Happy Brithday and Christmas happenings

First off, happy birthday to the newest 1 year old! I remember being so excited to meet this guy when my mom and I flew to Denver for his blessing. He is such a fun little dude! It is so much fun to watch him grow up.

Happy Birthday Baby boy!(i love this picture! Sorry Katie I stole it from your blog :)

Last week we went and saw some lights with our friends the Nevilles. The kids had a great time looking at all the different animals.

I do love Christmas

I love the music. I love the decorations. I love the time of year as a whole. I love the excitement in my kids eyes. I love the memories that are made. I love the sweets! (a little too much). I love all the smells. I am grateful for so many things.

Feasting and Fun

I love Thanksgiving. I love the feeling in the air and most of all I love to be surrounded by people I love. This year my sister and her husband came down with their 4 kiddos from

Idaho and my mom came up. We had such a blast. I love to just relax and eat good

food. It was wonderful. I was sick a bit, but thankfully Sean, Jen and my mom took

care of me. I am so grateful that they were here. I really missed the rest of my family as well.

Jen and Steve arrived Tues. afternoon for the festivities. I love when I get to see them!

Wednesday my mom arrivedWe taught Sean to play Golf (the card game). I am totally addicted to that game. Maybe because it doesn't take a whole lot of brain power to play it! All of the kids played so

well together too. I really think I only saw my kids at meal times.

Thursday we fixed the feast. We ate around 3 and then we laid around the rest of the time. That night my mom, Sean and Steve went to see the new Bond movie.

I looked through ads to prepare myself for Black Friday. I have always wanted to get up

and go, but since I have never had anyone to go with I talk the talk, but don't get

up when push comes to shove ( and Sean always gives me Crap)... UNTIL, this year! Oh yeah, baby, we did it. I woke up at 3:35 A.M.

It was pure craziness, but so much fun. It was my mom, Jen, myself and cute

little Em who braved the insanity with us. It was people watching at its finest. Wow, quite the experience and one I will not forget next year while I am nestled in my warm bed!

Friday night, we headed out to my mom's house to spend a night out there. The next

morning we went bowling. We love bowling. My kids would go bowling every day if they could.

Then Sunday came and it was time to say good-bye. I hate to say good-bye. It was a Fabulous week. Thanks to everyone for joining us! We love you.

A date with the Dentist

So, I have had a tooth that has been bugging me for quite some time now, and
since I work at a dental office I had one of the assistants take an x-ray a week ago, and
then heard those dreaded words..

"yup, it looks like you'll need a Root Canal" -- drats!

It was my goal to try and escape life without ever hearing that, but
no such luck, so I scheduled myself for 7 a.m. today. It really wasn't bad.
Here is the list of what was done:
2 fillings, 1 Root Canal, 1 crown & crown buildup, a cleaning, and he fixed 2 of my chipped teeth.
Not too shabby!
The only real pain is my jaw from holding my mouth open for 2 1/2 hours straight. Glad it is over. Tayler told me that she will never miss a time to brush again because she doesn't want to do that. Good idea T!
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Afterwards, we celebrated a special birthday for my friend Maria! Hope you had a wonderful day. We had a great time!!

are you kidding me??

I think that Sean has gone a little NUTS with the whole BYU vs. UTAH game.

Seriously!

He said that today for breakfast with the kids they are eating blue pancakes w/ blueberries, blue eggs, and of course to wash it all down some yummy blue milk. Doesn't that sound appetizing?

Fun days

I know I say this a lot, but I really enjoy being with Sean and my kids. It seems that sometimes life gets so crazy you are just going through the motions to get here or there, but then come the times that you get to sit down and just enjoy life. I am learning to value those times more and more. A few weeks ago, Tayler taught our family how to leaf print for FHE. She was so excited and it was fun to do. Thanks Tayler for being so creative.

