Our Special Time

On my second day at my new job Amelia told me that she would be needing some one on one time with me - without parents or her sister Penny. This proved to be a tall order, since Amelia is in school every day. I can't just drop Penny off at the park so that Amelia and I can spend time without her! Luckily, it has worked out that there is one day a week that Amelia gets out of school early enough that I can put Penny down for her nap once we get home. This day (Wednesday afternoons) has been lovingly deemed "Our Special Time." We spend the time doing all kinds of activities from reading books to playing with games and toys and doing fun art projects.

This week our art project was paper mache vases! It was so fun. I made them in 4th grade as a mother's day project and thought it would be a fun one to re-create. Now granted I was in 4th grade when I did this project and Amelia is only 4... but I had full faith in her abilities and she actually did really well.

Here are some pictures of our vases:






Amelia's vase is now adorned with a big pink bow (that she picked out herself) and some tissue paper flowers. It hasn't been documented yet, but I can assure you that it is awesome.


And, in the spirit of not excluding anyone - here is a cute picture of penny :)

I've been tagged...

Actually, I have now been tagged by not 1 but 3 different people and I have yet to respond.. So before I get hit again, here we go..

4 Jobs I've Had:
1. Nanny
2. Administrative Assistant, Primary Children's Medical Center
3. Global Support Specialist, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
4. Assistant Kindergarten Teacher, Bennion Elementary School

4 Places I've Lived:
1. Boston, MA
2. Salt Lake City, UT
3. Valencia, Venezuela
4. Murray, UT

4 Favorite TV Shows:
1. The Office *This should really be 1-4 - we are Office junkies
2. Friends (Yes, we watch it on DVD)
3. Scrubs
4. The Biggest Loser

4 Vacations I've Been On:
1. Disneyland - wahoo!
2. Kennebunkport, ME *Blog post and pictures coming
3. New York, NY
4. Viva Las Vegas :)

4 Favorite Dishes:
1. Sushi
2. Crab...Shrimp...Scallops - basically anything seafood
3. Chili's Southwestern Cobb Salad
4. Bertucci's

4 Places I'd Like To Be:
1. London and Paris *this summer hopefully :)
2. the Beach
3. Australia - hooray for the Santi's!
4. Anywhere with Kenneth (and no work or school)

Tag:
1. Liz
2. Merilee
3. Ginny
4. Kenneth

Neapolitan Dreams :)

Ok, so a lot has happened this month, and we are working on getting pictures and postings for them... But since I seem to be procrastinating more than usual these days I have decided to start with what I have and post some pictures from the wedding excitement. Now, don't get your hopes up too high. We have not, as of yet, received any pictures of what Kenneth and I wore (quite fancy!).. That will come later. You will, however, get a quick glimpse into my cute little brothers wedding in a segment we call "Neapolitan Dreams." Which may not make sense to any of you that are not aware that the whole wedding was themed in the colors of Neapolitan ice cream - pink, brown, and ivory.

Here is my little brother - isn't he cute?



I know what you're thinking.. You're wondering if we are twins. Well, although we are both tall, dark and attractive - no we are not twins. He is actually 2 years younger than I am. But people make that mistake all the time.


And, here is my adorable new sister-in-law, Sara




And of course, here they are together (well sort of, but you can imagine what they would look like if they were standing together).




You migiht be thinking - wow they look young, maybe they aren't ready for a big step like marriage. But after seeing the following pictures I think you will agree that although they may be young, they have a lot of life experience - I mean, this kind of danger really prepares you for anything:





Hopefully there will be more pictures coming soon - perhaps some featuring Kenneth and I in our wedding attire. (aka-kenneth as the 4the member of a barbershop quartet and me as cotton candy) It's a good thing I love my brother so much :)

Also soon to come - pictures of my cute new charges, Amelia and Penny - who I love already- me and Kenneth in Maine and a super fun grown up sleepover party with some friends of ours. Stay tuned!

Our Great News!!! (we're not pregnant...)

Our great news of the week is that Kenneth got funding! The specifics are still being worked on, but basically BU offered him a graduate assistantship - which means that he will spend five hours per week with two different professors, doing whatever it is they want him to do... In exchange, they are paying for some of the bills. Whatever they want to pay is fine with us.

TIme she's a flying

It's crazy how time flies! Just two more weeks with my sweet little Sam, since he is moving to Duxbury with the fam. In case you weren't aware, that is the bad part of being a nanny: saying goodbye. So, we have decided to make the most of our time together by engaging in non-stop-merry-making! We began at the Rainforest Cafe. If you haven't been there, and you have a little one who likes animals, I highly recommend it! Sam was squealing with delight! Alas, how will we top the excitement? sky diving? Bobsledding? It's too bad we missed Pamplona... there's always next year, with Amelia and Penny (my new little friends in Brookline!)
Peace

Our 1st anniversary - kind of...

Wow! I can't believe we've been in Boston for a whole year! It seems like just yesterday that we were packing our little car and saying goodbye to our family and friends. At the time it felt like we were going so much farther than just across the country. However, we have been here a full year now and we both agree that coming to Boston was the best thing we've ever done. Living here has truly blessed our lives. Kenneth loves his program and I love being a nanny. We have made so many great friends and our ward is awesome. Kenneth has even been persuaded to go camping - which I think proves that east coast living = magic. We have had so much fun discovering New England. Hooray for Boston! Here are a few pictures of our first days here....

Isn't Kenneth cute sitting in our sad empty apartment? Actually I think this is how things looked when the Elders Quorum came to visit and suddenly decided to bring us dinner and offer us furniture.. I guess the simple life pays off.. :)

Here are my cute parents on our first love seat. Doesn't it look comfy?

This is how everyone should spend their first night in Boston - Go Red Sox!

And finally, here is my dad - obviously broken up about leaving us in Boston. Luckily everything turned out ok :)

Candlepin Bowling, Yay!

Kenneth and I were recently introduced to the incredible of sport of candlepin bowling by our great friends Chris and Robyn. It was invented in 1880 by a man here in Massachusetts and people in the area get really excited by it. In fact, I have yet to find a regular bowling alley anywhere in Boston. You play with smaller balls - about the size of a shotput. And you knock down pins that are really tall and skinny. I have included photos to illustrate:


I submit this as further evidence that for a good time all you need to do is come to Boston :)