Olson Family

Simply Perfect

2011-03-17T19:59:00.000-07:00

INTRODUCING
Sydney Reed Olson
6 lbs 13 oz 19 1/2 in.
March 9, 2011
6:42 a.m.

On March 9th at 6:42 a.m. our much anticipated sister finally arrived. She is absolutely perfect and is already such a blessing to our family. She is gorgeous and her big sisters can't get enough of her. She is held 24/7. All the worry that came along with finding out I was pregnant with this unplanned little girl went right out the window when I saw her. I was instantly in LOVE. She has been the perfect little girl. We all adore her.

SURPRISE!!!

2010-10-28T22:19:00.000-07:00

We are so excited to be adding another perfect and healthy little girl to our family. The girls could not be more excited and throw ideas out for names daily. Right now, if the girls get what they want, her name will be Natalie, Katelyn, or Ashley. I hope they are not heartbroken when we go a different direction with the name.

It's official

2010-08-30T17:15:00.000-07:00

We have seen/heard the heartbeat of a VERY UNPLANNED baby #3. We feel very blessed to be given the chance to be parents to another perfect little spirit. The girls are so so excited and love to "PET" my stomach and give ideas for baby names.

Looking at the positive

2010-08-30T17:03:00.000-07:00

"We don't have to be fast... we simply have to be steady and move in the right direction. We have to do the best we can, one step after another. The only thing you need to worry about is striving to be the best you can be. and how do you do that? You keep your eye on the goals that matter most in life, and you move towards them step by step. That is easy enough. We don't have to be perfect today. We don't have to be better than someone else. All we have to do is be the very best we can."
-Joseph B. Wirthin

I came acrossed this and loved it. It is such a good reminder. Tyler and I have faced a lot of trials in our life. Luckly we have always gotten through them. Not always with the best attitude, but they have gotten us to the place we are in our lives now. Moving to St. George has been the hardest move but the BEST move for our family. Tyler going back to school has been difficult on us, but we know in a few years when he is finished all of the sacrifices we have made will all be worth it.
Everynight I lay in bed and try and fall asleep. BUT, that is when I start thinking. Thinking about the bills that are due, about how mean I was to the girls during the day, and all of the things I wish I could do better for my family and I.
After reading that quote, I quickly reminded myself how extremely blessed I am. I have the best husband, who works hard for us, the two most beautiful daughters who share an abundance of hugs and kisses with me daily, and I have a roof over my head. Among so many other things. I am so lucky. I will refer back to this quote often to remind myself to look at the positive.

Our DADDY

2010-06-25T17:31:00.000-07:00

I am so lucky to be married to the man I am married to. When I married him, I ofcourse knew what a great man he was, but I notice it more now that we have kids. He is the best daddy to our little girls. He is so patient with them. He gives up a lot to be with them.
We love him so much.
I am also very lucky to have a great step-dad, who has always been a DAD to me and a wonderful father-in-law. They both do so much for out little family.
My step-mom and 2 sisters spent the weekend with us. It was so much fun. Sunday night we had a bbq, which my husband has pretty much mastered and talked a lot about my dad. He passed away almost 8 years ago. Not a day goes by that I don't think about him. I miss him so much. Stories were shared and tears were shed at that dinner table. We will always remember what a great father he was. I can not wait for the day that I am with him again.

Bink Bonk, I've missed you.

2010-06-10T23:13:00.000-07:00

We FINALLY got rid of the "bink Bonk",(aka.pacifier) last fall. I had to keep a few, just for memory sake. When you said ADI, you instanly thought Bink Bonk.
The other afternoon, my sweet Adi Anne was being awfully quiet, so I headed upstairs to find her fast asleep on my bed. That stinker found a BINK BONK. She did not hesitate to put it in her mouth and fall asleep on my bed. I quickly removed it from her mouth after taking a picture ofcourse.
When she woke up I asked her about it. With a big smile on her face she said, "I found my bink bonk mommy, I missed it."

Team Olson

2010-06-02T20:22:00.000-07:00

My girls make me proud EVERYDAY. I just love them so much. Today my 5 year old reminded of something very important, Our little family is a TEAM no matter what. We stick together.
Today, Adison was teasing Avery by pinching and flicking her. Anybody surprised? Anyways, in a very serious voice, Avery said, "Adison, you have to be nice to me, I love you. We are sisters and have to be a team." I melted and I may have teared up a little. That was the sweetest kindest thing I have ever heard her say, and she says some pretty sweet things. I love them so much.

My poor broken baby

2010-06-02T20:12:00.000-07:00

Last week the girls and I spent the week up in Spanish Fork. I am surprised that Adison still agrees to go. She is very accident prone while there. On Monday, Kristen and I were in the house and the kids were outside playing. All was fine until we heard a very scary scream. Adison came running in screaming and could not even talk while showing me here hand. It looked scraped really bad and Avery finally came in to tell me that she had turned the treadmill on while Adison hand was under it. Avery felt very bad. It burned the top of her hand and the inside of her pinky finger. It was so sad. It was bad enough, that I had to take her into the doctors. They had to give her some medication called Versed. It made her act "drunk". They gave her that so that she would not remember the trauma she had to go through. They had to scrub all of the burned skin off of her hand. She did great.

Then Sunday night she was coming down the steps and fell face first. Her top teeth went through her upper lip and her nose was bruised. We thought we were going to have to take her in again to get a few stitches. Luckily it closed up pretty quickly. She had the biggest fat lip. 3 days later and it is still swollen. As we were assessing the "damage" I had to leave the room. I was crying so hard. I just felt terrible for her. She is doing well now. Just so everyone knows, don't be surprised to see Adison wrapped in bubble wrap next time we head to Spanish Fork.

Counting down the days

2010-06-02T20:10:00.001-07:00

Until we see these to beautiful kiddos. We are so excited and can hardly stand it.

My HOPES and DREAMS (for today anyways)

2010-05-12T08:49:00.000-07:00

I know this is asking a lot for a stay at home mom of 2 little active girls, but here is my list.

- To use the bathroom without someone knocking on the door within 2 seconds of the door closing, or whipping open the door for that matter.

- Take a shower with the door closed.

- Take a shower that last longer than 5 min.

- Have the whole house cleaned at the sametime. Not just ONE room.

- The girls to make their beds WITHOUT being asked.

- I would love to NOT hear the words "I AM HUNGRY", "SHE HIT ME", "SHE LOOKED AT ME" or "SHE IS IN MY ROOM." (The list could go on and on.)

- I would really enjoy it if 20 neighbor kids were not in my house all at the same time.

- For them to listen the first time they are asked.

- For them just to put on the clothes I have layed out for them.

My days are usually great with my girls. So far today would be the exception. It could be because I am on night 2 of ZERO sleep. I am exhausted. I really do have 2 great little girls. I love being their mom and feel so so lucky to beable to be home with them everyday. My reason for this post you ask? Today I was woken up by Adison yelling "MOMMY, MOMMY, MOMMY, wipe my bum NOW!!!!" I should feel lucky that she is potty trained and woke herself up to use the bathroom, RIGHT!!! I hope everyone has a great day, and please tell me I am not the only one who has ever had a day like this!!!

So Lucky!!!

2010-05-08T21:51:00.000-07:00

I am so lucky to be a mom to these two wonderful, beautiful, funny, perfect little girls. Several times a day I will whisper to them,"I LOVE YOU THE MOST." I hope they always remember that. I love them each so much for who they are.

Splash Pad

2010-05-06T21:25:00.000-07:00

We made our first of many trips to the splash pad this week. We went with Janille, Madi, and Maleea. We had a fun picnic and played in the water on a hot day. It was lots of fun. We LOVE spending time with our cousins.

Congrats Avery Lynne

2010-04-29T10:49:00.000-07:00

My baby graduated from Dixie State College preschool yesterday. I am such a proud mom. It is kind of sad to see your baby growing up though. Here is a few pictures with more to come.

So Proud

2010-04-21T20:37:00.000-07:00

Tyler has always wanted to be a part of a sports radio show. He has been studying away in school and recently started a internship for a local ESPN radio show. HE LOVES IT, and we LOVE listening to him. The girls were so proud of their daddy, they even came in the house to listen to him. I was in the kitchen making dinner and walked in to find the girls on their tummy listening to their daddy. They had the biggest smiles on their faces. They even got to hear their uncle Mike, which was pretty cool to them too.
Great job honey, we love you so much.

Poor DEPRIVED kiddos!!

2010-04-18T21:36:00.000-07:00

I CAN"T STAND THE ICECREAM TRUCK/MAN, and I am sure you will all hear me say that for the rest of the summer. He comes around WAY TOO OFTEN!!! As soon as my girls hear it coming they run for the door. If we hear it first, the windows are quickly closed and the TV is turned up in hopes that they don't hear it. We have even gone as far as calling my brother and sister in-law who live across the street to warn them that the truck is in the area and vice vera. My girls have to earn icecream money throughout the week, which equals to be about 1 visit to the icecream truck a week. They still whine and scream for icecream each and everytime they hear it, but I am a MEAN MOM and say ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
Well, the below picture is for grandma Olson. Here are 3 of her grandaughters, Avery, Adison and Maleea feeling VERY deprived, sitting on the curb watching all of the other kids getting their DAILY fix of icecream.
(the reason I say this is for grandma Olson, is because she called to yell at me for my last post. So updating I will do.)

Boring Boring BLOG BLOG BLOG!!!

