Snow Days

Summer Fun

2009-08-06T15:12:00.000-07:00

Dax has been doing really well sleeping at night, and taking good long naps during the day. It definately makes life a little easier when we aren't all so tired! I switched Dax to formula and he is much happier and definately starting to fill out! Everytime I put him down for a nap he is in the totally opposite position of how I left him. Even at night when we bundle him tight in the swaddler he gets out and flips all around. I think that's why his hair is falling out on the crib. He starts out on his back and wakes up in the corner with his face in the bumper on his tummy. Today I noticed a little rash on his cheeks from rubbing his face on the sheet. I can't believe how active he is and how much he has grown. When we put him on his tummy he moves his arms and legs and looks like he is swimming. I try to show him to put his but in the air and crawl but he doesn't quite get that yet!
We are loving our house and the ward here is THE best! Before I met Ryan I had never even heard of Mapleton. I sure do love it though ,and we have some of the best neighbors and friends here!

In the Morning when we come downstairs for breakfast Dax likes to hang out in his bumbo and watch me make breakfast. He likes to distract me from getting anything done!!

Lately Dax doesn't love to lay on the ground and play. He likes to be up and seeing what is going on. Sometimes when I set him on his bum he locks his knees and tries to stand while i'm holding him. He sticks his little bottom lip out, I don't know where he got this from. He has done it since day one! I think mom is a little camera happy and he gets sick of it. You can tell by the look on his face.

July 24th Ryan's family always goes to the spanish fork rodeo. We took Dax and he did really well. It was a little noisy but we almost made it through the whole thing. He can't wait to do the muttin bustin in a few years!

we went up to Logan last week for a little family reunion with my dads side of the family. It was so fun for everyone to meet Dax and for us to get to see them! We had a bbq with my moms family that night in Logan. My aunt Denise is a great cook. Ryan really knows what he is missing out on after eating there!
Dax was worn out from the day and passed out right on the arm of the chair while playing with aunt Camber.

Darrin is the best uncle!! He loves Dax so much!! We are so very proud of Darrin and the choices he is making in his life! After a trip to China, Paris and Germany this summer he is headed away to college! He was offered scholarships from a number of different Universities after graduation. He decided to accept Utah State Universities offer and go there majoring in Chemistry. He's pretty excited to go to the same school my dad graduated from. After the fall semester Darrin will be returning home for Christmas and then preparing for his mission in January!! Although I am just so excited for him and really proud, It is a little bittersweet to see him grow up and leave home. But I know he will Do amazing things with his talents! He is the best brother in the world. He really is so good with Dax when his sisters and mom give him a turn! ;) Darrin has a great heart. We love you bud!

We stayed at my grandma Layne's house and so did Tara's family. Little Hannah (angelica) wanted to hold cousin! It is so much fun to see our kids together. We never get a great picture of the two of them. It usually turns into an action shot. Hannah is quite the little mother to Dax and likes to "pet" him as well! Tara, I can't wait for you to have more kids for Hannah to pet and take care of! He took a bath at Denise's house and I didn't have any pj's for him. Kiley let him borrow a cheerleading t shirt to wear to bed though!

Let me fix your hair for the picture!!!

Hannah looks 2 going on 14 in this picture! Dax is pretty good to hang out with and happy to have the attention!

My friend jana brought her jumper over for Dax to try. He looked so cute in it! He didn't jump a ton, but he walked around and would tap his foot. I loved it.

Jana's little boy Dylan is 8 months old. Dax and Dylan are cute little buddies! Jana got them matching sun glasses and I think it is the cutest little thing I have ever seen! They both wore them really well and grinned and talked like they were the coolest kids on the block! Were so glad they live so close to us so we can have some friends nearby!

Dax was just chillin while I put some new sheets on his bed the other morning. I love to get him out of bed in the morning he is so happy and cuddley!

Worlds longest post!

2009-07-21T15:41:00.000-07:00

Dax is growing and changing so SO fast! I take millions of pictures and then it takes me forever to get them to my blog! So there is quite a bit here The pictures really date back to the weekend of the 23rd of may. Just to sum it up- the weekend of my birthday we went to st. george to do some swimming and boating.It was Dax's first time at all of this and he did so good! When we first put him in the pool he just kicked and kicked and kicked! He loved it, so we swam a few times that weekend. At the lake he was so cute and happy, he slept most of the time because the motion of the boat put him right to sleep. We also went down south for the 4th of july to swim and boat. It was lots of fun to see the fam and just have a good time. There are also just a few pics from our days at home!
Our little man has been so smiley and silly lately! He talks to me and has a pretty loud voice. He also has this happy squeel that he does and it is so funny! He is rolling front to back and back to front, but does front to back the best. When I try to get him to sit up by himself he locks his knees and goes to a standing position( i'm holding his hands). If I put him on his tummy he tries to do this funny little army crawl but hasn't quite figured out he needs his feet on the ground not just his knees. He really knows me and Ryan and follows our voices around the house. I love it when Ry comes home and starts talking because Dax looks for him the second he hears him. Dax is very active and kicks and moves his little arms constantly!

