Happy Birthday to my baby...who's now 4!

On November 9th Syd had her 4th birthday!! She told me yesterday that even though she had 3 parties, she is still just 4...whew. It's really weird when your baby is 4 years old and not a baby at all, though she keeps telling me she does NOT want to get big. I know she'll kill me when she gets older and sees that I've put this in here but it was too funny not to share. Lately she has been figuring out body parts and which of those are best kept covered up...so along with this I'm not going to get big, I'm just going to stay little came the statement and I'm certainly not going to wear a bra. I asked her how she planned to keep herself covered and she said, um it's not like I won't be wearing a shirt! I lauged so hard and all I could tell her was that she's lucky and will have a few years to think about it. Yey for four year old questions huh??!!!

For her birthday I made her a caterpillar cake and it turned out pretty cute. I robbed from their Halloween candy which can I just say I have weird kids? They loved getting the candy but haven't touched it since! I've eaten far more of their candy then they have. Anyhow, I decorated it with their candy and some googly eyes I pulled off some other art project that had seen it's day. With some help I also made a ballerina wall which I was going to post a photo of until I realized that you can see all my drying laundry in the reflection of the mirrors...so picture this, four door mirrors with a wooden rail going across them all, it turned out very fun. She also got all sorts of fun presents from family and it's made her the happiest kid ever!

Happy Halloween...a little late.

I know this is coming a little late but as crazy as the last couple of weeks have been, I thought the girls looked so cute in their costumes that I thought I'd still let everyone see.

Halli was Gabriella from High School Musical and Syd was

Alexa from Barbie and the Diamond Castle.

Happy Birthday to Bry!

The 24th was Bry's birthday...I promised him I wouldn't mention how old he was...somewhere between 31 and 33, you know...there abouts. We all met at Stoneground for dinner and then went to WiseGuys to laugh for a bit. Just because I don't really tell him enough, I thought I'd take a moment now to let him know how much I love him. He has a contageous laugh and the biggest heart I know. He is a hard worker and a great dad...I really hope he knows that. Very few people give so much of themselves and ask for nothing in return and he is one of them. Love you Bry!

A night as a princess.

After weeks of deciding what to be and then weeks of working on our costumes, Scott and I made our appearance at the Halloween ball. It was such a fun night and well worth all the effort that was put into it. Let me say thank you again to Molly's sister who helped me pull off the 'Belle' hair. Back in September Scott said he wanted to ask me an important question...when someone says that you get a little excited and say of course and ask of the question immediately. He said, what do you suppose we would look good as for Halloween? I'm like what? I thought you said you needed to ask me an important question...he said yeah, important...not serious. Hmmm... Anyhow, and so it began. We had thoughts of being C.S.I people, World War II pilots, and let's not forget the Cookie Monster and Girl Scout idea...we couldn't find the blue fur...but oh yes, it was seriously pondered. It was Scott who finally came up with the idea of Beauty and the Beast. As soon as that idea was passed through the Halli/Sydney costume board...it was a go. Halli offered to be our coach as in letting us know exactly how we needed to act and dress to pull this all off and her reasoning being, 'cause I know mom'. Indeed she did. We found a yellow dress at Dillards and sent that to the seamstress...yes, I know the seamstress...we're not going to talk about what all went into this dress. Scott found an old blue suit and for reasons I can only imagine thought I was seamstress enough to metamorphasize his suit into the Beast's suit. We cut and sewed and trimmed and from furry hand/foot covers to the two gold buttons just above the tails we did it. I say we because he sat next to me and pinned and cut everything that went into his costume. I'd say making the costumes was half the fun of this entire experience. The party was down in Salt Lake and as soon as I put on the dress, the gloves and the silver shoes the girls and I covered in gold and silver beads...I really felt like a princess. It's funny how when you're dressed like that you start to act the part...Scott did just the same, even broke into Tale as Old as Time about a dozen times or so that night. I'm sure it will be a night I won't soon forget.

I Can't Believe It's Really October

For the last 3 years I have found an amazing spot to take the girls to do some fun Fall photos. We went this past weekend up to Sherwood Hills and the leaves and scenery were everything we hoped it would be. For those of you not familiar, Sherwood Hills is a resort/golf course in Sardine Canyon near the Logan area. The colors of the leaves were spectacular and the girls had a blast doing what they enjoy the most...exploring. They found lady bugs, and jewels and apparently some sticker bush that they must have gone swimming in. We tried to do one of all three of us...about 6 or so times but the combination of a 5 year old, a 3 year old and a timer just never seemed to work out so well. Though its always a fun, and beautiful afternoon what I really find most unbelievable is how much the girls grow each year!

A fun and busy weekend.

This past weekend I went with Scotty to a swap meet up in Boise, Id. Let's just get it out right now, that is NOT a quick drive. Unfortunately the swap meet didn't hold up to all the expectations it had been given for antique car parts but still we made it a really fun trip. Nothing is more fun than a trip with your best friend. In downtown Boise they have an entire block of fun clubs, and places to find yummy food. We ate at a great Italian place, and then headed to the open roof to do a little people watching. It makes me really happy that it takes very little to talk Scotty into dancing with me...we do pretty good on the dance floor. The live band was so fun and they even let me up on the stage to play rock star for a few. Saturday after the swap meet we stopped and walked the grounds of a beautiful winery where they had an ongoing art sale and a band playing outside, it made for some beautiful wandering. Trying to not go back empty handed we stopped at another yard sale and unless you were in desperate need of a fondue pot, or a sleeping bag from 1967...there was nothin'. The weather was great and I'm looking forward to our next little jaunt.

Happy Birthday Aidan!

Aidan's birthday is coming up on September 25th so we gathered this past weekend to celebrate with family and friends. The theme was TRANSFORMERS so pretty much everything was Optimus Prime. We all went bowling and then back to my mom and dad's for food, cake and presents...oh yeah and the pinata. The kids had a blast and everyone really enjoyed themselves. The coolest present was an adult sized Optimus Prime helmet. When you put it on you could make your voice sound just like Optimus Prime. I'm not sure if Bry bought that for Aidan...or himself. ;)