The Moss Family

2011-10-26T17:07:00.000-07:00

The week after Lainee's birthday she got to the "Unique Utahn" in her class. She brought a poster about herself to class & got to tell about it.

They also asked questions about Lainee & she told about herself & they played 21 questions to guess what she brought in the bee bag - it was her porcelain doll.

That day was also the "reading Like A Rock Star" assembly & everyone got to dress up like a rock star. Showing us his best is Charlie!

We have also been enjoying the kids fall soccer season. Trent is the lucky parent coaching Rigby's team this year!

We played Trent's friend's team (Nate E.) on that day.

Here is Rigby's 1st goal of the season! It was a little more impressive in person!

Here is his reaction after making the goal! He had the biggest grin & totally look over at me & is ready to give Trent a hi-five!

Lainee's soccer team. She is once again a major player! She has scored about half of the teams goals this year! Of course I haven't remembered to get any pictures of them!

This is Lainee's teacher Mrs. Redfearn. She is so sweet & came to her game. Emma & Brooklyn are in her class as well.

Oops! This picture is supposed to be before the soccer pics! Oh well! So this year's marathon marked Trent's cousin's husbands 1st anniversary of his brain surgery. He was left paralyzed on his left side of his body & has slowly gained back most of his movement, so what does he do? He runs the marathon! And he was under 4 hours!!!

Cute Missy & Ammon waiting for him to come by. I of course missed the picture of him going past the family!

That next day on Sunday Dalton was baptized at the east stake center. Rick & Sue ended up walking back to Grandma's with pretty much all of the kids.

So cute!

Lainee is 10!!!

2011-10-18T18:32:00.000-07:00

I can't believe she is 10! Birthday breakfast of pancakes!

Then she got to open up presents from the family. A bunch of clothes, underwear (she was super embarrassed!), flip flops, & soccer ball.

This year she got to have a friend party. She invited Molly, Lauren, Emma, Abbie, Kennedy & Maggie.

We took them to the SHAC & let them swim & play on the lillypads...

and dive off the diving board. Lainee got brave this summer & started diving without plugging her nose!

Then we went outside for some cake & presents. Lainee wanted the same theme from 2 years ago with the flower cake & "Lainee"bug.

She got great presents from her friends & Maggie hit it on the spot with a "Lainee"bug pillowpet! She was so happy!

All the girlies!

That night the kids hung out at Gma Moss's while we went to Trent's 15 yr class reunion. Her aunt Jana came over & gave her this cute sweater! She got a gift card to Target from gma & gpa Moss which she spent on Harry Potter books!

We saved the present that she wanted most for last,

In keeping with the theme of "Lainee"bug she got a Happy Napper.

She was one happy girl! We sure love our Lainee & enjoy watching her grow & learn! She is so smart, loves to read, loves to play sports & is good at it, & is a great piano player. Everything she does is top of the class! We are so glad to get to have her as our daughter!

2011-10-18T17:49:00.000-07:00

Here goes the catch up!

My cute little nephew, McCoy Ethan Maloy, was blessed over Labor day weekend. So cute in his little tux!

Then a few days later my niece Crystal came home from her mission. Here is her arrival at the airport!

First hug goes to her mom!

After she hugged everybody there, she found her fiancee (Cody)! He swept her off her feet!

They got engaged the night she got home! He had been home for less than 1 month from his mission! (They both served in Tennesse - Nashville & Knoxville but were called to the same mission! They changed her mission the week before she left!) They are getting married on 11/11/11!!!

We also went to the rodeo with the Stahelis. Doug & Brad's families were right next to where we were! Cute girlies!

A first last!

2011-08-22T12:26:00.000-07:00

My baby has started his first day of kindergarten! He was SOOO excited! He woke up when I got home from my run this morning at 6:40 & went to get dressed for school! I convinced him not to yet & cuddle with me instead. When I was getting the girls all ready this morning, he went & got himself fully dressed including his backpack & let me know he was ready for school.

Unfortunately he had to wait until 12:30 to leave for school! He watched that clock & as soon as it hit 12:30 he yelled out YES! & headed out to the car!

I love that face!

His teacher is Mrs. Guynn & he was so excited to get to class!

Found his seat!

And got coloring! With a lot of determination on his face!

I can't believe the time has finally come that all my kids are in school! I sure love my kids & love that they love school! It's going to be a good year!

First Day of School 8/15/11

2011-08-15T16:14:00.000-07:00

Holy cow! Where did the summer go?!

First day of school already!

Olivia started 2nd grade with Mrs. Ivey.

Lainee started 4th grade with Mrs. Redfearn.

Cute cute!

Kindergarten starts next week so pictures of my baby starting school to come next week. I hope I remember to take pictures!

End of summer!

2011-08-15T16:06:00.000-07:00

My kids are getting so brave! Jumping in from the side of the pool! Oh wait, they still have on life jackets! Not THAT brave! haha!

I love how synchronized this shot turned out! Both got their noses plugged!

Some good air!

Lainee learned to dive without holding her nose!

Another awesome jump!

AND...

top braces! The doctor decided to go ahead & put on braces on her top teeth too! It is amazing how quickly they are straightening out already! She is going to look good! 7 years old & has braces! And she loves them!

Wilson Family Reunion/Jully 24th weekend

2011-08-14T13:40:00.000-07:00

The highlight of the weekend was the horses! The guys who run their cattle on the ranch let us ride their horses! The kids have wanted to do that for a long time!

We stayed in the tent trailer & found the perfect spot!

That weekend Rigby swam across the pond & back! And he walked from the trailer to the cabin in the dark by himself!! Two big break throughs!

We always love when we get to go to the cabin & now summer is over & school starts tomorrow!!

I forgot to mention that I got to go out to Monterey to help Susie & Rick move back to Utah! I flew out Wednesday July 20th & we spent the day packing & loading the truck & the next morning we started the drive back to Utah! It was long but when you get to sit next to this cute baby its totally worth it!

Cute little McCoy!

I've seen the windmills from a distance but this time we got to drive right thorugh all of them. Sue was sleeping & I was driving their car & Rick & his dad were in the moving truck in front of us.

Friday 7/15/11

2011-08-14T12:52:00.000-07:00

(This post actually begins down at Moss Family Vacation 2011 if you want to start at the beginning!)

We spent another day at the lake but with seadoos this time. Lainee wakeboarded & the rest of us just went for rides on it.

Right before I took this picture Rigby had his arms up behind his head kickin back relaxin.

