Tuesday craziness..

Jen called and said that I haven't updated my blog yet so here it goes :) love you!!!

This is Tayler's favorite new past time. It's great. Thank heavens for reader rabbit. She has learned how to navigate it and work all the different games. I love it!!!!


Rylee carries this toothbrush around with her everywhere!! (thanks for the toothbrush mom!) I guess it is kind of like her binkie. Silly girl. Whatever works though.. with 8 teeth still trying to make there way in.

OH YEAH BABY!!!!!!! My Kirby has arrived. No worries. I did not spend $2000 on it. We spent $250 on eBay and it is the brand new one with a shampoo system. I can't wait to break this bad boy out. Yippee.. Sean just asked if I wanted to sleep with it in our bed. I think I will pass for now but maybe tomorrow.

So I had my first weight training class last night... OH baby am I sore! I am excited for it though, I need to do something. Sean said I would look just like Jessica Alba if I just toned.. FUNNY! I almost choked on my drink when he said that. Wishful thinking. I learned how to use all of the weights properly and what to do on them depending on which muscle group you wanted to work. We'll see how it goes.

I think our phone may finally be fixed. After 3 months it should be. I called and tried to cancel and all of a sudden they put me on hold and then came back on and said that they did something to my account and now it shouldn't be a problem anymore. Really!! After 3 months they actually fix it. Why couldn't they have done that the first time?? If it does to something funky one more time though I am so done with it. I'll change phone #'s again just to have a normal working phone.

My friend Kim- who is the new Enrichment leader- asked me to teach "card making" tomorrow at Enrichment. I thought she was kidding because I don't make cards, but it's for real. So now I have to figure out what to do. I don't mind doing something if I really know how, but in this case I really don't so we will see how it goes.

Tonight Sean and I got to go to dinner at Market Street Grill in Sandy. It was a nice 3 1/2 hour break from my kids. I always love them more when I see them again. Anyway.. it was a dinner for all the new Farmers recruit's. They get you all pumped up. Some of those people are making bank-- and they are young. Hopefully that will happen. I have complete faith in Sean. I know that he will do great. Our dinner was halibut and steak. To most that would be wonderful, but those are 2 food I really don't care for. Oh well.. the bread and dessert were fantastic (who needs anything else right??)

Home Sweet Home

Well we made it home yesterday safe and sound. We were scheduled to come home on the Friday afternoon flight, but it apparently filled up so there were no seats for stand-by flyers left. It was fun to stay an extra day anyways!! Tayler was sad to leave her cousins house, but was excited to see her daddy. The flight was smooth sailing. We made it through security this time without a hitch. We took the "light-up" shoes off from the start so there wasn't a problem this time. When we were walking to the baggage area I was so focused on finding the right place to wait for the luggage that I walked right past Sean. I think I even brushed shoulders with him. Totally oblivious! It was good to be home and put my kids in their own beds and rooms. I miss being with Jen and her family though! It is always great to be with them. I love going to visit! They are awesome.

I can't believe that February is right around the corner. I signed Tayler up for a 3-5 year old tumbling class on Tues. nights. I'm sure there will be some fun pictures of her to post from that. I just hope that we come out of it with no broken bones or anything. It's a good way to expend some of her energy too! We'll see how she does-- (I'm sure she will love it).



Tayler loves to ride her bike now. She does such a good job too! Sean bought her the helmet and all the knee pads and elbow pads. I think she looks hysterical! She loves it, but since it is too cold outside and she is afraid to go in the basement she has to ride in the kitchen!!


Rylee is having a hard time with all of her teeth coming in. She grinds them constantly and then cries. Such a hard time. But she still smiles any chance she gets. She weighed in at a whopping 15 pounds 2 ounces last week at her check-up.

Surprise

The girls and I flew to Boise Monday night to surprise Jenny and her kids. It has been so fun. Steve picked us up from the airport and we are staying until Friday afternoon. Sean left Sunday to Arizona for a conference so we came here to play. Traveling with 2 kids by myself was quite entertaining. It's a good thing the flight was so short. Tayler had to be patted down and wanded (I'm not sure that's a real word).. but you get the idea. I think it was the batteries in her light up shoes. She was pretty funny to watch spreading out her arms and legs- such an international threat! Then she sang "I Am a Child of God" the whole plane ride. I think some people were a little annoyed (did I mention it was at the top of her lungs :)??) but I thought it was cute. It made me feel like we would get there safe and sound. Anyway.. it has been a great trip thus far!! I'll have to post pictures when I get home.

Monday, Monday!

Do you think that she could possibly sit any closer?? She dumped all the goldfish out of the package and onto the carpet and sat on them so that I wouldn't see it. She's so smart!! Except that one escaped and I saw it. Funny little girl!!













I love when they fall asleep. Oh so peaceful! I came home from shopping and her and Sean were both sacked out in the chair. I just left them there :)











PERMANENT MARKER! This is the best I could get it. I should have taken a before shot.

Friday Night

I can't believe that I haven't posted since Tuesday. I am really falling behind.
I guess there wasn't much to say except-- CHURCH BASKETBALL. Yep, I went and
played last night.. holy cow can you say "Amazon women" !! That is who we played against.
They were brutal. We lost, of course, 11 to 22. Oh well, it was fun and we had tons of people
show up to play. I played center for the last 2 minutes (isn't that funny) but that is where I
played the best. Anyway.. the ref told us tons of things we did wrong after the game. It totally
turned me off from wanting to play again. I thought it was just for fun?? Oh well.. good exercise.
I signed up for a weight training class every Mon. and Wed. night for 9 weeks. That will be
interesting. I'll probably be so sore I will have to go on bed rest!

