We're Back

Oh.. the days of relaxing have come to an end! It was so nice to have no agenda and just sleep in and swim and eat out!

We really did have a Fabulous time! In Las Vegas we stayed at the Wynn hotel. It was very VERY nice. When we checked in they told Sean that they had no more "no smoking" in the regular hotel, so they put us up in the Tower Suites. It was out of control. I think we were the only one's with kids too! The room was so sweet and we had our own private pool-(not just ours but for everyone in the Suites). We didn't have to use all the hotel pools and it was right outside the elevator so you didn't have to walk clear across the hotel and thru the casino to get there. It was royal treatment!

Little Rylee got sick Thursday night. I thought that she just had heat exhaustion but it ended up being a yucky virus that caused the pukes, fever, and chills. Tayler got it 2 days later in St. George. It was fine and only lasted a little over a day and a half so it wasn't too bad. Luckily, Sean and I escaped without getting it.

Friday we went to the Mirage and saw the Dolphins and Tigers while we were waiting to check in to the MGM Grand for our last night in Vegas. There was a 2 week old dolphin that had just been born. He was so cute and little and just stayed right by his mom the whole time! We walked around for a while, but it was too hot to be outside and not close to water so we went and checked into our other hotel and hit the pools! Sean stayed in the room while Rylee slept so Tayler and I had a little one on one time.

Saturday after we checked out of the MGM, we drove to St. George and checked into our Condo for the week. Sean used to teach swimming lessons so he taught Tayler all week and she learned so many things and loved it!She can jump in the deep end and come up on her back and float to the side. Her favorite thing was diving for things. The girl is a fish for sure! These are my little sun bathers!

Rylee also loved to swim and wanted her swimming suit on at all times. It was fun to float around and play with her.

Our friends that used to live down the street from us moved to St. George a few weeks ago so we got to see their new house and play. It was Taylers best friend Aubree and her teacher Miss Heidi, so it was great to see them! They have a little boy that is 6 months younger than Rylee so everyone played great together and had a good time.

We went to a baseball game one of the nights in St. George. Tayler was bored by the 3rd inning but we stayed the whole time! She was tired after being in the sun and swimming the whole day but she fell asleep on Sean's shoulder for 2o minutes and then was fine.

All in all it was a great trip. It was so nice to spend time with just my little fam. It was nice to be home to our house and our own beds, but I'm ready for another vacation :)

We're Off and Happy Birthday to Meg

We are off for 10 days on a nice, relaxing vacation! We are going with
Sean for the first 3 days to Las Vegas because he has a conference
and then we will play in St. George for a week at our Condo.
I can't wait! No telephones ringing, no kids to watch-- just my own, no errands to run,
no house to clean, etc.
(Can you tell I am excited!!)

When we get home it will be the countdown to the baby! Wow- I can't believe how soon it will be here!

Also, a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH to my cute little niece Meg on Thursday! We hope you have a fabulous day! We love you lots and lots!!! Too bad you don't live in Las Vegas anymore, we would totally be there to celebrate with you!

Also, Happy 1st Day of Summer on Thursday. I think I may fry the little guy on our trip :)

Loves to All!! Don't miss us too much!

Happy Fathers Day!

I think I have the greatest Dad and Husband in the world!

Fathers Day is a hard day, but also a great one to reflect back on all the great

things my Dad did for me and what I see my husband doing for my kids to build that same relationship that I cherish! They

are 2 lucky little girls to have a Daddy like him. I love you babe!

Dance Recital

Tayler had her Spring dance recital last night and now she is all finished with DANCE for the year! I can't decide what class to put her in for the fall. I have been looking into gyms for

gymnastics so I'm not sure what she will do. She will also be in soccer! She learned how to do a back walkover with only a little spot and the splits. Crazy huh?

Anyway, last night was fun to watch her dance. None of the pictures turned out of them up on stage, but these one's did.

This is her and her teacher Paige.

