The Daley Life

I just love these guys!

2012-02-14T23:01:00.006-07:00

Yep, this is what I live for......

This picture says it all.
She has him wrapped around her finger

He is getting big so fast,
but lucky for me I still get at least one of these a day!

Hottest man alive....and he is ALL mine ;)

My favorite sidekick!

HANDSOME BOYS!

Our Valentine's Day was kind of a crazy one. We had just gotten home from a 5 day trip to St George, which was BEAUTIFUL (70*) and MUCH needed! And seeing how Valentine's was on "Crazy Tuesday" (at our house Tues. are the busiest day of the week. Tyler has clogging in Genola 1.25 hours away and Brayden has Karate. We don't all get home until after 9 on this day...SAD) this year we got to celebrate it running around our crazy kids that we love around all day! Brayden and Trav got to have dinner and a little game time together and Tyler and I stopped at Chick~fil~a for our valentine's dinner . It was delish!

Hope you all had a great day!

My Karate kid!

2012-01-26T21:57:00.000-07:00

Doesn't he look tough ?

Tonight Brayden got his purple belt!

He did such a great job on his test! I am amazed at how far he has come. (It seems like he just started karate not too long ago.) I am glad he has found something he loves.

Way to go Brayd!!!

COMPLETE DENIAL!

2012-01-25T20:43:00.002-07:00

How did we go from this...

to this... and so fast?

Let me tell you what triggered this whole, I can't believe my kids are growing up so fast pity party this time;

So Brayden brought me a paper that said "Please make a 30 min appointment with your child’s counselor so we can register him/her for HIGH SCHOOL" WHAT!!!! How can my little guy be registering for High School already? (Just so you know I am in complete denial and I am taking the latest appointment possible) I know some of you are probably rolling your eyes about now wondering if I really do get this upset.... just talk to Trav he will assure you I really am this crazy! In fact I told him I just wouldn't go, I wasn't ready, so he said he would (and I quote) "one of us has to be responsible and go register him" I told him "I am totally responsible! Tt is the rational part I always have a hard time with. It gives me a knot in the pit of my stomach to think about how fast my kids are growing up. But I was brave and called to make our appointment. While I was rereading the note (so I wouldn’t sound like a totally idiot) I noticed one of the last sentences has a number to call for any extra counseling that may be needed… hmmm, I wonder if this is for all the moms who can’t believe their kids are going to be in High School…I am sure I can’t be the only one freaking out!

RIGHT?

Wish us all luck!

2012-01-19T18:24:00.000-07:00

I just love this girl!

She too is growing up so fast, but unlike her brother she hates it almost as much as I do. The other day we were talking about when she gets older and she said "Mom, I will live at home until I get married at 25 or 28 and then we will live no more than 5 mins away and I promise I will call you at least 10 times a day!"

OH HOW I WISH!!!!!!!!

Tyler age 10 (2012)

My little piano player
2012

2012-01-15T22:31:00.000-07:00

Brayden 14 years old

This kid is my FAVORITE little man EVER!

I can't believe how fast he is growing up. (It breaks my heart)

I keep telling him to SLOW DOWN and he just smiles, gives me a hug and laughs.

He is such a great kid and brother. The kids stayed home the other night while Trav and I snuck away on a little date and when we got home we went and tucked the kids in, I asked Brayd how it went. He said "good" (he is famous for his one word answers) but when I went to tuck Tyler in she went on and on about what a good big brother Brayd was and how he played with her and was so nice to her...Aww, just what a mom wants to hear! (And believe you me; Tyler doesn't just give out complements unless they are earned)

I am sure I have said more than I am allowed. So I better just leave you to marvel at how much he has grown this year.

P.S. he is now 5'8" and wears and 11.5 shoe

Happy New year!

2012-01-15T22:11:00.001-07:00

This post was originally written on 1-2-12
However, I tried for over a week to get the video's taken of all the activities that were mentioned below and couldn't get them to work...bummer!
So this will be a picture less video less post :(
I guess you are just going to have to use your imagination on this one.

I can't believe it is already 2012!!!

It has been one of those years when it seems the days go by slow, but the year just seems to fly!

We had a lovely Christmas. My new favorite thing about Christmas is the stockings. Now that "you know who" doesn't come anymore ( I really thought all the fun would be gone) we have started a new tradition where we draw names and do their stocking ( BTW it is a secret and you don't know who has you until Christmas morning). It is the BEST idea EVER!! One night for FHE before Christmas we go shopping (don't worry we all have our phones and reusable non see through bags) I can't believe the thought and time that goes into these stockings, and to watch the excitement of the one giving... priceless!

We should have done this years ago!!!!

Another highlight and probably my favorite thing this year was we were ALL home for the break! I LOVED every second of it ! And don't you worry we didn't waste a min of it.

It was full of shopping, going to the movies, Swimming, Ice skating, Putting up the base board in the salon, few little home repairs (just maintenance things that get over looked) organizing, game playing ( video and the board kind) Ringing in the New Year with friends, and some serious snuggle time!
So far the New Year is off to a great start!

WOW

2012-01-02T14:28:00.002-07:00

WAIT...this was written on 12/3/2011 why did it just now post???
I really need to update my blogger!

I can't believe it has been over a month since I last posted. Man where did November go?

Well, here are a few things that has kept us busy...

Tyler's book report that she did all by herself. Wish I was as talented as she is!
Can you guess the book???

We have a new love for racket ball and the Rec center.
best place to burn energy in the winter hands down!!

We also had a great Thanksgiving and TONS of fun shopping the day after (this year I took Tyler and Brylie) All I can say is these girls are DIE HARDS we started at 9 pm and got home the next day at around 1 pm. Then they played all day before crashing at around 9:30 pm (after taking a Tylenol for their headaches.)

Halloween 2011

2011-11-01T22:17:00.000-06:00

This was so stinkin funny!

There is this house in Heber that goes ALL out for Halloween. So of cousre we went to check it out. It was awesome and we even got a good laugh out of watching Trav get the crap scared out of him.

I will have to post pictures of the kids at their diffrent parties, Park City Main Street and I hope our pictures from the Haunted Train Ride turned out... I don't know though it was pretty dark!

We had a Great Halloween this year, I would say one of the BEST! (Brayden is hoping to hit a haunted house next year,Tyler will still have to wait a few years I think)

Hope all of yours was too!

Fall Break 2011

2011-10-31T23:08:00.000-06:00

We went to Bear World!

We feed Preston to the bears.

Looks at our sweet little bears

This one was waiting for Preston and Tyler to feed it

Last time we saw this big boy he was just a baby in the petting zoo!

Crazy deer (and goat)would even let me get the food out!

awww...so sweet

best friends

2011-10-09T18:03:00.000-06:00

This year Tyler had 2 ½ birthday parties, one with her friends from Heber and one with her friends from Santaquin/Payson (and a half of a party with us).

This was the Family Party. We went to Shakey's (a pizza place in AF).
She LOVED it and her favorite pizza was the S'mores :)

I just can’t believe My Little Miss is 10! I am also having a hard time believing she is in Middle School this year. On her Birthday I asked her what was her favorite part about being in the double digits? (Because you know that is the MOST important part about turning 10!) she said her favorite part was she is FINALLY not the only 9 year old in her WHOLE school!!!

She was hoping we would let her get a face book account now that she is 10, but after talking about it we (Tyler included) decided she should wait just a little longer for FB and text. I guess we (Trav and I) are just not ready to let her grow up that fast, besides she is just fine using mine from time to time. The other thing she REALLY wanted was a doll with REAL hair, you know the kind you can curl with a curling iron and it won’t melt. Anyone who knows Tyler knows she LOVES to play with hair she will drag her poor friends, brother, brother’s friends, neighbors, and anyone that will let her down to the salon or anywhere else just to do their hair. She is actually pretty darn good. So a doll with real hair was just what she needed.

This was her first Party with her Heber friends and like a stupid (or very sick)
mom that I was I didn't get a picture with all of them together. :(
She had fun and I guess that is all that matters.

She is one happy girl!
She spends HOURS doing her hair. You can curl it ,wash it (and it doesn't get all tangled)
and start all over again. Yep, it is the PERFECT doll!

2nd party that went all night long!

They made fruit/candy pizza

Did really cool nails

And of course each other's hair.
I didn't get pictures, but they also clogged,
Clogged, CLOGGED ALL night long!!

Brayden's 14th Birthday!

2011-10-02T23:23:00.000-06:00

I know I am a little late getting this posted, but here it is...

This is the Birthday boy at a track in SF.
I couldn't get them to look at me and smile, they were to busy racing

Brayden is quite the little man. He is doing AMAZING in Karate and school. Anyone who has an 8^th grader know it is not an easy task to get straight A’s, but when he brought his midterms home that is exactly what he had! And when I went to parent teacher night EVERY single one of his teachers told me what a GREAT, POLITE, SMART kid he was. I already knew this, but it is nice to hear it from others (especially ones that are around him all day)His Birthday was pretty low key, all he wanted was a rib dinner so we took him to Texas Roadhouse and he was one happy boy! Trav also surprised him with a custom (made by Trav and it only took him about 12 hours to make) Ken Block body for his Slash. He was so surprised and excited he almost cried! (don't tell him I told you that)

I am EXTREMELY THANKFUL to report that we are a month into him being 14 and he still thinks we are cool, he tells us all the time that he loves us, and still gives us hugs! (sometimes even around people his own age) What more could we ask for :)

Love you Brayd!!!!!

2011-09-01T21:15:00.001-06:00

Say good bye to his major over bite....

And all of his favorite chewy treats, corn on the cob, and popcorn at least for the next few years.

