Concert, Birthday Surprise & A touch of Fall

Well, we had a great time at the concert. The bummer was that they wouldn't let me take my camera in with me because it has a "detachable" lens. Whatever! So we took this picture outside and that was it. Sean took some with his phone so when I get those I can post them. Both girls were pumped. Metro Station was the opening act which I thought was a bit odd for a concert with lots and LOTS of little girls, but soon learned that the lead singer is Trace Cyrus, Miley's older brother. Anyway, we enjoyed it all!

When Miley came out and Rylee heard a song she recognized she perked right up. It was cute! Poor Miley was sick with the Flu or stomach flu so at one point- mid song- she had to run off the stage, I'm guessing to throw up. How hard would that be? After that she did a great job. I can't imagine being sick and having to perform at high energy. I totally give her props. It was an awesome night! I love hangin' with my girls- 3 bathroom trips and all.

For my birthday Sean surprised me with my kitchen table that I fell in love with LONG ago (when we were designing our kitchen for this house) & bar stools. They were delivered this morning. I was so excited all morning long. I LOVE them!! Take a look...

Doesn't it look like it was made for my kitchen. Perfectly matching!!

J-Man gave it a thumbs up (Oreo face and all). The table has already been broken in by oreo's and Doritos.

I put some fall decorations up Saturday. I felt in the mood, but only found 1 of my Rubbermaid's. I have no idea where everything else is. What a bummer. Anyway, here's a few things.

I need to continue up my other railing still...

I love that my door has a ledge. It will be fun to decorate for all the seasons.

ALSO, I have to say thank you to all those that called, sent messages, cards, gifts, etc. for my birthday. I love you all so very much! Sean organized a dinner with his family and my mom (she is the only one from my family in Utah. Thanks mom for representing everyone!) He made yummy Cafe Rio burritos for dinner. He made everything, including homemade salsa, dressing, pico de gallo, etc. He worked his tail off and I am so grateful to him for everything he does for me. He even sacrificed going to the BYU game that Saturday afternoon to stay home with me and get everything ready for Sunday. If that doesn't say I love you, than I'm not sure what does. That is huge, since he is such a big fan!! Again, thank you everyone for making it such a great day. My friend Maria even brought homemade cinnamon rolls and frosting that I got to bake the next morning for breakfast. They were DELICIOUS! I am very blessed.

oh yeah baby here we come...

For Tayler's birthday this year, we bought her tickets to the Miley Cyrus concert. Sean decided that it would be fun if he and Rylee came too. Jayson gets to stay home and watch Wow Wow Wubbzy with Aunt Sharla (lucky little boy). So tonight is the BIG night. I think she is excited, but doesn't really know what to expect since she has never been to a concert before. I am going to pop my Tylenol since even her CD gives me a headache and hope my girls have a great time, which I think they will. If they don't know the words to EVERY song I will be shocked. Wish us luck!!

Girl or Boy?

Well we had our Ultrasound today AND...

We are all so excited that another little boy will be joining our family. I think 2 and 2 will be perfecto! When the Ultrasound tech said "it is for sure a boy" (he had his legs spread wide so there is no doubt)..

Tayler exclaimed "I knew IT"

Rylee smiled big &

Jayson started clapping loudly saying "yeah baby"

Sean was a wee bit excited too!

It is always so much fun to get to see all the different parts and make sure they are all functioning as they should. Everything looked great. 4 chambers in the heart, brain is perfect, stomach and bladder are functioning correctly, kidneys were both there, etc, etc. It was fun. They got some great shots of him, even a perfect shot of his upper lip. He moved around the whole time, he is an active little one that is for sure.

Anyway, what a fun day! We feel very blessed & can't wait to meet him. I hope he has a great time with his Grandpa Linton before he sends him down us.

Happy 1st day of fall-- Ya'll

I LOVE fall! I love everything about it. The crispness in the air. The leaves changing color. The new attitude it brings. The holidays that it brings along with it. Yummy soups and homemade rolls. Sweatshirts and jackets. Fires.

It's a great time of year! Hope it stays around for a while.

Rylee's turn

Yesterday was Rylee's turn to start school. Monday night Sean gave her a sweet Father's blessing & she was so happy! I can't believe that next year she will be heading to Kindergarten. How do our kids grow up so quickly? Well, this year Rylee didn't want to go anywhere for pre-school so I am putting on my teacher's hat (don't laugh) and will be her teacher & try to get her ready for kindergarten. We started yesterday and had a great time. She was a little hesitant at first, but we played an ABC game and she relaxed after that. We did a review of letters, sounds, colors, and shapes and then took a field trip to the library for story time and to check out some books. It was a fun 1st day. Rylee was happy to include Jayson in her class with us :)

If anyone has any great websites or helps in the pre-school department please SHARE! I need all the help I can get.

