a lot of fun things we had a sleep over with my family the night before Halloween. My mom was so cute she planned all sorts of activities. The kids wrapped the dads in toilet paper like mummies, Shaun and Matt looked so funny. Then we played pass the pumpkin (like musical chairs) the little boys laughed so hard they actually peed their pants. It was pretty funny. Ethan was Optimus Prime for Halloween and Sophie was a kangaroo she looked so cute.
Thanksgiving was really nice, Shaun's dad spent the Holiday at his cabin in Bear Lake so we celebrated with the Greene's the Sunday before which was nice. Then on Thanksgiving we went to a movie we saw A Christmas Carol which was really good and we were very surprised at how well the kids did at the movie. Then we had a delicious dinner at my parent's house. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving. And on black friday I stood in line at Kohls at 3:30 A.M. with a friend so I could get a Dyson vacuum at a good deal which I did then we hit the mall, Target, Old Navy, Roberts, and Walmart. We even ran into another friend at Roberts so we went to Breakfast. It was a lot of fun and we got a lot of great deals.
Christmas was wonderful as well we did a whole lot of celebrating. The first party of the year was our own. We had an ugly Christmas Sweater party which was so much fun. And to those of you who missed it last year we hope you plan on it next year because we are going to make it a tradition. So many ugly sweaters and good food and fun friends it was a blast. Except for the part where I dumped a plate of food on my friend on accident ooops. At least she was wearing an ugly sweater... We also had a ward party, a Greene family party and some work parties it was exhausting but fun. Then on Christmas eve we had Jennifer and her family and Ryan and his over for brunch and to exchange gifts it was a lot of fun. Then later that day we went sledding with the kids and I was amazed at Ethan's bravery as he raced down the hill on his stomach all by himself. And Sophie went down by herself as well.
On Christmas eve night we had the traditional Soup and breadsticks at my moms and did some gift exchanges it was a good night. Then on Christmas morning the kids had a wonderful Christmas, Santa brought some great things the favorite being a kitchen. The kids were very happy and so were mom and dad. Shaun got Band Hero for the wii and a gift card to buy wood for his climbing wall. And I got a movie and Wii Resort Sports which is a blast. It was a good Christmas.
Christmas day we spent all day at my mom and dads they gave us new bedding which is beautiful and I love it. Shaun had fun playing wii with Caleb and I had fun watching family home movies from when I was little. It was wonderful Christmas.
New Years Eve was a blast we got together with some friends at Harmony and Jared's for some yummy food and lots of laughs. It was a great time and Ethan slept through all of the excitement.
We have been very blessed this past year and hope that 2010 will bring us good health and many more blessings. I was disappointed to be released from my calling as 1st counselor in the Primary presidency. I had been in there for 3 years so I guess it was time. I am sure I will love the new calling I get as well.
So that is the news on the Greene's for now. We hope you all are happy and well and that 2010 finds you happy and healthy!

Firsts in the Greene Family

2009-10-16T10:10:00.000-07:00

Well I guess it is time again to update my blog! So since my last post we have had a few adventures and new things in our family. Ethan started preschool and he absolutely LOVES it! I can not believe how much he has already learned in the first month. I knew he was smart, but he still surprises me daily. He really loves to show me his art projects and sing me the new songs he has learned. I am so grateful for his wonderful teacher Miss Stephanie.

It is sometimes hard to know what to teach your kids and what things they need to be learning and doing. So I am grateful for some outside help with this. Like I had no idea that puzzles are good for young children because they help develop brain skills that they use for reading. So his teacher said that Ethan was too good at the easy puzzles so I needed to challenge him with hard puzzles. So the next day I bought a race track puzzle with 30 pieces that said for ages 5+. I thought this would challenge him because the puzzle was mostly a race track so I thought it would be a little bit tricky for him. So I got it out for him and walked away to help Sophie and when I came back 5 minutes later he had finished the puzzle all by himself. So I figures that I needed to challenge him a little bit more so I bought a 100 piece puzzle with smaller pieces it was of a Boston Terrier eating a piece of watermelon. He needed a little bit of help but I was amazed at how much he did all by himself, and he was telling Shaun and me where pieces went and he was right.

