The DeMille's

Hayden's 2nd Birthday

2012-02-15T10:46:00.000-08:00

My baby girl turned 2!!! Hayden is not a fan of smiling for the camera and she is always in motion so here are the best pictures I could get of the girl during her big day.

Tons of help from big brother and sister while opening presents. Hayden is like our very own Tasmanian devil so it was funny watching her open wrapped gifts. She didn't quite get the tearing the paper off. Maybe it's just more fun destroying things you're not allowed to. Where is the challenge in unwrapping presents?

She got a new purse, zhu zhu pets, slippers and a baby stroller.

She also got a very fun new baby doll from Owen and Parker. They picked Ariel because she has red hair like Hayden :)

She was excited to blow at the candle...

... but then got a bit freaked out when everyone started clapping. Isn't her face hilarious?!

Sisters, eating cake and ice cream together :)

At 2 Hayden:
                  Still takes 2+ hour naps (I know I am very lucky and fully appreciate her nap time!)
                  Has the craziest hair and I am constantly trying to keep it out of her face
                  Is a total girly girl and bully all wrapped in one cute little package
                  Has been labeled "aggressive" by the nursery
                  Is the bane of Nickel, the dog's existence (her favorite game is hold on to the dog's tail and see where the dog flies her)
                  Is a thumb sucker just like her big sister
                  Is obsessed with the Bubble Guppies (did I say obsessed?!?!)
                  Is a Mommy's girl and wants to be constantly on me
                  Is the most social of our kids and will say hello and goodbye to others (The other 2 still scowl at people instead of being cordial)
                  Loves bath time
                 Is a singing crazy and loves to learn new songs
We are so happy to have Hayden in our family!!! Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

Wrestling

2012-02-01T06:50:00.000-08:00

Jason won four tickets to WWE from X107.5 and took Tyson Darrell and Mark to it. I have no interest in "wrestling". I have worked with Mark for almost 12 years and I have had to hear about wrestling for 12 long years. I don't know why he wasn't smiling in this picture, Jason said he was in heaven the whole time.

They got home pretty late and me and the girls were already asleep. When I woke Tyson up the next day I asked him how was wrestling? He said, "Mom, did you know that in wrestling you have to have a table?" I laughed and laughed :)

This was Tyson's favorite part of the show. I guess they had a tag team match going on and then all heck broke loose and all the wrestlers jumped in the fight.

I know it's fake, but oh my heck, if that were my son going head first into anything I would be upset!

I guess this guy is a big name in the wrestling world. I believe his name is "Big Show" (I think Big Ugly is more appropriate, but I didn't name him)

Here he is in action strangling some poor guy.

Everyone had a lot of fun, Darrell only got lost once, and I have heard nothing but wrestling talk for days. Mark keeps going up to people and strangling himself trying to tell them about the show. I have to keep telling people no one is trying to strangle him, he went to a wrestling show. Gotta love it :)

Disney on Ice

2012-01-27T07:13:00.000-08:00

We took the kids to Disney on Ice the other day. It was really fun and the kids really enjoyed it. It was all about Toy Story 3 and was fun to see all the characters.

The kids quiet and enthralled :)

They had flash backs to the other Toy Story movies so here is a scene from Toy Story 1 when Buzz is escaping the toy machine at the pizza place. (Aren't the aliens cool? I thought it was so smart that they had the skaters on their knees to make them short, but then I started feeling bad for their poor frozen knees!)

Of course we got the snow cones, next year we are going to have to buy three. Hayden was very offended she didn't get her own.

Barbie and Ken :)

Jason got so much flack from me for taking pictures of the Barbies. As you can see they were in very tight outfits and there were tons of them. I look over and he has his phone out taking pictures. I wouldn't have given him so much crap if it wasn't the first time he decided to take his phone out and start taking pictures. He still says he was taking them for his daughter because she likes to look at pictures on his phone. Sure, she does...

For some reason Taylor could not keep her eyes open when I was trying to take pictures of the kids at intermission.

After 3 pictures of no eyes I told her to open her eyes. Here she is doing just that: priceless!

The end of the show and the final lap by all the characters.

Yeah for Disney!!!

Sledding

2012-01-26T07:03:00.000-08:00

We went up to Mt Charleston with a couple other families from our ward for a bit of sledding. It was a blast! It was very cold, of course, and as you can see, we look like a bunch of crazies with our jeans in the snow. (My family anyway, the other families were much more prepared)

Hayden loved that she was finally allowed to put things on the floor into her mouth. Such a nut!

We only had one doughnut so we brought up Jason's boogie boards. I know we are ghetto sledders. Here is Jason's solo expedition to see how the boards hold.

And here is his lovely wipe out! Is it awful that I chuckle every time I see this? *Side note* No one was fatally injured in this sledding experience :)

Tyson, finally being brave. The problem is Tyson got his jeans wet and was wanting to change his clothes the rest of the time (We have since invested in snow pants so we don't have to hear the whining for next time)

Daddy and his girl. Taylor has decided that she is Daddy's girl and Hayden is mine. She will tell me all day long how much she loves Daddy and misses him while he's at work.

We had a ton of fun and can't wait to go again now that we have bought some proper supplies. Jeans and boogie boards not allowed next time :)

Christmas 2011

2012-01-23T07:35:00.000-08:00

Christmas is always a little crazy around our house but this year it was double the fun because Taylor got admitted to the hospital on Christmas Eve for pneumonia. Her asthma was flaring up and we were doing breathing treatments at home but nothing seemed to be working so Jason took her to the Quick Care and they said she was so sick that she had to take an ambulance to the hospital. I ran down there with a brother from our ward and they gave her a blessing before her ambulance ride. They let me hold her in the ambulance so she wasn't very afraid and they didn't have the sirens blaring so that was nice. She was so exhausted from having an IV put in her hand at the Quick Care that she slept the whole ride. When we got to the hospital they could not get her oxygen levels to stay up so they said she had to stay overnight. Jason came home to do the Christmas Eve things with the family and I stayed overnight with Taylor (one of the longest nights ever!) We shared our room with a brand new baby who had to have surgery in the morning and was not allowed to eat. Awful night!! The only good thing about spending Christmas in the hospital was in the morning the hospital staff brought Taylor the hugest bag of presents you've ever seen! She was in heaven, she was so worried about Santa finding her in the hospital, it was really cute.

I always go a little over board with the Christmas presents and this year was no exception. I had been buying presents all year and had them all wrapped in August when the kids went to visit Grandma and Grandpa. Next year I am seriously considering the 3 gift limit. It's sad when kids get bored of opening presents!

I found this lego police space ship for Tyson, he loved it!

Hayden loved her new baby dolls and Taylor's unicorn pillow pet, she will have nothing to do with the pillow pet we bought her. What's wrong with lady bugs, I ask you?

Mark gets a little too excited on Christmas and has to open every gift as soon as possible.

Darrell on the other hand is as slow as a turtle and will start opening other people's presents and gets just as excited over the kids presents as his own.

Have I mentioned how girly this girl is? She loved all the nail polish, chapstick and hair bows she got.

After opening presents Jason and I passed out while the kids trashed the house with their new presents. Jason was running on 3 hours of sleep and I was running on maybe an hour.

After we got up and threw something together for Christmas dinner I helped Tyson put together his space ship. 6 bags of legos and 3 books! It was a monster but well worth it, just look at that face!

Christmas fun

2012-01-22T18:25:00.000-08:00

Christmas pictures are always a holiday tradition for our family. Never fun and always ends with cursing (usually by me) This year I believe I finally broke down and was yelling I don't want any of you in a picture!! Here I am yelling at Jason because he is smiling at the camera even though you can clearly see the kids are crazy.

We even tried to do a "silly" picture and we couldn't even get that right!

Taylor needed to burst out of her spot right before the timer went off.

Next year if you only get a card with no picture you will know I finally gave up :)

We are "real" tree people. I have no problem with fake trees, I have no problem with real trees. I'm just putting it out there that we have decided the best thing for our family is real trees. It's a personal preference, please keep your "tree murderer" comments to yourself.

We love going to the lot and picking just the right tree. We have to inspect it from every angle!

Taylor also had a Christmas party with her preschool class. They decorated gingerbread houses.

Isn't she darling with her Santa earrings?

The kids also made reindeer candy canes. Our little parties are always so much fun and we are having the best time with Taylor's preschool.

Tyson had a school Christmas program. We really love his school and are having a lot of fun with all of their fun activities.

Tyson is usually pretty shy but after going to Mrs Aubrey's preschool last year he was all ready for his kindergarten program :)

We got cookies from our favorite Bountiful Baskets. The kids are becoming quite the little professional cookie decoraters!

The Elf

2012-01-21T06:54:00.000-08:00

This Christmas I had gotten so many fun crafts and activities for the kids to do that we had our elf come to visit us on December 1st. Every morning he was in a new place and brought something for the kids to do. Moon dough, always a favorite.

Frank, the elf hiding on a shelf.

The kids love to paint so we had quite a few painting projects.

This was one of our favorites, you plant grass in Santa's head and then it looks like his hair is growing. The kids loved checking their Santa each morning to see who's Santa was winning the hair growth race.

More painting

This was also a fun new toy. I found these washable frogs and the kids loved coloring on a real toy. Hayden, however has now started coloring everything, I blame the frogs!

We decorated these snowflakes with glitter and hung them in our kitchen windows, I loved pulling up to the house and seeing all the kids creative work.

Hayden was hit or miss on the crafts, she did love painting though (she's in the right family!) Here she is painting a Charlie Brown scene.

Frank, the elf, only had to stay away one night because the kids were naughty. It gets to be a little much every morning to find the elf new spots to hide and get their crafts done each day but the kids are only going to be this little and this fun one time. Soon enough all these fun crafts and activities are going to be lame, so I am milking it while I can!!!

Thanksgiving

2012-01-21T06:18:00.000-08:00

I finally got a new computer and am playing catch up :) For Thanksgiving we had a really fun party for Taylor's preschool. The kids shook these jars of cream until they turned into butter. So fun and it actually worked! We read stories and saw pictures of Plymouth Rock (which is kind of teeny and a bit of a let down), and pictures of the Mayflower.

The girls made these darling hats and the boys had black hats with buckles on them. This is the only time Taylor would wear it. She is such a stinker.

Then they played pin the tail on the turkey. Taylor would only watch (insert sigh here). Some people's children!

For Thanksgiving we went to Jason's Grandma's house in Cedar City. Thanksgiving is a hard holiday for me. It's hard to be the mother in your own home who cooks every meal and then for one day of the year you go to visit family and then you're the "kids" who have to sit by while the older people cook. So I of course decided to wrestle with the kids while waiting for dinner to be ready :)

Here is the very long table we all chowed down at.

After dinner the kids had to get in their exercise. Grandma Great has a huge hill right outside her front door and the kids love to run all over it. Thankfully this year it wasn't covered in snow!

Hayden had to get in her Grandpa time before we left for home. She loves her Grandpa and Grandma and always is pretending to talk to them on her play phones.

It was a fun, quick trip. We are so thankful for all of our family near and far :)

Tyson's 6th B-day

2012-01-19T07:36:00.000-08:00

My baby boy turned 6 in November! Where has the time gone?!?

This year I was all about making it easy, so we went to McDonalds. They did the cake, the games, the food and a little toy for each kid. It can't get much easier than that! We invited tons of boys and let them go hog wild, it was super fun!