Brayden before his braces

getting the bottom ones put on

The top ones and bite plate on.
He is so excited he gets to wear this awful bite plate for the next 6 months, it's a
small price to pay for a beautiful smile!

Brayden after they are all on .... now let the fun begin

He was so cute. Right before they started he said "Mom, I am going to thank you for this now, because I will probably forget to in the next 2 years while I am in pain and can't eat all my favorite treats."

Well, he was right later that night he was in SO much pain and he sounds like he has a mouthful of marbles with that stinkin bite plate in. Poor boy :(

2011-08-28T21:57:00.000-06:00

Well Blogger has been giving me fits lately :(

This is the 3rd time I have tried to post something but when I hit "publish post " NOTHING...

So here is a condensed version of the 3 post that didn't work (also the pictures aren't in order and I have tried for the last hour to get them straight with no luck! So it is what it is.)

We have spent many hours at the dentist this Summer getting ready for Brayden's braces.
I will post a picture of him with them on soon... if he will let me :)

This is Brayden on his first day of 8th grade. You will all be happy and proud to know I DIDN'T cry or even take him to school. Yes, I know I am growing up :)
He did ask me to take him, but we were home having Tyler trauma so Trav just took Brayden while I stayed home with Tyler. This was the FIRST time since preschool and I was in the hospital having Tyler that I haven't taken Brayden to school on the first day.
But I am happy to report we both made it without tears

Here is a picture of his back pack.
He wanted me to take a picture so he could always remember the "stupid" back packs they made him use in Jr. High

This is the Little Miss on her first day of 5th grade
AKA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
The poor girl was TERRIFIED!( which didn't help her poor mom)

This was her very first time trying to open her locker (it was stressing Brayden out)
there is a picture at the bottom of the page of her on the first day of school and she got it on the 1st try...it is just too bad she can't reach the shelf.

This was their FAVORITE place this summer.
BEST SNOW CONES EVER!!!!!!!

Having some fun at 7 peaks. School up here started a few days after school in UT Co
So it was the PERFECT time to hit 7 peaks... Beautiful weather and not very busy.

Here they are again...
I didn't get very many pictures of us here because I didn't want to get my phone wet.
But this was one of their favorite places (besides the slides)

Here is Tyler putting her stuff away on the first day of school (which BTW we both shed a tear or two)
This was a whole new experience for her. Usually Tyler is pretty strong, but this ruffled her feathers a bit.
I personally feel that 9 is too young to be in middle school with all of those kids (over 700 just in 5th grade), lockers, different teacher, etc.
But if anyone can handle it she can (and all of the other 700 + terrified kids.
FYI we were not the only trying to hold it together that day)

This month, on the 15th to be exact, marks the 2 year mark that we have lived in Heber. This is supposed to be the year when we go from liking Heber to LOVING Heber and never wanting to leave. Hmmm.... we shall see :)

In other big news is we got a new van, just a few years newer than our other one and it is white this time. The kids love it because it has 2 TV's and heated leather seats for them. I love it because it has remote start for the winter and it is paid for.

This is the moment I know you have all been waiting for....

2011-08-11T14:12:00.000-06:00

The 2011 school clothes fashion show!

Brayden is in 8th grade and Tyler is in 5th

YES, we (or should I say Tyler) even got (threatened) Brayden to participate. This was the first year that Brayden cared enough about his school clothes to personally pick out and approve of every single item (he use to trust his mom, but now that he is 14 I guess I am not the trusty steed I once use to be)

And as always it takes weeks/hours/millions of places, trying on and retrying on to get Tyler's perfect little stash.

But I have enjoyed most of it and I am glad they still want me to tag along.

Sneek peek

2011-07-25T00:10:00.000-06:00

We all got together for family pictures.....

here are just a few to preview.

All the cousins on the Daley side

My cute kids that are getting too big too fast!

2011-07-22T14:06:00.003-06:00

School clothes shopping is so much fun!!!
Especially when you get to tease your little sister ;)

I know, I know it has been way too long!

2011-06-21T12:05:00.003-06:00

Our summer started off with a little Piano

Tyler and Brayden at their piano recital
They both did a great job!

Then we headed to Lagoon for a LOT of Clogging

Their biggest fans!
It goes either way..

Tyler and Brylie doing their duet.
which they rocked again with another 1st place!

One of Tyler's team dance
I think they took 1st on this one :)

Finally, time for a little fun!

Look at these happy kids

2011-06-21T11:53:00.002-06:00

The last days of school

Tyler and her friend Collin

We went to This is the Place and the poor kids had to push Handcarts...
Can you believe the torture!

They even had to behave in class.

Karate test time!!!!

Brayden testing for his green belt, He did AMAZING...

he is now a Green Belt :)

Just some random fun things we have been up to

We are missing a few things due to a camera malfunction :)

We celebrated this little cuties 1st Birthday!
Can't believe she is growing so fast

It just wouldn't be summer without a few trips to the ball park

This is Tyler's way of working with dad
no really she was a big help until the mosquitoes came out
then Trav and I were on our own!!!

enjoying the fountains at the Gateway

Isn't she pretty!

Summer Camps

NOT my favorite part of summer but the kids sure love it!

Karate camp...

Brayd had TONS and TONS of fun at Karate camp this year

and he came back a Ninja freak :)

Tyler and her roomy Keri

Tyler went to clog camp at BYU this year and LOVED every second of it.

Even I did a great job...I didn't cry when I dropped her off at the dorms (yes dorms for 3.5 days) and I didn't even go check on her once. She was very proud of her brave mom and my reward was LOTS of snuggle time when she got home and she didn't leave my side for days.(looks like I am not the only one who missed someone,he he he and I LOVE it)

and this is the latest of our summer projects.....we FINALLY have grass!!!!

Hope every ones Summer is filled with lots of Fun, Friends, Family and Love!

2011-04-20T20:22:00.001-06:00

Tyler came up to me and handed me a tissue and said “Here you are going to need this!” then she handed me her MIDDLE SCHOOL Registration… she knows me all too well! Next year Brayden will need to hand me a straight jacket with his HIGH SCHOOL Registration... I HATE that my kids are growing up so fast!

2011-04-18T22:23:00.000-06:00

Today I got a reminder from Tyler’s school, reminding me about the Elementary Graduation pictures tomorrow! WHAT? I about (or did, don’t judge) start to cry! There is NO WAY my baby is old enough to be going to Middle School next year! I was grateful that Trav reacted the same way… nice to know I am not alone on this “my kids are growing up WAY TOO FAST” boat!

Spring Break 2011

2011-04-16T21:07:00.003-06:00

I was so excited for Spring Break this year! I had my every minute planned... I was going to spring clean my entire house from top to bottom every drawer, baseboard, closet, and anything/everything else you can think of.( yes I know that to some of you this may not sound like fun at all, but to me this sounds wonderful) I even had a spreadsheet of what was going to get done on which day, it was going to be the best Spring cleaning break ever! (don't worry I did save out an afternoon full of fun for the kids)
Then life hit and my schedule... well lets just say only 1 drawer got cleaned out and only 1/2 the closets. Now I am sure you are all feeling a little bummed out that the fun got cut so short, but don't worry there was still fun to be had.
So instead of a Spring cleaning break we got to go to Idaho and visit my sister , then go to a friends birthday party (which included a 24 hour stay in Utah Co for the kids) and Trav took a FULL day off just to be with us. What could be better?!? NOTHING! I loved every min of it and am sooooo very sad it is almost time to face reality again.
Fear not I am going to post pictures of some of the fun we had next post :)

St. George Comp 2011

2011-03-30T22:34:00.001-06:00

Tyler and Brylie took 1st place on their duet!

They totally rocked it,

and looked so stinkin' cute kickin' some major fanny if I say so myself!

Way to go girls!

Tyler also took 1st on all 5 of her solos...

I know I am her mom... but isn't she so cute?

and BOTH team dances!

Way to go Foothill Cloggers!

It helps to think!

2011-03-15T22:12:00.001-06:00

So, I usually try to run at least 3 to 4 times a week. Nothing wonderful, I just like to get in about 3 miles(ish). My main goal in this was to just be consistent. And I have been until these last 3 weeks (everyone has been SUPER sick) but I have still managed to get in 2 days min. Well, this week (my running week starts on Sat) I tried to run on Sat morning (outside, because I HATE tread mill running and it looked like a nice day) but got rained on had to cut my run short, then with this time change kickin my fanny (grandma is killing me not going to bed until the early morning hours) I haven’t ran since and Sat hardly even counted.

So tonight (even though I am so tired) I decided I HAD to get my run in while the boys were at karate. I started with my usual warm up after I stretch… I walk on a 3.5 and a 7% incline for two min then I run. Well tonight at about 1.6 miles I felt like I was going to DIE…. What was going on ? usually I am good to go and haven’t even really broke a sweat at this point .But tonight, my legs were shaking and I felt like I was going to fall right off the back of the tread mill. I kept run all the while telling myself “what is your problem you do this all the time. You only took 3 maybe 4 days off. GET OVER IT AND RUN!” Well my pep talk didn’t work and by mile 2.3 I had to stop. SWEAR WORDS!!!!! After I slowed it back down to 3.5 so I could start my cool down I went to change it back to my 7% incline when I noticed I NEVER change it to my normal 2% I run at. So all this time I was running at a 7% (and for any of you that don’t know how steep that is well the road going up to park city is 5%) No wonder I felt like I was going to die.

Hallelujah, I haven’t lost my ability to run a measly 3 miles…. Just my ability to think!

William...

