Kjar's

Sitting

2012-02-10T13:44:00.000-08:00

After doing some major cleaning on the boys room Eric Eden and I decided to play on the floor. I've been trying to get Eden to sit up but she would be much happier playing on the ground rolling around than sitting but I did get a picture of her sitting with a toy.

playing in the old exersuacer. Every one of my kids has loved this toy.

playing with the all in one piano toy.

This lasted for about three seconds. Then she flopped back over on the ground so she could roll some more.

CHEEEEEEEZE!

Fun weekend

2012-02-06T09:26:00.000-08:00

We still managed to have a fun weekend even with sick kidos. The only problem with weekends is that they end to quickly.

My goofy boy, at least he still lets me hug and kiss him. One day he wont but till then I'll get my love in as much as I can.

Josh loved giving Eden a horsey ride. He even gave Eric a good horsey ride till Eric squashed him.

Daddy with his princess.

Best buds

Then they got a little crazy.

I love my zombies.

Oh and just to prove that Eden really does like to suck on her toes. When ever her socks are off she sticks those chubby little toes right in her mouth.

Cousins

2012-02-03T09:07:00.000-08:00

I just love these three boys. They are so cute and fun to be with. I'm grateful that my boys have a cousin to play with.

Now this little beauty she brings a light to my heart every day.

The Help

2012-02-02T09:35:00.000-08:00

I know it seems to take me just a little longer to read books than anyone else just because I have three small children that really need my attention but I finally got around to reading and finishing The Help. It really makes you think about how things were and in some areas still are to a certain degree. I'm so grateful that I was raised in the West. We seem to have a little bit more open mind on certain subjects than other parts of our country, but I know better than to think we know it all we as a country are still working on things as we always will. I hope that if you have not picked up this book you will.

ignore the click to look inside comment.

Now to watch the movie to see just how well they stuck to the book!

Six month check up for Eden and Josh turns six

2012-01-31T13:20:00.000-08:00

Today was Eden's six month check up. She is doing really well. The Dr told me that she is playing catch up right now in her growth patterns.
Her stats are:
Height is now 26in tall. Placing her in the 75th percentile in her age group.
Weight is 13-8#. Placing her in the 25th percentile.
Head is 16 3/4 placing her in the 50th percentile.
What this tells us is that all the food this little Missy eats goes straight to her length. She is chubbing up a little but as the Dr. put it she is sweet and lean. He expects that she will be a relatively tall girl. I guess I will be in good company with my Joshua.

My beautiful little girl who spent most of the visit to the Dr.'s office giggling and smiling at anyone who would look at her.

It is also Josh's six birthday today. He is a smart, out going little boy with more self confidence than three adults put together. Jason and I are so pleased with him. As we walked his cupcakes to school today many of the kids in his class stopped to wish him a happy birthday. As a mother I'm grateful that he has friends .

One of my friends did this little questionnaire for her daughter on her birthday and so I thought, what a great idea so I did it for Josh. I also want to have my kids fill out this little questionnaire each year to see how their answers may change with age. It's funny all the answers that he came up with.

Joshua 2012

What is your favorite color? Green
What is your favorite toy? Star wars toys
What is your favorite fruit? Apples
What is your favorite TV show? Mario brothers
What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? PB&J
What is your favorite game? Shoots and Ladders
What is your favorite snack? Apples
What is your favorite animal? Elephant
What is your favorite song? the ABC's
What is your favorite book? Cars easy reader
Who is your best friend? Eden ( he is such a sweet heart)
What is your favorite cereal? Life Cereal
What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play baseball
What is your favorite drink? Juice
What is your favorite holiday? The Turkey month ( Thanksgiving)
What do you take to bed with you at night? My blanket, teddy bear and pillow pet.
What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Life cereal
What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Spaghetti and meat balls
What do you want to be when you grow up? A daddy

Happy Birthday Josh!

Josh turned 6!

2012-01-30T09:20:00.000-08:00

Josh's sixth birthday party was this last weekend. We were surrounded by family and friends in one of our favorite hangouts in CA. Josh had a super hero theme and all the work that went into making it special for him really payed off. He was so excited when family started showing up for his special day party and when his friend Jordan Lindsay came he was so excited that he couldn't hold still. I believe that Josh is six years old now and I been thinking back to all the stages and growth he has made in these last six years. I just don't feel old enough to have a six year old but I do. He also received his school report card on Friday and to say I'm happy is a total understatement. I'm so very pleased with all his hard work and excitement over learning and the results that are coming from those desires to learn. We love him so much. I couldn't be happier than to be the Mother of such a special little boy.

The decorations were simple and nice.

I made the happy birthday banner for Josh's super hero's birthday party.

My mother in law made this beautiful cake that fit with the theme perfectly.

Josh wearing his super J shirt and posing by his cake.

opening the presents, I didn't get any pictures with my family which were there as well so I hope my little brother took some of those pictures.

My adorable nephew Dilyn sporting his super hero mask. I made masks for every child at the party including pretty Miss Eden. Dilyn just happened to be the only kid who wore his mask the entire time.

Eric wore his team super J shirt because well, Eric is Josh's most loyal fan.

Before the party we went to the castle park and the kids had fun playing. Grandma even got them to sit for a couple of pictures.

All of the Kjar Grandkids and most of the Moore Grandkids too.

It was such a fun weekend, it's these weekend moments that make life so happy to be apart of.

Funny Eden

2012-01-24T18:02:00.000-08:00

Eden in her super hero mask

Finished

2012-01-24T14:49:00.000-08:00

I finally finished up an all the things I wanted to have done for Josh's birthday party. I sure hope he enjoys it because it was really time consuming work and in some ways I had to really think outside of the box to get it done.

these are the super hero masks that every kid will get at the party. Since it is almost all family and 1 friend I was able to hand make all the masks for the kids.

Of course since Eden is the only girl I made hers just a little more feminine.

and just because she is soooooo adorable I thought I'd post a picture of her.

and a close up of my most recent bow design.

almost there

2012-01-24T10:24:00.000-08:00

I finished Josh's super J shirt for his birthday for this Saturday and Eric was feeling really sad about not having a shirt to wear and I was not going to design a super E for him because well Josh's super J took me six days to design and finish so I made him a team Super J shirt instead using an old T-shirt. I think they turned out pretty good. Now I just need to finish up the super hero masks and I'll be ready for my almost six year olds birthday party.

this is the back of Josh's shirt

This is the front of the boys shirts.

trying to grow up to fast

2012-01-19T10:18:00.000-08:00

Eric has been fighting me about taking a nap every day and yesterday after staying in his room crying for an hour to come let him down. I gave up and let him get up from bed and play with me. Later that night though I walked into the living room to see this.

I keep telling him not to grow up so fast, that he still needs naps, hugs, kisses, Mommy time and bibs to protect his clothes. I need him to stay my little helper for just a little longer , there will be a day when I'm not the women in his life anymore but untill then I still need him to be my lovable little Eric. I love him so much.

Super J

2012-01-16T08:37:00.000-08:00

I asked Josh what he wanted to do for his birthday this year and his response was I want to be a super hero. Well I wasn't sure how to do that so I let josh draw me a picture of what super hero he was thinking of. He drew his picture and the picture was of a logo not just any logo but Super J. This is part of super J's look.

Super J protects the innocent from evil bad guys with his super undetectable strength. (Josh's words), I can't wait to see it all together.