My most favorite thing that Dax does is when I sing him a little song to put him to bed at nap time as soon as I finish he puts the binkie on the side of his mouth and coos back to me like he is singing me a song, His little voice is so sweet! It melts my heart and I am so happy to be his mom!

I know I put so many pics of Dax just getting out of the tub or in the tub, but I just think he is so cute!

We spent the 4th with my family in STG. Had a little bbq, did some swimming then off to the fireworks. Ryan is pretty into little Dax, their pals! It was so funny when Ry had Dax on his shoulders and turned around and you could see Dax's little tummy and butt! Those two are quite the pair! Dax loves his dad and is always so happy with him!

We went to a park outside the sunbowl to watch the fireworks, This was the first year we all decided to be a little matchy matchy. None of the boys decided to partake in the madness, but poor Dax did not have a choice.

A little more swimmin on the 4th, this was the second time we took him in the pool and he was even more excited about it, Dax is so active he is constantly kicking and moving his arms and squirming, I love it! Its so much fun seeing him grow and learn new things!

Me and Tara were so excited to do cousin pictures this year! We tried getting Hannah to hold Dax, but he did't like the grass and they started to fall over backwards, it was the funniest thing.

Hannah was sporting this teeny bikini! It was so cute. She was giving Camber some directions here, we know who's boss!

I have the best sisters in the whole world! They have been coming up to my house as often as they can this summer to spend time with me and to help me with Dax. They are the best babysitters ever!We took Dax up to the farm to get some potatoes. When Camber took him by the horses he just sat there and stared!!ha ha

This picture might look like Im a bad mom ,but it is actually really funny. Whenever I put Dax on his boppy for tummy time he pushes so hard with his little feet that he goes right up and over the top, he is then stuck with his feet in the air and he looks like a fish out of water. I had to get a pic of it so I put him on the boppy with Camber in front of him and sure enough as soon as I put him down he did it!

Check out those Bicepts!! ha ha

Me and Dax went to watch Ry play softball this year. It was a little cold at the games so we had to be all bundled up. When I put him in his stroller he no longer likes to lay down, he has to be sitting straight up and seeing whats going on.

This was Dax's first time at the lake, he was such a happy camper and actually did pretty well wearing his life jacket! Hannah is getting pretty brave for a 2 year old and riding the tube and the waverunners!

Hannah is so cute, she always wants to get her little hands on (cuzin) That is what she always calls Dax!

First time in the pool with mom and dad!

This was taken with one of Dax's favorite aunts a few months ago at Darrins graduation.

Dax's blessing June 7th 2009

2009-07-13T14:23:00.000-07:00

I am such a slow blogger!! We blessed Dax on June 7th in our home ward in Mapleton Utah. Ryan gave him the most beautiful blessing. We planned on having a brunch across the street from our house at a little barn pavillion, but it rained and rained the night before and sunday morning. So we had to move it inside my house! I was so nervous to have 50+ people in my new house but it worked out just perfect! We are so blessed to have Dax in our lives and so many wonderful people.

Grandpa and Grandma Simmons

Great Grandpa and Grandma Simmons

Great Grandpa and grandma Layne( G-pa layne says he has always been a great grandpa! haha)

Grandpa and Grandma Snow

Happy Birthday to Me! We celebrated my 23rd birthday in St. George with my family, my mom made an awesome ice cream cake! Ryan made me wait all day long for my gift and it was so worth the wait!! A trip to Maui in september!!

Dax's 6 week pictures!!

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We had these done about 6 weeks ago!

SMILES!! And mothers day

2009-05-12T09:59:00.000-07:00

Bright and early in the morning, he is such a morning person, and he didn't get it from me at all! He is doing really well at night sleeping about 5 or 6 hours straight!

Our first mothers day, after church he as glad to be home. Dax was playing with me and giving me the best smiles! Its hard to catch them on camera sometimes.

Our little ski bunny! Dax loves when dad hold him like this.

We went to visit Darrin at State choir we had fun visiting him and they did a great job!

lots and lots of Dax!

2009-04-30T09:03:00.001-07:00

Dax loves his bath! It't so fun to watch him he just looks all around and stretches out. Ryan gets a little cup of water and pours it on his tummy to keep him warm.

I love when he is all fresh out of the tub, he just kicks and looks around.