2011-03-12T22:02:00.001-07:00

The other day at recess Tyler got asked who she liked (as in a boy) by a bunch of her friends. She replied “William" ???(She didn’t even have to think about it, I was SHOCKED! So not like her) WHO?? So like any mom who over hears this, I took a little walk through all the 4th grade classes (one of the perks to working at her school)… NO WILLIAM! So I think... maybe he could be a third grader ? they are her age but again… NO WILLIAM! Not wanting to sound like a snoop doggie dog, I think, well I will just wait and see if there is a William in her church class…but you guessed it NO WILLIAM!

What the….

I was glad Monday when I wasn’t the only one who didn’t know who William was, one of her friends came up and asked me who Tyler liked? Because she said she thought Tyler was lying about it!(she didn’t know a William either) Perfect timing… now I could bring it up on the drive down to clogging and so I did. She just gave me this look and said”You know… WILLIAM”! NO I DON’T know or I wouldn’t be asking!!!!! She started laughing at me (how dare she) and just said “mom think about it.” What does she think I had been doing for the last week??? But as luck would have it we were still having this conversation when we picked up her BFF in Santaquin. Tyler laughed and asked her friend “Brylie what boy do I like?” and without even a pause she said “William” Seriously??? Now I am ticked! Why and how does Brylie know this William and I don’t? What am I chopped liver? I am her MOTHER for crying out loud! They both started laughing so hard.

So I started asking questions…I mean if they can laugh at me I can ask questions…right? So I asked “who is his teacher?” she said “don’t know” Yeah right! Then Brylie started laughing so hard she was crying and said “you already know who he is…she has liked him since kindergarten” It hit me like a brick… I DID know who “William” was. Only he didn’t go by William. Technically his first is William but he NEVER goes by it… hahaha tricky Tyler! She has liked him since kindergarten and her reasons today were the same as they were then; he is kind, funny and SMART, the smartest kid she has ever met! In case you can’t tell the smart thing REALLY matters to her We all laughed and laughed so hard I had to pull over I was SUPER relieved to know I wasn’t chopped liver and that she DOES love me enough to share her cute little crushes with me!!!!!Then I asked her why she called him William ? and why she told everyone at school that is who she liked ? I mean she hasn’t seen him in over a year. She just smiled and said “because he is still the kindest and smartest boy she has met and until she meets someone better, she likes him the most”

THANK YOU “WILLIAM” ( I was told I am not allowed to reveal the name he goes by on here, but if you know anything about Tyler at all, you know who it is) for being such a good kid and setting Tyler’s expectations so high! I just hope and pray she keeps this high standard for all boys she is willing to like!

2011-02-12T22:07:00.004-07:00

Because my last post didn't have any pictures,

I thought I would share one of my very favorites...

Hope it brings a smile to your face like it does mine!

2011-02-12T22:01:00.002-07:00

I am so mad at myself! We went to St George Wed-Fri(Trav had a conference and I went down and watched my friends (3) kids while she was at Primary Children’s with her youngest) and you will never believe what I did…. I forgot my CAMERA!!!!!! So unfortunately you don’t get to see any of the fun we had :(
St George was BEAUTIFUL even though it was in the low 60’S if felt GREAT to us (when we left it was 10*) Tyler and I had fun playing with my friends kids ages 10, 6, and 3. We went to the park, some PTA thing where they gave the kids cotton candy and they got to make their very own valentines and play games, we did a little shopping, and I even got to go with Trav to his banquet dinner, so I would say the trip was a success.
Brayden stayed home with Grandma and did a wonderful job taking care of her! I am not going to lie' I was scared to death to leave him home with her, but he assured me at least a million times he would be fine. ( he didn’t or couldn’t miss school so he just wanted to stay home. I offered to have someone come and stay with Grandma but he thought that would be weird) I only cried for a few min when it was time to leave and what is even more impressive is I only called 4 maybe 5 times a day! I know good for me not being too paranoid!
Unfortunately when we got home (to freezing temps) Tyler came down with pink eye and is getting a cold, there is week’s worth of laundry( how that happens when we were only gone for a few days I will never know) and this nasty cold I have had is not happy with all the weather/elevation changes that has taken place this week.
On the Bright side, I came home to a fairly clean house, a happy Brayden and Grandma, and I got to spend time with some great kids.

It's cookie time!!!!

2011-02-04T16:16:00.002-07:00

Is there any better time of year than Girl Scout cookie time?

I think NOT!!!!

(for 2 reasons, one the cookies... duh and 2 it is almost spring!)

I have ordered an undisclosed amount of these ...which I plan on eating ALL BY MYSELF!

2011-02-02T22:31:00.002-07:00

I can't believe it has already been a year.... and some days I can't believe it has ONLY been a year.

MISS YOU!

2011-01-16T22:12:00.003-07:00

This is one of Brayden's favorite things!

he could spend all day doing this!

never mind it is FREEZING out side

2011-01-11T21:28:00.003-07:00

Tyler has discovered a new love.....babysitting! When ever there is a baby

(in this case there were two, our sweet twin Sunday babies, that Tyler LOVES to tend any chance she gets.

However, Alana was a snuggled up asleep with Trav)
in the house... We ALL can't get enough and they get EVERY ONES undivided attention!

2011-01-05T21:58:00.005-07:00

This is our 3rd child (AKA.. Brayd's best friend in Heber... Matthew) we have one night a week.... and we couldn't be happier!

Thank goodness for karate and good kids!

2011-01-04T23:27:00.005-07:00

When we are helping we're happy???? NOT this time... it was stinkin' cold!

2011-01-03T21:04:00.005-07:00

WAY TOO COLD!!!!!!!! and this wasn't even the low for the night :(

2011-01-02T21:22:00.004-07:00

This is how we have decided to handle the "teenage" years....Brayden thinks it is a good idea ;)

2011-01-01T23:54:00.003-07:00

They had so much fun!

New Year's Eve 2010

Good bye 2010!

2011-01-01T19:41:00.002-07:00

This has been one difficult year for us! I thought moving to Heber was going to be my biggest adjustment and it turns out it has been one of the least of our trials. We started the year off with Grandma Ina Mae moving in with us (MAJOR ADJUSTMENT for our little family on the go... now we stay!) then shortly after that we lost one of our dearest family members which hurt us to the very core of our family… Grandma couldn’t sleep, eat or think straight for weeks and the kids have had their moments throughout the year. It seems like we have had just a little more sickness this year than we are use to, this could have something to do with Grandma, she catches and KEEPS everything! Then in Sept Trav’s company shut down (the reason we moved up here in the first place…stinky) but like with all trails and heartbreak it is usually followed by tender mercies.
We have been blessed to have the opportunity to build our home, start our own business, and I was able to get a job for Wasatch School District. We have also been blessed to have a “real” teenager in the house...Yep that is right Brayden turned the big 13 this year. He is now in Jr. High and likes to “hang out” with his friends. It is fun/sad for me to watch him go from a kid to a young man. There are days when I am ready to pull his hair and mine out, and then there are days when I just want to hug and kiss him like when he was little (which, by the way is NOT allowed…hugs every once in a while. But that is IT!) No, really he is a good kid and always makes the right choice when it really matters.

Tyler turned 9 and is a HUGE helper, a great clogger, doing exceptional in school (so is Brayd … he got straight A’s on his last report card) and prefers to spend her free time in Utah Co.

Trav is a busy business owner and dad. If he is not working, he is riding his bike or hanging out with us. How lucky are we?

I have been working at Tyler’s school and I think I could pass as a professional taxi driver with all the running around we do. I miss the Bank and my friends in Utah Co, but have made some good friends here too.

Grandma has managed to stay healthy over Christmas break which was a huge relief even with all her visitors. She is doing pretty good and says she will “stick around as long as she is happy”. Hmmm…. Feeling the pressure to keep her happy.
I think the lessons our family have learned this year, is to support each other through personal/family trials and love like there is no tomorrow.
Wishing you a Happy New Year filled with lots of love and good memories!

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-23T19:12:00.003-07:00

I couldn't get our Christmas card to download onto the blog

so you just get the picture....sorry.
Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!
Love the Daley's

My not so little man!

2010-12-06T20:38:00.003-07:00

So today you get a picture of my little man. He tells me everyday that he is now taller than me.

I think I am in denial because I don't (want to) believe it!

I do know how lucky I am to be his mom.

that is probably more than I am allowed to say so I had better go

My Little Miss....

2010-12-05T21:13:00.004-07:00

We had our family pictures taken not too long ago. I don't want to give away the surprise of how they turned out yet ...for all of you that are getting them for Christmas... but here is a teaser.

Cute, I KNOW!

She is growing up way too fast!!!!

2010-12-03T18:46:00.002-07:00

Have I mentioned before that I LOVE being and Aunt?

Well I do and here is one little reason why...

Baby Jaerica

around 5 months

2010-12-02T18:14:00.002-07:00

Trav of all people has been on my case to update the blog.I didn't think it had been that long until... I logged in and found 4 "drafts", I don't know why they didn't post??? So if you want to you can scroll down and find them :)

They are hit and miss throughout a few weeks...sorry

2010-11-26T22:11:00.004-07:00

One of my favorite traditions is Black Friday! I have gone for as long as I can remember... this year I was lucky enough to take Tyler. She was SOOOOO EXCITED.

This year they switched it up on us and "Black Friday" actually started on Thursday night ( I am still on the fence if I like that or not???)

So Tyler and I left at 10 pm.... I was a little nervous about Tyler being able to stay up all night,I should know better than to worry about her, If she thinks she can she WILL!
It was freezing COLD and on the way down the canyon, and we were talking about how we would stay warm, when we turned the bend in the road and got greeted by a BIG bull moose,(Thankfully we didn't hit him) apparently he didn't know a bunch of Crazy women were driving down the canyon! We didn't see him on the way home so he must have gotten off the road safe!

