Pember Family

Aaron turned four!

2011-07-21T09:54:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe but our little boy turned four this month. He had a great time with most of his favorite people at his party.

Had to sneak a picture of Aubrey in just because she is so cute.

This was his favorite toy of the night. He had been asking for this toy for soooo long and thanks to his Nana we were able to get it super cheap!

Playing catchup

2011-07-21T09:45:00.000-07:00

So I am going to try this blogging thing again. Hopefully I will be better about it this time. These are just some pics from our trip to Slide Rock about a month ago. It was tons of fun.

This was when Isaac fell. It was hilarious.

Then he took the kids on a scary hike. They loved it.

Kid pics

2010-10-21T09:40:00.000-07:00

It's been a super long time since I updated but I know some people still check in on us. Here are the kids school pictures for the year. I think they came out super cute. We are all doing pretty well. Isaac has two more chemo treatments then hopefully he will be in remission and we can be done with cancer. Our baby Aubrey is 5 months old and growing up too fast. She is trying very hard to crawl and wants to be a big girl. Aaron is in preschool and loving every minute of it. Allison is a little social butterfly in kindergarten and Alexis is having fun learning to read in first grade.

Walking at the park

2009-10-26T21:54:00.000-07:00

We decided to take the kids on a walk around Red Mountain Park on Sunday. They mostly had fun. Allison really doesn't like to walk so we had to encourage her often to keep going. I just realized most of the pics are from behind. Weird.

Beach photo shoot. Thanks again Melissa!

2009-09-12T08:36:00.000-07:00

Summer Fun

2009-09-03T07:34:00.000-07:00

It's been a while blogging world. We had such a busy summer. Here are a few things we did.

We went swimming...and swimming...
Aaron turned two...
We did sparklers...
We went to the zoo...
We went camping a few times...
We had a great summer with some ups and downs, especially for Aaron. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy this summer. He has a very mild form thankfully and he has made a ton of progress. He is walking more and more and he has his first word. He can say ball and uh oh. We had his eyes operated on again and I think it worked this time. This is just a little peak at our summer. I hope yours was as good as mine!

Aaron can walk!

2009-06-08T17:30:00.000-07:00

Some of you may not know, but my almost 2 year old still doesn't walk. We are still working on why, but in the mean time he has been working very hard at physical therapy and here is some video of his progress. It has taken us a while to get it on video. (He's been dodging the camera.) Pay no attention to the head band I have on. It was dress up day. Hopefully when we get his braces he will really take off.

2009-05-25T22:16:00.000-07:00

It's been a while so here's an update on us. It is officially summer around here so the swimming has begun. This is a cute picture of my kids and my brother Josh's kids having fun in the jacuzzi.

Isaac took Aaron to his first baseball game. They had a lot of fun in their baseball hats.Alli and Aaron continue to take darn cute pictures together.Allison turned four years old. She got a new haircut, dress, and shoes for the occasion. We love her to pieces. She is our little ball of fire.Alexis finished her first year of school. We are so proud of her. When can I send her back again?In other news, Aaron has been seeing a lot of doctors and therapists lately. He started PT and speech and is making some really good progress. He is taking steps on a regular basis and is starting to learn how to sign. He is getting braces for his legs this week. His feet point out when he is standing so his ortho is trying to fix it. He will be having surgery on his eyes again on June 8th. Isaac will be out of town AGAIN for surgery day, but we will get through it anyway. Aaron is also seeing a nuerologist on Wednesday. Hopefully we will get some answers about some of his issues soon. I guess they don't call it practicing medicine for nothing.

2009-05-09T22:15:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day!
I hope all you mommys out there have a wonderful day.

Easter

2009-04-14T14:59:00.000-07:00

We had a good Easter. It was very exciting to have Aaron wear real clothes for a day. Unfortunately, he had to go back to sleepers the next day. We had a little egg hunt at our house right after church, then went to Isaac's aunts house for another egg hunt and dinner. It was a beautiful day and we had a good family day.

So sweet

2009-04-08T09:11:00.000-07:00

This is Aaron watching conference during the prayer. I haven't taught him to fold his arms yet, but I guess he is watching us. I think I sometimes underestimate Aaron because of all his issues, but he showing me everyday how smart he is. Now if we could get him to walk...

Camping and house painting

2009-04-02T08:43:00.000-07:00

We went camping over spring break. It took us about 5 hours to get to a campsite 1 hour away, but we made it and the kids had fun. We took them on a hike which was fine until we had to cross a really cold stream. Lexi held Alli's hand and made her fall all the way in. She was a little uncomfortable after that.

