It's Never a Dull Moment.

Girls weekend comes once a year. Every October. And it has become one of my favorite traditions!

I get so excited to spend time with the girls. Shopping. Giggling. Laughing. Eating. Movies. Tuacahn. Orange Peel. and SO much more.

This year we went to Tuacahn's production of the Little Mermaid, and Grease!

Coincidentally, both were HUGE childhood memories.

Kayla, my big sis, and I used to share a room (and a bed) growing up. Almost every night she would sing The Little Mermaid to me...something I'll never ever forget.

And Grease. Well that was just a family fave. I can't even count how many times we watched that movie. Classic.

1st Day

On the way down we stopped in Cedar to eat @ The Pizza Factory. Mmmm

We went shopping first thing. Even before checking in to our hotel...of course.

Kayla and I trying desperately to find my dad in this store...ha ha.
And the annual "Favorite Things" exchange.
Look how excited they are;)

Ooh me too!

Kayla opened her Birthday surprise...(Her B-Day was the following Monday so we celebrated)

Hee hee.

Now. I'm gonna attempt to explain this. But, it may sound extremely odd. Just a fair warning.

So...Once upon a time I started calling Kayla "Bushwacker"...I dunno why...I just give everyone nicknames and usually they are different every time. But, this one stuck. Unfortunately for her. Then, I shortened it to "Bush". Yes, "Bush". Sounds a little vulgar this day and age, but it has been the source of many great laughs. Anyway, Mom decided to make some T-shirts, after all she is the big 3-0, that said something about "Bush" on them. When she asked what I wanted mine to say..I said "Celebrate the Bush." Mom's said "Happy Birthday to our Bush-Wacker" and Kayla's said "Kiss me, I'm Dirty 30!" As you can see below, there is a pic of Kayla with a bush...ha ha. Priceless.

Arriving @ Tuacahn for "The Little Mermaid."

Yes, I have braces.

2nd Day

How appropriate is this considering we went to see Little Mermaid?! Seriously! I have my very own "dinglehopper!"

Sportin' the T's at our favorite spot- ORANGE PEEL!;)
No pics of Grease or of our trip to the movie Footloose, but we did manage to end the night with a 3 hour stay in the ER! Poor Kayla had bruises that kept forming up her arms that were swollen, and hard. We were worried so we thought we would be safe and take her in. Good news: all emergent tests came back negative!Last Day

Oh, and just because we had a few inches here and there to spare in the Enclave, we thought we would fill up and do some more shopping.

We may need an intervention...

We love movies. So we stopped on the way home to see "The Help." Highly recommend, but it's a tear jerker! Even for me.

Kayla gets 1 piece...

I get a handful.

And Ma get's the bucket...;)

Aww...what a perfect trip. There are many things in life I could live without...but these 2 I could not. I may be vulgar and inappropriate at times (pics not blog worthy!), but I love that I can comfortably be ME when I'm with them. XO

Family.Love.Happiness

I love every moment spent with these two.

They are what makes life so great...

09.01.11

Jaiya @ 9 Months.

Thanks to Picture This! Photography by Krista Schuaggard.

Jaiya- 10 Months

Our little one is now 10 months and busier than ever.

Jaiya's Fun Facts:

-She LOVES Dora & Boots. She has a cute nightgown with Dora on it so when ever you ask her where Dora is she pats her belly...she will also say "Do-wa" and "oots."

- She is on whole milk, and loves to eat whatever we are eating.

- She is still in size 3 diapers.

-She crawls all over the place and is pulling herself up.

- She is getting her 5th tooth.

- She says, "Mamma" (I put that first to make me feel better cause she only says it when she's sad), "Dada", "Pappa", "Bye Bye", "Hi", "Hi Dad", and "DO-Wa" & "oots."

-If I tell her no she says " ya ya!"

-She has a favorite drawer in the kitchen...the one that USED to be full of scissors, tape, and pens & pencils. Now it is minus the scissors, and she doesn't get to stay there long enough to do any damage.

- She STILL loves her bath time.

- She loves T.V, but it doesn't keep her occupied near as long as it used to. She is just too busy now.

- She loves to dump Kezi's water bowl all over the kitchen.
- She loves to give kisses.

-Lately she has been a Mamma and Daddy's girl.

- She chews on the side of her crib before we come and get her in the mornings.

- She isn't as easy to put to bed. She wants Mom or Dad in there til she falls asleep. Hopefully this doesn't last too long. She is like a little psychic and once we step away from the crib she belts out this HUGE scream and starts crying...It's so sad, but cute enough I'll do whatever she wants...;)

-She is the BEST cuddler...I love it.

-She jabbers while she is playing...it's the cutest thing ever.

