The Heffner Family

catching up... blah blah blah

2011-06-23T08:43:00.000-07:00

So I was going to catch everyone up on the recent happenings with the Heffner family, but instead, I've decided to tell the story of how Jett learned to fly this morning... (hopefully I can catch it on video next time).

Setting takes place in my office.

Picture Jett sitting on the 2nd office chair, and Dakota slowly making him go round and round....

Me: Be careful dakota, he's still a baby

Dakota: okay mom, Im doing it really slow

Jett: wweeeeee

Me: Dakota stop going faster

Dakota: Dont worry mom he likes it

Jett: wwweeeeeeeeeeeeee

Me: Dakota I'm warning you, slow DOWN!

Dakota: No mom look he's smiling! (in the meantime she really really gives him a good spin)

Jett: ahhhh... (yes, Jett actually Flew out of the chair, with arms in the air and landed on his stomach right outside the office door).

Me: "I told you , that was too fast"

Dakota: "I didnt mean to mom, he was saying wweeee"

Jett: (climbs right back into the chair and shakes his arms as if to say "Again" )

I look at dakota and say "dont even think about it", as she turns and walks out the door.

Yes, this is how my mornings go, while trying to get some work done. I love it!

P365 Week 3 done!!

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(click to enlarge Images)

(Scrapbook Kit Used: Charming Boy by "By Becca" Designs

P365 Weeks 1 & 2 done!!

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Week 1 Pages 1 & 2: (click to enlarge pages)

Week 2 Pages 1 & 2: (click to enlarge pages)

Credits:Kits used are by Flergs: Estranged & Cherry Tree Lane

Project 365 week 1

2011-01-08T19:38:00.001-08:00

So I am testing this out using my phone.. So this post may disappear if I don't like the way it turns out lol.

This is my 2nd year attempting Project 365. I got to week 50 something last year bit never got around to blogging it. So with this new "facebook" app and iPhone... It's making taking daily photos, posting them and even blogging.. So much easier an quicker.

If you are interested in learning

More about Project 365.. here is a great blog full of info: http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/

And that brings me to My first week of 2011!

Day 1: 1/1/11 the girls love laying the floor and watching tv/ movies on our "big screen" as they call the wall that we shine our projector onto.

Day 2: 1/2/11 Jett is getting about 4 teeth coming in all at once on the top and so Aaron kept satin "cheese" to get Jett to smile.

Day 3: 1/3/11 yes this is cough medicine... I've had a horrible cough for two weeks and this and NyQuil are my best friends at bed time!

Day 4: 1/4/11 the kids were playing so good together in their playroom (under the stairs closet) grandma calls it "the Heffner dungeon"

Day 5: Dakota can make Jett smile like no one else.. He loves playing with her!

Day 6: 1/6/11. They Love watching movies and playing games on the iPad

Day 7: 1/7/11. Kaylie was running in the living room and tripped and hit her head on the coffee table.. Yup the cut went all the way through to bone.. 5 large stitches later and a good dose of meds and we got this smiling 4 year old.

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I'm Running Away To The Circus!!

2010-09-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

We were hanging out with Mark and Deb yesterday and Deb reminded us that the Circus was at The Stockton Arena... well Aaron and I had never been and the girls were so excited when we asked if they wanted to go, we hopped online and bought the tickets.. $10 per child under 12 and only $17 for adults! We couldnt beat that price, so we went! It was so much fun and really if you've never been to the circus, you have to go at least once.. Aaron and I were totally impressed! The Elephants, the Tigers, the people acts, 7 motorcycles in a metal ball (this was Aarons favorite), the flying trapeze acts, the tightrope walkers, all of it.. totally amazing :) we had really good seats too! Where we were, you were able to see the entire event! Check out the pics:

2 new members of the Heffner Family!

2010-09-18T22:16:00.000-07:00

So, Aaron and I thought it would be fun to take a trip to the Reptile Show in Sacramento... yeah I am so not a fan of Snakes and Lizards and Bugs, however I wasnt really expecting turtles or tortoises... of course the babies were just so darn cute we told the girls we'd think about getting a turtle. After 1 1/2 hours of walking around we went back to the turtle guy and decided we'd pick up a turtle. Little did we know, we'd be purchasing 2. Also the guy failed to tell us that we had just purchased Sulcata Tortoises, who are the 3 largest tortoises in the world and can get up to 200+ lbs. Also, the live anywhere from 70 to 120+ years! Here are some photos of the kids at the show, and of course our new little babies! (they are the same age as Jett, born only a week apart!)

Meet Rocky(left) & Chelle(right) .. named by the girls!

Jett Crawling!!

2010-09-17T10:09:00.000-07:00

So our little guy is crawling... however it is backwards. Jett will crawl on his knees going backwards only, but will semi-army crawl when he goes forwards.. here is a little video of him doing his army-crawl:

Please vote!!

2010-09-15T09:46:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone! I am in a contest to win a free canvas print of one of my two photos I've submitted.. but I need your help!! Please go to these two links.. and click the "like" button if you have facebook!

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Here are the previews of the two photos I've submitted:

Thank you so much for your votes!!!

Jett on his Knees!! Oh No!!

2010-08-24T09:50:00.000-07:00

And its all down hill from here!! He will be a pro by the end of the week I bet! 7months Old!

Our Little Drama Queen Turned 4!

2010-08-24T09:45:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Kaylie!

Yup that's right Kaylie (Kiki) Marie Heffner is now 4 years old! I can't believe how fast time goes by!! It was just 4 years ago I was changing your little preemie diapers and comparing you to the size of our remote control. And here we are today with an extra tall 4 year old girly girl. We are so blessed to have such an amazing little girl. Yes you are our drama queen but you are Momma's sweethear and Daddy's Princess. You are our little luv bug. You tell us 100 million times a day how much you loves us and are constantly giving us hugs and kisses. You may be high maintenance, and the most dramatic of the 3 kiddos, but we love you to death. Happy Birthday baby girl!

