Disney On Ice and other random things

I took Hadley to Disney On Ice, leaving Lexi behind with dad. I didn't think she would sit for that long and a little quality time one on one with the kids is nice. Except I went with my mom and my sisters so it wasn't exactly one on one, but Tyler took Lexi to Discovery Gateway just the two of them. Hadley was so funny! When the show started she sat back in her chair kind of hiding, then she ended up on my lap burying her head in my jacket. I asked her what was wrong and she said she was scared for when the Beast comes because she did not want him to get her. I told her it was just a costume and she kind of laughed at herself and said " for real mom, it's just a costume, for real? Oh I can sit by myself then." She kept asking questions the whole time...kids are so perceptive! She asked me how the Beast was just a costume because the princesses were real. I told her it was because the Beast turns into a prince at the end of the movie so they just made a costume for the show. She seemed okay with that answer but every scene she was asking me what was real. She even asked me if the 7 dwarfs were real. I was having a hard time, afraid that I wouldn't be able to keep up with all the lies but I told her they were real too. I didn't want to deal with the princess question, She would be devastated if she knew they were not real. Then when Beauty and the Beast did come out she asked me if Gaston was real. I said "yes, he's real, he was a man to begin with, not like the beast who turned into a man." She said, " I was hoping you wouldn't say he was real because he's mean and he scares me!" So I said, "oh he's not real" she said "oh mom you were just tricking me, it's just a costume!" It was quite the conversation that went on the whole show, I was laughing to myself the whole time. But I am having a hard time with the whole pretending thing. Where do you draw the line? Are they going to be really upset when they find out the truth? I have the same issue with Santa. I stared really getting the questions last year. I felt like I needed to write down what I was telling her so I could keep my story straight! I wish she could just accept being a kid and just believe that everything is magical, no questions asked.

Hadley also had her primary program this past Sunday. I love watching all the kids get up there. She was so excited for it! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Carlson and Grandma Kunz for coming to watch her. You really made her day, she felt so special!

As my girls are fighting in the back ground right now, it seems crazy that I'm about to write how much I love them and could not live without them. Not that I don't love them when they fight, but you know how it is. They are both just getting so big and they are changing every day. their little minds just absorb so much and they are always doing new things. I love to have conversations with them. The stories they tell are so cute. It's so sad to watch the time go by so fast. I hope they know how much I love them and what a blessing they are in our family. This morning they were watching TV and they were talking about what they were thankful for. So Hadley started telling me all the things she was thankful for, pumpkin pie, friends, me, daddy, and Lexi, Grandma's and Grandpa's. Then Lexi spoke up and said " I'm thankful for dance!" in her cute little voice. I just love these girls to pieces and I want them to know that I am thankful for them! Here are some random pictures...

me and Haddy, her lips were purple from her snow cone!

Hadley, Kayla, Kresta, and Grandma

my cute little girls!

my little flower child!

Halloween Highlights

Yay! Halloween has come and gone! As most of you know it is my least favorite holiday. But I put on a happy face and endure it because the kids absolutely LOVE it! We have so much candy it is literally sickening! The worst part is, I think I eat it more than the kids do. I have no self discipline lately. The girls dressed up Tuesday for dance class, Wednesday for our trunk-or-treat, Hadley dressed up Friday for school and then finally Saturday came. We went trick-or-treating at Dan's grocery store with my mom and the girls, then we went with my mom to her trunk-or-treat, then we met up at Amie's for our traditional taco soup and homemade doughnuts! They were so good, Thanks Amie! As always, I ate to much on my Halloween Binge and felt kind of sick afterward but it was so worth it......Then there was Tyler, he ditched us for part of the Halloween festivities to go to the Utes game. I really didn't mind, he had a great time and he looked awesome. I was excited that he got into the Halloween spirit, even though I think it's pointless, it was kind of fun getting him ready for the game.

Cinderella trying to make out with Nemo

The cute cousins

Pretty Princesses

my mom and Brittany Bob

Tinker Bell and her pal Silver Mist

Daddy and the gilrs I thought Lexi

would be afraid of him but she kept

saying "pretty daddy"


Ty has the perfect bald head

Go Utes!!

They had a fire truck at Dan's the girls thought

it was so cool

Aren't they sweet!

Cute Mya and Lexi, they are best friends and

worst enimies depending on the day

All the Girls!


Audry and Mya


My Sweethearts!

Hadley's Perfect pumpkin....Lexi's too, although

she wasn't as picky

Ty is such a good sport about pumpkin carving!

Hadley cleaning out her pumpkin

Hadley doing her spooky thriller dance

Lexi doing free style

I guess she needed a minute. She loves

dance class though!