My blue eyed beauty

2012-01-12T11:50:00.000-08:00

Eden is almost six months old now and has been so much fun. She has a personality that is all her own. She can be funny, dramatic and laid back all in a matter of minutes and she keeps us on our toes at all times. We weighed her last week and found out that she now weighs 13.5 pounds and is all caught up in her age group for both weight and height. That might have something to do with the amount this little girl consumes. She loves peas, sweet potatoes, rice cereal, and carrots. She does not like baby food green beans, who does? or squash but she will eat them if offered. She really loves to lay on a blanket and roll over from front to back and play with rattles. She can not go more than a few minutes with out one of her many binkies and has learned how to grab them out of her mouth but has not learned how to put them back in making her mad. We are so blessed to have her in our lives.

Little old lady

2012-01-09T18:57:00.000-08:00

Josh and Eric thought it would be funny to dress up as what they called the little old lady. It gave me a good laugh I thought it might do the same for you.

My three little old ladies.

Year 2011

2012-01-02T12:00:00.000-08:00

2011 was as always a very busy year as our family continues to grow. One of my friends expressed all the things their family has done this last year and I thought well maybe I could give it a try to and see what it was we did last year. It seems like our year was split up into to portions the before Eden and the after.

We started out the year with celebrating Josh's 5th birthday.

Josh rode the Ferris wheel for the first time.

created many snowmen

played at Cabellas

Finally stopped throwing up and feeling better about my pregnancy. This happened sometime around April. As many of you know I threw up for the first 18 weeks of my pregnancy.

painted the boys room

Started our garden twice.

visited six flags

Josh graduated from preschool.

Jason and Josh went to Father sons camping trip.

Painted Eden's room a beautiful girlie pink.

Played at the water park

Eric turned 2

Eden Anne Kjar was born.

Eden was blessed

Josh started Kindergarten

Eden out grew her colicky stage and became a very happy baby just in time to save Mommy's sanity.

Went to Apple hill with Jason's family.

celebrated my 27 birthday

We celebrated Halloween with carving pumpkins

visited my parents in Fresno and had a fun photo-op with my favorite kids.

Brianne lost 45 lbs in four months.

celebrated Jason's 29 birthday

Brianne went to a VIP showing of Breaking Dawn.

Josh lost his first tooth.

had a visit from Santa on Christmas Eve.

and finished out the year with a fun annual Roommates reunion (Brianne, Janessa and Katie). This was a picture of all of our kids we have created in the seven years that all three of us have been married.

It was a very busy year for us and we did so much that no amount of time could be enough to share it all but we are so blessed and look forward to another year and some more fun changes for our family as we grow and learn together.

Have a happy 2012

Christmas 2011

2011-12-27T12:22:00.000-08:00

This year we spent our Christmas with Jason's family and it was a really fun experience. Our first night in CA we went to see some really elaborate Christmas light decorations. The second night we....

had a very special visit from Santa.

Eric was so happy he ran over and gave Santa a hug.

Josh was the first to sit on the big man's knee. Santa gave each child a present of Christmas PJ's.

Eric receiving his present from Santa

Christmas morning and Eric, Josh and Dilyn were so excited.

Josh and Eric enjoying their gifts from Santa Christmas morning.

Eden enjoyed her gifts from Santa too.

Jason was excited about his CD player for the car. No more dark age technology for us in the car. hee hee.

Eden in her pretty Christmas dress ready for Church.

All three kids ready to go to church.

We were so blessed this year and we hope all enjoyed their Christmas holiday and remembered who the holiday is celebrated for.

kids say the darnedest things

2011-12-21T19:18:00.000-08:00

The other day our new furnace was finally installed and yes our family is gratefully warm again. While the man worked on it he had a very distinct smoke oder on him. While working the entire day he had five different smoking breaks and nothing was said till Josh came home from school. Josh after watching the man take yet another smoking break seemed to think that enough was enough. When the man came back in to continue working my five year old walked over to him and said, " don't you know that Jesus said you shouldn't smoke? and that we must always do what Jesus says." I was part horrified and part pleased with Josh for standing up for his beliefs and sharing them with another. As for the man his response was "kids say the darnedest things." He had a smile on his face and finished up his work. I hope that one day he listens to the wisdom of a small child and makes a better choice for his body by quitting the bad habit.

Stockings

2011-12-20T09:10:00.000-08:00

Are you ready for Christmas? Our family is soooooo ready to be with family during this Holiday season that every day Josh asks if we can go see Grandma yet. I love that he asks for Grandma and not Christmas presents. He also thanks Jesus for Christmas day in his prayers.

Santa

2011-12-18T16:26:00.000-08:00

Our Ward party had a very nice visit from Santa Clause. Josh loved sitting on his lap Eden didn't care much and Eric gave Santa the stink eye the entire time he was on his lap, but we hall had a really good time as the kids made memories and I captured it on camera.

Josh on the big man's lap.

I love the stink Eye expression Eric is giving it's better than a screaming child.

Josh my ham

there was also a really big villlage set up and a electric train that Josh and Eric were really entranced by.

this train is about fifty years old.

the three kidos all ready for bed.

Merry Christmas Everyone

I came in to this

2011-12-16T09:33:00.000-08:00

I came in to check on Eden this morning and this is what I found. Now don't they just look so comfortable Eric was in the crib with them but he was more interested in the crib toys.

My big girls is almost five months old and she loves to sit in her Bumbo.

And loves to play with her rattle.

She is so pretty

Josh's song

2011-12-13T13:10:00.000-08:00

For this years Christmas Eve program Josh is going to be singing to the family accompanied by his Daddy so we practiced yesterday. I love young budding musicians.

spinach

2011-12-13T13:04:00.000-08:00

I ran out of sweet potatoes so today I looked in the freezer to see what we have and found Spinach and thought oh boy she is not going to like this but hey it's good for her and I should at least try.

The picture says it all.

She devoured it all!

so much has happened

2011-12-12T09:36:00.000-08:00

My computer was having some major problems for the last two weeks so now that it is miraculously feeling better on it's own I'm able to post some fun pictures of the kids and what we have been up to.

Eden love's sweet potatoes!

Saying goodbye to an old friend

good luck in CA Sabrina

Eric and Eden chilling in their bumbos

Josh getting his first tooth pulled, he asked us to and he was so brave through it all!

The prized first tooth

Josh's new look

Eden looking so happy in the bumbo sitting up like a big girl.

So this month we, put up all our Christmas decorations and Eden enjoyed her first bowl of rice cereal and sweet potatoes and experienced what is was like to sit up, we said goodbye to some of our friends that we have known since we were first married, we lost them to the state of CA now they are happy in Elk grove Josh lost his first tooth and we will be getting our new furnace this week. Our house is never dull.

Thanksgiving weekend

2011-11-30T11:25:00.000-08:00

Okay now that things have calmed down a bit at my house. Let me tell you it has been insane the last couple of months going to Dentist appointments, Dr's appointments, vaccination appointments play group activities family coming to town, and so on and so on and that's not even our everyday stuff. Sheesh adding another baby to the family all of a sudden I find my self going to appointments every week it seems. But we did have a very nice Thanksgiving with friends and family at our house.
I also went to black Friday midnight run , it was so nice to get things for Christmas at 75%off. I got almost everything I needed at the price I wanted and everything else was rapped up by Monday so we are completely finished with our Christmas shopping before December 1st and it feels so good. Now we can sit back and relax for the rest of the month. And contrary to what the media was trying to portray black Friday as everyone was polite and the only down side was I stood in line for an hour and half with my mom but it was so worth it.

Saturday we got the Christmas lights up and Sunday we decorated the inside of our house and did our annual ginger bread house.

My pretty Table for Thanksgiving

My Dad chilling while the dinner was being prepared.

Most of the family was busy watching football all day.

My perfect turkey with the guidance from my mom.

Uncle Eph and the boys

Eric kept giving my dad the stink eye when ever he felt wronged. He really shouldn't do that but it sure is a perfect replica of me.