We have also been working very hard on our house the last few weeks. Isaac's gotten most of the landscaping done and we got the house painted. It came out really good. We love it.

Here is the house before.
During and...

Oh Utah, why are you so far away?

2009-03-02T09:17:00.000-08:00

We had a ton of fun in Utah. We started by stopping and Amber and Jaron's house in Hurricane. We went to these red rocks and took the kids for a hike. I was nervous the whole time, but the kids did great and had so much fun. Alli wanted to go again as soon as we got back to the car.

After Hurricane we went to Salt Lake to go to one of Isaac's oldest friends, Ryan and Ali's, endowments and sealing. It was a lot of fun doing a live session, but it took so long. We are so happy for Ryan and Ali and were so glad we could be there with them. We spent the rest of our trip in Springville with my brother Andy. The kids had so much fun playing with their cousins. We love being able to come visit them. We were lucky to be there to celebrate their daughter Brynn's first birthday. She REALLY enjoyed that cake! She was like a vacuum. We should have video taped it.

We drove home through Vegas this time and got to go over the Hoover Dam. I have never been there before and it was dang cool. This is the bridge they are building over it.
Aaron sums up our vacation nicely here. We had a ton of fun, but we are all really tired and trying to get back to our normal lives.

2009-02-23T17:05:00.000-08:00

Snow day

2009-02-12T07:55:00.000-08:00

We couldn't take Aaron to church a couple weeks ago so we decided to go for a drive and find some snow. We only found a little bit, but it was enough for the girls. They were ready to leave after about 30 minutes because they were cold.

This was pretty much the extent of the snow. They still had a snowball fight though.

Things have been good, until...

2009-01-22T18:29:00.000-08:00

Things have been going well for us lately. Isaac's health is improving, Aaron's eye's are finally going straight, and I got made permanent at work. So of course the Lord decided things were too easy. Aaron and Alexis went in for their well child checks last week. Lexi is in the 50th percentile like always, but Aaron has fallen off the charts. He is in the under 5th percentile because he is so small. He also had to get shots, which I didn't think anything about. He gets shots all the time with no problems. He started scratching his face like crazy a few days ago so we just thought his excema had spread. Then I started thinking. Some of his sores looked really gross and irritated and his excema cream wasn't working at all. Finally today I remembered what happened to Alexis after her 18 month appointment. She got the Varicella vaccine which gave her chicken pox and the same thing happened to Aaron. It isn't supposed to be contagious or very bad when they get it this way, but we will keep him away from the masses for few days just in case. He looks horrible, but I don't think he feels that badly. Hopefully this will clear up soon.

Isaac had fun putting the calomine lotion on Aaron.

New do

2008-12-31T15:27:00.000-08:00

If you've known me for a while, you've noticed I don't change my hair very often. I've changed color a few times, but I always go back to my old faithful blond. Monday, after much encouragement from Isaac, I went and got my hair done and this is the result. I really like it, it's just weird not to have long hair.

Christmas

2008-12-31T10:50:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas this year. My brother Andy and family were able to come from Utah and spend the week with us. The girls had a lot of fun together. It rained almost all week so we were stuck at home a lot, but the kids did really well together.
We went to my sister in law Amanda's mom's house for Christmas Eve and had a special guest. The kids all got to make sure Santa knew what they wanted. The only bad part was that most of them changed their minds and asked for something else.
This is the first picture I have of Lexi with Santa that she is not crying in. She's always been pretty scared of him.
Aaron was more interested in the candy cane than Santa.
They all even got a gift from Santa. They had a great time. Thanks Barbara and Kevin for having us over. We had so much fun.

The girls looked so cute in their Christmas jammies. They were all patiently waiting for me to wake up. I'm not a morning person.
Lexi also turned 5 on Christmas. It's hard to believe my baby is already 5. She is turning into a beautiful, hard headed little girl and we are so grateful for her.

Let's catch up

2008-12-12T07:38:00.000-08:00

This is all super out of order and I don't know how to fix it so I hope it make sense. Aaron had his surgery yesterday. We woke up at 3am and drove home from Cali to make it to the hospital by 9am. He did so well. He slept most of the day afterward and his eyes are swollen, but he is pretty happy. He doesn't like the vasoline-like drops I have to put in, but other than that we're just hoping it worked. His eyes are still a little crossed, but the doctor said it might take a few days.
This is him right after we got home. He refused to wake up at the hospital so they just let us come home. They were really busy and needed us out of the room. He finally woke up about 2 hours after we got home and has been eating ever since.
This is just a super cute picture of my niece Malia after the funeral that is mentioned below. Aaron and Malia were talking to each other. It was adorable.

