THANKSGIVING POINT/ JAKERS

Bill's work got some coupons for Thanksgiving Point so we decided to make a day of it as a family plus Bill's cousin Josh's family decided to come along too so the girls could play. They had several fun little Halloween activities going on while we were there too. We decided to start with the Museum and then headed over to the Farm area. Madi was so excited to ride the ponys. She talked about it non stop. It is so cute to watch how she interacts with the animals. It was a nice day with the family and nice on our wallets too since it only cost us 8 dollars total for the day. :)

Jakers is a small little pumpkin patch that I just found out about that is located in Springville. They have several fun little activities for the kids to do. They have a petting zoo, corn mazes, and a corn box. Then once you are done playing they have several pumpkins to chose from if you haven't already purchased other pumpkins. Everything is free except the pumpkins. My girls loved playing with Lexi, Becca's boyfriends daughter. They had plenty of energy for such a cold day. Poor Ava wasn't very thrilled but I did get a few cute pictures of her hanging out with the pumpkins. :)

Sweet 3 Month Old.

Well little Ava has reached the 3 month mark and I think she really has the cutest chunky cheeks ever!! She is starting to baby talk quite a bit and is smiling tons now. I can't wait until I hear her giggle for the first time. I am sure that will be coming soon. The girls are starting to interact with her a ton now. Her hair is so funny. It is always standing up in a mohawk no matter what because of her cowlicks. But I love her crazy hair I think it is so cute. :) She is growing up so quickly already.

3 ALREADY!!!

I can't believe that Kaylin is 3 already. Time really does fly by way too quickly. This year I threw her a Luau party. She is really into the color orange right now so their was a lot of it everywhere. This year was the first year I did actual lunch instead of just cake and ice cream. I thought it was a great success. Everyone was enjoying it. It was perfect weather too which made me happy since her party was outside. I am so happy that Kaylin is a part of my life. Somedays I want to beat her but I still love my little demon child. lol Now if only I could figure out how to get her potty trained. hmmm... Any ideas?

See she does smile. :)

Kaylin, Madi, Abby, and Anya. Hanging out with cousins.

Even her Auntie Jessica was enjoying the presents. lol

2 Months Old!!!

So crazy how time flies by. My little baby is now 2 months old. She had her first shots done on Mon. Poor thing of course was upset. It is so sad to sit there and have to help pin her down so the nurses can poke her in the legs and cause her pain. Makes me want to cry too. She only cried really for a few seconds though. So it wasn't too bad. I was actually surprised that she didn't cry even longer. She now weighs 10 lbs 2 oz. Such a big jump from starting out at 6 lbs 7oz. She is also 23 inchs long. The chart says she is in the 30 percent for weight and 74 percent for height. So she is a long skinny baby. :) So funny though how others react when they see your baby. I had a woman come up to me today while I was at Wal-mart and thought my baby looked big. I figure she can't be that big if she is only in the 30 percent range. Either way I am loving her chunky cheeks that are starting to form now. She is also starting to smile a lot. It is so cute and funny to watch her smile. My other girls love talking to her and making her smile too. I think it is cute that Kaylin is finally enjoying her baby sister too since it seems to her that making Ava smile is a fun game. lol

This was the best I could do on her smile at the time. She normally smiles much bigger. Such a stubborn little baby.

School has started again as most of you know. Madi's first day of Pre-shool was today, Tues. Aug 23rd. She was really excited to be attending Kathleen's at home Pre-school called Creative Learning. She was so happy to see her best friends Mckell and Mckinley once again. I am sure it will be a great experience for her once more and prepare her for Kindergarten next year. So crazy to think about. Poor Kaylin was the only one upset today while Madi got to stay and learn Kaylin had to come home with me. She cried but I hope school will motivate her in becoming potty trained. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Also the first Sunday of this month Aug 7th we were able to get Ava blessed. My dad happened to be the one who gave her the blessing. It was a very sweet blessing from him. I love my dad and am very grateful that he did this for me and Ava. Afterwards we had a nice little brunch at my house with my family and Bill's. I am so grateful for those who were able to make it. My sister Nickie was even able to squeeze in the time and see Ava get blessed since she had a crazy schedule of seeing 3 baby blessings that Sunday. CRAZY!! I feel truely blessed and I feel like the lord is watching over me and my family. :)

The only downer was I wasn't able to find her cute headband. Oh well.

I love my girls. :)

1 month old

Such a sweet half smile. :)

Madi's Dance Pictures.

Madi's new dance pictures from Lime Light Studio's. I think they turned out way cute. :) Enjoy.