Here they are playing Simon Says or picking their noses, you be the judge :)

Tyson had an "incident" the week before his birthday which involved sqwinkies and an apology letter to one of his friends. Needless to say he was very happy to finally own his own sqwinkies.

He had also be begging for this dang toy for months. Don't you just love his face? He was over the moon to get it for his birthday. (Thanks, Owen!)

Guarding said toy from the others. We put the Zombie lab together and mixed up a few things and can I tell you that most of the mixtures went down the drain. Nasty stuff that he took one taste of and almost puked. Kids!!!

At 6: Tyson loves to ride his bike which no longer has training wheels
          Loves Wild Krats and learning all about wild animals
          Is not a morning person and constantly fights waking up and going to school
          Loves Legos and will do almost anything if you dangle a lego set in front of him (we are now  working on our list of 25 sight words)
          Is Mommy's biggest helper, but does not do diapers :)
          Still hates going to church but once there is fine
          Is very artistic, he loves to paint, color, or make crafts (manly crafts)
          Right now he wants to be a solider when he grows up
We are so happy to have Tyson in our family, he is such a good big brother to his sisters. He has a caring heart and is always willing to help others. My favorite part of the day is when he prays at dinner time and asks that we can all be a good family. We love you Tyson!!!!

It's a... another girl!!!!

2012-01-19T06:56:00.000-08:00

We went to our ultrasound last week and found out that we are adding another baby girl to our family. We are super excited and really surprised. We all were thinking that we would have a boy but Taylor refused to even think of having another boy in the house. One brother is plenty for that girl. Tyson was a little disappointed but we told the kids that we are going to Disneyland to celebrate that our baby is healthy and well. All disappointment or surprise is gone with plans for Disneyland!

Yeah for #4

2011-12-07T19:24:00.000-08:00

Surprise!!! We are adding another baby to our family!!!!

We are super excited to welcome baby #4 in May 2012. The kids are really hoping for a boy but we will be glad for a girl as well. Well...probably not Tyson, I asked him what he would do if the baby was a girl and he said, quote unquote, "I'd freak my brains out!" (Can't you just feel the love he has for his sisters?) Taylor is just so happy to be able to hold a baby soon, she can't stand it. Hayden fights her all the time when she tries to hold her like a baby :) Hayden is crazy about babies and I hope she will be a gentle big sister, she is the bruiser of the nursery and the terrorizer of our long suffering dog. Fingers crossed! We are officially due May 25th, Oh I love summer babies. Wish us luck!!!!

Halloween so far

2011-10-31T09:09:00.000-07:00

So, we have not crawled in a hole somewhere and died, I just hate my computer and was on strike from blogging, it takes FOREVER to get pictures uploaded to blogger. This post today has taken over two hours to get the pictures up. Keep your fingers crossed for me, I am still in negotiations with Jason about my new computer :) Here are some of our Halloween activities so far. We went to Gilcrease Orchards with Taylor's joy school class. It was really fun but hot so it was a quick visit.

Hayden loved running all over the place and eating dirt. (I worry so much about this one!)

This is the first year I made the kids clean out their own pumpkins. I wish I could blog the 1/2 hour of complaining that went on, but who really wants to hear that? I couldn't take it after that and finished it all by myself. One day, one day... I will not have to gut pumpkins :)

Tyson's school had a trunk or treat which was really fun. The kids loved getting in their costumes and seeing all the decorated trunks. This year Tyson is Jack Sparrow and Taylor is Ariel. They both saw these costumes at Costco one day and begged and begged to have them. Tyson now hates his costume and I have to force him to wear it. He is already planning what he will be next year and I think he may burn this costume if he gets a chance.

Hayden is a gnome. I bought this costume years ago after Halloween and thought maybe Taylor would like to dress up in it. I put it on Hayden and we were in love with it. She is hilarious, and we keep calling her gnomeo.

Hayden is a candy fiend and will eat anything from anywhere she finds it. In this picture she has just stolen this sucker, can you believe that face?

My failed attempt to get a decent picture of all three in their Halloween costumes. One day I will have a picture where all three are looking half decent and at the camera, right? (This was the best of 4!)

I hope everyone is having a fun Halloween season. If I have 2 hours to kill I will upload our ward's trunk or treat and Halloween night pictures. Maybe...

Swim Lessons

2011-08-24T17:18:00.000-07:00

I am having the worst time with blogger and loading pictures to our blog. These are out of order but at least they have downloaded :) Tyson and Taylor took a set of swimming lessons at the new YMCA by our house. The kids did really well and learned a ton!

Taylor was not a fan of floating but now floats like a champ.

I thought having two girls that they would look alike but I don't think they look a like at all. I still insist on dressing them as twins whenever possible :)

Hayden has discovered the wonderfulness that is TV. She will stop anything she is doing if there is a fun cartoon on. She especially loves when they sing, she does the cutest little dance and then laughs and laughs at herself. Such a nut!

The goggles were a huge help with the kids putting their faces in the water.

Taylor still uses floaties when swimming for fun but she is getting better and better each time we go swimming.

Yeah for swim lessons :)

Dentist trip and Pioneer Day

2011-08-04T17:37:00.000-07:00

The kids had their 6 month appointment at the dentist. Have I told you how much we love going to the dentist? The kids love it, they get to watch a movie on the ceiling and then get prizes when they are done! We go to Pediatric Dental on Simmons and Centennial if anyone needs a great kids dentist :)

This was Hayden's first official check up. She layed down on the table just fine but opening up for the dentist was a different story.

We went to the sweltering 24th of July celebration at the ball park again this year. I try to support everything church related so we go to the Friday and Saturday activities.

This girl ate everyone's watermelon and was still asking for more.

Tyson and Owen potato sack racing.

Taylor of course is never far behind the boys :)

On Saturday Tyson HAD to do this the first minute we get there. He was so excited to finally fight his Dad.

Jason was a good sport and got down to his level for the beating.

The kids loved doing this climb wall together, what a couple of nuts!

It was a really fun 24th. I just wish the pioneer's could have come west in September or a cooler month :)

Taylor's 3rd Birthday

2011-07-19T09:08:00.000-07:00

Taylor had her birthday party this Saturday, it was super fun! I can't believe my little girl is already 3 years old!!

We invited a bunch of little girls and one boy to keep Tyson company. Tyson decided that since the girls were dressing up he had to too. When the girls came to the party we had them first make a princess crown and a princess wand. Then we had them put on their princess jewelery. (I had boy crafts for Tyson and his friend Owen, they made cars and monsters)

Here are Klara Jane and Natalie showing off their princess things.

Zoey, Taylor and Brinley

After the girls were set with their princess gear we had lunch.

After lunch we had a fun pinata with pull strings.

Mya pulled the trigger sting and then candy was everywhere :)

After the pinata we had a princess walk (basically a cake walk but instead of cake the kids got to pick prizes) It was pretty funny because I don't think kids this age even know how to read numbers, so when I would pull out the winning number all I would get were blank stares :)

On to opening presents! This is the only smile Taylor made while opening presents. She was totally serious about getting those things open.

Taylor blowing out her candles!

Can I tell you how awesome it was having all girls? They sat and ate when I told them to eat, they did their crafts, they played the games, my house wasn't trashed and no one hurt each other. I may never have another party for Tyson again! Girls are awesome!!!

I think she had a good time, she loved dressing as a princess and having all her little friends here.

At 3 Taylor
Loves the color pink, she would wear it all day everyday if she could.
Is a very girly girl. She has to be carrying a purse, sunglasses, chapstick and baby doll at all times.
Loves Micky Mouse and anything princess.
Has amazing temper tantrums and is quite a drama queen.
Is still obsessed with hair, she loves sucking her thumb and having her hands in someone's hair.
Got the worst of both parents, asthma from Dad and excema from Mom (sorry Taylor) :(
Is obsessed with shoes, if you come to our house and take off your shoes she will sneak over and try them on before you go.
Loves her big brother and wants to do everything he does. Tyson going to school without her is just going to break her heart!
Will only wear a pony tail in her hair everyday. If you ever see her with pig tails or a braid just know a huge fight ensued and I finally won.
Is a funny funny girl who makes us smile everyday. We are so glad she is a part of our family! We love you Taylor!

Ear Piercing

2011-07-14T07:47:00.000-07:00

We have been having tons of storms around Vegas. I guess the monsoon season started a bit early this year. The kids are loving it.

Taylor is officially three years old today!!!
She has been asking for real earrings so we went to the mall with some friends and got them done. Here she is picking her first pair. She picked a small pink flower. Of course they are pink, this girl is crazy about the color pink!

Tyson and his good friend Owen, tolerating the girly store Clare's.

Taylor all smiles in the chair...

... looking a little apprehensive after the marker is put on...

...not too bad right?

There was only one person working so she couldn't do both ears at the same time so the second was a little harder but Taylor did really good.

This girl has a flare for the dramatic.

Isn't that the greatest face? If looks could kill...

She got a sucker for her trouble :)

Taylor has been asking to, "get these things out of my ears" ever since. I know she'll appreciate them when she's older. Happy Birthday Taylor!!

4th of July

2011-07-09T20:28:00.000-07:00

Our 4th of July holiday started with a trip to a new park across town. Tyson loved this toy and was on it most of the time we were there.

Hayden loved the water...

...and got a huge surprise!

She was totally drenched and was stealing other people's toys left and right.

On the 4th we went to a friend's pool and had a BBQ.

My child loves these floaties but we can't find their matches, so this is how he wears them.

We went and watched fireworks and then the next night did our own in the front of our house. Tyson and Taylor decided they needed to dress up for the occasion.

Who knew I was raising a pyro!

Tyson was not a fan of the whistlers.

Tyson also decided Hayden and I needed a picture to prove we were there :)

We hope everyone had a fun 4th of July!!!!

Legoland Day 5

2011-07-05T20:33:00.000-07:00

Legoland: The final day!!!

This is how our day started and it only got crazier from here. She found this pull up and decided it was a great hat, then smashed gold fish into the sheets of the bed.

There is this show on the travel channel called Sand Masters. They actually put these Star Wars figurines together and there is an episode all about it.

We loved the Story Brook boat ride. Here is Jason and his girls :)

This kid and his dimples are just too much.

We had to get popcorn every day, yes it was outrageously priced but very tasty!

Hayden and her camel

We did come to love Legoland, here Taylor is giving some love to the Arabian guy.

Hayden gave him some other kind of love, yes she is licking him. She is in a licking phase and was almost kicked out of the YMCA gym the other day for licking others. She's building immunities right?

This is the only picture we took in front of the Legoland sign and we saved it til the very end.

My new lego husband and new lego family. Don't we look so happy?

Jason found a new spouse as well. She's even quieter than him!

We kissed Legoland farewell, but Jason took it too far. Isn't he hilarious?

Until next time Legoland...

Legoland Day 4

2011-06-28T07:47:00.000-07:00

Legoland Day 4!

They have an Xbox area where you can play all the lego and bionicle games. I just love Jason's face in this picture, it's the "I am totally absorbed in a video game, please don't bother me" face.

Taylor was pushing so many buttons the attendant had to run over before she ruined the game :)

Tyson loves these kinds of slides and would have been happy to ride them all day long.

Taylor was a little more hesitant.

I did go down as well but this is the only picture to evidence it.

