Avery's Gymnastics Exhibition!

Avery had her gymnastics exhibition last spring and she did an amazing job! It is so fun to see her do well at this sport. Troy, Corbin and I are 3 of the most IN-flexible people ever so it is kind of a rarity in our house. Hopefully Bailee won't have the same problem!

Avery With her buddies- Brielle, Mikelle & Breelyn

Happy 9th Anniversary Babe!!!

Wow 9 years, how time flies when your having fun.....and 4 homes, 3 kids, a few pounds more and many career changes later we have far surpassed any plan I had in place for ourselves back then!

9 years ago today I was 45 mins late to my own wedding. I walked into the Bountiful temple and saw the first "where the crap have you been" face on my gorgeous husband to be (first of many faces to come)! Thanks for waiting for me then and all the countless hours since!

And instead of getting sick eating too much wedding cake (with a Bavarian cream filling!) we are getting sick on a huge helping of humble pie, but who doesn't LOVE humble pie right?

And instead of celebrating on the beaches of Kauai we will be back in the temple showing our gratitude to the Lord for blessing us with so much in our lives. And coming home to a house full of beautiful sleeping babies, (thanks Grandpa Bob and Grandma Vyonne).

I love you Troy, now more than ever, and I am ecstatic to continue on in this adventure with you!

EEWWW!

Corbin was invited to a friends bday party which also happened to be our next door neighbor, Zack. Heather and Mark decide on a" food battle" themed party this year for Zack's 8th bday. What a fabulous idea, you could just tell that these boys (and most of their dads) have been waiting their whole lives to let loose like that!

Here you go Tooth Fairy!

Avery lost her first tooth last week and couldn't be more happy. She has waited for this day since her tooth was even the slightest bit loose (which was about 4 months ago!) So last week she came to me and said, " mom, look, I can move my tooth this way and that way, every different way! See feel..." So I proceeded to move it this way and that way and then it popped. She said, "was that what I think it was? Are you kidding me?" Then I ripped it out... and that tooth quickly became the topic of EVERY conversation that girl had for days!!!

Hoops 09!

Another season of basketball has come to an end (yea me!). Troy coached Corbin's team this year and they both had a blast, Corbin really learned a lot. Corbin is constantly practicing his low cross over dribble and his left handed lay-ups. Of course this thrills Troy beyond belief, I swear he tears up every time he hears the ball hit the pavement outside(thank you Kehoe fam for sharing your b-ball standard!).


Troy, you are an amazing coach!

Corbin and his cousin( and fellow sports nut )Trevyn

So as one season ends the March MADNESS begins! Corbin filled out his own bracket this year and he was stoked this morning when he found out 14 out of 16 of his teams won yesterday. And compared to Troy's 8 out of 16 this earned him quite the bragging rights, he practically skipped to the bus stop this morning! He is a little nervous about Marquette though, he has them going all the way to the championship, so he had a conversation about it with Troy last night that went like this:

Corb: "Dad, what do you think about Marquette?"

Troy: "Well they're pretty good but you better pray that they make it all the way or your bracket will be all messed up."

So last night after we said our family prayer Corbin says:

Corb: "Mom, you messed up, Dad said we were supposed to be sure and pray that Marquette makes it"

Needless to say Troy took that opportunity to explain just what he meant by that expression!

Better Everyday!

So Corbin is your typical big brother for the most part. But he has been going through this phase where he thinks he is just too cool to be overly nice to sister. He is always amazing with Bailee but he is not very patient with Avery. He is getting over this phase and to my delight I caught him red handed playing with his sisters. These are the moments that I live for as a Mom!!

Thanksgiving Point

The DINOSAUR Museum! We haven't been in a while because Bailee was too young and it seem like the older kids were getting too old. Well the last time the kids were out of school we decided to give it a try...and what a success. Bailee was in heaven, so much to see and do...and touch! And Corbin and Avery couldn't have been cuter, it was all so new to them because it was new to Bailee. Everyone was happy, No tantrums, no whining, no crying, no fighting. And we ended the afternoon with trip to JCW's for lunch, Perfect!