I can't believe how much my kids have grown up in the last year. I'm not very good about posting on here.....I would like to say it's because I'm just way too busy, but I think it's more like I just forget!!! :) I'm so proud of them and love them so much!

My baby girl turned 3!!!

My sweet little Irelyn on her Birthday!!!

This is the AMAZING cake my mom made. Irelyn
was dead set on having a Tangled Birthday Party,
and this was what my mom came up with. It was a huge hit!!


Full view of the tower it was almost as tall as Irelyn.


Rapunzel in her tower :)


Some of the decorations


I found these cute little hair pieces so that
the girls had long blonde hair like Rapunzel.
And then we colored pictures of Rapunzel and
Flynn.

I made the flags with the sun on them,
Madi thought they looked just like the one's
in the village :) She got really into it.


We played pin the frying pan on Flynn Rider,
the kids had a blast with this.

Grandpa wanted to try out having some hair
again!! Irelyn thought he was crazy!

Here's my beautiful mother with
Irelyn and Graci.....she's so much fun!


Cute little Mason


Her new bike.....she was so excited

Irelyn and Graci! Graci kept telling Irelyn
that she was the "burphday gurl" it was so
funny! They are little BFF's.

Some of the kiddos waiting to open presents.
The older kids(especially Madi) couldn't stand to watch
Irelyn open them by herself.......it was hard to resist for them :)


Irelyn's birthday was a huge success! She ended up getting a new princess bike that as a baby carrier on the back and a basket on the front. I feel really "Tangled" out after this party....not to mention the fact that the girls watch the movie about 4 times a day!! Madison can actually quote most of the movie at this point and it's only been out on DVD for a couple of weeks. It's so weird to me that Irelyn is 3 years old. She is such a sweet little girl....always wanting to make people laugh and she's always being silly. She's so sweet always saying "Mom, I love you so much". Now if her and Madi would just stop fighting over all of the toys! haha That's mostly what I deal with on a day to day basis.....those two fighting!! It's from the minute they wake up in the morning until they go to bed @ night! We had a good day though! I'm so grateful for my family....they are always there to support us and it means to much to me! No matter what they are there for birthday's, baptisms, and whatever else we might have. I have the best family!

Trip to Insta-Care

****It's kind of hard to see, but there are 3 staples in her head****


My little Madi was jumping on the couch last night and ended up hitting her head on the window seal!!! Busted her head open and ended up needing 3 staples in her head. This was our first trip for an injury, so I guess I've been fairly lucky! She did so good and was so brave.....didn't even cry when they put them in! 7-10 days and then we will be able to take them out :) I had no idea ow badly the head bleeds.....thought it was much worse than it actually was!

Future hairstylist??? I think NOT!!!

This is what I came home to the other night. Yup, a HUGE bald spot on the side of my daughters head. I was freaking out (obviously) trying to figure out what had happened. I felt the spot and couldn't feel any stubble, so I quickly realized that it hadn't been cut, so on to the next idea.........Now, as some of you may know, IRelyn had a few stomach issues when she was born, and it has followed her into her toddler years. She still throws up a lot and has a super sensitive gag reflex so she can pretty much puke on demand!! So I had this horrible thought come to mind that maybe she is malnourished because she still throws up so much and she honestly is a horrible eater. So naturally I'm upset about it, until I hear Irelyn say "Madi pulled it out Mom!" Um.........I'm sorry, What?? Oh yes people, she lead me to the scene of the crime (aka the toy box) where I found a pretend curling iron and a huge clump of hair!!! Mystery solved, Madison got the curling iron stuck in Irelyns hair and instead of asking for help, just decided that she would yank it out herself leaving a gigantic bald spot on the side of Irelyns head!!! If this is what happens when Mom is away...........I may be staying awhile!!! So, I think it is safe to assume that Madison's career as a Hair Stylist was short lived!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

