WHERE HAS MY BABY GONE???

In the last few months I cannot believe how much Kate has grown up! She is no longer our baby....

She loves to be included with the "older kids"

She loves to DIP anything into Ketchup "all by herself"

Her hair fits in pig tails....barely

She goes to Nursery! This is before church when she is getting her "purse" ready full of toys so that she can be quiet in Sacrament meeting.

This is after church is over and she has survived her first day. She took a four hour nap after such a stressful few hours.

She is so good at helping her mom scrub the floor

But don't worry she still hasn't gotten rid or her favorite cocktail.... I think we are all a little scared for when that day comes. :)

and of course she still loves her DAD more than words can say!

Lake Powell

Over Memorial day weekend we went to Lake Powell with the Perrys. We had a terrible time..... We usually go over the 24th and stay on the house boat but this time we decided to go and stay in a hotel and just take the boats out. Our first problem was the hotel we were staying in was a hole in the wall and it had this tiny little cooler that did not keep the room cool at all. But the much much bigger problem was Kate was SO sick. She had the flu and then woke up with her eyes sealed shut (pink eye). In the middle of the night we couldn't get her to stop crying and our room was so hot we decided we should just leave. We packed up our stuff around 2 am and we were on our way until about twenty minutes into the drive Kate started throwing up everywhere. So we pulled over to get her out and five minutes later three cops were with us insisting that we take her back to Page. So we were practically escorted back to the "hole in the wall" where we finally did fall asleep and then woke up and drove home. The Saturday of Memorial weekend last year was the day Kate woke up with a LARGE lump in her neck so I am sort of beginning to hate this weekend!arent those the saddest eyes you've ever seen?

Maybe next year things will go a little smoother..............

Out with the Old, In with the New

Kate is so over Barney and totally onto her new best friend..... ELMO!
Kate stole these jammies out of her cousin Mark's DI pile and is OBSESSED! They have caused quite a drama at our house. It is practically impossible to get them off of her and once you do they have to be hidden..... We can't even spell elmo without her knowing what we are talking about!

Spring?

Well it sure has been a long rainy spring but it didn't hold us back! Kate gets out of her crib in the morning and immediately becomes a broken record.... "bye bye?" She will even go to the door and cry to go bye bye. Thank heaven the Hogle Zoo is literally five minutes from home cause we have already been about ten times. We are always looking for people to go with........ any takers?Typical picture with these two toddlers.

We even got Dad to go with us one time!

I think Kate and Tessa chased some turkey around for about an hour.

We also spent many hours in the Ivorys circle on "bikes".

Thank heaven it is June and I think I might be able to move the winter coats to the basement. Knock on wood!

Tag...........

Steffie tagged me to post the 10th picture in my first folder and tell the story behind it. This is a new computer so it doesn't go very far back. This was taken almost a year ago when we were at the Cheesecake Factory in Palm Springs. It kind of gives me a pit in my stomach because it wasn't even a week from when this picture was taken that Kate woke up from her nap with the tumor in her neck. It's crazy to think the doctors treated her for a fungus infection that they thought she might have gotten on that trip when she really had a rare form of CANCER. Life....... glad I'm not reliving 2009, even though it does make me a little sad to see how much she has grown. ( I also really loved those shoes!) I now tag Priscila, Sarah, Hannah, and Annie.

Spring Break and Easter

For conference weekend we enjoyed a few days at our cabin in Midway. It was so fun to just relax and not have to rush to church on Easter. I can't say that I got to sit and soak in every word of conference with crazy Mark and Kate but I did catch a few talks here and there. Luckily, we have it On Demand so I will be able to watch it throughout the next month! The Easter bunny found us even though it was a blizzard and Mark and Kate were dying over the flying ball machine he left them!

All I have to say is next year I am going somewhere warm..... really warm!

Easter Egg Hunt

Ty's mom has the funnest Easter Party every year. Luckily this year we celebrated a week early so we had nice weather. Kate had a blast finding her eggs and playing with Grandma's bubble machine. It is amazing how much more fun holidays are with Kate. She has so much personality and keeps us laughing all day long! Becky got Kate a duck basket knowing how much Kate loves ducks and she still carries it around our house on her shoulder with her balls in it. Kate is lucky to have such a fun Grandma and Grandpa!

29 years old

Ty's only got one more year in his twenties so we decided to celebrate! We enjoyed an amazing dinner at Cucina Toscana and then headed over to the Jazz game.Here we are with the one and only Valter Nassi - got to love him! Ty got a little nervous when he was about to kiss his wife!

Then the next morning Kate and I took Ty breakfast in bed (even though there is no way we were hungry after our meal the night before!) and Kate helped him open his presents.

We love you Ty! I know this year's going to be a good one!

First Haircut!

We finally decided to trim the mullet. I think she all of a sudden looks like a little girl and not my baby anymore :(

SAD?

No. Devastated.

I swear I have the worst luck.