Sister?

Megan can't say much yet, but she can say "sis-tuh." That's kind of what it sounds like anyway! She's breaking in all 4 molars at once and has a runny rose and is quite frankly, pretty crabby. So we let her sleep in and I took Mikayla to preschool while Trent stayed with Megan. She woke up a little later and walked around the house with her blanket around her shoulders, looking so sad, just saying "sis-tuh?" over and over again. She couldn't figure out where she was and was so sad to not have her favorite playmate around! 11:15am can't come soon enough for Megan--that's when we load up into the car and I say, "You wanna go get Sister?" She grabs her shoes and runs to the door with the biggest smile on her face! I love that they love each other. :)

The 2008 Olympics

I LOVED LOVED LOVED watching the Olympics this year! I loved gymnastics, swimming, running, hurdles, diving, etc. etc. BUT, my absolute favorite of all was watching Michael Phelps smash records and take all 8 golds! Amazing! I watched every single race and qualifier of his and loved every second of it. He is an incredible athlete and my one single favorite race of all was the relay when Jason Lezak had some superhuman surge to overtake Alain Bernard in the final leg! Unbelievable! I love the Olympics!

First Day of School 2008!

Mikayla's first day of preschool! she was so excited to go back and see her friends and her Teacher Noel and to play and learn new things. This kid loves to be busy and loves to play with people, so it's been a long summer just waiting for preschool to start again! She was so excited to go to school yesterday and came home and asked me to help her with her homework. Only problem: they weren't given any homework yesterday so I had to hurry and draw up a tracing page and a counting page for us to do together so she could have some sort of "homework" to do!

Jason is the new Bachelor!

So, I'm a few days late on this, I know, but Jason Mesnick has been named as the new bachelor for the 13th season of The Bachelor. I am soo excited! I fell in love with him on the last season and my heart was broken when he didn't get the proposal he was looking for. I hope to heck he can find love on the next season and can't wait to watch him again! No, not just because of the nice abs, but because he is a single father who loves his son more than the world, he loves life, he's charming and intelligent, and would make any woman happy. Here's to a great season (hopefully) with Jason in the driver's seat!

(Gotta love a little reality tv every now and then!)

Our Trip to Colorado!!

The girls were so excited to fly on a plane! It had been 2 years since Mikayla had last flown and this was Megan's first trip. They did SOOOO well!! They both slept on the flight and were quiet and we got lots of compliments when we arrived on Denver about how well they did!

Trent, swimming with Tevin and Mikayla. We had lots of fun swimming!
Our little family at the Denver aquarium.
Tevin being eaten by a shark!
Bryna and Megan are only 6 months apart and had fun playing together. Megan loved laying her head on Bryna and giving her hugs, so sweet!
At the pool with Megan

I love this happy smile on Megan!
Uncle Brock with Emily, Paytin, and Mikayla
All the cousins in front of the aquarium

Mikayla and Emily had fun playing together. It is so fun to get together and let the cousins play. It only happens once or twice a year so we pack our days full of fun when we get together!

Mikayla's Party

Happy Birthday my big 4 year old girl! I can't believe she is 4 already! Mikayla had an ice cream party and Magaw brought these huge ice cream wood cutouts. I made a cake shaped like an ice cream cone and we had ice cream sundaes and hot dogs and sausages and fruit too. The kids all went swimming in the backyard and the adults had fun talking and watching the kids play. It was a fun party and I know my big 4 year old loved every minute of it!
She LOVED her ice cream shaped cake!
Posing with mom and dad for a quick pic. I swear I only end up with 1 pic of me at each party just to show I was there!
Uncle Josh and Aunt Chloe just moved out here from Utah and Mikayla couldn't be happier!

Thanks for coming Magaw and Papa and for all your help with the party and the fun, big ice cream cones!
All the kids loved the party horns!
Mikayla tackled her buddy Erik and kissed him and said, "I just love you, Erik!"
Here's Kayla with Sophie and Bella, our little bathing beauties!

Happy Birthday Mikayla and Sophie!