Rigby trying to push out the big log.

The logs were the big hit at the lake again!

That night Grandpa Moss gave a family home evening on testimonies & let the kids make their own testimony gloves. It was a neat way to end the week together.

We all headed home on Saturday & just like that it was over! It was a fun trip & it went by very fast!

Thursday 7/14/11

2011-08-14T12:40:00.000-07:00

Before starting our hike at Ensign Peak, Dave gave us a little history lesson on the importance of this peak.

An Ensign to the world!

And it was windy up on top!

Hiking back down, Rigby found a round rock that he rolled,

and rolled,

got it out of the bushes when it rolled off the trail,

and rolled it some more!

He even rolled it down this waterfall thing. You can see it at the bottom step!

After the hike we went to the Gateway & saw Cars 2 & then met back up with the family for dinner at an Italian restaurant - thanks mom & dad!

Wednesday 7/13/11

2011-08-14T12:23:00.000-07:00

We started off Wednesday with a hike, Stewart Cascades, which was on the back side of Timpanogas. It was BEAUTIFUL!!!

I loved this hike! It was a 2 mile hike to the falls & of course 2 back. It was through dense forests & so green!

These falls were above the big one that we hiked to, they were all over!

The last bit of snow melting & creating the falls.

The waterfall is about twice as long as you can see in this picture. We are sitting on a cliff edge & you could feel the mist blowing off of the waterfall, especially when you go down to the bottom!

After bowling we went down for lunch & bowling!

Lainee

Olivia

Rigby

He bowled a strike & ran back to the screen to see it! His face was the best! He was so excited!

He may have also beaten us!!

Tuesday 7/12/11

2011-08-13T08:04:00.000-07:00

We spent the day at Jordanelle Reservior & it was fun! They had this playground for the kids & big grass area.

There were lots of debri in the lake & the kids especially enjoyed the big logs.

Isn't she cute?! I love her cute little curls around her face!

And this was back at the cabin, my little monkey Olivia.

Monday 7/11/11 continued

2011-08-13T07:50:00.000-07:00

We then headed over to Park City & went to the Shoe Tree Park. Look closely in the trees, hundreds of shoes have been thrown up into these trees.

There were ice skates, snowboard boots, snow boots, work boots, flip flops, running shoes, literally all kinds of shoes!

Not sure what was being said here but thought it was cute!

A little frisbee action.

I caught Grandpa Moss & Lainee having a talk on the bridge.

Then we headed down to another park that had musical instruments.

And of course there was a play park as well!

Queen of the hill!

Of course when in Park City you must shop! So we did some of that! Got the kids new Nikes for school & a few other things.

Monday 7/11/11

2011-08-12T18:18:00.000-07:00

We started the day out by hiking Cascade Falls. This picture shows the levels of the path & falls.

A ranger took us on a flower hunt. He would show them a picture from a book & then we would hike until we found it. He even gave all the kids prizes!

After the hike we went to lunch at Dairy Keen in Heber - home of the train!

Moss Family Vacation 2011

2011-08-12T18:00:00.000-07:00

This years trip way to Midway. G & G Moss rented a cabin/house that we all stayed in together. It was up in the hills & had a beautiful of the valley (which I totally forgot to take a picture of!). It started on Saturday July 9th with most of us arriving that afternoon & that night we all pooled together the food we had and had a delicious dinner!

Next day being Sunday we went to church & ended up in Marvin J Ashton's son's (he is the bishop)singles ward! It was the most interesting sacrament meeting I have ever been to! Before it started he asked if anyone had a burning desire to sing a solo. So Shawn lifted Kelsy's arm for her & she & Kenzie ended up singing a beautiful duet to "I Stand All Amazed". After they closed the meeting the had the announcements, because everyone arrives late to singles wards, & it ended with the Bishop calling one of the guys an idiot! Needless to say he is a lot like his dad!

After church Caysen showed the kids how to make flower pens & then Judy had us doing "commercials" for funny products. Olivia's group was doing "The Home teacher Hotline". She came in with the phone saying "The home teacher hotline" when Tamara & Brayden couldn't decide who would call & do the appointments on the last day of the month.

Rigby's group was doing some service that sends your Dear John letters to your missionaries for you. Rigby's line was "You, me, let's go!" and pointing to her then himself. It was hilarious!

Lainee's group was a product that turned leftovers into delicious meals & Lainee delivered her line "Daddy I don't want leftovers!" perfectly.

My group had the "Modesty Measurer". Caysen & Jake tried to leave the house immodestly but my alarm was set off letting me know they were leaving immodestly. (hence the reason he is putting back on his shirt!)

Trent got to put on his own show & called it "Bishop's Butter". He would buy it from a sketchy person (Davey) & then go see his Bishop (Dave) & get whatever he needed by using the butter! It was really funny!

The shady deal going down!

Oh we also had a cookie contest which I won! I looked up 'best cookie recipe' & got peanut butter cup cookies & sure enough it was the best!

4th of July Weekend

2011-08-08T17:33:00.000-07:00

We went out to our Wilson cabin for a nice weekend. John from Skywest & his family came with us & it was a lot of fun!

Mom & Dad were there for part of it with Ana & Jose which Rigby was happy to have Jose there to play with. We had to take them down for a swim & the slide of course!

This was a big weekend for Rigby! He went down the slide about 30 times! & spent 4 hours swimming!

Lainee had to use the goggles to keep the splashes out!

Olivia decided to test it out as well! Glad I had a camera!

Trent was so fast that I almost didn't get a picture!

And apparently I was too fast because my picture was after I already made it to the water!

One of the days we went over to Bryce Canyon & spent the day there.

Had to get a picture infront of "Moss"y Cave!

And here is the actual cave! It has constant dripping thus the moss!

There was also this beautiful waterfall!

In this picture you have to look real close! Up in the "window" in the rocks you can see Josh!

Photo op by the old cars & trucks that we stopped to see but didn't manage to get a picture of!

On our way home from the cabin we stopped at one more hike! Cascade Falls on Cedar Mtn. We live in such beautfiul country!

That night we went over to G & G Moss's house for a bbq. The kids got all decked out for the occasion! This picture cracks me up! Look at Brayden in the door window! And I love my tough little man in his muscle shirt but wearing a headband & necklace! Only Rigby could get away with that!

Lainee made her own shirt this year & did a great job!

Fathers Day Weekend!