We had a pretty good Halloween this year! It was fun because everybody was big enough to walk by themselves, and I didn't end up having to carry anyone this year! IRelyn was so excited to say "Trick-or-Treat" so she was saying it even before they opened up the door! Unfortunately it ended up raining on us pretty much the whole night......so that kind of put a damper on the evening. I wish we were able to go a little longer, cause they were having so much fun, but I didn't want them to get sick :)



~~~Tinkerbell~~

What a little ham! She kept telling people that she was Tinkerbell and would say...."Isn't

my costume beautiful??"

Hunter as a Robot! He got a lot of compliments on his costume this year which made him really

happy. He kept saying..."Wow, a lot of people are noticing my costume this year!"


This was the back of his costume, I couldn't get the picture to turn so sorry it's sideways!

~~ Pink Fairy~~~ She was NOT impressed with me! She was ready to go trick-or-treating,

and I made them pose for pictures! She was pretty upset.

Here is the full view of her costume, I ended up making all of their costumes this year, I thought it would be a fun thing to do together......they helped a bit! I think they turned out pretty good, probably not the best sew job, but I'm still learning! I was a bit upset that they had to wear coats, cause you didn't get the full effect of the costumes!! haha

Well, we had a pretty eventful Halloween this year. The kids were so excited to go all day and when it was finally time..........it rained!! It rained until about 7pm, but by that time we were all wet and cold so we called it quits.......plus there weren't very many people home this year so we had to walk further than we wanted to so that the kids could get some candy! I ended up making all of the costumes this year and i was a little dissapointed that I had to cover them up with jackets! All in all the kids got a good amount of candy and they had a good time..........so that's all that matters right??

Happy Birthday Madi!

BIRTHDAY!
This was how her Birthday started out......I stayed up late trying to make her a poster...she wouldn't go to bed so I had to wait until she went to sleep to decorate the upstairs. Once we woke her up we let her open her presents and then we took her out to breakfast! She told me that she didn't want my french toast, she wanted it from the restaurant! :) Her actual birthday was on the 24th and we didn't have her party until the 28th, so we decided to give her all of her presents on the 24th! She wanted a barbie bike, so naturally I went and got it for her!! It's the pinkest bike I've ever seen, but she loved it!




She was so excited to get new earrings!



Do you think she was excited???

It took us hours to get her to come in the house! She just wanted to ride her bike all day!

PARTY DAY!!!!

Well, my Madi girl turned 4! I can't believe it. I swear my mind just can't accept that my kids

are growing up and that I don't have a "baby" anymore! We debated about what kind of party to have this year.......1st it was a Princess party, 2nd it was a Hello Kitty party, 3rd she wanted a Strawberry Shortcake party, and finally she decided on having another Tinkerbell party! I informed her that she had a Tinkerbell party last year....she didn't care one bit! I didn't either I just wanted her to make a decision :) It was a pretty laid back party, I'm not really one for going overboard.....I'm just not that creative! My parents were able to come up and they brought Max and Grace which made my kiddos sooo happy! Brandon, Torie, Mason, and Aunt Aimee all came over and we had Renn, Jenn and their 4 super cute girls, and Carson, Kori, and Cayson were able to make it also!! Madison had so much fun even though we had to move her party from the park to our house due to the incredible winds! I swear that happens every year! I should know better by this point not to plan parties outdoors! It was a fun day!

Madi opening her presents

She's so funny! She gets really embarrassed when people want to make a fuss over her !

She must really be my daughter :)

All the kids waiting for her to blow out her candles

Her super cute cake that Grandma made for her! She was so excited because she got another

Tinkerbell doll :) I have the best mom I love her so much!

Nice!

Happy Birthday Madi.....WE love you so much!!!

Trip to the aquarium

We had Hunter this past weekend and we decided that since the weather was so crappy
we would take the kids to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy!!! It wasn't the best aquarium I've ever been too, I have to admit!! I was a bit dissapointed in how small it was and how much they charge to get in..........definate lesson learned! Next time we'll just hit the zoo ;) But the kids did have a good time with what they did have there. I had a lot more pictures, but I forgot to change the setting with my flash and so they didn't turn out very good, so these are the best I've got! Hunter of course thought it was amazing because he LOVES stuff like this, Madison does whatever Hunter does, so she was on board as well! Irelyn had a good time following her brother around...they just love him so much and we wish we could have him all the time. He brings the life to the party everytime :) I guess I'll end with we had a good time because we were all together..........................but as for the Aquarium...........it kinda sucked!!!

They did have penguins!!!

This was a giant lobster. Hunter said

it made him hungry :)

Irelyn is such a ham.

Not the best memories!!!

So I know the first two pictures are already on my blog, but I had to post what she looked like the next morning when she woke up....................much, much, worse!!! This is why I was so freaked out, it was tough to even tell she was the same kid. :( Just so thankful she is so much better now. Just thought I'd share.


Morning #1





Morning #2 Yikes!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Irelyn!!!

Well, my baby turned 2yrs old this month!!! I have been having so many mixed emotions these past few weeks knowing that I don't have a baby anymore. It's amazing how very quickly the time seems to fly past you and the next thing you know you feel as though you've missed something. That's how I have felt lately ;( I can't believe how much she has grown up. She is such a joy to our family and brings such a wonderful light into our lives. She's always saying or doing silly things that make us stop dead in our tracks and bust a gut laughing. She has such a sweet little personality and she loves to be held and snuggled by anyone willing. What a hard thing to comprehend when your youngest child suddenly becomes too old to call your baby. I called her my sweet little baby the other day and Madison informed me that she's not a baby anymore, she's a big baby girl!!! I can't even imagine what my life was like before I was so blessed to have beautiful, healthy, happy kids. I'm very lucky!!! We love you so much Doo Doo!!! Happy Birthday my Sweet Big Baby Girl :)


Here is the Birthday Girl :)



All of the kids were jumping in trying to lend a hand
in the opening of the gifts.

Here is her trying to figure out why everybody was
standing around her singing and wanting her to blow out
candles. She really wasn't sure what to think about the
whole thing. She just sat there smiling @ everyone.



She wasn't very impressed @ this point,
she was soooo tired it had been a very long day
for all of us, but especially the little ones. This is Graci
trying to make her feel better :)


We actually started the party @ the park, but the
wind decided it was going to start blowing like crazy
so Angie was nice enough to let us take the party
to her house so we didn't lose anything, or anyone for
that matter!! ;)


Here are the adorable cupcakes my mom made.
I know, I know, she's extremely talented and no, I
don't know why I didn't take after her. It's a mystery
to me too. haha



Here is Dora in all her glory!!!
The kids were poking @ the cake and
that is the spot you see on her face :)
I couldn't believe how great my mom made
her face look. She's a little creepy as it is so
I was nervous what she'd look like in frosting form,
but I have to say it turned out great. I love my mom,
she's the best!!!


Irelyn posing in her princess crown.
Can you tell how windy it was, she could barely
hold herself up let alone smile for the picture:)


Like I said.........we were all tired!!!
It only took my sweet grandma about 5
minutes to drift off to sleep when she got seated.
I was just so thankful she was able to make it and
share the day with us. We love you Grandee!

All in all I would chalk this up to a successful birthday. I am so lucky to have such great family. I almost feel as though I could never thank them enough for all they do for us. The kids had a blast, and of course the adults got to catch up too. What a day!!!