My grandfather passed away last Friday so we drove to California Tuesday morning. He was a great man and I was so lucky to have him in my life. We were very lucky that we could all go visit him this summer. He will be greatly missed.

Lexi and Alli went to a princess party for their cousin Emma last weekend. They wanted to make sure I put a picture on my blog so everyone could see how pretty they looked.
Allison finally got her big girl bed. She still looks so tiny in it. She really enjoys jumping on it and has already broken her box spring.

Isaac's health has been pretty good. His mass is still the same size, but it hasn't gotten any bigger. Oh and he decided to grow a beard. I hate it, but he still won't shave it. Feel free to comment on how much you hate it as well. Maybe we can collectively get him to shave it.

I have been pretty busy the last few weeks. I've been planning Lexi's 5th birthday party. We are having it tomorrow at a park so I hope the weather stays nice. I got a job at the Children's Place so I've been gone nights. It's awesome though because I get 30% off. I think that's about it for us. I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas season so far.

2008-11-19T20:55:00.001-08:00

I stole this from my friend Renee's blog. It looked fun so I thought I would do it too.

1. Who was your FIRST prom date?
Isaac. We went to my senior prom together.

2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love?
Everyday, whether I want to or not.

3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink?
I was probably 16 or so. All the cool kids were doing it.

4. What was your FIRST job?
I worked at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino. It sucked because I only worked Saturday nights which made me miss all the youth dances.

5. What was your FIRST car?
Technically it was a 1990 Toyota Corolla, but my dad bought it for me after I totalled his newer Toyota Corolla after a youth dance. Maybe I should have kept working...

6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today?
Amanda telling me she got gas for $2.03 today. Can you believe it?

7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning?
Lexi. I had to get her up for school, but I really didn't want to wake up this morning.

8. Who was your FIRST grade teacher?
Mrs. Ferguson. What's funny about her is that Isaac installed the alarm in her house right before we moved to Arizona. Small world huh.

9. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane?
I flew to Florida to be in the Disney World parade my senior year. I saw N'Sync in the airport, but I didn't know who they were at the time. Guess I missed my shot at Justin.

10. Who was your FIRST best friend and are you still friends with them?
Probably Trisha. We were in the same ward most of our lives. She happens to live in AZ know too. Isaac ran into her a few months ago so were are able to hang out again which was so cool.

11. What was your FIRST sport played?
I played volleyball my freshman year. I was getting pretty good, but I decided to give it up for cheerleading the next year.

12. Where was your FIRST sleep over?
I would say my neighbor Melody's house when I was about 5. She was my next door neighbor.

13. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today?
Lexi while I tried to wake her up for about five minutes. I finally had to pick her up and make her sit up. We are not morning people.

14. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time?
I was in Renee's wedding. I had to leave early though because I was flying to Florida that night for above mentioned parade appearance.

15. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning?
Move Alexis off my pillow. I'm not quite sure how both girls wound up in my bed this morning.

16. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to?
I saw the Oakridge Boys with my parents at the Orange Show. (That's a fair in San Bernardino for all those that did not grow up in the ghetto.)

17. FIRST tattoo or piercing?
I had my ears pierced when I was about 8.

18. FIRST foreign country you went to?
I went to TJ once. Does that count? Isaac took me with his friends Matt and Celeste. I have a picture of us sitting on donkeys painted like Zebras. Good times.

19. What was your FIRST run in with the law?
I guess it would be my car accident when I was 16. It was my fault so I got my first ticket and had to go to court and everything. Definitely not a fun day.

20. When was your FIRST detention?
In 8th grade I was forging my mom's signature while in class, pretty much in front of my teacher. She didn't think too highly of that.

21. What was the FIRST state you lived in?
California. It still feel weird sometimes that I don't live there anymore.

22. Who was the FIRST person to break your heart?
So far the heart is unbroken. I didn't really have "boyfriends" until Isaac so my heart stayed intact.

23. Who was your FIRST roommate?
Besides my sister? I lived with my friend Kim for a few months. She wound up getting secretly married while we were living together which made it weird for me when her husband moved in. It was definitely a learning experience.

24. Where did you go on your FIRST limo ride?
Junior prom to San Diego. A bunch of the cheerleaders went as friends and had such a good time.

If anyone else wants to do this, feel free. Let me know so I can read yours.