Thanksgiving was over and Eden was ready for Christmas season to start

Saturday after Thanksgiving my little brother did a photo shoot with my family so we could have updated family pictures with Eden.

Eden was super cute in her huge but very pretty Sunday dress.

Sunday evening we did our family gingerbread house.

So once again a very successful Thanksgiving.

Eden's four month check up

2011-11-29T11:54:00.000-08:00

Eden saw the Dr. today for her four month check up. It was good timing since she and Eric are both sick with colds and were seen in one trip. Eden is doing very well the Dr. says she is now ready for fruits and veggies with her rice cereal and that she is growing just fine. I was concerned with her growth since she seems so small still but she is still growing.
Her head is 16 in and that puts her in the 10th percentile for head size.
Her weight is 11lbs 4oz and that puts her weight in the 10th percentile for her age group.
Her hight is 24 1/2in that puts her hight in the 50th percentile for her age group.
So she is a long skinny girl, her body type is much like her Daddy's.
She giggles when she smiles and her favorite person in the whole world is Josh.

Eden and my father

taken by my little brother.

From Conception to Birth

2011-11-27T22:34:00.000-08:00

http://youtu.be/fKyljukBE70

I have never seen something this beautiful before. You can not see this and not know of a higher being in our lives. Please watch this and share it with your friends.

Teachers

2011-11-22T09:04:00.000-08:00

It's no secret that I will forever be grateful to Josh's preschool teacher. She gave Josh the head start he needed and the love for school that is essential to future success in school. Today she offered to enroll Eric in her class for next year so that he too would have the same opportunities as Josh. Now Josh's Kindergarten teacher has done a wonderful job with Josh as well. He is flourishing in her class and is excited to go to school every day. So Thank you to all educators who instill in their students what my child's teachers have instilled in him.

Ms. Kathy and Josh last day of Preschool.

Breaking Dawn Premier

2011-11-17T22:54:00.000-08:00

My friend offered me a chance to go see Breaking Dawn with her at the special early 8:00pm showing it was awesome! No line to wait in and I didn't have to stay up late to see it. When we left the movie the line for the 12:00am showing was insane.

This line snakes all round the theater.

My friend Shirlee and me as we were leaving Breaking Dawn.

A video of Josh READING!

2011-11-16T08:52:00.000-08:00

Last night at story time Jason and Josh read a book together. Josh is so close to just reading on his own. We are so pleased with his efforts and wanted to share with everyone else.

if you watch Josh's hand you'll see him making the sign for R.

Firsts

2011-11-15T09:00:00.000-08:00

Eden is just two days shy of being four months and has had a couple of firsts this month. She had her first cold, no fun for mommy, She had cereal for the first time last night and consumed it like a pro, and she now has her first tooth on the bottom much to her parents surprise. She is growing and other than the tooth she is a very happy baby. Last night was the first time in a long time that she only woke up twice. She had been waking up about four times every night. She didn't spit up any of the rice cereal, I think it was because she ate it really slow but anyways she is doing well and well still allergic to milk products but I hope she out grows that around six months, that may just be wishful thinking. Another first was Josh visited the dentist yesterday for the first time and he is doing great!

If you look closely you will see two sets of little hands that belong to the boys. They were so excited for Eden's first solids meal. Eric even insisted on tasting it before Eden so he could put his stamp of approval on it. Problem was he wanted more.

Oh, and Eric used the potty for the first time.
Lots of firsts at our house!

weekend vacation

2011-11-14T10:54:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend we took off and drove to Fresno CA to visit my parents while we were there we took some family pictures courtesy of yours truly, and celebrated Jason's birthday. This year Jason received three cakes all for himself since his wife can't eat them and lots of fun things to enjoy. We also visited Jason's parents on our way back so we got double the family time.

These are some of my favorite pictures from the trip

Papa and Nana

the leaves in this park were so beautiful.

Eric

Brianne and Jason

Josh was the most difficult to get a picture of just right because he loves the camera so much that he does all these funny positions so we had to actually go back to the park to get a good picture of him.

Josh and Mommy

This was probably the only time she smiled that day. She has been teething and is very grumpy these days.

Jason's 29 Birthday one of the three cakes.

new hiking backpack

Cake number two

Josh loved all the cakes as you can tell.

Eric too.

Cake number three, Jason enjoyed this cake with all the youth in our ward.

Eric enjoying the paper at Nana's house

All in all it was a very fun weekend, now we have another week to look forward to.

So True

2011-11-09T10:31:00.000-08:00

I don't now that anyone other than my husband will really get this joke but I'll let the picture do the talking.

FHE

2011-11-08T08:59:00.000-08:00

I'm so grateful for the leaders of our Church who have been inspired to ask every family to hold family home evening or FHE. Last night we talked about doing as the Lord has asked us to. Josh has been having some trouble with wanting to go to church. The funny thing is once he is there he is happy but it seems every Sunday morning I'm fighting him to get dressed and and not whining about going to church so as our family home evening lesson we talked about specifically the Lord asking us to go to church.You can find the scripture in Exodus. I hope now Josh will know how much his mommy and daddy love Heavenly Father and want to do as he has asked everyone to do. I really love these special moments in time when you can feel the spirit as you teach your little ones.

Jason

2011-11-07T09:55:00.000-08:00

Somehow yesterday at church we became the victims of a nasty virus that has been sweeping through our ward. Josh woke up crying last night and when I walked in to see what was wrong he was covered in non other than PUKE. I'm a little to much like my mother in the sense I can't handle the smell of puke very well, so I started gagging and Jason did the job of removing the bedding and scrubbing the area. We then put Josh to bed with Eric and a bucket. We had no other alternative since Josh's bed was covered in the nasty stuff. So I'm so thankful to my husband who took care of most of the nasty laundry and left me with the minor stuff. Now we didn't sleep well last night as Eden was up about every hour as was Josh for various reasons from complaints on his knee hurt to Eric is kicking me. Another reminder of why we separated the boys. So I didn't get much sleep and well Jason woke up early feeling sick and well being sick but he's the man and got over it very quickly as for Josh he is complaining that I forced him to stay home today and well I'm disinfecting everything because well I don't want the nasty virus I already have a cold and Eden can't afford to throw up anything and as for Eric I don't want to clean up after his puke either. So thank you dear husband for always being my knight in shining armor now please everyone get better before Thursday because Nana and Papa do not want to get sick either.

Mr. super tired. It was a very full day of church service so Jason spent from early morning to late night still in his shirt and tie but thats because he is so awesome. :)

This picture of Eden makes me smile.

Eric

2011-11-05T09:13:00.000-07:00

I'll be the first to tell you that having a two year old makes you grateful for the sweat things and those sweat actions mostly overshadow the naughty things he does all the time. Eric is a pretty mellow two year old compared to the tornado of a two year Josh was, but he still has his moments of pure two year old behavior. I'm grateful for those moments when Eric cuddles up to me and says " I love you Mommy" or "Thank you". I''ll be the first to say that the terrible two's are a major challenge for me with the tantrums and coloring on couches and the not listening but it's just one year and Eric still does lots of good things all the time so I still love him very much. I love that he carries his blanket around every where we go including to and from school, he eats with it curled up behind him and he plays with it in the backyard, it is an inseparable friend. I am so grateful for my little Eric.

Joshua

2011-11-04T09:42:00.000-07:00

This is the month of Gratitude, so I will post something I'm grateful for every day. Today I will be starting with Josh or as he is always telling me it's not Josh but Joshua. Almost six years ago that little man came into my life and stole a piece of my heart forever changing me. He is the one who made me a mother and challenges me every day. He is a mixture of mischief, comedy, stubborn as all get out, head strong at times, teachable, patient and kind. A friend to all no matter what your back ground was. He still doesn't like food. If he had it his way he would only eat sweats and PB and J sandwiches. He loves and protects his sister fiercely. He tells me that one day he will take care of her forever because he loves her. He loves to take goofy pictures of himself and quickly see what they look like. I will forever be grateful to my Heavenly Father for bringing this little man into my life.