He also tells us things out of the blue that he learned in preschool, in September they were learning about the rainforest. So one day I was helping him out of the car and he was looking for his toy he had with him. After a little bit he said "that is okay I will just leave it here for later, kind of like a monkey leaves his banana in his tree." I laughed so hard, it totally caught be off guard. But I guess he had been learning about Monkeys in preschool and how they live in trees. He also learns spanish at school so one day he said "mom did you know that mariposa is butterfly in spanish and la rana is frog" (I probably misspelled) I am just so thankful to have someone that is teaching Ethan these things that I do not think of doing myself. He is so excited about everything he is learning and about and all his new friends he is making.

Sophie is doing great she is growing up so much and is also learning so much. She talks a lot now and says some of the funniest things. One day Shaun and I were out with the kids and Shaun said something to Sophie about how she was his baby Sophie's response was "I not a baby." We were shocked and thought maybe we heard her wrong so we called her a baby again and she said it again. I have to admit it made me a little sad she is only 18 months old and she is still my baby! She is a little lost without Ethan on the days he is at school, but I think she enjoys having mom and dad to herself those days. I also think it is important for the kids to have their own things separate from each other. Sophie also had her first haircut recently her hair was getting so long I hated to cut it. But it was growing more in the back so it was starting to look like a mullet. So we took her to cookie cutters and she got a cute A-line cut. It really fits her personality.

Shaun and I are doing well his Real Estate is keeping him very busy which is a good thing. Shaun and I did something that was a first for us we left the kids for a weekend and went to Moab for our 7 year anniversary. It was a blast we went camping in his new truck tent and did some hiking. The biggest adventure for us that trip was we decided to go kayaking on the Colorado river. Neither of us had done it before, so we were a little nervous. We thought we could do a 7 mile stretch, but we were wrong. We got in the river and realized that we were not prepared for that long of run. So we just did a short run that took us about 2 hours. It was a lot of fun a little scary but a lot of fun. We only did 2 very small sections of little rapids, but that was enough for us beginners, I actually think Shaun was more freaked out than I was. But we were brave and we did it! We really enjoyed our time together without the kids. We really needed it! But we were sure happy see them again we really did miss them. So that is all for our recent adventures. I hope we have more soon!

More Summer Fun....