Health update

2008-11-08T16:32:00.001-08:00

Aaron had an appointment with the eye doctor this week. I was worried because both of his eyes have been crossing lately. The doctor assured me that this was a good thing though. It means he can see out of both eyes, he just won't use them together. Since he has vision in both eyes he has approval for the corrective surgery. He will be having it on December 11. It is an outpatient surgery thankfully, but it is never fun to have your kid put under. Since Aaron has had anaesthesia previously, we know he will handle it well. I just have to handle it well. Isaac will be out of town that day and the day after so we will have to manage without him.

Isaac's mass is stable so his doctor is happy. They are going to continue monitoring him every two weeks to make sure it stays the same or gets smaller. He is in less pain, but he is still always tired. I will be so happy when he finally recovers from this.

Halloween finally

2008-11-08T16:26:00.001-08:00

The angel, the fairy, and the spider.

Isaac and I were Clark Kent and Lois Lane for a Halloween themed wedding. Apparently brown wigs were in short supply so Isaac brought home a red one.

Oh boys...

2008-10-02T10:01:00.000-07:00

Well, the men in my family are having a hard time right now. On Sunday we had to take Isaac to the ER. He was sitting at church and started having really bad chest pain. They took him right back and got him a shot of morphine but still don't really know why he was having so much pain. We think maybe the mass is irritating the lung for some reason. It took them 8 hours to figure that out by the way. He is on Vicodin to help with the pain and we are waiting for his pulmonologist to get back to us.

On to the next boy. Aaron had his appointment with the eye specialist yesterday. There is nothing wrong with his eyes, but for some reason he is only using his right eye most of the time. The bad part about that is that it could lead to permanate loss of sight. We are trying to treat him by putting an eye patch on his good eye for 3 hours a day. You can imagine how well this is going so far. I pretty much have to hold him the whole time so he won't take it off. The longest he has worn it is 45 minutes. We have a week to get him to wear the patch or I will have to dialate his good eye everyday which will make it blurry in the hope that he will compensate with the bad eye.

Good thing the girls are so tough. I don't know if I could handle anymore specialist appointments.

Sickly Aaron

2008-09-14T21:31:00.000-07:00

Aaron has been having some issues again lately. We noticed he had a skin reaction every time we tried milk so we had him tested for allergies. What a pandora's box we opened with that. He was positive for milk, eggs, peanuts, cats, and dogs. He is also anemic. I just took him to the specialist and they did another blood test to check for more foods and will do a scratch test when we go back in a few weeks. In the mean time he is doing breathing treatments twice a day. They think he might have asthma also. To top it all off about a week ago we noticed one of his eyes wandering solo. He's developed a lazy eye so I am taking him back in tomorrow to have it checked out. Hopefully it will be an easy fix.

Castles and Coasters

2008-09-14T21:22:00.001-07:00

Isaac's work took us to Castles and Coasters yesterday. We had a great time. Here are a ton of pics from the day.

Alli got thrown forward the first time they got bumped and busted her lip so she did not enjoy this ride very much.

Aaron had to watch all day. There were't any rides he could go on there. Thankfully he wasn't too bummed about it.
It was so nice to go somewhere as a family and just spend all day together. It feels like we don't do it often enough. We had so much fun!

Date night

2008-09-14T21:18:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Isaac and I got to go out alone so we went to a Diamondbacks game. They have an awesome field that is indoors, thank goodness. This is how high up we were.

Isaac has some sort of disorder which prevents him from making a normal face in pictures. We're working on it so hopefully we'll find a cure soon.

2008-08-28T10:41:00.000-07:00

I... Have been tagged!

I am: Laura.

I think: I need a vacation, without kids.

I know: my Heavenly Father loves me.

I want: to fit into my jeans again.

I have: a beautiful family.

I wish: I was more organized.

I hate: the smell of menudo. Isaac loves the stuff.

I miss: sleeping in. Dang kindergarten.

I fear: failing as a mother.

I feel: like crap. I have a cold.

I hear: Alli taking care of her baby

I smell: nothing. I've got a cold.

I crave: anything with sugar.

I search: for things to do with a 3 year old.

I wonder: what Isaac is doing right now.

I regret: not finishing college.

I love: my family.

I care: what people think of me.

I always: check on my kids at night.

I am not: a supermom.

I believe: in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (You're singing the song in your head right now aren't you.)

I dance: when the girls want to have a dance party.

I sing: in Primary

I don't always: do the dishes at night.

I fight: about home decorating. Isaac wants to be too involved.

I write: hardly anything. I mostly type.

I lose: sleep. My 1 year old still doesn't sleep through the night.

I win: at boardgames. Just ask Isaac.

I never: clean my own room. It's always the last thing on my list.