2011-06-24T16:16:00.000-07:00

The weekend started us off camping up at Enterprise Reservior. Friday night Trent took Rigby out on Grandpa's boat & he caught the only 2 fish of the night! Then we caught 3 more on Saturday. I took pictures with my phone but I can't get them to load. It was a lot of fun & the kids love camping & climbing there.

Then on Fathers Day after church, Rigby had Trent search for his present by playing hot & cold.

Rigby was laughing so hard the whole time that he could barely say hot or cold!

Of course Trent was a great sport & played it well!

Rigby had it hidden in his closet - the ha was just a bonus that was in there too!

Olivia did the same game with her present & guess where it ended? Yep in her closet!

The kids made these trophies for the best dad ever!

They had taffies & a magnet with their pictures in them.

Lainee also made some yummy candy popcorn at activity days for Fathers Day.

We got Trent a new shirt,

a new belt,

And a new grill! You may remember that we got him a grill for his birthday but we had to return that one because it didn't work right so here goes attempt #2!

Happy Father's Day!!

We love you very much & are so glad to have you in our lives. You are the best Dad in the whole world!

Moss Reunion 2011

2011-06-24T14:26:00.000-07:00

We upgraded from a tent this year! The week of the reunion Trent decided that we needed a tent trailer! I found this super awesome deal on Craigslist & we were set!

Here it is all set up in Pinto. Double king beds! We don't even have a king at home!

On the back side there is a slide out for the dinette! It is super roomy & we loved using it!

Uncle Mike's family was in charge this year & the highlight of the weekend (besides all great food!) was the pinewood derby! They had extra cars for those who didn't have any - like us!

Rigby absolutely LOVED it! I never quite caught his excitement on camera though.

Ammon was so cute! He also really loved the pine wood derby!

I love Teagan in this picture! (the redhead in the cowboy boots standing by the track)

When we came home I noticed that my apricot tree had ripe apricots! It only had 7 for its first year so I ate one each day for a week! They were so delicious!

Olivia by my apricot tree. My nectarine tree also produced this year & the peaches are coming along! Yippee!

May 14, 2011

2011-05-20T09:46:00.000-07:00

The day started out with a wedding!

Megan & Kenny got married!

They had a beautiful breakfast followed by the sealing in the temple.

The cousins waiting outside the temple.

And some of the boy cousins.

Have to have a family picture taken when dressed up & at the temple!

Then it was onto the girls Spring Dance Recital!

Olivia, Tallie, Lainee & Tailer

Great job girls!

Then we hurried back to the wedding reception where the kids got their own flowers.

It was a PARTAY!!

It really was the perfect day! Everything was beautiful & the dancing was so fun!

I LOVE that my girls got out on the dance floor to dance! The boys didn't want much to do with that! I got one dance in with both my boys but that was it!

It was a fun day!

3 in 1: Tee ball, Mothers Day, & Preschool Graduation!

2011-05-13T12:38:00.000-07:00

Tee ball

I finally remembered to pull out my camera at Rigby's game!

I love his expression in this picture!

He did actually hit the ball but I didn't catch it! I liked the action picture even if he didn't hit it!

How about this shot? Once one of the boys did it then they all started doing it!

Trent got roped into coaching after the season started. He is a good coach!

Mothers Day

Me & my kids with the gifts they gave me. Lainee made me a puzzle card that said 'I love you to pieces' when you put it together & at Activity Days they made a frame for a picture taken at the temple activity with the moms & after church she made me cookies! The big one was shaped like a heart. Olivia also made me a card with a mosaic heart magnet with her picture on it & Rigby got me a crayon "frame" with his picture on it along with a card that asked questions like "What does your mom always say?" His answer: No!

I must be a mean mom! And then in another color of pen, yes & I love you, were added to the answer!

The whole family got me roses, a towel lounge chair cover, card & a skirt that got traded for a new top!

They also made me brunch! We tried out a new recipe for Bananas Foster French Toast & it was good!

Preschool Graduation

We all went down to the Cox Park & the kids got to play & play.

They got bubbles & one of the dads was teasing them that they couldn't get him with the bubbles through the fence.

Rigby & Luis

Swinging high!

Then they had a little program with songs & poems that they have learned.

We had to end it with the classic freeze dance with the parents!

Then the diploma!

Hug from his favorite teacher!

And of course we had to eat lunch!

What a fun year & no 2 better teachers for any child to have!

My baby is going to kindergarten!

Bonnie's Hair Salon

2011-05-02T12:46:00.000-07:00

Who knew a nice Sunday evening would turn into a spontaneous hair cutting session! We went over to my Mom's house for a visit & she requested that I cut her hair! Now keep in mind, I DO NOT know how to cut hair! I am not trained, I just help with my boys haircuts & that is my extensive knowledge of hair cutting! So once I got my mom's hair done then I had others ask as well!

Cute little Jeric wanted his cut, then Tallie got a trim, and then it was Coleman's turn.

Olivia has been asking for a long time to get her hair cut because she hates having her hair brushed because it hurt her so bad - soft head. So I had asked her a few times if she wanted her hair cut too but she said no. But then she braved up & said yes!

Now is when I had to turn up my bravery! I really don't know how to cut hair especially when I chop off 5 inches (or more)! Without further ado...

I did the pony chop! It gave it a good start to the a-line style I was hoping for! (sorry to all hairstylist for my improper skills!)

The back view of my mom & Olivia's haircuts. Not the best but it'll do!

Me & my clientele!

An Epic Giveaway

2011-04-29T12:54:00.000-07:00

Here's the deal. Vintage Revivals is doing an EPIC makeover for one of her readers. I have entered pretty much ALL of her giveaways & never won so I think this would perfect for me to win! Also my blog is just for little-o-me & a few other people so therefor I will not get the popularity vote! (While I love looking at all the crafty blogs, mine is just my journal!) So, I am hoping to get to be one of the people picked randomly. If I were to be picked then this is the room I would like to have done...(we moved into this house 7 months ago & I am still dumbfounded by this office!)

13' foot ceilings make for huge blank walls!

I would LOVE to have my piano refinished!!!

Big, huge wall that some B&B would look great on!

Windows that warm this room up too much!

Another big blank wall ripe for whatever!

Oh blasted! I forgot to take a picture of my main bathroom! Just picture blahness & that would be it!

Here is Mandi's button

(I can't believe I just got this to show up!!!) So the voting on your favorite starts tomorrow at midnight if you want to go vote for me at http://www.vintagerevivals.blogspot.com/! I would really love some help in this room! And any suggestions for the room would be welcomed too!