We made it safely to Mod Bod, Wal-Mart, Aero, Denny's, Kohls, Target, Wal-Mart again and Bed Bath & Beyond... I was POOPED! But not Tyler she is a stinkin DIE HARD!

I finally told her we had to go home before I couldn't drive anymore. When we left Provo it was 18* not warm by ANY means but as we headed up the canyon the temp DROPPED!!

Tyler was on “deer duty” (…she doesn’t like how they are ALWAYS standing in or by the side of the road) But with one eye looking out for deer she had one eye on the thermometer. By the time we got home A little after 7 am it was -3.6* YIKES TOO COLD!!!!
However when we got home Trav had the electric blanket on and the house nice and warm!Tyler didn’t wait 2 seconds to climb in and she was OUT!!! The entire time we were gone she was bright eyed and so talkative but the second we got home that was it for her… she didn’t move a muscle for 6 hours!
We had a wonderful LONG Thanksgiving…. I am so grateful for my family, friends, the gospel, good health, traveling safety, and work! We are truly blessed!
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

2010-11-19T19:58:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Grandma Ina Mae!!!

We love you and are so very grateful for you!

2010-11-18T22:49:00.001-07:00

Viruses…
we have had ALL kinds of viruses at our house this week.
First, Tyler had some weird fever thing going on, she had a high fever every night for a while (it has been a tough year on her already) I think Tyler and Grandma are competing to see who can catch everything first and have it for the longest!
Then we got some crazy computer virus that took Trav 3 days to get it off our computer. Umm... we are truly sorry if we sent you any yucky e-mail!
But, I think everything and everyone is virus free for a min…

knock on wood!

2010-11-14T19:07:00.002-07:00

The teenage years can be tough!!!

for everyone

"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."~ Christopher Robin to Pooh. (mom to her little man)

2010-11-06T21:17:00.002-06:00

The Basement is 90% finished!!

We finally have carpet, now all we need to do is finish the salon and a few little things.

Trav has got his office set up down there and is enjoying it. He is a little sad to give up his theater room for an office but, you do what you gotta do.

Halloween 2010

2010-10-31T13:37:00.003-06:00

Happy Halloween!

Doesn't she look TERRIFIED???

He he he....having fun

Homemade goodness!

This is right before we went to the trunk or treat....

BEAUTIFUL!
Other than Tyler getting the flu and throwing up all the way home.( poor baby) It was a pretty good day!

YIKES!!!!

2010-10-31T12:27:00.004-06:00

Man, where has the time gone???

Here are just a few things we have been up to

Kamas pool with friends over fall break

Boys practicing their Karate
Tyler was a lunch helper

She also had fun making her dad a Mohawk

Tyler got this for her Birthday and

she begs me every day to just let her take it to the bus stop. She doesn't even take the bus

but she is SURE she could make a killing there!

We have also been cutting wood, tons and tons of wood,(Why don't we have pictures of that?)

and finishing our basement.

We are hoping to set up Trav's office down there SOON! This working at the kitchen table is NO fun for anyone!

We are almost there,the carpet is getting installed THIS week.... HOORAY!

2010-10-15T12:54:00.003-06:00

So last night was AWFUL!!!

Poor grandma got so sick, I felt awful for her! She was throwing up everywhere every 20 mins or so, it was heartbreaking! And even though I felt terrible that didn’t stop my OCD germaphobic self from kicking it in to high gear!
Trav and I were snuggled up by the fire talking about how sad it was. When I told him we had to open all the windows and cool this place off so that it would kill all the bacteria, never mind that we had already gone through a entire can of Lysol… Hey it even says right on the can “only kills 99.9%” (ok maybe it doesn’t say ONLY… but that is what they mean) so I needed to hurry and get rid of the other .1%
Needless to say it was a very long night … poor grandma didn’t stop throwing up until around 4 am and we all froze our behinds off all night (it will be a small price to pay if no one else gets sick. RIGHT?) And this morning Tyler and I went at it with the bleach…. It is kind of nice to have a sidekick who understands.

Now all we can do is pray no one else gets sick!! PLEASE!

And for the record... YES I know it is not normal to freak out over germs!

And YES I know I go a little overboard when someone does get sick!

And YES I have tried to just let it go (note that I was snuggling on the couch with Trav for a while before I just couldn't take it anymore)

But even knowing all that, I still can’t just NOT do something!!!!

I Know I need help….

2010-10-10T19:57:00.002-06:00

Well~ I have survived the last 2 weeks! HOORAY!
Here are a few things I like about my new job…
(For those of you who don’t know, I am working for Wasatch School District)
~ I love that I get go and come home from school with Tyler every day, and Brayden is just a playground away! I am sad that they aren’t in the same school anymore… I miss him!
~ I get to eat lunch with her everyday (if I want to)
~ I get to work with REALLY good (school) kids… I have 1st and 4th graders.
~ I love that I can still take my kids to ALL their after school activities…. Heck they don’t even know anything has changed… BIG BLESSING!
Things I am still trying to adjust to…
~ The way some people send their kids to school…. REALLY??? My heart breaks at the lack of care some kids get…. SHAME ON LAZY PARENTS!!!!!
~ Working 5 days a week…. Yes, I know it is only 5.5 hours a day… but still
~ How school lunch smells… no wonder Tyler takes a lunch every day! YUCK!
~ And not getting to go hang out with my CB&T friends every Friday….. I MISS them!
But all-n-all it has been a good two weeks!
Trav update- Most of you already know but here it is anyway…
He has decided to start his own company (yes, we know there are some of you who don’t think this is a good idea, and if it ends up not working at least he tried. Plus what is it to you anyway???) And he has been doing really well (I knew he would) I just hope it stays busy for him, so he doesn’t drive himself crazy! I know this is a slow time of year normally and just starting up it might be even slower than usual. But don’t worry I have MANY projects that he can do around the house during his down time. (I am hoping that my salon will be finished by the end of this year ; ) We are learning that starting your own company takes LOTS of faith, discipline, hard work and MONEY!!! We have 3 of the 4, so I guess we aren’t doing too badly!
Thanks for all of the prayers on our behalf this last month.

I thank my Heavenly Father every day for blessing us with such wonderful friends and family.

HE DID IT!!!!!!

2010-10-03T20:30:00.003-06:00

Trav rode in the Heber Valley Century Ride with his friend Aaron....

They did AMAZING!!!!! This was them just after they completed the 102 mile ride.
they did it in about 7 hours :)
Doesn't he look HOT after that long ride?
in every sense of the word :)

2010-09-26T18:39:00.002-06:00

Have you ever been on one of those rides that spin and whip you around so wildly that when you get off you are not sure which way is up or down?
Well that is how these last few weeks have felt…Wildly out of control!
A few weeks ago Trav came home to tell me that his company that he has been working for for the past 5+ years (and the reason we moved to Heber) was laying off ALL employees. PERFECT...and then to top off our challenging day, that night Grandma fell off the toilet and cut her arm all up and hurt her foot pretty bad.
After I finally got grandma back to bed I laid there thinking… and realized that I have all I will ever need. My family is my EVERYTHING. They are what bring joy and happiness to my life, not money, things, or hobbies. I suddenly felt the weight of this crazy world lifted off my shoulders. As I laid there in the dark next to my eternal companion, the love of my life, I knew at that very moment we can and will get through this together and come out of it stronger than before.
I have had lots of people say “well aren’t you just so mad that you moved to Heber and now this happened?” I am surprisingly NOT mad… I know what we went through when we made the decision to move to Heber. I know all the prayers, tears and faith that went into it. It’s not like we just moved up here on a whim. The lord knew where we needed to be. While it has NOT been easy I KNOW we have been blessed.
Jeffrey R. Holland said, "When suffering, we may in fact be nearer to God than we've ever been in our entire lives. That knowledge can turn every such situation into a would-be temple. Regarding our earthly journey, the Lord has promised, 'I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up' (D&C 84:88). That is an everlasting declaration of God's love and care for us, including--and perhaps especially--in times of trouble."
I have a truly amazing husband who is faithful, strong, honest, and one of the hardest working people I know. He honors his priesthood and treasures his role as a father and a husband. And I know the lord is aware of this as well.
We are grateful for all the prayers, well wishes and all of the opportunities that have come our way.
LOVE YOU ALL!!!

2010-09-17T17:51:00.002-06:00

My baby is 9….. Sniff sniff!
A very Happy Birthday to my FAVORITE Little Miss in the entire world!

Love you Tyler, hope you have a great day!

2010-09-15T21:10:00.002-06:00

Tyler loves to make lunches at our house (today it was Trav's lucky day but she is constantly making a surprise lunch for someone) and you can ALWAYS tell when she has because you find these ALL over the house...

This one was on the bathroom door

Sorry~ I don't know why this one won't let me post it straight but I have given up!
This one was on the fridge

and then on this note she taped a quarter on so he could get a treat!
I just love her!
Her lunches are some of the best I have ever had and I am NOT just saying it because I am "the mom" I really mean it!

And the rain just keeps on coming.....

2010-09-14T10:55:00.003-06:00

So after a VERY long day, we finally got to go to bed around midnight. Then at around 1 am this morning I hear a very loud crashing sound coming from grandma's bathroom... NEVER a good thing! Well this was no exception....