Isn't that Darth Vader awesome? One day I will make one for Tyson. Wouldn't that be hilarious to have in your home? It would be quite the conversation starter :)

We thought it would be a lot less busy on Monday and Tuesday but we were sadly mistaken. During the week is when the summer schools come for field trips. For the rest of the day we went to the water park and hung out. On to day five!!! The Legoland saga is coming to an end!!!

Legoland Day 3

2011-06-27T08:07:00.000-07:00

Legoland day 3!

While we were there Legoland was having Star Wars days. They had tons of people dressed as Star wars characters and a costume contest. Legoland has just recently built Star Wars mini-land. It was really cool but was lacking the death star which I thought was weird.

They have this fun play area with tons of slides and a little train to ride.

Hayden is a fearless crazy and only goes down slides head first. She gets very angry with you if you try to help her. She climbs up ladders herself and then grins really big while hurling down the slide. I worry about this one!

On this ride you had to be 4 years old to ride which really stunk because Taylor loves horses and really wanted to go on it. Tyson loved it, I really think Legoland is a bit wierd about their requirements with rides.

I was the lucky one to go on this bouncing ride with the kids.

We loved this ride but of course Tyson hated it because things pretend fell down and it really freaked him out.

Tyson has a few Bionicle figurines but I thought they were freaky so when he broke one I gladly threw it away. We have now rediscovered how fun they are and I regret the throwing away incident. He has a birthday in a few months :)

He did talk us into getting him a lego set. He got a Star Wars ship with a bunch of clone troopers and 2 jar jar binks. He loved that there are so many figurines and actually put on a show with his lego people yesterday. Should I be worried that the show involved many figurines losing their heads?

We left a little early and went to the Carlsbad beach. Tyson was worried all day long about being eaten by a shark, stung by a jellyfish, pinched by a crab, or eaten by an octopus. It got so bad that on the way to the beach I shouted, "Tyson, if you get bitten, pinched, or stung by any ocean animal I will buy you every single lego that has ever been made!"

Jason of course managed to find the only crabs on the beach and catch them in one of our beach toys. And of course several people left the beach because a fin was spotted in the distance! I did not tell Tyson about the fin!!!

On the way home Tyson actually said, "Mom, I've learned my lesson about the beach." Classic Tyson, freak out forever and then realize it's not half as bad as you were thinking!

Taylor was not a fan of the sand that got Everywhere. This picture cracks me up :)

Hayden LOVED the sand. She ate it, wore it, layed in it, used it as a hair product, in short; LOVED IT! This girl is such a character, she really keeps us on our toes.

I have discovered that I love putting legos together! They are like mini puzzles and I think they are so much fun. Tyson usually puts together the people and leaves me the rest :)

On to day four...

Legoland Day 2

2011-06-26T21:21:00.000-07:00

Legoland Day 2

We came ready to go to the water park. Since the mornings are so cold we decided to go through the aquarium first and then onto the water park when it warmed up.

They had a fun play area with fish all over, it was really cool.

The kids loved seeing all of the fish and different sea animals.

The kids refused to stand by this shark, pansies :)

They were fine with SpongeBob however.

Hayden is a water crazy! She loves being in the water and loves splashing and being a nut. Who knew?! All day we were constantly trying to keep her head above water. She would want to walk in the wading pool but wouldn't want us near her. Then she would fall over and get water in her face, only to do it 10 more times.

Tyson loved the water park. They had slides that went down into a small wading pool. It only got 2 feet deep so he had no fear of getting water in his face. He acted like we were torturing by making him get out to eat lunch.

Legoland also had a pirate water area with an awesome ship and water features. The water was really cold so we didn't last too long there.

After a day of water we went to San Diego to my favorite place: IKEA!! Oh IKEA, how I love that place!! Why isn't there one in Las Vegas? I ask you, who do I need to petition to get one here?
On to day three...

Legoland (Day 1)

2011-06-26T20:37:00.000-07:00

Legoland!!!!

We went to Legoland for 5 days and had a great time. This is my attempt to get a first picture of the kids all excited to go for the first day.

Bob the builder is a favorite in our house.

Hayden is walking a ton but still likes to crawl if she needs to get somewhere really fast.

Our one and only attempt at a 4-D movie. The last 4-D movie Tyson went to he was forcibly taken out kicking and screaming. He hates it when water is squirted at his face. He sat through the movie but complained about the water the rest of the day!

This was our first boat ride that took us all around mini lego land. Totally awesome!!

Legoland had this great mother's lounge where we spent a lot of time. Hayden loved playing with these really big legos.

Taylor was so happy to be driving these mini lego cars, she kept crashing into to everything and everyone. She did it with a smile, so no one was too upset with her.

Tyson was really serious about driving and did a great job.

Jason logged a lot of rides, he would ride with one kid and then get off and ride with the next.

He secretly loved it :)

This is how our 1st day ended. It was finally Mom's turn to take the kids. We went on a pirate ship that twists and turns all over the place. Tyson had to pee (isn't that face hilarious?), Taylor had just gotten a butt spank for not listening to the ride attendant, and the ride made me want to hurl.

On to day two...

The circus

2011-06-23T07:26:00.000-07:00

We went to the circus last Thursday and had a blast! We try to go every year and our whole family loves it.

We entered a drawing to win this picture the elephant was painting. I am such a loon, I really was getting worried if we had won, I didn't know where in the world I would display an elephant made painting :)

Get Tyson a snow cone and he is busy the whole time. Now Jason needs to get a second job to pay for it!!

Now that I have lost a little weight my neck is doing weird things and I have old flabby person neck. We are done with hcg and now onto Weight Watchers. Woohoo!

Hayden loved the circus but kept trying to escape out of our row. Chase is her new favorite game.

The kids love the elephants...

...Taylor is crazy about horses, and...

...they are all terrified of the tigers!

This dude did a publicity stunt for the circus the night before and shot himself out of a cannon on the strip.

Here he is flying through the air, the problem was he is also on fire! His name is the human torch and now we know why. The kids were very upset that he was on fire. Whenever I see these stunts I just feel so sad for the stunt person's mother. Why would a person act like this and worry their poor mother to death?

The elephant finale! We stayed until they were done and then got on the road to San Diego. More pictures to follow...we just lived through 5 days at Legoland and have tons of stories :)

May Miscellany

2011-06-07T08:14:00.000-07:00

May was a crazy month that I am just now getting over! Jason and I have started a horrible diet called hcg. I am proud to report Jason has lost 30 pounds and I have just hit 20 pounds lost. We have two more weeks left on the drops and then a month or so of maintenance to make the weight loss stick. If I hear one more story about someone's third cousin who tried it and it didn't work I may scream. So please keep those lovely stories to yourself. We are super excited with the results but it is not for the faint of heart. Let's just say May was not pretty around here. This was one of our last days eating food. We went to the Cheese Cake Factory and it was delicious!

Taylor loves to line up her babies and talk on her cell phone. She is such a little Mommy already!

After one long May day I sat on the couch and passed out. Taylor needs to play with my hair before going to sleep so this is how she got to it and then promptly fell asleep. Thanks for the picture Jason :)

We have also started our huge loft transformation. After the reunion Grandma and Grandpa DeMille stayed for a week to help with this awesome project. Thank you Grandma and Papa, you guys are the best!!!

Yesterday we were telling someone about the loft transformation and they said, "So your house is just always under construction, huh?" Pretty much, pretty much. One day this house will be how I want it and then I guess we'll have to move :) I will have more of the construction pictures later. Today is paint day, wish me luck!

Tyson's preschool graduation

2011-06-05T21:28:00.000-07:00

Last week was Tyson's preschool graduation. His preschool was called Especially for Youngsters and Mrs. Aubry was his teacher.

Here is Mrs. Aubrey with all of her classes. She had a graduation ceremony and a program that the kids participated in.

These pictures make me so happy. Tyson is the kid that will do no actions to songs. If he sees you are listening to him singing he will stop. But here he is doing every action with his classmates and having a great time.

Tyson's part was: Hello my name is Tyson, T-Y-S-O-N. My favorite shape is a triangle, it has three sides.

For each kid Mrs. Aubrey presented awards and a scrap book of them that she had made throughout the year. Tyson looks like he is being tortured, but he is so proud of his Safari Award. He got it because he loves animals and has the best lion roar.

Tyson and Mrs. Aubrey

The next day Mrs. Aubrey had set up a field trip to Bambini's Pizza. They have this great area for the kids to make their own pizza. They had a blast!

Taylor of course had to be involved as well.

Eating the finished product :)

I threw in this last picture of Hayden to prove she was there. Being the devil the whole time. Sometimes I look through her hair and try to see where her horns are going to grow. I have never met such a mean baby! Yesterday she got mad at her baby stroller so she picked it up and threw it, then took the baby out of it and slammed it on the floor, and then crawled across the room to scratch my leg. What the heck? Hades Hade is what I call the devil, I mean little girl :)

DeMille Family Reunion

2011-06-02T07:38:00.000-07:00

We went to the DeMille family reunion over the Memorial Day weekend. Be warned there are like a million pictures on this post! Enjoy :)

Here is our family with Grandma and Grandpa DeMille and Great Grandma DeMille.

Jason and his Uncle Brent getting the fishing poles all ready to fish.

Grandpa DeMille cooking up the best bacon and sausage. (Thanks Brandon & Darcie)

Nothing beats hot chocolate on a cold camping morning!

Tyson's first time fishing.

Taylor, I mean Mom fishing with a stylish Barbie fishing pole.

You've got to love a man who can rock a pink fishing pole.

Hayden being the camping diva she is.

Tyson devoured this cupcake and sported a nice blue moustache the rest of the day.

Grandma brought all these fun crafts for the kids to make.

Aren't they adorable? Everyone was watching a heated game of horseshoes between Grandpa and his brothers.

Hayden my doll :)

The girls had a few troubles taking naps and sleeping at night so we took them on a walk. They both knocked out in less than 5 minutes. We walked them back to the tent and put the whole stroller inside and zipped it up. They slept in the stroller for over an hour. Probably the most peaceful hour we had while camping!

Tyson didn't have anyone his age to play with so he became Garrett's shadow. Garrett is so awesome he didn't mind one bit.

Sunday was so cold! A few brave souls went to church at the Pine Valley ward when they came back they told us there was a 70% chance of snow. So we decided to leave Sunday to try to beat the snow.

Sarah brought tons of things for the kids to do and kept them entertained.

Hayden still won't walk but she does like pushing things all over the place, she found this chair and walked it all over the cabin.

Hayden decided this was a fun game of knocking the kid horseshoes off the ledge, but then...

...would have a melt down when she couldn't get them.

Grandma & Grandpa finally getting a rare moment to relax.

Hayden being a nut.

And then the snow started to fall. We ate lunch and then got the heck out of lovely Pine Valley. It was a fun reunion and nice to see all of Jason's family and catch up on what they are all doing. Til next year :)

Easter

2011-04-26T13:51:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun Easter season this year. Here are a few highlights. Hayden being a doll :)

Coloring eggs

We went to an Easter egg hunt at Flip-n-out. It was crazy! It was a free event so everyone and their dog was there. I was so glad we didn't lose the kids or get trampled by all the crazy parents trying to find all the free prise vouchers in the eggs. Totally nuts!

Taylor got in on the action and was fighting this girl for some eggs.

