They say it's your birthday...

There are a lot of people I love that celebrate their birthday in August so I thought I would just do all my birthday wishes in 1 post. Here it goes...1. My brother Jake's birthday was July 31 but I was gone so I added him to this list. Happy belated birthday to a wonderful father and brother. We love you and are so glad you live closer so we can see you more!
2. My sister-n-law Lindsay also had a birthday at the beginning of August. Lindsay is one of my favorite people. She is so fun to be around and can always make me laugh. She gives me hope that I can have a girl even with these McGiven genes!!
3. Kylee Holland turned 6 today! She is about the cutest and sweetest girl around! She is a wonderful big sister and cousin and is a great helper. She made my birthday when she called me over and over until she got a hold of me to wish me happy birthday and sing to me!
4. Happy Birthday to me! I needed another picture so I added myself :)
5. Laila is almost 1! She is a darling girl and we love living by her and spending time with her. I love when she pats my back and gives me kisses! She is so fun!
6. Baylee is almost 1 too! She is so cute! I have not been able to be around her very much because she lives in Arizona but I love being able to watch her grow through pictures! She is an adorable little girl! We love her!
7. Stephanie is one of my best friends in the whole world! She has always been a great friend and can always make me laugh! We always have fun when we are together and I have so many great memories with her!
8. My brother-n-law Tyler is also a great guy! He has a funny sense of humor and makes me laugh :) He is a wonderful father and a great priesthood holder.
9. My grandpa's birthday is at the end of the month. He is one of the most incredible men in the world! I have always had a very special relationship with him and miss seeing him as often as I used to. He is a twin and he loves being around my kids because of it! He and my grandma are very supportive of all their grandkids! I hope you have a great birthday grandpa...we love you!

Happy birthday to all these special people in my life!!! I hope I didn't miss anyone??

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone for making my birthday a special day! I received lots of phone calls, text messages and sweet notes. Thanks to Renee (see the post below) even more people figured out that I turned 25 on Sunday! Thank you especially to Geoff and Aleena for watching my kids so Ryan and I could go out last night! It is so great to have such wonderful family and friends!

Happy Birthday SARAH!!!

Okay, so I am offically hacking into Sarah's blog to post her a day late Birthday wish...did you all know that yesterday was her Birthday!???! Happy Birthday to the BEST sister in the whole world! I am sure ALL of her blogging friends will agree that Sarah has to be one of the most wonderful people around. A great friend, a great mom, and a great wife! Thanks for your example!

SYTYCD and 2008 OLYMPICS!!

As we finished watching SYTYCD tonight I felt so sad thinking I have to wait another year to watch it again. I love this show! It was so fun to watch all the best performances through the season tonight. They did a lot of my favorites and it got me so excited for the tour! Congratulations to Joshua! I think he is great!On another note I am so excited for the Olympics I can hardly contain myself! I have set up my tivo and will be watching faithfully for the next 2 weeks! I love the Olypmics and everything about it. I feel so proud to be an American and watch the US compete and be so amazing! I am looking forward to all of it but mostly swimming, track, and GYMNASTICS! GO USA!!!!!!!

How Could I Forget?!?

I forgot to mention in my previous post the man who made my whole trip possible. Thank you to my sweet hubby who knew I needed a break and willingly took my kids so I could enjoy the weekend with my friends! I was shocked when I called him Friday morning and they had just left the Shark Reef. He packed up the boys and took them to the strip by himself to see the fishies! I took the camera with me so he took pictures on his phone and sent them to me. He said they loved it! On Saturday he took them to feed the ducks with Geoff and Aria. What a great dad! Thanks Ryan for letting me go to St. George and for being such a great dad! Thanks to my anonymous commentor for reminding me how awesome my husband is!

Girls Trip!

Last weekend I drove up and met 5 of my girlfriends in St. George for a relaxing getaway! We did all the things girls love to do. Here are a "few of my favorite things..."

1. Sound of Music at Tuachan. We were burning up but it was still great fun!2. The spa -- we had pedicures, facials, and other treatments!3. We layed out by the pool.4. I got to hang out with the new babies...Eliza and Christian! They are so cute and were both so good! Eliza gave us a little scare but she pulled through okay!5. Yummy food and treats.
6. Mama Mia...what's a girls trip without a chick flick?
7. SHOPPING!

I am so lucky to have such great friends! I love spending time with them and no matter how long it has been since I have seen some of them we seem to pick up right where we left off. It was a much needed break and I loved every minute of it!
Yes I went dark again! I know I am crazy...I just can't stay the same color for too long. Here is a closer picture of it that Steph took...I am still getting used to it but I like it! Sorry Mom :)

San Francisco!!

Even though this trip has long come and gone I still need to document it for our records so here it goes!

We headed to San Francisco on Friday afternoon. After a quick stop at the outlets to buy sweatshirts (we were not prepared for the freezing weather) we piled in the van and headed to San Fransisco.

It was so windy and so cold! Brady and Easton were totally entertained by these pigeons and the kids sitting nearby were totally entertained by them. We ended up switching Geoff and Aleena strollers because Brady and Easton thought theirs was more fun!Of course we had to watch the silver men in the street. This one was horrible but posed for a picture with Brady who gave him a tip...he was a little unsure!We went to Boudin's of course to get sourdough bread (Ryan's favorite)! Ryan took Brady and went and got it. When he came back he had this turtle that the workers had given him for free because they thought Brady was so cute...too bad we didn't have Easton there too!We went to Ghirardelli Square and got hot chocolate! We discovered this fountain with warm water and the kids had so much fun playing in it!We then headed over to Oakland to see the A's play the Giants! Besides the fact that we were freezing it was a pretty fun game! Aria had to go to the bathroom about 10 times and Brady and Easton were eating other people's food but other than that, the kids did pretty good!It was a very cold but fun day! I love San Francisco!