Stitches

Abigail was taking swimming lessons and swam into the wall and lo and behold...she got cut and had to have stitches...my poor girl.

Zion

Well you can say we live in a great place for adventures.  Labor Day we explored Zion National Park. We explored the Lower Emerald Pools.  Abbie hiked the whole way and did a phenomenal job without complaining. She loved seeing the lizards, squirrels, and all the other creatures.

Kaylee just had a fun time riding on dad's back all day.  She spent most of the time blowing raspberries at people who passed by us or hitting her dad on the back of his head. 

 Beautiful sites and excited children made the adventure even more enjoyable. 

 Abigail decided to eat a whole bag of Cheetos on the trip and this explosion happened on her face.  After lunch we decided to go on the River walk trail and played in the river for an hour.  By the end our children were covered in mud, had eaten mud and sand, or were screaming  because we had to leave.  I think this was the favorite part of the trip for the girls.

By the end of our little trip the girls were tuckered out.

Exploring!!! Such Fun!

 Today we decided on this Labor Day weekend to start our explorations of St. George.  We decided to head up to Pioneer Park where there is a home built into the Sandstone Cliffs.  It's pretty awesome folks.  The girls had a fun time exploring the little coves and caves in the rock. 

Abbie took this beautiful picture and I think she did a great job.

 They had a bridge on top of the rocks that lead to an overlook.  It overlooked the whole valley.  It was a beautiful view and we enjoyed it immensely.

 

Adam is holding Kaylee up so high because she was trying to get down and since we didn't want her to do any cliff jumping we had to hold her up high. 

This is the inside of the home build into the rock.  It had a chimney at the back of the cave.  The picture below show Abbie and Adam standing near it.

 

We hope you are all having a fantastic Labor Day Weekend.

New Home, New State, New Everything!!

 Well, we moved on August 15th and can I tell you what an interesting day that was.  Kaylee woke up puking and it lasted all day long.  Poor Girl!!  She handled the car ride very well.  I was just grateful that it was only a two hour car ride.  Here are some pics of her leading up to the move.

 

Abigail was convinced that we were just on vacation and told us that we were not going to stay here.  She said her friends needed her back in Henderson.  We miss Henderson too, but we are excited for the new adventure.  Grandma and Grandpa Hardman and Great Grandma Hardman came down a week after we moved in and took us to a couple of shows at Tuacahn.  This took Abbie's mind off of the move and she suddenly decided that living here wasn't so bad.  She especially loved watching the play Mary Poppins. 

 

The girls have been patient with this quick move and they have loved playing in the moving boxes.

What A Whirlwind

I cannot say that I was the most stressed out person alive this summer because I am sure many other people have trials that far surpass mine. However, for me, this summer was EXTREMELY STRESSFUL.
This past year has been a wonderful year.  I was able to stay home with my two beauties.  They are full of life and teach me so much more each day that I could have ever learned working in an office environment.
 As I said this summer was stressful and we have been looking for  a job to support our family for the past year and Adam has been trying finish his thesis at the same time.   I have been job searching for Adam this past year and we were getting interviews, but no takers.  It was decided we were going to move in with my parents until the right job came along so that we didn't spend any more money on rent.  We had four interviews three weeks before we moved and we hoped and prayed that it would all work out. 
We had two job interviews in St. George that we felt great about.  However, one company emailed and said we just weren't the right fit, I was so distraught after this news. 
We continued our packing and decided to make the best of the situation.  We were almost all packed up on August 2nd (which was our anniversary).  I had gone to a presidency meeting when Adam called and said he had been offered the other job in St. George, UT.  I was so relieved. 
I know this was a tender mercy that Heavenly Father provided.  I also know he doesn't bless us according to our time tables, but according to his.  I was grateful he blessed at the right time.
My stress level has gone down and I feel at peace.

Abbie got married last weekend at church

Apparently I missed my own daughter's wedding.  She announced after church that she got married to a boy in her class.  I guess that makes me a bad mom.  I just can't imagine my three year old getting married already.  Oh well, I guess I will make the next "real" wedding. Boy how time flies. 

FUNNY GIRL!!!

Mothers...

I have to tell you.  That I loved Mother's Day.  My girls spoiled me with love with the help of their daddy.  I am grateful for these two fun girls in my life.
 I am also grateful for my mom and my mother-in-law.  They are both beautiful women inside and out who have made an impact on many peoples lives.  I love them and am grateful for them.

PINK, PINK, PINK

She loves her  pink cast..

 

Today I am grateful for the kindness of others who went out of their way to give of their time and love to us.