You were not allowed to bring your basket on the trampolines, it was just what you could carry. Some parents actually tucked their children's shirt into their pants and were loading the kids shirts up. Tyson did just fine without getting all crazy about it!

Easter morning pictures

Don't you love matching outfits? They are my favorite things ever!!!

We did Easter baskets and our egg hunt after church.

Tyson was acting like a bunny, he's such a nut!
Hope everyone had a nice Easter!!!!!

Our fun weekend

2011-04-18T17:15:00.000-07:00

I took the kids this weekend to Bass Pro Shop, they were having free pictures with the Easter Bunny, an egg hunt and mini craft all for free! Grandma watched Hayden so it was a pretty fun time not having to deal with a stroller. The kids were not afraid of the Easter Bunny at all, I was so proud! One little girl was in the middle of a freak out and Taylor wanted to know what was wrong with her. She didn't understand some kids are afraid of large bunnies wearing Easter egg vests :)Tyson is totally serious about coloring and tries his hardest to stay in the lines.

Taylor could care less about lines, with her it's all about the colors. Her favorite are of course pinkie and purple.

We had to wait a while for the egg hunt after seeing the Easter bunny, so we roamed around the store. Tyson asked me on several occasions if all the animals were pretend or real. I said pretend, I didn't want to deal with nightmares.

The kids had a blast driving the boats and sitting on all the ATVs.

Onto the hunt! Tyson found an egg hidden in the animal display.

Taylor found one in the grill, it was funny to see eggs hidden in all of their merchandise displays.

The kids loved this lion display and here they are showing off their loot.

We ordered cookies from Bountiful Baskets and I had bought tons of sprinkles from Target, so on Saturday afternoon we decorated tons of sugar cookies.

Tyson is an old pro by now.

Hayden trying to get in on the action.

I am attempting to tame Hayden's wild hair. This morning I tried two tiny little pig tails. I thought they were adorable...

...they lasted two minutes. Oh well, one day I will stop getting comments on this girl's crazy hair. One person in Target actually asked me if I had put her finger in a light socket :)

April so far

2011-04-15T08:20:00.000-07:00

Tyson had his pyogenic granuloma removed last week!!! The other day one of the carpool Mom's said she hadn't seen the "thing" before and when Tyson got in her car she thought he had a candy or something stuck to his neck. She said, "Hey bud what's that on you neck?" Tyson replied, "I'm just different." My heart was just broken, my poor little guy with this freak occurrence on his neck! It was just so huge people were asking all the time what it was. This was how it looked before we went:

And here it is gone!!! Oh my goodness! We are SO HAPPY to be rid of that freaky thing! Tyson did WONDERFULLY at the removal. We did it all in office, he didn't have to be put out or anything. They gave him a shot to numb the area and then the doctor came in, sliced it off and then burned the heck out of it. It took all of 5 minutes. The doctor said it shouldn't grow back but they can't say 100% that it won't. Tyson got a new Lego set for his trouble and now gets to go to Jump for Fun to celebrate!

Here are Ty and Hayd being nuts on the trampoline.

Playing chase, Hayden's favorite :)

Hayden will not walk but she loves to do this jumping thing on her knees. She learned it on the trampoline and now does it all over the house. She thinks she is pretty funny too.

Hayden's little personality sure is coming out. The whole refusing to walk thing has me a bit frustrated but she is such a funny girl I am usually laughing too hard to be frustrated for long. She is so outgoing and wants to talk to everyone she sees. She loves being naughty and doing what you just told her not to do. She is a dancer like no other and has a booty shake that would put Beyonce to shame.

Tyson's preschool rode horses this week and Taylor tagged along too. I'm glad my kids aren't scared of large animals, because then they would miss out on fun times like these!

Taylor was in heaven again. She's such a horse fan, I told Jason to start saving up!

Such a fun field trip! (This boy on the end is in Tyson's class, isn't he a doll?)

Clark County Fair

2011-04-10T14:37:00.000-07:00

We went the Clark County Fair again this year. Let me set the scene: Before we left to make the 45 minute drive it started snowing in Las Vegas. (snow flurries anyway) We get 10 minutes outside of Logandale and it starts raining buckets, but still we have to keep going! When we pulled up to the fair it stopped raining and was 45 degrees. Needless to say we had a fun, but freezing time!!!Taylor was so excited to ride on the horses. She was grinning from ear to ear :)

Isn't she a doll?

He's no slouch either :)

Tyson went on this attraction last year and has been talking about it ever since. When he saw them he ran right over.

Here he is in action. If only I could find some way to make this in my backyard. Endless hours of fun.

Tyson decided he was not afraid of anything this year and tried out the jumping attraction.

Here he is just starting out ...

...and here he is flying super high. Don't you love his face? He got into it after the initial shock of flying so high.

This year they even had a camel!?! Weird huh? The kids thought it was awesome so I guess that's good. It cost us $12 for them to ride on it in once around a circle. I guess it's expensive to get a camel to Logandale!

A family favorite, chocolate covered bananas, yum!

The ride home was awesome! Jason and I talked the whole time with no interruptions, melt downs, or potty breaks. Awesome!

Hayden and Grandma had a nice day at home. Thanks, Grandma!!!

March is almost over, yeah!

2011-03-30T16:31:00.000-07:00

Tyson and I had an adventure today with the hair clippers. This is the result:

He has never had a shaved head before, and probably never will again. I HATE IT! It just looks awful and I only have myself to blame! I just couldn't take him to a hair cutting place with this huge nasty thing on his neck. You always think you can do it just like the salon but it never turns out quite right at home :)
Neck growth update: As you can see it has gotten even bigger and looks like it is growing something on the growth. Yes, I have taken him to a dermatologist, but of course we have to wait for the insurance to approve taking it off. We are scheduled for April 8th to finally be rid of this thing!

The kids love jumping on the trampoline...

the problem is the collisions!

Taylor and Tyson are crazy about the ants that live in the backyard. They came in the other day and asked if they could give them food. Here they are building them rock houses. I don't know if the ants appreciated them :)

I am so glad we are starting a new month. March has been full of drama and craziness! Maybe that's why they call it March Madness!

March update

2011-03-15T07:37:00.000-07:00

Tyson and Taylor went to a birthday party the other day. They had a blast! You can't go wrong with a jump house! Hours of entertainment :)

Taylor was not a fan of the jump house but still wanted to jump so she made her way to the trampoline.

Tyson has this very weird thing growing on his neck. It started about three weeks ago. I took him to the doctor when it looked like this. He said to keep an eye on it and if he started growing another one to come right in because then it is a virus and must be dealt with immediately.

Well no other things have grown but it has gotten HUGE! I swear it waved at me yesterday, it is massive! We are going on Wednesday to see the doctor again. Tyson is freaking out, but I can't let it get any bigger, it looks totally crazy!

Taylor was in the quick care last week, she couldn't breathe and screamed the entire day. By the time Jason got home she had already done three breathing treatments, and had three different medications. In the quick care she had two more breathing treatments and two more medications. Diagnosis: acute bronchitis.

Acute bronchitis has never been so fashionable!!

picture day

2011-02-18T07:32:00.000-08:00

I took the kids and got professional pictures done the other day and they turned out really great! We hadn't had them done since before Taylor was born so I was really slacking!

Taylor was not too happy about taking pictures because I made her take off her white chapstick she had smeared all over her lips. It made her look like she had a huge milk moustache.

Hayden loved the pictures and loved the attention. She's such a funny girl!

The woman taking the pictures was a miracle worker. I can't ever get a picture with all three looking and being decent. I did bribe them with McDonalds if they were good, so maybe that helped :)

Hayden

2011-02-04T20:24:00.000-08:00

My baby is a year old!!!

She is such a busy girl! She crawls everywhere and is in to everything!
At one this girl:
-has the craziest hair ever, it sticks out all over the place and I can't do a thing with it.
-loves to crawl up the stairs and play chase
-has the craziest teeth, the dentist has told me we cannot get baby braces
-is the biggest flirt and will smile at anyone and everyone
-loves her big brother and sister
-says "hi", "uh-oh", and "go"
-just started pointing at objects and babbling
-loves to eat
She was not too excited about the candle but once that was blown out she got down to business.

Then it was on to opening presents, with tons of helps from Ty and Taylor.

Her favorite gift was a cell phone. It can be programmed to say a message and rings when you hang it up.

I found this amazing ball pit and thought it would be so fun. She was scared to death of it.

Hayden has been the best baby and we are so happy to have her in our family.

Wild Wednesday

2011-01-15T22:34:00.000-08:00

We had quite a busy day on Wednesday. The kids went to the dentist for their 6 month cleaning and then we went to Disney on Ice that night. The kids LOVED the show and can't wait to go again!

I know all the food and toys are ridiculously over priced but it's only once a year so we got the popcorn and snow cone, $45 (just teasing but that's what it felt like).

Taylor loved seeing the princesses, the problem was she thought she was allowed to go down and see them and kept trying to leave our seats to get to them. At Disneyland you wait in line to see the princesses and then you go down in this amphitheater area and get to take pictures with them and hug them. She was really confused that she had to sit there and not see them up close.

Minnie and Micky started the show by exploding out of this huge present, it was really fun. The place went wild when they saw them.

Tyson's favorite part of course was Jack and the villains. He is really into being the "bad" guy right now when he plays. Villains are more fun so I can't blame him :)

Hayden was enthralled with the show and was waving her arms and legs wildly. Everyone thought she was hysterical (especially the guy next to Jason). She was so tired by intermission, it made the second half a little crazy.
Here are Tyson and Taylor in the lobby of the dentist's office.

Tyson has no fear of the dentist which is odd because he's scared of everything else! He laid right down on the table and was ready to go.

Taylor had to be bribed into laying down. She was told she could have a princesses toothbrush if she laid down and she was very agreeable after that!

Tyson doing awesome! This picture makes me so happy, being obsessed with teeth and all :)

Taylor showing off her finished product, look at those pearly whites!

I also had the dentist check Hayden's teeth out. Her front tooth is coming in crooked and being a tooth crazy I told them I would pay for baby braces. I don't know why more babies don't have them. These things need to be nipped in the bud. She can't walk yet but she could do braces, right? The dentist looked at me a little oddly and said he would reassess her in 6 months and there isn't much to do about it. I think I need a second opinion!

Snowmageddon

2011-01-05T07:45:00.000-08:00

On Monday it snowed in Vegas! This is our back yard Sunday night around 10:30pm. Jason ran outside and took these lovely photos.

The guys had their annual eye appointment at 9am on Monday morning and it was horrible driving in the stuff!

I lived in Utah for a few years and that was enough snow to last me a lifetime! This makes me so sad, I love Vegas for it's lack of snow.

Happy Snowmageddon!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-02T21:36:00.000-08:00

Christmas!!! Finally I am blogging about it. A week late but here they are nevertheless :)

Hayden has the craziest hair right now. It sticks out all over. I can't wait til it gets long enough to do things with.

Here are Christmas Eve PJ's. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa DeMille.

Christmas morning!!! The present bonanza! Don't you just love Christmas morning? It's just the most awesome morning of the entire year! As a kid it's the presents and the Santa excitement, then when you're an adult it's the culmination of all your hard work. I love it!! Look at those faces!

Tyson was hilarious this year! He opens his first gift and didn't know what to do with it. He states, "This wasn't on my list". We convinced him he could keep it even though it wasn't on his list. He was so serious about his Christmas wish list. He asked for tons of legos!