Ryan is the best dad, and husband! He loves taking care of Dax and spending lots and lots of time with him. I am so lucky Ry has been so good to me and very helpful! Not only is he running his own business and in the middle of remodeling his office, he still finds time to take me and Dax to lunch, help me do laundry and dishes and even takes a turn feeding Dax at night, or getting up with him when he is wide eyed at 6:00 am so I can get some sleep! I feel so lucky and never knew I could love two boys so much!

We went up spanish fork canyon for an easter picnic with RYans family! Dax loves hanging out with his dad and really did good outside for the first time.

At my moms house we bathed Dax in the sink! I just love him all naked he looks so cute, then all bundled tight is my favorite! He loves his boppy on his tummy but just for a few minutes. Right as Dax was born they stuck this big green binkie in his mouth and they have been inseperable ever since. Only sometimes he just chews on it, then gets mad when it falls out of his mouth. We have named the dang thing big green!

Dax's first walk! He absolutely loved it! he stayed wide awake and just looked around the whole time! Were so lucky to have this little guy in our lives!

And of course I had to include a picture of little angelica!! Hannah is growing up so fast! We had a picnic on sunday at my parents and the first thing she said when she came down the stairs and saw Dax was baby, I Hold. She is so gentle and sweet with him, she is the best big cousin!

While we were in St. George Tosha brought her little one Taleah over to meet her new friend Dax. It was so cute DAx just kept turning to her to face her. I love little baby feet so I tried getting a picture of them but it didn't turn out real well because they were both really squirmy!

After a long walk around the neighborhood! Dax loves walks and he usually stays wide awake but this one put him right to sleep!

My mom came up for the day on thursday to visit us. We went to the mall and ate at pf changs, its always so fun to have her visit!

Dax started getting pretty hungry so I fed him in the car, this is his pooping face afterwards. It makes me laugh so hard every time he does it so this time I had to get a pic.

A few weeks ago Dax was laying on my bed at night after his bath and I had the fan on he just started and stared then started moving his little mouth and reaching up for it, It was so cute!

When Im in the kitchen sometimes Dax doesn't like his little vibrating chair so I lay him on the kitchen table and he keeps me company while I clean or do dishes.

And of course he's always got his buddy big green!

Our little love!!

2009-04-02T17:08:00.000-07:00

Our little Dax was born on March 24th at 12:31 am. He was 5 lbs. 13 oz. 19 inches long! Labor was pretty typical contractions, epidural, pushing, baby. But Our baby boy was quite the little miracle! I went in for an appt. on monday afternoon and my doctor decided since he was inducing another girl that night that he would like to induce me too. So off we went to the hospital. When it came time to actually deliver Dax's heart rate kept getting slower and slower. When the doctor finally saw his little neck the cord had been wrapped around it FIVE times! Dr. Porter quickly got him out and cut the cord. The NICU came in and took little Dax and took great care of him. We were so very lucky the doctor was already at the hospital and able to deliver our little guy right away. When he was delivered our doctor told us we were very lucky and that someone was watching over us tonight! And that is how we feel, very very blessed! To have such a sweet little spirit in our lives. It has only been a week but we feel like Dax has been with us forever. We are blessed with the best family and friends as well! I can't believe how much love we feel for our little guy, it's the best feeling in the world to have him here. I never knew I could love 2 guys so much!

Lots and lots of pictures!
This is me a little nervous about heading to the hospital.

Little Dax had to have all sorts of IV's and monitors on him in the nicu. I couldn't go but Ry did to keep him company.

This is when I got little Dax for the first time at about 4 am and he was all ready for a diaper change!

Ryan stayed up with Dax just holding him and loving him. Taking care of him the whole first night.

Our first family pic!

yay! finally time to go home!

Dax had really high biliruben levels so he had to spend the whole second day at the hospital under the lamps. I only got to see him every 4 hours to feed him. We also had to get a set of lights for our house to do the same thing, keep him under all the time except to eat. We were worried about Dax getting cold so we put the lights on the coffee table in front of the fireplace to keep him warm. Ryan and I camped out on the floor all day and night taking turns to stay with him and make sure he was ok. Luckily we only had to keep him under for one more day and night, then we got to get rid of the lights!

We got this little bouncer for him that you can hook an ipod up to and there are little speakers inside of it. Dax absolutely loves it! A few of his favorites are the killers and jack johnson!!! ha ha

And of course! Who other than Dax's cousin Angelica ,I mean Hannah!! Tara and I always joke that Hannah and Dax are like Angelica and Tommy from the Rugrats. Hannah was so excited to see her new cousin. She ran in the house and said Baby! OH he cute! I hold? She loved him and was so sweet and gentle with him.

Dax's Nana (my mom) came to stay and help out! She is the BEST! She cooked meals and treats, not only while she was here but made lots of extras we could freeze and cook so Me and Ry didn't starve. She cleaned and did laundry and took care of Dax, ran errands for us so me and Ry could rest. We are so lucky to have you nana!! Thanks for being the best, we love you to pieces and miss you so so much! I cried when she left because it was so nice and comforting to have her here! Come back soon!

