The Westover's

New York trip and

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Go Broncos!!!!

2009-12-06T22:55:00.001-08:00

Since moving to Boise we have become BSU fans. It is hard not to. Everyone here are die hard fans and the games are really fun. We have been to a couple games this season. Yesterday Adam and I took the girls to the last game. It was freezing outside, but the girls loved it and did not want to leave early. The Broncos won and now they are going to the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona to take on TCU! GO Broncos!

Avery having fun!

Adam and Madison

The Smurf Turf!

Thanksgiving

2009-12-06T22:43:00.001-08:00

My camera broke right before Halloween and I just got a new camera. We had a fun Halloween. Our friends from Denver came to visit. Madison was Padme (star wars) and Avery was Princess Lea. Our Thanksgiving was a blast. Adams Family all came to our house. Adams Mom and Dad, Grandpa Westover, Emily and her family, Johanna and her family and Us. We had a total of 16 people staying at my house. We had a great Thanksgiving day. The guys started off by playing in a turkey bowl football game with my neighbors family. We ate a great dinner and celebrated our Christmas with G&G Westover. The kids all got spoiled and loved everything they got from Grandpa and Grandma. Kathleen and I were the only crazy ones who went out on black friday. We were hittin the trails by 4:30. We had alot of fun and got some good deals. That day the girls went to movies, lunch and more shopping. The guys went to a BSU football game and pretty much hung out in the "bat cave" (aka theater room) all weekend watching football. The last day we took the kiddos to lunch and to the park. Then it was home again so the guys could get back to the bat cave for more football and the little guys could watch star wars. All the girls went to build a bear and Powells candy shop. It was so much fun staying up late talking and spending time with family that we don't get to see very often. The cousins all had so much fun playing together. I could not belive we did not have any fighting at all! All week! It was great! It was such a fun Holiday. We loved having everyone!

Pumpkin Patch

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Western Day

2009-12-06T22:31:00.000-08:00

Avery had Western Day at school in September. They had a hoe down, ate flapjacks, and played Cowboy games! It was a fun day for her. She is such a cutie in her pink cowgirl boots and hat. She wants to wear her cowboy boots everyday!

Madison's first day of School

2009-12-06T22:28:00.001-08:00

I cannot believe that Madison started Kindergarten this year! It makes me so sad to see her grow up so fast. She is loving school and has made some great friends! She has the best teachers and has not complained about going to school one day. She is becoming quite the little artist. She is so creative and articulate. She loves to draw, sing, and play at school.

Avery's First day of School

2009-12-06T22:25:00.001-08:00

Avery started her 2nd year of preschool this year. She is going to Challenger School. It has been fun for her to have a friend from the neighborhood who goes there as well.

End of Summer fun

2009-12-06T22:21:00.000-08:00

The girls finished up summer taking swim lessons and Gymnastics. Madison became an expert diver and Avery became an expert swimmer! They both became so comfortable in the water. No more floaties. They were little fish all summer. I think we swam every single day. It is so nice to have a neighborhood pool and a neighbor with a pool! They also loved taking gymnastics. They started right when we moved here and they are still taking lessons. They both love gymnastics! It is hard to believe how fast the summer went by. We all had a great summer!

Mexico

2009-12-06T22:14:00.001-08:00

Adam and I went to Play Del Carmen with our good friends Evin and Micah. We had a great time! It was Adams birthday while we were there so it was fun to celebrate. We had a blast just hanging out at the pool. The last day we went on a snorkeling/sail. It was all day and I mean ALL day. Adam parasailed and went in a cage with a poor shark who had no room to move (anything to make money). Grandma Westover came to our house and stayed with the girls. They loved spending those days with her.

Averys Birthday and 4th of July

2009-12-06T21:52:00.000-08:00

We spent the 4th of July in Utah at the Cabin. We had such a fun time. We rode 4-wheelers, fished, hiked, celebrated Avery's Birthday, and went to the crazy firework show in Evanston. We were there for 7 days and had a blast! Here are a few pictures to sum it all up!

Since Avery was born on July 6th, her birthday kindda gets overlooked. We have been at the cabin every single year for her birthday! We got home the day before her real birthday. We had a pizza/movie party for her. Avery wanted barbie's and star wars stuff. She also wanted a star wars cake. The girls are so into star wars!