Easter Weekend

2011-04-27T10:06:00.000-07:00

Good Friday was spent at Steve & Toiya's house for the Wilson Family. They have a beautiful backyard that fit all of us with room to spare!

After having a picnic, the kids had an Easter Egg hunt.

Rigby & the other 5-6 yr olds are off!

There goes Olivia!

Lainee was so fast I only got her from behind!

I may have forgot their baskets & they may have had to use plastic sacks but they are still cute!

The big kids were playing on the old tractor.

Good job girls!

Then on Sunday after church, the kids discovered that the Easter Bunny had been to our house!

Never mind the mess that we call the back porch! Still haven't got that done yet!

Of course we had to get some posed pictures! This is one of my favorites! Too bad Lainee isn't looking!

Another fave!

The girls!

And the boys!

Now some individuals.

(sidenote: my old neighbors delivered my rock bench to me from my old house! I have taken all my Easter pics on that bench since Lainee was little! So glad to have the bench!)

And the colored eggs from this year! They turned out really cool! Gotta love the all natural way of coloring! (red root & onion peels for color & petals, flowers, weeds for design & then wrapped in thread & boiled.)

Another great Easter!

Kite Festival & Preschool Fieldtrip

2011-04-26T15:06:00.000-07:00

A couple of weekends ago was the Kite Festival & Lainee did all of her reading so we went to redeem her chart for a kite. They had a fire truck for the kids to climb through & look at.

The girls got to bring their friend Ivie from our old neighborhood.

Liv & Ivie getting ready to ride!

Lainee was all smiles the whole time!

Even upside down!

Ivie got a little scared during the ride & thought that she might puke so they got stopped but she was ok & by the end said "I'm never getting off!"

Liv was brave the whole time which surprised me!

(Rigby was off doing some bounce houses with Trent so he didn't get any pictures!)

Rigby's preschool class got to go to a kindergarten class to get ready for next year.

Rigby & Elijah, best buddies or maybe troublemakers! Elijah has definitely helped Rigby become more boyish!

Then we went to the park & had lunch & a fun little egg hunt.

We are sure going to miss our wonderful teachers but are so excited for kindergarten!

Latest Happenings

2011-04-24T14:33:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest going-ons at the Moss house!

Rigby joined a tee ball teams - the Braves. He has played 3 games & this is the only picture I have taken so far! Oops! But still cute!

In April I had 3 nieces blessed, one baptised, & one joined the family!

Jenny, Julie, & Keli all had baby girls & Sylvia is adopting Mari & just started guardianship with her, so here are my 4 new nieces & their moms!

Lainee also had her first track meet! This first race is her 100 meter. She is wearing a black shirt with purple shorts.

All the 100 meter contestants.

Lainee's heat, she is in the middle.

And now she is in the lead!

Bigger lead!

Leaving them in the dust!

And winner!

She also tried the standing long jump.

Nice job!

This is her friend Lauren! I caught her in mid air!

Trent, Lainee & Lauren in the stands.

And here is her 200 meter debut!

Winner winner chicken dinner!

She cruised! We are so proud of you Laines!

Olivia's braces

2011-04-06T13:32:00.000-07:00

My Olivia just grew up! She has a very crowded little mouth so the orthodontist recommended that we get braces!

She is only 7 but since there was not room for her teeth to grow in, we had to get 2 teeth pulled in preparation for the braces.

This is her before her appointment.

BEFORE

AFTER

You can see the holes left from her teeth!

All guazed up & holding her teeth! One in each hand. Check out the size of those roots!

Next step, the orthodontist.

Open wide!

And done! She is loving her braces! In fact she wishes she had them on top too! (not to worry she will have the full set when she is older! This is just preventative work!)

Now on to the weather!

We hit the 80's last week so the kids said it was time for water fun!

A bunch of the neighborhood kids came over & we had the sprinklers on in the backyard & then they moved out to the front yard with the hose!

The weather has been going from 80's back down to 60's & back up to 80's! In fact this weekend is supposed to drop down to the 50's!! Let's just settle & stick with the 70's!

Spring soccer has started & my cute little team has done better in their first 2 games than they did all fall season! Woohoo! Our first game we tied 3 to 3 & the second game 4 to 4! And Rigby made his first goal! It was awesome! It is a lot more fun to coach when we actually score goals!

This was yesterday when the weather was back to warm! Olivia & Rigby made their own pool out of the wheelbarrow!

Olivia loves to smile big now with her braces!

And my little man!

Cute!

(Phew..done! That was a long post!)

Spring Break '11

2011-04-01T17:47:00.000-07:00

Over Spring Break we went to Monterey CA to visit my sister Sue & her husband Rick. We started off at the beach watching the giant waves come in. It was super windy - blowing in a storm.

It was really chilly too!

You would never know that we were standing in front of the ocean in this picture!

I love this picture!

Then we went to the aquarium.

The kids sitting with Sue watching a feeding of the fish from the scuba diver.

Jelly fish amaze me! I just love them!

They had tones of seahorses too.

Whatcha looking at Sue?

The penguins were fun too.

We then went on post to pick up Rick & stopped for a photo with the tank.

I don't know the names of the beaches we stopped at but this one is right next to the Pebble Beach Golf Course. We drove around 17 Mile Drive & checked out the golf course. Trent & Rick got a round in at a public course that was right at the edge of the ocean but not at the $500 a round Pebble Beach course!

Clear down at the waters edge was a bride & groom getting their pictures taken. Right in the middle of the picture.

My camera battery died after taking this picture so I wasn't able to capture the rest of the trip. (This was day 1 & only half way through the day! And I didn't take my charger!) We also went to see some Redwood trees in the Great Basin park, went to the wharf where the kids held birds, drove along PCH to where the road was closed due to where it washed into the ocean! Hopefully Sue will send us pictures that she took of the rest of the trip! It was a lot of fun but very cold & wet! It rained the whole time!

Look who learned how to ride a bike!

2011-02-24T11:59:00.000-08:00

Trent has been trying to teach Rigby for some time now, he just wasn't getting the whole balance part down! So we switched over to the scooter to help him learn & it worked!

After a week of scooter riding & an awesome power band - he said it totally helped him, he had it figured out. Time to go back to the bike!

This time he took right to riding his bike!

Good job Rigby!

Breaking News!!

