Happy 4th of July...

This year we were able to celebrate with all of our family and friends for 5 days. It was so nice to see everyone and let the kids get together and play. We had BBQ's, rode 4 wheelers, went to the street dance, took the kids to the Aurora and Salina games, the parade, the rodeo and both Aurora and Salina fireworks. Rylee had so much fun this year.

Our friend Brandon was also in town and got to see Dax for the first time. It was really good to see him. Rylee has always adored him and Dax seems to take to him just as well.


We went to our friends, Jaron and Jenny, and had a BBQ. Rylee played with their cute little girl Nakia.



I was so excited to be able to meet up with my friend Shauni and her cute lil guy, Aiden. They live in Vegas so we don't see each other much. Aiden and Dax are exactly one month apart...Dax being a month older. We got a few pics of the two together. It was so good to see them.



Rylee loved the parade and got so much candy...





Here is a pic of my cute little nephew Layker with Dax. They are about 7 weeks apart. Layker is the oldest...


Oh, I almost forgot, we even found time to go to the lake. Rylee had a blast playing in the water with her cousin Savanah. This was Dax's first trip to the lake. He enjoyed relaxing with mommy in the shade.




Oh, I love these guys...aren't they the cutest?!



Huh?? Are you talking to me?!....I love this face he is pulling. He is such a stud in his cute little shoes and matching shirt...


I just want to give him kisses all over those sweet cheeks...

I can't believe...

how much I have to blog. Where do I start?! For starters, we had a great father's day weekend. In the morning, Rylee and I made Brett breakfast. We even made pancakes that said "dad". That was Rylee's idea...she is so cute! The day before Rylee and I made a poster for him that said Happy Father's Day! #1 Daddy with Rylee's handprints and Dax's footprints. It turned out cute and Rylee had so much fun doing it. We hung that up for him. Afterwards, Brett and Rylee went swimming and then later we all went to lunch together. Later that evening we all went back to the pool.

Here is Brett's Father's Day Breakfast...


Here is the cute poster we decorated(Rylee wrote her name and drew the flower)...


These Bears were at the place we ate lunch...



Once we decided it was time to head back to Utah, we spent a few days just having fun before we left Texas. Brett took Rylee to a big water park called NRH2O. It has a huge section for kids with waterslides and a big bucket that dumps water. Rylee loved it and had so much fun. She even went down the big waterslide. It was a participant park only, so I couldn't go unless I wanted to pay like $22 and since Dax can't get in, we dropped them off and went shopping for a few hours instead.

Brett & Rylee getting ready to go to NRH2O...


Then we took the kids to the Dallas World Aquarium. It was a lot of fun. Its set up really neat in there, like a rain forest or something. Rylee really enjoyed the different animals. Her favorite was the penguins, or possibly the huge sea turtles. Ok, so there are so many different freeways in this state, or at least this area, its crazy! I thought FM 1073 was a radio station, but no these are freeways. Its very different to get use to, but I would like to add, we only had to use navigation once, and that was on our way home from the aquarium. It was pretty funny. We ended up being on the right track, but we were starting to think we were lost and thought we better use the navigation before we get completely lost.

Dallas, TX


Dallas World Aquarium....









Then it was time to pack all our stuff and head back to Utah...and let me tell you, we could not wait to see mountains again. We just wanted to be back in Utah. The kids were awesome again and we even did longer days. What we did in 4 days before, we did in 2 days this time. We left Texas around 6:30pm Thursday and drove until Albuquerque, NM, which took us until 4:30am (TX time), then we slept for about 4 hours and then left my dads at noon on Friday and drove all the way to Salina. We arrived in Salina at 11 pm Friday night. Rylee was great, and again Dax didn't cry once. So it worked out as planned.

The sunset as we were leaving Texas...


We had a great time in Salina for 2 days. Just getting to see all the family was awesome! We rode 4-wheelers, Rylee caught frogs, played on the slip and slide, and played with the cousins. We are excited to be able to go see them for the 4th of July also.

Grandpa's Little Sidekick...


Dax & Layker ~ cousins....


Rylee & papa on the Harley....


Rylee caught a frog...


Getting ready for a 4-wheeler ride....

Botanic Gardens...

Recently I took the kids to The Botanic Gardens of Fort Worth. I had seen it online as one of the places to visit while here and I thought it looked gorgeous. Its 109 acres of gorgeous settings, with 23 different specialty gardens. My two favorite gardens were the Rose Garden and the Japanese Garden. It was a perfect opportunity for me to take some pictures of the kids. It was very HOT that day. I was carrying Dax and the diaper bag so I couldn't really get into the photo taking too much, but I still got some cute pictures. Mostly of Rylee. We had a good time and Rylee really enjoyed walking through the different paths and seeing the water with fish and the fountains.

3 Months Old Today!!!

Today my little guy is 3 months old. Wow, I cannot believe it. Dax is such a cute little boy, we just love having him around. This age is so much fun. He talks SO much. Every morning when he wakes up he just talks and talks and talks until I wake up. He is extremely happy in the mornings. All I have to do is look at him and he gets the biggest grin on his face. Its adorable! He has so many stories to tell. He smiles ALL the time and giggles so cute, especially when I tickle him. And he absolutely adores his big sister.

Milestones from 0-3 months old....
~He can roll over already from both belly to back and back to belly.
~He is so strong! When I lay him on a pillow, he pulls himself up to a sitting position then tips to one side.
~He loves to suck on his hands.
~He loves his swing.
~He loves having a blanket going across his chest so he can hold onto it and then up next to his face.
~He smiles, giggles, and talks all the time.
~He now drinks 5 oz at a time.
~He is still wearing 0-3 month clothes, but just recently switched to size 1 diapers. (although they are quite large on him).

My little baby is growing and getting so big too fast. I love seeing him learn new things and grow, but at the same time it all happens too fast...and it makes me sad!

Here are some pictures of Dax on his 3 month "birthday". We had fun taking them and Rylee was such a big helper.




Rylee wanted to put this butterfly on his head and she laughed so hard she could barely breath...she thought it was too funny!






Today I also took the kids to the Botanic Gardens of Fort Worth, which was so pretty. I got some good pictures and will be posting them very soon. Stay Tuned....