China Update (via Katie)

So Jake was planning on blogging during his trip to China, but apparently it's ridiculous trying to get online over there, so you're stuck with a second hand account. Sorry. :)

Things are going well for him, and he's having a blast. Most of the time as of yet has been spent traveling, with layover after layover it took him a good while to fly to Beijing. They had to fly into Seoul, Korea first and the breakfast options on the plane were octopus and rice, or an omlet. His opinion was that octopus was more of a lunch item, so he opted for the omlet. Mind you, this is coming from a guy who sent his mom a picture of him eating a tomato on his mission. But we won't go into how sensitive Jake's palate is. :) I told him I'd be interested to see what exotic foods he'll be willing to try while he's there. Duck is so far the most "out there" food he's tried while there, but that's pretty good for him.

Their group has gone to the market a couple of times, and the first time was a learning experience. The little ladies that barter with you are apparently anxious to give you back change. Well, Jake luckily had smaller bills and didn't need change, but a couple guys in their group didn't realize until they were back at their hotel that they were given Russian currency, which is worth less than Yen (is that how you spell it?). So they learned their lesson there.

And for those who know Jake well know that he likes to argue just for the sake of arguing sometimes, so he gets a kick out of bartering. He thought it entertaining that one of the little old ladies called him a cheapskate, and then proceeded to yell something at him in Chinese after he walked away from a good deal. He thought that was pretty funny.

Just a few of the places he's been already... (pictures courtesy of the internet:) )

The Forbidden City, which is kind of what my sheltered little "never left the country" mind thinks of when I think of China. He's also been to The Great Wall. You don't hear that every day. "Hey, I went to the Great Wall today." That's hard to top! It made my report of doing the dishes and getting some yard work done seem a little less than exciting. :) He said it's so much cooler than any picture he's seen. "It was just awesome." was all he could say. I'm wondering how much hiking he did that day! Wowsers!

When I talked to him this morning they were on their way to three gorges dam, which looks pretty amazing, especially to a civil engineer. I'll definitely post more about that when I talk to him next. Stay tuned for more!

Please tell me...

I just wanna know....WHO CAN RESIST THESE FACES?! ANYONE?

"NOT I," SAID THEIR MAMA....

Happy Anniversary!!

Has it been FIVE YEARS already!?! Happy Anniversary, Jake! I never knew I could love someone so much. You make me happy....you're an amazing Dad, hubby, and are just plain easy to love. Thanks for being you, I sure love you!

Here's to Eternity!! LOVE YOU!!

From the mouth of Babes...

Jentri just plain cracks me up sometimes. I could seriously write a book with all of the things she says that make me smile. Here are a few of my favorites from the last couple of weeks: (*Sidenote, the pics don't really have anything to do with anything in the post, I just liked 'em. Ok, moving on... 'sorry to slow you down' :)*)

**This one happened today... For some reason it's been a fight to get her in her high chair to eat breakfast, so I tried saying that Emma and I were going to eat if she wanted to come. When she still wouldn't come, I said, "Let's go eat, Jen." She threw herself to the floor and started crying, saying, "NOOOO, DON'T EAT ME!!!" I couldn't hold back the laughter, I'm so mean! And for the record, NO we are not cannibals, nor do we eat our young. :) I guess I'll just have to remember to emphasize the comma next time I say that. Let's go eat COMMA, Jen :) Too funny...

**"Side up down" = upside down

** "I can have that?" = Can I have that?

**I asked her to pick up some of her toys and put them away, and she replied in a teenager-ish tone, "hang on to a sec, mom." Well alrighty then. :)

**A lot of days you can tell she's missin' her daddy when she says, "Oh-no, I wost my dad! Gotta fine my dad!" Cute pic of Jen & Jake...I love watching them together...

