some good news......

Mylee Jade lost her first tooth and is so excited and happy!! She is the last of her friends and cousins to loose one and she was starting to think she never would! I mean geez she's almost 7! But she finally lost one and I think so looks so cute with her little missing gap in her mouth.:)

And for some more exciting news.................... WE THREW AWAY RIAH AND AVAH'S PACIFIERS!!!:) Some of you I'm sure are thinking "well it's about time!!" But we did it when we thought they were ready!:) So far things are going great without them! The first 2 days were absolute HELL!Especially with Riah because that has always been a big comfort to her(those who know Moriah know that she almost always is in need of comfort!) She is the most nervous child I have ever met! But everything is fine and dandy now:) Mylee never used a pacifier, she didn't care for them at all so this is the first time I have had to wean any of my kids away from them! But I think I did a GREAT job! Avah has only asked about her "wawa" once or twice. So anyway, I am just so proud that I did this so successfully!! I have been having nightmares about it for months! GOOD RIDDANCE "PACI" AND "WAWA"!!!

Don't they look so much cuter without a plug in their mouths??:)

I LOVE MY GIRLS!!

Well my next post will be about Christmas!:) I can't believe how fast it came this year! It seems like it comes quicker every year! I hope you all have a very merry Christmas!!:)

Funny conversation with Moriah.....

I was chopping onions to put in the chilli I was making in the crockpot and of course my eyes were watering like crazy and my sweet Riah walks up to me and says:

Riah: "Oh no mommy why are you crying what's wrong?"

Me: "oh nothing sweetie I'm chopping onions and they make my eyes water"

Riah: "Oh those poor onions!! Don't chop them anymore mommy! We will we go to the store and buy more onions and everything will be okay! You don't have to cry anymore!"

TAGGED!!

4 Things I love about my hubby:
*He is such a hard worker and he busts his butt everyday to make sure me and our girls have everything we need!
*He doesn't mind being the only guy in the house and he even lets the girls dress him up and he has tea parties with them!!:) (for those of you who don't believe me I have pictures, I will have to find them!):)
*He is so talented at everything he does! He is the best artist I have ever met, someday his art will be published!:)
*He can always make me laugh no matter what kind of mood I'm in! His silly faces and voices and crazy weird jokes will always do it!!

4 movies I could watch over and over:
*The Notebook
*Far and Away
*Erin Brockovich
*All of the disney movies!

4 jobs I've had:
*Cashier at my brother in laws Health food store when I was like 14
*Arby's
*Trappers
*Telemarketer for my brother in laws internet bussiness when I was a Junior in high school

4 T.V. Shows I watch:
*Lost
*One Tree Hill
*Desperate Housewifes
*Friends

4 states I've been to:
*Utah
*Colorado
*California
*Florida

4 places I've lived:
*Snowflake
*Mesa
*SLC, Utah
*Holbrook

4 favorite foods:
*Chinese food
*My mom's enchilladas
*My sister Mandy's homemade salsa
*My peach pie.....mmmmm

4 places I'd like to visit
*Ireland
*Europe
*Hawaii
*Austraila

4 people I tag
*Rachel
*Ellie Bellie
*Jennifer
*Megan

OH AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

"Mom Who Should I Marry?"

I had the funniest conversation with Mylee a little bit ago and wanted to hurry up and blog about it before I forgot!:) Okay first I should tell you that for months now she has been torn over if she wants to marry Noah or Jeremiah.(They are brothers and the boys of my best friend Rachel and Mylee is just in between them in age.) Anyway I keep telling her that she is too young to worry about that but she doesn't want to hear it. Okay well today when she got home from school she was sitting on the bar stools doing her homework like the good little girl she is and all of a sudden I see her stop and she had this dazed look on her face like she was deep in thought, so our conversation began and it went something like this;

Me: Mylee what's wrong?

Mylee: Oh nothing I'm just thinking about Noah and Jeremiah and which one I should marry.

Me: Well remember what I said, you have plenty of time to think about it because you're not getting married til after college!

Mylee: I know it's just I want to know now! Who do you think I should marry mom?

Me: Well I don't know they are both very good boys

Mylee: Yes they are. Noah is so sweet and is always nice to me, but Jeremiah is so strong and he will beat anyone up if they are mean to me. And Noah likes pokemon and so do I but Jeremiah is so funny and he makes me laugh.

Me: Well I'm sure you will know who is best for you when you are old enough.

(There was a long pause and could tell she was thinking about something and then........)

Mylee: Um okay I think I'm going to marry Noah because Jeremiah climbs fences and I just think that would be kind of embarrassing if my husband is climbing a fence when we are trying to go grocery shopping or something!


