fall break

we spent our fall break up in Utah

(i thought it was so cute connor had fall break from preschool)

the weather was so nice and there was so much fun stuff to do 

the kids had such a fun time

thanks to the Vonk family for having us!

here are some pictures of our adventure...

matching pjs are a must with 4 cute kids

awesome children's museum

temple square

chuck-e-cheese

hee-haws pumpkin patch

movies, dress up and horse play!

and there was a lot more we didn't even get to

 i'm glad connor knows the universal sign for choking...not sure what's happening here

poor carlee...molly got a couple good scratches in before we left :(

 i want this water table at our house

the kids played there forever!

connor's birthday cake

(he really wanted batman, but settled for spiderman)

riding the big slide with daddy

(because mommy was too scared)

horseback at the museum

ironing at the museum

corn kernel angels 

crazy hair day

connor's preschool class had crazy hair day for the letter "H"

so in honor of daddy's favorite pass time connor's head was a putting green

the execution was a little off but i thought my idea was fun and connor loved it

his was definitely the "craziest" in the class

all his head was missing was a flag for the hole, maybe next time

Birthday boy!

four years ago today October 12, 2007 at 11:17am i became a mommy

and my life has and never will be the same

in the best possible way...

we love this boy so much!

he is so sweet and loving, creative and smart

he makes us laugh and keeps us wondering 

"how does he know that?"

connor is still into Cars & dinosaurs but as recently he's pretty interested in 

Batman, dragons, transformers & power rangers

(total boy stuff)

connor loves preschool and relaxing on the couch :) (his words all the time)

he's very social and loves spending time with his cousins and friends and he's a great big brother to his little nolly

we had a great day today 

special breakfast, best friends to play with, presents

chuck-e-cheese, playing with the neighbor kids,

cake and more wild time with friends.

we are exhausted!

i can't wait to see what the next year brings connor...his interests, talents and adventures!

these two love birds tied the knot last weekend!

this is my brother and his new wife Carla...

the ceremony was beautiful

and the lunch was nice

and the reception was an all night party!

(seriously, i'm pretty sure we were fast asleep before it ended)

here are some of the highlights:

there was a conga line

a dance with mascarade masks,

a dance with bandanas,

a dance with aprons,

adorable dances for the bouquet and garter tosses

and oh so much more 

it was so fun getting to see everyone who traveled from different places 

my kids had 2 great grandmothers, one great granddad and two grandmas there that night

(i so wish my kids were better for pictures)

connor was pretty "shy" but did get out on the dance floor a few times, he has some pretty sweet dance moves

molly had a great time and loved dancing too!

but it was also fun hiding under the table...

stealing people's sodas,

dancing with mom and dad and biting open a glow stick :)

the reception was beautiful and tons of fun

we are so happy for zach and carla! 

i can't wait to see everyone else's pictures from that day...this was pretty much the best of the best on our camera 

swimming at the resort the next day was so fun...

look at that undiapered bum!!! love it!

thank you to the johnsons and kathy for helping us with our kids!

they had so much fun with you!

there isn't much to say about this...

except this girl doesn't stop!

not even a little potty training will keep her from her phone calls

(she's going to kill me for this one day :)

who's that handsome devil?

connor has become such a goofy boy...

this is his photo shoot from yesterday when i tried to get a decent smile for his birthday invitation

he cracked me up with all of his poses and funny faces!

love my cheese ball