Temple Trip

We were able to go and take a tour through the Brigham City temple before it was dedicated. I hadn't been through a temple before it was dedicated and the kids hadn't either so I was really excited that we got to go. Even though it was a long car ride it was totally worth it. The girls loved all the pretty chandeliers in the rooms and thought it was so beautiful! After the tour we were talking about the temple and I asked what their favorite part or room was and I should have known asking the question but their responses were so perfect for their personalities! Ashlyn said "I loved the baptism room I can't wait to get baptized!" And Brooklyn said, "I love the cookie room!" Of course she would love the parking garage treats as you leave :) Oh I love the things my kiddos say! All in all it was such a great learning experience for the kids to go in and see a temple!    

1st Day of Preschool

Brooklyn had her fist day of preschool it's kind of a big deal she seems so little to go! Shes in Mrs. "Micole" Preschool and she lives in our neighborhood which is just great. She has her cute little friends Abby, Boston, Emmy, and Joselyn in her class she already knows! It's such a big change for me this year, I have Ashlyn in school all day and now Brooklyn off to preschool 3 mornings a week for a couple hours. So it's just me and Parker alone. Which its really weird a whole new phase of motherhood for me. I feel kinda old :) It has been so great for Brooklyn's confidence to go to preschool all by herself! She is gaining her independence. I just love watching her beam with her huge smile on every time I pick her up from school. It's darling to see her so proud of herself.

Our Birthday Boy!

Happy Birthday Parka Boy!!

Birthday Boy! 

Parker is 2!! I can't believe how fast time has gone! He is talking so much lately and is such an energetic little boy. I love every ounce of this boy! I just love every morning hearing "Momma!" It's the prefect way to start my day. Then when I go into his room he has the cheesiest smile on his face and is so happy to see me I just love it! Then we snuggle for a little bit watching his favorite cartoon Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He thinks Goofy is quite funny! We have some good laughs. :) Then his day is off to playing cars, throwing balls, riding bikes, or playing with his sisters. He is such a fun boy. One of my many favorite things he does is when he walks away from you he will turn back and look at you, click his mouth, and try to snap point at you. He's such a little flirt! I have been working with him on saying I'm 2 but he will not say 2 he will say "I'm 3 or I'm 4!" :) His favorite foods are grapes, hot dogs, string cheese, and "cicles" otter pops. He says everything and is saying tons of sentences. I love when he comes into the room each time he has to say "Hi Mom!"  so I get to hear him say hi to me a lot throughout the day! When I lay him down for bed at night he gives me the biggest hug and kiss and says "wuv you momma!" as I leave the room. I just couldn't ask for a sweeter little boy! Another thing he does is that he is pretty awesome at his scooter, we live on a little hill, and as he goes down he either puts one leg up behind him and balances or will put both feet on the scooter and try and jump the scooter! It's pretty awesome. He is still very left handed and weighs 32 pounds...our future quarter back!

Not sure about everyone singing to him! :)

Couldn't be happier about his own Cars bike! 

Playing some ball

 He is in love with Cars! We watch "Aqueen" just about everyday! So we had to do a Cars birthday party for him. Luckily it worked out that we would be in Boise the weekend of his birthday so we got the family all together for a Cars party at the park. He got a riding Macqueen car he loves, a cars bike, cars coloring book, cars toys, and an awesome tee ball tee and baseball bat. He had a blast playing with all his cousins and with his fun new things. I am so thankful for this sweet little boy I get to play with each day! Happy Birthday Parker Boy!

Couldn't help myself to see how much he has grown! This was the day he was born! August 24th , 2010

This is August 24th, 2011 on his 1 year birthday! I can't believe how much he has changed! One handsome little boy! 

