They Get So Big!

I LOVE Reese's smile in this picture!
The other day, I put Reese in jeans and she looked so big! So I tried to take a few pictures of the girls, and it's SO hard to get a picture where they are both smiling, but this was the best I could do. Lily was trying to be silly, which she always is so that's fine. I just love her! Reese gets so smiling and giggles all the time. I love it!

Book Wreath!

So this was my super Saturday project for our relief society this past weekend. It's super easy and super cute, hence super saturday. The only thing is it takes a little time, a lot of hot glue and possibly some blisters... All you do, is go to DI and buy a 50 cent paperback book. Paint the edge of the book whatever color you want to use to match your decor. I picked brown. Buy a Styrofoam wreath at any craft store. Tear out all the pages of the book, (I know it's almost painful to do so) then just roll up the pages and start on the back and start hot gluing. This only cost $5! I did get a blister because I was too busy visiting rather than focusing on not burning my fingers, but that's fine. It was worth it! I love it! Thank you Lisa for introducing the project, because I am so happy with it!

Trying to be healthy

Guacamole and Swiss Turkey Burger! Has chopped green peppers, S&P, Swiss Cheese, Tomatoes, Spinach and Guacamole on this burger... DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd even liked it!
Chicken and Greek Salad!
Spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, feta cheese, original Greek dressing and Chicken. I threw some carrots on there too... seriously! DELICIOUS!

I have been trying to cook more healthy options for us lately, and honestly... it's been so delicious. I hate eating out because I can just feel the grease come in, but these are so yummy and filling!

Our Awesome Girls!

Labor Day Super Weekend!

Lily and Robbie enjoying the parade
Daddy and Reese waiting for the next float
Lily in the parade... she had that waving thing down!
Lily riding the train
Lily cuddling with Daddy, the leg up on Todd cracks me up!
Family picture on top of the conference center
Lily and Daddy playing in the hotel room
Reese planking! (If you don't know what planking is, go look it up on youtube)

This past Wednesday afternoon, we left for Ogden for a couple of days to go visit some friends up there. We got there later that night so we just went straight to the hotel and called it good for the night. But not before Todd and Lily could have a pillow fight... hehe. Then the next morning we got up and went to see our friends. As a group we went and had lunch in downtown Ogden and then headed to Boondocks in Kaysville. It was so fun! There was hardly anyone there on a Thursday afternoon so no waiting in lines, just non-stop fun. That night we went to a little Greek restaurant named Andys that had DELICIOUS Greek food. I had never really had Greek food before, but this stuff was awesome!
The next morning we got ready to go and made our way south. First we stopped by temple square and toured the conference center with Lily. It was kind of fun to see it through her eyes for a little bit. Then we headed to the visitor centers and had Lily touch the temple. By then it was almost 1 so we met up with our friends again and went to another delicious restaurant named Settebello. If you are ever in SLC I STRONGLY suggest you hit this place up. It is basically just authentic Italian pizzas and there is a gellato place right next to it, can't get much better than that!
Next we got to visit some friends of our who recently had a baby in American Fork. He was adorable and it was so fun to just sit and visit for a little bit admiring how much they had grown. They are heading out to Penn State at the end of the month, and we will definitely miss them! Have fun Jimmy and Mikensi!
Finally it was around 4 and the Friday of Labor Day weekend in Utah County... it was time to get moving! Once we made it through the traffic we decided to hit up the Santiquin Barn. We got a few cookies some original soda and we were on our way again. All in all it took us about 9 hours to get home from Ogden on Friday but it was nice to not be in a rush.
Saturday we added 8 more trees to our landscaping. We're so excited to see something other than weeds in our yard. Monday was Labor Day and our County Fair Parade. Since Lily is in a dance troop now she was in the parade. It was so fun to see her in the back of the truck waving, and I have to say, I felt a little strange because she was so grown up. It was kind of a gut check that she is no longer a baby. They even put lipstick on her, and I about broke down and cried right there... but luckily I kept it together! The rest of the day was getting back into routine of cleaning and grocery shopping. It was fun to have such a long weekend and see so many good friends and family. We especially loved having Daddy home and being able to spend some time with him!

Lily dance class

So we decided to put Lily in dance classes this year. I was pretty excited because she LOVES to dance and listen to music so I thought it would be perfect. We just got back from her first class and it was so fun! She was adorable and it was way cute to watch all these 3 year olds try to hop
and slide and do somersaults.. too much fun!

