Priceful Memories

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Lang Family Reunion in Mammoth

We took a trip down to Los Angeles to work on our upcoming project (to be posted soon). We stayed in Vegas for the night to break up the trip. On our way out the next morning, we passed Big Bird. The kids were SO insistent on seeing Big Bird that we turned back around and took a picture with Big Bird. Once there, we realized it was really the Old Vegas sign that everyone was stopping for! Not us!

We got to California in time to celebrate my dad's 52nd birthday. So fun that we got to be there to celebrate with him! The kids are always happy to sing Happy Birthday.

On Monday morning, we drove up to Mammoth together and our first stop? Shatz bakery. YUM!

Kids in a candy store (yes, they also sell candy - K&A chose lollipops)

We stayed in condos right next to each other, which made it so fun.

The next day, almost the entire family went on a hike to Devil's Post Pile and Rainbow Falls.

Tal and I in front of the Woolley Mammoth

Here's the Lang crew

Tal & I with my parents at Devil's Post Pile

Justin climbed up the rocks and had someone take a picture of him right in front of the monument and I heard so many other travelers saying things like, "not only is that man risking his own life, but he's trampling on a national monument...he should have to pay the $2,000 fine." My cousin didn't even know about the rule or the fine - I didn't see a sign about that either. People are pretty uptight these days!

Rainbow Falls - SO pretty!

Family photo op

The whole Lang hiking crew

It was windy enough one day to take the kites out that grandma brought.

Jay & Emri were pros!

Julia helped Kelsey

The spectators

Kite flying didn't last long, so it was onto sidewalk chalk art

After bossing everyone around, forcing them to smile, we finally got everyone who was on the trip in the SAME photo.

SOOOO Funny!!!

It was a bit cold for swimming, but we still had to go to the lake

Love this vintage swimsuit & cap

Kels & Grandpa - Kels's swim cap is pushing her forehead down

Aiden fell asleep in the car and stayed asleep when we transferred him to a towel on the ground!

Picnic lunch

Grandma & Grandpa

Love this one Tiff took of grandma & Sadie

While we went to the lake, the guys and Holly went mountain biking

Even though we stayed in condos, we still had a campfire at the campground

Caitlyn & Kelsey

This is how we used to do it growing up, all sitting around the fire cooking our food

Cute girls! Sadie, Ellie & Kels

Grampi & Kelsey looking out at the lake

Sadie & Tiff

Cute cousins

My parents and Julia went on a hike when Julia came in. I wasn't feeling good.

My dad & mom went for several bike rides

Josh & Aiden rode scooters around the condos for about an hour or two while we were packing up to leave.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Aiden is TWO!

STATS:

25lbs. 16% weight

33 in. 13% height

19 in. 79% head

Aiden is ALL boy. He's learning his role too. If Kelsey puts a bow in his hair he comes to me, shows me, and then takes it out. He's very sweet though, and will play house with Kelsey. They call each other "honey" and take turns holding the baby doll. He's pretty coordinated for his age. He loved riding Kelsey's Swiss scooter so much that we bought him one too (mom was fed up with the fights over the pink one). He can turn, maneuver, stop, put his back foot up...he just needs to learn to use the brake on the back. He also loves to JUMP and THROW. We were just in Mammoth and my cousins would throw the ball into the next room so Aiden could "fetch" it. He'd run, jump double-footed down a stair, and keep running. They said it was like he was long jumping. He's pretty good at playing catch when he wants to. Sometimes he just likes to watch the ball bounce though.

Aiden is speaking really well too. He speaks in phrases and sentences and can get out most ideas. He's a loving boy, and will almost always give kisses upon request.

We had a Cars-themed birthday party for him and invited a few of the neighborhood kids.

Reese, Kels, Aiden, Max, Emily, Dylan & Arianna (on the floor)

He LOVED the balloons. Guess which one was his FAVORITE?

YUM, black frosting (that stained his finger and face for a good 2 days)

Racing his presents

Playing with the bubbles Grandma & Grandpa Lang got him

He was so sweet about everything - not spoiled (yet). He was so surprised and thankful for his gifts and SO excited that he got cake and CARS. He was just the sweetest thing and said "Thank you, mommy" afterwards (sigh). Love that baby boy & I love this age!

Thursday, June 30, 2011

June at the Price Household

Here's a recap of June

I ran Ragnar: Wasatch Back with my cousin Aubrey and her mom, my Aunt Clare and their group. We were LOTOPA (like the bike race LOTOJA, but we were Logan to Park City, not Jackson, thank goodness). I was leg 5 and I loved it because I got my hardest run over in the beginning. I didn't plan to be pregnant when I signed up but sure enough, I was 6 or so weeks pregnant when the day rolled around. Luckily, I wasn't super nauseous yet, but I had terrible kidney pain. Bummer. I'd do it again though!!

