Layover

Yesterday we were able to go and meet Jen at the airport because she had a 2 1/2 hour layover in Salt Lake on her way home from Boise.  It was SO fun to see her!  Man, I miss her.  Grandma also was able to come which made it extra fun.  My kids were CrAzY, but loved every minute.  They got spoiled and all got new Atlanta, Georgia T-shirts which they had to put on right away.  I wish there would have been a restaurant or something in the airport we could have gone in to sit down, but everything is past security.  LAME!  We didn't dare leave the airport either just in case we didn't make it back in time.  My kids enjoyed all the games Grandma dreamed up for them to do.  It was a great 2 hours!

 
It was hard to let her go.  Glad we were able to see her for a little while.  Until next time.. xoxox

Not one.. but TWO

Yesterday Rylee lost BOTH of her front teeth.  She was so excited to wake up this morning to find double the love from the tooth fairy.  She talks with the cutest little lisp now.  Those "s" sound aren't so easy anymore! 

Curly Q

I think it is so much fun to see what similarities there are between all my kids.  In looking at Jackson's hair this morning while he was brushing his teeth (which is his favorite thing in the world to do). I thought back to when Tayler was that age and remembered it being exactly the same. I looked up pictures and...it was.  Jackson has so many similarities to Tayler, I think.

Jackson

definitely more in the back than on top..

Tayler



It brings back so many memories.  It seems like just yesterday when Tayler was my baby and the one sitting on the bathroom counter brushing her teeth.  A stroll down memory lane. 

Jayson has REALLY curly hair too.  Probably the most curly of all my kids. 


Everyone in our family, but Rylee, has curls.  I love doing Rylee's straight hair. Mine actually didn't turn curly until I was 13 so maybe Rylee's will do the same.

** Speaking of hair, or NO hair, Sean is sporting a bald head at the moment.  He shaved it all off Tuesday evening at work.  A fellow co-worker was diagnosed with cancer, and in support, about 20 people from several departments including the Executive Team, shaved their heads along with the woman with cancer (and her son).  The kids couldn't stop talking about it all day and when Sean came home I could hear them squealing in the garage.  I think he looks pretty good with no hair.  I definitely like him better with hair, but if he ever goes bald I think he'll still be hot.

Who knew?

Yesterday was so nice that my kids played outside all day long!  They also had friends over non-stop.  Even when I would send the friends home because we were doing homework or eating dinner, they were back within 5 minutes asking if my kids were done and could play again.  I need to figure out a plan for that one. One little girl even came to our house after she was hurt at another friends house.. she didn't go home to her house.. 2 doors down?  I gave her a hug and a bag of ice for her check.  I guess she was hit in the face with a ball?  Anyway, my kids are begging to go outside and play, but it is rainy and windy and getting colder.

I went out on the back porch to bring all the shoes & jackets in, when I thought

"I will just bring the little tyke slide inside to play on"  Why not right?  I figured it would entertain them for a while (at least until naptime) and Jackson LOVES playing on it.  I am always worried he will fall off the stairs or hit the deck hard after sliding down, so this will teach him how to do it and if one of the above mentioned things occurs.. well, he will land on soft carpet.  Who knew it would keep them occupied for 2 hours (and counting). 

New Harmony House

On our way home from Las Vegas, Sean and I stopped off in New Harmony to see the house my mom & dad were planning to move into.  My Dad did so much work on this house.  I remember several weekends after my mission, I would go with him to help (not sure I was ever a help).  We would get there late Friday night, wake up early Saturday morning to go into St. George for supplies and then eat at Denny's.  We would work all day Saturday and then sleep in the little camper parked in the drive-way.  It really does bring back so many memories to see it.  It has been a LONG time since I have been there.  We only made 1 wrong turn, but found it fairly easily-- good thing New Harmony isn't very big!

  

We laughed so hard when we saw this outhouse in the back.. what the heck?



Viva las vegas

Wednesday afternoon we headed out to Las Vegas. The reason; BYU was playing in the Mountain West Tournament and I kept hearing this phrase "once in a lifetime" because they actually have a decent team this year, so Sean bought tickets to the games and the kids and I tagged along. We didn't go to any of the games, but we did chauffeur Sean to all the games. The weather was beautiful, 77-80 degrees everyday. It felt so good to be warm and walk around without coats on. We even broke out the flip-flops and sunglasses. I loved hanging out with my little family. Noise control in the hotel room was a little crazy at times, but we tried to do a lot of things to not be in the hotel room a lot.

Jackson talked on the hotel phone the whole time.  He is such a fun little kid!

Tayler crafted and made fun things with beads.

Jayson was a crazy boy.. we had to keep him under control.

Happy little Ry

Our first night we went and saw "Gnomeo and Juliet" in the theater. The movie theater was in our hotel which was awesome. When we got into the movie we were the only one's there.. score! Jackson wondered up and down the aisles and it didn't matter. After the movie, we went back to the room and crashed. Everyone slept so good in the hotel.  I love that!

The next day we took Sean to the first tournament game and went back to our hotel to go bowling (there was a bowling alley too.. super convenient). I didn't get any pictures because just keeping track of all 4 of them was a bit difficult. We had a blast and then went back to get Sean after the game was over. That evening we went down to the strip to walk around and eat. We hit the M & M store and a few other places, ate dinner, and went back to go to sleep.

walking on the strip

jackson was not a fan of the big blue M & M.. HAHAHA.