Last Saturday when I came home from work Sean had made dough to make homemade pizza's. I was excited because I love his pizza! The girls love to make their own too, so that is what we did. I am so grateful that Sean is such an amazing cook. ( I totally lucked out!)

diggin' in

Rylee doing what Rylee does best-- we have to grate an extra lb. of cheese just so there is enough after she is done

the finished product

This week I am trying to focus on the things I am most grateful for. There is a lot on my list because I truly am blessed.

Back in Action

Our modem died on us Wednesday night and so we have been waiting to get the new one and hook it up. It finally came Saturday. We were going crazy without it! I don't know how people survive without it.

Now, I need to check in on everyone else and get on track!

Time with Jayson

On Tuesday and Thursday Rylee is at pre-school so I have 3 hours with just Jayson. Usually we come home and cuddle for a while and then get ready for the day. Jace's favorite thing to do is sit on my bathroom counter and play with his "double" in the mirror. He is such a funny little dude. I love my little guy so much.

He is wired so differently than my girls. He is rough, he loves to wrestle with Rylee (and pull her hair), he doesn't cry very often when he gets hurt, he loves to kick or throw balls, he loves to bite your toes (seriously if you come and visit watch out). He always gets out the little broom and helps me sweep. He is fascinated with the vacuum. He flips it up so that he can see where the roller brush is, I'm not quite sure what his deal is with that. He has to have his milk the minute you go into his room to get him when he wakes up-- I think he's addicted! :) and it has to be chocolate. He drinks white milk, but he CHUGS chocolate milk. He carries his blue blanket around with him everywhere. He gives great hugs and kisses when you ask. I am so happy that he is part of our family.

We are trying to teach him how to be soft, but it really isn't clicking. Hopefully, it will sometime soon! I really enjoy him so much.

(I love this picture of his little face in the mirror)

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Wednesday night the youth had tickets to the Conference Center for the taping of A Brand New Year. It was a blast to be with them. I had a car full of Beehives and loved every minute of it. They seriously are the cutest girls ever. We left at 4:00 from the Church and didn't get home until 10:45. It was a long night, and a migraine didn't help much, but it was fun. I really do enjoy my calling in the Young Womens.

Happy Friday Everyone!

Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my Dad's birthday. I sure do miss him. I thought about him a lot today which is nothing new because I think about him a lot most days. I love to know that he is around me at times.

One of the greatest things my mom did for us was to type up his journal and put it into a book for each one of us. I love to pick it up and read it. I love to read what he was feeling at different times throughout his life.

In the front of his journal my mom put a quote that says:

"... Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you..

I loved you so- t'was heaven here with you"

--- Isla Paschal Richardson

Sometimes it is hard to not speak of him with tears, he was a fantastic dad and I love him.

This last week was a blur..

Last Monday seems like an eternity ago! This week was packed with
comings and goings and all the in-betweens! It truly was crazy.

Monday night we ate hot dogs and carved pumpkins. What a way to spend your

anniversary huh?

Tayler and Rylee looked forward to carving pumpkins since they started growing.

Sean grew 5 beautiful pumpkins in our little garden. It worked out perfectly, one for each of us.

For the carving,

Tayler picked Snow White,

Rylee picked Scooby-Doo, and

Jayson picked Batman *well, he didn't really have a say :)*

We had fun gutting and carving the pumpkins.

here are the gutters at work, and Jayson just enjoying being on the table

loved Rylee's crazed eyes in this picturehard at work

the carvers- yes I helped this year, I just had to document that!

Tayler's pick

Thursday and Friday I was able to help in the girls classes with their
Halloween parties. I am so sad that I didn't have my camera with me
for either one.


After Tayler's party on Friday we met Sean out at his work. The people
he works with are so nice and gave the kids tons of candy. Then we
came home and Sean took them out while I passed out the candy. I love
seeing all the kids in their costumes. I sat out on my porch and talked to
everyone! It was amazing weather. You could actually see the costumes
because they weren't bundled up like Eskimos. It was a fun day!



