The Greene Family

Six Months...Are You Kidding!

2010-06-28T16:58:00.000-07:00

Where the heck have we been the past 6 months? Life has changed so much. Here is a break down by month. Pictures will follow.

January
Jeff - Started a new job working at a practice we were trying to purchase.
Krishawn - Trying to keep afloat.
Johnathan - Trucking along in 7th grade.
Joshua - Playing flag football on a team that did really well. NOT!
Landon - Just hanging out with mom.
Kolton - Sitting up.
Kamryn - Sitting up.

February
Jeff - Still working for the practice we were trying to buy.
Krishawn - Starting to sink.
Johnathan - Doing reports galore.
Joshua - Still playing for a really good football team. NOT!
Landon - Part of the reason Krishawn was sinking.
Kolton - Started crawling while Jeff and I were at a wrestling tournament.
Kamryn - Started crawling about 2 weeks before Kolton.

March
Jeff - Finally purchased the dental practice he had been trying to buy.
Krishawn - Sinking.
Johnathan - Began making crazy things out of sticks with a friend.
Joshua - Begging to not have to continue to play football.
Landon - Hung out with grandma for a few weeks.
Kolton - Crawling everywhere following Kamryn.
Kamryn - Becoming the boss of her brother Kolton.

April
Jeff - Loving his new practice but now dealing with the drama of women.
Krishawn - Wondering how the heck she will get to the surface again.
Johnathan - Still making weird things and having a blast at it.
Joshua - Done playing football. Thank Goodness!
Landon - Addicted to the Wii.
Kolton - Still crawling around and starting to pull himself up.
Kamryn - Pulling herself up and crawling circles around her brother.

May
Jeff - Finished up his website for the practice. http://www.arrowheaddentistry.com/
Krishawn - Begging for a raft and I got a small one thrown to me. A house cleaner.
Johnathan - Finished 7th grade.
Joshua - Finished 3rd grade.
Landon - Still addicted to the Wii.
Kolton - Still crawling and pulling himself up.
Kamryn - Started to walk.

June
Jeff - Really busy at work. Loving his job and all the stress that comes with it.
Krishawn - Floating again. Its a nice feeling to not be holding my breath.
Johnathan - Attended 2 scout camps and has spent the month in Utah.
Joshua - Swimming like a fish. Dark as can be. Makes me sick!
Landon - Started swim lessons and is really trying to swim like a fish.
Kolton - Turned 1 and started walking.
Kamryn - Turned 1 and started running.

The New Johnny Konxville

2009-12-14T17:38:00.000-08:00

So, this past Saturday Joshua was outside playing with a friend. Johnathan came in with his camera phone to show us what they were doing outside. Here is a video of Joshua's antics.

Jeff says that the next video will be Joshua vs. Cactus.

Family Photos

2009-10-02T08:54:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures we had done in July just before we moved to Arizona. I feel bad that I have not posted in awhile. Many of you have seen these pictures on Facebook but at least I posted something. :)

The New Family

7,300 is now 5,840

2009-08-31T21:47:00.000-07:00

Many of you are wondering what the title might mean. That is the approximate number of diapers needed to cover Kolton, Kamryn and Landon in a year. Well, I have good news. Landon is now potty trained. We now only need approximately 5840 diapers for Kolton and Kamryn. I don't want to start calculating the number of cans of formula nor its price for a year.

Landon enjoyed the few days of running around without a diaper or underwear on. The best part was he kept wanting to play baseball and slide into home. That was an interesting sight!

Sleep! What's That?

2009-08-03T16:05:00.000-07:00

I wish I had time to blog about the past month but I only have a few minutes to post some pictures. We are all doing well but we are all missing something very crucial in life...SLEEP.

Kolton Jeffery born at 10:56 am weighing 5 pounds 4 ounces (on the right)
Kamryn Lea born at 10:58 am weighing 4 pounds 13 ounces (on the left)

Kamryn was rushed to the NICU just after this picture. She was born with fluid in her lungs and she was having a difficult time breathing. She also had was under weight and its mandatory for the babies to go to the NICU when they are under 5 pounds.

Here are a few pictures taken when they were about 3 weeks old. Kamryn is laying next to her Grandpa Fish's shoe. Its amazing how small she is in the picture compared to the shoe. To think she was even smaller at birth.