2010-04-15T22:57:00.001-07:00

I am in a blogging SLUMP and have no desire to find my way out of it. Sorry to any faithful followers out there. I am great, Tyler is great and my girls are absolutely wonderful. Keeping me busy everyday and still saying the funniest things. Hope everyone else out there is doing great aswell.

Disney on Ice

2010-04-05T09:41:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun at Disney on Ice. We went with Tylers whole family. The weather was terrible, but we had so much fun. The girls LOVED it. I had to keep Adisons ears covered the whole time though. The CARS were very loud and made her nervous. We love spending time with family.

The BEST hotel

2010-04-04T22:16:00.000-07:00

We recently stayed in a hotel, which Avery considered to be the BEST hotel. I am sure it is the BEST because she got to swim with her cousins. They had so much fun. The pictures are proof of that. (thanks for the pictures Janille.)

FINALLY HOME

2010-04-04T22:01:00.000-07:00

My cute sister in law just returned home from serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She served for 18 mos. in the Sacramento, California mission. We missed her so much and are so glad she is finally home. We want her to know how proud we are of her and what an example she is to all of us. Especially my girls. They look up to her so much. We love you Amy.

Picking my battles, with the one who battles BEST!

2010-03-20T08:15:00.000-07:00

Lately, wherever we go, both girls have to take a baby with them. FINE, I tell them, but it is your responsibility. Yesterday we went to Target and Avery walked out of the house with a baby in her baby backpack, a baby in the STROLLER, 2 diaper bags and her purse. ABSOLUTELY NOT, I quickly yelled from the car, "it all goes back in the house." A fit was thrown, ofcourse, a very dramatic fit, might I add. After realizing the neighbors did not want to hear my 5 year old yell from the top of her lungs, I gave in and said, "It all stays in the car, only 1 baby is allowed in the store." A pouty OK, was said, and we were off to the store, AFTER all the babies were buckeled up in the very back. Avery even tried to make Adi give up her carseat for one of the babies. We pulled into Target and the whinny begging instantly began, which slowly turned into another screaming fit, as I said NO, to all of her baby items. Too bad for her I am not the nicest mom and quickly threatened to take her right home to sit in her room, which in turn she would not get a new bathing suit. Adison did not help by quietly saying,"Not me huh mommy, I am being good." and in her sassy little voice Adison turned to Avery and said, "I'm being gooooooood, I get a neeeewwwww baaaathing suit."
I finally gave in a little and we ended up in the store with Adison carring a baby in a blanket, and Avery with a baby in the baby backpack, a baby wrapped in a blanket, 2 diaper bags, and her purse. Again I said, It is all your responsibility, if it gets lost, IT GETS LOST!!!! It all ended up in the front of the cart except for the baby in the backpack. I had 2 babies wrapped in blankets. I got a lot of wierd looks, and everyone thought Ave looked so cute with her little backpack.
On the way into the store, I said, "Avery HURRY UP", as she lagged behind. Her response, "Mommy, I am stepping on every crack, so I break your back, since you didn't let me bring the stroller in." Such a sweet little girl, I am hoping she doesn't quite understand what that means.

Here Kitty Kitty

2010-03-07T17:51:00.000-08:00

I always keep my house clean, but yesterday I SCRUBBED my kitchen, including the floor. I scrubbed that floor by hand. My kitchen was so clean that I just kept walking in there to look at it. I didn't even want the girls to eat lunch in there. Am I the only one who has those days?
Anyways, I walked in the kitchen to find Adison drinking water and eating crackers and oranges on my clean clean floor. Avery had convinced her that she was her kitty. I kepy hearing "Here kitty kitty, come get your food." I had no idea it was real food. Atleas the floor was clean for her to eat off of. Now it is not spick and span like I LOVE IT!!! Ohwell, It couldn't last forever.

Problem solved

2010-03-07T16:53:00.000-08:00

One of my pet peeves is long dirty fingernails on my kids. I trim their finger and toenails on a regular basis. The past few monthes, Adison has refused to let me anywhere near her toes. Her nails were getting quite long and it was DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!! I finally started clipping her toenails while she was sleeping, a few at a time, until she started stirring. Well, she has decided taking matters into her own hands or should I say feet!!! Take a look at the below picture. I find her like this several times a day. You may say GROSS, I say PROBLEM SOLVED. Another battle ended.

Gross I know!!!!

2010-03-03T08:59:00.001-08:00

I KNOW that my kids know the rules about putting things up their noses, and it has never really been a problem. Monday night I had to run an errand and decided to take Adison with me, with the hope that she would fall asleep in the car for the night. No such luck, since my trip was cut short due to the fact that Adison shoved a piece of toilet paper up her nose. I could hear her talking funny and sniffing a lot. She finally told me what she had done. Trying not to laugh, I said "Are you kidding me Adison, why would you do that?" Her response "Daddy does." (Long story)
I went right home, looked up her nose, and could see it. It looked really small. I was not worried about it, but it was bothering her, so I spent 45 min. trying to get her to blow this little piece of tissue out of her nose. I even had her take a big sniff of pepper in hopes she would sneeze. NO LUCK, she just said "MMM that smells good mom." FINALLY after 45 min. she blew her nose and out flew this little wad of tissue, much bigger than what I thought. It was a relief to have it out of her nose. I hope she learned her lesson, but who knows. Atleast now she knows how to blow her nose real hard if she pulls this stunt again.

Jazz game

2010-03-01T21:34:00.000-08:00

On February 10, we went to the Jazz vs. Lakers game. It was so much fun, with GREAT seats. I had such a fun time spending the evening with Tyler. I am not going to lie, I was so excited to see Kobe Bryant, and was very disappointed when he didn't play. I did get to see Lamar Odom though. I don't think Tyler would have taken me to the game if he had known I was more excited about the Lakers than the Jazz. It was a great night. We were able to ride to the game with Mike, Janille, Kevin, and Kristen. It was so much fun, and I hope we are able to do it again.

Great Grandpa and Grandma Olson

2010-03-01T21:23:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago, we headed up to Spanish Fork. Tylers grandparents asked us to meet them on our way up for dinner. They have been wanting to take our girls to this resturant that was full of trains. It was so much fun. There wasn't just a small train that went around the resturant. They were amazing. My girls were loving it. Here are a few pictures of our fun night with grandma and grandpa. They are such fun grandparents, we wish we were able to see them more often.

A few weeks ago, we headed up to Spanish Fork. Tylers grandparents asked us to meet them on our way up for dinner. They have been wanting to take our girls to this resturant that was full of trains. It was so much fun. There wasn't just a small train that went around the resturant. They were amazing. My girls were loving it. Here are a few pictures of our fun night with grandma and grandpa.

Adisons TINKERBELL birthday party!!

2010-03-01T21:13:00.000-08:00

I LOVE THIS LITTLE GIRL!!! She turned 3 the end of January and for monthes all she could talk about was a Tinkerbell birthday, so that is what she got. We headed up to Spanish Fork for her birthday. She was so spoiled. She got lots of presents, including a table and chairs from her mommy and daddy. She was so proud that day. She had so much fun playing with everybody.

My short lived EXCITEMENT!!!

2010-02-28T21:48:00.000-08:00

The topic of having ANOTHER BABY is very comical. Tyler wants nothing to do with talking about it. I often bring the topic up just to get him going. We both want another baby, but know that it is not quite the right time yet, even though I am so ready. Come on, I am not getting any younger, and my baby is 3.
Well, I got very excited in church today, when Tyler leaned over and said, "We can have another baby." I was shocked. A few seconds later he leaned over and said "We can have another baby, but the deal is, whatever the babies weight is, I get that size TV. So if the baby is 8 lbs. O oz, I get and 80 in. TV."
Now you can see why my excitement was short lived. Good thing our last baby was only 5 lbs. 15 oz. That is still a pretty big TV.

Meeting a legend

2010-02-11T16:57:00.000-08:00

Tyler LOVES all of the fighting shows. Whatever they are called. They are gross to me. Anyways, last night we went to the JAZZ/LAKERS game. It was so much fun, and thanks to my brother in law, we had great seats. More pictures of the game to come.
Last night Tylers favorite fighter was at the game. MATT HUGHES. Ty was lucky enough to have his picture taken with him. It was the best part of the night for him. He loved the game too, but the JAZZ unfortunately lost.

Another year older

2010-02-01T08:07:00.000-08:00

Our beautiful baby girl turned 3 on Saturday. Adison is such a sweet little girl. She is still such a baby to me, and will quickly remind me that she is NOT A BABY, I'M A BIG GIRL!!!!! She is such a good little sister and likes nothing more than playing with her big sister. She does everything Avery does. She is such a easy little girl and such a blessing to our family. Here is some info on our PRINCESS.

Nicknames:
-ADI-tude
-peanut
-peanutbutter (and her reply is "and JELLY"

Some fun info:
-she weighes 24 lbs.
-she still wears 18-24 mos clothes, but is getting closer to a 2T.
-she LOVES her babies
-Playing with her sister
-Dora and Tinkerbell
-KID shows
-coloring
-riding her bike
-making cookies with mom
-she can count to 10
-she can say her ABC's

Happy Birthday BIG girl. We love you more than anything.

New Years Eve

2010-01-31T22:51:00.000-08:00

New Years Eve was so much fun. It was spent with Tylers parents, Tylers brother and his family and Tylers sister and her family. The first picture, which should have been the last, shows a very tuckered out Adison. Here are the highlights of our night.
-dinner with the family
-making masks with the kids
-playing the Wii
-celebrating by dropping balloons
-The "BALL" dropped for our party at 10:30 p.m.
I must be getting old, because by 10 p.m. I was so ready for bed.
It was a great night.

