all about me & my mcphees

ol kris kringle

2011-12-13T22:52:00.000-08:00

i am ol kris kringle, i'm the king of jingling. jingle, jingle reindeer. through the frosty air they'll go.:

we took our two little babes to see santa

at the mall a few weeks ago.

nora was in awe of him

kayl wasn't interested at all.

my mom told me that she has a picture

very similar to these.

of my brother spencer & i.

i guess he didn't like santa either.

i guess the love for jolly ol' saint nick

is something that comes with time.

i am loving that nora is into

Christmas this year.

she is always saying , "it's Christmas!"

its simply wonderful.

they're the fastest

deer i know.

teeny tiny halloweenie

2011-11-11T12:17:00.001-08:00

the witches fly across the sky,

the owls go "who, who, who",

the black cats yowl,

& green ghosts howl:

this year's halloween was great!
nora was terrified at our church party,
but warmed up to the idea of trick or treating by halloween night.
she was in complete heaven going door to door with
jack & janie.
she said "trick or treat"
&
"thank you".
{i must be doing something right}
she also said,
"this is cool, hu?"

bkayl was along for the ride.
he is such a little trooper & most always in a great mood.

i made their costumes in one day...
only because i procrastinated to the last minute.
never.again.

on to the photos.

my little tinkerbell checkin' it out.

peterpan clung to my hip.

little miss janie as tangled's rapunzel.

baby ben as a little bat.

jack the fireman.

ellie as a punk rocker skeleton.

chloe as another punk rocker skeleton.

& crew as a baby skeleton.

something or someone scared her

& it was all down hill from there.

halloween night: trick or treating

tinkerbell

peterpan

can't wait for next year's festivities.

happy halloween!

scary halloween to you!

a place called sutherland

2011-11-09T20:38:00.000-08:00

never jump into a pile of leaves:

in the midst of all the work that paul has been doing,

we found some time to go to sutherland farms as a family.

it was great.

the kids had a wonderful time... i think.

{we took over 200 photos... so choosing just a few was hard to do.

here is just a smidgen of what we got.}

for some reason

this little scarecrow's nose was fun to squeeze.

bkayl loves animals

& i love the expression on his face looking at the chickens.

my little tiny is 3 feet small.

{about half my height}

loving the goats.

& feeding them corn illegally from the corn pit.

the corn pit.

nora could live in here.

she loved the slide.

& i loved watching her have an awesome time

playing in corn.

bkayl seemed to like it too...

he may have eaten a handful or two.

so yummy.

we went to pick out a couple of pumpkins for carving...

but my sweet nora wasn't interested.

she didn't want to get out of the yellow wagon,

in fear that bkayl might somehow take it over.

we managed to get a couple of shots at the pumpkin patch

but none as a family.

i love this time of year

when we get to celebrate holidays

that focus spending time together as a family.

i love my little mcphee family.

till next year sutherland farms!

with a wet sucker.{charlie brown's -Linus-}

cheers to blogging.

2011-10-05T15:27:00.000-07:00

there are far better things ahead:

im really stinking it up these days in the blogging department.

i have a gazillion posts to do.

here is one photo of my baby boy.

{thanks to jessie}

i am biased.

i think he is the cutest boy.

i have been blessed tremendously with two

healthy, happy, beautiful children.

& a handsome husband.

hopefully i will start blogging

about them more regularly.

than any we leave behind.

more panties please

2011-09-06T09:41:00.000-07:00

the more you dress up:

although it may appear that my little tiny

two & a half year old

wants to use the bathroom instead of a diaper,

its just a tease.

she throughly enjoys putting as many

pairs of panties on that she can squeeze over her diaper.

panties are cool, but potties are not.

the more fun you will have.

ain't that dynamite

2011-08-31T06:37:00.000-07:00

bkayl woke up earlier than normal

this morning.

we made our way downstairs

to start our early day.

i started to check emails & browse through

my favorite daily blogs.

i came across this....

i smiled {for the first time this morning}

& danced with my baby.