Tay and her pal Rozlyn

Rylee being so excited for her big sis. She loved watching all the dancers

Afterwards, our friends had a backyard SMORE party. We went for a little while, but then Rylee was exhausted from being in the sun all day so I took her home to bed. It was a fun day!

Friday night we had a progressive dinner with 3 other couples. We made the appetizers and then sacrificed our house to have all 8 kids here with a babysitter while we went to every ones houses. It turned out to be a fun night!

Our friend from Nebraska, Dave Conklin, came and surprised us on our doorstep. He was here for a job interview and came by, so we were able to visit with him for a bit. It was nice to see him! Thanks for stopping by-- our fingers are crossed that you will get the Job here in UTAH! We can't wait to see you guys in July.

Also, Hip Hip Hooray to Julie for graduating with a Masters!!!!! She had her graduation on Friday. We are so proud of you and thought about you ALL DAY! Can't wait to hear how it goes.

Relaxing Weekend

This weekend was SO much more relaxing than last weekend.. even though I had to work on Friday and Saturday at the dentist office. Sean came home early Friday to watch my kids which was so much nicer than bothering someone else to watch them... even though I am still watching EVERYONE's kids (I can't wait for a vacation in 1 1/2 weeks!)

On Saturday after I got home from work and Sean finished the yard we took a picnic to the park. This is Tayler's favorite park because it has lots and lots of monkey bars and rings.

We had a great time and then came home for naps. It was a perfect Saturday and much needed. Afterwards we woke up and went and played games and dessert at our friends house. It was a fun night!

Today I had a Dr.'s appt. and everything is going well. I HATE stepping on the scale, but it's all for a good cause right??

Happy Monday everyone!

I think she may be part Monkey

Tay can do things that are amazing I think for her age. She can cross this huge span of monkey bars at the park and the rings with no problems at all. She taught herself how to do a perfect headstand and can hold it for quite a while. She does flips and all kinds of tricks. Pretty good for a 4 year old don't you think?? I think she may be gymnastic material.

We are having a rainy, rainy day! I think it has been raining for 4 hours straight so far. I love it! I wish I had time to make bread. Hope you are having a great Wednesday too!

Thank You

• A special thanks to my sister for sending me a package with lots of "undies" for little Rylee and a darling outfit for my boy! Thanks Jen- You're the best!

• Also, thank you Brent and Ashley for the postcards to Rylee and Tayler! They loved them. You guys are always so great for remembering them and that means the world to us as well!

• We also received Julie's graduation announcement! Wow Jules- your Masters! You are amazing. I wish I could be there to see you, but we will sure be thinking about you! Way to go!! We love you!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Yesterday we hosted Sean's sisters baby blessing and luncheon at our house.
Sean and I worked all day Friday and Saturday to get everything done. I don't
think I have been so tired or sore in a long time. Saturday night my feet hurt soo bad
I could barely walk, but it was all worth it. I finished so many of my projects and things
I have been wanting to do. I re-painted the red wall in my kitchen. It is more of a
rusty red/brown color now. I LOVE it! (It is the Suede paint too). I will take a
picture soon. We have one more place to fix and then I need to hang some of my
things back up. I also fixed all the nail pops everywhere (such a pain) and repainted
a little wall in my family room that looked yucky. We also did everything in the
yard to get it ready, cleaned out the garage, washed the cars, cleaned the carpets,
washed the blinds, mopped all the floors, de-junked tons of stuff, and so on.

We also had a baby blessing for Sean's best friends little baby in Herriman yesterday
morning at 9 a.m. so we were up early and gone all day. It was a nice day and fun
to have Sean sit with us in Church! His friend and wife have tried for 7 years to have
a baby so it was a neat experience to be there. She was so tiny. I forget how little they
are.

I can't believe that I am almost 32 weeks! The time has gone by so quickly. Sean
told me Saturday while we were outside working that he and Tayler would write the
baby's name on the driveway with sidewalk chalk and so when I came home from
the hospital I would see it. Yeah, right!

Anyway, today we are taking it easy and not doing a lot except painting toe nails and
maybe walking to the park!

I hope that everyone had a great weekend.

Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day everyone!

Today's events were fun. We met my Mom and then went to lunch at Chili's (Sean met

us there because he was at work). After lunch, he and Tayler headed off to see Shrek 3

and Rylee, my mom, and I went up to my Dad's grave. Tayler made some pictures to

leave for Grandpa. They were very sweet.

Rylee loved running around to all the different graves and distributing flowers from one to the other. She was out of control! They have a beautiful fountain there too that she loved playing by. Afterwards we went back to the mall and went shopping for a few hours. It was a fun afternoon.

Tonight we sadly watched the Jazz lose! We had 2 families come over and watch it with us. It

was a mad house.

Pictures of the Loft

Here are the results after painting the Loft. I think it turned out fairly well. I love the "suede" paint look. Now I need to find curtains that I love and organize a few more things.

I think I am going to do the red wall in my kitchen in suede now.

It needs some kind of texture!

I am so excited that "So you Think You Can Dance" started again tonight. Love that show. I just wish my pal, Carolyn, would have made it-- since that girl can dance!! I'm not sure what they were thinking??

Well, Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! Jen & Fam have fun camping!

Story

So yesterday I lost my wedding ring. I noticed it an hour or so before I had to leave for work and so I frantically searched all over the place. I knew that I had left it right by my earrings in the girls bathroom the night before so I knew it had to be in my house somewhere! I went through all the garbages and searched the floors. I figured Rylee was probably the culprit so I kept asking her where it was. She would say "ummm" and start looking, but nothing ever turned up. I told Sean when he got home and was sick about it! He asked me if I had said a prayer, and I said "no I was in a rush"

Well Tayler said the prayer for FHE and blessed that we would find "mommy's ring" and sure enough when we put the girls to bed a little while later Rylee came right out holding it! I was amazed and teary eyed! (seriously I had looked EVERYWHERE!) It was a total testimony builder to me!



Afterwards, I went downstairs to watch the Bachelor. Well, I was still amazed at the whole wedding ring thing so when Bevan was let go at the end I teared up. Tayler was down there cuddling with me and also started to cry (she always does if I do). I was dying and started laughing so hard at how pathetic the whole situation looked. Sean would have died if he had seen us and thought that we were crying over a reality show. It was humorous!



Anyway, just thought I would share that before I forgot. It looks like little Rylee was the culprit after all. Lesson learned: No more leaving it in the girls bathroom!



Last night, we went to Target to buy a cord for our new computer and Rylee got to pick out a baby doll for potty-training. She was so excited to go down the aisle and choose whatever she wanted. Here is the one she chose! Such a big girl! We love her! And Tayler was so great to not complain or get jealous that she didn't get one. She really is the best big sister ever!!!

Quick story: On Saturday, Tayler was invited to a neighbors house to go swimming and so she ran upstairs to get her swimming suit on. In the meantime Rylee also got hers out thinking she was going too. When Sean and I saw Rylee, we told her that just Tayler was going this time. Well, Rylee started to cry of course. Tayler felt so bad that Rylee was sad, she decided to just stay home and swim with her in our pool instead of going with her friends to a different pool. I am so thankful for such a tender-hearted little girl. She amazes me everyday with the selfless things she does. I think she is heaven sent for sure!!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone! It is cold and rainy again today which I actually don't mind. It's nice to stay home. I even made chocolate, chocolate chip muffins! Very yummy.

Catch Up

We finally have our computer back up and running! Hooray for us. Sean bought me a new one for Mother's Day and now we are back in business. Our old one kept freezing every few minutes and making horrible noises. Well while it was all unhooked I painted the loft. It's a greenish tan suede and I love it! I will take pictures once everything is put back to normal.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my brother RYAN and brother-in-law STEVE!! Hope you both had great days! Sorry I can't post any pictures. I'm not sure where they are??

The best news of the weekend is that Rylee is potty-trained 100%!!! It's so nice! I need to relish in no diaper changing before the new one arrives. I have 9 weeks to enjoy that :)
We started Thursday and by Friday evening I was ready to be done and quit, but then it just clicked. They even came and got me while she was in nursery because she told them she had to go potty. I am so proud of her. She had 2 accidents and many hours were spent in the bathroom, but the outcome is SO worth it! I love it!!