The craziness begins at the parking lot in Evanston. I have never seen anything like this before. There are thousands of fireworks going off at the same time.

Me and the girls!

Aunt Emily and Madison

Grandma and Avery

Grandma and Janie

Adam and Madison

The Cousins!

The Birthday girl. We all went to Pizza Hut to eat and celebrate Avery's 4th Birthday on the 4th of July!

Grandpa and Grandma

We did lots of hiking while we were at the cabin!

Our family at Christmas Meadows

Gracie, Avery and Madison

Fishing at Whitney

Backyard Fishing

2009-06-20T18:59:00.000-07:00

Tonight Adam and the girls went fishing in the pond behind our house. They got lucky and caught a couple small mouth bass and some blue gill. The girls love fishing! How lucky are we to be able to throw our poles in over the fence!

Hawaii

2009-06-10T18:56:00.000-07:00

Adam and I went to Hawaii last month. It was so much fun. Adam kicked butt again and won a trip with his company. We went to Oahu. While we were there we went to Pearl Harbor. It was amazing! I had chills all over my entire body the whole time we were on the tour. We went snorkeling, Adam went swimming with the sharks (I had a facial that day), ate some great sushi, got a suntan, and hung out with great friends we haven't seen in awhile. Thanks to my mom and Tom and Emily for helping with the girls!

Water at USS Arizona memorial

Flag flying USS Arizona Memorial

Flower floating USS Arizonal Memorial

Spinner dophins putting on a show

Me and my handsome hubby!

Cousin Weekend

2009-06-10T18:50:00.001-07:00

This past weekend Tom, Emily, and kids came to stay with us. Tom's brother was blessing his baby in the same town we live in, so it worked out perfect! We had so much fun with them just hanging out. We took the kids to the park and swimming. Tom helped Adam with a ton of projects around the house (Emily-I will take Tom off your hands anyday)! We stayed up late talking and playing canasta (girls rule)! We had such a great time. I only got pictures one day of the kids swimming. We can't wait until Thanksgiving to have everyone here again!

I love these girls!

2009-06-10T18:41:00.000-07:00

I just have to say how much I love my sister in laws! We have so much fun together. In February Mel and Johanna came to Utah. We had a girls overnighter and went to Market Street Grill for dinner, The Melting Pot for dessert, and then stayed downtown overnight. We had so much fun staying up until 2:30 in the morning talking and laughing. I am so lucky to have them. I am so glad to have sisters since I never had any growing up. I love you girls to death!

Dog for sale!!!!

2009-06-10T18:36:00.001-07:00

100 pd black male labrador retriver for sale. Full of mischief, cannot be alone, ruins everything, but will steal your heart the minute you lay eyes on him. You guessed it...Sarge! He did it again! This is the second time this week that Sargeant has broken through a screen to get into the house. He is scared to death of thunder and freaks! The first time he did it he broke into the house and ate about 15 cookies. Tonight he broke into the house and ate a box of triscuits. The dog kills me!!! but, I love him anyways. (we really are not selling him. As much as I would love to sometimes I could never do it.)

Our house

2009-06-10T18:31:00.000-07:00

Finally...pictures of our house! We love it here and we are so excited about all the great people we have met. The girls are meeting friends and starting to feel settled down. Our house backs up to a pond and a waterfall. It is like we are in the mountains! I love the sound of the waterfall at night. Such a nice change from our last subdivision.

Move #6

2009-05-25T20:44:00.000-07:00

Well, We are here in Boise. Things are going well for us and I think we are really going to love it here. I cannot believe this is move #6! It has gotten alot easier and I seem to have things down to a science. Now if we can only start meeting people. I signed the girls up for gymnastics, so hopefully we can meet friends there. Adam and I also signed up for the gym last week. I'm sure we will meet people there as well. Alot of you have asked to see pics of the house. I will post some tomorrow. We miss everyone! If only I could have all my friends and family live in the same town :) Life would be perfect...maybe someday!

News!!!!

