Long Update

I am really starting to suck at this whole blogging thing! So much has happened and as usual it has been chaos at our house.

Maizy played soccer for the first time and loved it. For having never played before, she caught on quickly and did a great job, even scoring goals. I think she may take after her mom and love sports...I can only hope!



September was also full of birthday party after birthday party which included Zander's and 2 of the 3 friends who were born within 15 days of him.
Mandy's little Evalynn had a fun party at a park. She is the one who shares the day with Zander. They had fun testing out her new power scooter together. It was adorable.

I attempted to make yet again another cake. I think if turned out pretty cute. I was happy when my nephew though I had bought it at a store...thanks Jake!

Zander is continuing to surpass what I ever expected him to be. He is such a cute little boy, but he has so much energy and a naughty side to him just like his sisters. We have our good moments and our bad moments, but the good out weigh the bad and I love him to pieces. His vocabulary is awesome for his age. He, unlike Zoey, copies EVERYTHING you say. It is hilarious to hear him say "thank you much" all the time. Although he is a big kid, he still manages to scale cupboards, tables and even dressers-scary. He loves to "vroom, vroom" his trucks and throw balls. I think we have a true boy on our hands.
Here are his stats for 2 years old:
Wt: 35.27 lbs 98%
Ht: 38.58 in 100%
OFC: 19.9 in 90%
My doctor, who usually asks if we are making sure he is getting 30 minutes of good physical activity every day said instead that it would be a shame if he didn't play sports!

Jami's daughter Anna had a cute "Old McDonald" party. We were able to get a cute picture of all our kids on the hay stack. That was a challenge. I am so glad that I have great friends that I am close to. We always have a good time no matter what the event.
Every year we also try to get the 4 kids together for a picture. It was at the end of the night so they were filthy but cute!

October was chaotic packing, driving, walking, driving, and unpacking during our DisneyLand vacation. I am so glad we were able to take the kids for their first time. They had a blast, but I am happy to report that it will be a few years (at least 2 but probably more) before we attempt it again. They loved it. We had the opportunity to get lots of pictures with characters. They rode ride after ride and loved every minute. Maizy at 5 years old, even rode Screamin'! If you are not familiar with it, it is the roller coaster that does the upside down loop. Let's just say she did it once and never steeped foot on it again, but I am extremely proud of her for going on it once. On our last day, we hit the beach. It was cloudy and slightly chilly so we didn't stay long, but the girls loved it. Zander wasn't so sure. We were finally able to convince him to walk in the sand without sandles, which was a feat in itself.
I was glad to spend some time with my brother and his family and have my parents join us for the last 4 days of the trip. I love being close with my parents and hope to get closer to my brother like it used to be. Plus, our kids have a blast together!

We of course had to go to the Princess Fantasy Fair so the girls could meet some princesses.
We waited in line FOREVER!

We tracked down Mickey-had to get this picture on their first ever trip!

Maizy scared to ride Screamin'.

Fun with cousins!

Grandma and Grandpa with the grandkids.

Kids first Mickey ears.

Zander couldn't ride some rides so while we waited we found characters for him to meet.

The last day we waited in line forever to see Tinkerbell.

Newport Beach.

It has been a little rough getting home and back into our routine, especially since a lot of us have come down with a cold-YUCK! We are preparing for Halloween this next week, although I am lazy and haven't put up ANY decorations...my poor kids!

Zander Turned "2"

I truly cannot believe it has been 2 years...and to think that is my last baby, and no longer a baby at that! He is such a busy body-just like his sisters. He is so curious and gets into EVERYTHING. He loves cars, trucks, tractors and anything that his sisters have currently. Needless to say we have plenty of fights around the house. He is such a talker and mischief maker that he keeps us hopping. We are so lucky to have such a cutie and look forward to watching him grow into a young man!

Happy 2nd Birthday Zander...WE LOVE YOU!!!

Not doing so well at posting-sorry

To catch up on what we have been doing lately...do you really want to ask? Other than getting the girls ready for school (which has been quite the task), we have celebrated Zoey's birthday, enjoyed the Demolition Derby as well as other events for the Summit County Fair, lost a first tooth, injuries from work, braved a hot dog roast in mom and dad's backyard (1st fire since the accident), celebrated my birthday with girls day at Swiss Days, and finally got Maizy to ride her bike without training wheels. It has been a busy month to say the least.

Here are a few shots of Zoey's party-she has changed so much over the last few months. It is amazing what a smart and beautiful little girl she is turning out to be.

Here is Casey's eye injury from work. He threw a box on top of something and it chucked a piece of wood at his eye. Luckily it was just bruising and a cut with no eye damage.


Maizy's first tooth. Still not sure if it was meant to come out or it got loose from her supposed injury at the dinner table where she just started crying while eating a hot dog and her gum had split down and was bleeding.


One of the most challenging things has been trying to figure out how to get one kid to morning Preschool and back in time to get the other one to afternoon Kindergarten (which we were forced into-grrrr). Trying to figure out carpooling for both Preschool and Kindergarten has also been interesting. Our week will be crazy but the girls are loving school so far. Zoey has Preschool Mon and Wed from 09-11. We somehow have to pick her up, drive the 15 minutes from Henefer while stuffing something for lunch in Maizy's mouth since she has to be to school by 11:15. Possible??? We're not quite sure yet, but we are trying.

Here are a few pictures of the girls first day of school. Maizy is here with her friend Isabelle.



Last, but not least...Maizy riding her bike without training wheels. I had been trying to convince her for months that she doesn't need them. Every time someone even brought up the fact that we should take the training wheels off she would throw a fit...tears and all. Today I convinced her-after tears-to try one off. After riding with just one for a while and showing her she didn't need it, she finally let me take off the other one. DRAMA for nothing and she is so excited!