The many faces of Josh

photo opp

2011-11-03T16:50:00.000-07:00

pretty girl

Mr. Model

A picture of Eric to come when I can catch him

Firsts

2011-11-01T11:57:00.000-07:00

Eden came down with her first cold yesterday. As did her Mom but it is very minor and I expect that we will be over it by Thursday. It bothered her last night while she tried to sleep but it is not bothering her to much today, in fact she is mostly all smiles.

Eden's hair is really coming in now. It's turning out to look like the same shade of brown as Eric's.

I also learned my lesson to not go out in public with out some kind of bow on her head. The other day a lady in the store told me how handsome my baby boy was even though my baby girl was dressed in pink and purple. Some people need a large flashing sign to show them the gender of a beautiful baby girl. This lady also tried to lecture me on not over populating the planet but that is another story.

Christmas gifts

2011-10-31T15:17:00.000-07:00

This year we are going about Christmas gifts a little differently. We are trying to do things on sale and spread all the purchasing of gifts out over a couple of months so that December is not so strapped on money. As one of the gifts we are giving each child a blanket that I made.

This is the front of Josh's blanket.

and the back of Josh's blanket

The front of Eric's blanket

and the back of Eric's blanket

The front of Eden's blanket

and the back of her blanket. I know that in the picture it looks crooked but it's just how I laid it on the ground.

Now I get to look forward to another project, organizing all my craft stuff.

Pumpkin Fun

2011-10-31T09:16:00.000-07:00

Last night we lit the candles in our pumpkins and had a little fun playing a game of pumpkin bowling with Elmo as our pins. Everyone had fun, and I think we have a new family tradition for years to come.

Happy Halloween!

We had a mini family photo opp.

Josh took this picture for us. He did a really good job given you couldn't see anything till the flash went off.

pumpkin bowling.

Josh knocked Elmo over the most.

The pumpkin was doing just fine till Josh threw it on the ground and cracked it open.

Little miss Strawberry Short cake

Aww the close of a very good weekend.

Halloween party

2011-10-29T22:06:00.000-07:00

Mr. Cowboy

Mommy Pirate

Captain Josh

At the party

Eating Cotton Candy

Josh loved the the fun

Daddy and Princess

Josh's smiley face.

Princess Eden

A very successful party.

sneak peak

2011-10-28T10:26:00.000-07:00

The most adorable princess ever.

The only thing I purchased on her costume was the 30 cents of fabric for her crown.

For Josh's costume a friend lent us the costume and I added the accessories to it . The cost $1.50.

For Eric I used what I had. The accessories 58 cents.

Now I could have spent a lot on my kids costumes but I wanted to make a point that you do not have to spend a lot to get a look for one night out of the year. Happy Halloween every one.
As for Jason and myself I didn't spend anything this year so you'll just have to wait and see what we came up with. :)

love

2011-10-27T15:32:00.000-07:00

Fall

2011-10-27T10:22:00.000-07:00

It turned cold really fast. Last Sunday we were in short sleeve shirts and now we are huddled down in our winter coats trying to stay warm. Last night we went with Jason to the YM YW activity to carve pumpkins. Eden didn't care but the boys were all for getting their hands dirty and making their works of art from pumpkins. I carved Eric's pumpkin from the shapes he told me to do. That is easy when he only knows a handful of shape names. Josh drew the face onto his pumpkin and Daddy carved it. We took pictures of the boys with their pumpkins this morning before we went to school. The boys are getting super excited to go to the ward Halloween party on this Saturday. Every day Josh thanks Heavenly Father for the Halloween holiday. Josh made sure that everyone would be dressing up this year. He seems to be stuck on this notion that Eden and I both need to to be princesses. We'll see how that works out since I will not be purchasing anything else except candy this year.

Josh standing by Eric's pumpkin

Eric sitting with the pumpkins

Josh and his pumpkin

Eric trying to hatch his pumpkin.

And Eden happy as ever.

Coming soon to our house. A bunk bed for the boys so that they will stop hurting each other at night.

We were able to find a frame, now we just have to find mattresses to go with it.

Fall Pictures

2011-10-23T14:35:00.000-07:00

We decided to take some fall pics. Hope you like them.

YM Hiking trip

2011-10-22T18:47:00.000-07:00

Jason took one of the YM from our ward on a hiking trip, the rest of the YM would have gone had they not been up all night from a football trip. all that went seemed to have a lot of fun. They went to Round Top, close to Carson Pass.

Mountain Lake

Top of the summit

Chris and Brother Schmidt

Having lunch on the summit

Why should red heads always wear a hat when hiking?

Because they will be a lobster if they don't.

Costume

2011-10-22T11:19:00.000-07:00

I finished up the boys costumes but I still needed to find a tiara for Eden's and I was looking on line and found this tutorial www.lubirdbaby.com for making tiaras and so I gave it a try tell me what you think.

Eden fell asleep before I could try it on her but I think I'll make one or two more in different colors just for fun.

Eden

2011-10-19T09:51:00.000-07:00

It's true I can't get tired of taking pictures of her. She is such an obliging little person. She was being especially fun today in her Halloween outfit.

I just love this little girl

Eden Is Three Months Old!

2011-10-17T13:19:00.000-07:00

Three wonderful months ago Eden blessed our lives and even though we have at times struggled with her tummy problems we are so happy to have her in our family.

Three months old, 22in long and is 9.6 lbs. She has almost doubled her birth weight.

Her newest trick for us is smiling and giving us little laughs. She is a happy baby girl and we love her so much.

This video Eden shares her adorable little laugh.

It doesn't matter how many babies I have every milestone is new for me.

Why Do Women Cry

2011-10-17T08:54:00.000-07:00

I loved this so I thought I would share it
Enjoy
B.Kjar

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
– Genesis 2:18

God did a great thing for Man when He made Woman. The beauty and strength of women is a blessing for all the world. This wonderful story tells how God gave women those and many other phenomenal traits including a tear to shed.

Why Do Women Cry

“Why are you crying?”, a young boy asked his Mom.
“Because I’m a woman,” she told him. “I don’t understand,” he said.
His Mom just hugged him and said, “And you never will, but that’s O.K.”… Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does Mom seem to cry for no reason?”. “All women cry for no reason,” was all his Dad could say… The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.
Finally he put in a call to God and when God got back to him, he asked “God, why do women cry so easily?”
GOD answered…
When I made woman, I decided she had to be special. I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet, made her arms gentle enough to give comfort…I gave her the inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times will come even from her own children.
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going and take care of her family and friends, even when everyone else gives up, through sickness and fatigue without complaining…I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances. Even when her child has hurt her badly…
She has the very special power to make a child’s boo-boo feel better and to quell a teenager’s anxieties and fears…I gave her strength to care for her husband, despite faults and I fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart…I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.
For all of this hard work, I also gave her a tear to shed. It is hers to use whenever needed and it is her only weakness.
When you see her cry, tell her how much you love her, and all she does for everyone, and even though she may still cry, you will have made her heart feel good.
- Author Unknown

Tailgate party

2011-10-15T13:14:00.000-07:00

As a family we decided to take a step back in time and go to the UNR homecoming tailgate party. It was so much fun, there was tons of free food and the UNR marching band show. It was good to look back on our fond memories of our time at UNR.

beautiful view of the campus.

Josh and Eric thought this was really cool.

This was taken just after we finished up lunch. Which is why Josh has chocolate all over his mouth.

