Thursday, August 21, 2008

Last week before school

I have a lot of catching up to do..... So here are some of the things that we have been doing the past couple weeks!The girls have been busy playing as always!

Brytlee has been playing with our phones so they are often of the hook with out us knowing....

It is so cute when she pretends to talk to someone. She will always put it to her ear and say hewow.. and then do some more gibberish and laugh on and of like she is so big and having a conversation. But if you have someone on the phone talking to her... it kinda freeks her out?
Brytlee loves to push things around, so I bought her a stroller for her baby and she has loved it!

She is so funny to watch with her baby doll, she gives it kisses, and then will pick it up and rock it, pat it's back and say... "sh sh sh sh sh" it is so cute!

Alexis has been practicing her braiding skills. She had to take a picture!
We had a great time in Idaho Falls with all of our family! We love to go swimming at the pool house!

I had to put this on..... Sorry Annette, you just look so beautiful!
We had a little scare while we were at the pool house this night... I had put Brytlee in the little pool to play and was playing volleyball with all the family, and while I was doing that, Brytlee had slipped and fell, and couldn't get up because the swim suit she had on was making her float. So my mom went to grab her, and she slipped and fell in the water. Everyone was fine thank goodness! I felt so bad that my mom had fell in and gotten her clothes all wet.
Alexis is such a crafty, creative girl! She decided to make crown's for her Grandpa Harris for his birthday party. They turned out pretty good!
This was so cute! My girls with their Uncle Chris!
Elizabeth was so funny, she wanted a picture with just her and Chris.... so every time I went to take it, Alexis would jump in, and Elizabeth would push her away.
This was suppose to be just Elizabeth and Chris, but Alexis jumped in the picture just in time! It turned out so cute! We were able to go to Chris's candy shop and see him make some yummy caramel apples! He made Apple pie, snickers, sprinkles (for the girls), rocky road, almond joy, butterfingers, and they all turned out so dang good!!!! His shop should be opening pretty soon!
The day after we got back from our trip, we went with the Harris family swimming, and had such a great time! The kids all had so much fun with Grandpa (the shark) and Alexis was jumping of the diving board, and diving in the deep water from the side of the pool. And all the kids were going down the slides by themselves. (except for Brytlee) So the big kids (grown ups) were seeing who could go down the fast slide and go fast enough to make it to the wall through the water. Denton (Ryan's dad) had it figured out and could do it every time. I sucked really bad, so he gave me a few tips on how to do it.
Keep your butt up, flex your body, keep your hands up... all that stuff. So I went down and had my body as stiff as I could get it, and had my butt up, my back arched, and toes pointed, and instead of going across the water, I went straight down, and hit my toes, and rolled my ankle... and then if flipped me to my face and did a nice belly flop. It hurt so bad I thought I was going to pass out in the water.
I am so glad that a fat ankle and a funny walk is all that happened! I think of my brother Chris and how crappy it would be to have your ankle broken. I can't even imagine how bad it would hurt....
Besides my little ankle problem. We have had such a great summer, and I am so sad to see it over.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Knapp Family Reunion

We had a fun weekend, and were able to attend a family Reunion. It was for Ryan's side, the Knapp family. We went up to his Uncle Walt's cabin and there was a great turn out with lots of great food!
This is Uncle Walt. He is Ryan's Grandma Adra Harris's Brother.
They had lots of fun things for the kids to do.


We went on a little hike, and Brytlee's legs couldn't go fast enough down hill, and she fell a few times, but wouldn't let me carry her.



Denton (Ryan's dad) started a water fight, and Judy was one of the first ones to get wet!
There wasn't very many dry people left by the time they all gave up....

But the people who have little kids were all inside, and they did stay dry!
Alexis is the only one who really wanted to get wet, and stayed dry... she was looking forward to being in the water fight, but who can throw water at a little girl?

Friday, August 8, 2008

I love my family

We took some pictures of our family today because it was the first time in a long time that I got everyone ready.... (we were heading out for a party) I love that this shows how beautiful Elizabeth's blue eye's are!
Alexis has such great hair... I have to say I am a little jealous! I have never been able to hold a curl in my hair, and sadly, Elizabeth and Brytlee both take after me.
Brytlee wanted MOMMA so she wasn't doing so well in the pictures.
Alexis was finding all sorts of fun poses for the pictures....



I look like a dork, but my girls are just so stink'n cute! I love these girls!!!! I am wearing the very cute outfit my honey gave me for my birthday this year... but you can't really see it very well...
I tried to curl Brytlee's hair flipped up, and it didn't last very long. But she looks so cute! I can't believe how blond she is. I have people ask me all the time, "how do your girls have blonde hair when your hair is so dark"? Well, I was sorta blond when I was little, and Ryan is still a dirty blond in a way. And I do have a few blonde's in my family.

Ryan is such a great sport. I love to get pictures with our kids, so they can look back and see us together as a family. I love the pictures that I have with my parents, and will always treasure them. I hope our kids will feel the same way.

Temple trip

I was able to go to the Twin Falls Temple this past Tuesday with our Young Women and Men groups. It was a lot of fun, and such a beautiful temple.
My group went to Applebee's after the temple and we had a little to much fun and laughed till our tummy's hurt...
This was a boy that the two girls in our group were checking out and thought he was so cute!!!! So I went and found him, and had him come and sit with them for a picture! He ended up getting there numbers and coming back to talk to them a couple of times. It was funny because we had one boy with us, and he was sitting with these two girls, and every time this boy would walk by.... he would whistle at him.... and he figured it out that it wasn't the girls.... (awkward?)
I was trying out the GOT MILK, but ended up being a dork
but try try again, and I still look like a dork!
We didn't get home until 1:00 that night, so all the kiddo's were sleeping! OHhhhhhhhh how cute!

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Breaking Dawn

I just finished the new Stephanie Myer book and have to give it two huge thumbs up! I couldn't put it down, and can't stop thinking about it! I think she is such a great writer and have loved all of her books, and am starting into the Host, which is a little harder to get into, but is just as good as the rest of her books!
So now that I am done reading this book.... I really need to go and clean my house! I have put picking up my book more then toys the last two days.... and you can tell!
Anyway, if you have not read any of her books, and want to find something you can really get into... go buy the set, and enjoy them... they are soooooooooo good!

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Rodeo Weekend

We had such a fun weekend! I was so excited to have my family come and stay with me this weekend, and was hoping to have everyone come but who could blame them for wanting to stay away from sick kids? So it was Annette and her family, and my Dad and Mom. We went to the Carnival that they have here, and it was such a great time!


This is my little nephew and he was so funny on this ride. He made this face every time he came around and saw us!


I love Annette's face in this picture


I went on this ride three times in a row, and then wanted to barf. I am just not as good on rides as I used to be. I did my best and went on a lot. But I was so sick after it

Alexis, Elizabeth, and Conner went on this ride seven times..... They loved it and never got sick!
Summer
Conner
My parents brought there camper and camped out in the back yard!
They are so cute! I love my parents so much, and think they are the best two people in the world. They would do anything for me and my family, and are always doing things to help us. They are so much fun, and I am so glad they came and stayed with us. My kids had so much fun and stayed up till one every night.....
We also went to a Circus and rode the Elephants... we forgot our camera and had to buy a disposable one. But it was a lot of fun.
That night we went to Olive Garden, and then went to Walmart for the Stephanie Myer book to come out at midnight! That was really funny to watch all the people dive for a book and then run in line to buy them.
This is Annette's cute family, and I just love her kids as if they were my own! They are such great kids, and so sweet! Thank you for coming and staying with us, and I hope you come again soon! I love you