Changes and new additions

These are the 2 love birds getting married February 18th. Very exciting!! I am proud of you Jared. Katie will be a great addition to our family. Can't wait for your big day.


Also Brent and Ashley may be buying a cute little house and moving in the first part of March! How exciting. Can't wait to visit Seattle. Ryan and Marcela have a cute house there already so there are plenty of places to go. Love the red door!!



Marcela is expecting a baby In July!! Can't wait to find out what they are having. Another niece or nephew to love. Congrats to you guys.

Julie won some huge award at work that she never told anyone about. (Mom filled me in Jules) You go girl!! Sounds like you are rocking the world in Denver. Keep up the good work.

Fun changes and new additions!

Simple Things

First off I need to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sis Jen! I can't believe she is only 29 :) She is amazing and I love her very much! I hope that you had a great day Jen.

It's the simple things in life that I love. I love things that my children learn and do each day. I love to hear "mommy" and get hugs and kisses. I love to see them love life and love to learn. I love my husband and think he is tops!!

Rylee learned to fold her arms yesterday. It is the cutest thing! If you say "Rylee fold your arms" or "it's time for the prayer" this is what you get. Tonight we were waiting for Sean and Tayler to come in for prayers and I said Rylee dad and Tayler are coming for prayers and she immediately folded her arms. I didn't know that she had linked it to the word "prayers" as well. I love it.

Tayler is such a great kid. She has such a sweet little heart. She is so great at saying thank you for everything. When I returned home from the grocery store she thanked me for everything she pulled out of the bags that she liked. I love her so much. She teached me everyday and for that I am grateful.

She loves dressing up in her princess gear. This morning she came into my bedroom fully decked out in the dress, earings, necklace, and shoes. I wondered when she would hit this stage-- well here we are! She is a babe.


Love the bed head :)



Mom I hope that you had a relaxing day!!

I finally am not callingless anymore! I was called as a Ward Missionary. How fun and perfect will that be. It's not a Sunday calling or an every night during the week calling. I'm excited. Sean was also called as the Sunday School President. That is a perfect calling for him as well.

FINALLY!

Tayler being a big help opening presents!

We had Rylee's 2nd party for her birthday tonight! What a spoiled little girl. The first one we had with my family and then we should have had one with Sean's family, but it was canceled last week so we finally had it tonight. I didn't let her get quite as messy as the first one, but she had a great night again.

Does this look like just an ordinary pizza box? It does- yet it has GREAT significance. Sean had to take a test today for his insurance license. He has been studying day in and day out! It has been a long few weeks. Anywho, when he left to take the test he said.."if I pass the test I will bring home Robintinos pizza (which is his favorite) to celebrate and if I don't pass I will bring home Little Ceasars."
Well this is a Robintinos box baby!!! YAHHOOOOOOO. When he walked in the door my eyes quickly went to the box that he was carrying. I am so proud of him. Not only did he pass (getting above a 70%) but he kicked some major bootie by scoring in the 90's. Such a babe. Love him. I really am very happy that he passed. I made Tayler keep saying prayers the whole afternoon. Now he has successfully passed 4 major tests and there are no more (at least for a while, or that he is telling me about).

Random Tidbits

This is my favorite dog!! It doesn't shed, jump up on you, chew anything, or need to be potty trained! Love it. It does bark though- it barks the songs "B-I-N-G-O" & "How much is that doggy in the window" Rylee loves it and so does her mommy!

I just talked to my good friend Brookelyn! Great to talk with her. It has been way too long.

It snowed a little skiff a while ago, I wish that it would snow more. (I say that and I will be sorry when it really dumps on us). I totally want to go sledding. I heard about a place at Jeremy Ranch that I want to go. It would be so fun to take Tayler there. I'm sure I will get the opportunity sometime before Spring comes.

I finally finished my goals for the year-- Yikes, there were quite a few!! I guess I have a lot of areas to improve in. My friend Carolyn referred to them as "intentions" rather than goals. I think I like that. It doesn't sound as scary, but I guess I better make them goals so that I can really work towards achieving them.

Tayler came home with make-up on yesterday. She was playing at her friend Alex's house. She reminded me a little of Tammie Fay Baker. I'm not sure I'm really ready for that yet. Isn't she only 3 going on 16?!? I guess they get into that stuff.

I love that Rylee blows kisses now. She does it constantly all day. Even at Walmart she blew the cashier a kiss on the way out. It makes me smile. I felt a HUGE lump on her gums again today. That makes it 7 new teeth coming in. I guess she will get them all in one shabang.

I love Tayler's random comments. Today she was sitting on my bed and said.. "you crack me up mommy, you are a funny girl." Tonight after we finished the B of M reader she said "I sure love Jesus do I" Kids say the greatest things don't they!!

Rylee is 1

Rylee turned 1 on January 3rd. I can't believe how fast the time has gone. It seems like just yesterday we were anticipating her arrival and now she has been a part of our family for a year. Where does the time go?? We celebrated with my side of the family on December 27th and had a party scheduled with Sean's family, but it was canceled because of sickness. Rylee actually ended up in the hospital because of dehydration and pneumonia. Not a fun way to spend your 1st birthday. She is doing much better now. She is such a joy and we love her so much.

First Post

I am so excited to finally have a blog!!! Hopefully it will be great. It is a new goal of mine to have better journaling and remember the little things that happen on a day to day basis.