{Life is Sweet}

I have been wanting to do something special with Maddie just the two of us... so i decided i would take her to her 1st play at Tuachan to see The Little Mermaid!! She was super excited to go!! we got dressed up and maddie looks for ANY reason to wear make up and i always say no so tonight i said YES!! i did her eyeshadow.. glitter.. lipstick and a little mascara :) and here are some pix of our date ....





















i let maddie choose the restaurant and looks like i have trained her well because she picked MY favorite too!! Pizza Factory! YUM...





















then we had an hour to kill since maddie was super anxious to leave on our date so i thought i would let her get her nails done... (really just a polish change :) .. she was beaming she felt so special :)... then she wanted me to get mine done too... it's way more fun when someone does it with you..





















the final product!





















My little mermaid :)

















wating for the show to begin!





















maddie with her kids treat! i got one too because i knew that mia would want a special cup when she saw maddie's :)

the play was AMAZING!!! there were tons of special effects and maddie was at the edge of her seat for the first half!! the second half she got a little tired .. she kept pointing to the exit with no words she was so tired!.. i cant blame her though.. it was 11:45 when the play was over!!

and needless to say this is what happened instantly when we got in the car ...





















Worn out from all the FUN!!

campouts on the trampoline with daddy:)






















Shawn took us to kanab on a job with him the other night... we got a room and had fun swimming and just being together !!
















Dinner at a mexican food restaurant in Kanab... YUM!






















this is what entertains our daughter while out to eat.... i'm sure the waitress loves to clean up the 20 empty sugar packets off the table and floor :)











































Gymnastics!!! Maddie looks forward to her class every week!!

















here are some of the baby quilts i've done recently and all you have to do to get one is have a baby... easy enough, right?! :)
























































and while i sew... maddie wants to "sew" too!!! she cuts up fabric and wraps it around her to make 'outfits' :) isn't she the cutest slutty bride you ever saw?!! "sew" proud :)





















future clothes designer?... :)

went to zion this past weekend to hang with the folks :)... shawn had to work so i just headed up alone with the girls ... we had a BLAST!!
















nothing makes me happier than watching my girls play HAPPILY together :) spending time at the campground was definately the highlight of their trip! they had fun searching for lizards, "nice" bugs, playing in the freezing cold river, splashing in the WARM blow up pool, eating ice cream, reading books, making smores, and playing in our huge new tent ( brand new from a garage sale... $20 HOLLA!! thanks mom and pop!)

















obviously worn out !! she slept for about 2 1/2 hrs in our arms... to the bus... to this nice bed on top of the table... to the bus... to the campsite!!! Wow!























































































LOVE this girl and her BRIGHT eyes :)























kinda made the colors whacked on this one ... my little dolly!






































grandpa was having fun pouring FREEZING cold water on Mia .. but she was a good sport about it , haha!


HAPPY FATHERS DAY!! 2011




















LOVE this view :) ... DARLING GIRLS... and 1 seriously SEXY husband that looks like he belongs on a 1970's farm ... (side note: his entire outfit came out of his grandpa's closet)

things i LOVE about Mia right now.....
1. is such a talker and has only one volume.... LOUD!
2. sleeps in till 9 am :)
3. still takes her 2-3 hr nap
4. wakes up with the messiest bed head each morning
5. is super snuggly
6. at the store she will sing at the TOP of her lungs and when i tell her to be quieter she says with her hands in the air " but i'm just singin' " ... and this is said in the softest most angelic voice :) haha
7. does EXSACTLY what maddie does
8. says she wants things "so bad" again she melts me with her cute phrases... this girl knows how to work me :)
9. goes pee pee in the potty for a "nerm" aka gummy worm :)
10. loves all bugs and calls them "nice bugs" . once maddie stomped on a bug that she was playing with and talking to and she freaked out crying that maddie had stepped on her "nice bug" when maddie took her foot off the bug was totally dead but mia told me that "no he's not dead.. he's a nice bug" and continued playing with him :) so sweet!
11. loves to swim, ride bikes with maddie, help daddy, pick out her own clothes and shoes, wear big girl panties, pee in her big girl panties, dress up, and be wrapped up like a baby so mommy can pretend she still has a newborn :)
12. says "o-tay" for okay :)

LOVE THIS LITTLE SASSY GIRL!!!







































playing at mcdonalds...

















this mornings bed head :)






















maddie helping with my project... she is very good at glazing :)


















after their friend Sione's party... i think they played hard!!

































Mr. Maddie :)

We went down to California to go to my cousins wedding and shawn's sis. baby blessing :) and of course i have NO pictures of these but i do have pictures of the rest of the trip :) on Monday after our fun weekend of being with both our families i sent my cute little husband on his way so that i could spend another week in cali with my mom and my niece and nephew :)..... why not right?! My mom was watching my neice and nephew while my brother and sister in law went to italy :) the kids had so much fun playing with each other and all of grandma's fun toys!!

































Aiden's baseball game :)....


































went to the movies to see Rio....

















of course we ate at Ruby's Diner :) mmmm..... and my kids LOVE cherries!!!
































we went on walks in the mornings and fed the ducks and went to the park...

































































and my FAVORITE was going to the beach 2 times :)... maddie loved playing by the water and Mia just wanted to sit by me up on the sand :)

we also had fun playing legos.... swimming.... chuck-e-cheese....bedtime stories...and just being at grandma's house :)

My sweet babies and me on Mother's day!! i am the luckiest mom alive to be able to take care of these little darlin's :)
















that morning i woke up to find handmade cards and beautiful hand picked flowers from my mom's backyard :) LOVED them!!





















My cute mom with 4 of her 6 grandkids :) she is the BEST mom and grandma ever!!! i love her more than she knows!!