 

Grateful

Today I am grateful for the love of the Lord in my life. I don't say this often on social media and I should say it more often. I have been pondering this in my life a lot lately as I have seen people go through certain trials and as we have gone through our own.  I have been gently forced to see his love in my life for me and for my family.  This has brought me peace in a world that thrives on the opposite.

Breakin' Good

 Yup that's right  She broke her arm

 How did she break it?  I thought you might ask.

 

Playing at the park on the spinner is a dangerous thing and she flew off...  she broke her ulna and radius.  She  is a trooper though.

46 Reasons My Three Year Old Might be Freaking Out

I have to admit I found this on a guy's blog and found it so true for my Abigail.  HE HE HE!!

http://jasongood.net/365/2012/12/46-reasons-why-my-three-year-old-might-be-freaking-out/

Some of these are total guesses. Educated guesses, but guesses nonetheless. Seems like it’s hard being a kid.
Her sock is on wrong.
Her lip tastes salty.
Her shirt has a tag on it.
The car seat is weird.
She’s hungry, but can’t remember the word “hungry.”
Someone touched her knee.
She's not allowed in the oven.
I picked out the wrong pants.
Her sister looked at her.
Her sister didn't look at her.
Her hair is heavy.
We don’t understand what she said.
She doesn’t want to get out of the car.
She wants to get out of the car by herself.
The tablet has a password.
Her sleeve is touching her thumb.
She doesn’t understand how popsicles are made.
The inside of her nose stinks.
Chicken is gross.
A balloon she got six months ago is missing.
A puzzle piece won’t fit in upside down.
I gave her the wrong blue crayon.
The gummy vitamin is too firm.
Netflix is slow.
She jumped off the sofa and we weren’t watching.
She’s not allowed to touch fire.
Everything is wrong with her coat.
There’s a dog within a 70 mile radius.
A shoe should fit either foot.
I asked her a question.
Her sister is getting attention for two seconds.
She can’t lift a pumpkin.
She can’t have my keys.
She has too many crayons by her.
Her left hand has a tiny scratch on it and it is currently the end of the world.
The inside of her cheek feels rough.
Things take too long to cook.
She has too much food in her mouth.
She sneezed.
She doesn’t know how to type.
The Dustbuster is going to eat her.
Her mom is taking a shower.
Someone knocked over her tower.
She got powdered sugar on her pants.
The yogurt won’t stay on her spoon.
EVERYTHING IS TOO HOT.

Living out of her car

Abigail has decided she can't live without this car. She has had many adventures from going to the pretend movies, to shopping, and many more.  Her Aunt Jennifer Stallings gave her this fun hand me down and I am positive many more adventures will happen in this red beauty of a car.

GAWKING

To Gawk is to stare stupidly/gape.  Yesterday was a new experience for me as you can see by my definition. I have never been gawked at before.  I felt like I was wearing nothing because the person was looking at me so intently even when I would look back at that person.  I felt like yelling out stop gawking at me.  Has anyone else ever experienced this?

Running

Let's be honest... I have always had a love hate relationship with running.  Back in October I decided to sign up for a half marathon at the coaxing of my friend Mackenzie Poppleton.  I began training and at first I thought that running was the most horrible thing EVER.  I thought that for the next two months...................However, beginning in December I started to enjoy the time running gave me to think and ponder.  Now, I am glad for the daily moments I get to just ponder while running.  I guess it isn't so bad after all.   I will let you know what I think after the half marathon on March 2nd.

Rapstar

 

 

 

She decided to she is going to be a RAPSTAR!!!  I can't help, but giggle whenever I see this video so I had to share.

Fast Grab

Kaylee grabs things very fast including strawberries which she stuffed directly in her mouth.  This girl makes me laugh!!!

Beautiful Day=Park

 I am sure you can't see Abigail on the slide, but she was insistent that I take a picture of her.  She loves the park and especially the slides. 

Great weather and a happy baby.  I doubt it gets better than this.

This picture made me laugh

The picture made me laugh. :)  Abbie's eyes are so WIDE and Kaylee is so SERIOUS!!!  I love my ladies.  By the way, this picture marks the momentous occasion of Kaylee's first pigtail!

So proud of myself

I have to say that I am proud of myself.  My rolls finally turned out and it was because of a certain cookbook that I fell in love with.  Thank you Best Bites.  Here's their website if you want to check them out www.ourbestbites.com .

Food Glorious Food

Kaylee loves her food.  She usually end ups looking like this because she will grab the spoon when you are trying to put the food in her mouth and rub it on her face.