St. George trip

apple picking!

obviously Kim hadn't fed Maddy for awhile, as she is trying very hard to eat that foot:)

blowing out the candles

Christian

The closet was a favorite game for the girls

again, the closet

my mom, Am, Dan, Dad and Kim

They were DONE for the day, and didn't hesitate to tell me!

Baby Maddy displaying one of our flowers!

So we took our boutique on the road and went to St. George for the What Women Want expo. First of all it was so warm down there, and even though we were only outside for a few minutes every day, it was beautiful! We left on Thursday, and the girls had gotten sick from their shots and vaccinations the week before, so we were hoping that they would be better. We got about 3/4 of the way down there when Emerie puked. This is probably a little bit of sweet justice for my parents, as I was always throwing up in the car. NOT FUN! So we cleaned up and let her get some fresh air and got back on the road. We got there and had picked up Christian (who is 16 now WHAT!) and went to the hotel where Emerie proceeded to throw up all over the carpet. Good thing she's cute! So we cleaned it and her up and were getting ready for bed when Addy was sitting with my mom (wearing her white sweater, I might add) when Addy decided to join the party and puke on my mom and in her bed! So, this was how we started our trip! Luckily the rest wasn't as bad, we just worked and laughed and ate yummy food and drank way too much diet coke!

On the last night we celebrated Christian's 16th, yes 16th birthday. I sure love that kid! And any of you who knew my brother and what he looked like, know this is his kid for sure! He is growing up to be such a good kid! (he would totally be embarrassed by me saying this:)

The next morning we met my aunt Julie for breakfast and then headed out! We got to stop in Nephi on the way home and visit with my Grandpa. He sent us home with bags of apples from his tree, which are some of the best apples I've ever had!!!

Anyways, it was a short and eventful weekend that was best spent with my family!

Birthday girls!!!

The tea party with all the kids and papa

The giant cupcakes

The boys

Emerie loving on her McDonald's toy

This is what they did when I said "say cheese"

Trying to get a decent picture of them is pretty hard these days:)

This was what Maddy thought of the whole thing!

Yummy caramel apples

This is what the girls wanted to do while we were working on our pumpkins

Carving away!

Dad and Matt hard at work

The handsome hubbies

That's right, we all look freakin awesome, as usual!

So, our babies are 2! Crazy how fast it goes. We started their day off with their favorite pancakes, and then we got to decorate for the party. Then I took the girls to lunch at McDonald's where they got to play on the "lide"(slide) Their very favorite. Which is good because that's what they got from Matt and I, was a little slide for their bedroom. Then we got to have our families over and have dinner and cupcakes(yep, I forgot the ice cream......again) And the girls got to play with Wyatt, Lukey and Savvy and all their new toys! It was a wonderful day and we appreciate everyone coming to the party and the gifts for the girls!

Then our annual friend Halloween party was at our house this year. So we decorated and cooked all sorts of yummy foods and got to enjoy our friends that we don't get to see as often because we all moved in different directions, except for the Monsen's of course:)

And then we had our annual pumpkin carving contest at my moms. Complete with a caramel apple bar, which was delicious, even if all the caramel did run off of the apples. Sort of like mine did for the Halloween party. Matt and I won first and second place, with Am coming in third place. We got some awesome prizes this year and thanks mom for doing this! It's such a fun tradition and one that we can't wait for the kids to get into as they get older.

I love this time of year because it is full of all our family traditions and getting into the holidays. We sure love our families and all the fun we have with them. Today we are off to St. George for the What Women Want expo. Hopefully we will sell lots of stuff, but even if we don't, I get to go have fun with Matt, my girls, parents and sister and her family. Wish us luck:)

Fall is here!!!

Maddy Jane

Addy

picking the perfect pumpkin, and Savvy lugging one of the girls around:)

the grand kids, minus Am and Christian

Mom with her girls

I had to add this one for the girls! Their fave, Blues Clues Wyatt and the girls with their pumpkin cups!


Family pic on the giant chair!



kids on the giant chair

This is the princess that they were terrified of!