Kolton and Kamryn with Great Grandma McKinnon. She just loved holding the babies.

Kolton and Kamryn with Aunt Michelle at 5 weeks old.

Are We Crazy? YES, We Are!

2009-06-20T14:15:00.000-07:00

It has been awhile since the last post. I don't even know where to begin. The last post was in April after Jeff's accident. It has been 2 months since the accident. Here are a few things that have been happening...

Krishawn - May 1st...trip to AZ to find a house. We were out bid by $15,000.
Jeff - May 24th...trip to AZ. Offer on house and did not hear anything from the owner. Finally owner was found in Europe and accepts offer 10 days later.
Johnathan - Last day of school was June 3rd with middle school final exams leading up to the last day. Finishes with straight A's again. He actually received a 111% on his final in Math.
Joshua - Last day of school also June 3rd. He received many awards at the award ceremony for many different things including reading the most books for the year. He also ended the school year with straight A's.
Landon - Turned 2 on May 16th. Ready to be potty trained but I'm not. I hope we don't miss out on the opportunity. To many things to do and not enough time to take a 2 yr. old to the bathroom ALL the time.
Doctor appointments galore. You don't realize how much they monitor you when you are pregnant with twins.
Packing, packing, and more packing. As prepared as I usually am, I see daily that I'm not ready for the craziness in a few weeks.
Family picture clothing. We are having our family pictures done a week after my scheduled c-section. What size do I buy for myself? How do I buy clothes for a new family of 5 which includes a GIRL.

So here we are. One week before my scheduled c-section...two weeks before family pictures...and two weeks and one day till the move. How do I get it all done? I have no idea. I guess if you are going to live life you might as well live life as crazy as possible or at least that’s what we have decided to do.

Some People Will Do Anything For A New Car

2009-05-04T14:45:00.000-07:00

Jeff decided to total his car a few weeks ago. I think its because he was jealous that I was going to get a new car before him because of the twins arrival. He was driving to work and a car pulled out in front of him and he hit them going 55 miles an hour. It was not his fault of course. He did have to go to the ER and is nursing back a shoulder injury. Like I said before...Some people will do anything for a new car.

NO Pain...NO Gain

2009-03-03T06:03:00.000-08:00

Joshua has always been our sports kid. At an early age he could throw a spiral with a football. He is also an amazing soccer player. It has been great to watch him grow and love to play sports. I think that Landon is going to give him a run for his money. Landon can drop kick anything he wants too. Just last week he drop kicked my toothbrush across the room. I figured kicking was going to be his thing. Well, he has found a new love. Golf has become his life. He refuses to play with the plastic set we got him and only wants to real thing. He will drag the real golf clubs in the house which is about the biggest fight of the day. Well, many of you know when you play golf most people wear a glove on their hand to help with the friction. Well, they do not make them for a 22 month old. Landon plays so much that he developed a blister on his poor hand. The problem was he refused to wear a band-aid for the longest time so every time he grabbed the golf club it would start to bleed. We finally convinced him to put one on. NO Pain...NO Gain!!! Should it be starting so early?

Here is a video of Landon's golfing skills.

Cake Making Skills

2009-02-26T18:57:00.000-08:00

This past Tuesday we had the Blue and Gold Banquet for the Cub Scouts. Jeff is the Cub Master and I'm the Cub Scout Committee Chairperson. I was given the task to serve dinner and dessert for 87 people. The problem was I had a budget of $70. The theme was American ABC's so I fixed an All-American dinner. I served hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, fruit, veggies and chips. Thanks to the parents, all of the side items were provided. My issue was, I needed a cake for the event. I knew I did not have enough money to buy a cake for the number of guests that would be attending. I called a friend of mine Tammy to get some advice. She does a really nice job on cakes so I felt that if anyone could help me, she could. She sent me to a website called Cakecentral.com were there are more ideas than I knew what to do with. I found the cake idea I liked and gave her a call. She told me what I needed and I started. I decided to make a cupcake cake to make it easier in passing the dessert out. I made 80 cupcakes and began the process of putting it together. When it was all done, I was so proud of myself. I was exhausted but very happy with the final product. Here is a picture of my cake making skills. I think I'm going to try to get a job on the cake show ACE of Cakes.

The Verdict Is....

2009-02-06T11:51:00.000-08:00

Today was the big day to find out what we are having. Is it 2 girls, 2 boys or one of each? Well we figured you all could find out the same way the boys did.