2011-02-14T11:50:00.000-08:00

This was the scene right out my office window when I finished my last post! There were about 30 marked & unmarked police cars, fire truck, ambulance, SWAT team & a K9 unit at the church across from me!

They boarded the SWAT van just like in the shows!

And they are off!

Ready to go bust some drug dealers!

They apparently hit 2 houses without incident & were back in just a few minutes - I have insiders! It was quite a thrill! Now to watch the arrest page!

*Also I was informed that since they were rendezvousing across from my house that it meant that the drug houses were NOT in my neighborhood so no need to fear!! And I did check out the arrest page & they are in the area but not my ward or neighborhood.

Happy Valentines Day!

2011-02-14T09:05:00.000-08:00

We wanted the girls to look extra cute today so we went with hearts in their hair! I think they are cute! Now they will look good for their Valentines!

See http://www.princesshairstyles.com/ for how tos & cute dos!

Family hike in Cedar Pocket 2/12/11

2011-02-14T09:00:00.000-08:00

Saturday was beautiful so we decided to take advantage of the day & go for a hike. Somehow we ended up in the Gorge & hiked at the Cedar Pocket park area.

We hiked up to the top of a hill to roll a rock off but we couldn't get it to budge!

So we posed in front of it instead!

Looking off the edge

And just to prove I was there...

I hate pictures of me! Blehh..

But a good fun hike!

Megan is engaged & Liv's 9th tooth gone!

2011-02-14T08:27:00.000-08:00

Megan & Kenny are engaged! They are getting married on May 13th! We stopped by to see the happy couple while they were in town.

While there, Olivia pulled out ANOTHER tooth! #9 for those of you counting! So here she is in her bloody glory! (of course she didn't know it was bleeding or she would of never let me take the picture!)

All cleaned up with Jana.

Now to get all her teeth grown back in! She still has 5 empty spaces!

My baby is 5!! 1/26/11

2011-01-28T18:46:00.000-08:00

Birthday morning started with opening up some clothes.

Can you guess who picked out this shirt?

Rigby's best bud DD came over to wish Rigby a happy birthday & gave him a Mario Yatzee game.

DD knows Rigby well! He had asking & asking for a Luigi cake so I tried my best! He atleast liked it!

Present time - which also happens to be his favorite time!

Clothes from Grandma Moss

And a toy truck from Grandpa Moss!

Then some clothes from Mom.

And dun dun da dun! The big present!

A pillowpet! Just what he wanted! Trent wishes he would of wanted something a little more manly but he LOVES it!

Hugs for Grandma. The balloons came from his Primary teacher who happens to be the wife of the doctor who delivered Rigby!

The truck from Grandpa Moss is one that you can put together & take apart. Rigby & Lainee didn't waste any time getting it together!

Grandma & Grandpa Wilson came just in time for cake & ice cream. They gave Rigby a card with stickers & cold hard cash!

Blowing & blowing & blowing! It only took like 7 tries!

Oh he such a cute kid!

Can't have a birthday without a spanking machine!

Happy Birthday my little man! We love you so much!

Miss Olivia's 7th Birthday 1/21/11

2011-01-24T09:33:00.000-08:00

For Olivia's birthday dinner she choose to eat out at McDonalds. Gotta love the nuggets with apples & chocolate milk!

Mom & Dad

Ready, set, BLOW!

Rigby was SOOO excited to open presents & made sure to do "Heavy Hangover"!

Rigby gave her some nail polish.

Lainee gave her a makeup kit. Good to see the girls hug even if it was a forced one!

G & G Moss gave her a cute purple shirt with this cute purple sweater.

Now time for hugs!

G & G Wilson gave her some chocolates with a card & $10!

Time for the BIG present!

Yeah! A pillow pet!

And hugs for dad for that one!

Time for the spanking machine! She's so fast you can't even see her!

Grandpas!

The girl table!

Tallie came over during a serious game of Uno Attack!

Cute lunch bag with her name on it!

D brought her a candy bouquet so he got hugs too!

Can you just see the "wanting" on the boys faces?! Eying the candy!

Bonus picture of Trent breaking in the new grill!

Trent's birthday 1/14/11

2011-01-20T09:41:00.000-08:00

Lainee made this cute smores snowman sledding guy for Trent's birthday. Good thing Lainee gave him something because the poor guy didn't have anything to open on his birthday other than that!

We went to dinner at Made in Brazil for his birthday.

Dave, Tamara, & Jana came too.

As well as Jeff!

We then had cake at Trent's parents house. It was an ice cream cake & when I cut it open all the ice cream came flooding out! Apparently my freezer wasn't cold enough! But it was still really yummy because the ice cream soaked into the cake!

He had so many candles that it took 3 tries to get them all!

He really did get presents its just that we didn't have them at the time! We went shopping for his birthday outfit & they didn't have his size so we ordered them (some pants for work & shoes) & then finally yesterday his big present was ready!

A new manly grill!

Notice the tiny little grill that we have been using in the back!

It was a fun birthday that we got to stretch out over the whole weekend! Now onto more birthdays! Tomorrow is Olivia's & Wednesday is Rigby's birthday!

Happy Birthday Trent!

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Isn't he so cute?! I love you!

2011-01-14T10:58:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when I don't post enough - a huge post! Just like the last one! Anyways, here it goes!

12/28/10

Nice day, kids playing outside & a photo op of the house still decorated! (For reference next year when its time to decorate again!)

12/29/10

Olivia loses yet another tooth! Her top middle four teeth are all gone at the same time! She does have one of the front teeth growing back but the tooth below it is about to come out so she won't bite anything & we have to cut everything up!

That night is started snowing! Only a few days late for a white Christmas! It was SOOO cold! It even left icicles on my plant, roof, & Christmas lights!

12/31/10

Got to go to lunch with the girls! Although this one was taken before everyone got there - I'm still waiting on someone, ahem, to send me the picture with everyone else!

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Updated to include picture with the other girls!

That night we had the Staheli's & Maloy's over for a little New Year's Eve fun! The kids the dance game on the Wii while the adults played some games.

Poor miss Tallie broke her leg on the tramp so she just watched!

Another shot of all the kids bustin' a move!

1/1/11

Happy New Year!!!

Back to nice weather & playing golf in the backyard!

1/3/11

We woke up to real SNOW on the last day of Christmas break! There was atleast 3 inches! That is a big deal for us!

Snow angels were made.

Sliding down with the snow.

Liv running after her big sister to nail her with a snowball!

