Father's Day!

It should probably be no surprise that I am not a big fan of Father's Day . . . I have really had to force myself to be more open to celebrating it for the sake of my children and for John. He really is a good Daddy. He is a great friend and loves to play. I truly believe Dad's are just overgrown children anyway. After getting up and eating a yummy breakfast, John wanted to go for a drive. We don't seen to do that very often anymore, probably because I am usually sleeping trying to recoop so I can pretend to be a normal Mommie for a couple of days before my work week starts again. John decided he wanted to drive the Alpine Loop and stop at Cascade Springs. I love driving through the canyons . . . it is so peaceful and beautiful. We had such a fun drive . . . and only had one kid throw up . . . luckily towards the end of the drive!

Look at how well they pose!

Don't you remember being so carefree!

See, overgrown kid!

Everyone wanted to climb this tree!

Haidyn . . .

Caitlyn . . .

Even the boy!

Love Cascade Srprings . . . it is so beautiful!

Aren't they just cute!

Of course I couldn't get Caitlyn to be serious in any pictures..

Love this picture!

Doesn't it look like they are having fun?

Oh, how sweet! A cute mom and her cute kiddos!

Me and Dilyn...

Daddy and Dilyn, self portrait!

Isn't it beautiful!

I think John had a nice day . . . we came home and had a grilling fest of salmon, asparagas, and baby red potatoes . . . Oh, plus I made rolls and they turned out SO good, even if I do say so myself!

Happy Father's Day John, hope your day was fabulous!

Duh!

Last night it was my turn to bathe the boy . . . our conversation went kind of like this . . .

Mom, "Brevin, lay down so I can get your hair wet."
Brevin, "No."
Mom, "What did you say?"
Brevin, "I said no."
Mom, "Brevin, you don't tell me NO. Now, lay down."
Brevin, "No."
Mom, "Brevin . . ."
Brevin, "Mom, I'm playing . . . DUH!"

Thanksgiving Point

Brevin had a field trip to Thanksgiving Point with his Preschool class . . . John was kind enough to take the morning off of work so Mommie could sleep. He took Dilyn with them. Looks like they sure had a fun time!!

This is where little children belong . . . at least until the reach the age of 18.

Brevin LOVES horses!

Poor little Dilyn looks like an orphan . . . she is not fond of having her hair done.

On the little wagon ride...

I'm a little worried with how close he is to that Llama!

Everyone wants to ride a sheep . . .

Yep, everyone!

Do you see the JOY on his cute little face?

Such happiness! Thanks Daddy for taking our cute kids! They sure had fun!

Wordless Wednesday...

Wordless Wednesday...

In honor of Father's Day . . . To a pretty darn good Daddy . . . if you ask me!

Happy Birthday Caitlyn!

It is official . . . we are now the proud parents of a TEENAGER! Aahhh! Where has the time gone!? It seems life it was barely last year that they placed her in my arms and said I was ready to take her home from the hospital! And I remember thinking . . . What? I can just take her home? No one needs to make sure I am okay to take care of her? Then after those first two weeks I remember thinking that it was the LONGEST babysitting job EVER! And I was ready for the parents to come home and take their baby off my hands! She was a bit colicky, and I was not sure how to deal with her. And now she is 13 . . . and she cries on occasion . . . and I still don't know how to deal with her. :)

I am so proud of this girl . . . she is strong and capable and sure.

She has an amazing sense of humor. She loves to laugh and she loves to make those around her laugh!

She got a camera for Christmas . . . and she loves to take pictures of herself . . . and anything and everything!

Caitlyn is an amazing student! She is loving Middle School and loves all of her friends!

Caitlyn is a fabulous big sister . . . even if she tries not to be on occasion. She is responsible and conscientious of other.

Caitlyn loves to dance. I LOVE watching her dance! I love watching her facial expressions and love seeing her fun personality come out as she dances!

Caitlyn is a dedicated dancer . . . she only had ONE absence at dance for the whole year. She works hard and pushes herself to get what she wants!

WE LOVE YOU Caitlyn . . . it is an honor being your Mom and Dad!

Wordless Wednesday...

Wordless Wednesday...

Wordless Wednesday...

I've seen Wordless Wednesday on several other blogs . . . I thought I would give it a go . . .

Randomness . . .

Just a few fun random pictures!

Brevin and Dilyn play so well together! They crack me up! Here they are hiding!

Brevin got mad at me for some random reason (He gets irritated at the funniest things!), went and hid in his bed . . . and fell asleep!

How do you not think he is the cutest! His best Shrek impersonation . . . with the help of Mommie's earplugs!

Bath time fun! Dilyn and . . .

Brevin!

Brevin is super-dee-dooper when it comes to hiding!

Dance Season in Full Swing!

The girls have been in dance for several years now and this is our fourth (I think) year competing. We all look forward to this time of the year, really I'm serious! We now have 3 competitions under our belt and 2 to go. I am so proud of Caitlyn and Haidyn! They have both grown so much and I love watching them perform, sometimes it brings me to tears, yes I am a big baby! At their most recent competition, both Caitlyn and Haidyn both received first places on every dance they were in! I am such a proud Mommie! Next year Dilyn will be competing too, so excited!

Haidyn's ballet . . . not my favorite dance, but my favorite costume! Haidyn is right in the middle . . . she has the cutest little athletic body! Really not sure where she gets that from (have you seen her parents!)!

Caitlyn's Hip Hop . . . She is right in the middle, I love her facial expression, not a great picture, but she totally cracks me up!

This is my favorite sequence in Caitlyn's dances . . . they are jumping over each other . . . so fun to watch!

Proud Mommie, even if it is NOT entirely appropriate...

So, Caitlyn comes home the other day from dance and proceeds to tell me that a girl, who will remain anonymous, called her a bitch. I remained calm, have gotten good at that, and then asked her what happened leading up to the name calling. She went on a long explanation dealing with spacing and placement in the dance . . . at that point I decided to ask her to gold medal question, "What did you say back to her?" Her answer, "I told her I was born a bitch and I will always be a bitch!" I must say, I am SO proud of her answer! She could have taken the low road and called her any number of names back . . . or she could have cried and got upset . . . but no, my baby girl took ownership of who she is and took the high ground! At least she did as far as I am concerned! That is MY girl! She did me proud! I know she is definitely her mothers daughter! Love her!

Easter!

So, it has been a while since I posted . . . I admitted to being broken and then disappeared . . . how do I rate! Ha! Well, I decided it was time to post a few things. East came and went so quickly this year! I worked the night before, but managed to get up around noon and still prepare an East dinner for John and the kids . . . Strawberry pie included! I was fairly proud of myself, if I do say so! The Easter bunny managed a quick stop at our house too . . . We skipped church, I know, we are damned, but enjoyed having a nice quiet day to ourselves!

Coloring eggs is an art!

Yep, she's mine . . .

Oh, and they are too!

Cheesey and Oh, my!

See, I'm telling you, it's an art!