Pageant Time...

On March 6th Rylee was in the California Tropic Pageant. It was held in Provo, UT. The theme for this pageant was Springwear, so we found Rylee a cute spring dress to wear. She looked so cute! For her age group 3-6 year olds, they would not allow the parents to walk on with them. With the boys division they weren't as strict, but with the girls they wouldn't let parents go on. They told them no waving, no blowing kisses, just go to the X and smile at the judges. They were allowed to do a circle walk to show their dress, but that was it. I am definitely not into the glitzy pageants, but Rylee enjoys pageants, so we have let her do a few of the natural beauty type pageants. I just like her to have fun!

She did such a good job and looked so adorable! She won a trophy for "Personality Plus" and another for "Runner Up to Queen". Plus she got a cute plush ducky, which she loved. She was invited to the Tri-State Nationals, but its in Cali, so we won't be going to that.

Her Aunt Lenny, Cousins Savanah & Cruz and his girlfriend Taylor all came to watch. Which was very nice of them. Afterwards we all headed to SLC to stay for the weekend. Lenny & I took the girls to make a build-a-bear, which they loved. Afterwards we went to watch Cruz at his basketball game.

They didn't allow cameras at this pageant so I didn't take any pictures. They sent me some that they took. Here are pictures of her at the pageant and the trophies and duck she won, and the Build-a-Bear we took her to get afterward for doing such a great job!

Some of the girls....there were 15 total.

Receiving her trophy for Personality Plus and also Runner Up to Queen.

On April 10th, Rylee was in the Cinderella Pageant. She really wanted to do this pageant. I had told her about both pageants back in February and she was set on doing both. We borrowed her dress from my friend Krissy. It turned out really cute! With this pageant they had back stage interviews first, then casual wear where they had to do their walk and then say their name, age and where they are from on stage, then party dress where they did the full pageant walk on stage, then they had their on stage interview and then crowning. So there was a lot more that goes into this pageant. Rylee did such a great job and as always looked like a doll up there on stage. She was so cute and posed so pretty up there. She smiled so cute and seriously has the best posture when she walks, it amazes me. During the on stage interview she was adorable. She got up there and said her name, age and where she is from, then they asked her about her pet and she said she has a pet hampster named Bella and she is tan and white. Then they asked what she wants to be when she grows up and she said a Doctor because they help people. After that they asked what her favorite food is and she said noodles, which was funny to me because she had me put Cheeseburgers on her paper. When they asked who makes them she said her mom and that I just cook them in the microwave. That made me laugh! Oh I love that girl....

Here she is in her backstage interview outfit.

Here she is in her casual wear outfit (which I thought she looked so cute!) It was my favorite.

Speaking on stage!

Posing so Pretty!

In her Party Dress.

On-Stage Interview.

All the girls lined up for crowning.

So proud of her trophy!

The number of girls in her group was HUGE! It was ages 3-6 and there were about 30 girls. This is the biggest group they have had. I sure would not like to be the judges that have to decide between that many cute girls. Rylee took "Cinderella Tot Personality" and was awarded a "big" trophy which she was so proud of. As soon as we got home she put her trophy up and said, "now I just need one more." Ahhh this girl loves pageants. It is great for giving them confidence and not being shy. I want Rylee to always be outgoing and hope this kind of stuff helps!

Good Job Rylee & Congratulations....We Love You & are so Proud of You!!!

SoCcEr...

Go Team Wheelers!!! Rylee is on Soccer this year for the first time and LOVES it. She had her first game today. Unfortunately she missed out on the first game the weekend before Easter because she was really sick, but she got to play today and had so much fun. Not only did she have fun but she stopped three balls while being goalie and then while out in field she made a goal.

Brett is coaching Rylee's team, which has been really rewarding. Amy Boyce is coaching with him but because of wrestling she hasn't actually been to the games yet. Today I helped coach and I had a lot of fun trying to guide the kids and help them out on the field. Of course Brett did the hard work. He walked the field with the kids the whole time while I stood at the end with the goalie. I yelled a lot cheering them on and helping to keep them going in the right direction, and to make sure the goalie is paying attention when they came our way. It was SO much fun! I loved it.

Here is some pictures of our little Soccer player....she is growing up so fast!

Hoppy Easter....

