The Serre's

Baby!!!

2010-08-31T20:54:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I realize that I am so far behind in the blogging world that I never even blogged that I was pregnant! Well, on July 27th our little angel was born. Isalena Marie was 7lbs 4 oz and 18 1/2 inches long. At her two week appt. she was 8 lbs 2 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. She is growing like... well like our other children. Just wanted to throw a few pictures up and I will do more later!

Family Fun

2009-11-16T11:46:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we got to go to Denver to see Aunt Chara, who had gotten Joe tickets to the Broncos/Steelers game. We left Friday afternoon, but we got tickets to the Jazz game for Thursday night and decided to take the kids. JJ was in heaven, his eyes almost popped out of his head! When the crowd was cheering "De-fense" he wanted to join in and cheered "be-friends". Chiara was also very excited to be there and half way through the first quarter she gasped and said "Mom, the Jazz are 20, that means they are winning!!!" It was a late game though, so at half time we asked the kids if they wanted to go home. At first Chiara said "No, I want to see who wins". When I told her we could check the scores at home the next day she looked at me with tired eyes and said "I guess we can go, I am a little sleepy".

While we were in Denver Chiara got to have a girls night with Aunt Chara and they went to see "Where the Wild Things Are". Joe and I took JJ to Buffalo Wild Wings. He was a little bit wild himself, I guess that was the theme for the evening, so the waiter brought him this hat and a balloon. Don't worry, Mark, we thought about you the whole time :)

Chiara and I were playing with the camera in the car...

We got to the game and realized our "Row 1" tickets really did mean the very front row. We had sooo much fun cheering, and I heard I was on TV. The Steelers won and we got on the train to head back to the car we parked in the RTD parking lot only to find...

Yup, the back window was smashed in. Whoever did it also vandalized 12 other cars in the same lot. The crazy thing is that they didn't steal a thing, they didn't even get in the car. Kind of put a damper on an otherwise perfect vacation! Thanks Chara for the awesome weekend!

Cabin Pictures

2009-08-02T15:17:00.000-07:00

We got to go up to the cabin over the 24th. We took the kids fishing and 4-wheeling, they got to ride horses at the lodge and we ate lots of great food with family and friends. We love the cabin!

You can see that Chiara gives our annual family vacation to the cabin a double thumbs up!

My Favorite People

2009-07-13T14:40:00.000-07:00

For Joe's birthday, and because Garren and Sacia were here, we went to Lagoon! Joe left work early Tuesday and we headed up there. I told Chiara we were going to go somewhere really fun and she said "Is it McDonalds?" JJ said "Gamma's house.... Bampa's house?" They are so easily entertained! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!

Estes Park, pt 2

2009-06-04T14:12:00.001-07:00

Aunt Chara drove out from Denver to grace us with her presence. My kids adore her and JJ still asks at random times "Momma... uh, Chawa?"

This guy was just a few feet from our car and we had a heck of a time trying to get him to look at us. There were so many elk that JJ still thinks there are elk living/eating in every open field he sees.

We saw one moose, and I don't think that JJ saw it, but he would look out the window and say "Moose... out dar!"

The gang up on the mountain.

Papa had to hold the peanut because JJ waved it in the air and yelled "Monkeys, Peanuts, It's food!!!"

Estes Park, CO

2009-06-04T13:58:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been three months since our trip to Disneyland and we needed another vacation! So we drove to Vernal to pick up Grandpa and Grandma and drove through Rocky Mountain National Park to spend some time in Estes Park. It was awesome! We saw hundreds of Elk, some bighorn sheep, and the chipmunks ate peanuts out of our hands. I would definately recommend this to anyone, very beautiful and relaxing vacation!!!

Chiara feeding and trying to pet a chipmunk.

Our little family in downtown Estes Park.

Chiara and JJ way up at the top of Rocky Mountain National Park.

All of us up on top freezing in our summer clothes.

Awwww, aren't we cute? There was still a lot of snow up on top, in some spots up to ten feet. We went through on the first day it was open for the season and the snow was cut away from the road so they could plow the road.

Happy Birthday Chiara!

2009-05-12T12:42:00.000-07:00

Chiara turned 5 in April and she had a great birthday. We had a party on her birthday with Grandpa Ken and Grandma CeAnn.

She got Barbie I can be a Zoo Doctor from her Aunt Merrmerr.

Hannah Montana makeup kit from Grandma and Grandpa.

A pool from Mom & Dad, LPS from JJ, and Makeup bags from Papa Don and Grandma Sherrie. Thanks to everyone for a great birthday!

She had 5 friends over for a party a week later. We had a late night pajama party, with pizza and a movie, and I was so worried about making it perfect that I forgot to take any pictures. Stupid!!!