2009-02-24T20:36:00.000-08:00

It's offical, we are moving to....BOISE! (more to come)

December update

2009-01-07T18:40:00.001-08:00

The month of December went by with a whirlwind! Adam and I went to New York the first part of December. It was great we met up with friends of ours from Denver and had a blast. We saw the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular, The little Mermaid (on broadway), shopped, ate great food, and really got into the Christmas spirit! We went last year in December, and I have to say that there is nothing like Christmas time in NYC! My mom watched the girls half the time and Emily watched them the other half. Thanks to them for that!

We got home from New York and it was almost time for Christmas. We took the girls to see the Christmas lights with the Gold family. It was freezing, but we had a great time.

I had Knee surgery the friday before Christmas. I tore my meniscus and had a meniscul cyst. I know it sounds like lots of fun, but I'm glad I got it over with. I am doing great and I am riding the bike. No running for at least 4 more weeks :( That means no SLC marathon for me this year, but maybe I will be able to squeeze one in later in the year.

For Christmas Eve we went to my Mom and Daves. It was fun! We started this tradition last year. It is just easier for everyone. The girls opened presents and played with Gracie. We had a great dinner and drove back home to have Christmas morning at our house.

Christmas Day was great! The girls actually slept in until 8:00 am! Wow! We opened presents, had breakfast, and got ready for the day. Madison and Avery both got American Girl bitty-babies, movies, puzzles, polly pockets, and barbies. Madison was most excited about her wedding barbie and Avery was excited about her barbie guitar! I was more excited about the American Girl babies than they were (go figure)! We decided to go see a movie on Christmas day. We saw Marley and Me. I was so excited to see the movie. I read the book a couple years ago and loved it! Marley reminds us of Sarge! The girls really enjoyed it as well. Todd came up to go to the movie with us, so that was nice. We then went home and Emily and Tom and their kiddos came over for Christmas dinner. The kids played, we ate ,and played the wii. Adam and I decided to get a wii at the last minute the week before Christmas. We also got rock band. We have had a blast playing that!

For New Years we drove to Denver and spent time with friends there. We had a great time and loved seeing all our friends!

We hope you all had a great Christmas holiday! The best for 2009!

December update Cont.

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Wearing dress-ups from
G &G Westover

Christmas Morning

What santa left

Madison, Gracie, and Avery

at my mom's on Christmas Eve.

The girls love Uncle Todd!

Dance recital

2008-12-05T10:38:00.001-08:00

The girls had their Christmas dance recital last night. It was so cute. For the finale Avery was a Christmas tree and Maddie was Cindy lo Who. The theme was the grinch. They both love dance!

My little Pilgrims!

2008-12-05T10:35:00.000-08:00

The girls both had Thanksgiving Feasts at preschool. Here they are in their Pilgrim attire!

Date Night

2008-12-05T10:33:00.001-08:00

When Adam's dad was here he took Emily and I on a date. We had so much fun. We went to this little Italian restaurant by Emily's house and ate pizza. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful father in law. I also have the best sister in laws in the world! We missed you Johanna and Melanie!

Fun with Grandpa

2008-12-05T10:00:00.001-08:00

Adams Dad was here a couple weeks ago. We went to Emily's house and the kids had a blast playing with Grandpa. Mike is such a cute Grandpa and really gets down and plays with the kids. We love you Grandpa Westover!

Disneyland 2008

2008-11-08T17:47:00.000-08:00

We had a blast at Disneyland! We started our trip off by spending the day at Newport Beach and Balboa Island. The girls had so much fun running around and playing at the beach. I wish we could have spent more time there. We were then off to Disneyland for four days. Avery's favorite rides were the tea cups (it makes me sick thinking about it :)) and the carousel. Madison loved the matterhorn, space mountain, and soaring over California. We had lunch with the princesses, which I totally recommend! It was great! The girls got me meet and have the princesses sign their books and have their pictures taken with each princess. They had such a fun time. Over all we had such a wonderful trip. I was sad to leave and think that is the last time Disneyland will be this way for my girls. Next time we come, they will be older and not appreciate the characters they way they did this time. It was so nice to have those five days as a family. With Adam gone as much as he is, it was so nice having him all to ourselves! I can't wait to go back again!