We love you Kaylie!

Back To School: Dakota Style!

2010-08-17T08:40:00.000-07:00

So I am a little late posting these pictures, but here are the pictures we snagged of Dakota's 1st day of Kindergarten. She is having so much fun! She gets to bring a book home everyday to read, she is a pro at writing her name, and is even learning to write her last name. She is super excited and we are so proud of her!

Family Pictures in Tahoe!

2010-08-11T12:58:00.000-07:00

Fun in Tahoe!

2010-08-09T13:26:00.000-07:00

Here are a few random photos from our tahoe trip :) It was Aaron and I's 6th wedding anniversary. What better way to spend it than playing with the kiddos and getting some amazing family pictures taken (see above post)... these were taken all on my iPhone so please ignore the quality lol

4th of July on the Lake!!

2010-07-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some of our pictures from the 4th of July which we spent on the boat on Lake Don Pedro with Aarons Sister Tanya's family! Please excuse the quality of the photos, they were taken on my iPhone :)
It was pretty cool being on the lake and seeing the reflection of the water when the fireworks went off. very cool!

yes those little bumps on the horizon are cars not trees!! It was PACKED!!

Jett's first few times in the pool!

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Jett loves the water, hbut the water wasnt too warm yet, so we just let him float around... but the girls were fish just like always.. kaylie actually can swim (doggy paddle) without any floaties, which is totally awesome for it being just the beginning of summer!!

The Move!

2010-06-07T07:34:00.000-07:00

Yup just like what it says... we have moved again. This time, there is absolutely no reason for us to really ever move again! This house is perfect for our family and has everything we've pretty much always wanted. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, a great kitchen, an awesome backyard and a good neighborhood close to the schools. Funny thing.. It's only 2 blocks from the house before the last house, so we have great friends just around the corner! We actually live at a T in the street, meaning we dont have any house directly in front of us and there is a court one way and a small through street down the other way, and park less than a block away! So anyway, here is the new house:

Preschool Promotions & Graduations!

2010-05-30T07:44:00.000-07:00

Well, Kaylie has been promoted into Pre-K and our big girl Dakota is now a Kindergartner !
We were so proud!! Grandma and Grandpa Heffner were there to celebrate and then we all went out for Sushi after for dinner! The girls love it!

I knew I was going to be a mom....

2010-05-04T17:10:00.000-07:00

I knew I was going to be a mom for the 1st time when I saw the tiny bean on the machine at the doctors office, when I heard her tiny heartbeat for the very first time. I knew I was going to be a mom when I felt her first kick inside me at just a few months along. When I walked into the hospital for the last time knowing that the next time I walked out we were taking her home with us. When I realized there was going to be 3 of us instead of 2. I knew I was officially a mom when I first held my baby girl in my arms for the very first time after 12 hours of labor. When I got to feed her for the first time. When I changed her tiny diaper for the first time. When I woke up every 3 hours for the first few weeks all night long to feed her. When I started waking up every 3 hours just to find out she was sleeping soundly and didnt need those night time feedings anymore. When I saw her first smile. When I heard her first coo. When she let out her first little giggle. When daddy would come home from work and grab her up in his arms and give her kisses and play with her to give "mom" a break. When I grabbed the camera and took 100's of pictures a day just so daddy wouldn't miss anything at work. When she first started to roll over. When she first started to scoot. When she said her first word "dada", then "mama". When she started to walk. When she got her first tooth.

I knew I was going to be a mom for the 2nd time when I got to tell number 1 she was going to have a sister. When I treaded through the horrible morning sickness all pregnancy long, When I with stood the horrible heat and trying to squeeze into a bathing suit just to stay cool in the pool. When we had to find a sitter for number 1 while we made those countless trips to the hospital thinking that #2 was coming. When she kicked me all night and slept all day. When number 1 would lay her head on my tummy and tell #2 to come out and play. When number 1 would kiss my belly and say "luv you baby". When I went in to the hospital and knew when I went home again I was going to have 2 carseats in my backseat instead of 1. When #1 came to meet #2 for the first time and she said" ooh my baby" and poked #2 in the eye. When we came home and layed her in her crib for the first time. When #1 held #2 for the very first time. When both girls fell asleep in daddys arms, one on each side. When they were both able to mutter "I luv you mommy" as we carried the to their rooms together. When I dropped them off at their first day of school and cried as I drove away.

I knew I was going to be a mom for the 3rd time when I was told I was having a "boy". When I got to tell the girls they were getting a brother. I was a mom for the 3rd time when I held my baby boy and realized just how special he was. When I watched my husband hold his first born son and knew it was meant to be. When the girls got to hold their brother for the very first time. When #2 called him "my baby". When #1 picked him up and put him to sleep in her arms. When I was able to take a picture with all 3 of them smiling....

And here I am still "becoming a mom"... still taking her girls to school and still cuddling her new baby and wishing they stayed young forever...

I knew I was going to be a mom for the last time when I looked at my husband and said.. it's your turn and he scheduled his vasectomy.

When did you know you were going to be a 'mom'?

(this blog post was written in answer to this very question, asked on a blog I follow called: The Daily Epidurl.. a blog..moms of all stages would love and relate!)

Oh how they grow!

2010-04-24T20:15:00.001-07:00

Just a few random pictures.. I still have a lot to catch up on!

-- Post From My iPhone

Jett Aaron Heffner has arrived!

2010-01-14T05:02:00.000-08:00

Born @ 2:41pm Jan 12, 2010

7 pounds 9 ounces, 20.75 inches

Daddy and Jett

Mommy and Jett

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A weekend at the cabin...

2009-11-16T14:51:00.000-08:00

So aside from the broken toe, the weekend was great! We watched movies and the girls got to ride their Barbie jeep around, go for a hike with dad and we got the cabin all cleaned up and ready for winter, Aaron cleaned the gutters and got the outside furniture put away, the decks all cleaned up... here are a few pictures:

The Pregnant Woman Broke Her Toe!

