What have we been up to?!

So here's to not blogging in 6 months...anybody with me?

We have had a lot going on in the last little while. While it hasn't been out-of-control exciting, it actually is pretty blog-worthy!
So here we go:

Our awesome babysitter/friend/coworker/secondmomtomygirls got married in January. I don't have pictures from the wedding (I don't know why) but I do have some pictures of the shower our shop threw for her.

We played a hilarious game and she went away with some fabulous prizes!!






My mom and Don came to town and we took the girls bowling for the first time. It was so much fun and I think Skylar might have beat me!






Skylar did the little cheerleader clinic at Fremont High and cheered/danced at the basketball halftime. She made sure to be front and center this time, since at the football game in the fall we couldn't even see her little self stuck in the back of the group. I have to say, I was the proudest mom ever!!! She did so great! She knew the whole dance and really hammed it up! Her kicks and cheers were to die for! I can't wait until the fall when both she and Sailyr can do the clinic!



Travis' youngest brother got married in March to the cutest girl! Her name is Kelsie and she is tons of fun! Before the wedding, all the girls went to Salt Lake and had a bachelorette party for her. Cheesecake Factory, pedicures, gifts and games...of course we had fun!

Their wedding was fun and Kelsie looked so beautiful. We love having her in our family and she and Jubb are a perfect match!

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In February, we took our annual trip to Myrtle Beach with some fun friends. We ran the 5K and did some other fun stuff like shuffleboard, looking for shells on the beach and quite a bit of shopping.




Have you ever seen a man over 30 in a shopping cart? Here you go! I think I laughed until I cried! This is what this trip is all about!

The real highlight of the trip for Travis and me was the road trip we took up to Chapel Hill, NC to watch the Tarheels play Basketball! Travis is a HUGE North Carolina fan so this was a dream come true for him! It was so cool!


Of course he had to get a new jersey to commemmorate this day!

In April, Travis and I celebrated our 8th anniversary! We have now officially been married longer than we dated!

(Blurry picture taken with my iphone!)

We went to the annual freezing-cold-why-don't-I-ever-bring-my-hat-and-gloves-easter egg hunt in Plain City. Why does it always have to be so cold/snowing on Easter? Isn't it supposed to be in the "SPRING"?

Skylar played T-ball this year for the first time. She loved it, but could use a little more practice. The night before her first practice I said, "Sky, you have T-ball in the morning!" She screamed with excitement! I said, "Wait, do you know what T-ball is?" She said, "No. What is it?!"
I think she actually did pretty well for not even knowing what it was! Her team was the Yellow Bees! They were all just 3-5 years old and hilarious to watch!

Skylar had her birthday and I can't believe that she is 4!!! She is the best girl and we are so proud of her:) She is so beautiful inside and out. Skylar is a loving sister and a good friend. She is super smart and loves to tell you what letter and sound words start with. We love having her in our family!

She wanted to go to the splash pad so we had a little party for her there. She invited some friends and all of our family came as well.

This picture of Breckyn is so cute! I love Kelsie in the background. She is such a nut!

We took our boat out for the first time this year. The water was freezing but the sun was shining so we couldn't complain!

Finally it was time for Sailyr's birthday. She turned 3 and was so excited! She is such a big girl that likes to do everything for herself (and she does it so well!). She gets herself totally dressed without help, always brushes her teeth herself, and folds her laundry! She has the cutest scratchy voice and the funniest accent. She speaks like she is from New York and England all mixed together! (She says 'cah'=car, 'gehl'=girl, etc.)

She wanted to go bowling, so we took her to Boondocks for a day of fun! Then we had a party at our house for her later that night. She had a lot of fun and some really great gifts!

Christmas Spectacular

A few weeks ago I won (yes, I said WON!!) tickets to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the one and only Rockettes! We got to sit in a suite with tons of treats and snacks and see a great Christmas show! It really got us in the holiday mode. Skylar loved it and watched the whole show. Luckily we did have lots of snacks and treats for Sailyr since her attention span is waaayyy shorter than her sister's. She enjoyed it too!
Travis was a true sport! He had a horrible cold but he still drove us down to SLC in a huge snowstorm to see the show. He's such a great guy!

Sailyr said the funniest thing! Santa came out on the stage in his sleigh with the Rockettes as his reindeer at the first of the show. Later when he came back out without his sleigh, she asked me, "Mom, where's his trailer?" I thought it was so funny! She is at a cute age!




Skylar wouldn't pose for a picture in front of the Rockettes poster but here is Sailyr. Don't be jealous of my mad photography skills. I know how to take a hot picture! J/K

Wittow bit scary...

This year for Halloween, the girls both wanted to be witches. They looked so cute and were super excited to wear and show off their costumes! When they told people they were going to be witches for Halloween, Sailyr would go into this speech about how they weren't scary witches but her costume was 'just a wittow bit scary and Sky's was just a wittow bit scary too!'. She would talk so fast that it was hard to catch all she was saying about it but it was so funny! She talks soooo much and is hilarious!


(sorry for the blurry cellphone photos)
They only wanted to trick or treat for about 10 houses and they were done. I guess a rainstorm and unanswered doors got a old really fast! We did have yummy chili and treats at Grandma Patti's waiting for us when we were done so it was none too soon!

Fall Tradition

Every year we go to Black Island Farm in Syracuse to enjoy the games and activities there and also to pick out our pumpkin right off the vine at their pumpkin patch. Check out the first time we went there here. HOLY COW I can't believe how much my kids have grown!!! WOW! Anyway...
This year Breckyn was old enough to come with us and it was so fun!

The girls loved the animals and even fed the goats!


Then we were off to the slides. We could barely get our girls off them! They have become really brave and liked to go down without help!



They have a fun ride there where a 4-wheeler pulls a train of pig and cow cars that the kids ride in. It winds through a few corn fields and it is so cute!


Then we were off to the pumpkin patch. We had a good time finding the perfect pumpkin. We always have to be careful not to get too many big pumpkins since we have to carry all of them and the kids back to the car!



We love to do this as a family and we can't wait to do it again next year:)

P.S. Turns out, you can have just as much fun hanging out in the parking lot and filling your jacket with rocks! We could have saved a lot of money if we would have realized this BEFORE going into the park!