Fall is one of my favorite seasons. It is the start of all the holidays, and of course, my birthday. I love it when the weather starts to cool down and you get to pull out all your sweaters. I love pulling out my decorations. We took the girls to Corn Belly's with our friends, the Taylor's and other than being afraid of the pumpkin princess, they loved it. I think Halloween isn't going to be so fun for them, because they are afraid of anyone in a costume. We are working on it though! Yesterday we took almost all the grand kids, along with my mom, sister, sister in law, and Matt and I to a pumpkin patch. The girls walked right up the goats and fed them. Then we walked to where the pumpkins were and they both started to cry......like I said, we are working on it. It was so fun seeing them run around with their cousins, who take such good care of them.

Last, but not least, we are almost done with the yard. Only planting and the electrical for the lights are left. It looks so different with the sod down, and we could not have done it without all the help we had!!! So a HUGE thank you to my parents, who spent almost as much time out there as we did, Jer, Dan, Kim, Tyson, Becky, Justin, Chris and of course, our babysitter Am!!!! We appreciate each one of you sacrificing your time to help us!!! Love you all!!!

p.s. yard pics to come as soon as we are completely done!

Our camping trip and other random pictures!

One of Emerie's MANY falls

Baby Maddy in the cutest hat ever!

Down by the lake with Scout, dad and Uncle Dan fishing

She is getting so big and the girls just love baby Manny(as they call her)

We brought their princess table (thanks Uncle Justin and Aunt Ashlee!!!)

Me and Amanda got to have a spa day, courtesy of Mcarthur Homes! (ya it was free baby)

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this pic!

So cute!

Emerie

Addy




So, we have had quite a crazy summer, with finishing the yard, sewing like crazy, Matt getting school done. We haven't had a lot of extra time, but we were able to squeeze in a camping trip with my sister and her fam. We try and go once a year with them. We went to Six Lakes which is always fun. Let me just say that while it was fun, it was crazy! Poor Emerie fell on a cactus the first day. Luckily it was just her hand and not her whole body. She cried for a second and then wanted down to keep playing. Then the morning we were leaving Addy woke up with a yucky eye which turned out to be viral pink eye(yes, I learned there are 3 different kinds of pink eye) This meant there was nothing we could do for her, but keep it clean. They loved camping and waking up with Keem, Bee, Dan and baby Manny. When we got home Addy was devastated to learn that we weren't sleeping "aside." Then she was sad that Keem wasn't there. How dumb to be stuck at home with mom and dad, right:)

We are almost finished with the yard, which is good because our gift certificates for the lawn run out next week. We are so grateful for ALL the help we have had. Especially my parents! Without my dads knowledge of everything, we would have been lost. We can't wait to have it done and actually see green instead of just dirt!

I am excited to announce that we got our boutique in the Provo Quilted Bear and when a booth opens up at the Ogden, they have accepted our application as well. Now we just have to wait to hear about the Midvale location. We are also going down to St. George in October for the What Women Want expo.(yay, road trip) We get to bring the hubbies too! I have loved doing this with my mom, sister and sister in law. I love spending time with them and we just get together to "work" and just laugh! Thanks girls!!!

Oregon Pics

Daddy and the girls Nems

Addy

Sam, Justin, Mike and Matt

Mom and her girls

Oregon Trip

Asher

Matt and Justin(I wish this would have turned out better)

Matt, Justin, Mike, Billie, Sam and Eric

All the grandkids with Grandma and Grandpa

Justin coloring with Addy

So we made it to Oregon and only packed half the house. I swear traveling with kids is INSANE!!! We had 3 suitcases, 2 pack n plays, 2 car seats, and the craziest of all, 2 almost 2 year olds. Mike and Kelsey set the whole family up in a beach house in Lincoln City. It had an AMAZING view of the beach AND was big enough to fit the whole family! Thanks Mike and Kels! It was so fun seeing Sam again and having him meet the girls. We got to take the girls to the beach for their first beach trip and also went to Tillamook and the air museum! And one of the best parts was that we got to get out of the heat here, which Matt and I hate! It was in the low 70's the whole time and felt awesome! We didn't want to come home, but had to!(dang-it)

Now it's off to our boutique's first festival tomorrow!