& then started my wednesday over again.

i watched this video several times,

i tried to pick out a favorite dancer

but

everyone is money.

i am loving this song

www.imaginedragonsmusic.com

i haven't listened to any of their other stuff, so don't judge me if it is terrible.

eggies anyone?

2011-08-27T16:23:00.000-07:00

i wish i could say i laughed

when my little tiny opened the fridge,

pulled out the newly bought

eggs

dropped them.

she broke all but three of the 18.

oh well.

happy weekend!

friday

2011-08-26T11:01:00.000-07:00

friday, friday, friday is my:

its a quiet friday for me.

my mr. mcphee is on his way to lake powell

to photograph a wedding

bring home the bacon.

i really appreciate him.

the beautiful offspring

he helped me create.

my cup runneth over... with love.

favorite day.

bumpy

2011-08-25T11:23:00.000-07:00

being crazy:

bkayl has been tugging on his ears the last few days.

so i made a dr. appointment to check for an ear infection.

{nora used to get ear infections when she was teething... & bkayl is TEETHING.}

as we were getting ready this morning

i noticed nora had a bumpy rash

all over her legs & arms & along her hairline.

our dr. appointment quickly went from one to both of my babes.

bkayl, of course has NO ear infection.

just pulls on his ears when he is tired...

just like his sister.

as for my sweet nora,

her bumpy rash seems to be

from either a new food {not likely} or

something from being outside,

like a pesticide from the park...

we will see.

she is on liquid zurtec for the next couple of days.

on our way home we stopped at the store to get some medicine,

a family size bag of skittles

{nora's choice}

& a bathtime barbie

with a nice pink tub crayon.

{lovely iphone photos}

i'm almost postive she was completely satisfied with our morning adventure.

isn't enough. {dr. seuss}

animal friends

2011-08-24T14:49:00.000-07:00

little girls have a magic:

i recently found

a horse,

a giraffe,

a chicken,

a whale,

a dolphin,

a sea turtle

in my fridge.

their little tiny owner didn't seem

to mind either.

they have resumed their rightful

spots back in the toy box.

speaking of animals....

i posted about our first

san juan county fair

experience.

click here

{or scroll back a couple of posts}

all their own.

nine monther

2011-08-19T10:12:00.000-07:00

you have brains in your head.

you have feet in your shoes:

what!?

baby kayl is nine months today.

how this is possible, i don't know.

he has two bottom teeth &

four that are trying to make their debut on the top.

he occasionaly will sleep through the night...

{i dont have the heart to let him cry it out yet.}

he doesn't like baby food,

so his diet consists of whatever we eat.

he is the master crawler

& isn't showing signs of being too interested in walking...

i'll take it!

{this list could go on forever, but i just dont have the time this morning to sit at my computer.}

he is the sweetest boy.

& possibly the most handsome little guy i know.

we love our baby kayl.

you can steer yourself

any direction your choose.

nora grayce

2011-08-18T13:37:00.000-07:00

no one else will ever know the strength of my love for you:

my little tiny is getting big.

i sure do love her.

after all,

you're the only one

{& bkayl of course}

who knows what

my heart sounds like from the inside.

lets talk county fair

2011-08-18T08:41:00.001-07:00

isn't it great, that i articulate?

isn't it grand? that you can understand

i don't snort, i don't eep, i don't even squeak or squawk:

mr. mcphee & i set out on a thursday evening

with our two little babes intow

to see the animals & wonderful folks

of the san juan county fair.

i put my germaphobia aside

had a wonderful time with my mcphees.

nora was an aboslute joy.

she was also in absolute heaven.

animals have been her "thing" lately

& the county fair did not dissapoint.

bkayl was the best little guy.

he just bejorned & soaked it all in.

