Two in a row...

I asked Makenzie to get dressed for me. This is how she came out. Got to love those socks....


My girls are constantly dressing up. Sometimes it gets pretty interesting. On this particular day Rylie had decided to be a fashion designer and use her pajama pants to create something new...aka a scarf-hat. Then they thought they would make an airplane and be a pilot. I was cracking up when I saw that they had tipped the office chair over, got inside the cockpit and put on their goggles. All their words...not mine. I asked Rylie why they were flying in their panties...she came right back at me with "MOM, that is how we roll".





Kenzie trying to rollerblade. I had to laugh when she came out in the quad helmet. It was so heavy on her that she could barely lift her head up.


When I downloaded the pictures from my camera I was surprised to find over 350 images. After I was done deleting all the pictures that Kenzie had taken I only had about 130. Here is one she took of herself.


Rylie Loves Loves Loves when Jason makes RIBS. She is so funny to watch when she is eating them. She loving calls them RIBBIES.



Brenden earned his Bear Badge....only of course after he got to fight the bear inside the tent for it. He had been looking forward to that since he started scouting. We are very proud of him...and he made it out alive! He also got to go to scout camp.



Rylie having a little fun with some balloons. I am not sure if I should laugh or be worried??


Kenzie learned to ride a big girl bike. She was so excited for Jason to get home to teach her how. I was sure it was going to end in her needing a band aid..crying and all the drama, so I could not watch. But I was so wrong. After about 10 min I could not take it anymore and went out to check on how she was doing and she was already riding. She was so VERY proud. So was her Daddy.

Long Overdue...

I know...it has been what seems like FOR-EV-ER. Our little family has been quite busy.
Here is what happens when Brenden and Hailey want to have a late night and hang out all night together. At least they were not fighting....

This is a project that Brenden had to do for school. He had to write a paper and do a presentation on Larry Fitzgerald. Then he had to participate in a wax museum for the school and tell everyone important facts about who he is and why he is important to AZ. The costume was much better with the wig that I got him...but he was too embarrassed to wear it. He still did a great job. He also finished with awesome grades. It was a tough transition at first going from 3rd grade curriculum to 5th but he made it. He did his very best and we are really proud of him.

Here is Hailey showing some of her soccer moves. This is before she broke her colar bone. She was really bummed that she could not finish her season. But it all worked out and she got on the Aresnal Team. We are so proud of her. She has already played an indoor summer league with her new team. They are really talented and she is looking forward to the season and to be coached by some of the best.

This is where we find Rylie if she has a bad dream. I guess the hallway is less scary than her own bed. I love how she borrows Hailey's beanbag to make it a little more comfy.
And that will have to do for now. I have LOTS more to catch up on.

Busy...yeah you could call it that

Things around here have been...well normal. Time seems to fly by this time of year. Over the last month we have had:
One camp out at the lake for Easter
One Broken Collar Bone
One trip to Heber
One new calling
Three days a week of Baseball
One tryout for arsenal soccer
Six birthday parties
A visit from Nan
A great date night with my love
One trip to the dentist and
One field trip.
I can't believe that school is almost out for the kids
And we are totally looking forward to the summer...

"no afense mom"

Hailey is always sending Jason emails. They can be really funny. Her reply after he told her that he was going to miss her game this weekend....it's ok that you miss my game. i just really want you there. you are like my lukky charm. no afense mom None taken sweetie!

It Is OFFICIAL...

Yes...it is true. Rylie is now registered for Kindergarten. All Day too...so if you see me, just don't bring it up. I might start crying on the spot. She is just growing too fast...it is so unfair!!

Hailey's last Running Team Race

Hailey is my runner. She loves it. She asks to run all the time. Today it paid off. She came in 42nd out of all the girls in her 1.5 mile race. There were so many fast kids there. She was bound and determined to race even though last night she hyper extended her fingers at soccer....and neither of us knew there was a race today. All said and done she placed 4th in the second grade girls. We are very proud. And a huge congrats to her friends Alexa and Justyce who also placed. It made it even more sweet for her!!

A Catch up....finally!!

We had Hailey's Baptism on February 6th. It was a really sweet meeting and the spirit was strong. She was able to get baptized with her two friends Sidney and Megan. These three girls sang so beautifully after they were baptized. I was totally fine until then and all the tears came. I can't believe that she is already 8!! I am grateful for her choice to be baptized and thankful she is my daughter. Here are some pictures of a little photo shoot I did with her in her dress. I know that she is mine...but I think she is just beautiful!








Here are some pictures of the actual day.






Hailey and Grandma Patti were able to go the George Strait concert. They had a blast and Grandma was in Heaven!!


Hailey also started running club at school. This is from her first race. We were all so proud of you Hailey!!





We were lucky enough to go play in the snow in Heber. We left early so that we would make it up there before they closed the roads. The rim was closed so we went through the salt river canyon and we barely made it before they shut it down. I love to watch it snow and we were able to do a lot of that. It has been a really long time since they had that much snow. I am so glad that we took the kids. There was so much snow that you really could not go anywhere. We did go to the small tube run next to the Porters house. There were some other kids out playing and everyone had a blast! We also took the kids down one side street by Grandma and Papa's house and made our own trail with the quad. The kids loved getting pulled on a tube behind the quad. We drank tons of hot chocolate. And we enjoyed all the time with Jason... He does not get to play that much because to school and work and so it was great to have him playing and not studying or working. It was a great weekend!!

















Kenzie trying to get warmed up with some hot chocolate...








Happy Birthday to Hailey!! We had a super fun rock and roll party at our house. She loves everything rockstar so it was perfect. We had actual backstage passes for the invites. I think that was her favorite part. The girls all came in their best rockstar outfit. They played sing it and totally rocked it out. I should have gotten it on video...it was great. Hailey is growing up so fast. She is kind, loving, funny and helpful (at least most of the time). She is a great soccer player and is very very competitive. We are grateful that she is in our family!





So now I am pretty caught up! Things have been really busy around here....busy but great!