That is pretty much how it went. HAHA! I just love the way kids think and the things that come out of their mouths. So I guess Jerry has climbed a fence in front of Mylee and that did not appeal to her! So lets hope Noah doesn't start to climb fences because then we will be back to "Who should I marry!"

Happy 3rd Birthday to Moriah Paige!!

Little Miss Riah turned 3 last week and I just can't believe how fast she is growing. We had a fun birthday party for her at the park by our house and she had so much fun. There was a GREAT turn out and we are so grateful to everyone who came to celebrate her special day with us. My batteries died at the very beginning of the party so I only got a few pictures. My sister took a lot of great ones and made me a disc but I haven't been to Show Low yet to pick it up so for now this is what I got. She was a little too distracted to look at me but she still looks adorable!!

This is Avah, our friend Audie's daughter Karter, and the birthday girl eating pizza

waiting for everyone else to show up.

Moriah is so proud that she is 3 now. She makes sure everyone knows that she is not a "todalor"(toddler) anymore, she is a "big girl"! We are so blessed to have her in our family, she makes us laugh everyday and she definitely keeps us on our toes! We love you Moriah, happy birthday!!!

Halloween

I love Halloween! I love watching my girls get so excited about their costumes and trick or treating. We had fun this year. We met up with a bunch of friends and went trick or treating and the girls got enough candy to last them until next year, it won't of course, but it should! Anyway here are a few pictures of the girls in their costumes, enjoy!:)

Bumblebee Ballerina

Stinky skunk

Riah Cutie

Our little froggie

Watch out or she'll stink ya!

They are all ready!

Hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween!! Talk to you all soon.............

Has it really been 3 months!!??

WOW!! It has been forever since I last posted! So this will probably be the longest post in blogging history but oh well. Oh and I won't have any pictures on this post because my sweet Avah found my camera and tried to flush it down the toilet so the camera is currently out of commission! Well since my last post we have moved to snowflake and are liking it so far. Shane had a scare at his job and we thought he was getting laid off but later found out his position is safe. Thank goodness! Mylee started 1st grade in August and she loves it and is making friends fast. She misses all her friends and cousins in Holbrook but she likes it at her new school too. She is doing very well in school too. She just got into the accelerated reading program and she got a perfect report card of course. She is such a good girl! The rest of the girls are doing good too. Moriah is about to turn 3 and I just cannot believe how fast time flys! She is growing up so quickly! She is excited for pre school next year. (and we are too!) :) Avah is growing really fast and she is starting to talk and it is so much fun. She loves her sisters and she loves following them around and getting into things. They are all excited for Halloween. Mylee is going to be a skunk(I tried talking her out of it but no luck!) :) Riah is going to be a bumblebee ballerina and Avah is going to be a dinosaur. Hopefully we have a new camera by then!! Well I guess that's about it. I am going to be better at this blogging thing, I promise. Hope all is well with everybody and I will try to post pictures of the girls in their costumes. Love you all!

Some People.....

Okay so I know I already posted once today but something just happened that I just have to vent about. Avah and I went to Safeway to do some shopping and while we were there this woman walks up to me and tells me how cute my baby is. I say thank you of course. Then she says, "how old is she?" So I tell her almost 14 months and this was her response, "oh my goodness she is HUGE! Do you still have her on formula?" (Keep in mind that this was a total stranger who I have never met in my life!) So thinking she was being a little nosy I went ahead and answered her question, "No she's on whole milk" I tell her. Then she continues to tell me that I needed to put her on skim milk and that child obesity is at an all time high and that if I don't help her now it will be late! So you can imagine how mad I was getting as she was saying this! I could feel my anger rise inside of me so before I did or said anything I would regret I just walked out of the store. I seriously cannot believe this woman had the nerve to say that to me! I mean GEEZ! I know Avah is a little chubby but good grief she's not obese! I mean look how cute she is
Does she look obese to you?? Personally I think she is the cutest baby but maybe that's just cuz she's mine?? Anyway, that lady made me sooooo mad. I told Shane that it's a good thing we're moving so I don't run into her again because I just know I couldn't hold my tongue next time. Anyway, sorry for the rant i just needed to get that off my chest! Some people just have no tact at all!

