BYU Football Memories

Ben and I love taking Kate and Dylan to BYU football games. Dylan is learning a lot about the game and Kate enjoys the cheerleaders, Cosmo, Cougarettes, CougarTails (maple bar donuts) and the Dippin' Dots!  Oh well, it creates fun memories. 

Cherishing Aly

This is a self portrait. Why, you ask? Because as I sit here rocking my sleeping baby I keep thinking I never want this to end and yet I know it must. Aly is 7 months tomorrow and I am sad it is going by so fast. She'll be crawling any day and I am sad that this baby stage is coming to a close. I love the next stage of walking and taking and her little personality emerging but right now I just want to freeze this moment. It's so real to me how fast it all goes-after all the house is quiet because Dylan and Kate are in school all day and Madi is at preschool. How did that happen? I remember thinking the days of Dylan as a challenging 3 year old would never end but now I sit with baby #4 thinking this could be the last. So when I saw my iPhone and thought maybe if I snap a picture it will help solidify this motherhood moment. Aly, I want you to know I love you and adore this time we get together. You have been pure joy to me since you arrived. I love you.

Our Funny Girl

Madi is happy 99% of the time. She dances and makes up words to songs she'd heard, such an "taco belly taco belly taco belly" instead of "talk about it talk about talk about it" and "hot n cold" and "Barbie world". It makes us laugh as she performs her songs with her hips shaking. The other funny thing about Madi is that she has a huge vocabulary but some sounds aren't exactly right. For example she says with all kinds of enthusiam "ahh, it's fundering and yightning" when it is storming outside. Her new one is "cwapping" which sounds super close to crapping but she thinks she's saying "clapping" as in "Look Mom, Aly's clapping!". Seriously, I adore this kid!!!

Bite his toe?

I love hanging out with a three year old! This is what she sang to me in the car today--"Eenie meenie miny moe, catch a tigger, bite his toe, if he hollaas let him go..." Apparently I've been wrong all these years. Now I know it is BITE HIS TOE? For some silly reason I always thought it was "by his toe." Good thing she set me straight!

Sweet sleeper

Aly still has trouble sleeping through the night and wakes 1-2 times
in the night screaming. Amazingly she rarely wakes her two big sisters
that share her room. After a tiresome night I found her sleeping so
peacefully this morning. It is funny how she always manages to end up
on her tummy. I love how she used her hand like pillow. Adorable!

"Look at me!"

Aly is so proud of herself as she learns to push herself up. Yea Aly!

Aly & Poppa

Poppa Roger and Aly are pals! Poppa adores Aly and Aly thinks he's pretty funny. I am grateful that Nana Sandy and Poppa Roger are so close and so involved with the kids. 

True to BYU!

Dylan shared his BYU hat with Aly and it was too cute to pass up. Ben and I took Dylan and Kate to the BYU v. U of WA game. It was a great time. Kate says she wants to go to BYU and be a courgarette. Watch out boys!

Coasters & Slides

We spent the kids first day off of school at the alpine slides and coaster. It was a fun day. Madi didn't want in this picture but her favorite part was the coaster. Dylan and Kate loved bungee jumping on the trampoline.

First Day of School

This was Kate's first day of all-day school (First Grade) and Dylan's first day of 4th grade. Aren't they so adorable! I love you both so much. ~Mom

Last day of summer fun

While the neighbor kids went back to school we enjoyed a quiet day of mini golf, bumper boats, go carts, roller coaster rides and arcade games! They soaked each other on the bumper boats! We loved having Spencer and Caleb with us too. Now it's time to head back to school.

Dylan wanted to let his hair grow this summer and I thought that'd be fun too but now it's time to go back to school and time for the long locks to go.

And they're off!

Dylan was thrilled to get his braces off before going back to school. He'll need "phase 2" in a few years but they are looking great so far!

Chillin' in the tub.

Chillin' in the tub.

Miss Madi

Most of the summer Madi's hair was in pigtails so when I saw how adorable she looked with her hair curled under I just needed to snap a picture. What a cutie!

BYU camp

Dylan and his friend, Caleb, had a great time at all-sport camp. They had to be there by 8am. Dylan was up and ready each day with tons of enthusiam. What a fun week they had!

There is nothing sweeter...

Nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby.

Cute, clean baby

Aly loves her bathtime. She especially loves seeing herself in the mirror. What a sweetie she is!

Dylan's new room

Dylan's room was a mismash of furniture so we decided it was time to do something fun for him. We worked on it late one night when he was sleeping over at Nana and Poppa's. He loves it.

Best friends!

These two are soul sisters! They totally "get" each other. We love having Halle over to play. They have none-stop fun when they are together.