Friday we went to the duck park and had a picnic. I love when I can escape with my little ones and go and play. I was suppose to babysit all afternoon, but I cancelled on the person. It felt so good. We had a great time and enjoyed the sun.

Saturday I painted and then we went out with some friends for his birthday. We went to eat at Wingers and then went bowling. It was great fun!

I finished painting my room too. I love the 2 other walls brown instead of white. Now, I just need to finish sanding and painting the chair rail in the baby's room and I can get everything put back together again. It feels good to cross off projects from my list.

Anyway, I hope that you all had a great weekend as well!!

Happy Mothers Day!

I am so thankful for a husband that takes care of me the way he does! Yesterday he made an awesome breakfast for all of us and then made a Fabulous dinner. I am so thankful that he is such a good cook. Last week was really a hard week and he made me feel so much better about everything! I love him more than I can say! I know that he is SOOO busy, but yet does everything without complaining and still gives me time that I need.

Saturday my mom came up so we hung out for a while before she went to her parents house. It was great to see her. We tried to convince her to stay with us, but she had to tend to her parents and I completely understand. I will do a tribute to my mom later.

Yesterday for dinner, Sean's parents and brother came up to eat and then we all watched the Jazz game and then had dessert. It was such a good game. GO JAZZ!

Tonight we are having a get together at the park with all of Sean's family. We are having a pot luck dinner and meeting and letting the kids run around and play. It's too hard to take ALL of the kids to a restaurant these days so we'll see how it goes.

My kids gave me the cutest card for Mothers Day!

I loved it and laughed so hard. Tayler and Rylee bought me new pans so now I get to throw some of my old ones away. Sean bought me a new computer so when he un-hooks the old one (hopefully tonight) I bought some Suede paint to paint the loft and then buy curtains. I am so excited, I can't wait! I painted 2 walls in my bedroom today as well. I love to finish projects and get things done!

Well, I just want to wish all the Women out there a Happy Mothers Day! It should be "Women's" day because every woman is a mother in some way!

Have a great week everyone! Rylee says hi too! Loves!!!

Our basement is finished!!!

I wanted to post some pictures of our basement- finally!! It is pretty much finished (except for the bathroom). We need to buy a toilet, vanity, and finish the tile around the shower, but other than that we are done! It is so much fun and we all love to camp out down there. We are loving the big movie screen! It takes TV to a whole new level.

This is looking down the hall. The storage room and bathroom are off to the left and the girls playroom under the stairs is to the right.

The play area. I still need to figure out how I want to paint and decorate it.

Tayler enjoying Barbie and the Nutcracker.

The back of the room. There is a closet (the component shelves) and then the door into the bedroom.

The screen. It can adjust to be the whole wall. I have it little for Tayler.

The back bedroom.

Today is freezing! What is up with this weather! I think it's a great day for a nap. We were up way too late last night. Hope everyone has a great weekend. Loves!

Happy Birthday Mom

Friday was my mom's birthday!! We went out to be with her Friday afternoon after school. We had purchased some balloons the day before (since I had my nephew for a few days) I was trying to plan ahead, but from Thursday afternoon to Friday afternoon only 3 of the 8 balloons were still a float! So the balloon bouquet we took was minimal, but at least we tried. Sean met us out there after work and we went to Bajio for Dinner. I was going to make a cake, but figured we would go somewhere with dessert so I didn't, but Bajio didn't have desserts so we stopped and bought a big banana split and put a candle in it! I hope that you had a great day mom!

Saturday was a day of projects. Sean had a huge list of things he needed to get done and he did most of them. Way to go honey! The weather has changed to warm, warm, warm! I turned our AC on because our house was 84 degrees and opening the windows wasn't doing anything! I can't believe it's almost May!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Projects

This is for Jen! (she requested some pictures)

I finished painting the nursery, but now all the finishing touches need to go up like the curtains, pictures, chair-rail, nix-nacs, etc. but here is how it turned out. I love the brown color against the blue. It really looks like a boy's room to me.