I got a kick out of all the funny team names. But some were not appropriate and though I admit, I laughed and took a picture, I will NOT be posting them.

I LOVED the views from the top of Avon Pass. I was VERY scared to run Avon pass because of the notes on Ragnar's website that say VERY HARD and show a net elevation of 1156 ft. on gravel roads but I thought it was great. I had dirt in my snot for the next few days but big whoop. I also didn't have my kidney pain yet. I got some good road kill on this one (for those of you who don't know, like I didn't know, road kills are people you pass during your run. Lots of teams keep a tally on the back window to show how tough they really are. We did, we rocked it.).

Getting my road kill

Had to take a quick peek at the garage sale, JUST IN CASE ;)

Randomly ran into Sara Knox at one of the exchanges - so fun to see you!

We went back to Ashley's cabin to shower at the end of it all. Three legs, Two days, no shower, little sleep (on a gym floor), 12 people total, 192 miles from Logan to Park City. We did it!! This is our van of ladies. We're all holding up what number leg we were. Meanwhile, our other van was running. From left to right: Clare, Jess, Ashley, Shar, Ann Marie & Aubrey.

Finish line - Tal and the kids met us at the finish line in Park City

Kelsey and Aiden are cute, I don't know how else to segway

My friend Courtney makes these cute headbands and she needed a picture of this one for her website. Check her out at Pearl and Pauper.

Aiden has so many scrapes and bruises right now! He's such a boy.

On this last one, I erased all the bruises and scratches...he's a little cherub. I love his big brown eyes.

He gets away with *almost* anything.

Our YARD is DONE!!

We had a retaining wall around our side yard built and a fence installed
We love having more room to RUN around outside (and still be fenced in)!

They dug super deep trenches to secure the wall

Aiden wasn't so sure about being down in the trenches

Mom, please don't leave me down here!

Kelsey got to climb in and play

She accidentally honked the horn and got really scared

Aiden was SO happy watching the excavator in action!

It's so fun to splash in the mud...until you fall in!

Ready for the before and after?
BEFORE:

AFTER:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

We also got a new basement grate since the one they had on it when we moved in never fit

OLD:

Notice the gap?

NEW:

Sturdy and safe!

This month, we've spent a lot of time gardening and I'm really starting to enjoy it.

Here are some of my favorite flowers blooming in my yard right now!

Bye-bye Spring, bring on Summer!

Kelsey Speaks

April 14: Advertising works, even for kids. Kels just came up to me with my iPhone and the app "Team Umizoomi" ready to purchase. I asked her how she knew about it and she said, "this mom put team umizoomi on for her kids and it teached her kids and he did it all by himself!" I've seen that commercial too, but never realized how much she soaked in! I'm a sucker, I downloaded it.

March 14:

We were having a new babysitter come and Kelsey wanted her to play a game but wasn't sure she'd know how. "What language does she speak?" I said, "English." Kels said, "Oh no!" I said, "Kelsey, did you know that YOU speak English?" She looked surprised, "I do!?"

October 17:

We had our carpet pad replaced today and the carpet guy was using a heavy duty iron that smelled like burning. Kelsey came in and said, "Mom, is that dinner I smell?" Thanks Kels, thanks. Says a lot about my cooking!

October 11:

So I'm on the phone and the Kelsey does soemthing that makes Aiden cry. I tell Kelsey, PLEASE make it better, say your sorry and make him stop crying. She starts singing, "Flower gleam and glow, let your power shine, make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine..." I started cracking up. I think she's a little too obsessed with Tangled.

February 19:
Family prayer
"Thank you that Aiden is incredible and that he could watch Incredibles with me. And thank you that mommy can change things."

February 9:
Family prayer tonight by Kelsey: "Thank you that mommy could be a good listener (?), thank you that mommy can be so stretchable...in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen." I laughed and asked her what stretchable meant. She said it meant that I can read Aiden books and change his diaper, put us to bed, play with us, and wiggle us and throw us, stuff like that. Does that mean she's grateful I can do mommy stuff?

January 5:
While at my mom's house in California, she said, "I want to stay at Mimi's forever!" I asked, what about your toys and our home in Utah?" She replied, "I like Mimi's toys downstairs." "But what about your friends back in Utah?" She replied, "they can get in the car and drive really, really far and come see me!" She has it all figured out.

January 4, 2011:
Tally read aloud a sign as we passed a church, "Jesus is making a list." She said, "No, Santa is making a list, and checking it twice."

December 20:
She was sad after I scolded her for taking her brother's food. I asked her why she was sad and she said, "My life hurts right now."
"With Christmas just a few days away?" I said. She perked right up.

December 13:
Tal was going to bed early and we all jumped in bed to give him hugs and say goodnight. Kelsey said, "I like it when our whole family is in bed together. Dad, you're hot. But I like it hot. You're the hottest."