UNR BAND

Bouncing Princess

2011-10-14T16:38:00.000-07:00

Our friends gave us a baby bouncer today and Eden loves it! So do the boys for that matter but not for themselves it is all about Eden for them most of the time, they are very devoted little brothers and I'm not being sarcastic.

So happy in her bouncing chair

Josh learned this from school

still not sure about it.

Cheeeeeese

Such a major goofy.

Baby Fun

2011-10-13T15:06:00.000-07:00

My friend Tirza came over to play this morning and we were able to get our little bundles of joy together.

birthday and apple hill

2011-10-10T10:43:00.000-07:00

My birthday was on Friday and it was a fun day and then we left for Folsom to be with family. Saturday we went up to apple hill and enjoyed a fun afternoon and then we came back and had dairy free apple cake. It was sooooooo yummy. Eden was a good girl and the boys had a lot of fun with their cousin. Enjoy the pictures.

Paula and Jason

Eric, Josh and Eden ready for the season

Eden and Mommy, this is just about how I carry her around all day every day around the house.

We found real life super heroes and they let us take pictures of them and their truck.

Eric driving the fire truck. He was a little scared to be up that high.

Josh the fearless, he loved pretending to drive the fire truck.

Eric in the pumpkin patch

Mommy and Eden

My pretty little girl all ready for Halloween.

Happy birthday to me, and no I don't feel 27 I still feel like I'm 23.

My big girl, She was so pleased with herself for sitting in the big kids chair.

that face says I'm ready to eat, to bad she has to wait to eat table foods for several months.

New coats

2011-10-05T09:03:00.000-07:00

We pulled another all nighter with Eden as we continued to work on getting her to sleep in her crib. She's a little more stubborn than her brothers. So while pulling the all nighter I was able to listen to the howling of the wind and swishing of the rain against the windows. It made for a tough night and even tougher morning. Josh didn't like what I had picked out for him today and his t-shirt that he chose was not going to cut it for the cold weather. So I broke out the new winter coats, that dried some dramatic tears. I'm really glad I put everyones coats on because as we were walking to school I looked at all the kids wearing little sweat shirts and complaining about how cold they were. Eric is still complaining about mommy not letting him play on the toys. Next wet day I'll put him in the stroller so he can't fight me.

Josh was still being Mr. drama king in this picture but he was happy when he got to school and discovered that it was wear nice clothes to school day and not Halloween costumes day. That was the root of his fighting me this morning. Eric on the other hand was all smiles when I put his new marshmallow coat on him.

Eden looked super cute in her pink bear coat.

Guilty

2011-10-03T16:05:00.000-07:00

Guilty

good thing is that most of the mess was on him

tutu

2011-10-02T15:14:00.000-07:00

As a baby gift my mother inlaw gave Eden a dress with a little tutu skirt on it and today we put it on her. She is soooooooo cute if I do say so my self but I'm a bit bias when it comes to Eden. Eden is so lucky she has two Grandmas that love her so much.

Eden's first tutu

Buddy walk

2011-10-01T17:15:00.000-07:00

We have some special friends that had a daughter with Down syndrome. As of last year we started coming out to the buddy walk to try and support our friends. This year was a fun year they had a bounce house, face painting, balloon shaping and donuts. The boys had a really good time. Afterwards we headed home and watched general conference. At about 12:00 Jason took off to pick his uncle and Aunt up at the airport. We visited with them for a little while then said our good buys to them as they drove off with the truck that has been sitting on our driveway for the last couple of weeks. We then finished general conference and found ourselves edified. Today was a very good day and I look forward to tomorrow.

Josh posing for the camera with his sword.

I know what you are going to say, Eric's shirt is to big, well that was the smallest shirt they had and he looks cute in anything.

my heroes.

My Eric

2011-09-29T19:06:00.000-07:00

Eden

2011-09-27T12:02:00.000-07:00

Eden had her two month check up and this is where she is. She weighs 9lbs 1oz and is 22in. long. The Dr. placed her in the 10th percentile only because compared to other babies her age she is small, but he expects her to catch up quickly at the rate she is growing. She has a small head that was the Dr.'s words. She did end up getting her vaccinations today only because the Dr's office received a grant that made it more affordable and more convenient. Having to make another trip out is difficult when we only have one car. So my beautiful little princess is doing well and we hope to be able to introduce dairy back into my diet when she is about four months. Though no dairy has been the most successful diet I have ever been on, I've lost 10lbs because of it. Eden also has to learn to sleep in her crib as the Dr. told us no more sleeping in the reclining high chair at night, so tonight might be a long night.

Salsa

2011-09-27T12:00:00.000-07:00

Every year we can salsa but this year was special because for the first year we were able to grow our own jalapenos. It was a small batch this year because we still have several jars from last year so the rest of the tomatoes in our garden will be going to spaghetti sauce.

The jalapeno that Jason is pointing to came from our garden and the one next to it came from the store. Ours looks so much better.

Sealed and ready to enjoy. Jason really likes it this year because thanks to garden fresh products it tastes so much better but watch out it's a bit spicier.

Pretty Girl

2011-09-26T11:03:00.000-07:00

I keep finding all these cute dresses that people gave me but I forgot all about. Eden was a happy girl and her personality is beginning to really shine, she is a very happy little girl.

Toddler's Rules of Possession

2011-09-26T09:11:00.000-07:00

I found this on a friend's site and thought I should share it with others because it is really funny and so true if you have a toddler.

Toddler’s Rules of Possession

1. If I like it, it’s mine.

2. If it’s in my hand, it’s mine.

3. If I can take it from you, it’s mine.

4. If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.

5. If it’s mine, it must NEVER appear to be yours in anyway.

6. If I’m doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.

7. If it looks just like mine, it is mine.

8. If I saw it first, it’s mine.

9. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine.

10. If it’s broken, it’s yours.

look familiar

2011-09-25T17:15:00.000-07:00

I took a picture of Josh and Eden and after taking it I realized it looked alot like a picture that I took of Jason and Eden.

I guess that when she wants Mommy she has no patience with anyone else.

My little lady

2011-09-23T13:02:00.000-07:00

Just as Jason came home for lunch both the little ones decided that they were tired and cranky so after putting them to bed and finishing my project I looked over to see my beautiful little lady folding her hands, so of course I just had to take a picture.

boy tea party

2011-09-23T08:49:00.000-07:00

Last night I came home from the gym to Josh and Eric sitting down for what they called their boy tea party. It was very inventive and the boys had a good time serving each other. Josh has asked for a kitchenette for Christmas, I'm glad he gave us some notice so that we could save up for it. I love that he is so creative in making up these pretend games.

Happy girl

2011-09-20T10:03:00.000-07:00

I tried to take pictures of Eden yesterday but she was a very unhappy little girl, something tells me that I ate something I shouldn't have no matter today she is very happy. I put her in an outfit I thought wouldn't fit for another month or two but it fits and she looks so cute in it so I couldn't resist sharing the pictures with others. We're going to have to look for more purple for her. It's definitely her color.

these are better pictures for her two month pics

PJ's

2011-09-20T09:01:00.000-07:00

Last night Jason did the glamorous job of dressing the boys for bed while I continued to fill jars with pears. This was the result of the boys night time outfits.

I'm happy that the boys found thier outfits to be so much fun.

Also at about 12:00am one of our neighbors decided that it was a good time to practice their drums. I'm grateful to the neighbor that yelled at them to stop otherwise they might have woken up our kids and that would have been a tragedy for us. People really need to think before they act.

Oh and we only have one more box of pears to finish and then we start work on the tomatoes with our beautiful peppers from our garden.