Celebrating Christmas AFTER Christmas

2010-01-31T22:41:00.000-08:00

A few days after Christmas, my step-mom and sisters came to St. George to celebrate Christmas with us. Lucky for us, this year my Grandma Mohr was in town, so we were able to visit with her also. We loved having them here. My girls love having an aunt to is only 10 years old. Cassidy plays so well with them. She even baby sat for about and hour. We did some shopping and just visited. We had so much fun and it was hard to see them leave.
We are excited to have my sister Danielle move down here this summer. She will be attending Dixie state this fall. I can't believe she is old enough for college. It makes me feel so old.

Christmas Day

2010-01-31T22:13:00.000-08:00

What a great great Christmas we had. I don't know what I was thinking, but the pictures I have on this post, are the only pictures I took on christmas day. I am so sad, but we did get lots of video. Santa came, and our girls were so spoiled, as usual. At 7:30 a.m., I finally gave in and LET Tyler wake them up. Avery was so excited and Adison was very annoyed that she was woken up. They headed down stairs and Avery was taking it all in. Adison stood there and pouted. It took her sometime to warm up to everything. Notice the picture of Avery alone. We spent sometime opening presents, and since we had nowhere to go, we took out time.
After presents, we made breakfast sandwiches. They were so good. I then attemped to make homemade cinnamon rolls, a tradition in my family, but it was a BUST!! They got too big while rising, and once in the oven GREW over the edge of the pan. They started a little fire in the oven, setting off the fire alarm. Avery was so scared she didn't know what to do. We hung out all day and played.
Tylers parents came down that afternoon and surprised us by bringing Tylers grandparents. We were all excited. We then headed over to Tylers brothers house for dinner. We had soup and sandwiches. The best part of the day was talking to Tylers sister Amy, who is serving a Mission in Sacramento California.
It was such a wonderful day.
Here is a list of some of the things we recieved for Christmas:

AVERY
-Pink scooter
-Liv dolls
-Legos
-Nike sweatsuit
-Glo doodle
-Make-up
-Barbie styling head
-Tennis racket and tennis balls
-Purse
-watch and sunglasses
-play food for kitchen
-quilt

ADISON
-Bike
-babydoll
-stroller
-ants in my pants
-clothes
-art set
-purse
-watch and sunglasses
-train set
-pots and pans for their kitchen
-play doh set
-movies (together)
-make-up
-quilt

Tyler and I got some fun things. Tyler got some clothes, a sandwich maker, and a remote control truck, to play with with the girls. I got clothes, watch band, and a CRICUT machine. (I was so excited.) I also got a cookbook I wanted. Together we got a new VACUUM, which I LOVE and some money.

Christmas Eve

2010-01-31T21:57:00.000-08:00

We had such a fun Christmas Eve. A little different this year. We are used to big family parties. We decided to stay home in St. George this year. We missed the big parties and visiting with family, but we had a great time on our own. I can't really say we were on our own, we spent it with Tylers brother and his family. We had dinner at our house and then went to the St. George temple to see the Nativity and lights. We quickly came home, due to excited kids. We opened our Chritmas pajamas from my parents and then read a story that Grandma and Grandpa Olson had given the girls. We talked about the TRUE meaning of Christmas before we put out milk and cookies and the Reindeer food. We also had to put glitter on the ground so the reindeer could spot our house. We had a great night and the girls went to sleep very quickly.

Such a great BIG SISTER!!

2010-01-29T22:29:00.000-08:00

I need to first off, apologize to my mom. I have been promising her for a week that the rest of christmas would be posted. So sorry mom, soon, I promise. Keep checking back.

The other day we were outside playing. Avery was counting the BIG trucks going by. (Our front door faces the freeway.) She then started pumping her arm up and down trying her hardest to get the BIG trucks to honk their horns at her. Her sister ran over and Avery started teaching Adi how to do it. It was the cutest thing. They didn't have any luck with the trucks, but a few cars honked at my pretty girls.

Lots of updates and pictures

2010-01-18T23:19:00.000-08:00

I am finally updating out busy month of December. It was a fun fun busy month. Scroll down because there are lots of post. Pictures of Christmas day will soon come.

The long awaited Christmas package

2010-01-18T23:08:00.000-08:00

My parents sent a Christmas package, and the girls knew it was coming. They asked everyday if today was the day it would arrive. When that delivery truck pulled up, my girls were jumping with excitement. I have to admit, I was just as excited. My parents sent them things that they could use before Christmas. Christmas movies, coloring books, candy cane lip gloss, ect. Every year my mom, aunts, grandma and a few cousins get together for cookie day. They all make a different cookie and divide them. I miss that tradition. Talking, hot chocolate, Christmas music, and baking. I get homesick, just writing about it. Well, I was excited to find 7 Christmas tins with different kinds of cookies in them. (great, now I am crying as I type.) They all sent me yummy cookies. My mom even sent snickerdoodles because she knows they are my favorite. We were so excited to get the package in the mail. They also go packages from Great grandma and grandpa Kaiser and Great grandma and grandpa Thomas. They got lots of mail the month of December. I think they are having mail withdrawls.

A visit with SANTA

2010-01-18T22:57:00.000-08:00

We took the girls to the mall to see Santa. Adi was not thrilled, and would not let us put her down from the second we got out of the car. She wanted nothing to do with him, but Avery went willingly as long as we were close. She did ask why he smelled like smoke. Whoops santa!! I think Santa should give up a habit if he is going to be around kids. JUST MY OPINION!!!
Averys favorite christmas song was I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, and was waiting for me to kiss him. So funny. Sorry Ave, remember he was stinky????

My Helper

2010-01-18T22:51:00.000-08:00

Avery and I made Christmas cookies one afternoon. I took them out of the oven and walked out of the room for a few minutes. I hear some noises coming from the kitchen and saw Avery finishing the cookies. She put the wax paper on the counter and was using the spatula to get them off the pan. Usually I would stop her because the pan is hot, but she was doing such a good job and was being so careful. She was so proud of herself. I love this little girl so much. Yes, she is wearing shorts and a t-shirt. That is all she wears while in the house. She is not a cold weather girl.

Gingerbread houses

2010-01-18T22:44:00.000-08:00

It is an Olson tradition to make gingerbread houses every Christmas. It is a fun tradition, and I am so happy that it is being carried on for my girls to enjoy. Jeff and Sharon came to St. George for a visit, and brought all the nessisary items to make the houses. We had so much fun. My girls spent more time eating the treats than they did decorating the house. You can see the chocolate on Averys face in the Rudolph pictures. Avery could not wait to eat the treats off the house and would ask everyday, but the rule was, NOT UNTIL AFTER christmas. That was hard for her, but she stayed strong. You better believe the day after Christmas she started sneaking treats.

Rudolph???

2010-01-18T22:39:00.000-08:00

Aren't these four little Reindeer the cutest?

The Nativity

2010-01-18T22:34:00.000-08:00

My girls LOVED the Nativity. They would ask a few times a week if we could go see it. My answer was always YES. I was happy that they were so interested in the True Meaning of Christmas. (Don't you Love the picture of them with the Palm Tree in the background?) Christmas was different this year. We didn't have snow.

O Christmas Tree

2010-01-18T22:24:00.000-08:00

The girls had so much fun decorating the Christmas tree this year. Avery insisted on wearing her dress-up dress to decorate in. We have a MEMORY TREE, and yes Tyler makes fun of me all season about our memory tree, but I love it. All of our ornaments have meaning behind them. Tyler even had some from when he was little and HE LOVED IT. The girls had so much fun looking through all of the ornaments. The tree was great until about 11:30 p.m. that night when it FELL OVER. It took almost 2 hours too fix it. Funny now, but not so funny at 1:30 a.m. when it was finally fixed. And did I mention our tree died a week later? It stayed green, but if we touched it every needle would fall. Incase you were wondering, yes we were concerned about fire danger, but we made it.

Best Buds!!

2010-01-18T22:15:00.000-08:00

My girls are so fun. They have really become bestfriends over the past year. They play all day long, with the occasional argument, but are very protective of each other. If Avery is getting in trouble, Adi will yell, "You be nice to my sister." A few weeks ago they were watching a movie before bed and when I went up to put them to bed, they had already fallen asleep together. It was so sweet.

I walked into Averys room and found them both in Averys bed reading books together. I felt bad when I automaticallly thought they were being naughty because it was so quiet.

Just Laugh

2010-01-13T22:16:00.000-08:00

Sometimes all you can do is laugh at certain situations, especially when you child has no clue they have done or said something wrong. Tonight Avery and I had a little chat about SLAVES. Yes, SLAVES!!!!
I was in the kitchen making dinner, and apparently Avery wanted her basketball from upstairs. Instead of walking up to her room to get it, she said "Adison, go get my basketball." It was said VERY BOSSY and not a please was added anywhere in the sentence. I quickly said, "No Avery, Adison is not your slave, you can go upstairs and get your basketball." She then said, "Well then who is my slave?" Which I quickly said,"NOBODY is your slave Avery." She then said,"Wouldn't life be so much easier if we had slaves?"
We had a long conversation, in which I tried to explain slavery, which I would hope she got the point, but after some incidents today, I have a feeling that our whole conversation went in one ear and out the other.

Why is he different?