Here are some pictures from Halloween night of my giraffe, singer, and tiger.
They sure were cuties!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Tayler with her friend from her Kindergarten class last year

T & R passing out some candy before they left

Are we at the zoo?

7 things I love

Today marks our 7th anniversary. I know, we still have a long way to go, but
I am loving every minute.

• He makes me breakfast now every Sunday morning
• He calls me Flossie
• He puts up with my silly dancing and acrobatic tricks (when it hits 11 p.m.I get a little slap happy at night)
• He loves to spoil me
• He loves to let me have time for myself. He even calls my friends to call me and go do something with me (thanks Maria ;) He willingly takes the kids whenever I need some mommy time.
• He lets me dream and tells me that I can do anything I put my mind too. He always finds the way to make things happen.
• He supports me 100% in whatever I choose to do or am asked to do.

He really is the best! At dinner tonight I looked at our 3 kids and thought back to the day 7 years ago when I tried to imagine it what it would be like, but in all reality it is better than I could have imagined it. We have an eternal family, I am with someone I love to hang out with. I am truly a lucky lucky girl!

A night out

Last night Sean and I went to the Sealants for Smiles gala. It was at the Grand America Hotel and was a formal affair (black tie optional). It was the first time that we have had some a real night out in a while so it was awesome. We sat by great people and the food was yum. The program ran a little long, but all in all it was nice.
I wore my Grandma's dress from the 1940's and my moms pearls that were given to her from my dad. I felt very grown up! Thanks mom, for letting me borrow something so special.
It was a fun evening with just my babe! I love time out with just the 2 of us. It doesn't happen often, but I savor every second when it does.

p.s. I don't look good at ALL in this picture, but it's the only one I have!

They passed

Rylee and Tayler just completed their 8 lesson course of swimming lessons. They both loved it! Tayler gets to advance to the next level. Rylee wasn't able to do a few things still on the check list so she will repeat the same level.

Afterwards, every Monday and Wednesday night they would do a little of this swimmin'

and of course this little dude couldn't be excluded. He is SUCH a boy!
Have a happy Friday! (p.s. I still need to post about the week my sister was here, but I can't find where she saved the picts on my computer)..

Grateful Sunday

Tonight we watched Emma Smith, My Story. I thought it was an excellent movie, and even drew a few tears out of me at the end. It really made me think about all that her and Joseph went through. So much sorrow with all the children they lost. So much hatred against them from the mobs. It truly made everything I do on a day to day basis seem so easy. At the end I wondered if I would have been strong enough to withstand everything that they experienced. I would hope so, but it would have been trying to say the least.

This morning at noon we were all ready and since we don't have Church until 1:00 we had family scripture study to kill some time, and all took turns reading a verse in 3 Nephi. The special thing this time was that Tayler participated and read along with us. It was so neat to hear her read and she did such a good job. She asked for her "own" scriptures. I think we may take a little trip down to Distribution tomorrow to purchase some of her very own.

Last night was our Halloween Activity. It was a lot of fun and the trunk or treat was great. The weather was perfect so I think it was a success. The new Bishopric presented the members of the old Bishopric with a beautiful Simon Dewey picture. It was very humbling and so thoughtful. They are such an amazing group of men.

This morning I was released from being the Activity Chair person. I was kind of bummed because I was finally getting the hang of it and actually really enjoyed it. I also enjoyed working with Kathryn so much. She is just plain fabulous! I was called as the Beehive Advisor which I am equally excited about. The President and counselors in YW's are fabulous so it will be a great opportunity.

This past week I was able to hang out with my mom and little sister Julie before she heads to Kuwait for a year. It was a blast! That will be tomorrow's post.

My little Rylee

This little girl always surprises me. The other day she brought me a paper where she had T-A-Y written and said "this is Tay's name." Then she said "my name is spelled R-y-l-e-e and our phone number is" (and got it correct). I was blown away. I am learning that she is one that memorizes things quite easily after hearing it just a few times.

