Kaylee is a decade

Miss Kaylee had a long day of swimming in Lava Hot Springs on her b-day! Alliya's is the day before hers, so we try to make each day their own. After swimming all day, she just wanted a little baby cake and a lot of ice cream!

One of her presents was a the new Hannah Montana the movie soundtrack and attached to the back was tickets to see Miley Cyrus in concert. I had purchased them about a month before her birthday and I was so excited to see her reaction. She looked at the tickets and when she finally realized what it was she started to cry and giggle at the same time. . . . Did i mention it was worth it for that one precious moment!

The happy girl! Now only 2 more months to wait until the concert...what? All good things come to those who wait. right?

Alliya turns 4

The big day finally came....the Dora Princess Party!

She wanted a Dora party but apparently so did every girl in IF cause they was not too much Dora in stock ANYWHERE.....Gosh mom if ya didnt wait until the last minute.....We are easy going and decided on two themes. ok Alliya did

The Knights joined us for the pinata celebration in the fabulous garage.

The result of all their hard work....and mine (stuffing a pinata can be tricky)

The official Dora cake!

I love our Miss Pippi (her nickname) We are so blessed to have her little spirit in our house.

The great adventure

We went swimming at Green Canyon a few weeks ago. We went with our neighbor and friends the Knights. This is a picture i took on the way there.

This is a picture of the ride home! whew! how fun was that!

Happy Happy 4th

On the 4th, my kids and I spent the whole morning getting ready for the big parade. We were in the Austin Kade Academy Candyland float. Whew! It was exausting.

Here is Alliya being a frosting princess with my friend Kayla!

Kaylee is a gumdrop princess. Rylan is the red m in the background.


My family came up for the occasion. It was fun to have a chill day with the family. We watched the fireworks from the soccer fields by our house. It is nice to not have to fight the trafffic. Here is my sister Aleshia with her boyfriend Nate.

My sister Heather and her friend Brandon.

All the crazy kids. They sure do love each other!

what a fun day.....until next year!

Special Guest

I had such a great experience the other day at school. Phillip Wilson, an amazing hair artist and innovator, came to Austin Kade. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity that I will never forget. His wife, Mary, was able to give us a short class the next morning on relaxation techniques. Boy, do i need to breath more.

He is demonstrating a free form haircut.





We all dressed in black and white for the occasion!

Brandon's birthday the big 30!

My hubby is 30! Its about time he joined the club. He had to work on his birthday, but we still had a little party for him. Thanks to my friend Hailey for babysitting, we got to go see Transformers 2. I love you babe!

Rylan's cast is history

The big day FINALLY came! He was sooooo excited yet soooooo nervous!

That is one big saw!

It is off! No more casts please.

Kindergarten Graduation

Rylan is now a graduate! We are so proud of him. After it was over he said, " I am so glad I graduated, I can't wait to graduate from 1st grade." If only they made such a big deal about every grade.