July 17th - Sugar shaker

I guess we forgot to put away the sugar shaker again (remember Kaylie's incident?). This time I got a picture of Brycen playing with the sugar. He looks guilty doesn't he? I guess rather than getting mad and wanting to shoot him I can shoot him the right way with the camera instead and laugh. I will look back and laugh at this. I just can't resist this cute face.

June 17th & 18th 2010 - Midway

My dad had his State Farm mid year retreat at Midway, Utah and he invited all of us to come for the weekend. Tony and I both took Friday off work and went for a couple days with the kids, my parents and the Maylett's. We went fishing at a local pond. They had a ton of ducks there. Brycen loved the ducks. He kept wanting my camera though. My parents stayed at the hotel and my dad borrowed a home from the Mettenet's who we use to be in the same ward in Sandy and they have kept in touch with. It was a lot of fun.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Boy, life changes in a year. It has been a tough year. Went back to work Mondays and Fridays at State Farm. I watch kids Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I got daycare licensed March of 2009. It has been fun watching kids around my kids ages. Tough work. A lot easier to work but rewards are not priceless like being with your kids. It is fun to see Brycen and Kaylie's personality and how they interact with kids. Twenty month old Brycen can talk so well. I think as least. I'm prejudice though. He is a typical boy though. Such a cuddle bug. I have been wanting to keep up on the cleaning, laundry, etc. I don't feel I am the best housekeeper. It is such a job and the little ones are hard to it with them. Plus they make most of the mess. It is like shoveling the walk when it is snowing. Almost impossible. I should just realize this and just enjoy. they are only little for so short of a time. I really do love their ages. Pros and cons to every stage of life. Brycen calls drinks juice, even i if he doesn't have that in his cup. He loves chocolate milk. Kaylie's favorite drink is still regular "white milk" as she calls it. I agree. My favorite healthy drink. Dr. Pepper being the not so healthy favorite drink. I call Brycen my little cuddle bug. He just has to be held and cuddled. Probably not more than Kaylie use to want but I guess I have gotten busier and have not spent as much time just cuddling. Brycen and Kaylie can get each other laughing so good. I feel sad some times that I have to work and sometimes glad for the break. For the most part sad. Brycen is so good with his manners right now. Always saying please and thank you. Kaylie loves giving him hugs and kisses.

Mother's Day 2010

April 30th - Andrew and Katelyn's wedding

April 27, 2010 Brycen's milk chugging party with Jayla

I went in the kitchen one day and noticed that Brycen and Jayla (one of my daycare kids) took the couch pillows in on the kitchen floor and were having a little milk chugging party. I thought it was so cute. Jayla likes to immitate everything Brycen and Kaylie do. She is the only child in her family. She has been a fun friend for our kids to play with. She is 4 months older than Brycen.

April 24, 2010 - Mowing the lawn with the kids

Tony and the kids mowing the backyard. It takes him longer to mow but the kids are entertained and having fun. Isn't that all that matters? I love having this backyard except for mowing it. I guess I shouldn't complain about the workout it gives you. We all need that don't we?

Saturday, April 2nd - Easter egg hunt detour

Tony and I thought it would be fun to take our kids to the Clearfield City egg hunt. Well we both thought each other checked out the time. I we arrived just in time when the people started leaving. We missed it. Oh, well. We even told my parents to meet us there at the wrong time. Well of course Kaylie was devastated because we kept telling her we were going to go to an Easter egg hunt. We went with plan B and I ran home and got some eggs and filled them with candy I got that week and we did a hunt in my parents basement. Tony had the job of hiding the eggs while I entertained them upstairs. The kids liked that. Next year we will just have to plan better. Lesson learned. Kaylie kept finding all the eggs. Brycen kept stopping to open the eggs and eat the candy. He did not want to search for more. He was more interested in eating the few he had.

March 26th 2010 - KateLyn's, my cousin Andrew, bridal shower at Aunt Bonnie's

I have this theory about Kaylie. She loves Andrew, Uncle Lee and my friend Ben. They are all really tall. She is just drawn to them. She just must like tall guys. Whenever we got to Aunt Bonnie's she asks where Andrew is. Like she has a little crush on him. That is what my mom and Carlee say. I guess it is okay for a 3 year old to have a little cousin crush. No harm done. Afterall, Andrew is so cute with her. Kaylie loved "helping" Andrew and KateLyn open their bridal shower gifts. She kept bringing the gifts to them. I hope they didn't mind too much.

Sunday, February 21st - Celebrating my 31st birthday

Celebrating my 31st birthday at after at my mom and dad's house. Wow! I can't believe I am this age. Lots of fun years though. It seems Marie Calendars always has their pie sales in February so we get one instead of cake. I would pick pie over cake any day. I always love a good Dutch or French Apple pie. Yum!We made brownies to go along with the pie. Kaylie loved blowing out candles. We let her blow out one on her brownie.