I listen: to lots of I am a Child of God solos. (thanks Alli and Lexi)

I can usually be found: at home.

I am scared: of spiders.

I need: Tivo

I am happy about: my life. So far so good.

I tag: anyone who wants to do this. It was kind of hard.

Beach fun

2008-08-28T10:18:00.000-07:00

We had such a good time on our campout at McGrath State Beach. All of the cousins got to play all week and the adults got to hang out an visit.
Alexis took this picture. I caught her a few times stealing the camera and taking random pictures.
It took Alli a little while to warm up to great grandpa, but once she did she couldn't stop giving him loves.
Lexi and Melena really like to show their funny faces.
Aaron really enjoyed eating the sand and dirt as you can see.This is most of the kids. We were singing songs getting ready for the talent show.
We went to Lompoc to visit my grandpa. Most of us hadn't seen him for a while so it was great to visit.
Isaac was very serious about the sandcastle contest. He won.
Aaron really enjoyed the dirt. I'm not sure he ate anything else all week.

Alexis started school

2008-08-18T23:01:00.000-07:00

She actually started the 11th, but I'm just getting around to blogging about it. She has been so excited for school to start and she absolutely loves it. I was so worried that she wouldn't like it, but she gets so excited everyday to go. On Friday I had to break it to her that she couldn't go to school the next day and she started crying. I'm so glad she loves it. I just can't believe I am old enough to have a kindergartner.

And we're off

2008-07-31T07:50:00.001-07:00

We are headed to California today for our vacation. We will be camping with my family at a beach in Ventura. Should be a good time. By the way Isaac's biopsy went well and we found out he has valley fever. He is going to start taking some drugs for it, but we decided not to start them until we get back from vacation. They will probably make him feel sick and can make his hair fall out. Exciting stuff huh.

Belly Flopping

2008-07-13T10:23:00.000-07:00

We had a little pool party last night and the boys decided it would be fun to belly flop. Isaac's cousin David won the night with this beauty of a flop.

Memory Lane

2008-07-12T15:33:00.000-07:00

MEMORY LANE-This will be fun especially if everyone and I do mean EVERYONE will join in! This is just too fun to pass up. Here are the directions:

1. Add a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together or you had with Isaac. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember, good or bad but be nice!!!!!!!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. We can make it a competition if anyone wants. Let's see who can come up with the funniest memory and who has the most memories. Please keep it going. ENJOY :)

Isaac's update

2008-07-09T23:09:00.000-07:00

Isaac went back to the doctor on Monday. All his tests came back negative again so he is scheduled for a biopsy on the 18th. Isaac is not very excited about getting a needle to the back, but I am so glad the we will finally get some answers. He has been feeling better so hopefully when we go in for the biopsy the mass will have shrunk. If it has they won't have to do it. If they do the biopsy we will have the results back on the 28th.

Camping Fun

2008-07-09T23:01:00.001-07:00

We went camping up by Heber for the 4th of July weekend. It was tons of fun. It was especially nice to get out of the heat for a few days. The day we left it was 55 degrees and Isaac and I were ready to come home.
The kids all marched in a 4th of July parade. They all looked so cute marching around camp.
Lexi's favorite part of the camp out was the swing the boys put up. All she ever wanted to do was get pushed on the swing.
Alli really enjoyed all the junk food. She definitely has my sweet tooth.
Aaron just hung out the whole time. Apparently the outdoors make him very sleepy.

Aaron turned 1!

2008-07-09T22:52:00.000-07:00

My boy turned one on Sunday. He is such a good little boy. He is always so happy. We are very blessed to have him in our family. He still isn't walking at all and only has 2 teeth. I always thought he was such a big baby, but compared to everyone else's babies, he is tiny. Oh well, he has plenty of time to grow.
We had to hold his hands when we were singing to him. He really wanted to touch the candle.
His favorite part of his birthday was eating the cake.
I let all the other kids at the party open his presents for him. It was more fun for them and Aaron didn't care at all. He just wanted to play with all the paper. I was so glad we could have a party for him. Isaac didn't want me to throw one, but I sneaked it in as a break the fast dinner.

Tests, tests, and more tests

2008-06-23T10:49:00.001-07:00

Well, we just got back from the pulmonary doctor appointment. They did a bunch more tests and we still don't know anything. They are retesting him for valley fever which came back negative the first time. If it comes back negative again, he will have a biopsy which is sticking a needle in his back to get a piece of lung. So now we just wait some more. Thank you everyone for keeping Isaac in your prayers. We really appreciate it.

