First Day of Kindergarten

Alex had her first day of kindergarten yesterday. She was very excited to go and I was excited for her.

Ryan came home for lunch so that he could see her off too. She had no fear walking into her class, but I shouldn’t be surprised that is totally Alex, no fear of anything.

After school she was very happy. She told me that they played hide and go seek and learned about being nice and not being rude. Also not to talk when someone else is talking. I’m hoping that she will follow all those rules at home too. 

So far school is a hit and the first day was great. She is such a cute little kindergartner isn’t she?

Peek-a-Boo

Ryan has been teaching Hayden how to play peek-a-boo and it is so cute here is a short little video of them playing together.

Connors B-Day’s Fun

We just did the family thing last night for Connor. We got some pizza, which is his favorite, then opened a few gifts and had cake and ice cream. It was really low key, but a lot of fun.


I made him a train cake, which by all means was not great looking, but he sure liked it and that’s all I really cared about.

He got more “Cars” toys, a Mr. Potato Head, a Little People set, and some KID K'NEX from his grandma. Not only does he like what he got, but so does Alex and Hayden.

Happy Birthday Con-Man

I can’t believe our little man turns three today!

Connor is the sweetest little guy. He loves cars, letters, numbers, reading books, playing outside and playing with his big sister. Whenever he watches a cartoon he has to finds things around the house as props, whether it’s his Lighting McQueen cars when he watches Cars or magnetic letters when he watches Word World or video tapes when he watches Monsters Inc. (he likes to pretend that the video tapes are the doors). He’s got such a great imagination and he loves to learn.

Connor is also the most loving little boy he’s not much of a cuddler, but he’ll always come give you random hugs and kisses throughout the day even if he is in the middle of playing. Sometimes he will just run up to me for a hug and a kiss and then go right back to playing,

We love you Connor and hope you have a very happy birthday.

Aug. 19, 2006



One Years old

Two Years Old

Just the other day.

Our Sleeping Cuties

Every night before we go to bed we peek in and check on the kids and every time I come out of the room with the biggest smile.

What is it about sleeping kids that is so sweet?

We decided to take these pictures, one because they are just so darn cute and because this night both Connor and Alex were holding onto their little puppies so tight and of course we couldn’t leave Hayden out.

A Little Weekend Away

Well we just spent the weekend down in Utah. It had been over a month since we last saw my Mom, so it was really good to see her again. She was in good spirits and was so happy to see her grandkids.

On our way down we stopped in Salt Lake and saw my Dad, who was up from St. George, and my brother and his family. It was good to see everyone.

The kids love playing in my parents huge backyard so on Friday night we just relaxed, played with the kids and watched a few of the neighborhood fireworks for the July 24th Holiday. My parents have a wiffle ball set and Alex is quite the little slugger. Her Grandpa, who was an avid baseball player and coach, thinks she’s got quite an eye for a 5 year old. We’ll have to get her into tee ball.

On Saturday I took my mom out and did a little shopping, but she got tired pretty fast, so that didn’t last too long. When we got back Ryan and I did a few things around the house that mom needed help with and then we went to Costco and spent way too much money. Saturday night Alex had a little daddy daughter date with Ryan and we also lit off a few of our own fireworks, which all the kids absolutely love. It’s pretty hilarious to watch Connor jump up and down and go crazy every time Ryan would light one.

All in all it was a good weekend and it was great to see my mom again and I can’t wait to go back in August when Ryan is at Convention for work.

Up, Up, Up.

This is what Hayden has been up to lately. Each day he goes up another step.