Two months

2011-09-19T12:29:00.000-07:00

Eden is two months old now. She can roll over from her tummy to her back. She can hold on to things and her binky is a serious must have for her. She was also diagnosed as having a lactose intolerant problem and has acid reflux. Very common things for premature babies but can be difficult if you are nursing your baby. Our solution was take me off of all dairy products and keep me on a lactose free diet. We never realized how many things use milk in their ingredients till now. Eden is doing much better since the diet change and that makes everyone happier. She is 21in. and weighs just a little over 8lbs. A nice weight gain from 5lbs to 8lbs in two months. We'll see the Dr. next week to get a more accurate weight.

Eric giving her a flower

I've not had a baby that was this attached to a pacifier till now but I think it has a lot to do with the fact that for so long her little belly hurt all the time and this was one of the few things that actually comforted her.

A quick funny story the other day after picking Josh up from his primary activity we were driving home when out of no where Josh declares that he is going to marry Eden when he grows up. Daddy then says no she's my girl and Josh responds with no she's my girl your to big for her but I'm not and I'm going to marry her. I unfortunately had to pop his bubble by telling him that he can not marry his sister. He said yes I can and I will cause I love her.

all I can say for now is I'm grateful he loves his sister

because we all love Eden.

canning

2011-09-17T22:36:00.000-07:00

Every year we purchase pears and every year the job seems to get bigger. This year Jason decided to order four boxes. Well after four hours we finished a box and a half so Monday we'll conquer another box and a half and finish it up on Tuesday. At least we'll be set for the next six months on canned fruit. Soon we'll get working on the salsa.

this was just a third of the jars we filled.

Unwanted daddy attention. All she wanted was to nurse and Daddy is no good at that.

monkey

2011-09-16T16:41:00.000-07:00

We all have great parenting lessons in our lives but today Eric learned a big lesson that his mommy has been trying to teach him for a while. He was jumping on my bed singing the song no more monkeys jumping on the bed when he fell off and bonked his head on my night stand. After a minute of crying he stopped to listen to me singing the no more monkeys jumping on the bed song and thought that is was a funny boo boo. Now he is busy telling Josh not to jump on the bed cause you'll fall off and bonk your head. Good lesson learned.

I took this after, he's trying to say cheese.

at least he is a good sport when he falls.

What have I been up to?

2011-09-15T09:41:00.000-07:00

What have I been up to

well let me think,

Taking care of a sick Eric and discovering that my baby is Lactose intolerant and having to drastically change my diet for her.

I'm so frazzled at times

I've been really busy running Josh to school and then picking him up every day.

most days I think we look like some kind of parade with all my kids.

Doing my job at home, man I wish I looked that good.

and doing a lot of running on the treadmill to get rid of my extra unwanted padding, but last night I managed to run a mile without stopping. We wont say how long it took me but that is an accomplishment for me.

What have you been up to?

2011-09-07T15:01:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday the kids all had an opportunity to run and play with Grandpa .

Notice how he gives everyone a chance to win the race.

First Day of Kindergarten

2011-09-06T09:12:00.000-07:00

Well I'm sitting here watching the sun come up on Josh's first day of school and thinking what happened to the time? It was just yesterday that I took my brave little three year old to preschool for the first time just two weeks after his birthday and now I'm taking my five and half year old to his first day of kindergarten. I've learned that time is so precious and it escapes us on a daily basis.
I had a conversation with Josh last night trying to get a feel for how he feels about going to all day kindergarten and his comment was I'm not scared of school just scared of not having any good friends. I have to say that's my biggest fear as well, but my husband and I know that the Lord will be with our special little boy as he continues his journey.

Josh's first day of Preschool age three.
February 2009

Josh's first day of preschool
August 2009

First day of preschool
August 2010

First day of Kindergarten
September 2011

I just got back from taking Josh to his first day of school. Most the of the kids were so excited to be at school. Josh walked in confidently ready to make some friends and learn. His wonderful preschool teacher Ms. Kathy who has been part of this journey for the last two and half years came to see him go to kindergarten. I'm proud of myself I didn't cry though I did have a moment of emotion come on I was able to push it aside and watch my baby make a big step in his life with confidence.

Now to give this sweat little boy of mine some attention as Eric was also very brave to watch his brother go to school.

finally finished

2011-09-05T17:18:00.000-07:00

Well we finally finished the kids rooms. I hope you like what we've done.

This was a gift from my mom, now Jason can get me more jewelry to go on it....

Beautiful Blessing

2011-09-05T12:53:00.000-07:00

Jason blessed our beautiful little Eden yesterday in sacrament and the spirit that was there was so sweat. We were so blessed to have family that traveled so that they could come and be with us. One of the members in our ward was kind enough to record the blessing for us so we could go back and listen to it. We are so full of gratitude for all the blessings that we have. While the family was here we went to the Legends to play in the fountains and ride on the Farris wheel in the Scheels. We then took a charter bus to the Rib cook off where our group ended up spiting and finding there choice of meat. It was so much fun to be with my parents and brother and then all of Jason's side as well we were only missing two brothers. One was in Canada serving the Lord on his mission and the other was in Tucson busy with school. But everyone else was there. The weekend was the best.

Josh playing in the fountains. Eric was there some where.

Grandpa and Josh on the farris wheel.

Great Grandma Kjar came all the way from Gunnison to be with us.

Eden's blessing day

My beautiful angel girl.

Grandpa and Eden

Great Grandma kjar, Grandpa Kjar, Jason Kjar and Eden Kjar, four generations

Great Grandma Kjar, Grandma Kjar, Brianne Kjar and Eden Kjar. Four generations of Kjar women.

The table setting for Eden's family party. I think that was the most people we have ever had in our house at one time. It was so much fun to be surrounded by family.

numb

2011-08-31T15:05:00.000-07:00

I went to the dentist today and had my filling removed and refilled and capped because a fifteen year old filling cracked. I noticed yesterday that my dentist looked a little young but you never know how old men are these days and I always pictured dentists as older men because I have only ever had older dentists. So today as I was sitting in the dentist's chair not really wanting to begin but knowing I had to, my dentist asked me how old I was. I responded with I'm 27 because it's close enough and my mom keeps reminding me that my birthday is just a month away. He then looked at me and said I'm two years older. My response was, with my eyes revealing my shock I blurted out your the same age as my husband.The dentist then turned to his assistant and made the comment about a song that came out when we were high school age. Apparently she was still in elementary school at the time. I guess it never occurred to me that Jason and I are the same age as many young professionals. You know your getting older but sometimes it hits you harder than other times.
So now I'm sitting here trying to drink my orange juice and struggling because half my mouth is still numb as is my brain. Lesson to the young take good care of your teeth because fixing them hurts.

Eden

2011-08-29T13:51:00.000-07:00

She is so much fun to take pictures of. During this photo session she was smiling and getting excited every time the flash went off.

Six weeks old

dance instructor

2011-08-29T08:41:00.000-07:00

I caught a video of my boys dancing the other day. So cute..... ;) I'm really grateful that my boys love each other.

So excited!