They just make me smile

This was Lily roasting a marshmallow... she didn't like the heat... lol


Lily isn't a huge fan of water splashing on her face, so she doesn't really like the slip and slide... a few weeks ago we were at my parent's house and they broke out the slip and slide, well this is how she went... towards the end she would just fall down at the end of the slip and slide... too funny!




Reese is such a sweetie and so smiley!

I just finished reading this book today. It was pretty interesting. I got sucked into it and read the second half in about a day. The strength of the characters were awesome to me. I loved learning about the southern way of life and really getting into the feelings of these women. There is some definite language, but it was set in the south... so really what else do you expect? The movie is coming out this week, and I'm debating on whether I want to see it or not, because if it taints the book, I'm not sure I want to go. But I think that the character Minny is amazing! Incredibly strong

Camping

Lily hanging up-side-down... thanks to Grandma!
Todd, Lily, Reese, and our nephew
Me playing horseshoes

Since people apparently are reading my blog, I guess I'll post... :) This past weekend we went camping with my brother and some of his in-laws. It was a lot of fun! We played a lot of horseshoes, painted rocks, roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, celebrated my birthday, and even went hiking in a cave. It was a much needed camping adventure! The girls were filthy when we got home, which means they had a blast! It was great going with some family and laughing and just relaxing around the campfire. We hope to go camping a few more times before the summer ends!

So, I was just looking and no one really puts any comments... so let me know if you actually read the blog, because if no one is reading it, then I will probably stop posting...

Love me some Lily

Tonight we were cleaning out our basement, and we found some scrapbook pages that I had made of when Lily was around Reese's age, and it was so weird! It's weird looking back at pictures and seeing how little she was and how she has grown. She is becoming such a fun and silly little girl and we love her. Along with that comes a little sass, but that's pretty normal I would assume. I love how smart she is and that she loves to cuddle in the mornings and she sings primary songs. I love that she giggles when we tickle her and how she plays with her toys. I love watching her with other kids and how she thinks she is SO big! I love that when she goes potty she says, "This makes you happy huh mom?" I can't help but smile when I think of her. She is our sweet rainbow baby and we love her more than words can ever say!

7 MONTHS!

Reese turned 7 months yesterday! HOLY MOLY! Where has the time gone?! She is so awesome and so much fun! She is such a chill baby and just happy to be around.
Recently, she has started to sit up by herself fairly well and it looks like she'll probably start crawling soon too because she just wants to move so bad!
She LOVES solid food and if we're eating around her and she isn't getting any, get ready for some upset baby!
She absolutely LOVES her sister! Whenever Lily is around, Reese completely lights up. It is so much fun and so sweet to watch them interact with one another.
Reese also loves her nap time. She is so good to go down, and that makes for a happy mommy!
She's pretty small for a baby her age, she is around the 25% for her length but her weight is not much. I worry every once and a while, but I'm not sure I can feed her much more than she is already eating, and she is just fine developmentally, so, I guess I can just relax.
I can't believe how fast the time is flying by, but we are enjoying every minute of it!

Yay for Food Storage!

So a friend of mine has started selling Shelf Reliance Food Storage. I decided to host a party hoping to get a few deals... well, I invited a lot of people and only 3 people showed up. My hopes for getting really good deal, deteriorated very quickly. Well yesterday, she came to close out the party and I found out that I could get $650 worth of food storage for only $250! Apparently the right people showed up and ordered plenty of stuff! I am STOKED! I will probably be getting a palate worth of food here next week... we'll see how it goes! :)

I LOVE COUPONS!

So if any of you know me, you know that I LOVE getting a good deal! I am a huge coupon user and I love being able to stock up on our food supply without paying much. Well the last couple weeks, I have been able to get toothpaste for only 25 cents a tube. Well, I got 25 tubes because that's how many coupons I had... Who is going to use that much toothpaste?! We certainly aren't! But I didn't want the good deal to go to waste, because that's just how I am. So I decided to buy them anyway, because the whole lot only cost me $5. Well one of my best friends works at the service center at SUU so I asked her where I could donate this toothpaste. She directed me to the care and share, which I gladly went. WOW... I was completely humbled sitting there with my two kids nicely dressed and clean hair and smiles on their faces. There were a few people there, and many of who I would have NEVER thought needed assistance. They were talking about sleeping in parking lots and the different things that they used to get by. I sat there and listened to their conversations, all the while thinking of my nice warm bed in my nice home with all the nice things such as this computer I'm typing on right now, and I felt completely and utterly humbled. I thought," I complain WAY too much! I have so many blessings, and I take them all for granted." So tonight, I will lay in my bed and appreciate my blankets with a comfortable feeling, knowing that I won't be losing any of this any time soon. And I have been complaining that our upstairs AC hasn't been working... at least I have an upstairs! I hope I can teach our daughters to appreciate what they have better than I ever appreciated what I had.