When the weekend came the rest of my family came and stayed at our house. We feel really lucky to have so much love and support. This is Nana and Papa with the grandkids! Love you guys so much!

Here are all the "juicy girls" and Dax. I had to get a pic of them all in the matching juicy outfits! But don't count on Dax ever sporting one of those!

Ry went back to work on monday and came home in the afternoon to visit us! We sure love having dad around and miss him while he's gone. Im pretty sure he misses us too!

The other night while we were getting ready for bed Dax was totally wide eyed so I put him up on our bed and he just lounged like he was king! We love him so much and just think he is the cutest thing in the whole world! He pretty much runs the show at our house now and we wouldn't have it any other way!

Some things I learned so YOU don't have to!

2009-03-10T19:25:00.000-07:00

Ryan and I were lucky enough to move into a new house! Perfect timing, 8 months prego and moving! That is the first thing I would not do, I would make the decision much sooner and not have to rely on so many other people to get you moved! But our family and friends were so good to help and not let me work! The next bit of advise I have is to measure all items you wish to purchase to go into the house! We have more space than ever and needed some new couches in the basement. We have had our eyes on a sectional for about 6 months now and decided on night just to get it! We got it home the next day and tried getting it down the stairs (that aren't straight down.) THey have a few steps then a curve. The couches didn't fit. We just didn't believe it and had more friends over to help get them down. We first took the light sconces off the walls, then the rails to make more room . It didn't work so after hours of trying the couches ended up on top of each other upstairs. We kept debating whether or not we should just take them back, of course we couldn't do that. We agreed on them, how could we return them and take 6 more months to find another set we agreed on?? So Ryan and his brother decided they had scratched the walls enough and taken almost everything out they could except for... a WALL? yep, our brand new wall got about 6 inches cut out of it just to make the couches fit, and luckily they did! The man that build the house is so nice and said he would come over and re-do the edge that got demoed! My friends keep telling me to put pics of the house up and I will once it is all cute and decorated, so if you have any good decorating tips please, please send them my way!

The wall actually stuck out about 6 inches past this so we took quite a bit out. I should not say we, I was on the phone with Tara because I couldn't believe what was going on inside my house!

The wall all in a pile!

The stairway after a little touch up before new paint!

FInally after hours and hours they fit!! yay, now all I need is some tips on decorating!

Baby Showers!!!

2009-03-05T10:33:00.000-08:00

My sister in laws in provo had an awesome shower for me! I didn't get a good picture of them though :(. They really put a lot of work into everything to make it so great for me! I love you guys so much. My mom and sisters were able to come up for it and I was so glad to have them here, we had so much fun! We had awesome food and fun games too. We received lots of nice gifts as well. Ryan and I are so blessed with so much! we have the best families and so much love and support!

Hannah and Amy's little boy Dylan. I didn't get to my camera in time but this was so funny! Hannah was first of all trying to ride Dylan while he was crawling around on the ground, when she couldn't do that she got the big bottle full of jelly beans and tried feeding it to him like it was his bottle! She is so full of imagination!

This picture is supposed to go after the next one.
After dinner we went back home to have some Ice cream cake! Hannah was very helpful to papa blowing out his candles. He had to do it a few times just to amuse her! We love you so much dad, and are so glad your ours!!!

While we were in St. George for my shower we got to go to dinner with my family for My dad's birthday! My dad is quite the regular at Samurai 21 and we all love it so we went there, then went home to eat some ice cream cake!

My best friend MEgan had a shower for me in St. George, It was lots of fun my girlfriends from high school were there, it was so much fun seeing everyone! I am not a great photographer, they were playing a game where they cut pictures out of different magazines and putting together what our baby would look like!! I love you MEg, thanks so much!!!

35 weeks!! Im a little behind as always, but were now 37 weeks!

Down on the farm

2009-03-04T16:55:00.000-08:00

The first weekend in February my family came up to visit ( I know I am very slow at posting). We had so much fun! I just love my sisters to death! We always have so much fun together. When they came this time we had to take Hannah to the farm because she LOVES animals. Were not really sure where she gets it from because the closest thing Tara has ever had to a pet is a chinese fighting fish that ate my little guppies! She will try to ride any animal and if thats not possible then try to hold any animal and finally if thats not she just plays with them. She loves strawberry shortcake so we took her to the farm to see the honey pie ponies as she calls them. At first we just let her touch them and pet them but it wasn't very long before she was needing a ride and trying to climb on herself! Im so glad they came to stay with me! I just love em so much!