We had a fabulous Easter weekend together as a family. It was so much fun and the kids enjoyed every minute of it. We all went camping at Caineville Wash, near Hanksville, on Friday until Sunday with grandma Judi & Papa Rick. We got everything packed and loaded Thursday and then Friday morning we headed out. Rylee could not wait to get there. When we got there she climbed hills and played in the sand. Dax just ran around endlessly. He was so exciting to be able to run about freely. It was so cute seeing there faces light up. Rylee immediately wanted to take her 4-wheeler for a ride. She started out driving around camp, then Brett went on my 4 wheeler and Rylee followed. They went all the way down the wash. It made me nervous just knowing she was going on hers alone. Later we all went. Brett, Dax, and I on my bike and then Rylee followed on hers. I watched from the bike and took pictures. She did so good....I was so proud at her. Its amazing how she hopped on and remembered exactly how to ride when its been a whole year since she rode it. Not to mention last year was her first time and she was only 3 years old. I would not have thought she would have remembered so much this year. She is a natural!

It was so funny because before we went camping I had mentioned that I was curious to see if Dax would play in the sand or just eat the sand. Well, he did a little of both. He loved to play in it, but it wasn't long after he would start playing in the dirt that it would go to his mouth. He picked up this dirt clog at one point and started eating it like an apple. Gross! I guess a little dirt never hurt.

Its so funny how much stuff I notice that are so different about when Dax and Rylee were both this age. Dax will not keep a hat on for anything and Rylee would no problem. Good thing I had the coat with the hood that buttoned under his chin. Rylee never put stuff in her mouth and Dax puts anything and everything in his mouth. But Rylee didn't cuddle as much at this age as Dax does. Dax is definitely louder and more wild. Rylee was 100% sugar & spice and everything nice...and then Dax is definitely 100% pure boy...snips & snails and puppy dog tails! Its so fun having one of each. Everyday I think of how blessed we truly are to have a girl and a boy. So fun!

We colored eggs Thursday so we could bring them with and roll them down the hill. Rylee made her eggs all by herself and they were tiedye. They turned out so cute, I was actually really proud at how well she did. She is getting so big!

Saturday some of our friends, Steven and Deanna showed up with their three kids; DJ, Sabree, and Ariah. The kids played so good together. They rode their dirt bikes, climbed to the top of the huge hills and played in the dirt. That night we made a fire and roasted marshmallows and made smores. Rylee didn't like them, but Brett & I sure did. Who doesn't like smores? I guess my picky little eater, miss Rylee. By the end of both nights Rylee was so worn out she was to bed by 9pm.

Easter morning, Rylee woke up by 7am but we waited until about 7:30am to get up and see if the easter bunny had actually found us way out here in the middle of nowhere...and sure enough, he did! The kids got SO much stuff from that bunny. He spoiled them rotten. Rylee had wrote him a letter a few weeks earlier asking for the white FurReal kitty that walks and she got it. She also got colorbook and crayons, shorts, 2 shirts, bubbles, a game, lip gloss, stuffed rabbit and LOTS of candy. Then grandma & papa got her a movie, jammies, and candy. Then Dax got 2 outfits, stuffed bunny, rabbit ears, bib, toys, big dump truck with sand toys and candy from the easter bunny and from grandma and papa he got sippy cups, a new bowl, jammies and candy. They were both excited. Rylee is always so sweet when she gets stuff. She is so excited and always says "wow this is the best Easter ever!" Its so cute.

Then we got dressed and outside we went to look for eggs that the easter bunny hid. Luckily Sunday was really warm. Rylee started finding some before I could even get Dax's shoes on and out the door. Then she helped Dax find a few of his. Luckily his looked like baseballs, footballs, and basketballs. It at least got his attention. Rylee had so much fun finding eggs and we had fun just following her around watching her get excited about each one she found.

Afterward, we went back to the trailor and opened each egg to see what she got from the easter bunny. He gave her more candy, earrings, bracelets, and money. She thought that was really neat. Then all the kids took their eggs on the different hills and rolled them down. For some reason our eggs were like the strongest eggs ever made and stayed alive much longer than the other kids eggs. I think it was the paint we used on them. It was funny! I guess it made for more rolling, which made Rylee happy.

The rest of the last day there we just did a lot of playing on the hills, in the dirt and going for rides. Everyone had a really fun time together. We are so glad we were able to take the kids camping for Easter and we are so glad that they loved it so much!

I hope everyone else had as good of an Easter holiday as we did!!!

Happy Easter!