I had to add this picture of JJ in Chiara's sunglasses cause it makes me giggle. He is a goofball!

Slacker update!

2009-05-12T12:04:00.000-07:00

So I haven't updated for a long time, I am really bad about uploading my pictures especially now that I have a bigger memory card. Well, here are some random pics from the last three months!

My sister Merryn brought her new baby Autumn to Utah to bless her in our ward in Heber. My kids adore her, but I can't really blame them. She is beautiful!

Aunt Chara came to visit for her friends wedding. Again, my Chiara is very attached to her Aunt Chara. She took us to ChuckeeCheese's for lunch and my kids still talk about it. Thanks Chara!

Joe was reading the paper on a Sunday morning and Chiara was getting a little bit bored waiting for him to get finished. Finally, with a sigh, she said "Fine then, I am going to read the Lady's paper!" and pulled out the JCPenney ads. She makes me laugh!

Disneyland!

2009-02-16T11:48:00.000-08:00

Go Steelers!!!

2009-01-26T15:55:00.001-08:00

Here is a picture of my little Steelers fan when he had his helmet.

Just stuff!

2009-01-14T15:00:00.000-08:00

The weekend before Christmas we went up to Bear Lake with my family to celebrate. Chiara got to have a sleepover with her cousin Stori and little Adelyn got in on the action for a little while. We had a great time, even though my mom was sick in bed the whole time.

Chiara got this princess nightgown for Christmas and of course she takes every opportunity to have her picture taken. She said, "Mom, you should take our picture!"

Chara got JJ this cute outfit and he thinks he is hot stuff in it. Oh yeah, that is because he really is a heartbreaker!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-23T12:10:00.000-08:00

We took the kids to see the lights at Thanksgiving Point and they got to meet Comet and Blitzen. JJ was so excited, he really loves animals, he just kept waving and the reindeer.

Chiara got to sit on Santa's lap at our ward Christmas party. JJ sat for a second but jumped down before I could get a picture.

We went up to Logan for my neice Adelyn's baby blessing. JJ loves her soooo much! He asks to hold her and then sucks his thumb while he rubs her face. We are so lucky to have two beautiful cousins, even if they do live in Logan ;)

Belated Halloween

2008-11-24T13:47:00.000-08:00

JJ was a cute skunk, but he wouldn't hold still long enouth for me to get a good picture. The heart on his rear says "Lil Stinker". Too cute!

Chiara was a Cheetah and she absolutely loved having makeup and stickers on her face. It took a little more persuasion to get her to hold still for me to curl her hair. Isn't she gorgeous?

Chiara and JJ both love being outside and they really loved playing with the leaves. JJ had seen us raking leaves so he thought he should help with the broom.

Birthday Boy!

2008-10-14T15:03:00.000-07:00

JJ had his first birthday and I went all out and made this awesome Sesame Street train cake the night before his party. That night while we were sleeping our American Bulldog, Brooklyn, decided it smelled pretty good and ate the first two cars. When I woke up the next morning I was just too stunned to be mad. I had to redo the first two cars but the other two she hadn't touched. It just made for some extra work for me!

Opening his presents, the older girls at the party (not me, Chiara, Alissa and Stori) were more interested in opening gifts than he was. He was just mad that the toys he got were in packages and he had to wait to play with them.
At first he wasn't sure what to do with the cake. I had to smash his fingers into the frosting before he realized this was going to be fun. I don't think he ate any of it but he had a good time!

$2 Tuesdays

2008-08-25T14:11:00.000-07:00

Dave, this one's for you!

We went to Thanksgiving Point last week for their $2 Tuesday and wandered around the gardens. We had tons of fun, the kids splashed in the water and we got to spend time with our work-a-holic daddy!

Flower Girl

2008-08-25T14:05:00.000-07:00

Chiara got to be one of the flower girls in her uncle Corey's wedding on Friday. She looked absolutely gorgeous. While she was in the bride's room waiting for the wedding to start she sighed and said, "I'm just so nervous!"

The 4th of July

2008-07-10T19:07:00.000-07:00

We woke up early on Friday and drove to Murray for the big parade. Then we bought some fireworks and went home to rest. We caught the 5:00 showing of Wall-E then hung out at Thanksgiving Point until the fireworks started. By the way, if you haven't wandered around Thanksgiving Point you are missing out. We ate dinner at the little Deli and it was fabulous! We also loved the little garden area and hidden waterfall. By the end of the day my poor kids were completely worn out, yet still just as adorable!