{pre-game photos}

{bkayl had the chills... hence the funny looking hair}

{nora in pure amazment}

$5.00 pony rides.

just what my little tiny would love.

she was super excited while we waited in line.....

but

her nerves got the best of her

she opted to pass on the pony ride.

so bkayl happily took her place.

he seemed to love it.

{& obviously so did i, i couldn't stop smiling.}

innocence is bliss.

my little tiny not diggin the chickens.

thats my girl.

the three prize turkeys had just gobbled at her

right before this photo.

she about jumped out of her skin.

paul & i laughed.

onto the rabbits...

much more enjoyable than our feathered friends.

my guys admiring all the lights.

we didn't ride any of the carni rides.

nora wasn't too interested.

when she was done looking at the animals she would kindly say,

"bye chickens"

"bye sheep"

"bye pigs"

"bye rabbits"

& that was our que to move on.

the rides worked just the same.

"bye train", "bye slide"...

i'd say that our first mcphee

county fair experience was a success.

until next year.

when i wanna say something,

i open up and talk,

i can talk! {charlotte's web- wilbur the pig}

lovers

2011-08-11T08:04:00.000-07:00

i really miss blogging.

but i really love this guy & my offspring,

& they seem to be consuming all of my time lately.

mama's macbook pro

2011-07-22T13:22:00.001-07:00

don't be alarmed,

my computer was getting a routine checkup.

its fixed & back in good hands. mine.

all i have to stay is, i love apple, i love my computer,

& always invest in apple care. its da bomb.

stay tuned for lots & lots & lots of updates!

from sea to shining sea

2011-07-04T07:07:00.000-07:00

proud to be an American:

we had a wonderful 4th of july weekend.

sunday night {the third} we went to a friends house for a little get together.

{photos on that later}

finished up the night at gram & peeps with family

& the city fireworks.

we are celebrating the 4th with a family hamburger & hotdogque

at granma & greypa's.

a night swim & some illegal fireworks.

{photos on that later}

{obviously i do not know how to use my polaroid camera...}

happy fourth of july!

God Bless the USA.

july

2011-07-01T07:54:00.000-07:00

where liberty is,:

i love july.

its probably one of my

most favorite

months of the year.

i love celebrating the 4th

& pioneer day

& my anniversary.

july is a great month.

{hopefully it will be a great month for blogging too.}

{our message board... & an old photo booth photo}

there is my country.{benjamin franklin}

special

2011-06-30T20:31:00.000-07:00

the laughter of a girl is, and ever was,:

the key to my success as a mother is

plain & simple.

sleep.

its a good thing my little tiny is a rockstar sleeper.

now, i've just got to get baby kayl on the sleep train.

sometimes when she is lucky,

my little tiny baby girl

gets to stay up a little later than usual.

i think is makes her feel special.

& i love

spending some alone time with my

ever growing baby.

{yes, another iphone post.}

among the most delightful

sounds of the earth.

hopelessly in love

2011-06-30T16:44:00.000-07:00

it is the nature of babies:

i am hopelessly in love my little boy.

even when he is cranky in the evenings.

to be in bliss.

swimmers

2011-06-29T13:39:00.000-07:00

a persons a person:

because sometimes photos are better than a mumbo jumbo of words,

baby kayl's first swim went a little like this:

he loved it.

& nora g had a great time.

the end

no matter how small.

sweet monday

2011-06-13T08:26:00.000-07:00

i meant what i said and i said what i meant:

this week could be slightly crazier than the last.

i have a horrendously long list of things to do before friday.

but i like a challenge.

especially a challenge that involves cranky children & runny noses.

but,

back to our little utah getaway...

{that was taken about a month ago}

here is our little adventure at the hogle zoo in salty city.

my little tiny mostly ran around with sweet coco.

i love to see my little girl with her cousins. she loves them.

not sure why i didn't get many photos of baby kayl...

poor kid.

you would think that he might be neglected,

but let me assure you,

he is not.

of course we did not think to bring out camera...

so nora's first time to the zoo

was all documented on our handy dandy iphones... oops.