This just makes me laugh and think of them as 80 year old women going shopping with their purses and bad hats and jewelry! Cracks me up!
March 2007

Oct. 2007-- These first few are out of order, they just make me smile! These girls love to play dress-up together and the outfit combinations they come up with are priceless! They are great friends and only 5 days a part. Sophie is older and Mikayla is tired of her being older first every year, so she has asked us if she can please turn 5 before Sophie next year... makes me laugh how something soooo trivial can seem like such a big deal to a four year old!
Sept 2007

At Mikayla's 1st birthday party (Aug 2005)
Playing at Lance Apts, 19months old (March 2006)

Halloween 2006
Sophie's 4th birthday party. The girls REALLY wanted crowns so since I couldn't find enough of one style at the store they got to make their own instead! They were huge, but they loved them! So happy birthday big 4 year old girls! I cannot believe how fast the time has flown and how big and beautiful you two are. May you always stay just as sweet and loving as you are now.

A Little Bit of Randomness...

For some reason this is THE pose lately. I say "smile" and I get this! Cute shades though huh?!
I can't resist taking pictures of the girls while they sleep. I can't get over how big Megan is getting and she looks bigger to me each night. *sniff*
Am I a nice mom or what? :) She wanted a heart pancake for breakfast so not only did I give her a heart, but her whole name! Despite what the picture shows, she actually was really excited for her pancakes! 7 letters wouldn't fit on her plate in a straight line so note to self: give next kid 3 letters in name or less. lol

Our Golf Date

We went golfing with Ben and Kim on a double date. For Kim and I, it was our first time to golf, so the guys taught us how to hold and swing a club and to tee off and putt. Kim and I learned a lot, had some good laughs, AND I even tied Ben's score on a few holes (don't tell him though since it was my first time and he's a major golfer!). It was more fun than I thought it would be and I found that a 4 iron hybrid is my club of choice. lol We went to Baja Fresh afterward for some yummy dinner and to talk. Seriously, it doesn't matter what you do, when it's without children, it is so fun to go out and spend time with your hubby and friends.

Me and my golf teacher.
Getting ready
Annika ain't got nothin' on me!
Ben checking the angle and slope before Kim sinks her putt.
At dinner afterward. Such a fun night!

Time for Some Campaignin'

Have you seen this yet? Hilarious. I laughed even harder the second time around! Whether you like Obama or not, you can't but help laugh when you see him riding a unicorn. And I don't care who you are, but Hillary hitting Bill over the head with a frying pan all while smiling at the camera--that's funny stuff. Nothing like some good political satire. Enjoy!

Matching Dresses

How cute are they?! I love this picture! Even if they aren't looking AT the camera, at least we came close! These are pics of the girls before church last Sunday.
Megan just likes to wave "hi" at the camera
She desperately wanted her paci during the photo shoot and I had to stick it in and then pull it out real fast to get a pic, then stick it back in again!
She's MAD that I took away the paci!
Give it back Mom!

I love matching clothes and Mikayla LOVES picking out matching dresses for them to wear to church each Sunday. Thank you Magaw for these pretty pink matching dresses. So pretty! I wonder for how long I can keep them matching? Something tells me when they are 10 and 7 they won't be into it so much.... oh well, I'll enjoy it for now!

My Monkeys!

Mikayla wanted to pretend she was Dora and Megan was Boots today. So, naturally, they had to eat bananas--Boots' favorite food.
Mikayla wanted a picture with the banana in her mouth and I couldn't get Megan with it in her mouth, but she's cute nonetheless. :)

No joke! This pint-sized monkey will actually devour the entire banana singlehandedly! I have NO clue how she stays so small eating as much and as often as she does!

Baby Blessing

The Nelson Family after blessing Baby Ben.
Kim. My friend. We've been pregnant together, been gym buddies, gone out together on double dates, shared numerous birthday parties, family dinners, lunches out, and playdates with the kids. We have a friendship in which we can laugh, cry, share every part of our lives with each other, help each other through the good and the bad parts of life, and she's someone I know I can always count on. I love you Kim!