St George

My brother, Huge (aka Dylan),  has received his associates degree from Dixie College!!  

A celebration/vacation was had by all (except for Jordon (frown) he had to work.)  My parents got a couple of FABULOUS condos in Hurricane for all of us to share.  HOW NICE!  We went to Five Guys for dinner on graduation night...it was fabulous.  It might be the best burger I've ever eaten.  That could be for 1 of 2 reasons.....1 - It really was the best ever or 2 - I have been so deprived of greasy food because of my new "Lifestyle" (weight watchers) that my taste buds were just in pure heaven.

The rooms had tile floors...8 foot doors...fabulous light fixtures...3 bedrooms...2.5 bathrooms...they were so nice!  We shared a room with Ashley, Derrick & Eva.  My parents & Angela's family were in the other room.  Our rooms were right next door to each other & there was a short divider between our patios...Caleb LOVED going over that and going to 'Blake's condo'.   Caleb loved the goblets for his morning glass of milk.  He would say "Can I have some milk in a cup with a line?"



 My little family, Ashley's little family & my mom did the unthinkable & attempted a trip to Zion's park.  It was actually quite a successful outing!  I love it when that happens.  Angela's family also went to Zion's the same day - but they went their own way since they weren't going to be limited because of tiny children.  We were able to go & check out weeping rock and take the stroller down the river trail.  I loved it all.  Caleb was Ashley's best friend because she had a camelbak & he thought it was AWESOME.  We happened to run into Angela's fam at one of the last shuttle stops on our way out of the park.  We were already on the shuttle & I saw Griffen out of the window & FINALLY got his attention & all I got was a very unenthusiastic "Hey."  When I got Angela's attention her reaction was awesome...arms up in the air with a huge, "Oh my heck!!!! HI!!"

 My favorite part of the trip???  POOL TIME!  It's not as relaxing with the twins - but I had so much awesome help, that I was still able to get my tan on a smidge.  Caleb got braver each day that we got in the pool...except for when I took him into the cave behind the  waterfall.  He had a HUGE meltdown.  We are always telling him not to freak out...and when I handed him to Casey after getting out of the cave he said calm as can be, "Dad...I freaked out."  Cracked me up.  Taylor didn't love swimming on the first day but Rylee loved it!  Taylor enjoyed it much more the 2nd day we went out.  I think she was feeling a smidge under the weather.

I do believe I am holding Taylor & Angela is holding Rylee.  Rylee has a love affair with Angela.  It's kind of cute.

 I always think I'll remember which twin is which in pictures...but I can't keep them straight!  They are so adorable when they are dressed alike, but it sure makes pictures difficult!

 On Monday my Dad, Casey, Ben, Griffen, Ashley, Derrick & Eva headed back home.  The rest of us lived it up a few days more.  I mostly stayed at the condo & the pool & my Mom, Angela & Blake spent another day hiking in Zions.  On our last night we visited The Sweet Tooth Fairy.  What divine cupcakes!!  I loved the Cookies & Cream & the Fairyfetti the most.  We got SEVERAL cupcakes & all sat around the table taste testing.  It was fun!

Dylan babysat my children while we ran to the cupcake store...little Taylor was exhausted.  How stinkin' cute is that??

Mother's Day

Caleb & I started our day off at church while Casey & the girls stayed home.  Caleb made me a beautiful flower necklace & can you guess what his lesson was about in sunbeams???

Me & my kiddos (Rylee has her hand in her mouth - Taylor has the wild hair do).  Caleb is working on finding his smile.  He cracks me up sometimes.

Casey's parents came over for lunch & gave me a bunch of petunias & a cute sign that Mona made.  How nice!

 Casey was so excited for me to open my gift.  He kept saying, " I really think you're going to like your mother's day gift"  Geez....no pressure!  BUT - he was correct.  I love these things.  They are stickers for your toenails!  You cut them to fit...blow dry them on...and TA DA!  Fabulous toes.

 I also bought flowers for my pots.  They are going to be gorgeous!  I love my plant stands.  Brad (my father-in-law) made the 2 in front for mine & Casey's wedding cakes.  I'm happy I thought of a way to display them because I love them!  They were black - but I thought this blue color was much more summery.  I love spray paint.

My sister Angela had the FABULOUS idea to get all of my mom's grand kids together for pictures for her Mother's Day gift.  They turned out fabulous.  All of them have such pretty blue eyes!  Amber with Two Color Photography took the pictures & we all love them.  What a treasure!

It's official...

Taylor is walking!!

One down - one to go!

Little Miss Rylee is up & walking!!!

 I also think that by the grin on her face, she is rather proud of herself.

Cuteness!

I swear....I can't leave these girls for a second! This is Taylor's new FAVORITE place to climb. She is always so proud of herself! Her & Rylee LOVE to 'help' me unload the dishwasher & fold clothes.

Look at that grin!

We had a box of oranges & once they were gone the box that they came in was the best toy ever. I wish it would have lasted more than 2 weeks! It was a hiding place, a train, a car, a tent....it was awesome.
My mom should love this picture - Rylee has a thing for these mini M&M containers. Once she finds one - it's HERS for the whole day. I dare you to take it.

Rylee is the next Green Lantern! (with her M&M container of course)

Enjoying some cheerios one afternoon.

Taylor & Rylee are now 14 months old. They WILL NOT walk! They stand alone just fine but you can see the panic & fear in their faces as soon as they realize they aren't holding onto something. They then immediately sit down.

Easter - Part 3 - The final chapter

Easter morning Caleb & I went to church. Caleb is still having a hard time going to primary - but his teacher Sister Nelson is so patient & kind. I'm happy that she understands him & his needs & that she is giving it her all to get him to like coming to church.

While we were gone - the Easter bunny left some baskets for the kids! Caleb LOVED his peeps. He doesn't savor the flavor (like true mallow lovers) he sticks the whole thing in his mouth! Rylee was excited to see some new sippy cups. She grabbed hers & Taylor's as well & started sipping away. Taylor was enjoying the Easter grass. Caleb is showing off a couple of his Easter projects that we whipped up.
Each of the kids had a new beach towel, a book, peeps, pajamas & plenty of candy. Caleb got a SWEET Buzz Light Year laser & Taylor & Rylee got adorable swimming suits.
Something about Caleb right now is his sunglasses. He won't go outside without them! Simba's cat food dish is right outside the door - you don't even have to leave the house to reach it - & Caleb HAS to have his glasses to feed the cat. I say "Go get Simba's dish" Caleb replies "WAIT! I meed my glasses" I should probably have some extra glasses in stock just in case the ones that he wears now ever get lost or broken!