While we were walking along the strip, we saw tons of different characters. Tayler and Rylee went up to shake Pooh and Minnie's hands so I snapped a picture. Well, of course, they wanted "money" since I snapped the picture, but I didn't have any so I just stood there. And besides, you could be a creepy old man for all I know and I didn't know I had to tip EVERYTHING  possible in Vegas. Good grief.. I thought Minnie Mouse was going to chase me down the strip until I "paid up" Whatever! Really, this is your job? Lesson learned. Avoid all creepy characters and don't take any pictures.  I'll wait until we go to Disneyland..

The next day we went to the Mirage to see the Dolphin, Tiger and Lion exhibit. My kids loved it. After we walked around for a while and had seen all the animals, we went and found a buffet to eat at. It was so good.

Afterwards, we took Sean to the 2nd game. The kids and I went back to the hotel to chill and watch the game on TV.  My feet were killing me. Sean got to see Jimmer warming up.  I asked him if his heart skipped a beat.



Saturday was the big Championship game at 4:00 p.m.  That morning Sean set up a massage for me at the hotel SPA.  It was so nice!  thanks love!   While I was at the spa, he took all 4 kids to another movie.  This time they saw "Mars needs Moms:"  All my kids said it was good and it was in 3-D.  Even better.  After the movie, we took Sean to the last game and went to the outlet malls to waste time.  Unfortunately, the Cougs went down, losing to the Aztecs.  Sean was bummed, but now we have the big dance to look forward too. Jayson loves yelling-- GO JIMMER-- at the TV.  They will be cheering loud, I'm sure!

It was a great trip.  There is nothing better than relaxing with no agenda and just getting to hang out with my little family.  Love them!  Now I can't wait until it starts to warm up here at home.

picture time

Today is picture day for my 2 little cutie's! Yesterday we painted nails and straightened hair.  I can't believe how long both of their hair is getting. I sure love my girls.

p.s. My sister Jen made these DARLING headbands.  We love them.  Thanks Auntie Jen!

p.s.s.  We are heading to SUNNY Las Vegas this morning until Sunday.  Can't wait,  It will be nice to feel a little warmth on my skin.  I am thinking 76 degrees will be amazing!  Hope it is really that warm there, because all we have is capri's and short sleeved shirts. 

Ice Fishing

So this past weekend, Sean and his brother Shane took the kids Ice Fishing!  When he told me all I could say was "really?" but they ended up L.O.V.I.N.G it and can't wait to go again.  The only bummer is that they couldn't get the brake light on the trailer to work so they couldn't pull up the 4 wheelers.  Anyway, while I slaved away at work they froze their butts off.  Sean said Tayler was AMAZING, and caught her first fish right away.  She was so proud.  She came right home and wrote it in her journal and then drew a picture.  Rylee was afraid of the first fish that they pulled out of the hole (shocking!) and Jayson just sat and ate treats. Yep, that explains my kids to a T.  Grandpa stayed home with Jackson.  I am pretty sure he would have fallen in a hole.  It's always an adventure with my husband.  He really is great and tries just about everything possible with his kids.  They are lucky.  He even took pictures.  I was so proud of him. 

I think they ended up catching 15 fish, but only kept 8.  Since we don't eat fish at our house, Shane took them all home.  Thank you Shane!!  Ah, my little fishermen.  Love them.

President's Day

For President's Day, my friend Anna and I, took our kids up to the TreeHouse Museum in

Ogden. They have 3 kids (2 girls and one little boy).  All of the kids get along so well and have so much fun together. I love that. We love their family! 

 

We went to a play in their big theater and they picked Jessica to be the leading "girl" role.  She is such a cutie!  After we played in almost every room and touched everything we could, we packed up the kids and took them to Chick-Fil-A for lunch.  Thanks for the fun day B* family.  We love you guys!

Valentine's Day

I do love Valentines Day!  I think it is a SWEET holiday.  We usually end up eating take out or going out to eat, but this year I wanted to make it really special for my family!  Sunday night, we got all the girls' Valentines ready to pass out.  They had fun putting them together and Rylee did so good writing so many.

I attempted these heart shaped piggy tails on Tayler and Rylee thanks to the awesome "Adopt a Do" hair

blog I look at.  I think they turned out pretty cute!

 After Rylee came home from school we went out to Grandma's house to leave her some Valentines.  My kids were so confused when we got there and she was gone.. HAHAHA! Darn it!  I wish she would have been there too.  We decorated and then hurried back to get some other things done and pick up Tayler from school.   For dinner, I made Roast, potatoes, carrots, homemade rolls, chocolate covered strawberries, and cupcakes.  This is my kid's most favorite dinner.  We had sparkling cider and then ate by candle light.  Jayson kept saying "mom, why are we eating with a fire" 

I also had little Valentine presents and balloons set by each of their places.

I hope it was special for them.  I sure love my family SO much!  I love spending time with them and just being around them.  I hope you all had a special Valentine's Day too.   Jayson must have told me "happy Valentines Day" at least fifty times!  It was sweet. I am excited to celebrate with my hubby this weekend!!