Disneyland 2008

2008-11-08T17:44:00.000-08:00

Halloween

2008-11-08T17:27:00.001-08:00

This year for Halloween Madison was a ballerina and Avery was a butterfly. We went to my Mom's for dinner and trick-or-treating and then to my Grandma's house for more trick-or-treating. The girls both had a great time and could not get enough of running from house to house.

This is all I have to say....

2008-11-08T08:24:00.001-08:00

about our new President elect

I've been tagged!

2008-10-19T18:16:00.000-07:00

My friend Heidi tagged me the other day. I have never done one of these, so here it goes!

8 Things....8 TV shows I like to watch
1. prison break (have you seen Wentworth Miller? he is the reason I watch)
2. 24 (love Jack Bauer)
3. any reality show (the hills, bachelor, girls next door, etc.)
4. the news
5. Rachael Ray
6.

Things that happened yesterday
1. went to spin class at the gym
2. did laundry
3. took Madison to the zoo
4. cleaned my house
5. went to Brooke and Trevors for dinner
6. watched a little bit of poltergeist (freaky)
7.
8.

8 Favorite Places to Eat:

1. Brook's steakhouse (Denver)
2. Pappasitos (Texas)
3. pappadeaux (Texas)
4. My mom's house
5. Chick-fil-a
7. Rumbi Island Grill
8. Chili's

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To:

1. Having fun with the girls and Adam at Disneyland
2. Going to New York in december without kids (Yah!)
3. Going to Mexico in January with the kids
4. Christmas
5. Hitting the slopes
6. Running my next marathon (hopefully Salt Lake City in April)
7. Next weekend
8. doing a triathalon (someday)

8 Things on my Wish List

1. Have my house paid off
2. My backyard to be totally finished
3. For my kids to listen the first time they are told. That would be nice!
4. A clean house for longer than an hour!
5. Job security
6. My kids to grow up in an easier world (like it was when we were kids)
7. A vacation home!
8. live long enough to enjoy my grand kids

8 people I Tag 1. Keri 2.Emily 3.Johanna 4. Cori 5.Ashley 6. Jentry 7. Summer 8.

What we have been up to

2008-10-13T20:51:00.000-07:00

The circus was in town a couple of weeks ago. We went to the elephant parade at The Gateway. The girls loved seeing the elephants, the dancers and the rest of the circus people. They got their arms painted, coloring books, popcorn and cotton candy. Not a bad way to spend an hour!

Brooke's dog had another litter of puppies. The girls loved going over to play with them. They would have loved to take one home. I think 3 dogs would have been a crowd! Izzie and Sarge will do for now!

Adam's favorite country singer David Allen Coe came to SLC. We went to his concert with our friends Brooke and Trevor. We went and ate at Squatters and then headed to the concert. It was at this tiny bar in SLC. What a fun night we had!

Over Labor Day, our friends Monica and Jim and their daughter Jessie came to visit from Denver. We took them to the Uintas for the weekend. We had a blast 4-wheeling, fishing, hiking, and hanging out. We miss them so much. They are like our second family. The girls especially had fun with Jessie.

Soccer came and went very quickly! The girls had fun running and playing with their friends. It was cute to see all these 3 and 4 year olds running around the ball like a swarm of bees!

The girls both started preschool in September. They are both loving school. I am loving that I have 1 1/2 hours to myself twice a week! It is hard to belive Avery is already old enough to go to school. She and Madison both look forward to school everyday!

What the.....Snow??

2008-10-13T20:47:00.001-07:00

We woke up to 6 inches of snow yesterday! You would have thought it was Christmas. The girls were so excited and could not wait to play outside. They spent a good part of the day playing in the snow. Isn't it just the first part of October? Im not sure im ready for winter yet. But the girls sure are!

tomatoes coming out of my ears

2008-08-18T20:58:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe what I found when I went out to my garden tonight! It was out of control. I picked close to 20 tomatoes, 3 cucumbers, 6 bell peppers, 10 jalapeno peppers, and over 15 cherry tomatoes. What happened while I was gone? My garden is on steroids. I have no idea what I am going to do with all these tomatoes! I think I was overly excited to plant a garden this year (in addition to every thing else I planted 6 tomato plants). When we lived out of state, I craved a good ole Utah tomato. Adam makes fun of me for saying that Utah tomatoes are better than any other, but it is true. I guess I was making up for 7 years of lost tomato time. At this rate I will be eating tomatoes every day until Christmas!

