Abby Wake Up!

This is the scene at my house lately. Spencer always wants his little baby "Abbers" awake. It is a miracle if she gets to sleep through her entire nap. I also can't help but love that he enjoys being with her so much. He is so sweet with her and wants to tickle her, kiss her, play transformers, roll around on the floor and feed her baby puffs. Abby is equally thrilled when Spencer crawls into her crib, she laughs and squeals with delight. There just the best little pals and it is so fun to watch them love each other. I am enjoying these moments knowing all to soon Abby will talk and walk and steal toys, then we will see if Spencer wakes her up from her naps then:)

Dixie Class '94

The Boys: Leon, Fro and Todd

We had the opportunity to have a kid free vacation this past week. We went to Arizona with our friends the Rebers and Garetts. We had a great time going out to dinner, movies, sleeping in, sitting poolside and playing games. It was a great break to spend some quality time with my main man toad. He is the greatest husband and the sweetest dad. Thanks for such a great vacation. I love your face!

P.S. All of the guys are best friends from High School, and as we have spent time with each other I have come to the conclusion that I too have officially graduated from Dixie High class of '94! I love their stories and them living up the glory days of High School:)

Desert Fun and Sun!

Abby is patiently playing in her stroller at the train park while her big brother is on the playgorund!
The train park in Arizona is such a big hit with the kids. There is a cute carosel ride, train ride and tons of playground equipment. He loved chasing the birds with his fun cousins Braden and Brock!

Abby is chillin poolside in her little play center.

Here is Spencer with two of his cousins Braden and Brock. They loved to jump into the pool with the rings around them. They played for hours outside, they loved every minute of it. Thank you Barker cousins for playing with us, we had so much fun with you. We love you!

Overall we had a great get- away to Arizona. I love going to the house down there, it has so many special memories and the kids are always so happy to play in the pool. We had a great time and thank you so much to my In-laws for coming down and taking the kids back to St. George with them so Todd and I could have some fun with our friends. Equally a big thank you to Aunt Krista and her boys for coming down and helping nana and papa with the kids. We had a blast!

I DID IT, I DID IT!

Finally our Spencer is wanting and learning to use the big boy potty. We went today with no accidents minus a little number two problem, but who can blame him it's just day two. He is very proud of himself and wants to talk to everyone that calls about his great potty success. I am glad that we have made it to this stage he is most entertaining when he does his "I DID IT" dance. But he has had some classic lines in the last few days. He loves to wear his transformer underwear and when he had an accident he said, "Mom did I make Bumble Bee sad becuase I poo poo on him." Bumble Bee for those that aren't current on autobots is a transformer, on his underwear. Also tonight when we were saying prayers he said " thank you for me on the potty" it was to cute! I too am thankful for him on the potty, he will have this potty training KNOCKED OUT in no time! Way to go my little CHAMP!

Camping : Anna Style

THE RED BED TENT - ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS THAT I HAVE FROM MY CHILDHOOD!
Most of you know I am not a fan of camping. I think I lasted 2 days at girls camp and hated every second of it. There is nothing appealing to me about being dirty, having bugs all around me and either being too hot or cold. The only benefit of camping is the scenery and the smores. I figure you can always go for a drive or hike to appreciate and see the beauty of the earth and smores I have mastered over the flames of my gas stove. So, I have always appreciated camping in the RED BED TENT. Spencer has recnetly discovered the joy and comfort of camping in your own bed. It is to bad that Todd loves to camp so much, becuase the Hyatt is about as far as we have got to a camp-out in the last 7 years. Spencer is so cute with his flash light and blankets all ready for stories and ready for a good night sleep. Thanks mom for saving this treasured toy from our childhood it is a big hit with our little ones! So.... for all of you that will be camping in the next few months 1. Don't invite us :) 2. You can think of us in our warm comfy bed tents sheltered from bugs, dirt and bad weather! HAPPY CAMPING!

Baby Bedhead

Abby has so much hair, I LoVe it! When she woke up one morning she most definitely was visited by the hair fairy. She is just the best baby, I feel so blessed to have her. It is so fun to snug and make her giggle. She is truly a little princess. It has been 8 months of pure bliss with little Abby Jane!

Penny in a Box!

Penny has been hiding in small spaces lately. Everywhere I go he seems to have crawled in a drawer, closet, bin or even into the washing machine. He is so funny and laughs so hard when he has successfully got his entire body into the smallest place possible.

Motorcycle Madness

When we were coming home from the Carter's baby blessing we saw this scary/funny/wild/skeleton man on I-15. I had to take a picture it was to classic. I was just glad that it was not night time and I was driving because it scared me just enough in the day light in the passenger seat. I did love his enthusiasm for his bike though!

Easter Fun

SO PROUD AND HIS HANDS WERE DIED GREEN FOR SEVERAL HOURS!

Todd and the kids EASTER morning collecting eggs!

Cute Little Abby in her favorite chair watching Spencer decorate eggs!




We had a great Easter. It was an unexpected fun day for all of us. They bunny was extra kind and hid candy eggs and had baskets full of toys and surprises! We went to Lucy's baby blessing which was perfect. We had a great dinner with all the fixings and decorated eggs and visited Great Grandma Pugh. We loved being together as our little family and enjoying this wonderful holiday!