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

Jason and I have been working really hard to start the process of helping me to loose my baby fat. This morning after our work out we started looking around at different gyms as I need a little more help this time to loose it in the time frame I have. We found one that is perfect for us in both the finance area and what the gym has to offer us. Jason and I will both be starting to work out five days a week with a trainer on two of those days. Happy wait loss time!

waiting room

2011-08-26T08:47:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday was the very last time I will ever go back to the pregnancy center. The good news was that it was the very first time I wasn't questioned on my choice to not have my tubes tied. I guess they realized that I wasn't going to change my mind. I was however asked a question that made me want to get out and exercise even harder than I already was. Let me tell you the story about me Eden and the lady in the waiting room at the pregnancy center. There I was waiting to see the Dr for the last time at that location and nursing Eden properly covered I might add, when a cute little two year old girl walks over. Being a mom of a two year old myself I didn't mind her curiosity but I did ask her where her mommy was with no response. After the third time of her trying to remove my nursing cover I asked her to please go find her mommy because she must be lost this was after the girl had sat with me for ten minutes. Finally her mother realized her little girl was missing and found her. She then was busy telling her little girl about how cute the baby was. She then turned to me and said, how far along are you in your new pregnancy? I didn't realize I still looked that pregnant I guess I better work out even more. I did however go to the marina and made Josh sit in the double stroller with Eric while I carried Eden in the snuggle carrier and pushed the stroller around the marina with Jason telling me faster honey you can get over this hill. I might add that the kids all added up to seventy pounds. We'll be doing the same work out tomorrow my wonderful husband is now getting more aware of his personal need to exercise too. These nasty twenty pounds I have left will be gone before I know it
The things people say sometimes make you want to shake your head.

big girl

2011-08-23T15:01:00.000-07:00

Eden has out grown her newborn diapers and is about out of newborn clothes. She's starting to look more like Eric in the chubby department. I know that lots of babies start out at 8lbs but for a girl who started out at 5lbs a month ago I think she is doing pretty well.

Sleepy baby

This outfit didn't fit two weeks ago now it barly fits. Keep growing my little princess.

Tahoe trip #2

2011-08-21T17:12:00.000-07:00

My parents were kind enough to rent a cabin at Tahoe for the weekend for us and it was the best way to camp at lake Tahoe. We had a clean kitchen to cook in and clean beds to sleep in and a fully equipped bathroom to use. We loved the experience! Friday night was mostly filled up with getting ourselves acquainted with the cabin but Saturday morning we were up making blueberry pancakes and preparing for a hike. I must say the hike was not the most beautiful nor the best experience as Jason decided we were heading up the mountain off trail, so we did a lot of bush whacking but when we got to the top, the mountains around us were a sight to see. When we got back everyone packed up and headed to the beach. That was a very fun experience with the boys, Eden mostly just wanted to nurse and be held so Jason did most of the playing. After the Lake we made dinner and the boys went on a small hike with Jason then of course we made the S'mores and called it a night. Everyone went to bed early and Sunday morning we were up cleaning the cabin and packing up. Then we were off to Church. We attended a ward in Tahoe and when we arrived found out that they didn't have a organist so even though Jason was on vacation he was still happy to play the organ for this wonderful ward who during the summer have more guests than ward members and are some of the warmest members of the church we've met. Needles to say this was a memorable weekend and I would love to make this a yearly experience with my parents and my family.

a couple of years ago there was a fire that scarred the mountain side. This was our view from the top of the mountain.

Eden made the hike with Jason and myself.

Eric and Josh stayed back and played at the cabin while we hiked the mountain.

Josh the water boy. He had no fear jumping in and playing.

Eric decided land was more to his taste so he sat in the rubber ducky on the beach.

Back at the cabin with Eric and Papa sitting on the porch.

At the big rock at the end of the boys hiking trip.

Time for S'mores

Everyone enjoyed the yummy marshmallows.

Hope to go back next year.

Big boy

2011-08-18T16:59:00.000-07:00

Josh is going to be starting Kindergarten in a few weeks and we finally sat down and had a talk with him about how boys who go to kindergarten don't have their mommy's dressing them. So Now Josh dresses himself and even though he comes up with some interesting combinations he is doing it all by himself.

Things Learned

2011-08-16T12:32:00.000-07:00

I had a epiphany this morning and was enlightened by just a small thought. As parents we have these moments often when our children have been trying to tell us something but we weren't listening or were so distracted that we missed what we were suppose to learn. I firmly believe that we were sent to this earth to learn and being parents is a life long class that we either receive an A or we completely bomb the lesson and receive an F and everything in between.
Since Eden was born my two year old has really struggled with no longer being the baby of the family but the dreaded middle child who to often is forgotten in the shuffle of a busy family. I was struggling with his constant tantrums, refusing to take naps and acts of aggression towards me. I spoke to others trying to get a grasp on the situation and was told all was normal and he would out grow this stage. I tried to just ignore the bad behavior. It wasn't till I stumbled upon another mothers blog that I had received my answer as to what to do about Eric. In the mother's blog she spoke of similar struggles with her little one and spoke with a family member who worked as a child psychiatrist and pediatrician. He told her that all the acting out was caused by the stress over a new baby in the family. Her son was acting out because he needed the much needed attention that his mother out of pure exhaustion was not able to give. Her response was, well Daddy can give him all his attention when he comes home from work. Her family member shook his head and told her that no amount of attention from Daddy will replace the needed attention from Mommy. Mommy is the sole nurturer of the family and even though she was tired and dealing with a new baby she still needed to fulfill her responsibility as a nurturer to her son.
That really hit me, it made me realize that I'm a 24-7 , 365 days out the year Mom. I have a responsibility to three amazing and patient children. Even though I struggle with other things I still need to remember my children and their needs before the acting out occurs. I'm not a perfect mother but I'm learning everyday. So instead of just putting my children in front of the TV I turned the monster off and we played together. The afternoon went much smoother and we had no acting out from the two year old and only one tantrum from the five year old but that has to do with his up coming excitement over kindergarten and new baby in the family. I'm sure he'll have some more moments till he has a constant schedule.
When life is overwhelming and we have trials all around remember who's important, our children.

The most important thing I will ever do on this earth wont be in a office climbing the corporate ladder, but teaching my very own children in my home.

Grandma's birthday

2011-08-15T18:53:00.000-07:00

Paula's birthday was today and we were able to celebrate it yesterday with the family. We look forward to another year.

and we found our first red tomato of the year today in our garden :)

Video

2011-08-15T15:23:00.000-07:00

it made me laugh thought you might like to laugh too. Don't mind Josh he's not the part that was funny it's Eric giving big kisses. This is the view of Eric that I get every morning.

One month

2011-08-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

Josh at one month

Eric at one month

Eden one month

It's fun to go back and look at my children's baby pictures, this time I noticed that Josh and Eden look so much alike that if you were just looking at their faces you might mistake the two. Eden has a chubbier face though.

This was me at one month. There seems to be a bit of a resemblance.

Four weeks old

2011-08-15T14:11:00.000-07:00

Eden is about two days away from being officially one month old so I figured close enough, Jason and I celebrated our seventh anniversary yesterday and as a surprise Jason gave me a new camera. My old one was being held together by duck tape and not holding up very well. So to give my new camera a good first use I dressed my pretty little girl up and took some one month pictures of her. I still can't believe that she is one month old already and doing very well. When she was delivered she came to us a little over three weeks early and thrived from the day she was born. She weighed 5lbs 8oz and 18 inch long. My smallest baby up to this point. One month later she is 7lbs and 21inches long. She is a happy baby and so far not much of a drama baby. I have to say Josh was my most dramatic baby and that was not very dramatic so Jason and I are grateful for these sweet calm babies that have come to us. she loves her soothy and Jason and I are finding we can't go anywhere with out it and she loves to nurse and be with her mommy. That may change when I'm no longer the only one feeding her. We love her very much and are so grateful to have her in our family. We look forward to all her changes and developments in the future.

This picture is for my mother who hates head bands on baby girls.

fashionable two year old

2011-08-11T09:37:00.000-07:00

I love Eric's age because he doesn't know that boys and girls are not suppose to wear each others clothes and he is still very innocent. It's fun to see Eric run out in my shoes and giggle and tell me that he stole my shoes. Thats the fun of having children now I really will be in trouble when Eden is two or, sixteen because then my clothes, makeup, jewelry and shoes will not be safe.

