Update

I have gotten some requests for new posts and updates, but I have not been feeling very bloggerish lately. Sorry! I hope to get some done soon. Maybe.

Pageant Queens

For so long now Mandi has been watching Toddlers and Tiara's with her girls. She got me hooked! Her daughter, Sadie, has been perfecting her walk and developing her talent. My girls just sit in front of the TV and tell me they want to do that. I tell them they have to practice and know what they are doing before I would consider putting them in a pageant. Really I was just saying I don't think it's a good idea and we can't afford it!

Well...for some reason I decided to look up online to see if there was going to be a pageant in our area anytime soon. Little Miss Wyoming was going to have their preliminary pageant right here in Evanston...on Zoe's birthday! What better way to celebrate her birthday? She was so excited she could hardly stand it. I got in touch with Mandi and asked her what so thought about putting Sadie in it also. We decided to go ahead and do it. Hoping it would get the bug out of them and we could be done with it.

A couple of weeks before the scheduled date Mandi got onto the website and noticed that the date had changed. We were really bummed, but decided to go ahead with it anyway. Unfortunately for Sadie she had some discipline issues that prevented her from participating in the pageant. We were really sad that she wouldn't be a part of the fun, but they came up to watch Maggie and Zoe anyway.

Here's Maggie patiently waiting for her interview in her casual outfit...

And here's Zoe in hers...

Since the event was held in the basement of a hotel it was pretty dark and my camera didn't handle it well. I wasn't able to get very many good pictures. So here's how it went...

Maggie had one other girl in her age group. Maggie won most photogenic and prettiest hair. She was also the overall winner in her age group which makes her "Little Miss Uinta County".

I wasn't able to get a good shot of Zoe with her sashes, but she was the only one in her age group so she walked away with about seven titles and she is "Tot Little Miss Uinta County".

Since they won in their divisions some of their entry fee's for the State competition were paid for. However, when I went online to see what it would cost I just about killed over. It would be nearly $1,000.00 for both girls to compete in the state competition. So not happening! I do believe our pageant days are over!!

Wyatt was a pretty good boy waiting for his sisters to get done prancing around the stage. He filled up on goldfish and cuddled with Dad.

After the pageant we were loading kids in the car and discovered that our tire was totally flat. We weren't going anywhere!! Luckily Mandi and Justin helped us get it taken care of. Then they headed off to spend the night in Park City. We got to watch Sadie and Kinley for them. EVERYONE (well...excluding Glenn) was so excited to have a sleepover. Our first sleepover at our house! So much fun!!

15 Months

24 pounds 7 ounces - 50%
2 feet 6.75 inches - 50%
head - 18.90 centimeters - 75%

From Sassy Three to Spunky Four

The day has finally come for Zoe to turn FOUR!! She has been so excited about her birthday. She would ask every day if it was her birthday. When she woke up this morning Wyatt and I were there to sing to her and make sure she knew that her day had finally gotten here!!

She was all smiles and anticipation while waiting for her party. Dad looked a little less thrilled...Once again Grandma was a big help with the cake...

Zoe wanted a "Fashion Barbie" party so I was going to attempt a Barbie cake. I wanted to make it as authentic as possible so I hunted down the actual Fashion Fairytale Barbie to use in the cake. Turns out I shouldn't have gone to that kind of trouble. Fashion Fairytale Barbie is a little more complex than a regular Barbie. The reason I wanted to use her was because she had the top of her dress painted onto her. I wouldn't have to use icing to make the top of her dress. I could just stick her in the cake and be done. Turns out this Barbie has a huge bottom where the speaker is for her funky runway music. You can't just shove that into a cake. I had to cut her dress off of her and take apart the belt so I could wrap her in plastic wrap to protect her from the cake. It took a little more work so in hindsight I would have just used one of the ballerina Barbies that also has their tops painted on, but they don't have all the mechanics under their skirts. Zoe won't be able to dress her in any other clothes either. Isn't that the reason you have Barbies? So you can dress them up and do their hair? This is not the Barbie for that!!