2009-11-12T11:10:00.000-08:00

Yup just one hit on the couch legs and boom a broken toe.

Doesnt help that I have all this extra baby weight right?!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T12:03:00.000-08:00

We hope everyone had a safe and happy halloween! The girls were so excited to go trick-or-treating! The rule in our house (till they get older of course) is after they get their candy after we go through their candy and check for anything bad the girls get to choose 10 pieces of candy each and put them in little baggies, (then we dump the rest of their candy in the candy bucket and pass it all out!) Sugar plus Dakota and Kaylie = disaster the next day!!

Just click on the images to view them larger!

We got to see our little man today!

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Jett Aaron Heffner

Can you say Basket Case?

2009-10-22T10:57:00.000-07:00

The girls new fetish.. is making beds out of the baskets!
This was taken on Tuesday when the girls were really sick!

Aaron's 1st big fish for the season!!

2009-10-20T11:12:00.000-07:00

So remember how I said Aaron took up fishing as a hobby?
Well Sunday evening he caught his first 10lb Striper!

I wont show you the photo because its pretty bloody and nasty, but when they opened up the fish to clean him, the whole bait fish was still inside! it was pretty gross LOL.

Random Photos

2009-10-20T10:56:00.000-07:00

So here are a few pictures of the girls, aaron and me preggers :)

The New House...

2009-10-20T09:02:00.000-07:00

Okay so some family requested pictures of the new house..
so here are a few we took over the weekend!

Time is flying by!

2009-09-27T06:34:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Robyn for reminding me to post LOL.

Where has the time gone and why does it seem to speed up?
So much has gone on in the last two months and just doesn't seem to let up. I cant believe we are only 4 days until it's October!! It's crazy! So here is what is going on in the Heffner household that has kept me super busy as to not post anything for a while ;)...

-We moved. Yes I know again, however this is a GOOD move and a more permanent one. We found this cute 1 story home, the payment is WAY lower than previous and we are in a Lease Option Buy, so that means after a year if we'd like to buy we can!! woo hoo. So the house needed a little work, nothing major, but the windows were extremely dirty, and the entire inside of this house is WHITE! yes, white carpet, white walls, white blinds, white counter tops, etc... SO we asked our awesome handyman friend Mark, to come help me paint! In 2 days we had the whole inside painted, the windows cleaned inside and out with screens and everything.. the gardeners came and really cleaned up the yard for us too. It's perfect! We also have pet frogs (not really pets) but the girls think they are..when the sprinklers come on in the evening, the entire community gets bombarded with the frogs (we back up to a canal), they love going out and "hunting" the frogs. We love it because its in a very small gated community away from traffic and I don't have to run up and down stairs anymore!! I don't ever worry about traffic or people speeding up and down the street, and the girls can go out and ride their bikes and play and never worry about the cars!

-We've become great friends with our next door neighbors. Robin and John. They dont have any children at home anymore..their baby just went away to college about 2 weeks ago. But our girls just adore them and their dog. Aaron took John flying a few weeks ago and they instantly hit it off... then we found out John is a huge fan of fishing..well Aaron has always wanted to take on fishing as a hobby, he just hasnt had anyone to go with, well the last few weeks, Aaron has been Johns fishing buddy. They catch some fish just about every time they go out. Mostly Trout, but like this morning they headed to the Delta at 4am to catch some Striper. Robin is a sweetheart and the girls adore her and love to go over and swim in the pool with her.

-Daycare: Aaron and I put both the girls in part time daycare Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8 to 12:30. I need a little extra time to get some website work done and they are going crazy now that they dont have the daycare kids to play with anymore. Yes I quit the daycare when we downsized. It will be good for them, and they are actually going to a dear friend of ours' daycare. Extremely clean and she does a preschool program with all the kids 3 and older, so its perfect for Dakota and Kaylie to get more "schooling" when they aren't in their normal preschool classes Tuesday and Thursday.

-Me: Well baby is healthy and doing great. He is starting to move soo much now, and Aaron has finally been able to feel him kick and squirm. THe girls are constantly asking "when is baby brother coming" so they are excited as well. The Braxton Hicks Contractions have started..the more I am on my feet chasing the girls and playing and even cleaning sometimes, the more I feel them. The other reason for the girls in daycare, I need the extra rest. This is about the same time I went into Preterm Labor with Kaylie so the Doctor says I need to start taking it really easy. But everything looks good as of now.

So that is the update on our little family... I'll have to post some pictures soon of the house, the girls and Aarons new adventures in fishing!

The Girls 1st Day of School!

2009-09-09T08:47:00.000-07:00

The girls had their 1st day of School Yesterday:

Dakota is in Pre-K, because they changed the cut-off date for kindergarten,
she missed it by 20 days!! She has to take another year of preschool. We dont mind though
she LOVES it!!

Kaylie was so excited for her first day of school with "sissy".
She is actually in the same preschool class, with the same teachers
that Dakota had last year! She felt so comfortable because she
already knew the teachers and she finally got to "Stay" and play
instead of having to go home with Mommy!

We are so proud of our two big girls!!

Kaylie's 3rd birthday!

2009-08-25T12:04:00.000-07:00

Kaylie was a princess on her 3rd birthday!
She had a "tinker bell" party!

We are having a BOY!!!

2009-08-18T14:24:00.000-07:00

Cameron or Jett Aaron Heffner... or um.... Aaron Jett or Cameron Heffner... havnt decided which way yet LOL but will it be Jett or Cameron... hmmmm

16 weeks:

7 weeks:

SUCH a BAD blogger lol

2009-06-26T10:34:00.001-07:00

wow I am such a bad blogger lol. But never to late to start up again hey?

