The Dentist....so sad!

In March, Emily had her first dentist appointment. Despite all of our brushing and flossing efforts, she had several cavities (poor kid got my teeth). So she had to go back another day, get all drugged up and have her cavities filled. It was so sad. Fortunately, she had Freddy the Frog from preschool to keep her company. I was worried she was really going to have a hard time ( you should see her get shots) but she drank the drugging stuff like a champ, got nice and woozy-which we have video of but for her sake I won't share- and fell asleep nicely. They were able to work fast and in no time she was done. After a few naps that day and lots of jello and popsicles she was back to her happy self!!

A Few Days Away....

At the beginning of March, Jason and I took a long awaited, long planned trip together. This is the first time since we've been married and it was amazing!! We rented a small beach house in La Jolla California. Thanks to my sister, the girls were more than well cared for and we had a relaxing week by the beach. We had a great time exploring San Diego and just spending time together. We went to Sea World (I know, mean of us without the kids but we did take them later), Old Town San Diego, went to the Mormon Battalion (highly recommended) and ate at an amazing Mexican place in Old Town, we enjoyed a session at the temple, lots of great food and explored the beaches of La Jolla. The time flew by way too fast but it was fun to get back to the girls, but we definitely think 8 years is too long to wait again!!!

She's a Big 3 Year Old!!

In March, our baby, Lauren turned 3. She is definitely no longer a baby. She has to do everything that Emily does and more. It's amazing how much the second child picks up just from being around an older sibling. She is stubborn and independent and while those can be good qualities, they sure can make for some crazy confrontations. We are working on her patience and some days it seems to be getting better but she wants to do and be EVERYTHING NOW!!! It's exciting to see how she will develop and how much her strong personality shines through! That being said, she is the sweetest little friend, so good to younger kids and kids at school. Everybody likes to be around her and she's a natural born leader. She has the best laugh and loves to talk (just like her sister!)

For her birthday, all she asked for was a Mickey Mouse cake and a REAL alligator. So the first was pretty manageable, the second was a little tough. In the end, both worked out (although I found our that black frosting is next to impossible to make.) We went to Disneyland during the day for her birthday and went to dinner and had cake that night! Lauren with her semi-real alligator (thankfully she has a good imagination!)

The finished product!

A Very Happy Birthday Girl!!!

Out of the mouth of...Lauren!

I don't often write down the funny things my kids say. I know that's a mistake but it's just something I haven't made a good habit of but I could hardly let this one slide. A little background, Lauren has been working on her "please, thank you's and mostly excuse me's" lately, she's really into it.
So this is how a little conversation went in our car last night:
Lauren: (burp)
Mom & Dad: "Lauren, what do you say?"
Lauren: "Excuse me?"
M & D: "Right, thank you."
Lauren: "We say excuse me when we burp or toot."
M & D: "Good job Lauren!"
Lauren:......"and when dogs poop!!"
M & D: ????? (what are you supposed to say to that)
Emily: (she did add some insight) "Dogs don't say excuse me, they only bark....and cats meow."
Such funny kids. I'll have to start writing down some more of the insights on life!

Just thought you'd want a image of this crazy kid!!

Cousin Crazyness!

Cousin Kathryn came to visit us this last weekend. Guess I missed out on the photo shoot!!! Work it!!!

Rise and Shout, The Cougars Are Out!!!

A few weeks ago, we got an email telling us that the BYU Men's Volleyball team would be in town to take on the UC Irvine Anteaters (stinks to be them). Anyway, Jason and I thought it would be fun to be able to take the girls to a BYU function, just to let the brainwashing begin! Jason had just been in Provo the week before and had picked up shirts for the girls, so they were set. Travis, Liz and Kaitlyn can up to join in the fun, which began with dinner at Cafe Rio!

There really was more people at the game than just us. Actually, BYU had a great crowd, probably 3/4 of the people there were BYU fans.The girls were trying to retrieve balls during warmup.....with no luck.

Future Cougar!!!

Girl's Night Out!

In the beginning of January was my good friend Luisa birthday and to celebrate the girls had a Girl's Night Out to the nail salon. I decided that I would let Emily join in the fun. She was a little hesitant at first and declined the spa pedicure (crazy girl) but she was excited to have her nails and toenails done. The women at the salon were so good to her, two working on her at one time. I think she really loved it!

Our Cute Toes!!!

Jason has an awesome little tradition on Valentine's Day. He has always gotten me flowers, but ever since the girls were born, they get a minature version of my flower arrangement. They love it so much. We're very lucky girls!
Lauren is in a little preschool class once a week and for Valentines they got to have a little party. She was so excited! She thought she was pretty big to be able to pick out Valentine's just like Emily. It was so much fun, her favorite part being the candy.

Passing out Valentines!

Emily's Valentine's Day celebration was a little sad. I can't even explain to you how excited she was for her pre-school party. She had her Valentines done a week before the party and everyday counted down. So, the morning of her party arrives and at about 5 am she got sick. I wanted to cry, she threw-up and looked up and said "Can I still go to my party?" It broke my heart. But her cute teachers sent home all her art projects for the day and a friend brought her Valentine box with all her cards home to her. In the end it was salvaged and she survived!
For our actual Valentine's Day, we went down to Deborah's and had a wonderful dinner with both my sister's and their families (and of course I took no pictures!)

Lost and Found!

I just thought this was so cute! The girls had lost something under the couch, and with a little assistance, daddy came to the rescue!

New hope...

So I've nearly given up on my blog many, many times, the latest being this month. But the other night, Jason and I were looking back at some of our first posts and realized how many fun memories we had recorded on this blog. Someday, of course, I hope to take it to book form (since I am the world worst scrapebooker) but for now I realized I need to keep making an attempt to record our memories. So....the blog has new hope (and some new posts).