First day of School

My Con is a big first grader!

He likes first grade but thinks he as at school a few hours too long. He came home the first day and said, "that was such a long day, is tomorrow a short day?"

Lyla, on the other hand, was very upset she had to wait two extra weeks to start. On her first day she was dressed and ready to go, with her backpack on, an hour before she needed to leave. When we finally left to take her to preschool she said, "Mom, please don't walk me to the door, I want to do it myself." She came home the first day and said, "I only played for a little bit, then I had to go home." Needless to say, she loves preschool!

Toothless Connor

When you don't get your teeth until your 15 months old, you don't lose them very early..much to Connor's dismay! He watched with great envy as his friends in Kindergarten lost their teeth. After MUCH wiggling, it FINALLY came out!

4th of July 2010

We went to one of my all time favorite spots over the 4th of July. I grew up going to McCall Idaho every summer. We went back there this summer for a family reunion with my parents, siblings, and my cousins. It was just a great as I remember it.

Silly Lyla...this girl keeps us laughing!

Family Photo Time

Chris and Lyla fishing.

Connor and Bentley..Best Buddies!

Con and Lyla at the parade

Go Yankees

Chris is not going to be thrilled that we have a blog post titled "Go Yankees"! Con played T-ball this year and loved it. He was so excited to get his shirt and hat. It was a proud moment for Chris when the coach saw Connor's swing for the first time and told everyone to back up.

Connor is six! He really wanted a Nike party...he loves to wear nike clothes and play basketball downstairs. He even told his friends that everyone that came to his party would get nike shoes. We didn't get shoes for everyone, but had a great party! Here is everyone in their Nike gear showing off their shot.

Lyla Rae is Three!

I can't believe my Lou is three! She is getting so big! She loves the book Pinkalicious, so we decided to have a Pinkalicious birthday party! Here she is with her BIG cupcake. She kept telling me she was going to wake up pink the next day, and I would have to take her to the doctor and she wouldn't be able to eat pink bubble gum, pink cupcakes, or pink cotton candy. (Read the book Pinkalicious if that doesn't make any sense to you.)

The pink cupcakes!

Me and Lou before the party

Blowing out the candles

After cake, ice cream, and presents we played Just Dance on the Wii. It was so fun! It is a must have game.

A few of Lyla's favorites

1. Favorite Food-Cheese Tacos and chicken

2. Favorite Toys-dress ups...she loves to be a princess

3. Favorite Game-Cariboo

4. Favorite book-My Best Friend is a Princess and Pinkalicious

5. Favorite Movie-High School Musical 1

6. Favorite thing to do with Dad-Wrestle

7. Favorite to do with Mom-help her make dinner

8. Favorite thing to do with Connor-run and around and be silly

9. Best Friend-Alli

10. Favorite songs-Any song sung in nursery or any song sung by Rachel on Glee.

11. Other Favorites-Going to Nursery, giving hugs, and eating treats.

Our life...

Here are some pictures of what we've been up to....

Chris and Joy turned 30!

Chris and I met some friends in Vegas for a weekend getaway

I turned 31...I love Costco's chocolate cake!

On the way to Idaho we saw this cafe named after Connor...he was so excited to see his name!

We went to Boise to help my grandpa celebrate his 85th birthday. There were 24 of us there. After dinner we all asked my grandpa questions about his life...listening to him share his life experiences was worth the trip! He is a pretty private person and I loved hearing him talk about who he dated, where they hung out, what jobs he did growing up, his time in the military, and describing what is was like to be a dad. Priceless!