Today's picture is actually one taken 3 weeks ago: (i know not all of you have me on facebook)

Yup Heffner Baby #3. EDD 1-15-10

Road Trip to Oregon, Sunriver Vacation

2009-06-13T14:11:00.000-07:00

We went to Oregon for one of our vacations, we stopped in Susanville to visit Aaron's brother's family, we went to Burney Falls, and climbed through a lava cave, then we headed north into Sunriver.

Camping at the Oceano Airport in Pismo!

2009-05-23T13:46:00.000-07:00

We flew down to the Oceano Airport in Pismo Beach California, as long as you fly in you can camp at their tiny little grass campground for free! So what better way than to fly in, well I ended up driving the car down so we could take all our camping gear of course as it wouldnt all fit in the small plane, but it was a good time anyhow! The girls LOVED the beach! I think their favorite part was the sand angels :)

Harris Ranch Flight with Kim :)

2009-05-15T13:56:00.000-07:00

A good friend of ours Kim, had never flown in a small airplane before, she also was a neighbor of ours, her husband got a job over on the coast and she was going to be moving, so we decided we needed to go out before she left. We loaded up in the plane and flew down to Harris Ranch and had one kickin dinner! Love you Kim, thanks for flying with us!!

Kaboom Weekend 09

2009-05-09T14:05:00.000-07:00

The last 2 years we've gone a boat out into the middle of the San Francisco Bay for Kaboom weekend, dinner and fireworks baby!! This year, our friend Connie, who introduced us to this adventure, was able to bring her Fiance Rich with her! Thanks for the fun time guys!

April Trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium

2009-04-18T13:17:00.000-07:00

Aaron and I decided that with the girls getting older and as much as we fly down to the Monterey area, that we would buy the year pass to the Aquarium. Here are a few pictures from our trip and flight:

Easter Weekend

2009-04-11T13:32:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from Easter, my sister Tabby came and spent the weekend with us. We took her on her first flight in a small airplane.

Kaylie got a big girl bed!!

2009-03-23T13:25:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of KiKi in her new Big Girl Bed!!

Dakota Turned 4!!

2009-01-25T21:30:00.000-08:00

Birthday Presents from Mark and Deb :)

Mommy Made Cupcakes!

2009-01-25T21:28:00.001-08:00

Yup thats right .. I made cupcakes with LOTS of frosting.. for Dakota's class.. her birthday was on tuesday... one of her preschool days:

Dakota Turned 4!!

2009-01-25T21:26:00.000-08:00

January 20th.. Kota turned 4!!

Making Up for time:

2009-01-25T21:16:00.001-08:00

Okay okay I know.. BAD BAD blogger... but hopefully the server issues calmed down..and the site is working great... so hopefully I can get back on a schedule... So here are a few picture to make up for some lost time :)

This is how Kiki uses our excercise room:

January 11th: Day 11

2009-01-11T21:03:00.001-08:00

The girls in the jeep :) It was a cold day but they loved being outside!!

January 10th: Day 10

2009-01-11T09:58:00.001-08:00

Okay so somehow i've fallen a day behind LOL... SO. i'll be doing 2 posts today to get caught up!

Yesterday's photo... Dancing with daddy! We have what we call "dance parties" in our house.. daddy turns up the music really loud and dances around for an hour with the girls.. they LOVE it! so here is a picture of KiKi and Aaron.

January 9th: Day 9

2009-01-09T13:48:00.000-08:00

This is how KiKi carries our little charilie around... I only got 2 photos for today.. so this was the best one LOL... busy day!

January 8th: Day 8

2009-01-08T20:40:00.000-08:00

So today.. I told Dakota she could take the photo of the day.. she takes the camera.. turns it around looks at it and pushes the button... This is today's photo :) It actually came out pretty good dont you think?

January 7th: Day 7

2009-01-07T09:03:00.000-08:00

Wow.. so I'm all over posting this morning! I usually try to wait till the end of the day because I take photos throughout the entire day, then I go through and find the one I want to use for the blog post.. well today is an exception.. the minute what Im about to tell you happened.. I knew it was today's photo...

I was bathing the girls this morning, they bathe in our bathtub because its big and open and almost a "swimming pool" for them. Well, I lay out their clothes on our bedroom floor so after each girl, I can dry them and get them dressed all in one shot!, well today I forgot a diaper for kiki, so I had to run in her room and grab one... well I run back into the bathroom and I notice immediately the girls snickering... as I approach the tub, what do I find? Yup, they were giving our CAT a bath!! the funny thing is.. Charlie didnt even fight them, he was just sitting there soaked, letting the girls rub him and "bathe" him... well I ran again out to the hall to grab the camera, and sure enough charlie was out on the side of the tub by the time I got back in... so here are the picture of our now clean cat Charlie:

Happy Wednesday!

January 6th: Day 6

2009-01-06T21:36:00.001-08:00

So Dakota went back to school today.. She was SOO excited to tell all her little friends what "Santa" got her for christmas! So off we went...Kaylie and I ran errands while Dakota was in school to keep her busy so she didnt miss "Sissy" too much! The minute we walked back into the classroom to pick Dakota up, she runs up to me grabs me by the legs and yells, "Mommy I love you, thank you for coming back to get me"... yes I busted up laughing as the teachers did too...

So there is a McDonalds on the way home from her school, so I decided the girls, for being so good after 3 weeks of no school, could get a "treat".. so we took home the food and that is when I snapped this photo of the girls eating their fries (they were out of apple dippers .. again) and "chickies" as they call their Chicken Nuggets.

January 5th: Day 5

2009-01-05T14:34:00.000-08:00

Wow, so my day has been pretty darn chill, the girls have been really good and I've gotten a lot done on the website... so my picture today shows the reason "why" I've been able to actually get stuff done...

Yup it's called a "CLEAN" kitchen/living room!! no toys, no dishes, nothing! Wahoo!