Field Trip to the Fire Station

Last week Hadley had another field trip, this time to the fire station. She was so excited for this one! She has loved learning about fire safety. She loves to come home and tell me all about what she has learned. She has always been fascinated by fire trucks. She wants to go back and take her daddy to see them. It was short and simple and the kids had a great time, those are the best kid of field trips! Then on Friday, we took the kids to the pumpkin patch to pick out their pumpkin. Oh my gosh, I would have never dreamed it could take as long as it did. Hadley was so picky about hers. I'm pretty sure we got the best pumpkin there...according to Hadley anyway!

Hadley's Class

Lexi thought she was one of the big kids!

Hadley loves to pose!

Outing with Grandpa and Grandma

Tyler was gone hunting again this weekend so we decided to go on a scenic drive with my mom and dad. We went up through Immigration Canyon, stopped in Heber for lunch, then came down through Provo Canyon. It was such a pretty drive. I love to see all the leaves changing colors. We stopped at Cabella's, then went back to my parents house and baked Halloween cookies with the kids. Of course that was their favorite part! It was a fun day, here are some pictures of our adventure. There is a picture of Lexi in the broom closet because my dad always asks her if she needs closet time and she always says yes. Well he asked her again this weekend and she said yes and my dad just laughed and started walking away so she decided to go put herself in the closet. It was so cute, I had to take a picture!

Photo Shoot

Here we go again, picture time! They turned out so cute!
My neighbor John-Erik Brammer took these pictures. He
did such a great job. We went to Peace Gardens and he just let
the kids play and followed them around snapping pictures. He was
so patient with my little angels! Lexi is not the type that likes her
picture taken, there is no way she will pose for you, so this worked
perfect. Thank you so much we love them!

Discovery Gateway

Hadley had her first field trip for the year to Discovery Gateway. What a fun place for kids! We had never been there but we will definitely go back. It was so fun. A little crazy with all the kids and trying to keep track of two of them, but the kids had a blast. Lexi loves that she gets to be a part of all the fun. She wants to go to school so bad. Every time we drop Hadley off at school Lexi says " I go to school 3" because I always tell her she has to wait until she is 3 to go to school. Hadley had a great time, there were so many things to do she didn't know where to start. She loves going to school and thinks she is so big. She loves to come home and teach her sister things that she learned at school.

Hadley's Class

San Diego Trip

We finally went on a family vacation other than to the cabin! It was a blast! Prepare yourselves there are tons of pictures. We rented a house in Carlsbad with Tyler's parents, his brother TJ and his family, and his sister Hailee and her family. It was such a nice place, I really should say mansion. It was actually a small house compared to some in the neighborhood but it was huge. It had a really nice swimming pool and hot tub and even a fire pit. The hot tub was the best part, after the kids went to bed it was time to relax. We got there on Saturday and we just kind of hung out for the weekend swimming. Then Monday we went to Sea World. I had never been there. It was so fun, the best part of course was Shamu. That was amazing. It looks so fake, I can't believe something so big can jump out of the water like that and be trained! It was so cool to see the trainers swimming with them. That was Hadley's favorite part too. Tuesday was our relax day, we didn't want to push it too much with the kids. Tyler and I went to the temple with his parents. What a beautiful temple! I think it is my favorite so far. I love how it is just right off the freeway, you turn the corner and you can't miss it. Speaking of temples, I forgot to give a shout out to my wonderful husband and thank him for an amazing 7 years! We just celebrated our anniversary on August 30th. We just went to dinner and a movie, we didn't want to spend too much money since we were going to San Diego. I love you Tyler, you are the best husband ever!
Then Wednesday was our big Disneyland day! I loved it, we had so much fun, I was so excited for it I felt like a little kid. Hadley loved every minute of it. She was so excited to see the princesses and Tinker Bell. The only thing she was not a fan of was Splash Mountain. She has told everyone how scary it was. Lexi didn't really love every minute, just some of them. She was afraid of all the rides that took you in the dark and had loud noises...so most of them. But she loved It's a Small World, Dumbo, and of course the tea cups! We had to go on It's a Small World twice, all of the kids loved it they were in awe the whole time. We didn't even have to wait to get back on. The longest we had to wait in line for anything was about 25 minutes and that was for Matterhorn and Splash Mountain. It was so fun to be there with the kids and see them get so excited about everything. Hadley said her favorite part was buying her prize! After all that....I could have done that at Walmart! But she said she loved the princesses too and the rides. Kids are so funny. Hadley was way excited because we got to see Belle, that was the one princess she would have been devastated if she didn't get to see. It was so much fun, I want to go again tomorrow!
Then Thursday the rest of the group went to the temple and we just hung out at the house again, the kids were really tired from Disneyland. Friday, we went to the beach. Hadley loved "surfing" as she calls it. She loved riding on the boogie board. I thought she would be scared but she could have done it all day. Lexi was really unsure about the whole thing but eventually she went in far enough to let the water touch her feet. Then we went back to Sea World to catch Shamu's last show. Lexi slept through it the first time and Hadley and I really wanted to see it again. We left on Saturday. It went by so fast. I loved waking up each morning while we were there knowing we were on vacation and we were just there to play. I am so thankful we had the opportunity to go.