The "BIG" 3oooooh

2008-08-18T20:41:00.000-07:00

Yes, that is right, I am going to be turning 30 this week. Oooh, I am so depressed about the whole event. How does it go by so fast? It seems like yesterday that I turned 20. Now I am getting old way too fast. But, on a lighter note, Adam and I met our great friends from Denver in Vegas for the weekend. We had so much fun. My girlfriend Julie also turned 30 this month, so we decided to ring in the event on a positive note. We stayed at the Palazzo hotel (which was absolutly gorgeous), hung out by the pool, shopped (of course), gambled, and ate great food (sushi, sushi, sushi). It was such a fun weekend. Grandma Westover came and watched the girls for us. Thanks again Kathleen!

All in all, I have to say I really enjoyed and accomplished alot during my 20's. I married the most wonderful husband ever, graduated college,moved 5 times to different states (Montana twice), had 2 beautiful little girls, ran 2 marathons, owned 5 different homes, met so many wonderful friends, went on fabulous trips, got my wish to live close to family, and just had a great 10 years. Hopefully my 30's will be just as great if not better!

Adam and I

My girls!

The guys

Adam and I at the "old" strip

The girls again

Avery's swim lessons

2008-07-29T23:35:00.001-07:00

Avery started swim lessons last week. It amazes me how well she is doing in only a week. She gets more and more comfortable in the water after each lesson.

Bear Lake

2008-07-29T23:26:00.001-07:00

A couple weekends ago we went to Bear Lake with our good friends the Gold's. We had a blast. The girls loved playing at the beach and swimming in the lake. Avery was just a little worried about the fishies sucking on her toes :) Madison (our cautious child) rode on the tube behind the wave runner! I could not belive when she said she wanted to go. Avery wouldn't have anything to do with it. We loved it up there. It is so beautiful! We are lucky because we get to go again this weekend. This time Adam will be in town to go with us. Thanks Brooke and the Whittakers!

Madison and Ashton playing in the water
Me, Brooke and the kids

Madison
Madison swimming away
Avery getting ready to get in the water

Bear Lake

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Westover Family Reunion

2008-07-29T23:07:00.001-07:00

This year was the first Westover family reunion! We went to the cabin for two days and had a blast. We went fishing, shot guns, played horse shoes, made crafts, ate, fished, ate again, fished again, and had fun. It was so fun for all the cousins to play together. Madison and Avery are remembering their cousins and the fun times they have. I wish we could all live in the same place. Maybe someday.

Johanna, Madison and Ethan making crafts

Grandma helping Avery and Ashley

Aunt Johanna and Maddie
Ethan, Avery, Ashley and Madison looking for Moose

And there he is !

Avery's Birthday Cake

2008-07-29T23:03:00.000-07:00

Avery is 3!

2008-07-29T22:54:00.000-07:00

Yes, that is right, my baby is 3. I am sad about it really. These 3 years have gone by so fast! Avery has got to be the most darling little thing ever. She has such a fun personality and sweet spirit about her. But, she knows what she wants and is very head strong. This year we celebrated her birthday many times. With my grandparents, up at the cabin with G & G Westover, and at our house with lots of friends and family. We were lucky this year because Adam's sister Johanna and her family were in town. Avery is very much into princess right now, so she got a new princess bike, lots of swim toys and swim suits and clothes.

Avery is 3!

2008-07-29T22:48:00.000-07:00

Mischievous kids

2008-06-26T21:05:00.000-07:00

I was going through my pictures today and found these pictures of Avery. I did not take these pictures, Madison did! These are only a few of the pictures. I bet she took over 30 of them! I guess I found out Madison has a new talent as a photographer! (I have no idea how to get this underline to go away)

Madison

2008-06-26T20:46:00.000-07:00

It is hard to believe that Madison has already finished her first year of preschool and dance. She has grown so much the last year. I cannot believe how much she has learned. She has loved going to dance class. She started the year out so shy and timid. By the time her last dance recital rolled around she was out going as could be. I am so proud of her!
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Summer Fun

2008-06-26T20:29:00.001-07:00

This summer has been really busy so far. We have gone to the cabin twice, been swimming alot, and got our front yard totally landscaped (I will post pictures later). The girls love going 4-wheeling at the cabin. It is nice to have such fun things to do with our family.