January 4th: Day 4

2009-01-04T19:40:00.000-08:00

Okay so I had to do 3 photos to capture the full effect. Kaylie hasnt been sleeping well at night. She gets up at least 20 times and hasnt been wanting to take her naps etc... well today guess what we found on the couch? One very tired Kiki...

Project 365!

2009-01-04T06:43:00.000-08:00

So I, with some friends are participating in whats called: Project 356...

Basically Everyday I will take a random photo and post it on my 365 blog HERE. with a little synopsis of our day.

Sound Fun?

Lot's of people are doing it!

What a great way to capture an entire year!Want to try?

Visit this website to learn how... it's super easy: http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/

Dont forget to send me the link to your 365 blog so I can link you up!!

New Years 2009!

2009-01-04T05:58:00.000-08:00

We spent New Years with Scott, Nancy and the Kids.. here are a few pictures we took...

January 3rd

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This is how dakota and charlie sleep!

January 2nd

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The Drive back home...

January 1.. day 1

2009-01-01T05:44:00.000-08:00

We spent new years with Aaron's Brother's Family. We climbed Inspiration Point and had our 1st 2009 family photo taken:

Project 365!

2008-12-31T05:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to The Heffner's Addition of Project 365!

Basically Everyday I will take a random photo and post it here on the blog with a little synopsis of our day.

Sound Fun? Lot's of people are doing it! What a great way to capture an entire year!

Want to try? Visit this website: http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/

Snow Day @ the Cabin!

2008-12-28T16:34:00.000-08:00

We spent most of yesterday and all night and most of the morning today up at the cabin. They got over 3 feet of snow from the christmas storm that passed through a few days ago. Here are some cute pictures of the girls and daddy playing in the snow. And yes I trippled wrapped little KiKi's cast in bags and socks just so she could trample around and play for a while also!

2009 Christmas @ The Heffner's

2008-12-28T15:43:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve we let the girls and Aunt Tabby decorated their gingerbread houses:

Kaylie just liked the candy...

Christmas Morning Festivities:

After opening presents at home with the girls, we all gathered over at

Tanyia & Gary's House for a yummy christmas breakfast:

Dakota was the best little girl she had been in a good month. so quiet just playing her new leapster game. Why didnt we think of that sooner? LOL

Hope all you had a wonderful christmas!

(to see the pictures larger, just click on them!)

Christmas at the Heffner's

2008-12-22T11:12:00.000-08:00

So.. here are the pictures of the house, the "christmas room" and some of the girls dressed for christmas:

Dakota's Preschool Christmas Program

2008-12-22T11:02:00.000-08:00

Dakota had her Christmas Party this last week and here are the cute pictures... they sang Jingle Bells, and some otehr cute songs... so now every day, dakota puts on a show for us performing "Jingle Bells" only, at the part where you sing "Jingle all the way..." she adds" Jingle all the way..to grandma's house"... isnt she cute?!

The 1st Broken Bone in the Family!

2008-12-16T14:48:00.000-08:00

Yup that is right, Little miss Kaylie broke her big toe on Friday! Can you believe they put her in cast? It goes all the way up to her knee. The poor girl! We have saddle style stools that fit under the ledge of our counter.. well she didnt pull the stool out far enough and slipped and the top heavy part of the stool, crashed down on her poor little toe and broke it right in 1/2 right in the middle. I dont have pictures yet, but will post them soon. The guy who did her cast made it into a "purple candycane" for her. She is walking around on it pretty good, but really who would have known our little kiki would be the first broken bone? Poor little one! the next 7 weeks are going to be crazy! Especially bath time! now THAT part is not fun.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

2008-12-14T14:57:00.000-08:00

We Hope You All have a Wonderful Holiday Season and Happy New Year!

Dakota's Thanksgiving Program

2008-11-25T10:55:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from Dakota's Thanksgiving Program at School!

New addition to the Heffner Family...

2008-11-22T11:37:00.000-08:00

Nope.. NOT a baby LOL! But a Kitty! Meet Charlie!

He is the sweetest adorable little cat and the girls just love him to death. He sleeps with dakota when she goes to bed then when its time for Aaron and I to head to bed, he comes into our room and sleeps at the end of our bed. He hates being alone and whines whenever we leave.

He's a doll and so good with the girls! The best part... he self potty trained.. unlike a dog, they train themselves! But his favorite place to sleep during the day is between my computer screen and the keyboard. Isnt he cute??

Weekend Rainbow!

2008-11-10T07:46:00.000-08:00

So on Saturday, we got a light rain while we were all out playing outside... well no one wanted to go inside, so we stood out the heavy sprinkleing and I am so glad we did because I wouldn't have been able to take these GORGEOUS photos!

(that is our "Cheap Geeks"trailer right in front of our house)

Take Shape For Life...

2008-11-06T13:32:00.000-08:00

About 3 months ago.. Aaron and I started a weight-loss program introduced to us through a friend. At first I was very very skeptical because honestly, we had done Jenny Craig and that was a bust and expensive! We, started an exercise plan..well that just did not work... the weight just was NOT coming off. We decided that we would give this a try.. what is there to lose right? Money? Well, this is a lot cheaper than any of the other diets we had tried. So.. wanna see my results??

*You can also see them on the powerlosers.com website here, along with a short bio of why i wanted to lose the weight. http://www.powerlosers.com/sections/gallery?gallery=4 .*

This Photo Was Taken 8/12/08 and this photo was taken this morning 11/5/08

I am a Health Advisor for the company, and can coach you to losing weight, getting fit and maintaining a healthy life style. If you want further information all you have to do is leave me a message!

Halloween!!!

2008-11-05T12:22:00.000-08:00

Dakota decided she wanted to be a princes.. her favorite Disney princess is Aurora(Sleeping Beauty).. so we found a cute one that fit at Target for pretty cheap! And then Kaylie, who right now is in love with Tinkerbell, Saw the fairy costume with teh pretty wings, and decided that is what she wanted to wear! So here we have.. Princess Dakota and Fairy Kaylie.

