Merry Christmas 2011!

We finally got family Christmas pictures taken this year! I think they turned out pretty well! I hope you had a GREAT Christmas! We did!

June Update

I know I haven't written in a month, but June really wasn't that busy! But, I am updating, for the few people who check my blog every once in a while! I also realized that I need to keep this up, since I use this as a reference when I am scrapbooking. I don't have a great memory, and I am 3 years behind on scrapbooking, so this is VERY important!

So, the beginning of June Maddie had her dance recital.

Isn't she cute!

Here is her group

They did their dance to the music from the Movie "Up", that is why they have the cute balloons. Maddie is in the back middle with the pink balloon.

Maddie also had a solo! The only one of the whole group! She smiled the WHOLE dance! So cute!

So, I called the hospital that I deliver the jakey's blankies to (It used to be St. Joes, but now all of the heart kiddos have moved to Phoenix Children's hospital) and they informed me that they only had 3 blankets left! I had had one group make about 18 for an enrichment activity, but I knew I needed more than that, so I sewed about 26 here at home! My kids even helped pin, sew, flip, pin and roll!! Here are all 44 that I delivered!!

I love all of  the new fabric I have! Aren't they so cute!! I was so excited to take them up, and they were excited to have them!!

Our Guinea pig had 2 babies...aren't they cute?

anybody interested in getting a guinea pig? They will be ready in about 3-4 weeks! :)

I went up to the cabin last MOnday, and boy did we have FUN!!!

We played at the park!

Way to go, Lexi, on the monkey bars!!

We also played in the rain

and ate the hail...

and made 4th of July shirts! (and flip-flops, not shown...)

So, that was our June, in pictures. I will keep you posted when I am home, which will hopefully not be very often!!

WOW!! I'm Baaaaaaacccckkkkk!!!!

Oh My!! It has been SO long since I blogged!! So, since a picture says a thousand words, get ready for a NOVEL!!!

We had Easter...SO FUN!!!

Aren't my kids so super cute!!

I went to Women's conference with my BEST friends!!  2 straight days in a car, and we are STILL friends!!

We also went to the Bountiful Temple to do a session! loved it!!

Thanks for the great time, gals!! :)

May 7, 2011....Lexi lost her FIRST TOOTH!!  She was so cute. She called me crying, really SOBBING that her tooth was loose, and she was SOOOO scared. I could tell she was nervous because after I got her to stop crying, she asked a MILLION questions about what happens when she loses a tooth. She actually pulled it herself in the car...I had no idea, until it was OUT!! I must admit, I was kind of sad. My baby is growing up, and I'm not ready for that. At least her baby teeth reminded me that she was still my sweet baby. Even though she is MUCH older than I treat her, I still don't want her to grow up.....Anyways, here is her big hole in her mouth!

 Here is the Tooth....

 And the sparkly money the tooth fairy left her....along with sparkles all over her face and bed.

Just this last week (May 26th) Maddie and Lexi were in the tub together and I heard Lexi SCREAMMMMM bloody murder, so I went running in there, and she was bleeding from her mouth, EVERYWHERE!! After cleaning her mouth up, we realized her other bottom tooth was barely hanging on, so I told her I was going to clean it up, and pulled it out in the process. She didn't know I had pulled it, so she kept crying for me not to pull it, until I showed it to her, then she started crying laughing. It was funny. Her first response was, Now I get to put it under my pillow!!

Maddie was no where to be found, but after talking to them, we realized Lexi had a toy in her mouth and Maddie had pulled it out, and it caught onto her bottom tooth in the process. It was NOT wiggly at all, so it probably did hurt, when it was pulled.



That night she put it under the pillow. Maddie had helped her write a note asking to keep the tooth. The tooth fairy happily complied, but while putting $$ under the pillow, the tooth fairy found a note written by Maddie, here is what it said,

"Dear Tooth Fairy, I'm sorry I pulled Lexi's tooth today. Everyone's getting mad at me. And Lexi is the only one that thanked me. Maybe you can give me a prize too. Maybe a treat or toy would do. But I mean I'm so sorry. Yours truly, Maddie

P.S. The treat or other thing can be put under my pillow."