Gotcha!

Then the girls found their own "sledding hill"! The video is quite funny of them sliding but I don't know how to upload that!

My Laines!

Olivia ventured out later that day & made a snowman!

Rigby in not in the pictures because he was at preschool & they built a snowman & a dog! So he still got in on the fun!

We still have some lingering snow in shadow areas & its the 14th! Crazy! Its been that cold but this weekend is going to be in the high 50's - 59 on Sunday! That is why I love St. George winters!

1/6/11

Lainee had her first basketball game this season! She is quite a hustler! So far she has made a basket in every game! And she is a really good defender!

Has it really already gone by?

2010-12-28T19:29:00.000-08:00

Thursday December 16th

We went out to Tuacahn to see the Live Nativity, ride the train, see the lights, & visit with Santa but it started raining that day & they cancelled all of that! It didn't stop us from taking some pictures!

We even took pictures without Santa at his seat! Where is Santa?

Guess who decided to show up? Good 'ol Santa! The kids got to sit on his lap & tell him what they wanted for Christmas!

Sunday December 19th

Wilson family Christmas party at the Howards. We had dinner first which was our traditional soup dinner & then Susie & Rick had a gift to give Mom & Dad. Cameras were rolling! Any guesses?

Yep they are going to have a cinnamon bear! Haha! Their ultrasound picture of the baby looked just like a cinnamon bear so thats what they gave them! Some cinnamon bears & a framed picture. Yeah for them!

Then it was on to the nativity. We usually do it outside at the manger that Sherm made but since it was still raining & everything was muddy he set up in his shed & it was so cute!

With a real goat & sheep! There were shepherds, wisemen, angels, Joseph, Mary, & of course baby Jesus - played by a doll, no babies this year.

Friday December 24th

Grandpa Moss's birthday started with a roast dinner & then presents. Once that was done then it was full on Christmas mode! We did all the usuals, reading of the nativity, Christmas stories, caroling, when a knock at the door came. But nobody was there! Just the bag of presents left by the elf! Our kids got helmets!

Then it was time to get set up at home.

Stockings were filled!

Santa got a plate of cookies & milk & there was even carrots for the reindeer!

Saturday December 25th

CHRISTMAS!! Woohoo! I loved Christmas morning this year! The kids slept in until around 8 & then we heard them running on the tile to our room & they jumped up on our bed shouting "Santa came, Santa came!" just like in all the shows!

Lainee got a special letter in her stocking from Santa!

Rigby LOVED his golf club set!

I wish my video camera had been working! Lainee was SOOOO excited about her present! She barely opened it before realizing what it was & then went running to her room, jumped on the bed & started freaking out! She came back to the family room & continued to freak out on the floor kicking & screaming! She even cried! I had NO IDEA she was going to do that over a mp3! It was great!

Olivia got one too but she didn't have the same reaction! She ripped right through all of her presents without even really looking at them! I told her to put her new clothes on that she just opened & she said "what new clothes?". Same thing happened on Sunday!

Trent wanted only one thing - a memory foam mattress topper! Well that just what he got along with some memory foam pillows! And some clothes of course!

All dressed & ready to go to G & G Moss for breakfast.

Had to do a silly picture!

The girls all got boots that are pretty much the same!

My handsome boys! Rigby loves his light saber!

The kids got to open another present from G & G Moss. Lainee got a secret diary & she played with it the whole day!

Olivia got Toss Across & it was a big hit!

Rigby got a RC truck! 3 for 3 on the presents!

Then it was time for the talent show. Rigby did his English accent with "Charlie you bit me! And it really hurt!" It was a hillarious!

Olivia played a Christmas song.

Love the smile on her face!

Lainee played Silent Night.

She is a really good little piano player!

Sunday December 26th

That was they day for our Moss family party. I got a picture of the kids with the presents they made before we wrapped them.

Lainee got a little wrapped notepad, crayon, pen holder from Jacob.

Look familiar? Rigby got a dinosaur pillow from Lainee! He didn't even know she had him! He was THRILLED!

Olivia got a fairy skirt, wand & wings from Kenzie.

I threw this picture in because it was one of very few that had me in it! Plus you can see Lainee's present again.

Trent got a bean bag/lovesac from Jeff.

And I got a watch from Chanieca! Never mind my crazy face! I really like the watch!

Another great Christmas season!

Lainee's Christmas Play 12/15/10

2010-12-16T20:04:00.000-08:00

Little Valley 3rd grade presents

The Jingle Bell Jukebox

Lainee is in the middle with a pony & pink scarf in her hair with her arm extended!

The kids watching very intently.

Lainee's turn up on stage.

"Whats left? Grandma got ran over by a reindeer?" & "Well don't hold us in suspense, give us a hint!" Those were her lines & she did them perfectly, loud & clear. The boy next to her is Gabe & he is in our Primary class & lives just a couple house up from us.

Couldn't resist this smile!

This picture is of Lainee & her "crush". He is in the white shirt, no hat. He also has a crush on her!

Curtis! Looks like a bad boy here but he really is a good kid!

Lainee would of fit right into the 50's! She was a 50's student in the play.

Grandma & Grandpa Moss came with Aunt Jana to watch the play. Lainee absolutely loved that they came & LOVES her Aunt Jana. She also had the skirt for Lainee to use! Thanks Jana!

We got home & made some hot chocolate when the doorbell rang. This is what we opened up to! They were some boys who wanted to spread some Christmas cheer! We invited them in for hot chocolate & caramels after they played us a few songs! It was so fun! A great way to end the night!

Birthday Girl! 12/12/10

2010-12-16T16:03:00.000-08:00

Sunday morning I got to wake up to presents in bed! My cute family got me a cute gray knit hat & a brand spankin new camera! 12x optical zoom, HD movie, 12.1 megapixels, & it even has GPS! All in one! So know on to figuring the darn thing out!

So these are the first pictures taken with the new camera. My kids are great posers!

We got invited to a birthday dinner at the Grandma Moss' house. So on the way over I thought lets get a car ride picture! Everyone smile! Go figure that they all hid except for me & Rigby! Which is a darling picture of him!

I made my YUMMY turtle cake for my birthday cake & we took it over for dessert.

Blow those candles out! Trent grouped 3 together & 4 together to make 34! Nice & easy! No smoke alarms this year!

Then we took the left over cake & headed to Grandma Wilson's house - its our usual Sunday schedule anyways! Janet got a hold of the new camera & took a ton of pictures so here is a few of them!