2:02 am we finally get her bandaged and back in bed
2:13 am I finally get back to bed (so I can stare at the walls and think)
2:47 am last time I looked at the clock until....
4:41 am get up to help grandma to the bathroom, her foot is hurting her
5:20 am Trav's alarm goes off
5:27 am alarm goes off AGAIN
5:34 am Trav finally drags himself out of bed (poor guy)
5:52 am Trav leaves for work only a little late
6:15 am Brayden's alarm goes off
6:30 am Tyler gets up
7:15 am Brayden leaves for school
8:18 am Pick up neighbor girl and head to school
8:25 am Drop off at school
8:38 am drive by the gym.... feel guilty as I keep on going ( sorry gym)
8:43 am get home to find grandma sleeping...
8:45 am I climb back into bed and take a little nap... I know LAZY!!
9:58 am door bell rings.... DANG IT!!!

I am REALLY hoping the rest of the morning goes a little better :)

3:03 pm update~ we now get to take grandma to the DR.'s to see if she fractured her foot...Poor Grandma!

2010-09-07T23:55:00.004-06:00

‎ So we are only 3 days into Brayden being a teen and he is already having girls call and hang up, leave "tween" girl giggling messages, crazy text but the BEST comes from Tyler! She informed us at dinner tonight that "it has happened… his frontal lobe has shut down and he can NO longer make a good decision"

Let me give you a quick rundown of this odd but true (to her anyway) comment…they saw a program about teens on the Discovery Channel a few months ago.(so you know it MUST be 100% true) The whole frontal lobe shutting down when you become a teen thing REALLY freaked her out.

She came to me that night and told me she didn’t EVER want to be a teenager! She didn’t want her brain shut down so she couldn’t think straight. Yes~ this IS Tyler’s worst nightmare! So for weeks she has been worrying/watching him like a hawk, waiting for any sign that his brain is about to shut down. Well, tonight at dinner he dropped something and then made some comment about losing his mind and that was all it took!

Poor Brayden… Isn’t he lucky to have a sister that care so much about his frontal lobe!

But don't you worry she has assured him she will be sure to tell him everything to do from now on… you know since he can’t make any rational decisions on his own anymore.

I tell ya Brayd’s luck just keeps getting better and better!

2010-09-03T22:11:00.006-06:00

So~ I made this ridiculous promise... I would not get all emotional on Brayd's birthday (yeah right ... I know! So I am writing this a few hours early ...just in case!) I am just going to keep it short, It is the only chance I have at keeping my promise!
So here I go ...

Happy Birthday to my FAVORITE little man!

I hope you have the best day ever!

Thank you for being such a good boy to your mom and for still letting me “tuck” you in every night.

Thanks for always making me laugh and for trying so hard to be such a good example to everyone around you!

You are the bomb diggity for sure!

Knuckles dude, mom

It is our lucky weekend :)

2010-09-01T17:45:00.002-06:00

Ok~ so are you ready for the BEST news ever?!? I just found out that we get to watch my adorable little niece this weekend, and YES that includes over night!!! We are so EXCITED we can hardly stand our selves!!!! Thanks Porter and Jenessa! Have I mentioned that I just LOVE being an Aunt?

Stay tuned for pictures of our fantastic time with her!

2010-08-26T12:12:00.003-06:00

Well ~I wish I could report that we had a GREAT start to the new school year...

but that was not the case!

It was a Horrible morning and I had to leave 2 kids in tears,

however I do NOT owe Tyler a dime!

I didn't shed a tear ....until I got home! This was before the chaos... Yes, I know Tyler's hair is in rollers

(she starts an hour and 20 mins after he does)
Doesn't he look handsome...
but to little to be in Jr High??

This was hair do #1
Not lovin' it so she had me change to...

Hair do # 2!

She likes this MUCH better (and so do I)
so for once I was happy to redo it :)

This is the back. If I say so myself she has BEAUTIFUL hair!

I am on pins and needles for them to get home... I can't wait to hear about their day!

I have been praying for the last 5 hours that is going better than this morning.

2010-08-25T21:05:00.002-06:00

Clothes picked out.....Check.

Back packs ready......Check

Lunches packed....... Check.

Back to school blessing given....Check

So I guess they are ready to start a new school year...

But am I?????

School clothes fashion show....

2010-08-21T21:59:00.002-06:00

ATTENTION: I guess the last post I put up didn't get published... so check out the one after this one :) Sorry! I don't know what happened... it's just me.

The pictures didn't turn out so great(and I didn't want a re~do) but, the kids had fun and look great! So, I guess that is all that matters right?

2010-08-16T23:19:00.001-06:00

He is enrolled!!! Yep, we went and got Brayden all signed up for Jr High! It only took 2 hours and 40 mins and cost a measly $183.00, but now he is ready to go... I am NOT sure how I feel about that :)

Part of the reason it took so long is that they get their school pictures taken and their ID cards issued. Brayden was THRILLED to see how much he had changed from last year… I however swallowed hard and tried to ignore the booth that said “85% of kids all kids that drink and do drugs start in Jr. High” YEP, exactly what I wanted to hear! So for the rest of the hour+ I reminded what would happen to him if he chose to be in that 85%. And just like Brayden who is use to his CRAZY mom he just smiled gave me a hug and said “Oh mom you worry too much”! REALLY???… well then prove it! I WAS excited however that he still will give me a hug in public… Had to swallow hard again! I have a feeling I will be doing a LOT of that in the next few weeks… I have promised to NOT cry when I take him to his first day of Jr. High (which by the way Tyler is totally betting against me… stinker) And I also promised I would TRY not to cry when I tuck him in on his last night as a “tween” and again that morning when he wakes up an OFFICIAL teenager. I am with Tyler …. I am doomed!!! I am NOT an emotional person UNTIL it comes to my kids and then I am a mess! I am thankful for everyday I get to watch them grow up and I have actually LOVED all of the stages we have gone through. It is NOT that I don’t want them to grow up … because I do! I can’t wait to see what they will do as adults, the kind of spouse/parents they will become… I just want them to SLOW IT DOWN!!!

2010-08-15T00:21:00.002-06:00

WELL… we have officially been living in Heber for a year! Some days I can’t believe it has already been a year and others I feel like it has been FOREVER! Last year at this time I remember feeling so over whelmed with the unknown and change… I so know better … I guess I got exactly what I should have expected… A nice heaping helping of “I didn’t say it was going to be easy … only worth it”. First it started out with health problems and with every Dr. visit something else would come up, and because we had moved, this meant new Dr.’s in unfamiliar places. NO FUN!!! I had to stop taking Tyler with me because one Dr. scared her silly. But like with all things, some good came out of it… like new ideas, test and perspectives. A blessing indeed! Then we had the whole Grandma thing not too long after we moved up here (Grandma was one of my BIGGEST worries about moving up here) Again, a BLESSING! I have known for a while that it was NOT in her best interest for her to be living by herself, but she is stubborn (gee, wonder where I get it from) and she swore she wasn’t moving except to the cemetery… Yes she would tell us those EXACT words! So I was actually kind of relieved when the Dr.’s told her she couldn’t live by herself anymore and I didn’t have too. I did feel bad for her having to leave her home, friends and independence behind. And I am not going to lie it was/ still is a MAJOR adjustment for our whole family, but the blessing keep on pouring in and we are so thankful she is with us. But undoubtedly I think the hardest thing we have had to deal with this year is Aunt Shel dying… MY poor sweet like kids who loved her so much! It breaks my heart to listen to Tyler tell me how she feels like nobody remembers them anymore… she was ALWAYS so good at coming to everything; school plays or concerts, baseball games, Birthday parties (even when she would have to drive for 11 hours to be there) anything that was important in their little lives she would be there for. And when she couldn’t be there they would get mail/out of control care packages for every occasion. But this too has brought blessing… lessons that can only be learned at times like these.
I know I have said this a MILLION times and I still mean it… I HAVE THE BEST FRIENDS EVER!!!!!!!!!

I think moving has made me appreciate this even more than I did before. I have always been blessed with the BEST friends, but this year they have turned into Angles from above! I can’t even count the hundreds of miles/ hours traveled to: take me to lunch on a bad day, stock my freezer full of meals, support my kids in the things that they are doing, pick up/ drop off kids, help move TWICE, help paint/pick out house stuff and anything else that comes up. They are ALWAYS there through the good, the bad and the ugly. I will never be able to thank them enough! It has really made us realize who we truly are important to… actions speak louder than any words! P.S. to all of my friends who have supported us through phone calls, “chatting”, blogging and kind letters …Thank you my cyber angels :)
Even though it has been a difficult year I would sum it up as a good one.

Trav and I are still madly in love, our kids (and grandma) are happy and healthy, and for us there is still no place we would rather be than together….

EVEN in Heber!

2010-08-08T10:31:00.001-06:00

I am doing a Pantry Secrets white bread class on Thurs. Aug 19th at 7 pm. If you are interested in attending Please call me so I can reserve your spot… they go FAST!!!!! If you don’t think it is worth the drive to Heber (which BTW it is, but I understand) I am willing to Host a class at your house. HOWEVER, there must be at least 10 guests no more than 15. If you are not familiar with this bread I HIGHLY recommend trying it. It is AMAZING and so fast, easy, healthy and cheap to make. I PROMISE you won’t be disappointed.

Our blondie

2010-08-04T10:55:00.005-06:00

Every year since Brayden was 7 or 8 we have been bleaching his hair in the summer. Mostly because it was so HOT standing out in the field when he would play ball all SUMMER long, but this year he didn’t play (I am still sad about that) so he was trying to decide if he should still bleach his hair. He doesn’t like it when it is first done but give it a few weeks and it looks AWESOME! Besides his mom thinks he makes a cute… ooops … I mean HOT little Blondie!

