Happy 7th Bday this week Alyssa

My oldest is turning 7 this week! She decided on having a Zhu Zhu Pet birthday party. Last year was a bunny, I am glad these hamster friends aren't alive, she can have as many as she wants!! I found some Zhu Zhu pet cupcake ideas on the Internet and copied them. They were silly, but Alyssa was very happy with them. She even had to make a hamster mask and wore all brown so she would look like a hamster, she is so creative...and crazy! Her Grandma gave her Jilly and Nugget, and a house for them to be in, with attachments for their house. The kids and I got her a new hamster named Tex. He is cute! We also got other attachments for the hamster house. It was fun having a theme and getting only those things. Alyssa did get some darling clothes from her Grandma and Aunt Mandy. Alyssa is so smart and is growing way too fast!! I am so glad I have her!

Our Favorite things....

We started off the month of March by getting out our fire pit. We have spent several nights roasting Marshmellows and one night we roasted hot dogs for dinner. The girls like to tell stories around the "camp fire" and their stories always have to do with Super Hero's. They are the funniest off the wall stories, and they go on and on and on... We also like to look for airplanes flying above us. Living near the Airforce Base, there are tons of jets and big planes. I think I eat the most roasted marshmellows! YUM!! If the marshmellows catch on fire, we flick them in the grass, and the girls think it is so funny! We love being outside, we love spring and summer, and we love spending time together as a family. Sometimes I think we spend too much time together..... but it's so fun!!

Peter Pan Play

Alyssa decided that she wanted to be in the Peter Pan Play at school. Not only did she just want to be in the play, but she wanted a speaking part. So she had to sing a song infront of the the PTA and also recite a poem or something she memorized. Her song was "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. And she memorized a Nursery Rhyme, One Two Three four five, Once I caught a fish alive..... She got the part of a mermaid named "Jelly". Her part is "You too Wendy, catch!" The mermaids are teasing Wendy. Alyssa will be throwing a ball at Wendy or blowing bubbles at her. She has learned 6 songs and does a dance with all the other mermaids.

Part of being a mermaid in the Peter Pan play means she needs a costume. We could have bought one at the store that had the Ariel on it, but we wanted one that was nice for Alyssa, since she has a speaking part. I bought some material and was going to make the costume with my good friend Krystal, but she had kids with RSV and she got sick (hope your getting better Krystal). So Cass and I decided that we could do it. And this is what we came up with. We make a good team! I was the sewer and Cass was the cutter. It was fun. My neighbor is going to surge the edges of the fins and it will be done. The top is a swimming suit. Alyssa will have to wear a shirt under it. She'll have hawaiian type flowers in her hair and flower necklace. I am very pleased with it, and Alyssa LOVES it!!

Puppy Love

I think most the pictures we have been taking lately are the kids and Toby. It is fun to see him laying down so the kids can pet and love him. The kids can't play with Toby (for obvious reasons being his size, and he is a puppy so he gets easily excited), but Tanner will play "fetch" in the kitchen where he gets Toby's ball and rolls it, and Toby will get it and bring it back to Tanner. The kids get the occassional wack in the head by Toby's tail, but for the most part, he is a wonderful addition to our family!

Happy #5 Abigail!!!

Everytime we went to Walmart Abigail had to ride the Spiderman Bike. That's what she wanted for her birthday. Before her birthday she saw spiderman cupcakes, and decided she wanted those instead of a spiderman bike. I quickly agreed, and she agreed that in the spring we would buy her a girl bike. Abigail's birthday was on January 25th, she is now a big 5 year old getting ready for Kindergarten in the Fall. She is ready, but I am not, so we won't rush it! Abigail loves horses, lions, and Tigers. She can recognize and write all her letters, she can count to 100 (I help her when she gets to 30, 40, 50...) She is very proud of all the things she can do, and reminds us almost daily of her accomplishments. A few of them are... she is good at i-fly, she can climb a rock wall, ride her bike with no training wheels, hold her breath under water, and also paddle. She says some pretty funny things. Aniston was sick and was having soup for dinner recently. Abigail said "What?!?! she isn't having any of this delicious spaghetti?" I ask her how she knows things and she replys "Because I am a smarty pants!"

-If you'll notice in the background what Tanner does best---climbs on everything!!

Yes, we are still alive!

Happy Halloween! Yes, that is me with a red Utah Shirt and a Ute sticker on my face. I knew I would be in big trouble if I did not wear the University of Utah colors on halloween with my family. No, really it was okay. It was fun having the whole family dress up the same. sorry BYU fans!

I am so excited for this Christmas Season, I love taking the kids to Temple Square to see the lights and going to all the other fun holiday activities around the city.

Alyssa is loving 1st grade, and is a very smart student. I can not believe how fast she picked up on reading Abigail is now writing her name and drawing pictures of her favorite things. Her and Aniston are in preschool. They love it. Too bad it's only 2 days a week. Tanner is a boy! All boy! Nothing like the girls. He is everywhere! On top an into everything! But he is so sweet! I love my family and I am so glad I get to stay home and play with my kids all day.

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Not much of an update...

Haven't posted for a while, but I have a few seconds to put some pictures up. Abbie and Anna started preschool, they love it. Tanner is walking and will be ONE on Sept. 22, Toby is HUGE!! ALyssa has 4 missing teeth, we are calling her Jack, short for Jack O Lantern.