When we were practicing for the Primary Program a few weeks ago I overheard her in her room so I quietly listened & observed. She had all of her "friends" (stuffed animals) lined up in a row and she was talking into her microphone. She first quoted ALL of Tayler's part for the program word for word then clapped and said "good job Tayler" afterwards she did her part, clapped and said "good job Rylee." Tayler's part was pretty lengthy too, but Rylee could have acted as proxy in case Tayler didn't make it. I was impressed.

I know there are kids her age that know how to do much more, but for my Rylee she is more of the quiet observer that I didn't think really paid attention to any of that kind of stuff. She wasn't quick to talk either like Tayler did, but when she did talk she was speaking in full sentences. It is so fun to see her grow into such a cute little person. I love her so much.

She is loving preschool too. Her teacher is the cutest lady in the world. I really have been so impressed with everything that they do. Last week, I was late picking her up so she was the only one left in her class and when I came in her teacher said to me,
"Rylee is such a special girl. There is just something about her that makes her so unique and amazingly adorable. She just has a sparkle in her eye"

I love to hear that. It makes you feel good to hear it from someone else too.

Birthday Wishes

Happy Birthday Cody! Unfortunately they are very far away from us, but we are sending Cody many birthday hugs and wishes. We hope you have a great day!! Lots of Love!

Grateful Sunday

Today I am grateful for the opportunity I had to sit with my husband again, and the last week that he was home every night. It was so much fun. I didn't realize how much I missed him until he was home again.

I am grateful for simple prayers that are answered each day. I know that each one whether great or small is heard and answered.

I am grateful for good friends and family that keep me going.

** I also want to wish Shelly and Sharla a HAPPY birthday. Sharla celebrated hers on Thursday and Shelly's is today. Thank you for being so wonderful to me and making me always feel welcome in your family. I sure love you both. I hope all your wishes come true. **

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long day & flashback friday

today was another 12 hour day at the office.
Last night Tayler woke up and had thrown up all over.
After I cleaned it up, I stumbled back to bed. Then
the alarm went off a few minutes later (at least that is what
it felt like).

Sean does such a great job with the kids and he loves
spending time with them. They are always doing
something fun when I come home. I love the hugs I get
when I walk through the door. I love them so much.

After dinner, we had family movie night! Sean rented Nim's
Island and had a sack full of candy so we all headed downstairs
to relax and watch the movie. The girls loved it and truly
were captivated by it. (I don't think Rylee moved the whole movie).
Jayson ran around like a crazy man. He is at such a fun age.

My sister flies in from Denver tomorrow. I am so excited to see her.
She gets to stay all week. I can't wait to play.

flashback.. Rylee was the cutest

little lamb 2 years ago for Halloween, and this year (thanks to auntie Jenny AGAIN) she gets to be a
Giraffe. She tells everyone, no mater where she goes. She is so excited!
Doesn't she look like Jayson? I love her cute little face.

Well, I think my bed is calling me. Loves everyone!

Happy Birthday Sean

I just wanted to wish my babe a very happy birthday today October 6th. He is wonderful in EVERY way and I love him so much!

Here are 35 fun facts about Sean on his 35th birthday.

1. He has a wonderful sense of humor
2. He is a spiritual giant
3. He loves his family & is the best daddy in the world
4. He doesn’t ever want his kids to know about parades. He seriously is hiding it from them so he doesn’t have to go to one.
5. He served a mission in Louisville, KY
6. He is brilliant! He graduated as Valedictorian from Viewmont High School. . He was in the very first Satellite program in Davis County at J.A. Taylor Elementary because his SAT scores were in the 99th percentile and he graduated as Cum Laude in college.
7. His corolla caught on fire on the side of the freeway. It passed on that day and then he bought his Ford F-150
8. He is a HUGE Utah Jazz and BYU fan.
9. He is a homebody. When he comes home from work he doesn’t want to leave again.
10. He is a hard worker and never complains about everything that he has to do.
11. He can figure out how to do just about anything
12. He always says he is “sorry “ first
13. He works as the Marketing manager for SelectHealth
14. He supports and helps me in everything I do. He seriously wrote all the lessons I taught when I was in the RS presidency.
15. He will be done with his MHA in December. Hooray!
16. He is Tayler’s soccer coach this year.
17. He was a very good soccer player when he was younger.
18. He loves to cook & is very good at it (total bonus, I know!)
19. He never seems to stress out, or doesn’t let it show if he is. His plate has been very full the past few years, but he always has time for his family.
20. His kids adore him. When they hear the garage door open they all start screaming in unison

