Osmonson Family

Update!

2009-06-23T17:14:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I'm a little behind on my posts-I'm a mom of three, well four, counting my husband-what can you expect? I added a slideshow-so check it out. This spring was very welcome in our house. We waited to hear back from Stephen's school for acceptance into the Gifted Program, which he did! He's in the top 3-5% academically in the whole disctrict for his grade. We're very proud!!! He gets to take the bus to his new school, which isn't too far, and no more driving to and from school next year:). Kaylie took gymnastics for a couple months and LOVED it, we'll be back for the fall season and then Gracie gets to start too. Steve's been busy working on his new company, as have I, Mow and Grow Lawncare Services. We donate every third mow to a local charity of their choice. People are very receptive and word is starting to spread. He's also partnered up with one of our friends and is doing his painting business and some construction. In the evenings he's working on his Real Estate License. He should be done by the end of July and have his license in no time. He's very good at his trade businesses but we'd both rather have him doing what he's best at, talking and selling! I am busy being a Mom and looking into going back to school this fall to get into Nursing School. They have a great program here and I'm really excited to back to civilization after all these years of staying home. It's a blessing, really, to stay home with the kids, but also very exciting to get to do something for myself and get out to talk to other adults! In the meantime, I'm keeping busy playing in the pool with the kids, sewing, and volunteering a little at our church doing some catering for some small events. Well I hope it won't take too long to add more pictures and posts in the future!

Gracie turns 1!

2008-12-22T20:12:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's been a year! Gracie

is so fun. How can such a little
person have so much personality?

She just mastered the skill of
walking and saying, well, demanding,
things. For instance, if I yell for

one of the other kids or Steve,

Gracie mimmicks me by mumbling

very firmly. She deffinently means

it. Then she looks at me like, "Yeah,
we told them!". It's

both very cute but
worrisome at the
same time!

Christmas Time!!!

2008-12-22T20:00:00.000-08:00

We couldn't wait to get all the
decorations up! The kids were
very "helpful" and eager to help with
everything. We put on Christmas
music and put things up until the
kids started to fall asleep!

The Latest and Greatest!

2008-12-06T11:15:00.000-08:00

The joys of parenting!!! The kids are as cute as ever and love to make messes! But they're worth it. They love to do crafts and help me bake things. I'm so glad they teach Steve and I how to have fun! We can get so caught up with everyday stresses and troubles that we forget the simple things in life. They remind us to take a breath and live in the moment. We're truly blessed to have such a beautiful family!!!

Pirates, Ghosts, and Ladybugs, Oh My!

2008-11-07T16:06:00.000-08:00

Halloween was a blast this year! Stephen and Kaylie could hardly contain their excitement! Neither could Steve-I think he had more fun than the kids! Stephen went as a pirate again, Kaylie was a "Princess Ghost", and Gracie was, of course, a Ladybug. They were all adorable and we all had a lot of fun going around our own neighborhood. I think we decided it was time to head home when the buckets were overflowing and Kaylie could hardly walk anymore...I think Trick-or-Treating is making a comeback.

Camping in Coeur D'Alene!

2008-09-11T09:34:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun camping! It was great to see everyone and let the kids play with each other.

Birthdays!!!!!

2008-09-11T08:50:00.000-07:00

Ok, I've been a little behind on posting. Give me a break-I've got 3 munchkins to run after, well 4 if you count my husband! Kaylie turned 3 in April and had a "Pink Princess" party. She had a blast getting our dog, Dizzle, to play along! Stephen turned 7 in August with a barbeque party. He had fun also, our friends brought over their bounce house for the kids-it totally saved me from coming up with corny birthday games to play! Little Gracie is growing like a weed. She continues to steal the spotlight with her squeals and jibber-jabber!

New Pics!

2008-04-14T14:36:00.000-07:00

The kids are growing so fast! We had Spring break last week so we had fun playing and not having to rush out the door every morning...unfortunately, it broke up my workout routine-but I guess having 3 kids to chase around is enough excersize!!! It was a lot of fun having Stephen home-he also met a new friend down the street so he had tons of fun riding his bike and playing with him-but with the looks of the pictures, we also had a lot of fun playing hide-and-seek, princess, reading, and just goofing off. I think we watched Alvin and The Chipmunks over 100 times.....till next time....Kim

Grandma Ann!

2008-02-29T17:34:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of having my mom come and visit! We all had a lot of fun and it was really good to see her! She is so good with the kids, they loved having her here and tackleing her, seen here! They ask all the time when she's coming back to visit.

Kaylie was playing with Dizzle and every time she would try to grab the bat from him, he would swing it away from her with his mouth. I think the whole neighborhood could hear her squeals-she was having so fun!

Aunties in town

2008-02-27T14:34:00.000-08:00

Deanna and Tamara were so awesome to come down and help us move-I don't know what I would've done with out them! Our new house looks beautiful thanks to them! The kids were so happy to see them! Dizzle was happy to see them too-he's seen here soakin' up the sun and it was so windy that day it was flapping his ears around-it was pretty funny...

The Kiddies

2008-02-27T13:00:00.000-08:00

I think Kaylie has taken getting the last drop to a whole new level!!! I couldn't resist taking the picture. And when Steve was in the middle of giving Stephen a hair cut he just had to have a mohawk for a few minutes-I think it looks good..

Christmas came early!

2008-02-25T14:44:00.000-08:00

As most of you know, Christmas came early this year with the delivery of Grace Elizabeth on Dec. 19th, 12:45 am! She was 7 pounds, 15.9 oz (8 pounds!) and was 19.5 inches long. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect baby! We're truly blessed. The delivery went very fast (4 hours) but well. The kids were very excited for their new sisters' arrival and are both always eager to help out.

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. The kids eventually got tired of opening their presents and had to take a break! I guess we know we can back off a little next year!

Gobble Gobble!

2008-02-25T14:33:00.000-08:00

I finally have two minutes (literally) to post something! The day before Thanksgiving, the kids and I carried on the family tradition of making these Oreo cookie Turkeys. The kids had a blast and, well, ate more than they actually made...! Stephen is very artistic and neat so he had to keep making them until he had one that was "just right". Guess where all of the bad ones went...we brushed our teeth very good that night and we're all still sick of Oreos!!! More to come soon...Kim

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-02T18:05:00.000-07:00

We finally have a blog!!! I hope I can keep it up to date when the new baby comes! Here's some pictures of our little ones before they went out on Halloween. Stephen was a "cool" pirate and Kaylie was a fairy princess. They had so much fun-Kaylie just squealed every time she got candy and would run off to the next house-so cute.....