Update on Isaac

2008-06-16T16:54:00.000-07:00

Isaac had a CT scan on his lung this morning so we've been waiting around all day for the doctor to call. He said that they still don't know what the mass is on his lung so we are headed to the lung doctor next Monday. All this waiting around is making us both crazy so hopefully next Monday we will have a better idea of what is going on.

The last few months...

2008-06-15T11:19:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, I am a horrible blogger so here is the last few months in review. Allison turned 3 in April. She had a very fun birthday party and is a very cute and snotty 3 year old. We can finally understand what she is saying and it's a lot of "leave me alone" and "go away". Hopefully she will grow out of it soon. I am trying really hard to potty train her, but she has no interest so far. We will keep working at it.
My sister lost her best friend Mark last month. We were just in California for the funeral. He had just moved out here and they were going to buy a house together when he passed away. She is going to live with us for a while longer and I'm hoping her heart will begin to heal soon. She is having a pretty hard time.
It's finally hot enough to go swimming. Aaron loves the pool soooo much. He splashes the entire time he is in and has a ton of fun. We got the girls life jackets which makes it so much easier for me to take them swimming.
Isaac turned 28 in May. I remember when he turned 18. It's so weird that we are getting so old. Isaac has been having a hard time breathing for the last week or so. We took him to the doctor and they found a mass on one of his lungs. We go tomorrow for a CT scan so hopefully we will know what it is sometime tomorrow. Waiting all weekend has been horrible.
Isaac went backpacking with the scouts a few weekends ago. This is what fresh air does to his eyes. This picture is so creepy.

This all pretty much all we have been doing. Pretty exciting huh.

2008-06-14T08:53:00.000-07:00

Utah trip

2008-04-19T12:58:00.000-07:00

Us at Zion

Us on top of the conference center
Half of the grandkids and below is my beautiful new niece Brynn.

We just had a very fun week in Utah visiting friends and family. We spent 3 days with our good friends the Ellingons. They took us to Zion National Park which was so fun and beautiful. The kids had so much fun going on the hikes and seeing waterfalls. Then we headed to Springville and spent the rest of our trip with my brother Andy. He had a baby girl on leap day so we were there for her blessing. It was so nice to be able to spend some time with his family. My dad came up too so we had half of the grandkids there at once. Here are some pics from our trip.

Disneyland

2008-04-19T12:53:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I took the kids to Disneyland with my dad, his wife, my sister, and all her kids. We had so much fun. Lexi went on every ride I went on including Space Mountain. Alli's favorite ride was the Matterhorn. She keeps asking me when we can go on it again. We spent one day at Disneyland and one day at California Adventure. There wasn't as much stuff for my kids to do at CA, but the electric parade made up for it. I think my sister and I were the most excited about that. We would get all excited and giddy if the princesses looked our way. My kids are terrified of people dressed as characters by the way. This was the only picture I could get of them with anyone.

Isaac loves me

2008-04-19T12:46:00.000-07:00

He loves me so much that I finally got new appliances. Pay no attention to the white hood above the stove. We still have to replace that. I have been bugging him for years and he finally gave in. So far the fingerprints aren't bothering me, but we'll see how it goes. The only downside to these appliances is that Isaac and I did it all ourselves. We moved out the old and put in the new. I was fine until Isaac made me lift our old refrigerator. It was pretty heavy and I thought I broke my collar bone, but luckily I only got a cut.

Some random cuteness

2008-03-17T08:14:00.000-07:00

Allison was so tired she fell asleep sitting up. It was so cute.
Isaac took all of us to work with hime one Saturday. This is the girls working in the conference room.
All the sudden, I stopped hearing the Jumperoo make noise so I checked on Aaron and this is what I found.
We curled the girls hair for church so we decided to take a family picture.

2008-03-16T12:34:00.000-07:00

RULES of the game… Each player answers questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player tags 4 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they are tagged.

1. Where I was 10 years ago: I was a senior in high school and dating my future husband.

2. 5 things on my “To Do List” today: Put everything in our new desk, go to Costco, clean kids rooms, put laundry away, mop kitchen.

3. Things I would do if I became a billionaire: Lots and lots of shopping and fixing Isaac's 64 Skylark to perfection.

4. 3 of my BAD habits: I don't call people back, I never charge my cell phone, if I'm reading a book I ignore everyone and everything else.

5. 5 places I have lived: Azusa, CA, San Bernardino, CA, Highland, CA, Mesa, AZ.

6. 5 jobs I've had: Orange Show Speedway, Fiesta Village, Morgan Stanley, UBS PaineWebber, Loma Linda Medical Center, and Morgan Stanley again.