(it was hard to get a good angle because of all the stuff still in the way. I'll get a better one in a few days. Sean is going to put up the chair-rail on Wed. night when we put all the baseboards back on in the basement. Then Thurs. and Fri the guy is going to do the touch up painting and I will have pictures! I can't wait.

This is just the bedding. It's microfiber and so soft. Not such a stellar picture either, but hey,

Last Tues. I cut my hair off and put highlights in it. This picture is right before bed with no make-up and Rylee is pretending everything is a Binky.

This is an awful picture, but my belly at 27 weeks!

Tayler took this picture for me (and the one with Rylee and I). I thought she did a great job.

Sean worked all day and got his projector hooked up on Saturday. It is SOOO awesome!! We watched Cinderella with Tayler and Rylee. Tay kept saying "I love this movie theater" After they went to bed, Sean and I watched Freedom Writers. I was a good show and so fun to watch with the projector!

The weather is suppose to warm up a little again with scattered showers every now and then. I love spring rains (not snow), so I'm excited to go outside and play. I hope everyone has a great week!

Happy Birthday Alyssa!

Today is my nieces 3rd birthday! I can't believe that she is 3 already. I remember seeing her for the first time in front of their Las Vegas house as I met them there coming home from the hospital (Tayler and I had driven up from Utah). She was so tiny and so Beautiful!! It has been fun to watch her grow up into such a smarty pants! We love you baby!

(This is Emmy the big sister holding little Alyssa and of course Tayler trying to get her hands in their too!)

Today I woke up at 5:30 to go to work, but apparently all of the appt.'s were cancelled and no one told me! I was a bit mad, but what do you do? If I would have known I could have had a lot of other things planned. Anyway, I am getting ready to paint the nursery. Wish me luck.

Last night we went to the Blaze game. We had the executive tickets so we got to sit in the suite and eat dinner, but when we arrived at 7:35 (it started at 7:00) they already had dinner cleaned up. Seriously, the games go until 10:00 and most people don't arrive until after 7:30. I was so angry and really was close to tears when they said dinner was already cleaned up. We ended up leaving and walking to the Gateway to eat. Thanks BriAnna for babysitting for us!

Hope you all have a splendid Saturday!

Oh the cold...

Here comes the cold front...It totally feels like winter. I can't figure this weather out!

Anyway, this weekend we went up to our friends cabin in Liberty (so only 45 minutes up Ogden canyon), but it felt like a different planet. It was so nice with no phones ringing or computers or even TV. We played outside a lot, slept and ate. It was great and the cabin was so nice! We left Friday afternoon and didn't come home until Monday afternoon in time for me to hurry and get to work by 2:00.

Rylee and Bethany-- Rylee carried this doll around 24-7Cutie Tay

All of the kids loved the bike stroller. We will definitely invest in one of these

We roasted marshmallows and hot dogs Sunday night and Rylee found a rusty old barbecue to run right into! She had the hugest goose egg on her head. After a few tears and some Tylenol she was just fine, but man the bruise was huge. Always a catastrophe!

Yesterday I finally picked up a packet to register Tayler for kindergarten and I am having a really hard time with it. I actually cried! We have to go and get some shots this afternoon and then I will turn my packet in. Luckily, they are just starting to do track assignments so we aren't too late. I had no idea when registration was?? (It was clear back in March), but if you don't have another child in school I'm not sure how parents know?- unless they are way more on top of it than me. Oh well, everything will work out fine.

Have a great Wednesday everyone! I best go and control 5 kids now!

New Stuff

My bedding arrived today for the nursery!! I love when things come. I'm so excited! It is exactly what I ordered and I love it. The sheets are a microfiber and so soft! I am going to Lowe's today (hopefully) to get the stuff for the wain's coating and the brown paint. I need a project to do so I am excited. I love finishing rooms in my house.

