Fun Bun

I tried a new curly hair-do today. I love my hair long because I can try so many different things! A mom of one of Ava's preschool friends had her hair really cute today and I asked her how she did it. It's a beach look...kind of messy but it is hardly ANY work (10 minutes) on my part and so I am IN LOVE with it!

Step 1: With your hair just damp make 6-8 buns (more buns for curlier hair) around your head.

Step 2: Wait an hour and a half or until they are dry

Step 3: Take them out and brush through your hair with your fingers. Hairspray!

P.S. I REALLY hate taking pictures of myself!! I think self portraits are silly!!

Our Disneyland trip was MAGICAL and I'll post about it as soon as we get our 'Photopass' CD from Disneyland!!

September Vacation - Snow Canyon

We went on a 10-day family vacation on September 10-19, 2010. We had the time of our lives! We started our vacation out by spending the weekend in St. George (10th-12th).

On Saturday morning we visited Snow Canyon and explored the area. The kids (Christian included) had so much fun climbing and hiking in the perfect weather. Snow Canyon is the perfect place for a family with small kids because the hikes are so family friendly and it can be done within a couple of hours!

We would have visited for a little longer but the mosquitos came out and that was the end for Ava. If you know Ava then you know that she DOES NOT like bugs of any kind. Seeing a mosquito on her had her crying and panicking uncontrollably so we ended our morning!

We went back to our motel, ate lunch, and went for a swim in the pool. The kids seemed to enjoy our motel more than anything in St. George. It was such a treat for them to get to watch the Disney Channel since we have 'boring TV' at home! They also loved jumping on the beds and running around the room. Maybe we should move into one...

Later that night we went to Olive Garden with friends that I hadn't seen in a long time. I was so excited to see my high school best friend, Erin, and her new baby! He is ADORABLE!! It was a quick dinner but nice to visit for a little bit!

On Sunday we headed to Las Vegas where we would stay until Tuesday (19th-21st). We stayed with my sister-in-law, Cydnee, and her family at their home in Henderson. While there we saw Mermaids @ Boater's Outlet, ate at Rainforest Cafe (WAY overrated!), and let Ava and Reagan (cousin) play every other second of the day! Ava and Reagan absolutely love each other and I am not exaggerating when I say that we saw them only at meals and bed time! Ava was sad to leave but knowing where we were headed helped a little...

Preschool Girl

Ava started a neighborhood preschool the beginning of September and she was OVERLY excited! The kids in her preschool are:

Maggie Bodily

Mallory Burton

Haley Colton
Ellie Edwards
Kristi Murdock
Logan Wilson

She is so excited to learn new things and most of all SOCIALIZE with her new little friends!

August 2010

Last June I said that I was going to do some "ketchup" and I've only posted 7 times since! SOOO much has happened to our little family in the past year and I am determined to catch up by August when a new member of our family will arrive!

August 2010 brought a lot of outside fun. We did lots of bike rides and spent a lot of time outside with friends!

Since Spencer was sick on the day of his party we gave him some more cake as soon as he felt better. He gave us the reaction we were looking for! He loves himself some red velvet cupcakes (ignore the leftover broccoli on his face)!

Ava had a blast in the rain this month. We had a BIG rain storm that had us soaking wet in just a few minutes! Ava was in heaven and I couldn't help but snap a few pictures before I had to run the camera inside to save it!

You've got a lot of chutzpah to compete for a cab

New York - kids = ADVENTURE!

Christian and I had the BEST time EVER in New York! I keep having dreams of us being there again or on a plane on our way there. It's bad...I REALLY want to go back! It may just be that I want another vacation with just Christian and I. I have never wanted to leave my kids for any period of time and I was actually dreading this trip BUT it was so great to explore this HUGE city without the kids!

Here's what we did...We got on and off a double-decker tour bus for three days. We toured Downtown & Uptown Manhatten, Harlem, & Brooklyn. We, of course, took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty! We went to the Empire State Building to see it but went to the 'Top of the Rock' to get a view of the city. AMAZING! We checked out Times Square which was OKAY...a good look and we are good for life! And then we went to the Majestic Theatre and saw "The Phantom of the Opera"! BUT the best part of our trip was when we rented bikes and rode around Central Park for a couple of hours. It was so neat to see that GINORMOUS park, lay down and just enjoy our time there, and then see all the famous areas there.

Okay I'm getting too wordy so I'll just post some pictures! We seriously had such a good time!

P.S. Magnolia Bakery is to DIE for! My mouth is watering thinking of their Red Velvet cupcakes with light, whipped cream cheese frosting. Oh my goodness...SOOOO GOOD!