Our first order of business was a fashion show. All the kids dressed up in their fancy clothes and walked the runway!! We have some major divas in this family!!

After the runway we played pass the purse. It's pretty much like hot potato, but when the music stops the person holding the purse gets to pick a prize out of it. I think it was a hit!!

Next was a game of Don't Eat Barbie! Too funny!! Mandi found a way to beat the system. Otherwise known as CHEATING!!

After everyone got a chance to be yelled at while eating M&M's we decorated picture frames. While the kids were busy with stickers, Glenn printed out pictures from the fashion show so they could put them in their frames.

Then came the real excitement...PRESENTS!!

CAKE TIME!!!

We all had such a fun day celebrating our doodlebugs birthday! We love you so much Zoe and just can't even imagine how boring our lives would be without you! I hope you enjoy every minute of being four and don't want to grow up too fast!!

Re-Post

I tried getting rid of these crib sets some time last year, but they didn't get snagged. I would really like to get them out of my house. If you need them or know someone who does send me a message.

Here is what comes with each set:

Blanket
Bumper
Sheets
Valance
Diaper Stacker

The butterfly set also has a lamp

Just Another Day

I was not feeling well when I woke up this morning! Terrible stomach cramps woke me up really early and lasted all day. Not cool! I had things I wanted to get done today, not lay around holding my stomach. My mood fell even more when I saw what was happening outside...

I am over the snow and ready for spring to get here.

In a rare moment of Wyatt being away from me and playing nicely in the playroom I all of the sudden hear a familiar noise. I had to jump up and run to see if he was alright. He loves to play with the drawers in the girls dresser. A more accurate statement would be that he loves emptying the girls clothes out of the drawers. He got a little crazy and pulled the dresser over. Zoe has done this a few times and we have tried to stabilize it, but have not had any luck. I am hoping to get it moved out of the play room soon. I'm too nervous about this happening again and actually pinning one of the kids.

He had to check out the chaos and destruction. Unfortunately I was not doing so well and had to leave the mess for Glenn (along with a few others). Thanks for taking care of things I have neglected. You're the best!!

2nd Grade Program

For some reason there has been very little communication about school activities this year. I was not aware that Maggie's school program was today so I didn't make arrangements with Glenn for me to have the car. Maggie was very upset that I would not be able to attend her program. Thank heaven we have really good friends that don't mind us tagging along with them. Lindsey was willing to pick us up so we wouldn't miss the program.

Maggie was surprised to see us and so happy that we were able to be there.



The program was very well done and had a great message. It was all about being respectful and making the choice to be happy.

After the program we went with Lindsey, her Mom and kids to McDonald's. We had a fun time playing and catching up. Thank you Lindsey!!

The Rest of Our Weekend

Our plans for Sunday changed a bit from our original plan. We were going to attend church meetings with Mom and Dad, have lunch with them and then head to West Point to hang out with some friends for a few hours. Glenn got a call saying that his Sister-in-law had been taken to the Ogden hospital for emergency heart surgery. Then I got a call from my cousin, Tanaya, letting me know that her Dad was told that he probably only had a couple more weeks before the cancer he has been battling would take his life.

We decided to forgo church so we could get packed up and head up to Layton to visit Uncle Murr and then head over to Ogden to visit Bob & Shirley and Lisha.

The kids really enjoy being at Uncle Murr and Aunt Cheryl's house. They have fun things to play with and new things to get into. It was nice to see Uncle Murr and get to visit for a few minutes. We love you Uncle Murr and hope you don't have to be in pain these last few days.

Since Shirley was still in the ICU the kids were not allowed to visit with her and we were only allowed to see her for 10 minutes. We left the kids with Aunt Lisha while we went to the ICU. We were worried that Wyatt would have a hard time and be a problem for Lisha. We were oh so wrong. Aunt Lisha just put him a sleeper hold and got to hold him the whole time.