When we weren't laughing about Tyson's seriousness, we were dying over Hayden's excitement! She got a mini kitchen that sings and when the song is turned on she sits and waves her arms like crazy. It made her so happy, I have to give myself a big pat on the back for that purchase :)

Nickel of course was in the middle of everything. She just turned 6 years old! We can't believe it, we thought for sure we would have killed her by now, especially after she ate Jason's ipod, or the time she chewed up our visitors digital camera, or the time she jumped over the back fence and we were driving the streets looking for her after midnight...wow I think I am going to be applying for sainthood soon just for not killing that dang dog :)

Taylor got a laptop from Grandma and Hayden loved her busy ball.

Taylor is such a girly girl and she got tons of jewelery for Christmas. She loved opening presents and was so excited for princess gifts, shoes, and chapstick!

I could not resist getting the girls matching outfits. Aren't they the cutest?

Hayden's official first word is "Go". She says it everytime the dog comes around. I guess we say it a little too much to poor old Nickel. Hayden LOVES the dog! I complain about how annoying the dog is but I love that the kids are growing up with an animal.

Princess Taylor. I love that the kids will wear whatever craziness I put them in. Taylor got a ballerina outfit and Tyson got a soldier and fireman outfit.

Isn't she a doll? Grandma DeMille sent these darling hair poofs.

Christmas was pretty low key this year. We had just the family, guys and Grandma here. We opened gifts had a wonderful breakfast made by Jason and then went to a movie. I really tried to enjoy how excited the kids were this year. I love how excited they got over their gifts and how fun it has been to do all the great holiday traditions with them. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!!!

Christmas activities

2010-12-30T20:39:00.000-08:00

This year we went for a ride on the Santa Train in Boulder City. Mark of course Loved all the extra attention! It is interesting to see all the things they have for people in wheelchairs.

They had a fun Santa and Mrs Claus. Everyone who works on the Santa Train are volunteers. It only runs for two weekends and you have to get your tickets weeks in advance.

This is the picture we sent out in our Christmas cards. Everyone looked at the camera and looked somewhat decent. Miracle!

We have had the funnest time with this little guy this year. We bought him at Hallmark and he comes with a book explaining what he does. He is an elf who watches what the kids do during the day and then flies back to the North pole and reports to Santa on how the kids acted. So every morning he's in a new place and the kids have to find his new watching place. When you get your new elf you have to decide a name for him, let me introduce you to Frank the elf. I have never laughed so hard as the first time Tyson prayed at the dinner prayer that Frank will tell Santa that they've been good.

I took it a step further and had the elf bring a surprise for the kids each day. I only brought him and the surprises out for the twelve days of Christmas. I had bought tons of crafts and activities for the kids last year on 90% clearance, so each morning the kids would find the elf and the craft he brought for them right below him. The kids would make the craft and then run over to Frank and show him. He became a very special person in our house.

We made snow globes, posters, pixos, zuber, play doh, necklaces, ornaments and 4 sets of foam scenes. It was really a ton of fun. Our morning routine was: find the elf and immediately do a fun craft. Then, eat breakfast. The glue gun was constantly out :) The kids really miss old Frank and can't wait til he comes back again next year!

We love real trees and the kids loved going to the lot and picking the perfect one. A free candy cane was also pretty awesome.

Tyson loved putting the star on the top of the tree. He really got into the whole Christmas thing this year.

I love decorating the tree. Not so much having my picture taken while doing it though!

This was a display at the Santa Train. Isn't it awesome?

I will blog our Christmas soon :)

Tyson's 5th Birthday

2010-12-16T07:21:00.000-08:00

My baby boy turned five not too long ago and here are the pictures from his party.

We had his party at a place called Flip-n-Out. It's everything a five year old boy could want. Trampolines everywhere, blow up jumpers, and slides. It's like they've gone into the mind of a 5 year old and created this place. Tyson had a BLAST! I hardly have any quality shots because the boys were everywhere.

We ended up inviting like 14 boys, it was wild. I just kept inviting and inviting. He is my only boy and the oldest so I got a little carried away but I figure I'm allowed to. It was that or bawl and bawl about how big he is :)

Tyson's favorite part of course: the presents. The other boys just mobbed him and it was really funny. They were so excited to tell him which present they picked out just for him.

At home with the loot! He still has a couple of presents he hasn't even gotten to yet! I was thinking of wrapping them back up and giving them for Christmas but then he is too old to be fooled anymore. My baby... (add sobbing sounds here)...I remember when he was born...(louder sobbing)...I can't believe he is so big!!! (hysterical sobbing)

Oh...so sorry you had to witness my breakdown. I am so glad Tyson is part of our family! He sadly runs the show over here. He is spoiled rotten and I know it. Just when I think I am not buying that kid one more thing or taking him to one more activity, he flashes those dimples and he gets everything he wants. When he is not being the spawn of Satan he is the greatest boy. He is such a big helper to me, he cares for others and is so smart. I am excited everyday that I get to spend with him and am so thankful Heavenly Father chose to let him be part of our family. Happy Birthday Tyson!!!

Thanksgiving

2010-12-09T21:10:00.000-08:00

I am finally blogging our Thanksgiving. I don't know what the deal is with the picture order so everything is a little crazy. This year we went to Cedar City to be with Jason's Great Grandma and Jason's parents. A week later we made Thanksgiving again at our house. We love having apple cider with dinner, the guys laugh and laugh and think they are getting drunk :)

When we got to Cedar this was the temperature. I threw an actual hissy fit and wanted Jason to turn the car around! (If you can't make it out it says 9 degrees) Honestly who lives in 9 degree temperature on purpose?

Jason's uncle was HILARIOUS! Some of the kids were trying to go down the hill and then he ran into the garage and found this shovel. He tried to get Tyson to do it but this was as close as he got.

Taylor and her cute little smile.

Tyson loves chicken drumsticks so he Loved the turkey drumsticks as well. Tyson is in love with KFC chicken. He calls it chicken with the bones hanging out. Here is a common conversation in our house, "Mom, can we have chicken with the bones hanging out for dinner?"

Mark, loving his second round of Thanksgiving.

I love that the kids will wear these hats and do these activities I have for them.

Isn't she the cutest thing?

Here are two of Jason's uncles. Too funny.

We had such a fun time in Cedar City. It's nice to see the snow for a little while and makes me so grateful when we come home to the desert :)

Halloween and stuff

2010-11-03T07:49:00.000-07:00

Jason is such a good Dad. I got this haunted house kit for the kids to put together and he stepped in and finished the project. I thought it was going to be fun and easy, but it really stunk. Thanks to Jason it has been completed and on the kitchen table as our centerpiece all month. Thanks, Jason!!

Taylor does not take naps anymore but still needs them, some days I find her passed out in the craziest places. I guess she's taking after her big brother :)

Carving pumpkins was super fun. The kids thought they looked great!

I was trying to get a picture of the kids in their Sunday clothes but they wanted to be nuts so this is the best I got. They both decided to wear boots to church and thought they looked awesome in them.

Tyson being a nut.

For Tyson's birthday we are having his party at this fun place called Flip-n-out. We went their as a family to check it out and see if he would like it. He LOVED it and can't wait for his party. I can't believe my baby is going to be 5 years old. I told him I am going to cry all month because he is getting so old, he just says, "Mommmmm!" and walks away.

Tyson's preschool class went to a pumpkin patch for their field trip. Taylor, Hayden, and I tagged along. Hayden cut her first tooth on the 1st of November, I am so sad! I do not want these kids growing up! I really don't want another Taylor is the problem. The years of 2 to 4 are the worst and I just don't think I can take two girls in those ages at once!!!

Taylor was NOT a fan of the animals. I think Tyson's scardey pants ways are wearing off on her. Last year she was so fearless and running after all the animals.

Tyson spent the entire field trip on this climbing wall/slide thing. As we are leaving he is saying, "but I didn't get to see the animals or ride on the ride or jump in the bounce house..." He had fun anyway, he loves that dang slide.

My attempt at a picture with all three. Always fun :)

Trunk or Treat was fun. Tyson finally gets it and will walk up and say trick or treat. Taylor had to be dragged but she had fun.

Hayden is just not getting into the costume and dressing up thing yet. She did not like the poodle head on and kept trying to rip it off. Poor girl :( Isn't she a doll? Oh I love dressing the kids up!!

I hope everyone had a fun Halloween. Can you believe Christmas is just around the corner?

Fall

2010-10-12T08:33:00.000-07:00

I am not a huge fan of fall but I am trying to make my peace with it. I made a really fun wreath for the front door out of silk flowers.

I also made a wreath out of candy corn for the closet door. Yes I placed every single candy corn on the wreath, I think it equaled out to 2 bags of candy corn.

I also took the kids to Gilcrease Orchards and we picked pumpkins off of the vine. Pretty awesome!

They had a cute little hay maze. We are going to go again, we felt totally rushed and didn't even get to pick any apples!

Taylor and Bryson, aren't they cute?

Tyson has decided to be Wolverine this year. I sat him down and asked him what he wanted to be and he told me he wanted to be a "half shark with a laser beam eye and half monster that flies". I am VERY HAPPY with wolverine. He saw it in the store and said he liked it so I grabbed it, before I had to figure out how to get him a laser beam eye. Seriously, this kid is a NUT!!

Taylor is going to be Minnie Mouse but she loved running around in Tyson's old Nemo costume.

Tyson is playing soccer for church and loves it. He has really surprised us with how aggressive he is in going after the ball. He still won't fight kids at baseball over the ball but loves to be in the middle of the action at soccer.

We went to a Disney Magic show at the Orleans (for some reason I thought it was Disney on Ice, but it was just a show).

I know my kids are spoiled but I figure this is the age for this stuff. Pretty soon, Mickey Mouse isn't going to be cool anymore and for sure going anywhere with Mom and Dad will be really uncool.

Hayden is not spitting she is discovering the wonderfulness that is cotton candy. The problem was she was on a major sugar high after and couldn't stop waving her arms and legs like a nut :)

They had all these awesome magic tricks and one of them was that Cinderella went into the pumpkin in her rags and then came out in her ballgown. Too fun!

I figure we just had one of the worst summers on record with our family (thanks, Mark) so we deserve to get out and finally have a little spoiling :)

Disneyland

2010-09-30T07:54:00.000-07:00

We went to Disneyland again this year! It was so much better than last year. We only went to Disneyland, last year we did Universal Studios, The San Diego Zoo, Sea World, AND Disneyland. This year we did three days at Disneyland and it was much better. We had the guys in their own room which was Heaven! No sleep talking from Mark and no weird snoring from Darrell. Now if only I could have put the kids in their own room, that would have been awesome. Taylor is a wild child and actually fell off the bed while sleeping on the first night there.

Grandma and Grandpa DeMille were there too. Thanks for all of your help!!

This year we discovered the wonderfulness that is Depends underwear! The small world ride thanked us, since it didn't get peed on this year. Jason was also much happier this year because he didn't have to spend all day in the bathroom. Now I wonder if you are sitting there and thinking that we would leave this old man in his pee all day, the answer is: no. Mark has a neurogenic bladder, and feels like he has to pee all day. In reality he can go hours on end without going. Wearing the depends helped him calm down and he never wet on himself once. They are just there for back up in case. Amazingly he was great on the trip, and we honestly didn't know who he was!