After she had had a ride with everyone Hannah started saying "mom off" it was pretty cute. Ryan led the horse around while Hannah rode by herself. She simply could not get enough of the horse. It was like torture trying to get her off! When Ryan put the horse away and it was time to leave Hannah cried and kept saying "I ride, horse, I ride!" She is going to be the best big cousin for our little boy and show him the ropes! My family always jokes that its going to be like the show rugrats. Hannah will be angelica and our little boy will be Tommy!

Hannah loves animals! She thought this little hen was pretty neat and the first thing she wanted to do was hold it. She went right up to it and tried picking her up. The hen didn't like it and so hannah just got as close as she could. But kept saying " I hold".

Hannah and Tara on black, or honey pie, or horse/pony. Those are the many names Hannah had for the mule. She originally called him honey pie, but after riding him for a while she kept saying the different names, but mostly black!

2009-01-26T17:20:00.000-08:00

This past weekend we went down to St. George. A few of Ryan's friends were down from Springville and they got together for a little round of golf, My friends from high school got together for dinner. Afterwards me meg and tosh went to frost top for a little dessert. It was so fun to see everyone, but it's crazy to see how many different ways our lives are going! So I put some pics up of the present and a few of the past!

Meg and I at frost top in St. George after a little get together with the rest of our friends!

Megan and I just moving in to our new apt. in Orem in 2004!! I just love you meg! Im so glad were friends, your the best friend a girl could ever ask for! Im so excited your going to be an aunt soon!!! ( I couldn't find a better picture, Ry hates when we do crossed eye pics!! ha ha)

Me and Tosh headed out to the lake almost 6 years ago! its crazy how time flies!!!

Me and Tosh outside frost top. It's so funny to be pregnant together! I remember cheering together and doing so many other things growing up! its so fun and crazy to see her prego too! She is having a little girl in february. And out little boy follows in march!

Christmas and new years and then some...

2009-01-13T14:59:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and a great new year!
My camera was dead on Christmas and I didn't have the charger in St. George with me so we don't really have any pics besides the ones other people took! So next time we go down I'll put some pics up. Christmas Eve my family has some really fun traditions. My mom always makes a really good dinner and tons and tons of treats (so its not easy being pregnant and surrounded by yummy foods). We always have an auction where my mom gets a bunch of different gifts and then we get 200 pennies to bid on the items. They are wrapped so we don't know what were bidding on. You can get anything from cotton candy to gift cards or cash! It's my favorite tradition. We have a set of chimes we play christmas songs with, and open Christmas pj's as well. My mom tells us to go to bed because santa is here and wants to put our gifts out! Christmas morning we eat my moms home made cinnamon rolls and egg strada and open gifts! My parents are the best they always do so much for our family and want us to have the best Christmas ever, and we always do!

New Years Eve! Every year since Me and Ry have been dating we go to temple square to see the lights, its one of my favorite things to do in the Holiday Season!

Ryan and Hannah are pretty good little friends. She got him to take her for a walk down the street to see the blow up frosties. She built a little snowman outside her house when it snowed a few weeks back and watched frosty the snowman so she loves frosties now!

Heres a look out our window just a few days before Christmas! thank heaven we went down south to get out of the cold!!!

The Belly shot! This is me and baby at 25 weeks! You can tell how good I am at keeping my blog up because I am now almost 30 weeks. Maybe by the time I have the baby there will be an updated picture of the belly!

At the beginning of december we went to St. George and I was able to see McKell and Cambers dance performance! They are seriously the best dancers, I Love to see them even though I don"t get too many chances! I love you two, your the best!

Camber in the nutcracker. Im not really great at action shots!

McKell is the second one from the left.

Our baby boy!

2008-12-09T14:54:00.001-08:00

How cute is he?? We are so excited to be pregnant but we really can't wait to see our little one! Everyone says he already looks so much like Ry and I love that. I used to always tell him I wanted a little boy that looks just like him. These pics are from the doctors office about 6 weeks ago. I wish we got to see him every time we went in!

I think this is the neatest picture. The whole time we were having the ultrasound he was moving and rolling around like CRAZY! Seriously one second he would be on one side then the other, then right way up and upside down. We were able to take home about 10 pics. This one he is facing down and she was able to get a really good shot of his spine. It's so crazy to see how it all works and fits together perfectly. I know being pregnant and growing a little one is more than just science. It really is amazing to me. I think we are so lucky today to get to have ultrasounds and see these little babes!

This picture isn't really good, it't just a picture of the ultrasound but if you can't tell it's his little foot!

Hunting Season is upon us!

2008-12-09T14:28:00.000-08:00

Before hunting season began Ry got a new gun. We had to go out for a little target practice. You can tell I took the picture from in the car where it was nice and warm! This is a little place near spanish fork where ry likes to go practice shooting!

