More House Pictures

So I kept thinking that I would finish a few details in this room or that and then post pictures. But that is just not happening. So without further ado, here are a few more rooms of the house:

Kassie's Room

Sydney & Caroline's Room

Sophia's Room (refer to previous post for yellow super hero room)

Here's to having so many things to do that you actually get more done than you would if you had nothing to do!

Happy (late) Valentine's Day!

We've had a very busy weekend! I thought when we moved to Phoenix that we were through with whirlwind trips to visit family. But this weekend we did in 3 days what we usually did in 3 weeks!

The whole things started when we planned a baby shower for my sister-in-law Tricia. It was a tea party that was beautiful and there were lots of darling little baby clothes. It almost made me want another baby. But I'll just hold baby Kate and enjoy.



That night we went to the strip for dinner and to see the fountains - we saw more than we were hoping to.

The next morning we drove up to Utah, stopping to have breakfast with my dad then up to Provo to see Dan's mom. The next day we visited Dan's dad who sadly can only remember things from the past, which does not really include the kids. But it was a good visit.

That evening we drove back to Vegas, stopping to have a Valentine's/Presidents Day dinner with my grandma. After we left, the kids were wishing we had a basement like hers. It's full of dolls, dress ups, and little kitchen stuff from when my mom was little. So we saw all the living grandparents expect my mom (who is on a mission in Germany) in two days!

The next day we decided to take a little longer way home and stop to see the London Bridge in Lake Havasu. It was built in 183 A.D. and it was amazing to touch a piece of history that was so old.
We finally made it back home and man was I glad I had done the dishes and vacuumed before we left! It just makes me glad for one thing less to do. Anyway, we loved everyone we saw and wished we could have seen everyone we love. But we couldn't so from our house to yours, Happy Valentine's Day and we love you!

PS - I forgot to mention that we saw our good friend Sarah from Texas who is a freshman at BYU. It was so fun to remember that distance does not stop friendship. Love you Texas friends!

House Pictures

I'm taking my cousin Mary's advice and doing a room at a time. So this is the outside. I think I will get the bedrooms up this week - if I can get them clean:) Come visit any time! Swimming season starts first of April.

Sydney Turns Eight

This year was a big year for Sydney! She turned eight and got baptized! Luckily Sydney has made some friends that could come to her birthday party, which in her mind was going to be a Webkinz party but what do you do with that? So we settled for a Webkinz cake, and games, a pinata, and pizza at the park. Overall, it was a success but Sydney did talk about her Texas friends that she wished she could invite.

Sydney and Dan right before she got baptized. The dress Sydney is wearing was made for me by a lady that used to babysit me - Sister Dennis. It was then worn by my sister, Erin, and almost all of my girl cousins, then my neices, then Kassie and now Sydney. Post a comment if you wore this dress.

Sydney went against the trend by choosing a special purple dress to wear after she was baptized. I did not plan very well and had to make this instead of buying it. It was the first dress I made entirely by myself - sleeves and zipper too! It started out that Sydney wanted her dress to look just like Kassie's Halloween costume from last year, only purple. I talked her down the glam spectrum and she settled for the fact that it spins around. She looked so pretty and has mostly acted pretty, too. We are so glad to have her!

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words...

So with out too much commentary, here is a short recap of the last few months. First is Christmas:
We had both grandmas on Skype, that proved too much for my computer which I dropped on the tile floor and now it is barely hanging on by a thread:( But the grandmas liked it.


Sophia got a baby, a stroller, a crib, and a little yellow chair. But her favorite was the chocolate.




Sydney's favorite was this remote control boat - which was sunk later that day by Caroline and the pool skimmer pole. At least there is the new bike.

Caroline also got a new bike - Santa didn't know it would be a little bit too big. But at least it motivated her to learn to ride with no training wheels.

Kassie and I thought Beatles Rock Band was the best thing we got. It has provided hours of fun for the family.

At this moment, Sophia didn't care who was playing with her toys. All she wanted was the candy.

It was a really nice day and even nicer that we could just drive up to Las Vegas a few days later and have Christmas with the rest of the family. Also, I know you Texans enjoyed your white Christmas but I can't complain about the perfect weather we've had to ride bikes everyday.

All You Need Is Love

This is a video of all the great-grandkids from my mom's side of the family. It was made by my cousin's husband and he is awesome. My kids are only in it for a second because we don't live close by but he got them in anyway. Thanks John Paul! To see his other awesome projects checkout his blog at www.johnpaul5d.blogspot.com

Happy Halloween!

I know I said I would post pictures of the house but I haven't taken any. The pictures I did take are the kids in their Halloween costumes and so this is mostly for the grandmas (that will ooh and aah) and the Flynn's (who we are missing acutely on Halloween). I really will post pictures of the house soon.