2009-12-12T10:46:00.000-08:00

Last night we took the girls to see SANTA, pictures to come. Avery did great and told him she wanted a Glo-doodle and Chef Barbie. I sure hope she gets this Chef-Barbie thing out of her head soon, Santa has other ideas. Adi wouldn't go near him and had to be held the moment we stepped out of the car. He was a good Santa, but apparently he was a smoking Santa. I didn't get close enough to notice that, but Ty and Avery sure noticed.
Anyways, last night I was trying to put Avery to sleep. After an hour she was still wide awake, and I was a very frustrated MOMMY!! As we laid there, she finally spit out the question that had kept her mind going and thus keeping her awake. "Mommy, why was that Santas beard not curly and white and long like the one I saw on Satruday?" She had been thinking and thinking about that the whole time she was laying in bed. I explained to her that Santa has helpers everywhere so they can see all of the kids, blah, blah, blah!!!! Obviously, not a good enough answer, because she said, "I understand that he has helpers, but shouldn't Santa make sure they all dress alike and have the same COLORED beard, so kids don't get confused." Explain that one. I told her go to sleep and we would talk about it in the morning. I am still thinking of the answer to that question, and she has forgotten for the moment.

Finally Fall

2009-12-08T21:22:00.000-08:00

My girls have been waiting and waiting for this day to come. To play in the leaves. They finally got their day in DECEMBER. Things are a little different down here in sunny St. George. Last Friday, Avery and Adison got to play with their cousins Madi and Maleea all day. They were getting a little stir crazy in the house, so we headed to the park. Lucky for us, the leaves were falling like crazy. These 4 little girls worked so hard to build their pile as high as they could. They ran all over the park and would run back with arm fulls of leaves.They were very worried about their pile, because a "MEAN MOM" (as they called her, and I agreed) let her kids knock there pile over, so I stood gaurd over the pile so that no big kids would knock it down. There were some older kids working on their pile and they were so cute to help my girls make their pile bigger and bigger. They had such a fun time. Their little faces were just lit up the whole time. I had such a fun time watching the 4 of them. It was actually really cold, and Adi had had enough, so I pulled the car right up to the older girls and Adi and I watched them. We came home and had yummy hot chocolate. (I have to remind myself to buy a bag of marshmallows.) We are so lucky to have such fun cousins that live so close.

Thanksgiving and LIGHT PARADE!!!

2009-12-01T13:09:00.001-08:00

We had a fun Thanksgiving this year. We headed up to Spanish Fork on Thanksgiving morning. We got there just in time for a yummy dinner. We had Thanksgiving at Tylers parents and my step-mom and 2 sisters were there and so were Tylers brother Mike and his family. It was a fun day.
Friday night we took the girls to the Light Parade. The girls loved it. I was not feeling good so I headed home and Tyler went to the BYU basketball game. So luckily they had grandma Olson, Grandma Kaiser, aunt Danielle and aunt Cassidy there to have fun with them.(Grandma Kaiser didn't send pictures of herself, shame on you.) They had fun, but look at Adison, they were cold.
Saturday I got some shopping done, then headed to the INTENSE BYU vs. UTAH game. It was a lot of fun, and BYU ended the RIVALRY WAR this year by beating UTAH in overtime 26-23.
It was a great weekend, spent with great family. Now on to Christmas. We are so excited.

Dear Target!!!

2009-11-21T16:36:00.000-08:00

You used to be my favorite store. That is until today, when you completly annoyed me. It definately is the most WONDERFUL TIME of THE YEAR!!! I walked into Target, and it is so festive. Christmas stuff everywhere. I LOVE IT. They have the cutest Christmas dresses. Now I just have to decide what one to get my girls. Well, today I headed to Target real quick to get Adi some much needed black church shoes. They had the cutest ones last week when I was there. I headed to the shoe isle. Keep in mind it is only November, not even Thanksgiving. All fall and winter shoes were gone. All the shelves were full of sandles and white EASTER shoes. I was so annoyed, that I put everything else back that I had planned on buying, and left the store. Thanksgiving has already been pushed aside, and now I guess they plan on pushing winter and Christmas out of the way also. I don't know why I was so annoyed by it, but my blood was boiling. It completely took the FESTIVE look right out of the store.
I am hoping that I will find some cute ones next weekend when we head North.

Winter Wonderland

2009-11-15T22:23:00.000-08:00

We picked the perfect weekend to head North. For a few hours on saturday it just snowed and snowed and snowed. Just look at my girls faces, I absolutly loved watching them play. They were in heaven, until their hands got too cold, then it was down hill quickly. They had a blast in the first real snow storm of the season. I LOVED IT!!! (and will miss it once I head back to sunny St. George.)Mike and Janille, isn't it pretty????????

3-2-1- BLAST OFF!!!

2009-11-15T22:06:00.000-08:00

In order to get a REAL ASTRONAUT suit, you must have the coolest grandpa in the world. Lucky for my girls, they do. Avery has wanted to be an Astronaut since she was a year old. She LOVES space and everything to do with it. She has to watch the Space shuttles launce off, she reads her space book quite often, and can point out constelations in the sky. This is something that her grandpa Olson also enjoys, so they spend alot of time talking about space. We have even made our own space shuttle to launch off, hopefully soon. She was very surprised this weekend when grandpa pulled out the best thing ever. A real astronaut suit, with the real patches and everything. It is the cutest thing, and Avery did not want to take it off. She played space the whole time she had it on. She even corrected me on some PLANET FACTS, when I tried to play with her. When I asked her if she still wanted to be a astronaut when she grew up, she said, "yes, but I am not going too, you will miss me too much." She is so sweet. It was a little big on Adi, but so so cute. She was a little unsure of being in the suit, so she did not pose well for pictures.

Make-overs!!!

2009-11-15T21:55:00.000-08:00

My little sister Cassidy is only 10, so ofcourse my girls think she is the COOLEST person alive, not to mention she has all the cool toys. Avery and Cassidy even fight like sisters, probably because they are only 5 years apart. While we were in Spanish Fork for the weekend, we were able to spend time with my step-mom and two sisters. Cassidy played so well with Avery and Adison. They played games, watched Annie, and did MAKE-OVERS!!! Aren't they the prettiest little girls ever? We just need Gracie Anne to make the picture complete! (and Danielle, but she is too old and too cool for make-over.) They had so much fun. Thanks Cass for being such a cool aunt.

Someone please take our scissors away!!

2009-11-11T21:23:00.000-08:00

So it was about this time last year that Avery Lynne gave herself a beautiful (WT) mullett. It was bad. Well, guess who cut their hair today? Little miss Adison Anne. She was cutting with her KID scissors when I hear,"Guess what mommy, I just cut my hair". I just said, "No you didn't Adison". I mean we go over the rules everytime we use scissors. We only cut paper that mommy gives you and we NEVER cut our clothes or HAIR. You would think a 2 1/2 year old would grasp that concept. Apparently not. She walked over with a chunk of hair and I was devistated. I didn't want to look. It really is not that bad. It luckly blends in. It doesn't really show up in pictures. Hence, the reason there are no pictures of it. Next fall the scissors will be locked up.

Help, PLEASE!!!

2009-11-09T14:15:00.000-08:00

I need some advice. Avery was such and easy kid. No blankie, No bink-bonk (pacifier), slept great, weaned her from the bottle very easily, and potty trained very easily. All around an easy kid. Fast forward to Adison. She is very easy also, but had a bink-bonk until a month ago, still has a blankie, and is having a hard time potty training. I am a firm believer that they will do it when they are ready. It is just too frustrating when you make them. Well, Adi is ready. She gets so excited to wear big girl underwear. Here is the problem, she will not go on a little potty, so I got her a toilet seat that goes over the regular toilet. She will finally sit on it, but refuses to go. I think the problem is that a few monthes ago she fell in and scratched her back. Well, she insists on wearing "Big Girl" underwear everyday. She just "HOLDS" it all day long. She has been in underwear since 8:30 a.m. and is still dry. Has not had an accident or gone on the toilet, and it is almost 4:00 p.m. I know she has to go, so I will be putting a diaper on her soon. Any suggestions on how to get her to GO????!!!!

Thanks A lot mom!!!

2009-11-04T19:52:00.000-08:00

I usually only drink water. It is very rare that I drink pop. Well, when my mom was here, there were two things that we always had to have stocked in the house. Popcorn and Diet Coke. Thanks a lot mom, guess what still is stocked in the house now that you are no longer here? POPCORN AND DIET COKE!!! I won't lie, popcorn has always been a staple, but never Diet Coke. I have a glass a day. NOT GOOD!!!!

Trunk-or-Treat

2009-11-01T18:17:00.001-08:00

Friday night we went to our Ward chili dinner and Trunk-or-Treat. It was a lot of fun. I didn't get any good pictures though. Adi was in a very bad mood. She fell asleep on the floor at home right before we left. I was so upset she did, because I had just curled her hair and it was so cute. I had to wake her to put her in her costume, and she was very angry with me, and it carried over to the party. Avery had a lot of fun. The girls stocked up on candy there also. It was fun getting to know members of our ward, since we are so new.

Where did our BLACK KITTY go?

2009-11-01T18:04:00.000-08:00

Since August, Avery has had her mind set on being a fairy for Halloween and Adison was going to be a BLACK KITTY!!! Avery was so excited when her cousins Madi and Maleea decided to be fairies too. We have been working on and adding to their costumes for a few weeks. Janille would grab things as she saw them and I would do the same. We originally were going to be in Spanish Fork for Halloween, so I didn't think that Adi would care being different from the rest of the girls. Well, she did. She was a black cat last week for a party, but since we decided to stay in St. George for Halloween, we switched her to a fairy also. Ofcourse we had to get pictures, and thanks to Janille for taking them. Aren't they the cutest fairies ever???? (I do miss seeing little Adi as a black cat though. She is just getting too big.)

