The Good Kind of Busy...

Talking to a good friend the other day- I told her things were busy. She asked if it was the good or bad kind of busy. We are definitely enjoying the the good kind of busy right now! Maybe I will catch up on blogging when things slow down... But for now we are enjoying these last few weeks of summer busyness!

A few accomplishments... in May

Another better late than never post, but one that definitely needs to be posted!!! Kayden graduated from preschool (not that we were concerned he wouldn't... he is very smart, I guess we should be celebrating more that his preschool room and teacher survived a year of Kayden!)

Here he is with his amazing teacher, Mrs. Mortensen. We love her!

Mr. Cheese. I love his blue eyes and his dead tooth...

Another great accomplishment... Ryman's first piano recital! He has been taking lessons since February and is doing so great!! He loves it and we are again very lucky to have a wonderful teacher! I am so glad there are all these wonderful people out there willing to share their talents to benefit and teach others. They are amazing people!

Looking Pretty!!

Warning: the following pictures may not be considered all that "pretty"!

Here's a few pictures of what we've been up to lately...

The kids sneaking away my camera and taking pictures of themselves outside so they don't get caught. ( I think it's so funny that they don't think about me seeing the pictures on the camera later...)
One of the many faces we enjoy daily from Taybri!

Brylie lost her two front teeth after letting each one hang from a tiny string for days!! Funny how proud they are of something so silly looking!
Ryman took on a treadmill... He wasn't victorious!

And last but not least... Dean put on a 50 mile hike in 20 hours for the men and boys in our stake. It seemed like a good idea at the time...

Actually it turned out to be an amazing experience! And yes, that is a needle poking out of his foot, but it's o.k.! He's a doctor! :)

O.k... It was decided after everyone seeing my post that it wasn't fair not to have a "pretty" picture of me, so with lots and lots of searching, we found one. One of the many hairstyles Brylie likes to create for me!

Just Because...

Just Because she is so stinkin' cute!

My Little Munchkin!

I can hardly believe that my little toad turned 1!! Taybri's birthday was last Thursday, and although we told her Happy Birthday and granted her every wish and command ( oh wait- we do that EVERYDAY! ), Dean had a busy few days ahead of him. So, we waited until Sunday to do some cake eating! Dean ended up getting called out just as we were getting ready, but we held strong and waited for him to get back. Here a few pictures of Taybri in all her glory. I love this girl!
How she feels about getting her picture taken...

When we told her there was cake coming after pictures...

The first bite...
Hooray for cake!!

A few little things about Taybs...
She loves to 'kick back'. When she sits down, she doesn't just sit- she completely relaxes- puts her feet up and head back. Its awesome.
She is very tender hearted. If you speak too loud, bump into her, or do anything that might hurt her feelings- she turns on the waterworks and stares straight at you until you feel so bad you're crying too.
She is a smarty pants! Some of the things she does and picks up on amaze me!
She crawled at 5 months, walked at 10.
My labor with her was 1 hour and 40 minutes long. All I have to say is OUCH!

We can't imagine life without her! HAPPY BIRTHDAY little one!

Say Cheese!!!

My sister watched Taybri for me this weekend, so I put her in her 'special Aunt Erin' shirt. It says, "My Auntie is # 1". So, for fun she took pictures of the two of them... Here are the results! (She posted these on her blog, I stole the pictures and her interpretations.... )

Why is she doing this to me? Seriously! Why do you do this to me? Okay! Now I'm getting mad, just tell me where my mom is!

Only if you smile for the camera first!

She really does love her...

New tricks....

Taybri has kind of taken up the posts on this blog, but don't let that lead you into thinking that the entertainment of Kayden has died... So, just in case you've missed hearing about an adventure in the life of Kayden... This is for you!

What is he going to be/do when he grows up? And is this a talent I'm supposed to help him develop?....