Girls Night!

Kaylee and I had the opportunity to have a girls night out! I took her to St. George to eat at In and Out Burger and then we went to see the play Annie at the Tuachaun. The play was really good, Kaylee laughed and really enjoyed it, which I loved because I enjoy going to plays and musicals and now I hope that Kaylee and I will have more opportunity to do fun stuff like this together. It is so rare that it's just Kaylee and I, I love talking to her and hearing what she has to say or how she feels. Usually Kaylee has to deal with her brothers needs too or I need to have her help me with her brothers, which she usually does without complaining, so it's nice to reward her for being such a sweet girl! I hope we get to have more of these girls nights just the two of us! love you sis!

Kaylee turns 8!

Well it is official my baby is 8! This year Kaylee wanted a girls only party were they did crafty stuff (lucky she has me for her mom). So the girls made lip gloss, necklaces from shrinky dink film, flower bookmarks, and then I bought little notebooks and covered and decorated them so the we could play makeover memory. It was a fun party the girls really had a good time, I was surprised how they got into making all the items, especially the lip gloss. Later that night I made Kaylee's favorite dinner and we watched Race to Witch Mountain. Saturday we went with the Grandparents to St. George to Kaylee's favorite restaurant Texas Roadhouse. The girl can't complain she got to do everything she wanted but, of course I am all to willing to give her what she wants.

I can't believe how quickly the time goes, I swear it seems like yesterday Jeff and I were just bringing her home and now we will be baptizing her.
It brakes my heart to know she is no longer my little girl, but I am so impressed with the beautiful young lady she is becoming. She is a smart, sensitive, loving and loyal girl. She tries to do what is right and always gives it her best try. She is fearless and confident, she loves her family and loves her Heavenly Father as well. She is the best kid and I am lucky to call her my daughter! Love ya Sis!




Move over Hannah Montana!

Our trip to the temple!

It has been so long since I have blogged, I finally downloaded the photos off my camera and realized I had never posted the pictures from our trip to the temple!
We went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple way back in June, it was such a nice experience to share with our kids! With Kaylee turning eight we really felt like she would benefit from this experience. Kaylee and Cooper were really impressed by how beautiful the inside of the temple was and how quiet and peaceful it was inside. There was a part of the tour were you walked out of the brides dressing room and there was a glass window with circles carved in it and across from it was a beautiful picture of Christ but, if you looked in the circles everyone had the image of Christ it was so cool! Cooper stopped dead in his tracks and noticed it immediately, I was so impressed! The tour isn't very long but, I guess for a couple of boys it must have been sheer agony because when we got out of the temple both Cooper and my nephew Garrett being a little dramatic fell on their knees, "finally, were free!" The temple volunteers just laughed! I on the other hand was not so amused! But, then again with Cooper you never know what he is going to say or do! I've learned to just brace myself and smile!