2009-08-18T13:38:00.000-07:00

Well I bet you cannot believe that I am already updating my blog again, well either can I. So August so far has been fun, a little chilly, but fun. August 1st I had Ethan's friend party, it was a lot of work but it was really fun. He had all of his neighborhood friends and his cousin Sammy over for a Pirate party. They had a treasure hunt and played pin the eye patch on the pirate and ate pizza and cake and ice cream. All of the kids seemed to have had fun and I was ready for a nap when it was all done, but it was worth it. Ethan had a blast and still talks about it. Thanks to my big sis Courtney who stayed and helped out, I don't know what I would have done without her.
Later that same day we headed up to Park City to my uncle (cousin) Jeff's house for his annual back yard concert. It was fabulous the music was wonderful and the kids had a blast jumping on the tramp and dancing to the music. It is always a fun time when he does the concert. We look forward to it every summer.
On August 5 I took the kids to the Zoo with my mom and Sister Courtney and her family and some of the Bird family as well. It was one of the weekly Bird summer activities. It was a lot of fun. It was a little hot that day, but not too bad. We saw the new baby giraffe that was only 6 days old. It was so cute. The kids had a really fun time but were tired by the end of the day for sure.
Then on August 7 we headed up to Bear Lake to have a fun weekend with Papa and Grandma Michelle and her kids. Unfortunately the weather was not too great on Saturday. It was cold and rainy so we decided to go bowling but when we got to the bowling alley it was closed for the summer. So we went out to eat in Garden City instead. Then later in the day we walked down to the lake and Shaun took both kids on a four wheeler ride and Ethan drove the tractor with Don. So as we were playing on the beach Sophie who is our little collector, was picking up sea shells and walking into the water to clean off the shells. Well she kept loosing her balance, but I was able to catch her the first two times she stumbled. But the third time Shaun wasn't quite fast enough and she went down face first into the lake. And it was COLD but she didn't even cried just shivered and sighed it was too cute. We couldn't help but laugh, so we put her back on the four wheeler and headed back up to the cabin to give her a warm bath.
Later Michelle was kind enough to watch the kids while Don took Shaun and I on a four wheeler ride on some of the trails. It was a blast I got a little freaked out on a few of the washed out trails that were pretty uneven but still did it and had fun! I was glad I went, what a view at the top of the hill the lake was Beautiful the bumpy ride was definitely worth it.
Sunday the weather was a lot better so we were able to get some sun and play in the lake a little. The water was still pretty cold, but not too bad. Shaun was able to go water skiing and the kids played in the lake for a minute until they realized how cold it really was. So all in all it was a great weekend getaway with great family and fun. Thanks again to Don and Michelle for inviting us up.
So August has been a fun filled month so far and we still have more fun things planned. We feel very blessed to be able to do so many fun things as a family and to have so much extended family to have fun with as well.

Better late than never...

2009-07-31T18:05:00.000-07:00

So I finally decided it was time to update the blog. Things have been a little crazy busy in the Greene household. With me working 3 full days a week and Shaun working all the time it has been crazy. But a good kind of crazy, we feel very blessed that Real Estate is going so well for Shaun. Despite the economy he is doing pretty well and has a lot of clients that he is currently helping buy or sell homes.
This summer so far has been fun we haven't done a whole lot of vacations, but have had a lot of day trips. We did go to Park City for a few days in May with the whole Fullmer clan and that was a blast. We have spent a lot of days in the canyon and some days at the pool as well. Shaun and I took the kids to lagoon the first week in July and had a blast. But we were all sure tired at the end of the day.
Another high point of our summer has been the get togethers with my Bird family. (my moms side) My cousin Tiff had the greatest idea to have each of the sisters (my moms sisters) plan an outing each week. My mom has 6 sisters so they each get 2 weeks in the summer to plan an outing. It has been so great to see them so much this summer. Because of my work schedule I haven't been able to go to all of them, but still quite a few. So far this summer we have been to many parks, up the canyon, swimming, and to This Is The Place state park. And this next week will be going to the Zoo. I am so glad we have all been able to do this, it has been really good for all of us.
The kids are doing great!! Ethan Just turned 4 (I can't believe it either) and is so smart and wonderful as ever. We celebrated his Birthday on the 24th so we had my family and most of Shaun's family over for a BBQ and birthday festivities and fireworks. We got Ethan a big-boy bike for his birthday, with training wheels. And he loves it and does very well on it. We are getting ready to have his friend party tomorrow with his friends from the ward and his cousin Sammy of course. We are proud of Ethan daily and feel so very blessed to have him in our family.
Sophie is AMAZING she is such a great part of our family. She is talking up a storm lately and it was just out of the blue that she started. Some of the things she says... "all done" "go bye bye" "thank you" "mommy cookie" and every time she sees my newest nephew she says "hi baby jack jack" in a really high voice it is so dang cute! It is hard to believe that she can already communicate so well when she is only 16 months old.
Well that is a break down for now we will be going to Bear Lake next weekend so we will update about that soon.