Ryan and his dad and brother went deer hunting this past month. If you look to close at the pic you will get sick! He did get one so anyone on our chtistmas list this year should expect deer jerkey! Ry is known for his sleep walking and talking and while he was sleeping by his dad and brother he was up walking around at about 2:30 in the morning looking for the "elk tag" telling them to hurry and shoot it! But he was not elk hunting he was deer hunting, I guess he did things like this a few times! He had so much fun with them! Im really glad he got to go, we planned our wedding around the deer hunt and because of the Hurricane that kept us in cancun for 2 1/2 weeks he missed it! We haven't lived in Utah for the past 3 years so he couldn't go until this year he was pretty excited!

China

2008-12-04T15:42:00.000-08:00

Coneecheewaw! So obviously Im not great at spelling in chinese but this means hello in Chinese! My parents went on a 2 week vacation to China, not only once since I have posted but twice! They went the first time to the great wall, the olympic sights, and so many many other places! While there they discovered they loved the shopping so they went back a month later with long lists from all us kids, and a few family and friends as well! I hope I can go back with them soon, but I don't plan on taking a newborn on vacation and especially not 12 hours on a plane! But if you see them you'll have to ask them about their trip it was a really awesome experience!

I think I remember being told that this picture was not to be posted on any blogs but Im not really sure! ha ha, I think they look so cute! My few pictures can hardly describe the trip, but I thought these were a few good ones!

They went to the great wall of China, which I would love to see!

Here is my mom getting many pictures taken of her!

2008-09-09T22:08:00.000-07:00

Ryan Tara and Hannah came to visit yay! I always love having them here,Hannah is the silliest little girl. Tara and I were doing something in the other room and I went in my bedroom to see what Hannah Lou was doing and she was "lounging" in my bed it was so cute how she just made herself right at home.

We went to Hogle zoo while they were here,we also took our little nephew Christian with us, after we had seen all the animals and had some good treats, the kids loved cooling off at the waterball,they didn't want to leave. I loved how cute they played together!

Won't he be the cutest dad ever? Christian loves hanging out with Ry! They are good friends and we always love having him with us!

Hannah and Christian needed a little break to enjoy some cheetos and snow cones!

Catching up!

2008-08-09T13:20:00.000-07:00

Softball, We have had lots of fun living back in utah. Ry has especially loved having the time to hang out with his friends and be active. He has such a great group of friends, we are really lucky. I loved going to the games to watch but also to socialize!

Brennan, Andrew and Ryan

The team after their last game!

It has been so long since I posted! We went rafting down the provo river with Mike and Diana this week! I loved doing it. It took about 2 hours to get down but so much fun! We love hanging out with them, they are always up for a good time!

Me and my friend Syanna went to San Diego last weekend for a little getaway. As nice as it was to be on vacation I missed Ry so stinkin much! I could not wait to get home and kiss him! Im so lucky!!!

We went to the horse races, I am not a huge gambler because I don't like losing money so I only betted a few races then just enjoyed looking at the horses!

Me, Sy and Jen at the beach.

I took this pic and sent it to ry because I missed him so much!

Lagoon~ We met my parents and little sisters up at lagoon a few weekends ago, It was so much fun, Mckell and Camber are a lot braver than me and ry!

Dutch oven Dinners

Ryan made an awesome dutch oven dinner for us and we went up hobble creek canyon with Mike and Diana. We had lots of fun making smores and just enjoying each others company!

Ryan and Mike!

Diana and Marley

4th of July!

2008-07-13T15:24:00.000-07:00

We had a great 4th weekend with a bbq and swimming, and going to the lake together!

Hannah thinks we need to play a little game called sleep, so she curls up every time a towel is layed down like a little stink bug and wants to be covered up!

We have the best dad and grandpa, he loves taking us to the lake, even it its too windy to boat and we just build sand castles!!

Once outside the wake they were ready to roll!

Hannah knows her job as soon as they're down.

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We had a fun day at the pool! doesn't Ry look hot? I mean it was like 110 degrees! Grandma Simmons knows how to cool us off though by bringing out some cold lemonade! Thanks mom!

Ry and Hannah Lou were just watching some fireworks, she sure loves her uncle ry!

Lake Powell!! Our favorite trip of the year.

2008-07-03T16:17:00.000-07:00

Busy week!

2008-06-24T15:58:00.000-07:00

It's been a while, we have been really busy with family things and little trips here and there, I have not figured out yet how to do a slideshow so I just have really long posts with lots of pics!

Grandpa's farm in Lewiston. I used to come up here all the time growing up. We would help feed the calves,milk the cows, climb the haystacks, and be sure we got a ride in the back of the truck or four wheeler to halls store to get our little brown bags full of penny candies! My mom and A few of us went up there to visit g-pa. He is the cutest man you'll ever meet! He wanted to show me how the bailer worked so here we are in the tractor. We also rode around the field on the four wheeler and of course went to halls store! In the picture above Grandpa J loves to put us in the front of his tractor and give us a "ride" which means he lifts the bucket with us in it up and down and forward and backwards and he gets the biggest kick out of it. We have done this for as long as I Can remember!

