HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYLEE !!!

First night home as a big Sister!!!
Loves to ride any kind of horses, real or fake!!
She loves to be silly....
Her 2nd Birthday...
All grown up & now 3!!!

Our little girl is already 3!!!! Where has the time gone? It feels like we just had her... Going through old pictures made me realize just how little Rylee was when we had Ella.!!.. I always thought of her as being such a big girl, but I now realize what a baby she still was!!! I feel bad for having such big expectations for her when Ella was born, poor little thing...

Rylee is so spunky & full of life!!! She has such a fun & SASSY personality... She is always saying such funny things to us... She is currently big into Ariel & loves all the princesses & wants to be just like them!!! Her new favorite saying is " I want to do it all be myself." I know must kids start this much earlier, but she has just decided that she no longer needs my help :( She LOVES to listen to music & DANCE.... She can pretty much sing to any song on the radio.. If she doesn't know the words, she is quick to make up her own.... She loves to brush her hair & put lotion all over her face... Her favorite food & meal of the day is breakfast... She is constantly asking me for pancakes... I hope that she soon discovers there is a ton of yummy food that she is missing out on... She is so excited for her " special day," her big birthday party! We had a small princess party with friends on Wednesday night, but are having another for her on Saturday... She has been listing all the names of the people that are going to be there... She has asked me every morning this week, if today is the day....

Rylee has brought so much JOY & Happiness into our lives... We couldn't imagine our lives with out her... We love you Rylee...

Our Top 3 Things We Love About You....

1. The way you talk!!! You pick up such funny words & saying..You like to ask me if "that's cool mom," when you want permission to do things....

2. Your personality.... You light up a room & are so friendly & outgoing....

3. Your cute Sassy walk.... You have always walked with a sway & run, really girly & cute... Everyone notices & comments on how cute it is....

Can we get an ambulance, please!!

Okay so it's happened again, " the fever seizure cruse!!! " This time Ella was it's latest victim.... Rylee had a dance recital on Saturday, & of course Chris just happened to not be there!!... ( the only 1 he has missed ) We were watching the other girls after Rylee's performance, & I just got done asking Kasey if Ella seemed warm to her.... A few minutes latter Ella went limp in my lap & her eyes started to roll back in her head!!! I was trying not to panic because I have seen this before, but then her whole body starting turning blue!!! Luckily Kasey & Brian were also there & could help out... Kasey called 911 & Brian took Ella outside on the lawn & sat with me, while we waited for the paramedics to get there.... When the seizure was over Ella was unconscious while we waited for the ambulance & her breathing was so shallow... The most horrifying thing I have ever had to watch!!! I have never been so scared...Spectators were suggesting CPR, poor Brian had to keep saying, she's breathing... It took the paramedics a few minutes to get her to come out of it... They put one of those things under her nose, & poked her feet to get her to come to!!! So when all that craziness was done, we got to take a trip to the hospital, because of how she was acting...It took her a while to come around.... They checked her out & couldn't find any illness with her, so we are assuming it was a fever seizure like Rylee has had... The Ironic thing is that Rylee has only ever had the 1 episode & they are almost the exact same age when it happened... Ella is still running a really high fever today... She is teething, but maybe the fever is more than that? Anyway we will probably be going back to the Doctor... These girls sure like to give us a run for our money.... They are always trying to out do each other, see who can scare us the most.... Ella has officially taken the lead!!! :)

Splish,Splash!!!!

Birthday girl, Harlie....



It's finally a little warmer here, yeah!!!!!!! We went to Harlie's water party on Sunday, & as you can see the girls had a blast!! Ella was in heaven, even though it was actually a little cool outside.. It was probably 70 degrees... We still have yet to see summer here... Summer where are you??

Rylee was having fun with the water balloons, Ella wanted to get in on the action but is still to little... The girls are about the same size now, kind of funny to watch:) I wonder if it will change? Time will tell :)

Janeice's Surprise Party!!!!

So Lettie had this great idea to throw a surprise birthday party for Janeice's Birthday! We decided that me & my mom would fly into AZ as a surprise!... Lettie did an amazing job on the party & it turned out fabulous! There was so much color, sparkle & bling!! The food was awesome... It looked like something from a magazine as you can see from the pictures... She needs to go into business... Anyway, we waited for Janeice to come through the door & settle down, before we came out of the other room & surprised her! She was so surprised & had no idea we were coming, it was great.. The only downer was that we made her cry:( .... I wasn't prepared for that :) It was so worth the trip, I am glad that we didn't miss it! Chris watched the girls for almost 4 entire days! What a nice break :) He did such a great job! They went to the park, got ice cream, & he did their hair everyday! Who knew :) We had a great weekend of shopping & playing with just the girls, with out kids! It may have to become an annual event? Sorry boys... :)

Happy Birthday Berkley!!!

Birthday girl turns 3!

Today was Berkley's birthday! She turned the big#3! I can't believe how fast this all goes by! Her & Rylee are just 3 weeks apart, it seems like they should still be babies? We got to go to build a bear as her party... The kids had so much fun! That place is a kids dream land... Berkley's bear came out looking like a contestant from dancing with the stars, with Rylee's looking just as sparkly! Tanner made a kongfu panda bear that was pretty cute.. We went over to Holly & Brandon's later that night for presents & food... Berkley got hocked up! I wish I was a kid again! There are so many fun things out now... We bought her a doll house, which Rylee was thrilled about! She will be getting the same one for her birthday, good thing she loves it:) Happy Birthday Berkley! We love you...

Look out Tiger Woods

Golfing with Dad.....
Trying to figure it out....
Ella found her job!!!!
Rylee found a pink ball.....



Ella trying to escape....:)


They quit!!!!! We've had enough!!!!

We finally have had some nice weather, & decided to take the girls out golfing!! Chris bought them their own golf set so he & Rylee could go hit balls together...Rylee was yelling ready, set, go, when she wanted Chris to hit the ball... Chris was of course the only guy golfing with 3 girls by his side :) I am sure everyone was jealous:)lol.... It was a blast...When Rylee woke up this morning she said, mom I want to go golfing in the trees... It looks like Chris got his boy after all :)

Vacation, Smation!!!!

View from the living room... Chris & Rylee watching the dolphins...

Posing by " Mickey's castle "......

Meeting Mickey.... Ella trying to grab his nose!!!!

So our vacation didn't turn out the way we had hoped :).. Nothing seemed to go right for us... We had a blast @ Disneyland, despite the 98%degree weather when we were there.. We pretty much melted while waiting in the lines:( Our girls were troopers & it was worth it... Disneyland was magical at night, & we will for sure go back again soon... Don't let the view from the pictures of the beach house fool you!!! That was the only thing beautiful about the place!! Had it not been for that & the sounds of the waves, we would have left the 1st day:) Let's just say you couldn't take enough showers to feel clean!! We did have fun playing on the beach, & watching Chris go for a swim... Ella had a blast eating the sand.. It was a learning experience... We will have to plan more down time on our next trip, to relax & enjoy ourselves... It's sad to say, but we were THRILLED to be coming home!! I had to hold back the tears when pulling in our drive way.. I've never been so excited to be off a trip before:)lol... Live & learn...:)