Needless to say, the tooth fairy had a VERY good laugh, and wrote a sparkly note to Maddie thanking her for pulling her tooth, and she left 2 sparkly quarters, and told her she can't carry prizes since they are too heavy. Lexi got a sparkly quarter as well. Good times!!

Lexi had her last t-ball game. She loved it a lot more this year than last year. Way to go!

We also had my Dad's fishing tournament. The fish were scarce...in fact, Payton was the only one inour family that caught one!

 But, we still had fun FISHING!!

Lexi had a dance recital. Go Broadway Baby!! I am her dance teacher, so check out my dance blog to see all my cute dancers!!!

After the dance recital, we went to Rockin' R for a night of fun! Check out these cowboys and cowgirls!

Sam, Josh, Payton, Maddie, Lexi and Lexi

Payton got his Bear! Way to go Payton!!

And, my little girl has OFFICIALLY graduated from Kindergarten! Doesn't she look SO smart!!

I am really proud of her. Lots of people said I shouldn't put her in Kindergarten since she missed the cutoff by 3 weeks, but I really felt she was ready, and I am SO glad her amazing teacher, Ms. Willis, agreed with me! We are both very happy with the decision! Check out this AMAZING hair!!!



First grade, here I COME!!!

Now, all of the craziness is GONE, and my kids are ALL MINE. We have 2 months together and I am going to try to make the most of it!! Lots of NO crazy days, weeks, months! :)



March Update

Wow, time goes by way too quickly!!  I have to get this on the blog....so here is what we did in March!! (April will be even fuller...YIKES!!)

Lexi had her field trip...boy did she have SO much fun! her favorite part??? the bus ride!!

 They went to Superstition farms and got to see lots of animals and TONS of cows! They also got to have flavored chocolate milk and ice cream! Yummy! I had fun going with her. 

These kids have been looking forward to this ALL YEAR!! They felt like such big kids!

Tyler and I painted our room. It used to be beige with burgundy stripes. I like the blue. We are going to do crown molding...hopefully soon! We also got this new desk! I love being organized!! It used to be a fold out table with a bunch of boxes. Believe me, this is SO much better! :)

Lexi started t-ball!! She LOVES it!!

 Or, does she love looking for ladybugs?? :)

Payton went to District Pinewood derby and got 2nd place out of the Bears!! Woohooo!!

He loves this new trophy! Bigger than the first! Unfortunately, he didn't win overall for the district, but Tyler and Payton did a GREAT job on their car! Great job, boys!



Spring ball has begun again!! Payton usually plays catcher!

This was his last hit of the game. It was tied, 2 outs and 1 on base....he had 2 strikes...he swings.....and HITS it! It went over the infield and rolled past the outfield!! He ran and scored the winning run, and ran on to get a HOME RUN!!!

 Wow, what an exciting game!! He was so happy! I loved his beaming little face. I think every boy needs to experience something like that. I'm so happy Payton got to. He got the game ball and was pretty proud of himself! Way to go, buddy!

The next day, after the home run, I had the opportunity to take Payton to a spring training game for the d-backs. My sister, Denise, took her 3 kids. I surprised Payton and took him out of school. He had NO idea! It was funny!

We had great seats...6th row, so we took the kids right down to the front for a picture. You can see the players at home plate, right behind them. :)

These funny guys ran on the field and then went up into the stands. See Payton in the red shirt?? You can see how tall that one is. It was "Randy Johnson" Haha!

This was the view from our seats

We took the kids up to the upper deck, just to give them an idea of what GREAT seats we had. They all got a little light headed from the height!! Haha!

Thanks for the fun day, De!!

That's it for March, at least, that was all that was on my camera! haha!! We have lots coming up for April....so stay tuned!