It BURNS at first... but then as luck would have it his head just goes numb!

Because he is so dark to start with , it takes like 4+ hours/ 2 or 3 applications of bleach to get it to look blonde and NOT bright orange. And as you can tell he loves every min of it :)
But here is the end result... Nice and white!
I will post an update so you can see how cool it looks in a few weeks.

2010-07-27T13:33:00.002-06:00

So ... I have been slacken' again! And I don't even have the excuse that we have been crazy busy.... just life!

So here is a quick rundown as to what we have been up to ;)

Fishing...Lots and lots of fishing and sometimes lots of catching but mostly lots of waiting :)

Clogging... Lots and Lots and LOTS of clogging, so much in fact my fanny hurts! ( no wonder Tara looks so amazing)

Shopping... All of our school clothes shopping is complete and ready to go. I have a love/hate thing going on with school clothes shopping. It always reminds me just how much my kids have grown from the year before. (Physically and in their opinions) I have also found out my opinion isn't near as important as it use to be :(

Driving... With all the shopping, clogging, and fishing I feel like we spend A LOT of time driving.

So that is basically what we have been up to. Oh, besides WORKING... Trav has done a lot of that lately.... BOO!!!

I will post picture of the "School Clothes Fashion Show" put on by the little miss soon (you might even get a sneak peek at the little man! Only if he doesn't catch me taking pictures of him)... so you will definitely want to check back for that extravaganza :)

2010-07-18T00:17:00.002-06:00

This is what the boys have been doing... YEP, he was proud!
I guess I will have to go with them to get pictures of them actually fishing.
I asked them to do it ... BUT????

2010-07-13T23:27:00.002-06:00

We had a packed week and house full of visitors. (with a LOT of babies... Tyler and I were in HEAVEN!!!)

I am so very grateful for my family and friends that take time out of their busy lives to come(some hundreds of miles) to visit us. Because let’s face it there are ALWAYS things that need to be done and NEVER enough time to do them. So, to our True Friends and Family …

BLESS YOU, THANK YOU, WE LOVE and APPRECIATE YOU!!!!

Aunt Bri and baby Jaerica
aren't they both so sweet?

Some of my cute family...missed the rest of you!

Tyler and Liberty... They were joined at the hip
most of the visit. Tyler REALLY enjoyed her
Then my friend Roper and her 4 kids came to visit from St George. wish more of our pictures turned out but with a house full of crazy kids running around they were kind of blurry :)
Tyler LOVED Mar, she tried to get Roper to leave her with us :)

Brayden and Mac having fun :)

The only down side was that we ALL shared the flu... even Grandma :(
Yep fun times for sure.

I am glad everyone made it home safe and sound and feeling much better!

Tyler's sweet pitching skills

2010-07-09T11:50:00.004-06:00

I couldn't get these pictures to post in the order that I wanted them to, so we get what we get.......

This was Tyler's VERY 1st time pitching... and she did AWESOME!!!!
I know I am the mom so of course I would say that but.... so did her coach and a lot of others.

So it MUST be true :)

I love this picture.... surprisingly enough she caught the ball and got the girl out!
I guess you close your eyes for luck :)

Doesn't she look like she means business... well she did!

Tyler takes this stuff VERY seriously.

Happy Birthday to you...

2010-07-07T11:48:00.001-06:00

We got to celebrate Trav's birthday a few day early this year, which was a DANG good thing because on his actually Birthday I was SICK ( I guess it is that 4th of July curse I get) Tyler made these YUMMY cupcakes... aren't they cute?
Brayden was so excited for Trav to make a wish :)

hope it comes true!

Here are all the party animals
can I just say .... I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!!!!

Fun and Games

2010-07-03T12:55:00.002-06:00

The other night I walked by Grandma's room and heard a LOT of giggling, so of course I stop to listen and this is what I heard... Tyler teaching grandma how to play Mario Bros on the DS. She was very patient, showing her what all the buttons did and trying to explain how to play the game. It was sooo cute! I had to go grab the camera... Doesn't it look like they are learning something VERY important?

Well they were ... how to run ,jump, and NOT get killed :)
Now the rewards of patient teaching.... a "real" game with Grandma!
She did very good and they laughed and played for hours.

Tyler the "Lunch Lady"

2010-06-27T23:04:00.002-06:00

Tyler was helping me grind wheat the other day, when all of the sudden she left for a min..... and came back looking like this She wouldn't let me take a picture, but I snuck one anyway while she was busy cleaning the grinder :)
She is the best helper EVER!

2010-06-24T13:03:00.004-06:00

JAERICA...

Right before I went to camp (and I do mean Right before, I would have cried my eyes out if I would have missed it!) this little beauty was born.

she was 7 lbs 5 Oz and 18 inches long

I just LOVE being an Aunt!!

Tyler thinks she is pretty cool too!
She has been over to visit us already(They came up for Father's Day) and well... She TOTALLY LOVES US!!!

2010-06-23T16:12:00.001-06:00

OK! So, I have tried and tried and tried for days to down load video from camp, but Blogger hates me so NO video … VERY sad because I had some good stuff.
So, I guess I will just have to tell you about it instead.
We had the BEST guest speaker, her name is Kris Belcher. EVERYONE and I do mean EVERYONE should listen to her (or at least read her *book) she is AMAZING!!! The things she has overcome, the trials she has had, and ALL with a good attitude and a spirit like you wouldn’t believe. Everyone has trials … ummm that is what we are here for, you know so we can learn and grow from them. But this lady man… I feel like I have had it easy! Her talk alone made camp worth it.
Then we had Sister Snow who again was amazing, and our stake music lady was Sister Zollenger another AMAZING one (you should check out her CD)
Heber camp it’s self is beautiful! I feel very blessed to have such a neat place so close. I tell you Pres Hinckley LOVED the youth (especially the young women) there was no detail forgotten :)
My least favorite part was the Challenge course… It was SCARY!!! I was so proud of the girls, even though most of them were scared to death (and they had every right to be) they ALL did it! And because of that, I had to… I am not going to lie I hated every min of it … but you can’t break a promise at girls camp. RIGHT??
It was a good week and I am glad I go t to go, but I am also VERY glad to be home.
*Sister Belcher’s book is called “Hard Times in Holy Places"

I,m in the DOG house...

2010-06-21T10:09:00.003-06:00

... with Tyler that is!

Everyone has seem to get back to normal after our crazy week...everybody except the little Miss!

For the past 2 days she has been rotten! She was an Angel while I was gone and we only had a few tears when I would call and tell them good night. ( yes they had a "CELL PHONE PARKING LOT" at the camp... only 5 mins (driving) from where we were so we(the leaders) would load up and come down for our nightly good night calls! Thank you Pres. Hinckley for thinking of EVERYTHING)Please keep in mind I have NEVER left them for this long , and Trav was in WA for half the time... crappy timing I KNOW, So when I got home...well, I was in BIG trouble!

After 2 days of sassiness(more than usual for her) rudeness and just plan old naughtiness. I had to sit her down and give her the " what the heck is going on" talk.

I found out that it was "MY FAULT" for making her feel like an orphan, and she didn't like it , and I owed her big time!

SO I am on "payback" I have snuggled, hugged, taught and sung (over and over )camp songs that I would be perfectly happy to NOT hear again for a very long time, went over every little detail of what we did while I was gone, and PROMISED not to leave her that long again for a very very long time. (if I can help it)

So let’s hope after a few days of this (because she never lets anyone off easy... I am hoping it is only a few days) She will be back to her normal happy, helpful self :)

*Thanks to everyone who called/ stopped by and checked up on them. They did AMAZING! I think it was a good learning /growing experience for all of us. Not that I want to do it again any time soon, but I am grateful I got to go.

2010-06-18T22:29:00.003-06:00

I'M HOME , I'M HOME, I'M HOME!!!!!!!!!!

Here are just a few things I learned this week:

We have the BEST girls in our ward, and I LOVE them ALL!!!
Heber Valley Camp is AMAZING!!!! (for camping, it was the best)
Absents does NOT make the heart founder.... it just makes you VERY homesick!
I am still deathly afraid of heights and for good reason, the Challenge course was terrifying!

I am truly thankful that I was able to go to Girls camp this year. It exceeded all of my expectations and then some. I will update with pictures soon, right now I just want to snuggle up with my fam!

A work of Art

2010-06-07T18:20:00.003-06:00

Tyler won 1st place for her sculpture!!

I think she did a fabulous job!

Way to go Tyler girl!

Softball has started!

2010-06-04T21:37:00.003-06:00

Now it feels like summer can begin!

I am kind of sad because Brayden didn't want to play baseball this year, and I LOVED watching him! But we decided NOT to make him play. (I make him do enough all ready... ie shower, brush teeth, read, do homework, clean up after himself, piano, and some days I even make him floss! So, as you can see he is picked on)

However, Tyler couldn't wait to play softball this year! So we will be spending only two nights a week at the ball park. She is on the Angels this year and she was thrilled they were red and NOT pink! It is a coach pitch/ slow pitch team which means the girls pitch and inning and then the coach does one. It actually works out pretty good, and she was glad to not have to do another year of coach pitch, but as usual she is the smallest one on her team by at least a head!

(something she is going to have to get use to I am afraid!)

I love her smile in this picture!

And never mind that their shirts are an adult LARGE... Yes she looked like the shirt had swallowed her :)
she played 1st & 2nd base and did a GREAT job!
She even managed to get a few hits!
It was kind of rough the first inning the girls pitched, but by the end of the game they were doing awesome!
They even ended up winning their first game... HOORAY!