7. Seven Random Things About Myself:
1. I have 5 siblings and 3 step siblings. Most people think there are only 4 of us.
2. My brother worked for Michael Jackson for a really long time and testified at the trial.
3. I hate going to the gym, but I go almost everyday to get out of the house.
4. I am a horrible cook, just ask Isaac.
5. I'm not a very good visiting teacher.
6. I love prime time TV, especially reality TV.
7. I am a late night snacker.

Snow day

2008-03-16T12:30:00.000-07:00

We took the kids to the snow a few weeks ago. It was their first time. We had a fun day, but Lexi felt a little picked on. It was fun to throw snowballs at her because she would get so mad. I know, we're awful parents.

Funny, yet so sad

2008-02-17T21:36:00.000-08:00

So it has been brought to my attention that I am a bad blogger. I never really do anything so I don't have anything to write about. I've decided to sacrifice Aaron in my blogging lull. For some reason, Isaac singing has a very sad effect on Aaron. It's so sad, but really hilarious. I hope you enjoy.

(No children or animals were hurt in the making of this video.)

River day

2008-01-22T10:59:00.001-08:00

We took the kids and had lunch at the river yesterday. They had lots of fun playing with their cousins Kael, Emma, and Aiden. Isaac kept posing them so we got some cute pictures.

Christmas

2008-01-03T10:39:00.001-08:00

We spent Christmas at my dad's house in California this year. My brother Andy and his family came from Utah also. It was fun to have so many cousins together. The picture above is of the kids Christmas morning. Aaron didn't even wake up until after everyone finished opening their presents.
Here are all the cousins that were together. They all played so well together the whole week. Lexi keeps asking to call her cousin Abbi because she misses her.
The girls thought it would be fun to ride Isaac so he decided to oblige them. Right after I took this picture they all came tumbling down. Thankfully no one was hurt.
We got gingerbread houses at Costco for 3 bucks on Christmas Eve, but we didn't let the kids make them until a few days after Christmas. As you can see, ours didn't do very well. I was trying to get the roof on when my hand went through it. The kids still wanted to eat it thank goodness. We had such a good time just hanging out with family this year. Maybe next year we can get more of our siblings in on the fun.

2007-12-21T17:45:00.000-08:00

I got tagged!

Some Marriage Quiz

What is his name: Isaac Wayne Pember

How long have you been married: 5 years

How long did you date: 4 years

How old is he? 27

Who eats more? Definitely Isaac. My dad always called Isaac the garbage disposal because he always finished all the food. We never had leftovers.

Who said I love you first? Isaac did. To quote him he said, "I love you fool". I had that engraved on his wedding ring.

Who is taller? Isaac is. It seems like he keeps getting taller than me. I think I'm shrinking.

Who sings better? Neither of us are singers. We sure try in the car though.

Who is smarter? Isaac has the street smarts and I have the book smarts.

Whose temper is worse? Anyone who knows us knows it's Isaac for sure. He has calmed down over the years though thank goodness.

Who does the laundry? I do, everyday. The pile never seems to get smaller.

Who does the dishes? I do. I remember Isaac doing them once or twice when we were first married, but that ended pretty quickly.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Isaac does right now. But no matter what side he's on at the time, he always wants to have my side.

Who cooks dinner? I usually do, but Isaac is a better cook.

Who drives when you are together? Isaac always wants to drive. I have to beat him to it and then he usually pouts the whole time I'm driving.

Who is more stubborn? Oh Isaac. I have to say I am the more laid back of the two of us.

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Isaac will, but he usually doesn't mean it. He just says it so we won't argue anymore.

Whose parents do you see the most? Isaac's mom lives 3 doors down from us.

Who has more friends? Isaac is friends with everyone. He still talks to everyone he knew in high school. I'm not very good at making grown up friends.

Who has more siblings? Isaac wins with 9. I only have 8.

Who wears the pants in the family? Isaac wears them, but I tell him which pants to wear.

Christmas fun

2007-12-20T17:52:00.000-08:00

The girls and I decided to try to make gingerbread cookies this year. It didn't go well. It was a lot of work and they didn't taste very good. The girls decorated them in their favorite color so they aren't very Christmasy plus as you can see we used some of our Easter cookie cutters. We wound up throwing them away and making chocolate chip cookies instead.

Big news for Isaac

2007-12-06T16:06:00.000-08:00

Isaac has been promoted to Supervisor at Brinks. We are so proud of him. He's only been there 4 years, but he has worked so hard and it's nice to see it pay off for him. Hopefully we'll still see him sometimes. So far he has worked some long hours.