{my mr. mcphee & two mini mcphees}

{the only shots of animals that i got...}

{nora g & coco, they were so cute}

{mr. mcphee & our little gang of children}

{proof that kristina was there too...}

{nora g & baby kayl sleeping as soon as we got in the car}

an elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!

j & c

2011-06-07T15:43:00.000-07:00

friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another,:

the kids did surprisingly well on the way up

{& on the way back for that matter}

to utah.

nora g watched movies & did her sticker books & ate road trip snacks.

baby kayl ate & sat & ate & sat & played with road trip toys.

{only a few melt downs from my sweet guy.}

we stopped in moab to take a breather & play at the park.

it is the perfect halfway point.

we got to uncle benny & aunt kristina's home

{which is absoluetly gorgeous! more on my other favortie mcphees later}

about an hour later two long lost friends came over,

with three sweet tooth fairy cupcakes.

so yummy!

{this is an O so lovely photo of me & my children... remember, we were in the car all day.

i've never been a beautiful traveler.}

{pictured above: cierra, baby kayl, me, julee, & nora g}

these two were the best college roomies i ever had.

so many great times.

i had a fabulous time catching up & introducing my mcphees.

i hope its not five plus years before i see them again,

that was way too long.

what! you too? i thought i was the only one.

es funee

2011-06-03T08:54:00.000-07:00

while we try to teach our children all about life,:

it always takes me a couple of days to get back into the groove of things

after a little weekend trip.

& it never helps when we come home in the middle of the week.

we made the mistake of moving stuff around right before we left

& we didn't quite finish what we had started.

so i'm feeling extra overwhelmed.

yesterday was nutty around the mcphee home.

never a dull moment.

mr. mcphee came home from cleaning carpets & left strait away to a photo shoot.

when he finally got home,

my little tiny got her first good look of what her dad was wearing.

she looked at his shirt & said,

"es elefant. es funee!"

{right before we headed up to take tub tubs & go to bed.

& paul wearing the funee elefant shirt.}

i love that even through all the craziness of yesterday,

she still had me laughing.

some days are more challenging than others,

but i must admit,

being the mother to these two sweet babes

is truly my greatest pleasure.

happy friday!

our children teach us what life is all about.

coinage

2011-06-01T09:34:00.000-07:00

pennies do not come from heaven:

our weekend getaway to the beehive state was much needed.

we were able to get in some good quality mcphee time.

we slammed as much as we possibly could into four days.

it was great.

the whole trip "went off without a hitch",

until we got home last night.

after unloading a car full of stuff,

mr. mcphee planned to go de-bug & vacuum our mode of transportation.

our new neighbor rode up on her bike.

we introduced ourselves & chatted for a few minutes,

all the while my little tiny had climbed into the car

{which is NOT a rare occasion}.

i was quickly trying to end our conversation sensing that mr. mcphee was ready

to get on with the evening.

not five minutes after he left for the car wash, my phone was ringing.

"hunee, nora put all the change into the cd/dvd player & it's making an awful noise".

silence.

{because i had nothing nice to say}

i could have drop kicked her in that very moment,

but

i didn't.

& i thought to myself, she is only 2.

its good to be home.

{my little tiny taking a snooze on the way to UT}

{my baby kayl along for the ride}

they come out of the car stereo.

lost in a dream

2011-05-24T13:16:00.000-07:00

live a life less ordinary:

i have officially become the absolute worst blogger.

i feel sorta guilty.

the last six months have felt a lot like a dream

{no, i did not say nightmare}

my little tiny's life was documented ever so closely,

but for my sweet baby kayl...

well i have been a slacker.

