Thursday, May 28, 2009

Baby Animal Days!
























































Last Saturday we took a little trip to This Is The Place Heritage Park for Baby Animal Days. Ryan had to work, so my Mom came to help out with the kids. She's the greatest! As you can see, we had a ball. Hailey wasn't afraid to jump in and grab every baby animal in sight. Especially the bunnies. I think they always have the baby animals there, so if you have kids I highly recommend going. I know I put a ton of pictures, but they all turned out so cute!

Sunday, May 17, 2009

7 Amazing Years and Counting!



I can' believe it has been 7 years ago today that I married my sweetheart in the Salt Lake Temple. I seriously can say that I have the best husband in the world. Every year we take turns planning our anniversary. This year was Ryan's turn. He did a great job! First, we went to dinner at Tiburon. They have the greatest food ever. Then he drove me up to Midway to stay at the Zermatt Resort. It was the most beautiful drive, and it was so pretty up there. It was fun to reflect on the last seven/eight years of being together. We have been through so much, and we grow more in love every day. I know...I'm getting gushy, but I seriously love him so much! Happy Anniversay honey!

My Poor Little Boy


Hayden is the best baby ever, and when something is wrong you know because he never cries. My little man has his 3rd ear infection in two months! I wish they would just go away. If you're a parent, and your kid has ever had an ear infection, you know it's the saddest thing in the world. The doctor hasn't done the tubes yet, but I'm hoping this time the antibiotics work.

Oh...The Drama!!!

So I literally have one of the first Johnny Jumpers ever invented. This one has been passed down from my Grandma. I loved to use this thing for Hailey, and she enjoyed it just as much. I recently pulled it out of the closet for Hayden. So the second time I put him in it was a complete catastrophe. We were getting ready for Ryan to take me out for a nice dinner the day before Mother's Day. Hayden was fusing while I was trying to get ready, so I thought it would be a good idea to stick him in it. NOT! I hooked it to the door frame, and left to go hook him in the straps. When I came back to hook him on Hailey was standing in the doorway swinging it. I should have checked to make sure it was still secure, but of course I didn't. I went to hook him on, and the ten pound spring fell on his head right on his soft spot. I just started screaming, "OH NO, OH NO!!!" In return Hailey started screaming and crying. As I was trying to take him out the spot on his head that got hit started to swell and it looked like it was filling with blood. Ryan was in the shower, and was hurrying to get out to see what happened. I was yelling at him to call 911. Instead I ditched Ryan and Hailey (which Ryan wasn't too happy about) and decided to run him to Jordan Valley Emergency Room. He didn't make one sound all the way to the hospital. When I got there I didn't know what I would find when I opened the car door. I swung the door opened, and all I got was a great big smile. I pulled him out and looked at his head. It still looked really bad, but the swelling had stopped. I ran him in, and started filling out the paperwork to check him in. Luckily my Mom showed up. She looked at it and laughed at me. She said he was fine. We took him to her house and had her watch him to make sure he didn't have a concussion. The next day there wasn't hardly even a bruise. What a miracle! Some people would say that I overreacted, but I don't care. I really thought I hurt him, and was so worried. I guess kids are a lot tougher than we think. It makes me realize how much I love my kids!

The Expo Update

I'm excited to say that these two awesome guys pulled off a successful weekend at the expo center. They only had a couple of days to build their displays, so I must say I'm quite impressed with the out come of their booth. Ryan and Levi worked really hard, and had a great turn out. I'm am so proud of both of them. Way to go guys!


Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Kitchens-4-Less


I'm excited to announce that Ryan is expanding his granite business. He is bringing on his friend, Levi Ernest, who happens to know a thing or two about cabinetry. Their new business name will be none other than...... Kitchens-4-Less. :)

They will be at the South Towne Expo this weekend for the home remodeling and decorating show, so go say hello if you see them.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

A Fun Filled Easter












I'm not quite sure why it is that Hailey keeps getting sick during every holiday. We're not sure if her ear infection is back, but the whole weekend she cried non-stop. She was a good sport anyway. She was so excited to have the Easter Bunny come to our house. She left carrots and a glass of water out for him, and was so excited to see that he had eaten the carrots when she woke up.

We had a great time with my family Saturday morning. We had a little Easter Egg hunt in our backyard. On Sunday after church we went to Ryan's parent's house for dinner and another Easter Egg hunt. It was so fun to see the little girls running around in their dresses. They all looked so adorable! My wonderful mother-in-law even did a little egg hunt for the adults. I didn't think I'd get into it until I found out there was money involved. I about tackled my brother-in-law Jesse for an egg only to find out it just had a Snickers in it. :)

We love Easter and all that it stands for. We're so grateful for our Savior and his sacrifice for us. What a wonderful example he is for all of us!