21. He graduated from the University of Utah
22. He loves to read (Church books mostly)
23. He is a kind and loyal friend
24. He is the 2nd oldest in his family of 6 kids (4 sisters & 1 brother)
25. He was born in Japan and then his family lived in Germany while he was younger
26. He is very shy (until he gets to know someone)
27. His favorite food is pizza. He would love to own a pizza restaurant one day.
28. He has such a tender heart.
29. He loves to teach Gospel Doctrine
30. He once set off an alarm at a restaurant while “checking out” a girl
31. He is very humble
32. He was a swimmer in High School. He originally started out playing Football until he broke his wrist.
33. He broke his arm in half while playing Tackle football on Thanksgiving Day. He had to wait until Monday to have surgery done since it was the Holiday weekend. (he was even prompted not to play, but didn’t heed the warning).
34. He takes such good care of his family.
35. HE is my best friend in the whole world. I am so grateful to be married to such a great guy. I am very grateful for this date.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We love you! XOXO

Flashback Friday

So my cute friend Debbie does this on her blog and I thought it was a great idea. I love going through my old pictures & down memory lane, so from now on, every Friday, I will randomly pick a photo from the same time frame (from any given year) and write down the memory I have from that particular time.

So here it goes...

Ahh, my sweet little Tayler! This is from Oct. 2003 so she is just over a year *almost the same age as Jayson right now*

I loved this picture! She was such a good natured little girl and oh so cute. Look at those awesome blue couches Sean scored for us. Nice!

Out with the old and in with the new

Sunday we had a special meeting at the Stake Center where the boundaries for our ward were realigned. 4 wards were made out of 3. The new Chelmes Farms ward was created which took people from our ward, Fox Hollow ward, and the Clearfield 11th ward.
The old bishopric was released and a new bishopric was called. Our new Bishopric will be amazing. The Bishop and his family are fantastic.

Sean had mixed emotions about being released because he loved serving with Bishop P* and Brother S* so much! It will be nice to have him sit with us again and home a little bit more.

Also on Sunday was our wards Primary program. It was so cute and when they started singing I Am a Child of God at the beginning so much emotion ran through me and I choked up. I was up on the stand sitting with Tay's class and it was so beautiful to hear all of the children singing their little hearts out.

Each child was asked to write a thought (or line) to say depending on their class topic.

Tayler's topic was reading and studying the scriptures so this was her line that she came up with us:

" The scriptures teach us that the Lord protects his righeous servants, just like the story of the three men who got thrown into the fiery furnace"

Rylee's topic was Jesus Christ is my Savior so her sentence was

" I love learning about Jesus"

They both delivered them so well. Rylee loved talking into the microphone. It was a great day.

The rest of my birthday week...

So, the rest of my birthday week was FABULOUS! Friday night I had my hot stone massage and it was amazing. I loved every minute. Why does 60 minutes go so fast? Afterwards, I went shopping for a while. Sean was the best and took the kids out to eat. Not even a drive thru either. He actually went in and ate with them. He is such an awesome dad.

Saturday we woke up, had breakfast, and then got ready for Tay's soccer game. Side note: Tayler made me the cutest birthday gift. One afternoon she asked me for some straws and foil. She made me a bouquet of flowers and a birthday card and the wrapping paper was the foil (which was nicely decorated). She asked me every day if I wanted to open it then or wait until my birthday. She was so excited to give it to me, and it was so cute.

