A Witch......

is what my precious little girl was for Halloween. I know this post comes 2 weeks late but my talented friend took these pictures for me and I just love them. Layla was hilarious.......she wouldn't smile to save her life!!! She was acting so shy when it came time to take her pictures. She loved telling everyone what she was for Halloween. A few days after Halloween, Layla and I were at a store and a cute little old lady bent over and said, "Oh what a cute little girl." Layla looked up at her and said, "a witch!" The older lady looked at me confused and I explained that's what she dressed up as for Halloween. It was pretty funny!

p.s. My boys were at school when these pictures were taken........they wanted to be the same things they were last year, Megatron and a Pirate:) I do have plenty taken of them from this year and last so no worries;)

Call me crazy.....

but with a little persuasion I have signed up with a bunch of great friends to RUN the RAGNAR in February!!!!! No, I am not a long distance runner right this second but I have always wanted to be. I ran sprints in High School and loved it. I swear everyone I know runs and I want to do it too......to stay healthy and have greater endurance. One day I want to run a half marathon......just putting it out there. If people on the biggest loser can do marathons, then by heck so can I:) Let the running begin!!!

Goodbye Perfect Summer!!

We started off this lovely summer with Layla's birthday party at Chucky Cheese!! She picked out a Dora cake and had all of her AZ cousins there. Can't believe she is 2!!!!

Here she is sliding down the ski-ball game......gross I know!! She has a mind of her own:)

Here she is stepping on the red dots when they light up. Now she has shoes, but she has a thing that when she walks into a store or building, she kicks off her shoes and won't wear them inside. She has gotten better now, but there for a few months it was a battle to keep her shoes on in public unless she was outside of course!!

Here is my babe driving us to UT to stay for almost a month. He couldn't take that much time off work of course. But he loves us enough to drive us there and fly home, and then in 3 weeks fly back to get us to drive home. What a good husband I have:)

My cute boys traveling like angels in the car:)

Finally getting to UT to see my dad and family. The kids love their grandpa and all his animals.

There's Dawson and Layla helping grandpa feed the horses. They just love helping him:)

Me and my BFF Melissa meeting up Millcreek canyon to eat and catch up. One of our favorite traditions we did weekly in the summer when I lived in UT!!

Her son Canyon and my Layla catching up as well!!! They are so cute and we hope that 20 years down the road they get married:)

Melissa and I going to see the "Twilight Saga!!" All 3 movies in a short 7 hours. We loved it and had a great time!

My cutest kids ready for bed in a hotel in Wyoming on our way to Colorado with my fam!!

Beautiful Colorado!!

Driving through Wyoming, near Evanston at sunset!!

On a short hike to a beautiful waterfall!

My nieces and kids with Grandpa at the end of our hike:)

Me and my kids with the beautiful waterfall behind us!

My handsome boys!!!

We went on a 12 mile bike ride in Steamboat Springs Colorado. It was so fun. Here is Chandler stopping to smile for me.

My sister Natalie pulled these two little munchkins, Layla and Addilyn on the bike ride. I think they cried for at least half the time. Of course at the end they finally fell asleep!! Cutest girls though:)

Uncle Darin with my Dawson on the bike ride. I knew my little 5 yr. old wouldn't last 12 miles without a little help. This worked out perfectly and is one of my favorite pictures:)

Swimming at a local pool. My kids LOVE to swim!!

On the last night in Colorado, my dad took out the entire family for dinner on this Ranch. You park your cars and get on these carriages that are pulled by a team of horses and ride 2 miles up to a ranch to have dinner!! It was so dang much fun!!

Here we all are getting ready to go:)

Beautiful scenery on the way. So green and wonderful!!

Here is Chandler taking a turn at roping this steel bull. Everybody got a turn and did so well.

Here are all my sisters and me with my dad and grand kids. This was the group that got to go to Colorado. We are just about to leave the ranch.....happy and stuffed with great food!!!

Here we all are inside eating the wonderful dinner!!!

So we got back to UT just in time for the 4th of July (one of my favorite holidays!!)

Layla getting stars painted on her face at the park. She looked so cute!!

My boys eating their must-have sno-cone on the 4th! It was a warm one:)

Dawson and I being silly pulling a funny face at the park!

So Ryan drove to UT to get us and then we headed straight to Newport Beach for a week to vacation with his family!! Here is my babe doing what he loves most.......sitting on the beach:)

While we were in CA we went to Knott's Berry Farm with the kids and had a blast. I must say in my 30 years this was my first time going. I think we will go back again next year cuz we had so much fun.

My boys having too much fun!!

My boys with their cousins, Kolby and Brylee. I think they went on this spinning ride 5 times in a row!!!!

This is where you'd find my babe sitting every morning and evening on the front porch of our beach house. This was the view......BEAUTIFUL!!! With the boardwalk directly in front between the brick wall and sand. It was so fun to sit there and people watch 24/7!!!! This was definitely Ry's favorite spot to be:)

Love birds on the beach:)

Me and my handsome boys about ready to take on some waves!!!!

All 3 of my kids doing what they love most.......just playing on the beach!! They want to live in CA cuz they think this is all they'd do all day every day:)

Chandler boogie-boarding!!! He was awesome and dared going out further than me!!! He is a brave kid:)

My sweetest family at Newport Beach!!! Second year in a row and keeping the tradition of going back every summer. We love it there!!! What a wonderful summer we had!! Now on to my favorite time of year........Fall:)

Miss Independent!!

Oh my little Layla is such a crack up these days! Oh how I love her and want to remember all her little quirks. Here are some pictures of her latest and greatest:)
Above is her eating spoonfuls of peanut butter in her baby's stroller. She gets a spoon and the peanut butter jar and brings it to me to open........she LOVES it!!!!!

She is such a climber. She crawls up on the end table and turns the lamp on and off over and over again!

I was making dinner in the kitchen the other day and turned around to check on her and this is what I found. She had put her baby's stroller on the coffee table and climbed in it with all her treasures as she watches her favorite show "Dora" on t.v!!!

Here she is in her car seat with my ipod to her ear pretending it is a phone and carrying on a conversation with her aunt Nanny and cousin Sophie! So cute to hear her talk so much!!

This is her own personal chair she got for her birthday to watch "Dora" in. She loves her chair and only asks to watch one show in it.....Dora, Dora, Dora!!

She loves to climb in some of my cabinets with her brothers to play hide and go seek!!

She loves her food and has to hold EVERYTHING herself and the whole bag!!!

Here is my little princess and I in Steamboat Springs CO. I love this girl to pieces and thank my lucky stars everyday she is mine!!!