December 9:
I had made a big effort to go to the gym and literally had 30 minutes to work out and then be back before everyone came over for play group. I get Kelsey out of the car and walk around to get Aiden. Kelsey says, "Mom, you can't wear THOSE shoes to the gym!" I looked down and sure enough, I was wearing my Crocs. I'm so glad she saw it before I'd gotten Aiden out of his car seat, gotten the kids checked into day care, and stepped on the treadmill. 10 points for trying, right?

October 22:
"Mom, I don't wanna have a baby in my tummy. I don't want to have a baby doggy come out."

October 3:
"Mom, you shut up and I'll shut down." (playing around with the word shut up to get a reaction from me).

September 30:
"Aiden, you have pretty eyebrows."
August 15
While sitting in our master bathroom, Kelsey said, "You guys have two sinks."
Us: "Yes, we have two sinks, isn't that nice?"
K: "No, I don't like it, you need to take one out. I need more room to sit."
Tal: "When you get married, you can have one sink in your bathroom."
K: "When I marry Aiden?" (who she said she wanted to marry when we were talking about weddings the day before).
Tal: "You can't marry Aiden, he's your brother."
K: "I want to marry DADDY!"
Jess: "He's mine, darlin. Daddy is already married to mommy."
K: "My cousins?"
Us: (Laugh, gave up...we'll have this talk one day when she's ready) She is constantly playing with my bouquet of silk flowers in my room and saying, "I'm getting married mom." I guess she picked that up on her own...I don't think I've ever talked about the flowers with her!

August 11:
As I'm putting her to bed I said, "Kelsey, your little body is so tired because you didn't take a nap today and little bodies need naps."
"And sometimes big bodies do too?" she said.
After the gym today, we caught her doing her hand clasp thing. Tally said, "Don't do that, you're doing it so hard you're getting sweaty."
She replied, firmly, "Well I just back from the gym." (which is true, but she was at the play place at the gym)
May
(While shutting herself inside the kitchen pantry)
K: Alright Aiden, I'm going bye-bye to Lily's house, 2 seconds, and when I come back, I'm going to Zoe's house. Okay? Okay, see ya later.
(about 2 seconds later, she opens the door)
K: Oh, hi Zoe's house!
She has been cracking me up (mixed with a little worry) with her imagination. If you ask her what she did today, she'll say she played with her cousins. We don't play with cousins everyday, but she does, in her imaginary play. She'll tell Libby and Zoe to come downstairs to the playroom or come outside with her. Then I'll hear her telling one of them to go hide or that this doll is for them or that they are nice. She will also throw in Lily and Edie, and an occasional Colton, Carter or Spencer. But that's more rare. Maybe because she sees them the most? Or because they are boys.
She also loves to pretend she's mommy and I'm Kelsey. She'll ask me, "is your pee-pees coming, mommy?" (No, is yours?) She'll also say, "you want a treat Kelsey? Okay. " Or my favorite, "You go in time out mommy, no-no." When I ask what I did wrong she'll say it's because I hit Aiden. Shocking.
She is also such a good sister. When I was reading my friend Mary's blog today who just lost her baby girl and bawling, she came over and gave me a big hug and said, "it's okay mommy." Then, because I wasn't paying attention to the fact that Aiden had run out of Cheerios and was "asking" for more, she fed him her Cheerios. Then she came up to me and said, "mommy, Aiden wants more Cheerios." She's a great little mommy.
5/?- (while Tal is at work)
K: Mom, I want to tell dad I had fun at the doctor today - daddy, I had fun at the doctor today - oh you did - yeah, dr. M was really nice. Yeah? Yeah.
She has little conversations with herself as she imagines the conversation she had or will have. These crack me up. She does it all the time, I just need to remember to write them down.
5/29 -
K: Mom, don't let Swiper come swipe our new house, okay?
M: Okay, I will. I'll tell him, Swiper no swiping, okay?
K: Yeah!
She's on this kick where she says "everytime" or "everday" with almost every sentence. I guess she's learning how to tell time/days?
She also sings all the time, usually "I am a Child of God." How can I ever get mad at that sweet little thing?
February 1, 2010
J: "Kelsey, get up on the stool so we can wash your hands."
K: "Mommy, you need to pull my pants up first."
J: "Okay, sorry"
K: "You don't need to say sorry mami."
She's been saying sorry to EVERYTHING and so I think she's heard that a lot lately from me. It's funny to hear your own words come from the mouths of your little ones.
January 28, 2010
K: "I want to be baptized."
J: "You do? How old are you?"
K: "TWO! Aiden wants to be baptized too."
J: "You have to be 8 to be baptized."
K: "Oh, I EIGHT!"
A little boy was baptized last Sunday and she started noticing it more in her books about Jesus and we talked about it a few times this week. But the subject hadn't come up this day - she said it out of the blue.