Cruisin'

2008-07-03T21:00:00.001-07:00

Joseph has been crawling for the last two weeks and has been cruising for just as long. He had his 9 month appointment this week and he is off the charts for height and about the 90th percentile for weight. I have been scrambling around the house trying to baby proof and I have nightmares everynight that he finds some way to get hurt. It's all worth it though, he is a pretty good kid!

Sleeping Beauty

2008-07-03T20:53:00.000-07:00

Our own little princess was in the Acadamy of Ballet's production of Sleeping Beauty last weekend. She was a song bird and she was spectacular. The ballet was about 2 hours long and her part was about 2 minutes. It was the most adorable thing I have ever seen. I must say, she is a natural!

Book Tag

2008-05-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

Okay Brooke, this one is for you! I just finished this book but I'm not sure what else to read! I would gladly accept suggestions!

Book TagDirections:
1. Get the nearest book to you, or one you're reading that contains over 123 pages.
2. Go to the 123 page
3. Find the 5th sentence
4. Post the 5th sentence
5. Tag five peopleBook

Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer "I snickered."

I tag Marilee, Tracie, Krachel, Annelisa and Tasha... If you want to!

Harry Potter

2008-05-29T14:11:00.000-07:00

So I realized that I hadn't posted a picture of JJ in his cool new helmet. So far the helmet is doing it's job. The measurements have changed from 1 cm difference to .7 cm. He is trying to be like Harry Potter. I put him in his jumper and he turned around into the pantry and grabbed the broom. He was realy proud of himself, as you can see by his big, cheesy grin. I laughed and laughed and he smiled even bigger. I love my little wizard!

The Three Amigos

2008-05-29T14:04:00.000-07:00

We took a trip out to North Carolina at the end of April to visit Joe's brother and his family. Chiara had a blast playing with her cousins, especially the twins Alyssa (big, cheesy, toothy grin) and Rachel. Even though she hadn't seen them in a year and a half, they picked up right where they left off and played their little hearts out.

Lil' Walker

2008-04-21T12:51:00.000-07:00

JJ loves to spend time in his walker and I caught his beautiful smile. This is before he got his helmet, I still haven't downloaded those pictures. Yesterday JJ said his first word... over and over again. Dada!

Easter Sunday

2008-04-21T12:46:00.000-07:00

These are my cute kids in their Easter outfits. Chiara was so good to hold JJ up for the pictures. Unfortunately he is a little wiggley and right after this picture he did a little head dive into the concrete. Oh well, it was really cute while it lasted!

Best Buddies

2008-03-06T16:42:00.000-08:00

Chiara just loves her little brother. She knows exactly what to do to cheer him up if he is feeling sad and she absolutely loves having her picture taken with him. JJ smiles a lot, but rarely on que with the camera ready. Mostly we just get this "deer in the headlights" look because of the flash.

JJ just got over his second ear infection in a month and we found out today that now Chiara has an ear infection. I guess those are the joys of winter!

Daddy's Girl

2008-03-06T16:18:00.000-08:00

Chiara's favorite thing to do is play Super Mario Brothers with her Dad. Joe's favorite thing to do is teach Chiara all the secrets of the game. It really works well as a reinforcer for her. She has been having trouble as a Sunbeam because I am in the Primary presidency which means she can see me, but my attention is on other things. Two weeks ago she got really sad and cried at me "you're not taking care of me". Anyway, last week I told her if she was a really good girl in primary she could play the Nintendo with Uncle Paul when she got home. That did it, she made sure I saw the smile on her face all through sharing time.

JJ's Crooked Noggin

2008-03-06T16:12:00.000-08:00

So I realize it has been a really long time since I posted last. I have been working alot with JJ. He has plagiocephaly which means he has a flat head. We have been going to physical therapy to try repositioning techniques but those aren't working so we are trying to get the insurance to cover the cost of a helmet. We decided that we want him to be a football player anyway so we might as well start early with the helmet. He will have to wear it for 23 hours a day. His right side forhead is being pushed forward because of the flat spot on the back. I still think he is the most hansome boy in the world, but then again I am biased!

What cute kids!

2008-01-18T20:13:00.000-08:00

Chiara and JJ really love eachother. Chiara is a really, really good big sister and she absolutely adores her little brother. JJ will stretch his head when he hears Chiara's voice and laughs no matter what she does.

JJ

2008-01-18T19:52:00.000-08:00

Joseph Jared is 4 months old and is the joy of our family. He is such a happy baby and loves to laugh. We are so lucky to have him in our family.

Chiara

2008-01-18T18:37:00.000-08:00

Chiara Elizabeth will be 4 years old on April 8th. She is in a Princess Ballet class and plays Itty Bitty Basketball. She loves playing dress up and Super Mario Brothers.