My Beauties and their silliness!

I love her beautiful curly hair!
She was watching Baby Einstein and was LOVING it!
This is what you get when you are asked to serve and make brownies for a funeral... I'll serve ANYTIME! :)
Todd was eating Spaghetti and whenever we have food anywhere near Reese she will ALWAYS grab it... he was trying to eat with his plate pretty far away, and well... it happened to get on her head but she didn't care, she got to eat the food! :)


I decided to deactivate my facebook account because I have been spending WAY too much time on it, and I need to look at my priorities again. So needless to say, I will be posting on the blog a lot more! Plus, I just love my girls! :)

Public Blog

Just so ya'll know, this blog is public now... in case you were wondering!

Family Pictures

I have decided it's really hard to get really good pictures with two kids under the age of 3... but I was REALLY excited about these pictures and I think they turned out adorable. Our good friends mom did these for us. It was awesome and completely affordable! The best way to go!

The Blessings of Tragedy

This weekend, we had family pictures taken up Cedar Canyon. We go up there often, it is beautiful up there, but every time we drive down the canyon I always feel a sadness and yearning. The reason for this is because about 4 years ago, we made that drive at midnight going as fast as we dared go. This was because my water had just broke at our ward camp-out and we were going to the ER. Every time I travel that road, flashbacks of sobbing comes back. I remember every turn, every breath of just hope that this baby would make it, but know that he would never be in my arms. I will never forget that night.
This weekend as we drove down the canyon, those thoughts once again came to me. The sadness came once again in waves. Then something kind of amazing happened. Just as we started to pass the turn off that we took the night that we lost Gibson, Todd and My song started playing from the CD we were listening to. As I listened to the words and what they meant to us I felt an enormous amount of peace. I thought of the two beautiful girls sitting in our back seat. I thought of the wonderful knowledge that I have about having Gibson for eternity. Then I thought of the amazing man who was at my side and all that we have gone through. I truly felt blessed to have him there to calm me and to give me strength to stand when I didn't believe I could get out of bed. Gibson has taught me so much with his passing and teaches me something new everyday! What a blessing that tragedy has become! I can't wait to hold my baby boy in my arms again and to have him for forever, and most of all to thank him for all that he does for me!

Everything By:Lifehouse
Find Me Here
Speak To Me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place where I find peace again.

You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose...you're everything.

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

You calm the storms, and you give me rest.
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.
You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.
Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Cause you're all I want, You're all I need
You're everything,everything
You're all I want your all I need
You're everything, everything.
You're all I want you're all I need.
You're everything, everything
You're all I want you're all I need, you're everything, everything.

And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Spontaneous trip to CA

Lily and Robbie on the awesome 4 person bike
We're just happy to be on vacation!
Me and my babies on Carmel Beach!
My Beautiful Lily
Enjoying the bonfire at the beach!

This past week we just decided to go to CA with Todd's sister (who lives there) while Todd had time off work. It was SO much fun! We did a lot of things that I have never done there before, such as hiking in the mountains, biked the monterey pier, went to Carmel Beach (yes it is a white sandy beach at the end of a long road full of ridiculously rich people), and Todd and I even got to go on a date and went through a mirror maze... very confusing. We got to see some friends but most of all, we got a lot of much needed family time and much needed Husband Wife time... Maybe some day we'll live there, but we'll have to see if that ever happens. If it were our choice, we would probably already live there!

4th of July

What a busy and fabulous 4th of July! It started off at 6AM when I got up and participated in a 5k in Richfield with some of my most dearest friends! It was so much fun! I didn't even run most of it but it has lit a fire in me and I see myself doing a few more! :) I then drove as fast as I could to Cedar City because I missed my family and I spent the rest of the day with my family! We went to the carnival, the movie Larry Crowne (super cute btw), had a BBQ, and did fireworks with the family! It was so much fun, but it was fabulous to lay in my bed at the end of the day! It's so nice to be back home with Todd and Lily again and now we are getting ready to spend the rest of the week since Todd has it off! Get ready for even more fun pictures!