Thankful

I am so thankful for my family, friends and my Savior Jesus Christ, without which I would be lost. I thank my Heavenly Father each day for blessings that only he can give me. How blessed we all are! The crowd getting settled Dad and Rachel Jayden and Grandma Kathy Jayden's cuteness Jayden and Grandma Taz Dad and Rach again The small 10 pound turkey, so yummy! Mom and Rachel with all the food! Jayden and her yogurt Us with Grandpa Bob! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

New Moon Madness!

This is quite a story! Friday night some good friends and I went to see New Moon. Yes, we are crazy, fun fans!! We started with dinner at Macaroni Grill (Italian for the movie). After dinner I ran over to the church and played in a volleyball champion tournament: we won!!! (so cool!!!) At 9:45pm I left the church and sped over tot he theater for a 10pm showing of New Moon! I got there with minutes to spare! The movie was AWESOME and we were screaming light high school students! What a great time we had. The best part was seeing a good friend from Italy!! Miss you already Carlie!! Me, Brooke, Emily, Anjee and Carlie. (yes, we're wearing Twilight/New Moon shirts!!) The rest of the crew: Chalonn, Emily Shaw, Pam, Aimee, Cameo and friend. The volleyball team!! The Champions!!! (sorry so blurry) What a night to remember!

REALLY?

I can't help myself! Aren't these outfits cute. And the girls are even cuter!! Our good friend Elena bought this skirt and shirt for Rachel and she just loves them! She also loves those boots, but so do I:) Rachel asked if she could do a cute pose: here it is! Too beautiful! The girls in their candy outfits for church. I now have candy tights for Rachel and bright pink for Jayden. I think they will look cuter. I'll have to re post next time they wear them:):):):)

Dancing Queens!

The other day the girls came down in some princess dresses, Jayden's was a little big, but she loved it! The girls put on a little show for me:):) I thought this was funny: Rachel watching her reflection in the tv to practice her moves:):) Jayden needing some refreshment after all of that hard work:) Rachel was too cute and used the chair to help her dance. Where does she come up with this stuff? The big dress The cute dancers on break:)

Disney on Ice

Earlier this month I took Rachel and Jayden to Disney on Ice. Some of her school friends were there too so that was fun. Rachel was entranced, smiling and laughing the whole time. Her face was lit so beautifully. I love having these moments with my kids and watching them be so happy.I only took 2 pictures, and none of the ice show. My friends also took pic.'s but I am impatient and need to get on with my posting! Here we are:)

Family Party!

I didn't realize how many pictures I had taken at the family until now. This took place the same day as her friend's party and was very fun! Again, sorry for the amount of photos, I just love reliving these moments!! Imagine what my scrapbook looks like!!! I love starting parties with food, it's really just that simple:) Rachel chose yet again Hootenanny pancakes!! I also added Belgian waffles with fruit and whipped cream, bacon, sausage and juice! Here's the cutie Jayden! Uncle Lance and Aunt Angela The Nedry's and the Marchants. Present Time! Rachel received the Harry Potter books from Grandma Taz! Check out Lance's face, he was trying to scare Rachel! A little distraction: Jayden taking pictures with the cell phone. She just wants to do what everyone else is doing! Rachel also received a new outfit from Grandma Taz. Lucky girl! I love this picture!! I didn't realize Rachel would get so excited about money, but it's very cute! She also received a sticker book, one of her favorite things to do! Thanks Nena and family! Rachel wouldn't give Emily a hug for some odd reason (she loves Emily!!), so instead she gave her a high five! Thanks for the Platypus webkin!! (funny!!!) Thanks Grandma Kathy for the books! I love her leg here, total princess!! Another distraction: I love how Jayden is sitting here like she would on a wooden bench swing. So cute!! Cupcakes again??? Am I crazy???? Everyone singing Happy Birthday!! (Ignore the mess, I was REALLY tired!!) Let the craziness begin. Whenever I hang with the Marchants, it tends to get a tiny bit crazy!! They all had goody bags to fill of course. Lance sneaking a hug while eating a cupcake! Jack Nedry being so cute. check out those lips!! We kicked it up with some music and dancing. Jayden loves to dance!! She also loves to jump on you and hug!! Bradlee sleeping with his new balloon friend! Rachel working hard on that sticker book, seriously, she worked on that thing all night! Ashleigh and me: sometimes I don't like getting my picture taken next to beautiful women, but maybe it will rub off on me:) Too Stinkin cute!!! Bradlee woke up and found a real friend:) I love this!!! My good friend Nena and me, another beautiful woman! Happy Birthday Rachel!!! Hope you had a fabulous one!!! Now will you please stop cutting your hair!!!

Sweet Shoppe Party!

This year I went a little nuts with the girl's birthday parties, but they were oh so fun!! I will definitely tone it down next year:) Rachel's theme was Sweet Shoppe, and many of my ideas came from Hissyfits Photography Blog. I love that blog, thank you!! ! Since I spent some time on the party I get to post tons of pictures of maybe not so important moments to most of you, but are a sense of accomplishment to me. So catch your breath and get ready for too many pictures:):) I love this picture because it really catches all the bright colors that I love. Pinwheel cookies I made to go into the goody pails, so dang cute! The pails with each child's name on them. Thanks Tamra for letting me use your cricut for all the candy shapes!! Rachel's Sweet Shoppe Banner: I know, the white letters do not look good, but it really was cute!! Next time I'll need to use a popping color for the letters:) The sweet shoppe... in all of it's glory. I had Brett do the balloons, and he made a ton, which I love!! The kids did too. Here are the cuties coloring their bingo pages. I forgot to take a picture of them playing the actual game, but they did really well. For lunch we had lollipop sandwiches, bananas, string cheese and raspberry lemonade. Here are the kids with the sandwiches(they added the pretzel sticks themselves:)). The yummy cupcakes!! Hello sugar! On the top is Rachel's invitation to the party (lollipop style). I thought it would look cute on the cupcake and it sure did! Happy 6th Birthday Rachel! Make a wish! Rachel and dad. Rachel's candy outfit Jayden's candy outfit. (yes, I am that crazy!!) Rachel reading cards and opening presents! All the cute kiddos! And now, the time they've all been waiting for: handing out the pails so they can shop at the sweet shoppe! A little excited I think! It got a little crazy at the sweet shoppe so I had to fulfill my duty as head sweet! So excited with all their goods!! Rachel and Mom! What a happy birthday girl, does she even appreciate this?? I hope so:) Jayden and mom! Notice the cute candy bordering the bottom of Jayden's jeans. You can't see? Well, click on the picture so you can, they are dang cute!! Thanks Gymboree!! Happy Birthday Rachel!