Happy 20th Birthday Cameron

I don't know what makes me feel older, the thought of turning 25 this April or having my younger brother Cameron turn 20! I thought it might be fun to do a little Cameron re-cap of my use-to-be little brother who has turned into my BiG BrO!!!

Christmas 1993 Cameron is almost 6,

sadly I don't have possession of any embarrassing baby pictures.

Two adorable pumpkins and a what??? Yes, I was a bunch of grapes! Probably one of my most unfavorate Halloween costumes. I always blamed it on my mom, but truth be told I couldn't decide what I wanted to be and it's the only thing my mom could come up with last minute. Sooo, I should have followed suit and been a pumpkin I guess. Anyways, back to Cameron...Keaton, I'm trusting you to hold Cameron at gun point this year too, without me. And heavy, heavy hang over.Here we are at Sea World in California. Probably the only family vacation we ever had! In case you are wondering what I'm doing, don't and just pay attention to Cameron (11 yrs). No, that is not a 40 year old candle on my mother's birthday cake! She's not a day past 39! Cameron is starting his "Skater" phase or should I say "Blader" phase. He was pretty good too.

My High School Graduation, not Cameron's, although I bet he wishes it had been him. You see, Cameron always just loved school. (13 yrs).
The last of Cam's baseball days. He was pretty good, I'll say. Wish I could have been to more of your games Cam. That's the part of life that stinks, when you have to move away from the ones you love and miss seeing them grow up. I got married and moved and each time I'd come home you were different and bigger and well I don't know if I can say more mature (j/k), but grown up. I'm sorry I missed it and I miss you everyday!!! I miss playing Ninja Turtles, sneaking treats and you being the only one to get caught, and I miss talking and hanging out! Love You Forever Bro! Happy 20th Birthday!!!

-You sister Kaleena

I'M TAGGED

The Rules:
1. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
2. At the end of the post the player tags 3 people.
3. Do it!

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago:
-Had a crush on Matt Damon and Brendan Fraser
-Met Sheila Elizabeth Winchester ;) & my best friend was Melanie Snitker
-Got stinkin' braces
-Loved being with my girlfriends - I never had any boyfriends:(
-Loved cleaning the house with my Mom while singing to the soundtrack: My Girl

5 Things on my To-do List today:
-Clean and do dishes (and yes, Mom make my bed, but if it gets done is another story)
-Blog post and download pictures
-Deliver treats to friends
-Read my scriptures
-Play with my girls an hubby

5 Snacks I enjoy:
-Chocolate
-Ice cream
-Smoothies
-Nuts
-Homemade cookies (can you tell I'm not a health nut)

5 Things I would do if I were a Billionaire:
-Pay off our loans!!!!
-Get a personal house cleaner and laundry doer for life
-Travel the world
-Learn how to paint, sculpt, dance, karate, and go back to school
-Buy myself some descent looking clothes that fit

3 Of my bad habits:
-Procrastinator
-Leaving the dishes to be washed for "some other time"
-Snacking

5 Places I have lived:
-Ogden
-Layton
-Washington Terrace
-Cleveland Heights
-(We shall see)

5 Jobs I've had:
-Spud harvest (Yes, I have picked dirt off of conveyor belts before:)
-Cashier
-Cake decorator
-Jenny Craig Weight Loss Consultant
-House Keeper

5 Things people probably don't know about me:
-75% of my clothes I have are still from High School, which means I only like to wear about 25% of my wardrobe
-I want to learn how to sculpt faces
-I want to publish a book I started writing for Adelyn
-I want to learn how to sing (I think I'm the only one that doesn't know if I sing Soprano or Alto)
-I dream about friends from High School about 98% of the time (strange, I know)

3 People I tag (don't worry you don't have to do it if you don't want to;)
-Brooke Gibson
-Diane Mirci
-Alison Day

Columbus Temple

Farmpark

We have made several trips to the "Farmpark" this past month because is Addy's new favorite place to go. We celebrated her birthday there with the family.

Here Addy is making a Pirate Ship wooden toy she picked out. Our elf's name was Zach, and Addy got to hammer, drill, and paint it!

Addy loves horses and was ecstatic to ride "Cracker Jack".

Arya enjoying the Farmpark :) !

Blake with the elf who wanted to become a Dentist.

Merry Christmas to ALL!!!
Time has been passing sooo quickly, I can’t keep up with updates! Arya is now 2 months old and fitting in 3 month clothes. Which is completely opposite of Adelyn who fit into 3 month clothes at 4 months, so my idea of using the same clothes is only partly working. Arya is so bright and active now and grabs your attention by cooing and smiling at you as you walk by. She has a way of reeling you in with her big dark blue eyes and making you stay and talk to her awhile. (She probably had to develop this strategy to get attention while Adelyn was around.) Adelyn is now 2yrs and a do it her self girl. She makes sure she is helping in the kitchen, with scrapbooking, brushing her teeth, and anything else we are doing. AND most especially she makes sure she is in every picture we take! Blake is now finally done with school and tests until Jan, yea!!! Me, its miracle if I get my hair done and the dishes washed and in same day. I don’t know how you mothers do it with more than one child!
We are staying here in Cleveland for Christmas. We are excited not to have to be traveling, but will miss all you family and friends!!! A LOT! Hopefully we will be able to see some of you in May when we move. Blake will be graduating Dental School and we are probably going to move to Arizona, bring on the sun, babe!

Family in Town

Adelyn had her 2nd Birthday on December 6th, but we celebrated it a little earlier becuase family was in town. She had to have all of the things she liked on her birhtday cake, so I put on there, Nemo, a horse, a train, a castle for princesses and bubbles. It was a lot of fun.

You'd better watch out when Addy gets a hold of the spray bottle because she loves to get you wet and be wet!

Princesses

These dresses were made for the girls by my Aunt Trudy. They look just like princesses in them and they are so cute matching. Addy calls it her "Diamond Dress" because the top layer has glittery diamonds on it. -Thank you TRUDY!!!

Arya's Blessing

Arya had a very beautiful blessing given to her by her father, Blake on December 2nd. We were honored to have Grandpa Buck and Grandpa Shreeve in the circle along with our good friend Brandon Kofford.

Arya Isabella is featured below in a stunning long white cotton dress, handmade by her mother, Kaleena. This dress was also worn by her proud sister Adelyn Joyce. Arya is very excited to be part of the Shreeve home and shows her love everyday with her charming personality.

My Girls

"I'll just chill while you take pictures."

Our Hidden Gem

Arya Isabella Shreeve
It's was a wonderful and very fast paced October. Arya (A-rye-a) decided to make her appearance 10 days early on the morning of October 13th. It was a quick 3 pushes at 3:36am without a doctor present and no epidural because it all happened so fast! Adelyn is very excited to be a big sister and loves to shower Arya with kisses everyday. Blake and I love being the parents of two beautiful girls, yet it may not look it because of the bags under our eyes. Arya hardly ever cries, but boy does she grunt at night. Addy keeps me on my toes during the day with constant, "Mommy"'s, "Come here"'s, and potty training:)! Life is a joy and we are glad we can share a little of it with you all. Enjoy the pictures!

Halloween is a Comin'

Ye Ha, here is our little Cowgirl! Adelyn is excited for Halloween and loves pumpkins. We have decorated our windows with cut out "Ghosties" and pumpkins and already made and delivered Halloween sugar cookies. We did it way early this year because Arya was suppose to come on the 23rd and we wanted to be able to celebrate. I made a cake for our little street party at our neighbor Candice's house.

Here we are at our little street Halloween Party. We let the kids play, eat lunch, and eat cake. It was very fun!