RIDICULOUS!!!

2009-11-01T18:00:00.000-08:00

Ridiculous is the only word to describe the amount of candy the girls got this year trick-or-treating. They had lots of fun though.

The GREAT Pumpkins!!!

2009-10-28T21:23:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun night last night. The girls have been a little under the weather and cooped up in the house. They were getting a little restless. (And Ty and I were going crazy also.) So what better way to get their energy out, without taking them out to get others sick? Plan a fun night IN THE HOUSE. First we had pizza, should have taken a picture. Then we carved our pumpkins, and Avery had been coming up with ideas for hers all day long. They were so cute while carving them. Avery really got into it. Adison had fun, but if you look close in one of the pictures, she is wiping her mouth off on her shirt, because she was spitting after gagging, AFTER touching the inside of the pumpkin. So funny. They did such a great job on them. Tyler is such a PRO at carving. After we were done carving, we roasted our pumpkin seeds, Averys idea. They turned out OK. Then we settled with our pillows and blankets and watched, It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. While watching that we had HALLOWEEN Cinnamon rolls. We had such a fun night, being with each other. And did I mention it was cold outside. Call me crazy, but I LOVED IT!!!

Wride Family Halloween Party!!!

2009-10-28T09:05:00.000-07:00

We went to Spanish Fork over the weekend. It was a lot of fun. While there we were able to go to the annual Wride Family Halloween Party, at Tys grandparents house. It was so much fun. Costumes, games, treats, and the best part, YUMMY SOUPS!!! We planned on leaving at 7:00 pm to head back to St. George, but we couldn't pull ourselves away from the fun. We didn't leave until 8:30 pm. We can't wait until next year. Ofcourse, Adi had to be FREAKING OUT in the cute picture of all the cousins.
(we missed having Mike and Janilles family and Kevin and Kristens family there.)

The Pictures::
1. All of the cousins that were in costume.
2. Avery wearing her cousins Candy Land crown.
3. Adi carrying treats for her cousins Madi and Maleea. After they passed them out, she said "I need more for my cousins, Madi and Maleea." The whole night, she was worried about forgetting them.
4. Finally in the car. We had 2 very very sad kids. They did not want to leave their family.

Our Pumpkins!!!

2009-10-27T19:20:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun night tonight as a family. Here is just a quick preview of "ONE" of the things we did. It was such a fun night. Check on Wednesday for the rest of the pictures of our night.

Lucky Me!!!!

2009-10-26T08:44:00.000-07:00

Because I am married to this wonderful guy!!!

Saturday was our 6 year anniversary. It is hard to believe time has gone that fast. I am married to the BEST man in the world. He is so incredibly patient and he loves his girls more than anything. We have had our ups and downs, but I would not choose to spend eternity with anyone else but him.
Our day was spent watching FOOTBALL. BYU played and did not do too hot, which made him very unhappy, but we were able to spend time together at the game. He even bought me hot chocolate, because he knows it is my favorite. It was kind of a different anniversary, no fancy dinner, and even though he almost got kicked out of the game by a very old security guard that called him "STUPID", we had a great day together.
I love you Tyler and can't wait for all the wonderful years to come.

GO BLUE!!!

2009-10-22T20:41:00.000-07:00

Either Adi knows how homesick I am for my home state and my family, or she is Michigans newest biggest fan, because she has not taken this hat off all day long.
Nobody was allowed to touch it either, or you were in trouble. She is so proud about her new hat.

Jack Sprat!!

2009-10-20T19:00:00.000-07:00

This is my nephew Jack. Or in our house Jack Sprat, or in his house Jimmy Jack. He is only 3 monthes old and has so many nicknames. Isn't he so so cute. Well, this little guy needs some prayers. He is the happiest little boy, but has been pretty sick. He was in the hospital last Thursday through Saturday, for some internal bleeding. All tests came back negative, so they sent him home and were told to watch him. Well, I just got a call from my mom, letting me know that they are back in the hospital. They don't know what is going on, but my mom said I need to say prayers for him. I am sitting by the phone waiting for some news. He doesn't even act sick, which makes it that much harder for my sister to see him in the hospital going through all of tests they are doing. I am so lucky to have such healthy kids. I am ready to pull my hair out right now, listening to my two year old throwing a fit that has lasted 15 min. so far, but know how lucky I am to have her sitting here and not sick. My prayers are with my nephew Jack and his family, and he could definately use more.

My GIRLY girl

2009-10-19T17:30:00.001-07:00

Avery is extremely girly. She puts her make-up on everyday (just at home), wants me to curl her hair daily, and wears her frilly Easter dress everyday (at home) and her little high heel shoes. So I was completely shocked today when she got dressed to go to the park and came down in this. Basketball jersey, gym shorts, and a baseball hat. So rare, that I thought I better document it.

Whats Missing????

2009-10-19T13:00:00.000-07:00

Do you notice the difference between the two photos? (Besides Tyler in one of them)
That's right, the BINK BONK (pacifier) is gone. About 4 weeks ago, I took it away, cold turkey. I was so sick of looking at it, crying when we couldn't find it, ect. I took it away on a Monday, she had a hard time sleeping that night, but thats it. It was surprisingly easy. Every once in a while, she will say, "can I have my bink bonk" and then she will start laughing and say "no, i'm a big girl". I thought it would be a lot harder. I am so glad it is GONE!!!!

Today my heart stopped, ALMOST!!!!

2009-10-17T18:22:00.000-07:00

If anyone is wondering what a shopping cart mark looks like on a face or a leg, just let me know and I will send you pictures of my girls.

LESSON LEARNED: A 5 year old and a 2 year old do not belong in a cart together, even if it makes shopping easier for me.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-14T14:21:00.000-07:00

Last Friday,we went to the Pumpkin Patch/corn Maize. I was so excited to find one in St. George. We had a lot of fun. We took the EASY maize, and somehow, ended up at the beginning. Not so easy if you ask me. The girls had fun though. They loved picking up the corn, and hiding in the corn and scaring us as we walked by. We took a hayride to the pumpkin patch. It was the smallest pumpkin patch I have ever seen, but they found some fun pumpkins that look so cute on our porch. The only downfall of the whole evening was there lack of fun treats. What pumpkin patch doesn't sell warm cider donuts? Guess who is stopping at the Red Barn next time we head up to Utah county? If you guessed me, you are correct. It was a fun night for the girls, made even more fun by having my mom there with us.

Tys Birthday!!!

2009-10-14T14:05:00.001-07:00

Tyler turned the BIG 29 last week. We had a good day. The girls were so excited to celebrate with him, and ofcourse open his presents for him. We went to dinner that night to Players with our family, my mom, and his brother Mike and his family. Then we had cake and icecream at our house afterwards. It was a lot of fun. It was a very busy day. Avery is proof. She fell asleep on the hallway floor. We love you Tyler. We hope your day was great.

Happy Birthday Avery!!!!

2009-10-07T09:32:00.000-07:00

Avery turned 5 on Sunday. It is so amazing to me how fast time really goes. We had a really fun weekend. My mom is here from Michigan and my step-mom and two sisters came to visit. We had a family party on Sunday with my mom, step-mom, two sisters and Mike and Janilles family. It was a lot of fun. Then on Monday she was captain in her class. She got to take snack and help her teacher with everything. Her favorite was feeding the fish. Then on monday afternoon she had a birthday party with cousins and friends. We had a lot of fun. She was a spoiled spoiled girl.

A few facts about our birthday girl:
-LOVES LOVES make-up.
-Loves dressing up in pretty dresses.
-Her favorite food is Ramen noodles.
-Her favorite cartoon in Phineus and Ferb.
-She loves her daddy.
-She is very protective of her sister.
-She is very sassy and head strong.
-She is very very smart. She can count to 100, can count to 10 in Spanish, can spell mom, dad, Avery, Lynne, Olson, Adison, cat, dog. Can also write all of those and can read them when she sees them. Can add numbers 1-10 together.

We love Avery so much and are so proud of the little girl that she is. We are so lucky to have her.

Happy Birthday Baby girl.

Dreams!!!!

2009-10-02T23:05:00.000-07:00

I have debated quite a bit with myself over posting this. I have decided to post this because I am hoping in the near future to have this blog published into a book.

My dad passed away 7 years ago. I don't dwell on it daily, but I cry quite often. I miss him so much. A lot of days it doesn't seem real and then I remember and it is like a slap in the face. '
I was always very close to my dad. We butted heads and argued a lot. My defense was slamming my bedroom door while he yelled at me and in return he would take my door off the hinges. Funny now, but it was not so funny when I was a teenager. You wouldn't know it by our arguments, but my dad and I were very close.
When he was REALLY sick, I lived in Utah. People would call me and say you need to come home. Your dad is not doing good. But my dad would always say, no I don't want you to come home. I am a fine. Do not disrupt your life right now. That summer I spent many many hours on the phone with my dad, step-mom, mom and step-dad, crying and debating what I should do. Everyone said "come home", except for my dad and I listened to him. That is the only time I regret listening to him. I didn't go home until he was so sick, that he could not recognize me in the hospital. That was the toughest 4 days of my life. Watching him so sick. I never thought it would be a relief to see him pass away, but it was. He was no longer suffering. I struggle with the fact that I didn't go home sooner to be with him. There was a few times in the hospital that I will never forget. We had a few great conversations when he was alert enough to know who I was.
A few days after he passed away, I had a dream. In my dream I was walking down the hall to his exact room of the hospital. It was all so famililer. When I got to his room he looked wonderful. As healthy as could be. He had the biggest smile and said to me "Everything will be fine, YOU will be fine." and that is where the dream ended. Weather people believe it or not, I KNOW that was my dad talking directly to me that night. I have not had another dream about him since, and that has been really upsetting to me. Until tuesday night, Sept.29. I had another dream. I remember crying through the whole dream. When I woke up that morning my eyes were pretty much glued shut. In this dream we were at Averys birthday party, (which happens to be Sunday). He was laying in a hammock and he was crying. He said I will always regret not spending more time with my kids. That is all he said. I drove away from that party crying that I had never said goodbye to my dad. My dad then appeared in the dream again and said "You said goodbye to me. I remember. You don't have to worry. Your were with me" and I then drove away. That was the end of that dream.
My mom is in town right now and I told her about these dreams and we both just cried. I have always regreted not going home that summer. That is something I dwell on alot and can not change. I like to think that this is my dads way of telling me to stop worrying about this, not to dwell on that. I know my dad wants me to be happy and that he is watching over my family and I. We are pretty lucky for that, and even luckier to have the knowledge knowing that I will be with him again someday. He was such a wonderful wonderful dad.