They both went trick-or-treating..but after just one street of houses Kaylie was really tired so we dropped her back off...and Dakota and I went trick-or-treating with our friends across the street, Tami, Jacob and Sarah. She was such a big girl..keeping up with the older kids. She had a blast! Although they both got tons of candy, I decided to dump most (okay all of it) back into our Candy Bowl.. and gave it away to the kids that came by. The girls each got to pick out 2 or 3 pieces to keep for the next day.

We hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween!

Recent Pictures of the girls!

2008-10-10T13:19:00.000-07:00

SO I know it's been a while but I started taking more pictures of the girls... Here are the most recent from just yesterday outside playing... Enjoy!! They are getting so big!

Dakota's 1st Day of Preschool!

2008-09-02T09:18:00.000-07:00

So.. we got all dressed and ready for school. She was soo excited to go! However, when we got there, she got a little overwhelmed and once inside she got a little shy. Then she saw the playdough table! Her and Kaylie started playing..but then it was time for Kiki to go home with me and Dakota didnt like that. She started crying because she wanted Kiki to stay with her. So Aaron comforted her and then we were able to sneak out. Kaylie all the way home kept asking "where Ko go" "where Ko go"... but at Noon we will be able to go get her. Check out these cute pictures of our big girl!!

Daddy putting on the name tag:

Playing with Sister:

2008 August Pismo Vacation

2008-08-28T08:03:00.000-07:00

So the day after kaylie's birthday (Sunday) we left for Pismo. That is where our 5th wheel is stored. We stayed at a nice place called Pismo Sands. It was only about 5 minutes from the beach, but it had grass sites and NO sand!! We put the girls in daycare for two of the days dropped them off at 10 and picked them up about 3, they loved it! They didnt have to follow us around as we did our shopping etc. So While the girls were away, Aaron and I biked 7 miles the first day and 6 miles the 2nd day! boy did we feel the burn going up and down those hills :) When we picked the girls up we went back to teh RV park and took them swimming in the heated pool. It was so nice and they loved it.. oh and again.. NO sand!! Yay! the 2nd evening we took the girls the beach and let them play in the sand and water. Kaylie did not like the ocean so much, spent the entire time huddled in her towel in her chair! Dakota, however loved the water! The 3rd day we took the girls to breakfast and then we drove around for a while and then we took them to the pier and walked all the way down and back. It was a very nice vacation and the last week long vacation until christmas time! Enjoy the pictures!

Kaylie's 2nd Birthday!!

2008-08-28T07:32:00.000-07:00

I am doing some catch up here... Kaylie turned 2 August 23rd. Here are the pictures from her "Princess Party".

That morning I blew up two bags of balloons: They loved them!

We did a Chocolate Fondue bar with yummy fruit, as well as chicken and veggie kabobs and of course chips and dip!

I asked Dakota what kind of cake we should get for kaylie and big sister said "a princess one".

She wasnt so sure about blowing out the candles but boy did she ever love to eat the cake!

Present Time!!

The afterparty: Man does she love her salsa!

Thanks to everyone who came and shared kaylies 2nd birthday with us.

New pictures of the girls & I've been tagged!

2008-08-22T10:47:00.000-07:00

So.. I thought it was time for some updated pictures of the girls:
Tomorrow is Kaylie's birthday so I will post the pictures from the party tomorrow!

Okay so I've been tagged by Robyn!
I dont usually do these but one, once in a while cant hurt right?!

3 JOYS
1-Aaron, Dakota and Kaylie
2-Being able to be home with my kids.
3-Scrapbooking and designing

3 FEARS
1-Snakes.. dont like them, will never like them.. wont go near them.
2- the dark.. i know i know.. big baby, but yes.. i am afraid of the dark!
3-something happening to my husband or children.

3 GOALS
1-Like Robyn said. Lose weight. I've lost 10lbs in 2 weeks. Aaron and I are on the Medifast Diet and sure enough its working! We also just bought me a new bike, so we go out every evening after dinner and ride with the girls around the neighborhood!
2-Teach my children and prepare them for life.
3-Be the best wife, mother and friend I can be.

3 Current Obsessions
1-Digital Scrapbooking- eat it, sleep it, wear it. I'm selling my designs at a wonderful shop and I'm totally addicted! www.digitalcandy.ca
2-Doing my girls hair- i just love being able to braid and curl and straighten and play with their hair!
3- traveling. I love traveling. Just a few weekends ago, we got a babysitter and Aaron and I flew up to Susanville and visited his brother. What a nice trip.

3 Random Facts
1- I love to cook. Rachel Ray and Paula Deen are my FAVORITE!! I am a sucker for candles, and chocolate!
2- Fall is my favorite season. It's cool enough in the mornings to open up the house but warm enough to still not have to wear winter clothes.
3- I read the entire Twilight Series(4- 600 page books) by Stephenie Meyer in 3 days! Even the new book which I bought! I cant wait for the movie to come out!! November woohoo!

I TAG...
Steph, Sierra, Jessica

Our New Entertainment On a Hot Day!

2008-07-28T12:12:00.000-07:00

So, If you know Aaron, then you know he is just a big kid at heart. Our girls just love him to death!.. Well about a month ago, daddy went to the store, and came back with this:

Lets just say we are the highlight in the neighborhood! It's great, we blow it up (takes less than 3 minutes), attach the hose, and boom, the kids have a waterpark in front of the house!! We get all the awesome neighborhood kids who are home from school for the summer over at the house the instant they see it in the yard! It's so fun and our girls just adore having their friends come over and play! Here are a few pictures! OH and it's big enough for me and Tam ( a friend of ours) to go on too!

Our July 4th!!

2008-07-08T06:46:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone I hope you all had a safe, fun, happy 4th of July!

