Welcome Home Jonny....

Chris's little brother Jonathan just got back from his mission to Norway. He left in July of 07 we are so excited to get to see him again! We got to see him Thursday night at the airport & on Friday at his welcome home party. We had all these "great" plans that we didn't get to do because we were sick all weekend. Jonathan flew to Alaska today to visit his cute girlfriend Liz. So once again we have to wait to catch up! We can't wait for him to get back and to be able to see Liz. We miss them both so much! Welcome home Jonny.

We love you & are so sorry we didn't get to spend more time with you!

When kids are in charge.....

Both Chris & I have been deathly sick all weekend. I found out yesterday that I have a kidney infection & he has food poisoning. So needless to say our poor kids have been left to fend for themselves. I woke up this morning to them putting on make up in my bathroom. They were so proud of their handy work. They've been really patient about leaving in pj's & having to ask for food! Hopefully we will all be better by tomorrow. I am getting so stir crazy!

ROAD TRIP.....

Gotta love a girls vacation!! Sarah had a great idea & planed a girls trip to St. George.

Not the most exciting place on earth, but when your with a fun group of girls, it feels like your in Vegas! It went by way to fast, but we had a blast. Lots of shopping, massages,pedicures,laying out at the pool, too much yummy food, & just being silly girls. Maybe a little gambling in Mesquite. I may have become addicted to roulette! Let's just say I actually won some money on our trip. Another highlight of our trip was getting to see Shay! I only get to see about once a year & she just so happens to live there. Lucky me! My favorite memory from this trip is Melissa's hair! She bought the best hair piece ever. Who knew it came with so much fun! Wink, wink..

Sarah is the new chubby bunny Queen ! With a record breaking 14 marshmallows. Wow!

This has to become an annual event!

Melissa, Sarah, Me, Mandi, & Shay.....

OUR LITTLE PICASSO

Rylee loves to draw & will write on anything she can get her hands on! These are a few of my favorites she has drawn lately. For a 4 year old she is actually really good. The "fat" cat is my fav. It makes me smile.Even if she did draw on Chris's w-4 he needed to submit to work!

PRINCESS DRAWING

Her fat Cat she drew for me

SNOWMEN

HER LION SHE DREW FOR CHRIS

The "Hurricane" Birthday Party.....

I thought Utah didn't have hurricanes?

Well ask anyone who was at Rylee's birthday party & they will tell you we do!

Maybe it's just because were usually inside when the weather is horrible but the wind & rain were CRAZY! We spent an hour trying to decorate & get balloons up, only to have them taken down. We lost a few balloons & the table cloths had to be weighed down to get them to stay on. After about a half hour of "battling" the weather we had to pack up the party & take on the road! Literally!! Chris's parents live down the street from the park, so we packed it all up & went to their house to finish. I felt so bad having to "crash" their house with a "unplanned" party but we really had no other choice! The kids were so patient & happy just to be out of the freezing cold.

We did a Hannah Montana Party this year. Berkley & Ryann won for the "best dressed" Hannah party guests. By the end of the party it looked more like mullets gone bad, but they started out pretty dang cute. Better luck next year!

BERKLEY & RYANN

ROCK STAR

TWISTER ANYONE?

THE TWO BIRTHDAY GIRLS

Shake it baby....

Ella loves dancing to Rylee's new guitar. Check out her moves!

Rain, Rain, Go Away!!!

We have been having crappy weather for the last few weeks with rain almost everyday!

Rylee has been singing rain, rain, go away for almost 3 weeks now! It looks like it is finally going to let up, yeah!!! The girls love to play with their "Ella Bella" when it rains. (umbrella) I thought these pictures were so cute! These are from after the party when the storm finally calmed down a little bit.