They finished the hardwood floors yesterday so everything in the basement is still in disarray, but it is getting there. I have heavy stuff set along the edges of hardwood strip so tomorrow I think it will be good to go and I will try and clean it up and take some pictures. It looks really good. We need to get the baseboards put back on and the touch up painting done and then we can put everything in it's place.

Anyway, after the babies room I am painting my loft and hanging up curtains and my master bedroom and bathroom. I just need Sean to tape them off because I really can't get it straight. Pathetic I know, but true!

Tayler and I are doing preschool together since her teacher moved to St. George and it is so much fun! I can't believe how smart she is. I actually cried the other day thinking that she was going to preschool. I was sad and actually don't want her to go, especially with the new baby coming! She is such a great helper, I will miss her and so will Rylee. I know that it will be fine I just can't believe that my baby is growing up.

Okay, so Spring weather is bizarre! It is 70's one day and then 40's and snowing the next. What the heck? I shouldn't have planted my flowers so soon. I hope they can survive these next few days!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Happy Easter Weekend

Happy Easter!!

We had a great weekend!

Friday night the Bishopric was in charge of the Ward Easter Barbecue. Sean did almost everything because the other members of the Bishopric had things they needed to take care of.

Thursday night we went to Sams Club and got all the food. We had a HUGE turn-out (I actually thought we were going to run out of food), but it all worked out and I think everyone got fed!

Afterwards we had an Easter Egg hunt for all the kids. I took Rylee with her group and Sean took Tayler with hers. They both had fun!

Saturday I didn't have to go to work because the Dentist was out of town and it was SOOO nice!

The girls and I slept in until 8:30 and then we got dressed and went and got donuts and choc. milk. Sean had a list of 20 or 30 items he needed to get done that day. He actually finished most of them too.

I played with the girls and pushed them on the swing and then cleaned out the garage. It was a nightmare (with all the stuff from our basement). After a trip to the DI and throwing tons away it looks much better!

Afterwards I made the kids lunch and then put them down for naps and went shopping. It was nice to be all by myself. I bought some shoes and clothes for the girls. When I got home Sean was leaving for a Baptism so I mopped all my floors while the kids were still sleeping and then the girls and I had a fashion show. When Sean got home we went to the park for a while and then went to Applebee's for dinner.

Sunday was a beautiful day. Sean had bishopric meetings but was home before we were awake. When the girls woke up we had an Easter Egg hunt and then played the CD's they got from the Easter Bunny.

We made breakfast and I started my 2 batches of rolls. After we hurried to get ready for Church and made it just in time. I came home during RS to check on my dough and it was ready to be rolled out, so I hurried and rolled out all the rolls and then went back to get my kids.

Sean only had to stay after Church for an hour and then was home again. We made wontons for lunch and I started baking all the rolls. (I think I had 6 cookie sheets full!)

These are some pictures from after Church.

At 6:00 we had a dinner at Sean's sisters house. It was so good. The kids then had another easter egg hunt! I think we have more candy than we did at Halloween!

We hope everyone had a happy Easter too! Loves to ALL!

Spring is in the Air..

My cherry tree is flowering and my tulips and daffodils are blooming! I love this weather!

I feel like spring cleaning, well not really!

Our basement is painted and carpet (minus the stairs) was put in yesterday. The guy ran out of staples to finish so he is coming back, but who knows when? The hardwood floor part is being installed on April 10th and then our paint guy will come finish the touch-up's and we will be done!!!! HOORAY.

We went to John Paris furniture last night looking for some kind of seating that will fit down there. I think we found one thing (a set of 3 theater chairs) we really liked that we will buy, but then the rest is a dilemma. The family room is long and narrow so we are having a hard time finding things to fit and have enough seating, but not have it be too squishy.

I purchased some boy bedding for my nursery today! What do you think? It came with everything except the lamp and mobile (which I will purchase in a while)..The nursery is already the light blue color, so I am going to put up a chair rail (or something cool) and paint the bottom that dark chocolate color and then have tan accents. I found a really pretty brown paint at Restoration Hardware that is suppose to be beautiful with the blue color so we'll see how it turns out?? I can't wait to get started now that I can move all the toys down to the basement and some back into the girls room!