We're Moving

So after months of looking for a house in Snowflake, we finally found one that we love. I got the keys and signed all the paperwork yesterday and we are moving in next week. I do like it in Holbrook and I am going to miss all the people here. A lot of people trash Holbrooks name but it really is such a peaceful, happy, friendly town. The people here are so awesome. We are so thankful for all of them that have been offering to help us pack and help with the girls. We will miss them all. I wish we didn't have to move but with the gas prices sky rocketing we kind of have no choice. Right now Shane is driving 45 miles to work and 45 miles back. Plus there is only one pediatrician here in town and I don't like her so I take my kids to a wonderful one in Showlow so that is 45 miles away also so being in Snowflake will make things much easier.
We still haven't put our house here in holbrook up for sale, but I am planning on doing that next week also. I really hope it sales fast because we are going to be having 2 house payments and that will not be fun. Our neighbor put her house up for sale 2 weeks ago and she already has it sold so hopefully that will be the case with us. I had forgotten how stressful moving is. We have been here for 3 years so it's been a while since we've had to move. I hate packing, I hate driving back and forth, I hate asking people to watch my girls, I am just not a fan of moving. But in the long run I think it's the right thing for our family at the moment. We really love our new house. It's much bigger than the one we are in now and the yard is gorgeous! Our neighbors on both sides of us have horses and that is the girls favorite thing about it. Yesterday when we went there as we were walking up the steps to the porch Moriah turned around and said, "Horsies you better not poop in our new house!" HAHA! Anyway sorry for rambling on and on, I guess I just have a lot on my mind. One more thing though. After Wednesday we will not have Internet. I'm not sure when it's getting hooked up in our new house but as soon as it is I will post pictures of our new home. Wish us luck, hopefully this will be the last move we make for a VERY, VERY, VERY long time!:)

Avah's first steps....

We never thought this day would come! She is our latest walker. Mylee was 11 months when she walked and Moriah was 9 months, Avah is 13 1/2 months. I know all kids are different but I have to admit we were starting to get a little concerned. But today when Shane got home from work Avah was standing at her leap pad table while I was making dinner and Shane walked in the door and she got so excited, turned around and just started walking to him. It was so cute. All of us started clapping and getting excited so then she thought it was really cool and kept doing it. My camera was dead so I had to charge it and then I made Shane do it again with her. Right at the end she fell on her face and got a big bump on her fore head, poor baby. It didn't stop her though. After a little comfort she was back doing it again. We sure do love this little girl. Oh and please excuse my messy house and Riah with her dress tucked into her panties. :) Enjoy!

T-Ball And A New Haircut!

Moriah got her first haircut this week and we love it. I was a little sad to cut off all her beautiful long hair but I'm glad we did. She looks so cute. I had to bribe her everyday for her to let me do her hair so it will be easier on us short. My sister did a great job, thanks Mandy!:)


Mylee started t-ball this week also. She loves it, and we love watching her. It is so funny to watch these little 5 and 6 year olds play. Mylee even hit a home run today, it was so cute.


Where's my bat coach?

Our little cheese ball!

HOME RUN!!

Our Family

We are the Christiansons and welcome to our blog. We started this blog to try and keep in touch with our friends and family. We are currently living in Holbrook, AZ but we are moving back to Snowflake this summer to be closer to Shane's job.
Shane works at the paper mill as a Machine operator. It's not his favorite thing in the world but it works for now until he can work on getting his art published. If you know Shane you know what an AMAZING artist he is. When he is not at work he is busy being a Daddy to our girls who adore him.
I am a stay home mommy and I love it. Eventually I would like to go back to school and become a teacher but for now, I feel like my calling is to be home with the girls. They definitely keep my busy though. I also love to scrapbook, take pictures, and read in my spare time.(when I have any!)
Mylee Jade is our oldest. She is 6 years old and is about to start 1st grade in August. She is full of life and is always making us laugh. She loves to sing and dance and she is constantly putting concerts and shows on for us. She loves people and is not shy around anyone ever! Which is kind of scary sometimes but it's a quality that will help her throughout her life. She is the sweetest little girl and she is mommy's little helper. I don't know what I would do without her.
Moriah Paige (Riah) is 2 and a half and thinks she is the boss of the family. She is definitely in her terrible twos but we wouldn't have her any other way. :) She is very shy around people she doesn't know and she lets it be known with her ear piercing scream. She is a Daddy's girl through and through, she would go everywhere with him if she could. She loves her big sissy and wants to be just like her. She is a fun girl and we can't wait to see what else she has in store for us.
Avah Brooke just turned 1 in April, she is the baby of the family and she definitely knows it. She loves her Mommy and usually doesn't leave my side. She loves to chase her sisters around the house and she loves to play outside. She is a happy, pretty, busy baby and we are so grateful she's a part of our family.
That's a little about us in a nutshell. Keep checking in for more news and updates. I will post as often as I can. Thanks for stopping by!