Blessing Day

This past Sunday was a very special day for our family, it was Annika's blessing. We were so glad that we were able to have friends and family come and share in that special day for us and for all the effort that so many made on our behalf. We had a great time at the park playing, eating and visiting and wanted to share some of the grat pictures that we were able to get of our daugher in her beautiful white dress and the kids playing. That dress was very special to me as it was the same dress that I wore on my blessing day and that my mother made for me. It will be a memory for both her and I to share together.

We had a wonderful weekend and made lots of fun memories that I hope I will always remember.

I think that Logan had a little too much fun in the water sprayer but it did make for some fun pictures. We were glad that the weather was nice enough to enjoy some time outside and were just grateful for all the support of our family to make the weekend possible.

Just for Fun

Here are some fun pictures that I managed to sneak in this week!
Juggling 2 kids is quite a chore but I wouldn't trae it for the world!

Baby Blessing

We wanted to announce to everyone that we are going to be blessing Annika in the Southern Highlands ward on September the 21, meeting starts at 9:00 am. (10970 Bermuda Rd HENDERSON , NV 89052 http://maps.lds.org/?unitId=439789)
We would love to welcome anyone that can and would like to be there with us that day. We will be having lunch immediately following, that location is still pending and we will post that when we know. We wanted to see if those of you attending would like to bring something for the lunch. The following is a list of things that we thought would be helpful and you can sign up to bring whatever you can or want to by posting in the comments section of this blog. That way you can also see what other people have already signed up to bring. If there is something that you would like to bring that we have not posted, feel free to post that as well. We will provide the items that are not taken. If you have trouble posting in the comments section, please email me and let me know. (kjoy1124@yahoo.com)
We are looking forward to a very special day to celebrate the birth of our daughter and share that with friends and family. Can't wait to see you there.

Paper/Plastic plates
Paper/Plastic cups
Napkins
Plastic silverware
Chips
Drinks
Side dish (your choice)
Dessert (your choice)
Sandwich rolls
Fruit or veggies

Movers Anyone?

We are available and getting very good at it and in the process now of making our own move happening next weekend. We got the bad end of the stick again on our rental home which is also going into foreclosure ( ihatelasvegas) so we are moving into another new rental house Labor Day weekend, great way to spend a holiday weekend right? We are not quite sure why we have had such bad luck here and can't seem to find our break to be even somewhat stable but hopefully we are on the right track to finding it at least. It will be another close move which makes it easier, if you can say that moving is easy with a three year old and a newborn! We are hoping that this will be a temporary move as we are still trying to job hunt for Layne and hoping that might land us a chance to get out of Las Vegas but we are hoping that we will be blessed for our efforts and can figure out what the plan is for us. We know that even if we don't know what the plan is, that a way will be prepared for us to follow if we have the faith and courage needed to accomplsh that plan.

No Hair

So this past Sunday, Layne finally did it, yup he shaved Logan's hair clean off !!! I freaked out of course, but I know that Logan feels much cooler without fro head. I am a little bit more used to it now that it has been a couple of days but it is pretty much gone. Logan has been rubbing his own head all the time too and walks around saying, "I have no hair!" It is pretty funny. I don't think I'll ever let Layne do it that short again but for now I'll have to deal with it. Thank goodness hair grows back right?

Another Baby and family update

Three weeks today! Annika is already almost a month old and I can hardly believe it. It seems so long ago yet just like yesterday again. She is changing so much already and I am trying not to miss a second of it because I know it goes by so fast. She is starting to be a little more awake and alert and trying to make little happy noises as we call them. We've already been blessed to have both sets of our parents come to see her and our family and still can't wait for the rest of you who have yet to meet her. These are some pictures from the last week, visiting with Layne's parents yesterday and just some fun random ones that were too cute to pass up.

annika poses

so our little annika can already make some pretty funny faces, both on her on and with a little extra help from dad! she likes to sleep with her hands up by her face in these perfect little poses and she also enjoys either sucking in or pushing out her bottom lip to make a pretty sad yet adorable little poutty face. she must have some logan genes in her after all! she is a week old now and already knows she is the queen of the house but don't mind a bit - (because she is!!!)

Logan Laughs

So Logan got pretty spoiled while Gramie and Grandad were in town helping out for a few days and now we are starting to get a little house crazy, however I might have found something to keep him entertained for a little while at least. I tried to turn a box into a rocket ship; he thinks its a cave but at least he is having some fun with it. Layne also made him some silly paper glasses this weekend too, which of course have already been loganized, (destroyed) but we thought he sure looked cute for 5 minutes at least.

If any one has any ideas to keep a 3 year old entertained, let me know, the rocket ship will probably be a thing of the past by tomorrow :)

Baby Annika's Arrival

We are proud to announce the birth of our daugher Annika Kristina, born yesterday, July 22, 2008 at 4:40 am. She weighed in at 7 lbs 2 ounces and 20 inches long. Mom and baby are doing well, baby is sleeping much more than mom but we are hoping to change that!

We are excited to share the some pictures of her first few moments and her proud big brother. Logan sure likes to rub her head and give her kisses, (we'll see how long that lasts!)

We are so glad that she is here safe and sound and part of our family now and can't wait for the rest of you to meet her too.