Isn't she the cutest thing ever? This baby was SO good the whole trip and SO happy. I thank my lucky stars every day for such a GREAT baby!

Tyson was over the moon happy the whole trip, he was tall enough to go on all the rides and was the super star of the trip because everyone wanted to take him on everything. He really like the roller coasters but hated any ride that got him wet.

Taylor was hit or miss, what can you expect from a two year old? She did not like rides in the dark and would curl up in a small ball on the ground. I had to drag her out of the bottom of The Pirates of the Caribbean boat. Good times :)

Hayden is majorly teething and this bottle of sunblock made several cameos on our trip. It was her favorite thing to gnaw on.

Mark loves all the special attention he gets from all the workers and all the special accommodations just for him.

Before we went to Disneyland the Disney Store had a great sale on shirts and we all had brand new shirts to wear each day. It was awesome! Here are a couple of my favorites.

Taylor has turned into a little Mommy and wants to hold the baby all the time. She also has to have her purse, shoes, chapstick, sunglasses, and babies with her at all times. Too cute!

Tyson really liked getting all the characters autograph's and taking pictures with them. Who is this boy? Last year he was deathly afraid of the characters and would freak out if they came near.

Taylor has no fear and was never afraid of the characters.

During the parade at California the Nemo guy came up to Hayden and she loved it!

Have I said how happy this baby is?

Mark was over the moon to get a picture with Donald, he loves to talk like Donald Duck and thinks it's hilarious. He also got a Donald hat and has worn it every day since we've been home.

We are hoping to make Disneyland our family's tradition. This year was so much better than the last. We are learning every year how to make things run smoother. One thing we will never do again is go on a Saturday. In one hour's time we saw 4 rides break while we were in line and even one while we were on it. It was packed with people and hot as heck(for some reason California was in the middle of a freaky heat wave, 108 + Humidity!) I can't wait til next year!!

Ty and Hayd

2010-09-14T13:44:00.000-07:00

Our lives have been taken over by BASEBALL! I am not complaining I am just stating a matter of fact. We have 2 games a week until October and the games are long: 1 and 1/2 hours! That doesn't include warm ups, prepping the field and all the end of game stuff. If I say we have baseball, I mean WE HAVE BASEBALL! It's a 3 hour commitment twice a week. I LOVE IT!!!!

I have been waiting for this little guy to be this old for 4 years!

The comedy at baseball is brought to us by 12 little boys having to wear cups for the first time. Endless chuckles, I tell you! I am the team Mom and they are constantly telling me their cup troubles. I tell them to go tell their real Mom's about it. My favorite was little Jayden telling me his won't stop going sideways. I don't even want to know what is going on in there!

Tyson is getting better at batting. The rules for their division are they get 6 pitches and if they don't hit they are out. Pretty vicious, but this is real little league folks! No pansies welcome!

The outfielding is still pretty rough. I don't get to see much of the games, it's amazing how busy you are being the team Mom (I thought it was an honorary title, not so much a working title), but the parts I do see I am screaming at the poor boy. On the first game people actually turned to see who the banshee was screaming at poor Tyson.

On a serious note, Monday was a pretty scary day. We decided to go for a walk to the Smiths grocery store by our house. Tyson rode his bike and we even brought the dang dog. (Big mistake) Nickel kept getting her leash caught on everyone and as we were crossing a side street Tyson swerved out into oncoming traffic to avoid the dog leash and was almost hit by an oncoming car. The car swerved and missed him, but we were all pretty shaken. I just can't imagine my life without this special little boy. I am so grateful Heavenly Father has given him to our family and am so thankful that he was protected and not hurt. I think I aged a good ten years though!

Enough of the scary stuff! The other day Jason and I went on a rare date to the movies and brought the popcorn back for the kids. Tyson took it to the couch and immediately passed out. What a nut!

Hayden is such a fun baby! She always has a smile on her face and is a go with the flow kind of girl!

Hayden discovered the amazingness that is snow cones on Saturday. While watching Tyson's baseball game Jason decided to get 2 snow cones for the girls and see how they like them. Hayden grabbed on and never let go :)

The only problem is for the last 3 days she has had freezer burn on her face!

I had to throw this last one in. I just love this baby!

Our crazy month

2010-09-08T08:14:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has taken so long to update our blog. It seems like we never sat down once in the month of August. We were busy, busy, busy. Here are a few highlights of our month. The kids are getting so big!Overnight Taylor has turned into a little lady and not so much a baby anymore.

Hayden is almost sitting up without support. I really haven't been pushing her much to be independent. I want to keep her a baby as long as possible :)This is our latest project: Taking out the tile. I have had several people ask: WHY?!? I say, why not? I don't like it, I can't match it, and when I finally get the other flooring in it would look weird to have nice new flooring and then this old nasty tile. Again Jason left one day and came home to me smashing the stuff with a sledge hammer. I know, I know, he is a GREAT guy! (But I think he should stop leaving me alone with all these demolition tools around!)

Tyson has started his first season of Official Little League! This is Official people! It's coach pitch and he was nervous at first but he is doing well. He's not the best hitter yet, but he is the faster runner, which makes me laugh. Isn't he the cutest?We went to the water park, always a favorite.We brought some friends and they encouraged (dragged) Ty and Taylor into the water.

Our most fun this month was we went to Cedar City and camped at Great Grandma DeMille's cabin! The kids got there and immediately removed their shoes, which is funny because, that's what I did too :) Man, I hate shoes!Jason bought a BB gun and was so excited to shot and teach the kids a little about guns. I have been totally against guns for our entire marriage but he is wearing me down and I allowed a BB gun. It went OK and now he wants a 22. We are in negotiations...Tyson loves to mug for the camera. What a ham!Doesn't she look so old all of a sudden? She was so good camping and on the ride there. My friend calls her our sucker baby. She's going to sucker us into having another because she is so good!

We saw a ton of sheep driving up to the cabin and the kids were determined to see some more. Taylor has been baaing at us ever since the trip.Tyson loved shooting and actually hit the bullseye. (with alot of help from Jason)

We even took the dang dog. She was in heaven not being on a leash but didn't like the gun and would stand this close while you were trying to aim and then whine and dance around after you shot. We thought she would like camping more but when we started loading up to go home she got in the van and wouldn't come out. I guess we have a city dog on our hands!Me and Hayden did a lot of hanging out. Don't you love camping fashions?

The fire was fun but I kept freaking out that one of the kids would fall in or we would start a forest fire.

Smores, need I say more?The cabin has two bedrooms and one big kitchen/ living room. It was really fun to have somewhere to stay other than a tent!Tyson started his first day of preschool yesterday. We are so excited for all the things Tyson is going to learn. He is finally showing interest in writing letters and numbers. For the longest time he would just throw a fit any time I tried to work with him. Taylor really missed him and spent the 3 hours he was gone walking around asking, Ty Ty?Another big thing that happened this month was we were put into a new ward. Our stake took bits out of 4 wards and made a brand new ward called Harmony Hills. I am the primary secretary and Jason spoke the first week. It's been pretty wild to start a ward from nothing and has been pretty busy. I will try to not let so much time go again before updating!

Cute girl: Hayden edition

2010-08-01T08:05:00.000-07:00

Blogger is making me crazy! They have a new format and I haven't figured it out yet, so bear with me. The pictures are a little out of order and who knows what the text is doing! Hayden is 6 months old today and I can't believe the time has flown by so fast! She is eating rice cereal and loves it. I mix it with fruits or vegetables because that stuff is Nasty! She is a double fisted eater and has to be in charge of her own spoon so we go through a lot of spoons during eating time :)

The other day I was at Bed Bath and Beyond (I never shop there but I had a coupon and they had a shelving set I wanted so off we went.) They were sold out of the shelving I wanted so we wandered over to their clearance section and Oh Baby! I found this 8qt stainless steel pot for a whopping $5. The reason it was on clearance is if you look closely on the left bottom corner the box is smooshed. Can you believe it? It retails regularly for $39.99. Awesome!

Then I found another sweet deal. This lovely bathroom shelf thing for $15! With my coupon I got $5 off and scored this awesomeness for $10! It retails regularly at $59.99. The reason it was on clearance was it had a small cosmetic crack in one of the panels! Awesome!!

The other day Taylor was eating a banana and left it on Hayden's excesaucer. Taylor is in that lovely phase were she hides food and you find it later totally gross. Well Hayden found the banana and had the time of her life with it!

Isn't she the funniest thing? She knew she was making a huge mess and loved every minute of it.

We have this cute cat costume and had to get Hayden in it before she got too big. But of course the other two have to be in the picture as well! Hayden was less than amused at being dressed up. Oh well, she better get used to it in our house!!

It even had a little tail and bow. Darling!

Poor Hayd! We call Hayden "Haydey Hayd" which is sad I guess because Hades means hell. Have you ever seen the movie Shorts? Jason and I saw it while I was pregnant with Hayden and decided we HAD to name the baby Hellvettica. The most hilarious name and greatest nickname :"Hell". There is even a song in the movie about the girl's name. So I guess we kind of got our way with Haydey. If you haven't seen the movie go rent it. It is hilarious!!

Here is Hayden feeding herself. She gets so excited to get the spoon in her mouth she usually ends up jamming it into her check or forehead in her excitement. What a cutie pie!

I love this age when their little personality comes out and you can see what they are going to be like as toddlers. The problem is then they are possessed by the devil from ages 2 to 4, like Taylor is now, but that's another story for a later date :)

Taylor is 2!!!

2010-07-16T21:21:00.000-07:00

My girl is 2 years old!!! Isn't she the cutest thing you've ever seen? Our friend Kristin got Taylor this adorable Minnie Mouse costume and Taylor was in HEAVEN!

She even fell asleep in it :) Don't you love Costco cakes? The only problem is you get a little tired of it after a couple of days but you can't let all that good cake go to waste!I threw this picture in because this girl is just too cute. That is Taylor's new ballerina barbie she is chewing on.Taylor got some amazing presents if I do say so myself. I am trying to do really good this year and get presents at great prices. The scooter has to be my best buy. It was totally free! I got it from the Disney rewards club for entering all the codes out of all of our Disney movies. She loved it, but I think Tyson has used it the most.She also got her favorite thing ever: chapstick, which she promptly put on Tyson. What a good big brother!The scooter has Snow White and the seven dwarfs on it and it is just the perfect size for her. Taylor loved the card her Aunt and Uncle sent. She is all girl and loves princesses. Thanks Matt and Mele!We went bowling with friends for Taylor's birthday. She was not really into it. She was fascinated by the ball return though.Grandma and Grandpa sent a great package with a really fun princess dress and shoes to match. Taylor LOVED them, Thanks!!!Tyson has decided he is an amazing bowler so we took Daddy bowling today to show him how great he is.Tyson would bowl and then turn around and give us this face. Which he could never quite pull off without cracking up. What a nut!Matching outfits are my most favorite things in the world. Thanks so much Grandma and Grandpa!

Taylor at 2

She LOVES Mickey Mouse and asks to watch Mickey Mouse clubhouse daily.

Taylor is crazy about hair!

She loves to torture her big brother and dogs his footsteps relentlessly.

Taylor calls all dogs Nickel and runs up to any dogs she sees.

She loves to swim.

Taylor eats everything.