Memorial Day

2010-06-01T22:10:00.006-06:00

On Monday Trav had a downhill race up at Sundance... He did AMAZING!!!!

* just click on the pictures to make them bigger so you can see better :)

This was him coming across the finish line on his first race. It doesn't look like it, but he was going FAST!!! I swear the second they announce he is on the track I hold my breath... apparently that is for 4 min and 33.2 seconds. Yep, that is how long it took him to go a little over a mile and a half on some of the roughest trail I have ever seen.
As you can see by his cute face he made it down safe and sound!
Now just one more to go....

Heading back up for his final ride

This time we hiked our fanny's up the mountain
I normal try to avoid seeing things like this ( I am already nervous enough)

But it was all for the sake of getting an awesome picture,

so now refer to above picture... Who could say NO to that face?

So I sucked it up and just prayed he wouldn't crash!

I think at this point... I almost had a heart attack

But by this point(still not breathing) I knew he had made it,

but again he was going VERY FAST!
My camera takes pictures every 2.5 sec, and these are all in a row

Go Trav Go!!!

In the end he got 3rd place.

He was a little bummed, but I thought he did GREAT

there was less then a second between 1st and 3rd and over 25 people racing.(in his class)

So to me 3rd was awesome!

Memorial Day part 2

2010-06-01T21:40:00.005-06:00

Tyler and I went and put flowers and glow stick hearts(or butterfly) on the graves of our loved ones on Sat. The glow sticks were Tyler's idea and they turned out so cute! They were BIG glow sticks with a cute little top on them. We lit them in the van so we could see what they would look like, and all I can say was Tyler was pleased!! She wanted us to stay until dark so we could take pictures, but we had to get home to the boys.

Grandpa Malan's

Tyler was VERY insistent that NO ONE put flowers on Grandma's side

"She isn't there yet people" were her exact words!

Aunt Terra's .... Tyler picked a Yellow butterfly for her

She said it looked Winnie the pooh ish

Aunt Shel's was her LEAST favorite one... she almost started crying
but she was a trooper and put the glow stick right in front :)

My mom's was dirty :(
Darn birds! But I didn't have anything to clean it with and since we don't live close anymore
we had to just leave it that way until next time we are down...
I will make sure we have something to clean it with then!

Hope everyone had a fun and SAFE Memorial Day

A trip to the farm...

2010-05-30T20:45:00.005-06:00

Tyler's class went on a field trip to a farm out in Midway... All I can say is a picture is worth a thousand words :)

so she is NOT a farm girl... It's not for everyone

And to be honest I don't blame her

Looks like she is NOT the only one

hmmmm... I wonder if they are related???

Are you ready for this?

2010-05-26T20:47:00.007-06:00

So you are probably thinking I totally blew my whole 3 times a week thing, but to be honest I have tried… I tried to post(4 or 5 times) a video of Tyler’s clogging performance at Lagoon, but it didn’t work (and I didn’t get any good pictures of her, it is hard when they are moving around all the time) I even had Trav try a few times, he can do ANYTHING but still it was a NO go. So, I thought… K~ fine, I will wait until her end of year performance, Which BTW was AMAZING. Best one to date by far! But again, we couldn’t get the darn thing to work either! And then we got the flu…. So, now you get this... Sorry! And with hardly any good pictures this post is not near as fun as it could be. I guess all that matters is Tyler had fun and did very well, despite the freezing temps at Lagoon. This is what we woke up to the morning of the Lagoon Competition...

Looks fun doesn't it?

Take a bow girlsSome of Tyler's team mates
Ready to start

Tyler and Tara (Her clogging teacher)

Tyler is already counting the days down until it starts back up...
It just might be a long summer :)

Yummy!

2010-05-20T19:07:00.002-06:00

we are on this homemade bread kick at our house and Tyler wanted me to put up pictures of the bread she helped me make. Yes it taste as good as it looks:)

It is so much fun that she is always wanting to "make" stuff with me, she'll say "so mom what are you gonna teach me to make today" with a huge grin on her face. And for some reason it always taste so much better with her helpThis time we tried a spinach feta bread

(it is so good ,we made the BEST grilled cheese on this bread. A new family fav)

and regular white bread, both very yummy

We also made cinnamon rolls.

However, we were in such a hurry to eat them we forgot to take a picture

before we just dug in!

2010-05-18T09:51:00.002-06:00

OK, CB&T girlie's these are for you! Here are a few pictures of the house(I took some of the outside and the kids rooms , but they didn't turn out, so I will take some more and post them later) Here is the kitchen... well half of it anyway :)
and here is the other half. Trav did a good job didn't he?
at first it looked a little manly, but now I think it fits us perfectly

MUCH to my surprise I sure have missed these guys "Tyler's kids"
I can't remember a day in Tyler's little life they haven't been strung every where. They had to be put in storage when we moved and boy was she glad to get them back! I LOVE listening to her play, teach,discipline and love them. It sure teaches me a lot about how I treat my kids... for better or for worse, I hear her tell her "kids" stuff I tell mine.

This is the kids loft.

It is MUCH bigger than it looks, and they tell us every day it is their FAVORITE room in the whole house.

So for now that is all I have, I will try to get more taken( I will even include one of our messy garage)

2010-05-17T09:43:00.003-06:00

The kids and their piano teacher Jenn

The kids did so great at their Piano recital (and much to Brayden's surprise it didn't even kill him) they are getting better and better at the piano every day! I love having the piano in our home and even though some days it is NOT the kid’s favorite thing to do, I love to watch them learn and grow, and how they become so proud of themselves when they learn to play a song they never thought they could. Besides, it is teaching them to love and appreciate music, and that hard work really does pay off. It is hard to believe they are as old as they are… makes me kind of sad! But, it is SO much fun watching them grow into AMAZING kids!

2010-05-15T21:13:00.004-06:00

Went and toured the place we will be having girls camp this year.

And I have two words for you.... SNOW AND FREEZING!!

Yep~ that's right it was freezing cold and snowing up there adding to the stuff still on the ground. While we were there we also ran into a GIANT MOOSE.... Oh what fun times.

All I can say is... I am in SO MUCH trouble!!!

PLEASE PRAY FOR WARM WEATHER!!!!!!

we go in 3 weeks ish :)

2010-05-11T21:19:00.002-06:00

lessons per month $30

shoes $90

costume $70

gas to get there every month $90...

Getting to spend 3 uninterrupted hours a week (sometimes just Tyler and I , sometimes we get to add Brayden, and on VERY lucky days it is the entire Family) talking, laughing, singing, praying(when the weather is bad) and just enjoying each other’s company....

PRICELESS

So, this is why we are going to take clogging again in Genola. Besides the fact that Tyler REALLY wants too, I also enjoy the time we spend together.

The conversations we have had are absolutely priceless, and in the end it is those memories that make it worth it and last a life time.

2010-05-09T09:50:00.006-06:00

On this Mother's Day I would like to thank the people who have allowed me to be a mother! While it is the hardest job in the world, it is the most rewarding, sacred, and important job I can think of! I love my family with all of my heart and do my best every day to not only tell them but to also SHOW them. I am grateful for their patients, respect, and NEVER ending love. I am truly blessed well beyond what I deserve.

I was also blessed with amazing role models...

They taught me how to be a mother through their mothering, and

I am Forever grateful to them for their examples.

I think you become the kind of mother you had, I hope and pray this is true...

Happy Mother's Day!!!!

2010-05-08T21:46:00.002-06:00

Trav and Tony took the kids to the Kamas pool and rock wall climbing, while Em and I went to our bread class and then shopping! The kids had a BLAST, sorry NO pictures... that is what happens when the dads are in charge :) and so did we. The bread class was AMAZING, we learned so many cool new tricks that will make dinner so much easier, fun, and taste oh so GOOD!

Strawberry jam...

2010-05-06T21:21:00.005-06:00

Tyler has been dying to make strawberry jam. I promised her when I made it this year I would let her do most of the work :) Trav and I usually make it after the kids go to bed or Em and I make it while they are at school. Well tonight was the BIG night and I must say she did a great job!

She picked the perfect strawberries out of the container, cut them up

& measured the sugar all by herself...

then I helped her stir in the pectin just because it is kind of hard to pour and stir, but then she stirred it every 5 min all by herself. Added the corn syrup and sugar and stirred, and stirred, and stirred... She decided there was too much stirring involved :)
She was stirring so fast she was nothing but a blur)

But in the end it turned out great, and she was SO proud of herself!!

With all the left over strawberries, she wanted to tease her Piano teacher by making "spaghetti cupcakes" we got the idea out of the Hello Cupcakes cookbook. She is a funny girl and is always bring cook books home from the Library :) We kind of changed some of it to fit what we had , but they turned out cute and Jenn loved it!!

Well all that supervising has worn me out... Good night

2010-05-03T13:24:00.001-06:00

What a fun way to start off a Monday... Tyler has pink eye :(

2010-05-01T12:44:00.003-06:00

OK~ so we all know I am a FREAK when it comes to my kids! Well this has NOT gotten better over time. So, when Grandma came to live with us I had to accept the fact that my kid’s bedrooms would have to be in the basement... Not my favorite thing! When they are below you, you can't hear them as well, and it is MUCH easier for some lunatic to break in... Plus we have an outside door to the basement, (just thought we could make it a little easier for who ever wanted to break in) so in my opinion these are all very good reasons to make me CRAZY!!! What can I say... I LOVED having my kids up stairs, every time their little feet would hit the floor I could hear it, if someone tried to break in they would have to scale a wall and then the second their feet would hit the floor I would be able to hear it. Another nice thing is I would be able to hear them and meet them at the top of the stairs if they were sick, scared, cold, or just plain lonely... but now down stairs?? NADA, NOTHING, NOT A SOUND!!! So, I tried to be brave and not to let this be a big deal when the whole “the kids rooms will be in the basement" talk happened. However I am me, so it is! I haven't mentioned a word about it to the kids, they think it is SO COOL to be in the basement and I don't need them freaking out too. RIGHT?

