We sure are missing our friends from back home though! Hugs and kisses!!!!
Lukes new friend... "Mirror Luke"
santa... i had to take a picture of the picture cos we dont have our scanner here with us =(
bath time
getting ready to see Santa.Monday, December 8, 2008
New Friends
I am so excited to tell you guys that we've made new friends already! Our ward was so nice to us yesterday! Its a great mix of ages and there are plenty of kids. Kylee will be going to primary in january, so they are going to start transitioning her into it starting next sunday. I cant believe she'll be in PRIMARY ( I am sure I will be saying the same thing about YW, but for now lets not talk about it)! We went over to our friends house for dinner last night. They are from Idaho and is teaching spanish at FLETC with Rhett. The Elders came to dinner, and they were also very nice! We had a fun play date this morning with a friend I met just walking around target. She has girls Kylee's age and a son 4 months younger than Luke. So excited to start making a (short) life here. Luke has even made a new friend (even though its himself in the mirror... but he doesnt know that)
We sure are missing our friends from back home though! Hugs and kisses!!!!
santa... i had to take a picture of the picture cos we dont have our scanner here with us =(
bath time
getting ready to see Santa.
We sure are missing our friends from back home though! Hugs and kisses!!!!
santa... i had to take a picture of the picture cos we dont have our scanner here with us =( bath time getting ready to see Santa.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Important stuff
In 2007, large toy manufacturers who outsource their production to China and other developing countries violated the public's trust. They were selling toys with dangerously high lead content, toys with unsafe small part, toys with improperly secured and easily swallowed small magnets, and toys made from chemicals that made kids sick. Almost every problem toy in 2007 was made in China.The United States Congress rightly recognized that the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) lacked the authority and staffing to prevent dangerous toys from being imported into the US. So, they passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) in August, 2008. Among other things, the CPSIA bans lead and phthalates in toys, mandates third-party testing and certification for all toys and requires toy makers to permanently label each toy with a date and batch number. All of these changes will be fairly easy for large, multinational toy manufacturers to comply with. Large manufacturers who make thousands of units of each toy have very little incremental cost to pay for testing and update their molds to include batch labels. For small American, Canadian, and European toymakers, however, the costs of mandatroy testing will likely drive them out of business.
A toymaker, for example, who makes wooden cars in his garage in Maine to supplement his income cannot afford the $4,000 fee per toy that testing labs are charging to assure compliance with the CPSIA.
A work at home mom in Minnesota who makes dolls to sell at craft fairs must choose either to violate the law or cease operations.
A small toy retailer in Vermont who imports wooden toys from Europe, which has long had stringent toy safety standards, must now pay for testing on every toy they import.
And even the handful of larger toy makers who still employ workers in the United States face increased costs to comply with the CPSIA, even though American-made toys had nothing to do with the toy safety problems of 2007.The CPSIA simply forgot to exclude the class of toys that have earned and kept the public's trust: Toys made in the US, Canada, and Europe. The result, unless the law is modified, is that handmade toys will no longer be legal in the US.If this law had been applied to the food industry, every farmers market in the country would be forced to close while Kraft and Dole prospered.How You can Help:Please write to your United States Congress Person and Senator to request changes in the CPSIA to save handmade toys. Use our sample letter or write your own. You can find your Congress Person here and Senator here.
A toymaker, for example, who makes wooden cars in his garage in Maine to supplement his income cannot afford the $4,000 fee per toy that testing labs are charging to assure compliance with the CPSIA.
A work at home mom in Minnesota who makes dolls to sell at craft fairs must choose either to violate the law or cease operations.
A small toy retailer in Vermont who imports wooden toys from Europe, which has long had stringent toy safety standards, must now pay for testing on every toy they import.
And even the handful of larger toy makers who still employ workers in the United States face increased costs to comply with the CPSIA, even though American-made toys had nothing to do with the toy safety problems of 2007.The CPSIA simply forgot to exclude the class of toys that have earned and kept the public's trust: Toys made in the US, Canada, and Europe. The result, unless the law is modified, is that handmade toys will no longer be legal in the US.If this law had been applied to the food industry, every farmers market in the country would be forced to close while Kraft and Dole prospered.How You can Help:Please write to your United States Congress Person and Senator to request changes in the CPSIA to save handmade toys. Use our sample letter or write your own. You can find your Congress Person here and Senator here.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Bumbo- Not to be confused with Dumbo
Our friends told us about this cool chair that infants could sit up it, and since Luke has started eating and we couldnt fit the highchair in our car, we decided to get one. I have found it very useful when I am trying to clean the kitchen or even cooking. I just place him near me and he watches me. We just laugh when we see him in it, cos hes just so darn cute! We thought we would share some pictures.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Early morning phone calls....