Yes, we are having a boy and a girl. We are very excited but wonder what to do with a little girl. I'm just hoping she is a Tom boy not a little frilly kind of girl.

It looks as if it has already started. This is a picture of the girl kicking the boy in the head.

The Fish

2009-01-30T20:01:00.000-08:00

Well, we have had a few of you ask about new fish. We bought some new fish and de-chlorinated the water. Everything worked out beautifully. Unfortunately, we have since lost both fish. One of them lasted 4 days and the other lasted 6. We have no idea what’s going on, but have decided to take a hiatus from raising fish. The kids have asked for a dog and I really don't think we have a good enough track record.

The Worst Family Home Evening Ever

2009-01-23T12:16:00.000-08:00

Just before the holidays, Joshua asked if we could get some fish for Landon. Jeff told him we would get them after Christmas since we were going to be gone for a few weeks. We decided that FHE this week would be buying some fish and stopping for some ice cream. We purchased some fish, had some ice cream next to the pet store and headed home with the new tank to get them set up. After arriving home, we set up the tank and prepared the fish for the transfer from their travel bag to the tank. We did the transfer and headed upstairs for showers. The kids got ready for bed and we said family prayers. Joshua wanted to head downstairs to say good night to the fish, but Jeff said no and sent him to bed. Jeff, Johnathan, Landon and I came back downstairs to hang out before bedtime for Johnathan and Landon. We wanted to post what we saw as we came down the stairs.

Yes, the fish were dead. The time from which we put them in the tank till we came back down after showers was about 40 minutes. I could not believe it. We killed 2 fish in about 40 minutes. Joshua is our sensitive one. I started to stress about what we would tell him in the morning. Johnathan, who has become a very funny kid, said I know what to tell him. He said, "Joshua, the fish decided to sleep in today." It was so funny but sad for our goldfish. We realized that we did not de-clorinate the water which is why they died. The kids are lucky we have not hurt them over the years.

Christmas 2008

2009-01-14T13:13:00.000-08:00

I know its late but I wanted to post a few pictures from our Christmas Holiday. We spent Christmas at home in Texas until about 7:45 am, at which time the kids and I left for the airport to go to North Carolina. Jeff had to stay home until the following Tuesday because he was on-call. The plane ride with the Landonado was not fun. There was this lady on my flight that had enough guts to say to me..."Maybe next time you will think twice about flying by yourself." Landon was not loud, he just wanted to get down and walk the isle and I constantly had to fight him to stay in my lap. A little odd for Christmas Day. As I rushed from one flight to another, I decided to quickly grab a few lunchables for the kids and a sub for myself at a counter on the way to the next flight, which had already finished boarding. I allowed the kids to start eating once the plane was in the air and they were anxiously waiting for a drink as the drink cart came down the isle. Not only were they offering drinks, they were offering sub sandwiches for FREE. What airline does that? I was so mad. I spent $18 at the little counter for 2 lunchables without drinks as well as a turkey sandwich. What a rip off!! We had a great time in North Carolina with my father, my mother and step-father, my sisters and their families. I sure was glad though that Jeff traveled home with me.

Christmas in Texas.

Our Christmas Tree

The Boys

Landon on his new bike

I know the picture is blurry but it was a rare occasion.

Dad and Landon

Christmas in North Carolina

The tree's always so much better at home

Joshua with Grandpa Fish

The boys got Air Soft guns from Grandpa Tools

Landon with his aunt Michelle

Be Careful What You Ask For !!

2008-12-03T19:42:00.000-08:00

Nobody said having children would be easy. There are many people in the world who struggle to have children. We were one of them. As we sit back and look at Johnathan and Joshua, we are so grateful they are in our lives. They bring such joy to our family. I could not imagine them not in our lives. Then a few years ago we got this bright idea to go to the infertility doctor in search of closure. To our surprise things were a lot different than they were back in the mid 90's. We were so excited to find out that we were pregnant with Landon, also known now as Landonado. Boy did he change our life. He has brought new life to our home. It has been wonderful. We then moved to Texas and again got the bright idea to look into an infertility doctor. I seemed to have forgotten all of the punishment my body would have to take in order to make my dreams come true. As the first needle came towards my abdomen all the memories came flooding back. Here is an idea of what my life has been like for the past 8 weeks.