Last minute, we were invited to go on a friends houseboat up at Lake Shasta... we could not pass up the opportunity to get out of the heat and hang out with some really great friends, so off we went with Mark and Deb. A huge thank you to Ben and Kathy (Deb's sister) for letting us stay on their houseboat! We had a wonderful time and are really greatful for such a great weekend!

When we got there, the lake was soo low, you had to walk down this huge hill, put your stuff in this wheel burrow thing and wait for Ben and Kathy to come get us and put our stuff in the boat to take us back to the Houseboat. What a great time was had by all! The girls loved spending almost all day in the lake, it was in the mid 90's so it really wasnt all that cool, however the lake was just the right temp to cool us off. We got the opportunity to see the Colluson Water Tanker Plane.. what an amazing site... we took the boat out and was actually able to watch it skim the water, and then take off right above our heads..sooo totally cool!! check out the video!
It was dumping water on the "Motion Fire" we could see the fires smoke. Then, we got to see the deer, and ofc ourse the turtles and ducks.. no fish though.. thats a good thing because I probably wouldnt have gotten back in the water to swim ;).

On our way home, we actually saw a tornado..or a dust tunnel, or wind tunnel.. something like that.. check out the video!! we pulled off the side of the road and it went right through us!!

Here is the Video of the plane taking off the lake:

Here are the photos and video of the tornado!

Check out the video! It come RIGHT at us!!!

What a great trip. Thanks for looking!!

Pismo Vacation Pictures! warning LOTS of them!

2008-06-20T11:12:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! I hope ya'll have had a great week. This last week we spent in Pismo Beach, Ca.
Here are LOTS of pictures from our trip... Enjoy!!

The Cliffs Resort, was a gorgeous resort right on the beach, they had the best restaurant!
From their resort, you could walk down this long path of stairs to a private stretch of beach,
where we took the girls and chica to play!

Also, down at the bottom of this beach, was this huge layout of rock, that you could climb all over and see neat sea creatures. like this lime green thing as well as baby hermit crabs we found inside a shell!

The next day, we took the girls to the beach just on the other side of Pismo Coast Village, the RV park where we stayed. And Dakota, Chica and Aaron played in the water for a good while!

Then lastly, Aaron and I got one evening to ourselves, (the girls went to daycare :)., and we found this park that had a walk way down to the beach, here we saw Pelican point and a bunch of sealions lounging on some rocks! Pretty cool!

Over all it was a great trip, with steady 72 degree weather, we couldnt ask for a better vacation.

Now that we have come home to 102 degrees, we wish were back in Pismo.

Thanks for looking and dont for get to leave us some comments if you happen to wonder upon these pictures :)

Strawberries and whip cream or how about some bubbles?

2008-06-03T15:15:00.000-07:00

So a week ago, we had some strawberry shortcake for dessert.. yummy!! Here are a few pictures of the girls enjoying their sweet treat! As well, that night in the bathtub, I think daddy over did the bubbles.. what do you think?

It's beginning to feel like summer!!

2008-05-19T15:49:00.000-07:00

So, how is the weather where you are? We'd be really interested to know, seeing as here in Modesto, this year we have set some records and it's not even the middle of summer yet! It has been above 102 the last few days.. we set a record of 106, which on that day in 1998 when the old record was set it was a measly 86!!! a difference of 20 degrees! It's killing me!! But, the girls are loving every minute of being able to play in teh water! Here are a few pictures from the last week of them playing in the baby pool, and swimming at Mark and Debs. I threw in a few pictures of us visiting the duck pond in turlock and down at Castle Air Museum as well. Enjoy till next time :)

A night in the city!

2008-05-19T15:29:00.000-07:00

So for Mothers day, well saturday at least, Aaron and I went on this amazing cruise in the San Francisco bay. We had a great time. We went with some friends and just totally enjoyed it! Fireworks and everything.. It was what san fran called "KFOG/Kaboom weekend" Here are some pictures... it was totally weird being UNDER the bridge when usually we are driving OVER it! who knew it was so huge eh.??

We stayed at the hilton right outside china town, we had an awesome view..we could view the top of the hill and the ocean!

Going Swimming Anyone??

2008-05-02T15:39:00.000-07:00

So with the warmer weather starting to hit us here in California, we are starting to get out the bathing suits and pool toys. Daddy took dakota to get some arm floaties and some goggles.. even though they havnt used them in the pool yet, they sure did like to wear them around the house :).

Woodward Resevoir Camping Trip

2008-04-28T09:19:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago, we took the RV out for our first official weekend trip! We went local, to Woodward Resevoir in Oakdale. It was an okay trip, the weather was nice a cool, and the girls loved the sand and water! Daddy taught them how to fish!

Update 2008!

2008-04-07T15:32:00.000-07:00

Okay so I really need to start blogging about the family more! I've been SO busy lately with daycare and all my scrapping stuff that I just havnt updated anything! At first I was going to start back in december and make a post for all the things I missed, but um not going to happen because I just dont have the time to sit and upload ALL those photos! SO I will start with with this month :)

There are a few pictures of the new play toys "boxes". Aaron gets these huge boxes from Dell when he gets computer shipments and they make for the BEST toys!

Next we went flying with aaron about two weeks ago down to San Luis Obispo. It was gorgeous!
We went to this park that had a ton of birds! The girls loved running through them!

Here are a few pictures of the girls from our camping trip over the weekend! They had so much fun throwing the rocks in the water and pretending that the reeds were "fishing poles".

Thanksgiving in Disneyland & California Adventures 2007!

2007-11-25T19:01:00.000-08:00

Okay so it was a total blast, and we are so greatful we were able to go on such short notice! Dakota is 39 inches tall so she got to ride a good portion of the rides, she loved every minute of it! Kaylie, well she got to go on a few rides, and most of the time she was very good. Disneyland is so beautiful during the holiday season! The castle is all decked out in snow and christmas lights, and they actually have snow machines on every lamp post so in the evenings you get to have that "white" christmas (its really just bubbles but very neat). The parade was a favorite!