TIME

2009-02-21T09:29:00.000-08:00

Well time seems to move too fast, especially when you wish it would go slow. I am enjoying watching my kids grow and learn, but there are days that I wish I could freeze time and just enjoy them as they are now forever. My mom always said if she could go back in time she would go back to when her kids were 3 because that is the best age. I agree Ethan is 3 and a half and such a joy and so much fun. He has us laughing at least 10 times a day. He does and says the cutest things, just yesterday he asked us to sing the "shut up" baby song, he ment to say "hush little baby." I am amazed at how smart he is, he was frustrated that he couldn't draw a perfect circle while he was trying to draw mickey mouse. So he pushed a chair over to the cupboards and got a bowl and a cup and traced. Neither Shaun or I showed him how to do this he figured it out on his own. Then after perfectly drawing the circles in the right place all by himself he drew a perfect little face. I am just amazed by this little boy daily.

I am also loving the stage that Sophie is at right now and cannot believe that she is going to be 1 year old next week. Every day she seems to learn something new and is amazed by something. It seems like just yesterday we brought home this little 4lb baby. And now she is almost 1 and trying to walk. I can't believe it. We are so blessed to have the sweet kids that we do and I am proud of them daily.

Better Late Than Never!

2009-01-31T08:38:00.001-08:00

Well as you can tell I am not very good about keeping my blog updated, so lets see if I can get everyone updated.
The last time I blogged was November 29 so her I go...
CHRISTMAS: We had a wonderful holiday Ethan was very happy with all the gifts he recieved. Sophie had no Idea what was going on, but she enjoyed ripping up paper and finding a toy inside. We stayed very busy over the holidays the week of Christmas we had a party every day but it was fun to see family and friends. We were sad to miss one family party the day after Christmas though, Shaun's aunt Wendy had a party that we missed. It was the day of the big snow storm and our car was stuck in the driveway it took Shaun an hour to dig it out. Then once we got on the road we were slipping and sliding everywhere then the freeway was backed up to do an accident and we were already an hour and half late so we decided to just go home. We were very disappointed about not seeing the family that day.
CAR PROBLEMS: It seems like we have had nothing but car problems for the last 6 months or so. First off the pontiac has been running rough for about a year but has been really bad in the last 6 months we have taken it to get fixed twice but it still isn't working right. Then there is our truck, when Shaun was still working at RC Willey his catalitic converter was stolen. We just barely got that fixed so we finely had 2 cars again but then some spring thing on the rear tire broke. And you cannot drive with that broken so now we are down to one car again until that is fixed. Well we had 2 cars for 1 week anyway. I HATE CARS!

SOPHIE: Well she is 11 months old now and we can't believe it. She is a joy to have in our family. She always has a smile on her face and loves to play with her big brother. She has had a rough month though she had 2 ear infections and a really bad cough, but she was still a happy kid.

ETHAN: He is so much fun he loves to draw and can draw well. This year he went into sunbeams at church and he loves it. He loves singing time the most, and he loves to come home and sing to us the songs he learned that day. He is so smart and keeps us on our toes, he has a great memory. If we tell him that we are going to do something we better do it because he will remember. His bestfriend is his cousin Sammy he hasn't seen him in a week because they have both been sick. So he keeps telling me to call sam and have him come over.

MOM AND DAD: We have been good we are staying busy between Shaun's real estate business and me working at the pharmacy 2 days a week. But we are happy and healthy and feel very blessed!