Jaiya helping Daddy with dishes.Aunt Sharon, Dustin's mom's sister, came from New Mexico to visit this past week. Grandma Mae has been sick and in ICU at Utah Valley so she came to spend time with the fam, and visit Grandma. It's been a hard week on everyone, but it was so nice to see Sharon.
At our "Taco Party" as Shandee called it. Sisters;)
The kids playing;)
The girls

{xoxo}

Queen for a Day

Yesterday, we were able to go out for some yummy chinese food, and spend the afternoon with our Swiss grandparents Lily & Rolf.

{Lilly and Rolf have been a HUGE part of my life since I was 12-ish, maybe even earlier...They are from Switzerland and moved to the states about 20-25 years ago( not exactly sure on that). Lilly used to swim laps early in the morning at the Salina swimming pool where my mom was a life-gaurd, and we became very close with her and her Rolf. We have had several BBQ's at their house, great conversations, and some fun trips together! I absolutely adore these two people. They are the most generous, loving, and kind people you will ever meet. Everytime I, (or anyone else) visit Lily and Rolf, I leave with a bag full of Swiss chocolates, and any other treasure they happened to find one of us...it's so sweet of them to ALWAYS think of us. We refer to them as grandma Lily and grandpa Rolf, and they claim us as family as well! I have many memories with them, and I am so happy that Jaiya and Dustin are able to spend time with them too! I am so greatful to have such great examples in my life!}

Rolf and I

and Lilly

Mom with Rolf and Lilly

After lunch, Dustin and I were going to go find Jaiya some earrings because the ones she had at the time were kinda turning a yellow-ish foggy color due to their "cheap-ness!" I literally spent like $5 on a pack of 4 pairs...so they weren't the best quality. Lilly asked if she could get Jaiya some that could be from her....I wasn't too keen on the idea considering they already do SO much for us, but she is IMPOSSIBLE to persuade or convince otherwise! So we went to Wal Mart, an idea her and Rolf weren't fond of from the start, and we even looked in the cases at the nicer jewelry...her and Rolf decided they were all too cheap and not good for her delicate little ears, so we headed down the street to the Diamond Store...ahhh! I walked in and asked for the sterling silver jewelry and they REFUSED to look at it...at least 24 kt. gold is the only thing we should buy...EVER! Nothing cheap because "it's not so good..." I had to leave the room...Rolf was forcing me to look at diamond earrings and I was NOT letting that happen! And by force I mean holding my back down to the jewelry case so I would HAVE to look. I have NEVER spent that much money in 1 place, EVER! That's not ideal for a 9 month old baby...at least I don't think so! Everytime I looked at a pair I had to ask how much they were and the knot in my stomach just kept getting bigger and bigger. I tried so hard to nicely get mad at them and say this was NOT happening, but all that came of it was them telling the clerk not to tell me the price because it didn't matter...Ummm, in what world does price not matter? Not mine!!! Needless to say, after about an hour of deciding, they settled on a beautiful set of 1/4 kt. diamond earrings...

Arent they gorgeous?!



Jaiya & her pretty diamonds, while playing at Grandma and Grandpa Grossenbacher's! Too bad she had to cut her eye open this morning...:( Poor thing! Her first REAL boo boo!

I still cannot believe it...the only diamonds I ever have owned are now on my left ring finger...which I didn't recieve til I was 20 years old...

Jaiya is definitely loved by many...;)

Cousin to Cousin We'll Always be, Special Friends from the Same Family Tree

Lily & Jaiya
11 months/ 9 months

Hmmmm....which one's Jaiya...??? ha ha. Look at the difference in their thighs! Look like Jaiya has Lily by a few pounds eh?!

Cuddling with Uncle Cole

Grandma & Lily

Bry showing us her modelling skills...

Love my Bry Bry

Thanks for the visit guys~ We love you!

Johnson Family Outing

A couple weekends ago, we went to Gunnison Resevoir with Dustin's parents, his sister and her two boys. We were so excited to test out our new tube, and I can tell you, it didn't disappoint...it was so fun! We got a almost a full day of fun in before the dark clouds (refer to pics) started rolling in...

Mike & Candi So glad that Chas is okay, and doesn't have any broken bones or missing limbs after riding with Dustin...Props to you Chas! I wouldn't have rode with him...
This is a perfect tube for a BIG, FAT scaredy cat like myself...it's impossible to tip over!
Brant Chase

Father/Son bonding moment, I couldn't resist...

WOW! It went from beautiful sunshine to....this!

Happy Birthday Trexton!

Trexton turned 1!!!

The kids put all the balls in with Jaiya...I don't think she knew what to think! ha ha

It was so fun taking Jaiya to her first Birthday party! She had a blast. She spent most of the 2 hours she was there in the pool, she LOVES the water!

Thanks for the invite Trexton! We love you!