Preschool Graduation

Brady and Easton have been going to preschool at the Lehi Legacy Center since January. They have loved it! Friday was their graduation and it was so cute!

They did not want to wear their graduation caps!Waiting for their diplomas!My mom, Abbey, and Kelsey were so nice to come watch!Brady!Easton!We are trying to get into swimming lessons and find other things to fill our summer. Anyone have any ideas?

Weekend Getaway!

We had a wonderful weekend in St. George. We had good food, good friends, a beautiful home to stay in, and we were able to celebrate Ryan's birthday! We left Brady and Easton home with my family. They were spoiled with LOVE and FUN! To see how they spent their weekend look HERE.

On Friday we got to catch up with Nick and Sunni and their adorable boys! It was so fun to see their new house and spend time with them! That night we all went to dinner at Brick Oven. Yummy!On Saturday Ryan did the St. George Tri! It is so fun to go watch and cheer everyone on! The babies were so good! Luke, Brea, and Emmitt!Bubba Luke! Yes, we know he is huge but oh so cute! I didn't get very good pictures of Ryan during the race but here he is crossing the finish line! He finished top 20 in his division! Ryan and Justin!The cheerleaders! Sarah, Sunni, Heather, and me!Geoff and Jared finished together! Justin, Ryan, Geoff, Nick, and JaredOn Saturday afternoon we hung out at the house and got to see the Geoff Hill clan including this adorable boy! Because of the tri, Ryan wanted to celebrate his birthday on Saturday night. We went to Texas Roadhouse and then to Golden Spoon. It was so good and Ryan got to sit on the saddle! These 2 are only 2 weeks apart. They are at such a fun age. We can't wait for them to grow up and be best friends!Me, Em, Steele, Sarah, and Brea!We drove home on Sunday afternoon. It was sad to leave. The weekend was so much fun but went way too fast! My mom made Ryan a delicious birthday dinner and we finished it off with a fabulous dessert. I love this picture of my kids helping Ryan blow out his candles. So cute!Thanks to all our family and friends for making Ryan's birthday so special!

Pirate Pizza

We wanted to do something fun with our kids last weekend so we took them to Pirate Pizza. We had never been and the boys loved it! They were more interested in playing the games than eating dinner...but it was a great night! The food was fine, nothing great, but it was worth it for how happy our boys were! Daddy and his boys!Mom and boys!We could not get them off this thing. They did the same routine over and over again and again. They had to touch everything before they went down the slide. Everyone around us was laughing.

Disneyland Day 2

We headed to California Adventure on Tuesday! It was completely dead when we got there. We rode Monsters Inc. 3 times and then sat front row at Playhouse Disney. This was as close as we got to the characters!We had a traumatic experience in Bug's Land. Brady got kicked off the bumper cars because he would not sit on his bum. It was so sad. He wanted to be able to reach the steering wheel better so he kept sitting on his feet. He did not understand. It took him a few minutes to get over it but he did! He was still upset in this picture!Brady and Easton were barely too short to go on the big rides. I really wanted to take them on Soarin' Over California. A pair of church shoes and a little toilet paper later, they made it on the ride! They could not even walk and we had to put their crocs back on before even getting on the ride, but if you ask them their favorite ride they will tell you the airplane! It was totally worth it!

We went on the new Toy Story Ride and loved it!Rode the carouselTalked on the phone outside the bathroomThey watched the roller coaster shoot off and could not understand why they could not go on it!This is the best picture we got in front of Disneyland.Maybe next time they will be more photogenic! Abbey and I threw the kids in the car and started driving to Las Vegas.The first hour was one of the worst ones of my life. We had all 3 kids crying, screaming, fighting, and to top it off we were lost in LA. It was horrible. I was on the phone with Ryan in tears. I didn't even know how to explain where we were. We eventually found our way and all 3 kids passed out!

It was such a great trip! Brady and Easton still walk around the house singing "Yo Ho" and "It's A Small World". They cannot wait to go back and neither can I. I told them as soon as they are a little taller (40 inches to be exact) we will go...and this time we will take our dad!

Mother's Day

I got to spend the day with a few of my favorite mothers. This is my mom! She is the best lady in the world! I love and admire her more than she will ever know! She lets me tag along with her on errands, hangs out with me when I am lonely, answers the phone when I call her 15 times a day, and makes me laugh. She is talented, supportive, loving, caring, etc. She is my best friend! I love you mom!Renee is my favorite older sister! She is one of my best friends in the world. She is such a good mom and wife! She is ALWAYS volunteering at her kids schools, running between piano, gymnastics, soccer, basketball, and ALWAYS has a basement full of kids. On top of it all, she is a very supportive and loving wife. She is such a wonderful example to me! I love her!I love my Grandma! She is the sweetest lady! She is so supportive of her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and she shares a special relationship with my grandpa. She is also a wonderful example to me of the woman I want to become.We missed Ryan's mom yesterday who is in Arizona with my SIL who delivered a beautiful baby girl yesterday! I hope she knows how much we love her. She is an incredible mom and grandma and a wonderful example to me as well!

I had a wonderful day! Ryan got up with the kids and made me breakfast and we all ate together. It was so yummy! I was spoiled rotten and got what I have really wanted for a long time...My amazing parents also gave me a pass here. They are the best!I can't wait to go! Anyone want to come? You get in half price with me!

I feel so blessed to be a mother! What a wonderful calling to have in life! I hope everyone had a great day!

Disneyland Day 1

WARNING...Picture overload!!

Monday morning we got ready and headed to Disneyland! Brady was a little unsure of the whole thing at this point. He was in the stroller and when they opened the gates and we were walking towards our first ride he was sitting in the stroller crying and yelling, "don't push me to Disneyland." I felt so bad like I was traumatizing my child and at the same time I was so mad. We got in line for Peter Pan and he kept saying he wanted to go back to the hotel and go home. We just kept telling him how fun it was going to be and ignored him. Of course, they all loved it and my kids had no fear after that! Oh, except for the characters. My kids wanted nothing to do with them. I decided I was not going to ruin the trip by forcing them to take pictures with them so we don't have any. Every time we would walk by one they would wave and I would keep walking. Sad, I know.

The weather was perfect and it was not crowded at all. Our longest wait was about 25 minutes. It was great!

DumboThe trainMy kids would not cooperate for pictures!Roger RabbitRocketsJungle cruisePiratesThe whole gangSo cooperativeThe carouselTea cups We each had a buddy...My mom and BradyAbbey and EastonMe, Brady and Aria (Brady only went with me because my mom didn't go!)Geoff and LailaAll of us (minus the photographer)It was a great first day! We were all exhausted by the end of the night! Geoff and Laila drove back to Las Vegas that night and Aria stayed with us! The kids were out the moment their heads hit the pillows! More to come from day 2!