My cousin Taylor had his missionary farewell in Salt Lake, and I thought it was really funny that my mom and I totally matched and didn't even plan it. I mean really, white skirt, hot pink shirts, how does that work out? I guess my madre must have pretty good taste! So I had to get a picture of it. I think my mom is pretty cute and I just love her to death!

We also went to the parade of homes with who else? Mike and Diana. It was so much fun to see lots of new and beautiful ideas! I am ready to get into my own house so I made sure to take lots and lots of pictures. The house behind us was our favorite house. We spent the whole day going from house to house until about 9:30 and Ry and Mike enjoyed it too and were such good sports! love ya babe!

This past weekend was my cousins wedding in Logan.( I know talk about lots and lots of family togetherness in one week!) It was at a really pretty church there and it I love how green everything is there. That is one thing that is definately so different from St. George is how lush and green it gets! It's my favorite time of year here because it's not too hot and not cold.

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Me and Ry had a really good night last night and I thought I would share. We went running and then to his softball game. Afterwards we went with Halee and Andrew to play a little tennis! It was really fun. The reason I am saying this is because Recently we have started doing more physical things outdoors together and it's awesome, I think it is one of the best things for a marriage to get out and be active! There is something about seeing each other reach goals, or excel in a new sport (which is tennis for me) that is really awesome. Ry was so patient with me while teaching me the rules of tennis and how to's. He plays softball with a bunch of his friends from high school and I really enjoy watching him, he's pretty good, even though he says he is not. So at his game I was thinking that is was cool how he still keeps in touch with all those guys and thought about my girls!! I love you all, we had the time of our lives! Im sorry meg my bff that your head is a little cut out but it's the best pic I had! That pic is from the night of Angies wedding before the reception. Im so greatful to have all of you in my life and hope all is well!! Missy and I went to lunch the other day and decided we should all do a girls trip to powell this summer. I think we are going to try for some time in the beginning of August so look on your calendars and keep in touch!

2008-05-31T21:37:00.001-07:00

This last weekend was my 22 birthday! I had the best day with Ry. He got me some awesome gifts and spent the whole day with me. That night we went to the Cheesecake factory with a couple of friends and the to boondocks to play around. We also went to a drive in movie this weekend. It was so much fun we got tons of blankets and pillows and watched it from the back of the truck. We saw made of honor and it wasn't really the greatest, but it was so much fun. I wish there was a drive in closer to here.

Sunday night my mom and little sisters came to drop mckell off at efy. Camber stayed with me for the rest of the week and we kept pretty busy. We went up to park city to the resort and rock climbed and rode the alpine slide. We also went to bridal veil falls and had a picnic and hiked around, it was so pretty up there I want to go back right now! I love all of my family so so much, I am just so lucky to have them!

My first tag!!

Tara Tagged me, so i had to call her and ask her what it meant!

20 years ago...

1-I had just barely turned 2.

2-It was a weekend night so i had probably just had a bath and my dad came in and told me a story, most likely goldilocks and the 3 bears!

3-there is a good chance my mom painted my fingernails

10 years ago...

1- I was 12 and got a new bedroom set for my birthday i was loving!

2- playing night games with the neighbors hoping casey harmon would play

3- begging my older sister to let me sleep with her, or sleepwalking up to my parents room and waking them both up.

5 years ago....

1- I woke up next to missy's pool with her on a lounge chair and mike and amy on another! (funny missy that we just talked about this! lol)

2-Had to wake up too early for cheer practice, and not being able to see anything while there because I hated putting my contacts in that early.

3-I got in big big trouble with amy at cheer camp for getting in the same jacket as her and acting like we were siamese twins while singing X gonna give it to you ( i think xibit rapped that one??) good times, i think we both peed our pants laughing.

3 years ago..

1- Almost to the date I got engaged.

2-I was working at Island Tans in St. George; I think that was my favorite job ever.

3-I would have never imagined I was going to move 5 times in less than 3 years.

1 year ago...

1- I lived in California where I worked with the craziest bunch of people who I still love so so much!

2-Got a wedding band to go with my ring.

3-Thought I was going to be a mom!

So far this year...

1-I think I have drove to and from St. George 6 million times, I could do it with my eyes closed.

2-Ryan had a huge career change and got life, health, property and casualty licensed for insurance. He is now taking over his families insurance business.

3-Ryan has taken up golf And me tennis!

Yesterday I...

1- Went to a drive in movie in Mt. Pleasant Utah

2-Met my dear old friend missy g at Zupa's for lunch where we had the most amazing salad called nuts about berries and did some good catchin up.

