Cynthia's Wedding

My little sister got married today. I can't believe that she is married, but I am really happy for her. She looked so beautiful and she had the most beautiful dress. My kids also looked super cute in their wedding attire. It was a long day and my kids crashed once we got back to Jared's parents house. I am also really tired but for some reason I am up writing this blog. Anyway I am just going to skip to the pictures, enjoy. Landon looked so handsome! Pretty Girl! Sweet Girl!

Sleeping with the Dogs

So yesterday I was busy getting things ready to go to my Dad's house and I hadn't seen Torilynn in a while. I decided that I'd better be a good Mom and go look for her around the house. I looked for her all around the downstairs and I couldn't find her, so I went upstairs. I looked upstairs and still could not find her. I was about to panic when this is what I found: I think she thinks she is a dog, not only does she fall asleep next to them but I also often find her drinking from their dog bowls. Oh the joys or being a toddler.Landon on the other hand has out grown the "I think I'm a dog" stage. He sat on the couch and watched cartoons while I got ready to go. They grow up so fast, it seems like only yesterday it was him drinking from the dog's bowl.

Yesterday we also went swimming at my Dad's house. It was a lot of fun. Landon is a cautious boy and wanted me to be near by at all times, but I am pretty sure Tori though she was a big kid. She kept trying to get out off my arms so she could swim off. Maybe Tori liking the water will motivate Landon to like it more, I don't think he wants to be out done by his little sister.

Ella did not join us in the pool (because I am a paranoid mom and I had two other children to deal with) but she looked super cute in her swimming suit. I especially love the back of the swimming suit with the little ruffles.

Bridal Shower and more.

So we made it to Vegas safely. I was so happy to see Landon once I got here. Jared's Dad and Landon picked me up from the airport. When Landon first saw me he gave me a look like he didn't know who I was. I was about to get really sad and then he got all excited and came right to me. We have been having fun and it is nice to have all my kids back. Landon really misses Jared and keeps asking about him. He is going to have wait another 3 weeks to see him.We have had a lot of fun visiting with family these last few days. We spent most of Friday with my family. It was so nice to see everyone. I got to see my brother Matt who I haven't seen since before he left on his mission over 2 years ago. I have also had a lot of fun with Jared's family. Today we went shopping for shoes for the wedding. I t was ton of fun and I love spending time with them!

My second youngest brother holding Ella

Landon and my brother Matt

Tori and my brother Ben

On Saturday we had my sister Cynthia's bridal shower. My sister-in-law Shayla did such a wonderful job putting it together. The food was delicious, the company was great, and the decorations were beautiful. We had a lot of fun and my sister got a lot of great gifts.

The beautiful bride to be, Cynthia
My step-sister's son, Noah, was so cute at the shower he grabbed a nightie out of the bag before my sister could get to it and wrapped it around himself.
My cute nephew, Brighton, sporting some super cool shades.


Saturday day and night I hung out with my cousin Theresa and one of my very best friends Stacey. It was so nice to see them! I wish that I could see them more often, I really miss them. I meant to get a picture of the three of us but some how it slipped my mind.
Landon Sunday morning before church

Tori before church.
Grammy painted Tori and Ella's finger and toe nails to match hers for church. They looked so cute!
The real exciting stuff is yet to come. My sister gets married on Friday and my brother-in-law, Jeremiah, gets home from his mission next Tuesday. I am so excited, it should be great!

Goodbye Elkhart, Hello Vegas

Torilynn, Ellalyn, and I are headed to the airport here in about 20 minutes. I am sad to be leaving Jared for three and a half weeks but I am super excited to see family and friends. I am most excited to see Landon. I can't believe that it has been 4 weeks since I last saw him, way too long. It will be nice to have my boy around, I have really missed him!
I will be sure to keep you all updated on the adventures that we have while in Vegas!

Quick Update

Nothing exciting has really been going on with us but I got the urge to update my blog so here I am. Jared has been working preparing for Comps and he has also bee putting together an Eagle Court of Honor for two boys in the ward. The girls and I have have just been hanging out and going over to friends in the ward every so often. I am pretty sure that you all wish that your life was as fun and exciting as ours ;). The girls and I will head out to Vegas on Thursday. I am super excited to see mine and Jared's family. I am especially excited to see my brother Matt who got off his mission in May and of course I can't wait to see Landon. I have really missed and it makes me happy that I will see him in a few days. Anyway that is what has been going on here. I will leave with some pictures of the girls. Ella is getting bigger by the day. She has started to smile and coo a little but it is still hard to tell if she is smiling at us or if she is just moving her mouth.

Here is Tori dressed for church today.

And as a special treat here is a video. I know a lot of you don't care to see random videos of my children but for those that do I hope you enjoy.

P.S. Sorry about the crying baby in the background

My Baby Girls

I have really missed Landon this last week. It just isn't the same without him here. Sometimes I'll hear or see something that reminds me of him and it will make me a little sad. Having said that it has been nice only having to deal with the two girls. I miss Landon and I will be so happy to see him in a few weeks but I am enjoying my life with 2 kids at the moment.
Here are some pictures of the girls that I took over the past week. Tori likes sitting in the swing when Ella is in the bouncy seat. When Landon was here it was a fight between him and Tori as to who got to sit in the swing.

The other day I had a fun time playing with different hair styles on Tori. I know she doesn't have a lot of hair but she has enough that I can start doing some fun things.

The hair clipped to the side look. Very cute but it didn't last long

The multiple ponytail look. I really don't know what I was going for here, but it was fun playing around.

A view from the top.

We finally settled on classic pig tails.

Here are some cute new pictures of Ella

Husband Tag

1. What is his name? Jared
2. Who eats more? Jared but you couldn't tell by looking at him right?
3. Who said I love you first? Jared did
4. Who is taller? Jared
5. Who is smarter? hmm...tough one :) j/k Jared is so smart. He is probably the smartest person I know, plus he married me so that was pretty smart of him :)
6. Who is more sensitive? I am hands down. I have only seen Jared cry once. But having kids is making him a little soft.
7. Who does the laundry? Me. But sometimes he will do it if he is sick of waiting for me to get around to it.
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me
9. Who pays the bills? I make sure all the bills are paid, but Jared earns the money.
10. Who cooks more? I do but Jared did a great job making sure we had dinner after I had Ella and the meals from the ward stopped coming.
11. Who is more stubborn? hmmm...probably me
12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? I think we both have a hard time admitting when we are wrong
13. Who is more clean? Jared probably
14. Who has more siblings? I have 7 Jared has 4
15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? hmm...we pretty much are on equal ground in our relationship.
16. What do you like to do together? Talk, play with the kids, watch The Office, mostly just spend time together.
17.Who eats more sweets? I do. Jared will eat them every so often but not a lot. He really doesn't like chocolate. Who just doesn't like chocolate?
18. Guilty pleasures? steak and bacon
19. How did you meet? We met at a church dance a long long time ago when I was 14 and he was 16. I then started high school that coming fall at the same school that Jared attended and that is when we became friends.
20. Who proposed? Jared
21. What is his best feature? he has great eyes and eyelashes.
22. What is his greatest quality? I love that he is so smart and funny. He is a great husband and father. One of his qualities that I am most thankful for is that he is so easy going and level headed. When ever I am stressed out or in a bad mood he stays calm and is able to help me feel better. I really am a lucky girl.
I tag Shayla, Ariane, Theresa, and Jodi