I just wanted to apologize to those of you who received phone calls early this morning. Kylee didnt wake me up, but instead took my phone and called a bunch of people on my speed dial and she doesnt quite understand time zones yet.
Monday, December 1, 2008
And the adventure begins...
We arrived here in Roswell NM after four days of traveling (it would have been three, but we took Thanksgiving off in Utah to be with my family). The first night we stayed in Nampa ID and got to visit with my very best friend whom I havent seen in a long time. Then the next night we stayed at my dads in Utah. We then went to Farmington NM and then to Roswell. We got here around 3:45 in the afternoon. I was surprised when I got here, because its just like Blythe (except they have a Walmart and Target... and a Sams Club!). The house is okay... the furniture is new but the decorations in this place are totally from the nineties! I took some pictures so that you cold see. Did I mention that when we did our first walk-through, there was a dead cockroach in the master bathroom? That brought back a lot of memories.
So... for the last few days all have been hearing is coughing and sneezing and coughing some more and blowing noses... Its a real musical in this house. Everyone except Rhett is sick. He's been taking Airborne religiously (wish I had continued to do that). Besides that, we are glad to be off the road and into a new city where we can explore. think all the Alien stuff has been getting to me because have been dreaming about it since we got here! Here are some pictures of our adventure. (sorry f there are lots of them)
the kitchen/dining area
master bathroom
master bedroom (check out the totally awesome ceiling paper!)
kids bathroom... dont you just LOVE the wall paper?!
kylee's bedroom
hallway (as if you were to come through the front door)
living room fireplace
living room
the kitchen
New Mexico... or eastern Utah???
one of the very few times she fell asleep.
new Mexico
more new Mexico
This was our first Thanksgiving at Rachie's house before we left. We later had it at my dad's house.
Our first stop, somewhere between Seattle and Nampa
Cutting carrots with "Grandpa" Lynn (who Kylee just loved!)
"Family" pictures with the Baldwins... I love Connie in the back taking a picture of the tree. Ha ha ha!
The Baldwins and the Bowldens
Uncle Austin and Kylee playing a game... not sure if they are really playing it, just goofing around.
speaking of goofing around.....
yum!
shes mad at me for taking her picture. she didnt want to have her picture taken.
soooo beautiful! this is right after Moab
so tired!
Luke propped this up on his nose.
So... for the last few days all have been hearing is coughing and sneezing and coughing some more and blowing noses... Its a real musical in this house. Everyone except Rhett is sick. He's been taking Airborne religiously (wish I had continued to do that). Besides that, we are glad to be off the road and into a new city where we can explore. think all the Alien stuff has been getting to me because have been dreaming about it since we got here! Here are some pictures of our adventure. (sorry f there are lots of them)
the kitchen/dining area
master bathroom
master bedroom (check out the totally awesome ceiling paper!)
kids bathroom... dont you just LOVE the wall paper?!
kylee's bedroom
hallway (as if you were to come through the front door)
living room fireplace
living room
the kitchen
New Mexico... or eastern Utah???
one of the very few times she fell asleep.
new Mexico
more new Mexico
This was our first Thanksgiving at Rachie's house before we left. We later had it at my dad's house.
Our first stop, somewhere between Seattle and Nampa
Cutting carrots with "Grandpa" Lynn (who Kylee just loved!)
"Family" pictures with the Baldwins... I love Connie in the back taking a picture of the tree. Ha ha ha!
The Baldwins and the Bowldens
Uncle Austin and Kylee playing a game... not sure if they are really playing it, just goofing around.
speaking of goofing around.....
yum!
shes mad at me for taking her picture. she didnt want to have her picture taken.
soooo beautiful! this is right after Moab
so tired!
Luke propped this up on his nose.
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