Any how I made Trav buy and install these window and door alarms. (They screech at like 120 des) I had him put them on all the windows and door so I could sleep. You see I am a VERY light sleeper and I was getting up like 50+ times a night (no lie) to check on them because I "HEARD" a noise. I KNOW CRAZY!

Well, this morning at like 4 ish I heard this LOUD crushing, glass breaking sound. In LESS than a heart beat I was down stairs telling the kids to come and have a sleep over on my floor :) they had no idea what time it was. I was trying not to sound completely freaked out, but I still had NO idea what it was. All I knew is if it was someone breaking into my house they were NOT going to get my kids... anything else (besides Trav and Grandma) they could have. When I got back up stairs Trav was just coming in from outside... see it WAS loud because Trav can and often does sleep through anything! He couldn't see anything or one out there. We went and checked on Grandma, and of course she heard nothing, and was still sleeping like a baby (lucky her) just then we saw some flashing lights and people running across the road... Someone had rolled their car, totally crushing the entire top of the car. And that is what the noise was. I really hope they are ok, we haven't heard.

But later that morning when Trav was telling Grandma about it; Tyler started laughing hysterically she looked at me and said “I am glad you are a good mom, and you love us enough to make sure we were safe. But... YOU ARE CRAZY!!!!!" All I can say is TRUE, TRUE! This is a fault of mine I will probably never get over…. Poor Trav and the kids!

2010-04-29T20:57:00.003-06:00

5 things that I am thankful for today:

My Family... I love the sound of a happy household... singing, laughing, and enjoying each other. It is the best sound ever!
My electric blanket... it was cold this morning!
Meals on wheels... crazy afternoon with people in and out so, it was nice to have something for Grandma :)
Friends.. had a friend bring us chili and homemade rolls for dinner. Yummy!
Alone time with Trav... I LOVE bedtime, it means Trav and I can FINALLY catch up with each other! It is my very most favorite time of the day!

2010-04-27T23:04:00.002-06:00

Took the kids to Liberty to see some of their old teachers and friends(they were more excited to go back and visit, then they were to go to Disney Land)
Oh, how we miss Ms. Bonnie, and her kids, and her husband, and cooking, and......

Brayden and his BFF Colby...

Brayden was a LITTLE upset Colby had gotten so tall!

Ha ha ha

As you can tell The Little Miss LOVES these two crazy's,
and they love her!

I don't think she will EVER have better teachers (Mrs. Frampton 1st, Miss Condit 2nd) then they were! Thanks guys!

Brayden and his 5th grade teacher
Mrs. Hamilton

And last but not least... The ONE and ONLY
Mr. Bradley (3rd and 4th grade teacher)

I don't think Brayden will ever look up to, love,and respect a teacher they way he does this guy!!
I am still trying to decide if that is a good or bad thing! Now he comes home and says "well (insert any teacher's name he has had this year) is NO Mr. Bradley that's for sure" and then I get to sit and listen to hundreds of reasons why they just don't measure up.... Gee, thanks

But, really I owe a LOT to ALL of these people (and many more) for their time, patients, love, example, friendship, and respect they have given to my kids.

We truly miss you ALL!!!!

The crazy coupon lady... who me??

2010-04-26T23:07:00.005-06:00

Since my sweet husband is the only one that gets paid for working in this family.( I say i don't work and Trav always gets upset and tells me I work HARD, I just don't get paid in $$$ for it) I try to do what I can to help make it go further. Well, last week Smiths and Days ( it is like a Payson Market) had great ads, and with a few coupons I got all of this(not pictured is one more apple juice, loaf of bread and another box of life) for $20.38! I know can you believe it? It only took me 35 mins(aprox) and saved me TONS!!! Can't wait to go this week ...they are having another great ad
I got the heads up for these great deals through savvy shopper :)

2010-04-25T21:36:00.002-06:00

Sometimes life gets CRAZY (under statement), and this has been one of those times. At the beginning of this CRAZY year I made a goal that I would be better about taking the time to document our life. Well, as life would have it, I have had one of the craziest beginnings to a year I have EVER experienced! So, translation... I have been a slacker!!! But, I am determined to get back on track.

Taking care of a 90 + year old has proven to be MUCH harder than taking care of a new born. I am not complaining, I LOVE Grandma, but it has been a HUGE adjustment on our little family. I think I may have taken my nice little scheduled life for granted, but fear NOT we have a new not so exact schedule down. I have just given up the idea of ever going to bed before midnight, or sleeping ALL night again :) Other than that we are good to go!

I recently heard this friendly reminder..."You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and keep a record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh your memory of those meaningful and significant things. Some of them may be funny. Some may be significant only to you. Some of them may be sacred and quietly beautiful. Some may build one upon another until they represent a lifetime of special experience." Gordon B. Hinckley, 2006
So, I hope you will be hearing from me often (I have set a goal of 3 times a week)Who knows you might even get sick of me.
I know the kids (well mostly Tyler) love to sit at the computer and peruse the blog; they get such a kick out of going over the things we have done... I love to hear them laugh, tease and just enjoy themselves. I hope I NEVER (again) get to busy or lazy to jot down all the things (big, small, happy, sad, good and bad) that make up our life!

Wish me luck :)

Cali 2010

2010-04-14T16:23:00.002-06:00

I tried to put these up one at a time, but it was too big of a pain! So, I decided to just do a slide show instead.

The girls did a really good job clogging; and we had so much fun in all the parks and at the beach. It was fun to have Keri with us and hang out with my family (I consider the Laforett's as part of my family)

I LOVE getting to see and hold all the new babies , and this year we have had a few! The only bummer( that is how Tyler put it) was Aunt Shel wasn’t there, but her husband and some of his family came to watch Tyler dance. We had a good time, but are glad to be home!

Thanks to everyone who came to watch Tyler dance...
I have the best family EVER!!!!

Good Day!

2010-03-21T11:50:00.005-06:00

Yesterday was a GOOD house and friend day! We got the kids bedrooms and the downstair bathroom painted, the oustside lights in, and some other little odds and ends finished up. All with the help of our amazing friends the Laforett's.

Then we got to have a sleepover.... Why is it that you wake up feeling like you have been hit by a bus after a sleep over? I mean, come on I slept in my own bed.... Oh~ wait the kids didn't!

It was still fun, we love having them over and don't know what we would do without them!!

So, here is to hoping we have a good house week this week!

We are running out of time not to :)

Today was NOT a good house day!

2010-03-16T11:23:00.005-06:00

Let me just start off by saying, I HATE BUILDING HOUSES!! I don't want to do this again for a very long time. Now I know that means I will have to stay in Heber for a long time, which I am not thrilled about, but I also don't want to move again! I know it's a double edge sword :(

So here is what put me in this funk~ they were doing the exterior of the house (FINALLY), you know the part that make a house look like a home instead of a shed. I must say this has been one of the most frustrating parts of this whole house building process. Only because I had the perfect rock picked out, only to find it had been discontinued (can you ever really find another perfect rock??.... I say NO) but, fear not we tried and came up with something pretty good, only it had to be special ordered.

Well today they came to put up that special ordered we can make it “the perfect “rock on and ...... you guessed it, it was the WRONG ROCK!! (Right style, just wrong color)Apparently you could tell by the look on my face when I pulled up, that it wasn't right. Because even though there was a slight language barrier the boys putting it on could tell something wasn't right. (And NO I didn't swear)

This is how it was when I left it, and I am not sure what we are going to do about it….

Now let me just say the rock itself isn’t bad. It just isn’t what we had picked out.( more grey not tan) And we DO NOT have time to re-order the rock. Trav likes it and thinks we can get it to work; it is just me that hates changing in midstream, when I already had visions of “the perfect” rock!

NO cavities or hair....

2010-03-07T12:11:00.003-07:00

Today was Tyler’s 6 month dental checkup. And like always Tyler was happy to go ... it means her VERY own new tooth brush and paste, floss, and her favorite... mouthwash !(I know she is a crazy kid) But this time we got a little more then we bargained for... (I so wish I had pictures, but I don't so you will just have to use your imaginations)

It is Tyler's turn to go back to the hygienist to get her teeth cleaned, and the chair they have is VERY tall so they have the kids scoot clear up to the top. On the headrest there are these adjustable things on the side so they can move it forwards or back depending on their needs. Tyler is ALWAYS the "perfect" patient, she love having her teeth cleaned! (I know weird) So there is never any trouble.

But, after they get finished the lady goes to put the chair up so we can wait for the dentist to come in, and while she is putting the chair up (not paying attention) Tyler starts saying ouch( not to loud at first)but the higher the chair goes the louder she gets ... then she starts to cry....

I got off my chair to find out what was wrong (because Tyler DOESN'T cry unless she has a VERY good reason) and there it was .... her hair had gotten wrapped around the adjusting thingies on the headrest and as the chair got straighter her hair got tighter, so tight we had to lay her back down just to get it loose enough to try to get it undone. (Poor baby)

Needless to say Tyler has No cavities and no hair :) No really though, it took a nice size chunk out and left her with a pretty good headache for the rest of the day.

But don't worry, the dentist let her pick 2 prizes out of the box :)

As we were driving home she informed me; next time she goes she is wearing her hair in a bun!!!!