An update

I know it has been forever since I have written anything, life has just been busy I guess.  Early September Jason's brother came and lived with us for two weeks.  He was starting a new job here in Utah and needed a place to stay till he could get moved into his own place.  The first week I got to take care of his daughter, my niece, Lyhia.  She didn't know me very well, so it was kind of a long week, but good.  The kids all loved being together.  If it wasn't quite so crazy maybe I would have gotten some cute pictures of them playing together. The next week Lyhia was able to spend time with Mommy and that weekend Jason went up to Idaho Falls to help them pack up and move.  Between that and school he has been really busy.  I have been trying to keep my house up and get ready for birthdays.  Jason turned 31 on the first and had two test to take that weekend. So I went to Idaho Falls to see my cousin with the kids so that Jason could study.  Since I was going to be gone ON his birthday the weekend before I took him to Texas Roadhouse and a movie.  We had a great time and then on Sat. we were able to go to the BYU game.  It was fun, even though we lost again. Just isn't going to be our year. 

Anyway, that is only some of what has been going on.  I have taken pictures though, so here are some pictures of the children.  We are still working with Kiera on potty training her, she just doesn't seem to want to.  Evey few days we spend time on the potty while drinking tons of juice.  But once we put the underwear on of diaper, she just goes in the diaper or underwear.  I ask her if she needs to go, she says no and then 10 min later she's wet.  She gets excited for the idea of it, loves her panties, but just can't or won't communicate when she needs to pee or go on her own.  Hopefully we make a break through soon.  Other than that she is doing great!  She keeps us all on our toes.  Rylan is also doing pretty good. He really has gotten into the climbing thing.  He will try to imitate sounds like Meow or Roar.  He even has 'words' that he says, though I'm not sure how many 'real' words he has in his vocab.  We continue to work with him.  Him and Kiera continue to have a power struggle.  I've already have seen some of the tendencies of Rylan believing he deserves everything he wants, I try really hard to make sure I'm punishing the right kid and the kid that the toy first is getting it.  I know I don't always get it right though.  Well, here are some pictures.  They both love the camera.  I was trying to get a picture of them together, but they have problems sometimes sharing the spotlight :-) 

 Here is one of the times I was trying to get both of them.

Here Rylan stole my Ipod and then cuddled up with his Daddy!

It was so cute!

I was trying to get a cute picture of Kiera, but she kept looking over at the TV instead.

Kiera was put into time out and was really upset. Rylan went over and hugged her to help comfort her. It was one of the cutest things I've seen.  I love it when they have those sweet sibling moments.

BYU Opening Game

So Jason and I were lucky enough to go the BYU opening game of the season. It was against Washington.  Here is the view from our seats.

It was a great game to be a part of.  It was close and exciting and in the end...We Won!!!  The best huh.  Jason and I had a great time and afterward we hooked up with Jason's old roommate and his wife, Trevor and Tracey and went to Cafe Rio.  It was great to see old friends again and enjoy supporting our team!

5 Wonderful Years!

On August 6 we celebrated our 5 year anniversary.  There are times that I can't believe its been five years, and others that I can't believe its only been 5 years.  I look at what we have been through..a short stay in Rexburg, a move to Jasper, a move to a house in Jasper, a child, another child, and then another move to Utah this time. That's only some of the big things.

Then there is my handsome husband.  He is still my best friend, my everything.  I'm so fortunate to have found somebody that is willing to put up with all my imperfections.  He lets me rant and rave and then he is there to help me calm down and see things differently.  He makes me laugh and brings out the playful side of me. He is hard working and provides.  He plays with the kids and makes them laugh. They love him so much, it is always an event when Daddy comes home.  Everyone is excited and races toward the door. The kids can't let him just play with one either, if they hear playing going on whichever one isn't around is quickly joining the fun.

To celebrate the 5 year mark, Jason took me away from kids and responsibility to Las Vegas.  We had a wonderful time. We left Sunday morning and was in Vegas by dinner time. We stayed at the Signature by MGM.  It was a nice hotel, and was technically off the strip but was connected to the MGM by moving walkways, all in side.  We even got the benefits of the MGM pool area:

The first night we walked the strip, we made it about to Caesars Palace and then turned around and found a Cold Stone in the Excalibur hotel.  The next day we lazed about, played some games in our hotel, checked out the pool, and tried our luck at gambling for a little while. I know, horrible, we just felt like it was part of the experience.  We determined how much we were willing to spend on that entertainment and kept to it.  Luck was not on our side, so we went through our gambling entertainment money for the most part on Monday. We did finally find a game that we could play that we figured out how to at least break even.  We even made back a small amount of money.  It was deal or no deal, it was a lot of fun to play.  Monday night we ran into some Timeshare people who talked us into sitting through their sales pitch in return we got a free show.  We went to Tournament of Kings - free dinner and a show.  Tuesday morning was the sales pitch, took longer than we had hoped, but we enjoyed the show that evening. 

Pictures weren't allowed during the performance, but we were France and our Knight did pretty well. He had one of the best sword fights.

After the show we walked the strip again and took in some of the shows that the strip has to offer.

The white towers behind the MGM is where we stayed

The Venetian, isn't it cool looking

The Volcano

The Sirens at TI...interesting show. A little corny, but had some cool special affects

Wednesday it was get up and get ready to go.  We enjoyed a lazy morning, got in the car and headed home.  We enjoyed  a Texas Roadhouse dinner, and then came home to our kids.  I had missed them so much, I was just happy to hold them again.  We took the kids swimming and then it was bed time.  We played games with Jason' parents who were nice enough to take the kids for us, and then it was all over and back to the grind.  It was a great few days and a wonderful experience for me and Jason just to enjoy one another again. I truly love him so much!