I had another Dr.'s appt. yesterday and everything looks good. I finally broke out the maternity clothes too. Blah! At the ultrasound it is always comforting to see that the baby has 2 arms and legs, both hands and fingers and toes, and that everything is developing normally. That is the best part of it I think. He is a little mover. If I lay on my side he will kick me until I change positions and then stop.

Sean and Tayler have chosen the name Fennis (of course, as a joke) but Tayler keeps telling everyone that is the name so then people don't know what to say? (probably wondering if we are serious or seriously have lost our minds).

Last Thursday we spent the day in Provo at a funeral for Sean's cousin. She was climbing Y mountain and fell. She was 20 years old and such a beautiful girl. It was sad, but so comforting to know about "The Plan." She has a very strong family too!

Afterwards, we finally got everything done for our car. We got a Saab 9-5 and it is fun! I will take pictures of the basement and our car and post them soon.

Conference weekend was great (except for Sunday when I again had the stomach flu for the 50th time!) Friday night my little sister, Julie, stayed overnight and then we went out to my Mom's on Saturday when I got home from work. We got to see Katie (my brother Jared's wife) and Tayler was so excited! We hung out, watched conference (kind of :) and played games and Katie was great and played with my kids the whole day. For dinner we went up to Leatherby's. It was a fun, fun day! I hope you made it home safely Jared, Katie and Julie! It was great to see you guys (Jar, one of these days I'll see you!)

Have a happy week everyone!

Ultrasound Day

Tayler and Rylee have an announcement....

I guess Tayler was right! We are excited though! I can't wait to redo the nursery and buy cute boy clothes, so if you see any let me know. Anyway, just thought we would let you all know.

Great week

This has been a great week! The weather has been so wonderful, I love it!

We have spent many hours at the park and I have realized that I really

need to get my kids some summer clothes since neither of them have anything (I guess it's time to hit the outlets in Park City)!

It was nice to have Sean come home last weekend. We were all very excited to see him

and have him home.

Helping Daddy unpack!

Friday night we had a get together with 3 other couples on our block. We played games and ate tons of food. It was great!

Saturday we actually didn't have 1 single plan. It was the first time in months that we haven't had anything planned. It felt so good to just be lazy and then go play at our own leisure. I loved it!

Sunday was great too! Our missionary class is over so church was nice and relaxing!!

My cutie pies after Church! Tayler begged me to use my "straightener" on her hair. She looks so different I think (everyone thought it was a cousin).

Last night we had a family over to our house for dinner. Sean made his famous pizza's and they were tasty! I made a fruit salad (green salad) and we had rootbeer floats. After dinner we had FHE and then everyone just chatted. I like doing those things with different families, but I was stressed out to get my house semi put together and dinner ready since I had to work too and didn't get home until late!

Anyway, today I made dinner for Sean's sister and tended a little girl that is Rylee's age for a few hours.

Nothing too exciting going on except that our new car is ALMOST ready (hallelujah) and our basement is ALMOST done being painted!! It looks so good! I am way impressed with our painter. I would refer him to anyone! I was really hesitant about the green's I chose but I love them! I promise I will take a picture soon. He even painted Sean's projection wall for us. That is hard to do because it has to be perfect with no blemishes at all. I can't wait until it is all done and we can clean out our garage!

Well, I hope that everyone had a great weekend as well! I can't believe tomorrow is Wednesday already! 1 more week to baby gender day!!!

Loves to all!

New Baby

Sean's sister had her baby yesterday. We went to see her today and get some photos and take her a gift, but she is in the NICU to monitor her breathing. From what we hear she is beautiful with lots of dark CURLY hair. They named her Kamryn Marie. hTayler was excited to see her, but was okay when she couldn't. I tolder that we would go back again when she is all better!

