Whoops!!!

I say "Whoops" because has it really been since after Easter?

Ella's first dance recital!!! Now she looks really happy in all of the before and after recital pictures. In here is one with her on stage as she was performing...she came out all happy and smiling. Saw her dad and waved...and then she saw everyone else....FROZE!!! She just stood on her dot, chewed her gum, looked around, and didn't move any other muscle. It was very cute and after she was very excited that she got on stage. She was really excited when her daddy and Aunt Peg gave her flowers. She was like, "These are mine?" Way too cute! Glad we got it on film!!!

DISNEYLAND!!! Loved it! But we always do. This was the first time that we went with just the four of us. It was tons of fun and Ella thought it was so neat that everyone knew that it was her birthday! (Because of the birthday pin)!

Ella's 3rd Birthday! For her birthday this year we just did cake and icecream at the house because for her birthday we were going to take her to Disneyland!!! She got some awesome gifts but her favorite for sure is the "Fancy Nancy" dress up clothes!!!

THE LION KING!!!

For my mom's birthday, my dad surprised my mom with dinner and tickets for the Lion King! She was so surprised and even more fun we all got to go! It was great and has been a long time since we've all been able to go out together! The show was incredible! I would pay to see it again a few times!!!

Fun, Conference, Logandale Fair, Easter!!!

Better late than never!!!

As you can see these girls love dressing up...and Dax...basking in the fun!!! My favorite is that the 3 littler girls wore the skirts as dresses!!!

Some randome pictures when the kids were sick. They spent most of the day outside eating popsicles. Maybe I'm a bad mom, but I wasn't about to have throw up all over the house!!! Plus...it was one of the sunniest days we've had!

For conference this year I put Ella's tent together upstairs and they watched a movie. It was way cute!!! As you can see they had a blast!

The Logandale Fair was fun. Very cold & wet & windy!!! The kids loved all of the animals. Bentley kept trying to kiss the goats. He was too cute! Cason and

Easter was a blast this year! Ella really got into the Easter bunny coming and it totally helped that the night before we dyed Easter eggs with the Mecham's. I can't believe I didn't get any pictures of that! After church, we went over to Cason's sister's house and did dinner and an egg hunt with all his sisters and their families. It was so much fun. We don't all get together too often so it was tons of fun just hanging out and laughing. The kids get along so good with their cousins now and they just played outside the whole time. All of the younger cousins got to do an egg hunt. The two older boys helped the little ones. Bentley was loving Cameron. He helped fill up his basket pretty good! I had a fabulous moment with my little niece Lana. She was so cuddly and lovie!!! I think because our kids are so close in age I haven't gotten to hold her too much. Bentley was cracking everybody up. Anytime we looked over he was stuffing his face with some other candy or food that was in reaching distance!!!

Can You Believe It?

Once again...so much has happened...without me getting overwhelmed and by leaving out everything that has really happened from Thanksgiving to Christmas...here goes...

Bentley turned 1:

December 28th...I'd feel like a really bad mom if I didn't post just a few pictures from Bentley's first birthday!!!

He was facinated with the candle...but got a little too close & tried to touch it...thus the huge cry face!!!

First hair cut:

Red Rock on President's Day:

I think pictures will say it all!!! It was snowing and cold!!! The really neat pictures are on my facebook!!! I didn't want to take my camera with us on the hike because it was snowing so hard.

Girl Fun!!!:

Ella and her friend Kenzee. It's fun that Ella is at an age where she has friends and is good at playing. She is very lucky to have great friends...what's funny is that she hangs out with the girls' that I have been friends with since forever!!! I love that!!!

Started Running:No pictures but let me just tell you that I LOVE it with a passion. There is something about being able to run and leave all of my cares and concerns behind. I wish there was more time in the day for it. Thanks to Missy who has truly gotten me motivated to start. She is the best running buddy!!!

Day at the Park: Last Saturday we went out to Tooley Springs for some family fun. Unfortunately by the time we got there, we only had about 1/2 hr before the park closed. In that time we still had a blast. First off...the geese out there are brutal. They are completely vicious. I think even at times Cason ran from them!!! I have always loved going there since I was a kid and hope to make a place that we continue to take our own kids!!!

Today is my dad's 58th Birthday:

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

Tonight we got together at our house for some steak and potato bar for my dad's birthday with all the family that's in town. It was a lot of fun and were able to continue with our birthday tradition of saying everything we like and love about my dad. We, especially me, are so VERY grateful to have him in our lives. Anyone that knows him...loves him...and knows exactly what kind of father, friend, and worker he is. He has always been such a great example to me and I only hope that I can be half of the parent that he was to me. I feel so lucky to have him as my dad!!!