Sharsti & Josh Scott Are Married!

I have a ton of pictures to post. SOME people have been bugging me to post them so here is the very first installment! Much more to come.

Gwenyth Ivy Steveson

Jordan, Danika, Daryl, Brittyn, Joel, Tanner, and Gwenyth.

Brittyn trying to get a peak at her new cousin.

noir ses soir

We stayed out really late last night (Sunday night) visiting Grandma & Grandpa Steveson. We didn't get home until about 10:00pm. On a school night that can be tough on the kids. Monday is a busy day. I had to get kids up pretty early. Around 4:00pm I caught Ruby falling asleep on the sofa. I told Ruby "don't you dare go to sleep! You will be up all night if you do!"

She said "I'm not going to sleep! I am just closing my eyes and looking at the dark!"-Made my day!

Ruby Mae Is 5

Ruby turned 5 January 28, 2010. She wanted a Tinkerbell cake. I thought I would try a cupcake tower. Ruby chose strawberry and lemon flavored cupcakes and the cake layers were also strawberry and lemon. This was Ruby's year for a "family" party. We had the Joel Steveson family and her Grandma Colleen and Grandpa Larry over for Dinner and a party! Ruby has had a wonderful year. This is her second year of preschool. She loves doing "homework" when she gets home from school. I have her write her new reading words and sound them out. She seems to be catching on quickly.

Ruby has hit a milestone. On Friday the 29th Ruby went into the doctor for her 5 year check-up. Her immunizations were all caught up and she doesn't need to get her TSH levels checked until March. First time EVER she has gone to the doctor and not gotten poked with a needle or had to have a blood draw! She was a bit confused. She asked me if she still got a sucker when we were done! We are really hoping that the Endocrinologist is right and that her Thyroid issues will be smooth sailing from here on out.

Some of Ruby's favorite things: Emma, makeup, fingernail polish, Tinkerbell, her DS, swim lessons, gymnastics, her CTR4 teacher Dianne Kienholz, playing with Brittyn, and helping Mom with chores.

Ruby loves choosing the right and not the "left"!

Cold & Miserable

Have you ever been to Zoo Lights? In past years if you bought a season pass to the zoo it included free passes to Zoo Lights. In past years we have gone. Only to come away thinking that it was the same as the year before and if it wasn't free it really wouldn't be worth it. Well, 2009 will be the last year we ever go to Zoo Lights! This year we were turned off by the huge crowds, long lines, freezing cold weather and to top it off we only got a 50% discount on our admission. Rip off! On the bright side, Brittyn looked so cute in her front pack with dad.

Notice: Missing Toothbrush

Found: One Candy Cane
"I can't find my toothbrush! So I have this candy cane and it makes my teeth smell gOOOOOoood!"-Ruby

Rice, Rice, Baby

Brittyn's first rice cereal! And the verdict is...she likes it! It has been nice to have her be able to eat something else besides just nursing. She has a healthy serving every night right before bedtime. I am hoping she will sleep better. She really has a hard time sleeping at night. Maybe it is to quiet. She is so used to older siblings making tons of noise!