Ashlyn's 1st Day of School

Holy cow this summer flew by I can't believe it's already time for school to start! Ashlyn is in 1st grade now she will be gone all day now! I am so not ready for this. Ashlyn just absolutely loves her teacher Mrs. Tingey, she is so cute! She has their room decorated just like Cat in the Hat. It's awesome! Ashlyn was so excited to start school but really nervous going all day. I was amazed the first day of school was a full day so she took her lunch and everything. I can't believe it! She has always just loved school! The day went great she didn't really say much about it until it was time to get ready for the second day. All of the sudden she started to not feel very well and started crying. Luckily I was able to talk to her to help her and see what the matter was because I knew she felt fine it was something else. So after we were able to talk about things and get her settled down she was able to get excited about school again. Thankfully with a prayer and a game plan she had a wonderful second day of school! She loves going and learning. I am so proud of her and how smart she is. She just amazes me at the things she remembers and how quickly she learns! I am a little sad that she is gone all day long I miss her tons but I guess I am just a softy! :)

Her very desk! 

Ashlyn and Mrs. Tingey

My big 1st Grader!

I love this girl! :)

Holy cow this summer flew by I can't believe it's already time for school to start! Ashlyn is in 1st grade now she will be gone all day now! I am so not ready for this. Ashlyn just absolutely loves her teacher Mrs. Tingey, she is so cute! She has their room decorated just like Cat in the Hat. It's awesome! Ashlyn was so excited to start school but really nervous going all day. I was amazed the first day of school was a full day so she took her lunch and everything. I can't believe it! She has always just loved school! The day went great she didn't really say much about it until it was time to get ready for the second day. All of the sudden she started to not feel very well and started crying. Luckily I was able to talk to her to help her and see what the matter was because I knew she felt fine it was something else. So after we were able to talk about things and get her settled down she was able to get excited about school again. Thankfully with a prayer and a game plan she had a wonderful second day of school! She loves going and learning. I am so proud of her and how smart she is. She just amazes me at the things she remembers and how quickly she learns! I am a little sad that she is gone all day long I miss her tons but I guess I am just a softy! :)

Aubrey is Married!!

My huge awesome family!! 

 Announcing Mr. and Mrs. Harvey!

Love this picture!

Their table at the receiption

Two of my little cuties

A cupcake cake! :)

I am so excited for my sister Aubrey! Her wedding was beautiful and it was so great to have all the family at the temple to see her on her wedding day! It really was a beautiful day! I am so grateful shes my sister and friend! I am also thankful she found Kyle and they fit so well together they are so much a like...it might be kinda scary. As I watched them in the temple while they were getting sealed and then throughout the day I could see how much love they had for one another. I made me happy to see her just beaming with joy and happiness! A lot of work went into the receptions both in Utah and in Boise and they both turned out wonderful. I just love seeing how things pull together and they turned out perfect! :) Congratulations on such a darling couple Aubrey and Kyle! I am so happy for you!

Disneyland!!

Yes we are addicts! We just couldn't resist we had to go check out Cars Land! And it was amazing! We actually literally decided to go on our way home from church. So we packed up and headed out...it took us only like 2 hours to get home, eat lunch, pack, and load up the car and we were off. We always stay in Las Vegas just to break up the driving. Then Monday we woke up early and drove into Disneyland at about 12 for a few days a Disney fun. We spent most of the first day in California Adventure checking out the amazing Cars Land! It was awesome. The rides were a blast Parker was freaking out (in a good way) with "Aqeen" (Macqueen) and Mater seeing them all over!! He was thrilled and loved all the rides. :) The girls of course had a blast we ate at out secret spots and had so much great family fun time. Brooklyn brought her Little Mermaid dress just to ride the Little Mermaid ride with Brandon because she thinks she's Ariel and Brandon's Prince Eric! It's just darling It was exactly what our family needed since we have had such a crazy summer. We spent the whole time just letting the kiddos run the show, its the best way to do it! I don't know why we are so addicted to this place but each time we go we have so much fun and make so many memories we will always remember! 

We LOVE Disneyland! Happiest place on Earth!