Busy fun

2008-11-29T10:46:00.000-08:00

So things have been a little crazy busy for us but we are having fun and are very happy. Thanksgiving was a blast! We had an early thanksgiving with the Greene and Eyre clan a few Sundays before Thanksgiving. It was a great meal and even better company we even did a family photo of all of us including Michelles kids it turned out good considering the number of people in the photo. On Thanksgiving we had a big todo at my mom and dad's with all of the extended Fullmer family pretty much everybody was there except a few cousins who live out of state or who had other family to be with. I think this was the first thanksgiving in a long time that we have been together like that. We also had Ryan, Jessica and the newest addition to our family Phoebe. It was nice for Shaun to have his brother with him for Thanksgiving.
Shaun is doing well with real estate right now despite the bad economy he is staying really busy but is finding time to get out and have fun. I have been having some fun as well last Friday I went out with some friends from my ward and saw the Twilight movie. It was a blast the movie was great, but I think the night off was the best part. I love my kids but I think it is good for everybody if mom gets a break.
Now we are just busy getting ready for christmas I haven't even started shopping but hope to start soon.
Sophie is 9 months old and is crawling all over the place. She is the happiest baby we feel so blessed to have her in our family. Ethan is so excited for christmas he has a list for santa and reminds me of it daily. His newest thing is drawing he is so good at it he can draw a lot of things considering he is only 3. He is singing all the time his newest song is Jingle Bells it is so cute to hear "his" version, which changes everytime he sings.
I am very excited for this holiday season and hope all our family and friends have a happy holiday season!

Our Halloween

2008-11-08T18:07:00.000-08:00

Well I can't believe halloween has already come and gone. We had a very fun halloween, the night before we went to the pumpkin patch to pick out pumpkins and then we carved them. On Halloween Ethan went trick-or-treating with his cousin Sam. Ethan was a lion and Sophie was a Cat. Later that night we went to my mom's for chili and we dipped apples and the kids hunted for quarters that my mom hid in a pile of leaves. Then we all slept over at my mom's house on one big bed that she made in the basement. It was a lot of fun I really felt like a kid again.
So life now feels like it has slowed down again after all the excitement of halloween is over. Now we need to gear up for the excitement of the holidays. (I don't know how I feel about that) Time just goes by way to fast.

It's about time....

2008-10-22T21:49:00.000-07:00

Well I have been a slacker and have not kept up with our blog, so it is about time that I did. Shaun has been doing Real Estate full time from home since August and he loves it. I have been working 2 days at the pharmacy a week to get a little adult time. Shaun is enjoying being home with the kids and watching them grow.
Speaking of the kids they are growing so fast, Sophie is now crawling and sitting up on her own. I guess you can crawling it is more of an army comando crawl, whatever it is it is way cute. She loves to play with toys and with Ethan. She is such a beautiful baby girl we are so happy she is in our family.
Ethan is a great big brother and plays well with her, although he is still learning to share. He is such a funny kid and has us laughing to tears a lot of the time. Shaun has been taking the kids hiking every wednesday while I am at work. They will sure miss it when it is too cold to go.
We have had some fun family outings lately, last week we went to the Cornbelly's fair at Thanksgiving point. There was a scary monster thing to walk through Ethan liked it but he was pretty scared, but he likes to tell people about it. We went to lagoon on Labor Day weekend and had a blast we just took Ethan and left Sophie with a baby sitter. Ethan felt bad that we were leaving Sophie behind on the whole way to Lagoon he kept saying lets go back and get Sophie.
September was also a good month because it was our 6th wedding aniversary so it was nice to get out just the 2 of us and celebrate. So that is what has been up with us since August. I will try and be better about blogging.. I PROMISE.

New News

2008-08-26T12:35:00.000-07:00

Well the newest news in the greene family is Shaun is officially done at RC Willey's he now just works from home doing real estate. It sure will be nice to have him around more, we have already done more as a family since he has quit.
He was able to come to a Saturday family reunion which was impossible while he worked at RC Willey. The reunion was a lot of fun it was for the Richardson-Butler family and it was in Benjamin. Ethan had a lot of fun playing the kid games, he did the 3 leg race with another little boy and when he was done he said I raced all tangled up with that boy. Sophie just hung out with anyone who wanted to hold her, her great-grandparents enjoyed her.
We also took a day and went to Albion Basin and hiked to Cecret Lake, Shaun wanted to work out his ankle so we thought a little hike would do it. Ethan hiked the whole way all by himself and Shaun and I took turns holding Sophie. We ran into Shaun's Aunt Jane and Uncle John and Lizzie while we were hiking, it was nice to be able to spend some time with them. It was a nice day, the weather was perfect. We were to late in the season to see all the wild flowers, but it was still pretty.
The last few days we have just been getting ready for Caleb to get home from his mission, he gets home tomorrow at 3:45. We are so excited to see him! I am sure we will have a lot to blog about after that.