Madison and Avery on a "break" from riding.

Adam was gone all last week for meetings.

He surprised the girls with princess fishing poles to take to

the cabin!

Avery and Adam fishing at Christmas Meadows.

This was our trip to the zoo. The first of June and it was

only 50 degrees!

Great-Grandma Gagon and Madison planting my beautiful

pots. My girls love going to my grandparents house. I love

that they have such a special bond!

Rockin Out

2008-05-13T21:09:00.000-07:00

Madison and Avery love to listen to music. I downloaded some Hannah Montana songs onto the ipod for them to listen to. This is what they love to do now. They each have a "microphone" and dance around the living room singing. It is so funny!

H-Town

2008-05-05T15:33:00.001-07:00

We just got back from our fun trip to Houston. We went to Adam's best friend Evin's wedding and to visit G&G Westover. While we were there we ate at Pappasitos, went swimming everyday, hung out with cousins,and went to the wedding. We had such a fun week.

Mommy and Avery

Daddy and Avery

Madison (our new little fish)

The Wedding

Grandpa and the girls

Oops, he did it again!?

2008-04-24T13:43:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am talking about Sarge! And no, he is not dead. He has yet again hurt his leg. I have no idea what he did, but last night he started limping on his front right leg. As many of you know, Sarge is very accident prone. But he does bring this on himself. He likes to jump off decks, rocks, and stairs. We all know he is not the smartest dog in the pound, but come on! So now what do I do? Take him to the vet AGAIN for a broken leg? This dog is lucky we love him considering how much money he costs us!

My new Babies!

2008-04-24T13:35:00.000-07:00

I love tomatoes! On Tuesday my mom and I went to this fabulous Nursery by my house to get our tomato plants. I am planting four different varieties of tomatoes. Sunsugar, Celebrity, Champion, and Super fantastic. I could eat tomatoes for every meal in the summer. I cannot wait until it is time to plant my garden. This will be my first garden I have ever planted. I will post pictures in a month when it is all complete. Until then, my new babies will be by my kitchen window every day getting all the love they need!

BackYard Fun

2008-04-24T12:56:00.000-07:00

We are so excited! We finally got a playset for the kids. Ooh yes, and a trampoline (not my idea). But the girls are having so much fun playing out in our backyard. Adams parents were in town last week and so we had a brunch and a "put together the playset" day. Adam, Tom, and Grandpa Mike helped with the playset. Lets just say after 6 long hours it was finally done. Thanks to Tom and Emily for giving up their Saturday to help us out.

Better late than never!

2008-04-03T19:28:00.000-07:00

I know, Easter was almost three weeks ago, but I am finally getting around to posting pictures from that weekend. We had a fun Easter weekend. On Friday night we drove to my moms cabin up Spanish Fork Canyon. We stayed over night and had a fun day on Saturday. Friday night the kids colored eggs and watched movies. On Saturday we went sledding, had an Easter egg hunt, and had a ton of food. My friend Brooke and her two kids came with us. Todd was also there with Gracie. Then, on Easter Sunday the kids did baskets in the morning along with a Easter egg hunt and a big breakfast. We went for a long walk with the dogs. The rest of the day we just relaxed.

map

2008-04-03T11:54:00.001-07:00

Create your own visitor map!

A Piece Of Heaven

2008-03-19T21:24:00.001-07:00

A couple weekends ago we took a much needed getaway. We went to the Westover family cabin in the Uintahs and had such a wonderful weekend. Adam has been working a ton and actually decided to take a day off. We had so much fun. We watched movies, ate, took naps, ate, played, ate and slept. The cabin is so peaceful. I love being there and not having a care in the world. It was so beautiful with the snow and the bright blue sky. It was like having my own piece of heaven. Thank-you Grandma and Grandpa Westover for letting us use the cabin. We enjoy it more than you will ever know!

Spring Fever

2008-03-19T21:13:00.000-07:00

Today was the most beautiful day! It was in the high 50's and sunny! After Madison got done with dance, we picked up lunch and headed to the park! The girls had such a great time playing on the playground and enjoying the outdoors. Spring is right around the corner and I am so ready.