She has NO fear (which terrifies her mother).

meltdown

2010-07-12T05:52:00.000-07:00

Growing up we had rabbits. One time a rabbit got out of it's cage and we thought it ran away. Well it didn't get far. It died in the backyard under a bunch of old wood. A few weeks later we found the bones and stuff of our rabbit and I will never forget the smell of decomp(that's CSI lingo). I've only found one other smell like decomp: grown man urine. We've been having a rough patch with the guys, Mark in particular. I have tried to save the carpet but Saturday I was at my end. Jason went to help someone move and this is the scene he came home to.I have to give a shout out to my long suffering, patient husband. He walked in the door said, "OK" and got to work. It took all day but we got every smell of urine out of the house. I also have to thank our GREAT staff Kristin. She helps out with the guys a ton and when she came on shift she just dove right in and helped.
I asked Tyson if it was hard having a crazy mother and he said no, so I guess he's used to it.

We are just having concrete for a while until we figure out what we want to do. My freak out didn't plan that far ahead :) *Side note* These pictures are courtesy of Jason. He quote unquote, "knew I would like to document my meltdown".

museum trip

2010-07-09T06:01:00.000-07:00

We went to the Leid Children's Discovery Museum on Wednesday and had a ton of fun! Half of Tyson's pictures are blurry. The boy was in heaven running all over to see all of the things he was allowed to play with.
Taylor is the happiest pilot I've ever seen.

I have to brag a little, please bear with me. This is the GREATEST BABY EVER! She patiently sat in her stroller and watched the crazy kids. She sat through a chemistry experiment where they blew things up and even took a little nap afterwards.
I didn't feed her once while we were there and she waited patiently to eat until we got home.
It's just amazing to see how nice a baby can be after living through Tyson :)

Taylor was a good baby too, don't get me wrong. Hayden is just so pleasant.

Taylor will walk up to strangers and hold their hands. This worker was putting bubbles all around her and she just stood there and let her. Such a silly girl.

My kids love to paint so it was nice that they were offering a little watercolor painting craft.

This is Tyson's best bud. They love to hang out and play. I think this picture captures their relationship perfectly. Tyson goes with the flow and his friend needs things in order, they compliment each other perfectly.

After the initial hiccup they got down to business.

This is a string less harp. You make music just by running your hands over the air holes.

This had to be one of Tyson's favorite exhibits. You pull down the sting and then let go and a tennis ball shoots up in the sky and is caught by a big net.

These are pulley chairs, the kids loved.

Taylor at the top of the pulley.

Listening to the speed of sound.

I am so glad that Tyson and his bud are OK with Taylor trailing their every move.

They had this whole area about food which was informative and depressing at the same time :)

The funniest exhibit had to be the green screen. On this one they are soccer goalies and tons of balls are being kicked at them. Hilarious!

Don't you wish babies could speak sometimes? Doesn't she look like she wants to say, "Really Mom? Are we done yet?

the 4th

2010-07-07T07:27:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July! We had a fun little holiday. Grandma and Grandpa sent a fun package with new clothes for the kids. Aren't they the cutest little devils you've ever seen? Tyson is covering Hayden's cute onesie but it says "Mommy's little firecracker". Too cute, thanks Grandma and Grandpa :)

I ordered these cookies from bountiful baskets. They came with the frosting and pre-made cookies (they even had directions on how to frost, in case I was an idiot, which I did read because I thought well maybe I am an idiot and have been frosting wrong all these years) They were a ton of fun and the kids loved them. Tyson did really well frosting the cookies, Taylor is licking the table.

He's only 4 but he's had years of frosting practice. He did it all by himself!

Here they are with the finished product.

Hayden oversaw the affair with her cute little self. Tyson informed me this morning that Hayden is sure getting big. I can't believe she's 5 months already. She is such a fun baby!

On Saturday we went to the park by our house. They were having a big concert, booths, and rides. We got there around 5:30pm and they were doing fireworks at 9:30pm.

We lasted til 7pm and then went home. Jason took the kids to see the fireworks in the van and they enjoyed them. We did fireworks on Sunday but mostly watched all the neighbors and their illegal fireworks. These people must have taken a second out on their homes to pay for these fireworks. It went on for hours! I hope every one had a fun holiday :)

update

2010-06-17T07:44:00.000-07:00

I finally am grabbing a minute to update what we've been up to. I would love to say that we have been on an awesome vacation or busy doing fabulous summer fun things. But alas and alack, no. We have been dealing with crazy kids and crazy guys. It seems everyone is deciding to go nuts this summer and cause drama in our house. I've decided that everyone is vying for attention and they are in a competition to out do each other with wild behaviors. Right now Mark is in the lead followed closely by Tyson, Taylor and Darrell are tied for third and Hayden is a distant last place. She is probably doing the best, but maybe that's because she gets the most attention :)

Isn't she the cutest center piece you've ever seen?

We are so lucky to have such an easy going, happy baby! At her 4 month check up she weighed almost 17 pounds and the doctor was surprised at how strong and alert she was. He gave me some helpful tips on how to keep heat rash out of all her chubby leg and arm rolls. I guess Baby powder is old school and can cause awful yeast infections in chub rolls, who knew?
Tyson finished his t-ball season and did AWESOME! When he decides to be a turd at home I will have to remind myself how happy I have been with him this t-ball season. I have seriously been waiting for him to be in sports since he was 6 months old! I love my little t-baller!!!

Taylor is becoming quite the little out spoken almost 2 year old. She has decided that she wants to be potty trained and goes crazy if there is anything in her diaper. She comes down every morning grabbing her diaper and shouting "Na na" and then points to the bathroom and says"elmo". Translation: There is nastiness in my diaper and I would like to sit on my Elmo potty chair.

Here are Jason and Hayden having a little snooze together :)

The other day I tried to chronicle a day in our life so I took this picture on the way to the grocery store. We got all the way to Super Walmart and I realized I didn't bring my purse. By the time I got the kids reloaded in the car to go back home to get my purse I was pretty defeated and we stayed home the rest of the day. Three kiddos is no joke! I would have had major melt downs had I attempted to drive all the way back and then put them through a shopping trip.

We got the high chair out of the garage for Hayden to sit in while I work in the kitchen. Taylor has decided that it is her seat and I have found her many times just sitting in it chillin'.

We also got the excesaucer out for Hayden and she is liking being able to stand and see all the action around her. I think the hat was Tyson's idea.

The other day our friends came over and we went to the water park. The kids had a blast spending the day with their favorite babysitters :)

Can you believe June is almost over? Summer is flying by!

crazy kids

2010-05-20T06:11:00.000-07:00

Hayden is getting to be so much fun. She is such a happy baby and loves to smile. Here are some of the cute little faces she makes:

Smiles

Worried

and Cracking up.

Here she is with Daddy at Tyson's t-ball game. I love her in hats :)

Tyson is finally a t-ball superstar (according to me). He can hit...

...he can field

...he leaves other kids crying in the dirt over his awesome t-ball talents

...he also runs so hard he passes other kids up on their way to home plate! (Sorry about that Michael :)

I am so happy it is finally all coming together!

The next season however, is Coach pitch (wish us luck!!!)

Tyson and Jason went on a Father and sons and Tyson had a blast.

Tyson really likes these two friends so he was in heaven getting to hang out with them all night.

Grandma and Grandpa DeMille brought Taylor the cutest little outfit from Hawaii. We finally put it on her the other day and she loved it. She loved it so much though, she would not stand still and take a decent picture.

She was dancing and running all over the house. She's such a crazy girl!

On Monday I went to Target and scored all of this for about $28.

I love couponing!!

While at Target I also got the kids this fun water sprinkler. (Can you believe I even had a coupon for it too!?!)

I love how this picture shows a bit of Tyson's and Taylor's personalities. Taylor has no fear and dives right in to having fun. Tyson is so nervous about the water he is hiking his pants up to avoid getting wet.
They both were eventually soaking wet, it's just funny to see how different they are.

our fun week

2010-05-06T06:52:00.000-07:00

We've had a busy week with visitors and Hayden's blessing. I am finally getting a chance to blog about it all. Here is Taylor being a princess. She doesn't know what to think of the boa :) We are so close to being done on the kids little play room. All that needs to be done is the crown molding around the chalkboards and another toy net put in the corner. Don't ask me what Tyson is drawing, I do believe he said it was some sort of monster with a ton of arms.

On Saturday Tyson had Grandma and Grandpa DeMille and Grandma Brenda at his t-ball game.

During the last inning Grandpa helped Tyson out in the field and on the last play of the game Tyson actually ran after the ball and threw it in.

Grandma DeMille was making Hayden's slip for her blessing dress and Tyson was her big helper.

You've got to love kids, I figure this is how my family pictures will look for some time to come. Honestly, this was the best one!

On Monday we took Grandma DeMille to the strip we saw the lion cubs at the MGM. It was feeding time and we got to see the lions up close.

We also ate at the Rainforest Cafe. We had never been and it was really fun. GREAT food!

Darrell is really having a good time but I forgot to tell him to smile for the camera.

Here is Tyson's face when the thunder storm started. He was really scared until he realised the animals were robots and then he was fine.

Here is Taylor's face when the thunder storm was going on. Not too amused :)

Grandma and Hayden

We also went through the M & M factory.

The wall of M & M's had to be our favorite!

Yesterday Grandma and I took the kids to the Fashion Show mall and got bears at Build-a-Bear. The kids had a blast!

Tyson picked out a fireman outfit for his bear.

Taylor got a ballerina bear.

We had such a fun time visiting with friends and family I wish I could post all the pictures from our week. Thanks everyone who came to and helped with Hayden's blessing. We love you!!

our week

2010-04-20T07:09:00.000-07:00

Are your kids as crazy as mine? I remember when trampolines were used for jumping. What a couple of nuts!We finally tried to take some Easter pictures on Sunday. Taylor is the silly one who will not be still so this is the best we got.
Isn't Hayden just a doll? I LOVE this dress and was just gushing over her all day in it :)

The terrible T's.

Tyson had his first t-ball game on Saturday and Taylor was super excited.

We were at the game and taking tons of pictures of Tyson and Taylor when I ask Jason to take a picture of Hayden and this is what I got. He actually even asked me to hold her away from me.

So this of course starts a tirade from me saying things like, "Oh I'm so hideous I can't be in a picture with my daughter, whatever!" So then he takes this picture and I do believe I am swearing at him by now. You just can't mess with a woman who CANNOT shed the baby weight. We are not a happy bunch!

So Jason wisely decided to help Tyson out on third base. I like that the games are pretty laid back and Taylor can help too.

Oh I love my little baller!!

Tyson is getting so good at t-ball, he is a running star now which is Hilarious!! He knows where to run and is hitting great! The outfielding is still slow but I think he spends so much time fighting with his sister all day he doesn't want to go and fight with other kids over a ball. That's my theory anyway :)

Hayden is getting so big! She is very alert and wants to be sitting up so she can see all the action.

Here she is while I'm making dinner. The bumbo is the greatest invention EVER!!!

Tummy time.