More Aaron

2007-12-06T15:56:00.001-08:00

I can't stop myself from posting pictures of this kid. These thermals were given to us and they are the cutest thing I have ever seen. Too bad we decided to try them on him when they barely fit. Isaac thought it would be fun to make it look like he was standing and he did a pretty good job.
This is Aaron trying squash for the first time. We have been trying rice cereal but he always gags himself. He seems to like the squash, but he still isn't sure how to keep it in his mouth. He's sitting in his new fancy highchair that I got at the Mattel Outlet in San Bernardino. We were visiting my dad over the weekend so I got to go to my favorite place, the Mattel outlet. I got the highchair and finished most of my Christmas shopping. We drove around and looked at all the old neighborhoods. It's strange to see things that are so familiar, but aren't home anymore. Isaac had lots of fun visiting with some friends we haven't seen in years. We got to hang out with Matt Ewell and Scott Peterson. It was so nice to see everyone. We had a great time.

It's been a while

2007-12-06T15:46:00.001-08:00

It's been a while since I have posted anything so here are a few things we have done lately. Here are the girls decorating the tree. They put all the colors together so the tree looks a little weird. I keep thinking I'll fix it when they go to bed, but I haven't yet.

This is Isaac and Aaron at Thanksgiving at Isaac's aunts house. They we totally dressed the same. It made me giggle to see them matching.
This is just a cute pic of Aaron. I want to make sure everyone knows he is still a cute little boy in case you forgot.

I guess Aaron's not so big

2007-11-07T11:32:00.001-08:00

Aaron had his 4 month check up yesterday and I was kind of surprised by how small he is. He only weighs 13.1 lbs and is 25 inches long. That puts him in the 10th percentile for weight and 50th for height. The doctor doesn't seem to worried about it, but I'm stressed trying to think about what I can do to help him gain weight. The girls are always small at their check ups so I guess I just have small children. I always figured I'd have these giants since everyone in my family is so big, but I suppose we'll just have to deal with our little bitty kids.

Halloween finally

2007-11-07T11:21:00.000-08:00

Well, I am finally getting around to posting the Halloween pictures. It took me a while to figure out how to rotate them. I guess I'm not the brightest bulb. These pics aren't great because we took them after trick or treating. The kids were looking a little rough by the time we were done. We went trick or treating at my brother Josh's in laws neighborhood. They had fun going with their cousins. Now I just need to stop eating all of their candy. I always think I need to just eat it all fast so it will be out of the house, but then I buy more when it's gone. It's a vicious cycle. I guess I'll just have to keep going to the gym everyday.Here is our princess Lexi,
Angel Alli and
Monkey Aaron sitting on the lap of the original monkey. On our first date I remember telling Isaac he walked like a monkey. I think he's been self conscious ever since.

Alli got a new bed

2007-10-29T11:11:00.001-07:00

We got Alli a toddler bed and put her in Lexi's room. They have been doing really well sleeping together at night. I still have to separate them at nap time though. She loves her new bed so much. Everytime Isaac calls during the day she has to talk to him so she can say "I lika my bed". It's very cute.

Pre-Halloween Fun

2007-10-29T11:01:00.000-07:00

Here is Lexi with her painted pumpkin. I didn't have the energy to carve them this year. I think they like painting them more anyway. Alli started to paint herself instead. Good thing it was washable paint.
Here is Alli's pumpkin.
The girls have been having some Halloween fun. They made these pumpkins at the grocery store. They will watch your kids at Basha's while you shop. It is the most wonderful thing any store could ever do for me. Sometimes I take them and just walk around the store really slow so they can play there.

Aaron is turning into a big boy.

2007-10-24T17:40:00.001-07:00

From 8.6 lbs to...

A little man. I can't believe how big he is getting. It makes me kind of sad that he isn't a newborn anymore. Everyone always says that he looks like a little man. He acts like one too. If he is hungry you better watch out. He is also so scared he is going to miss something already. His eyes never stop moving around the room to see what's happening. I think he is going to be a handful as soon as he can get around the room.

2007-10-24T17:22:00.000-07:00

Here is Isaac and Aaron. It's still so weird having another boy in the house. I think this was the day of Aaron's blessing. I'm always trying to get Isaac to shave that dumb goatee thing. I'm fighting an uphill battle. I guess that's what I get for marrying a stubborn man.

Everybody's Blogging

2007-10-23T21:46:00.001-07:00

We decided to jump on the blogging bandwagon. We've been looking at a lot of people's that we haven't seen in a while. It's really nice to see everyone all grown up and with their families. Hopefully I'll be able to think of things to write on this.