Soccer Fun

So Tayler has started up Soccer again for the Fall. This year, however, she is not playing 3 on 3 anymore she is playing 7 on 7 with a goalie. Saturday was her first game and since it was at 1:00 I was able to go. It was so much fun to watch her. Her team is the "PINK THUNDER"
and they won 4-0! They were pretty awesome. And guess who scored one of those 4 goals from quite a ways back I might add, well, little #6 did. I was so proud. Way to go Tayler. Jayson and Rylee were great little cheerleaders for their sister. It was a hOt day, but we all enjoyed ourselves.

Ready to play

Watching from the sideline (the sun is in their eyes- hence the squinting)

Play time- can you see Tay?

Tay & Ry

Jayson getting some love too

I hope the weather cooperates for most of the games. It will be fun to watch her this year. She is a great little athlete.

It's Official

YEP,

she really is a 2nd grader.

How in the world is she growing up so fast? Last night Sean gave her a Father's blessing. I love them. It brings such comfort to hear the words of the blessing and I hope it brings her peace and comfort as well. I know she will excel and do well because she loves school so much. She already thinks her teacher is the best in the school.

Another one bites the dust & Park City

On Friday night Sean and I noticed how loose Tayler's other front tooth was. Sean told Tay that he could pull it out with one try. She was a bit hesitant like always, but then decided it would be okay. The dental floss slipped off the first time so as they were pushing it back on, Tayler gave it a tug and it basically fell out on its own and out she came to show me the tooth. Now look at that hole she has! Just in time for 2nd grade.

(sorry this is so blurry- look at that hole)

Saturday morning I didn't have to work (HOORAY), so we headed up to Park City for the day and then stayed over night. We had a blast. It was hot, but we still had a great time. We went on the Alpine slide and the Alpine coaster. I am definitely a fan of the Alpine coaster now, instead of the slide. The kids loved it too. The lines were long and the sun was exhausting, but it was all worth it once our turn came! We walked around Park City a little bit as well. At 5:30 we left to go eat dinner. We found the BEST Chinese restaurant ever (my kids love Chinese). We ate and ate and ate and then went to the outlets for some shopping. After about an hour of shopping we left and checked into our hotel. We immediately got our swimming suits on and headed down to the pool. We only swam until 10:00 because after that was "adult hours only." The kids were pretty much exhausted anyways, so we stopped by the lounge area and got some hot chocolate (YUM), went upstairs and bathed the kiddos and then put them all to bed. We - minus Sean- woke up this morning at 9:00 (it was heavenly) and headed down to the sweet hot deluxe continental breakfast that they had in our hotel. Afterwards we packed up and came home. I love to spend time with my family. Tomorrow starts school so the kick back lazy summer days are now gone :) However, Tayler is VeRy excited!

Snip, Snip

Today I took all three kids to get there hair cut (yes- EVEN Jayson.. his was way too long on top). I went to the college of beauty nearby so the best part is that each one was only $5. BONUS! The girls were really excited to go and were so good. Jayson, well he screamed the whole 2 minutes it took the girl to do it. I guess yesterday when I had to hold him down for shots was still on his brain so when I held him tightly on my lap and a strange person had scissors in her hand he wasn't about to let her do anything.

During

(Rylee held so still. I was pleasantly shocked! She loved it. She told me after they even washed her hair. That's my favorite part too).

The results:

RYLEE

Before

After

She looks so much older to me. They cut off 9 inches. I didn't realize how long it was. It was her idea to cut it short too. I cried (a little).

TAYLER

Before

After

I can't believe that she will be a 2nd grader in a few days. What a cutie. She loved every minute.

JAYSON

Before

After

(I couldn't get a better picture than this- little stinker. It looks a lot better, I'm just hoping the curls stay forever.)

Birthday Bash

So Saturday was the big day and boy was Tayler excited to be the "birthday girl" Grandma came up to give Tay a birthday hug and deliver all sorts of other goodies. She also helped me get ready for Tay's party and clean out my car. Thanks mom for coming up. We loved it!

How cute is my mom! Seriously she is not 60.

We were planning on doing a big pool party with lots and lots of friends, but because the weather was COLD & RAINY, we had to change plans. Since Tayler loves to bowl, Sean came up with the idea to invite a few friends to go get pizza and go bowling. We let Tayler invite 4 of her girlfriends for the big adventure.

Here's the group. (L to R: Rylee, Asha, Jessica, Tayler, Kinzey, Rozlyn)

And of course this kid tagged along with us all!
After we ordered our breadsticks and pizza at the Pizza Factory we decided to open the presents while we waited.

Tay was definitely spoiled. Thanks everyone for coming and for your wonderful gifts!

Jayson and his daddy still waiting to eat

Ahh, cute friends (Jessica & Tayler). This year these 2 are going to be in the same 2nd grade class. We are very excited about that.

Sweet cousins (Asha & Tayler)

Then it was off to BOWLING... We also ate cupcakes at the bowling alley. YUM!

Waiting outside for our chariot to pick us up.

We had a blast! The girls were all so well behaved and were so easy to keep track off. Unfortunately a B-A-D migraine hit me right at the end of the party. We opened some more presents when we came home and then it was time to end the day. Happy Birthday little Tay. I hope you had a fabulous day and know just how much we love you! You are such a fabulous little girl.