Since she did that we will start with her self portrait! You're welcome Janet!

I was glad she was in the kitchen because then you can see my parents kitchen makeover that is almost done! Beautiful cabinets that Doug built with granite counter tops. Just needs a few more things & it will be done!

She also got Keli with baby on board & birthday girl.

My mother gave me this mirror! I LOVE IT! I saw it in her basement & asked what she was doing with it & low & behold she gave it to me! She said she didn't even like it! She was just going to hang it up somewhere but never did! Hooray for me! Now to get it painted & hung at my house!

I included this picture because you can see my new camera in it! Also I took the picture from the ground so that the mirror wouldn't reflect my messy room!

Now for a little fun with Trent! Always be the furthest one away from the camera! It is much more flattering than the close up! He had some others but I'm going to spare you of that!

So this is what 34 looks like!

Happy Birthday to me!

(Oh I also may have bought myself that gorgeous necklace as a bday present!)

Christmas Dance Recital 12/11/10

2010-12-16T13:06:00.000-08:00

The girls had their dance recital last Saturday. It was so cute & they did a really terrific job!

Tallie kinda danced with her group! This was during the rehearsal & she kept her fingers in her mouth the whole time!

Olivia was awesome! A natural little dancer! (Don't know where that came from!) She remembered the whole dance!

Lainee made a beautiful ballerina! She also did a great job!

I think my girls enjoyed getting to perform on a stage!

These shots were after their dances during the rehearsal. My cute girls!

All the dancing girls!

Lainee, Olivia, Tailer, & Tallie

Family picture

Grandma & Grandpa Moss came to the recital. Grandma Wilson came to the rehearsal but we didn't get a picture of her.

The girls with their flowers.

And Rigby & Tallie (his ex girlfriend! That is what I heard him telling his little friend D! He also said he french kissed her! Kissing cousins! I was so funny to hear him talk like that! And a little shocking! He is only 4!)

After the show Trent & I went out for a birthday dinner to Outback since my birthday was on a Sunday but more on that to come!

Good Friends! 12/8/10

2010-12-10T09:43:00.000-08:00

We got a birthday in the house!

On the count of 3 let me hear a big 'ol Texas Road House Yeehaw!

1, 2, 3

YEEEEEEHAW!!!

So I was supposed to be going to dinner with just Ticee & then delivering our neighbor Christmas goodies (that we have been slaving over for weeks now!) but when we got there Pace, Holly, Laura, & Salote were there too!

Surprise! Woohoo!

I miss these girls! I wish I could of moved all of them with me!

Holly, Laura, & Salote.

Laura just finished building a new home just down from me! We are not in the same ward though - bummer! Oh & she may have just given birth to TWINS!

Me, Ticee & Pace aka Jill!

You girls are the best! Thanks so much for a great time! Good friends make birthdays not so scary!

Side note: these girls took the South Pointe ward womens basketball all the way to region finals! They are awesome!

My real birthday is on Sunday just in case you forgot! hehe!

Christmas Contest

2010-12-07T09:40:00.000-08:00

I have never done this before but its worth a shot! They are giving away a serious load of goodies! I really want to win! They even have good runner up prizes! So good luck to me!

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme

TodaysMama (link to: http://bit.ly/tmwishlist) and GameStop (link to: http://bit.ly/gamestop10) are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What is your holiday wish for your family?
     Happiness & good health! (I am getting old apparently!)
2. What is your Christmas morning / Hanukkah Nightly tradition?
     We open all of our presents & then go to Grandma's house for a delicious Christmas breakfast.
3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be?
    A completly new wardrobe!
4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money?
    Spending time with family. We love to play games!
5. What games did you play with your family growing up?
     Skipbo & Phase 10
6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood?
     Christmas Nativity reenactment on Christmas Eve
7. Where would you go for a Christmas/Hanukkah-away-from-home trip?
     To the cabin!
8. Check out GameStop (link to: http://bit.ly/gamestop10) and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year?
     Nintendo DSi, Super Mario Galaxy 2, & Rock Band

November in a flash!

2010-12-01T10:09:00.000-08:00

This post is going to be backwards! I never can remember to upload from most recent to oldest & I am way too lazy to go back & fix them! So here we go!

First a little preface: we went to the Wilson cabin for Thanksgiving & it was freezing! Actually it was below ZERO! At one point it was -15 degrees! We ended the weekend with a snow ball fight!

Couldn't be in snow without one right?!

And of course SOMEONE had to cry at some point! And he's about to cry more with that snow coming right for him! There may have been 2 that cried but only caught one in the act!

Now to my favorites, Olivia's "snowball" being thrown - it must of been too cold because the snow wouldn't even stick! But it made for some cool shots!

And my Rigby when he was smiling!

He usually is smiling & this picture is just too cute!

Bradshaws were there & got a tree also!

Doug & Keli also got a tree. (We are getting to the presnowball fight now!) Mom & Dad got a tree too but I didn't get a picture! But get excited for the next picture because she is a beauty!

AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! And the bells rang out!

Trent saw her from down the hillside & said "I found our tree!" Of course I had to go check her out for myself & the closer I got the prettier she was! I wish I could of taken her with the snow too!

Here we go starting out on our hunt for the perfect tree!

Rigby found a good place to ride!

Anyone want pie?

This was after we ate 6 pies already & had 6 more pies not in the picture! Everyone literally could of eaten their very own pie!

Trent read 'The Hunger Games' while we were there! Keli had brought it for her to read but Trent got a hold of it & read it all!

What good is a big meal if you can't nap after? Grandma found her spot!

The kids enjoyed their fair share of hot chocolate!

Now we are back to the weekend before Thanksgiving! You may be thinking, Hey I've seen this picture already! But you'd be wrong! While attending a birthday party, Olivia ate some pizza & knocked out her 3rd top tooth! That's right 3 missing teeth in a row! Talk about a new verse to the song! Did I mention that the other top tooth is loose? Not the easiest way to eat a Thanksgiving dinner!

This is a cute center at Rigby's preschool. They love hammering the nails & then pulling them out of the foam!

Pull pull pull! Great mouth action there!

Too cute! Rigby & Nikolas playing hard.

Now I need to get my Christmas pictures up, but first I had better take some!

Catch up!