{much more on my baby boy later}

before i can get updated on everything

{which goes as far back as christmas... eek!}

we are taking this weekend to be together as a family.

i am sure there will be plenty of photos taken

of memories that will be made

& reunions with old friends

{that i am looking forward too}.

so stay tuned & don't give up hope.

the mcphees will return shortly.

live a life extraordinary, with me.

easter bunny

2011-04-25T12:07:00.000-07:00

let happy thoughts:

easter morning.

church starts at 9:00 am sharp,

my sweet little tiny doesn't usually rise till around 8 or later.

we had just enough time to take a couple of photos of

nora looking through her new treasures & candy,

be about 25 minutes late to our church meeting.

we were running so far behind

that i forgot to even snap a quick shot of the kids

in their adorable easter outfits.

{its a good thing i am good at reenacting special events.}

it rained most of the day anyway,

so the picture perfect photo i was envisioning wouldn't have worked.

thats why later this

week we will have a

little mcphee easter photo session.

{easter buckets}

{looking through the goods}

multiply like rabbits.

2 dudes

2011-04-20T15:13:00.000-07:00

L.O.V.E.:

i am completely in love with these two

{& a certain little girl whom is not pictured here}

"nuff" said.

{more iPhone photos}

love love love

lucky me

2011-04-20T08:48:00.000-07:00

some mothers are kissing mothers & some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same,:

these 3 can make me absolutely crazy sometimes,

but

i would be absolutely miserable without them.

i'm the lucky one.

{yes, another photo from my fabulous iPhone... i really need to bust out the camera.}

& most mothers kiss and scold together.

{Pearl S. Buck}

stripes

2011-04-15T11:07:00.001-07:00

a home gets happier by the minute:

i love this boy.

so handsome & so sweet.

& almost five months old.

where does the time go?

{so much to catch up on in the blogging world....

its never ending.}

when there’s a precious baby in it.

hott-te

2011-03-23T16:40:00.001-07:00

love is a many splendid thing:

it seems as though i have fallen behind again.

i have quite a few posts up my sleeve,

mostly about my mini mcphees.

{those will be posted in the next few days.}

but,

feast your eyes upon this guy

& be jealous.

this hott-te is mine.

all you need is love,

love is all you need.

fearless

2011-03-15T17:26:00.000-07:00

around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long.
we keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...:

to say that my little tiny is fearless is an

understatement.

for instance,

today we were at my parent's house.

nora runs like crazy around there.

she know all the in's & out's.

her latest ventures are in the backyard.

my parent's backyard has a couple of retaining walls.

nora likes to throw rocks & dirt from the top.

i was sitting on the couch feeding baby kayl.

my mom had her eye on my little tiny through the window

& i would occasionally see her run by.

nora went to the top of the retaining wall

threw some dirt & rocks.

yelled something at the dogs in her language

got a certain look on her face.

my mom & i looked at each other....

"do you think she is going to jump?"

just as quick as the words left my mouth,

my little tiny leapt from the wall...

{its about a 3 foot jump}

we were shocked.

she was completely fine

{once i knew she was okay, i laughed so hard i cried}

in fact,

i would go so far to say that she throughly enjoyed herself.

my fearless little tiny.

& curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

{-walt disney}

twice

2011-03-12T12:04:00.000-08:00

"God heals:

we managed to make it to the dr. twice this week.

awesome.

my little tiny had sad eyes yesterday,

that progressively got worse.

she woke up this morning with lots of boogs in her eyes.

my dr office is only open on saturdays from 9 to 11:30

& its a "walk-in" day.

nora has conjunctivitis

& a mild ear infection.

cheers to antibiotics & my wild little tiny.

{taken with my iPhone}

& the doctor takes the fees".

{-benjamin franklin}

sprinkler time

2011-03-10T16:32:00.000-08:00

i watched this little ditty yesterday.

made my heart ache for a once "little-er" little tiny.

not sure why i never posted it.

regardless, here it is.

try not to cry,

because i already have today.

my little tiny is a unique soul in which Heavenly Father thought we would be perfect for each other.

we are.

not to mention, i am grateful for my husband.

he always catches the simple moments in life

that make me smile.

bronchitis

2011-03-10T10:21:00.000-08:00

laugh as much as you breathe:

well well well,

the last couple of weeks have been challenging for me.

i don't get sick that often.

