The Kotter Family

Monday, March 30, 2009

Stick Figure Family

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Friday, March 27, 2009

Okay, so I know it's time for a new post, but seriously folks, not much exciting happening here. I have officially become a zombie. For those who don't know I've been working 3 1/2 nights a week (night=10pm-7am) at the good ol' Wal-Mart. So, consequently I can't sleep at night, at least not much, on the days I'm not working. So, you'd think I'd have lots of time to blog, which I do, but like I said, nothing to write.

Daniel will finish the semester the second week of April, Then start up again a week later. Aliya has started nursery which is good and bad since we have 1pm church which = right in the middle of nap time. She is growing up so fast and does so many cute things constantly. I promise to upload some pictures soon, but in the meantime, if anyone needs a late night phone buddy- I'm totally up for it.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Hats off Aliya!

So, have I mentioned that our daughter LOVES hats. She doesn't necessarily like to wear one hat for any extended amount of time but she loves to try each and every hat on for size, and some other things that aren't technically hats. So, here is a salute to Aliya and her various choices of head-wear.

Daddy's hat

Mommy's hat

Present from Grandma hat

Her favorite hat! (I'm not kidding, this kid loves the bucket...it's a fabulous multi purpose toy.)

Diaper holder crate

Babushka

Cowgirl hat

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

For all the Mommies

I know a real post is due, but I laughed til I cried over this and had to share. This is from Parenting magazine, it's been a long time since english class so I don't know how to properly cite it but props to the author. Kudos to those of you with more than one kid, I don't know how you do it! Hugs to you all, real news will come someday, but for now just know we are well.

Goodnight Mom

In the messy green

family room

There was a telelmarketer

ringing the telephone

And a crying toddler

because his brother

just popped his

red baloon

And a picture of--

The cow jumping over the moon

(which someone colored on

with permanent marker)

And there was a missing

teddy bear, and a girl with

gum in her hair

And one to be scolded

And laundry to be folded

And a very hungry spouse

And something stinky in the house

(that no one else seemed to smell)

And a comb and a brush and a colicky

baby who just won't shush

And a frazzled mommy screaming #*%#@

Goodnight messy room

Goodnight scribbled on moon

Goodnight cow getting out while she can

Goodnight telemarketers and the

popped baloon

Goodnight lost teddy bear

Goodnight cereal bar smeared all

over the dining room chair

Goodnight spitup

And goodnight leaky sippy cup

Goodnight much- too-little house and

goodnight grumpy spouse

Goodnight comb and goodnight brush

And goodnight to a certain 4-year-old

who just needs to hush right now I mean it

Goodnight Elmo

Goodnight toys we'll pick up tomorrow,

or the next day

Hello "coke" and TiVo--

"me" time Finally

--Sarah Jio

Friday, January 9, 2009

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, etc....

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year....no I'm not lost or dead. I know it has been forever but this whole no computer at home thing is a major hinderance to my would be regular blogging. We had wonderful holidays. We spent Christmas with my family in Pocatello. It was so fun to watch Aliya experience some of the wonderment of Christmas; the lights and ornaments, tearing into presents, singing carols, and of course enjoying/being terrified by the plethera of Aunts, Uncles, and Grandparents and Cousins she saw at the various get togethers . In the end a good time was had by all. Our new years was very uneventful, we fell asleep at ten, yet somehow, I wasn't all that sad about it. Hugs to those of you we weren't able to see. Here are a few pictures.