After the soccer game we ran some errands and then went to a work barbecue at the NeVille's. That evening Sean indulged me and did a little more shopping with me and then we headed to Bountiful and ate at The Paradise Cafe. Nothing fancy, but so much fun to be together with my cute little family. I loved it!

So my last 2 presents were:

Day 4: The cutest sweat outfit by BCBG.

Day 5: Panasonic SDR-h40 video camera. It is the cutest little thing and seriously almost fits in the palm of my hand. It also has a hard drive. It's so awesome.

My husband totally rocks! Needless to say, it was a great week all the way around. Thanks everyone for your sweet comments and phone calls. Loves!

Terrific Thursday

So it used to be Tuesday but today it is terrific Thursday.
I love to get mail. Today I rec'd a birthday card from
Brent and Ashley and a package from Jen and family!
THANKS you guys! I have the best family ever. Brent
and Ash sent me a beautiful card and gift certificate to Chick-Fil-A.
Do they know me or what?? And Jen sent Rylee's giraffe costume for
Halloween and a cute shirt and jewelry for my b-day. It's so fun!

And speaking of people being great.. my husband has been
awesome and made this week SO much fun. On Tuesday morning
I saw a card and gift on the table. The card said that
it was my birthday week and that each day the gifts would get
better.

1st day: cheese slicer & Salad tongs (I really have a problem cutting cheese. It usually has
the great dip in it when I am finished! Also I lost my salad tongs-- so good to have some new one's)

2nd day: Gift Certificate to a Day Spa which I was instructed (by the card) to use Friday.
I am getting the hot stone massage. Can't wait!!!

3rd day: Generous gift card to Ross (I love that store!) The card said
Shop til you drop! Love it!

Isn't that fun? I will let you know what day 4 and 5 bring too! I think he should
just be done!
He is so good to me. Thanks babe! I love him.

Yesterday I was able to go to breakfast with my good friend Britt. We hit
Doug & Emmy's and it was so good. She gave me the cutest shirts for my birthday.
Thanks Britt.

Then my cute friend Maria watched my kids so that I could go to a training for work.
Thanks Maria.

Afterwards my mom came up to get her front teeth redone. A little
cosmetic dentistry at its finest. It was amazing!! The change already is fabulous so
I can't wait to see the final product.
But last night she was so sick. I am glad that she stayed with us and wasn't
at home by herself. I felt so bad for her. I hate not being able to do anything.
Thankfully, she made it up to the living room couch before Sean left for work
so he was able to give her a blessing. I hope that she continues to feel better! Poor thing.

I truly am blessed. I have such great people around me. Thanks everyone for making
it a terrific Thursday!

1st day of fall

Happy First Day of FALL everyone. It's the perfect day to start the fall
season. We woke up to the sound of rain and quickly found our slippers and
sweatshirts. I love days like this. I think I will make soup for dinner. Tayler
has been asking for soup and bread bowls all summer. Our temp's are suppose
to stay in the mid 60's all day and then warm up this week. I put out all my fall
decorations on Friday night and I love it!!

Tayler started back on track this morning. As I sent her out the door to her
ride I felt a little bit of sadness again, like it is the 1st day of school all over again.
I really enjoy having her home with me. I will miss her again.
Afterwards Rylee and I sat out on our porch swing wrapped up
in a blanket and read stories for a little while. I love having one on one time
with my kids. Tomorrow when Rylee goes to preschool it will just be me and
Jayson for the 1st time.

The weekend was a whirlwind. Friday I worked over 12 hours at the dental office.
At 4:45 we had 4 emergency patients come in. It was crazy. That night
I came home (at 7:30), we went to eat at Training Table, then came home and put the
kids in bed. Then we cleaned until I really had no energy left and went to bed. Got up
at 5:30 the next morning and worked until 1:15. Came home to make rolls and finish
cleaning for Sean's work party at 5:30. It was really fun, even though it was
rainy so we couldn't be outside and the Wii didn't work downstairs, even though
it had worked fine that afternoon. Strange! He works with really nice people.
We ate ribs, chicken, twice baked potatoes, rolls, veggie tray, and cheesecake from
the cheesecake factory. It was yum!