**I went in her room Easter morning saying, "Do you know what today is? Today's Easter, Jen!" Eyes wide and smile big, she excitedly jumped up in her bed and yelled "Cock-a-doodle-do!" I loved that she got so excited that today was 'Rooster' :) 'Cock-a-doodle-do' to you too, sweet Jen.

**Lately we've had many a conversation like these:

(While giving her a bath a few mornings ago)

Jen: "Wass dat, mom?"

Mama: "What's what, Jen?"

Jen: "Wass diss?" (shows me her cup full of water)

Mama: "That's water."

Jen: "What kine a wah-er?"

Mama: "Bath water."

Jen: "What kine a batt wah-er?"

Mama: "Uh....warm kind I guess" (Mom changes subject before she has to think of more to say)

Another one at the dinner table:

Jen: "What you got, Mom?" (referring to my drink)

Mama: "Apple juice."

Jen: "What kine a apple juice?"

Mama: "Wal-Mart kind."

Jen: "What kine a woa-mott?"

Mama: "Like the store."

Jen: "What kine a sto?"

AND SO IT GOES.....

Who says I need adult interaction when I have Jen around?! :)

What we've been up to!

Man, it's definitely time for a new post! It feels like we've been going non-stop the last few weeks! Our extended families are probably so sick of us, so it's a good thing they like seeing our kids! :) Well, here are just a few pics from the last few weeks...
Emma's first trip to the park. She loved it as you can see. :) She didn't like the wind blowing in her face much, so we kept her covered most of the time. Exciting! :) Don't worry though, Jentri gave her the play by play so she didn't miss anything. She'd say, "Emma, I go on da swide now," or , "Wook Emma, I swingin." Jake and Jen had fun if nothin' else. Jentri would stay at the park forever if it were up to her. She always cries when we go to leave.

She loves going on the "swide" by herself. My little Miss Independent. When did my baby become a little girl?! She's growing up too fast.

What better way to start off a busy day than by going to a baptism?! I can't believe my niece Sydney's old enough! We loved being able to share such a special day with her. She was so happy and grinning from ear to ear all day. She's always had such a strong spirit, and I think it was only strengthened by her being baptized. She even told her mom that she had been "waiting for 7 years to be baptized." So cute! Love ya, Squidder!

After the baptism it was off to Fat Cats bowling alley to celebrate Grandma Price's birthday. This was Jen's first time bowling, and she had so much fun! She wanted to "help" everyone bowl and gave her fair share of high 5's to everyone. What a cutie.

Then a couple weekends ago we were lucky enough to see the broadway show WICKED with some of my fam at Capital Theatre. It was AMAZING!! I absolutely LOVE this show! Such awesome music, great story, way cool sets, and did I mention I loved it!?! I hear I shouldn't read the book cause it's bad, but this show is awesome! This is actually our second time seeing it, but I'd go again and again if I could! (And you'd go with me every time, right Jake? ;))We saw it in Denver when Jen was 2 mos old for our anniversary, and again when Emma's 2 mos old. Kinda fun! Thanks Zac & Beth for watching the girls!

We ate at Rumbi Island grill before the show, and got a pic of the Snarr girls in front of the theater. SO FUN!

And last but not least, we were able to get some awesome pics of Emma taken. It was a win win situation for all of us. Christy and Adrienne needed a baby to advertise the newborn tutus and Christy's photo business, and I just happened to have a newborn so got some great pics! Thanks again, Christy! Her friend Adrienne makes way cute onesies and tutus and all sorts of fun stuff and sells them on her website http://www.stitcheroos.blogspot.com/ Check it out! And check out Christy's blog for more pics of Emma http://cheapshotsllc.blogspot.com/

How'd I get such a pretty girl!?! She's so fun, I can't believe she'll be 3 mos old next week! Time flies when you're having fun!

They finally meet!

Twinner cousins Ashlynn and Emma finally meet after a month of life, and all Ashlynn can do is punch Emma in the face?!?! Some cousin! JK Emma did it first. :) This was so funny, all they did laying here was cry and make the same little "newbie noises" as I like to call them. They even had synchronized leg kicks. Too cute! BFF's already!