1/2 time dance routine!!!!

2009-09-27T14:58:00.000-07:00

When I picked Avery up from school on Wednesday, they were handing out registration forms for a dance clinic on Saturday,WITH THE DIXIE STATE DRILL TEAM!!! Avery loves dancers so I grabbed one. I was a dance clinic that would teach them a dance to preform at the Dixie State Football game on Saturday night. Avery LOVES LOVES to dance, so she was all over the idea. I quickly signed her up, and the first thing she said was can Madi and Maleea do it with me. So we called and they were just as excited.

I was so proud of Avery. The day just dragged on for her. She was ready for the football game. So you can imagine her disappointment when I said it will be time to go after dinner. She was thinking something quick, and the mean mom that I was at the time, started making homemade pizza for dinner. "MOM THAT WILL TAKE FOREVER"!!

Well, the time came and her hair and make-up was done. They came onto the field and that stadium went crazy for those little girls. There were only 4 in their group, and Avery, Madi and Maleea made up 3 of the 4.

They danced to "It's a Hard Knock Life" and they did perfect. There was not an ounce of stage fright in any of them. I was so proud, I was half laughing and half crying. They got so many compliments after the game. I definatley have to find a dance class for Avery.

It wouldn't be FALL without....

2009-09-25T20:51:00.000-07:00

Decorating cutout cookies. It is drawing near to the end of September, and I have done nothing FALL related. I love FALL and usually have all my decorations out by September 1st. This move to St. George has really put a damper on my love for Fall. It is just too hot out to really allow it to feel like Fall. Avery and Adison love going to the stores just to walk through the Halloween decorations. So I got my butt in gear tonight and we made cut out cookies in the shape of leaves. We also made "Y's" in honor of BYU playing tomorrow. My girls LOVED it and can't wait to finish them tomorrow. That's a lot of work. We had a lot of fun. I had to take a picture of Adi licking the knife. So cute. Unsafe, I know, but it would not be cookie decorating without licking the knife. HAPPY FALL everyone. Tomorrow the decorations come out.

W (Double U)

2009-09-22T21:47:00.000-07:00

I Have the cutest SMARTEST husband and that was proved to me tonight as we sat with our two girls at Pirate Island Pizza!!! I am going to leave it at that!!! The title will allow me to NEVER forget!!!

I know that no one will understand this post, but everytime I look at it I will get a HUGE laugh!!

I love you honey!! (and in no way is this post making fun of you, even if I am laughing like crazy right now.)

We LOVE fall!!!

2009-09-20T11:55:00.000-07:00

I am sure it is not a surprise to everyone that Fall is by far my favorite season. It has really been hard to enjoy fall so far since the average temp is still 100 degrees where we live. (No one get excited, we like St. George.) We headed to Spanish Fork over the weekend and were able to enjoy the beautiful fall leaves. I think my girls are just too cute!!!! Avery loved the Acorns and the sunflowers. Adi hated the bugs!! We had a fun weekend visiting family, even if BYU lost!!

Do we have a VEGETARIAN on our hands???

2009-09-11T15:06:00.000-07:00

Today the girls were eating breakfast. Sausage was part of it. Avery said "Mommy, where does sausage come from?" I told her that all meat came from animals and sausage came from a PIG!!!! I THOUGHT the conversation was over. Out of no where, Avery said, " So right now I am eating the inside of a pig, I think I am going to be sick!!!" It was so funny!!

(I think she will get over it though. She loves sausage too much and I don't think McDonalds makes vegetarian Happy Meals.)

Someone got a haircut!!!!

2009-09-08T13:35:00.000-07:00

Today, Adi got her first "REAL" haircut. I say "REAL", because it was not done by me, it was done by someone who actually knew what they were doing!!! The first picture is the before shot, which looks very cute, but she is losing her curls and the back was getting kind of straggely!! (Is that how it is spelled?) Anyways, we chopped the baby hair off, and I am so glad we did. This hair cut is made for Adi Anne. It is so cute on her. She was not excited to be at the salon though. She was so excited to go, but as soon as we got there, she freaked out. I ended up holding her while they cut it. I even bribed her with a happy meal and a stylist there gave her a donut and neither of those worked. Oh well, it is done and looks so so cute!!!

Averys First day of Preschool!!!

2009-09-02T10:43:00.001-07:00

Avery has been waiting for this day all summer long. Her first day of preschool. Actually, it was supposed to be on Monday, but the darn stomach bug got her on Sunday afternoon, so we had to keep her home on Monday.
Her school is so cute. It is on the Dixie State campus, so she goes to the same school as her daddy, which she thinks is SOOO COOL!!! Her teacher is Mrs. Provost. Her favorite activity is the moon sand and my favorite part is the observation room that I can watch and hear her, but she doesn't know I am there.
More pictures to come on October 5th, when she gets to be the CAPTAIN for the day!! We are so excited for the school year!!!

Tough Week

2009-08-25T09:14:00.001-07:00

Where does the time go? My dad passed away 7 years ago today. I don't know if it gets any easier. I miss him so much. Some days it feels like he just passed away yesterday. I think about him everyday and what my kids are missing out on by not having him here. If that didn't make this day hard enough, my grandpa Mohr passed away last night. He was my step-grandpa, but I never thought of him like that. He was my grandpa and I will miss him very much. My grandma and grandpa Mohr usually visited once a year and they would drive their HUGE motor home to get here. (My sister Heather and cousins Jess and Al and I used to love that motor home when we were younger, that was our hide-out away from the adults.) Avery and Adi would get so excited to see the motor home, knowing they were here.
Last night Avery saw me crying and asked why I was sad. I explained that Grandpa Mohr had died and she started to cry and said "Will grandma Mohr be OK driving the motor home by herself?" She is so sweet.
We will miss our grandpa Mohr lots and I miss my dad so much, but are gratefull to know we will see them again and that they are together.
These are the times that I wish I still lived in Michigan. It is so hard for me to be so far from family at times like this.

The Great Debate, (in our house anyways)

2009-08-17T20:10:00.000-07:00

We stopped at a gas station today, and Tyler bought Sixlets. You know, the candy that is kind of like M&M's? Well, I made the mistake of saying M&M's are so much better. I could not even eat 5 Sixlets, they did not taste good at all. Well, we debated the whole way home on which candy was better. My sister Heathers comment when I asked her what she thought was "First of all, what the heck are sixlets?" My sister-in-law Kristen agreed M&M's are better too. (you know you do Kristen). Well, the dabate went on into the night. So what do you all think, M&M's or Sixlets?
(I know you are thinking that our home is pretty boring, if we debate over candies. It was pretty comical all night though as people agreed with me and not Tyler.)

Our FUN week

2009-08-02T14:57:00.000-07:00

This past week, we have had lots of fun with Madi and Maleea, while their mom and dad were in Hawaii!! We did lots of fun things. Here are the pictures for proof. They are not in order but we had fun. We have had very tired worn out kids. Here is our list of fun, we just wish Kevin, Kristen, Luke, and Brady would have been able to join in the fun a little more.
-Art class at Roberts
-Oquirre Mountain Temple openhouse
-Slip-n-sliding
-5K race and kid run
-Popsicles and Icecream cones
-Helping grandpa cut the grass and pick up apples
-Following grandma around
-visiting great grandma and grandpa Olson in Ephraim
-Visiting great grandma and grandpa Wride in Benjamin
We had lots of fun!!

Mark the Great benefit 5k walk/run

2009-08-01T22:59:00.000-07:00

Today we participated in a 5k. It was a lot of fun. It was to benefit a family who recently lost their father/husband. Tylers family knew him very well. They also had kid races. Avery, Madi, and Maleea all participated. They all looked so cute and were very excited about the race. I was so proud of Avery. She took second place in her group. They all got medals when they finished, which they were all so proud of. Then during the acutal award ceremony, Avery was called up to get a ribbon. It was a great day and really neat to help a family, especially since I know all too well what it is like to lose a father.
Tylers Grandpa Wride was even out cheering us along as we passed his house.
In the kids race, Ave is the one in orange shirt and brown shorts.

PRIVATE!!!

2009-07-30T14:52:00.000-07:00

I am making our blog private, at the request of my husband!! It is so much fun to keep in touch with everyone, so please leave me your email so I can add you to our blog list. If you are not on our list already, but like to look at our blog, go ahead and leave you email. I will switch over in a few weeks!!!