My husband was the best dad in the world and had everything under control and cleaned
the house while I worked Friday and Saturday.

Saturday after the party I was SO ready for a good nights rest, but Jayson had other
plans. He hasn't been awake during the night for almost a year now, but Saturday
he must not have felt very good so he was up most of the night. At about 4 am he
finally went to sleep.

Well, happy Monday and 1st day of Fall everyone!!

Game Time

I was reading in a book the other day and thought that these were fun.. see how many you can guess. (I'll post the answers tomorrow)

Amazing Anagrams:

rearrange the letters in a word or phrase to make a similar word or phrase, I'll give you a few along the way.

STONE AGE becomes
... STAGE ONE

ELECTION RESULTS becomes
... LIES! LET'S RECOUNT

AUSTRALIA becomes
... A TRIAL USA

MCDONALDS RESTAURANTS becomes
... UNCLE SAM'S STANDARD ROT

IVANHOE BY SIR WALTER SCOTT becomes
... A NOVEL BY A SCOTTISH WRITER

SEVEN ELEVEN INCORPORATED becomes
... OPEN IT AND NEVER EVER CLOSE

THE ROADRUNNER AND WILE E. COYOTE becomes
... TRY A CARTOON DUEL WHERE NONE DIE

THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA becomes
....I SPOT ONE GIANT FLAW HERE

GASTROENTEROLOGIST becomes
... I LET GO TORRENTS OF GAS

WILLIAM SHATNER becomes
.... HI, SWELL MARTIAN

THE MEANING OF LIFE becomes
... THE FINE GAME OF NIL

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE becomes
... I'M A JERK, BUT LISTEN

WASHINGTON becomes
...HOGS WANT IN

TRUTH becomes
... IT HURTS

how did you do? happy Wednesday!

Long, but fun day...

Today we took Rylee to preschool at 9, and then picked her up and headed to Sean's work to visit and go out to lunch. Of course my girls picked CHILI's so off we went.

It is always fun to go to lunch with Sean and do something that gets you out of the same old routine each day.

After we left Sean's work, we ran some errands, went to the county building, then came home and had 10 minutes to get Tayler changed for dance then back in the car to take her to her class.

Thankfully, my wonderful friend Kim brought the girls home today, so we didn't have to hang around for an hour (since you can't drive home because by the time you got there you would have to turn around again and go back). Anyway, I came home and vacuumed and cleaned out my car. It was pretty nasty!

Rylee played with Jayson while I was cleaning out the car, but soon I heard him crying at the door. I came in only to find this:

we really must have worn this poor girl out.

However, Jayson was not about to let his little buddy sleep. It was so cute when I saw him. He was giving her kisses and then cuddled up right next to her.

Last night we had the best Enrichment. We each had a part of The Book of Mormon that we acted out. Our group did Abinidi's story. It was hilarious and so much fun. They had popcorn and other fun treats. Maria did an amazing job! She is definitely the right gal for the job. Way to go my friend, you really did a fantastic job.

Growing Stats

Jayson had his 1 year appt. today (even though he is 13 1/2 months).

Weight: 21 lbs- 13%

Length: 30.2 inches- 35%

Head: 18 inches- 41%

He had to get 4 shots. The HIP vaccine they didn't have, and it was back ordered, so we have to take him back in 2-3 weeks to get another one. I really hate to watch them get shots. He knew exactly what was about to happen too. He's not so fond of Dr.'s offices either.

He is doing great over all. We sure love our little dude.

Birthday wishes & weekend happenings

First off, I need to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister-in-law Katie! I hope you have a FANTASTIC day. You are a wonderful aunt and sister in law. Thanks for all that you do for my family! We think you are great and love you so much. Have a great day.