We have been doing tons of projects around the house. I have given myself the deadline of Hayden's blessing to complete all my on going projects (which are many). I will finally post pictures of them all then.

the fair

2010-04-11T07:58:00.000-07:00

We went to the Clark County fair on Thursday and had a blast. Be warned there are tons of pictures! The first couple are just around the house and then the rest are from the fair.This is Hayden having her tummy time. Not her favorite thing to do :)
We have the weirdest little room in our house under the stairs. Until now it was a kind of catch all for junk. It held the vacuums and tubs of toys. Well we've decided to make it a fun little playroom, we are painting the walls all different colors and then putting magnetic and chalkboard paint on them. I let the kids paint a little but it all ended when Taylor decided to throw a fit while holding the paint brush full of paint!

Last year when we went to the fair we missed the pig races and Tyson was so upset, so this year we went early and caught the last pig race of the day. Did Tyson love it you ask? Ehh, it was "alright" he said. My son is going to sign the papers to the loony bin when they take me away!

My favorite was the horses. Taylor is finally looking at the camera when I call. Isn't she the cutest cow girl?

She has no fear, this girl!

Tyson's highlight was his horse peed everywhere and he thought it was hilarious. BOYS!!!

They had these great balls and they sealed the kids in there and let them go wild. I am seriously trying to figure out how to get something like this in my back yard. He was in heaven, running and falling and diving everywhere.

They had this big lawn section with all these free things for kids to do. It was fun to see the different things you could make music with.

I love to see the kids try to hula hoop, it's too funny how they violently shake their entire body only to have the hoop slip down to the floor :)

There were a ton of carnival rides, Tyson loved these motorcycles...

...Taylor did not.

They stopped the ride so we could get her off.

This is her face when she was safe in Daddy's arms.

The fearless girl once again .

I had to throw in the one and only picture of me and Hayden, yes we were there.

The merry-go-round is always a favorite.

Tyson was in love with these whales and HAD to go on them. What a nut!

We ended the night with the rodeo and watched a few crazies get bucked off of those massive bulls. Their poor mothers is all I kept thinking!

It was a fun fair. The kids had a blast and on the way out we tried chocolate dipped oreos, banana and even a chocolate dipped twinkie. I think any event that ends with chocolate dipped food makes up for any tantrums or melt downs that occurred!

sick days

2010-03-27T16:28:00.000-07:00

These three kids are going to be the death of me! All three have been sick for two weeks and I am at the end of my rope! The coughing, the hacking, the runny noses... it goes on and on! Tyson was sick first and gave it to the girls. On Monday night I was in the ER with Hayden and they tested her and said she has RSV. It's not really a bad case but we have to keep a close eye on her. Taylor has finally gotten over the fevers and only has the cough left. The problem is you don't want to take the kids anywhere, because when they start coughing people look at you like you are horrible for taking them in public.Today we got our new couch! We are so excited to have an ottoman. Simple pleasures :)
Another new purchase this week was a new microwave. Ours decided to stop heating things up all of a sudden.

Hayden is getting so big and more alert. I think she sees she had better hurry and try to keep up with/escape from her brother and sister.

Tyson passed out on the bottom stair on Wednesday after his last day of our co-op preschool. It was hilarious!

He slept there for 3 hours and never fell off once!!

Here is Hayden in her first pair of jeans :)

A picture with all three kids looking at the camera and looking half decent...

...a miracle!

Now if only they would get better already!!!

prayers

2010-03-18T06:51:00.000-07:00

Does anyone remember Thomas S. Monson asking for all the members of the church to pray for him at our last General Conference? Well I decided we would pray for the prophet at every meal. Tyson is usually our resident prayer guy at meal time so I thought it would be a great way for him to not only pray for the prophet but to also learn the name of our prophet. For months he would pray for Thomas the train instead of Thomas S. Monson. Then he stopped saying Thomas all together because we kept correcting him and would only pray for "our prophet S. Monson". I am happy to report Tyson is finally praying for our prophet THOMAS S. MONSON!!! The only problem now is that Thomas the train and S. Monson are really missing out on blessings!! :) Oh, I love this crazy nut!!!

terrible twos are here!

2010-03-16T06:59:00.000-07:00

We are having a heck of a time with this little girl! I guess the terrible twos have come sooner than we thought they would. Yesterday we were somewhere with a wishing fountain, Taylor kept putting her hand in it and liking it. Now I am not one of those Mom's that are crazy about germs, I feel if the kids are going to get sick, they are going to get sick. But because we are in public, and because we don't know what is in the fountain water, I have to keep telling her no, don't drink nasty fountain water. Taylor gets so angry she balls up her fists and comes running with her fists held high over her head to hit me. I ask you, what the heck?!? When did kids start thinking it was OK to hit your parents? I didn't care where we were, that girl got a butt spank and was not let near the fountain again. I ordered these things online and I think they are the greatest. I haven't gotten Taylor's ears pierced, they are temporary tattoos! We got flowers, strawberries, skulls, and ladybugs. Isn't that hilarious!! They make me smile every time I see them. Too cute!
We also painted toenails for the first time. Taylor loved it. I didn't try her fingernails yet, I'm not that brave :)

She also had her hair done in full pigtails by our friend Kristin, we laughed all night at how far they stuck out from her head. Girls are so much fun!!

This is usually what happens when Jason or I sit down for a minute. It seems the kids have to swarm you and try to get any attention they can.

Tyson's friend Brandon came over the other day, it was great because he totally distracted Tyson and Taylor from fighting with each other.

They ran around so much and got so tired by the time Brandon went home that we didn't have to scream and fight to get them to bed that night! Thanks, Brandon!!

They are three of the silliest kids you'll ever want to meet!

Tyson woke up this morning with a temperature of 100.6 and has a horrible cough. The rest of us have allergies out the wazoo. I like the spring but it sure is not doing us too many favors this year. I can't wait for the summer when everyone is too hot to get sick!!!

March Madness

2010-03-08T20:32:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of pictures of the kids doing their favorite things: Tyson being crazy.. ...and Taylor sucking her thumb while pulling on her hair.
This was a rare find at DI the other day. It came in it's original package and everything!

We can't believe Hayden is already 5 weeks old! She sure loves her bouncer.

She is not too big a fan of the car seat, but once the car gets going she will usually calm down.

Our friend Kristin loaned us her amazing baby swing, it goes front and back, side to side with rotating birds and leaves above head while playing songs or natural wood sounds. Can you believe that? What they won't think of next!

Tyson passed out like this the other day, sitting in an Elmo chair while sitting on the coach. Don't you love his pajamas? They're my favorite. The monster truck was his other DI find, it lights up and everything. Side note, You may notice that Taylor has no DI finds, the reason: Daddy was in charge of finding her something and was too snobby to get her anything. What is a mother to do? Jason has now been outlawed from coming with me to the thrift stores :)

Taylor passed out on the floor the other day, which is rare for her. The problem was she didn't get her nap thanks to 11am church. So around 6 pm we find her like this.

I do complain about the dog, but she sure puts up with a lot of abuse and the kids love her!
Nickel even helps put the kids to sleep :)

Grandma and Grandpa sent the girls these matching dresses and it was so fun dressing them up and taking pictures! Taylor is finally getting kissing down and is giving Hayden a kiss.

Taylor looks like she is smiling but she is really yelling at the camera and trying to hit it :)

Here's the whole gang. Aren't they cute?

Now if only they would, stop fighting, messing up the house, spilling food everywhere, teasing the dog, destroying their toys, ruining their clothes, stealing Mark's things out of his room, bossing Darrell around, jumping off the furniture...

The list goes on and on!

crazy kids

2010-02-24T20:26:00.000-08:00

Grandma and Grandpa were asking for more pictures the other day and since we haven't done too much lately we still have a bunch of pictures around the house. My kids I fear are getting crazier by the day. They are used to me dragging them everywhere but I just have not been up to dragging all three out and about. So here are a few pictures of our new nightly ritual. Getting naked and being nuts, Enjoy :)Please disregard the messy desk, I am in the middle of doing our taxes and have receipts and papers EVERYWHERE!

Taylor loves her sister and wants to hold her and play with her every day.

Hayden's first dress.

(I can't wait til Easter and all the fun Easter dresses to buy the girls!!)

Hayden's favorite pastime during the day, the night is a different story :)

Tyson passed out like this the other day on the living room floor. Jason wanted to put a chalk outline around him and make it a crime scene. I vetoed the idea, it seemed too morbid to me.

Taylor looks like she is playing nice with the dog but she is actually smacking the dog in the face. I couldn't get a picture of the beating. The dog, in Taylor's defense, just sat there and let Taylor hit her repeatedly in the head. So, do I punish the toddler or get the dog's head examined? Maybe both.

Taylor and her crazy face.

Hayden is getting bigger and bigger. She is busting out of newborn clothes and is on to 0-3 month clothes.

Taylor is crazy about hats!

Tyson and his cool look, where did he learn "cool" anyway?

Taylor and her favorite thing to do: EAT!

I guess I had better get these kids out of the house before they go completely nuts. The problem is taking all three out and about makes ME nuts. What is a mother to do?

This and That

2010-02-15T16:49:00.000-08:00

We have been pretty home bound since Hayden was born, so I don't have much to report. Just a few pictures from around the house. Life sure has slowed down since Hayden was born. Taylor is loving this baseball helmet lately and cracks us up when she wears it. (backwards, of course)Hayden's belly button still has not fallen off so we didn't give her a real bath, just a little wash off. The kids love her bath tub and try to get in it when she gets out. What a couple of nuts!
Tyson's preschool had a field trip and rode horses, it was a blast.

Taylor has no fear and was right in the middle of the kids seeing the horse.

Tyson was a little scared when he first got on the horse but then he loved it and smiled the whole time around the bullring.

What a cute cowboy!

My cousin Kara came out from Michigan to help when the baby was born. The kids LOVED having her here. For some reason they also are loving getting naked (they do have underwear on) every night and running around like crazies. Here they are attacking Kara and being nuts.
Kara was such a big help and we've decided next time she comes to town we are not letting her go home!

Hayden is getting bigger and bigger. We can't believe she's already two weeks old! The sleeping is still nuts but Hayden is getting better every day at nursing. It was really rough at the beginning but not as bad as Tyson so we are doing good!

My Mom came this last week and we had a lot of fun with her. This next week will be my first real week with all three kids and I am worried reality will set in. THREE KIDS, AHHH!!!

Taylor and Tyson are doing OK with the baby, they love to hold her.

Aren't they great?

I'm hoping to milk this for as long as possible.
Now if only we can teach Taylor to stop trying to poke the baby in the eye. We recently have been teaching Taylor body parts and she loves to poke everyone in the eye and say, "eye". Hayden is not a fan of eye pokes!!

our new baby

2010-02-04T18:41:00.000-08:00

We had our baby girl!!!

Hayden Grace

born: February 1st 2010 at 12:59pm

weight: 9lbs 6 oz

height 20 in

We try to do funny pictures before we go in to have the kids so we had to do some more this time. These were our best.

The C-section went really well. No complications and no complaints :)

Me getting stitched up and seeing my baby for the first time!

We were told we couldn't let the kids come to the hospital and were heart broken, but then they told us siblings of the baby could come. They are really worried about the swine flu and don't let other kids come to visit. The kids were so cute with Hayden and SO excited to meet her.

Taylor didn't like all the pictures though and gave Jason some warning :)

Our little family :)

Tyson LOVES feeding Hayden and can't get enough of holding her. He is the greatest big brother!!!

Thanks for all the well wishes and concern for our family. It is so nice to know we are loved! We are so happy to have Hayden here, safe and healthy. She is the best baby and has added so much to our home already :)