One Last Hurrah!

For our last weekend as a family of four,

we decided to go to the Demolition Derby! Wahoo!!

After working all day in the yard and in the house getting last minute things taken care of for our little fellas arrival we rewarded ourselves to a nice dinner at TGI Fridays.

(May I recommend the Chicken Fajitas, they're delicious! :)

Then off to the derby we went!

It was a first for Avery and Quinn and boy was it exciting! Right when the first heat started Quinn just about jumped out of his shorts! Ha ha! It was so loud and not knowing what to expect it scared him to death. He started crying and frantically reached for me so Justin handed him off, he buried his head in my shirt and wouldn't look up. Eventually he got more used to the noise and started watching the chaos. Can you see the tears in his eyes? Poor thing!

This is how he looked most of the time! :)

It was a great derby filled with action everywhere you looked. Two cars got flipped onto their sides and this one went all the way over. Cool!

They even did a heat with trucks. I've never seen that before but it was very entertaining!

By the end of the night we were all having a blast, including Quinney, who would still cover his ears occasionally, but it was so much fun! :)

Can't wait for our next family adventure as a family of five!

Tomorrow will be our little guys birthday! :)

Wish us luck!

a family treasure

My Dad hand crafted this little rocking cradle when my older sister was a brand new baby back in 1970, nearly 40 years ago. My Mom sewed the little bumpers and sheet for the cradle and applied the sweet little wallpaper appliques on the wood. Isn't it cute?



All my sisters plus me slept in this little thing when we were newborns as well as most of my nieces and nephews. We used it for both Avery and Quinn and now it's ready for our new little guy who will be with us in just 3 short days. :)

This is definitely a family treasure!

She Did It!

Last night was Avery's preschool graduation. She did a great job singing and doing all the fun hand actions to the songs. We were kind of sitting far away so my pictures didn't turn out so well but don't worry, we got it all on video camera too! :)

Miss Penny was a fantastic teacher and she did so many fun things and cute projects with the kids, we were lucky to have her as Avery's teacher!



And of course here's Avery with her biggest fan..... :)


My little girl is growing up! I can't believe she will be starting kindergarten this year! Whoa, time flies! I am so proud of my little Avery, she has such a cute, sweet and funny personality and she makes my laugh and smile every single day! Great job on your accomplishment sweet pea, we love you so much!

Bees Game

Justin surprised us with tickets to the Salt Lake Bees game for a fun activity on family night. We had great seats, right along the 3rd base line just 9 rows up. It was so much fun!


The kids LOVED it, especially when the Bee came over close by us. :)


The weather was perfect and we ended up staying for the entire game, we were all enjoying ourselves so much.


What could be better than getting a hot dog at the ballpark, munching on plenty of snacks and treats and watching a good ole' baseball game???

We had a great time! The kids are already asking when we can go back to another game, or in Quinn's words, "another show". :) SO FUN!

17 more days

...until we have one of these again! :)

my sweet Avery girl


my little Quinney guy


Oh yummy, I can't wait!!!

since it's been warm...

...we've been enjoying the great outdoors!

lucky dog

Avery and Quinn decided to make and share some breakfast with Ruby. How sweet of them! :)

Something WICKED this way comes.....

Magnificent!

I was so excited this day had finally arrived! I had been looking forward to it since Justin surprised me with tickets for my birthday last month. The show was SO GOOD! I would go again today, right this second really, if only I had another ticket! :) The singing was phenomenal, the acting was top-notch and the story line with all the humor and drama was outstanding!

I LOVED IT!!!

(sorry folks, the puffy pregnancy face is here to stay!) :)


The girl sitting next to me and the girl sitting next to Justin were SO into it. They were singing to their hearts desire to every single song and even shedding a few tears throughout the performance. Yes, I'm being serious, they were that into it! The girl next to me even wore a green dress with matching green shoes.....coincidence???...I think not! :o)


Awww, what fun we had! Why do days like this have to end? Sigh!

Our Outstanding MBA Graduate

Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!

Three cheers for Justin!

I am so proud of him and all the hard work, time and effort he has put in these last 2 years. Working full time then attending the MBA program at night, plus doing homework, projects, studying for tests, etc. was not easy but HE DID IT! And he still made time for us! :) I just have to brag for a second here, he got all A's with the exception of one B+, what a smart guy!

Here's Justin being hooded at the ceremony...


When he came walking across the stage Avery and Quinn cheered "GO DADDY" as loud as they could. That moment almost brought me to tears it was so sweet! :) They are so proud and excited for their daddy!

Picture time!!!







The proud parents...



When we got home Justin's surprise graduation present was sitting in the garage. He LOVES it!!!



After he found his new treasure he said, "I know what I'm doing for the rest of the day". Too bad we still had a celebration BBQ to get ready for! :)

And here we are at the BBQ... (my pictures aren't the greatest, I kind of forgot to get the camera out until the very end)




We had a FANTASTIC day! We are especially glad that the weather cooperated, we were a little worried when we woke up to dark clouds and rain! Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate with us and help make Justin's big day special for him! Three cheers for Justin!!!