T-Ball, Dance, Father's Day!!!

Okay, so its been a long while since I have updated. Life just seems to get more crazy each day, especially now that its summer!!! So here are a few things we have been up to lately........

T-BALL

Ashlynn started T-Ball the first of June. Now you just gotta love t-ball!!! I think its one of the most hilarious and most frustrating games to watch all at the same time, but it just wouldn't be summer if she didn't play!!!!

ASHLYNN'S DANCE RECITAL

Ashlynn had her end of the year dance recital on Saturday. She has been in

competitions since March but this was the finale!!! Its been so fun to see how much she has grown this last year with dance. Her cousin Sami Jo has been competing for a long time now and Ashlynn loves to watch her, so this year has been really fun for her to be able to go to competitions and dance just like Sami!!!

FATHER'S DAY

For Father's Day we had a barbecue at our house with my family. We had a lot of fun. My brother Quint got engaged last Friday so we were able to see the "diamond" it is beautiful!!! I am so excited for him. Jen is such an awesome girl.....congrats to you both!!! Anyway, back to father's day, I just have to say thanks to Greg for being a great dad!!! Ashlynn and Mitch love you so much!! They would much rather go with dad then mom. I'm just not as fun as dad. Also I just want to thank my own dad for being a great dad!!! Thank you for always being there for me and for your support, it mean so much!!!

Congratulations.....Class of 2008!

My little Ashlynn graduated from Preschool last Friday May 16th. We weren't sure if it was going to happen, it was touch and go there for awhile but she managed to pull it off!!! No really, I can't believe that she is all done with school for the year. This year zoomed by!! Wasn't it just Christmas? Thanksgiving? even Halloween??? You get what I mean!!! Anyway back to the graduation.....her school had a cute little program which included the kids singing songs and resighting poems that they had learned. Ashlynn was so funny.....she would hardly even look at us. We cheered for her and shouted her name but she was being a little shy. If she did look at us it was only for a quick second, then she would hurry and turn away with a serious face and her tongue pushing out her cheek. (if that makes any sense?)






After the program she was as happy as could be. Showing off for her friends and family. I was talking with her teacher (Ms Jodi) and she was telling me how she will miss her little helper! Now Ms Jodi had told me before that Ashlynn liked to help her out but never really went into detail. Well apparently Ashlynn was her little shadow! If Ms Jodi had to go to the office for something then Ashlynn had to go, were ever Ms Jodi went she had her little helper right there!!! Ms Jodi did tell me she had to draw the line when it came to going to the bathroom!! I really had no idea that Ashlynn did that. I know she is very observant and likes to ask a lot of questions and she has to know what is going on around her at all times but Oh My Gosh....what do I do with this child??!! I am grateful for Ms Jodi for being such a great teacher and being so good to Ashlynn!!! We will miss her! Well I guess its on to bigger and better things.....Kindergarten, I can't believe it!!

Mom and Dad are so proud of you Ashlynn and we love you so much:)

Mitch loves his Sissy!!!

Grandma, Grandpa, Ashlynn, Emmi, Bridger, & Mitch

Ashlynn and Alex (Good little friends)

Ms Jodi and her shadow!!!

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day is such a great opportunity for me to say "thank you" to a great mom that has always done so much for me! So...thank you mom for everything you do. You have always been a great example to me. Thank you for always making sure us kids were always taken care of and had the best of everything! Most of all, thank you for showing me your love you have for our Savior.

I had a great Mother's Day! Greg and the kids made sure I had a really good day! They gave me some fun gifts and pretty flowers. Thank you Greg for making it a great day for me....I love you!!

These are just some more pictures
from Mother's Day.......

Ashlynn playing with her big cousin Allyse!

Sissy was doing it, so of course Mitchie has to try!!

Me, Ashlynn, Grandma Debbie, Mitch, and Aunt Kelly

Grandma and Ashlynn...too cute!!!

Lets all run for Ryan!!

There is going to be a fun run honoring Ryan on Memorial Day, which is Mon. May 26th. All of the donations and proceeds will go to benefit Katie and the girls. You can either run the 5K or the 1 mile. The 5K is $15 and the 1 mile is $10. If your family wants to run it together the cost is $50 for a family of 4 under the ages of 18. The run is in American Fork it starts at the Rec. center at 8:00am. It is easiest to do a early registration at 26.2 running store (100N. 100E. AF) You can also do same day registration but it will cost $5 more. Same day registration ends at 7:30am. We want to get as many people to run as possible so please spread the word! Also if you want to or know anyone who would like to donate money, prizes or sponsor the event let us know. It would be greatly appreciated. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!

I ran my first 5K just back in April. It was a lot of fun!!! I'm excited to run another one...especially for such a great cause! I hope that we can get a lot of support for Katie and her darling girls!!! See you on the 26th!!!

Happy Happy Birthday Children Dear.....

We had a party for both Ashlynn and Mitchell on Ashlynn's birthday.(April 15) So it was double the presents!! Of course Ashlynn was all excited and was enjoying all of the attention she was getting!!...not to mention the presents!! Now Mitchell on the other hand...he spotted some baseballs on top of a present and thats all he wanted!! If you know this kid...thats all he cares about. Well he got plenty of balls so he was more than pleased!! Uncle Shawn, aunt Aimee and his cousins Allyse, Brady and Caden got him a little miniature basketball hotshot, its the cutest thing...Mitchell loves it!! For their big present from Mom and Dad, we got Ashlynn an airplane teeter totter and Mitchell a trike!! These kids were very spoiled thanks to some loving...Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and good friends!!! You just gotta love birthday parties!!!

Mitchell turned 2 on April 4th. We took him and Ashlynn to the arcade in the mall...I know the mall?? They loved it!!! All Mitchell really cared about was the basketballs...he loves to "shoot-da-ball"!! Afterward we went to Cold Stone for some ice cream..yum, yum!!

Donny Osmond gets a little crazy in Hollywood

I know I emailed this to some people, but I think it is so darn funny I had to post it to my blog!