Sweet Pea Giveaway

If you go Here Aimee over at Sweet Pea boutique is having a fin giveaway for a pair of Cinema 6 tickets in Tooele. Wouldn't that be a fun prize to win?

Rocken 4th!!

Madi Has a serious dance bug! Which we love. We all had so much fun at Stadium of Fire this year. We'll post more 4th pics soon. In the meantime watch Madi get down!

Off With The Training Wheels

This has been a first for us all!! We decided it was time to take the training wheels off of Beans Bike. She was a bit nervous but determined to give it a try. She had practically worn the training wheels to the ground. I would like to say she picked it up pretty quickly but reality is we have been practicing and practicing. I am proud of her for not giving up.Her cute little helmet head! She's ready to give it a shot.
Dave was so good to give her a few motivating pep talks. You can see how hard she's concentrating.

One of her many spills. It's so hard watching them fall but knowing they need to get back up and do it. She was very nervous.

After lots of practice she came outside one day and got on that bike and I could see she had finally gotten it. She took off down the street. Dave came running outside asking what was going on? He asked me when she had figured it out. I told him just now. She rode down the street yelling "I'm doing it!" What a proud parent moment that was for me.
Now she wants to ride everywhere.

Eternity!

My baby sister went to the Temple recently to be sealed to her husband and adorable precious baby. We were so glad to be apart of it. Congrats Ash! We love you and your super cute Family. It was a Beautiful Day! Aren't the a cute Family. I loved when the Brought baby Aiden in to be sealed to his mommy and daddy. This little boy has a special place in my heart.
I just added this in because Dave and I don't get many pictures together. I am so grateful for our Marriage! Dave and I were sealed 6 yrs ago in the Salt Lake Temple. It was fun to be there again.

Look at that Smile. What a happy Day! My grandparents and one of my Aunts came. We went and ate afterwards and it was so fun to visit with my Family. A Good Day!

Congrats Graduate!

Dave Graduated in April with his B.S. Degree. He has been going to School the whole time we have been married. You can imagine how excited we are to have him home more often.The girls have really sacrificed their time over these years with their Daddy. What a great support system these three girls are.... wouldn't you say.
This is Dave and some of his school buddies. I am glad we finally got to meet them and their families. We had heard so much about them.

Pres. Thomas Monson was the speaker for Dave's Graduation. We were so excited to know he would be there.

He is such a good humored person. I love him. Pres. Monson talked about the ABC's of an abundant life. A being Attitude(attitude of gratitude). B was Belief ( believe you can do what you wan to do and hold strong to the values you believe in. C was courage( face your fears with courage and move forward in life with courage. The girls thought it was pretty cool to see the prophet (not on T.V) 6 yrs, 3 daughters and a graduation later.......here we are. What a journey it has been so far. We look forward to the next chapter in our lives. Congratulations Dave!! You did it and we are so proud of you!

He's Engaged!!!!

Recently my Brother in-law got engaged. We are so Happy for him and are so excited to be getting a sister in-law!

Congrats! Marriage is a great experience....a journey well worth taking!! :)

My cute Monster!

This little Monster of mine likes to terrorize everyone. She is always doing something to get a giggle or smile out of us.

J found this hat in her room and came waddling in with it placed on her head half way over her eye. She just sturted around making sure everyone was watching. She was very proud of what she had done. I can't believe how fast she is growing. I feel like I just keep saying that about my kids but seriously...... they are growing like weeds. Thanks for the smiles J!

Gettin our Craft on!

As January came to an end we figured we'd better get some Valentines Decorations up. We made hearts out of wax paper and Crayons. The girls were very helpful not to mention excited!!

I remember being a little girl and Making little things like this with my mom. I loved and do love every holiday. I especially love how as a parent I get to experience the holidays through my children's eyes.

You can see our project before we cut it into hearts. When I was in college we did this very same project. It brought back some fun memories for me. My girls love to hear stories about when Dave and I were younger and this made for some great story telling opps.
J is just glad to be there. She love just doing what the bigger girls do.

Let the cutting begin.

And........tadah!

We had fun. As of late it feels that so much of what I do is the grunt work. Cleaning, stopping fights, feeding, more cleaning, cooking, dressing everyone, doing their hair, and more cleaning. Needless to say it starts feeling a bit overwhelming and mundane. I have decided to take a different perspective on all of that though. Over the last few weeks I have been following a blog about a family and their amazing miracle. I related so much to this mom as she has four boys and is trying to fit it all in. She got distracted and her youngest son Drowned in the tub. You'll have to go read her story but as I read her story I couldn't help but think of all the ways that I get distracted from what is really important.
I feel that there are so many things that could occupy my time but it's up to me to choose what is most important. I love my Girls! They bring me some of my greatest joys. I am glad I have them. I know that if anything ever happened to them I would crumble. So my perspective that I hope to have is this...... I am grateful for smudges on the walls because that means I still have little ones(I know they will grow up way too fast.)

I am so grateful to have laundry to wash. I am grateful I have little mouths around to feed. I am grateful for crying because that means some little person wants me to hold them.

I know that everything in life is about perspective. I know that as we look for reasons to be grateful our perspective changes.

And as I wrapped up my craft with my girls I am reminded to take these moments. To just enjoy life and focus on what's most important.

Time Out!!!

Alright...... So I am ready to jump back into the Blogging world. What I really mean is that I am ready to start Blogging again. If you haven't noticed I have been on Strike! That's right..... My computer of only a few months crashed and with it took almost a years worth of pictures!! I have been so heart broken! Seriously ask my husband. I cryed real tears!! I sobbed I still have this ache in my tummy that begins to swell into my throte. So from this a hard and painful lesson I have learned. BACK UP EVERYTHING!
So on my blogging strike against I have done Alot of Blog stocking..... I mean following. I cannot believe how many talented and interesting people are out there. Maybe if I read their Blogs long enough it will Rub off on me. Here's hoping!
Okay well I have lot's to post so stay tuned. I promise I will do better.

Off to the Zoo!

We Headed to the Zoo at the beginning Of October. It was a bit cool at first but it ended up to be a beautiful Day. The animals were so active and out enjoying the nice weather. We didn't even have to deal with the crowds! I highly reccomend going to the Zoo in October!:)Jaycee and her cute little Bed head Hair! She loves her Daddy!
We took a ride on the train. The exhaust train we'll call it!! the girls love the train!

This little monkey Came up to check out the girls. What a funny little looking thing!! I'm sure he was thinking the same thing!

One of my Favorite parts of the Zoo was this little Elephant!! What a cutie! she came running over to the fence her big ears flopping all over as she danced her way to us and then she tried to climb through the fence to play with us. She had us laughing.

The three amigas!!

Breanne and Madi have sure become such good friends!! I hope they stay close always. There is nothing better than a best friend especially when she is your sister!

Good thing this wasn't a real one Jaycee would have been Gobbled up Whole!! Jayce Keeps us laughing and smiling with her curiosity and the way she looks at life.