It did make me excited for my baby to come though! A little more real when you see all the babies in the nursery and think, in a little over 4 months that will be me! I can't wait for 2 weeks from today to find out what we are having. Is it really a BOY like big sister thinks? I said to Tayler the other day

"Tay, what if it is a girl?"

and she shrugged her shoulders and said (all matter a fact) "Mom, it's not"

So we shall see!

Sean has been out of town all week so the girls and I have gotten a lot accomplished. Tonight we have our RS Birthday dinner over at the Church and they have a nursery so I am totally going!

Monday I took them swimming and yesterday we played at the park all day. I love this weather. It is SOOOO nice!

Tomorrow I finally get to take my car in to get it all taken care of. The smell actually isn't that bad (or maybe it is) and I have just become used to it. It will be nice to have it back to normal.

Well I hope that everyone is having a fabulous week! Enjoy the SUN!

Loves to all

Long time.. no post!

Man I am a slacker!

We sold our car that we bought 2 months ago. It was a little Mazda that Sean bought while I was at work on a Saturday morning. I hated it, so his mom and dad bought it from us. Now we are getting another car on Friday! I'll post a picture when it is in our possession! I like it MUCH better!

Monday, the sleep over at Grandma's was great fun! We went shopping and out
to dinner- what is better than that? I was sad when she was gone in the morning, I wish that she didn't have to go to work. I can't wait until the summer months when she doesn't have to go. When Rylee woke up she looked all over the house for her calling "grandma, grandma" (She never really caught on!) My mom left us a sweet note and I read it to Tayler while we were eating breakfast. At the end, Tayler said in the sweetest voice "oh that was sweet, let's write her one now"

Wednesday, we went to the Jazz game (Sean's Valentine's present) and had cute little
BriAnna tend! We are so grateful for her! Even though it was a school night she was
totally willing and it was short notice! My kids adore her which makes it nice and easy! Sean and I had a fun time together. I forgot what it was like to go to a Jazz game. This was the first one we have gone to in a long time, and the first time I've ever had to buy tickets. We used to get them all the time from IHC (at least my department did!) That was much nicer!

Well I should be working on my lesson for Sunday so I best get to it! Have a wonderful weekend everyone. This weather is so nice, however, the stench in my car grows worse as it warms up (see previous post). I am taking it into the dealership and they are going to fix it up for me. Thank heavens I purchased the "protective package" that they offered. They have to order an enzyme, which will stop bacteria from spreading, and get rid of the smell, but it won't be here until Wednesday. Oh well, I have tried everything and spent several hours using my shop vac and steamer! Thursday will be a great day!

Tomorrow after work, I may have to do yard work or take a trip to the park with the kiddos. Should be fun!

Loves!

Monday, Monday

My honey is out of town so the girls and I are going to Grandma's to
have a little sleepover. Tayler can hardly wait. She told everyone
in the doctor's office today over and over that she got to go to her
grandma's tonight. I think she is a wee bit excited!

This weekend was kind of low key and quiet. I loved it!

So, a WHOLE gallon of milk spilled in my car.

YIKES!

I vacuumed out all that I could but the smell is already
coming on strong. I had left it in the car overnight
and it froze and exploded. When I remembered and went to get
it the next morningbefore I left for work the whole carton was empty.
I won't tell you what my first thoughts were, but if anyone has any good
tricks they would like to share to remove the smell that would be appreciated!
Febreeze and all the other smelly stuff just isn't cutting it!

My ultrasound to find out the gender of this baby isn't until the
28th of this month, due to my husband being out of town for the
next 2 weeks and then the ultrasound tech being out of town.
I guess the "parts" will be well established by then ! :) I am 19 weeks
on Thursday. I think it's crazy how fast it is going. That is half way!
I am still holding out on the maternity clothes. No need yet, but I'm sure
I will soon!

My mom and brother in law got some big callings this week! Congrats
to you both, you will be fabulous! My mom is now 1st couns. in the
Stake R.S. Presidency, and my bro-in law, Steve, is 2nd couns. in the
Bishopric! Now my sis and I can commiserate together!

Hope you all had a fab weekend as well.