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Rigby got to play soccer this year & I got to be his coach! I'm not sure he learned a whole lot but he did have fun! We had 6 very young boys on our team & we got smashed every game. We're talking 13-0 in a 20 minute game! Finally in the second to last game we scored our first goal! Hooray for Dawson! Then our last game we scored 2! Both by Coben, the other team secured our first & only victory by scoring 2 more goals for us! We'll be playing in the spring as well.

Rigby's team: Front row Bodie, Jace, Rigby; back row Dawson, Bowdrie & Coben.

Lainee played again this year - Olivia opted out because it made her tired to play soccer! Lainee's team is the Purple Pirates! Front row: Delilah, Carissa, Jessica, Lainee. Back row: Aaliyah, Abbie, Monica, Kia, & Kenya. And coach Jessica & her husband (I don't know his name but he basically took over & coached.)

Once again, Lainee proved to be a great asset to the team! She was a high scorer for the team! In the picture she is holding up 2 fingers for 2 goals - not for peace! She continues to be a good athlete & enjoys sports!

This tree is what I see going out my front door! Unfortunately its not in my yard! But isn't it beautiful? It belongs to the church that I live across the street from.

So speaking of my house, I wanted to show some updates! This is the before picture, kind of plain & dead grass.

After! I made & installed the shutters myself! Didn't it just dress up the house?! And notice the grass! Back to green! We (ok Trent) reseeded the grass & its growing in nicely! Oh I also painted the house numbers to stand out.

This picture is far away but its to show the before picture of the side window that partly behind the bush.

And after. Again, kind of hard to see behind the bush but you can see the shutters! (I still need to trim that bush!)

This week at school Lainee gets to be the "King of the Jungle" spotlight. She made a poster of some of the places she's been to & got to answer questions from her class.

Good job Lanes!

In my last post I showed Olivia with the front tooth that she lost. This is how she looked for a week & a half! Notice the tooth is going gray! I called her my little jack-o-lantern with those crazy teeth!

Trent had told her to get the tooth out or he would pull it out for her! Every night for that week Trent would "operate" on her. They had a system where he would wiggle the tooth around & she would hold up fingers based on pain, 1 finger ok, 2 & 3 progressively hurting more, 4 fingers meant stop. Here she is at a 2 with minor pain (again the 2 fingers not meaning peace!).

These pictures really were on different nights! She just really likes that nightgown & wears it a lot! Finally it was down to the last strand & I distracted her while Trent pulled it out with out her even feeling it or knowing that he did! Perfect timing for a little Christmas tune - you know which one! "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!"

The Last Few Weeks

2010-11-02T16:00:00.000-07:00

(I can't get the pictures to work right - they won't align, so the captioning does not line up with the right pictures! Sorry!)

The girls had CrAzY hAiR day at school & this is what we came up with. Excuse the 6 year old throwing the fit! As for Rigby, how could I not take a picture of that cutie!

Then came the deer hunt... it was my first rifle hunt & I NEVER got to use my gun!

We did get a flat tire though! Good thing we had 3 guys to change it!

We did see a lot of does. If you look closely you can see a line of deer making their way up the hill, just none with antlers!

Next was the kids Halloween parade at school. Well since I can't get the pictures in order, next is Olivia after school showing me that she lost one of her front teeth! We've been working on the one that's still in & she got knocked at school & it made the tooth that fell out really loose so when she ate a french fry at school her tooth fell out! Then she lost the tooth at school but the tooth fairy still gave her 6 quarters - one for every year old!

Ok now its the school parade! Lainee was Cleopatra! And of course I managed to take her picture with the sun glaring behind her! Olivia was a gothic ballerina! We decided later that she was a zombie ballerina & her teeth looked more zombie-ish!

Then it was Saturday night, time for some trick or treating! Lainee was Cleopatra, Rigby made a comeback as a bat again, & Olivia was a wizard - she was embarassed to wear it to school so she just wore it trick or treating.

These are our jack-o-lanterns we did this year. The "pirate flag" or skull & cross bones was Rigby's pick, trick or treat with faces was Lainee's, & the wildcat was Olivia's pumpkin. Fun times! Oh we also had a neighborhood Hallowienie roast before the kids went out, byo hot dogs & a dish to share & they had homemade rootbeer & fixings.

Now only 3 weeks until the Christmas tree goes up! hehehe!

Fall Break - Wilson Peak hike 10/16/10

2010-10-18T15:00:00.000-07:00

Fall Break.

No soccer games, no coaching, no school.

Great time to head to the cabin!! So that's just what we did!

The kids climbed trees (Rigby was especially proud of how high he could climb! But he did need help getting down because he was so high!)

Rode on the 4 wheelers & rhino.

Played on Grandpa's tractor.

Tried to help Grandpa fix the hay baler.

Posed for a super cute picture in front of the hay!

And they hiked! They hiked to the top of Wilson Peak! It was a 4 hour hike & they all made it!

This is my view of the hike from the cabin (I did not hike & stayed with the little ones). To the top of the peak! They are actually on top when I took the picture!

This is their view from the top looking down at me at the cabin! The cabin is just above the pond.

Now some great pictures from during the hike! Lainee was quite the trooper!

Another one of my favorite pics of the day!

Don't look down! A little scary having her so close to the edge!

The boys doing the wave of victory when the made it to the top! Lainee said they started singing "We are the champions!"

Jesse, Tanner, & Lainee the super hikers!

It was single file to cross here. Both sides dropped right off & to make it worse the ground here is pebbly slidy rock! One slip & they could of been goners! Think Angels Landing but with shifty rocks!

They had to do some rock climbing too!

Home now & getting cleaned up! I let them use my tub for the first time & they LOVED it! Gotta love group baths!

My Lainee is 9!

2010-10-04T15:16:00.000-07:00

During all of this craziness, my Laines had a birthday! It was her first week at the new school, Little Valley, so she got to take treats to her class. I think it helped her adjust with getting to have a special day there. Here she is in her birthday outfit.

After school a new neighbor friend, Amanda, came over. She is a cousin to Lainee's friend Kia!

We took Amanda & Kia with the family to see the Legends of the Guardians movie in 3D instead of having a party.

We then had some family over for cake & ice cream. Megan was even in town with her boyfriend Kenny.

With all those people we had to do the spanking machine!

Of course we had to do presents! Rigby was a super big help with those!

Lainee decorated her cake all by herself!

We had a second cake for the "candles/matches"! So maybe I overlooked the whole candle issue with all that was going on! The matches worked fine!

I can't believe she is 9! They really do grow up way to fast! We love you Lainee!