As you go through all these shots you pray that all of the punishment will result in another child. We were grateful for our little bundle of joy when he entered the world 18 months ago. We were looking forward to another one of those bundles of joy. Well, you need to be careful what you ask for. Heavenly Father felt it would be better to not just send one...he thought it would be fun to send two. Yep...you guessed. TWINS!!! We are very excited but also nervous about what our future brings. We will go from 3 to 5 kids in less than a year. Not only do we need to buy double everything, we will most likely need to buy a new car. What a blessing this will be and we look forward to our new life with 5 kids. We do have 5 more embryos frozen. Can someone say reality show?

Halloween

2008-11-05T07:18:00.000-08:00

I know it is a little late to be posting our Halloween activities, but I figured I should since I took the pictures. The kids did not want to go to the trunk-or-treat at church, so we decided to just trick-or-treat around the neighborhood. Not long before leaving, the boys received a call from some friends that wanted them to come to their neighborhood. They of course wanted to do that since they would be out alone as a group without adults. Living in Temple Texas affords the kids a little more freedom then south Florida. They had a great time running through the neighborhood just as a group of boys. Jeff and I stayed home passing out candy to those in our neighborhood. Landon went to a few doors and then was over the costume. It was a nice night for all. Here are a few pictures of the kids just before leaving for the night. As you can see, the brotherly love between Johnathan and Joshua still is going strong.

Carving Night

2008-11-05T06:37:00.000-08:00

Monday night before Halloween we carved pumpkins for family home evening. The kids had a great time cutting the pumpkins by themselves for the first time. Johnathan typically does not do well with gross things so I was afraid he might loose his dinner. Luckily for all of us, he was able to keep it in. Landon had a fun time just getting in the boys way.

Landon At Play

2008-10-06T06:37:00.000-07:00

Landon loves to do what Joshua is doing. Right now, Joshua is playing soccer for the city so he is constantly kicking a soccer ball around our house. Landon decided to try and copy what Joshua was doing. He seriously can this all day long. It gets tiring, but it could be worse. He could want to play with barbies or something. Hope you enjoy.

Joshua's Special Day

2008-09-18T11:25:00.001-07:00

Joshua was baptized on September 16th. It was a really special day for him. Jeff's parents were on there way home to St. George and stopped off in Texas to pick up a few things. We planned a quick baptism so his grandparents could attend. It was a very small baptism, but also very spiritual. We are so proud of him for his decision to be baptized. We love you Joshua!

Guess Who Turned 8...

2008-09-18T11:25:00.000-07:00

Joshua turned 8 on September 15th. He had a small family birthday party that night. He chose what he wanted for dinner which was bagel pizzas of course. He also chose the desert for the night as well. He chose to have dad make homemade blizzards. They were yummy!!

Joshua could not wait to open his presents. Dad, mom, Johnathan and Landon gave him a ripstick. Both sets of grandparents gave him money. He plans to buy a new WII game with his money. I was hoping he would buy his mom something with all of it.

Has Anyone Seen Landon?

2008-09-14T19:58:00.000-07:00

We spent the morning getting ready for church when we realized the house was a little quite. Since Landon is usually nipping at our feet we needed to search for him. Luckily there is something that he carries around the house that gave him away.

Take a wild guess where Landon could be. He found a new hiding place.

The River or Creek (or whatever you want to call it)

2008-08-19T12:46:00.000-07:00

When we moved to Texas we decided we wanted to enjoy as much as we could. We found a small river or creek about 20 mins away. The kids and I had gone one afternoon with some women from church and wanted to bring dad to see what we found.

The kids had a great time fishing for tadpoles and exploring the new area. Johnathan found a crawfish and felt it very important that I share in the find.

Joshua and Jeff spent time building a dam. The water flow was in a constant direction but they thought it would be fun to change the direction of the water. We are looking forward to our return to see the change.

Landon had a great time. He loved throwing the rocks and just sitting in the water. He is in his element being outside.

The Greene Family

2008-08-15T14:54:00.000-07:00

We have finally entered the world of blogging. We really don't understand all of this but we will try. We have arrived in Texas and have settled in. The kids have loved making the transition from a small apartment to a home. It has been a nice change. We miss all of you and hope to keep in touch through blogging. Stay tuned for upcoming blogs as we figure this thing out.