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I could watch this over and over again, she is too cute!!

Whit's in Preschool

Whit started preschool this fall, how did he get to be so big!! He has been loving it, especially since he goes with two of his best friends. Whit loves when we car pool and the kids get to ride together, they sing and laugh the whole way there.

This boy will not smile for the camera, so this is what we get for his first day of school picture!

He gets a little better when he's with his friends, Samantha and Teegan.


Of course he is smiling now... He's holding Samantha's hand, aren't they cute?!

Summer Fun

We went to the park a lot this summer. Taylor's favorite thing at the park are the swings, she could swing the whole time we are there if I let her.


I let Whit bring his bike since the trails are flatter than our street and he loved it.


We spent most of our summer at the pool. It was so much fun especially when dad could come with us. Whit loved to jump off dad's hands and go flying into the water. Taylor mostly just wanted to chill on the stairs, get in and out, walk all around and of course dance to the music they had playing everyday. ( This is not what it looks like, she's actually shaking her booty!)



Most days their were a few friends but we loved the days that everyone was there:)



The kids also love to go to the mall and play, Whit was showing off his awesome moves.

Trip to Utah... part 3

We had a fun summer with BBQs, swimming, camping, going to Boondocks, and playing with cousins. I am so glad we made it home.

The boys had fun running around, playing baseball, wrestling in the grass (and making a mess of Grandma's tramp.. oops, sorry Grandma!)







Playing at Boondocks



Sunday afternoon was a lot of fun playing the piano and in the backyard.

Whit loved having a sleepover on the tramp. We had fun reading books, watching the clouds and airplanes go by, singing songs and listening to all the wonderful sounds outside. We didn't stay out all night, I decided to go put Whit to bed at 10 since he wasn't even close to falling asleep (I didn't really expect him to, he was way to excited) but it was fun anyway, Thanks Whit!

Trip to Utah...Part 2

When Whit was born we lived just a few blocks from the St. George Temple, and one of my favorite things to do was go for a jog around the temple. I loved it and Whit loved it! So while we were back visiting we had to take a walk and a couple bike rides to the temple. The kids "loved to see the Temple" and go sit on the steps.

We had lots of fun at the pool with Grandpa and Grammy!


And of course putting on all of Grammy's costumes. It was a little small for Whit but he didn't care, he thought he was Awesome! And Taylor loves everything girly:)

Trip to Utah...Part 1

It was so nice to be able to go to Utah and visit with our Family and friends finally. Before this summer it had been 2 years since we were able to make it back. Hopefully it won't be another 2 years before we make it back again!
While we were there we got to have a lot of fun. For the first two weeks Jake was there with us. We spent most of that time in St. George. We got to go camping up at Pine Valley, I have wanted to go up there since we've been married so I finally got a chance. It was a lot of fun. We went up with Grandpa, Grammy, Josh, Lauren, Berlyn, Dresden, Angie, Tye, and West (the dog). the kids had fun, even though they were fighting over the camp chairs. They got to play with Grandpa & Grammy. And they even went to bed pretty good. Whit loves camping, he can't wait to go again!

Taylor loved snuggling with Grammy by the fire.

The kids all had so much fun playing by the river and throwing rocks in for West to fetch.

Sharing a Room

Where do I begin... Wow, I really wish my kids didn't have to share a room!! It would make bed time & nap time so much easier, but unfortunately I don't have a choice. Most nights I try and put Taylor to bed about 45 mins before Whit but a lot of nights I don't want to wait that long. Sometimes I just put him to bed in my room, but then he wants me stay in here with him and then I don't get anything I need to do done. If Taylor isn't asleep by the time I take Whit in to bed then I have to just forget about them going to sleep. Usually we try to get Taylor to bed around 7:30 but if they stay up playing they won't get to bed for atleast 2 hours.
One night I went in to check on them and Whit was doing Cannon Balls into Taylor's crib! Luckily he didn't land on her, she was just sitting there laughing at him (of course, because she loves everything he does and she wants to do it too). They can't just lay in their own beds and talk. Whit will always take a bunch of toys and books and climb in Tay's crib and they read and play forever.
I get so frustrated over it, but when I go back and read this it helps me laugh about it a little.
Finally they give up and I am so happy when they are asleep.