Little Rascals: May 2009

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Easter

The kids were so excited for the Easter Bunny to come and visit them! He spoiled them this year with lots of yummy treats and some pretty cool toys!! Aside from hunting for their baskets we have our own little indoor easter egg hunt. It was so cute to watch them race with such enthusiasm to see who could find the most eggs. Bailee was such a good big sister and even helped Brecken reach a few that were a little too high for him to get. Kids make these holidays so much fun!!!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

ALS 5K & 1K Kids' Race

Brecken, our little champion!

Bailee and Brecken racing to the finish line.

Handing out gift certificates as raffle prizes.

Dad, our awesome traffic controller and route director. Thanks for all of your help!
We appreciate all that you did to make this run possible!!

Jason, Danielle and Christi. What a great team!!

Everyone hanging out waiting for the drawing to begin.

Marci and Pat. Thank you Pat and Grady for the fabulous music!

Aunt Polli and Uncle Kelly sprinting to see who is the first one across.

Jenny Sperry, the overall Female winner.

Jeff Gardner, the overall Male winner.

The winner of the 1K.

The cow train was a huge hit with the kids.

The bounce house was so much fun to have there as well. It kept the kids occupied and happy!

Mom, the best food preparer ever!!! Thank you! You are a lifesaver!!!

The finish line! YEAH!!!

We want to thank our sponsors and everyone that came out and supported us and helped us raise over $1800 to donate to the ALS Association. This was our first year and it was a huge success with 165 runners/walkers. We were very nervous about the turn out, the weather and having enough supplies but everything went way better than expected! It was neat to meet so many different people that have been affected by this awful disease and hear how they made it through. We hope our contribution will help to one day find a cure so that no one else has to die due to this terrible illness. Thanks again and we look forward to next year!!

Our Little Biography

Hello! We are the Little Family!! Jason and I met in August of 1999 while on a group bowling date at Sunset West. I was smitten and head over heels in love. We got engaged in March 2000 and were married on November 18, 2000. We currently live in Washington, Utah in an awesome neighboorhood full of little ones. We have 2 children: Bailee, 4 (Born: November 19, 2003) and Brecken, 2 (Born: May 17, 2006). Bailee is currently attending Little Bug Preschool and absolutely adores her teacher Miss Amber. She is a very independent little girl and is very eager to learn. She jumps at every chance to do homework. She loves to do anything involving the arts: singing, dancing, painting, drawing, cutting, glueing, etc. She has taken several dance and tumbling classes and continually impresses us with her artistic abilities. She also loves sports! She did a Smart Start Soccer class this spring and enjoyed it very much. She is very easy to please and generally likes to do just about anything. Her favorite things to play with are her friends, My Little Ponies, Barbies and anything dress-up. She is our little princess! She loves to watch Strawberry Shortcake, Barbie and anything Disney. She is a wonderful big sister to Brecken and is always willing to help him out. We love you Bailee! Brecken is our little bug! He is all boy and into everything! He adores his big sister and follows her everywhere. She doesn't always enjoy this but is very kind and involves him anyways. His favorite things to do are play with his cars and trains, dig in the sandbox, go for walks/bike rides and help out mom and dad. He is also very easy to please and is content doing anything as long as he is with Bailee or one of us. He is growing up so fast and amazes us everyday with what he is learning. He loves to watch Blues Clues, Mickey Mouse, Baby Einstein and Thomas the Train. He looks up to his big sister and will one day make a great big brother! We love you Brecken! Jason is currently working part-time at St. George Police Dispatch and full-time at Washington County Sherrif's Dept. in the jail. He goes to the police academy in May and will go from Civilian to Deputy. This will enable him to go to the street if he decides to pursue that position. In his very little spare time he loves to run and be in the outdoors: hiking, biking, camping, etc. He is a fabulous husband and father! I am so blessed!! I am still working part-time at Harmons in the Pharmacy as a cashier. It is just enough to get me out of the house one day a week to have some adult interaction and keep my sanity. I couldn't ask for a more laid back, relaxing job to have. I thoroughly enjoy it! Although there are days that I dread going in because I don't want to leave the family, I do have several days were I look forward to going in because I feel like I am going to lose it. I love to scrapbook but wish I had more time. I also love to crochet, read, clean (I know, weird huh?), do anything outdoors, watch movies and play games. My all-time favorite love though is being a mom. It is not easy but it is definetely worth it! My kids' mean the world to me!! They put a smile on my face and always keep me laughing! Kids are the root of all happiness! We are so lucky to have one another! We hope you have enjoyed reading a little about our family. We are so grateful to have such terrific family and friends in our lives! We love you!!!

Danielle's Favorites

Animal --- Dog (preferably small)
Book --- Anything (except Fantasy)
Boredom Busters --- Scrapbooking, Reading, Going for a bike ride or walk, Playing any type of game or Crocheting
Color --- Any shade of Pink
Flower --- Tulip
Food --- Mexican
Holiday --- 4th of July
Month --- September
Movie --- The Notebook
Music --- Just about anything (except Heavy Metal)
Pie --- Pecan
Restaurant --- Applebee's (I love their Santa Fe Chicken Salad!)
Season --- Spring
Time of Day --- Early Evening (after 7pm)
TV Show --- CSI :Miami, anything reality TV (yes, I am a junkie) or gameshows (I love to play along)
Vacation Spot --- Disneyland or Hawaii