I was thinking that Aunt Shirley would not be too happy with me if I took pictures of her so I fought the urge and left the camera in the lobby. She seemed to be doing pretty well considering all the crap she went through. Just a couple days later and she was out of the ICU and on her way home. We hope you are able to relax and recover quickly Aunt Shirley!

So that is the sum of our fun, exciting and emotionally intense weekend!

There was some pretty intense activity between the visit with Uncle Murr and the trip to the hospital, but I need to clear it with Glenn before I share that story. We are all well and no animals were harmed in that adventure!

Maggie's 9!

We had a great birthday weekend!

We decided that since we were going to get into Provo pretty late that we would meet who ever wanted to go at Los Hermanos restaurant for dinner. Mom, Dad, Mandi and her girls and Camille all met us there for some yummy food. All the waiters made it special for Maggie when they sang to her and gave her some ice cream. The night was topped off by a fun sleepover with at Grandma's with Sadie and Camille.

Saturday morning we had an appointment for the girls birthday pictures, but before that Grandma made Maggie's favorite breakfast for her. Delicious pancakes!
After pictures we ran some errands then spent some time at Mandi's watching her girls while she went to show a house. Maggie and Zoe love playing with Sadie and Kinley.

So our, almost, last stop on the birthday train was a trip to Pirate Island for games and dinner. Wyatt needed some extra energy so he took over Dad's monster drink to get him through the party.

Here she goes! Literally ripping into her gifts.

Mandi and the girls nailed it with a Liv doll cabin. She loves it!

I had been planning to get the girls a Lalaloopsy doll so when a commercial came on for them I asked Maggie if she would like one. Her response was less then overwhelming so I wasn't sure she was going to appreciate the fact that I had already gotten her one. Turns out she loves it! Yeah!!

Thanks for the book Lindy! She always need new reading material.

Wyatt is such a picky eater that we worry about him quite a bit. One of the only things he has shown interest in is pizza. He loved all the yumminess and of course all the lights and noise were right up his alley. Such a boy!!

Sadie and Kinley enjoying their dinner choice. Kinley kept stealing french fries from Sadie so she had to keep moving her food away. Funny girls!!

The always entertaining...and very goofy, Mandi nibbling on her calzone.

Maggie dove into her pizza while Zoe shows Landon her fancy nails.

Grandpa, Grandma, Starr and Camille enjoying the fun.

Glenn, Lindy, Ava and Cooper are all happy party guests.

ALL the kids hoovered around the balloon pirate waiting their turn to get a fun animal.

Zoe was a big help to Grandma while she made the cake. She's an awesome supervisor and only had to taste test the icing a few times.

Grandma knocked it out of the park again with this awesome pirate cake!

Maggie,

You are such an amazing young lady! You have such spunk and attitude, but you also have so much love for your family and friends. You love school, your teacher and learning about EVERYTHING! I have really enjoyed being your Activity Days leader and watching you learn about what it means to be a kind and compassionate woman. Your goal lately has been to speak more kindly to Zoe. You have to be reminded once in a while, but you are understanding that if you treat her kindly you have so much more fun with each other. She love you so much and wants to be like you. Wyatt absolutely adores you and lights up when you walk in the room. You have such a big responsibility being a big sister and you are doing a great job!

I am so very blessed and eternally grateful that our Heavenly Father sent you to our family. I love you so much and enjoy being your Mom!

It's a Girl Thing

I came across some blogs on how to do little girls hair. I have done some experimenting on Zoe. She usually doesn't like me to do much with her hair, but she has been a good model the last couple of days. I just have to ask her if she wants a fancy barbie hair do and she's all mine!!
First we tried the "loopy messy bun" I found at shedoeshair.blogspot.comThese cute "piggy bows" were on girlydohairstyles.com. Here daughter must have much thicker hair than Zoe because her bows looked much better and fuller. It still turned out pretty cute and Zoe loved them. This "uder bun" was also from girlydohairstyles.com.My goofy girl and I have been having fun the last few days.