Pioneer Day!!

2009-07-24T19:23:00.001-07:00

We had such a fun day. The day started with the PARADE, which was fun. The kids loved it and Adi broke out of her shell. She was dancing and giving the clowns HIGH FIVE!!! After the parade we headed to Grandma Olsons and made a slip and slide out of tarps. It was a lot of fun, but after 6 hours in the sun, we had some tired kids. It was a great day, except for the sunburns!!! I love this Utah tradition.
(We went to the Rodeo on Wednesday night which was a lot of fun to. Adi covered her head for an hour and a half of it though due to some fireworks.)

Mean Mom!!!

2009-07-23T13:59:00.000-07:00

So, apparently I am the MEANEST MOM EVER, or in the WORLD, denpending on the day. I wish I could type that phrase as dramatic as it is said to me. When told this I just laugh it off, which makes her even more upset. Sometimes I pretend to cry, which in return I hear "No, your the nicest mommy, I promise I love you mommy!!" Well, I have decided that being the Meanest Mommy is a role I will glady accept. To my girls, mainly Avery, being the meanest mommy, include the following mean acts by me.

- Not letting Avery play outside in her underwear.
- Not letting them watch Sponge Bob.
- Not stopping at the Slushy stand EVERYTIME we pass it.
- Not letting them take toys away from each other and Not letting them hit each other (go figure)
- Making them go to bed before 10 p.m.
- Not letting them eat candy before they eat breakfast.
- Timeouts
- Not letting them run through the neighborhood on their own.
- Not letting Avery go into a public restroom on her own.
- Getting apple dippers sometimes with happy meals instead of fries.
- Not letting them drink their dads Mt. Dew.

I hear you are the meanest mom atleast once a day. These are just a few examples that to Avery warrant that phrase, and looking at them, I have decided, yes I will be the meanest mom if it means keeping my kids SAFE, HEALTHY and NICE. (Sponge Bob does not teach them to be NICE.) I love my kids and we do have a happy home, even if mom is being mean.

KNOCKED DOWN!!!

2009-07-16T12:11:00.000-07:00

Has anyone ever been to Parowan, Utah? UGH!! I don't recommend it. Let me just tell you the story. We headed to St. George on Monday afternoon to finish up a few little details for our BIG move coming up here in about 3 weeks. We stopped in Beaver to get gas. About 30 miles into our drive, yes I was driving, I heard a "Dinging noise" and noticed that we were over heating. I ofcourse get and instant stomach ache, because I was driving. Luckily, there was an exit close. I pulled off to a safe place. Tyler opened the hood and let it cool down. Mean while we let the girls walk around in the grassy area. You know what made this even more fun? It was about 100 degress plus out and for some reason, I allowed Adi to eat pretty much and entire bag of grapes on her own. Because of that she had a tummy ache and atleast 5 "stinky diapers" in a 15 min. period. Back to the story. We sat there for about 15 min. and it did not help. So we pulled forward to a DIRT road under a tree. SHADE IS WONDERFUL. Yes, a dirt road right off the freeway, just to show you we were in the middle of NO WHERE. A few people stopped, one guy had coolant, which we thought would solve the problem. We put the coolant in, and sat for about 30 more min. Meanwhile, I was able to eat some very yummy dirt cakes served to me by my two girlies in bottle caps. I wish I had thought to take pictures, but between my tears and frustration I forgot. It would have came in handy when Avery was laying in the middle of the dirt road making a SAND ANGEL. My girls were FILTHY, but were having fun. We got back on the free way and thought all was well. That lasted about 1 min. and it took us 45 min. to make it to the gas station 5 miles up the road. We had to pull over about ever 2 min. to let it cool off. So scary sitting on the side of the freeway. We made it to the gas station and sat there for 3 hours. Did I mention it was a truck stop? My girls heard words they have never heard before, so don't blame me if they repeat them!!! We finally realized the car was not fixable and 5 hours after it started over heating we said goodbye to the TRUCK STOP and the many bats flying over head and hopped into the BIG triple AAA truck and were towed to ST. George. Adi was scared to death to get into that truck, but with in 2 min. both girls were out. They were ABSOLUTE angels. They were such troopers and who knew that a HUGE flat bed truck could get us safely to St. George going 85 mph. The whole ride there I was thinking of different ways I could hold onto my kids when the truck rolled down a cliff. I was terrified.

P.S. The title of this post came from a cute conversation I had with my 3 year old neice as we sat at the truck stop. "Why aren't you here yet aunt Cole, are you still KNOCKED DOWN?" It was so cute. We did have a fun but stressful few days in St. George. I will post pictures later. I need to thank my WONDERFUL mother-in-law who came down to get us. She saved us. And thanks to Mike and Janille for letting us crash at there house. We made it home safely, but our car is still there.

Baby Poke!!!

2009-07-09T11:56:00.000-07:00

Adi calls her new cousin Baby Poke. She saw the IV's in one of the pictures and since then she has called him baby POKE, usually in a sad little voice. "OOOHHHH, little baby Poke". Well, Jack, or Baby Poke, whatever you want to call him is doing great. My sister Heather was able to hold him yesterday for the first time, because as of yesterday, he is completely off oxygen and as of today, no more feeding tube. As soon as I saw the picture of Heather holding him, I started to cry. I was so excited for her. I just wish I had been there to see it for myself. I know how hard it has been for her leaving him at the hospital everyday, not even able to hold or touch him. Now if he can maintain his body wait in a normal crib, he can come home. We are so excited for them. It has been very rough on my sister and brother in law these past few day. He is doing great though and will be home soon. The first picture of Jack, to me looks just like my dad, his grandpa, whos birthday Jack so luckily shares. (did that make sense?) Keep getting better Jack.

Improvements!!!

2009-07-07T11:53:00.001-07:00

This tough guy is making some improvements. They were able to turn Jacks oxygen down to 94% and they are increasing his feedings.
Look at his big eyes. Doesn't he look so sweet staring at his mommy and daddy!!! He is coming along and will hopefully be going home soon with his family. We love you Jack!! We love you Heather, Bernie, and Grace, he will be home soon.

A Tough Start

2009-07-05T19:42:00.000-07:00

Sweet little Jack is having a tough start and could use a few extra prayers. When he was born he swallowed some muchonium (not sure on spelling). He was doing ok, but this morning he aspirated and had to be put on 100% oxygen. They also found a hole in his lung. He was transported to a neighboring hospital. My poor sister is worried sick. She is in a different hospital and has seen him a total of 20 min. and has not yet held him. He will be ok, but will be in the hospital for atleast 7 days. Just a quick update.

P.S. He is the most adorable baby ever. I love him tons already.

Baby Jack!!!

2009-07-04T16:13:00.000-07:00

Baby Jack finally made his arrival 6 days late. We are excited to have him born on the 4th of July and his grandpas birthday. He was born via c-section. His cord was wrapped around his neck 2 times. He is doing ok. He had to spend some time in the special care nursery for some testing. He was 7 lbs 15 oz. and 20 in. Both mom and baby are doing ok and I think he looks just like his mommy and big sister.