Our Summer

2008-08-11T21:19:00.000-07:00

We have already had a very fun and eventful summer and we hope it will stay fun till the end. It started in June we spent a week in Park City with the Fullmer family, while we were up there we went swimming, shopping and went to Lagoon for a day. It was a blast Ethan loved lagoon a few of the rides scared him a bit. Some of the rides he would get off and say "that ride was too scary" but for the most part he enjoyed it very much.
July was fun as well we were able to go to Bear Lake twice to Shaun's dad's cabin, we spent a lot of time at the beach. Shaun went water skiing and took Ethan on the boat and also on rides on the tractor (used to pull the boat) and the 4 wheelers. The second time we went Shaun's cousin Jared and his wife Harmony came, it was a lot of fun to be up there with them. Ethan loves Jared and wanted Jared to do every thing with him. Jared and Ethan even built a sand turtle together, but if you ask Jared it was a castle.
The 4th of July was also very fun we had a picnic and watched fire works with Jessica's family. Ethan really enjoyed the fire works, Sophie slept through all of the excitement.
On July 14th our summer took a slight turn, Shaun went rock climbing with his friend Adam and took a slight fall and hit his foot on something which broke his foot. The worst part of the whole incident was having to hike down the 2 miles back to his truck. He made it down and Jessica took him to the hospital, his foot and ankle were pretty banged up but he is recovering well. Worst part for him is no more rock climbing this summer.
July 24th was fun Jessica's parents came over for a BBQ and to light fireworks Ethan loved all of the fireworks, except for the loud ones. Sophie enjoyed them as well she was wide eyed the whole time.
We also spend a lot of time at the local pool Ethan is quite the little swimmer, we enjoy watching him swim. As for the rest of the summer we are just hanging out and anxiously waiting for Caleb to come home from his mission on August 27.

We are now bloggers!

2008-08-01T09:39:00.000-07:00

So after many friends and family asking if we have a blog we decided to start one. Well for starters I will talk about my beautiful kids, Ethan just turned 3 on July 28 (I can't believe it) and Sophie is 5 months old. Ethan is so full of life and is always going full speed, he really gives me a run for my money. As I said before he just turned 3 and we had so much fun celebrating. On his Birthday we took him to the Dinosaur museum and he loved it I think Shaun liked it even more. We also saw the 3D movie about Dinosaurs and it was so funny to see Ethan's response to the 3D images flying at him. He almost fell out of his chair a few times.
We had his birthday party on the 30th, originally it was supposed to be at our house but plans changed. Well for starters Shaun broke his foot a few weeks ago so he is on crutches so he can't help out too much. Then the morning of the party I was trying to get yard work done when I noticed a HUGE wasps nest right by where we were planning on having the party. Then as I was trying to set up a table in the backyard the table collapsed. I was ready to explode, then my phone rang it was my mom all she said was " how about we do the party in our backyard?" I was so relieved I guess mothers intuition kicked in and she knew what I needed without me even telling her. I am so thankful for my wonderful parents!
So the party was moved and it was a blast, all of our close friends and family were there and Ethan got spoiled rotten. I can't believe the generosity, so thank you to all of you for all of the great gifts.
So now about our little angel Sophie, she is the best baby! She is always so happy and is a good sleeper we are so lucky. She had a little bit of a rough start, but is wonderful and healthy now. She was born at 35 weeks I had to be induced do to toxemia. They induced me on February 28 and she was born on the 29th (Leap day) At first I was a little upset about her only having a birthday once every 4 years, but now I think it is special.
Sophie was 4lb 9oz but only had to spend 2 days in NICU and only had to stay in the hospital for 5 days. We feel so blessed that we have beautiful healthy kids!