Happy Birthday Addison!!

T0day was Addison's birthday, she is now officially 8!!! She started off the day with our traditional breakfast in bed. This year her request was pancakes with OJ.


The boys were so excited to bring her breakfast and sing to her!

I let her open 1 present before school.......
a new watch! She loved it!!!!
After her "great" day at school she did homework and went to piano. Then her dinner of choice was chicken fettuccine alfredo. Good choice. Then we invited the fam over for cake and ice cream. Both Dad and Grandpa were out of town but everyone else came!

Make a wish!

Ky fully enjoying his cake and ice cream. Her present from Mom and Dad. Her 1st full set of scriptures. YEAH! Her brothers gave her a scripture case, sorry forgot a pic.
Aunt Fefe, Richard and the girls gave her this. A cute jewelry holder with earrings and a necklace along with the adorable sign below!

Addy got some $$$ dough as well. I say she raked it in!!! Thanx everyone for the calls and the cards and making her birthday special. Happy Birthday Addy! We love you and are so grateful for all the JOY, SMILES, LAUGHS and yes even the DRAMA you bring into our family!!!!

Change

Change is just part of life. For the most part I embrace change. Change, and having 3 kids, keeps my life from being boring. I like crazy I guess. Maybe that's why I love working in the ER, everyday, every situation is different, always changing! So like I said I think I handle change pretty well. However today was a little different.
Addy moved up stairs about 8 months ago and has loved it, as have I! Now she has decided that she wants to redecorate her new room. No problem, I love redecorating. We got online and found new bedding, new rug, new accessories, new paint color for the walls. So fun! Well today I have been posting all her old stuff to sell on eBay. It's making me sad. I know I know I am a little emotionally crazy . Go ahead and laugh. My reaction is surprising to me as well. It just makes me realize that my little girl is growing up so fast! I loved her old room, her bedding, her pink walls, Everything! Now she is growing out of the little girlie stage. This maybe me saying goodbye to "pink" and little girl stuff forever! Her old room....... Ahhhhhhhhhh
This is her new bedding, rug and wall color! She loves it and so do I!!!!Don't get me wrong I love that she is growing up. I am excited for each new stage and adventure, not sure I'm ready but I'm excited!! The one thing that is constant in life is Change, so here is to change and my little girl growing up!!! Love ya Addy

Driveway "Snowboarding"

We woke up this morning to more snow which was still lightly falling. After Addy was off to school me and the boys got all bundled up. I was on snow removal duty and the boys were once again my entertainment!! We spent well over an hour out there. Ky hasn't really been a big snow fan this year but he was today. They were hilarious! Dawson kept wanting me to hit him with the snow and then he tried to start a snowball fight, he lost that one. They were racing in the snow and falling and laughing. I loved it! My fav was them running and as Dawson called it "snowboarding" down our driveway and our neighbors. (good thing we have such great neighbors-thanx Jon and Shannon) Ky was so funny he would run and sled down on his belly. Wished I got that one on camera. Here they are in all their "snowboarding" glory......




I love the giggling you can hear in the background! So cute!!!

Boys or Dogs??

Yes, these are my boys! They are eating Kix cereal off the floor! They found this to be very fun. I however found it amusing to watch. Good thing I just mopped the floor- ya know after Ky's yogurt fiasco so eat away boys!!!

Should I laugh or cry????

The boys were eating lunch so I just slipped away to use the little girls room. This is what I found when I came back. Maybe I should have held it!!! But just look at that face, he was having such a good time!


His yogurt was every where! In a matter of literally minutes it was in his hair, all over the table, chair, floor and even on the wall! Oh well my floor needed a good mopping!
Mental note......from now on, pee only when the boys are sleeping!!!!

Some Where Over The Rainbow

Addy performed on Friday night at the SUU Womens Gymnastic meet. It was a packed house and they did great! Two dance performances in 2 days, how lucky am I. I love watching my kiddos do what makes them happy! It's what makes being a Mom so great! Here is Addy doing her Lyrical dance......

The Boys Are Back!

Last night Dawson had his very first Hip Hop performance. He was so excited. I admit, I was just as excited to see him do his thang! We all piled in the car and drove through the snow storm to get to St. George. Let me tell ya, it was sooooooo worth it! I LOVED it! Don't think I am being biased when I say they were so stinking cute!!! Check it out for yourself...





So after his dance we left for home. That was an adventure. The Storm was just dumping and the freeway was closed. What now??? Well luckily for us we waited about 10 min and the freeway was reopened. It took us about an hour and 20 min. to get home! As long as we got home safe and sound(thanx to my hubbys excellent driving skills) I didn't care if it took us 4 hours. To add to the fun, when we got home the electricity was out! I love it when the lights go out! It seems so serene. I know, I am a little nuts. Getting the kids ready for bed and then trying to get them to go to sleep when it is already way past their bed time and in the unusual circumstances just added to the adventure. I just wished it was a Friday night so we could have made a big ol bed in the family room and had a little sleep over in front of the fire. Dang School! Oh well, anyway. Addy and Dawson ended up sleeping in his bed and Ky was just struggling. Again lucky for us the lights came back on about 10:20 PM and since the kids had only been in bed for about 15 min, none of them were asleep. Addy went to her bed and was out in seconds, same with Dawson and Ky. Amazing what comfort kids can get out of the simple "normal" things/routine. It was a night full of fun and adventure, one we wont forget for many reasons!