Well Friday I ended up working 11 hours. Thank heavens for Grandpa Tom. Bless his heart. Rylee woke up bright and early (7:15 a.m) even though I had kept them up late the night before with hopes that they would all sleep in for him. Nope. I thought I would get home by at least 5:30 (at the VERY latest, but alas I did not get home until after 6). That is a very long day for any mom, so THANK you Grandpa Tom from the bottom of our hearts! We really appreciate you for filling in like you did.

After I came home, I didn't feel like fixing dinner so we went to the Food Court at the mall. Tayler loves Chick-Fil-A, Rylee loves Hot Dog on a Stick, and I love Pretzel time (and of course Jayson likes anything!)

I still wasn't sure what time Sean's flight was coming in, but he made it home around 9. It was SO good to have him home. I was exhausted from the week for some reason and had to get up and go to work Saturday morning too, so he stayed up with Jayson and I went to bed. Saturday after work he bought us all lunch and then took the kids so that I could have a break. He is the best husband ever. I had 3 hours all to myself and I didn't even clean!! It was so nice.

Yesterday I finished all my chores so that today we could just play. I think after we pick up Rylee we may go to the park. We need to enjoy these nice days while we still can.

I LOVE the feeling of Fall in the air. I love the crisp air. I love that the holidays are just around the corner. I need to get my fall decorations up soon.

Hope that you all had a nice weekend too.

Trip to Grandma's and my little dancing queen

Sean has been out of town this week. I hate when he goes! I try to be strong and convince myself that it is okay, but it's hard to be a single mom. I do not know how people do it!

Thankfully, we went and spent some time at Grandma's house. We made it there about 7:30 on Tuesday night. It is always such a good feeling to be there. We walked in and the house smelled so good. She baked us a cherry pie that was so yummy! Of course the girls wasted no time in pulling Grandma in every direction to play "this" and "that".

Wednesday my mom had to go to work still so we just hang out at home. It was such a relaxing day. We ate a big breakfast, played outside, played on the sun porch, and then went to visit Grandma at school. She always does a new theme in her library every year and does and amazing job, and this year was no exception. She did a Safari theme and it turned out darling. She had a big lion dressed in all his safari gear in a big wheels JEEP. My kids loved that. They pushed each other all over the place.

Afterwards we went to the park and then went to dinner. Since the kids didn't get a nap that day we put them to bed (after a splash in grandma's big tub). They were out by 8:15. Then we watched the Republican National Convention.

Oh I forgot, at the park, Grandma and Tayler decided that they were going to start a club. So before bed they made badges (Rylee and I were included as honorary members) and they have a hand shake and song too. Grandma is so creative and Tayler LOVES it!!

Thanks mom for letting us stay with you. It was so nice to there with you. We sure love you.

Today we left my mom's early to get Rylee to Kaysville for preschool by 9:00. Then Tayler had dance at the same place at 4. I feel like I should drive a big yellow school bus.

Tay loved dance. She is so good at it too. Love that girl!

Tonight I was getting frustrated with Jayson because he kept crying and I was trying to make dinner, so Tayler came and got him and took him outside to swing. She is such a big help to me. I am not sure what I would do without her.

Tomorrow I have to work all day! Thankfully Grandpa is coming to stay with my kids. He will deserve something amazing after that because it will be a long day!! He is a great grandpa and my kids love him.

Sean comes in late tomorrow. I can't wait to see him. The days have seemed to go on forever without him.

1st day of preschool

So today was the official 1st day of preschool for Miss Rylee Pot Pie. Tayler is off track for 3 weeks so she helped Rylee get all ready and was so cute talking to her about how fun school is.

The greatest thing is that she has dance right after at the same place and

so she goes straight from school to dance.

At the open house she wasn't so sure about the whole ordeal, but today she was so excited to go! Last night Sean gave her a Father's blessing and she was so cute. I can't believe that my kids are growing up. I am so proud of her.

Cute and ready to go

When I picked her up she was so happy! Afterwards we hit Artic Circle to play and eat with cute Aubrey & Maria. We sure love to see them.