Lovin his Mickey ice cream sandwich

Mater's junk yard jamboree 

Brooklyn or should I say Ariel and Prince Eric (Brandon) riding their ride  

All the kiddos on the Carousal 

I love this picture...just holding hands walking through Cars Land for the first time!

Rodeo Fun

We went with some of our friends to the Strawberry Days Rodeo and it was too much fun!! The kiddos loved seeing all the animals and the yummy strawberries to eat! Parker would say all the animal sounds as he would see them it was so cute. I don't think I've seen him sit that still, ever. I think we may have to do this every year :) And Brooklyn had to wear her cowgirl hat! The kiddos just loved watching everything and hanging with their friends! Even though Brandon was sick we still have so much fun! Yee Haw!

Aubrey's Bridal Shower

Love this girl! I am so glad shes my sista! 

It's been quite the crazy summer and with all that my little sister is getting married!! Aubrey is so excited and it's been a fun adventure getting ready for the wedding. She was lucky and had 2 bridal showers one down here thrown by Kyle's sweet mom and another in Boise thrown by Mom! I was able to get to go to both and it was so much fun! The one in Boise I was able to ride with Aubrey and Kyle and get to know my soon to be brother in law it was really fun talking and joking around and truly getting to know him and see how Aubrey and him fit together. I had some worries at the beginning but after this trip with them I now understand how cute they are with each other and how they will be so great for each other! The bridal shower was at Mom's house and turned out just so fun! We played a few games and ate lots of yummy food! I love how all the decor turned out...one of my favorite hobbies is to party plan so this was super fun to do! Then since I went to Boise by myself (yes the very first time I have EVER been away just myself with no husband or kiddos) I was able to spend lots of time with my mom and dad, Heather, and Lexi, we shopped and ate and just had a really good time! It felt very freeing to not have my family with me...kinda weird though! Then the next weekend was Aubrey's shower at Kyle's mom's it was really fun to go and meet his family and see Aubrey so excited to get married and be a part of this family! I am so happy and excited for her! Can't wait for the big day! :)

Aubrey so happy! :) LOL

All ready for he shower! 

A Day in the Life of Parker

Oh this little boy! He is just a ball full of energy!! I love him to pieces but the things he can do in a days time is quite amazing. I thought I needed to blog this so I can look back and laugh! :) He starts his day off with a whirlwind as I was getting ready he found a blue marker and drew all over himself and the couch! While I was giving him a time out I left the bathroom for just literally a second and he climbed onto the counter, plugged the sink, and just about over flowed the sink while he was sitting in the sink!

Not excited about his time out! 

Taking a swim in the sink :)

Thank goodness for his nap time I would not know what I would do without it! He is so sweet and clam as he sleeps :) Well then he woke up and thought that jumping off the couch was a good idea...he ended up hitting the shelf on the wall above the couch and knocking over out big temple picture luckily it flipped over his head so when it shattered all the glass missed him! So I had him go play with the girls the girls then thought it would be funny to have him put gumballs and whoppers down his diaper. He thought this was hilarious and ran around with his diaper full of candy for quite some time.

He has to sleep with both his Mickey's, so cute!

His face, "What Mom?! I don't have anything in my diaper!"

So proud to be a boy :)

Parker loves to have to chase him to get dressed so I was able to get his pajama shirt on but in the middle of changing his diaper he took off and I found him half naked watching himself pee down our stairs! He was so proud of himself! I couldn't help but laugh. This little boy sure keeps me on my toes! I love every minuet of his craziness :) Having a boy is so different but oh so much fun!   

Swimming Lessons

We did swimming lessons this year with our good friends the Thuesons. Their family does lessons up in Sandy, so it was a bit of a drive each day but totally worth it. We all had so much fun driving together and the kiddos had a blast doing their swimming lessons together! Thanks Thuesons for the hook up! :) Brooklyn had a hard couple of days at first but then warmed up to her teacher and to swimming and really liked it! Ashlyn is a little fish like usual and had so much fun swimming!

Ashlyn's Class

Brooklyn's Class

My cute little fish! :)