So, here are some of the pics...

Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31T15:20:00.000-07:00

HaPpY HaLlOwEeN!

Here are some pictures of the girls in their Halloween Costumes.

Dakota is sick so we probably are not goign to go trick or treating, just a few neighbors if that.

Hope you all have a Safe and Happy Halloween!

Somethings New!!

2007-10-23T16:49:00.000-07:00

I know I know.. It's been a while. BUT! We've been pretty busy! I am about to apply for my Large Daycare License! That is right! I hired an assistant and want to actually teach a "preschool" curriculum. We do the art projects and daily abc, number, color stuff, but I can actually get a "program" going! It will be a big change though!
Also! I have no started my own "digital scrapping blog". I have been designing templates that are used to make scrapping easy, and have finally started to publish them! Right now all templates are going to be free to download. Maybe down the road I will sell them in packaged downloads. We will see. You can check it out here: http://templates-n-more.blogspot.com

The girls are doing great! Dakota LOVES her big girl bed. She makes us put a big blanket up over the top so it makes a "tent" for her. She is FULLY potty trained! We are so proud of her! At under 3 years old she even stays dry all night! She still has the occasional "accident" but we can expect that with a 2 year old! Kaylie is STILL teething! Yup! she has 4 molars coming in! But she is all talk and babbles and is practically running instead of walking!

Aaron is doing great! He has started his own little "side" business for companies and has set up a "document management/ backup service". I really think this is going to take off for him! Every company needs some type of "file backup" right?!

So that is it for now! I will post some recent pictures of the girls here in the next few days. Tonight it is off to Costco, for milk, eggs, apples and baby wipes! the daycare usual ;).

Dakota got a big girl bed!!

2007-10-12T11:05:00.000-07:00

She is so proud of her big girl bed! it was finally delivered and hopefully she will sleep in it! She has been sleeping on the floor because she didnt like her toddler bed.. SO *crosses fingers* maybe this will be better!

Trip to the Pumpkin Patch!

2007-10-11T09:00:00.000-07:00

We took our yearly trip to the pumpkin patch. We originally wanted

to go to shoot the pumpkins at the one in Lathrop but the line was so

long..so we browsed the pumpkins and took the girls to the petting zoo!

Dakota loved feeding the animals and being able to be up close and

touch and feel. Kaylie.. didnt mind the animals except for the chicken

when aaron picked it up to show her...she flipped out! She cried for at

least 10 minutes afterwards. Poor girl was chicken traumatized!

The Girls First Trip To A Zoo!

2007-09-01T12:47:00.000-07:00

The girls LOVED the monkeys..we stood in front of the cages forever!

It was really neat to see all the different animals.

Fort Bragg Road Trip!

2007-08-25T12:18:00.000-07:00

This August, we took a 10 day vacation up the coast of California. We went up into Ft. Bragg, and then continued up the redwood highway and into Arcata and Eureka. We stopped at Glass Beach, The Botanical gardens, which were Gorgeous! and the Huge Redwoods. It was over all a good trip. Dakota was good and Kaylie Hated her carseat!

Kaylie's 1st Bday

2007-08-23T15:19:00.000-07:00

So here are a few Pictures from Miss Kaylie's First Bday!
We had so much fun, It is amazing to see how fast they grow!
Daddy bought her a huge bouquet of balloons. We had pizza
and a cupcake cake!

The Heffner Family

catching up... blah blah blah

P365 Week 3 done!!

P365 Weeks 1 & 2 done!!

Project 365 week 1

I'm Running Away To The Circus!!

2 new members of the Heffner Family!

Jett Crawling!!

Please vote!!

Jett on his Knees!! Oh No!!

Our Little Drama Queen Turned 4!

Back To School: Dakota Style!

Family Pictures in Tahoe!

Fun in Tahoe!

4th of July on the Lake!!

Jett's first few times in the pool!

The Move!

Preschool Promotions & Graduations!

I knew I was going to be a mom....

Oh how they grow!

Jett Aaron Heffner has arrived!

A weekend at the cabin...

The Pregnant Woman Broke Her Toe!

Halloween 2009

We got to see our little man today!

Can you say Basket Case?

Aaron's 1st big fish for the season!!

Random Photos

The New House...

Time is flying by!

The Girls 1st Day of School!

Kaylie's 3rd birthday!

We are having a BOY!!!

SUCH a BAD blogger lol

Road Trip to Oregon, Sunriver Vacation

Camping at the Oceano Airport in Pismo!

Harris Ranch Flight with Kim :)

Kaboom Weekend 09

April Trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Easter Weekend

Kaylie got a big girl bed!!

Dakota Turned 4!!

Mommy Made Cupcakes!

Dakota Turned 4!!

Making Up for time:

January 11th: Day 11

January 10th: Day 10

January 9th: Day 9

January 8th: Day 8

January 7th: Day 7

January 6th: Day 6

January 5th: Day 5

January 4th: Day 4

Project 365!

New Years 2009!

January 3rd

January 2nd

January 1.. day 1

Project 365!

Snow Day @ the Cabin!

2009 Christmas @ The Heffner's

Christmas at the Heffner's

Dakota's Preschool Christmas Program

The 1st Broken Bone in the Family!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Dakota's Thanksgiving Program

New addition to the Heffner Family...

Weekend Rainbow!

Take Shape For Life...

Halloween!!!

Recent Pictures of the girls!

Dakota's 1st Day of Preschool!

2008 August Pismo Vacation

Kaylie's 2nd Birthday!!

New pictures of the girls & I've been tagged!

Our New Entertainment On a Hot Day!

Our July 4th!!

Pismo Vacation Pictures! *warning* LOTS of them!

Strawberries and whip cream or how about some bubbles?

It's beginning to feel like summer!!

Pismo Vacation Pictures! warning LOTS of them!