Riley's 30th Bday 80's Party

It felt like we were at a school dance but it was fun dressing up and being goofy.

Polar Express Dec 2011

 Chester Bennington showing us the love

Super Fun Trip!  Dan's mom rented a Greyhound bus just for our family and we traveled to Montezuma Castle, the deer farm and Polar Express. We played in the snow and went back home the next day.

Halloween 2011

I know my kids are dang cute.

Bo's tonsil surgery Fall 2011

Before Surgery- poor little guys doesn't really understand what is about to happen and I could tell he was a bit scared.

     Dan and I didn't notice Bo's snoring and sleep apnea until our Rocky Point trip where he slept between us and kept us awake all night.  We learned that he had huge tonsils and that his shorter stature might be related to his sleep apnea. 
     We're really glad that we had the surgery done. Bo eats way better, no longer snores, is happier during the day and his growth hormone levels have increased as well.

Vegas Fall 2011

 Our trip to Vegas started out rocky when I got hit by that huge truck.  We were happy our car didn't have to be towed but we didn't exactly roll into vegas in style.

The Trip ended nicely though, taking home my big win from Black Jack!

We had a good time! Cirque Du Soleil, Magic Show, Buffets, Mother/daughter time

Girl Trip

2011 San Diego. 

Rocky Point 2011

Rocky Point!

Hawaii

Dan and I celebrated our 10 yr anniversary by taking a trip to Kauai. We had so much fun kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, and exploring. It was a nice break from kids/work. If I'm having a rough time at home, I'm just going to close my eyes and pretend I'm in Hawaii again swimming with a sea turtle or laying out on the beach.

Alex

This is what happens when little girls wrestle. The best part about the story is when we were in the hospital and the doctor had just left the room after showing me the x-rays of her broken wrist and Alex asked, "Is my arm broken" "yes, alex, you broke your wrist" Big sigh from Alex, "I'm so happy I broke my wrist"

Bo

Bo is one of my favorite people in the whole wide world. Bo loves to do tricks on his 4-wheeler, The only show he will watch on tv is monster jam, We have to to set up his b-ball hoop over his crib so he can play b-ball in bed, Last weekend we were camping and he (only 2) was riding the quad so fast and took a turn so sharp that we both flew off the quad, he jumped up and said over and over again with the biggest smile on his face, "i have to tell Dad I crash", when bo gets mad he says, "crap" which is really bad and he probably learned it from me but I can't help but laugh when he says it, Any time me or Dan leave the house or when we're putting Bo to bed, Bo says, "happy Birthday" and we have to say "Happy birthday" back. Instead of just saying, "i love you", he always says, "i love you too" even if you haven't told him so first. The other day, Bo accidently hurt Alex and he put his arm around her and told her over and over, "i love you too, alex"

Conference

This April I surprised Sydney with a trip to Utah for general conference. We had such a great time together that I hope taking each child to conference when they turn 8 will be a family tradition from here on out. Sydney and I shopped, toured the humanitarian center, watched the Joseph Smith movie, played in the snow, built a snowman, played games, put together puzzles and just enjoyed each other.