& when i do, it only lasts for a day or two.

but

this stuff is lingering.

i finally made it to see my family dr. on monday.

mostly i wanted him to check out my baby kayl.

{he has started coughing & been really stuffy}

of course he is perfectly fine,

including that liver of his.

{but thats a different post}

i got on the table

& it didn't take but two quick listens.

you have bronchitis.

awesome.

since i am a nursing mother,

amoxicillin is it.

i must say,

bronchitis is nasty.

coughing up stuff.

sickening.

besides that,

life is great.

my mini mcphees are healthy & happy.

what more could a mom ask for?

{photos taken with my iPhone, because my camera was out of town,

which is another story to be blogged about}

& love as long as you live.

freaky friday

2011-02-25T12:00:00.000-08:00

ah friday.

{which is actually getting posted on saturday}

"this week was the week from H."

as quoted by my loving husband.

i'm not gonna lie, it was.

i am stuck with this horrendous cough.

when people cough in public, i start to freak out.

{mostly in a church setting, coughing people all in one room... sick.}

so now i am freaking myself out.

okay, enough complaining.

on a completely different subject.

i have this photo hanging on my fridge.

makes me smile every time i look at it.

i would be lost without this woman.

she saves me from going to crazytown everyday.

she listens to me complain,

cry,

laugh,

vent,

talk crap,

& still loves me.

i love her.

i always tell her she's my best friend.

i know she thinks i am joking,

because we always laugh afterwards,

but its true.

she is one of my best-s.

thanks mom.

your my best friend.

sickies

2011-02-24T09:49:00.001-08:00

an apple a day:

all the mcphees are sick

{with the exception of baby kayl, only a little cough}

coughing.

fevers, low & high.

aches .

late nights & early early mornings.

hoping we start feeling better soon.

i despise sickness.

{taken with my telephono.}

keeps the doctor away.

tuesdays

2011-02-22T10:27:00.001-08:00

attitudes are contagious:

for some reason my tuesdays are always worse than my mondays.

in fact, i rather enjoy mondays.

tuesday shmoozday.

{photo taken in Photo Booth & yes i have no make up on,

& we are all in jammies still. don't judge me}

is yours worth catching?

{because mine is especially terrible on tuesdays}

daddy shoes & sillybands

2011-02-21T12:28:00.000-08:00

our daughters are the most precious of our treasures, :

while attempting to clean up this morning,

{because the house always is in more disarray after sundays}

nora kept me side tracked.

so cleaning up is having to wait till nap time or later.

my little tiny has been into shoes lately.

her shoes,

my shoes,

mr. mcphees's shoes.

this morning while i was putting shoes from the weekend away,

i came back downstairs to find

my little tiny trudging around in her daddy's shoes.

i really do put clothing on my children, daily.

she had just previously gotten into the vaseline

& it was everywhere.

including my comforter.

another one of nora's obsessions lately is jewelry.

she loves to wear necklaces & bracelets.

especially these silly bands.

i love watching her put them on & take them off.

she is turning into such a big girl.

tear.

{she really didn't want me taking anymore photos of her, can you tell?}

happy monday!

the dearest possessions of our homes and the objects of our most watchful love.

three months

2011-02-19T22:21:00.000-08:00

a boy is a magical creature- you can lock him out of your workshop but,:

baby kayl is three months old:

he rarely ever cries.

he smiles ALL the time.

eats like a champ.

still yellowman.

takes only hour long naps during the day.

wakes two to three times a night {ugh}.

sleeps in my bed more than i would like to admit.

has started discovering his voice.

loves his bouncy chair.

has a small bald spot on the back of his head.

takes a pacie

{but only when he wants it}.

wears a size 2 diaper.

is in 3-6 month clothing.

started watching his big sister a lot.

is the sweetest boy.

we love him,

& so does nora.

you can't lock him out of your heart.