She makes me smile

2011-08-09T10:54:00.000-07:00

Josh and Eric were busy watching Mickey Mouse club house this morning and during the show they have whats called the Hot Dog Dance. Both boys love to jump up and Dance with all the characters. That makes me smile every day and this beautiful little girl who is such a good baby. I've been blessed with three good kids who's spirits warm my heart. Today was suppose to be my due date but I sure have enjoyed having Eden around for these last three weeks.

Brother, Sister love

2011-08-08T09:00:00.000-07:00

Josh loves Eden, thats just a fact, he picks out her clothes, tells me what bows look pretty on her and generally just wants to be with her all the time. This morning he grabbed the camera and asked me to take some pictures of her. My mom told me that the third child doesn't get to have as many pictures taken because mommy is so busy with the other kids, but with Josh always grabbing the camera and asking me to take the pictures Eden ends up having her picture taken more than the boys do.

queen of the house

I hope their relationship strengthens over the years.

Tahoe Day trip

2011-08-07T17:25:00.001-07:00

Every year for the last five years we have been going camping with Jason's family up at Meeks bay camp grounds in Tahoe. This year because of Eden's arrival we had decided that I was not going. While Jason and the boys were going camping with his family. But then we ended up being double booked and Jason had to go just for the day Saturday so Eden and I at the last minute decided that there was no reason we couldn't go too. It turned out to be a lot of fun and I'm so glad we went. We were still able to sleep in our beds but have all the fun activities with the family. The bad part was because of the extra moisture this year the boys and and I were covered in bug bites, I managed to protect Eden. The next Tahoe trip for our family is in two weeks with my parents but that will be in the comforts of a cabin so we better bring bug spray for when we are outside.

everyone went hiking except for me , Eden and Paula.

Hikers

Eden just before we left.

Jenna and Kyle took Josh and Eric on a boat ride.

Josh being Josh

Dilyn loved holding Eden

Eric on the beach

This is pretty much how Eden was the whole time we were on the beach

Getting ready for another boat ride.

Trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house.

2011-08-07T17:25:00.000-07:00

One week after Eden was born Jason's parents came and picked the boys up and took them back to CA with them for the week. The boys had a great time and we might have to make it a tradition to send them to the Grandparents house for a week every year. While they were there they played at the park and went boating. the only loss was Josh's hat when it blew off his head while on the boat, but other than that the boys had a great time and I was given two full weeks to heal from my C-section. We are so lucky to have two sets of Grandparents for our children that love them and take the time to do things with them.

playing at the park

Josh on Grandpa's boat

Eric and uncle Kyle riding the tube.

Uncle Kyle and Josh

Grandpa and Josh

Can you tell Josh is having a blast?

Eric and Aunt Jenna

Eden's two week check up

2011-08-03T14:59:00.000-07:00

Well today was the two week check up and Eden is doing great. She is now two inches taller than she was at birth making her 20in. and she is now weighing in at 6lbs 5oz. When we left the hospital she was weighing in at 5lbs 3oz. Once again the Pediatrician was surprised at her progress given she was a premature baby but she is my second premature baby that was a big eater. So Eden is doing really well and so are Josh and Eric who have for the most part adjusted to having their sister around.

pretty girl

Now I have a question for everyone. Does anyone else experience this, I have been asked by most people who find out that I have two boys and a girl why I would want more children. What are we in China where your only allowed a certain number of kids. I love my children they bring Jason and myself the greatest happiness Why just stop because the world says we have enough. I want to be blessed with at least one more to complete our family. Now that is not going to be for a couple of years or more but I know that family is a gift from our Heavenly Father and not something determined by the world.

Two weeks

2011-07-31T22:05:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago Eden came into our lives. Our family is getting back together and we're trying to get into a routine again. Eric needs that more than anyone. Well for just being two weeks old Eden is just over 6lbs, and is two inches taller than she was at birth. Her Preemie clothes don't fit anymore and she is such a funny girl. I've never experienced a baby as young as her that smiles as much as she does. I know it is gas but you can catch her smiling her goofy grin a couple of times a day. We'll see the Pediatrician this week and then we'll see where she is, but my tiny baby is already getting bigger every day.

Don't mind Josh's messy mouth, we've had a really good beet crop this year and Josh loves beets.

Two weeks old our precious little princess.

family complete

2011-07-30T15:51:00.000-07:00

Jason's sister and her family brought the boys back to us today they spent the week with Grandma and Grandpa Kjar in CA and were able to play with their cousin as well. I'm really happy to have them home it's just not right when the family is all split up. Now they are busy having a water fight with their Daddy. Eden sure doesn't seem to mind the extra noise.

Eden and her Daddy taking a snooze

pretty girl.

Jenna, Dilyn and Eden.

Dilyn will make a great big brother someday.

playing in the water.

Eden's pics

2011-07-26T22:45:00.000-07:00

A friend of ours wanted to take some pictures of Eden. These were some of my favorite.

one week

2011-07-24T18:56:00.000-07:00

Eden is a week old now and I thought it would be fun to show some of the things that we have been doing this week since we came home wednesday.

We've been doing.....

lots of this.

Some bathing and sitting in the sun with our clothes off to get rid of the jondice.

more sleeping and looking really cute at the same time.

Everyone has been doing lots of this just to keep up with all the night time feedings.

Tears and well more tears but at the same time he still loves her. Just trying to figure out his new world.

My in-laws took the boys back to CA today and now I'm starting to really miss them. The house is way to quiet without them but like my husband and mother and father and mother in-law told me I still need another week to heal from surgery so while I really miss my babies I'm grateful for the rest.

Eden Anne Kjar

2011-07-20T16:11:00.000-07:00

Well Eden and I are home now and apparently we've been asked to share pictures so now that I'm home with something more than my mom's I- phone I can show some pics of my pretty little princess.
First things first the story, last Thursday my midwife checked me and decided that I was getting pretty close to having my baby, well about an hour after she checked me I started getting contractions, go figure well those contractions didn't stop till Sunday afternoon when Eden was delivered. I'll tell you that many days with bad contractions makes a women cranky but I have a great support system at home. My parents had decided to come up on Sunday. Sunday morning I was no longer able to control my contractions and was told to come in. Well I really didn't want to be another pregnant women who went to the hospital and was sent home but I did as I was told after we went to sacrament meeting. That was the longest meeting of my life. We then went to the hospital and and was checked and told I could not go home because I was in active labor and needed to get a c-section done because my last two deliveries were C-sections. At 3:45 in the afternoon Eden was delivered she was 5lbs, 8oz and 18 in. long, by far my smallest baby but she is a trooper and has done better than the nursing staff and Dr's expected. We feel so blessed that even though she was born at just shy of the 37 week mark she is healthy and strong.

Jason just before we went back to deliver Eden.

Moments after her birth

Back together with my boys.

Eden had to stay in the nursery for a couple of hours while she was being checked so the boys snuggled up with me in my uncomfortable hospital bed.

The first time I could hold her.

proud daddy of his first girl.

The best part about having a baby during the day is that you are not as tired so I was able to enjoy the birth of our daughter.

the day after Eden was born can you tell that I'm on heavy pain killers and that I'm just a little tired. Josh and Eric both wanted to be with their sister.

This is probably my favorite picture of the day. Eric is so happy to be a big brother.

Papa and Eden

Nana and Eden

First family picture of us as a family of five.

On our way home.

36

2011-07-12T08:06:00.000-07:00

I'm 36 weeks now in a couple of days I will have been pregnant longer than I was with Eric. I know I'm about ready but everything is up to this baby. All I can say is patience is a virtue that I'm still working on.

gravity is a harder teacher when I'm trying not to fall over forwards.

Good luck to all my friends who are in the same boat as me.