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

2009-07-02T09:37:00.000-07:00

Did I ever mention that I had the BEST dad in the world? Well, I did, DO!!! He would have turned 50 on July 4th of this year. Where does the time go? It is hard to believe that in August it will be 7 years since his passing. Not a day goes by that he is not in my thoughts, not a day goes by that I don't miss him like crazy!! Luckily for me, I have the 2 cutest distractions in the world. I am always trying to think of new stories to tell my kids. When I was pregnant for Avery, and OVERDUE, by several days, everyone kept saying "She is having too much fun with her grandpa up in heaven." Probably true. Now my sister, who today is almost 5 days overdue, is hearing the same thing. He would have been to best grandpa to Avery, Adison, Grace, and hopefully soon JACK!! I wish everyday that my kids had there grandpa here to grow up with. Luckily for them, they have a grandpa watching over them from heaven, and they are even more lucky to have wonderful grandpas here on earth. I know he has visited Avery in her dreams. She has woke up a few times telling us that her grandpa Kaiser was singing her songs during the night. Maybe that's why she likes to listen to AC/DC with me. JK. I like to think thats why I hear Adi giggeling in her sleep, her grandpa is visiting her.
Growing up, I was not the "ANGEL" child that my sister was. My brother and I often got in trouble for making fun of the "GOLDEN CHILD". Yes my dad and I butted heads on a regular basis, yes my dad took my door off the hinges when I slammed it too much (don't you worry, I hung every blanket I could find over that door, but got in trouble for putting unnessisary nail marks in the walls.) yes, he woke us up at 7:00 a.m. almost every saturday morning one summer to move rocks and to build a rock wall at our new house, yes, I had to BEG to do anything with my friends, but with all of that he was the best dad, and did so much for us.
It is so fitting that he was born on the 4th of July. We used to have so much fun going to the Saginaw fire works as a family,and extended family. How we ever survived that part of Saginaw is beyond me. (My family will know what I mean by that.) My dad had this loud whistle he would make that sounded just like a firework, it would make everyone around us look around trying to find who let the firework off!!!
I have so many regrets from when he was sick. I lived in Utah at the time, and because he was such a good dad, he kept telling me he was OK, because he did not want me to give up my life in Utah to come home. I believed everything would be ok. One of my best memories was 2 monthes before he died. I went back to Michigan to be in my cousins wedding. My dad made arrangements for all of us to stay in a beach house on Lake Huron. It was so pretty. We just spent 2 days as a family. It was so much fun. That was the week we found out his cancer was back, and there was not a whole lot they could do for him. I was in denial I think, he was so strong and positive about it. You never think anything is going to happen to your parent. They are always supposed to be there.
Unfortunatly, 2 monthes after that great trip, a trip I will be forever greatful for, my dad passed away. That was the toughest week of my life. I lived at that hospital for 4 days. We all did. My dad did not really know who I was the whole time, and when he did, I would just talk and talk. The last time my dad was really coherent there were about 30 people in the hospital room. Way too many people. It drove me crazy. Anyways, my dad decided to say a prayer while we were all there. Keep in mind, my dad had not really been with it up to that point. He said the most beautiful prayer that day. We all kept looking up to see if it was really him talking. It was AMAZING. I wish I could remember it. After his prayer he asked for his girls. Heather and I were the only ones there. My step mom had decided that my little sisters Danielle and Cassidy were too young to be there. He talked to us for a few min. then said goodbye. He then talked to my brother Nathan, his only son, and said goodbye to him. He then said He was ready to go. I ofcourse lost it. He closed his eyes, and for about 10 mins. we all watched him in silence. He opened his eyes and said "Are you kidding, I am still here." He gave us all a good laugh. That afternoon, he went to sleep and never really woke back up. Two days later he passed away with none of his 5 children in the room. That was the first time in 4 days he did not have one of his children in the room with him. I know he did not want his children to see him pass away. So much happened in that hospital that I will never forget. A lot that I do not feel needs to be shared on a blog. I am so greatful for the knowledge that I have, that I will be with him again.
I worry so much about my little sisters who lost a dad at such a young age. They were only 10 and 3 when he passed away.
My intentions of this post was just to honor my dad on his 50th birthday, and to let everyone know how funny, smart, and handsome my dad was, and how he was the best dad in the world. Not to go on and on with the sad stuff. I just could not stop typing. It is stuff I never want to forget about him. I love him so much.
Now here are a few pictures of my dad. The top picture is just him. I love that smile. Isn't he handsome? The second picture was taken of him when he was called as a stake missionary. The third picture is of the house he "built" (he did alot of work to it.) We all loved that house. I had a huge KILLER yard to mow, and a big pond in the back yard. Notice the rock wall in the front, that we woke up so early every Saturday to help with. The fourth picture is of his headstone. The back says Famililes are forever Craig, Kathy, Nicole, Heather, Nathan, Danielle, and Cassidy. Ironically, his headstone was placed the day before Fathers Day in 2003. 10 monthes after he passed away. We went to see it on Fathers Day.

Averys First Craft Class

2009-07-01T12:57:00.000-07:00

We signed Avery up for a few craft classes this summer at Roberts Arts and Crafts. Today was her first one, and she had so much fun. Today she made a T-shirt. They had ribbon, buttons, gems, paint, flowers, and more. It was so fun to watch her create this all on her own. The t-shirt is a little "BIG", ok, very big, but it was a lot of fun for her to do this and she was so proud of the finished product, so was I. In the next few weeks, she will make a Bug Catcher, which is perfect for her BUTTERFLIES, which she catches daily, and she will also make Bead Necklaces and Bracelets.
Here are a few pictures of her t-shirt class!!!

My McGyver!!!

2009-06-30T08:30:00.000-07:00

I have no idea how you really spell McGyver, but Tyler sure is the handy man in our house. He locked his keys in the car. Luckily the windows were cracked. He was trying everything. The keys were just teasing him on the seat, just barely out of reach. Well, he sure got them, and was very proud to show me how. I am pretty impressed, even if I am now a hanger short. He took one of the girls butterfly nets and taped the hook of a hanger to the end, and VOILA, he got his keys.
Look close at the end of the butterfly net.

Fathers Day!!!

2009-06-23T07:44:00.000-07:00

Fathers Day is kind of bitter sweet. I miss my dad SOOOOO much, and I often think of how unfair it is to me and my family to not have him here anymore. Luckily for me I have some wonderful dads in my life.

I am so lucky to be married to this handsome man. He does so much for our family. He is the best Daddy in the world. His girls are #1 to him. He spends hours playing with them, catching butterflies, coloring, watching movies, ect. The list could go on and on. He is so patient with the girls and I. I love him so much. There is not a better daddy out there. (In my eyes ofcourse.) We love you so much Tyler. Happy Fathers Day. I should thank my in-laws for raising such a wonderful man.

This is my dad, who I miss every second of every day. I love this picture of him. It is just HIM. Not a day goes by that we do not talk about him in our home. Avery and Adi know who there grandpa Kaiser is. They know where he lives now. I am so thankful for the knowlege that I have, that I will someday be with him again, and that I can teach that to my children. He was such a wonderful dad. He taught me so much. He was such a hard worker. I just admire him so much. This is where I have to stop, so the tears do not start. (I am at work)

This is my step-dad. I don't know if it is even appropriate to call him that. He has been in my life since I was 9 or 10. He has always just been a dad to me. I look up to him so much and miss him tons. He has always been there for us no matter what it is. My girls miss there grandpa so much and talk about him lots. He is the grandpa that sneaks all the treats. He gave Adi her first taste of an Oreo and first taste of Diet Coke. Avery has never forgotten when he made her a "Slurpee" in the KITCHEN. Apparently only grandpa Olgac can make those. She was amazed by that. When my dad was very sick, he told us that he was not worried to die, because he knew that we would be taken care of by our step-dad, and that is the truth. I will never forget that. I could go on and on about my step-DAD!!!

My father-in-law Jeff is so great. He does so much for our family. I don't think we could ever thank him enough for all he does for us. And did I mention that my girls absolutley adore him?

Thank you to all of our grandfathers and uncles who are such great examples to our family. We love you all.

Is she in SWIM or DANCE????

2009-06-18T10:11:00.000-07:00

Avery is in swim lessons, and I will post pictures of that soon. We can only take pictures on Fridays, due to "DISTRACTION" reasons. Tyler had to take Avery today and he sent me this picture of them after her swim lessons.

So now my question is, is this swim class or dance class? Whatever it is, Adison is pretty impressed and trying her hardest to do what her big sister is doing. These two crack me up!!

STOP GROWING!!!

2009-06-16T08:18:00.001-07:00

For some reason, my girls think they need to keep growing. I try to convince them everyday to STOP GROWING!!! They just laugh at me, and Avery gives me her list of why she has to grow. WELL, Avery is 4 1/2, and by my book, that is too young to have a loose tooth. Too young or not, it has happened. Avery has her first loose tooth, and is SOOOO PROUD of it. For about a week and a half, she complained that her gums hurt on the bottom. She has not bumped her mouth, so I kept checking them and they looked normal. I didn't think there would be any big problems, since we have recently been to the dentist and everything was perfect. I finally felt her tooth and sure enough, IT WAS LOOSE!!! So in my eyes, it is a BIG PROBLEM, that problem being that my girls are GROWING UP TOO FAST!!

My little sister!!!

2009-06-16T08:06:00.001-07:00

My cute "LITTLE" sister is due for a baby on June 28. I am so excited for her. I know how nervous she is getting, especially since the Dr. told her that if she goes full term, he will be atleast 9 lbs. We are hoping his guess is off. She is such a great mom to little Gracie, and I know she will be a great mom to little Jack. I am so proud of her. He is a picture of her. Yes her head is cut off, but she was not happy to be sending a picture at all. I will take what I can get. I hate being so far away from my family, and it makes it so much harder at times like this, when I feel like I should be there for her!! I MISS YOU HEATHER, and know you will do GREAT!!!

Rainy Days!!!

2009-06-14T19:54:00.000-07:00

What are you supposed to do on a rainy cold June day, when you have had enough of whiney cooped up kids? Take them to the new tree house in the Orem mall. My kids love this tree house. It has slides and a dinasaur skeleton to climb on. I just let them run and run.
On our way out of the mall it was a complete down pour. My pour kids were freezing. We got out of our car at the mall and the temperture was 84, when we got back in the car it was a freezing 53 degrees. We had lots of fun though.

I have to apologize for the quality of these pictures. What do you expect when they are taken with a cell phone and then zoomed in on?

Who needs an Umbrella??

2009-06-11T07:57:00.000-07:00

There are just somethings about your kids you don't want to forget. This being one of them. I went to the mall on Wednesday night and took Avery with me. It started to rain pretty hard. I opened the door to find her standing there with the biggest smile on her face. She had made her own rain hat out of a plastic bag. No I don't condone putting plastic bags over their faces, but this was pretty clever. She made a hole for her face and her arms were through the handles of the bag. I was laughing all the way into the mall and so was everyone else we passed.She was so proud of herself and I was proud of her. They were just jealous that they were getting wet and she wasn't.She is the funnest little 4 year old.

St. George, Here we come!!!

2009-06-09T15:11:00.001-07:00

We are so excited to let everyone know that we are moving to St. George. We have had some great oppurtunities arise that we just could not pass up. We are so excited for this new adventure for our family. We are sad to leave our families in this area,but know it is the best thing for us. We will be moving the first week of August. Tyler will be finishing up school at Dixie State University. St. George is about 3 hours south of where we are now, for anyone wondering.

Swings!!

2009-06-02T08:31:00.000-07:00

We love the park, but I will usually try to pick a park without swings. Adi loves swings and will do nothing but that at any park we go to. I know it is fun, but the other night I pushed her for 1 hour straight in the same swing, while her sister was having fun running around. She does look so sweet swinging though!!(sometimes though, going to the park, is my break to just sit down and read a magazine while they run around, does not happen at a park with swings.)