The Princess Party

2008-03-03T19:22:00.000-08:00

Madison turned 4 on February 29th (leap year)! It is sad to think that she is growing up so fast. Avery is not far behind her. Madison has let me know that since she is 4 she can do all kinds of new things. For example, open the door even though they have child lock handles, climb up on shelves, and do anything Avery cannot!

Madison wanted to have a "princess" party for her birthday. I tried to talk her into build a bear, but she would not hear of it. So, she invited 5 friends over for a party on Saturday. They all dressed up in their princess dresses and looked darling! There was even a surprise. Snow White was coming to the party. I found a girl who dresses up like Snow White and will host the party. Whew! that took alot off my shoulders. The girls had so much fun. Madison liked everything she got and Snow White was a hit.

Bye-Bye Binkie

2008-02-25T20:31:00.000-08:00

I am so happy! This past weekend Avery gave up the binkie. Well, she didn't really give it up, it took a little bribing from "the binkie fairy". For those of you who don't know who this "binkie fairy" is, she takes binkies away from pacifier loving little children and takes them to all the babies. In return the good little girl who shares her binkies gets a toy. I have been talking to Avery for the longest time about the "binkie fairy" explaning who she is and what she does. Avery was never ready for the "binkie fairy" to come. Last Thursday Avery left her binkie at the gym. I was not about to drive back there to get her binkie (this was our only binkie). So the "binkie fairy" was forced to come. Avery was not very happy about it. In the morning there was a snow white doll on our door step for her. She was so excited! It is now Monday and she has done great! She is still taking naps and going to bed great. As long as her snow white doll is there she is a happy girl!

Winter Blahs!!!!!!

2008-02-20T21:43:00.000-08:00

Today was one of those days. Cold, dreary, and ugly! Madison had dance today, so that was fun for her. Avery on the other hand woke up on the wrong side of the bed and stayed there all day. Neither one of the girls took good naps. That made them ever crankier. So when they woke up I had an idea to play princess. We made tiaras, played dress up, had a tea party, and danced. This is what it looked like when we started:

And this is what it looked like after about a 1/2 hour:

Both Avery and Madison were having break downs and I was on my last nerve!

That was when I decided we would paint. They enjoyed that for maybe 10 minutes, then we were on to coloring. Lets just say I was counting down the minutes until I could leave to go to the gym. Tonight my spin class saved me and gave me a little sanity! Thank heavens the girls enjoy the day care at the gym. The count down is on until Adam comes home on Friday. This is why I am sick of winter. Everyone in my house has the winter blahs which leads to cabin fever. Then we have a day like today. Even the poor dogs are going crazy. I cannot wait until spring comes and we can play outside, go on walks, and go to the park.

Re-Cap on the past year

2008-02-18T13:12:00.000-08:00

I have decided to give everyone an update of our lives for the past year. We are now back in Utah! We moved back June of last year. It is so nice to be close to family, but it was also sad to say good-bye to Colorado. We loved the short time we lived there. We made some great friends and fell in love with Colorado. But as many of you know we tend to move quite often. This is the fifth time we have moved in the seven years we have been married. I am happy to say that this move should be pretty permanent (until Adam gets the itch to get promoted, again:). The girls are doing great! Madison is going to turn 4 next week and is going to preschool two days a week and taking dance lessons. She is so much fun. Avery is 2 1/2 and is now potty trained! Yah! She is getting so big. We have had a fun winter. We stayed home for Christmas. Adam's parents came to Utah, so we spent time with them as well as my family. It was nice and relaxing. Adam and I have started hitting the slopes again. Adam is snowboarding and I am skiing. Madison started skiing this year and loves it. We took a family trip to Grand Targhee ski resort in January. Madison was in ski lessons for two days and did awesome. Avery didn't want to go down the hill this year. Next year we will start her.

Madison loved her new helment and goggles. As you can tell, pink is a must with her.

Madison is such a daddy's girl. He is the only one who can talk her into doing things.

first day

2008-02-18T12:40:00.000-08:00

Well, I have decided to start blogging. It seems everyone has a blog now days. I figure I should get with it and start one as well. I will start posting pictures asap.