3-Went running outside at about 2:00 pm which was a bad idea because it was really really hot!

Today I...

1- Hung out with ry all day, we went running, to lunch ( at Zupas whereI had the same salad as yesterday because I feel that I am addicted to it now), to the mall to get him new shoes.

2- This evening we went to our usual spot in Springville la Casita Mexican food.

3-Watched a crazy movie called clovertown that I do not recommend.

Tomorrow I...

1-Will sleep in because I don't have church until 1:00.

2-Hopefully go play tennis with my new racket I got for my birthday.

3-Make dutch oven potatoes and bbq chicken for dinner. I know it's not a traditional sunday dinner but sometimes it's nice to have a little variety.

In the next year I may..

1-Finish Nail school and be working at a salon and from home.

2-Have a baby or be pregnant.

3-No mays about it go on a great caribbean vacation.

I would love to tag Tosh, Missy and Brittney;)

Zion and St. George

2008-05-19T12:09:00.001-07:00

This is a really long post, but we had and awesome weekend! First we went to St. George to stay with my little sisters and brother while my parents were in South Carolina my dad was golfing in a tournament with the amateurs. (go dad!) We went to Zion on Saturday morning and that night hiked to angel's landing. It was Awesome, it is a pretty intense hike it's really high up there(the peak is 5785 feet to be exact!) We hiked and camped with Andre and Halee, Brandon and Sam. Ryan and I slept in the bed of his truck with a bed roll and 3 down comforters, we were pretty cozy, almost as if we were in our own bed. Almost! It is always fun to get away, but not so much to have to come home and do laundry!
Here we are on the shuttle to angels landing headed up the canyon!

Ryan and Andrew thought they needed to cross

the river by tree! So they did. Halee(Andrews wife)

and I thought they looked just like monkeys and

we could not quit laughing! it was hilarious. In

the lower picture I told them to wave because

while they were sitting there they looked like a

couple of little boys! It was so funny.

Here they are playing yahtzee while we waited

for our tinfoil dinners to cook!

The next morning they played again, and the first

roll andrew ryan and halee all rolled Yahtzee!

it was really funny and kinda crazy! ( in the backgound

you can see mine and Ryan's bed for the weekend!)

We went to the splash park on Saturday morning, it is the neatest place for kids to play , there are all sorts of waterfalls, and little streams,and places they can water flowers, and also a shoot up like the one at gateway. The classic car show was downtown so it was really busy and exciting!

Mckell Camber and Hannah waiting for the water to shoot up!

Hannah loves loves the splash park and playing in the water! she is so silly ,you can tell by the look on her face she is a pretty happy little camper.(notice McKell's smile?? she got her braces off yea!)

Ryan and Hannah, check out those tan line! thats how you know you have golfed too much! When we got to St. George on friday we went swimming with Hannah, it was lots of fun, when we put the water wings on her she was not really to sure about them! While ryan was laying out by the pool Hannah kept coming up to him and tickling him because she liked to get a reaction out of him then she would say raaaar! to get him to say it back and she would giggle! we have so much fun!

FORE!!

2008-05-14T09:53:00.001-07:00

Well, we are sure enjoying the nicer weather! I gave ry a set of new golf clubs for Christmas and he has definately been putting them to good use. So i decided yesterday to take him out to Hobble Creek and show him a thing or two about how it's done! not really he is actually really good and we had so much fun going together! It was really funny when we went into the clubhouse to pay, the guy working already knew Ryan so i guess no matter what he sayss he is quite the regular up there!Afterwards we went to brookside to get dinner! it was a really fun day. I am so lucky to have a great husband who loves me so much and who likes to hang out with me!

Ry, showing off his mad skills!

I was freeeeezing cold! Hobble Creek is up the canyon in Mapleton so it's a little colder then down in the valley!

2008-05-13T21:32:00.000-07:00

This past week I was able to spend time with my family in st. George, it was so much fun i love them so much. Here are a few pics of them!

my older sister and very best friend and her baby girl Hannah Louis!

This is my mom and dad on mothers day, Hannah louise is the only grandchild in our family so she is SPOILED! She wanted to sit on the table during dinner and eat ice out of grandmas cup so she got to!

Darrin and Hannah eating a snow cone

little sis's Camber and McKell

2008-05-13T20:59:00.001-07:00

Just us!

2008-05-08T20:59:00.000-07:00

Ryan and I had been living in California until December 2007 while he was in the restaurant business(Costa Vida) We finally decided it was time for a change and so we moved to his hometown springville utah. It was one of the best decisions we have ever made. We loved california and really miss our friends there, but its good to be closer to home. Ryan is working really hard at taking over his families insurnace business,and im heping him out! We are soooo looking forward to summer! We love the outdoors and nice weather!