Taylor is 6 today!

A look back on Taylor's first 6 years.

Happy Easter 2008.

Easter Egg Hunt.

We took the kids to the annual Easter Egg hunt this last weekend. I didn't realize it was going to be as cold as it was. So we weren't prepared with warm coats. the kids were complaining and I felt bad I was making my kids freeze all for a bunch of candy I don't want them to have anyway!

Taylor was obviously posing with his bucket, and being very goofy, leave it to a 6 year old kid!

Maddie was wondering what in the world were we waiting for...

Oh yeah...candy!!! Is this okay Mom, do I really get to take this and put it in my bucket?

After she spent about 3 minutes picking up a few pieces of candy, she was done, we went back to the car to get warm while Taylor had his turn.

Maddie's 1st Dance Recital.

Maddie getting ready for her performance.

She did a great job, I was actually quite surprised, I thought when she saw us she would want to come and sit with us. When she saw her Daddy she did get a little excited and was waving to him and saying "Hi Daddy!"

She loved the stickers for her cheeks, she didn't take them off for the rest of the night.

Get Your "KIDS" on Route 66.

This weekend we took the kids up to this fun little gas station up in Arcadia, OK on Route 66, called "Pops." They have every kind of soda pop imaginable. Taylor and Maddie had a lot of fun picking out their favorite flavor to drink with their dinner. There is also a little diner, we got to eat up at the counter...the kids thought that was really fun. Their cheeseburgers and onion rings were delish, I might add. If you live here in Oklahoma you should really check this place out if you haven't already!

Just Mommy and Me.

Maddie loves Elmo, so when I saw a commercial on TV for Sesame Street Live, I decided to get tickets and take her.

I kept telling her on the way there we going to see Elmo, I don't think she really understood we were really going to SEE Elmo.

When Big Bird and Elmo came out on the stage her face lit up like Christmas morning, she looked at me and said "Mommy Elmo, Big Bird" she was so excited!



At intermission we walked around and looked at all the yummy food ( Funnel cakes, cotton candy, pretzels, and snow cones to name a few) But luckily she could care less about the food, it would have been for me, but I instead forked out $8 on a balloon, which she loved much more than the food.



I loved watching her face throughout the show, she thoroughly enjoyed every minute!

I know these moments when our children are young won't last forever. I'm sure we will look back and laugh at the fact that she loved Elmo so much, but I enjoyed taking her and seeing her excitement and joy!

On the drive home, she was so cute telling me the names of all the characters, most of which I didn't even know she knew, I guess they are much smarter then we think.

A Day at the Park.

We have been having some beautiful weather here. We spent 3 days at the park this week, the kids loved it so much. Then of course today it is raining and kindof snowing...go figure it's Oklahoma.

They loved it so much I hardly could keep Taylor still to get a picture, so these are all of Maddie.

Dale had another awards ceremony this week...Doesn't he look good?!!! Gotta love a man in uniform!

First Tooth Lost...Officially!

Taylor lost his "first tooth" officially today! When he was 4 he had to get his top front tooth pulled because he hit it on the sink. It died and then got an abscess. Then a few months ago while playing "light sabers" at a friends house he got the bottom left knocked out of place, which landed us at the dentist to get it pulled. So we were excited to see his tooth wiggling around the last week. He wouldn't let us touch it of course...so while we were at our friends house today, she got a look at it and said it was ready to come out. We laid him on the couch and my friend got a good hold of it and yanked it out! I was a wimp and couldn't do it, I was a afraid of hurting my child...thank goodness for friends or it might still be tangling!

Another cute picture of my toothless little guy.

And who could resist taking a picture of this?!

Every once in awhile we let the kids take a bubble bath with the jets on in our tub, we were just having some fun with Maddies hair, just imagine how much taller it would be if I hadn't of just cut her hair!

Since it's Valentine's Day.

Since it's Valentine's Day and I have been thinking about the days before marriage and children... I found some old pictures of Dale and I before we got engaged and then some of the actual engagment.
I thought it would be fun to see some of the these old pictures, well not that old...just 8 years old!
The proposal.
Our Wedding day.
Mt. Timpanogos Temple

American Fork, UT

Tag, I'm it!!!

All About My Hubby...
What is his name? Dale
How long have you been married? 7 1/2 years
How long did you date? 9 months
How old is he? 35 (I just tell people I just had my 10th anniversary of my 27th Birthday, I'll always be 27!)
Who eats more sweets? Me, for sure!
Who said "I love you first?" Dale. One a very cold and snowy walk in Ogden, Utah.
Who is taller? Dale. He is 6' I'm 5'4"
Who can sing better? I would probably say Me :-)
Who is smarter? I would have to say Dale, but I think I have more common sense!
Who does the laundry? We both do, but I have to say he might do a little more, because I hate it and he doesn't mind it so much.
Who pays the bills? Me, but he threatens to start...
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Dale, he has a thing about it, he always has to sleep on the right side, but that's ok because it always works out that I'm closest to the bathroom!
Who mows the lawn? Dale, and he is really good about it. I tried once, but I don't like it so much!
Who cooks dinner? I do most of the time, but Dale really enjoys cooking and trying new things.
Who drives? We both do, but Dale likes me to because he doesn't always know where he is going, and he doesn't like me telling him where to go!
Who is more stubborn? I would probably have to say me.
Who kissed who first? It was Dale, on New Year's day, after spending the whole day together and watching a movie that night...he then left to go home and I ran to call my friend to tell her all about the date, when I heard a little knock on the door, it was Dale, he said he "forgot something" I said "oh what?" he said, "I forgot to give you a kiss goodnight!"
Who asked who out first? Dale
Who proposed? Dale. He had it all planned out with his friends, they each had a T-shirt that said Cara-Will-You-Marry-ME? We were bowling on disco night, I turned around after my last turn and they were all standing there with their T-shirts on, I think they must of had them on under their other clothes.
Who has more siblings? I do, I am the oldest of 7 and Dale is the baby of 6.
Who wears the pants? I think we both think we wear the pants, but I really do! :-)

Now I'm tagging Kendra, Colby, Kiersten, Rebecca, and Adriann. Just copy this and post the answers on your blog!!!