(That is if we can get them to quit punching each other ;))

Ashlynn & Emma

Proud Grandma Snarr now has 12 Grandkids! Woo! These two make it 10 girls and 2 boys. Needless to say there is a lot of pink in our fam! Isn't my mom cute!?!

"Baby Atcha-wynn" as Jen says. She's pretty cute!

I guess new Mama Kristi is pretty cute too. :)

And we'll top it all off with

more pics of Emma...


"I'm ready for my close-up..."

My Three LOVES.... What a lucky girl I am!

This picture on the left is Jentri at one month old, and the one on the right is Emma at a month.
Are they sisters, or what?!?

PS-I'm proud of myself! Two posts in a week!?!

That's unheard of! :) Happy Saturday!

My Baby is TWO!

"What you talkin 'bout, Willis?" The face of a two year old!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?! Sheesh! My little girl is getting so big! We had tons of fun celebrating Jentri's birthday this last week! (Her actual birthday is the 4th) When we woke up that morning I was all ready to make her a big breakfast of whatever she wanted, but all she wanted was chocolate milk and Cheerios. Works for me! She did get to spend some time during the day with Grandma Price, which she loves. Lately whenever Jake comes home and asks what she did today, she says "I go in Gwamma's car" and most times she hasn't that day. Just wishful thinking on her part, I guess. She loves her Grandmas! Anyway, Jen wanted pizza for dinner so when Jake got home from work we splurged and went to Pizza Factory. (YUM!) Jen loves "peppa-oni" and "oot beeah." She's definitely Jake's kid!

She is so into anything Dora right now, so we had a few little Dora decorations, including a balloon that was as big if not bigger than Jen! I made the mistake of not asking how much it was--just for the record, they're expensive! $6.95 for a balloon?! Yikes!! Luckily she loved it, so that made it worth it. Here she is putting it in the cute hamper she got for her birthday. She was pretty proud of herself, she's so funny.

Her favorite present though was her bike. It was the one thing Jake said she needed for her birthday and we found a pretty good deal at Walmart. We gave her the helmet first, and she was a little confused as to what it was. She looked it over for a sec then said, "Iss fo my knees!" (she's saying that in this picture)then put it on her knees. Classic! We explained that it goes on your head when you ride a bike, to which she said, "Oh, my bike hat!" I think we know that it will never be called a helmet again. :) Jake brought in the bike, and she got so excited, jumping up and down and saying, "my bike, my bike, my bike!" She was almost too excited to get on it! She hasn't quite got the pedal thing down and she's still a little small for it, but she still loves to sit on it and sing about her bike. Too bad it snowed the day after her birthday, because we haven't been able to try it outside yet. Bummer!

I still can't believe she's 2 already. We're so glad she's ours! She's such a sweetheart, and I know I complain about the occasional tantrum/ meltdown, but she really is such a sweet girl. She makes me laugh every day with just the things she says and notices. She's so aware of everything and everyone. She takes care of us, and is sometimes downright bossy! :) Lately at bedtime she'll choose a stuffed animal and a book for her to take in her bed, and another one for whoever is putting her to bed. She'll say, "Mommy want the duck and the elmo book." I'm so glad she knows what I want! She even cried one time because I forgot and left it in her room. She also goes through and makes sure she knows where everyone in the family is before she'll lay down. "Daddy at wuk" "Emma sweeping (sleeping)" She'll sometimes tell me what I should be doing after I leave her room too like "Mommy go feed Emma" or "take a shower" or even "Mommy go potty" What would I do without her?! I just have to laugh. What a cutie.

I'm so blessed to have her and to be her mom. How'd we get so lucky!?! There's more I want to post, but I'll wrap it up for now. Happy Birthday, my sweet Jentri Ann!